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[NAV]

Hey, Nav, was there any weapon that you or someone else suggested that is similar to one that got posted?

If so, I'll kick some tokens your way.

I claim the White Hot Club.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

1. In mission 7 there was a robot wielding "a 5 foot long cudgel or blade, it's exact shape lost in the boiling white heat pouring off it." We could replicate that, we have all the files.

NJW2000's design here is very similar to and probably inspired the "Universal Limb Collector.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

PODIAL GALVANISER

A nutrient-filled tank connected to a computer, electrifiable wires or conductive microfilaments entering the tank.

The limbs and organs of nonhuman life forms of a relatively normal variety can be placed in the tank, damp end first, and allowed to extend out of it.

The wires can connect to the synapses and nerves of the limb and organs, firing them at varying rates. Various neurochemical dumps can also be placed in the tank.

These electrical impulses or chemical messages can be used to control the movement of the living matter, using it for whatever rending, grappling, slicing, spraying or climbing function it was originally intended for.

It comes with a selection of organs or limbs from the ARM stockpiles, but more interesting ones can be bought or collected in the field.

Radio might get credit for the Weevil/Brainworm Guns and the Haebi Limb. Not sure if council members are eligible though.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

6) The termite/glowworm gun. Something based off of that, perhaps allowing us to control the aliens for a change?

7) Remember what the doc did to old Xan, the shapeshifting? That, as a genemod.
Heabi sample. Could tie into number 7.
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Huh, I really expected there to be more than that. By the way anyone if I missed anything you should speak up and claim your reward.

EDIT:
Gentlefish also has a solid claim on the Haebi Limb.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

What about Parasyte-style weapon implants? It's essentially organic crowdwire, mind-controlled.

Lenglon should get full credit for the Haber's Implant. I'm not gonna quote the entire discussion, but trust me she deserves it.
Start reading here if you need proof.

[Gentlefish]

Woah woah woah I totally get dibs on the limb! Come on now, don't cut out my Parasyte idea

[Nunzillor]

I'm not sure if I get anything for suggesting the arbiter-level crowd wires?  Not sure what came of that, maybe nothing...

[NAV]

Woah woah woah I totally get dibs on the limb! Come on now, don't cut out my Parasyte idea

Sorry for missing that! I added it to my post.

I'm not sure if I get anything for suggesting the arbiter-level crowd wires?  Not sure what came of that, maybe nothing...

Nah sorry buddy, it was a good idea but nothing yet. I'd keep tinkering it if I were you cause that definitely deserves a spot in the armory.

Also gave Lengon credit for the Haber's implant.

[Unholy_Pariah]

im not sure that its fair to give people tokens for "inventing" weapons that already existed outside the armory, such as the weevil gun and white hot cudgel.

I mean, we'd have got those anyway through hephaestus research... wheres the creativity?

edit:

hmm, i wonder if i could get credit for the braincase mobility system.
i did inquire as to its worthiness for prototyping back in 2013 after all.

[NAV]

im not sure that its fair to give people tokens for "inventing" weapons that already existed outside the armory, such as the weevil gun and white hot cudgel.

I mean, we'd have got those anyway through hephaestus research... wheres the creativity?

It was not a normal tinker session. We are not being payed for inventing anything. We are being paid for giving Piecewise ideas that worked. The source of those ideas doesn't matter.

Spoiler: Specifically this is where Piecewise said what he was paying us for. (click to show/hide)

We need more Exo and Uncon weapons ASAP so I'm giving Tinkerers a lot more free reign. Submit ideas, suggestions, finished submitting, anything. Straight up token payments to accepted ideas and royalties from purchases.

hmm, i wonder if i could get credit for the braincase mobility system.
i did inquire as to its worthiness for prototyping back in 2013 after all.

I designed that in 2015 when it actually got accepted. But if you can quote or link to where you designed it then maybe Piecewise will credit you.

[Unholy_Pariah]

design... not so much...

more of rudimentary outline of what I wanted it to be, ill let you judge for yourself once I boot my cimputer back up and find it.

[Unholy_Pariah]

hmm, i wonder if i could get credit for the braincase mobility system.
i did inquire as to its worthiness for prototyping back in 2013 after all.

I designed that in 2015 when it actually got accepted. But if you can quote or link to where you designed it then maybe Piecewise will credit you.

okay so heres some quotes from way back when, theres possibly some earlier ones... but i honestly cant remember if they even existed...

((We're 14 posts from 1,000 pages!))

((And i shall do my part to help by posting this question:
Would emergency combat braincase spiderbots be worthy of prototyping?

1000 pages in 13 posts))

((Realistically they wouldnt be that expensive, probably just a token or two.
After all theyd only be four legs and an arm or two so that once your robot body is too damaged to function you just crack open the chest then you can grab your gun and scurry off once yoy pop out, the only downside is they would have to be pretty weak stat wise in order to keep them cheap enough to be feasible.

1000 in 9))

((Ooh, another problem that just occurred to me- lag. The further you got from the bodies, the more delay you'd get, and thus the less effective you'd probably be in combat and other actions requiring precision or speed.))

((My idea was to control it from the ground and not our glorious planet destroying prison transport.
In my current mission i could transmit instructions from 500km away with a receiver delay of 1.668ms and a response time of 3.336ms utilizing standard radio frequencies alone.
The lag you speak of would be entirely based on the processing speed of the control system, distance was never a factor.

Spoiler:  combat brain case (click to show/hide)

partial guide to making an escape pod.

acquire complementary free robot body to replace your aging meat sack.
remove fingertip camera and connected cables then attach camera directly to brain case in desired location, reattach shortened optical cabling and perform diagnostics to confirm functionality.
buy, construct or salvage 3-6 hydraulic or mechanical devices capable of being re-purposed to serve as legs and if necessary arms.
find a competent mechanic to attach pseudo-limbs to your brain case and install the necessary wiring using leftover cabling from step 2
have a "qualified" mechanic alter your free robot body to accommodate the new limbs and allow the chest cavity to be opened from within.

1000 in 1?))

There was also some discussion on non QEC doppelganger robots and RF control response times but those are unimportant.

anyways check out the bold parts and tell me if it warrants pestering piecewise for a slice of the pie.
The spoiler is probably the most important part. it was a plan on how to build an extremely basic version from scrap though, not the actual intended design.

[NAV]

I would definitely ask PW about that. It was your idea first you deserve credit.

My design was literally just this:

Emergency braincase spider-bot for if the body is destroyed.

Then it got added to the armory . I never actually claimed it (though I was planning on asking for credit if anyone ever bought one).

[Ozarck]

too bad Renen woke up on the ship instead of at Hephaestus ...

[Xantalos]

Too too bad.
...
I'm not sure if you ever saw my question, Ozarck. Is your character organic still?

[Ozarck]

I did not see your question, and yes he is. Unmodified standard human.

[Xantalos]

Good, good. That's still viable in case it ever comes about then.

[Grunhill]

If I knew that the Doc was in Hephaestus.... I saw him comunicating here with the ship too...

[Radio Controlled]

If I knew that the Doc was in Hephaestus.... I saw him comunicating here with the ship too...

You can still communicate with Doc via wristpad or whatever, but if you need physical interaction, yeah, gotta get your ass to Mars Hep.