"The Baktoid Combat Automata programme began over two decades ago," he says, "when I was merely a senior researcher. But yes, I did have a hand in the software design. I assume you mean the basic battle droids, of course."
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Clarion looks at Vlad and Roan and arches an eyebrow. "I hope we dont have this type of behavior going on for the rest of the mission." she thinks to herself, while watching silently.
(yeah ok whoever was bickering back there , when I am here all day theres hardly a post, the 2 days im not theres volumes to read, I get confused in my old age Rex :lol
Lorn makes gestures to himself from the back of his group with his hands, clasping them open then closed, immitating the bickering from the other members of the jedi group. Tsk, mere infants. I wish they would get on with it.
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"The Mark II Battle Droids, you mean? Yes, I have been working on their tactical subroutines as well. As you can see, that project is now solidly into its testing phase."
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"As you seem curious about the technology on demonstration here, why don't I give you a tour, whilst we are waiting?"
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Wow... *Delfedd's eyes go all glazed for a moment as he imagines... something. Than he snaps back to reality.* That would be great. I hope you could tell us about how the droids are created. It would seem they cost more than the "basic" battle droids.
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"Well, come with me and I shall be pleased to discuss it," says Cannes, leading you out of the room back to the cacophony outside.
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"Thankyou, Sea-Four," he says. The droid nods amiably and waddles away.
"The trick with Battle droids," says Cannes, "is one of scale. No-one is going to pretend that a Baktoid automata is the last word in combat efficency, even with future research taken out of the eqaution. That is obvious for anyone to see- for example, you only have to see how much more dangerous a Droideka is than a Battle Droid to see that point illustrated. Two Droidekas could annihilate entire battalions of them; in fact, the battle droid longarm is not actually powerful enough to penetrate Droideka shields, which is part of the droideka basic design of course; they are more than a match for any number of foot soldiers.
"But cost is certainly the limiter. Droidekas cost a fortune. When Baktoid designed the automata, the object was not to create the finest fighting machine in existence, but to create something that was capable of foighting as well as a human or other sentient being, but could be produced and bought in vast numbers- millions, billions or more. The essence of the automats, then, is that they are exceptionally simple. Economy is present in all areas, from the slight frame, to their basic visual systems, to their general combat programming, to their VERY small use of projected power."
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"And so, the project succeeded. Battle Droids are capable of fighting as well as any general militia, added to which you don't need to feed or pay them and the only limiter on how many you can deploy is how many you can afford. The project has been exceptionally lucrative for us."
You break out into the exterior desert sunshine.
"There are rather a lot of you, aren't there?" he asks. "The Galaxy must be low on crime to warrant this many Jedi here just to ask questions."
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"If only that were so, Director Cannes," Xeth replies from the back. "Rather, we are investigating a crime currently..." Xeth becomes absent-minded and drops out on his sentence, looking around at the droids.
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due to the fact that im moving its hard for me to keep up with this again Ush im sorray
Ill tell u when it eases down and is not such a ***** to try to get on the net for 2 secs
"If I may ask Director, it would seem you are ammasing a rather large amount of these type of droids. Are you expecting an immediate use for them?" queries Clarion.
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that'd be my Q as well ]
