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Hacking the Hacker

Complete the fixer contract Hacking the Hacker using combat, stealth, hacking, or negotiation where the job permits.

RoleGig walkthrough
Importancesupporting
  • TypeGig
  • Difficultyhard
  • Walkthrough steps7
  • Verification2026-08-04

Exact rewards and enemy scaling depend on level, choices, game version, and loot rolls.

Quick facts

  • Mission type Gig / contract
  • Difficulty hard
  • Recommended preparation A reliable primary weapon, a close-range backup, healing items, and cyberware or quickhacks suited to the chosen approach.
  • Missable content Search named enemies, containers, and objective rooms before leaving; dialogue can change outcomes.

Overview

Complete the fixer contract Hacking the Hacker using combat, stealth, hacking, or negotiation where the job permits.

Complete the fixer contract Hacking the Hacker using combat, stealth, hacking, or negotiation where the job permits.

This fixer gig can contain approach, dialogue, or reward variations. The walkthrough is deliberately checkpoint-oriented so the player can verify every journal update before moving on.

Requirements and recommended build

Complete prerequisite calls or jobs, then arrive with a build that can survive both infiltration and a forced combat fallback.

  • RequiredWait for the job marker, message, or call
  • RecommendedCreate a manual save before the objective area
  • RecommendedCarry a silenced or non-lethal optionUseful where an optional objective rewards discretion or survival.
  • RecommendedEquip cyberware and quickhacks that match the routePing, camera control, distraction, weapon-disable, and movement cyberware create alternate paths.

Objectives

  1. Read the job message and track the objective
  2. Reach the marked area and scout entrances, cameras, and enemies
  3. Choose a stealth, hacking, dialogue, or combat route
  4. Complete the central retrieval, rescue, upload, elimination, or conversation objective
  5. Search the objective area for evidence and optional loot
  6. Leave the hostile zone without harming protected targets
  7. Read the final message or contact the client to close the job

Detailed walkthrough

  1. 01

    Read the job message and track the objective

    1. Read the job message and track the objective

    Read the job message and track the objective. Before committing, scan the immediate area for cameras, access points, explosives, civilians, and enemies with skull or netrunner markers. Complete the objective confirmation before leaving; if the marker does not advance, check terminals, bodies, shards, dialogue prompts, and the exact highlighted radius.

    TipMake a manual save before entering the objective area, especially if the job contains dialogue or a missable Iconic item.

    Checkpoint
  2. 02

    Reach the marked area and scout entrances, cameras, and enemies

    2. Reach the marked area and scout entrances, cameras, and enemies

    Reach the marked area and scout entrances, cameras, and enemies. Before committing, scan the immediate area for cameras, access points, explosives, civilians, and enemies with skull or netrunner markers. Complete the objective confirmation before leaving; if the marker does not advance, check terminals, bodies, shards, dialogue prompts, and the exact highlighted radius.

    TipQuickhack cameras and mark enemies before moving; preserve healing charges for forced combat.

  3. 03

    Choose a stealth, hacking, dialogue, or combat route

    3. Choose a stealth, hacking, dialogue, or combat route

    Choose a stealth, hacking, dialogue, or combat route. Before committing, scan the immediate area for cameras, access points, explosives, civilians, and enemies with skull or netrunner markers. Complete the objective confirmation before leaving; if the marker does not advance, check terminals, bodies, shards, dialogue prompts, and the exact highlighted radius.

    TipQuickhack cameras and mark enemies before moving; preserve healing charges for forced combat.

  4. 04

    Complete the central retrieval, rescue, upload, elimination, or conversation objective

    4. Complete the central retrieval, rescue, upload, elimination, or conversation objective

    Complete the central retrieval, rescue, upload, elimination, or conversation objective. Before committing, scan the immediate area for cameras, access points, explosives, civilians, and enemies with skull or netrunner markers. Complete the objective confirmation before leaving; if the marker does not advance, check terminals, bodies, shards, dialogue prompts, and the exact highlighted radius.

