Actually, spiral's behavior was a result of experiments I did while writing Etch. Even if I only made the closest bots respond, it was still detrimental, although it may have been because of the type of bot it is.
So I think swarming is bad for super light weight bots, where stray -6 shots from large bots may kill off more bots than just the one that was being shot at. Swarming behavior is also bad if you use one giant eye, since close proximity to allies makes you unable to see enemies from far away - I think Una 3 demonstrated (before it broke) just how important it is to strike first. So in order to take advantage of swarming, I think you first need to set up search mechanism that can be compared to the big eye without that one drawback.
Jez, do you think you can move most of this thread somewhere? It seems we've derailed a bit from talking about rabidus.
I tried, tongue.gif it's hard enough for me to decipher 1G anyway though without the particular brand of mysticism you work on them as well! clap.gif
Eh? I try and make mine as readable as I can. I think the only mystic things about Aura is how I butchered the conspec ID and the stack math that goes into its navigation.