

It can be extremely effective, but I suggest taking an all-or-nothing approach to it. Typhoon Explosive System – This is a nasty AOE attack that requires energy to use. The higher levels only increase sprint duration, which is less exciting. I’d say that’s a must-have for anyone going combat heavy, since gas grenades are often used by tougher opponents to try and flush you out. Implanted Rebreather – At its first level, this renders you invulnerable to gas grenades. It’s a must-have aug for anyone who makes frequent use of takedowns as well as stealth characters who are going to be using the cloak aug. Sarif Series 8 Energy Converter – A critical augmentation, investing down this tree can provide a higher energy maximum and makes recharging quicker. Sentinel RX Health System – Allows regeneration of health automatically. It can be of use for almost anyone interested in gaining a little extra hacking skill, and in my opinion should be your first stop after you’ve dived into Hacking: Capture. Hacking: Stealth – This decreases your chance of detection whenever you hack a node. I would choose this before Hacking: Analyze. Again, this is not a necessity, but it will make those high-level hacks easier. Hacking: Fortify – Another small tree, this increases the fortify rating when performing the fortify action in the hacking mini-game. This won’t be of much use to people who aren’t already investing into Hacking: Capture. Hacking: Analyze – A small tree, choosing this will provide you with some additional information about how long hacking a node will take and, at its highest level, the contents of data stores. You receive the very first level of this augmentation for free. If you’d like to make use of hacking in the game, these are must-have upgrades. Several enhancements make it possible to have more stuff (robots and turrets) and the rest allow players to hack more complex terminals. In essence, it acts somewhat like skill points. Hacking: Capture - Another deep tree, this aug improves your ability to hack terminals. It is actually of more use for a balanced build that relies on some measure of stealth but won’t be investing into those more expensive augs. While this is useful for stealth builds, I would not call it absolutely essential, since other augmentations can render you entirely silent and invisible. Additional investment will allow you to see the line-of-sight of opponents and/or mark opponents for easy tracking. The basic Stealth Enhancer you receive when you unlock the aug reduces noise generated while you move. Stealth Enhancer – A deep augmentation tree, you’ll need two Praxis points to unlock it and one point for each additional enhancement. It lets you receive and send communications without being heard. Infolink – This is your connection with headquarters.
