[Spaceships] Paying more for better system?

[mlangsdorf]

Originally Posted by Sorenant

For example, if you take Sentou Yousei Yukikaze, the world is about early TL9 yet the computer installed in the MC's plane is clealy way above the ones expected for that TL: At TL9 and SM+4 airplane, you get C5 computer while Yukikaze is at very least C7 (equivalent to TL12) but more likely C10 or so (can pilot better than aces, unbelieveable EW capability and intelligence analysis).

Well, just making it a Genius computer puts you at C7. You could also make it a Compact SM+5 system for C8. That's enough for a IQ 10 volitional AI (Ultra-Tech p 25) or IQ 12 mind emulation (Ultra Tech p 27). With a Talent relating to EW and Intelligence Analysis, it could be effectively IQ 16 for those skills, plus having them at IQ+4 through training.

Alternately, it could just be a plot device that doesn't obey the standard rules.