Gilga while you are around I have some questionq. I am building a Rigger because I would like to expand the option of the team and I thought of using a Renraku Jardinero as a 'spy' drone. The idea is that most corp probably use some of them as cleaner so I paint mine the right color (or use Chameleon Coating for that) and infiltrate it into the building to spy around. My questions are :
- Would it be usable? If in your scenario no or few buildings use cleaning drones it's a bit pointless
- What skill + attribute would I use to not be spotted? A simple disguise? I also thought of Logic + Etiquette since the drone might look a bit out of place.
- Would it be possible to have a hidden Drone Arm? Even a weak one. Weapon Mount have a Pop-out option that add 1 MP and cost 100xMP could I use that on an Arm?
Cleaning drones are very common, I doubt that people actually clean themselves in SR. Once you put there a weapon though it gets more dangerous. The problem is not physical observers, if you use the right kind of drone they'll just ignore it. Matrix observers may notice that the drone is not part of the cleaning application or something like that. I might require a few rolls of hacking/edit file in order to add that drone into the approved cleaning crew of a building.
(not the most secured system in the building, but still a system with central management - that is going to issue instructions for the new drone if it is fooled to think that it is a new addition to its network.)
Without fooling the matrix, you'll eventually be discovered (well risk of discovery is everything, but if you actually have your drone sleaze its way into the building - then you can just leave it there for a long time.).
Okay about arm and weapon, just remember that the less standard the drone the less sneaky it is.
