[Netzgeist]

It's decided; Fractal will invest a thousand nuyen for a Simrig; this way, he will have a great number of sensor channels

Channels = Natural Vision, Low-Light Vision, Augmented Hearing, Natural Olfactory, Magnetosense; Echolocation - Six Sensor Channels just from his natural senses.
Additional Channels = Smartlink, Biomonitor;

8 for most situations, but ultimately at least 6.

[Kouryuu]

looks like i will have to up Sam's com for tactsoft
Visual - thermografic; echatmets; radar
sound
smartgun

adding
biomonitor
Simrig - smell

will think of some more later but first thig to do would be getting a better COM
BTW
Is Eric's com still i use by Fractal or was it permanently give to Lips?

[Larzarus]

Lips has bought himself a new one 

Hermes Ikon with OS: Novatech Navi

BTW: with simrig you get at least all 5 natural senses.
electronical input from glasses and cybereyes for exampl counts extra.

[Netzgeist]

Lips has bought himself a new one 

Hermes Ikon with OS: Novatech Navi

BTW: with simrig you get at least all 5 natural senses.
electronical input from glasses and cybereyes for exampl counts extra.

But taste and tact won't help a TacNet (on the chapter about it, it's explicit said that visual, hearing and olfactory are the natural ones counted, plus the low-light/thermographic vision depending on the metatype of the individual.
Also, if you got cybereyes, then you don't have your natural vision anymore.  But I guess glasses enhancements trully count as extras.

Well, if Lips has bought himself a new Commlink, then Sam is welcome to have Eric's Commlink.

And just saying; I'm voting for a Rating 3 Tacsoft... It would be really easier to find (Avaliability less than 20 and price less then 10000 nuyen, which means probably Fractal could get one to the next run (although he would need to get 15 hits on three tests buying tests... which is really a lot; still possible, though).

Sent, how much time should one devote per day to search for gear? 8 hours, as most things are taking?

[Kouryuu]

Well, if Lips has bought himself a new Commlink, then Sam is welcome to have Eric's Commlink.

can you give me a rundown on the stats of Erics Com
Sam might loan it until he has enough for a Battle buddy or equivalent
and how much?
loan/buy

[Sichr]

Whole Simrig can IMO be easily substituted by Trodes or Nanopaste trodes. With no essence cost. This will finally need good protection so that said commlink (response 4) will be minimal requiremnt, and firewall at least 4 for it, Novatech Navi is not good enought (F3:S4)
Also, in requirements, Encrypt and Analyze (4) would be good. Possible Viral resistance prefered.

[Netzgeist]

Here it is:

Eric's Commlink (at the time I got it)

Erik Fjordson Commlink
Response 5, Signal 5, System 5, Firewall 5    
Programs: Browse 5, Edit 5, Command 5, Analyze 5 and Encrypt 5   

It's programs have all degraded to 4 by now, and are bound to degrade to 3 next month if no patch is installed on them.

So right now, Eric Commlink is like that:
Erik Fjordson Commlink
Response 5, Signal 5, System 4, Firewall 4    
Programs: Browse 4, Edit 4, Command 4, Analyze 4 and Encrypt 4

Fractal wouldn't charge any team member to get a piece of gear he has and to which he has no need of.

[Netzgeist]

Whole Simrig can IMO be easily substituted by Trodes or Nanopaste trodes. With no essence cost. This will finally need good protection so that said commlink (response 4) will be minimal requiremnt, and firewall at least 4 for it, Novatech Navi is not good enought (F3:S4)
Also, in requirements, Encrypt and Analyze (4) would be good. Possible Viral resistance prefered.

Read again about the Simrig, Sichr. It does not need to be cyberware, it's just the (much more expensive) piece of gear that is an upgraded trodes, with the capability of recording the senses of the user. So, it's the gear we are really looking for. We won't spend any Essence, it's used the same way as the trodes. Cost is 1000 nuyen.

