Blackthorn Alpha

This program was designed to run in Oldos. * It will still run on modern devices and will still provide the bonuses listed as "Effects", if any. * The "Tools" it provides were part of Oldos hacking and no longer do anything. * Crafting recipes involving it still exist but include components that are no longer available.

Item

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Description	This piece of work is a combination of ancient and modern code. The ancient code in this case dates back to almost the formation of the Net. Aside from the conflicting code bases burning tons of processor cycles, it's really damned impressive.
Type	Program
Requires	3 Processor
Tools	Password Guesser, Corrupt Datastream, Firewall, Security Update, Inject Code, Rapid Testing, Blackthorn
Effects	+2 Hardening +4 Code Finesse

Sources

Note: The following recipe still exists but one or more ingredients are no longer available.

Integrate an Updating Firewall with Blackthorn v6

Requires Advanced Interpreter

Updating Firewall Blackthorn v6

=	Blackthorn Alpha

Uses

+ Click to see uses in Oldos

This item can be discarded via the gang stash.

Tool Summary

Tool	Memory Size	Target	Intensity	Notes
Password Guesser	3	n/a	n/a	Shuts down an enemy if you guess the password; Intercept Data and/or Tap Security increases the effectiveness of this tool
Corrupt Datastream	2	Processor	1
Firewall	2	Defense	6	Blocks Processor and Memory attacks of power up to 6
Security Update	4	Repair	3	Restores hardening
Inject Code	1	Memory	1	+2 damage if the Defender has no Hardening
Rapid Testing	4	Memory	4	Piercing: 2 ("helps ignore enemies' Hardening in Net combat")
Blackthorn	5	Memory	4	Piercing: 2, description hints at other "undocumented" features