Here's an idea, a pair of companions, a commercial model Robot Crash Test Dummy & an Institute Rapid Prototyping Test Dummy. -Commercial model- In Corvega factory, an inactive one in a Protectron Pod that you can hack to be your companion. Terminal explaining it's a robot with pressure sensors that's used to crash test cars (& Power Armour?).
-Institute Texture Model- In their research area and have terminal lore explain that CIT designed the crash test robot and therefore they had the design on their server. The Gen 1 synth could be an AI and dexterity improvement on the Dummy design.
I'd suggest Gen 2 Synth voice for the Institute one (firmware update) and Default Male/Female automatron voice and Assaultron voice options for the commercial model.
-Hostile "Malfunctioning" ones- spawn in Vehicle/Armour/Power Armour/ Weapon Testing Areas to fight.
-Hostile "Hijacked"- Improved AI, health, damage etc. Lore: the Institute used backdoor access to commandeer all "docked" units as extra man (robot?) power. (The one you hack as a companion could have been disconnected from the network)
Makes sense that the Institute would use synths for machine tests. With some texture differences, I would love to see a pair of companions named Slick and Spin.
Never even thought of using one that way! Yeah, I could probably set up something where you cango into a menu to change its level/health/DT/etc. then spawn/build one somewhere and use it as an *actual* test dummy. Thanks for the idea!
Yeah, this was just a quick build. I cut off chunks of the Gen 2 skin meshes so more of the skeleton would show through, then adjusted the color of the vanilla diffuse maps for them in Photoshop. Didn't even bother to make new spec maps. So if you want to make an actual decent new texture for them, knock yourself out!
13 comments
-Commercial model- In Corvega factory, an inactive one in a Protectron Pod that you can hack to be your companion.
Terminal explaining it's a robot with pressure sensors that's used to crash test cars (& Power Armour?).
-Institute Texture Model- In their research area and have terminal lore explain that CIT designed the crash test robot and therefore they had the design on their server.
The Gen 1 synth could be an AI and dexterity improvement on the Dummy design.
I'd suggest Gen 2 Synth voice for the Institute one (firmware update) and Default Male/Female automatron voice and Assaultron voice options for the commercial model.
-Hostile "Malfunctioning" ones- spawn in Vehicle/Armour/Power Armour/ Weapon Testing Areas to fight.
-Hostile "Hijacked"- Improved AI, health, damage etc.
Lore: the Institute used backdoor access to commandeer all "docked" units as extra man (robot?) power.
(The one you hack as a companion could have been disconnected from the network)
Also (if yes for above) do you think it possible to ad a menu for chnage resistance to damage type ?)
Thx
Mind if I take a shot at making textures of my own?
...and as an adult. o_o