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Penwin: /* Tips for Security */

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Tips for Security

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	===Tips for Security===		===Tips for Security===
	*'''''Vessels are not antagonists''''' unless they are under the effects of [[Assimilation#Mind_Control\|mind control]] or [[Assimilation#Chaos_Induction\|Chaos Induction]], and in most cases should not be treated as such. While it is acceptable to kill in self-defence, as Security you are heavily encouraged to implant them instead. Once the [[Assimilation#One_Mind\|One Mind]] is in play, feel free to disregard this advice.		*'''''Vessels are not antagonists''''' unless they are under the effects of [[Assimilation#Mind_Control\|mind control]] or [[Assimilation#Chaos_Induction\|Chaos Induction]], and in most cases should not be treated as such. While it is acceptable to kill in self-defence, as Security you are heavily encouraged to implant them instead. Once the [[Assimilation#One_Mind\|One Mind]] is in play, feel free to disregard this advice.
	*Mindshielding an assimilated crewmember will immediately free them from the hivemind~~, and will give them a pinpointer leading to the host's location~~. ~~This is temporary, so use it to track the antagonists while you can!~~		*Mindshielding an assimilated crewmember will immediately free them from the hivemind.
	*Keep an eye out for unimplanted officers! An assimilated officer is a deadly attack vector that should be restrained and implanted as soon as possible.		*Keep an eye out for unimplanted officers! An assimilated officer is a deadly attack vector that should be restrained and implanted as soon as possible.
	*As the HoS or Warden, if you have spare implants, consider implanting heads of staff once you've found evidence of hivemind hosts amongst the crew. The last thing you want is the HoP handing out all access because he's been mind controlled!		*As the HoS or Warden, if you have spare implants, consider implanting heads of staff once you've found evidence of hivemind hosts amongst the crew. The last thing you want is the HoP handing out all access because he's been mind controlled!
	*While implanting everybody may seem like a good idea, implants should be saved for when an officer or two is ready to escort the crewmember towards the psychic link, and hopefully capture the hivemind host.
	*Cargo is your friend. Extra mindshield implants are almost a necessity once the hives start picking up steam, and should the One Mind enter the playing field, you'll need all the weapons you can get.		*Cargo is your friend. Extra mindshield implants are almost a necessity once the hives start picking up steam, and should the One Mind enter the playing field, you'll need all the weapons you can get.
	*As an officer, if you catch them early, you can beat a hivemind host with ease. However, once they start gaining more powers, things can get out of hand unless you take them on as a team. Induce Panic can potentially end a fight, Telekinetic Field almost guarantees an escape~~, Chaos Induction will create more antagonists you'll have to handle, and while officers are normally immune to assimilation, Bruteforce renders them just as vulnerable as normal crew~~. However, the deadliest power by far is Circadian Shift, and is almost a guaranteed kill on a lone officer. Once the hosts are in their endgame, stick together!		*As an officer, if you catch them early, you can beat a hivemind host with ease. However, once they start gaining more powers, things can get out of hand unless you take them on as a team. Induce Panic can potentially end a fight, Telekinetic Field almost guarantees an escape. However, the deadliest power by far is Circadian Shift, and is almost a guaranteed kill on a lone officer. Once the hosts are in their endgame, stick together!
	*Implanting still works even if the [[Assimilation#One_Mind\|One Mind]] has awoken, and the tracker lasts for far longer than usual! You may want to bring some crowd control tools and some lethals, as the host is immune to stuns while and can blend in easily with their posse of vessels.
	{{Jobs}}		{{Jobs}}
	{{Game modes}}		{{Game modes}}

Penwin: /* Assimilation */

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Assimilation

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	'''''Assimilated crew (Vessels) are not antagonists, and are not loyal to you, nor are they converted to your side.''''' Special circumstances my change this.		'''''Assimilated crew (Vessels) are not antagonists, and are not loyal to you, nor are they converted to your side.''''' Special circumstances my change this.

