Hacking Area
Hacker | Firewall | Hacking Area | Repeater | Deployable Repeater | Hacking Programs Chart | Hacking Device
Programs and StatesAssisted Fire | Carbonite & Immobilized-B State | Controlled Jump | Cybermask & Impersonation State | Enhanced Reaction | Fairy Dust | Oblivion & Isolated State | Spotlight & Targeted State | Total Control & Possessed State | Trinity | White Noise | Zero Pain
This term refers to the Area of Effect of Hacking Programs. In Infinity CodeOne a Hacker's Hacking Area matches their Zone of Control.
This term refers to the Area of Effect of Hacking Programs. In Infinity N4 a Hacker’s Hacking Area matches their Zone of Control, and the Zone of Control of Repeaters and Deployable Repeaters of either the Player or their Allies.
In addition, if a Hacker is within the Zone of Control of an Enemy Repeater or Deployable Repeater, their Hacking Area includes all Enemy Hackers on the game table.
Update 1.1.1, Dec 2021 & 1.2, Jan 2022
Hacking Area and AROs
Enemies entering or acting inside the Hacking Area of a Hacker while remaining outside that Hacker’s LoF and ZoC can be reacted to with Hacking Programs or with Reset.
Players can check the Hacking Area. Measurements must always be made from the Active Trooper and their Repeaters, checking a maximum of 8 inches from any point along their path. If the Active Trooper is within the Hacking Area of the Reactive Trooper, they can declare an ARO (See Order Expenditure Sequence).
The Hacker may use their Hacking Programs in the area that includes the Zone of Control of the Repeater, the Deployable Repeater and their own Zone of Control.
Update 1.1.1, Dec 2021
In this example, Stealth is not being used.
During his Active Turn, the Shrouded Hacker decides to declare Idle as the first Short Skill of the Order. As shown in the picture, he is outside his enemies LoF and ZoC, but since he is a Hacker, he can use the Deployable Repeater, and the M-Drone Trooper (who carries the Repeater piece of Equipment), to increase his Hacking Area, allowing him to act from his current position.
As the Shrouded Hacker is inside the Orc Hacker’s Hacking Area, the Orc Hacker declares an ARO.
The Orc Hacker declares Oblivion.
The second Skill of the Shrouded Hacker is Carbonite, dividing his B2 between the Knight of Justice and the Orc Hacker.
The Knight of Justice has now been targeted by a Hacking Program, given she an ARO, and she declare Reset.
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During his Active Turn, the Shrouded Hacker decides to declare Idle as the first Short Skill of the Order. As shown in the picture, he is outside his enemies LoF, but since he is a Hacker, he can use the Deployable Repeater, and the M-Drone Trooper (who carries the Repeater piece of Equipment), to increase his Hacking Area, allowing him to act from his current position.
Therefore, since both the Knight of Justice and the Orc Trooper Hacker are clearly within the Hacking Area of the Shrouded Hacker, they each declare their AROs.
The Knight of Justice declares Reset as their ARO and the Orc Hacker declares Oblivion.
The second Skill of the Shrouded Hacker is Carbonite, dividing his B2 between the Knight of Justice and the Orc Hacker.
During the Resolution of the Order, it is verified that both the Knight of Justice and the Orc Hacker are within the Hacking Area of the Shrouded Hacker.
The following Face to Face Rolls occur:
- Reset by the Knight of Justice vs Carbonite from the Shrouded.
- No Modifiers (MOD).
- Oblivion from the Orc Hacker vs Carbonite from the Shrouded.
- Orc Hacker MODs:
- -3 Firewall MOD for using an Enemy Repeater.
- Shrouded MODs:
- If a Saving Roll is required, the Attack Damage of Oblivion will suffer a -3 MOD from the Firewall.
- Orc Hacker MODs:
FAQs & Errata
Q: How do Hacking Area AROs work, and do they allow the Trooper to Dodge?
A: Hacking Program AROs and Reset AROs are considered valid AROs for a Hacker if the Active Trooper is inside the Hacker’s Hacking Area. Dodge AROs are not considered valid for Hacking Area AROs.
[Errata] In the Hacking example (p61), the Knight of Justice and the Orc both declare an ARO but this appears to contradict the rules for AROs.
Remember that non-LoF AROs can be declared anyway, and then in the ARO Check step you find out if the ARO was valid.
Hacker | Firewall | Hacking Area | Repeater | Deployable Repeater | Hacking Programs Chart | Hacking Device
Programs and StatesAssisted Fire | Carbonite & Immobilized-B State | Controlled Jump | Cybermask & Impersonation State | Enhanced Reaction | Fairy Dust | Oblivion & Isolated State | Spotlight & Targeted State | Total Control & Possessed State | Trinity | White Noise | Zero Pain