I only recently learned that you can hack nodes simultaneously and have yet to test this out properly.
Before you are detected and the countdown begins, does hacking two or more nodes simultaneously stack their detection chances? E.g. If I hack two nodes that have a 45% detection chance at the same time:
- Does that bump it up to a near-certain 90%?
- Does it increase it by some other amount to make it more likely but not so difficult?
- Does it remain at the highest individual rating (45% here)?
It would make pre-detection hacking necessarily slower and more careful if they do stack…
Best Answer
No, the detection rate does not change the more nodes you attempt to hack at once. They will still have their own individual chances. Just note that fortifying a node at a given level generally has a higher detection rate than initially capturing a node at the same level.
So if you know that you are going to be detected with certainty (or very high probability) and you're out of nukes or stops and you have a choice of nodes, I'd suggest doing this as quickly as possible (in order of highest priority):
Chances are, the trace will begin when one of them completes but you'll be in good shape since you have a lot of nodes fortified already.