Angelic_Crux
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Angelic_Crux said:Wiki Entry on Type Threes
Apparently there are Type Two and Type Three Automatons, as well as Type Fours (who seem to be somehow different). It was a bit difficult to see what the difference is between a Type Two or Type Three Automaton and a Type Four, but I think it indicates an Automaton that was created with the digitized brain pattern of a Type Two or Three.
I think it's a valid species listing, since the section on Freespacer demographics separate each Type into living and automaton for the number of them there are. Though, it would be nice to have a better sense of what differentiates automatons and synthetic intelligences.
Type Fours are effectively human brains that have been transplanted into a mechanical body. The brain is hooked up to a complete computer system and partner AI, vastly increasing mental capabilities several times over. But to the horrific nature of having one's entire body removed, only the most serious minded and strongest willed volunteer for this upgrade.
From Dream Zero-Zero's bio said:Mindware
Dream uses her cybernetic brain implant for the usual things: to participate in the Free State's digital democracy, exchanging, uploading and downloading information, and recording her memories for her future reincarnation. She also has the equivalent of a huge medical encyclopedia stored in her memory. Plus, Dream pursues a number of mad project and theories regarding Polysentience's potential for further evolution.
Art and Vocations
Tsura's hobby is in sociological and anthropological studies. While her personal focus was on the way that Type Two subculture developed and influenced Freespacer culture as a whole, she is well-versed general theories of societal development and human behavior. As well, her interest in the worldview of Type Twos caused her to research other philosophies with an emphasis on self-denial and a communal ethos.
Studying from the Type Twos, who often learn to decorate their spacesuits with all manner of paints and logos, Tsura became an accomplished painter herself. Her talent lies more in graphic design and layout than in technical mastery, however. She mostly prefers to work with letters, symbols, and abstract designs with a focus on use of color. Her body is rarely free of various symbols and markings, except when she has just finished being maintained.