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[[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 />
[[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 />
[[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]]


[[File:Imoq theworld mainmenu bg 0.png|alt=Background image used for the BBS|thumb|300x300px|The BBS background image]]
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==
==BBS Format==
Each post has a Thread title, post title, username, and 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. <br />
Each post has a Thread title, post title, username, and timestamp.  
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 />
 
===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. <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 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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==Version Differences==
==Version Differences==
===Japanese===
{| class="wikitable"
{{R:1 BBS
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!Japanese
!US English
!Korean
!PAL English
!PAL French
!PAL German
!PAL Spanish
!PAL Italian
|-
| {{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic=
|topic=
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|post=  
}}
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|{{R:1 BBS
送信者名 translates to "Sender Name"
 
===English===
{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic=
|topic=
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|post=  
|post=  
}}
}}
 
|{{R:1 BBS
 
===Korean===
{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD 게시판
|board=WORLD 게시판
|topic=
|topic=
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|post=  
}}
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|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Author
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD PLATEAU
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Author
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD BOARD
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Author
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD FORO
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Author
|author=
|post=
}}
|{{R:1 BBS
|board=WORLD FORUM
|topic=
|posttitle=
|authorlang =Author
|author=
|post=
}}
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|送信者名 <br/> (''sōshin-sha-mei'', "Sender Name")
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==BBS Posts==
==BBS Posts==
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===Quarantine===
===Quarantine===
''Main articles: '''[[Quarantine BBS]]'''''
''Main articles: '''[[Quarantine BBS]]'''''
==Media==
[[File:Imoq theworld mainmenu bg 0.png|alt=Background image used for the BBS|thumb|300x300px|The BBS background image]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 20:48, 7 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 US English Korean PAL English PAL French PAL German PAL Spanish PAL Italian
 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD

送信者名:

 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD

Author:

 World Board Symbol WORLD 게시판

송신자:

 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD

Author:

 World Board Symbol WORLD PLATEAU

Author:

 World Board Symbol WORLD BOARD

Author:

 World Board Symbol WORLD FORO

Author:

 World Board Symbol WORLD FORUM

Author:

送信者名
(sōshin-sha-mei, "Sender Name")

BBS Posts

Infection

Main articles: Infection BBS

Mutation

Main articles: Mutation BBS

Outbreak

Main articles: Outbreak BBS

Quarantine

Main articles: Quarantine BBS

Media

Background image used for the BBS
The BBS background image

References

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

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