 Ok, Now I'm Impressed, The "Decker" program |
 Dec 13 2003, 03:32 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 5-September 03 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 5,585  |
This little bit of code had me addicted for 14 fragging hours!
Kudos to the guys who did this, -Game Design, Art, and Programming – Shawn Overcash? -Sound Effects – Aaron Smith For really making my 14-hour shifts that much more unworkable, when I'd finally figured out some of the ground rules. Sigh. Linkage- http://www.caro.net/dsi/decker/ And after you get the hang of things, make sure you've got some time free. L. |
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Dec 13 2003, 04:31 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 1-September 03 Member No.: 5,565 |
I haven't played that in ages...
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Dec 13 2003, 05:51 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 1-September 03 Member No.: 5,565 |
Does anyone remember how to crash systems. I know you have to make it to the CPU, but from there how?
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Dec 13 2003, 08:37 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Crash all gaurdian IC. Then you can do it.
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Dec 14 2003, 02:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 5-September 03 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 5,585 |
Whoops! Looks like I'm going to have to upgrade my attack skill (2) somewhat, as I tend to do the "sneaky-sneaky" act (Hide, Decieve, Cloak 15)
Hell. I only upgraded to a low lifestyle only very recently. Out of interest, I'm assuming the skill cap is 20? Thanks for the tip though. (HAck, hack, hack.) |
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Dec 14 2003, 04:05 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 3-July 02 Member No.: 2,929 |
I always go for some Virus attack program for system crashing (it may take a few uses to crash the IC, but with 15 stealth you'll rarely get detected).
Am I the only one who never upgrades his lifestyle? I'd rather spend the money buying firmware. With the lowest lifestyle, level 7 chips do show up, which is plenty for the systems you encounter, and you can bump up your Stealth and Programming skills in the meantime. By the time you're ready to upgrade your lifestyle, you're set for the rest of the game. |
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Dec 14 2003, 05:35 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
I upgraded it after getting my deck, proggies and skillz up to snuff.
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Dec 15 2003, 05:23 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
Damn thats hard. On top of that, I don't even know where the hell I'm supposed to go, to complete my missions...
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Dec 15 2003, 05:35 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Yep. We need a 'Decker for Dummies' article. |
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Dec 15 2003, 10:34 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 439 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .se Member No.: 625 |
What is it you want to know? There are enough of us here that spend waaay to many hours on that game so we should probably be able to help you out.
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Dec 15 2003, 12:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 714 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .nl Member No.: 116 |
That reminds me, Shawn gave me permission to host a copy of the game...
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Dec 16 2003, 08:01 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 439 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .se Member No.: 625 |
Now if we could only do something about that hideous homepage of his ... :/
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Dec 16 2003, 02:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 917 Joined: 5-September 03 From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Member No.: 5,585 |
Whoa whoa whoa!
You mean...people actually BUY chips? I thought - "Ok, L33t Mad Programming Sk1llz, fast burner, design assist, Hidi-Ho! And awaaaaaaaay!" Am regretting the upgrade a little though. I mean, it's nice having some skill points again, but the sheer number of runs you have to do in a day, not to mention the paydata being a tenth of what the "Valuable Files" are, means that my Mad Prog Skillz are slowly being eroded by the high cost of living. Figures. :cyber: L And I did infect a few ICE wandering about with a Level 15 virus (level, what, 5? Host?) and it did sweet FA. Of course, that's with my w33k Attack skill of 2. Out of interest, I assume the program grade and the actual base skills as used roughly like they are in matrix? Say, attack 2 in conjunction with a Piercing Attack of 15? or is it a Vs test, where the l33t3r your system "stable" is, the harder it is to make even a single dent in your huge, bloated with paydata, deck? Oh, And upgrading to a faster I/O is beyond a lifesaver. :nuyen: |
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Dec 16 2003, 05:36 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 3-July 02 Member No.: 2,929 |
On the contrary, I always buy chips and never buy software. Programming software takes significantly less time that designing and burning a chip, and you're more likely to find programs and program source code than firmware code during a 'run'. I'm still in the bottom lifestyle, and I've got a suite of programs at 10 and every chip but Attack and Defense at 7.
500 per month is a high cost of living? As long as you have some upgrades and the max reputation at the bottom lifestyle, you can make that in a single run.
As long as you've got some huge Stealth, you don't need a high Attack (for now). Just keep in mind that you'll likely have to infect something several times to kill it.
From the Decker FAQ:
As you can see, your program rating, skill rating, and chip rating are all equally valued in tests. Having a Stealth skill of 8 and a Stealth chip of 7 is the same as a Stealth skill of 14 and a Stealth chip of 1.
Since I tend to opt for Stealth above all else, I usually just find it a timesaver, not a lifesaver. Of course that doesn't mean I didn't special order the max rating High Speed Bandwidth as soon as I could afford it :D |
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Dec 16 2003, 10:55 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Everything. Just starting out daunts me, as I don't know what to do first. :oops: |
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Dec 16 2003, 11:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,047 Joined: 12-November 03 From: Perilously close to the Sioux Nation. Member No.: 5,818 |
Saving up to special order a rating 8 CPU. Then programming goes wild.
Get a biomonitor with the Auto-Dump utility! It'll freaking save your life so many times... Right now, deactivating I/O in the Cross Applied Technologies... |
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Dec 30 2003, 11:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 439 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .se Member No.: 625 |
OK so I spent a few hours durring the X-Mas holiday to start writing a 'decker for dummies'. Download, read and comment. Something missing? What to add? Something to cut and so on ...
decker for dummies (pdf, ~50kb) |
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Dec 30 2003, 10:27 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
And there was much rejoicing. Thanks lorg. :D
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Dec 30 2003, 10:37 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,035 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Anahiem, CA Member No.: 100 |
You guys suck. I saw this thread a week or so back and I've been playing this game non-stop. Oh, and just so you know, skills don't cap at 20 (my current Stealth, Programming, and Design are all 25).
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Dec 31 2003, 12:53 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 348 Joined: 20-June 03 Member No.: 4,782 |
lorg, Thankyou for writing DfD. It helped clearify alot of things for me. Yes, I am a matrix dummy, but less of one now, slightly.
1 thing in there that I didn't find. How the heck do I download or edit a file that is being protected by a worm? |
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Dec 31 2003, 02:15 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 1-September 03 Member No.: 5,565 |
Decrypt it using the appropriate utility.
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Dec 31 2003, 02:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 348 Joined: 20-June 03 Member No.: 4,782 |
Ok I programmed a virus 2 utility, that seems to work on tapeworms, eventually.
Now I just used my decrypt program, that is a much faster then virus. Thanks for the tip. |
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Jan 2 2004, 05:50 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
hmm, im capped as matrix god, i have the top lifestyle, i have software and hardware about 10 higher then any host i encounter, any job is doable, i have no life :silly:
its atleast 2-3 ago that i walked into this game. at first i had a bad habbit of burning out but after some trial and error i got to what im describing above :) |
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Jan 5 2004, 10:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 402 Joined: 23-April 03 From: London, UK Member No.: 4,491 |
I hope that they do an level editor!
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Jan 5 2004, 10:25 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,035 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Anahiem, CA Member No.: 100 |
Yeah, and it would also be nice to see hosts that are higher than 20. Maybe they could have some new tricks up their sleves too. I've got everything at 25 and a stealth of 30 now and there isn't much left for me to do. I walk all over level 20 hosts.
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