Droid Engineer Archive

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Kilun wrote:

So let me clarify this.

I can make an R3 with Data modules 1-6 so that the only Droid a Rebel Pilot needs to buy will be that one Droid?

That's how I'm taking that. That is lame. I mean in all honesty, why would I make anything but the one droid to sell to my customers? Since all droid products are the same, people are buying on the--look droid shop, cool they got one to fit all my flight needs, bingo I buy. Or I can sell them one with a Data module level 1 and *HOPE* they visit my shop for the next 5 and *HOPE* they don't realise that they shop across the street has 1 Droid for 100k(example price) that fits all there flying needs.

I like the idea to introduce flight droid decay, heck even R2 got messed up big time. Otherwise the Droid aspect is an R3 with 6modules for some price I determine, because I'd rather have one Big Sale, then 1 or 2 small ones that don't equal that big sale.

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I think you are confused here....

The Astromech Level of the Droid is based upon the Data Storage Rating. This means that if you install more then 1 Data Module on the same droid all you are doing is stacking the modules. If you have a Droid with all 6 Data Modules, then you will end up with a Level 6 Astromech, since the Data Storage Rating is going to be well over the 11 rating that is required to produce a Level 6 Module.

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Drashk wrote:

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Kilun wrote:

So let me clarify this.

I can make an R3 with Data modules 1-6 so that the only Droid a Rebel Pilot needs to buy will be that one Droid?

That's how I'm taking that. That is lame. I mean in all honesty, why would I make anything but the one droid to sell to my customers? Since all droid products are the same, people are buying on the--look droid shop, cool they got one to fit all my flight needs, bingo I buy. Or I can sell them one with a Data module level 1 and *HOPE* they visit my shop for the next 5 and *HOPE* they don't realise that they shop across the street has 1 Droid for 100k(example price) that fits all there flying needs.

I like the idea to introduce flight droid decay, heck even R2 got messed up big time. Otherwise the Droid aspect is an R3 with 6modules for some price I determine, because I'd rather have one Big Sale, then 1 or 2 small ones that don't equal that big sale.

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I think you are confused here....

The Astromech Level of the Droid is based upon the Data Storage Rating. This means that if you install more then 1 Data Module on the same droid all you are doing is stacking the modules. If you have a Droid with all 6 Data Modules, then you will end up with a Level 6 Astromech, since the Data Storage Rating is going to be well over the 11 rating that is required to produce a Level 6 Module.

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• A novice pilot can ONLY use an R-series droid with a level 1 data module? and that droid needs nothing else in it?


• When the pilot gets his next certification, he must go and buy another R-series droidwith a level 2 data module? etc etc

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Khuli wrote:

Ok..two final points,just to be absolutelyclear...

• A novice pilot can ONLY use an R-series droid with a level 1 data module? and that droid needs nothing else in it?

Yes and no. A Rebel novice pilot with a Z-95, X-Wing or Y-Wing can use a droid with a level 1 Data module in it to store his commands. The droid can have any other modules in it he wants.

• When the pilot gets his next certification, he must go and buy another R-series droidwith a level 2 data module? etc etc

Yes.But this applies to Rebels only since only Z-95, X-wing and Y-Wings take droids.

Is that correct?

And for the ships that don't require an astromech, the pilot has to buy a level 1, level 2 Flight Computer instead? (which he carries around with him?)

Yes, but ANY ship takes flight computers. (even Z-95, X-Wing and Y-Wings) This means that since flight computers will most certainly be cheaper, we will only be selling droids to Rebel Pilots who want the look of a droid in their ship. Bottom line, there's not much market for droids in JtL.

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Khuli wrote:

• A novice pilot can ONLY use an R-series droid with a level 1 data module? and that droid needs nothing else in it?
  
  
  This is correctly ONLY if the Novice pilot is flying a player-made Z-95.
  
  


• When the pilot gets his next certification, he must go and buy another R-series droidwith a level 2 data module? etc etc
  
  This is correct.
  

Is that correct?

And for the ships that don't require an astromech, the pilot has to buy a level 1, level 2 Flight Computer instead? (which he carries around with him?)


Correct. For any ship that takes a Flight Computer, the 'cert' matches up vs. the player's droid cert level. If they are a Novice, then it would be a level 1 Flight computer.

If they have the first tier droid box, they'd need a level 2 Flight computer (to use droid programs of the tier 1 level).

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/bow

Respectfully,

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Khuli wrote:

• A novice pilot can ONLY use an R-series droid with a level 1 data module? and that droid needs nothing else in it?
  
  A Novice Rebel Pilot can use an Astromech Droid in thier ship. Privateers and Imperials can not use Astromechs at this time. A Novice Pilot only has access to a Level 1 Certificaion. The Astromech can have as many module installed on it as you want, as long as one of the modules is a data module of the approriate level.
  


• When the pilot gets his next certification, he must go and buy another R-series droidwith a level 2 data module? etc etc
  
  A Pilot is not required to use a Droid or Flight Computer, nor does he/she need to use the highest Level Astromech Certification Level. A Pilot can use an Astromech or Computer of the same Astromech Certification Level or any lower then he/she is rated for.

And for the ships that don't require an astromech, the pilot has to buy a level 1, level 2 Flight Computer instead? (which he carries around with him?)

Once Initialized, Flight Computers are stored in the Datapad

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Drashk wrote:

ROFL!

Three seperate posts in a matter of minutes, with the same green lettered reply.

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Great minds think alike...well...TK too I guess!

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GnomeAd wrote:

Great minds think alike...well...TK too I guess!

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LMAO

Either I've been up for too many hours now, trying to finish up the new DE 101 Guide,or I keep having really bad luck this morning.

I have to clean off both of my monitors for the second time this morning. :

If they are going to stick to the sw cannon, then z-95s do not have a socket for astromechs. I know for sure that the y and x wings have them the a wing does not and i can't remember about the b wing, i wish it did have one but i don't think it does. Also the bigger mutiple person non fighter craft should be able to accept a combo of astromechs and flight computers. Remember it's the astromechs that can easily do the inflight repair. That should be a new astromech module infilght repair module and an inflight repair parts storage module. Now i know that they are trying to keep the 3 different lines = for this so something would have to be designed for non astromech ships. Perhaps a special ship repair bot that takes these ship repair modules? (yes i do realize that this would have to be done in an update)

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leeds wrote:

If they are going to stick to the sw cannon,...

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You can stop right there. We (now) know that following canon/continuity is pretty low on the totem pole for what decisions get made about what makes it into the game.


Example: The number of Jedi running about....


...'nuff said.



/bow

Respectfully,

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TheRealTK421 wrote:

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leeds wrote:

If they are going to stick to the sw cannon,...

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You can stop right there. We (now) know that following canon/continuity is pretty low on the totem pole for what decisions get made about what makes it into the game.


Example: The number of Jedi running about....


...'nuff said.



/bow

Respectfully,

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Yea i know, and they threw that in to give us ome chance to sell a droid at the lower levels. Still i'm wishing that the b-wing will take a droid (even though i know that that chance is slim). The a-wing is specialized so i can see why it doesn't have a droid. On a good note i'll wager that most rebs will be kepping a x-wing and a b-wing in their pads. I know that this is most likely what i'll be doing. I might keep a combat muti-person ship if they don't count the yacht against out max#, which if i've herd corectly is 3.