I for one, am partial to
"The Loom".
(Loom-Knows-Where I left my car keys. )
I feel like its a perfect name for our mysterious network of interconnected machines.
ALso I have no idea what the Madman is referring to since i didnt actually read the lore.
Anyways, I like Tric-Magic's idea for a communication network so I am gonna make a derivative.
EVIL (Evrasium high-Volume Intelligence-gathering & Light) Constellation Network
By streamlining the emission process for lower-power "taps" instead of punches to be emitted by our Evrasium reactor, it is now possible for Satelite networks outside of our home-Loom to be assembled and utilize high-power systems instead of solar panels.
Correction: it is less a reactor, and more a angry box . This angry box can then be tricked through the use of electromagnets in a formation similar to that of traditional generator schemes and directly producing an emission field capable of producing a brief burst of light, like a conventional laser. electricity for secondary functions such as gyroscopes sensory equipment etc is provided for by "cheap" solar panels and battery systems that take up only 5-10% of the weight of the entire system.
This complex system is small enough to be placed into a box-"sat" designed to collect radio-signals from the surface of the planet, and then either relay it to another box-sat in with it's emission receptacle in the proper position, or directly send a relatively high-power emission directly towards the LAER (Laser Activity Emissions Reciever) deployed in orbit of the Planetary Technates homeworld. It can also receive data transmissions from the homeworld by its own LAER system, but by necessity, it must be done at pre-determined times due to the fact that it can only send, or receive to one source at a time.
An on-board Omni-directional antenna prevents situations where its dishes are pointed uselessly and data must be poured in from a relatively local area without requiring a shuttle to pick it up and commit maintenance. a 2 pound brick of meta-stabilized explosives is planted near the Evrasium reactor and hooked up to this antennae so that when a unique singal is deployed or if it detects unauthorized physical access (ie a shuttle tries to pick it up without consent), the satellite will self destruct.
This set up allows for high-data signals to be relayed and received from planet to planet. Its point-to-point nature means that barring an interception, the signals are literally undetectable and are thus completely securing barring a compromised emission device. Outside of the Evrasium, most of this stuff is tried-and-true orbital equipment that was perfected before our time.
EVIL is a satellite that could work passably by itself, but really should be deployed with at least 3 total sister satellites so that its relay capabilities are actually useful.
No really special equipment beyond the equivalent of a ruggedized satellite cellphone is really required to talk to the satellite, and thus, our soldiers are once again connected to the Loom.
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