Proxy Hack

[Danehag]

Hi,

Thanks to the devs for this awesome game, but I have a issue.

Can someone explain to me how the proxy hack work ?

When I give a proxy hack to my hacker, he can't hack anymore.

Is this normal ?

[Mitch]

The proxy hack is a gear item which allows your hacker agent to "remote access" terminals via your other agents. So, you give the proxy hack to your Support Agent, and then they are able to hack terminals with the same proficiency as your Hacker agent.

[Danehag]

Thanks Mitch,

Then I have a bug. When I equip a proxy hack to my Assassin, he doesn't hack anything. The animation of hacking work but I haven't the icon with the remaining time.

[Mitch]

Hmm, that's strange. Does it still occur if you save your game, close and reopen the game, and load your save?

[76]

Theres something wrong with loading saves....
Get a fair way through the map and save, then exit game and restart (fresh) load saved game then load it again... after the second time I either lose an agent completely (no agent icon) or the ground disappears... load a few more times and it destroys itself.

Could I suggest you guys add a menu so the game doesn't auto-load the map/a new game... I think loading a game once one is in progress 'fuks' with something.
Loading a save should be a clean slate but with SR its like parts of the existing game/map/world aren't wiped properly and interfere with the loaded game/map/world.

How'da like that for a technical talk...

[Danehag]

Already try save/load. I even start a new game and when I find and research the proxy hack the issue appears again.

[VenomEXSoldier]

Yeah I got the same issue.

[oukruk]

hmm... sounds like the proxy hacker item is totally broken... you should be able to put it on your infiltrator, soldier or support and they then should be able to hack terminals as if they had the same hacker level as the hacker agent
... ill have a look and see if i can figure out whats going on...
as for the load making the floor dissapear o_O... wha? ... thats crazy.. if you can consistantly reproduce this result can you please send us your save file so we can test it here?

[VenomEXSoldier]

actually that floor dissapearing just happen to me as well haha. reload the game the floor was gone! But this only happen when I only reload the game twice the first time does not happen. But when I do it again the floor is gone.

[sphenomz]

Item doesnt work on anyone. I've tried everything, save/load, kill soldier, equip to everyone. Cursor changes, animation goes, but no indicator or some action...
P.S. Hacker loses his ability to hack when you have it, obviously its something bugged with that item :p

[Creamysmooth]

Thought it was just me, was thinking of putting it in the bug forum but wasn't sure if I just wasn't using it properly, the agent that I have it equiped with gets the indication when I hover the cursor over a hackable device but as soon as I click it tells me to select a hacker, thought I had to some how sync with the hacker or equip the hacker with the same device, but now it looks like just a bug :-) At least the cloak devices work and are awesome!

[Mitch]

I just had a look. It definitely seems to be broken now, but the Hacker agent losing the ability to hack things only seemed to happen while having the proxy hack item equipped. To be clear, the Hacker agent doesn't actually need the proxy to be equipped at all, only the other agents do. I suppose we need to make that clear, and possibly just prevent the Hacker agent from being able to equip it, since it's unnecessary.