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<blockquote data-quote="shadowbloodmoon" data-source="post: 2827441" data-attributes="member: 9986"><p>As the fighters escort you in towards the station, you begin to see that it is probably not a military facility. There are numerous vessels of all shapes and sizes docked in, on or around the station. You can only pick out a few that have anything in common, most of them being the snub fighters that are patrolling the area. There is one larger vessel floating nearby with the same blue and gold markings as the fighters. It is also bristling with laser cannons. </p><p></p><p>Normally, according to the controller, you would be landing inside the hangar of the vessel, but due to the attached cargo pod, you've been directed to dock at a side port usually reserved for bigger ships. As the pressurized seal extends and envelopes the <em>Sorrow</em>, your 'guard droids' stand at the ready, awaiting the cargo hatch to open.</p><p></p><p>The controller then speaks again. <span style="color: white">"Foray, we need you to shut down your primary engines in order to connect the the refueling systems. Once that is accomplished, we'll have a station guard escort you to our bazaar where you can make your trades."</span></p><p></p><p>[sblock]<span style="color: gray"> At nearly 500 lbs each and with 30 tons of space available, that's quite a lot. Don't forget, you also have another 1000 liters in the refill tanks too. And yeah, she definately looks like a Winnebago. With a U-Haul trailer behind her. Kinda like Lone Star's ship in SpaceBalls... Oh wait. </span></p><p><span style="color: gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: gray">What I meant by the 'few dozen liters' thing was that I didn't think you knew just how much bacta was stored and available for trade. I can see I was right....</span></p><p><span style="color: gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: gray">As far as leaving the cargo pod in deep space, it would take a dedicated search to find something like that, assuming it remained stationary. With space the way it is, gravity waves and other such phenomena could cause it to drift, but not by much. Most travel is done by hyperspace and they follow 'lanes', easy access points into hyperspace. Any travel in system is usually just to head towards a planet or station. Unless someone was looking for cargo pods specifically, at long range, it would most likely register as a small mass, possibly an asteroid or debris. Hyperspace sensors are only accurate enough to detect large masses that would impede hyperspace travel. Reference 'A New Hope' when Solo and the gang jumped to what was left of Alderaan. The Falcon didn't detect the asteroids/debris until she jumped out into them. So, long answer short, yes it would be feasible to hide the thing in deep space and have a relatively decent chance of it not being found by a random passerby. </span></p><p><span style="color: gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: gray">The med-droids are tracked. ( I guess we lost that post). They have six tool arms and two 'normal' arms. They are cylindrical. If I remember correctly, I thought I wrote that they modelled <a href="http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/wedtreadwell/index.html" target="_blank">Treadwells</a>, but with a much wider chassis (0.5m diameter) for support of the arms and such. So as far as the blast vests go, well... But their lifting hands can hold the blaster rifles fine. As you can see from their actions at the facility, they have no qualms about euthanizing creatures, however blaster violence is a different story. They are not programmed for violence in that manner, but if someone could convine them that it is a form of euthanasia... I haven't done up the stats for them yet, but if you plan on keeping them around, I'll do that. </span></p><p><span style="color: gray"></span></p><p><span style="color: gray"></span>[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shadowbloodmoon, post: 2827441, member: 9986"] As the fighters escort you in towards the station, you begin to see that it is probably not a military facility. There are numerous vessels of all shapes and sizes docked in, on or around the station. You can only pick out a few that have anything in common, most of them being the snub fighters that are patrolling the area. There is one larger vessel floating nearby with the same blue and gold markings as the fighters. It is also bristling with laser cannons. Normally, according to the controller, you would be landing inside the hangar of the vessel, but due to the attached cargo pod, you've been directed to dock at a side port usually reserved for bigger ships. As the pressurized seal extends and envelopes the [i]Sorrow[/i], your 'guard droids' stand at the ready, awaiting the cargo hatch to open. The controller then speaks again. [color=white]"Foray, we need you to shut down your primary engines in order to connect the the refueling systems. Once that is accomplished, we'll have a station guard escort you to our bazaar where you can make your trades."[/color] [sblock][color=gray] At nearly 500 lbs each and with 30 tons of space available, that's quite a lot. Don't forget, you also have another 1000 liters in the refill tanks too. And yeah, she definately looks like a Winnebago. With a U-Haul trailer behind her. Kinda like Lone Star's ship in SpaceBalls... Oh wait. What I meant by the 'few dozen liters' thing was that I didn't think you knew just how much bacta was stored and available for trade. I can see I was right.... As far as leaving the cargo pod in deep space, it would take a dedicated search to find something like that, assuming it remained stationary. With space the way it is, gravity waves and other such phenomena could cause it to drift, but not by much. Most travel is done by hyperspace and they follow 'lanes', easy access points into hyperspace. Any travel in system is usually just to head towards a planet or station. Unless someone was looking for cargo pods specifically, at long range, it would most likely register as a small mass, possibly an asteroid or debris. Hyperspace sensors are only accurate enough to detect large masses that would impede hyperspace travel. Reference 'A New Hope' when Solo and the gang jumped to what was left of Alderaan. The Falcon didn't detect the asteroids/debris until she jumped out into them. So, long answer short, yes it would be feasible to hide the thing in deep space and have a relatively decent chance of it not being found by a random passerby. The med-droids are tracked. ( I guess we lost that post). They have six tool arms and two 'normal' arms. They are cylindrical. If I remember correctly, I thought I wrote that they modelled [url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/wedtreadwell/index.html]Treadwells[/url], but with a much wider chassis (0.5m diameter) for support of the arms and such. So as far as the blast vests go, well... But their lifting hands can hold the blaster rifles fine. As you can see from their actions at the facility, they have no qualms about euthanizing creatures, however blaster violence is a different story. They are not programmed for violence in that manner, but if someone could convine them that it is a form of euthanasia... I haven't done up the stats for them yet, but if you plan on keeping them around, I'll do that. [/color][/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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