[SeriousOne338]

I am speaking of the muted alarm that has yet to go off. not the legitimate account which also in this kind of convoy would be suspect, it's a sign robotic turret, it does not have a control node for the vehicles drive train.

[Thvor]

Oh, yeah, the alarm Rybka's not aware that she's tripped.

[Netzgeist]

Oh, why, if I was the Hacker who just kicked in an alarm and does not know about it, what would I do in this next turn? The most probable train of action would be to disconnect from this node and start hacking the next one, I guess. But then, rybka would never know she tripped the alarm!

 

Well, I will wait on the effects of Tachikoma shooting and see what's possible to do.

[Thvor]

Oh, why, if I was the Hacker who just kicked in an alarm and does not know about it, what would I do in this next turn? The most probable train of action would be to disconnect from this node and start hacking the next one, I guess. But then, rybka would never know she tripped the alarm!

 

Well, I will wait on the effects of Tachikoma shooting and see what's possible to do.

Hrm...Rybka told Tach to wait until just before the attack to jump in. That's still 10-15 minutes away, which is pretty much an eternity in VR. Doesn't seem to make sense that she'd just hang out in the enemy's system, waiting to be discovered. Either she's got some other mischief she wants to try, or she wants to try to take out the driver, or she wants to move on to another node (she'd been thinking of trying to steer the first hummer next to Hank's van, hadn't she?), right? I mean, isn't she proud of how easy it was to get in & create the account without anyone noticing anything?

I guess I'm just saying that I don't think Rybka'd be content to hang out in a hostile node, even with an apparently flawless entry. No point in making her sit around idle.

[Mirikon]

Hanging out is a good way to get caught. Right now, Tachikoma is just trying to blind the convoy, since having an eye in the sky can cause trouble, as they're about to learn.

[Netzgeist]

Guess you're right. The point in "hanging around" on the node is that she would later (quite later, that is; when the ambush was all set up and Tachikoma jumped in the node) edit the accounts privelege lists on the node in order for the assigned driver to have his access blocked - and, in doing so, she would mantain a subscription on the node (otherwise, she would have to hack into it again, which is more likely to be discovered than just being there idly doing nothing and concealed by the Stealth program; strange, but that's how Shadowrun Matrix works by RAW).

[Marak1972]

Couldn't you do that but just put a timer on it??

[Netzgeist]

Only if my edit program had a Timer option; which it does not have (none of my programs have it... Program options get really, really expensive when you got a lot of them, and they also raise the Availiability score of the item).

[Lethe]

The timer program option is specifically for demo versions who delete themselves after the time is up. To delay an issued command... well i have never read rules about that, but the delay should just be part of any command. Don't see why that should not be possible.

[Marak1972]

Hey just a thought . Didn't say anywhere all my ideas had to be winners mon   

[Lethe]

Hey just a thought . Didn't say anywhere all my ideas had to be winners mon   

Its a brilliant idea, if its possible - just in case we get booted out of the system.

[Netzgeist]

Lethe is right about the Timer question - so far I've not found anything on the books regarding making a timed script to run, so I guess it's GM's call (My take on it, if I were GMing: I'd ask for two rolls for the action, one to perform the specific thing one is trying to accomplish [in this case, a Hacking + Edit, since it's trying to change the access privileges of other users] and then one to set a timer to the action [probably a Computer/Software + the same program being used to the action itself], GM's take on the threshold; but that's just me thinking how I would rule it).

And I agree that it was indeed a great idea. We just don't know if it's feasible.

[Marak1972]

Troll dun good mon lol 

[Crossbow]

Okay, so I am clear, I understand Tachi is gonna take out the drone first, but I thought the plan was to right after the rear vehicle next so that there is never an active and/or missle launcher in our ambush site.

Has the plan somehow changed to something that brings the third vehicle into our ambush site?  Because in that case Smiley would like to register an objection 

[Marak1972]

Hmmmmm how about Lmg and LAW turret same time we bring down the lead fist o hurt on dem mon. Shock n awe and all dat good stuff