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[hermit]

Reading through Unwired, I came across the rules for software suites, which effectively combine several programs into one, making it more vulnerable against crashing and viruses, but also MUCH easier on processor. Also, the chapter encourages to make your own suites.

Now, of course, this begs a couple of questions I'd like to have clarified, because the paragraphs were indeed a tad brief.

1) Can autosofts - the only software type not mentioned in that paragraph - also be combined into package deals that count as one program regarding processor load?
2) If one of the programs in the suite uses the optimisation or ergonomic program options, does this translate to the suite as a whole? Or if all programs have that option? If the latter is the case, does only the lowest level of optimisation count for calculating program levels when the processor is overstressed?
3) Regarding options: can I pick 3 options, regardless of rating, or does each point of rating use up one option slot with the program? In other words, would this programbe legal?

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Analyse 6 (crash guard, optimised 6, virus resistance 6)

Or would only this go according to the rules as written?

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Analyse 6 (crash guard, optimised 1, virus resistance 1)

Thanks for answering.

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