 What are an Agent's Response & Signal when independantly loaded?, Agent, Hacking |
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  Feb 11 2024, 02:33 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 8-July 09 From: Detroit Barrens Member No.: 17,365  |
Been two years since I ran an SR4 game and I can't remember what the Response or Signal for an Agent program is if a hacker uploads it independently onto a node.
If it were on the hackers commlink, said commlink's attributes would be use. While Unwired offers some sample nodes for various hubs, there is no listing for say a warehouse security system. I anyone can point to where in the rules this is listed that'd be a big help. Sign-- Wacky |
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Feb 12 2024, 02:30 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 140 Joined: 6-April 17 From: Copenhagen, Republic of Scandinavia Member No.: 207,604 |
I *think* that Agents use the Matrix attributes of the device they run on, and their rating (up to 6) for attributes. But I haven't played 4e in a looong time, and I don't have my books here, so I may be completely off target here.
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Feb 13 2024, 08:16 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,082 Joined: 3-October 09 From: Kohle, Stahl und Bier Member No.: 17,709 |
QUOTE (SR4A @ Page 234) Agents use the Response attribute of the node on which they are running; this means that the attributes of an agent operating independently may vary as it moves from node to node.
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Feb 14 2024, 10:05 PM
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Awakened Master Ninja Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 932 Joined: 30-January 07 From: CalFree Member No.: 10,844 |
Ok, SR4 is my game, so I'll look this up.
Agents are covered in SR4A, pp. 234 - 235 and SR4 Unwired, pp. 87, 100, 111 - 113. From what I'm reading, it would use that node's Response and Signal ratings. |
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 Feb 17 2024, 02:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 8-July 09 From: Detroit Barrens Member No.: 17,365 |
QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Feb 14 2024, 05:05 PM)  Ok, SR4 is my game, so I'll look this up. Agents are covered in SR4A, pp. 234 - 235 and SR4 Unwired, pp. 87, 100, 111 - 113. From what I'm reading, it would use that node's Response and Signal ratings. Thanks for the reply! I kinda figured that, but I'm also wondering what would be a good default rating to the (Warehouse) Node in question? Any recommendations for this would be appreciated--just go with a gut rule calling, I'm easy to live with (or so I tell people (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) ). Thanks to everyone who replied! Sign-- Wacky PS-- SR4 is my jam as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Feb 17 2024, 07:21 AM
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Awakened Master Ninja Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 932 Joined: 30-January 07 From: CalFree Member No.: 10,844 |
Where's the warehouse? That's going to vary a lot - a warehouse on the edge of the Barrens and a warehouse inside an MCT Zero Zone are going to have very different ratings.
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Feb 17 2024, 09:19 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 8-July 09 From: Detroit Barrens Member No.: 17,365 |
It'd be an artificial island in the Puget Sound--Seattle 2072 says several were built there along with the five naturally occurring ones. I figured Ares (the company the runners were going against) created it to have a shipping hub that they could load cargo onto and then off of with greater ease than going onto land with a shipping container.
I won't go into the backstory of the adventure but that's a decent summary. Sign-- Wacky |
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Feb 17 2024, 10:02 AM
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Awakened Master Ninja Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 932 Joined: 30-January 07 From: CalFree Member No.: 10,844 |
At least Rating 5 then.
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 Feb 17 2024, 08:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 8-July 09 From: Detroit Barrens Member No.: 17,365 |
QUOTE (JanessaVR @ Feb 17 2024, 05:02 AM) At least Rating 5 then. That sounds fair then. Thank you for all the help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Sign-- Wacky |
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