From:	Rune Fostervoll <runefo@***.UIO.NO>
Subject:	Re: Sniping in SR
Date:	Sun, 31 May 1998 21:49:22 GMT

>Gracious Exit? Well, yeah, that depends on the method he uses. In the games
>here, we also have "Hot" and "Cold" Rigging Options, which is a
slightly off-
>sided step from the "Captain's Chair" mode in R2. Basically it means
whether
>or not a "Control Pool" is accessible or not. As it stands now, the
avionics
>of the arrows are NOT in the final advanced stages as to allow for a "Gracious
>Exit" per say (is this a special maneuver possibly that could be invented for
>Riggers??? :)

Heh .. actually, it might, but only in certain situations, I'd think.

The gracious exit I commented on was for rigger - controlled naval-class
missiles. They dump the rigger just before the missile impacts.

Now if the missile gets shot down, hit by particle projectors or whatever
(Also new weapon in CyberPirates) then the rigger does not exit gracefully.

This leads to a conclusion that if the system detects imminent destruction,
then it can dump the rigger safely. But this is not so easily done, certainly
not against things like cannons and such. Normal missiles, though, takes enough
time to reach its target that they could allow for a gracious exit....
but that would be before any damage test is taken, not after, so he might
be thrown out needlessly.

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ADVICE, n. The smallest current coin.
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