Cracking crime
What TornLife's research has established about Cracking crime, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- The wiki lists rig components: CPU (70W, 30,000 MIPS, high heat), eCPU (30W, 25,000 MIPS, low heat, limited overclocking), HPCPU (150W, 50,000 MIPS, very high heat, enhanced overclocking), Computer Fan (5W, broad cooling), Water Block (moderate cooling in confined area), Heat Sink (cools directly adjacent components), PSU (750W, moderate heat). (documented; Cracking › Brute-Forcing › Rig (1/2), )
- Chassis unlock at Cracking skill 25 (a 5x5 array), 50 and 75. Every component uses one slot except PSUs, which use two and can be rotated. Components work across the whole rig, so PSUs and CPUs may sit in different chassis, but heat stays within its own chassis. (documented; Cracking › Brute-Forcing › Rig (1/2), )
- A rig comes online only with a power supply and at least 100,000 MIPS. Extra MIPS raise brute-forcing strength logarithmically, with diminishing returns. The default computer or laptop has strength 1. (documented; Cracking › Brute-Forcing › Rig (1/2), )
- Heat rises after each brute-force attempt. Cooling removes heat within the chassis, so placement matters. Heat Sinks and Water Blocks cannot overheat. A component at 100% stops working until it falls below 100%. Components cannot be removed above 50% heat. Heat decays 1% per 60 seconds and can reach 150%, taking 2hrs 30min to decay. (documented; Cracking › Brute-Forcing › Rig (2/2), )
- Removed components keep their heat in the slot, and that heat carries over to a new component put there. (documented; Cracking › Brute-Forcing › Rig (2/2), )
- Education: CMT2570 Fundamentals Of Computer Architecture cuts rig heat by 25%. CMT2128 Overclocking unlocks overclocking up to 30%, CMT2129 Advanced Overclocking up to 50%. Overclocking raises CPU power use and heat proportionally, not fan power or PSU heat. eCPUs gain less MIPS than HPCPUs. (documented; Cracking › Brute-Forcing › Rig (2/2), )
- Brute-forcing costs seven nerve and reveals one character or breaks one encryption layer. Cracking costs five nerve, needs all characters revealed, and pays money. A critical failure when cracking loses the job and may mean jail of 3 hours 16 minutes to 6 hours 23 minutes. (documented; Cracking › Brute-Forcing, )
- Cracking needs the CMT1520 Introduction To Computing course and a computer. It has 28 target types. Jobs spawn daily at midnight TCT, 7-26 per day, shared across players. Passwords are 4-10 characters with 1-9 encryption layers on advanced targets. Up to three wrong guesses are allowed. The enhancer is the Office Chair. There are no unique outcomes. (documented; Cracking, )
- Uncracked targets with progress roll over to the next day with no limit and no expiry. Rewards depend on the targeted service; passwords and layers depend on target type. (documented; Cracking › Targets, )
- Unencrypted target rewards: Colleague, exes, Online Adversary and Romantic Interest $10,000-30,000; Friend and Neighbour $10,000-25,000; Informant and Juror $30,000-50,000; Doctor (skill 30) $35,000-140,000; Judge (skill 30) $40,000-99,600. (documented; Cracking › Targets › Unencrypted, )
- Cracking honor bars: level 100 in Cracking, and guessing 250 password characters. (documented; Crimes 2.0 › Crimes › Cracking, )
Questions about Cracking crime
- What is a good cracking crime rig setup in Torn?
No single official best rig exists. Community layouts from 2024 range from a cheap low-heat build (PSU x1, CPU x2, eCPU x22, Computer Fan x1, 29 uses…
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