Tetratronic Rippler
| Tetratronic Rippler | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Operating System |
| Type | Cyberdeck |
The Tetratronic Rippler is the cyberdeck for netrunners who weaken enemies before the kill. Its bonuses reward non-Combat quickhacks, the ones that blind, distract or disable. Enemies hit by those quickhacks take more damage from V's weapons. Combat quickhacks also hit harder when a non-Combat quickhack follows them in the queue. It suits a hybrid Intelligence build that mixes hacking with gunplay and wants a deep pool of RAM. The Tetratronic Rippler is an early to late game cyberdeck, sold by every ripperdoc in Night City and Dogtown from the start of the game.
Effect
A cyberdeck is an operating system that lets V use quickhacks. Each quickhack costs RAM, and the deck sets how much RAM V has. The deck also sets how many quickhacks V can carry and the size of its buffer. The Rippler's quickhack slots and buffer grow with each tier.
The Rippler adds a new bonus at each tier. At Tier 2, V's weapons deal fifteen percent more damage to enemies affected by non-Combat quickhacks. A blinded or distracted enemy therefore takes more damage from bullets and blades.
At Tier 3, Combat quickhacks deal forty percent more damage when a non-Combat quickhack follows them in the queue. The order matters. V queues the damaging quickhack first and the disabling one right after it.
At Tier 4, the deck adds extra Max RAM beyond its base pool. The bonus grows at Tier 5+ and again at Tier 5++.
At Tier 5, activating Overclock sends two quickhacks out at once. Reboot Optics and Weapon Glitch upload to every enemy within eight meters. Reboot Optics lowers their accuracy and can blind them. Weapon Glitch jams or damages their weapons.
How to Get Tetratronic Rippler Guide
- Visit any ripperdoc from the start of the game to buy it at Tier 1.
- Return every ten levels for a higher tier.
- Upgrade it at a ripperdoc with crafting components.
Tetratronic Rippler Map Location
The map shows Viktor Vektor's clinic in Little China, one of the ripperdocs that sell it.
Tetratronic Rippler map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
The Tetratronic Rippler comes in every tier from Tier 1 to Tier 5++. Each tier up to Tier 5 unlocks a new bonus. Tier 5+ and Tier 5++ raise only the extra RAM. The capacity cost stays the same at every tier. Ripperdocs stock a higher tier every ten levels, from Tier 2 at level 10 to Tier 5 at level 40. A ripperdoc can upgrade the installed deck with crafting components, which is the only way to reach Tier 5++.
The table shows what each tier step of Tetratronic Rippler costs at a ripperdoc.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 75 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 37 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 75 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 37 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 75 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 37 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 75 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 37 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 75 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 200 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
The Tetratronic Rippler belongs in an Intelligence build. Overclock unlocks the Tier 5 bonus and lets V hack with too little RAM by paying with Health. Hack Queue lets V stack two quickhacks on one enemy, which the Tier 3 bonus needs. Queue Acceleration adds one more queue spot. Embedded Exploit adds quickhack damage against enemies affected by Control quickhacks, Covert quickhacks or Distract Enemies. Icepick lowers the RAM cost of Combat quickhacks against the same enemies.
For cyberware, the Bioconductor lets quickhacks land critical hits. RAM implants such as the Camillo RAM Manager and the RAM Reallocator restore RAM when it runs low.
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 |
| Ex-Disk | 
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Frontal Cortex | More max RAM and faster uploads |
| 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 |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
Modelled on Lucy from the anime, the build mixes quickhacks with the Monowire. Quickhacks spread through groups, then Monowire hits finish the weakened enemies. A power pistol covers enemies at range.
Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 3, Intelligence 20, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comeback Kid | 
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Body 4 | Faster Health regeneration at low Health |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Warning: Explosion Hazard |
|
Intelligence 4 | Stronger explosions from hacked devices |
| Copy-Paste | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks on an enemy netrunner spread to their allies |
| 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 |
|
Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Feedback Loop |
|
Intelligence 9 | Faster RAM recovery for each queued quickhack |
| Hack Queue |
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Intelligence 9 | Queue two quickhacks on one enemy |
| Icepick |
|
Intelligence 9 | Cheaper Combat quickhacks on distracted or controlled enemies |
| Siphon |
|
Intelligence 9 | Monowire hits recover RAM |
| Blood Daemon |
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Intelligence 15 | Health back for each queued quickhack on a kill during Overclock |
| Finisher: Live Wire | 
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Intelligence 15 | A Monowire Finisher that restores Health and RAM |
| Overclock |
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Queue Acceleration |
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Intelligence 15 | More RAM and cheaper device quickhacks |
| Queue Prioritization |
|
Intelligence 15 | Faster upload for the first quickhack in a queue |
| Race Against Mind |
|
Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage at lower Health during Overclock |
| Sublimation |
|
Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Queue Mastery |
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Intelligence 20 | A longer quickhack queue that can be locked |
| Spillover |
|
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 |
| Data Tunneling | 
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Relic | Monowire hits spread an uploaded quickhack to other enemies |
| Jailbreak | 
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Relic | New abilities for every Arms cyberware |
| 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 |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monowire |
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Arms | Arm whip that hits several enemies from a distance |
| Kiroshi Sentry Optics |
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Face | Scanning highlights cameras and turrets |
| Camillo RAM Manager | 
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Frontal Cortex | Restores RAM when it runs low |
| Subdermal Armor | 
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Integumentary System | More armor |
| Reinforced Tendons |
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Legs | Double jump |
| Militech Paraline | 
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Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| Dense Marrow | 
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Skeleton | More melee damage for a higher Stamina cost |
Ping reveals enemies behind walls, and Tech weapon shots pierce the cover between them. A charged shot released at the click of Bolt deals the most damage. With a Militech Sandevistan, the charge starts first and time slows at half charge so the Bolt shot lands as a headshot.
Attributes: Body 17, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 4, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller |
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush |
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut |
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind |
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Focus | 
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Cool 9 | More headshot damage and free shots while aiming |
| Head To Head | 
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Cool 9 | Kills reset Focus |
| Deep Breath | 
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Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Rinse And Reload | 
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Cool 9 | Faster reload after a kill while aiming |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina | |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
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Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Slippery |
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Dash |
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
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Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Air Dash |
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Gundancer | 
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Reflexes 15 | No slowdown while aiming |
| 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 |
| Bolt | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| In Charge | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Tech weapons hold a full charge |
| Shock Value | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Lightning Storm | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge after each Bolt |
| Internal Clock | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| License To Chrome |
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Chain Lightning | 
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Technical Ability 20 | Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heal-On-Kill |
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Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics | 
|
Face | More crit chance |
| Microgenerator | 
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Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Immovable Force | 
|
Hands | Less recoil and tighter spread |
| Cellular Adapter | 
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Integumentary System | Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability |
| Optical Camo |
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Reinforced Tendons |
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Para Bellum | 
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Skeleton | More armor |
Lore
Tetratronic builds the Rippler line. Its in-game description says the company takes pride in its decks being essential to combat operations around the globe. The text admits that claim may not be entirely true. It still insists the decks are powerful, effective and optimized for offensive daemons. Each tier carries its own model number, from Mk.1 at Tier 1 to Mk.5 at Tier 5.
Notes
- The Rippler fills the operating system slot, so it replaces a Sandevistan or a Berserk.
Cyberware Categories
All Operating System Cyberware
Every Operating System implant is listed below. The Iconic ones come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Operating System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Type | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome Compressor | 
|
0 | Dogtown | ||
| Militech "Apogee" Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 44 | Northside |
| Militech "Falcon" Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 39 | Northside |
| Militech Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Body | 35 | Northside |
| Militech Canto Mk.6 | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| NetWatch Netdriver | 
|
Cyberdeck | Northside |
Standard Operating System Cyberware
| Name | Image | Type | Attribute | Capacity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arasaka Shadow | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| BioDyne Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Reflexes | 20 | |
| Biotech Σ | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Dynalar Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 18 | |
| Militech Paraline | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Moore Tech Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Body | 12 | |
| QianT "Warp Dancer" Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 14 | |
| Raven Microcyber | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Tetratronic Rippler | 
|
Cyberdeck | |||
| Zetatech Berserk | 
|
Berserk | Body | 16 | |
| Zetatech Sandevistan | 
|
Sandevistan | Reflexes | 20 |