Name: Neuro-Controlled Weapon System, abbreviated NCWS and also occasionally called 'Mind-Control [Weapon Name (ex. axe, spear)]. Description: A thick, sturdy black cord of varying length that connects a weapon of some description to a small metal 'outlet' on the body that, in turn, connects to the wearer's brain and nervous system. The weapon can be any melee weapon or firearm of choice, while the plug, despite being typically attached to prosthetic limbs or exterior body parts, can be attached anywhere it would protrude from the wearer's epidermis, shell or such. Abilities: +Grants the ability to remotely control digital weapon functions using only one's mind. +Compatible with just about any form of melee weapon or firearm attachment that requires batteries and/or a microcomputer to use normally, as well as any conceivable melee weapon or firearm. +Mind manipulation is only limited to the extents of the technology being neutrally controlled. Conditional Abilities: +The NCWS cables are often long and are able to resist extreme strain, giving them a secondary use as a means to tether one's weapon to one's self to prevent losing it, or to transform lighter individuals' sharp weapons into grappling hooks. +Applicable for combat, utility, and possibly even social scenarios. +Despite requiring power, it uses very little over long periods of time. Limitations: -Requires a small battery to be installed and regularly changed every four IC months in the weapon of choice in order to function, or when the battery is subjected to an electromagnetic pulse. -Leaves the person with the installed NCWS vulnerable to electromagnetic pulses if they're organic, causing electrocution. -Cutting the obvious and not-at-all blade-retardant cable results in all functions of the NCWS being lost, leaving the user with their normal, gadget-less melee weapon. -The long cable that connects the NCWS wearer to the weapon makes for a great way to pull the wearer around from a distance. -Physical functions, such as making a bullet-firing gun shoot, is impossible. Conditional Limitations: -While entirely possible, removing the NCWS's neural connections is difficult without permanent damage or even death. -If the CPU in the NCWS - attached weapon contracts a virus, it's entirely possible for it to reverse-transfer to the wearer's mind if they're a glitch, android or other manner of robotic being. -Despite the extreme strength of the clip that keeps the NCWS cord plugged into the wearer, an excess strain of +300lbs will pull it out of socket. How does it work: Upon connecting a small CPU in the weapon of choice to the NCWS host's brain via the specific cable used, it essentially grants the wielder the ability to control any digitally-regulated processes that could normally be controlled using a microcomputer on said weapon using their mind alone, namely things such as extending/retracting parts, and toggling other devices such as flame jets or electrical charges, though the possibilities continue from there. Flavor text: While the NCWS probably can't be sourced back to any one inventor, those who made it did so as a cheaper, easier-to-access alternative to something fancier and more expensive you could only find in Civspace. While obviously meant for utility and combat use, a number of recreational uses can come out of being able to control a weapon with your mind, such as strapping your favorite pistol down with tiny micro thrusters and trying to convince someone you're a 'magician' by pretending to make it levitate, if you really wanted to. Referenced Technologies: Potentially, the majority of any melee or ranged-weapon modifying augments or technologies. Attainability: [Open] Tags: [Industrial] Category: Robotics
