Improved design for a battle droid

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 08:02pm

It would be more like a mini tank-like machine with I-bot type wheels for mobility on stairs, since the humanoid droids are a stupid fragile idea for combat. Probably would take up a cubic meter and armed with a full auto blaster. Each would be fully sentient, but needs to be reset every 48 hours for safety reasons. The droid would be armored heavily with a small shield generator.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2002-11-15 08:07pm

I think droids would be a lot more efficient if they were programmed to use tactics other that just running towards the Jedi with guns blazing, standing in one place and blasting away... Have them strafe, find cover, or something like that...

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 08:24pm

Yeah that's why I made the droids unable to repair and refuel themselves but sentient. That means they cannot rebel and survive, since they will run out of fuel, since they have no hands and such, only a little turret. No need for mind wipes, and the capability of learning is valuable. For rough terrain there are pop out wheels, and if the terrain is too rough just use standard droids.

By the way, this is the ibot-

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-11-15 08:24pm

Exonerate wrote:I think droids would be a lot more efficient if they were programmed to use tactics other that just running towards the Jedi with guns blazing, standing in one place and blasting away... Have them strafe, find cover, or something like that...

So basically a droid with the A.I. of a Quake bot.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-15 08:27pm

Sardaukar · Post by **Sardaukar** » 2002-11-15 08:41pm

what about this?

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2002-11-15 08:44pm

48 hour reset? What if they get into a battle, and need to stay longer than that? Besides, what usefull information can they learn just in 48 hours?
How about AI, yes, but a huge library of tactics? That way, the droid would be like the chess games, evaluating several given tactics in a fraction of a second, and choosing the most adequate. Instead of the short 48 hour time-span, give it an annual "house-cleaning".

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2002-11-15 09:22pm

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-15 09:44pm

Sardaukar wrote:what about this?

LOL I want a billion

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2002-11-16 05:00am

To me, an ideal battle-droid would be a small, spider-like robot that's armed with some sort of blaster-turret on top, and/or a heat-ray between its "mandibles."

A bit like the Necron Scarabs from Warhammer 40K, but far shootier.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-11-16 05:15am

No, the ideal battle droid is a mouse droid with a thermal detonator inside.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-11-16 05:33am

consequences wrote:No, the ideal battle droid is a mouse droid with a thermal detonator inside.

But it can be rather limited in use.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-11-16 05:46am

Yes, but very, very funny.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2002-11-16 09:56am

Sardaukar wrote:what about this?

You made that in Paint 5 minutes ago didn't you?

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2002-11-16 03:39pm

Warspite wrote:48 hour reset? What if they get into a battle, and need to stay longer than that? Besides, what usefull information can they learn just in 48 hours?
How about AI, yes, but a huge library of tactics? That way, the droid would be like the chess games, evaluating several given tactics in a fraction of a second, and choosing the most adequate. Instead of the short 48 hour time-span, give it an annual "house-cleaning".

I meant the 48 hours is the period of time before it runs out of power and the batteries need to be recharged, or refueled, or whatever. Memories would probably be stored in nonvolatile storage, so the droids can be shut off when not in use.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-11-16 03:58pm

Simon H.Johansen wrote:To me, an ideal battle-droid would be a small, spider-like robot that's armed with some sort of blaster-turret on top, and/or a heat-ray between its "mandibles."

A bit like the Necron Scarabs from Warhammer 40K, but far shootier.

Maybe the first version scarabs that fucked any electronics near them. Ah the fond memories of sitting them on tanks. Joy Joy Joy

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2002-11-16 04:30pm

Slap some Droideka shields on a Darktrooper, and you have one of the best battle droids I've ever seen.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2002-11-16 04:50pm

I'm suprised the Jedi didn't do anything like use an EMP generator... The droid armies would be massively screwed.

pecker · Post by **pecker** » 2002-11-16 05:07pm

Exonerate wrote:I'm suprised the Jedi didn't do anything like use an EMP generator... The droid armies would be massively screwed.

Because the Drodis were probably shielded from EMP.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-16 05:15pm

pecker wrote:
Exonerate wrote:I'm suprised the Jedi didn't do anything like use an EMP generator... The droid armies would be massively screwed.
Because the Drodis were probably shielded from EMP.

But how can you be sure? The TF isn't exactly the smartest combative group.

pecker · Post by **pecker** » 2002-11-16 05:26pm

IG-88E wrote:
pecker wrote:
Exonerate wrote:I'm suprised the Jedi didn't do anything like use an EMP generator... The droid armies would be massively screwed.
Because the Drodis were probably shielded from EMP.
But how can you be sure? The TF isn't exactly the smartest combative group.

Droid starfighters lack shields. Yet they weren't affected by the EMP blast (assumig there was one) from Proton Torpedoes in Ep. I.

Also, we've never seen a droid affected by EMP.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-16 05:30pm

pecker wrote: Droid starfighters lack shields. Yet they weren't affected by the EMP blast (assumig there was one) from Proton Torpedoes in Ep. I.

Also, we've never seen a droid affected by EMP.

1: since when do protorps emit an EMP?

2: because we've never seen one used.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-16 05:33pm

IG-88E wrote:
pecker wrote: Droid starfighters lack shields. Yet they weren't affected by the EMP blast (assumig there was one) from Proton Torpedoes in Ep. I.

Also, we've never seen a droid affected by EMP.
1: since when do protorps emit an EMP?

2: because we've never seen one used.

Proton torpedoes use nuclear warheads. Set one of those off in space and you get a big EMP pulse.

Post by **Kuja** » 2002-11-16 05:37pm

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-11-16 06:20pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
IG-88E wrote:
pecker wrote: Droid starfighters lack shields. Yet they weren't affected by the EMP blast (assumig there was one) from Proton Torpedoes in Ep. I.

Also, we've never seen a droid affected by EMP.
1: since when do protorps emit an EMP?

2: because we've never seen one used.
Proton torpedoes use nuclear warheads. Set one of those off in space and you get a big EMP pulse.

I don't think they're nuclear weapons. They appear to use some other version of high-explosives to create a 250-750 MT (upper limit), directed blast. That's pretty tough with a nuclear payload.