I was working on this sort of thing a while ago. Proper network TCP/IP sim and all. Got stopped because fucky transport layer.
Laptops and other modcomps really could use some love on this codebase.
This was my goal.
very very original idea btw.
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Very nice job on tracking the source especially considering that the worm is not a self evolving super AI and the fact that a large amount of the content of ss13 are inspired or straight up ripped off from other sources such as lings and heretics and xenos and blah blah blah.
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Whats a difference of a self-evolving and upgrading âworm virusâ and a computer program? Just their names.
Also we donât need this because all you need to do is rework malf AI and weâd be good.
Presence of AI is mostly a given, hence if electronics are messed up people pinpoint AI. If there was a worm (presence random depending on RNG), it could mess things up and people would pinpoint AI before unerstanding the real threat. That would be even better than just having more malf AI possibilities the real threat would be more difficult to identify and since it wonât be confined to sat it will be even more of a challenge to tackle for crew, adding further gameplay potential.
IMO worm is a good idea, I would offer more ideas to implement it if coders think this is a possibility
The entire design of that worm relies on people not knowing then, next time a person sees messed up computers theyâll have metaknowledge and take measures, this entire design relies on people being confused which isnt possible.
I would not be so sure people canât be confused. You emag an APC and people wonder : is it malf AI or just emag? I donât see why it could not be playable because people know the possibility exists. Itâs just a matter of design
iirc there is already a meta way to know if APC has been emagged or hacked.
Bluesceen of death? no remote acess? something is wrong⌠i can feel it.