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Scout Trap Projectile Unit Module Usage Mechanics

Player must be at least Novice Scout to use this module due to the trap certification being required for a player to use traps in the droid.

DROID BASICS:

First, you should know a few details about droids in general:

Each player is allowed to hold 5 droids in his/her datapad. This includes your starter droid, so if you find he’s worn out his usefulness, you may want to delete him if you find you need more droid help down the road.

The function of a droid is based upon what modules are installed in it. Modules are very similar to ship components. Each droid chassis has a set number of modules that can go in the droid. In general, the more advanced the droid, the more modules it can hold. The Advanced R3 has the highest module capacity with space for 6 functional modules.

Whenever a droid is out (called), it uses up battery power. This ONLY affects the function of modules that actually need power to work. Even with 0% battery power, a droid can still be called & stored, and it will still follow you around. Both of the modules discussed below require the droid to have 10% or more battery power to be used.

THE SCOUT TRAP MODULE:

This is a lesser-known (and lesser-used) module that can assist a Scout in gaining trapping experience. A droid with a Scout Trap Projectile Module (STPM) installed can be used to store Scout & Ranger traps and will fire them at a target on command. There are a couple of benefits to using this module:

1) The droid stores the traps that it fires, which effectively increases your inventory size.

2) Creatures that are hit by a trap from a droid will often attack the droid. This can be handy in that the droid acts as a “tank” for you, distracting creatures while you polish them off. However, this can also be an annoying side effect. If the droid has no combat rating, it will typically run away at high speed, requiring you to chase it down along with whatever critter is attacking it. If your droid gets killed, it must be stored and recalled later. Droids also take a long time to heal on their own.

3) You can effectively trap creatures without taking up space in the combat queue. You can blast (or swing) away at creatures while your droid traps them at your command.

Note that the Scout still receives full trapping xp for successful trapping by the droid.

4) The Droid can fire traps off up to 64 meters from the target. Also note that the droid can only store and fire traps that the Scout has the skills to use himself/herself.

5) Droid is only allowed to store one type of trap at a time. (Perhaps we can change this to allow a player to mix traps by having the droid with an openable inventory so that they can deposit/withdraw traps that will be used at will. We could also set it so that the droid used whatever trap that is first in order and use traps down the line starting from the first put in)

6) Like the Creature Harvest Module, the Trapping rating is not a direct bonus and instead is based upon a comparison of the user's skill and the droid rating. A higher attribute is believed to stack with the player's own trapping modifier similar to the way creature harvesting modifiers work with harvest bonus attributes on Creature Harvest Modules.

Using the Module

The Scout Trap Projectile Unit will produce a Trap Options menu for a Novice Scout. Traps can be added to the droid by dropping a single trap on the droid. The following two submenus are produced

• Program Launch Trap - Program command option, just like programming the attack command or follow me command.
• Clear Ammunition Processor - Removes, and deletes all traps that have been placed in droid.

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