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Chapter 3 Input Needed! Favourite or New Robot Personalities.

I'd really like to see a little uniqueness in the form of robots beyond just their personalities.
Like an Assaultron that thinks itself a gunslinger and wields twin 10mm pistols, or that forestry Mr Handy mentioned earlier but it can carry and operate a hunting rifle (and wears a Park ranger Hat!)

Also, a Sentry Bot that is more at home in the water than on land, and will only go to Coastal/River settlements. Instead of legs, he has a hull, (of course wheels/treads on the outside of his hull to cross land) and one arm has a net launcher. He'll gather fish for the settlement from his unique Agricultural plot. His name? Sentry Boat! ;D
 
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I just wanted to say thanks to you all for such imaginative and creative input. So many ideas! I am now in the process of digesting them all and creating some truly enjoyable robotic experiences for you all. Stay TUNED! :)
 
tempestbob said:
Just had another idea... A robot in the vein of Smokey Bear, telling kids that "only YOU can stop Forest FEV!" and sending folks off on missions to kill super mutants ;P
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"Remember, folks, best way to stop it from spreading and destroying everything in its path, is to cut away the greenery. Or at least pierce it."
"Keep your extinguisher loaded at all times! And by that, I mean a gun!"
 
Something similar to SCORPIO from SWTOR, I've always loved that NPC, and wished there was a way to change my iPhone's Siri to use that voice!

Also, ARIA from Kyle Hill's Youtube channel (a great science channel) is a great AI voice, and voiced by his IRL girlfriend. If kinggath were to reach out to see if she'd like to voice a robot in SS2, who knows, she may accept!
 
-There's some great suggestions here. I think my favourite so far is a philosopher robobrain, constantly theorizing if the brain makes it human, or if construction makes it automatron. Perhaps it asks for "specimen samples" to fuel its research, maybe having unique interactions if Curie is present. Perhaps it "upgrades itself" between quests, eventually building itself a Gen1 Synth body in hopes of straddling the line so as to completely comprehend its' own existence.

-I'd also like to second the idea of a robot that a Hubris Comics fan tried to program to believe it is a superhero. Perhaps an Assaultron Starlet Sniper?

-With the Atom Cats being mechanically inclined enough to fix up Power Armour, how about they fix themselves up a smooth-talkin' robo-DJ (H3P-K@ or something), but the Gunners have stolen it. Bonus points if this lets us build the Atom Cats garage as a settlement. Anything that gives them some SS integration, really.

-If more hairstyles get added to SS NPCs, maybe a Ro-Barber who you can "upload" different cuts to? A Robo tattoo artist would be pretty sweet too, but likely development hell given the abundant face-texture issues.

-A lounge singer bot that can be hired to perform at our settlement. The player can choose whether to pay out royalties to Magnolia or not, and Whitechapel Charlie may have something to say about it.
 
While we get the full questline for The Silver Shroud in the main game, Manta-Man makes an appearance as an NPC, and Mistress of Mystery gets a questline in Fallout 76, we don't get anything for Grognak other than the costume and weapon and we get nothing but the costume for The Inspector in Fallout 76 (and the passing reference from Daphne). Perhaps we could get a Mr Handy who thinks he's Grognak complete with charging into melee with an axe and maybe a line if he recognizes the player in a Grognak costume and also a Miss Nanny who thinks she's The Inspector and has a series of "crimes" she needs assistance solving from the player in a radiant quest fashion.
 
Jost said:
While we get the full questline for The Silver Shroud in the main game, Manta-Man makes an appearance as an NPC, and Mistress of Mystery gets a questline in Fallout 76, we don't get anything for Grognak other than the costume and weapon and we get nothing but the costume for The Inspector in Fallout 76 (and the passing reference from Daphne). Perhaps we could get a Mr Handy who thinks he's Grognak complete with charging into melee with an axe and maybe a line if he recognizes the player in a Grognak costume and also a Miss Nanny who thinks she's The Inspector and has a series of "crimes" she needs assistance solving from the player in a radiant quest fashion.
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Oh, or the full cast of the Unstoppables! Each a different type of robot! Would love to see their dynamic be like a silly version of the Avengers or Justice League.
 