	With that out of the way, Assimilation is the core mechanic of the Hivemind Host. It's a very simple process, click on the [[Assimilation#Assimilate_Vessel\|Assimilate Vessel]] power within sight of a target (Closer is faster), ~~select a~~ target ~~from the menu~~ and stand still for however long it takes. Once that's done, congratulations, you have a vessel. If you failed for whatever reason (The target moved out of range, you got disrupted, or the target had a [[Security_items#Mindshield_Implant\|Mindshield Implant]]) then don't worry, the power's cooldown is refunded and you can try again immediately. Assimilation '''is completely silent and undetectable''', meaning it's safe to attempt whenever you want.		With that out of the way, Assimilation is the core mechanic of the Hivemind Host. It's a very simple process, click on the [[Assimilation#Assimilate_Vessel\|Assimilate Vessel]] power within sight of a target (Closer is faster), click on the target and stand still for however long it takes. Once that's done, congratulations, you have a vessel. If you failed for whatever reason (The target moved out of range, you got disrupted, or the target had a [[Security_items#Mindshield_Implant\|Mindshield Implant]]) then don't worry, the power's cooldown is refunded and you can try again immediately. Assimilation '''is completely silent and undetectable''', meaning it's safe to attempt whenever you want.

	Assimilating crew is the main way to gain power. The more vessels are in your hive, the more powers you unlock and the stronger some of them become.		Assimilating crew is the main way to gain power. The more vessels are in your hive, the more powers you unlock and the stronger some of them become.

	===Objectives===		===Objectives===
	Hivemind hosts can have several objectives:		Hivemind hosts can have several objectives:

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Objectives

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	Assimilating crew is the main way to gain power. The more vessels are in your hive, the more powers you unlock and the stronger some of them become.		Assimilating crew is the main way to gain power. The more vessels are in your hive, the more powers you unlock and the stronger some of them become.
	===Objectives===		===Objectives===
	Hivemind hosts ~~always~~ have ~~two~~ objectives:		Hivemind hosts can have several objectives:
	* Assimilate X crewmembers ''or'' Have X Assimilated crew escape alive on the shuttle ''or'' have the largest hive at round-end.		* Assimilate X crewmembers ''or'' Have X Assimilated crew escape alive on the shuttle ''or'' have the largest hive at round-end.
			* Steal a certain object of interest
			* Awaken a certain crewmember
			* Integrate another Hive Host
			* Assert Dominance
	* Escape alive and free.		* Escape alive and free.
	~~Sounds easy enough, right? Well...~~
	===Other hivemind hosts and you===		===Other hivemind hosts and you===
	As a hivemind host, it is incredibly unlikely that you will be the only one on the station. Other hosts may want to kill you, team up with you or simply not care, although the former is probably the most common reaction. Once a host has five vessels assimilated, they obtain [[Assimilation#Network_Invasion\|Network Invasion]], which allows them to probe crewmembers for information. If the crewmember belongs to an enemy hive, they will acquire a tracking charge that can be used to find other Hosts.		As a hivemind host, it is incredibly unlikely that you will be the only one on the station. Other hosts may want to kill you, team up with you or simply not care, although the former is probably the most common reaction. Once a host has five vessels assimilated, they obtain [[Assimilation#Network_Invasion\|Network Invasion]], which allows them to probe crewmembers for information. If the crewmember belongs to an enemy hive, they will acquire a tracking charge that can be used to find other Hosts.

Penwin: /* Other hivemind hosts and you */

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Other hivemind hosts and you

