It's not very long Pragmatics that you're thrown into battle as Hugh Williams and his capable AI sidekick Diana, the game's titular Pragmata, and you'll have to quickly master the delicate balance between hacking enemy robots and blasting them to pieces that make up the game's combat.
Use Diana's hacking skills to open up enemies to attack (albeit a bit more aggressive in return for convenience) and watch Hugh's ever-growing list of weapons to take down the many enemy bots you're up against in Pragmata. Mastering the balance early is key!
Hack enemies to open them up and deal damage
One of the many things that separates Pragmata from other similar games is the fact that you will work with Diana to hack enemies before Hugh fires his guns deal more direct damage, which is one heck of a combination of technique and firepower! The key to moving smoothly around the moon and helping Hugh make contact with Earth is finding a balance between dealing damage with your hacking and using the best payload to make the most of your direct attack power.
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When you aim at any enemyyou will see that a a grid appears on the right side of the screen where you will control Diana as she makes her way through the grid, completing a short maze dealing damage while hacking enemies in Pragmata. Although these grids start out relatively small and straightforward, you'll soon find them growing and changing shape, adding obstacles and hacking nodes and more as you learn to hack.
Although you don't need to hack the enemy to hit themusually not a bad idea. Although Hugh can always use his weapons to fire at enemy IDUS bots, you will be able to hack enemies to deal damage from a distance and potentially even stagger them so they don't send you back. Hacked enemies are considered Open after hacking and will be more susceptible to firepower damage from Hugh's weapon units for a while.
You will have to balance your attentionthough since the bots won't freeze when you hack unless you used one of your weapons or hacks to keep them in place. Avoid enemies while hacking them to gain the benefits of opening is further damage to keep Hugh and Diana as safe as they can be in a place as dangerous as the moon.
Mazes are completed when you go to the green marker on the grid to repair the damage Diana is charging additional damage added beyond the blue grid you pass through along the way, not to mention the various hacking nodes you've added to your loadout for each area. Land on a green field, launch a hack attack, and follow up with the right kind of firepower to take down the strongest enemies in Pragmat.
For a more complete look at mechanics as dense and progressively more complicated as hacking in Pragmata, check out our Complete Guide to Hacking.
Units are both weapons and defenses
While mastering hacking in Pragmat is definitely critical to your success in combat, it is not the only element of the game as you will also have various weapons for Hugh use to provide backup for these hacks, track Diana's computer-based direct fire damage.
Marked as Unitsthere are dozens of unit types to unlock throughout the game, though they will all be categories like one of them four types of units in the game.
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On up the loading screen will always be Hugh's Primary unit is the default weapon that will always be nearby, charge consistently after you empty the clip into the enemies at hand. As you progress through the main story, you will be given different options and you cannot unlock new ones until you reach the specified points.
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TO left on the loading screen is yours Attack unitkilled more powerful weapons with more limited ammunition you unlock as you progress. Each sector will have several new weapon blueprints that you can find, unlock, and craft at the unit printer in the hideout, and you won't be able to add them to your loadout until you print them yourself. Once printed, these weapons can be added to your loadout at any time and can even be further upgraded from the unit printer.
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Opposite Unit D on right your cargo in Pragmata is yours Tactical unitauxiliary unit that can provide all kinds of help depending on which unit you have placed for each block. These will be your support units that can do things like freeze enemies in place, reduce the size of your hacking grid, and more. They're much less versatile than other parts of your loadout, so you'll need to find the ones that best suit your playstyle.
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Finally, bottom part of your loading screen is Defense unita range of devices that offer a range of defensive reinforcements this can really make a difference in a fight. Cover Hugh and Diana with decoys and drones and much more, use your limited ammo wisely to get the most out of every deployment.
Even if you will always have a primary unit with each load, the key to making your lunar missions go as smoothly as possible will be to stop and exchange Hugh's load in Pragmat before boarding the tram to the next sector ahead.
The earliest sectors in the game don't leave much wiggle room, but as you unlock new gear or better hacks, you'll want to make sure you change Hugh's cargo as needed each time before leaving the shelter you head out – what worked in one sector may not be best for the sector in front of you.
When unlocking schematics for new units in Pragmata, make sure to always print new units on the units printer so that you can permanently place them on your cargo. While you can regularly replenish ammo and firepower through enemy dropsespecially tougher enemies in group fights where you use up your best weapons quickly, it's best to come as prepared as possible if you know what to expect.
Before every major fight in the game, you'll find an exit back to the hideout, so if you're faced with a relatively simple hack and a nearby exit, it's a good idea to go back to the hideout to unlock new upgrades, perform firmware updates, save the game manually, and more.
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Load overview
When using the loading screen in Pragmata, you may be overwhelmed at first by how many options there seem to be, but these customizable loadings for each sector are here to help. tune the combat more to your preferencesbecause after all, there is no right way to play the game if you're progressing through the story.
The first part of your loading screen in Pragmata is dedicated to customizing the units Hugh has on hand before embarking on the next part of the exploration of the sector ahead. In this menu, you'll be able to change your primary, offensive, tactical and defensive units, with all the items you currently have unlocked available at a glance for you to compare and contrast. Initially, you can only bring one of each unit type, but later upgrades will greatly expand your arsenal of weapons in Pragmat as you progress through the main story.
You are under the units in the first part of the Pragmata loading screen choose a handful of hacking nodes available off the bat when you enter the sector after riding the tram in front of you. These are the yellow nodes you'll see around the hacking grids in the fights ahead, which you'll go through to get all kinds of perks to your hacking past and deal good damage to the bots. You can use them to deal damage to multiple enemies at once, deal extra damage, confuse bots into fighting other bots on your behalf, and more.
In the next section from the main loading screen, between the weapons and hacking loading and the finish button, where you choose to ride the tram, you will equip mods that give Hugh all kinds of stat boosts. There are four types of mods to choose from – Offense, Hacking, Defense and Support, so consider what kinds of advantages you'd like to have for the area in front of you. There are dozens of mods available, so mix and match to see which mod combinations work best for you.
Upgrades are available at the Unit Printer in the Shelter, allowing you to equip extra mods and extra hacking nodes on your cargo as you progress through the story in Pragmata. These will often cost both Pure Lunum and Lunafilament to unlock, but the cost is well worth it and they add a lot of bonus abilities to your loadout that can give you the edge you need in the game's tougher fights.
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