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Posted by: Casazil Nov 27 2003, 03:54 AM

Ok seeing as symbiotes are normal bioware and not cultured can you get cultured symbiotes and have them work better?

Posted by: Tanka Nov 27 2003, 03:57 AM

I don't think you'd get more healing time taken off... Just less Bio Index (And they don't count themselves, so...), as well as a drop in cash.

Posted by: Cray74 Nov 27 2003, 05:31 AM

QUOTE (E.O.T.L.F.)

Ok seeing as symbiotes are normal bioware and not cultured can you get cultured symbiotes and have them work better?

You can culture symbiotes. However, this only lowers their bio-index cost, it does not make them work better.

Posted by: mfb Nov 27 2003, 05:58 AM

it might make them work better indirectly, since total bio index has an effect on healing, first aid, and doctoring.

Posted by: Fortune Nov 27 2003, 06:07 AM

QUOTE (mfb)

it might make them work better indirectly, since total bio index has an effect on healing, first aid, and doctoring.

While this is true, according to the new errata the Bio-Index for Symbiotes is not added in when calculating those penalties.

Posted by: Tanka Nov 27 2003, 06:29 AM

*points to his post*

My post = Cray74+Fortune

'Nuff said.

Posted by: Casazil Nov 27 2003, 08:04 AM

Thanks chummers if I have more questions i'll ask.

Although it would be cool in some cases if you cultured certain bioware though not all bioware that you got double the effect.

I say not all because the munchkins would love a +8 to strength & quickness for 2.4 bio index and for only the low low cost of 720,000 .

But anywho like I said thanks.

Posted by: mfb Nov 27 2003, 08:11 AM

ah, cool.

Posted by: Connor Nov 27 2003, 09:44 AM

Aren't cultured tailored pheremones more powerful than the standard model? I don't have my books handy to look right now, but I'm pretty sure that's the case.

Posted by: Zazen Nov 27 2003, 09:47 AM

Yup. Double the effect.

Posted by: Connor Nov 27 2003, 09:48 AM

Sounds like E.O.T.L.F has his wish then!

Posted by: El_Machinae Nov 27 2003, 02:19 PM

Plus the cultured cerebral booster are significantly better than the non-cultered ones. Same with Mem Enhancer.

Posted by: Sphynx Nov 27 2003, 02:31 PM

Better than non-existant?

Sphynx

Posted by: Doctor Funkenstein Nov 27 2003, 03:43 PM

Psst, Machinae... neural implants are cultured already. There are no non-cultured versions.

Posted by: Cray74 Nov 27 2003, 04:45 PM

QUOTE (El_Machinae)

Plus the cultured cerebral booster are significantly better than the non-cultered ones. Same with Mem Enhancer.

Eh...Mem Enhancer and Cerebral Booster are only available as cultured bioware. That's factored into their cost and bio-index impact already.

Posted by: El_Machinae Nov 28 2003, 12:02 AM

And Sphynx is the winner of the sarcasm award!

I KNOW you can only buy cultured Cerebral Boosters (in the book), but you gotta know that they have non-cultured ones too. Heck, just use someone else's DNA.

sheesh.

I was being FUNNY. The idea of putting non-capatible brain matter in .... ? Hence my statement. The cultured stuff works better.