Understand Failsafe
Useful when…
- Parazon setups that benefit from a chance to retry after a failed hack
Effect and condition
Failsafe has a single listed effect: +50% to retry on hacking failure. It applies after failure, so it is a recovery chance rather than a guaranteed success or automatic hack completion.
Slot and comparisons
This rank 0 Parazon mod has universal polarity, zero base drain and no upgrade ranks. Auto Breach instead has a 30% chance to auto complete hacking; Firewall reduces damage while hacking; Flawed Intruder adds two seconds to hacking. Those are separate effects with different failure, completion, damage and time functions. Failsafe needs no rank investment, but still occupies a Parazon slot.
Practical limitation
A retry is only relevant after a hacking failure; it does not prevent damage during hacking or provide extra time. Do not confuse its retry chance with Auto Breach’s chance to complete a hack automatically.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Uses a Parazon slot for a chance-based recovery effect.
- Has no ranks to improve the listed chance.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the retry chance as guaranteed success.
- Mistaking a post-failure retry for automatic hacking or extra time.