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(I think there's a proper name for this; also, it's tragic to put in loss rules that only affect one type of campaign style.)
 
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==== Botnet and Hiveputer ====
 
==== Botnet and Hiveputer ====
  
Both the Botnet and the Hiveputer are [[Regiment|Regiments]] of computers with a hacking bonus of +0 that do coordinated hacks by request. The difference between them is that a hiveputer is a bunch of [[personal computer|personal computers]] wired up for this purpose, while the botnet is a much larger collection of computers used by other people that devote a very small amount of resources to this purpose.
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Both the Botnet and the Hiveputer are [[Regiments]] of computers with a hacking bonus of +0 that do coordinated hacks by request. The difference between them is that a hiveputer is a bunch of [[personal computer|personal computers]] wired up for this purpose, while the botnet is a much larger collection of computers used by other people that devote a very small amount of resources to this purpose.
  
 
A Hiveputer is destroyed by simply finding the collection of computers and blowing them up.
 
A Hiveputer is destroyed by simply finding the collection of computers and blowing them up.
  
A Botnet is destroyed by people running virus checkers. 1d10% of the botnet is lost per week.
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A Botnet is destroyed by people running virus checkers. 2d6% of the botnet is lost per week.
  
 
It costs 15 points for every 10 hacker's-worth of computers in a Hiveputer, or 25 points for every 10 hacker's-worth for a Botnet.
 
It costs 15 points for every 10 hacker's-worth of computers in a Hiveputer, or 25 points for every 10 hacker's-worth for a Botnet.

Latest revision as of 07:17, 25 February 2018

Botnet and Hiveputer

Both the Botnet and the Hiveputer are Regiments of computers with a hacking bonus of +0 that do coordinated hacks by request. The difference between them is that a hiveputer is a bunch of personal computers wired up for this purpose, while the botnet is a much larger collection of computers used by other people that devote a very small amount of resources to this purpose.

A Hiveputer is destroyed by simply finding the collection of computers and blowing them up.

A Botnet is destroyed by people running virus checkers. 2d6% of the botnet is lost per week.

It costs 15 points for every 10 hacker's-worth of computers in a Hiveputer, or 25 points for every 10 hacker's-worth for a Botnet.