Out-of-hours R&D operations, mk.II

photon 70

How to make a functioning Oracle May deck with hardware? Impossible? - Maybe not.

Kate's ability might be worth about ten credits to this deck.

Key to the deck's engine are Logos, Replicator with Capstone and Magnum Opus. Kate "Mac" McCaffrey: Digital Tinker is the natural choice as she facilitates the installation. Notice that supreme hardware like The Toolbox is not included as all the other pieces do that job. Combos to Overmind 's strength are LLDS Processor and Cyberfeeder for that matter plus e3 Feedback Implants for saving counters and working against Bioroid ICE.

The "winning" section is slim with R&D Interface, backed up with Feedback Filter which also helps against traps. Good luck fitting in a Lemuria Codecracker or an HQ Interface... :-)

The Clone Chip recycles programs from damage or misfired Oracle.

After some playtesting I kicked Levy AR Lab Access for a third Overmind and a second Magnum Opus.

Replicating turns out to be a great mechanism in this deck. Just keep in mind that you don't always need a second or third copy installed - those you can cycle with Capstone - rather watch your speed and try to get into R&D as early as possible.

3 comments
10 Aug 2014 GammaCodeX

If you dont install the second replicator how does capstone do anything? Using a click to loot 1 seems strictly worse than spending a click to just draw one.

Clearly more of a theme deck than a competitive one, but 3 overminds and a femme is VERY few breakers especially with only logos as a tutor for them. Im surprised you can get in anywhere for long :D

10 Aug 2014 photon

The redundancies are two copies of Capstone, Replicator and Oracle May, one copy of e3 Feedback Implants, Feedback Filter in most games, Logos, Plascrete maybe and Magnum Opus - about a third of the deck that can be compressed with Capstone. You use Capstone for as many cards as possible at a time, ideally you replace a full hand of cards with one click for new ones that you don't have yet. Which is quite likely as you have already replicated most of the discarded ones from your deck. E3 is the reason why I have not installed more than two Overminds so far.

20 Jan 2015 photon

Looking forward to Chrome City, that will bring about an update on this one!