Editing Hacking (section)

==Utility Subsystems==

Utility Subsystems assist your progress by restoring your Coherence and boosting your fighting capability against the System Core and Defensive Subsystems. Clicking on an uncovered Utility Subsystem will add it to a free Utility Slot on your Analyzer (bottom centre on the picture above), the number of available slots depends on the type of Analyzer you are using. To use, click on the Utility Subsystem in one of your Utility slots (and click on a relevant Defensive Subsystem if it is a targeted Utility. Like the Defensive Subsystems, there are four types.

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'''Self Repairs'''<br>
Once activated will increase your Coherence by 5-10 for the next three turns. There is no cap on Coherence, so use it immediately. Delayed usage is disadvatageous because you may end up in a situation when you don't have 3 turns to fully gain its bonus.
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'''Kernel Rots'''<br>
Reduce Coherence of the targeted system by 50%. Good for taking on high Coherence systems, such as Firewalls and Restoration Nodes.
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'''Polymorphic Shields'''<br>
Absorb all incoming damage from the next two attacks by Defensive Subsystems. Good for fighting systems with high Strength, such as Anti-Virus nodes.
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'''Secondary Vectors'''<br>
Reduce Coherence of the targeted system by 20 each turn for three turns. Good for fighting Virus Suppressors, which weaken your own attacking capability.
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Strength of Utility Subsystems is proportional to your Virus Strength.