Crack
Brute-force a password with a rig you build up. 4 Nerve per try. Start a job, then guess the code.
- Nerve per try
- 4
- Unlock
- the Cryptography course and owning a Cracking Rig
- Enhancer
- Rig Liquid Cooling
- Targets
- 3
How it works
Start a job, then guess the code. After each guess you see how many symbols are right and in place, and how many are right but misplaced. Your rig decides how many guesses you get.
Starting a job costs the Nerve and picks a secret code from a set of symbols two larger than the code (a 4-symbol code uses A to F). You get 6 guesses, plus 2 with a Rig Liquid Cooling, plus one more for every 25 levels of Crack skill. A job stays open for 30 minutes, and the rig needs 30 minutes between jobs.
Crack the code and the job succeeds. Run out of guesses and it fails, and the target's critical fail chance decides whether the trace finds you.
Feedback
After every guess you see two numbers: how many symbols are right and in the right place, and how many are right but in the wrong place. Use the first guesses to find which symbols are in the code, then place them.
Systems
| Target | Skill | Base odds | Critical fail | Code | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Wi-Fi 3-symbol code. | 1 | 90% | 10% base: jail 10 min to 20 min | 3 symbols | $300 to $700 cash (100%) |
| Payroll server 4-symbol code. | 15 | 90% | 15% base: jail 20 min to 40 min | 4 symbols | $1,200 to $2,500 cash (100%) |
| Exchange ledger 5-symbol code. | 35 | 90% | 20% base: jail 30 min to 1h | 5 symbols | $4,500 to $9,000 cash (100%) |
Odds, critical fails, skill XP and Crime Rank work the same for every crime: see how crimes work. The Rig Liquid Cooling only has to be in your inventory to count.