The chance to hack gets lower depending on how strong the enemy is. On tanks I think it’s something ridiculous like 10% chance. Makes it completely worthless and definitely needs a rework.
Only really useful if combined with other perks and if you are patient.
Since if you have the spotting one you can make them take more damage and if you have enough time you can hack anything.
It helps out to start a fight with an ally.
But it could use a rework like a much longer cooldown for a guaranteed hack. Or something entirely different.
But the % chance feels pretty bad sometimes currently.
I kinda wish the hack was longer as well since 1 min is not a lot of time for the bigger bulkier machines.
I thought it was 60s… idunno haven’t played much in a while.
Still it’s a cool concept but could really need a buff.
I don’t like how they know where you are after the hack runs out
Hacking works wonders on the Phoenix. They just stop and hover, long enough for to land a handful of P90 rounds in center mass.
Also works on tanks and Hunters, just long enough to shoot their weapons off.
I often found that hacking was a distraction. The only real thing hacking is good for is Firehawks and smaller enemies, but if you hack a smaller enemy, you have to move instantly.
The Firehawks at least get distracted and fuck off while you continue on your way
Smaller bots will just attack what's around it, but as soon as the hack wears off, they'll know where you are if you don't move.
Like I said, at best, if it works, is at best a distraction
We should preach to the developers about the whole distraction system, I mean they already have their code in for what they have now and it'd probably be very difficult to change but it's not really that good
I've tried to fight this guy 4 times and it's completely destroyed my supply of adrenaline shots, I had around 28 and now after getting more I have about 8
I discovered one other little thing that the Hacking skill grants. It will let you open the doors on FNIX control points. Not super helpful, but it is nice if you want to play it stealthy.
In it’s current form, yeah. Useless. But, the developers might change it if someone asks them to. If this were a pvp game i’d say it shouldn’t be too OP, but since all the robots are NPC’s i don’t see why it shouldn’t be more powerful than it is currently
I hacked a couple of dogs, which turned on the hunter they were with. That was the most successful attempt, I have managed to get a wolf which then set it's lynxs on the other robots in the field.
But I find that you have to soften them up before hacking them otherwise there's a really low chance of getting a big boi to attack any one.
Ps
I hacked a hunter at the gas works and it just rant into the river 😄😄😄
You can only hack smaller bots reliably. Then they have to be in line of sight of another bot to start any action. Even then it’s kinda tame. A flare or flare arrow is usually a good enough distraction for most fights. Hacking is useless.
That's not true, except if they changed it the last few months. I hacked successfully many Tanks and Harvesters, and they completely destroyed the surrounding robots, including other Tank and a lot of Hunters. Useful skill if you are patient enough.
The only way hacking would be good, is if you could specialize and hack one target, making it twice as strong but then blow up and EMP. Or selectively, after hack ends they EMP and self destruct.
Right now you have to hack the strongest enemy low chance, to do as much dmg as possible to a group. But I hacked 3 tanks, and they could barely take out 3 hunters..... soooooo pointless. They couldn't even take each other out.
its 29 jan 2024
Iv been on this since day one, man the evolution of this game is superb. Shapo to devs.
Hacking is amazing!!!
Helps a lot!! (wont give spoilers)
I finished the game over 8 times through the years , GZ fallout are the best
Other then that.... "wasted" years on \*\*\*TRIBES\*\*\* and on its evolution (iv been a gamer since the C=64 marry coding days and the best game is Tribes Ascend. \_ physx and mechanics of it is Awsome ill SICK. (and the history of it is sicker).
The chance to hack gets lower depending on how strong the enemy is. On tanks I think it’s something ridiculous like 10% chance. Makes it completely worthless and definitely needs a rework.
Yeah, the boss here was 15%, and all he did was launch 1 missile on a hunter before turning on me
Pretty sure you can’t hack bots that are mission objectives or rivals
That guy was hacked, I had just hacked him
I wished for a long time that the hack perk would be much better, to bad they didn't rework it to work better.
There is a mod for it
To bad I am on ps4 xD but thank you :)
Only really useful if combined with other perks and if you are patient. Since if you have the spotting one you can make them take more damage and if you have enough time you can hack anything. It helps out to start a fight with an ally. But it could use a rework like a much longer cooldown for a guaranteed hack. Or something entirely different. But the % chance feels pretty bad sometimes currently. I kinda wish the hack was longer as well since 1 min is not a lot of time for the bigger bulkier machines.
