Hacktivist Collective (The Collective)

Hacktivist Collective (The Collective)

The Hacktivist Collective is a mid-tier adversary that specifically targets the richest player in the world. If you’re leading the leaderboard, you’re the target.

Stats

Property	Value
Max HP	8
Wake Condition	Any player with 8,000+ stamps
Sleep Duration	1,000h (~42 days)
Check Interval	48h (2 days)
Attack Interval	54h (~2.25 days)
Attacks Per Cycle	1
Target Selection	Richest player by stamps (non-whitelisted)
Kill Rewards	8 stamps + 2,000 money

Attack Pool

Spell	Effect
Targeted Attack	Destroy 1 random software permanent
Storage Compromise	Set target stamps to 0
Foreign Script	Steal 500 money
Malformed Packet	Inject net_malformed_packet (20 HDD + 10 RAM)

A varied pool without any Level 2 or 3 attacks. Annoying but not devastating.

Kill Strategy

HP: 8 — still fairly easy.

Method	Spells Needed
1 Level 3 spell	1 (9 damage, 1 overkill)
2 Level 2 spells	2 (8 damage, exact)
Level 1 spells	8

One Level 3 spell is the cleanest kill.

Target Selection: Richest Player

The Hacktivist Collective always targets the player with the most stamps (excluding whitelisted players). This means:

• If you’re #1 on the leaderboard, you’re always the target
• If you drop below another player, the target shifts to them
• In single-player, you’re always the target (you’re the only player)

Should You Kill or Whitelist?

Kill in most cases:

• Only 8 HP — one Level 3 spell
• No devastating attacks (no Banking Intrusion, Buffer Overflow, etc.)
• Decent rewards (8 stamps + 2,000 money)
• Only worth whitelisting if you’re consistently the richest player and don’t want to deal with it

Tips

• Leaderboard awareness — if you’re #1, expect this adversary to focus on you
• 54h interval — slightly more aggressive than Script Kiddie/Corporate Spy
• No heavy hitters — the spell pool is all Level 1. Damage is spread thin
• 42-day sleep — reasonable downtime after a kill