I'm about to give this interesting mod a try. Is there a way to just keep the hacking stat bonus and not have the failsafe mechanism?

Ok I was just curious thank you

yes, I think so

Are the Hacking PCSes affected by the Integrated Warfare bonus?

Oh quick question: how come the power level 4 PCS has MinBoost=35 but the MaxBoost=10? Shouldn't the max be higher than the min?

Just a minor thing, but the description says the ranges for the Superior PCS are 35-45 but it's actually 35-40 in the config. Great mod btw!

Work with config menu

Great to know, thanks!

Failsafe is a perk which allows you to negate the drawback effects of a failed hack.

I'm sorry but what *is* failsafe?

Wow, never knew I need this til I saw it.

Woah cool! Can i add this mid campaign? Thanks!

AddItem xxNAMExx quantity
where the name is one of these; CommonPCSHack, RarePCSHack, EpicPCSHack
and the quantity, is the number to give
:)

Very much enjoy this mod as I find hacking to be a fun aspect of the game. However, I'd like to know if there are console commands to give yourself these PCS? Thanks a bunch for making this mod!

Yeah, sounds odd.. maybe one slipped through the cracks during the change-over?
Like if it was an older one with a Power Level of 1-3, it would be using the now not-changed Covert Action stat bonus ... the newer ones should have a PowerLevel of 10-30 and be using a non-intrusive stat bonus

No, I don't, but I just had the opportunity to buy a superior hacking PCS from the Black Market and that one came with a normal value.

It seems that the 15 hack bonus has been misnamed: it's called superior when in fact it's a basic one, I suspect.

Is it possible you have hacking PCS' from another mod ?

Cool, that's one big minefield of compatibility that I don't need to explore for a reason :)
I'm unable to replicate your results though :(

Gave myself 10 PCS by console commands, results were all as expected, between 35-40

No, just Wotc.

Yeah, that's not right ... I'll look into it, thanks for the report!

Oh.. do you play LWotC at all ?

I had read the update notes and didn't find anything that could explain a superior hacking PCS with such a low bonus, hence my post. I suppose it was 12, because it was in fact 15 (with the improved PCS upgrade).

Either way, it doesn't seem right to me.

Yes, please see the update notes, I changed the values as they were frankly massively OP
12 is a bit of an odd number though.. it should still be between 20-25 (basic), 25-35 (advanced) and 35-40 (superior)

Before the last update I got several superior hacking PCS with approximately 40 bonus points, now I got one with only 12 bonus...

@Mae
Thanks for the report! Hopefully this should now be fixed :)

This is a great mod, and a much-needed addition to the game. My only gripe is that it doesn't work with the Proficiency Tech Specialist's Electronic Warfare skill, which normally makes the first use of Failsafe a free action. Seeing as this one replaces PCP's version when applied to Tech Specialists, it makes it so that part of the ability is useless.

Underrated mod!

Thanks .. i found that about 1 minute before i saw your response. Thanks for responding none the less. Cheers!!

See the FAQ for a vanilla hacking PCS
I have no intention of porting this version to vanilla, keeping both SDK's on my HDD is just too much space. Sorry :(

I would like a vanilla version of this.

can confirm this works with lw2 classes and perks, the template on that one is commonpcshacking while this mod's template is commonpcshack

I've been waiting years for someone to make this simple (in scope, if not implementation) mod. Thanks.

Could be!
The fact that tied the Covert Action stat gains to the same thing as PCS' is a bit frustrating though. As it means no one can really adjust either without affecting the other, which is a pain!!

I mean I could just move this mod away from using those and have a 'manual' setup.. but then these won't be as random as other PCS' .. I'll consider it.

I don't honestly see a boosted Covert Action stat value for hacking as much of an issue anyway, hacking is possibly the worse thing they implemented as RNG with obscured player information.

I suspect t4 might be the value for the Integrated warfare (pcs extra bonus) continental bonus, but thats just a theory.

Yes! Digging into this I can see that the code for Covert Action stat reward does indeed use the PCS stat boost tables (despite everywhere in code highlighting these are for 'PCS only' ... great work devs! *facepalm* )

However I can't find where it sets the power level for the Covert Action boost, so feel free to play with the numbers of the level4 bonus, because the PCS' only use the level1-3 bonus.

Unfortunately I just don't have the spare time IRL to test and generate 100's of Covert Actions to confirm what boost level is used. - I'll note this as a known issue for now and come back to it when I have a chance :)

Thankyou for the report and initial investigation :)

I experimented with pcs bonuses exposed into one of the files and those definetly affect covert ops numbers. Oddly enough i think its t4 bonus.

Ah, in that regard I didn't change how the LWotC or Proficiency Class Pack Failsafe works .. it's got a 1turn cooldown, so can't be spammed over and over in the same turn. But the ability basically does nothing unless you have something to Hack/Haywire, so it's "main" cooldown is related to the hack attempted.

And nope, no drawbacks to using it. The only real "drawback" is using up the PCS slot.

Costs are config editable though, so you could in theory give it a 5turn cooldown, or 1 charge/mission.

I meant disadvantages with the Failsafe ability. Are you free to spam hack the target until you get a successful hack? How can one balance the advantage of the Failsafe ability, is what I was asking.

Disadvantages to a failed hack vary depending on the hack type, from calling reinforcements to boosting the Haywire Targets stats. Changing how hacking works is not within the scope of this mod though, maybe another mod can tackle that.

Are there any disadvantages to a failed hack, such as not being able to attempt another hack? Can the mod be configured to do this?

Would this overlap with Proficiency classes? The Tech Spec class comes with failsafe, so would it create 2 different failsafe in the action bar?

I can't really see how Covert actions and this mod interact.. unless the stat boost for the Covert Action ALSO gets a value from the StatsBoostPCS table.. which is .. possible

Definitely NOT intended. I will investigate when I get a chance too :)

Tried this mod and I am not sure if its intended, but covert ops now give insane bonuses for hacking stats, with such bonuses you dont really need these PCS and failsafe. (+40-50 on average).

Helmet: Wormhusk Crown Alternative (DestinyHelmets)
UpperFace: Night Vision Googles (Cap'n'Bubs .. or basegame?)
FacePaint: Collar (Some facepaint pack)

Armour Pattern: Egyptian Thunderbolt (Military Camos)
Main and Secondary Colour: 57

Arms: NanoSuit (Kexx's SciFi Suits)
Shoulders: Carapiece Medium Plating LMG Kit (XCOM EU Armours)
Forearms: Holographic Disguise (CI Infiltrator Disguises)
Torso: Holographic Disguise (CI Infiltrator Disguises)
Torso Gear: XCOM Hero Combat Belt B (XCOM Hero Suits)
Legs: Holographic Disguise (CI Infiltrator Disguises)
Thighs: XCOM Hero Powered No hips (XCOM Hero Suits)
Shins: XCOM Hero Powered (XCOM Hero Suits)

Whilst using UCR

@thenumba1hitman

@thenumba1hitman it's one of the disguises in Infiltrator's Disguises from Covert Infiltration

great stuff, where can i get my hands on that cool armor?

:( Sorry to hear that... LWotC does some funny things with loot tables. Oh well. LWotC already has hacking pcs' and technicals with failsafe .. so I guess its no big loss the mod doesn't work for LWotC.

Thanks for trying it out :)

Tried to run in LWOTK. Loot disappeared in the opponents (there is nothing at all).

Another banger. Thanks Rusty!

need hacking perk pcs-Full Override,Trojan,Failsafe-need passive hacking perk early game.