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> //Offloads some basic brain functions to a remote server, allowing the host to focus on more pressing matters.// | > //Offloads some basic brain functions to a remote server, allowing the host to focus on more pressing matters.// |
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**Net Downlink** is an [[:augments:|augment]] which gives the agent +2\ [[:AP]] whenever all [[:firewalls]] are broken on a [[:mainframe devices:|mainframe device]], up to a maximum of +6\ AP per turn. It is not possible to install more than one Net Downlink on the same agent. | **Net Downlink** is an [[:augments:|augment]] which gives the agent +2\ [[:AP]] whenever all [[:firewalls]] are broken on a [[:mainframe device]], up to a maximum of +6\ AP per turn. It is not possible to install more than one Net Downlink on the same agent. |
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Net Downlink is available from some [[:mainframe devices:Nanofabricators]] for 650 [[:credits]], or from some [[:mainframe devices:Augment Grafters]]. | Net Downlink is available from some [[:mainframe devices:Nanofabricators]] for 650 [[:credits]], or from some [[:mainframe devices:Augment Grafters]]. |
===== Strategy ===== | ===== Strategy ===== |
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Net Downlink is considered to be one of the best augments in the game. It is not the only augment that can give a bonus of up to +6\ AP per turn, but its bonus can be triggered much more often than other augments --- it is usually more common to hack multiple devices per turn, than it is to make melee attacks (for [[Predictive Brawling]]'s bonus) or to cloak (for [[Chameleon Movement]]'s bonus). | Net Downlink is considered to be one of the best augments in the game. It is not the only augment that can give a bonus of up to +6\ AP per turn, but its bonus can be triggered more often than other augments --- it is usually more common to hack multiple devices per turn, than it is to make melee attacks (for [[Predictive Brawling]]'s bonus) or to cloak (for [[Chameleon Movement]]'s bonus). |
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When playing with Net Downlink, it is often a good idea to hack a device for no other reason than to get the AP bonus --- and even to [[:strategy:exploration|explore]] more of the facility so you have more opportunities to use Net Downlink. For example, you can hack [[:mainframe devices:Sound Bugs]] even if you have no intention of making noise near them; or [[:peeking|peek]] through a [[:doors#Vault Door]] even if you don't have a [[:items:Vault Access Card]], simply so you can hack a device behind it. | When playing with Net Downlink, it is often a good idea to hack a device for no other reason than to get the AP bonus --- and even to [[:strategy:exploration|explore]] more of the facility so you have more opportunities to use Net Downlink. For example, you can hack [[:mainframe devices:Sound Bugs]] even if you have no intention of making noise near them; or [[:peeking|peek]] through a [[:doors#Vault Door]] even if you don't have a [[:items:Vault Access Card]], simply so you can hack a device behind it. |