Ex-Disk
| Ex-Disk | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Frontal Cortex |
| Tier | Tier 3 |
| Capacity | 10 |
The Ex-Disk gives a netrunner a bigger pool of RAM and faster quickhacks. More RAM means more quickhacks before the pool runs dry. Faster uploads mean enemies have less time to react or find V. It suits any Intelligence build that fights mainly with a cyberdeck. It is one of the plainest ways to make every quickhack in the deck stronger. The Ex-Disk is a mid game implant that every ripperdoc sells from level 20.
Effect
The Ex-Disk does two things at once. It raises V's max RAM, the resource every quickhack spends. It also raises the upload speed of quickhacks. Both effects are always on and need no trigger.
Extra max RAM helps in two ways. V can open a fight with more quickhacks in a row. A bigger pool also takes longer to empty when RAM recovers slowly. Upload speed matters because enemies can notice the upload and start a trace. A faster upload lands the quickhack before an enemy can respond.
The Ex-Disk is attuned to Intelligence. Each point of Intelligence adds a small bonus to all damage V deals.
How to Get Ex-Disk Guide
- Reach level 20.
- Visit any ripperdoc clinic and open a Frontal Cortex slot.
- Buy and install the Ex-Disk.
Ex-Disk Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Ex-Disk map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
Ripperdocs sell the Ex-Disk at Tier 3 from level 20, Tier 4 from level 30 and Tier 5 from level 40. An installed copy can be raised a tier at a ripperdoc with the matching item components. Each tier adds more max RAM and a faster upload. Each copy also carries small stat bonuses. The Driver Update perk adds one more. The Chipware Connoisseur perk offers a choice of bonuses when V upgrades the implant. V gains Cyberware Capacity with each level and from Cyberware Capacity Shards. The Edgerunner perk lets V go over the limit at the cost of some max Health.
The table shows what each tier step of Ex-Disk costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 20 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 15 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 20 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 15 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 20 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 50 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
The Ex-Disk belongs in an Intelligence build. Hack Queue adds one point of max RAM and unlocks quickhack queues. It also speeds up the upload of the second quickhack in a queue. Queue Acceleration adds another point of max RAM and lets a queue hold one more quickhack. Queue Prioritization speeds up the first quickhack when two or more are queued. Optimization raises the rate at which RAM recovers.
Max RAM matters for some perks directly. Overclock lets V keep hacking after RAM runs out, paying with Health instead. Power Surge restores Health when Overclock starts, and the amount grows with max RAM. Precision Subroutines raises accuracy with Smart weapons for each unit of max RAM.
The Ex-Disk works with other Frontal Cortex implants that add RAM. Memory Boost restores RAM when V neutralizes an enemy. Mechatronic Core adds max RAM and extra damage against drones, robots, mechs and turrets.
Select a Build
Quickhacks do most of the damage, chained from cover before enemies find the character. The Tetratronic Rippler cyberdeck adds quickhack damage, and Overclock spends Health in place of RAM. A smart weapon or the Monowire finishes anyone left standing.
Attributes: Body 16, Reflexes 15, Technical Ability 15, Intelligence 20, Cool 15.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Juggernaut | 
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
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Intelligence | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Encryption | 
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Intelligence 4 | Quickhacks are harder to trace |
| Eye In The Sky | 
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Intelligence 4 | Highlights cameras and makes camera quickhacks cheaper |
| Optimization | 
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Proximate Propagation | 
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Intelligence 4 | Cheaper quickhacks at close range |
| Subordination | 
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Intelligence 4 | Control quickhacks last longer on enemies at full Health |
| Warning: Explosion Hazard | 
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Intelligence 4 | Stronger explosions from hacked devices |
| Counter-A-Hack | 
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Intelligence 9 | Counter quickhacks on enemy netrunners through walls |
| Data Recycler | 
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Intelligence 9 | RAM back from queued quickhacks after a kill |
| Embedded Exploit | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Feedback Loop | 
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Intelligence 9 | Faster RAM recovery for each queued quickhack |
| Hack Queue | 
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Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| Icepick | 
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Intelligence 9 | Cheaper Combat quickhacks on distracted or controlled enemies |
| Precision Subroutines | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy scales with max RAM |
| Recirculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon kills restore RAM |
| Siphon | 
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Intelligence 9 | Monowire hits recover RAM |
| Speculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Combat quickhack kills recover RAM |
| System Overwhelm | 
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Intelligence 9 | More quickhack damage for each effect on the target |
| Blood Daemon | 
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Intelligence 15 | Health back for each queued quickhack on a kill during Overclock |
| Overclock | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| Queue Acceleration | 
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Intelligence 15 | More RAM and cheaper device quickhacks |
| Queue Prioritization | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster upload for the first quickhack in a queue |
| Race Against Mind | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage at lower Health during Overclock |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Queue Mastery | 
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Intelligence 20 | A longer quickhack queue that can be locked |
| Smart Synergy | 
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Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| Spillover | 
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Emergency Cloaking | 
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Relic | Optical Camo can break enemy tracking in combat |
| Machine Learning | 
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Relic | Crit damage builds on enemy Vulnerabilities |
| Vulnerability Analytics | 
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Relic | Hits on enemy Vulnerabilities always crit |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chipware Connoisseur | 
