| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (BD) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Riddle me this. |
| Date: | Wed Sep 5 14:45:01 2001 |
enough. ;) Here are some questions for all of you.
1) Armour Modifications: The total ratings of the mods cannot exceed the
Impact plus Ballistic, I got that. But before that, it says: "The rating
of a singl modification cannot exceed the highest Ballistic or Impact
rating of the item." Does this mean that an armour jacket (5/3) can take,
say, Fire Resistance 4 and Insulation 4, or that it can take one mod with a
rating up to 5, and the other with a rating up to 3? Now that I read
"highest" in the sentence, I'm leaning towards the former.
2) Weapon Modifications: "If the modification is made after the gun is
purchased or if the gun is a stock gun (an Ares Predator, for example)
multiply the Design Point cost of the modification by 8 to determine its
nuyen cost."
That's fine for things like Custom Finish or Personalized Grip, but what
happens when you want to buy something that's in SR3? A silencer is 500 in
SR3, but if you multiply its design cost (100 DP) by 8, you're paying 300
more (even if it's removable). Which cost do you use, 500 or 800?
3) Internal Smartgun Systems: "There must be enough FCU available for the
modification to be added--this may require some back-figuring if the
firearm has never been modified before. Simply look at the base frame for
the firearm being modified to find its base FCU, then add together the FCU
required for all options and modifications already built in. If the
current FCU total is equal to (or higher than, in some cases) the frame's
base FCU, the modification cannot be made unless something is removed."
So, when you reverse-engineer the Browning Max-Power, you start out with
2 FCU for the Heavy Pistol frame, then take away 0.25 for adding a point of
concealability. No problem, there's plenty of room for a smartlink (0.5
FCU).
But, when you reverse-engineer the AK-97 carbine: 1.5 FCU to start, then
add FA firing mode (-1 FCU) and 10 extra rounds (-1.25 FCU) you end up with
a total FCU cost of 2.25, higher than the 1.5 the SMG starts out with.
Does this mean the AK-97 SMG can never incorporate an internal smartlink?
It would seem that way. That's sort of a pain, as it means to see whther
you can add a smartlink to any weapon, you have to re-build it.
I'm anxiously awaiting your responses. :)
====-Boondocker
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