From:	Iridios iridios@*********.com
Subject:	Rigger Question
Date:	Thu, 29 Jul 1999 21:12:46 -0400

Lloyd Vance wrote:

> Well. I kind of go back and forth on this. On one hand, Graht has a
> point, because do you expect a decker to see the red dot, if he happens to
> have a gun in his hand, in the Matrix? No, of course not. So how can
> another totally artificial experience, rigging, give you that?
>
> But, on Twists side, there is the fact that the gun actually exists in the
> world that is being relayed to the rigger, and it makes sense that _most_
> of the aiming helpers would apply, and SGL would be one of those.
>
> In the end, I lean toward Twist. It is already hard to be a rigger. Why
> make it harder by not allowing them the simple pleasures of life?

Not to spoil anyones party, or anything. But Rigger 2 does include a
Smartlink Integration Kit in the Vehicle Design & Customization
section. Without which "smartgun-equipped weapons mounted in fixed
mounts or turrets do not gain the benefit of the smartlink during
Manual Gunnery tests." (p.134)

It also states that "...the gunner need not be jacked into the vehicle
to take advantage of the smartlink system."

And, "The smartlink integration kit is not necessary for weapons
mounted on pintle or ring mounts."

So, in essence both are right. With the right equipment, a rigger can
use his smartlink to target some weapons during manual gunnery
situations. What it doesn't state (on that page at least) is if
sensor enhanced gunnery overrides the smartlink bonuses, which I would
think it would.

--
Iridios
"Accept what you cannot avoid,
Avoid what you cannot accept."