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Approved Submission [SAoY] Communicator, Type 42

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https://stararmy.com/roleplay-forum/threads/resurgence-of-yamatai-mission-7-road-trip.69825/page-7#post-435385
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https://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=stararmy:equipment:communicator_type_42
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  1. Yamatai (except Elysia)
Submission Terms
  1. I agree
I finally made an article for it.
 
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Feedback and suggestions are welcome.
 
Wes said:
Feedback and suggestions are welcome.
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Pretty cool. The Star Army’s very own combadge!

I noticed that it says it can withstand the rigors of combat, that it is fit for challenging conditions, and that it glows bright teal. Could a “subdued” function be added, sort of akin to how real life militaries use non-reflective rank insignia in the field?

Even though it’s only for shipboard uniforms right now, there might be combat situations where a ship gets boarded and its defenders need to hide in the dark or something. For such situations, being able to set it to project the color/pattern of whatever fabric is behind it could be a neat addition to the bullet list of example uses.
 
prob has a dark mode? yeah put that.
 
Added:
==== Low-Visibility Mode ====
The Type 42 Communicator can be placed in "Low Visibility Mode" which causes the communicator to stop glowing. While deactivated it resembles a black solar panel. During low visibility mode any projected UI elements are projected in a dim red color instead of the standard teal. To activate low visibility mode, telepathically or vocally ask it to enable low-visibility mode, or cover the communicator with your finger for more than 6 seconds.
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Would it be too much to consider adding an anti-tamper function, so a POW's comm couldn't be used by the enemy in the event of capture?
 
Andrew said:
Would it be too much to consider adding an anti-tamper function, so a POW's comm couldn't be used by the enemy in the event of capture?
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I've made the requested update, expanding the security features by adding a section on what some of those are.
 
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