Summary[]
The Maniac is a Brute Force Offensive Program which attacks a single node based on attack priorities. After it damages the target, it will uninstall itself from the current node.
Statistics[]
- Notes: While the Maniac is technically allowed to upgrade at the Evolver levels displayed, the Capacity of B-coins that can be held at those levels may not be sufficient to purchase the upgrade.
More Info here: Max amount of B-coins at Core Level.
| Program Level |
Damage (per hit) |
Compilation Price |
| 1 | 850 | B200 |
| 2 | 920 | B300 |
| 3 | 990 | B400 |
| 4 | 1,070 | B500 |
| 5 | 1,160 | B600 |
| 6 | 1,250 | B700 |
| 7 | 1,350 | B800 |
| 8 | 1,460 | B1,000 |
| 9 | 1,570 | B1,200 |
| 10 | 1,700 | B1,400 |
| 11 | 1,840 | B1,600 |
| 12 | 1,990 | B1,800 |
| 13 | 2,140 | B2,000 |
| 14 | 2,310 | B2,200 |
| 15 | 2,500 | B2,500 |
| 16 | 2,700 | B2,800 |
| 17 | 2,910 | B3,000 |
| 18 | 3,150 | B3,500 |
| 19 | 3,400 | B4,000 |
| 20 | 3,670 | B4,500 |
| 21 | 3,970 | B5,000 |
| Program Level |
Upgrade Cost |
Experience Gained |
Research Time |
Required Evolver Level |
| 1 | B64,000 | 500 | 24 Hours | 7 |
| 2 | B120,000 | 600 | 30 Hours | 8 |
| 3 | B140,000 | 650 | 36 Hours | 8 |
| 4 | B160,000 | 700 | 42 Hours | 9 |
| 5 | B180,000 | 800 | 48 Hours | 9 |
| 6 | B200,000 | 830 | 56 Hours | 9 |
| 7 | B220,000 | 860 | 64 Hours | 10 |
| 8 | B240,000 | 900 | 72 Hours | 10 |
| 9 | B260,000 | 930 | 80 Hours | 10 |
| 10 | B280,000 | 960 | 88 Hours | 10 |
| 11 | B300,000 | 1,000 | 96 Hours | 11 |
| 12 | B320,000 | 1,080 | 104 Hours | 11 |
| 13 | B340,000 | 1,160 | 112 Hours | 11 |
| 14 | B360,000 | 1,250 | 120 Hours | 11 |
| 15 | B380,000 | 1,330 | 128 Hours | 12 |
| 16 | B400,000 | 1,410 | 136 Hours | 12 |
| 17 | B420,000 | 1,500 | 144 Hours | 12 |
| 18 | B440,000 | 1,625 | 156 Hours | 12 |
| 19 | B460,000 | 1,750 | 168 Hours | 12 |
| 20 | B480,000 | 1,875 | 180 Hours | 12 |
| 21 | B500,000 | 2,000 | 192 Hours | 12 |
| Total | B6,264,000 | 23,710 | 2,076 Hours | 12 |
Patch Notes[]
As of Patch v1.025, Maniac disk space has been reduced from 20 to 15.
Tips[]
- Maniac can capture nodes very quickly, which is useful to break through chokepoints or high firewall nodes protected by Guardians while the shields are down.
- Maniac can also be used to bite off a chunk from nodes with extremely high firewall when if used correctly, can save a lot of valuable time for the attacker.
- It is very important to know attacking priorities and be able to identify the levels of nodes when using Maniac, because it may not target the preferred node.
- Maniacs are usually not essential to a hack. It is best to consider else what could be done with the 15 disk space before compiling one for a hack.
- It is essentially the most expensive program to compile in game, so use such only as a last resort and also at your own risk.
- Videos of Maniac in action: Maniac Training - Maniac Attack
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