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[[File:Infection_BBS_initialthreads.png|300px|right|alt="Infection BBS threads"|.hack//Infection BBS Threads at the start of game.]]
[[File:Infection_BBS_initialthreads.png|List of BBS topics|alt=Infection BBS threads at the start of the game, all unread with "new" icon.|thumb]][[File:Infection_BBS_post_keywordthread.png|alt="Infection BBS posts in a thread about keyword creation. Most posts in the thread have been read, there is one unread post at the bottom marked with 'NEW!' next to the title. The currently opened post is titled 'RE: They're too strong!!!'"|.hack//Infection BBS post in a thread about keyword creation.|thumb]]The [[BBS]], or Bulletin Board System is a forum accessed by opening [[The World]] application from the desktop. Before logging into the game, players can check threads for news, events, or rumors. By reading BBS posts, it is possible to unlock new keywords for the [[Chaos Gate]]. As players progress through the game, new thread posts will appear over time, indicated by the [[File:Imoq bbs new.png|alt="New! icon"]] icon.<br />


The [[BBS]], or Bulletin Board System is a forum accessed by opening [[The World]] application from the desktop. Before logging into the game, players can check threads for news, events, or rumors. By reading BBS posts, it is possible to unlock new keywords for the [[Chaos Gate]]. As players progress through the game, new thread posts will appear over time.<br/>
The BBS is a dedicated forum for users of [[The World]]. This serves as a secondary method of storytelling in-game, and also delivers additional gameplay information. <br>  


==BBS Format==
Each post has a Thread title, post title, username, and timestamp.


=BBS Posts=
===Timestamp===
[[File:Infection_BBS_post_keywordthread.png|300px|right|alt="Infection BBS posts in a thread about keyword creation. Most posts in the thread have been read, there is one unread post at the bottom marked with 'NEW!' next to the title. The currently opened post is titled 'RE: They're too strong!!!'"|.hack//Infection BBS post in a thread about keyword creation.]]
Each timestamp is randomly assigned from 6 possible dates/times. When the games were originally released in 2002 most people playing the game would have done so on a CRT screen, which makes it difficult to accurately read the dates. Playing using an emulator on modern hardware makes it possible to make out the numbers. <br>
Each post has a Thread title, post title, username, and timestamp. Each timestamp is randomly assigned from 6 possible dates/times. In 2002 most people playing the game would have done so on a CRT screen, which makes it difficult to read the dates. Playing using an emulator on modern hardware makes it possible to read the dates. <br />
The timestamps were most likely not intended to be read by players and do not bear significance to the plot or gameplay. These timestamps do not correspond with any known development milestones for [[CyberConnect2]]. Some posts are made chronologically out of order, with response posts predating the original post it was responding to. The Games Tetralogy takes place in an alternate history set in the then "future" of 2010, meaning these timestamps also do not match up with the timeline of canon events.<br>
The timestamps were most likely not intended to be read by players and do not bear significance to the plot or gameplay. These timestamps do not correspond with any known development milestones. The Games Tetralogy takes place in an alternate history set in the "future" of 2010, meaning these timestamps also do not match up with the timeline of canon events. Some posts are made chronologically out of order, with response posts predating the original post they were responding to. The dates have been included with their respective posts for posterity. <br />


The timestamps are formatted from largest to smallest unit of time measurement; '''YYYY/MM/DD:hh:mm:ss''', where YYYY is year, MM is month, DD is day, hh is hour, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds. <br />  
[[File:Xdtbbsp1.png|alt=Texture file with timestamps and "New" icon for the BBS|Texture file with timestamps and "New" icon for the BBS|thumb]]
The dates are stored as an image in the game files, limiting the range of dates to the following six possibilities:<ref>Bandai. ''.hack//INFECTION''.  US Release. PlayStation 2, CyberConnect 2, 2003.</ref> <br />
The timestamps are formatted from largest to smallest unit of time measurement; '''YYYY/MM/DD:hh:mm:ss''', where YYYY is year, MM is month, DD is day, hh is hour, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds. <br>  
The dates are stored as an image in the game files, limiting the range of dates to the following six possibilities:<ref>Bandai. ''.hack//INFECTION''.  US Release. PlayStation 2, CyberConnect 2, 2003.</ref> <br>
   2000/03/03/00:25:41  
   2000/03/03/00:25:41  
   2000/05/29/17:03:58  
   2000/05/29/17:03:58  
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   2001/10/20/19:21:45  
   2001/10/20/19:21:45  


==Version Differences==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Japanese
!English (North America)
!Korean
!PAL English
|-
| {{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic={{Tree list}}
* システム解説
** <span style="color:#1fff1f">スキルって何ですか?</span> 
** RE:スキルって何ですか?
** スキルが紛失
** RE: スキルが紛失
** ありがとうございました
**
{{Tree list/end}}
|posttitle=スキルって何ですか?
|authorlang =送信者名
|author=パーン
|post= このゲーム始めたばかりの冒険者です。<br />お店の人と話をしたら<br />「 武器や防具を装備する事でスキルが使える」<br />って言われたんだけど、スキルって一体何ですか?
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic={{Tree list}}
* System Explanation
** <span style="color:#1fff1f">What's a skill?</span>
** RE: What's a skill?
** Missing Skills
** RE: Missing Skills
** Thanks
**
{{Tree list/end}}
|posttitle=What's a skill?
|authorlang =Author
|author=Parn
|post= I just started playing this game. <br />When I talked to the shop keeper he said, <br />"You can use skills by equipping armor and <br />weapons," but what's a skill? 
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD 게시판
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =송신자
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Author
|author=
|post=
}}
|-
|送信者名 <br/> (''sōshin-sha-mei'', "Sender Name")
|Author
|송신자 <br/> (''songsinja'', "Sender")
|Author
|}


