Robber Baron

[hdemandant]

How do we calculate each version of the robber baron?

What is the highest version of the robber baron you can activate using a non-gold account?

(sorry if this has been asked before)

hdemandant

[Triadian]

How do we calculate each version of the robber baron?

What is the highest version of the robber baron you can activate using a non-gold account?

(sorry if this has been asked before)

hdemandant

there is no highest for any account

[bontrose]

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[Exousia]

Technically Tri is correct, however, due to AP limitations, without purchasing additional AP or gaining additional AP from voting, a non-gold can install a v0.3 and a gold can install a v0.5.

Mind you, these limitations are purely based on available AP.

There is also a limit on the quantity of Barons which one can install.

We have two new software types:

Robber Baron Virus
Robber Baron Anti-Virus

The software has been discussed here:
http://www.hacker-project.com/forum/index.php?topic=1535.0

Robber Baron Virus specs:

- Can only install one software of this type on a single server
- version 0.1 collects about 1200 HPD per hour, 20x times more then the File Share
- resources to run are 30X more then the File Share
- 2.5% of the collected income is converted into negative standing for the faction selected in "Software" page under "Virii Settings"
  -> To switch target faction in "Software" -> Virii Settings -> Target faction: new faction -> Change Setttings then Collect

- Gold accounts can hold up to 30 installed virii of this type. Regular accounts can hold up to 15 installed.

I do know someone who has a v1.0 installed, but that took quite a bit of work and AP collection via voting and donations.

[Brok Ironfist]

I have seen a 1.48, 1.45, 1.38 and several 1.2x.

1.48 * 10 * 1500 = 22,200 BW * .8 = 17,650 HPD per hour * 24 = 423,600 per day

Lots of $$$

If I recall it was around 950 AP per .1 to install so ~14,060 AP to install.

It also takes ~54 hours per .1 to install so ~800 hours

[Exousia]

Yes, it just gets prohibitively expensive, but it's theoretically possible to research and install any version.

[Triadian]

with decrypt missions giving more AP than they use - there is now no limit to how much AP you can have i have at one stage had 50,000+ AP not sure what level Baron that would allow me to install but i know that donations are not needed anymore

[Exousia]

I haven't been doing decrypts, Tri. You'd get a v5.0 out of that, I think.   

[hdemandant]

I have seen a 1.48, 1.45, 1.38 and several 1.2x.

1.48 * 10 * 1500 = 22,200 BW * .8 = 17,650 HPD per hour * 24 = 423,600 per day

Lots of $$$

If I recall it was around 950 AP per .1 to install so ~14,060 AP to install.

It also takes ~54 hours per .1 to install so ~800 hours

can dont have gold, how do i install above 0.3?

[gs 059]

either buy a bunch of ap, or do missions to get more...

[bontrose]

I have seen a 1.48, 1.45, 1.38 and several 1.2x.

1.48 * 10 * 1500 = 22,200 BW * .8 = 17,650 HPD per hour * 24 = 423,600 per day

Lots of $$$

If I recall it was around 950 AP per .1 to install so ~14,060 AP to install.

It also takes ~54 hours per .1 to install so ~800 hours

can dont have gold, how do i install above 0.3?

of course you have to have several hundered gb of hard drives to make those

[Brok Ironfist]

of course you have to have several hundered gb of hard drives to make those

Nope, only 92 GB.  You research it and once complete your harddrive will look something like 1362/92 1480.4% filled.

Just can not download anything new onto that machine until you buy more space.  But then you don't need to worry about someone trying to dump a spyware overtop of the robber virus.

[bontrose]

of course you have to have several hundered gb of hard drives to make those

Nope, only 92 GB.  You research it and once complete your harddrive will look something like 1362/92 1480.4% filled.

Just can not download anything new onto that machine until you buy more space.  But then you don't need to worry about someone trying to dump a spyware overtop of the robber virus.

... sounds like an exploited/able loophole...

[Exousia]

It is. It's not like it's all that expensive to tack on a few 100 gigs of HD either.

I don't think the "run" command or the "complete research" commands bother to check for HDD, just everything else.

[bontrose]

uhh i dont trust it to abuse it ill just buy the hardware