NEWS UPDATE: New Cyber Skills

Today's patch brings expansion to the Cyber Skills tree, introducing brand new modules for all three branches, along with a critical balance adjustment to the Target Shield mechanic.

TARGET SHIELD BALANCE UPDATE

• Shield Break (Offensive Action): Your Target Shield protects you as long as you lay low. If you initiate ANY attack (Hack or DDoS) against another player while your shield is active, the shield will immediately shatter, exposing you to counter attacks!

NEW CYBER SKILLS EXPANSION

• Reconnaissance (The Phantom): Reduces the Shards cost of finding new targets in the Network (Target Shuffle) by 2 Shards per level. (Max level reduces cost from 10 to 4 Shards).
• Skimming (The Parasite): Reduces the Shards cost of purchasing Hack and DDoS Boosters by 10% per level. (Max level gives a 30% discount).
• Fortification (The Guardian): Increases the duration of the Target Shield you receive after being attacked by +1 hour per level. (Max level grants a massive 6-hour shield instead of the standard 3 hours!).

EDIT / HOTFIX UPDATE:

▪ Syndicate Treasury Bonus Adjusted
To ensure long term economic stability, the global Syndicate Treasury bonus added to your mining rewards has been adjusted from 5% to 3%.

▪ NEW: Exchange Infrastructure Upgrades
To help you move larger amounts of capital, we have introduced a new way to permanently expand your personal exchange capacity directly from the Exchange tab!

• Base Limit: The standard transaction volume is capped at 5.00 NVC.
• Hold to Upgrade: You can now permanently increase this limit by +1.00 NVC per level using the new interactive upgrade button.
• Max Capacity: The infrastructure can be upgraded up to Level 15, unlocking a massive 20.00 NVC transaction cap.
• Cost Scaling: Initial upgrades start at 2.00 NVC, with the cost scaling slightly for each subsequent level.