[Auxilia/Auxbots] Allies with 'G: Synchronized'

[vicky_molokh]

Greetings, all!

This a very neat (but likely implausible) concept from the wargame Infinity. There are these these ultra-tech troopers, Auxilia, who have a 'synchronized link'. Meaning that when the two perform actions, they do so in total communion, but the two must take the same Manoeuvre type (even if they have different targets/movement directions). How would you build that?

Thanks in advance!

[sir_pudding]

What's the benefit?

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

What's the benefit?

The benefit is probably Telecommunication (Radio), and the ability to more-or-less dictate the behavior of the bot. (I think we can say the bot has Minion and Slave Mentality for game purposes.) But there's the limitation I mentioned. That's what I'm interested in.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Molokh

The benefit is probably Telecommunication (Radio), and the ability to more-or-less dictate the behavior of the bot. (I think we can say the bot has Minion and Slave Mentality for game purposes.) But there's the limitation I mentioned. That's what I'm interested in.

Isn't this just a limitation of the equipment? You don't get TD: No Fine Manipulators when firing a rifle, why should this be a trait related issue at all?

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Isn't this just a limitation of the equipment? You don't get TD: No Fine Manipulators when firing a rifle, why should this be a trait related issue at all?

IMO the bots are more than equipment, that's why I'm asking about Ally builds.

BTW, the Teamword perk seems fitting.

[sir_pudding]

So the disadvantageous aspect only affects the bot, right? The operator can do whatever he wants, but the bot can only do the same maneuver that the operator is performing? Is the bot completely RPV'd or does it have some limited AI of its own? Can it make any decisions without external input?

[davidtmoore]

Check out the Teamwork perk in GURPS Martial Arts. Works a bit like what you're describing.