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Mr. Bane View Member Profile	Apr 24 2009, 11:23 PM Post #1
Target Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 24-April 09 Member No.: 17,111	Trying to remember where this rule is, that says (I believe in Matrix) you can't use a Mainframe and a Programming Suite for combiding dice on programming. Page and section please, my fellow shockers?

Link View Member Profile	Apr 25 2009, 12:13 AM Post #2
Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 519 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Queensland Member No.: 3,180	Matrix p78-9 [ Spoiler ] Mainframe Programming A programmer can also take advantage of a programming environment on a mainframe computer host. Programming environments are basically programming suites designed specifically for mainframe hosts. Unlike suites, environments do not have ratings of their own: the Security Value of the system they are run on is used instead. ... Like programming suites, a programming environment adds Complementary dice equal to the host’s Security Value to the character’s Computer (Programming) Test. Mainframe programming also reduces the target number by an amount based on the host’s Security Code: -1 for blue, -2 green, -3 orange and -4 red. Because mainframes usually have memory to spare, they also provide a -2 extra memory modifier. A character can use a programming environment on a mainframe as long as its rating is not higher than twice his Computer (Programming) skill.

Tymeaus Jalynsfe... Tymeaus Jalynsfein View Member Profile	Apr 26 2009, 03:21 AM Post #3
Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022	QUOTE (Link @ Apr 24 2009, 06:13 PM) Matrix p78-9 [ Spoiler ] Mainframe Programming A programmer can also take advantage of a programming environment on a mainframe computer host. Programming environments are basically programming suites designed specifically for mainframe hosts. Unlike suites, environments do not have ratings of their own: the Security Value of the system they are run on is used instead. ... Like programming suites, a programming environment adds Complementary dice equal to the host’s Security Value to the character’s Computer (Programming) Test. Mainframe programming also reduces the target number by an amount based on the host’s Security Code: -1 for blue, -2 green, -3 orange and -4 red. Because mainframes usually have memory to spare, they also provide a -2 extra memory modifier. A character can use a programming environment on a mainframe as long as its rating is not higher than twice his Computer (Programming) skill. Though obviously this is for SR3... Page 118 of Unwired (for SR4) under Nexus Programming implies that you cannot use both a programming suite and a Nexus Programming Environment at the same time...

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