Pilot Programs
| Rating | Avail | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4[1] | 100¥ |
| 2 | — | 400¥ |
| 3 | — | 1,800¥ |
| 4 | 8 | 3,200¥ |
| 5 | 10R | 10,000¥ |
| 6 | 12R | 20,000¥ |
| 7 | 21F | 40,000¥ |
| 8 | 24F | 80,000¥ |
Pilot Programs[2] of Rating 3 and 4 are high-end but not "security" grade — they are Legal, not Restricted. A Pilot R:4 combined with an Driving Autosoft R:4 means a drone operating in autonomous mode can use Buying Hits[3] to get two hits, which accomplishes most Average Difficulty Tests[3].
Commensurately, Rating 5 and 6 become the "security grade" options and are Restricted instead of Forbidden. Superior military-grade pilot software (Rating 7 and 8) exists and is both Forbidden and expensive.
Keep in mind that the Rating of the Pilot program sets the Rating of the drone as a whole, which includes it's Device Rating. Device Rating is pretty trivial to identify via Matrix Perception[4], so running a military-grade Pilot is a great way to get your drone blown to pieces by law enforcement, no questions asked. After all, such a drone should be participating in a military or corporate operation, and the local police contractor are usually informed when such things are taking place.
Autosofts
With the adjustments to Active Skills, Autosofts[5] need to change too. With a few exceptions, Autosofts cover an entire group from the Skill Chart. They provide the drone every skill in the group equal to the Autosoft's Rating.
The processing capabilities of a drone brain are still somewhat limited. A drone running a number of onboard Autosofts equal to half its Device Rating, rounded up, can benefit from the full rating of those Autosofts. Alternatively, a drone can run a number of onboard Autosofts equal to it's full Device Rating, but no single Autosoft Rating can exceed it's Device Rating. The rules for Remote Control Consoles[6] remain unchanged.
Cost and Availability are as per Shadowrun Fifth Edition Core Rulebook (p. 442), but some autosofts are restricted or forbidden:
- Legal — Biotechnology, Computers, Driving, Engineering, Outdoors
- Restricted — Close Combat, Firearms, Projectile Weapons, Stealth
- Forbidden — Military Science
There is no autosoft for the Prowess group, as drones use Driving Tests for related tasks. There are also no autosofts for any Social, Magical, or Resonance Skills.
Perception
With the changes to Active Skills, drones make a Pilot + Matrix [Sensor] Test for their Perception Tests, and automatically fail any test they don't have an appropriate sensor for. The Clearsight Autosoft[5] is not required and does not exist.
References
- ↑ This is not an error; cheap, shitty software is actually harder to find than more capable software.
- ↑ Rigger 5 (p. 127)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shadowrun Fifth Edition Core Rulebook (p. 45)
- ↑ Shadowrun Fifth Edition Core Rulebook (p. 241)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shadowrun Fifth Edition Core Rulebook (p. 269)
- ↑ Shadowrun Fifth Edition Core Rulebook (p. 267)