Arguably it could if Amu was to write the program using the existing one as components or a proof-of-concept (Artifacts for instance can use "existing plans" and reverse-engineering to make it easier to construct them), but yeah, a straight-up patch is somewhat outside its reach.
And, of course, in theory you could write a new program to take input from a file and spit it out to another file... then just strip off the file-manipulation code and stuff the rest into the program you're trying to modify, which is about a two-minute task if you'd been planning to do that.
Ssh! You'll ruin Midori's plans.
No, I understand why you don't want them now. I just wanted to know if you had specific plans for what to do with them later.
Can we, though? They only get up to four dots a month. Unless we can train a person in multiple things at once, or at least run multiple HAM/TWTTs on different groups of people, four dots won't get people up to "peak human".
Not to mention what could be done with named protagonists
It's not like Exalted are the only mechanics Amu has to rely on
Fair enough, just like one can laugh if it turns everything falls part because you didn't make a strong team, and just focused on personal combat ability instead.
Since this is still the only suggestion for the first part of the vote, I'm just going to copy it until someone suggests something better.
The entire point of a program (which the Harmonizer is) is that you only need to build one, which you then copy onto whatever other platforms are supposed to run it. It's software.
Translating a program from what sounds like a dedicated platform (the COMPs) to our own equipment is basically writing an entirely new program. Depending on specifics, we might just have to create an emulator that runs on whatever device is currently being used for summoning (this is actually probably the simplest method, honestly, if the hardware can handle it).
Not being entirely familiar with Exalted mechanics, how much would it cost to raise Dia's Craft(Reality) and how fast could it happen?
Hold it—
Computers are computers are computers, by and large. Fumi has gathered a nice collection of them at JPs, giving her a +1 bonus over just using a random laptop found in a shop, but you'd need to get really esoteric to go above that.
I can't tell you until you've met her.
Using Solar Medicine?Yakumo Yukari said:
Not exactly. A physics-enforcer like the Dragon Seal needs to be reactive, and one of the ways to do that is to use computer programs. There are other ways, this is just the most obvious one.
First off, please stop breaking the fifth wall; make an account like normal people.Yakumo Yukari said:
The Exalted mechanics I can fill you in on, though. Assuming a) Craft (reality) is one of her favored Abilities, and b) she raises Abilities at Solar costs (almost certainly true if we're Chara-Changed with her), it'll take about an hour and cost [(new rating) x 2 - 1] XP to raise C(r).
Well shit, that massively simplifies things. I was assuming it was running on a purpose-built device because that means we're ready to do extra work if necessary. If it just runs on cellphones, we should be able to distribute it pretty easily.
Programs are also tools! A good interface makes your work significantly easier, through various methods. Notepad is functional, but doesn't provide any tools to make reading it easier or to test it. Compare that to UltraEdit (which I note simply because I have it on my computer), which has a ton of features to help with basically everything short of knowing the language.
They are. You can assume that Amu (or Fumi) will use the best tools that will run on their computers, which is again largely independent of those computers; Emacs isn't particularly heavyweight. The programming charms largely make this a moot point.
Go away.Yakumo Yukari said:
