Post by ΛJIП on Mar 26, 2016 21:45:15 GMT
What is the Net?
The Net is the freely provided Intraweb service to all of Metropolis' citizens. Anyone is allowed to use it so long as they have the equipment to do so. Typically the standard assigned citizen's PDA can access the intranet and reach most sites, but cannot go any more in depth than that, and likewise most sites are simply boards and forums created by users to chat with each other and network.
On a computer, a person can find much more information and will have much more control and ability with that computer than with simply a PDA.
(OOC) Posting under "the Net"
For posts under the Net board, you must indicate what kind of site/post the thread is in the subject name.
[BBS] is for message boards and for contacting other people over the intranet.
[WEB] is for websites that may or may not have a way to leave a message, typically used for advertisement and company sites.
Hacking
Even further than that, there is equipment and augmentations that will allow a user to slip into a virtually constructed representation of the city's information and data. Described as an even more vibrant and bright simulation of Metropolis, the V.R. simulation is large, and allows the most control over data retrieved. While hacking can be done with a computer, diving into virtual Cyberspace is the most effective and sure way to get data, as typically places being raided have enough security to block a normal computer system. The trade-off, however, is the increased risk of injury or even death should the netrunner be caught and defeated by the Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics (ICE).
Any sort of hacking, netrunning, whatever you may call it, will be done most likely with Steam/Serverside RP and not on the forums.
- Binary
The Net is the freely provided Intraweb service to all of Metropolis' citizens. Anyone is allowed to use it so long as they have the equipment to do so. Typically the standard assigned citizen's PDA can access the intranet and reach most sites, but cannot go any more in depth than that, and likewise most sites are simply boards and forums created by users to chat with each other and network.
On a computer, a person can find much more information and will have much more control and ability with that computer than with simply a PDA.
(OOC) Posting under "the Net"
For posts under the Net board, you must indicate what kind of site/post the thread is in the subject name.
[BBS] is for message boards and for contacting other people over the intranet.
[WEB] is for websites that may or may not have a way to leave a message, typically used for advertisement and company sites.
Hacking
Even further than that, there is equipment and augmentations that will allow a user to slip into a virtually constructed representation of the city's information and data. Described as an even more vibrant and bright simulation of Metropolis, the V.R. simulation is large, and allows the most control over data retrieved. While hacking can be done with a computer, diving into virtual Cyberspace is the most effective and sure way to get data, as typically places being raided have enough security to block a normal computer system. The trade-off, however, is the increased risk of injury or even death should the netrunner be caught and defeated by the Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics (ICE).
Any sort of hacking, netrunning, whatever you may call it, will be done most likely with Steam/Serverside RP and not on the forums.
- Binary