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

• antivirus - checks your floppies and computers for viruses and may disinfect them
• bug detection - detects bugs in your equipment
• 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")
• computer virus - creates instability in your computer, causes "Infected" status
• corrupt - use a reformat disk on this (if unidentified it will be named "unlabeled")
• debugging - removes bugged status, can debug itself if you wield it, if optimized can optimizes other items
• diagnostics - provides info on your character
• enhance armor - plus or minus to armor (protects and repairs when confused)
• enhance implant - plus or minus to implant
• enhance weapon - plus or minus to weapon (protects and repairs when confused)
• 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
• 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)
• identify - identify your equipment
• lifeform detection - shows location of lifeforms on the level (droids when confused)
• logic bomb - can make a robot self destruct, provides a -1 to your computer if bugged due to overheating
• mapping - shows you the layout of the level
• 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
• operating system - plus or minus to your computer
• recursive loop - disables computer if bugged
• reformat - creates an unlabeled disc, requires several floppy drives on your computer to use on other disks, can reformat itself, * transportation - teleports you, chance of controlled teleport increases with optimization
• resident antivirus - installs antivirus software on your computer
• Smart-Disc recall - sends a signal telling Smart-Discs to go back to you (but what is a Smart-Disc, hmm?), never expires
• 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
• warp tracer - can be used to locate, or follow someone who has used transportation

sets your computer to -5 if used on hard drive or also chance for this happening if it is bugged

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