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[kj1225]

The problem with all the tentacles though is that you get a -2 on will power checks involving Japanese School Girls.

[renegadelobster]

Would probably cost a token or two more than the robo version because synthflesh

[AkumaKasai]

I recall that there is an option under Robotic Enhancements (or whatever those are called) that gives, functionally, a mechanical tentacle for the robo-body. There isn't any synth-flesh tentacle to my knowledge, unfortunately.

I've been reading the wiki a lot lately. There's an implant called Tentacle Arms in the Robobody/Synthflesh Addons section, but it's not specified as only for robots, and it's not the same as a Tentacle Graft. It replaces normal arms with flexible ones that are slightly weaker, Tentacle Graft adds a new tentacle that's about 5 foot long and, unlike Tentacle Arms, doesn't have strange pseudo-fingers. However, I'm not seeing Tentacle Graft on the wiki now, so I'm not sure.

Edit: Tentacle Graft isn't a General Implant, it's an exotic weapon. Still unsure about the possibility of a robot or synth one, or whether it counts towards the limit on implants.

[Ozarck]

I've made one action, and already I'm diving into a see of intentional team-killers. It's like D&D and all the FPSs ever. How did this ship manage to stage a coup or whatever with crew like this? I no longer wonder that this was a prison ship to begin, nor about the alleged callous disregard or the prisoners well-being of Steve.

Guh. Perhaps I should just consider this character a template to save time remaking them.

I think that's because the amount of reasonable characters are split four ways between being nuked and being revived, nuked and perma dead, on Heph and just coming back from one of the mission twenties.
Plus, so far you have only really been (are being?) accosted by one intentional team killer.

if he even knows I exist and isn't, you know, trying to repair his armor somewhere else. Unless you mean the animated hand, which quite frankly, was a) 100,000 times better than "imma knock this guy out and take his stuff, lulz," and b) the most entertaining way possible to introduce me to this game.

Never fear, once I make it back on-ship I, Jobasio von Hootzal, shall rescue you from the myriad villains you're being menaced by!
Assuming I survive, of course. Jobasio is sort of cracked in the head and thinks this whole 'being heroic' thing is actually a good idea.

Yay (!/?)


that is the most complicated punctuation mark I have ever typed.

[AkumaKasai]

New idea: if you get your body removed, can someone else get implanted into it? Alternatively, could you get your brain transferred to a robobody, keep your old one in the stasis pod, and get implanted back in later if the robotic body is destroyed? I know that I can't know with 100% certainty whether something's possible until someone tests it, but I'd like to know if it's completely out of the question.

[renegadelobster]

Yes to both. I believe PW switched two people's bodies right before mission(s) 20 started, and I believe U_P has his original stored in stasis

[Unholy_Pariah]

That i do.

"Retirement" purposes.

[AkumaKasai]

Yes to both. I believe PW switched two people's bodies right before mission(s) 20 started, and I believe U_P has his original stored in stasis

Huh, interesting. So theoretically a player could have multiple bodies for different purposes, if they could afford it and didn't mind wasting tons of cash. For example, Miyamoto could get transferred to a different, non-crippled body when he didn't want to be in his Avatar.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Yes to both. I believe PW switched two people's bodies right before mission(s) 20 started, and I believe U_P has his original stored in stasis

Huh, interesting. So theoretically a player could have multiple bodies for different purposes, if they could afford it and didn't mind wasting tons of cash. For example, Miyamoto could get transferred to a different, non-crippled body when he didn't want to be in his Avatar.

It involves physically transplanting the brains of the bodies involved. Which means that for an unspecified length of time, the body piloting Miya's Avatar will be functionally dead. Which, to my knowledge, is capital B Bad.

[AkumaKasai]

Yes to both. I believe PW switched two people's bodies right before mission(s) 20 started, and I believe U_P has his original stored in stasis

Huh, interesting. So theoretically a player could have multiple bodies for different purposes, if they could afford it and didn't mind wasting tons of cash. For example, Miyamoto could get transferred to a different, non-crippled body when he didn't want to be in his Avatar.

