Re: [HOE] Digging deeper into the whole Skkirmish armor [Hopler]

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

>My first question is on Scrapper's and Cyborg
>armor.  Now a Scrapper can wear Cyborg armor I believe, as long as he has a
>power jack and that it is only skirmish armor.  But the question I have is 2
>fold.  First, can skirmish armor have systems placed on it like other power
>armor?  And does that include sealing the system like a vacuum suit with
>it's own oxygen?

I would say that the powered armor systems are distinctly different, and
that the cyborg armor does not come with 
all the same "perks" as regular powered armor.  If the high command wanted
the cyborgs to have radios, IR and what not - those would be plugged
straight into the cyborg.  

>    Secondly, if the Scrapper is wearing Skirmish armor and has a Brain Mole
>in one arm, how does he have access to that brain mole?  Is there simply a
>hole in the suit or what?  And does it still work if the suit is sealable as
>above?

The cord slips out of a port in the armor.  If you are using armor that you
found (instead of starting the game with), it's up to your Marshal if there
is an available port near enough to the Brain Mole to allow it to be used.
The same with a power jack.


>Okay, I lied.  One more question, with Brain Mole, the power listing says
>that the cyborg must make contact with a datajack or directly on the cpu.
>There is no other way correct, it must be interfaced with either or these
>items to work, not just a power cord or something?  And is there effectively
>a plug on the end of the Mole that just be jacked into something or is there
>a connection that must simply be touching?  And does powerjack work the same
>way (plug or just touching)?

It requires a data jack or direct CPU feed.  The Brain Mole has both a jack
and the ability to touch a CPU and manipulate it.  A power cable is too far
from the data flow for the CPU tap to work properly.
A power cable requires a specific plug.
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Allan Seyberth
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