Midgard Player (Pre-Novos)

Here is a dump of the Midgard Player page from before the Novos revamp on April 2nd, 2014.

Uses

Unless otherwise noted, "Player" below refers to a Midgard Player, gold Midgard Player, monitored Midgard Player, or unlocked Midgard Player.

You must have a Player equipped in order to use it. This image is displayed above any use text whenever you use a Player:

Media-Player100.jpg

The very first time you use a Player in a given run you receive this text, followed by the normal Player text:

A friendly female voice fills your ears. "Hello, new user. Welcome to the future… with Midgard. Please wait a moment while we map your body for optimal music sampling and delivery… Thank you."

If the player is not currently playing anything:

The player sits quiet, waiting for some input. Unlike any normal music player, it doesn't even have a "skip" button.

It will accept data from your comm, though.

<list of your data/programs> Seed Data

Or, if you have music that originated from the Player active:

A small green light traces across the 'M' logo at the front of the player, apparently indicating that it's playing music.

<list of your data/programs> Seed Data

Or, if some music that did not originate with the Player is currently active:

A small red light traces across the 'M' logo at the front of the player, making it look vaguely sinister and angry.

<list of your data/programs> Seed Data

NOTE: Feeding your Player and data/programs will remove all energy of the non-Player music and replace it with normal Player results. As usual, the seed data will be consumed.

Recordings

Winning fights with either no music or any kind of "seed" music active (but not a "harmony"?) may yield a recording.

You've won the battle!

Your media player beeps cheerfully, apparently indicating it's done with a recording.
You recorded: <recording>

The mechanism governing when a recording drops are not yet understood, but the type of recording dropped depends on the base attribute for the techniques you use. (It is implied that the monitored Midgard Player increases recording speed but more spading is needed.)

Attribute Recording
Perception recorded consideration
Reflexes recorded speed
Strength recorded strain
Will recorded pause

Using four recordings in one day will attune you to the music of the Player. This effect resets at rollover. It's not clear what being attuned does. See Midgard Player recordings for more details.

Additionally, eating a Blitz Popper (or few?) will give you:

You pop a handful of Blitz. It's thankfully flavorless, but you can feel the jittery energy moments later.

Your Media Player chirps pleasantly as though it's just finished a recording.

You recorded: recorded Blitz

Feeding Data

Results from feeding data to a Player vary depending on what kind of music, if any, you already have active. In all cases, the data/programs you feed to a Player will be consumed. Feeding data to a gold Midgard Player will yield a 50% bonus to the duration or an effect gained.

Quick Summary

Symbols:
AR: Automation Routine
FI: File Interface
MS: Math Subroutine
NC: Networking Code
SP: Security Patches
LI: Language Interpreter
VC: Viral Code
x = extend duration of the currently playing music ("interprets in")
* = reset the player to 10 energy of a random base seed ("chitters")
** = reset the player to 10 energy of a random base seed ("feedback")
SH1 through SH6 = one of the Sniper/Suspensful/etc. Harmonies (randomized) ("weaving in")
SS1 through SS6 = one of the Sniper/Suspensful/etc. Seeds (randomized)

Not randomized
Added with
Current music RCon RSpd RStr RPau RBlitz Others
Nothing U Seed H Seed P Seed M Seed B Seed *
Not randomized
Added with
Current music AR FI MS NC SP LI VC
Uneven Seed * x x x * * x
Hurried Seed x * * x * x ?
Ponderous Seed x * x * x * ?
Metered Seed * x * * x x ?
Blitz Seed * * * ? ? ? x
Randomized
Added with
Current music RCon RSpd RStr RPau
Uneven Seed x SH1 SH2 SH3
Hurried Seed SH1 x SH4 SH5
Ponderous Seed SH2 SH4 x SH6
Metered Seed SH3 SH5 SH6 x
Blitz Seed x x x x
Randomized (but consistent with the above)
Added with
Current music AR FI MS NC SP LI
SH1 * * * SS1 * *
SH2 * * SS2 * * *
SH3 * SS3 * * * *
SH4 SS4 * * * * *
SH5 * * * * * SS5
SH6 * * * * SS6 *
Randomized (but consistent with the above)
Added with
Current music AR FI MS NC SP LI
SS1 * * * x * *
SS2 * * x * * *
SS3 * x * * * *
SS4 x * * * * *
SS5 * * * * * x
SS6 * * * * x *
Randomized (but consistent with the above)
Added with
Current music RCon RSpd RStr RPau RBlitz
SH1/SS1 x x ** ** B Seed
SH2/SS2 x ** x ** B Seed
SH3/SS3 x ** ** x ?
SH4/SS4 ** x x ** ?
SH5/SS5 ** x ** x ?
SH6/SS6 ** ** x x ?
Not randomized
Added with
Current music Orderly Code Midgard Internal Code Protein Database
Suspicious H/S x Twisted Harmony x
Suspenseful H/S x x Ocean Harmony
Shrieking H/S x Whispered Harmony x
Static H/S Unpretentious Harmony x x
Sniper H/S Focused Harmony x x
Stalking H/S x x Hidden Harmony

Summary of effects

Music Effect
Uneven Seed +4 Perception
Hurried Seed +4 Reflexes
Ponderous Seed +4 Strength
Metered Seed +4 Will
Blitz Seed +2 Power when your target doesn't have a Technique
Moderately (+2) Chance of PvP Encounters
Suspicious Harmony/Seed +2/+4 Etheric Power
Suspenseful Harmony/Seed +2/+4 Evasion Power
Shrieking Harmony/Seed +2/+4 Fire Power
Static Harmony/Seed +2/+4 Melee Power
Sniper Harmony/Seed +2/+4 Ranged Power
Stalking Harmony/Seed +2/+4 Stealth Power
Twisted Harmony +4 Etheric Power
+4 Eclipse Duration
Whispered Harmony +4 Fire Power
+4 Eclipse Duration
Ocean Harmony +4 Evasion Power
+2 Melee Defense
+2 Ranged Defense
Hidden Harmony +4 Stealth Power
+2 Melee Defense
+2 Ranged Defense
Unpretentious Harmony +4 Melee Power
+4 Etheric Defense
Focused Harmony +4 Ranged Power
+4 Etheric Defense

Extra hacking tools

The Midgard Player can give extra tools in net combat with certain songs playing. This only works with the Monitored Midgard Player or Gold Midgard Player, and not the other ones.

Tool Song
Midgard Amplification Anything
Subversive Signals Twisted Harmony or Whispered Harmony
Laser Guitar Focused Harmony or Unpretentious Harmony
Protein Resonance Hidden Harmony or Ocean Harmony
Unlock a Midgard Player by replacing its locked processor with a normal Processor Chip
toolbelt.jpg
Midgard Player Processor Chip
= Unlocked Midgard Player
toolbox.jpg This item cannot be salvaged.
GoldCoins.jpg This item cannot be added to a gang stash.
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