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Making a list of new tech that has been acquired by or was cutting edge and may be in wide use by the NGR since the last world book. This is what I have so far…

Glitter Boy Reflective Armor

Boom Gun Technology

Force Field Technology

Virtual Reality Combat Systems

Am I missing anything? Also, anyone know of any technology that the CS or FQ shared with the NGR in regards to their knowledge of genetics?Thanks.

Triax seems to prefer hard-tech solutions, so I doubt any genetic tech would be shared (beyond stuff with an agricultural/industiral/medicinal purpose).

Don't forget the new CS Navy multiple missile.

Also don't forget that the CS basically took over Iron Heart Armaments and Naruni Enterprise's entire stockpile in North America. I'm sure some of that got shared.

JAEP augmentation (usable by damn near anyone).

Slammer Missile (basically a short range missile fusion block, my fav)

Sticky Feet (forget what the technology was called, see Super Trooper and Prowler)

NGR should have the most Advanced Cybernetics
(See bionic source book, add everything you can/makes sense from it... NGR is prolly one of the few to have Cybernetic Humanoids - looks humanoid but is a cyborg underneath)

Uranium Rounds and DU rounds
(DU rounds are found else where, but not straight Uranium)


This is just off the top of my head... maybe think of more later.

I was just reading through Free Quebec and it looks liek the NGR also has some of Free Quebec's Glitterboy technology.

I also recall the NGR having some stealth technology.

IIRC, the NGR also has some Anti-Grav tech that they salvaged from the an alien ship. Anti-grav tech that is found in their hover pods / platforms.

On a side note, since both FQ and the NGR have the ability to make new Glitterundium or Chromium, what's to stop the NGR from making a Glitter-Devastator?

gremlin79 wrote:According to the latest GMG, the CS have opted not to use uranium ammo. The Prosek's may be Nazi's, but they're environmentally conscious Nazis.

Ah, they do not use "Uranium" ammo. They never said anything about "Depleted"-Uranium ammo. According to the NGR, DU rounds are not problematic to the environment or people. [you could account for this in the fact that every P.A. and Bot has a nuclear power supply.. they have most likely gotten very very good at depleting the uranium for safe use in ammo if they can create mini-power supplies out of it... though that could be another discussion since the nuclear-power-supply is a highly debated issue].

There are DU rounds statted out for weapons in north america (like the ammo for some of the weapons in Mercenaries).

I posted this in another thread, but in RIFTER #31 myself and a cowriter have an article detailing some new NGR tech. We also give rules for developing new techs. All in all, I think you all will enjoy it.

Kelorin wrote:On a side note, since both FQ and the NGR have the ability to make new Glitterundium or Chromium, what's to stop the NGR from making a Glitter-Devastator?

The only other "Glitter" style units they use are the Glitterwings. A glitter armor varient of their rather nice Dragonwing power armor. Thats not to say they couldn't or wouldnt make such a mecha but one has to consider need Vs cost.

If the gargolyes and brodkil use primarly laser weapons then I could see the use for such a thing. However if they use plasma, particle beams, ion cannons, railguns, etc. then the usefullness would be greatly diminished. I don't have the triax book handy and I cant recall what kind of weapons they gargolye power armors and robots use.

I do agree that the main gun of the devestator is a joke. That great big honking laser doing the same as a Wilk's 457? Yah sure it has a longer range then the Wilk's but who cares? It doesn't even really have that any more thanks to Merc Ops. The Wilk's laser cannon in there puts it to shame. As if it already was shamed enough

Hmm, with the Devestator being as big and heavy as it is...Heck lets go all out. Make it a Glitter style, add a few force field projectors and a "Mega Boomgun"! Give it multiple barrels and size it for use by that 50 foot monster! If it had even 3 barrels that would be 9d6x10 be blast! With the longer rails it would have longer to accelerate the projectiles down the barrels, give it a even longer range. I wonder how loud it would be going off?

Eh, it would be more practical to just give it a better energy style weapon. A really, really big plasma cannon. Great for making your brodkil well-done

Hey I didn't notice anyone mention transformation technology. Triax has transformation technology.

are the ambulances aerodine or A-G? Dang they have so many technologies and none of them developed. It seems as if they suffered the most from what was described in Chaos Earth. Companies developing as many technologies as possible, leaving their older discoveries in order to find THE best weapon. Other wise the NGR could essentially have Anti-Gravity Veritechs made of chromium that use a VR cockpit like the Metal Siren does... forget the chromium they should be able to produce RT style anti-laser armor. After all that is just a ceramic composite, hmm that may be why they are lower MDC or at least an explenation why. Oh and can't forget sheilding with force fields. What about no-boom, boom guns? The US Gov is researching different airframes to reduce or eliminate the shockwave that causes the sonic boom. So rounds that use the same aerodynamics.

