PRIME/Disks

Work in progress, add any disks you find if they are not already listed.

Starting with a list of the programs, so you can write them down on a blank disc or a formatted disk. You have to type it in correctly, for example typing in "anti virus" will give you a useless disk, you need to type "antivirus".

Since 2.2 you can pick from a list of known program types. If you want to write not yet found program above caveat still applies.

Disk list

• blank - this will ask you what program you want to write to it, highly dependent on your programming skill for success, names of programs are listed here (if unidentified it will be named "unlabeled")
• enhance weapon - plus or minus to weapon (protects and repairs when confused)
• enhance armor - plus or minus to armor (protects and repairs when confused)
• enhance implant - plus or minus to implant
• recursive loop - disables computer if bugged
• debugging - removes bugged status, can debug itself if you wield it, if optimized can optimizes other items
• diagnostics - provides info on your character
• bug detection - detects bugs in your equipment
• transportation - teleports you, chance of controlled teleport increases with optimization
• warp tracer - can be used to locate, or follow someone who has used transportation
• mapping - shows you the layout of the level
• reformat - creates an unlabeled disc, requires several floppy drives on your computer to use on other disks, can reformat itself, sets your computer to -5 if used on hard drive or also chance for this happening if it is bugged
• operating system - plus or minus to your computer
• hypnosis - can kill yourself with this at low level if bugged - it makes you (and adjacent non resistant monsters) fall asleep (also has one more secret usage)
• matter compiler - use on space junk and other useless items or doors (but not to shops or you'll piss off the clerkbot) if you can't find junk
• object detection - shows location of objects on the level
• corrupt - use a reformat disk on this (if unidentified it will be named "unlabeled")
• identify - identify your equipment
• lifeform detection - shows location of lifeforms on the level (droids when confused)
• spam - steals your money, will prompt you at debugged if you want to lose your money, just say no; supposedly can list products that are for sale by a shop on that level
• logic bomb - can make a robot self destruct, provides a -1 to your computer if bugged due to overheating
• computer virus - creates instability in your computer, causes "Infected" status
• antivirus - checks your floppies and computers for viruses and may disinfect them
• resident antivirus - installs antivirus software on your computer
• hacking - removes copy protection from software, giving you unlimited uses, can also remove computer viruses, and has functions on at least two more types of items

Hacking

In game notes on hacking:

• debugged code is easier to comprehend than buggy or optimized
• it is better to know if the disk is infected beforehand
• even if you know about it virus code makes things harder
• it helps to know what kind of program you are modifying
• an infected editor sure is going to mess up
• drinking and programming is almost as bad as drinking and driving
• badly screwed up modifications may actually introduce bugs

Programs that have never been successfully cracked - hacking, matter compiler