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post Sep 9 2004, 03:54 AM
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I know Ive seen these come up before but I couldnt recall if any corrections or clarifications were posted other than what the general poster concensus turned out to be. I checked the Faq/Errata areas and likewise found nothing. So heres the 3 questions and my guess to the answers.

On p.54 of Matrix (first printing), under the header "Optical Chips and Encoders" theres a reference to the cost of omcs, being 5.0 nuyen per mp. The grey box beneath it has it at 0.5 nuyen per mp. The table at the end of the book on p.168 has 5.0 nuyen. I checked the 2nd printing and the error remained. Im presuming its supposed to be 5.0 (as in five) nuyen per mp, but you never know.

On p.55 of Matrix (first printing), in the 3rd paragraph under the header "Design Tests" there is a reference to the base time for a design test. The numerical value for this test is described very clearly, however there is no unit of time attached. Again, this error persists in the 2nd printing as well. It is most likley hours or days, but since this is the same test made for every cyberterminal component the difference is multiplied out for a character designing an entire deck. I cant seem to find my VR2.0 to see if a unit of time was given in SR2. My guess is to use "work days" as a unit, or 8 hours of work, but thats pretty much just a guess.

On p.55 of Matrix (first printing), at the bottom of the page under the header "Cook Tests" it very clearly states that the test requires an omc with enough mp to hold the program. The cost of this item would depend on the answer to the first question, but either way it costs something. However, the quick reference tables on page 67 for custom built terminals dont seem to reflect this cost (I know theyre used for different operations but this is an unavoidable cost and seemingly should show up in both places). Its possible Im interpreting this incorrectly, but the way I read it makes it seem like this cost is either ignored or not always accounted for in some of the calculations pertaining to its use. Any thoughts? Id hate to pin extra costs on characters persuing one avenue and not the others.
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