::Forum - R&D - Star Wars Combine::

Year 13 Day 190 3:38	R&D
Astreon Stryker	I'd like to know when a character just started researching, can he move around and do something else or is he stuck at the research station for a month? ____________ ...

Year 13 Day 190 7:39	R&D
Chancy Mandu	Well the rules are still draft rules so nothing is set in stone yet. I presume it will be like when you start a ship, r&d workers/ scientists will do all the work, and you yourself will be free to move around. At least I hope that will be the case, i dont think too many would be happy being stuck in the lab for a month.

Year 13 Day 190 8:16	R&D
Ellias Aubec	^ Highly likely that it will be a fire and forget type method like pretty much all the long term functions (mining, production, construction, recycling etc). However, considering only Zhao really knows whats going on with it, we can only wait and see. ____________

Year 13 Day 226 2:45	R&D
Riikah Mohrgyn	I have a serious questions as it really does concern the initial creation of my character. Since the R&D refund and the recent changes to the Rules concerning character skills I went to the part of the rules concerning Research. The premise of my character was that of a droid researcher but when reading through the new R&D skills and the Research rules there is no mention of droids at all. There is mention of ships, vehicles and facilities but not droids. Computer Operations is unchanged and is still a skill chiefly for surveying. Repair does not mention droids. This really does concern me since my character was initially created to be an R&D Scientist first and Space secondary. Maybe if someone could explain to me how or where droids fit within the new R&D skills and Research rules. ____________ A new toy. Can I play with it? I promise I will not break it, maybe just tweak it a little.

Year 13 Day 226 2:51	R&D
Ellias Aubec	Last I heard from Zhao, R&D would be points based. Ie you do research and get Hull or Weapons etc points depending on what you were doing. Each new DC would require a certain number of points from varying categories, so a protocol Droid might need some hull and electronics, but no weapons or engine points. ____________

Year 13 Day 226 11:51	R&D
Riikah Mohrgyn	I understand that it may not be the place to suggest this but wouldn't Computer Operations have more to do with Droids than Electronics since the use of that R&D Skill in the rules has been more defined with Avionics than with Droids. If someone were interested in robotics they would learn computers as it allows for being taught to program AIs. Since Research is being or has been revised it would make more sense. I think that may be the reason as to why I'm having difficulty with understanding how the revised Research rules and R&D Skills seem more geared towards Ships, Vehicles, Facilities and Weapons. You may or may not agree with me that R&D Skills and Research as regard to Droid Research & Development and manufacturing facilities may have missed consideration. The way that all is being revised, factions that are in the business of droid manufacture may get the short end of the stick. Also noticed the removal of R&D - Items. Where in the current R&D Skills do items now exist or even in the Research rules. Repair is also defined as a skill for fixing ships and vehicles. Just voicing my concern. ____________ A new toy. Can I play with it? I promise I will not break it, maybe just tweak it a little.

Year 13 Day 226 16:47	R&D
Syn	“Well the rules are still draft rules so nothing is set in stone yet. ” When actual implementation begins to take place, the Suggestions forum will eagerly await player feedback. At the moment everything remains largely hypothetical in nature, and as has been hinted at, a character skill revision is still upcoming, which shall clarify the intended functions of all of the skills a bit more thoroughly. ____________

Year 13 Day 226 19:37	R&D
Ellias Aubec	I suspect that the stats of the entities being researched will determine the points required, so if there are no hyper/sublight/etc speed reqs, then no R&D Engine points will be required. ____________

Year 13 Day 227 12:01	R&D
Jevon Lambright	FOr droids, R&D hull & electronics would be the most likely candidates, with weapons for the combat droids. Anything in SWC can really separated into the 4 parts that R&D covers: A shell, the electronic components, engines to move it, and weapons for defense. It will cover all the entity types equally. ____________

Year 13 Day 229 23:11	R&D
Riikah Mohrgyn	thank you for the better clarification concerning R&D skills ____________ A new toy. Can I play with it? I promise I will not break it, maybe just tweak it a little.

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