====== Cycle ======
[{{ cycle.png|Cycle program icon}}]

**Cycle** is a passive [[generator|generator program]] which resets your [[:PWR]] to 3 at the start of each turn, except for the first turn of the mission. It can be bought from some [[:mainframe devices:Server Terminals]] for 750 [[:credits]].

Cycle's effect always triggers before other passive generator programs at the start of the turn, but it triggers after [[:augments:Distributed Processing]] and [[:items:Portable Servers]], erasing any PWR they generate.

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

===== Strategy =====

Cycle's 3\ PWR per turn compares favourably to most other generators, but it has a significant downside: when playing with Cycle, you cannot store PWR between turns, so any PWR you generate but don't use is wasted. Like [[Charge]] or [[Overdrive]], Cycle is highly situational and requires the rest of your [[:loadout]] to fit the play-style required to benefit from it; but since you don't find Cycle until you have already chosen a loadout, this usually means you shouldn't take it.

When playing with Cycle, anything that costs more than 3\ PWR can only be done on the same turn you generate additional PWR for it; so you should not have too many high-PWR-cost programs, items, weapons or augments such as [[Hunter]], [[:weapons:Volt Disruptor II]]+, [[:weapons:Flurry Gun]], [[:augments:Subdermal Cloak]] or [[:agents:Derek]]'s [[:items:Transport Beacon]]. This can be mitigated by having another generator, particularly [[Emergency Reserve]] which should consistently generate an extra +5\ PWR every three turns with Cycle.

To make Cycle work, you will want to leave [[:Consoles]] un-hijacked (and [[:drones]] un-[[:stealing|stolen]]-from) in order to take the PWR later when you actually need it, and you will want to find [[:mainframe devices:|devices]] fast enough so that you can use excess PWR instead of wasting it. Particularly on the first turn of the mission, you must [[:strategy:exploration|explore]] quickly to find enough devices to hack using your starting 10\ PWR (or 5\ PWR on [[:modes:Expert Plus]] mode), otherwise you will lose it. Having [[:agents:Internationale]] on your team helps a lot with this, since her [[:augments:Wireless Emitter]] augment detects devices to hack on turn 1, and she can remotely hijack Consoles that you left for later, without moving all the way back to them.

In addition to making [[:augments:Distributed Processing]] and [[:items:Portable Servers]] completely worthless, Cycle also erases any PWR generated during the enemy turn, such as from [[:agents:Archive Internationale]]'s [[:augments:Network Siphon]] augment, or [[:agents:Olivia]]'s [[:augments:Ambient Turbine]] augment when ambushing. It is still possible to benefit from these augments by intentionally triggering them during the player turn.