Defence Rider Drones OXZ - Revision history

Reval at 12:20, 28 April 2026

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Reval at 11:55, 28 April 2026

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Reval: SDD capacities by ship Class

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SDD capacities by ship Class

Reval at 10:43, 28 April 2026

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Reval: Recommended OXPs

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Recommended OXPs

Reval: Quick Facts

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Quick Facts

Reval at 10:08, 28 April 2026

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Reval: OXZ download link added

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Download link for zipped OXP

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−	[[Image:Griff_mamba.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|<b>SDD Mambita</b> - a very little thing, a deadly insect. Galcop's new police rider drone. This one ~~illegally painted~~ with a civilian 'hunter' decal.]]	+	[[Image:Griff_mamba.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|<b>SDD Mambita</b> - a very little thing, a deadly insect. Galcop's new police rider drone. This one illicitly defaced with a civilian 'hunter' decal.]]
	== Downsizing ==		== Downsizing ==

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 SDD capability requires one thing and one thing only of any applicant: a clean and spotless Galcop record and a history of compliance with galactic laws.
-The SDD Authority, once satisfied, will grant approval and a duly legitimized licence for the carrying of Rider drones. There is little room for abuse of the system as it has been put in place: Special codes are issued and hard-coded in to every drone alotted; no drone can function without them. Hardpoints are mated with a unique coded link; an SDD will not attach itself without such a code. Every 'drop' is recorded, every retrieval, every kill, every loss.
+The SDD Authority, once satisfied, will grant approval and a duly legitimized licence for the carrying of Rider drones. There is little room for abuse of the system as it has been put in place: Special codes are issued and hardwired in to every drone allotted; no drone can function without them. Hardpoints are mated with a unique encrypted link; an SDD will not attach itself without such a code. Every 'drop' is recorded, every retrieval, every kill, every loss.
 The SDD, as a weapon of the ship on which it is installed, and certainly not accounted a vessel or craft in its own right, but a '''Mine''', carries out its allotted task of targetting offending vessels of its own selection or that of its mothership, and on their elimination registers a 'kill' with the on-ship and Galcop systems simultaneously. Galcop credits the launching vessel with the kill, awarding the ship its bounty plus 100 credits. Galcop regards the bonus as 'incentive to policing', but charges the licensee 100 credits for every drone lost. The dropping of a drone is accompanied by a (negligible) tax.
-Some crews noticed that there can be profit in this. Some, reputedly, have become hunters using SDDs only. The Galcop Administration must be smiling. They have a free Police Force that does not require wages or great expenditure, merely ongoing production and licensing. Licensing fees swell Galcop's coffers and the spacelanes become safe for all (except offenders). Win-win.
+Some crews noticed that there can be profit in this. Some, reputedly, have become hunters using SDDs only. Galcop Administration must be smiling. They have a free Police Force that does not require wages or great expenditure, merely ongoing production and licensing. Licensing fees swell Galcop's coffers and the spacelanes become safer for all (except offenders). Win-win.

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 == Civilian SDD ==
-At some stage in the project, an unknown Galcop nabob had a brainwave: A de facto space police force might soon become unnecessary. All that would be required was ''licensing'' - a stringent, Galcop controlled form of licensing, granted; a licensing of SDD for the use of '''approved civilian vessels'''. A trader vessel, for example, sporting its own Rider drone hardpoints and Mambita complement, could effectively carry its own police enforcers along with it.
+At some stage in this initiative, an unknown Galcop nabob had a brainwave: A de facto space police force might soon become unnecessary. All that would be required was ''licensing'' - a stringent, Galcop controlled form of licensing, granted; a licensing of SDD for the use of '''approved civilian vessels'''. A trader vessel, for example, sporting its own Rider drone hardpoints and Mambita complement, could effectively carry its own police enforcers along with it.
 Plans were quickly realized for the formation of a new '''Civilian SDD Authority''', whose responsibilities include approval and licensing of applicants, along with outsourcing of Mambita production for the general market. All accompanied by the close and seamless integration of the 'product' not only with individual ship systems, but with the Galcop communications network itself, every aspect of SDD deployment to be monitored and recorded.
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 Thus, with the aid of SDDs, a reasonable living can be eked out through hunting Offenders insystem - a practice Galcop tacitly if not overtly encourages via its 'policing incentive'.

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−	[[Image:Griff_mamba.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|<b>SDD Mambita</b> - a very little thing, a deadly insect. Galcop's new police rider drone.]]	+	[[Image:Griff_mamba.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|<b>SDD Mambita</b> - a very little thing, a deadly insect. Galcop's new police rider drone. This one illegally painted with a civilian 'hunter' decal.]]
	== Downsizing ==		== Downsizing ==

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−		+	[[Image:Griff_mamba.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|<b>SDD Mambita</b> - a very little thing, a deadly insect. Galcop's new police rider drone.]]
	== Downsizing ==		== Downsizing ==

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	Highly advisable if you intend to hunt for Offenders is:		Highly advisable if you intend to hunt for Offenders is:

−	'''IFF Police Scanner Upgrade''' ~~downloadable HERE.~~	+	* [[Police IFF Scanner Upgrade\|'''IFF Police Scanner Upgrade''']]

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	'''IFF Police Scanner Upgrade''' downloadable HERE.		'''IFF Police Scanner Upgrade''' downloadable HERE.
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		+	== Quick Facts ==
		+	{{IconOXP\|ooVersion="1.90"\|oxpCPU="Low"\|oxpMEM="Average"\|oxpGPU="Low"}}
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		+	[[File:Tag-colour-blue.png]]
		+	{{OXPLevel\|1}}{{Infobox OXPb\| title = Defence Rider Drones
		+	\|version = 1.0
		+	\|release = 2026-04-28
		+	\|features = Enhances Combat
		+	\|license = CC BY-NC-SA 4
		+	\|category = Weapons OXPs
		+	\|author = [[User:Reval\|Reval]]
		+	}}
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		+	{{Weapons-OXP}}

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	Place this file in your Oolite AddOns folder.		Place this file in your Oolite AddOns folder.
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		+	== Recommended Additional OXPs ==
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		+	Highly advisable if you intend to hunt for Offenders is:
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		+	'''IFF Police Scanner Upgrade''' downloadable HERE.

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	Simply unzip to your Oolite AddOns folder.		Simply unzip to your Oolite AddOns folder.
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		+	Download Version 1.0 of Defence Rider Drones (OXZ):
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		+	https://wiki.alioth.net/img_auth.php/3/3e/Defence_Rider_Drones.oxz
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		+	Place this file in your Oolite AddOns folder.

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	Thus, with the aid of SDDs, a reasonable living can be eked out through hunting Offenders insystem - a practice Galcop tacitly if not overtly encourages via its 'policing incentive'.		Thus, with the aid of SDDs, a reasonable living can be eked out through hunting Offenders insystem - a practice Galcop tacitly if not overtly encourages via its 'policing incentive'.
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		+	== Download ==
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		+	Download Version 1.0 of Defence Rider Drones (zipped OXP):
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		+	https://wiki.alioth.net/img_auth.php/3/3b/Defence_Rider_Drones.oxp.zip
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		+	Simply unzip to your Oolite AddOns folder.