Connection Records (Metroplex U Lab) / Discussion

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Arkaim 27 Jan 2016 12:44

I believe this is 3 View.

12 code finesse

You queue up a batch for Connection Records containing Forge Orb.

You reforge part of your system's Hardening into a glaring eye.

You have an idea where they might be hiding this.

Going over the connection records with a fine tooth comb, you find a tiny hidden file with "Happy Easter!" and a web address on it. The icon, however, depicts a shining golden computer chip, so it might be what you're looking for.

Checking the address cautiously, you find a strange node filled with stranger people, buying and selling information. Looks like the right place.

Novos Test Server takes note of your actions, increasing the Alert by 4. Without the way you slipped through the system, that could easily have been 1 alert worse.

You've earned 2 XP in Will

You've gained access to a new site: The Golden Chip

bigalphillips 02 Apr 2016 01:19

Finding Golden alert chip datapoint:

You queue up a batch for Connection Records containing Forge Orb and Manual Search.

You have an idea where they might be hiding this. Going over the connection records with a fine tooth comb, you find a tiny hidden file with "Happy Easter!" and a web address on it. The icon, however, depicts a shining golden computer chip, so it might be what you're looking for. Checking the address cautiously, you find a strange node filled with stranger people, buying and selling information. Looks like the right place.

Novos Test Server's automated defenses follow your tracks, increasing the Alert by 6. Without the way you slipped through the system, that could easily have been 2 alert worse.

Plus4 19 Apr 2016 18:01

And one more data point, I also think this is 3 view, not 4. (If I understand it correctly… I used Disk Browser which is 2 view, and Manual Search which is 1 view = 3 views total?) I had 6 Code Finesse.

You queue up a batch for Connection Records containing Disk Browser and Manual Search.
You have an idea where they might be hiding this.
Going over the connection records with a fine tooth comb, you find a tiny hidden file with "Happy Easter!" and a web address on it. The icon, however, depicts a shining golden computer chip, so it might be what you're looking for.
Checking the address cautiously, you find a strange node filled with stranger people, buying and selling information. Looks like the right place.
The system's watching eyes hone in on your disturbance.
Novos Test Server's automated defenses follow your tracks, increasing the Alert by 9.
Your connection flickers for a moment, then goes dead. Well, looks like it finally managed to block you.
You've earned 2 XP in Will
You've gained access to a new site: The Golden Chip

Arkaim 20 Apr 2016 18:11

You queue up a batch for Connection Records containing Wideband Search and Disk Browser.

Going over the connection records with a fine tooth comb, you find a tiny hidden file with "Happy Easter!" and a web address on it. The icon, however, depicts a shining golden computer chip, so it might be what you're looking for.

Checking the address cautiously, you find a strange node filled with stranger people, buying and selling information. Looks like the right place.

Novos Test Server's automated defenses follow your tracks, increasing the Alert by 7.

The system starts up its Watching Eyes routine.

You've earned 1 XP in Perception

You've earned 1 XP in Will

You've gained access to a new site: The Golden Chip

As you can see here I did not have an idea of where they might be hiding "this". I would've thought maybe it was from not having high code finesse but I had 8. Maybe it only comes up when your code finesse needs to shore up your lack of view?

Plus4 22 Apr 2016 02:05

Yes, that's an excellent observation Arkaim. Did we ever explicitly ask Kinak about these mechanics? I recall that on one of the podcasts, when I asked him what looked odd about the wiki, he said some stuff regarding the hacking - maybe this area.

Anyway, I guess next things to spade are:

• 3 view + (what) Code Finesse is good enough?
• Is it possible to get this with 2 view + high enough Code Finesse?

xKiv 01 May 2017 17:30

I think it's possible to deplete the set of sites discoverable from here. At some point, I kept getting a new result (something about "… but somebody sanitized everything, so you can't follow"), and absolutely no connections. After that, I kept getting one site over and over until I killed it, and then another site over and over until I destroyed it, repeat, repeat, repeat.