Sigtrygg
Emperor Mongoose
It's like Iron Man suits being controlled by the AI rather than Stark wearing it.
Update on Armies of the Fifth Frontier War
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MasterGwydion
Emperor Mongoose
I have absolutely no idea. I have asked this exact question as well. What is the Software that is running inside a Brain? Has Mongoose ever actually published it anywhere? Singularity? Maybe?
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
It's robot controlled rather than a robot itself. It likely is a pointless technicality, but it is the verbiage they use.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
Agreed.
Chumbly
Banded Mongoose
Emperor's Own Highland Legion? ... Don't tell me.. they got high-tech amplified pipers to scare the wee children, Ewoks and Banthas
Tweedy.
with the sounds of tortured cats.....
Fluffy Bunny Feet
Cosmic Mongoose
If it was Musk he does tend to hyperbole. So until it is seen assume it is far less than his claims.I read somewhere that the data from Tesla AIs are being used to train Optimus robots.
Optimus (robot) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
collins355
Cosmic Mongoose
One problem is that Battle Dress comes up against physical limits on the thickness of armour (even with the materials science developments postulated in Traveller) that can be applied to a suit that will still be mobile (even with power, servos, etc). Ground pressure is still a thing (unless you're making them like the grav Battle Pods in T4 - which is a whole different discussion).
The point of infantry is to go places vehicles can't, to dig the enemy out of their bunkers and basements and occupy that terrain. If you can't access those places because your suit is too bulky or too heavy then you've in effect ceded that terrain to your enemy and lost the war.
Reading Matt's post I'm not understanding why you'd want Battle Dress to be anything more than a (book) Starship Troopers suit. You have vehicles for a reason, and you have infantry for a reason. Trying to make infantry into vehicles makes no sense on a real battlefield.
The point of infantry is to go places vehicles can't, to dig the enemy out of their bunkers and basements and occupy that terrain. If you can't access those places because your suit is too bulky or too heavy then you've in effect ceded that terrain to your enemy and lost the war.
Reading Matt's post I'm not understanding why you'd want Battle Dress to be anything more than a (book) Starship Troopers suit. You have vehicles for a reason, and you have infantry for a reason. Trying to make infantry into vehicles makes no sense on a real battlefield.
MasterGwydion
Emperor Mongoose
A Human in Battledress is the same size as an Aslan not in Battledress.. So it is still basically infantry-sized.
Sigtrygg
Emperor Mongoose
"Aslan average 6 feet (1.8 meters) in height and weigh about 200 lbs. (90 kg). - GT
The Aslan which has evolved from those beginnings is, like humans, an upright biped averaging 2 meters in height and 100 kg in weight. - CT
The Aslan that has evolved from those beginnings is, like a human, an upright biped averaging two metres in height and 100 kilograms in mass. - MgT2e"
I would imagine a human in battle dress to be at least 6" taller than human average, so a lot taller than the average Aslan - which begs the question how do they adjust the battle dress to the height of the operator? Does it come in different sizes? Is there internal padding that adjusts to the body shape of the wearer?
The Aslan which has evolved from those beginnings is, like humans, an upright biped averaging 2 meters in height and 100 kg in weight. - CT
The Aslan that has evolved from those beginnings is, like a human, an upright biped averaging two metres in height and 100 kilograms in mass. - MgT2e"
I would imagine a human in battle dress to be at least 6" taller than human average, so a lot taller than the average Aslan - which begs the question how do they adjust the battle dress to the height of the operator? Does it come in different sizes? Is there internal padding that adjusts to the body shape of the wearer?
MasterGwydion
Emperor Mongoose
I am using the sizes as listed in the Robot Handbook. Humans are Size 5, Aslan are Size 6. Human in Battledress is Size 6 otherwise you can't put a human in it. lol.
As to everything else. Good questions.
MasterGwydion
Emperor Mongoose
A problem I have is that saying Aslan are 6' tall does nothing. 6' tall relates to exactly zero mechanics in the game. Saying they are Size 6 actually means something by game mechanics.
So, while I agree with you, as it stands (pun intended...
) 6 feet tall is just fluff and Size 6 is actually the mechanic.
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
Hey, you need to look at the Aslan art. They have to be size 8, at least!A problem I have is that saying Aslan are 6' tall does nothing. 6' tall relates to exactly zero mechanics in the game. Saying they are Size 6 actually means something by game mechanics.
So, while I agree with you, as it stands (pun intended...
MasterGwydion
Emperor Mongoose
Keep get bigger every edition too...
Terry Mixon
Emperor Mongoose
#truthKeep get bigger every edition too...
Condottiere
Emperor Mongoose
boggo2300
Cosmic Mongoose
I thought those things ended up being interns in suits
collins355
Cosmic Mongoose
I see I was not clear in the point I was trying to make. Apologies to all.
