[Xzylvador]

I thought Omar was there alone?

[Sichr]

yesss. I got mouse in my head

[Sentinemodo]

Sent: like I said earlier in PM's, Ruthenium Polymer doesn't add to the availability.
(Out of the top of my head) The jumpsuit is avail 8, RuthPol is avail 12. But that doesn't make the equipment avail 20. The availability just becomes 12.
You'd only add them together if the availability was "+12", as is the case with vision/audio enhancers etc.

Both true and false.

true because like you said, ruthenium has a base av. of 12. and doesn't change anythign in the limit.
false because I actually put ruthenium in my head when I meant YNT SoftWeave, which increase the base armour availability by +3.

[Sentinemodo]

also, Xzyl, I assume that both of your ware are wifi enabled ones?

[Xzylvador]

I always figured that internal 'ware was pretty much hardwired to your nervous system...

You're right about the YNT. Sorry, didn't catch it. (Was looking at the Ruthenium! :p) It worked for the armor I had previously; forgot to switch it. Will see what I can do to fix that.

[Sentinemodo]

I always figured that internal 'ware was pretty much hardwired to your nervous system...

You're right about the YNT. Sorry, didn't catch it. (Was looking at the Ruthenium! :p) It worked for the armor I had previously; forgot to switch it. Will see what I can do to fix that.

not really, while you CAN switch off the wireless on them, you need to access them from time to time to perform routine diagnostic and software update.
if they don't have that, then to access them a surgery is needed.and all ware should be monitored at least once in half a year.

Those are peripheral nodes however and their ability for protection is somehow limited. They might be slaved to your link (granting +2 to hacking attempts resistance), operated via DNI (like to enable/disable wifi via DNI, but otherwise wifi capable) or be wifi-disabled devices all-together, with only DNI operation.

[Sentinemodo]

that's how all those famouse hacking the cybereyes stories came from.
all you need is to hack the soldier link, and then turn off his eyes. or throw a wifi repeater grenade like to get within 3 meters, and hack the eyes directly.

Omar has all his 'ware's wifi disabled except his implanted link IIRC

[Sichr]

Nope- Slaved to commlink. Costs time and money and it wasnt necessary so far.

[Sentinemodo]

Nope- Slaved to commlink. Costs time and money and it wasnt necessary so far.

might be Sam was having all DNI'ed then. hell somebody must had

[Xzylvador]

Like I said, it's controlled through DNI so the wireless is disabled for the moment.
If/when the time comes the 'ware needs to be updated, all it takes to turn on the wireless is a single though.

It can be hacked through the DNI (which is the commlink if it's activated).

[Sichr]

Like I said, it's controlled through DNI so the wireless is disabled for the moment.
If/when the time comes the 'ware needs to be updated, all it takes to turn on the wireless is a single though.

It can be hacked through the DNI (which is the commlink if it's activated).

turning off wireless is hardware operation...and the ware have to be accessible, so it means some surgery would be needed.

[Xzylvador]

Wow. That's silly. Is that RAW?
I can turn off the wireless of my PC by a simple setting...

*shrug*
Slaved it is.

Armor availability should be fixed. Lowered insulation, moved softweave, increased nonconductivity. Turns out with 40Y profit, spent on ammo.

[Sichr]

jup. RAW. Not that it makes too much sence

[snake_eyes]

Only karma spent was for learning a new cf, ECCM, and specialization for Ew, communications, for better being able to scan for nodes.

Snake two things.
1. the specialization should be jamming. that would work both way to fight of jamming/jamm on your own. and is useful for identifying nodes that are hidden (I consider hidin as a for of jamming and vice verse). specialization in communication narrow your specialization to communication devices - which will allow easier finding other commlinks, but no hidden server nodes and no hidden peripherals. at least that is how I read it. Sichr?

you can also put the specialization straight as 'hidden nodes detection' to avoid any confusion. Cause your intent is clear. Don't forget that specializing in a skill breaks your skill group. reflect that in your card please.

2. you should always use your skills.
in this case threading higher scan by 2 points, you can do so on autobuy fading resist and it takes so short time, that in situation that are not combat ones, you can safely assume you can roll two hits on your threading rolls.
this would effortlessly give you two additional dices on the roll so you'd start with 13 dices instead of 11. You could drop that form just after using it to avoid modifier for sustaining.

lastly you can upgrade your complex forms with options for 2 karma per option. there are few particulary useful ones that you should consider: Mute (for your exploit form), Optimization (for your both exploit and stealth option), Area effect and Armor Piercing (for attack). Even when not bought you can always thread them - you use up net hits per option (or option rating point) - fading as usual, sustaining as usual. CF can have a number of options threaded up to half it's rating so it's usually non-issue.

Regarding 1: I need to review the threading rules again it would seem (I was thinking it was going to be fading of 5 for the final value of the CF.)
Regarding 2: Is there any learning time for the CF options?

[snake_eyes]

So the two nodes that I am focusing on belong to the two we are talking to and Unca Omar? Since Mouse is in Unca Omar's head.