Character descriptions, Asking for help
Can someone please just ask me specific questions about how the huskybot platforms look? Anything you're curious about, or think should be detailed. Apparently my brain only works when it has details to focus on.
Character descriptions, Asking for help
@kelseyhusky Tell me about their recharge and maintenance setups. How do they get power back, and how does that impact their appearance? Likewise, how ar etheir chassis set up for repairs and upgrades?
re: Character descriptions, Asking for help
@orrery @kelseyhusky I was going to ask something along these lines--specifically their power processing. electric, organic/chemical, combustion, nuclear? changeable as situations warrant?
re: Character descriptions, Asking for help
@troodon @orrery NFC is touch to touch between platforms and is used when the rest of the pack is supporting platforms in need. Data can also be exchanged, but since the transmission rate is slow, it is usually used for specific hex-codes that match up to certain emotional and physical status markers. (its also good for being a hard to intercept comm-channel, since the meaning is processed through pulse-width modulation)
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@troodon @orrery Fuel consumption is just plain eating and drinking. Platforms have a reasonably robust processing system that can convert food and drink to energy. KA-33, being the engineer/nerd she is, has also developed an easily synthesized substance that gets produced at Gateway for the majority of the pack. The recipe for PackFuel is also etched onto each platform's ID plate, so that if the platform is ever recovered, friendly races can provide.
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@troodon @orrery Repairs, refits and construction is all handled in a dedicated deck of Gateway station. KA-33 calls it PlatformOps, BotOps, or HuskyOps. mAI usually calls it a mess. There are assembly platforms, diagnostic station, static- and dust-free clean rooms for circuit assembly and testing, access to KA-33's main core, and the central nexus for the Rho-tunnels. This is also where the Prime platforms (except for Axiom-Prime) hang out.
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@kelseyhusky @orrery this is all really fascinating, and is making me think of doing a similar Q&A thing about Johmarr...
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@troodon @orrery Direction connection are what the charging cradles are for, and there are a few options at Gateway: Exposed pods, enclosed chambers, and extension/uplink cables on retractable reels so they don't create tripping hazards