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I imagine most people bug out when you do this, and I can't imagine you're allowed to detain them... Do the cops ever follow up on these people or do they just destroy the I'd?

This highlights a common misunderstanding and is one I see all the time. Your body's immune reaction is not you being sick. You have a runny nose because you have an immune system.

Out of curiosity - did the Mech Commander series follow table top rules or was it made merely in the spirit of BT? Those games were what made me (a young BT fan by most standards) fall in love with the universe.

I loved the mechanics, and there were a ton of them...you could even use the numpad to try to have your pilots focus on specific components (such as the head) of enemy mechs (maybe this was in Mech Commander 2...could've sworn it was in MCG though). Plus the thrill of developing your pilots' skill, and the sadness when someone died! Gah it was awesome.