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<blockquote data-quote="Pagan priest" data-source="post: 677631" data-attributes="member: 7650">Remote 100 feet - Wheelsaudio/visual sensor - Remote 200 feetTreads - Remote 300 feetHelicopter RotorPropellerManipulatorsquadrupedalbipedalI would have to disagree with this ranking.&nbsp; First, I can think of no reason for a remote of range 300 feet would really be much harder than a remote of 100 feet.&nbsp; I would prefer to see it advance logarithmicaly:&nbsp; 10 feet, 100 feet, 1000 feet, 10,000 feet, 100, 000 feet each giving an increase in the difficulty.Second, treads might be easier than wheels, but I'm not positive on that.Third, managing flight via helecopter roters is increadibly difficult, far more difficult than bipedal walking.&nbsp; Please note that the UAV's in use today are fixed wing aircraft, usually with jet engines.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And now, back to the original question of the post (sort of).&nbsp; I am planning a 1930's era pulp modern... robots just don't fit.&nbsp; If it were going to run something in the here and now, I'd leave the build robots in place (OK, maybe I'd allow an alternative if the player really wanted one...).&nbsp; Any good suggestions for an alternative?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pagan priest, post: 677631, member: 7650"] Remote 100 feet - Wheels audio/visual sensor - Remote 200 feet Treads - Remote 300 feet Helicopter Rotor Propeller Manipulators quadrupedal bipedal I would have to disagree with this ranking. First, I can think of no reason for a remote of range 300 feet would really be much harder than a remote of 100 feet. I would prefer to see it advance logarithmicaly: 10 feet, 100 feet, 1000 feet, 10,000 feet, 100, 000 feet each giving an increase in the difficulty. Second, treads might be easier than wheels, but I'm not positive on that. Third, managing flight via helecopter roters is increadibly difficult, far more difficult than bipedal walking. Please note that the UAV's in use today are fixed wing aircraft, usually with jet engines. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And now, back to the original question of the post (sort of). I am planning a 1930's era pulp modern... robots just don't fit. If it were going to run something in the here and now, I'd leave the build robots in place (OK, maybe I'd allow an alternative if the player really wanted one...). Any good suggestions for an alternative? [/QUOTE]

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