    TipQuickhack cameras and mark enemies before moving; preserve healing charges for forced combat.

    Watch outA hostile alert, killed protected target, premature dialogue choice, or missed pickup can close an optional route.

    Checkpoint
  5. 05

    Search the objective area for evidence and optional loot

    5. Search the objective area for evidence and optional loot

    Search the objective area for evidence and optional loot. Before committing, scan the immediate area for cameras, access points, explosives, civilians, and enemies with skull or netrunner markers. Complete the objective confirmation before leaving; if the marker does not advance, check terminals, bodies, shards, dialogue prompts, and the exact highlighted radius.

    TipQuickhack cameras and mark enemies before moving; preserve healing charges for forced combat.

  6. 06

    Leave the hostile zone without harming protected targets

    6. Leave the hostile zone without harming protected targets

    Leave the hostile zone without harming protected targets. Before committing, scan the immediate area for cameras, access points, explosives, civilians, and enemies with skull or netrunner markers. Complete the objective confirmation before leaving; if the marker does not advance, check terminals, bodies, shards, dialogue prompts, and the exact highlighted radius.

    TipQuickhack cameras and mark enemies before moving; preserve healing charges for forced combat.

  7. 07

    Read the final message or contact the client to close the job

    7. Read the final message or contact the client to close the job

    Read the final message or contact the client to close the job. Before committing, scan the immediate area for cameras, access points, explosives, civilians, and enemies with skull or netrunner markers. Complete the objective confirmation before leaving; if the marker does not advance, check terminals, bodies, shards, dialogue prompts, and the exact highlighted radius.

    TipDo not leave until the journal updates; several jobs require a final call, text reply, deposit, or safe-zone exit.

    Checkpoint

Difficult sections and strategy

Strengths

  • Remote camera access can reveal routes and mark enemies before entry
  • Stealth takedowns and quickhacks preserve ammunition and optional objectives
  • Technical Ability, Body, or Intelligence checks can open alternate paths

Weaknesses

  • Uncontrolled explosives can kill protected targets or destroy evidence
  • Leaving the area before the journal update may require returning
  • Some dialogue and timed responses cannot be changed without reloading

Best uses

  • Save before major conversations
  • Disable cameras and netrunners first
  • Loot the central room and named enemies before extraction

Choices and optional objectives

  • Quiet or non-lethal approach

    May preserve targets, bonus conditions, dialogue, or later references where the job supports them.

  • Direct combat

    Usually completes the core objective faster but may close stealth bonuses or optional resolutions.

  • Dialogue or skill-check route

    Attribute, lifepath, prior-job, and relationship checks may reveal information or bypass combat.

Completion checklist

  • Read the job message and track the objective
  • Reach the marked area and scout entrances, cameras, and enemies
  • Choose a stealth, hacking, dialogue, or combat route
  • Complete the central retrieval, rescue, upload, elimination, or conversation objective
  • Search the objective area for evidence and optional loot
  • Leave the hostile zone without harming protected targets
  • Read the final message or contact the client to close the job
  • Search for Iconic weapons, shards, access cards, and objective evidence before leaving.Optional
  • Confirm the journal marks the job complete and read any closing message.

Failure conditions and checkpoints

  • V dies before an autosave or manual save.Reload the latest checkpoint and repeat the current encounter.
  • A protected person or object is destroyed.The job may fail or continue with a reduced outcome; reload if the optional result matters.
  • V abandons a time-sensitive scene.Some side jobs can fail after leaving or waiting too long.

On failure

Autosaves commonly occur at major entries, combat transitions, and conversations, but make a manual save before choice-heavy objectives.

Rewards and aftermath

  • Experience and Street Cred
    Award amount scales or varies and is intentionally not stated.
  • Eddies, items, or relationship progress
    Availability depends on job type, choices, and loot; unsupported exact rewards are left empty.

Sources and verification