Software
11 software types you can purchase and upgrade. Each grants stat bonuses that improve your gateway's capabilities. You can own at most one instance of each software type.
Password Cracker
Cracks hashed and encrypted passwords. Determines cracking speed and the complexity of hashes you can break.
Max Level: 6
| Level | Name | Cost | Cracking | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | John the Ripper | 400 HC | 8 | 5 min |
| 1 | Hashcat Lite | 1,000 HC + PC L0 | 20 | 15 min |
| 2 | Hashcat GPU | 2,500 HC + PC L1 | 50 | 45 min |
| 3 | Hydra Pro | 6,000 HC + PC L2 | 120 | 2 hr |
| 4 | Neural Cracker | 15,000 HC + PC L3, AI L0 | 300 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Quantum Hash Breaker | 38,000 HC + PC L4, AI L2 | 700 | 16 hr |
| 6 | Singularity Decryptor | 95,000 HC + PC L5, AI L4 | 1,600 | 36 hr |
Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5+ requires AI Inference L2+. Level 6 requires AI Inference L4+.
Antivirus
Detects and removes malware from your system. Determines defense against incoming infections.
Max Level: 5
| Level | Name | Cost | Defense | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ClamAV | 250 HC | 6 | 5 min |
| 1 | Bitdefender Core | 600 HC + AV L0 | 15 | 15 min |
| 2 | Kaspersky Engine | 1,500 HC + AV L1 | 40 | 45 min |
| 3 | Heuristic Sentinel | 3,800 HC + AV L2 | 90 | 2 hr |
| 4 | AI Threat Shield | 9,500 HC + AV L3, AI L0 | 220 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Autonomous Immunizer | 24,000 HC + AV L4, AI L2 | 520 | 16 hr |
Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5 requires AI Inference L2+.
Firewall
Filters inbound and outbound network traffic. Determines defense against network intrusions.
Max Level: 5
| Level | Name | Cost | Defense | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | iptables Basic | 300 HC | 8 | 5 min |
| 1 | pfsense | 800 HC + FW L0 | 20 | 15 min |
| 2 | Snort IPS | 2,000 HC + FW L1 | 50 | 45 min |
| 3 | Next-Gen Firewall | 5,000 HC + FW L2 | 120 | 2 hr |
| 4 | Adaptive AI Firewall | 13,000 HC + FW L3, AI L0 | 300 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Quantum Barrier | 32,000 HC + FW L4, AI L2 | 700 | 16 hr |
Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5 requires AI Inference L2+.
AI Training
Trains machine learning models on your hardware. Determines AI compute throughput for training workloads.
Max Level: 6
| Level | Name | Cost | AI Compute | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | TensorFlow Starter | 800 HC | 10 | 10 min |
| 1 | PyTorch Distributed | 2,000 HC + AIT L0 | 25 | 30 min |
| 2 | Horovod Cluster | 5,000 HC + AIT L1 | 60 | 1 hr |
| 3 | Megatron Pipeline | 12,000 HC + AIT L2 | 150 | 3 hr |
| 4 | FSDP Trainer | 30,000 HC + AIT L3 | 360 | 8 hr |
| 5 | Neuro-Symbolic Trainer | 75,000 HC + AIT L4 | 850 | 18 hr |
| 6 | Singularity Trainer | 180,000 HC + AIT L5 | 2,000 | 36 hr |
Level 5+ requires advanced_software_development skill L1+. Level 6 requires advanced_software_development skill L2+.
AI Inference
Runs trained models for inference. Determines AI compute throughput for inference workloads.
Max Level: 6
| Level | Name | Cost | AI Compute | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ONNX Runtime | 600 HC + AIT L0 | 8 | 10 min |
| 1 | TensorRT | 1,500 HC + AI L0, AIT L1 | 20 | 30 min |
| 2 | vLLM Server | 3,800 HC + AI L1, AIT L2 | 50 | 1 hr |
| 3 | Triton Inference | 9,000 HC + AI L2, AIT L3 | 120 | 3 hr |
| 4 | Speculative Decoder | 22,000 HC + AI L3, AIT L4 | 280 | 8 hr |
| 5 | Neuromorphic Engine | 56,000 HC + AI L4, AIT L5 | 680 | 18 hr |
| 6 | Singularity Inference | 140,000 HC + AI L5, AIT L6 | 1,600 | 36 hr |
Each level requires the corresponding AI Training level to have been trained first.
Target Scanner
Scans remote targets for open ports and services. Determines scanning speed and depth.
Max Level: 5
| Level | Name | Cost | Scanning | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nmap Basic | 200 HC | 8 | 5 min |
| 1 | Nmap Scripting | 500 HC + TS L0 | 20 | 15 min |
| 2 | Masscan | 1,300 HC + TS L1 | 50 | 45 min |
| 3 | ZMap Pro | 3,200 HC + TS L2 | 120 | 2 hr |
| 4 | AI Recon | 8,000 HC + TS L3, AI L0 | 280 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Omni Scanner | 20,000 HC + TS L4, AI L2 | 660 | 16 hr |
Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5 requires AI Inference L2+.
