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What are the capabilities and limits of nanites?
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Cat Troll
Incorruptibles
#1 - 2014-04-04 09:19:33 UTC
Nanites almost seem like magic.
They repair armor.
They revive downed soldiers.
They resupply ammo.
They repair starship components.

For example, in DUST, there is an equipment called a nanohive.
The description says that nanites can turn into any type of infantry ammo.

What are the limits of those things?

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Jandice Ymladris
Aurora Arcology
#2 - 2014-04-06 22:21:19 UTC
Limit would be: they can't do it instantly. By example: repairing armor & components, high enough damage overcomes it.

The Nanites also can get into creepy territory fast, as Sansha Kuvakei uses them to make populations willing to be taken by him (hardly any resistance)
They're also used as component in a suicide-pill (or murder-pill? )

And yes, they're as close to magic as it gets in EvE, can't explain it? Wave hands and say "Nanites did it"

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Cat Troll
Incorruptibles
#3 - 2014-04-14 12:55:31 UTC
Jandice Ymladris wrote:
Limit would be: they can't do it instantly. By example: repairing armor & components, high enough damage overcomes it.

The Nanites also can get into creepy territory fast, as Sansha Kuvakei uses them to make populations willing to be taken by him (hardly any resistance)
They're also used as component in a suicide-pill (or murder-pill? )

And yes, they're as close to magic as it gets in EvE, can't explain it? Wave hands and say "Nanites did it"

Thanks for the info!

Lolwut: "Yes, you kids don't know how lucky you have it. These days noobs get given free tackle ships for PvP but back in the old days the only tackle ships we were given were our pods. We had to use them to bump their rookie ships out of alignment to stop them warping off."