You sometimes encounter broken replicators which must be repaired before being able to use them. The required skill in repair varies with each item. Repairing a weapon sets it back to a low condition. Besides that, it also helps saving nanites since you won't have to rely as much on buying tools from replicators.ġ.3 - Repair: If a weapon reaches a condition of 0, it is jammed and cannot be used anymore. An average level of the Maintenance skill already increases the Disposable Maintenants Tool's efficiency significantly. There is no damage scaling with the weapon's condition.Ĭonclusion: A very important skill throughout the whole game. The condition of a weapon scales from 0 to 10 with 10 being the best. The tool's efficiency scales with the player's Maintenance skill level. Each attempt of improving its condition requires one Disposable Maintenance Tool which can be found or bought at replicators.

Hacking security systems can be ignored though, since shooting a security camera is way more effective and does not require a terminal.ġ.2 - Maintenance: Weapons can degrade pretty quickly in System Shock 2. Hacking starts the node minigame, which will be explained later on in this guide under '7.0 - The node minigame'.Įvery skill point invested in hacking decreases the difficulty of the hack node minigame by 10%.Ĭonclusion: One of the best skills in the whole game with many benefits. In addition, hacking helps saving nanites in general: hacked replicators have reduced prices plus players won't have to reset hacking attempts that often (as each reset costs nanites). Hacking replicators (think of 'vending machines' in System Shock 2) also grants access to more useful items, which otherwise wouldn't be accessible on the replicator at all ( - you don't know which items that will be unless a hack is successful). 1.1 - Hacking: Password protected containers can be found throughout the game, thus Hacking gives the player access to a lot more items (including nanites=money) right from the beginning.

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