Compiler
Compiles custom tools and exploits. Determines compile speed and the complexity of code you can build.
Max Level: 5
| Level | Name | Cost | Compile | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GCC | 150 HC | 8 | 5 min |
| 1 | Clang/LLVM | 400 HC + C L0 | 20 | 15 min |
| 2 | LLVM Optimizer | 1,000 HC + C L1 | 50 | 45 min |
| 3 | Rustc LTO | 2,500 HC + C L2 | 120 | 2 hr |
| 4 | MLIR Pipeline | 6,500 HC + C L3, AI L0 | 280 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Neural Compiler | 16,000 HC + C L4, AI L2 | 660 | 16 hr |
Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5 requires AI Inference L2+.
Network Scanner
Scans and captures network traffic for analysis. Determines capture bandwidth and analysis depth.
Max Level: 5
| Level | Name | Cost | Scan Cooldown | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | tcpdump | 200 HC | 60 | 5 min |
| 1 | Wireshark | 500 HC + NS L0 | 50 | 15 min |
| 2 | Zeek Sensor | 1,300 HC + NS L1 | 40 | 45 min |
| 3 | Suricata Pro | 3,200 HC + NS L2 | 32 | 2 hr |
| 4 | AI Traffic Analyzer | 8,000 HC + NS L3 | 24 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Quantum Sniffer | 20,000 HC + NS L4 | 15 | 16 hr |
Backtrace
Traces incoming connections back to their origin. Determines the speed and depth of source attribution for incoming attacks.
Max Level: 5
| Level | Name | Cost | Backtrace | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | traceroute | 200 HC | 8 | 5 min |
| 1 | Reverse Lookup | 600 HC + BT L0 | 22 | 15 min |
| 2 | Hop Analyzer | 1,600 HC + BT L1 | 55 | 45 min |
| 3 | Source Pathfinder | 4,000 HC + BT L2 | 130 | 2 hr |
| 4 | AI Trace Correlator | 11,000 HC + BT L3, AI L0 | 320 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Quantum Backtrace | 28,000 HC + BT L4, AI L2 | 750 | 16 hr |
Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5 requires AI Inference L2+.
Vault
Hardened credential storage. Determines resistance against password cracking attempts on your gateway.
Max Level: 5
| Level | Name | Cost | Defense | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Plain Shadow File | 300 HC | 10 | 5 min |
| 1 | Salted Hash Vault | 800 HC + V L0 | 26 | 15 min |
| 2 | PBKDF2 Keystore | 2,000 HC + V L1 | 64 | 45 min |
| 3 | Argon2id Bunker | 5,000 HC + V L2 | 155 | 2 hr |
| 4 | HSM-Backed Vault | 13,000 HC + V L3, AI L0 | 380 | 6 hr |
| 5 | Quantum-Resistant Vault | 32,000 HC + V L4, AI L2 | 880 | 16 hr |
Level 1+ requires cryptography skill. Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5 requires AI Inference L2+.
Crypto Mining
Mines cryptocurrency for HackCoins. Determines passive HackCoin income generation rate.
Max Level: 6
| Level | Name | Cost | Mining Eff. | Capacity Bonus | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | CPU Miner | 350 HC | 1% | 0% | 5 min |
| 1 | GPU Miner | 900 HC + M L0 | 2% | 5% | 15 min |
| 2 | ASIC Rig | 2,200 HC + M L1 | 4% | 10% | 45 min |
| 3 | Mining Farm | 5,500 HC + M L2 | 5% | 15% | 2 hr |
| 4 | Botnet Miner | 14,000 HC + M L3, AI L0 | 7% | 20% | 6 hr |
| 5 | Quantum Hash Miner | 36,000 HC + M L4, AI L2 | 8% | 25% | 16 hr |
| 6 | Singularity Minter | 90,000 HC + M L5, AI L4 | 10% | 30% | 36 hr |
Level 4+ requires AI Inference L0+. Level 5 requires AI Inference L2+. Level 6 requires AI Inference L4+.
Cross-Software Dependencies
Several software types require AI Inference as a prerequisite for higher levels:
| Software | Requires AI Inference |
|---|---|
| Password Cracker | L4+ (AI L0), L5+ (AI L2), L6 (AI L4) |
| Antivirus | L4+ (AI L0), L5 (AI L2) |
| Firewall | L4+ (AI L0), L5 (AI L2) |
| Target Scanner | L4+ (AI L0), L5 (AI L2) |
| Compiler | L4+ (AI L0), L5 (AI L2) |
| Backtrace | L4+ (AI L0), L5 (AI L2) |
| Vault | L4+ (AI L0), L5 (AI L2) |
| Crypto Mining | L4+ (AI L0), L5 (AI L2), L6 (AI L4) |
| AI Inference | Each level requires the corresponding AI Training level |