Rigger Improvement Eilte Level, go have a fling Options

[Makki]

I'm playing in a long campaign and at the end we now sit at about 300 karma and my rigger (Gunnery 7, Pilot Air 6, Pilot Anthroform 6) has the following fleet:

Dragonfly
Doberman
Hawker-Siddley Popocatepetl
Ares TR-55
Gulfstream Luxe V
Huitzilopochtli (Cyborg Bodyguard)

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Ares TR-55 (Transport Plane)
+Amenities, Squatter
+Armor, Normal Rating 20
+Chameleon Coating
+Drone Rack, Large Landing
+Engine Customization, Speed
+Extra Entry/Exit Points
+Extra Entry/Exit Points
+Firewall 6
+Flotation
+Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 2
+Lock-On Countermeasures
+Mechanical Grapple
+Pilot Program Rating 5
+Response 5
+Rigger Adaptation
+Signal 5
+Signature Masking Rating 6
+System 5
+Valkyrie Module
+Maneuver Rating 4
+Vehicle Sensor
+Camera Rating 6
+Camera Rating 6
+Motion Sensor
+Microphone Rating 6
+Radio Signal Scanner Rating 6
+Geiger Counter
+Barometric
+Radar Rating 6

Cyberspace Designs Dragonfly (Minidrone)
+Additional Fuel Tank
+Chameleon Coating
+Gecko Tips
+Improved Sensor Array
+Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 2
+Response 5
+Clearsight Rating 3
+Covert Ops Rating 3
+Defense Rating 3
+Maneuver Rating 3
+Small Drone Sensor
+Camera Rating 6 [Low Light, Vision Enhancement 3, Vision Magnification]
+Microphone Rating 6 [Audio Enhancement 3]
+Ultrawideband Radar Rating 4
+Directional Microphone
+Targeting (Close Combat) Rating 4

GM Mr. Fix-It 2071 (Medium) ("Alfred")
+Mechanical Arm
+Mechanical Arm
+Medium Drone Sensor
+Profession Rating 3
+Copy Protection Rating 3
+Registration
+Profession Rating 3
+Copy Protection Rating 3
+Registration

GM-Nissan Doberman (Medium)
+Ammo Bins
+Firewall 6
+Pilot Program Rating 6
+Response 6
+Walker Mode
+Weapon Mount (Normal, External, Turret, Remote)
+Clearsight Rating 3
+Medium Drone Sensor
+Camera Rating 6 [Ultrasound, Vision Enhancement 3]
+Camera Rating 6 [Flare Compensation, Low Light, Smartlink, Vision Magnification]
+Microphone Rating 6 [Audio Enhancement 3]
+Motion Sensor
+Targeting (Self) Rating 3

Gulfstream Luxe V (Executive Jet)
+Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 2
+Lock-On Countermeasures
+Vehicle Sensor

Hawker-Siddley Popocatepetl (Light Strike Aircraft)
+Chameleon Coating
+Improved Takeoff and Landing Level 1
+Weapon Mount (Normal, External, Flexible, Remote)
+Large Drone Sensor
+Camera Rating 6 [Low Light, Thermographic, Vision Enhancement 3]
+Camera Rating 6 [Smartlink, Vision Magnification]
+Directional Microphone
+Radar Rating 6

Huitzilopochtli (Cyborg Bodyguard)
+Armor, Concealed Rating 10
+Assembly Time Improvement
+Body Stabilizer Rating 3
+Cyborg Adaptation
+Extra Entry/Exit Points
+Improved Economy
+Improved Sensor Array
+Mechanical Arm (
+Grapple Gun)
+Mechanical Arm (
+Snake Fingers
+Spur)
+Mimic Rating 3
+Response 6
+Rigger Cocoon, Basic
+Touch Sensors
+Large Drone Sensor
+Camera Rating 6 [Flare Compensation, Low Light, Smartlink, Vision Magnification]
+Camera Rating 6 [Thermographic, Vision Enhancement 3, Vision Magnification]
+Microphone Rating 6 [Audio Enhancement 3, Select Sound Filter 1, Spatial Recognizer]
+Ultrawideband Radar Rating 4
+Cyberware Scanner Rating 6
+Olfactory Sensor Rating 6
+Radiation Rating 4
+Spur
DV: 5P AP: - RC: 0

I don't need a car, because another team member has a quite equipped one, which we transport in the TR-55.
I have about 750k (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) and I am not sure, what to get next. Any important modifications missing? I was wondering about some sort of artillery support, but it's a) hard to transport across the globe and b) hard to hit a target by the rules of War!.

