The Virus

Opponent

Image
Processor	2-5†
Memory	5-13†
Hardening	0
Code Finesse	1
Alarm	0†
Extractable Code	viral code, math subroutine, automation routine, file interface, security patches
XP	0

†Note that Processor/Memory/Alarm values can exceed this ranged if the virus a created as a clone of a different opponent using Viral Reformatting.

Info

Tool	Size	Target	Intensity (Damage)	Notes
Clone Self	?	None	-	(no Wild Virus) Gives 20 turns of Wild Virus
''		Hardening	?	(with Wild Virus) Hardening >0
''		Memory	5	(with Wild Virus) No Hardening and Memory >5, adds a (2P,5M,0H) Virus to fight
''		None	-	(with Wild Virus) Memory <5
Shed Data	3	Hardening	5 (5-6)	(with Hardening) Can also block
''		Processor	1 (1-2)	(no Hardening) Can also block
Inject Virus	2	Hardening	2 (2-3)	(with Hardening)
"		None	-	(no Hardening) Gives 10 turns of Wild Virus
Crash Function	3	Prevents use of following tool again this battle
Corrupt Datastream	2	Processor	1 (1-2)

Text

Tool	Text
Clone Self	Without Wild Virus: The virus executes a few quick commands on your system, copying over part of it's own code. With Wild Virus and Hardening >0: The virus sends a series of commands, attempting to execute them on your system, but only dealing <X> Hardening damage. With Wild Virus, no Hardening, and Memory >5: The virus executes a vicious series of commands, partitioning off part of your system's memory for <X> Memory damage and replicating itself into the void its attack left. With Wild Virus, no Hardening, and Memory <5: The virus begins executing code on your computer but it crashes with an "Insufficient Memory" error.
Shed Data	With Hardening: The virus sheds layers of viral data that shatter against your avatar for <X> Hardening damage. Without Hardening: The virus sheds shattering layers of viral data, dealing <X> Processor damage to your computer as it struggles to keep up. On successful block: Your attack can't pierce the remnants of the virus's viral data. (known to block: Network Silence, …)
Inject Virus	With Hardening: The virus darts close and attempts to inject your avatar with viral code. Your defenses prevent it but take <X> Hardening damage. Without Hardening: The virus darts close to your avatar and injects it with viral code.
Crash Function	The virus creates a shell of corrupt data and conflicting commands to crash your functions.
Corrupt Datastream	The virus inserts bad data into your datastream, dealing <X> Hardening damage.

Chains

1P/1M		1P/2M		1P/3M		1P/4M
-	5/5	-	3/5	-	1/5
		Corrupt Datastream	1/5	Corrupt Datastream	1/5
		Inject Virus	1/5	Crash Function	1/5
				Inject Virus	1/5
				Shed Data	1/5
2P/1M		2P/2M		2P/3M		2P/4M
-	10/10	-	3/10	Corrupt Datastream	3/10	Corrupt Datastream	4?/17
		Corrupt Datastream	4/10	Crash Function	2/10	Corrupt Datastream:Inject Virus	2?/17
		Inject Virus	3/10	Inject Virus	1/10	Crash Function	4?/17
				Shed Data	4/10	Inject Virus	1?/17
						Shed Data	6?/17

Known Configurations

• Hardening is always 0.
• If a virus is created by using Viral Reformatting, it takes on the processor and memory values of the old opponent (as of at latest 3/7, no longer includes alarm).
• If a new virus is added to the battle by the virus using the Clone Self tool, it always has 2/5/0 stats.
• Otherwise, it depends on the opponent it appears with:

	Appears with
Virus stats	PL	OA	G	ZD
V 2/6/0	1/2/2
V 3/7/0	1/3/3
V 3/8/0		3/3/3	3/6/3	2/8/8
V 3/9/0	2/3/3		3/7/3	2/9/9
V 4/9/0		4/4/4	4/7/4
V 4/10/0			4/8/4	2/10/10
V 4/11/0				2/11/11
V 5/12/0				2/12/12
V 5/13/0				3/13/13

• If a virus appears with more than one other opponent, it takes its stats from the highest powered opponent.