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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #210 on: February 22, 2006, 02:18:29 PM »
yea, but it's not written in hardware wise... it's just etched into the meat brain of the new host body.

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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #211 on: February 22, 2006, 03:48:17 PM »
So? Clone the brain and build a robotic body, yeah?
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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #212 on: February 22, 2006, 03:53:26 PM »
So...when would they essentially be cylons?
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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #213 on: February 22, 2006, 03:59:25 PM »
Yeah, I suppose so.
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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #214 on: February 23, 2006, 05:20:03 AM »
Now see, I thought we just had a long, drawn out conversation about why the etching wouldn't work. Headware memeory wouldn't alter your nuerons. Etching would. The best you could do would be to have some dense headware memory and be done with it. And a "brain in a box" cyborg is so cybermantic that the essense would probably be something on the order of -12. And that's asuming it would EVER be able to survive the operations.

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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #215 on: February 23, 2006, 06:42:06 AM »
You could just put a brain with a vehicle control rig. I mean, it's not cybermantic then, is it?
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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #216 on: February 23, 2006, 07:35:52 AM »
No, but all of the life-support equipment is. Remember, if you use an artificial system to replace a natural body system, you have to use Essence. That's just how it goes. So a brain kept alive on total life support would incure horrendous amounts of Essence drain. In effect completely killing hte person who it belonged to.

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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #217 on: February 23, 2006, 08:17:38 AM »
actually, that's a good point.

what if it's a body where the only cyberwear is a life-support system and a level 3 VCR? you drop the body into a troll sized robot, and let it 'drive' it arround.

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would have all the benefits of teh cyberzombie, minus the cybermancy.
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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #218 on: February 23, 2006, 10:54:12 AM »
That might work. Of course life support equipment tends to stand up rather poorly to things like combat and magical damage. So sticking it all in a battlesuit might be a bit, um... hazardous.

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« Reply #219 on: February 23, 2006, 12:24:01 PM »
hmmm... true, but is it any more exposed than say, a normal human standing arround?

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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #220 on: February 23, 2006, 01:31:44 PM »
I'm sure someone would probably invent a more durable version of the life support equipment
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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #221 on: February 23, 2006, 01:33:04 PM »
Maybe, but I still think there are better alternatives. Maybe a nanite assisted VCR connection into a micro-mech for better fine motor control??

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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #222 on: February 23, 2006, 01:41:18 PM »
ooh, that sounds like fun.  controling those little bugbots?
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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #223 on: February 23, 2006, 02:33:43 PM »
well, if you put a dwarf into a troll sized robot, he could probibly just fit in there normal... only life support would be some air, and you could just pull that through the vents and filter it if you didn't mind braving the seattle polution...

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Re:Nanotech
« Reply #224 on: February 23, 2006, 02:57:08 PM »
hehe, that's getting pretty close to mechs...On that thought, why doesn't Shadowrun have mechanized armor yet?
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