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Message no. 1
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: The Question Factory-Thanks
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 11:01:54 +0100
DarkAngelI@******.com said on 30 Jan 96...

> As per the skillsoft question, a friend of mine JUST pointed out that a
> skilwire plus system states that it can handle up to twice its rating in
> skillsofts, therefore a level 10 could be used with a level 8 on a rating 9
> skillwire plus. Thanks for the input, sorry that I could've figured it out
> for myself and didn't.

Almost. You would still only be able to use the rating 10 chip at a rating
of 9, because the wires' rating is only that high. It might be able to
handle up to twice its level in chip ratings, but it doesn't allow you to
use chips of higher ratings than the wires' level. What it *is* useful for
is using two rating 9 chips at the same time.

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Message no. 2
From: DarkAngelI@******.com
Subject: Re: The Question Factory-Thanks
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 08:28:48 -0800
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Almost. You would still only be able to use the rating 10 chip at a rating
of 9, because the wires' rating is only that high. It might be able to
handle up to twice its level in chip ratings, but it doesn't allow you to
use chips of higher ratings than the wires' level. What it *is* useful for
is using two rating 9 chips at the same time.
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Just out of curiostity...why? All it says in Shadowtech is "The total ratings
of all the skillsofts in use at any one time may not exceed the Total Ratings
(which is 2x the level for SPlus) capability of the system." According to
that I should be able to use alevel 18 skillsoft in a level 9 SkillwirePlus.
Right? (And actually you can't use a rating 10 chip at level 9 or anything
other than level 10. It says so on p.47 of ST.)
The Dark Angel
Message no. 3
From: TopCat <topcat@******.net>
Subject: Re: The Question Factory-Thanks
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 18:30:05 -0600
>>Almost. You would still only be able to use the rating 10 chip at a rating
>>of 9, because the wires' rating is only that high. It might be able to
>>handle up to twice its level in chip ratings, but it doesn't allow you to
>>use chips of higher ratings than the wires' level. What it *is* useful for
>>is using two rating 9 chips at the same time.

>Just out of curiostity...why? All it says in Shadowtech is "The total ratings
>of all the skillsofts in use at any one time may not exceed the Total Ratings
>(which is 2x the level for SPlus) capability of the system." According to
>that I should be able to use alevel 18 skillsoft in a level 9 SkillwirePlus.
>Right? (And actually you can't use a rating 10 chip at level 9 or anything
>other than level 10. It says so on p.47 of ST.)
> DarkAngel

I have to agree with DarkAngel on this one. It's been pretty hotly debated
here before and this was the generally approved outcome.
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Message no. 4
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
Subject: Re: The Question Factory-Thanks
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 1996 11:44:10 +0100
DarkAngelI@******.COM said on 31 Jan 96...

> Just out of curiostity...why? All it says in Shadowtech is "The total ratings
> of all the skillsofts in use at any one time may not exceed the Total Ratings
> (which is 2x the level for SPlus) capability of the system." According to
> that I should be able to use alevel 18 skillsoft in a level 9 SkillwirePlus.
> Right? (And actually you can't use a rating 10 chip at level 9 or anything
> other than level 10. It says so on p.47 of ST.)

You're right, but I still find it a bit strange... Maybe because I've
played it different for years :)
The one thing that doesn't make sense is not being able to use chips at a
lower rating than what they're encoded at. What happens if you put a level
10 chip into a level 3 system? You get no skill at all? I'd think maybe a
TN modifier would be more appropriate, like +1 per rating point over the
maximum allowed for the wires?

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