[Basic]

I was just sitting down wondering if there is a bullet in shadowrun that you should shoot at electronic optical relay. it would attach to the device and create a optical link that you could communicate to with it in line of sight ?

Thinking that would be interesting to use to get in to a network during a shadowrun mission if there is a jammer that you can't find.

Such as a shadowrun team need to take out the security cams in the building before they get in but there is a jammer they can't find or the building does not let wireless signals in or out. The teams sniper could use this find some electronic ex a camera shoot this at it then the hacker using a optical relay hacks in to the network but as I said it would all have to be line of sight.

Does that kind of tech exist in shadowrun ?
or could it be built ?

I think it would look alot sleeker in shadowrun.

[Reaver]

Hate to say it but the bullet would just smash through the device/line. Not to mention the physical stress and heat from being fired would probably fry the electronics needed to do what you want. Also due to the size constraints, it's signal rating would be on the scale of an RFID tag (a few meters max).

That said, there are drones that do the same job of hacking into a line/camera and allows a techno/hacker access to the feed. Easier then trying to hit a tiny tiny target with a bullet and better effects for signal too!

[Xzylvador]

Check out Nanite Intruders, Augmentation page 116.
Put the 'sticky gel' they're deployed with in a capsule round and there you go. They can be programmed for a bunch of stuff, the Activators being what you're looking for: they open a device to unrestricted wireless access.

The picture you posted is actually a 12 gauge Stick 'n Shock round, afaik.

[Basic]

Hate to say it but the bullet would just smash through the device/line. Not to mention the physical stress and heat from being fired would probably fry the electronics needed to do what you want. Also due to the size constraints, it's signal rating would be on the scale of an RFID tag (a few meters max).

That said, there are drones that do the same job of hacking into a line/camera and allows a techno/hacker access to the feed. Easier then trying to hit a tiny tiny target with a bullet and better effects for signal too!

About the signal rating. If its a optical relay i think as long as the laser could reach it that it should be fine on the signal thing.

Also what about the tracer rounds that put a tracer tag on things ?

[Basic]

The picture you posted is actually a 12 gauge Stick 'n Shock round, afaik.

I know its just the closet thing to what it might look like.

[farothel]

In Unwired you have microtapper bugs (microdrones) who do that.  And you can modify other drones to do the same thing if you need, for instance, a flying drone for that.

[DoubleTap]

About the signal rating. If its a optical relay i think as long as the laser could reach it that it should be fine on the signal thing.

Also what about the tracer rounds that put a tracer tag on things ?
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thats basically a RFID.    Anyways youd be better off using a minidrone to install a tap.. 

[CitizenJoe]

Hate to say it but the bullet would just smash through the device/line. Not to mention the physical stress and heat from being fired would probably fry the electronics needed to do what you want. Also due to the size constraints, it's signal rating would be on the scale of an RFID tag (a few meters max).

Sling shot/Bow.  Note that an arrow makes for a pretty good antenna.

[bangbangtequila]

That is a great idea! I should make liberal use of it for Thorn...

I would imagine it's possible, especially if it's just an optical relay. Those suckers are a) incredibly tough (cybereyes are fifty times as complex and can withstand combat stress) b) very compact (again - cybereyes demonstrate how they could be miniaturized). Integrating a specialized nanite system to connect the relay to the network in question would make this quite the hacker tool. Of course, for things like cameras, I would rather just use a HERF gun...

[_Pax_]

I was just sitting down wondering if there is a bullet in shadowrun that you should shoot at electronic optical relay. it would attach to the device and create a optical link that you could communicate to with it in line of sight ?

What you want are Capsule rounds, filled with one or another hacker nanite colony, in a gel suspension.

If you just want to be able to go "pop" with a gun, and have a camera to look out of?  Fill the capsule rounds with Nanospy.  Pop, splat, count to ten, bingo there's your camera.

[Raventrickster]

What you want are Capsule rounds, filled with one or another hacker nanite colony, in a gel suspension.

If you just want to be able to go "pop" with a gun, and have a camera to look out of?  Fill the capsule rounds with Nanospy.  Pop, splat, count to ten, bingo there's your camera.

I like this idea, *Yoink*

[_Pax_]

^_^

[Raventrickster]

Although at 7,000Y a shot that's a bit pricey 

[_Pax_]

Definitely not cheap - even Hacker nanites cost 1K times their rating (and are nominall designed for hacking cybernetics, but should easily to extrapolate to other uses).

But, it would WORK.