Handheld hacking tool?

[Red Eclipse]

Just feels a little weird to "hack" a block by taking a grinder to it and then repairing it.

[Loues.S.Cat]

It's not so bad. hack it open, rip out the computer componants, identify the ICSP points, hook up your programing tool and reformat all their control chips with your own code!

[pyr0kid]

hacking computer mod.

[Red Eclipse]

Originally posted by Loues.S.Cat:

It's not so bad. hack it open, rip out the computer componants, identify the ICSP points, hook up your programing tool and reformat all their control chips with your own code!

And you'd prefer doing all of that rather than having a simple hand-held tablet looking thing that you could plug into a block (Cockpit, turret, door, etc.) and hold the LMB until hacking was complete then the block would either be unlocked or shut down? Seriously?

[casualsailor]

I believe I read where the devs were opposed to putting in "mini-games" for hacking since every game seems to have them and in the end they just become a tedious task that few enjoy.

You have a grinder, so you grind out the locked computer components and then replace them with your unlocked versions. Simple, efficient and doesn't require additional programming for a mini-game that few would enjoy.

[Red Eclipse]

Originally posted by casualsailor:

I believe I read where the devs were opposed to putting in "mini-games" for hacking since every game seems to have them and in the end they just become a tedious task that few enjoy.

You have a grinder, so you grind out the locked computer components and then replace them with your unlocked versions. Simple, efficient and doesn't require additional programming for a mini-game that few would enjoy.

I said absolutely nothing about a mini game. I don't know where you're getting that from.

[ShadedMJ]

Originally posted by casualsailor:

<clip>
You have a grinder, so you grind out the locked computer components and then replace them with your unlocked versions. Simple, efficient and doesn't require additional programming for a mini-game that few would enjoy.

Generally agreed. But I'm a little more on the fence about it. Wouldn't like mini-games.

You do this process, but are getting the computer parts the block, somehow unlocking them without effort, then putting them back in.

[Red Eclipse]

Originally posted by shadedmj:

Originally posted by casualsailor:

<clip>
You have a grinder, so you grind out the locked computer components and then replace them with your unlocked versions. Simple, efficient and doesn't require additional programming for a mini-game that few would enjoy.

Generally agreed. But I'm a little more on the fence about it. Wouldn't like mini-games.

You do this process, but are getting the computer parts the block, somehow unlocking them without effort, then putting them back in.

It just doesn't make any sense to use a grinder (which would damage the machinery, not hack it) and suddenly it works for you? A tool used to hack doors, cockpits, and other things. Just hold the LMB like you do with all the other tools.

Something like this:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/0a/9e/e9/0a9ee98bc57b4e317f9590895e1ae4cf.jpg