[kyoto kid]

....for a character like KK to whom stealth is very important, the last thing she wants is to draw extra attention to herself, and it's not just from the authorities either. 

The way I read it only the Bunker Gear gets actual Fire Resistance as stated (just like a Chem Suit would have Chemical Resistance). Environment mods would help mitigate fatigue in various harsh environments (eg, insulation for cold environments, or some form heat dissipation for hot environments). There has only been one Mission I've been on where the Big Game Hunter armour would have been useful.

[Rift_0f_Bladz]

Not what the armor quality in the rules says, you pick from those 3 list, fluffed to match that environment. So desert would be fire resistance 3 and insulated 3 (with BGH) or jungle (especially Amazon) would be fire resistance 3 and chemical protection 3. If it is set up for certain urban places (Chicago) chemical protection 6 would be fine. The point of some is that some custom protection armors are more flexible than others. Big Game and Globe Trotter lines being prime examples of flexibility.

[Duellist_D]

I'm not a big fan of "Sleeping Tiger".
The Numbers make it look like a good Choice, but it looks ridiculous, according to older books.
It's also a sort-of cheesy way to circumvent the new legal rules for ruthenium, which imho doesn't sit well ingame.

For Kyoto Kid, SecondSkin + Heritage or the Executive Suite might be an Option.
Gives you 14 Armor before an Helmet/Ppp/Forearemeguards/we and you don't look like trouble.

[falar]

It's also a sort-of cheesy way to circumvent the new legal rules for ruthenium, which imho doesn't sit well ingame.

What do you mean by "new legal rules"?

[Kincaid]

I think he's talking about the disparity between the legality rating for the armor modification (F) and the Sleeping Tiger (Legal).

[Duellist_D]

It's also a sort-of cheesy way to circumvent the new legal rules for ruthenium, which imho doesn't sit well ingame.

What do you mean by "new legal rules"?

I'm referring to that ingame story in run&gun why this stuff is now illegal.
Made it sound like RP was not an F Item in older Editions

[falar]

Oh, okay. I was taking legal to mean like "rules legal" as opposed to "in-game legal," which is probably a confusion that comes up all the time.

Way I see it for Sleeping Tiger, Second Skin, etc, is that the megacorp got a special dispensation for it. Just like how the Steel Lynx comes with a Heavy Weapon Mount, but isn't Forbidden.

[kyoto kid]

I'm not a big fan of "Sleeping Tiger".
The Numbers make it look like a good Choice, but it looks ridiculous, according to older books.
It's also a sort-of cheesy way to circumvent the new legal rules for ruthenium, which imho doesn't sit well ingame.

For Kyoto Kid, SecondSkin + Heritage or the Executive Suite might be an Option.
Gives you 14 Armor before an Helmet/Ppp/Forearemeguards/we and you don't look like trouble.

...would have to wait another couple missions to got the Second Skin/Heritage route (total 20,000 without any armour mods).  A business suit would also look somewhat out of place on moist missions she'd be on (particularly in Chicago and the CZ). For Heritage she would want it to look like what she's wearing in the pic in the link below.

http://kyotokid.deviantart.com/art/Out-Of-The-Shadows-412866146

[kyoto kid]

It's also a sort-of cheesy way to circumvent the new legal rules for ruthenium, which imho doesn't sit well ingame.

What do you mean by "new legal rules"?

I'm referring to that ingame story in run&gun why this stuff is now illegal.
Made it sound like RP was not an F Item in older Editions

...for myself it's also the fact that Ruthenium Polymers as an armour accessory has a higher availability rating (16F) than Sleeping Tiger has (10). The coating alone would be 15,000 by itself.

Second Skin has the same issue as well as in the description it also has Ruthenium coating (Rating 4).

In 3rd and earlier editions.  Form Fit could be stacked underneath other armour.  To bad in 5 it doesn't.