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 Mar 13 2007, 03:23 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 914 Joined: 26-August 05 From: Louisville, KY (Well, Memphis, IN technically but you won't know where that is.) Member No.: 7,626  |
We've houseruled that commercial Pilots are typically 80% hardware and 20% software. It's generally much easier to get performance out of dedicated circuitry than to use software on general purpose circuitry. Which means that a) Pilots cannot be copied but they can be transplanted. Since a pilot upgrade usually requires a Response increase, aftermarket upgrades are generally a combo.
Shadow-upgrades combine general purpose hardware with lots of software. |
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Mar 13 2007, 03:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 375 Joined: 15-November 06 From: Salem, Dwarven Hell (Tir Tairngier) Member No.: 9,865 |
For the program dependancies I'm just going by what the bbb lists as specific to drone types. The only two that specificly say they are different for each drone/weapon type are the maneuver and targeting autosofts. Not that it can't be interpreted differently..
Re: autosofts. Would it be possible to do something like putting dalmation thrusters on a doberman or lynx? Dalmation is large so the thrusters even with the extra systems required should be able to lift a dalmation. However would that now require a custom written manuver to be able to use the movement systems interchangeably? |
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Mar 13 2007, 03:57 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
Sounds cool. Unofficially, I'd think that you wouldn't need any special autosofts, but you would use two maneuver softs, one for each mode of operation. This is definitely a check-with-your-GM type issue, though. |
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Mar 13 2007, 06:01 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,579 Joined: 30-May 06 From: SoCal Member No.: 8,626 |
Since someone mentioned the look of the Steel Lynx, I stole this from another thread :D
http://www.geocities.com/samaelsghost/lynx.jpg |
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Mar 13 2007, 06:46 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 375 Joined: 15-November 06 From: Salem, Dwarven Hell (Tir Tairngier) Member No.: 9,865 |
The Coffee Table!! Now I can see where the coffee table descritption comes from. I like that lynx pic.
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Mar 14 2007, 05:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 16-January 05 Member No.: 6,984 |
I'm actually using that Lynx pic for my MSN work icon.
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