any way to hack enemies with jammer like backpack??

[keithktam]

i have equiped my hacker with a firewall augmentation, but can't hack those with jammer backpack on.... what is the firewall augmentation good for then??

[mid endian]

probably keeping your agent from being disabled.

[rakshasa72]

It's supposed to protect you from the static jammer devices. Although I never tested it. I guess I'll add it to the pontless to research list.

[mid endian]

from my own experience, jammers shut down your hijack ability, and chances to disorient you, like what an EMP grenade would do.

[Caldor]

Jammers can disorient you? Have not tried that.

But yeah, seems to me the only thing a jammer does, is making you unable to hijack. There might be another hacker ability it jams as well, but it is not an ability I have used whether jammed or not, so not sure.

So cannot see any other purpose for the Firewall head augmentation than being able to hijack even within range of a jammer, so... maybe the item is bugged?

[Gillsing]

I think jammers also prevents cloaking, unless the cloaker is using a Firewall? In my current 1.02 playthrough I've equipped my agents with both Stealth Generators and Firewalls, and my hacker could certainly hijack the drones that were patrolling the Industrial Dracogenics Guard Station. Which has a jammer.

[Caldor]

That might be it. I have noticed cloaking is "blinking" some times. Wondered why, but this might be the answer. Too bad, because for the infiltrator I really like the 20% faster cooldowns head augmentation. Dual core something I think its called.

[Gillsing]

Dual core is accuracy and dodge augmentation I think. Wetcorp: Water Coolant Systems is the one with 20% faster cooldowns.

[Caldor]

Oh yes that is true. Got them mixed up. My hacker and infiltrator got the Water Coolant Systems. Seems much too useful to have in them to replace.

But I do think that Firewall augment is bugged. I think I will test it before completing the game to see if it happens for me as well, but would not make much sense if it only happens for one person.

[satannstuff]

I have somehow managed to hijack a mobile jammer before, but I have no idea how I did it. You could try knocking down one to see if that disables their jamming. Alternatively, EMP grenades. No idea if that will work but if you try you'll find out soon enough.

[Gillsing]

One time I had a commander that was 'impossible' to hijack, but I think my hacker's hijack limit may have been reached, making hijacking any target 'impossible'. Could it be something like that?

[Creamysmooth]

I thought the jammer also stopped your energy from replenishing when they were nearby, so i have always tried to take them out with the infiltrators melee or a silenced handgun to the back of the head.

[Gillsing]

Oh yeah, they definitely slow down energy regen to unbearably slow levels. I had that happen with an infiltrator who had to sneak out of jammer coverage to regen enough energy to cloak.

[keithktam]

thanks for the sharing guys!!!

[Mitch]

If your agent has the Firewall head augmentation, they're immune to jamming. I usually have it on my Hacker and Infiltrator.

[Caldor]

I also hijacked a jammer once. I feared he jammed my team, not sure if he did. And not sure how I hijacked him. But let us try to sum up, what does the jammers do?

1. Slow energy regen?
2. Make cloaking unstable?
3. Make cloaking worthless?
4. Stop hijacking?

All of this only works if your agent is within the jammers range, the target being hijacked can be in the range of the jammer.

And the firewall what does the it do?
1. Stop jammers from slowing energy regen?
2. Makes cloaking stable within jamming fields?
3. Makes hijacking possible?

Anything to add to these lists? What are the answers? I will probably get the Firewall soon. I am almost at the last part of the city, and I will probably test it before going there.