Early in Pragmata, combat can feel slow, as many powerful bots come with plenty of health. However, by combining specific hacking nodes with Tactical Units, you can create high-damage loops that can make short work of regular bots and deal massive damage to bosses.
The key to this high-damage loop is the synergy between hacking's Offense Mode and the Stasis Net Tactical Unit.
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Unlocking the Essentials
To use this highly effective combo, you need to unlock these three components:
- Stasis Net (Tactical Unit): Unlocked as part of story progression in Sector 02: Mass Production Array. Once you find the weapon, you must unlock it permanently via the Unit Printer in the Shelter.
- What it does: Fires a spherical electromagnetic net that immobilizes enemies within its radius for a short time while dealing light damage to every bot caught in it.
- Offense Mode (Hacking): Unlocked via the Unit Printer after completing Sector 02: Mass Production Array.
- What it does: "Open" nodes in the hacking interface turn into offensive nodes. Passing through these or dealing damage via gunfire increases the damage of your next hack.
- Expose Hacking Node: Unlocked by achieving a Bingo on the Associate Board in Cabin’s Stamp Club.
- What it does: Exploits security vulnerabilities, dealing critical damage in the follow-up hack and making the target easier to stagger.
NOTE: A Bingo on any card is achieved by unlocking every bonus on either vertical or horizontal line on the card. Use this knowledge to unlock essential upgrades faster.
The Stasis Net + Offense Mode Synergy
The Stasis Net Tactical Unit is the perfect companion for Offense Mode. While the damage the net deals is low, its constant damage is a boon for Offense Mode, as it increases the damage of your next hack. This way, the Stasis Net effectively feeds the hack while you focus on navigating the nodes and dealing more damage with your Primary or Attack Units
This synergy is further enhanced by upgrading Hacking and the Expose hacking node, which increases the damage of the following hack.
How to Execute The Combo
- Hack an enemy and pass through the Expose Node to trigger the vulnerability window and activate Offense Mode.
- Deploy the Stasis Net on the affected enemy to immobilize them.
- While the Stasis Net stuns and damages the enemy, shoot it with your Primary Unit or Attack Unit. Both the net and your gunfire will rapidly increase the damage of the next hack.
- Activate the follow-up hack before the enemy recovers their defenses for massive, critical damage.
This concludes our guide. For more help, visit our PRAGMATA Complete Walkthrough and Guide hub.
Guide based on a full playthrough completed at Standard difficulty in the PC version of the game. Screenshots captured from the same version
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