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| [{{ data_blast.png|Data Blast program icon}}] | [{{ data_blast.png|Data Blast program icon}}] |
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| **Data Blast** is a [[:programs:#breakers|breaker program]] which breaks 1 [[:firewall]] on all [[:mainframe devices:]] in a radius of 5 tiles, for a cost of 3 [[:PWR]]. It has no cooldown. Data Blast can be bought from some [[:mainframe devices:Server Terminals]] for 400 [[:credits]]. | **Data Blast** is a [[breaker|breaker program]] which breaks 1 [[:firewall]] on all [[:mainframe devices:]] in a radius of 5 tiles, for a cost of 3 [[:PWR]]. It has no cooldown. Data Blast can be bought from some [[:mainframe devices:Server Terminals]] for 400 [[:credits]]. |
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| Data Blast's radius must be centered on a tile within the [[:facility]]'s boundary which has been revealed, either by [[:strategy:exploration]] or for any other reason, and it only breaks firewalls of devices on revealed tiles. Devices on unrevealed tiles are not affected even if they are within Data Blast's range. | Data Blast's radius must be centered on a tile within the [[:facility]]'s boundary which has been revealed, either by [[:strategy:exploration]] or for any other reason, and it only breaks firewalls of devices on revealed tiles. Devices on unrevealed tiles are not affected even if they are within Data Blast's range. |
| Occasionally, there are devices which would fit in a 5-tile radius, but you cannot hack them together with Data Blast because it can only be centered on a revealed tile. In this case, you may be able to reveal the tile first (e.g. by [[:peeking]]), but only if it is within the facility's boundary. | Occasionally, there are devices which would fit in a 5-tile radius, but you cannot hack them together with Data Blast because it can only be centered on a revealed tile. In this case, you may be able to reveal the tile first (e.g. by [[:peeking]]), but only if it is within the facility's boundary. |
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| Data Blast hits devices on revealed tiles //even if the device itself is not revealed//, so it is sometimes possible to hit [[:guards:#drones]] you can't see (or any [[:guards:]] with firewalls). If you do hit one, its location will be revealed in [[:Incognita#Incognita view]], and you can continue hacking them with other programs: | Data Blast hits devices on revealed tiles //even if the device itself is not revealed//, so it is sometimes possible to hit [[:drones]] you can't see (or any [[:guards:]] with firewalls). If you do hit one, its location will be revealed in [[:Incognita#Incognita view]], and you can continue hacking it with other programs: |
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| > {{speculative_data_blast.mp4}} \\ Clip from [[twitch>AndrewKay]]. | > {{speculative_data_blast.mp4}} \\ Clip from [[twitch>AndrewKay]]. |
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