General Ilene said:
Oh, or the full cast of the Unstoppables! Each a different type of robot! Would love to see their dynamic be like a silly version of the Avengers or Justice League.
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Everyone except the Silver Shroud or the Mechanist. And get the ability to interact as either of these two when dressed as such. I’ll sometimes have my companion dressed as the Mechanist while completing the silver shroud quest…
 
Twiki and Dr Theopolis from Buck Rodgers. A silly robot with a strange verbal tic "biddi-biddi-biddi" who carries an erudite super-brain robot around with him that also talks.

Also, another classic that I'm sure someone else mentioned, Robby the Robot from Lost in Space. I would LOVE protectron with robobrain arms that when a fight starts, flails around shouting DANGER DANGER!

Lastly, the Ro-Man from Robot Monster. a badly acted, badly voiced "robot" that's just a gorilla with a space helmet on. Would be a great partner with Franklin!
 
Another idea!
The Decision Maker (Or 8-BA11), is a Mr. Handy robot ready to save you from your indecisiveness! With a prototype mind-reader, he will already know every single detail about your predicament and give you an answer!
(Disclaimer: Mind-reader is still in beta-testing, and currently works at 48% accuracy. Make sure to focus on one question at a time, and make sure you are the only one in close proximity (a radius of 15ft) to the robot. While the robot is capable of discreet answers, it is recommended to avoid sensitive questions in public areas. Not all answers should be taken seriously.)

I can imagine it getting quite intrusive, so maybe someone programs it to avoid the sensitive questions. But it's still kinda funny imagining this guy roaming settlements and giving random answers to unspoken questions. Will definitely make a fanfic where I set this guy loose in HQ! :grin
Examples:
"My sensors tell me that would be a terrible idea!"
"Experts say that combination is safe but not recommended."
"Shallow feelings tend to disappear once you try to rationalize them. If you can put it into words, you know it is true."
"No."
"STOP! You're thinking of violating the law!"
 
Cessori said:
I always feel sorry for the Assaultron that you find following Dogmeat to track down Kellogg.

Perhaps a salvage mission and restoration project for that bot.
Personality wise, It could always be nervous or twitchy, "fearful" of combat situations and have some difficulty moving about because repairs weren't entirely successful due to extreme damage. Head ajar, tilted to one side perhaps.
It would be a pacifist now, with preference for doing robot repairs in HQ's Robot Lab, being grateful for having been restored.
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I’m not a fan of using the fo4 robots, but I always felt there was something missing in this scene like the option to end or fix this robot. I mean we just walk up robot is sad we pick up a cigar then walk off. Let me finish her off or something.
 
KezzDaddy said:
How about a very patriotic, all American Mister Gutsy but he has being badly redubbed to be very pro-HQ.
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I'd suggest something similar -- either a Gutsy or sentry bot with a personality similar to M1-4X from SWTOR:
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Sirlach said:
Without giving away too much one of my projects for Chapter 3 is to "make Robots Great again"!

I'm looking for idea's for SS Robots personalities or characters that you would like to see in Chapter 3.

The vanilla NPC robots in the game already have well established personalities so we want to develop new characters and approaches. These robots will be SS aware and will comment and interact with the game and the SS systems.

Existing SS2 Robots (Mr Handsy, OMOR etc) are excluded from this discussion (they are being developed separately! :O )

One example I love is HK-47 from KOTOR.
  • "That was a close one. I almost surrendered completely to peace and pacifism. How repugnant."
  • "As a meatbag would say: 'I have a bad feeling about this.'"

I look forward to reading your ideas.

SirLach (Robot Appreciator).
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MRGA! LOL maybe a Trump Robot? like have his brain uploaded into a Robot ? that would be funny. Just need to make sure you find a really good Trump Impersonator
 
Cessori said:
I always feel sorry for the Assaultron that you find following Dogmeat to track down Kellogg.

Perhaps a salvage mission and restoration project for that bot.
Personality wise, It could always be nervous or twitchy, "fearful" of combat situations and have some difficulty moving about because repairs weren't entirely successful due to extreme damage. Head ajar, tilted to one side perhaps.
Seria um pacifista agora, com preferência por fazer reparos de robôs vno Laboratório de Robôs do QG, agradecendo por ter sido restaurado.
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Sim... seria ótimo saber mais sobre a personalidade desse Assaultron... Eu sempre o achei intrigante porque ele fazia parte de uma caravana de azar. Talvez algumas missões secundárias envolvendo ele/Ferrovia?
 
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