I stumbled on the rules for tasks time reduction and Transhuman...
I can't put together what's written on Pages 97 (speed and task action) and 84 (intuitive cracker).
Let's assume a character with Speed 4 and Mental speed implant and Intuitive cracker (L2) too.
12 actions per turn (4 standard + 8 mental only).
If she spends 11 actions for brute force hacking attempt she can lower the required time from 12 action turns to... Instant? (minimum 1 turn I suppose)
12 action turns reduced by 10 mental extra actions means I get 12-100%.
Am I doing it right? Can I brute force someone in 1 action turn?
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Brute force hacking - minimum time required
Mon, 2016-10-24 09:02
#1
GRAAK
Brute force hacking - minimum time required
Mon, 2016-10-24 12:29
#2
R.O.S.S.-128
I cannae break the laws o' physics, cap'n.
If I remember right, there's a hard cap on time-reduction of 90%. This hard cap applies to all sources of time-reduction at the end of calculation, so you can't stack multiple 90% reductions. An action that has a base time requirement of 20 action turns for example, cannot be reduced below 2 turns no matter what resources you throw at it. I don't remember if it rounds fractions up or down.
However, Intuitive Cracker is also a time reduction, and so it also falls under the 90% rule. This means brute-force hacking cannot be reduced by more than 90% of its base time whether you have Intuitive Cracker or not, IC just helps you hit that hard cap faster/cheaper.
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Mon, 2016-10-24 14:03
#3
GRAAK
So: 1,2 action turns for that
So: 1,2 action turns for that brute force intuitive cracker power gamer.
Any ideas if it should be rounded up or down?
Thank you so far!
Mon, 2016-10-24 16:30
#4
Trappedinwikipedia
One option is to make it
One option is to make it finish after the speed 2 action phase, basically 6 action phases rather than measuring it in turns.
This would get super awkward if you get that much with a low speed, but that isn't likely to happen all that often.
Mon, 2016-10-24 19:50
#5
R.O.S.S.-128
Not quite
Well, you mentioned 12 was the duration *after* IC's time reduction. The cap is 90% of the base time *before* IC's time reduction. Which is... [searching...] 20 action turns. So the hard cap on brute force hacking speed is 2 action turns regardless of what you throw at it. Once you reach 2 turns, there is no need to invest in any additional speed.
So there you go. The minimum time to brute-force hack something is 2 turns, no exceptions.
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