[Kouryuu]

Here it is:

Eric's Commlink (at the time I got it)

Erik Fjordson Commlink
Response 5, Signal 5, System 5, Firewall 5    
Programs: Browse 5, Edit 5, Command 5, Analyze 5 and Encrypt 5   

It's programs have all degraded to 4 by now, and are bound to degrade to 3 next month if no patch is installed on them.

So right now, Eric Commlink is like that:
Erik Fjordson Commlink
Response 5, Signal 5, System 4, Firewall 4    
Programs: Browse 4, Edit 4, Command 4, Analyze 4 and Encrypt 4

Fractal wouldn't charge any team member to get a piece of gear he has and to which he has no need of.

sweet, Sam's Com is useless because it has Response 2.
so he can even bring his own OS

[Netzgeist]

sweet, Sam's Com is useless because it has Response 2.
so he can even bring his own OS

You can mark it on your character sheet. I'm taking it out of Fractal's.

[Sichr]

Good. More on Drones and Weapon support setup.
So far we have
Rover: LMG
D1, D2: SMG
Dobbey: Unarmed
This guns may be changeable for purpose
My advice is:
One more White Knight (or any casual LMG) to have two weapon platforms
HREF gun for Electronic warfare purposes
Chameleon coating for at least one Dobermans, for Covert ops purposes
Gecko pads for all of them, so they are able to operate despites Terrain obstacles
At least 1 Winch
I would love to upgrade Dalmatian also, but right now it is beyond my reach.
Sam
Next time we are going to infiltrate with drones, you should be able to use your Infiltration skill for it, since Anyone can be jumped in via VR, rig only gives +2 dices for driving. So maybe Pilot ground vehicle skillsoft r1 may be the option, with your Move-by-wire it is good choice (Oh its bloody expensive, Ive just find that in the book ) well it can be defaulted (Pilot ground craft, so no problem)

[Kouryuu]

Good. More on Drones and Weapon support setup.
So far we have
Rover: LMG
D1, D2: SMG
Dobbey: Unarmed
This guns may be changeable for purpose
My advice is:
One more White Knight (or any casual LMG) to have two weapon platforms
HREF gun for Electronic warfare purposes
Chameleon coating for at least one Dobermans, for Covert ops purposes
Gecko pads for all of them, so they are able to operate despites Terrain obstacles
At least 1 Winch
I would love to upgrade Dalmatian also, but right now it is beyond my reach.
Sam
Next time we are going to infiltrate with drones, you should be able to use your Infiltration skill for it, since Anyone can be jumped in via VR, rig only gives +2 dices for driving. So maybe Pilot ground vehicle skillsoft r1 may be the option, with your Move-by-wire it is good choice (Oh its bloody expensive, Ive just find that in the book ) well it can be defaulted (Pilot ground craft, so no problem)

for ow default  reaction 8 - >> roll 7 dice on a test ->> ad a simrig is planed hotsim as well

[Netzgeist]

Okay, guys, would you be willing to part each with 1860 nuyen on the TacNet (Ergonomic Tacsoft Rating 3)? I guess this is the best bet for Fractal to search on... if he rush the job, I guess he can get it.

[Kouryuu]

Okay, guys, would you be willing to part each with 1860 nuyen on the TacNet (Ergonomic Tacsoft Rating 3)? I guess this is the best bet for Fractal to search on... if he rush the job, I guess he can get it.

Sam is up or it.  Now that he has a good Com or it.

by the way Mouse still has the two grenedes Sam gave him you ca note them or give them back, do as you please. 

[Larzarus]

Okay, guys, would you be willing to part each with 1860 nuyen on the TacNet (Ergonomic Tacsoft Rating 3)? I guess this is the best bet for Fractal to search on... if he rush the job, I guess he can get it.

Thats okay with Lips. When we have Rating 3 instead of 4, Lips has enough money to also buy Encrypt 4 and Anti-Virus 4 for his commlink.