Zer0 Kay wrote:Hey I didn't notice anyone mention transformation technology. Triax has transformation technology.

Good point, I forgot about that. They have two mecha that I am aware of that can "transform" One is in the underseas book and the other is the Dragonwing. Not exactly a full transformation but close.

Triax transforming mecha are awesome. I almost included some in that article, but alas, I ran out of time. I would like to see their navy detailed more. The picture in underseas of their submersible carriers docking with a huge underwaterbase always made me keep an eye out for that things stats.

Phadeout wrote:According to the NGR, DU rounds are not problematic to the environment or people.

Uranium (depleted or otherwise) is a toxic heavy metal. I'm not even talking about radiation (because it's spent fission-reactor fuel*). For some basics, see: Uranium-Biology, and scroll down to Hazards and Risks.

When uranium comes into contact with an oxygen atomsphere, it instantly begins to corrode. DU Rounds are coated to prevent contact with the atmosphere before firing.

* . . . which begs the question, with all the micro-fusion power plants running around, where whould the spent uranium reactor fuel come from to make depeleted uranium rounds?

Nebular4life wrote:

Jefffar wrote:Also don't forget that the CS basically took over Iron Heart Armaments and Naruni Enterprise's entire stockpile in North America. I'm sure some of that got shared.

What book was that in? I'll have to get it...

I think CWC covered the fact that the Coalition took over Iron Heart (or was it in SB1?). If not either of those, it would probably be included in the Aftermath: World Re-hash.

Warwolf wrote:

Nebular4life wrote:

Jefffar wrote:Also don't forget that the CS basically took over Iron Heart Armaments and Naruni Enterprise's entire stockpile in North America. I'm sure some of that got shared.

What book was that in? I'll have to get it...

I think CWC covered the fact that the Coalition took over Iron Heart (or was it in SB1?). If not either of those, it would probably be included in the Aftermath: World Re-hash.

Can't be SB1. IH made the Aircastle Bomber in Mercenaries. I think it was mentioned in mercs that they were taken over. Naruni is an assumption, but likely since the CS did chase them out of NA. Chase that would infer that the Naruni didn't have a chance to pack up before they uh... ran away like little faceless girls

Zer0 Kay wrote:Can't be SB1. IH made the Aircastle Bomber in Mercenaries. I think it was mentioned in mercs that they were taken over.

It also said someone got away with all the plans.

However the CS has the fully equipped factory and some of the best engineers on the continent.

Jefffar wrote:However the CS has the fully equipped factory and some of the best engineers on the continent.

If only they could read...

Zer0 Kay wrote:If only they could read... Big Grin

OH SNAP

Illiteracy doesn't apply to CS Military Specialists (has litereacy as OCC skill), CS Technical Officers (has literacy as OCC skill) and CS elite.
Books being illegal doesn't apply to CS elite. IIRC, CS has CS only books for CS elite.
Ironic, isn't it?

RainOfSteel wrote:

Phadeout wrote:According to the NGR, DU rounds are not problematic to the environment or people.

Uranium (depleted or otherwise) is a toxic heavy metal. I'm not even talking about radiation (because it's spent fission-reactor fuel*). For some basics, see: Uranium-Biology, and scroll down to Hazards and Risks.

When uranium comes into contact with an oxygen atomsphere, it instantly begins to corrode. DU Rounds are coated to prevent contact with the atmosphere before firing.

* . . . which begs the question, with all the micro-fusion power plants running around, where whould the spent uranium reactor fuel come from to make depeleted uranium rounds?

Easy, most signs point at a nuclear material based system, like the RTG system used on space probes for 3 decades, along with futuristic versions of existing working technologies (Stiring Engines, miniature high PSI steam turbines made of MDC materials). Fusion reactors don't work 'full time' yet and are big as (or bigger than) a house.

There are mentions of nuclear power packs leaking radiation when breached, and I think one other place (maybe the FAQ) also mentioned there being radiation leakage from destroyed nuclear powered vehicles.
The nuclear power sources often have the same effective life span as the half-life of 'nuclear fuel'.

I can think of other stuff also if I have to.

Well they captured the Iron Heart Factory and I assume Naruni isn't going to open a dimensional portal everytime someone orders a fresh box of plasma cartridges.