From:	Fade <runefo@***.UIO.NO>
Subject:	Re: Tactical Computer
Date:	Wed, 2 Jul 1997 01:02:19 +0000

> > > or low-light but not both at once, then only the die for the currently
> > > active system should be added, IMO.
> >
> > I disagree. It would be a trivial thing to do to hook up the
> > Tactical Computer to all possible input sources - even if the human
> > brain can only process one at a time and hence hase to choose between
> > Low-Light, IR and the like. I think the TacCom rather uses the direct
> > input than the one filtered through the human brain... another point
> > is: With Cybereyes you always have to chose which spectrum you want to
> > access - the desciption says that you add all sensory enhancements up
> > to the level not making a difference between whether the human brain
> > accesses them at that moment or not.
> >

I figure that the block is not in what your brain or the TC can
assense, but in what the cybereye can do at the time - the technique
of image processing is very different for thermal and low light, for
instance. Also, would you count vision magnification as an
enhancement? The computer doesn't need that, since it sees the entire
picture no matter wether it is enhanced or not.And it has to be
activated. Or what about balance augmentation? Hearing amplification?
Low/high band hearing? Natural thermographic vision; isn't that
vastly better than regular? Shouldn't that give a better bonus than
+1? Spatial recognizer? Olfactory booster?

If someone gets +11 boosting to their TC, they have a very nice GM.
Also, somewhere along the lines dimnishing returns should kick in.

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Fade

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