Remote start a ship?

[Kilgs]

'Exasperation from Cmdr Webley. Initiate sequence Barn Swallow Delta. Authorisation Webley two seven alpha tango. Enable."

That'd work for me.

Works for me, too. But you can bet that the next time my players experience Pirates, they're gonna hear the same thing over the ship-comm! :twisted: Pretty much defeats the purpose of anti-hijacking software.

Make sure they buy upgraded security on that voice analyzer. And even that won't work with a high TL setting.

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

And don't forget to change the default password on that security program!

12345 is STILL the password on over a dozen "secure" systems around here!

 

[alex_greene]

Really? I thought it had been set at "16309" as a mark of tradition for centuries.

 

[Daneel Olivaw]

"The prefix code?"
"It's all we've got."

 

[kristof65]

[Quite true. If a human* crewman is injured they can still but function, but at a reduced capacity. If an automated unit is damaged or lose power then a critical function is lost to the ship. Humans have better redundancy factor. Also larger crew help absorb injuries during combat.

Knowledgable Humans* are the ultimate backup system. They may not be as fast, nor as accurate as a computer at a particular function, but they can do things that would costs trillions of credits to automate or make redundant.

They can repair damaged systems, work out jury rigs, act as a replacement for down systems, and many more things. They typically replace or repair more than one system, too. If the expert one on a given system is incapicitated, but is still able to think and communicate, instructions can be relayed to others on how to repair a system they may not even be knowledgable on.

OTOH, to play devil's advocate to my own reasoning, it does require a certain level of knowledge among a starship's crew. Let's hope that most starships don't hire their crews from the same employment ranks that fill out many fast food restaurants around here - because half those employees can't complete a cash transaction if their cash register is down.



*I'm using the term human in the same definition Cyphr did - any sentient bio organism, be it human, Vargr, Hiver or otherwise

 

[Cyphr]

OTOH, to play devil's advocate to my own reasoning, it does require a certain level of knowledge among a starship's crew. Let's hope that most starships don't hire their crews from the same employment ranks that fill out many fast food restaurants around here - because half those employees can't complete a cash transaction if their cash register is down.

That does bring up the reliance of fancy tools as a crutch during normal operations, which then become a liability during a crisis when it breaks.

In terms of starship hiring, there's probaly minimum job certifications for even the lowest crew positions (ie standard drills, emergency procedures). In GT:Free Traders there are certificates for various jobs, which a handled by Imperial agencies and various trade schools. In regards to automation I would say the qualifications require non-assist operation to pass.