Bugs and Glitches

Bugs

Programming

Situation	Modifier
Program Difficulty	-(Rating of Program/2, round up)
Program's rating is less than half character's skill	+3
Program Options	-(number of options/2, round up)
Programmed by team	-(number of team members/2, round up)
Programmed on mainframe	+2
Each success not used to reduce time	+3
Programming Language	See Table Below

Languages Modifiers

Programming Language	Bug Test Modifier	Other Effect
HoloLISP	+0	None
InterMod	+4	-1 to programs effective rating
MatComDev	+2	+1 to Computer (Programming) Test
MCT Iconix 7	-1 per option	-1 to Computer (Programming) Test
Metacomm	-3	-2 to Computer (Programming) Test
Novatech VRDrive 3	+1	+2 when using Glitch Table
Oblong	+3	+2 to Computer (Programming) Test
Renraku Teng	-5	Base Time divided by 2

Note: A plus or minus to the Programming test listed in the Other Effects is a plus or minus to the TN of the test, much like any other situational modifier, such as in combat.

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Glitches

Result	Effect
2	Minor Glitch: The program runs, but at reduced effectiveness. Reduce its effective rating by 1 (minimum rating 1)
3-4	Major Glitch: A more serious problem, impeeding the program's performance. Reduce the effective rating by half (round down), minimum rating of 1.
5-6	General Protection Fault: The program crashes. To be used again, it must be reloaded.
7-8	Run-Time Error: The program crashes from an unrecoverable error and cannot be reloaded (the computer must be rebooted.) Treat this as if the program were crashed by tar pit IC.
9-10	Resource Allocation Error: The program crashes, taking some of the computer's Active Memory with it. The program cannot be reloaded, but still takes up the same amount of Active Memory; this lasts until the machine is rebooted.
11+	System Crash!: The program causes a fatal operation in the computer. For cyberterminals, divide this result by 2 (round down) and apply that many boxes to the persona's Condition Modifier. Other computers immediately crash with this result.