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EMP Packs
An EMP Pack generates a large static charge in the air, scrambling electronics within a radius. Often used as safety devices in automated assembly lines.
EMP Packs are items which can be primed to detonate with an EMP blast which disables devices within a radius. The EMP blast reboots mainframe devices and Consoles, and permanently disables guards' heart monitors; devices with magnetic reinforcements are affected differently by EMP blasts. There are four “tiers” of EMP Pack; each type has a Hacking skill level requirement for the agent to use them.
When an EMP Pack is primed, it detonates at the end of the player's turn. The blast radius is shown in the user interface while priming them, and targets within the blast radius are highlighted in green; the radius is measured by Euclidean distance. The blast also makes a noise in a separate radius of 4 tiles; the noise radius is wider than an EMP Pack I's blast radius, but narrower than the blast radii of higher-tier EMP Packs. This noise will not trigger Sound Bugs, even if they managed to avoid being rebooted by the blast itself.
| EMP radius | Cooldown | Skill required | Reboot time | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMP Pack I | 3 tiles | 8 turns | Hacking 2 | 2 | Buy from a Nanofabricator for 500 credits. Buy from Monst3r for 400 credits (Beginner mode). Rare loot from a Corporate Safe. Steal from FTM or Sankaku Elite Security. Expertly steal from Elite Barrier Guard or Plastech Elite Security. |
| EMP Pack II | 5 tiles | 8 turns | Hacking 3 | 2 | Buy from a Nanofabricator for 800 credits. Buy from Monst3r for 640 credits (Beginner mode). Rare steal from FTM or Sankaku Elite Security. |
| EMP Pack III | 7 tiles | 8 turns | Hacking 4 | 2 | Buy from a Nanofabricator for 1200 credits. Loot from a Security Dispatch. Rare steal from FTM or Sankaku Elite Security. |
EMP Pack IV  | 8 tiles | 1 charge per mission, 4 turns | Hacking 4 | 3 | Buy from a Nanofabricator for 1500 credits. Loot from a Security Dispatch. |
| Tony's Modded EMP | 3 tiles | 8 turns | — | 2 | Unique to Archive Dr. Xu. |
Found in the Contingency Plan DLC.
Despite “detonating”, EMP Packs are reusable. In principle it is possible to prime the same EMP Pack more than once in the same turn, by recharging it using Charge Packs.
Tony's Modded EMP
The Doctor took a standard EMP Pack and installed his own easier to use operating software.
Tony's Modded EMP is a unique item belonging to Archive Dr. Xu. It is equivalent to an EMP Pack I, except it has no Hacking skill level requirement; its resale value is 300 credits.
Strategy
“EMP stands for Emergency Manual Ping”
—AndrewKay