Buried Lab (pre-Novos hacking) / Discussion

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bigalphillips 22 Mar 2011 04:50

To be merged with Southside Lab (Hacking).

(My fault - the southside lab hacking page really isn't link to from anywhere.)

Magnifico 25 Mar 2011 20:13

I went ahead and did the merging. I think I got all the info off the old page, but if you want to check the old page's edit history or the discussion thread or something, you can get past the redirect by clicking here.

Arkaim 29 Jan 2012 10:46

Disparity between Argeth getting 2 video feeds consistently and the 3 may be because he didn't have a deep file scan installed while hacking?

Arkaim 21 Mar 2012 01:45

Starting out

Your avatar floats over the circuitry-covered building representing Southside Lab, watching over the data zipping in and out of the system.

With Access Level 1 -5

Your avatar floats over the circuitry-covered building representing Southside Lab, watching over the data zipping in and out of the system. The faint hum of moving data echoes from your computer's speakers.

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Arkaim 23 Mar 2012 00:27

Release Locks is worth a fuckload of alarm. I went from System is on alert to getting kicked off the system on one go.

Arkaim 24 Mar 2012 00:52

Getting the Out of Your Cell encounter -> choosing "Rush him" -> successfully killing him is enough to get the "Send All Clear" command to appear.

1. "Send All Clear" brought System on Alert to System on Medium Alert w/ 1 incognito.
2. "Browse Public Files" w/ 2 incognito brought the system to High Alert.

Cancel Alert

1. "Browse Secure Files" w/ 2 incognito brought the system to High Alert.

Cancel Alert

1. "Browse Public Files" w/ 2 incognito did not bring the system to any alert.
2. "Browse Public Files" again w/ 2 incognito brought the system to Alert.
3. "Browse Public Files" once again w/ 2 incognito and system is still on Alert.
4. "Browse Public Files" w/ 2 incognito brought the system to Medium Alert.
5. "Browse Public Files" w/ 2 incognito and system still on Medium Alert.
6. "Browse Public Files" w/ 2 incognito brought the system to High Alert.
7. "Browse Public Files" w/ 2 incognito allowed the automated security system to close my entryway.

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Arkaim 24 Mar 2012 01:22

With the deep file scan, I got 2-3 clips of Southside lab footage.

Exact gains datapoints:
2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3

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Arkaim 28 Mar 2012 10:53

Going to make this note before I forget. Cause I almost just forgotten

Strategy for getting TOTAL CONTROL

• Antiviral Patching - not all that needed until trying to break through level 6.
• Going through levels 1-5
  • Shining Barrier + Intrusive Jammer
  • barrier or firewall on the first pass cause that's v effective against the Midgard Protector
  • burst of static keeps surprising me with how effective it is. Be sure to use it! Preferably on the second pass against the 3 processor Midgard Protector or the third pass against the 4 processor one cause they really like to use data pulse as their last tool.
• Breaking through level 6
  • Shining Barrier + Network Scan + Daily Tester
  • This might not actually be the best set-up. Here's my reasoning for making this:
    • The network scan is needed to be able to cancel alert at the end of combat.
    • The shining barrier is needed for the hardening as the hardcore Midgard Protector here hits too hard for the 5 hardening from the Antiviral Patch to keep you alive. In fact, it hits too hard for the 10 hardening to reliably keep you alive!
    • daily tester is there cause something is needed to actually do damage.

Whatever you do, don't go for the kill command strategy. The Midgard Protectors here are too hardcore for that to work reliably. Even when sacrificing memory on the shirt slot for the code finesse from Sloppy Hacker or biofeedback vest. Yes, even w/ having wired hacking too.

It's possible that sacrificing the processors to use refitted Y4 w/ Midgard neural expander could work? But, would that work reliably? Maybe w/ adding fractal understanding. If you need to use Blue Eyes as well, however, forget it. That's just too much.

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