Sundance Wrote:Aside from being able to create existing bots, roboticist should have a new toy that allows him to attach brains to stuff frankenstein style
I proposed a brain-vat thing some time ago.

Empty brainvat

Active brainvat

Inactive brainvat


Fun with brainvats!
Slap a brain in it to see if it's owner is braindead or not.. Laugh as the brain audibly expresses their disgust! Slap several brains in several brainvats to keep yourself company while you work.. Laugh as the brains audibly tell you to hurry up with their cyborg body!
Out of cyborg bodys and genetics is borked? Attach a brain into a brainvat and bring it to the escape shuttle so you don't feel so guilty!
Welder and wrench a brainvat to various critters! Jones the cat with a big embalmed glass jar on wrenched cruelly on his head! Guaranteed hilarity! Not guaranteed total control over critter! Possible insanity may occur!
Are you animal activist and disagree with the above statement? Well look no further! As brainvats can be attached to dead debrained human bodies if you are able to send a current through it! Instant revival! Instant incurable retardation!

Megapaco Wrote:Can we also have some cool monkey borgs too? Like little metal monkeys that do nothing but run around requesting bananas and other funny things? It would be hilarious to be a traitor roboticist and emag some monkeys to have a little gang of minions to beat/rob/harass the crew

Sundance Wrote:Aside from being able to create existing bots, roboticist should have a new toy that allows him to attach brains to stuff frankenstein style
I proposed a brain-vat thing some time ago.

Empty brainvat

Active brainvat

Inactive brainvat


Fun with brainvats!
Slap a brain in it to see if it's owner is braindead or not.. Laugh as the brain audibly expresses their disgust! Slap several brains in several brainvats to keep yourself company while you work.. Laugh as the brains audibly tell you to hurry up with their cyborg body!
Out of cyborg bodys and genetics is borked? Attach a brain into a brainvat and bring it to the escape shuttle so you don't feel so guilty!
Welder and wrench a brainvat to various critters! Jones the cat with a big embalmed glass jar on wrenched cruelly on his head! Guaranteed hilarity! Not guaranteed total control over critter! Possible insanity may occur!
Are you animal activist and disagree with the above statement? Well look no further! As brainvats can be attached to dead debrained human bodies if you are able to send a current through it! Instant revival! Instant incurable retardation!

atomic1fire Wrote:Alternate idea.


Perhaps the brain jar could also be worn as a hat.

You could carry the captain around and have them yell at people as the station's headgear.

RAWK_LAWBSTAR Wrote:If the brain jar doesn't allow the brain in it to speak, you should be able to install a headset into the brain jar to allow the brain inside to scream horrible things at the station.

Natsumehack Wrote:any brain jars could have hats.

Sundance Wrote:

RAWK_LAWBSTAR Wrote:If the brain jar doesn't allow the brain in it to speak, you should be able to install a headset into the brain jar to allow the brain inside to scream horrible things at the station.

The brain can speak and see. It just can't do anything else, like move.

Natsumehack Wrote:any brain jars could have hats.

Actually quite possible. The dimensions for a robuddy (who can wear a hat) is 17 pixels wide, while the brainvat is 16 pixels. It would require no extra spriting to have a hat on a brainvat. For example:
Addendum:
As far as construction goes for the brainvat, it's a 4 step process.
1. Construct Vat frame from robotic fabricator (perhaps should robotics start with a box of them for ease?). Vat frame costs very little resource wise.

2. Add glass to Vat frame

3. Add brain

4. Click in-hand or right-click [activate] to revive brain. (doesn't require wrench)
or

Attaching the brainvat to critters would require clicking the critter with the brainvat, then welding and wrenching, respectively.
Attaching a brainvat to a dead person/monkey, would require the same process, but also requires the dead person to be shocked (pointblanked tased, thrown against a shocked door, defibbed, etc) several times. Person is revived, but is severely mentally retarded, that which cannot be cured. Think frankenstein.

I was also thinking that maybe this shit is fragile? Like if you throw it at something the glass will smash, leaving behind glass shard, the brain and the vat frame.