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Re: Well...
Posted By: rosignol <rosignol@nwlink.com>Date: 1/3/01 1:03 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Well... (Phayd)

: Actually GPS on earth uses satellites, but the principle that makes GPS is
: triangulation. All you need is two beacons, and you now have your
: location. I cannot believe that an alien race would build such a structure
: without some sort of RPS (ring positioning system.) Some of the civilians
: on the POA will be scientist, otherwise Cortana could modify the guns to
: work.

What makes you think that human technology would be able to detect it or figure out how to take advantage of it? Compared to whatever built the Halo, we're primitives, and I expect we have about as much chance of figuring out what they use as Christopher Columbus would of figuring out how to build a GPS reciever.

This will probably change as the game progresses (what good is having an semirampant AI with a 'tude hitching a ride in your head if they can't crack into alien computer networks for you?), but I expect things to be kinda rough in the beginning.

: An earth compass would not work, but a gyroscope could do about the same
: purpose. And it could be modified to show the same type of reading.

Possibly. I have been somewhat conditioned by Marathon to expect BoBs to be useful mainly as extra ammunition....

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Problems with weapons and FAQs....black flag and a red star 12/31/00 8:30 a.m.
     Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....tru7h 12/31/00 9:35 a.m.
     Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....Louis Wu 12/31/00 9:44 a.m.
           Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....Mark Levin 12/31/00 3:07 p.m.
                 Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....Cunbelin The Insane 1/2/01 5:08 a.m.
                       Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....Louis Wu 1/2/01 5:31 a.m.
     Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....Island Four (Nathan) 12/31/00 8:36 p.m.
           Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....Ash 1/1/01 6:47 a.m.
                 Re: Problems with weapons and FAQs....rosignol 1/2/01 1:06 p.m.
           wait up a sec, nate...black flag and a red star 1/1/01 9:48 a.m.
           Well...Xero 1/1/01 1:49 p.m.
                 Re: Well...Phayd 1/2/01 11:45 a.m.
                       Re: Well...rosignol 1/2/01 1:14 p.m.
                             Re: Well...Phayd 1/2/01 8:44 p.m.
                                   Re: Well...rosignol 1/3/01 1:03 p.m.



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