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In Battleworn Insomniac, it appears as an initially mild audio and visual distortion, turning the cardiogram's beats increasingly unreliable as they glitch and stutter, sometimes beating out of order. This distortion causes the player to have to rely on their own internal rhythm and to keep track of the beat themselves. During the level's interlude, Ian attempts to give regarding "the most important thing" about handling the virus, only for his voice to be abruptly cut off by a mysterious voice in red text, with garbled characters and the word "DESTRUCT." The virus's distortions then noticeably increase in intensity, with a noticeable instance of distortion being that the audio cuts into white noise, with the visuals becoming heavily chopped and inverted in color. As the level ends, Paige inquires about the virus, confused, as Ian explains that it was disrupting the intern's signal and affecting the cardiogram as well. He states that it's "a small hiccup in the process" and that he'll look into it. Given Ian's somewhat casual tone, as well as his remark about the virus being a "classic case" and him being able to identify it by name, this may suggest that he has witnessed the virus before, or that it is a commonly known form of wifi disruption in ''Rhythm Doctor's'' world. | In Battleworn Insomniac, it appears as an initially mild audio and visual distortion, turning the cardiogram's beats increasingly unreliable as they glitch and stutter, sometimes beating out of order. This distortion causes the player to have to rely on their own internal rhythm and to keep track of the beat themselves. During the level's interlude, Ian attempts to give advice regarding "the most important thing" about handling the virus, only for his voice to be abruptly cut off by a mysterious voice in red text, with garbled characters and the word "DESTRUCT." The virus's distortions then noticeably increase in intensity, with a noticeable instance of distortion being that the audio cuts into white noise, with the visuals becoming heavily chopped and inverted in color. As the level ends, Paige inquires about the virus, confused, as Ian explains that it was disrupting the intern's signal and affecting the cardiogram as well. He states that it's "a small hiccup in the process" and that he'll look into it. Given Ian's somewhat casual tone, as well as his remark about the virus being a "classic case" and him being able to identify it by name, this may suggest that he has witnessed the virus before, or that it is a commonly known form of wifi disruption in ''Rhythm Doctor's'' world. | ||
In [[All The Times]], the virus is once again present, as first indicated by its health bar appearing in the level. The game's window is forcibly minimized with its resolution set to 2x, as the game window begins moving around the screen erratically. The visual disruption intensifies as the level progresses, with the window regularly moving off-screen and the cardiogram repeatedly stuttering. Toward the end of the level, the visuals themselves start to distort, with a similar instance of color-inverted, chopped distortion being present, previously seen in 1-X. There is no explicit mention of the virus to the player until after the level is over; Ian explains to Paige and the intern that the virus had once again appeared, this time, in [[Cole]] and the [[Nicole]]. This is the first time that the virus is described as being present in a patient themself, as opposed to simply distorting the wifi signal. This suggests that the virus is less traditional in nature compared to normal computer viruses, hinting that something deeper may be at play. | In [[All The Times]], the virus is once again present, as first indicated by its health bar appearing in the level. The game's window is forcibly minimized with its resolution set to 2x, as the game window begins moving around the screen erratically. The visual disruption intensifies as the level progresses, with the window regularly moving off-screen and the cardiogram repeatedly stuttering. Toward the end of the level, the visuals themselves start to distort, with a similar instance of color-inverted, chopped distortion being present, previously seen in 1-X. There is no explicit mention of the virus to the player until after the level is over; Ian explains to Paige and the intern that the virus had once again appeared, this time, in [[Cole]] and the [[Nicole]]. This is the first time that the virus is described as being present in a patient themself, as opposed to simply distorting the wifi signal. This suggests that the virus is less traditional in nature compared to normal computer viruses, hinting that something deeper may be at play. |
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