From:	Glenn Robertson <Glenn.Robertson@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Riggers question
Date:	Tue, 3 Dec 1996 09:41:35 -0700

> However the rigger can setteh vehicle to autopilot and switch his
> consciousness back to reality to move, he must remain jacked in to his
> deck though to retain teh connection -he's just put it on the back burner.

I agree here. A rigger can be plugged in and not be using the remote
deck. The advantage here is that drones can function on autopilot, so
they can continue functioning when you aren't monitoring/controlling
them. I believe the RBB said that their doigbrains continue to function on
the last orders given them.


>
> This actually arose inteh current game where teh PCs were doing a data
> steal. The rigger went in physically but left a Condor floating outside.
> Every so often he switched back to geta birds eye view of teh compound and
> see where the guards were.

Nothing wrong with that at all! :) In the SR novel Dead Air the same
thing happened, and more than once. They were inside a house after dark,
and there was a drone hovering outside on autopilot. He would plug in
and see where they were coming from, then unplug to move and warn a
companion. Then he'd plug back in and attack with the drone. Check it
out, it was very rigger intensive, and good to read! :)

Glenn