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Technical Ability 9 | A choice of stat bonus when upgrading cyberware |
| Driver Update | 
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Technical Ability 9 | An extra stat bonus on every cyberware |
| Renaissance Punk | 
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Technical Ability 9 | More cyberware capacity for each attribute at 9 or higher |
| Extended Warranty | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monowire | 
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Arms | Arm whip that hits several enemies from a distance |
| Thermal Monowire | 
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Arms | Monowire that deals Thermal damage and can burn |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Kiroshi Sentry Optics | 
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Face | Scanning highlights cameras and turrets |
| Smart Link | 
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Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| Optical Camo | 
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Kerenzikov | 
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Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| Tetratronic Rippler | 
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Operating System | Cyberdeck that raises quickhack and weapon damage |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
Overclock goes on first, then a quickhack, then Adrenaline Rush, then another quickhack. Smart guns mop up whatever is left.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 18, Intelligence 20, Cool 3.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush |
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| No Escape | 
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Intelligence 9 | Shooting a target keeps its Smart lock |
| Precision Subroutines |
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy grows with max RAM |
| Recirculation |
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Intelligence 9 | RAM back after a Smart weapon kill |
| Target Lock Transfer |
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Intelligence 15 | Smart locks survive weapon swaps and hip fire |
| Targeting Prism | 
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Intelligence 15 | Lock on to more targets at once |
| Terminal Velocity | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster Smart rounds and longer lock range after a kill |
| Smart Synergy |
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Intelligence 20 | Instant Smart lock during Overclock |
| Acquisition Specialist |
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Intelligence | Bigger reticle and faster lock on for Smart weapons |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| All Things Cyber |
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Extended Warranty |
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Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| License To Chrome |
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomonitor | 
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Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Heal-On-Kill |
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Circulatory System | Health on each kill |
| Smart Link |
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Hands | Smart targeting for Smart weapons |
| Nano-Plating | 
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Integumentary System | Chance to block incoming bullets |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Feen-X | 
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Skeleton | Faster RAM recovery when RAM runs low |
In stealth, System Collapse removes targets and takedowns restore RAM. In combat, Memory Wipe and Sonic Shock set up takedowns, and Blue Fang adds crowd control. Optical Camo puts the character back into stealth.
Attributes: Body 12, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 15, Intelligence 20, Cool 14.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Corrosion | 
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Cool 9 | Poison works on drones, robots, mechs and turrets |
| Neurotoxin | 
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Cool 9 | Poisoned targets are blinded and cannot sprint |
| Scorpion Sting | 
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Cool 9 | Thrown crits and headshots apply Poison |
| Flash And Thunderclap | 
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Reflexes 9 | Strong attacks leap to enemies in range |
| Lead And Steel | 
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Reflexes 9 | Blades block incoming bullets |
| Seeing Double | Reflexes 9 | Stronger counterattacks | |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Finisher: Bladerunner | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster blade attacks and a finisher that restores Health |
| Flash Of Steel | 
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Reflexes 15 | Speed and attack speed after a finisher |
| Opportunist | 
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Reflexes 15 | Easier finishers on stunned, blinded or bleeding enemies |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| All Things Cyber |
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome |
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump |
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Microrotors | 
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Circulatory System | Faster melee attacks |
| Handle Wrap | 
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Hands | Crit chance for throwable weapons |
| Reinforced Tendons |
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Legs | Double jump |
| Stabber | 
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Nervous System | Crit chance with blades and throwables |
Lore
The in-game description calls the Ex-Disk an implant that increases the brain's capacity to store and process information.
Cyberware Categories
All Frontal Cortex Cyberware
Every Frontal Cortex implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Frontal Cortex Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axolotl | 
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Little China | ||
| COX-2 Cybersomatic Optimizer | 
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Intelligence | 50 | Dogtown |
| Quantum Tuner | 
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| RAM Reallocator | 
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Intelligence | 40 | Dogtown |
Standard Frontal Cortex Cyberware
| Name | Image | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioconductor | 
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| Camillo RAM Manager | 
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Intelligence | ||
| Ex-Disk | 
|
10 | ||
| Kerenzikov Boost System | 
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| Mechatronic Core | 
|
5 | ||
| Memory Boost | 
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| Newton Module | 
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14 | ||
| RAM Upgrade | 
|
8 | ||
| Self-ICE | 
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5 |