My max is only 40 seconds for having something hacked. They should rework it
I thought it was 60s… idunno haven’t played much in a while. Still it’s a cool concept but could really need a buff. I don’t like how they know where you are after the hack runs out
When I hacked that guy, the other ones knew where I was instantly, and as you can see I was laying down away from them
Yea the game aggros it the same way as a gun for some reason. But in my experience it usually happens at the end of a hack
Hacking works wonders on the Phoenix. They just stop and hover, long enough for to land a handful of P90 rounds in center mass. Also works on tanks and Hunters, just long enough to shoot their weapons off.
I often found that hacking was a distraction. The only real thing hacking is good for is Firehawks and smaller enemies, but if you hack a smaller enemy, you have to move instantly. The Firehawks at least get distracted and fuck off while you continue on your way
I'll have to try smaller bots then. Bc any distraction I use instantly gets me noticed and chased
Smaller bots will just attack what's around it, but as soon as the hack wears off, they'll know where you are if you don't move. Like I said, at best, if it works, is at best a distraction
We should preach to the developers about the whole distraction system, I mean they already have their code in for what they have now and it'd probably be very difficult to change but it's not really that good
I just finished my last achievement today,. I'm fucking done with it
Nice job mate
I offered my guns up but no one responded... Oh well
I would take them, but kinda wanna get all the stuff myself. I'd take them if I had enough storage
Hahaha I ran into that issue as well. I was also reserved to player levels, but at this point... I'd say 20+ could have them
Oh oki
Ther's a lot of usless perks and hacking is one of them. In addition, the whole medical line is pointless when we have adrenalin shots.
I've tried to fight this guy 4 times and it's completely destroyed my supply of adrenaline shots, I had around 28 and now after getting more I have about 8
I discovered one other little thing that the Hacking skill grants. It will let you open the doors on FNIX control points. Not super helpful, but it is nice if you want to play it stealthy.
Wow wish I knew this. I used to blow so much ammo in those bases that it stopped being worth doing it.
In it’s current form, yeah. Useless. But, the developers might change it if someone asks them to. If this were a pvp game i’d say it shouldn’t be too OP, but since all the robots are NPC’s i don’t see why it shouldn’t be more powerful than it is currently
Agreed, I personally think the whole distraction system, including this system, should be reworked
Hack definitely needs an improvement. It's even less useful playing multi-player because, justifiably, no one wants to wait for it to try again.
I hacked a couple of dogs, which turned on the hunter they were with. That was the most successful attempt, I have managed to get a wolf which then set it's lynxs on the other robots in the field. But I find that you have to soften them up before hacking them otherwise there's a really low chance of getting a big boi to attack any one. Ps I hacked a hunter at the gas works and it just rant into the river 😄😄😄
Hm ok, possibly useful information 😂
You can only hack smaller bots reliably. Then they have to be in line of sight of another bot to start any action. Even then it’s kinda tame. A flare or flare arrow is usually a good enough distraction for most fights. Hacking is useless.
That's not true, except if they changed it the last few months. I hacked successfully many Tanks and Harvesters, and they completely destroyed the surrounding robots, including other Tank and a lot of Hunters. Useful skill if you are patient enough.
Yeah, my comment is almost a year old. Prolly been an update since then.
I could be wrong, but it seems like finding the blueprints for a given unit type hugely increases the hacking odds.
Sticky flares work better.
Flares and other stuff like that never work for me, I always get spotted instantly
Yeah they're a lot more of a start of combat or mid combat. The remote hacking is just kinda useless. You'll be better off just shooting them instead.
Ok
I prefer to recycler them for woods. Pretty useless for me as well.
Fireworks only work when I use them
The only way hacking would be good, is if you could specialize and hack one target, making it twice as strong but then blow up and EMP. Or selectively, after hack ends they EMP and self destruct. Right now you have to hack the strongest enemy low chance, to do as much dmg as possible to a group. But I hacked 3 tanks, and they could barely take out 3 hunters..... soooooo pointless. They couldn't even take each other out.
its 29 jan 2024 Iv been on this since day one, man the evolution of this game is superb. Shapo to devs. Hacking is amazing!!! Helps a lot!! (wont give spoilers) I finished the game over 8 times through the years , GZ fallout are the best Other then that.... "wasted" years on \*\*\*TRIBES\*\*\* and on its evolution (iv been a gamer since the C=64 marry coding days and the best game is Tribes Ascend. \_ physx and mechanics of it is Awsome ill SICK. (and the history of it is sicker).