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| - Certain abilities can be used actively, such as turning the traffic lights green or raising blockers, however, these do drain the smartphone's battery and must be used sparingly. Other abilities, like signal jamming, require crafting items, such as electronic parts, to use. These abilities don't drain the battery, only the resources. It also allows you to view people's information, and see how likely they are to commit a crime. This is a list of abilities in the game which require resources:
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| - Certain abilities can be used actively, such as turning the traffic lights green or raising blockers, however, these do drain the smartphone's battery and must be used sparingly. Other abilities, like signal jamming, require crafting items, such as electronic parts, to use. These abilities don't drain the battery, only the resources. It also allows you to view people's information, and see how likely they are to commit a crime. Each ability has a specific cost of the Profiler's battery, meaning that the hacking abilities cannot be overused without waiting for the battery to reload once it is empty. Also, most abilities require roughly two seconds for the hack to take effect. This is a list of abilities in the game which require resources:
* Jam Comms - Disables all communications within a certain radius. Also disables police scanning while in scanning phase.
* Blackout - Causes a large chunk of the city to lose power, disabling communications and temporarily plunging everything into darkness.
* CTOS Scan - Scans all NPC's in the immediate area. Useful for locating enemies quickly. These abilities can be used without assigning them to the Weapon Wheel. However, they require battery points to use:
* Traffic Lights - Change the traffic lights in an intersection to green, causing crashes and a pileup to occur.
* Raise Blockers - Raise or lower blockers to slow pursuers, or take down those you're chasing.
* Overload Junction / Transformer - Overloads a junction box or a transformer to quickly dispatch nearby foes. If there are propane tanks near said transformers, then the explosion will be more effective, dispatching multiple foes in a powerful blast.
* Raise Spikes - Raises or lowers spikes to disable pursuing vehicles.
* Disrupt Enemy Comms - Disrupt an Elite or Enforcer enemy's helmet communicator. This is useful for disabling an enemy for a short time, allowing for a quick takedown.
* Disable Helicopter - Disables pursuing helicopter for 15 seconds. Upgrading via Skills Tree increases time to 30 seconds.
* Rupture Pipe - Ruptures steam pipes to disable pursuing vehicles or intercept fleeing targets.
* Disable Reinforcements - Removes an enemy's ability to call for backup, most notably in Gang Hideouts.
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