It involves physically transplanting the brains of the bodies involved. Which means that for an unspecified length of time, the body piloting Miya's Avatar will be functionally dead. Which, to my knowledge, is capital B Bad.

I don't think it would be that bad. Just take the body out of the avatar, take the brain out of the body, put the body in a stasis pod, and move the brain to its new body. I'm obviously not an expert, but I don't think that would cause any problems. Except that he'd have to hide the enormous avatar somewhere safe, because if he didn't someone would steal it.

[Radio Controlled]

How would you even steal it? You'd need to steal a big forklift first.

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

How would you even steal it? You'd need to steal a big forklift first.

And as cool as it is, who are you going to sell it to? It requires your legs to be lopped off and specialised nodes implanted into your body for it to work, and it can literally overtake your mind if you're unlucky, it's kinda like stealing the mona lisa that's been coated with lead, It's bragging rights, but literally nothing else, the most you could do would be to sell the individual parts like the armour plating but then why steal something called an Avatar Of War to get that stuff?

[Sean Mirrsen]

Yes to both. I believe PW switched two people's bodies right before mission(s) 20 started, and I believe U_P has his original stored in stasis

Huh, interesting. So theoretically a player could have multiple bodies for different purposes, if they could afford it and didn't mind wasting tons of cash. For example, Miyamoto could get transferred to a different, non-crippled body when he didn't want to be in his Avatar.

It involves physically transplanting the brains of the bodies involved. Which means that for an unspecified length of time, the body piloting Miya's Avatar will be functionally dead. Which, to my knowledge, is capital B Bad.

I don't think it would be that bad. Just take the body out of the avatar, take the brain out of the body, put the body in a stasis pod, and move the brain to its new body. I'm obviously not an expert, but I don't think that would cause any problems. Except that he'd have to hide the enormous avatar somewhere safe, because if he didn't someone would steal it.

The Avatar of War is psychically linked to its pilot, and is sentient thanks to all the synthflesh. The pilot acts as a restraining bolt for it. If the pilot dies, or is taken out of the Avatar without the Avatar itself being dead, the whole huge mass of armored synthflesh and guns is going to go berserk.

[Nikitian]

The Avatar of War is psychically linked to its pilot, and is sentient thanks to all the synthflesh. The pilot acts as a restraining bolt for it. If the pilot dies, or is taken out of the Avatar without the Avatar itself being dead, the whole huge mass of armored synthflesh and guns is going to go berserk.

Well, I was under impression that occasionally a pilot can be extracted from the Avatar. But the process is difficult and tiresome enough that it is not done lightly. Probably possible thanks to the special conditions of the hanger housing all the Avatars - Steve mentioned something about there being a back-up plan or something at some point, plus it's not like Avatars are granted sentience during the intering of a pilot inside one; all the ones in the hangar probably have their minds and wills, they are just kept 'asleep' somehow. That's my take on that issue, anyway.
Guess we'll have to ask RC directly, since he should know best of us. Needs to.

How would you even steal it? You'd need to steal a big forklift first.

And as cool as it is, who are you going to sell it to? It requires your legs to be lopped off and specialised nodes implanted into your body for it to work, and it can literally overtake your mind if you're unlucky, it's kinda like stealing the mona lisa that's been coated with lead, It's bragging rights, but literally nothing else, the most you could do would be to sell the individual parts like the armour plating but then why steal something called an Avatar Of War to get that stuff?

The Cloak, maan! The Avatar Cloak! You could probably cut it down into several human-sized cloaks and sell to interested parties. 

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

Can't you buy a slightly weaker version of an Avatar cloak? Why not go for the full version instead of stealing something that could probably tear through the entire (well, a sizeable portion of) the Sword?