🚗 WorldSat Aerial Sphere
📋 Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | General Goods |
| Category | Gear |
| Subcategory | Survival |
| Manufacturer | WorldSat |
| Price | 1000eb (Very Expensive) |
| Market | Woodchipper’s Block Party |
| Availability | Booth B2 |
WorldSat 1,000eb (V Expensive)
With the fall of the global NET, WorldSat suffered devastating financial losses. As they struggled to keep communications afloat, their R&D department devised ways to link cities and long-distance networks using something similar to weather balloons. Unfortunately, a single unit simply wasn’t capable of handling the amount of data necessary to serve as a link between cities, so project funding and scope were slashed until the remaining skeleton crew released a much smaller unit than was originally imagined to little fanfare.
The WorldSat Aerial Sphere (WSAS) comes in a compact plastic box, crammed full of a small helium cartridge, control unit, two stakes, a spool of high tensile wire, and an inflatable balloon with a solar panel layer and transmission webbing. To use the WSAS, simply inflate the balloon, attach the wire, and let it rise. While it’s ascending, activate the control unit and hit the on switch. When the balloon is high enough to link to a communications tower, lock the wire spool and you’ll have made a connection to the closest CitiNet that’s just strong enough to get the job done.
Mechanics: The WorldSat Aerial Sphere takes 1 hour to set up. Once set up, it cannot be moved without first being deconstructed, which also takes 1 hour. While set up, the WorldSat Aerial Sphere provides a connection to a CitiNet so long as you are within 50 miles (80 km) of it or another Aerial Sphere with a connection. You must be within 100m/yds of the control unit to access the CitiNet. Should the wire (with 10 HP) tethering the balloon to the ground be cut, service terminates immediately and the Aerial Sphere is destroyed beyond repair.
Pick-up or Browse at Booth B2