So there is an app in Arcade spirits canon called IRIS who is an AI life coach that manages dating sim interfaces IC by measuring voice tones and such. She also can make a map of the nearby area using echolocation and display on screen along with people / happenings nearby. Zapper doesn't use it in canon but is aware of it and it's something anyone can get via piracy. Would this be regainable, how useful would it be in the Labyrinth and how many shards would it cost?
and minor question would an arcade cabinet count as basic tech? It is a lot bigger than a laptop or smartphone but the function is about the same so
If an Arcade Cabinet has the same functions as a laptop/smartphone, it's reasonable for it to cost 50 shards.
How much IRIS costs depends on how useful it is. It sounds like its ability to scan the nearby area for people/things happening is similar to a scanning sort of ability, so it will be the equivalent of 1 special ability (150 shards). IRIS will have the dating sim abilities included as well. It will have all its uses but will give inaccurate information while in the Labyrinth. You also cannot scan Castle Vaeros because Vaeros will block this signal.
It's up to you whether you would like IRIS to exist in Zapper's Oracle phone or in the Arcade Cabinet (if regained).
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and minor question would an arcade cabinet count as basic tech? It is a lot bigger than a laptop or smartphone but the function is about the same so
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How much IRIS costs depends on how useful it is. It sounds like its ability to scan the nearby area for people/things happening is similar to a scanning sort of ability, so it will be the equivalent of 1 special ability (150 shards). IRIS will have the dating sim abilities included as well. It will have all its uses but will give inaccurate information while in the Labyrinth. You also cannot scan Castle Vaeros because Vaeros will block this signal.
It's up to you whether you would like IRIS to exist in Zapper's Oracle phone or in the Arcade Cabinet (if regained).