[Razhul]

At the end of SR4A, before the Glossary, it shows a Pilot numbers column. Do vehicles and drones come with a pilot program or do I have to buy it for each device type (i.e. once for all my microtap bugs, once for all my fly-spys etc.)?

[All4BigGuns]

The Pilot rating listed is the Pilot program it has at a base. You can buy a new one for each drone (not type of drone) if you wish to upgrade--or downgrade, but I don't know why you'd do that..

[RHat]

or downgrade, but I don't know why you'd do that..

You're a technomancer, and neither need the pilot not want others to be able to make effective use of it?

[Razhul]

The Pilot rating listed is the Pilot program it has at a base. You can buy a new one for each drone (not type of drone) if you wish to upgrade--or downgrade, but I don't know why you'd do that..

So a 1000 Nuyen drone comes with Pilot program worth 3000?

[Michael Chandra]

Yes. However, that Pilot program will not work on ANY other drone.

[Mirikon]

The Pilot rating listed is the Pilot program it has at a base. You can buy a new one for each drone (not type of drone) if you wish to upgrade--or downgrade, but I don't know why you'd do that..

So a 1000 Nuyen drone comes with Pilot program worth 3000?

Mass production drives costs down. That's why getting a coffeemaker from Wal-mart costs less than getting a custom made coffeemaker tailored to your individual needs.

[Michael Chandra]

Note that with a Programming Environment, a Programming Suite and a good programmer, it takes 3 months to make a Pilot 3. Even at double the normal Day Job fees that's 30k development. Sell a thousand of them and you're at 30 nuyen the drone.

[Razhul]

Ah, that's why I enjoy coming here.

[DamienHollow]

or downgrade, but I don't know why you'd do that..

You're a technomancer, and neither need the pilot not want others to be able to make effective use of it?

Would that really help you when dealing with a rigger though? The technomancer part yes, but the low pilot?

[RHat]

or downgrade, but I don't know why you'd do that..

You're a technomancer, and neither need the pilot not want others to be able to make effective use of it?

Would that really help you when dealing with a rigger though? The technomancer part yes, but the low pilot?

Depends on the method they're using.

[DamienHollow]

Rig... Dive on the technomancer... rig out at last second... Some days I love having expendable bodies, especially when they belong to someone else

[RHat]

"Rig" doesn't imply a single specific method.

[DamienHollow]

Excuse me... "jump in" and "jump out" i believe are the proper terms. Okay, why do we need a control "rig" to jump in, get called "riggers" for having said rig, and have a whole plethora of gear specifically for "jumping in" with rig or rigger in it's name... But yet Rig does not mean that I'm Jumped in?

[RHat]

Rigging also covers Remote Control and Autonomous Operation - and thus Spoofing Commands.  AO is the only one where Pilot is ever part of the equation.

[DamienHollow]

Yes, but why is it "rigging" if I don't even need the titular rig to give orders or go RC?