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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626  |
So it was Fields of Fire then, whew, thats what I thought. And yeah, it was alot larger to my memory as well, bad scan maybe? And for the record... drones are fun :D |
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Jul 14 2006, 07:52 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Yeah, but at least our assault launchers did 10D4 damage. Let's see these young punks soak that!
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Jul 14 2006, 08:17 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
Drones like the Doberman and the Steel Lynx seem to have gotten smaller in SR4, based on body, armor, cost, and the like. They used to be serious combat machines... now they're decent gun platforms, but much more expendable.
I imagine them having a footprint of about 2 feet by 2 feet, and being maybe 3 feet high. |
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Jul 14 2006, 08:23 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
The lynx is a size larger and a point of body bigger. If a doberman is 2x2 and lynx should probably be at least 3x3 or 4x4.
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Jul 14 2006, 09:12 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
OK, I'll go with that. I didn't remember them being different sizes.
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Jul 14 2006, 09:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 137 Joined: 8-June 06 From: Present day, Detroit Member No.: 8,683 |
according to rigger 3: Steel Lynx (body 2)
according to body ratings table from same book: Body ----- 2 Weight Range --------------- 75-300 kg Nominal Value ----------------- 150 kg Vehicles falling in this range ------------------------------- larger drones (human to troll-size), motorcycles so somewhere in that range ;) unless of course it got smaller. |
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Jul 14 2006, 10:58 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
The assertion that it got smaller is solely based on in-game performance. Steel Lynxes used to be seriously badass minitanks... not so much these days. :)
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Jul 15 2006, 05:43 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 137 Joined: 8-June 06 From: Present day, Detroit Member No.: 8,683 |
agreed. though in SR3 steel lynxes and dobermans had the same body number, but i always got the the impression a doberman should be much smaller than a SL. then again, no one in my group was really into drone rigging until we SR4'd. |
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Jul 15 2006, 08:36 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,664 Joined: 21-September 04 From: Arvada, CO Member No.: 6,686 |
Funny, now that I play SR4 I'm not into drone rigging at all.
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Jul 15 2006, 11:32 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 28-February 06 From: UK Member No.: 8,319 |
Must be said, drones and rigging only get a perfunctory summary in SR4. More detail definitely required in future sourcebooks.
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Jul 16 2006, 06:59 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,073 Joined: 23-August 04 Member No.: 6,587 |
The only clearly labeled picture of the steal lynx was infields of fire. It is wheeled but each wheel is on a stalk.
The flavor text of previous editions gave me the impression it could squeeze threw a standard sized door. But only because of its unusual shape. Its not so much that the steal lynx is weaker now as its armor is made of tinfoil in comparison. In SR3 you needed AV ammunition or heavy weapons to dent it, now any punk can take one out with a called shot to increase damage or explosive ammunition and a little luck |
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Jul 17 2006, 12:56 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 24-March 05 From: On a ledge between Heaven and Hell Member No.: 7,226 |
Figured that Medium drones had about the surface area equal to that of a normal sized man, when stored. Although you might not be able to put a medium drone in a car seat, or a man in a medium drone rack, it makes it easier to figure vehicle space.
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