Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

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Bad Sector

Bad Sector

Breach: Complete 5 Ghost Servers.

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How to unlock the Bad Sector achievement in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - Definitive Guide

Ghost Servers are a new addition with the update. On the Network map, which is now found by tabbing back with cn_B instead of pressing cn_LT, all the way on the left is a Ghost network. You'll need a few Firewall keys for this most likely, but those are easy to get, especially now that you can spend Praxis for Firewall Keys in the shop. This network, as far as I can tell, resets itself every 24 hours with some servers to play and some reward nodes to get from doing it. And that's about it. The servers are just randomly picked existing servers. But it is EXTREMELY WORTH IT to take the small amount of time to do them.

The first node was a Ghost Node 3.0 and just had a random assortment of crap. But the final node was a 4.5, and had 200,000 credits and an S-Rated weapon, in addition to an A-rated ability and some other junk like Firewall keys. And this wasn't a very highly rated (difficulty-wise) Ghost Network to begin with, which means the rewards could be potentially even more plentiful on a better day.

The Ghost Network as of writing this is titled \\MAGNETAR, and contains a random assortment of pretty easy servers, and as far as I can tell will reset in a few hours at Midnight for GMT. We'll see how well this information holds up once the current one is cycled out.

Edit: Post-cycle, can add more information. New network is \\MAJORIS, contains 6 servers (including some Darknet servers) and 3 reward nodes (there ARE some new servers as well like GN_LAV_015 and GN_TRA_024) and an interesting mechanic in which you need to complete 3 adjoining servers to a central pillar thing to unlock access to another server or node. Difficulty was still a 3. Ghost Pack 3.0 and 4.5 are still the only known nodes, took a clip of me opening them both to give you an idea of the loot. It's kinda crazy, since you can get these every 24 hours.

Sorry, this Game Clip has been removed


Edit 2: Non-linear one yesterday called \\NEBULA. Because of that, the 'final' reward node was a 4.0. Difficulty was a 2. Obviously since you only need 5 servers, not a network, this achievement could be done solely by doing easy servers on whatever day. Today's network is \\NEUTRON, with a difficulty of 1. It seems to be cycling its networks in Alphabetical Order, and obviously all the names are space-themed; specifically, stars.
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14 Feb 2017 21:29

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Thumbs up. The network I did had a difficulty of 3. The new one that just popped up is Nebula with a difficulty of 2. So, it seems to be a good time to go after the achievement if you don't already have it.
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By Allgorhythm on 16 Feb 2017 00:23
Its wrong when u say that you can mix n match servers, I won 2 servers yesterday and 3 today and didn't pop, was only until I completed the 5/6 server in that Nebula that it popped.

Also the Data deliveries don't count in these Ghost servers either as I completed my 3rd one and nothing popped, so I doubt that the picus and Santeau brands located in ghost servers count towards their respective achievmnts either.
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By KinjoTheTaken on 02 Mar 2017 22:35
Out of curiosity, I've only finished Network 00 and the ghost servers have opened up, but don't want to progress past Network 1A just yet to avoid the difficulty penalties adding up. Does replaying Ghost servers increase the difficulty?
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By MugenKairo on 25 Jun 2017 11:15
I have been told they do not but I will verify that today.
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By Allgorhythm on 25 Jun 2017 12:15
I have verified that the ghost servers do not initiate the difficulty 'penalty.'
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By Allgorhythm on 25 Jun 2017 22:28
I confirm what KinjoTheTaken said - you cannot mix servers.

Started Breach yesterday, tried Ghost server ( difficulty rating 1 ) - succeeded 3 out of 6.
Came today for a renewed server ( difficulty rating 2 ), the achievement unlocked once I finished 5 out of 6 servers.
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By tornprince2012 on 17 Aug 2017 14:34
Be aware that occasionally the message "Network Decrypting' will appear in the Ghost Network section sometimes for days at a time. This is a service problem on Eidos' side. It's happening now (November 2020) for Xbox users and was happening for the Playstation version back in August 2020. This is the resolution message that Eidos sent at the time: "Hey everyone! I'm Sacha, the community manager at Eidos-Montréal. Just wanted to confirm that we've fixed the issue today - thanks for letting us know about it and confirming it works again!"
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By Gilbert Prime on 20 Nov 2020 21:58
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To access the Ghost Network on the extreme left side of the Network line, you need a Firewall key to unlock the Ghost Network. These Networks are randomly generated and reset every 24 hours so in order not to waste your Firewall key, make sure to do 5 server nodes before time runs out or you will need another one to unlock a new Ghost Network. Once you've unlocked the Ghost Network, do 5 servers (each randomly generated Network has more than 5) to get the trophy. Also, the Ghost Networks have a listed Difficulty, if you want an easier time wait for a Difficulty 1 to spawn before spending a Firewall key. Most of the time a Difficulty 2 spawns so if you're feeling confident, go with whatever Difficulty Ghost Network is spawned.

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The Ghost Network, which is an entirely new network of Servers as part of this update, consist of six randomized Servers with entirely randomized layouts. The Ghost Network is also protected by a Firewall; you'll need to spend a Firewall Key to access its Servers. On top of this, the network resets itself daily, meaning Servers will be changed and new firewalls will be installed.

While in Breach Mode, tap to open the Network Menu and then scroll all the way to the left in order to find the "Ghost Network." Here, you can begin working on two Servers after you have bypassed the firewall. As mentioned, there are six Servers total. Complete the first five in this network and the achievement will unlock in addition to high-leveled loot along the way. Should you press on and complete the sixth and final Server, you will be rewards with 200,000 credits and a powerful, unique weapon.

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Phantom servers (6 pieces) are located at the very beginning of the Darknet Network (before the Network_00 Network) and are a set of random servers from other Networks with modified victory conditions. The Phantom Network changes every 24 hours, so if you have problems getting through the servers, wait until their difficulty drops to an acceptable level. To open one ghostly Network, one “Firewall Key” is required (in the Store they ask for 50,000 credits for one key).
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17 Feb 2017 02:05

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The trophy is unavailable because the servers associated with the ghost network are down. The network is simply not generated and you cannot enter it. This has been going on since August 10, 2020 for 2 weeks.
Whether this is temporary or permanent is not yet clear, I’m waiting for a response from support

UPD: On August 28, the servers of the Phantom Network were raised, now you can again go through these daily changing networks and get a trophy
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By PeoplePower on 24 Aug 2020 12:52
I’ll add that tasks in one network usually consist of a set of “collect-eliminate-kill the boss (at the end).” For the trophy you need to complete 5 servers out of 6, but if you spent the key on a network of the first difficulty level, I strongly recommend finishing off the boss on the last server (in my case, I spent 1 minute on it, the boss went down with exactly three headshots) for the sake of the final awards. Maybe I was just lucky, but from the last pack I got an S-class Spear rifle and an expanding item for +50 HP (needed for the “Pay for the Overweight” trophy) from the last pack on the ghost server. So don’t neglect the rewards for ghost servers, they can pay for the cost of the key many times over.
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06 Aug 2018 23:25