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| ====== Magnetic Reinforcements ====== | ====== Magnetic Reinforcements ====== |
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| Some [[:mainframe devices:]] have **Magnetic Reinforcements** which protect them against [[:EMP]] effects. When a device with Magnetic Reinforcements has more than 2\ [[:firewalls]], then EMP effects break 2\ firewalls instead of [[:rebooting]] the device. Magnetic Reinforcements protect devices against [[:items:EMP Pack]], [[:agents:Dr. Xu]]'s [[:augments:Subdermal Tools]], and the program [[:programs:Fool]]. | Some [[:mainframe devices:]] have **Magnetic Reinforcements** which protect them against [[:EMP]] effects. When a device with Magnetic Reinforcements has more than 2\ [[:firewalls]], then EMP effects break 2\ firewalls instead of [[:rebooting]] the device. Magnetic Reinforcements also protect EMP vulnerable [[:drones]] from being destroyed by EMP effects when they have more than 2\ firewalls. |
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| Magnetic Reinforcements also protect EMP vulnerable [[:drones]] from being destroyed by EMP effects when they have more than 2\ firewalls. Magnetic Reinforcements do not protect devices with only 1 or 2 firewalls, so in this case EMP effects [[:rebooting|reboot]] devices and destroy EMP vulnerable drones as normal. | Magnetic Reinforcements work against [[:items:EMP Packs]], [[:agents:Dr. Xu]]'s [[:augments:Subdermal Tools]], and the program [[:programs:Fool]]. |
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| EMP effects targeting [[:guards:Barrier Guards]] and [[:guards:OMNI Protectors]] still disable their [[:Heart Monitors]], even when they have Magnetic Reinforcements and more than 2\ firewalls. | Magnetic Reinforcements do not protect devices with only 1 or 2 firewalls, so in this case EMP effects [[:rebooting|reboot]] devices and destroy EMP vulnerable drones as normal. EMP effects targeting [[:guards:Barrier Guards]] and [[:guards:OMNI Protectors]] still disable their [[:Heart Monitors]], even when they have Magnetic Reinforcements and more than 2\ firewalls. |
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| ===== Statistics ===== | ===== Statistics ===== |
| * [[:programs:Fool]] becomes truly awful by day 10 in [[:modes:Endless]] modes. You should replace it with a better program by day 7 at the latest. | * [[:programs:Fool]] becomes truly awful by day 10 in [[:modes:Endless]] modes. You should replace it with a better program by day 7 at the latest. |
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| The upside of Magnetic Reinforcements is that EMP effects can now be used to break firewalls on devices you want to hack to control them, not just to disable them. This allows you to hack without using [[:PWR]], and is more efficient than using [[:items:Buster Chips]] --- an [[:items:EMP Pack III]] breaks twice as many firewalls and has an area of effect twice as large as [[:programs:Data Blast]]. | The upside of Magnetic Reinforcements is that EMP effects can now be used to break firewalls on devices you want to hack to control them, not just to disable them. This allows you to hack without using [[:PWR]], and is often more efficient than using [[:items:Buster Chips]] --- an [[:items:EMP Pack III]] becomes like a better [[:programs:Data Blast]], breaking twice as many firewalls in area of effect twice as large. |
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