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Post by greymarch on Dec 24, 2013 16:51:39 GMT -5
I'll admit I've only read through the playtest pdf once so far, and this didn't really seem like a playtest issue so I put it here, if you think it would be better in one of those folders please feel free to move the thread.
I didn't see much information about how the computer networks of The City work, if a Hacker can use NT3 to physically enter a MUD just what can he hope to access once there? Is it basically everything that would be in a companies network? Would he see other users? Would he be able to affect them?
Any guidelines on how likely a MUD would be to have a VI or AI?
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Post by Mark Plemmons on Jan 1, 2014 23:46:29 GMT -5
Good comments, thanks! I've made some corrections to the text to clarify, as follows.
- A Hacker with the ‘Interface’ asset can use an EyePad to enter a corporation’s private virtual reality network, assuming that he can first breach its security with a successful hack. These VR networks (aka MUDs, for ‘Multi-User Dimensions’) provide access to a corporation’s data stores and servers; secured computers not connected to the network can only be accessed directly. All MUDs are controlled by Virtual and Artificial Intelligences, so once a Hacker breaches a MUD, he can expect to confront the intelligence (in negotiation or combat as a creature, person, or even the environment). Any damage that occurs to a character in the MUD may cause brain damage or death due to feedback in the character’s brain. MUDs may appear as anything the intelligence (or the original programmer) selects, such as the digital grid in TRON, the false reality in The Matrix, or a mix of themes as in Sucker Punch. The Director determines the full extent of the MUD.
The question about other users might need to be answered in a supplement - I'll have to ponder that one!
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