Body Armor Remix

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So I've been planning this for a while, and I'm coming back to it now that we're getting ready to hit Sweethome, and they have Alliance goods.

We might be wantin' some armor. I reread Onas' old thread about it, and I like his idea about using ODST armor from the HALO series:

So here's my thing, what do we want the armor to do other than protect us from bullets/knives? The only real extra thing I've included so far is a HUD that will be standard. What I'd like is for everyone who's interested to include something that they'd like to see in the armor. I've already talked to Onas, so I have his input.

My inclusion: Is something called the van der Waals force, it would be in the gloves and boots of the armor and allow us to climb walls like Spider-Man. It has restrictions, if there's sediment on whatever we're climbing, we have to clean off our gloves and boots every so often or else we ain't stickin' to the wall or whatever anymore. Also, whatever we're climbing has to be able to support our weight, or else we all fall on our asses. Best part? This tech is something we're workin' on today. So it's really not too far of a stretch for all you realists out their. It has other uses than just for our armor too, so it's muti-purpose, but we can talk about that later.

Onas' inclusion: Zip

Roger's inclusion: Roger wants the armor to be pressurized for temporary use in the vacuum of space. I'm thinking about... ten minutes of air max.

Hannii's inclusion: She wants a Falcon Punch. I have yet to figure out how to make that one work. But I have an idea.

Anyone else have suggestions, does Onas want to expand on what I've explained for his (Cause we all know you're a detail whore.)? Speak now, cause after we're finished with Sweethome, I'm designing and producing the armor.

[Yautja]

I got nothin really. Well, okay, that's not entirely true. I would like the armor to be a progressional thing, where it starts out as light easily accessible stuff, and slowly grows into full on combat armor that is practically impenetrable at the end, like a video game. This is multipurposing too. I'd like the ship itself to see the same type of growth, getting better, and stronger as the story develops. So can that be worked in somehow?

[Roger]

Re: Spiderman armor
I'm okay with that so long as there is the understanding that it doesn't actually make you spiderman. The unrealistic part of Spiderman is that he moves up those walls really fast. Unless the suit also gives you superhero strength... and makes the armor weightless, then you won't be flying up walls. Basically, as I understand this, it would basically be like Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol where he climbs up the building. You can move at a decent pace, it's a great way to come in from an unconventional direction, and it can help you in a pinch (e.g. stop you from falling out a window, help catch yourself as you fly off that bullet train, etc.). However, the stairs or a ladder would always be faster. If that's the case then I'm cool with it.

Re: Building on and on as we go
I kind of like the concept but I don't know how feasible that is. First, we're starting with the bar pretty high already, even more so with the reboot. And whenever we start talking about this, acquiring the next big thing is always only like 3 threads away. So unless the end result is some ridiculous superweapon then it just might not work.

Alternatively, to make the end point something somewhat realistic and getting a steady rate of growth would handicap our earlier threads. And why is it that over the course of a few months the PMC gets such great shit and had been apparently languishing for the six years prior to this with a bunch of crap?

Finally, upgrades, ship upgrades in particular, take time to buy and implement. The Peerless story goes slower than most other RPs with our plots all focused in. We don't have a few weeks to devote to an armor overhaul of the ship.

Re: new ideas
I'm always concerned with the vacuum of space. I think the armor should double for that purpose to a limited extent to the same extent the flight suits were in BSG. You're not going to put on your armor and go for a space walk. Actual spacesuits are better for that. However, if we're in a ship battle and we lose atmo or even you get vented, it gives you a fighting chance to get to safety. Also, we could use it for short badass moments like boarding an enemy ship by having four guys jump out of our ship, land on theirs, and quickly cut in withing the span of 3 minutes and then be in there in their regular armor ready to go.

[Yautja]

Yeah, I see your point Rog, it kinda goes to impractical, unless we want to be walking ubertanks in the end, which I don't. Retract my idea. I do like the spacesuit thing though.

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Where's my falcon punch?

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I'm workin' on finding a way to make that one work.