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December 6th, 2000, 12:36 AM
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Down side to ship computers
Is there a down side to having a ship controled by computers. You can get away with spending only 20k in mass when even the smallest crewed ship requires 30k.
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December 6th, 2000, 01:08 AM
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Re: Down side to ship computers
Initial cost & maintenance on the master computer is higher for smaller ships, less so on larger ones requiring multiple crew, etc.
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December 6th, 2000, 01:37 AM
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Re: Down side to ship computers
that and I have noticed (in the demo anyway.. full Version should be here tomorrow) that while higher tech computers are smaller, they also have less damage resistance. crewed ships should be far more durable with backup systems etc., than any computer controlled ship.
unless you use multiple computers or something, i have not tried that.
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December 6th, 2000, 02:40 AM
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Re: Down side to ship computers
Computer viruses will destroy the computers easily, and cause your ship to be dead in the water.
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December 6th, 2000, 03:44 AM
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Re: Down side to ship computers
On the other hand...
having crew quarters (and the rest) allows for your ship to be converted à la Psychic Weapons
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December 6th, 2000, 04:11 AM
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Re: Down side to ship computers
On the other other hand psychic is an advanced trait and computer viruses everyone gets...
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