# Cyber Implant Holster/Sheath/Gun Slide/Quick-knife system?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [April 30, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994 "2014-04-30T03:28:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![chintznibbles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@chintznibbles](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/chintznibbles)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/1 "2014-04-30T03:28:39Z")

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Just a random thought: Now that sheathes and holsters are implemented, it would be fun to have a Robocop-style implantable internal weapon storage. This could range from the semi-large thigh compartment that Robocop himself has to perhaps a small spring-loaded sheath or holster mounted inside the forearm that can carry a knife or hold-out type pistol.

The main counter-argument here would probably be “Why not just use a real sheath/holster?”. Well, obviously, they’re not as cool. Plus an implanted one could be used while otherwise naked, and wouldn’t cause bodily encumbrance. For a mechanical bonus, perhaps the cyber-holster-sheath could be tweaked such that you can always perform a perfect draw of your knife/quickdraw your gun/etc without requiring the prerequisite skill level. Concealment of weapons isn’t a big deal currently, but it would save you from having to deal with NPCs telling you to “drop the fucking $weapon, you monster!” whenever they see you. (If you play with them enabled, at least.)

If you want to boil it down to a realism argument, admittedly most of these concepts are designed for fully cybered robo-limbs without meat components and their accompanying biological constraints, which Cataclysm does not seem to have yet. But we already have Internal Torso Storage, so there’s clearly some body-safe storage technology in existence, and it doesn’t seem a huge leap to this idea.

I personally don’t imagine there’d be room anywhere in the body for an implantable scabbard; swords seem to be uniformly longer than a human thigh. I suppose while you could consider putting one straight down next to your spine, but you’d be unable to bend your torso at all if you also had a rigid blade weapon of some sort stuck in there…

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/2 "2014-04-30T19:16:44Z")

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Me gusta.

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/3 "2014-05-01T07:46:34Z")

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I love the idea!

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**Author:** ![Funk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d07c76/32.png) [@Funk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Funk)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/4 "2014-05-01T16:41:50Z")

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Yes +1 to robocop holsters for all.

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**Author:** ![yonsisac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/yonsisac/32/8437_2.png) [@yonsisac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/yonsisac)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/5 "2014-05-02T15:52:31Z")

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yea i what this on CDDA!!

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/6 "2014-05-03T09:07:07Z")

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Some might be surprised by this, but I see no problem with this idea whatsoever 🙂

In fact, I’m thinking downloading your brain into a cyborg body should probably be somehow possible.  
That would probably be the ultimate combination of bionic advantages/disadvantages.  
Really strong, really tough, but if you run out of power you die, and by the way, your body consumes a lot of power 😃  
Plus maintenance…

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**Author:** ![Shadowchaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Shadowchaser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Shadowchaser)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/7 "2014-05-03T12:04:44Z")

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“I do not eat. I do not sleep.”

“Then what are you doing with all that gasoline?”

“I said eat. I said nothing about drinking.”

I like.

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**Author:** ![ChristopherWalken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@ChristopherWalken](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ChristopherWalken)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/8 "2014-05-03T12:37:53Z")

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Dying if you run out of power sounds dire.

I’d suggest a mechanic in which you can reserve some power and prevent bionics from using it then.

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**Author:** ![yonsisac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/yonsisac/32/8437_2.png) [@yonsisac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/yonsisac)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/9 "2014-05-03T15:06:49Z")

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installing your body on a cyborg? (thinking about metalgear rising revengens)i can be a NINJA!!! cuting mi enemys in billios of litel pisses must be in CDDA pleas

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/10 "2014-05-03T17:48:13Z")

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[quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:8, topic:5994”]Dying if you run out of power sounds dire.

I’d suggest a mechanic in which you can reserve some power and prevent bionics from using it then.[/quote]  
You’ve got two solid options:  
Don’t turn yourself into a cyborg.  
Turn your bionics off as needed.

A reserve power thing would be a nice-to-have, but not required.

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**Author:** ![ChristopherWalken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecccb3/32.png) [@ChristopherWalken](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ChristopherWalken)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/11 "2014-05-03T19:07:05Z")

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[quote=“Kevin Granade, post:10, topic:5994”][quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:8, topic:5994”]Dying if you run out of power sounds dire.

I’d suggest a mechanic in which you can reserve some power and prevent bionics from using it then.[/quote]  
You’ve got two solid options:  
Don’t turn yourself into a cyborg.  
Turn your bionics off as needed.

A reserve power thing would be a nice-to-have, but not required.[/quote]

At the moment there are some bionics that use tons of power though (eg. Time Dilation drained my entire power pool when I tried and it was over 100 at the time) and I’d really hate to die due to a bionic that doesn’t state its cost correctly or a passive one like the memory banks (which I personally never use but it’s a good example) draining all power in the background.

Aside from these worries though I really like the cyborg idea overall, definitely a path I could see myself taking since I’ve never been big on mutagen.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/12 "2014-05-03T22:08:08Z")

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[quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:11, topic:5994”][quote=“Kevin Granade, post:10, topic:5994”][quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:8, topic:5994”]Dying if you run out of power sounds dire.

I’d suggest a mechanic in which you can reserve some power and prevent bionics from using it then.[/quote]  
You’ve got two solid options:  
Don’t turn yourself into a cyborg.  
Turn your bionics off as needed.

A reserve power thing would be a nice-to-have, but not required.[/quote]

At the moment there are some bionics that use tons of power though (eg. Time Dilation drained my entire power pool when I tried and it was over 100 at the time) and I’d really hate to die due to a bionic that doesn’t state its cost correctly or a passive one like the memory banks (which I personally never use but it’s a good example) draining all power in the background.

Aside from these worries though I really like the cyborg idea overall, definitely a path I could see myself taking since I’ve never been big on mutagen.[/quote]

Time Dilation is a one-off, and I suppose that if it comes to that we can have it cap at 100 power or something.

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**Author:** ![Weyrling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7bcc69/32.png) [@Weyrling](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Weyrling)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/cyber-implant-holster-sheath-gun-slide-quick-knife-system/5994/13 "2014-05-03T23:30:13Z")

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> [@KA101](#):
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> Time Dilation is a one-off, and I suppose that if it comes to that we can have it cap at 100 power or something.

A power cap sounds good to me.

[quote=“ChristopherWalken, post:11, topic:5994”]At the moment there are some bionics that use tons of power though (eg. Time Dilation drained my entire power pool when I tried and it was over 100 at the time) and I’d really hate to die due to a bionic that doesn’t state its cost correctly or a passive one like the memory banks (which I personally never use but it’s a good example) draining all power in the background.

Aside from these worries though I really like the cyborg idea overall, definitely a path I could see myself taking since I’ve never been big on mutagen.[/quote]  
Time dilation actually takes up 100% of your power, if you have enough health (high starting strength, tough series of mutations) and 1000+ power you can run 300 to 1200 mph briefly before dropping dead from the friction damage, depending on your health.