Midgard Hound

Routine

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Type	Defensive System

Responses to Functions

Function	Message	U	Result
Offense ≥ 1	You shatter the hound's icon as it howls out the alert.	[1+batch unsubtle]	Gain 1 XP, removes routine
Offense = 1 with Hound Mark*	Unfortunately, the armor is enough to repulse your attack.	[3+batch unsubtle]	—
Offense ≥ 2 with Hound Mark*	The hound was definitely expecting an attack, but you slip in your batch from an unexpected direction. You shatter the hound's icon as it howls out the alert.	[3+batch unsubtle]	Gain 1 XP, removes routine
(any of above crashes) then View ≥ 1	You shatter the hound's icon and copy down the code it's using to howl out an alert.	+0	In addition, you found: spectrum transmission functions
Command ≥ 1	Unfortunately, you can't find a "stand down" command on this thing.	[1+batch unsubtle]	—
Command ≥ 1 with Hound Mark*	The hound was definitely expecting an attack, calling up a layer of armor as your batch nears it. Unfortunately, you can't find a "stand down" command on this thing.	[3+batch unsubtle]	—
View ≥ 1	Visually branded to resemble Midgard's CD line of drones, this routine is intended to find and mark hackers for tracking. As long as you can keep a low profile, it shouldn't actually mark you… but keeping a low profile might be more difficult with this thing sniffing after you.	0	—
View ≥ 1 with Hound Mark*	The hound was definitely expecting an attack, calling up a layer of armor as your batch nears it. Visually branded to resemble Midgard's CD line of drones, this routine is intended to find and mark hackers for tracking. As long as you can keep a low profile, it shouldn't actually mark you… but keeping a low profile might be more difficult with this thing sniffing after you.	1	—
Defense, Other	The hound doesn't have any particular response for your batch.	0	—
Defense with Hound Mark*, Other with Hound Mark*	The hound was definitely expecting an attack, calling up a layer of armor as your batch nears it. The hound doesn't have any particular response for your batch.	1	—

• Offense takes priority.
• Command takes next priority.
• View takes next priority.

Active Responses

Every round, you also get:

Function	Message	U	Result
With condition†, and Defense ≥ 2	The hound charges after your avatar, but you're able to block its advance.	0
With condition†, and Hardening	The hound charges after your avatar, tearing into it and dealing x damage to your system's hardening.	0	Lose 2-3 Hardening
With condition†	The hound fires a barrage of data at your avatar. One fragment stays lodged there, continuing to run.	0	Gain 1-3 energy of Hound Mark.
With Hound Mark*	The hound homes in on the mark left on you.	2
	The hound follows your trail.	1

* The hound seems to bring up armor if you have Hound Mark, including getting Hound Mark on that round.
† The first few rounds, the hound seems to follow your trail or homes in. Maybe only with the Midgard Protector active too or at certain alert levels?

Sources

MBR Lab
Records Office Network
Shipping Drone Net
Slags Lab
Southside Lab