#Deus ex human revolution hacking software#

#Deus ex human revolution hacking software#

Invest in hacking software (although you find a lot of free ones).

Transfer nodes will reduce one nearby node by 2 points, and raise a second nearby node by 2 points. Clearance nodes will reduce the level of random nearby nodes by 2 points, making them easier and safer to take over. Spam nodes lower the level of the security node by 1 point (stacks to a minimum security node rating of 1), increasing the amount of time you have to hack.

Special Nodes, known as API nodes (marked by a gear icon), can help make your hack attempt easier.

A node will also be captured faster if attacked from more than one route at the same time. The search protocol will also add levels to any node it captures, slowing the rate at which you can capture them. Fortifying nodes gives you more time once detected by increasing the time taken to capture these nodes.

The speed a node is captured is based on its level, and this applies to the search protocol as well.

In high-level (4 and 5) systems it is usually impossible to avoid detection, and in these cases a brute force attack/fortify approach can be more effective than stealth.

You can act on more than 1 node at once, so if you get detected, attack everything while fortifying what you have.

It is also worth noting the path the search protocol will take to get to your I/O port, as this will tell you what nodes to fortify when you get detected. Be careful of one-way gates as sometimes the obvious path won't work from the direction you are coming from.

If you can find a way to ease your progress through the network, try to go for it, just remember that the network will find you out sooner or later. Before you even start capturing the first node, look at the entire network.Remember that each successful attempt nets you some XP depending on the level of difficulty.