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The Hacker is a character that appears both playable and as an NPC. They are a starting class, and don't need to be unlocked. They have the special ability Laptop, the traits of Skinny Nerdlinger and Tech Expert, and they start with a Translator and Hologram Bigfoots. They have a red jacket, and wear some funky glasses.
NPC
The Player can hire Hackers to hack objects for them, as of Alpha 54. After paying them, you can order them to hack an object for you, as well as giving you options that would be only available to characters with Tech Expert, such as releasing gas and blowing up Televisions.
Drops
Tips and Strategies
- The Hacker has some lackluster stats when it comes to pure force. You must rely on your ability, the Laptop. Having Tech Expert will allow you to do much more than usual hacking. You can use this to spew gas, change camera targets, activate traps, and more.
- The Laptop has a 50% chance to not sound an alarm. Make sure you are in another building or out of sight, because people will look for you.
- If you want to hack but know the noise will ruin your plan, consider using a Hacking Tool. It is silent so you don't have to worry about people looking for you.
- In a pinch, an EarWarp Whistle will allow you to hack without attracting attention.
- You can move while hacking, but very slowly. This can occasionally be used to escape without having to cancel the hack.
- If you can get it, Nimble Fingers is an incredibly valuable trait for you, since it allows you to hack much more quickly. This both lets you finish before people can find you, and allows you to set off traps and other hazards while enemies are still in a position to get hurt by them.
- Your Translator allows you to recruit a Gorilla as a follower at the cost of 1 Banana.
- Your Hologram Bigfoots are much more than just a distraction. Enemies swinging at them will often hit each other, starting an all-out brawl. Just be careful to place them somewhere where many people of differing alignments can see them - attracting both enemies you want to kill and some Cops works particularly well.
- Avoid melee combat. You can still do it, but it's unwanted with the poor strength and endurance stats.
- Instead, use guns. They're a much safer option.
- You can hack a turret to attack NPCs, but they are fairly good at destroying turrets before they do too much damage; this works best as a distraction or when coupled with something else, like gas.
- The turret can only shoot if it spots someone. You can hack the Security Camera too to change who it reacts to.
- Refrigerators can be hacked to "run," breaking all breakable objects in front of them and dropping food. This is an excellent way to build up food or create entrances to buildings.
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