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	Sounds easy enough, right? Well...		Sounds easy enough, right? Well...
	===Other hivemind hosts and you===		===Other hivemind hosts and you===
	As a hivemind host, it is incredibly unlikely that you will be the only one on the station. Other hosts may want to kill you, team up with you or simply not care, although the former is probably the most common reaction. Once a host has five vessels assimilated, they obtain [[Assimilation#Network_Invasion\|Network Invasion]], which allows them to probe crewmembers for information. If the crewmember belongs to an enemy hive, they will be ~~able~~ to ~~temporarily track the enemy host, who will be able to track their (former) vessel that just got hacked~~. ~~If one host assimilates another, the assimilated one will~~ be ~~warned after a minute~~ and ~~boot themselves from their hive after another minute. The assimilating host will~~ be ~~able~~ to ~~track the assimilated for a short period of time, but if you're in that situation don't fret, they can't tell the difference from a vessel being hacked and a host booting themselves~~. ~~For more information on tracking, see~~ [[Assimilation#~~Psychic_Link~~\|~~Psychic Link~~]]		As a hivemind host, it is incredibly unlikely that you will be the only one on the station. Other hosts may want to kill you, team up with you or simply not care, although the former is probably the most common reaction. Once a host has five vessels assimilated, they obtain [[Assimilation#Network_Invasion\|Network Invasion]], which allows them to probe crewmembers for information. If the crewmember belongs to an enemy hive, they will acquire a tracking charge that can be used to find other Hosts.

			One of your major priorities should be identifying and locating these rival Hives, this can be done by repetedly probing people until you find one or employing tracking charges to pinpoint their location.

			Hosts also obtain [[Assimilation#Reclaim\|Reclaim]] at five vessels which will gib any affected hivemind host granting them five additional vessels, one more possible awakened vessel and opening the path to ascension.

	Hosts also obtain [[Assimilation#Reclaim\|Reclaim]] at five vessels which will gib any adjacent hivemind hosts as well as granting five extra vessels for the purposes of unlocking abilities as long as they are in critical, something to watch out for when combined with Network Invasion.
	==Hivemind Powers==		==Hivemind Powers==
	The host has plenty of psionic powers at their disposal that affect the minds of their victims. These powers are unlocked after obtaining a certain amount of vessels, and mostly affect the vessels themselves, but a few stronger powers may affect other people, or even the physical world. Even if you drop below the required hive size you still retain your powers, so once you have what you want, go wild.		The host has plenty of psionic powers at their disposal that affect the minds of their victims. These powers are unlocked after obtaining a certain amount of vessels, and mostly affect the vessels themselves, but a few stronger powers may affect other people, or even the physical world. Even if you drop below the required hive size you still retain your powers, so once you have what you want, go wild.

Penwin: /* Tier 4 (20 Vessels) */

2022-08-23T12:25:57Z

Tier 4 (20 Vessels)

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	Area of Effect spell that can induce a variety of effects on nearby foes, from a short stun, dropping their weapon, confusion or hallucinations.		Area of Effect spell that can induce a variety of effects on nearby foes, from a short stun, dropping their weapon, confusion or hallucinations.

	===Tier 4 (20 Vessels)===		===Tier 4 - Finishers (20 Vessels)===
	=====~~Living Nightmares~~=====		=====Crush Protections=====
	~~Brings~~ the ~~target hive member's nightmares to life, causing them to be partially blinded, and chased by shadowy spectres.~~		Destroys the mindshield of one of our vessels will not work on security or the Captain
	=====~~Circadian Shift~~=====		=====Hive Rythms=====
	~~Knocks down any people around you for a brief period of time,~~ and ~~disables cyborgs. The more people affected~~, the less time it lasts, down to a minimum of eight seconds. This power disables cyborgs for a much longer period of time than [[Assimilation#Induce Panic\|Induce Panic]]. Enemy hiveminds shrug off the knockdown dramatically quicker.		Invigorates us and nearby awakened vessels, removing any stuns or fatigue.

	==One Mind==		==One Mind==
	If a hivemind host manages to reach 15 vessels, and has at least 20 more vessels than any other hivemind host(For every host killed by Reclaim, this requirement goes down by five vessels) then they unlock the power of the '''One Mind'''. Should they opt to use it, everybody on the station will hear a strange noise as the vessels temporarily black out. After this brief period, the vessels will wake up, this time glowing pink and fully connected to the hive mind's host.		If a hivemind host manages to reach 15 vessels, and has at least 20 more vessels than any other hivemind host(For every host killed by Reclaim, this requirement goes down by five vessels) then they unlock the power of the '''One Mind'''. Should they opt to use it, everybody on the station will hear a strange noise as the vessels temporarily black out. After this brief period, the vessels will wake up, this time glowing pink and fully connected to the hive mind's host.

