Re: The Space Project Design Update 5 - Storyline

From: oreg40@hotmail.com

Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

You could have password cracker programs!
To steal the example
> "Player Turn Report for EricSum"
> "Account 33443"
> "ericsum@aol.com"
>
> "Orders"
> "scout 1"
> "You have discovered a new network!"
> "Login:"
>
> Then I send in this order sheet:
use password cracker program number 10987 (150 credits at hacking store)
if this fails program 21089 (2000 credits at hacking store).

A week late ryou get back

> " Sorry system is currently down for repair. Please try later " :)
only joking but you see the idea.

Moro

In article <19981029183745.14791.00000993@ng148.aol.com>,
  ericsum@aol.com (EricSum) wrote:
> >Hmm. You'd think with it be centred around cyberspace, it'd be easy to run.
> ><ponders> Hmm. <scribbles down idea>. I think you're on to something Eric.
> >You've just given me an idea for another PBM/PBeM :)
>
> The problem is that you will not be able to find the true feel of hacking into
> a computer system For one thing, the process is not easily committed to PBM
> format unless you do it like Arena, where you can pretty much send orders all
> day long and get results back all day long as well.
>
> For instance, this would not be fun:
>
> "Player Turn Report for EricSum"
> "Account 33443"
> "ericsum@aol.com"
>
> "Orders"
> "scout 1"
> "You have discovered a new network!"
> "Login:"
>
> Then I send in this order sheet:
> "ENTER PASSWORD "trustno1""
>
> A week later I get back:
> "Invalid Password, Try Again."
>
> See what I mean. Of course it all be done with skill sets and dice rolls of
> course, but that takes the fun out of it in my opinion. Once you start
shedding
> some of the detail, it just becomes boring.
>
> "You have successfully hacked into Mindshift Design!"
> "HACK Skill improves by 1 point."
>
> Neuromancer (the game I mentioned), basically made you the hacker. Each  of
the
> systems you hacked was rich with email, messages, and secret corporate
> documents to look through to give you the impression that you were actually
> hacking.
>
> It would be a really tough thing to do in PBEM, but I could see it being done
> as a Java program.
>
> Eric
>
>

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References

Re: The Space Project Design Update 5 - Storyline
"MindShift Design" <mindshift@usa.net>
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Space Project Design Update 5 - Storyline
ericsum@aol.com (EricSum)
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: The Space Project Design Update 5 - Storyline
"MindShift Design" <mindshift@usa.net>
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Space Project Design Update 5 - Storyline
ericsum@aol.com (EricSum)
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000