RE: [ds, sg] tech and scratchbuild questions

From:  Beth.Fulton
>Do you think the computer generated displays in the helmets of the
future
(are they called huds or something??)

HUD = Heads Up Display -- eg when you're flying a plane, it's useful to
have information projected onto the glass in front of you so you can
watch your target and see your altitude at the same time, instead of
having to look down at a panel
> will be customisable colour wise? So maybe you could have "standard",
"colour-blind" (various kinds), "grey" etc settings or you could have a
limited number of settings so it suits you. Or do you think it would be
stock standard, no-give so you could just grab anyone's helmet if need
be?

Kind of depends on your army.  AE Imperial troops are all PA and usually
operate in vacuum, so are not going to be grabbing someone else's
helmet.  Their HUDs have default settings but are fully customizable,
including font/symbol size, color, location, and language.  AE tends to
be pretty flexible about how a small unit is run, as long as it achieves
assigned objectives (AE "platoon" = d3+2 teams, each of 2d4 troops).

On the other hand, Islamic Fed regulars are issued uniforms in the two
standard sizes (Too Large, Too Small) and their HUDs are preset at the
factory.

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