

If you don't have "Free Movement" (the ability from that T2 tech that allows your ships to fly through open, non-starlane space), then it's impossible to have hack routes over empty space.2.9 distance units/turn for hacking along a starlane.Note that "1 unit of distance" is how far a ship with a movement speed of "1" could travel in a single turn: The speeds over various kinds of space are as follows. "Hacking Speed" can be boosted by several things, but is capped at a 95% boost. Note that there are a few significant numerical values worth considering about hacking: Pirates and Minor Factions can increase law upkeep by 50% for 5 turns.Pirates and Minor Factions can increase the industry cost of buildings by 10% for 5 turns.Pirates and Minor Factions can choose a tech tree quadrant to increase the cost of by 15% for 5 turns.All these effects last for 5 turns, and work on any star system, including the Increase Law Cost. In-game Representation Offensive ProgramsĪll Minor Factions and Pirates, when they unlock the ability to hack, can choose one of the following options when hacking players or the academy. Tracks progress of hacking operations passing through this node

+30% Bandwidth Cost on Enemy Hacking Programsīlocks hostile hacking operations from creating backdoors +10% Bandwidth Cost on Hacking Programs for EnemiesĬhange the target or path of a Hacking Operation Hacking Operations Offensive Programs Hacking Operation
