FAQ & Help

Short version: follow missions → upgrade components (Miner first!) → join a faction → run dungeons → join a corporation for crafting. The full roadmap is in the Getting Started page, "So... What Do I Actually DO?".

You can find new targets by:

• Completing missions that reveal IPs
• Using Hex Map Packages from the shop
• Finding IP addresses in files on hacked systems
• Receiving tips from other players

The target's trace time beat your crack time. This can happen because:

• Target is higher level than you
• Target has strong defensive components
• Your offensive components need upgrading

Try targeting hosts at or below your level!

Open the Hex map (Nexus Control) and you'll be prompted to choose between the Syndicate and the Collective. This choice is important!

Lore fragments are hidden in files on hosts you hack. Check /var, /home, /etc, and other directories. Some appear only after completing certain missions.

Your Miner generates Bits passively over time. Higher Miner level = more Bits per hour. Remember to claim your Bits before the storage fills up!

Nexus Keys are used to create links between hexes in Nexus Control. They drop from enemy Nexus nodes and are required to form Control Fields with your faction.

Module and material drops are corp-gated: you must be in a corporation with an active research matching the drop. Without a corp you only find craft currency. See Modules & Fabricator.

No — it's encrypted. Most dropped modules are. Use Decryption Keys from your inventory to reveal the affixes. Rarer modules cost more keys, and a corp Lab host gives everyone a discount.

That module was issued by your (ex?) corporation under a digital license, and staff revoked it. You keep the module, but it's inert — zero effects. Corporate DRM is ruthless.

A schematic file was planted somewhere on the target's filesystem. Crack the host, hunt down the .schematic file and copy it to your host BEFORE the trace completes. Then deliver it to your corp Warehouse.

Check three things: the component must be high enough level to unlock its socket, the module must match that component type (a Mining Chip won't fit a CPU), and the module must be decrypted first.

Probably heat. Hacking at inhuman rates raises your heat level, which shrinks and eventually blocks ALL rewards — drops, bits, schematics. Slow down, take a break, let it cool.

Try these steps:

• Clear your browser cache
• Disable browser extensions
• Try a different browser (Chrome recommended)
• Check your internet connection

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