Postby Daejin » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:38 am
*EDIT*
Alright, I figured it out. I got it to work twice in a row.
First of all, remove ALL links EXCEPT the uplink and interNIC links. You're goin' to bounce your connection through those while spreadin' the virus. Then, do a filtered search in interNIC for "Internal." Add every Link. *NOTE* I've noticed that, for me anyway, some of the Internal Service Systems that you'll be hacking won't start flashing red, even after you've run Revelation 3.0 (Or even 1.0) on them and they shutdown. I went trough and removed them from my list, so I wouldn't accidently waste my time on them. I did that by backing up my save to before I ever recieved the last mission, fast forwarding time and testing each server with the Revelation v3.0. Pain in the *** but, it has to be done, otherwise you'll most likely run out of time from failed virus infections.
Second of all, after the first initial failure, I did "cheat" and use pre-planted Revelation v1.0 on a total of 6 machines. Though after my initial success, I realized it was unnecassary. My third attempt and second success did not include those 6 pre-set viruses.
Once you have a list of the working links you're goin' to be hackin', study the enlarged map screen and plot a route. I had 2 links in Austrailia and in the middle of South America that were basically isolated from the rest of my links, so I started there, knowing I could easily infect them all before the first spread.
After that, I had counted the number of links in North America vs Asia. My North America had 5 links (That worked) and my Asia had 17. Since Asia had so many links, I figured I would focus my main assualt there. So after I infected Austrailia and South America, I infected only ONE of the links in North America. The reason for that, was so when the virus spread, it spread to two other links in North America. I also didn't have to worry about accidently connecting the the already destroyed server since I was working in Asia.
For my main assualt, I attacked the links in an order that was easy for me to keep track of. Specifically, I infected the southern links first, then moved north. That way, when the virus spread, the destroyed links (Which return to their original color) were all on the bottom, and I knew not to connect to them.
After roughly 20 infections (I lost count... Both times.) I suddenly was hit with Revelation myself. Then when I accessed my Agent again, I had the trophy for Grand Tour. (Final score was only 5.7 million though. :/)
*NOTE 2* I don't think it's "required" but it helps to disable the security on each system you infect. (I did on every attempt.)
So, simply put:
1: Remove all but Uplink and interNIC links.
2: Add EVERY Internal Service link.
3: Back-Up save well before you recieve final mission.
4: Test each link with revelation 3.0 to make sure it will accurately infect and flash red on the map. Remove those that do not.
5: *OPTIONAL* Pre-plant Revelation v1.0 on up to 19 servers before you recieve final mission. Then use Revelation v3.0 on the 20th server after activating the other 19.
6: Study enlarged map and plot your attacking course. - I recommend infecting all isolated links first, followed by infecting only one system on the continent with the fewest links. Then moving on the the heavily populated continent for the main assault. For the main assault, start at one end, and move your way to the other end, so you can easily keep track of what systems were already infected. Do this to avoid accidently tryin' to connect to a destroyed system and wastin' time.
These steps I use durin' hacking to reduce the time I spend on each server: *NOTE 3* These are my personal methods, and are 100% optional to try to use. I'm jus' givin' out tips for what worked for me. My CPU was at 1600GHz (8 of the 200 speeds.)
1: Open data tab, and scroll down until the first open slot is at the very top. Then ready your file_deleter and file_copier. (I placed the copier near the area where the tabs are brough up, and the deleter near the middle bottom.)
2: The moment you get the emails and final mission, quickly delete the emails and open your date tab. Copy Revelation 3.0 to fill most of your data page. This way you won't have to worry about where you click to copy the virus from, since anywhere in the data tab you'll click on a Revelation 3.0 file. When finished, make sure your file_copier is already loaded with Revelation 3.0.
3: When connected to a link, open the connection analysis tab and go straight to your first bypass and place it. (My bottom listed bypass was firewall, so I did that first.)
4: Go to password_breaker and begin breaking the password.
5: While the password_breaker works, go to your second bypass and place it. (My top listed bypass was Proxy, so I did that second.)
6: The moment you place the bypass, click on your Data Tab, then file_deleter, then click "PROCEED" followed by Files. Delete any file 3Gq or larger. Replace file_deleter anywhere near the bottom.
7: Click the file_copier and place Revelation in the files list. Hit "ESC" on YOUR keyboard as you quickly copy Revelation 3.0 from your data tab. (If most of the tab is Revelation 3.0, you shouldn't have to worry where you click to copy, so you shouldn't need even a full second to re-copy Revelations.) Then place the file_copier just outside the tab.
8: Click Admin, then move your mouse up where the 2nd option was listed and click. (You do NOT need to wait for the options to fly in from the left of the screen. As long as you click the correct area, you can go straight to the next Area.) Since the 2nd listed option in the Admin tab is Security, you should find yourself there.
9: Disable all the security. Since escape won't work, click on close, then click where the 2nd security option was. You should be in the consol now. (Again, you don't need to wait for the option to come into the screen.)
10: Type in the consol commands. (cd usr / run revelation) *NOTE 4* If you start typin' run too quickly, the first letter or two won't register. You'll need to wait almost a full second before typing.
11: Hover cursor over map. Once the server disconnects from failure, click the map and move on to the next link. *NOTE 5* If you click the map BEFORE the system disconnects, the map will close when the system does finally disconnect. So wait for the disconnect message before clickin' the map. You can fully ignore the "ok" button.
With those steps, I was spendin' roughly 8-12 seconds on each link. Up to 15-18 if I messed up or mis-clicked. Some still took up to 25 or so seconds. I'm not perfect... :/
Whew... I'm sure most, if not all, of you knew 90% of that, but there it is. My detailed strategy for the mission. Hope it helps.
