Vyrolakos wrote:
F33D wrote:
Pretty stupid story line.
Agreed, it was bloody terrible.
Ok players you notice that your computer is starting to glitch, the screens are jumping and random numbers are scrolling across the screen.
OK, TNE game so we know what that means. What do I need to roll for the firewall and antivirus software to stop it.
It went straight through.
Hey ref I told you I have computer 4 and set them up myself, its not the windows 7001 crap, its top of the range software.
The virus went straight through without being noticed on the radio signal you just received............
Riiight ok, your the ref. So it’s in the active memory. Isolate the main computer, cut the links to the other systems, put the power plant, drives and life support under local control. Reboot the main computer and clear its active programs.
That didn't work its still there and its taking over your ship........
Fine shut down the main computer, run a wipe routine on the hard memory and reboot from the backups.
That didn't work..............
Erm why not, there is no way it could survive the wipe.
It has corrupted your backups...............
What the ones on optical chips in the ships safe? ? ?
Erm its still there...................
If you say so ref, lets check the other computers and the systems like power plant and drive controllers.
They are also corrupted, its everywhere.................
What it corrupted the Optical ROM chips that are in the drive and power plant controllers that are specifically shielded against suffering any form of damage or overwrite due to them being next to the Jump drive and a ruddy great Fusion pile.
Yes they are all corrupted by the virus........ Oh and the air is now bleeding out of the ship.
Wait I thought we put life support on manual.
The virus has taken over life support anyway................
Pull the plug, physically turn off the life support unit, we have enough air in the ship for several hours.
That doesn't work, the virus has control of life support.............
Erm the engineer reaches round the back of the life support unit and pulls out the plug or whatever he does.
The air is still bleeding out of the rooms............
Sigh, ok into vacc suits everyone.
They are not working, the life support units are shut down......................
Sorry, the vacc suits are down, how???
They have radios which allowed the virus to access them..............
Vacc suit life support is an idiot level micro processor just big enough to maintain air levels, it cannot possibly run anything as complex as a semi sentient virus.
The virus is very small..................
Long pause at this point
So anyone fancy a game of D&D, we can start new characters and run through the new pathfinder series.
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. Although it's mostly moved on from having software tantrums to just gassing the aircrew directly these days.