[Ryu]

You could get the MCT Flyspy/Rotor Drone fleet, complete with TacNet and everything. Maximum upgrades to Response, FlySpy set up for self-defense and target aquisition, Rotor Drones for the heavy hitting.

Be aware that explaining the necessary deployment vehicle to a cop will likely never work.

[bannockburn]

A chopper for everyday insertion duty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[hermit]

2 to 3 Rotodrones fitted with silenced sniper rifles, as everyday escorts. They hit true from a kilometer away and at that distance cannot be spotted over a city's buzz. Bonus if RuPo coated. And for all that's good's sake, max out their Matrix attributes and put two agents in, running analysis and, if necessary, attack programs. The last thing you want is your backup turned against you.

A swarm of no less than 5 microdrone flyers for recon duties. If you can spare the cash, Ruthenium Polymer coating; if not adaptive coloration will have to do. Max out sensors with them.

A group of 3 to 4 Steel Lynx ground combat drones with slightly enhanced sensors and decent machine guns. For the time serious dakka is in order.

You might also consider a rigger van based on that Saeder-Krupp delivery vehicle. It's two drone bays at no cost make it near ideal for modification. Because sometimes, a military transport plane may not do for recon or a quiet getaway.

[Makki]

@Ryu and hermit: I don't really need more drones. Our team's front line damage output is usually good enough.
@bannockburn: the Nissan Hound from Milspec Tech sounds good, but does it fit in the back of the transport plane? We're doing a lot of international runs.

[hermit]

You should consider the flying escort snipers and recon swarm though, because that's not about putting out damage at all.

I doubt you can fit a helicopter into a small transport plane though. The TR55 is a glorified Osprey. the Nissan Hound is about the size of a Blackhawk, I think. You might want to consider a C260 if you want to be able to ship your chopper internationally.

[Ryu]

@Ryu and hermit: I don't really need more drones. Our team's front line damage output is usually good enough.
@bannockburn: the Nissan Hound from Milspec Tech sounds good, but does it fit in the back of the transport plane? We're doing a lot of international runs.

You need nothing, you just want to get more toys. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Set aside a budget for getting disposeable cars. Prepare upgrade kits and the tools for making those serviceable once the time has come. Buy Ruthenium Polymer Coating in large amounts.

Built a network of "outposts" you can use as base of operations if you have to leave the country.

Invest into the service companies of major airports worldwide.

And get that proper transport plane. Nanoforge, at least two cars and a few bikes, living amenities... it adds up.

[NiL_FisK_Urd]

Get an AZTECHNOLOGY LIEBRE from This old Drone - sports a reinforced and a regular weapon mount.

[Jaid]

i'd agree with the fleet of recon microdrones. maybe a few larger aerial drones that can blend in to normal traffic as needed for situations where you can use them (basically the microdrones are for going into secure areas, the larger ones are just so you have better sensors for the times you're allowed to use them).

[Modular Man]

Set aside a budget for getting disposeable cars. Prepare upgrade kits and the tools for making those serviceable once the time has come. Buy Ruthenium Polymer Coating in large amounts.

At a point, this can become quite handy. You can sacrifice the vehicle without a second thought...

@Ryu and hermit: I don't really need more drones. Our team's front line damage output is usually good enough.
@bannockburn: the Nissan Hound from Milspec Tech sounds good, but does it fit in the back of the transport plane? We're doing a lot of international runs.

Well, there's always the "Improved Assembly Time" modification in "Arsenal". This way, a chopper might fit into your plane.
I think you do need more drones. Maybe not for pure frontline damage, but for recon and genera surveillance.
You could also consider some high-speed airborne fighters - imagine your transport plane runs into trouble. It's not a jetfighter. Sooner or later, somebody way faster is going to force you into a high-altitude duel.
If you want to save cash, the Liebre might do the trick, if you want something elegant, there's the Nimrod from "Arsenal".

Artillery support? A few mid-class, somewhat stealthy drones with mortars might suffice. They're not exactly accurate, but neither are the heavier outfits (if I got the rules right) and they compensate for that by, well, a high firing rate. They are also a lot of small targets rather than one big one, makes it harder to take the artillery support out completely.

[NiL_FisK_Urd]

If you want to really go over the top, buy a Fed-Boeing Unicorn (MilSpec Tech, p.24). Its a high-end first strike stealth drone with a ton of standard upgrades.

[Makki]

If you want to really go over the top, buy a Fed-Boeing Unicorn (MilSpec Tech, p.24). Its a high-end first strike stealth drone with a ton of standard upgrades.

very nice toy, although a bit slow compared to others (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
But what the hell is 'Adaptive Programming 4' ?

[NiL_FisK_Urd]

Adaptability Autosoft (UW, pg. 113)