Post by Paul on Sept 5, 2010 14:53:29 GMT -6
I saw this on another site and was going to try and adapt it.
The jist of it is a computer hacking attempted would be like combat and would be like fighting. I will come up with something like this idea above.
Any thoughts?
So first thing we need to do is determine the computer users hacking "hit points".
Then figure out a way for the hacker to attack and a return attack by the computer.
I'm going to crunch some numbers and figure out some ideas.
ICE the defensive programs. Hacking would be like combat itself, the hacker using his skills (bonus) and programs (varied bonus) to attack the security programs.
The hacker has X "hit points" that represent his connection. This could be few in number representing a tenuous connection to a great many that would would represent access to a physical console within the system. (In RL terms access to the machine means you will, not might take time, but you win.)
The ICE has hit points that represent the computer security. Once those are gone the hacker is in.
A third factor is time. ICE will report violation unless the hacker has tools to prevent that. So the hacker has a limited number of rounds before physical security imposes itself. If at a remote terminal that wouldn't be so much of an issue, connection would be. At a direct terminal guys with guns could do their own "hacking", alerted by the system.
So it is a case of much time, few hit point for a remote connection. Little time, lots of hit points for a direct connection (Unless the physical opposition can be dealt with or eliminated.)
The hacker has X "hit points" that represent his connection. This could be few in number representing a tenuous connection to a great many that would would represent access to a physical console within the system. (In RL terms access to the machine means you will, not might take time, but you win.)
The ICE has hit points that represent the computer security. Once those are gone the hacker is in.
A third factor is time. ICE will report violation unless the hacker has tools to prevent that. So the hacker has a limited number of rounds before physical security imposes itself. If at a remote terminal that wouldn't be so much of an issue, connection would be. At a direct terminal guys with guns could do their own "hacking", alerted by the system.
So it is a case of much time, few hit point for a remote connection. Little time, lots of hit points for a direct connection (Unless the physical opposition can be dealt with or eliminated.)
The jist of it is a computer hacking attempted would be like combat and would be like fighting. I will come up with something like this idea above.
Any thoughts?
So first thing we need to do is determine the computer users hacking "hit points".
Then figure out a way for the hacker to attack and a return attack by the computer.
I'm going to crunch some numbers and figure out some ideas.