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As an interesting side note, Clan Smoke Jaguar quickly found that the EI system was addictive - the pilots experienced feelings of pleasure akin to an intense 'high' upon initial "integration" (the term used for a pilot being tied into an EI system) which quickly turned into razor-sharp focus. The pilots generally feel incredible while in command of the ProtoMech - much more focused, empowered, and eager for battle. Pilots found themselves craving integration. Smoke Jaguar scientists developed a synthetic substitute drug to simulate the effects of integration, and satiate the pilots when they were not in their ProtoMechs, but it was not as effective as the actual experience. | As an interesting side note, Clan Smoke Jaguar quickly found that the EI system was addictive - the pilots experienced feelings of pleasure akin to an intense 'high' upon initial "integration" (the term used for a pilot being tied into an EI system) which quickly turned into razor-sharp focus. The pilots generally feel incredible while in command of the ProtoMech - much more focused, empowered, and eager for battle. Pilots found themselves craving integration. Smoke Jaguar scientists developed a synthetic substitute drug to simulate the effects of integration, and satiate the pilots when they were not in their ProtoMechs, but it was not as effective as the actual experience. | ||
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| + | In [[CBT]] play a unit equipped with EI receives a +1 to Piloting checks; adds a +1 modifier per hex of forest, jungle or smoke terrain it fires through to a minimum of -1; ignores darkness modifiers; and allowes an Aimed Shot attack with +1 modifier as though equipped with a [[Targeting Computer]] (when combined with a TC or against an Immobile opponent use a -2 modifier). If internal damage is suffered the pilot must pass a 2D6 roll or suffer damage equivalent to an internal ammunition explosion.<ref>''A Time of War'', p. 317</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[1st Somerset Strikers]] | + | * ''[[1st Somerset Strikers]] |
| + | * ''[[A Time of War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Battletech: The Animated Series]] | * ''[[Battletech: The Animated Series]] | ||
* ''[[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]] | * ''[[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]] | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 14 March 2014
Developed by the Clans, Enhanced Imaging or EI is an advanced targeting and piloting system for use with humanoid shaped combat vehicles such as BattleMechs, Battle Armor and ProtoMechs. While offering considerable advantages, as well as serving as the only viable control method for ProtoMechs, EI inflicts serious side effects on the user, including possible mental instability, nerve damage and death.
Description
The Enhanced Imaging system combines two separate components, the first of which is an Enhanced Imaging Display. This advanced computer uses sensor data from friendly units in combination with pre-loaded terrain data to essentially create a more detailed "virtual reality" heads-up display. This component can be used by itself to aid in battlefield coordination and piloting, and by 3050 most Clan 'Mechs were equipped with EI Displays.[1][2][3]
The second and more dangerous of the EI components are Enhanced Imaging Neural Implants, which only work in conjunction with EI displays and humanoid-designed machines. Implanted just beneath the skin and connected to the subject's central nervous system, these implants not only replace the need to wear Neurohelmets but allow a person to access the EI system by thought and communicate with their machine instantaneously for superior reflexes. The drawback to these implants are significant, with those implanted liable to suffer feedback from internal damage to their machines in the form of potentially lethal electrical shocks, along with increasing mental instability which in a matter of years renders them unfit for duty.[1][4][3]
History
During the Clan Invasion forces of the Inner Sphere first encountered warriors with EI implants in large numbers, leading them to believe the system was wide-spread in Clan toumans. In truth about 5 percent of all Clan warriors choose to receive the implants, a recognition of their dangerous and painful side effects. The fact that EI warriors tend to operate in units together and that the system is more popular among Crusader-minded Clans, such as Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Smoke Jaguar, was responsible for the Inner Sphere's incorrect observations.[3]
In the development of the ProtoMech Clan Smoke Jaguar used EI technology as a solution to the problems they were having with developing these machines, namely the fact that there was no room for a Gyro or standard Cockpit.
The EI system works on the basic principle of allowing the Proto-MechWarrior direct neural control, essentially making them feel and control the ProtoMech as if they actually were the machine. This eliminates the need for a mechanical balancing system, and means the pilot needs no systems in the cockpit beyond life support.
As an interesting side note, Clan Smoke Jaguar quickly found that the EI system was addictive - the pilots experienced feelings of pleasure akin to an intense 'high' upon initial "integration" (the term used for a pilot being tied into an EI system) which quickly turned into razor-sharp focus. The pilots generally feel incredible while in command of the ProtoMech - much more focused, empowered, and eager for battle. Pilots found themselves craving integration. Smoke Jaguar scientists developed a synthetic substitute drug to simulate the effects of integration, and satiate the pilots when they were not in their ProtoMechs, but it was not as effective as the actual experience.
Notes
In CBT play a unit equipped with EI receives a +1 to Piloting checks; adds a +1 modifier per hex of forest, jungle or smoke terrain it fires through to a minimum of -1; ignores darkness modifiers; and allowes an Aimed Shot attack with +1 modifier as though equipped with a Targeting Computer (when combined with a TC or against an Immobile opponent use a -2 modifier). If internal damage is suffered the pilot must pass a 2D6 roll or suffer damage equivalent to an internal ammunition explosion.[5]