Are you sure Encrypt affects traces? I was under the impression that defensive programs only triggered on enemy hacks, not traces.

Hacking a home system always puts up a backdoor and then enables you to do some good stuff....

I'm not sure exactly which attacks give you a backdoor, but it's not all of them. The sleeper attacks (Infiltrate Scanners and Abduct Sleepers) do not, and while Create Sanctuary of course gives you system access, it doesn't give you the backdoor bonuses. Server ID Duplication does create a back door in addition to stealing tech. The others I did not look at closely enough to say one way or the other.

Glad we are here to revisit, discuss and perfect!

Magnnus wrote:

Are you sure Encrypt affects traces? I was under the impression that defensive programs only triggered on enemy hacks, not traces.

I wish I could say so with confidence. But I can quote Amplitude tutorial on this one!

BigBraddWolfe wrote:

Hacking a home system always puts up a backdoor and then enables you to do some good stuff....

I'm not sure exactly which attacks give you a backdoor, but it's not all of them. The sleeper attacks (Infiltrate Scanners and Abduct Sleepers) do not, and while Create Sanctuary of course gives you system access, it doesn't give you the backdoor bonuses. Server ID Duplication does create a back door in addition to stealing tech. The others I did not look at closely enough to say one way or the other.

Damn. I recently started living under the impression it did, but then I also almost always steal techs first. Must verify.

koxsos wrote:

Magnnus wrote:

Are you sure Encrypt affects traces? I was under the impression that defensive programs only triggered on enemy hacks, not traces.

I wish I could say so with confidence. But I can quote Amplitude tutorial on this one!

Do you mean the Endless Space 2 - Penumbra - Basic Tutorial? I don't see anything in there about defensive programs affecting traces.

Dang it! So much rewriting to do, I'll post a question.

If its your tutorial on steam, good work sir.

I'm working on a video tutorial. Will you mind if I link it?

ok I have given the question and got an answer from one person who I do believe.

1) nope. defensive programs don't affect the trace speed. while I don't know whether singularity will affect or not.

2) Server ID Duplication will give you a tech & backdoor

I do believe I have seen a trace halway to a node mostly depending on the line length, thus I would disagree with that general statement and would not rely on it, will verify though.

Traces take one turn per node they must pass through and travel between nodes at twice the speed of a basic hacking operation, in my experience. 

Thus, if you have a hacking operation that passes through four nodes and takes 3 turns per node plus has a long patch that takes 2 turns to pass through, the total hacking operation time would be 16 turns. A trace would take 3 turns to complete and would begin when you hit the last node (which would take you three turns to complete) so they'd complete at the same time. An Accelerator (assuming no other mods) would make your hacking time on that node 2 turns and you would beat the trace. 

You are literally posting this below a picture that depicts a trace ongoing for 2+ turns between two nodes.

The lane lengths vary, it's incorrect to assume it takes one turn per node.

I think what Valadeus is saying that the node itself takes one turn. E.g. if the trace reaches Syrma, it would take one turn there in the system, rather than on a lane.

I am not confident that is right, though. I'd have to confirm with the designers.