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Makes netrunner gameplay more difficult by preventing quickhacks until a network is breached.
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This is a mod I have wanted ever since the game was first released. The hacking system in the 2018 gameplay reveal looked incredibly deep, so I was disappointed when I realized that the hacking in the release version amounted to watchdogs-style quickhacks and hacking access points for money. This mod attempts to add a bit more depth and challenge to the netrunner playstyle (and it even works most of the time!).
Core Changes
To use most quickhacks on a device or enemy (on a secure network), the network must first be breached. Most networks are made up of multiple systems that need to be breached separately. These systems include:
In order to unlock these network systems, you need to upload breaching programs. However, some of these programs can only be uploaded in certain places. There are several places where you can breach a network:
Your Ping, Distract Enemies, and Whistle quickhacks (optionally) do not require a breached network. These can be used to locate and reach access points or enemies while remaining undetected.
Some networks do not contain an access point, and as such are not secured. Devices and enemies on these networks are automatically vulnerable to all of your quickhacks. (This can be disabled in the config.)
Some enemies are not on a network at all. On these enemies, quickhacks are automatically unlocked.
Customizable Unlock Conditions
There are now fully configurable options for when certain types of quickhacks will be available on an unbreached network.
These options are disabled by default and can be configured to your liking.
Optional Changes
This mod provides several additional features that can be individually configured:
Installation
Extract the "archive", "bin", and "r6" directories into your Cyberpunk 2077 game installation folder. This mod requires redscript, Cyber Engine Tweaks, and ArchiveXL.
Alternatively, install with Vortex (I haven't tried this myself but it should work just fine).
For easy configuration, install Native Settings UI (allows you to configure this mod through an in-game menu).
Uninstallation
Delete the folder named "BetterNetrunning" under both "bin/x64/plugins/cyber_engine_tweaks/mods" and "r6/scripts". Then, delete the "modded" folder under "r6/cache" (this should clear any lingering code from redscript mods, which will be recompiled the next time you run the game).
Editing the Config File (not necessary if using Native Settings UI)
Navigate to "r6/scripts/BetterNetrunning" and open "config.reds" with the text editor of your choice. This file contains a set of options that you can configure by changing the value after "return" for each option.
Core Changes
To use most quickhacks on a device or enemy (on a secure network), the network must first be breached. Most networks are made up of multiple systems that need to be breached separately. These systems include:
- Root Network: This is the first layer of the network and is the easiest for a netrunner to gain access to. However, it only provides access to basic devices. Anything secure, such as cameras or turrets, are locked behind their own systems.
- Personnel System: This network system connects enemy equipment and cyberware to the network.
- Surveillance System: This network system connects security cameras to the network.
- Defense System: This network system connects turrets to the network.
In order to unlock these network systems, you need to upload breaching programs. However, some of these programs can only be uploaded in certain places. There are several places where you can breach a network:
- Access Points: These can be found as panels on a wall or as wireless antennas (typically found on rooftops). Access points are the central controllers of a network, and as such they are an ideal place to gain network access. Access points allow you to breach every type of network system.
- Backdoors: Occasionally, a device that is not an access point will have a backdoor vulnerability that allows you to access the network through it. These devices may include vending machines, forklifts, computers, arcade cabinets, and potentially others. Backdoors only give limited access to a network, but they are generally easier to reach than access points, especially if you want to remain unnoticed. Backdoors allow you to breach the root network and surveillance system.
- Unconscious Enemies: When enemies are connected to a network, you can knock them out and jack into their personal link slot to gain access to the network. This is the easiest way to gain access to the personnel system. Be careful not to kill them, as this will cause their cyberware to disconnect. Unconscious enemies allow you to breach the root network and personnel system.
- Unconscious Netrunners: Netrunners have total access to the network, and if you can hack them, you can take this access for yourself. Unconscious netrunners allow you to breach every type of network system.
Your Ping, Distract Enemies, and Whistle quickhacks (optionally) do not require a breached network. These can be used to locate and reach access points or enemies while remaining undetected.
Some networks do not contain an access point, and as such are not secured. Devices and enemies on these networks are automatically vulnerable to all of your quickhacks. (This can be disabled in the config.)
Some enemies are not on a network at all. On these enemies, quickhacks are automatically unlocked.
Customizable Unlock Conditions
There are now fully configurable options for when certain types of quickhacks will be available on an unbreached network.
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The types of conditions are:
- Minimum cyberdeck quality
- Minimum intelligence attribute level
- Minimum player/target level differential (player level minus target level, only applies to quickhacks on NPCs)
- Always unlocked (overrides any other conditions)
- Basic devices (i.e. no cameras/no turrets)
- Cameras
- Turrets
- NPC covert quickhacks
- NPC combat quickhacks
- NPC control quickhacks
- NPC ultimate quickhacks
These options are disabled by default and can be configured to your liking.
Optional Changes
This mod provides several additional features that can be individually configured:
- Enable "classic mode" (reverts the mod to pre-0.7 behavior, new breaching programs are disabled and uploading any program on any type of access point will unlock the entire network)
- Allowing breaching unconscious NPCs (enabled by default, can be disabled for a greater challenge)
- Permanently remove "disable/enable" quickhacks on cameras and/or turrets, even on breached networks (gives more importance to Big Sleep and Turret Shutdown daemons)
- Always unlock Ping/Distract Enemies/Whistle, even on unbreached networks (individually togglable)
- Set networks with no access points as secured (i.e. prevent automatically unlocking quickhacks if there are no access points, just like this mod used to do before version 0.5)
- Allow all daemons on access points (enables all breach protocol daemons when physically jacking into access points, very buggy)
- Disable Datamine V1 and V2 daemons (mainly for people enabling the above option, to reduce clutter in the list of daemons)
Installation
Extract the "archive", "bin", and "r6" directories into your Cyberpunk 2077 game installation folder. This mod requires redscript, Cyber Engine Tweaks, and ArchiveXL.
Alternatively, install with Vortex (I haven't tried this myself but it should work just fine).
For easy configuration, install Native Settings UI (allows you to configure this mod through an in-game menu).
Uninstallation
Delete the folder named "BetterNetrunning" under both "bin/x64/plugins/cyber_engine_tweaks/mods" and "r6/scripts". Then, delete the "modded" folder under "r6/cache" (this should clear any lingering code from redscript mods, which will be recompiled the next time you run the game).
Editing the Config File (not necessary if using Native Settings UI)
Navigate to "r6/scripts/BetterNetrunning" and open "config.reds" with the text editor of your choice. This file contains a set of options that you can configure by changing the value after "return" for each option.