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| **Oracle** is a [[:programs:|program]] which fully breaks the [[:firewalls]] on a random unhacked [[:mainframe devices:Security Camera]], for a cost of 4 [[:PWR]], with no cooldown. It can be bought from some [[:mainframe devices:Server Terminals]] for 500 [[:credits]]. | **Oracle** is a [[:programs:|program]] which fully breaks the [[:firewalls]] on a random unhacked [[:mainframe devices:Security Camera]], for a cost of 4 [[:PWR]], with no cooldown. It can be bought from some [[:mainframe devices:Server Terminals]] for 500 [[:credits]]. |
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| Oracle cannot target [[:mainframe devices:Security Camera#inactive cameras]], but it can target cameras which are [[:mainframe devices:#rebooting]], including those which activate at [[:alarm level#alarm level 1]] (or [[:alarm level#alarm level 2]] in [[:modes:Beginner]] mode). It can also target cameras on unrevealed tiles, which other programs cannot target. If there are no cameras for Oracle to target, then the program cannot be used; instead, the message //"no remaining uncaptured cameras"// is shown. | Oracle can target cameras on unrevealed tiles, and cameras protected by [[:guards:Null Drones]], which other programs cannot target. Oracle cannot target [[:mainframe devices:Security Camera#inactive cameras]], or cameras which are [[:rebooting]]. If there are no cameras for Oracle to target, then the program cannot be used; instead, the message //"no remaining uncaptured cameras"// is shown. |
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| ===== Strategy ===== | ===== Strategy ===== |
| If you can afford the PWR for it, then Oracle is very useful for [[:strategy:exploration]], since it can hack cameras you have not yet discovered. Even though it targets cameras randomly, the cameras' [[:vision]] can show you the locations of [[:guards:]], [[:mainframe devices:Corporate Safes]] and sometimes the [[:facility#exit room]]. Oracle also tells you when it cannot target any more cameras, which is valuable information --- when this happens, there is no need to [[:peeking|peek]] for cameras before entering a room, though you may still need to peek for other dangers. | If you can afford the PWR for it, then Oracle is very useful for [[:strategy:exploration]], since it can hack cameras you have not yet discovered. Even though it targets cameras randomly, the cameras' [[:vision]] can show you the locations of [[:guards:]], [[:mainframe devices:Corporate Safes]] and sometimes the [[:facility#exit room]]. Oracle also tells you when it cannot target any more cameras, which is valuable information --- when this happens, there is no need to [[:peeking|peek]] for cameras before entering a room, though you may still need to peek for other dangers. |
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| Oracle's hacks cameras however many [[:firewalls]] they have, so its PWR cost per firewall hacked depends on the number of firewalls. It is more efficient at higher [[:mission difficulty|mission difficulties]], but still a valuable program at lower mission difficulties for its exploration benefits. It is best to explore early, so you will want to pair Oracle with a [[:programs:#generators|generator]] which gives a lot of PWR early. [[Seed]] is a good choice, as it lets you use Oracle for 0 PWR every turn, meaning you can hack all cameras in the facility before alarm level 2. | Oracle hacks cameras however many [[:firewalls]] they have, so its PWR cost per firewall hacked depends on the number of firewalls. It is more efficient at higher [[:mission difficulty|mission difficulties]], but still a valuable program at lower mission difficulties for its exploration benefits. It is best to explore early, so you will want to pair Oracle with a [[:programs:#generators|generator]] which gives a lot of PWR early. [[Seed]] is a good choice, as it lets you use Oracle for 0 PWR every turn, meaning you can hack all cameras in the facility before alarm level 2. |
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| | Oracle is less useful in [[:corporations:K&O]] missions, especially in the [[:Contingency Plan#extended campaign]] after the [[:missions:OMNI Foundry Lab]] mission, since they have fewer cameras than other corporations. |
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| Oracle is generally safe to use because [[:daemons:]] are not initially installed on cameras, except by [[:daemons:Fractal#Fractal 2.0]] in [[:modes:Endless]] mode. However, if [[:daemons:Fractal]] or something else installs a daemon on a camera during the mission, then Oracle has a risk of triggering it. | Oracle is generally safe to use because [[:daemons:]] are not initially installed on cameras, except by [[:daemons:Fractal#Fractal 2.0]] in [[:modes:Endless]] mode. However, if [[:daemons:Fractal]] or something else installs a daemon on a camera during the mission, then Oracle has a risk of triggering it. |
