Getting Swatted no matter what

[Ping Pong Un]

This might be me that haven't understood a game mechanic, but i feel like i get swatted no matter how careful i am. I change networks regularly when needed and the red bar disappears every time, i run tracermonitor regularly, but i still get swatted at about the same point every time. My reputation/lvl is at 4 currently. And everytime i get about half way through reputation/lvl 4 i get swatted and the whole lvl is reset. Then, when i again get about half way though lvl 4, i get get swatted again, and again, and again, and i cannot figure out why.
I have found out that it happens when i get "disconnected due to safety reasons". But when this happens, the tracermonitor still shows nothing, and i have also changed networks. But nothing helps.

I'm still on the two basic wifi networks, tracermonitor shows nothing, and the red bars are not there at all, still get swatted. So... is there something i haven't understood? I have tried to find information about the police mechanics and how it works in detail, but in the game "help" section, there is not enough info, and it's impossible to google due to all other "hacking" related games and posts out there.

If someone know anything about the police mechanics in detail, and/or have an idea why i get swatted no matter what, please let me know, so i can progress through the game :)

[Truth_X_ile]

I've never had any issue like yours, the only time the SWAT came was after the tutorial when the game technically didn't mention anything about the red bar, they only mentioned reputation 2 yet by that time I already forgot, I was just casually going through the missions as I got them, after that I never got caught intentionally

Using better networks will help decrease the amount of time needing to switch networks, also having more networks means you can switch between more if you wish to do so, as you start with the 2 basic, buy the next networks you'll have 2 more added so you'll have 4 in total, but higher networks will provide more time for longevity in hacking
Note: You can preemptively obtain the passwords of other networks and they will be retained after you sleep, save and quit ect. so that's handy to note

Tracermonitor needs to be open before accessing an IP Network, otherwise it won't show up, only when the timer hits 0 will SWAT come

WIFI related swatting the same, the red barTop Right Corner reaching the end, the SWAT will arrive

Switching networks only resets the WIFI detection bar, it doesn't affect tracermonitor at all

Closing a network connection: You can type disconnect in the terminal and it will close the connection immediately, in FTP/SSH servers it will be quit or exit, alternatively, closing the network connected terminal window will close the network also, what ever works for you
I'm thinking you're maybe forgetting to close a network that you have open and the tracermonitor timer runs out, if you can't actively see it after you close it and reopen it, because like I said before, it must be open before you access an IP otherwise you can't see it

If it keeps happening, I'd like to know in more detail, maybe screenshots as it happens, to determine if I can replicate your issue or not

Good Luck & Have Fun

[Ping Pong Un]

Originally posted by Truth_X_ile:

I've never had any issue like yours, the only time the SWAT came was after the tutorial when the game technically didn't mention anything about the red bar, they only mentioned reputation 2 yet by that time I already forgot, I was just casually going through the missions as I got them, after that I never got caught intentionally

Using better networks will help decrease the amount of time needing to switch networks, also having more networks means you can switch between more if you wish to do so, as you start with the 2 basic, buy the next networks you'll have 2 more added so you'll have 4 in total, but higher networks will provide more time for longevity in hacking
Note: You can preemptively obtain the passwords of other networks and they will be retained after you sleep, save and quit ect. so that's handy to note

Tracermonitor needs to be open before accessing an IP Network, otherwise it won't show up, only when the timer hits 0 will SWAT come

WIFI related swatting the same, the red barTop Right Corner reaching the end, the SWAT will arrive

Switching networks only resets the WIFI detection bar, it doesn't affect tracermonitor at all

Closing a network connection: You can type disconnect in the terminal and it will close the connection immediately, in FTP/SSH servers it will be quit or exit, alternatively, closing the network connected terminal window will close the network also, what ever works for you
I'm thinking you're maybe forgetting to close a network that you have open and the tracermonitor timer runs out, if you can't actively see it after you close it and reopen it, because like I said before, it must be open before you access an IP otherwise you can't see it

If it keeps happening, I'd like to know in more detail, maybe screenshots as it happens, to determine if I can replicate your issue or not

Good Luck & Have Fun :smiling:

Thank you for the good comment. It may be that i don't disconnect, i usually don't do anything after finishing a contract, so maybe i'm still connected to a network/server after going to the next contract? I'll find out. Thank you!

[disab1e]

I myself am having a problem with the WIFI meter in that everytime I type 'airodump' it comes back as unknown command which means I cant reset it and I get swatted each time. If anyone could help it would be appreciated

[CaptainRichTea]

Originally posted by able:

I myself am having a problem with the WIFI meter in that everytime I type 'airodump' it comes back as unknown command which means I cant reset it and I get swatted each time. If anyone could help it would be appreciated

Do you have the airodump tool on your system?

[disab1e]

Originally posted by UK_Nitro:

Originally posted by able:

I myself am having a problem with the WIFI meter in that everytime I type 'airodump' it comes back as unknown command which means I cant reset it and I get swatted each time. If anyone could help it would be appreciated

Do you have the airodump tool on your system?

Oh my goodness! I switched it to my server. Thanks! Im really stupid lul

[Truth_X_ile]

Originally posted by able:

I myself am having a problem with the WIFI meter in that everytime I type 'airodump' it comes back as unknown command which means I cant reset it and I get swatted each time. If anyone could help it would be appreciated

Tip: You only ever have to use it to find the string of code for the Wifi Networks, if you just copy that string into the notepad, you can make shortcuts to accessing the networks easier, you can even find the passwords ahead of time to switch if you need to without the immediate hassle of doing it in a high pressure situation

Shortcuts I use for this
aireplay <string of code>
aircrack <string of code>.handshake
password

Since the Wifi Networks never change their strings, you can just keep them on the side, you should only ever need to do it when you purchased to buy the new networks, after which you can save your PC from having 1 extra tool on it

Good Luck & Have Fun