Hacking my way Options

[Serbitar]

Its not in there . . . Thats the overall problem of the matrix rules with the basic SR4 book. Everything is left to the GM. Im trying to fill the gap by giving some ideas, but thats just it.

So here you go: (btw, you do not clean net hits, but hits. If the node had any net hits, you wouls have been detected).
You can erease all the traces of your hacking activities you left in the node, by editing the log files. Admin previliges are needed for this if you do not have them, you have to hack).

This is an extended: Computer+Edit (1, 1 combat turn) extended test. Every hit deletes "edit programme rating" hits worth of traces you left behind.
If you do not have the priviliges it is an opposed Hacking+Edit vs System+Firewall(1, 1 Combat turn) extended test. Note that this test also generates hits for the node, tht have to be cleaned up.

If you clean everything up, nobody can find out by looking at that system logs, that it was hacked. (Of course, one might tell that the system is hacked when the node does wiered things, but you will just not find it in the logs). If any hits are left behind, one can find the hackers matrix ID (just like modern day IP number) in the logs and what he did. Note that the matrix ID can be spoofed and such.

[Loestal]

Ok thanks, that clears things up except 1 thing...which I might be reading it wrong. Is it the hits the hacker scores that he must clean...or the hits the system scores that the hacker has to clean?

[Aaron]

Where does it say you need to clean hits? I'm not finding anything like that.

[Serbitar]

@Loestal:The hits the system scores.


@Aaron:You do not need to clean hits. I am simply giving hints on how such a system can work. The book (RAW) says, that hack attempts can be found. But it gives no rules how this is decided and what a hacker can do against it. It is up to the GM till unwired is out. I am just giving suggestions on how to do it.

So once more: Thes rules I give in this thread are my interpretation of the matrix rules. Nothing should (to my knowledge) contradict the rules given by RAW, but I am adding a LOT of assumptions and extra stuff on how things COULD work.

I just want to give examples of how to model a working matrix ruleset covering various situations that is consistent and understandable.