Goonhub
05-26-2024, 10:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-26-2024, 10:26 AM by Lefinch. Edited 2 times in total.
Edit Reason: Syndicate used the disk on my post
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Just entirely for flavour (as I also like this idea) because I've always assumed (perhaps wrongly) that the Syndicate have stolen this nuclear device and the reason the auth disc works at all is that the nuke is a NT product: Rather than "damaging" the shields which wouldn't make as much sense to me have it be some kind of fail-safe system. Something along the lines of:
NT slots it in:
"The authentication disk triggers a safety, exposing the internal mechanisms through an opened maintenance panel."
Bad guys slots it in:
"The authentication disk triggers the anti-tamper systems, protective cladding ensconcing the charge in a bulwark of steel."
Or something better than that. Still, making it a nebulous modification of the nuke's health rather than a clear time change certainly helps keep the suspense in theory.
NT slots it in:
"The authentication disk triggers a safety, exposing the internal mechanisms through an opened maintenance panel."
Bad guys slots it in:
"The authentication disk triggers the anti-tamper systems, protective cladding ensconcing the charge in a bulwark of steel."
Or something better than that. Still, making it a nebulous modification of the nuke's health rather than a clear time change certainly helps keep the suspense in theory.