Heroman Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 I plan to opt out of the VPP sensor suite in favor of a MP sensor design. Basically I expect to be able to load it with specific modules for specific things being sensed. Does someone have ideas on they types of things which a sensor system would detect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Go for the 4 fundamental forces of nature: Gravity, Electricity/Magnatism, Strong Nuclear, Weak Nuclear Gravity: Detect Mass and fluctuations in Space/Time. Important around any celestial body, and good for dealing with ships (provided it's sensitive enough) Electricity/Magnatism: Detect full electromagnetic spectrum, detect electrical charges, and detect flow of electricity. Important if opponents have electromagnetic force fields (find weakness, anyone?) and energy based weapons. Strong Nuclear: Detect radioactive substances and radioactive decay (captain, they claim they abandoned use of all thermonuclear weapons centuries ago, but sensors show that on deck four of their ship . . . ) Weak Nuclear: This is responsible for a different kind of radioactive decay, so ignore it. Alternately, just build douglas Adams's infinite perspective machine. All you need is a big piece of cake, a gadgeteer, and a crewman you don't mind sacrificing for the greater good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Detect Physical Objects (Matter), Detect Energy, Detect Life, and maybe Detect Machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 here again my traveller roots show, but it also applies to GURPS which divide sensors into active and passive sets at the starship level. my source for this is the TNE version of Fire, Fusion and Steel The Active EMS array includes a variety active and passive emitters and detectors covering most of the Electromagnetic spectrum.. making it a much more sophisticated version of Radar Densitometers Neutrino Sensors Neural Activity Sensor High Resolution Thermal The Passive EMS Array uses large antennae arrays to detect any electromagnetic emanations from a potential target, such as heat radio and light, Its an extremely sophisticated and precise sensor. I know this isnt probably a lot of help, but I cant seem to find my copy of the Starship Operators Manual for Megatraveller. which went into more detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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