==Infection==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!PAL French
!PAL German
!PAL Spanish
!PAL Italian
|-
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD PLATEAU
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Auteur
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Autor
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD FORO
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Autor
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD FORUM
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Autore
|author=
|post=
}}
|-
|Auteur
|Autor
|Autor
|Autore
|}
 
==BBS Posts==
===Infection===
''Main articles: '''[[Infection BBS]]'''''  
''Main articles: '''[[Infection BBS]]'''''  


==Mutation==
===Mutation===
''Main articles: '''[[Mutation BBS]]'''''  
''Main articles: '''[[Mutation BBS]]'''''  


==Outbreak==
===Outbreak===
''Main articles: '''[[Outbreak BBS]]'''''  
''Main articles: '''[[Outbreak BBS]]'''''  


==Quarantine==
===Quarantine===
''Main articles: '''[[Quarantine BBS]]'''''
''Main articles: '''[[Quarantine BBS]]'''''


=References=
==Media==
<gallery>
Worldboard symbol.png|alt=BBS Window Icon|BBS Window Icon
Imoq theworld mainmenu bg 0.png|alt=Background image used for the BBS|BBS Background image
</gallery>
 
==References==
<references />
<references />


[[Category:Games]][[Category:Lore]]
[[Category:Games]][[Category:Games Tetralogy]][[Category:Lore]][[Category:R:1 BBS]]
{{Games Tetralogy Navbox}}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 13 November 2024

Infection BBS threads at the start of the game, all unread with "new" icon.
List of BBS topics
"Infection BBS posts in a thread about keyword creation. Most posts in the thread have been read, there is one unread post at the bottom marked with 'NEW!' next to the title. The currently opened post is titled 'RE: They're too strong!!!'"
.hack//Infection BBS post in a thread about keyword creation.

The BBS, or Bulletin Board System is a forum accessed by opening The World application from the desktop. Before logging into the game, players can check threads for news, events, or rumors. By reading BBS posts, it is possible to unlock new keywords for the Chaos Gate. As players progress through the game, new thread posts will appear over time, indicated by the "New! icon" icon.

The BBS is a dedicated forum for users of The World. This serves as a secondary method of storytelling in-game, and also delivers additional gameplay information.

BBS Format

Each post has a Thread title, post title, username, and timestamp.

Timestamp

Each timestamp is randomly assigned from 6 possible dates/times. When the games were originally released in 2002 most people playing the game would have done so on a CRT screen, which makes it difficult to accurately read the dates. Playing using an emulator on modern hardware makes it possible to make out the numbers.
The timestamps were most likely not intended to be read by players and do not bear significance to the plot or gameplay. These timestamps do not correspond with any known development milestones for CyberConnect2. Some posts are made chronologically out of order, with response posts predating the original post it was responding to. The Games Tetralogy takes place in an alternate history set in the then "future" of 2010, meaning these timestamps also do not match up with the timeline of canon events.

Texture file with timestamps and "New" icon for the BBS
Texture file with timestamps and "New" icon for the BBS

The timestamps are formatted from largest to smallest unit of time measurement; YYYY/MM/DD:hh:mm:ss, where YYYY is year, MM is month, DD is day, hh is hour, mm is minutes, and ss is seconds.
The dates are stored as an image in the game files, limiting the range of dates to the following six possibilities:[1] 

 2000/03/03/00:25:41 
 2000/05/29/17:03:58 
 2000/09/16/06:38:01 
 2000/11/02/2:18:32 
 2001/09/20/05:03:49 
 2001/10/20/19:21:45

Version Differences

Japanese English (North America) Korean PAL English
 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD
  • システム解説
    • スキルって何ですか?
    • RE:スキルって何ですか?
    • スキルが紛失
    • RE: スキルが紛失
    • ありがとうございました

スキルって何ですか?
送信者名: パーン

このゲーム始めたばかりの冒険者です。
お店の人と話をしたら
「 武器や防具を装備する事でスキルが使える」
って言われたんだけど、スキルって一体何ですか?

 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD
  • System Explanation
    • What's a skill?
    • RE: What's a skill?
    • Missing Skills
    • RE: Missing Skills
    • Thanks

What's a skill?
Author: Parn

I just started playing this game.
When I talked to the shop keeper he said,
"You can use skills by equipping armor and
weapons," but what's a skill?

 World Board Symbol WORLD 게시판

송신자:

 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD

Author:

送信者名
(sōshin-sha-mei, "Sender Name") 		Author 송신자
(songsinja, "Sender") 		Author
PAL French PAL German PAL Spanish PAL Italian
 World Board Symbol WORLD PLATEAU

Auteur:

 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD

Autor:

 World Board Symbol WORLD FORO

Autor:

 World Board Symbol WORLD FORUM

Autore:

Auteur Autor Autor Autore

BBS Posts

Infection

Main articles: Infection BBS

Mutation

Main articles: Mutation BBS

Outbreak

Main articles: Outbreak BBS

Quarantine

Main articles: Quarantine BBS

Media

  • BBS Window Icon

    BBS Window Icon

  • Background image used for the BBS

    BBS Background image

References

  1. ↑ Bandai. .hack//INFECTION. US Release. PlayStation 2, CyberConnect 2, 2003.


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