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[Radio Controlled]

Things that walk around at some point will probably walk ON it. I'd get angry if someone stepped all over me.

Also, can someone explain the respecening? I haven't seen anything explaining what to do here or in the on ship thread.

There is a different thread for it. And eh, you wanted an explanation, there you go. It's an alien fungus, who knows how they react to anything, but it's a plausible explanation at least.

[Comrade P.]

By the way, what do you guys think, say, we manage to rip a thinking centre out of main body, will nearby surroundings lose hostility due to lack of control or get all frenzy because of that?

[AoshimaMichio]

By the way, what do you guys think, say, we manage to rip a thinking centre out of main body, will nearby surroundings lose hostility due to lack of control or get all frenzy because of that?

Of course it will go berserking. That's what happened at Hephaestus with the flesh monster.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Yes. Keyword here is metal. What do you think the ship is made of?

You could use Spektrs. Wide-beam microwaves won't overpenetrate even thin metal, and they should do plenty of damage to exposed sensors on robots.

[tryrar]

Yes. Keyword here is metal. What do you think the ship is made of?

You could use Spektrs. Wide-beam microwaves won't overpenetrate even thin metal, and they should do plenty of damage to exposed sensors on robots.

Huh, any still in the testing queue? Even if I'm not selected for Joker, a spektr can really help burninating fungi on the microwave setting. Also, We're getting MCP-IIs right? I'll help test those as well

[Kedly]

Mark me down for testing the MCP 2 as well!

[Sean Mirrsen]

Yes. Keyword here is metal. What do you think the ship is made of?

You could use Spektrs. Wide-beam microwaves won't overpenetrate even thin metal, and they should do plenty of damage to exposed sensors on robots.

Huh, any still in the testing queue? Even if I'm not selected for Joker, a spektr can really help burninating fungi on the microwave setting. Also, We're getting MCP-IIs right? I'll help test those as well

Depending on how many survived, up to three Radugas and Spektrs each may be available. However only a few will be passed out for the second round of testing, the rest will have to be purchased. Either Piecewise or Radio Controlled should have the answer to how many are available for free, and how much the non-free ones will cost.

[Comrade P.]

Hey fellas, I looked up wiki page, and is it true that Heavy Robot Body is up for field testing?

[renegadelobster]

If I go on the Joker mission, I'll probably be getting a Spektr.

[syvarris]

@Comrade P

Yep, it is.  There'll probably be two available; one with three layers of battlesuit plate, and one with one layer of BS plate, plus a layer of hex composite armor.  The former is resistant to sustained damage of all types; the latter has a layer of armor almost entirely immune to energy weapons (but which is vulnerable to kinetics) and a layer almost entirely immune to kinetics (but which is vulnerable to energy weapons).

[Comrade P.]

So um, mind me field-testing the three-layer battlesuit-plated one?

[syvarris]

Not at all, although I don't believe I get to choose who gets which.  It's probably either first-come first-serve, or Radio picks.

Just because I'm curious, why do you prefer that variant?

[Comrade P.]

Basically, three-layer battlesuit-plate is against aggressive lifeforms like ones we are likely to encounter on that mission, I think, while the hex-armored variant is designed to withstand mundane tech.

I don't know, really. I just got this impression that I should get the less advanced one first to get some data to compare more advanced variant to.

[syvarris]

Ah, well, that's sort of true.  Battlesuit plate seems to have been developed for the Altered, which are similar to the Haebi.  Hex armor was really just developed to make new armor, although the shape of the armor on the HRB was designed to be optimal against UWM tech.

On one hand, Altered were capable of just tearing a full-size battlesuit to pieces, and the HRB has 60% the armor.  On the other hand, they probably won't be at that level because everyone isn't being given excellent armor, and hex armor could be more easily circumvented if the Haebi use both powerful kinetic and energy weapons in tandem.

I'd be kinda surprised if nobody volunteered to take the second.  There's no real disadvantage to using it; it offers flight, great armor, and can still fit through a door.

[Radio Controlled]

Depending on how many survived, up to three Radugas and Spektrs each may be available. However only a few will be passed out for the second round of testing, the rest will have to be purchased. Either Piecewise or Radio Controlled should have the answer to how many are available for free, and how much the non-free ones will cost.

I put it before the council and they said that they think the weapons have been tested enough that they should just be put into the armory, and thus end their trial run. Personally, I'm inclined to agree. I mean, there's gonna be quite some other stuff coming in as well, so it's not like there won't be any freebies. and if people really can't afford a weapon the team fund might lend a hand.

As for what to do with the prototypes, here the council said they also think they should just go to the AM and be sold normally.

Not at all, although I don't believe I get to choose who gets which.  It's probably either first-come first-serve, or Radio picks.

Yeah, Miya is gonna go over those again. Is easy, and allows us to hand out stuff according to need (eg joker peeps will have preference, since their mission is more critical). Gonna wait with allocating till i know the team compositions.

I'd be kinda surprised if nobody volunteered to take the second.  There's no real disadvantage to using it; it offers flight, great armor, and can still fit through a door.

You should become a merchant or something