Not unless the thrusters are omnidirectional. And any wide area biotic attack would work against something like that. Dodging as your only defense does not work against an opponent with AOE effects.Carrnage said:
Shepard Quest Mk IV, Under New Management (ME/MCU)
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If you're going to debate me don't simply shriek arguments. Now, what precisely does a remote from star wars have to do with surviving AOE biotic attacks?Carrnage said:
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Well, I was thinking more like something a field commander would use from a command vehicle so that his/her orders can actually reach their troops, so in actuality it would probably be more like a communication relay.Van Ropen said:
Communication relays are probably standard tech already. I can't think of any real advantage to putting one in a drone instead of just sticking it behind something where it probably won't be noticed.Uxion said:
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Maybe a jammer then?Van Ropen said:
That's an interesting idea, but it's got some tricky logistical issues. It'd have to be running a very good VI since with the jamming there'd be no way of communicating with it short of just shouting at the thing. And how would you shut it down when it's no longer needed?Uxion said:
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Why not have it shut down its jammer after a designated period of time for it to receive new orders?Stroth said:
That could work, but it severely limits its use in long term conflicts.Uxion said:
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How long? Because if it is large scale, then you would have more permanent jammer in place than a drone or two.Stroth said:
I would assume that the drones would be more for hit-and-runs along with vanguard action.
This is what I thought about those drones and extras.
Like backpack drones the US military uses?.
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Erm question.Van Ropen said:
Why can't we just develop a Omni Drone launcher for the Vehicle ?
Said Launcher will use reserves of Omnigel to create the Revy designed Omnidrones that have been upgraded for firepower, Def and programming.
This way, said drones can be use as ablative shielding since if it goes boom, a new one can be forged.
Downsides would be it would have to be recreated at the start of each mission.
Mainly, instead of making it tougher, make it easily disposable.
You used your suits reserves.Alanek2002 said:
So after some fiddling I think I managed to create something that would make viewing the spreadsheet easier.
ShepQuest, Revised Finance V7
In case it's not obvious the spreadsheet should automatically colour cells of the current quarter light blue and cells of future quarters dark green with past quarters remaining normal.
A similar idea is applied to contracts; with currently active contracts in light blue, contracts that haven't started yet in dark green and completed contracts normal.
Hopefully this will help.
ShepQuest, Revised Finance V7
In case it's not obvious the spreadsheet should automatically colour cells of the current quarter light blue and cells of future quarters dark green with past quarters remaining normal.
A similar idea is applied to contracts; with currently active contracts in light blue, contracts that haven't started yet in dark green and completed contracts normal.
Hopefully this will help.
Hi guys
I'm sorry about my absence, I've been at a physics conference for the past week and either been busy with the conference itself, or stuck in a windowless hotel room so hot I the most mentally taxing thing I felt up for was lying on the bed reading fanfiction.
I'll start on getting caught up tonight and address some of the issues that have been raised. The enthusiasm you are all showing for the quest is heartening
I'm sorry about my absence, I've been at a physics conference for the past week and either been busy with the conference itself, or stuck in a windowless hotel room so hot I the most mentally taxing thing I felt up for was lying on the bed reading fanfiction.
I'll start on getting caught up tonight and address some of the issues that have been raised. The enthusiasm you are all showing for the quest is heartening
It's cool, we managed to keep ourselves busy.Esbilon said:
One more thing well have to take into account in our redesign of the Mako into our Tiger is that there's enough head room for our current and projected Power Armour units.
Something we might be able to take advantage of when our Power Armour units are aboard is a hard-link network which would let the Tiger's VI's have access to unused processor time to enhance combat prediction and E-warfare routine speeds and delegate individual weapons and to those being transported freely without need of extra crew positions should crew be injured or killed or the Vehicle's VI's be disabled in some manner.
Similarly a wireless link in reverse would allow the Tiger to perform at least basic C3 functions for a Legionary or otherwise suitably equiped squad more effectively with a one use encryption generated fresh before the squad is deployed using a random selection of current sensor information as the encryption seed.
Anything that can be added simply that upgrades a combined arms approach that only we can provide while not diminishing its use by standard equiped troops should be worth considering, especially since the networking would easily be linked to the squads Omnitools as to the Legionary or its successors.
A quick look at the wiki entry suggests that a Mako can carry a squad of eight and I would presume a driver and gunner beyond that. If a combat network was available that's eight to potentially ten more significantly capable processors and data-management systems available to augment the Tiger's performance while loaded. Both directly and as secondary/backup crew.
Something we might be able to take advantage of when our Power Armour units are aboard is a hard-link network which would let the Tiger's VI's have access to unused processor time to enhance combat prediction and E-warfare routine speeds and delegate individual weapons and to those being transported freely without need of extra crew positions should crew be injured or killed or the Vehicle's VI's be disabled in some manner.
Similarly a wireless link in reverse would allow the Tiger to perform at least basic C3 functions for a Legionary or otherwise suitably equiped squad more effectively with a one use encryption generated fresh before the squad is deployed using a random selection of current sensor information as the encryption seed.
Anything that can be added simply that upgrades a combined arms approach that only we can provide while not diminishing its use by standard equiped troops should be worth considering, especially since the networking would easily be linked to the squads Omnitools as to the Legionary or its successors.
A quick look at the wiki entry suggests that a Mako can carry a squad of eight and I would presume a driver and gunner beyond that. If a combat network was available that's eight to potentially ten more significantly capable processors and data-management systems available to augment the Tiger's performance while loaded. Both directly and as secondary/backup crew.
OK, I got through a few pages today. More answers will be coming when I have the time.
There are asteroids in Mindor's system comparable to that of Sol System anno 2014.
Since there seemed to be little interest in local politics, I did not go into detail with the election. The governor is not empowered to grant you significant tax breaks, but both of them would obviously really, really like your support verbal as well as financial. If you're interested in this, I can include it in the next update.
On a completely unrelated note. The "An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later." situation was annoying as hell tonight, so would anyone oppose moving the Quest to Sufficient Velocity?
This is mostly correct.Kelenas said:
I'd like input from the you, the players, on this. A breakdown like you did for the proposed IFV would be good if you (or someone else) have the time and inclination.UberJJK said:
Actually, I was thinking it would be more fun if you guys included a design in the voting.UberJJK said:
I'm still not entirely certain about what I'll rule on the nature of neural interfaces, but currently I'm leaning towards having both an invasive and a non-invasive version with the invasive being more efficient.Madfish said:
Yes, but it would cut down your free time choices for a year at a time. Brian would be very interested in pre-training with an N5 (not actually sure where this tidbit comes from, anyone got a source?), however that might cut into the pair's alone time.Kelenas said:
No.Madfish said:
I'll get back to these when I'm not sleepy.UberJJK said:
You have contracts with HK and CHA stipulating the cost of an Arc Reactor, but you are not compelled to stick with those prices when sign new contracts. Selling at different prices to different people can of course cause resentment and re-sellers undercutting you.UberJJK said:
Factories can be upgraded. F1->F2: 2 Quarter, 180 mil; F1->F3: 3 Quarters, 980 mil; F2->F3: 2 Quarters, 900 mil.Madfish said:
There are asteroids in Mindor's system comparable to that of Sol System anno 2014.
Since there seemed to be little interest in local politics, I did not go into detail with the election. The governor is not empowered to grant you significant tax breaks, but both of them would obviously really, really like your support verbal as well as financial. If you're interested in this, I can include it in the next update.
On a completely unrelated note. The "An unexpected error occurred. Please try again later." situation was annoying as hell tonight, so would anyone oppose moving the Quest to Sufficient Velocity?
i'd be fine with it.
