Okay, I know a lot about drones now but don't know how to add modifications, like vision enhancements, to them. It's not under customization rules in Rigger 3 (other than sensors) but how do I slap on extra things like cyberskates or flare compensation? Thanks guys.

Flare Compensation would work like partial sensor enhancments (10% of a full sensor upgrade, IIRC). But cyberskates?!?!?! I imagine that, as a GM, I would make you customize the vehicle (drones are vehicles) for a secondary drive and add wheels. You could use the mechanical arms or adding a crane customization rules as a base.

IIRC one of the books (either M&M or R3) provides a table explaining how much space 1 ECU is exactly. So from there, you can convert ECU to CF. Then you have no more problems. Just charge them the price of the cyber and deduct CF space.

You can add anything to a Mechanical Arm that you would to a Cyberarm, save for Strength or Quickness enhancements (Strength has its own upgrade path, Quickness is irrelevant). GM has final say on how much stuff, figure a mechanical arm on a Body 1 vehicle would probably get a minimum of the stuff a human would get from a cyberlimb.

Also, ECU is a cyberware term from Man and Machine.

~J

Thanks guys. That's lead me in the right direction.

Cyberware is also half the price when used on a drone, since there is no loss of essence, or extensive surgery of meat on metal.

Cool, I didn't know that!

Oh, your drones still lose Essence. They just don't care

~J

Flare compensation is included in level 5, and there are no rules for flares actually damaging equipment, merely reducing its immediate function.

It is available as a partial sensor upgrade, of course.

~J

Rigger 3 page 152, Mechanical Arms.

~J