okay so I literally have no idea what to do

[The Rizzler]

like how do I connect to a different computer or how do I start a script

I figured out how to level up and make money with hack nodes and crime

but still no idea what I'm doing

[Bugs Bunny]

The Milestones tab gives you a pretty good trail to follow to beat the base game. The documentation has example scripts to do the basic starting stuff (newsflash: hacknet and crimes are not really worth your time).

The things you need to focus on are:

1. Make a half decent hacking script. The documentation example is extremely basic, it works, it will get you to endgame, but it's pretty bad and inefficient and scales terribly bad. Most of your time should be spent improving it.
2. Buy RAM for your home and buy personal servers. The documentation has an example (very basic, again). Use that ram with your hacking script. This will make you money and give you hacking experience.
3. Join milestone factions (and maybe some others) and do hacking contracts work for them. This will increase your reputation, giving you access to augmentations you can buy.
4. Hacking contracts reputation gains are almost entirely tied to your hacking level/experience, making #1 and #2 extremely important, they are your key to progress. More ram allows for more hacking, more hacking gives more experience, more money and ultimately more augment access and the cash to buy them.
5. Always buy from the most expensive to the cheapest augment because each one you buy increases the price by 1.9X and it stacks. To spell it out: DO NOT buy augments until you are ready to buy all a faction has to offer.. then buy from the most expensive to the cheapest.
6. If by the time you get the rep to buy all of a faction's rep you do not have enough cash, your hacking script and memory buying strategy sucks, reputation should always be the brake to progress.

[Dolly ✨🌈🔧]

If you go to the bottom of the "Options" page, there will be a button that reads "Reset tutorial". From the sound of it, you either skipped the tutorial, or didn't understand it first time through. That button will let you replay it until you feel comfortable with the basics. The tutorial specifically covers connecting to servers and starting scripts, which you mentioned.

[swenor]

The tutorial is in the Documentation section:
- on the left is a vertical panel,
- scroll down to the HELP section and open it
- click on Documentation, click on Beginner's Guide

What are the goals of this game? Your call:
- make most money
- enjoy the game
- understand the mechanics and get better
- actually learn soemthing aoubt programming/IT (Learn to Program link under Resources section in the Documentation)
- all of the above?