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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2302291" data-attributes="member: 14159">I dug up my copy of Secrets of Naboo.  Remember that old one?  The first suppliment published for d20 SW, Feb 2001 I think.  The sourcebook for the blockade of Naboo from Episode I.It has a fairly lengthy write up of Battle Droids, their technology, and the control system.How it's described there: Battle Droids do have very low-grade droid brains, however they are not permitted much autonomy.  The control signal from the Droid Control Ship gives an updated stream of new directives, orders and authorization codes the droid needs to remain opeational.   The ship doesn't directly control them like a puppetteer, it instead sends them the authorization codes they need to remain activated, and sends them major directive updates (like activating them at the beginning of the invasion).  Each droid sends a brief update of it's status and location to the central ship, giving the Neimodian commanders a general overview of the battle, which they use to give broad commands to Commander Droids, which execute them in the field.The Commander Battle Droids have slightly upgraded droid brains and have the ability to issue direct commands to other battle droids without immediately consulting the central control computer so that they can operate quicker (and operate for at least a short time in the event of signal disruption).  The sourcebook says that the droids shut down 3 minutes after the signal is terminated abruptly.  During that time, the Commander droids are in full control of their forces, executing directives and orders recieved until the signal is restored.</blockquote>

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