Sonic Shock

Sonic Shock
Emits a high-pitched frequency inside the target's skull. Some say that if it lasts long enough it can induce a psychological break. One version of the program written by netrunners from the Glen is known as Banshee's Wail.
General
Type	Covert
Base Rarity	Tier 2
Stats
Duration	34.5 sec.
Upload Time	1.0 → 2.0 sec.
RAM Cost	4 → 5 → 6 → 2
Effect(s)	Untraceable. Deafens the enemy, reducing their ability to detect you. Scrambles comms, preventing the affected enemy from communicating with their allies. Tier 4: Cloaks the enemy from their allies' sensory systems, causing them to be ignored. Tier 5: Uploading Sonic Shock to an enemy already affected by Memory Wipe and Reboot Optics will cause them to lose consciousness. Iconic: Reduces RAM cost by 4.
Traceability	0%
Other
Source(s)	Netrunners
Technical
Base ID(s)	CommsNoiseLvl2Program CommsNoiseLvl3Program CommsNoiseLvl4Program CommsNoiseLvl4PlusPlusProgram

Sonic Shock is an Covert Quickhack in Cyberpunk 2077.

Overview

An untraceable Tier 3 covert quickhack that deafens the enemy and scrambling their communications system, making them unable to communicate with allies.

The Tier 4 variant cloaks the enemy from their allies' sensory systems, causing them to be ignored. Increases RAM cost to 5.

The Tier 5 variant causes enemies already affected by Memory Wipe and Reboot Optics to lose consciousness after also receiving Sonic Shock. Increases RAM cost to 6 and upload time to 2 seconds.

The Iconic variant reduces RAM cost from 6 to 2.

Acquisition

• Quickhack and Crafting Spec can be purchased from Netrunners.
• Iconic variant can be purchased from Sammy Taylor at EBM Petrochem Stadium, Dogtown.

Crafting

• T3
• T4
• T5
• Iconic

Materials:		Produces:
30 Tier 3 Quickhack Components		Sonic Shock

Materials:		Produces:
25 Tier 4 Quickhack Components		Sonic Shock

Materials:		Produces:
12 Tier 5 Quickhack Components		Sonic Shock

Materials:		Produces:
100 Tier 5 Quickhack Components		Sonic Shock