Crystal Blackthorn

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 surprisingly coherent program combines extremely old code with modern work. The older code provides an intuitive, if processor intensive, interface, while the newer code provides a suite of tools to use from there.
Type	Program
Requires	2 Processor
Tools	Password Guesser, Corrupt Datastream, Inject Code, Junk Data, Rapid Testing, Prism Spike, Blackthorn
Effects	+4 Code Finesse

Sources

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

Weave Crystal Tester software into Blackthorn V6

Requires Advanced Interpreter

crystal tester Blackthorn V6

=	crystal Blackthorn

Uses

+ Click to see uses in Oldos

This item is not a component for any sort of crafting.

This item can be discarded via the gang stash.

Tool Summary

Tool	Memory Size	Target	Intensity	Notes
Blackthorn	5	Memory	4	Piercing: 2, description hints at other "undocumented" features
Corrupt Datastream	2	Processor	1
Inject Code	1	Memory	1	+2 damage if the Defender has no Hardening
Junk Data	2	Memory	1	Disrupts normal defenses the target uses during their next pass.
Rapid Testing	4	Memory	2	Piercing: 2 ("helps ignore enemies' Hardening in Net combat")
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
Prism Spike	2	Processor	1	better after Barrier