Tech Review Trident Protocol Array

[Velyra Vonn]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To submit the "Trident Protocol Control Array," a hard-coded modular targeting and command system that governs the use of the Titan Core aboard EOS-1, regulating its exclusive energy discharge options.
• Image Source: N/A
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Inspired by targeting computers and fire control systems from Star Wars lore, such as the Death Star fire-control system, superlaser targeting arrays, and Alliance battlefield shield modulators.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Joint Engineering Division, Galactic Alliance Defense Force
• Affiliation: Galactic Alliance
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: TRD-A01 "Trident Protocol Control Array"
• Modularity: No
• Production: Unique
• Material: Durasteel housing, quantum processors, ceramite-cased logic cores, decryption-safe firmware banks, multilayered reinforced cabling, surge-proof power interfaces

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Hard-coded logic framework governing energy discharge operations of the Titan Core
• Ensures only one of three possible energy outputs can be active per charge cycle
• Heavily encrypted decision pathway prevents remote tampering or mode-stacking
• Prioritization tiers allow commanders to pre-assign emergency defaults in case of signal loss
• Redundant failsafe protocols to avoid accidental multi-discharge meltdown events
• Integrated interface with EOS-1’s primary tactical command systems and bridge displays

STRENGTHS

• Failsafe Logic: Prevents simultaneous activation of incompatible energy outputs from the Titan Core, reducing risk of system overload or operational conflict.
• Tactical Flexibility: Allows EOS‑1's command crew to select a shielding or offensive mode in response to battlefield conditions, supported by preset fallback logic in case of signal loss.
• Robust Encryption: Built with advanced encryption and redundant logic cores and hardwired logic checkpoints, the array is highly resistant to unauthorized access or external control.

WEAKNESSES

• Single-Function Lockout: Only one energy function may be active at a time. Once chosen, the other two remain locked until a full recharge cycle completes.
• Switch Delay: A built-in delay is enforced between mode deactivation and activation of the next, intended to prevent command confusion or safety oversights.
• Hardware Dependency: If the Trident Array suffers physical damage, core operations are halted until manual overrides or external authorization protocols are reinstated.
• Vulnerable to on-site Slicing: Though heavily encrypted, the system is not immune to compromise. Skilled slicers or advanced cyberwarfare tools could delay, corrupt, or spoof command directives — if they can reach the Trident Array's hardwired logic checkpoints in-person.

DESCRIPTION The Trident Protocol Control Array is a tactical logic suite designed to enforce safe, singular-use operation of the Titan Core’s three energy functions aboard EOS‑1. Drawing inspiration from historic superweapon targeting systems and modern command firewalls, the protocol ensures no two functions can operate simultaneously—eliminating feedback, collision discharge, or operator panic during high-stress engagement scenarios.

While considered among the most secure logic arrays in Alliance naval service, the Trident Protocol is not invulnerable. Electronic warfare, sabotage, or even exposure to abnormal electromagnetic phenomena could interfere with its functions, delay outputs, or force it into a failsafe lockdown. For this reason, system architects embedded layered failsafes and priority flags based on preset doctrine—but these too are vulnerable if exposed physical infiltration.

EOS-1’s command crew refers to the system as both a "shield and scalpel"—capable of cutting deep into enemy fleets or shielding the moon below, but never both at once. In war, timing is everything—and the Trident Protocol ensures that power is always spent with purpose.

 

[MANIAC]

Velyra Vonn

This is a great sub, but as with the previous one, there is a lot of absolute wording and you don't even write a weak point about how to hack it or disarm it. There is no unbreakable system. Please write something about this in the weaknesses, or rephrase the overly absolute parts.

 

[Velyra Vonn]

MANIAC thank you for the feedback!

I have modified the verbiage of the Strengths and weaknesses, as well as added a slicing/hacking vulnerability for slicers who can infiltrate the station to preserve the station's intent as a set piece location for conflict – I want to encourage infiltration as a requirement for Slicing/hacking/subversion.

As such I've added mention of "Hardwired Logic Checkpoints" — my intent is more of an offline, baked-in control system, reminiscent of Pneumatic industrial control systems before electronic and subsequently digital control systems - no online hacker would be able to subvert the solenoid valve that diverts the air-pressure signal, but a sabeteur who navigates the defenses mission impossible-style can simply unscrew a component/adjust plugs like a telephone switchboard or breadboard.

In short, I'd like to keep the resistance against remote hacking/slicing/virus & Malware equivalents by utilizing completely offline checkpoints, instead adding a vulnerability that requires saboteurs to engage with the station's defenses to reach the logic checkpoints physically.

I am open to suggestions on how better to word this intent without implying the logic array is impervious to hacking, but that it has offline failsafes that encourage slicers to infiltrate the station this array will be installed on.

Thank you!