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Hiya. I've been Master Image Designer for quite a while and I was in the Theed Cantina last night when a cantina-goer, Ludda, had an idea that I foundquite intriguing.

He said that ifa Jediwere to beimage designed, he would be taken off the terminals. I thought it was an excellent idea and I wanted to see what other ID's thought.

Of course there would have to be some kind of timer so Jedi couldn't see an ID everyday and not have to worry about Bounty Hunters. I was thinking maybe a one week timer. They would need to get their appearance changed, and it would totally wipe them from the terms. It would add a bit more content for Image Designers and Jedi.

I haven't read every thread on this forum, but I have read most of them. I'm not sure if this idea had come up already, but I figured there was no harm in posting it.

Since Jedi seem to be the "hot new thing to be", I thought this would be a great change.

What do you think?

-Atano

Atano Iser
Sovereign

~Myobi
(Mind Your Own Business, Idiot)
Kauri, Pre-NGE Image Designer, current... uh. Something with guns, I dunno, I don't play it often anymore. -.-;
Tehlorri - Kauri/Crafter

I believe the BH's use droids that detect the bio-signature of their target. (I think I think.) That's a great idea, but I'm not sure if that would "work", for lack of a better term. Maybe if they gave us the ability to change that...?

That's what I was thinking. It's a great idea on paper, but I'm not sure how it would work.

Atano Iser
Sovereign

/deepthought

I think it's a cool idea. It is true that BHs in game do go buy bio signature, but, eh... nothing in this game is going to be 100% accurate. I'm pretty much for anything that gives me (and everyone else)more to do.

Even if it doesn't work completely, it's a cool idea, thanks for sharing

im pretty sure that they have already said anything that changes the defining parts of a character will not be changed ... ie, first name, race, sex, bio.

however, if they could implement this with something along the lines of a scrambler where they bio would still read normally upon examination but be scrambled if a droid tried to examine it, it would work likea beaut. guess we will just have to see what they can do.

A couple friends and I have talked about similar things and some of the ideas we've come up with follow... it wasn't so much for the BH boards for Jedi, but for faction and faction sensors.

A craftable device (requiring a generic crafting tool) that Smugglers can make like a Disguise Kit or something that an ID can use when designing someone. The effects wouldn't necessarily change the features of the character, but would temporarily change the faction ratings of a character. There could be lots of options (and problems) associated with this, too many to name. It might even be interesting if the ID making the change would get flagged to the opposing faction for a short time afterward. This might cut down on characters basically getting total impunity from faction consequences.

I like this idea mainly because of the involvement of a Smuggler... people who would be more used to dealing in these kinds of things than your average Imp citizen.

As many identifying gadgets deal with a bio-signature, anything changing that SHOULD involve an item created by a Bio Engineer.

Perhaps even a biowear item that sends off erroneous info to scanning mechanisms, though this should be something that has limited uses.

Basically, any kind of disguise thing, be it an ID effect or what have you, should be temporary. Maybe some kind of ID "buff" or something.

Basically, I'd like to see ID options as useable for spy-like types... the ability to erase the name title for 10 minutes or something. This would also give a little more practicality to the Image Designers, giving people more of a reason to visit them, and get the economy flowing a bit more.

Plus, anything that keeps the Jedi from taking jaunts through Theed with sabers 'ablazin' is a plus in my book. Considering when the game is placed in the timeline, even someone walking around carrying an unlit lightsaber should get the hairy eye from Imperials.