Editing The Explorer's Handbook (section)

==How to Perform the Hack==
This article covers how to play the [[Hacking |Hacking Minigame]], which sites contain hackable containers, and lists the tools of the trade (skills, ships, modules and implants) needed to make a successful hack. In basic terms, the goal of this minigame is to find and defeat the system core without losing coherence to the defensive subsystems that protect the core. This is done by following the various routes through the system, paying attention to the numbers presented. The number indicates how many nodes away a utility system, data cache, or system core is. One can use utility systems as 'power ups' to defeat the defensive subsystems, while data caches my hide either a defensive subsystem or a utility subsystem. [https://youtu.be/SeEW0_3ksX0 This] video guide, as well as [https://youtu.be/UThezypQ3Ts this] follow up, contain a multitude of tips and tricks to make it through the hacking minigame most effectively.