====== Castle ======
[{{ castle.png|Castle icon}}]

**Castle** is a [[:daemon]] which, when triggered, raises the [[:firewalls]] on a random unhacked [[:mainframe device]] by 3. The device may be one which is [[:rebooting]], or an [[:mainframe devices:Security Camera#inactive cameras|inactive Security Camera]].

Castle is found in the [[:Contingency Plan]] DLC.

===== Castle 2.0 =====
[{{ castle_2.0.png|Castle 2.0 icon}}]

**Castle 2.0** is an [[archdaemon]] which can occur from [[:mission difficulty#mission difficulty 5]] and onwards in [[:modes:Endless]] modes. It raises the [[:firewalls]] on 10 random devices by 3 each, at the start of the mission. It is possible for the same device's firewalls to be raised more than once.

Castle 2.0 is found in the [[:Contingency Plan]] DLC.

===== Strategy =====

Castle is somewhat weaker than [[Rubiks]] since it only affects one device. Like Rubiks, it can be mitigated by hacking other devices first; on the other hand, triggering Castle early in a mission is often fine because of the chance it hits a device you don't need to hack. Even if Castle does hit a device you need to hack, you should be fine as long as you have an efficient way break high firewalls such as [[:programs:Hammer]], [[:programs:Parasite#Parasite 2.0]] or high-tier [[:items:Buster Chips]].

As Castle 2.0 raises firewalls on 10 devices, is more likely to hit critical devices. To prepare for Castle 2.0, you will want at least one efficient high-firewall [[:programs:#breakers|breaker]], and high-tier Buster Chips. You can use [[:items:Cloaking Rigs]] to get past high-firewall cameras without hacking, or [[:programs:Oracle]] to hack them efficiently. You can break firewalls on [[:magnetic reinforcements|magnetically reinforced]] devices using [[:items:EMP Packs]], or with [[:agents:Dr. Xu]]'s [[:augments:Subdermal Tools]] and a [[:items:Stim|Stim IV]]. If you don't have much good equipment, save it for the most important devices, especially the non-optional [[:mainframe devices:Redundant Power Relay]].