Penwin: /* Tier 3 (15 Vessels) */

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Tier 3 (15 Vessels)

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	Can be used on someone you have an agressive grab on, turns the target into an Awakened Vessel, a permanent ally of yours (unless forcefully deconverted), you can have two of them at the start, integrations increase the cap by one. Asserting Dominance removes the cap allowing for unlimited awakened vessels.		Can be used on someone you have an agressive grab on, turns the target into an Awakened Vessel, a permanent ally of yours (unless forcefully deconverted), you can have two of them at the start, integrations increase the cap by one. Asserting Dominance removes the cap allowing for unlimited awakened vessels.

	===Tier 3 (15 Vessels)===		===Tier 3 - Combat Powers (15 Vessels)===
	=====~~Bruteforce~~=====		=====Repair Protocol=====
	~~When activated~~, ~~Assimilate Vessel will destroy mindshield implants on use but will stun for five seconds post-assimilation~~. ~~If you're confident you won't immediately get caught,~~ this ~~can help counteract mass implanting as well as allow you to use officers as vessels. Once you achieve [[Assimilation#One Mind\|One mind]], you are no longer stunned~~.		Deals minor brain damage to vessels to heal brain, brute, burn, stamina, and clone damage rather quickly. Moving interrupts this.
	=====~~Mind Control~~=====		=====Telekinetic Field=====
	~~Takes full control of~~ a ~~vessel~~'s ~~body for 30 seconds as long as your body is undisturbed~~. ~~Your ability to move is restricted to 14 tiles from~~ the ~~initial point of control~~, ~~moving any further will cancel the control. If~~ the ~~vessel dies or falls asleep during this period so do~~ you, ~~so be careful. Can be cancelled at any time by recasting, and will partially refund the cost. While using Mind Control, [[Assimilation#Psychic Link\|Psychic Link]]~~ will ~~not activate. If~~ you ~~attempt to mind control another hivemind, you will fail, and be notified that they were~~ a hivemind.		Creates a psionic forcefield, similar to a wizard's forcewall but larger and lasting less time. This blocks projectiles, and if you stay in the middle, people on the outside cannot reach you with their weapons, but this power will clearly out you as a hivemind.
	=====~~Chaos Induction~~=====		=====Induce Panic=====
	~~Allows you to set~~ a ~~single~~, ~~customizable objective for four random vessels of your hive. This power has one use~~.		Area of Effect spell that can induce a variety of effects on nearby foes, from a short stun, dropping their weapon, confusion or hallucinations.

	===Tier 4 (20 Vessels)===		===Tier 4 (20 Vessels)===
	=====Living Nightmares=====		=====Living Nightmares=====

Penwin: /* Tier 2 (10 Vessels) */

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Tier 2 (10 Vessels)

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	Low cooldown ability that checks for enemy Hive vessels or Hosts, warns you if the target is brainwashed or an awakened vessel.		Low cooldown ability that checks for enemy Hive vessels or Hosts, warns you if the target is brainwashed or an awakened vessel.

