From:	Martin Murray martin.murray@**********.com
Subject:	Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially)
Date:	Thu, 2 Sep 1999 16:52:54 +0100

> > Whats the refresh rate on Ruthenium?
>
> Pretty damn quick, as I recall. I don't have SHADOWTECH anywhere close to
> me at the moment, but I seem to recall that it could change in small
> fractions of a second. The local group hasn't met him yet, but there's a
> baddie in my game world somewhere with a ruthenium suit of the type being
> discussed, and as I interpret things, it's about Predator-fast. You're
> still going to get a blur when he's moving, but when he's holding still,
> it's spooky.


Shadowtech sez about 100/th of a second to change the polymer cells. If you
allow maybe a few more hundredths to do the sampling and the math and then
the transmission, you're talking about complete color changes in about 20/th
of a second or less. IMHO this would be quite perceptible to naked eye
observers, especially in good lighting conditions. I don't think it would be
predator good, while moving, but certainly almost invisible while
stationary. Don't forget though, the polymers can be damaged fairly easily
if the armor is hit by weapons fire.

MJM