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 Dec 13 2010, 11:22 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 582 Joined: 13-April 08 Member No.: 15,881  |
I took a serious look at the sensor rules and...I'm a little confused.
The Mounted sensor package has a capacity of 5, yet is described as being "lunch box" sized. Many of the sensors described can fit in a device the size of a large cell phone in the current time. So did sensors just get WORSE as time went by? How is it that so few sensors require so much space in 2070 when in 2010 we can do much better. |
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Dec 13 2010, 11:28 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,657 Joined: 29-October 06 Member No.: 9,731 |
"You're doing that 'reality' thing again. Stop it."
-James Herbert III, Summer 2010 |
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Dec 14 2010, 02:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 356 Joined: 3-April 10 Member No.: 18,409 |
QUOTE (Socinus @ Dec 13 2010, 06:22 PM)  I took a serious look at the sensor rules and...I'm a little confused. The Mounted sensor package has a capacity of 5, yet is described as being "lunch box" sized. Many of the sensors described can fit in a device the size of a large cell phone in the current time. So did sensors just get WORSE as time went by? How is it that so few sensors require so much space in 2070 when in 2010 we can do much better. They're talking about lunch boxes in the 2070's, obviously. Lunches have gotten smaller. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Dec 14 2010, 02:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 427 Joined: 22-January 10 From: Seattle Member No.: 18,067 |
QUOTE (Eratosthenes @ Dec 14 2010, 02:22 AM) They're talking about lunch boxes in the 2070's, obviously. Lunches have gotten smaller. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) That's right: It's the future, everything is in pill form so a lunch box is smaller than an Altoids tin. Soy and krill pills, of course. |
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Dec 14 2010, 09:48 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 20-September 10 From: Kraków, PL Member No.: 19,059 |
QUOTE (Socinus @ Dec 14 2010, 12:22 AM) I took a serious look at the sensor rules and...I'm a little confused. The Mounted sensor package has a capacity of 5, yet is described as being "lunch box" sized. Many of the sensors described can fit in a device the size of a large cell phone in the current time. So did sensors just get WORSE as time went by? How is it that so few sensors require so much space in 2070 when in 2010 we can do much better. Yeah, you're better off with a handfull of coins (minidrone size, 3 capacity). |
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Dec 14 2010, 12:37 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,705 Joined: 5-October 09 From: You are in a clearing Member No.: 17,722 |
Some sensors are small, sure. Barometric, motion etc should be null space amongst others. A Radar sensor with a 10km radius can fit in that same lunchbox. Sensor rules are the worst.
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Dec 14 2010, 01:17 PM
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Hoppelhäschen 5000 Group: Members Posts: 5,807 Joined: 3-January 04 Member No.: 5,951 |
But at least they are better than in previous editions. They only forgot to mention that Sensor Tests are only for real RADAR and SONAR – and that cameras and the like use only normal Perception Tests.
Of course, the lunchbox-sized tripod radar only has a range of 1km. |
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