	===Tier 2 (10 Vessels)===		===Tier 2 - Crew manipulation powers (10 Vessels)===
	=====~~Induce Panic~~=====		=====Compell=====
	~~Deals stamina damage and induces a variety of negative effects~~ to ~~anybody in range~~ of ~~yourself~~. ~~Incapacitates cyborgs~~ for ~~a very brief period of time~~.		Allows you to brainwash one of your vessels with a custom directive for three minutes, has a long cooldown. This is your bread and butter use this to get what you want from people, temporary allies for fights or as unwitting hitmen.
	=====~~Repair Protocol~~=====		=====Concentrated Infiltration=====
	~~Deals minor brain damage to vessels~~ to ~~heal brain~~, ~~brute, burn, stamina, and clone damage rather quickly. Moving interrupts this~~.		Toggleable ability that allows us to assimilate mindshielded individuals, most of your powers will be useless against them but they will still count towards your vessel count.
	=====~~Telekinetic Field~~=====		=====Awaken Vessel=====
	~~Creates a psionic forcefield~~, ~~similar to~~ a ~~wizard's forcewall but larger and lasting less time. This blocks projectiles~~, ~~and if~~ you ~~stay in~~ the ~~middle~~, ~~people on~~ the ~~outside cannot reach you with their weapons, but this power will clearly out you as a hivemind~~.		Can be used on someone you have an agressive grab on, turns the target into an Awakened Vessel, a permanent ally of yours (unless forcefully deconverted), you can have two of them at the start, integrations increase the cap by one. Asserting Dominance removes the cap allowing for unlimited awakened vessels.

	===Tier 3 (15 Vessels)===		===Tier 3 (15 Vessels)===
	=====Bruteforce=====		=====Bruteforce=====

Penwin: /* Tier 1 (5 Vessels) */

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Tier 1 (5 Vessels)

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	Allows anonymous communication with rival Hive Hosts for whatever purposes to deem. Be wary of the others, they are not your friends.		Allows anonymous communication with rival Hive Hosts for whatever purposes to deem. Be wary of the others, they are not your friends.

	===Tier 1 (5 Vessels)===		===Tier 1 - Host vs Host (5 Vessels)===
			====Integrate====
			Used to syphon the powers of enemy hosts, being one step closer to asserting dominance, this is done by having an enemy host in a tier 3 grab and using the ability much like a changeling absorb would work, the victim is gibbed.
			Upon completion grants +5 hive vessels and +1 maximum awakened vessels permanently, it is required to Integrate at least one other Host to assert Dominance.
	=====Network Invasion=====		=====Network Invasion=====
	Probes the mind of an adjacent crewmember ~~to activate a one-way [[Assimilation#Psychic_Link\|psychic link]] between us and any other hosts that may own this vessel~~, ~~as well as one between the other hosts and~~ the vessel ~~in question. Network Invasion will also improve the duration~~ of ~~any future psychic links by 10 seconds overall~~, ~~and 30 seconds against~~ the ~~other hosts. Network Invasion can take a while, so ensure your~~ target ~~won't move.~~		Probes the mind of an adjacent crewmember for enemy Hives, if the target is a vessel of another Hive it shall be removed from that Hive granting you a tracking charge, if the target is a Hive Host it will be revealed to you.
	~~=====Psychoreception=====~~		=====Probe Mind=====
	~~Scans the nearby area for anybody that currently has~~ a ~~psychic link with us or that we have a tracking bonus against. Helps~~ you ~~identify enemy hiveminds in crowded areas~~.		Low cooldown ability that checks for enemy Hive vessels or Hosts, warns you if the target is brainwashed or an awakened vessel.
	=====~~Reclaim~~=====
	~~Affects adjacent hivemind hosts by dealing huge amounts of damage if they're unconscious, and gibbing them if they're in critical. Should you gib a host with this~~ ability, you ~~gain a global 30 second tracking bonus to any future [[Assimilation#Psychic_Link\|psychic links]] as well as five vessels for~~ the ~~purposes of unlocking abilities~~.
	===Tier 2 (10 Vessels)===		===Tier 2 (10 Vessels)===
	=====Induce Panic=====		=====Induce Panic=====

