| Storyline: | Rootmaker Programs |
| A contact seeks to get access to powerful new Cyberdeck programs. | |
| Type of Storyline: | Power Play |
| Repeatable: | Unique |
| Era of Storyline: | Any |
| Minimum PL: | 3 |
This Storyline has the following additional prerequisites:
- anyone who sells Programs of any kind
- OR anyone with the Quantum Obsession Trait
- OR anyone with the Conspiracy Theorist Trait
The following jobs may be part of this Storyline:
- Two Ton Haul (solo hack to loot three code repos)
- Shoulder to Shoulder (LEGWORK: Work with a legendary hacker to create a virus)
- Flooded Utility Level (LEGWORK: find an alternate route into the next Mission)
- Library Flip (Two stage mission: cross one level, then spike a matrix and loot three cores)
- new service Rootmaker Programs
- merc gains Mirrorwalker trait
This storyline requires a Power Play by a Contact with one of the following:
- anyone who sells Programs of any kind
- anyone with the Quantum Obsession Trait
- anyone with the Conspiracy Theorist Trait
The story line starts with a qualified contact in the timeline with the dialog "I need your help to connect with a matrix legend who has come back onto the scene. If successful, I will gain a new service through this Prague connection."
The power play has one mission, "Two Ton Haul", followed by a legwork, "Shoulder to Shoulder", followed by a mission, "Library Flip". The first mission is a solo hack against Jupiter Group, to steal three "code repo logs". After this, the legwork "Shoulder to Shoulder" is offered, where the hacker Monkeyfish works with your merc to create some viral hacks. The merc gains the trait Mirrorwalker. This legwork has a duration of 12 days with 3 repeats, so it could theoretically take 36 days. Be sure to use your counter-intel room tokens to increase the success rate and decrease the duration.
The final mission "Library Flip" is a two stage mission where the first stage is to reach an exit. This is on the "Hovertruck Repair Depot" map. There is an optional legwork for the mission to access a "flooded utility level". If this legwork succeeds, it opens an alternate entrance which may be quieter. The in-game effect is that the sec level is reset to 1 upon entering the second level, if it was higher.
The second stage, which can occur on the Lockdown Station map, has two phases. The first phase requires hacking a challenging matrix to spike the CPU. When the CPU is spiked, this unlocks three lootable matrix banks. These are large computer stations which can be looted by any merc. It may be helpful to position one merc at each of the three stations while your hacker spikes the CPU. Before the hack is complete, you can click on the objectives to find the stations; after the hack, the stations are highlighted with blue objective squares. After you loot the three stations, the exit unlocks.
Once you finish the mission, the contact is granted the "rootmaker programs" service at level 3. This immediately grants a number of unique cyberdeck programs, including "Cloak 1" and several additional level 3 programs.