Access points sequences too long

[Firestorm]

I think I am quite far in progress, around lvl 30-40, and netrunner build. Maxed out intelligence 20 and technical 20.

But the access points are starting to give me trouble to obtain all 3 tiers.
I have 8 buffers, but the requirements for the datamines are 3,3,4, which becomes impossible at most times to get all 3.

Are there ways to get more buffers or reduce the length of the datamine sequences?

Thanks.

[Blues22475]

There's a perk in the Int Tree on the far left side "Forceful Cypher" that will reduce the character by 1. You need to take "Eye in the Sky" before you can take "Forceful Cypher".

I usually go 2nd and 3rd sequences (or the last and 2nd to last sequence). Before you commit you can try to route the sequences you're wanting before selecting the first character in the sequence.

The timer doesn't start counting down until you select your first character in the sequence. You can also turn off the timer altogether in the "Accessibility" options in the Settings Menu (Settings > Accessibility > Difficulty > Hacking Mini Game Time Limit).

[mistahbungle]

And you also often have to burn one or two moves in order to get the sequence right

But yeah, what Blues22475 said - figure out the moves you need to make before you make your first move & start the timer, and get the perks as well.

[Firestorm]

Thanks guys! I must have somehow refunded that perk in the early stages of the game when my level was low and never re equipped it again! Can’t believe I was struggling through so much of it when it could have been so much easier!

Yeah i always map out where I wanna select before I click it, but when it gets to this stage, there are times it simply isn’t possible and I have to step away and try again to see if the combinations would be more friendlier!

[The Yeen Queen]

Originally posted by Firestorm:

I think I am quite far in progress, around lvl 30-40, and netrunner build. Maxed out intelligence 20 and technical 20.

But the access points are starting to give me trouble to obtain all 3 tiers.
I have 8 buffers, but the requirements for the datamines are 3,3,4, which becomes impossible at most times to get all 3.

Are there ways to get more buffers or reduce the length of the datamine sequences?

Thanks.

Were you under the impression that high level hacks were supposed to be easy?

[Firestorm]

Originally posted by Night Foxx (She/her):

Originally posted by Firestorm:

I think I am quite far in progress, around lvl 30-40, and netrunner build. Maxed out intelligence 20 and technical 20.

But the access points are starting to give me trouble to obtain all 3 tiers.
I have 8 buffers, but the requirements for the datamines are 3,3,4, which becomes impossible at most times to get all 3.

Are there ways to get more buffers or reduce the length of the datamine sequences?

Thanks.

Were you under the impression that high level hacks were supposed to be easy?

Not 'easy' but certainly not impossible to achieve.
I just selected the perk "Forceful Cypher" and suddenly it really is easy to get all 3 levels of the datamines. Perhaps all the practice without this perk has prepared me well all along.