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	==Hivemind Powers==		==Hivemind Powers==
	The host has plenty of psionic powers at their disposal that affect the minds of their victims. These powers are unlocked after obtaining a certain amount of vessels, and mostly affect the vessels themselves, but a few stronger powers may affect other people, or even the physical world. Even if you drop below the required hive size you still retain your powers, so once you have what you want, go wild.		The host has plenty of psionic powers at their disposal that affect the minds of their victims. These powers are unlocked after obtaining a certain amount of vessels, and mostly affect the vessels themselves, but a few stronger powers may affect other people, or even the physical world. Even if you drop below the required hive size you still retain your powers, so once you have what you want, go wild.
	===Psychic ~~Link~~===		===Psychic Plane===
	~~While not~~ a ~~power per se~~, ~~hivemind hosts~~ and ~~former vessels can track people~~ for ~~a short period of time~~ in ~~certain situations as if they had~~ a ~~pinpointer. As a host becomes stronger, this ability becomes less sensitive. Using [[Assimilation#Network_Invasion\|Network Invasion]]~~ and ~~[[Assimilation#Reclaim\|Reclaim]] can boost the duration of~~ your ~~psychic links~~.		The Psychic Plane is a UI you can access via it's button on the top right of the screen, it shows any other Hivemind Hosts present, their Hive sizes, trackiing charges, awakened vessels and Integrations, use this to keep an eye on your enemies progress.

			The alternative use for the Psychic Plane is to use tracking charges in an attempt to locate another Hive, using a tracking charge will tell you the direction and approximate distance to your target.

	If there are multiple valid tracking targets, the nearest and strongest is usually the one to be detected. The more powerful a hivemind host is and the larger their hive is, the easier they are to track and the less sensitive their own tracking abilities are. Using certain abilities such as [[Assimilation#Bruteforce\|Bruteforce]], [[Assimilation#Mind Control\|Mind Control]] and [[Assimilation#Medullary Failure\|Medullary Failure]] also contribute to this gain.
	*When a vessel is [[Security_items#Mindshield_Implant\|mindshielded]], both the host and the vessel can track each other. The vessels's tracking is half a minute longer than an unboosted host's.
	*When a host uses Network Invasion on another host's vessel, the invading host can track the other, while the other host can track the vessel.
	*When a host assimilates another, both hosts can track each other after a couple of minutes.
	*This does not work when using Mind Control.
	===Roundstart abilities===		===Roundstart abilities===
	=====Assimilate Vessel=====		=====Assimilate Vessel=====

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Roundstart abilities

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	=====Assimilate Vessel=====		=====Assimilate Vessel=====
	Adds a target within seven tiles to the hive after a short second channelling period. Time to assimilate varies depending on distance, taking one second when on top of the target and around 15 when a screen's width away. Doesn't work against mindshielded crew, and can be interrupted if you move or they leave the range. A person can be assimilated by multiple hiveminds, a person being in one hive does not prevent others from assimilating them.		Adds a target within seven tiles to the hive after a short second channelling period. Time to assimilate varies depending on distance, taking one second when on top of the target and around 15 when a screen's width away. Doesn't work against mindshielded crew, and can be interrupted if you move or they leave the range. A person can be assimilated by multiple hiveminds, a person being in one hive does not prevent others from assimilating them.
	~~=====Release Vessel=====~~
	~~Removes a vessel from the hive. Has the same range as Assimilate, but works instantly.~~
	=====Hive Sight=====		=====Hive Sight=====
	Allows you to see through the eyes and hear through the ears of any vessel. Comes in handy for keeping tabs on your vessels, especially if you want to hit them with a remote power.		Allows you to see through the eyes and hear through the ears of any vessel. Comes in handy for keeping tabs on your vessels, especially if you want to hit them with a remote power.
	=====Neural Shock=====		=====Neural Shock=====
	Momentarily knock down, shortly blind and mute, and deafen a person you can see. Non-hive members have reduced effect duration.		Momentarily knock down, shortly blind and mute, and deafen a person you can see. Non-hive members have reduced effect duration.
	=====~~Telekinetic Hand~~=====		=====Telepathic Currents=====
	~~Summons a hand which allows you~~ to ~~perform unarmed combat at a range~~ of ~~three tiles away. Drop to remove~~ the ~~hand~~.		Allows anonymous communication with rival Hive Hosts for whatever purposes to deem. Be wary of the others, they are not your friends.

	===Tier 1 (5 Vessels)===		===Tier 1 (5 Vessels)===
	=====Network Invasion=====		=====Network Invasion=====