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-The first program you should create (or obtain from another decker) is a programming suite. This will help you with all your future programming needs, including creating higher rating programming suites. 
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 While the programs that you start with are enough for early Matrix missions, there are other programs that you may wish to pick up sooner rather than later, such as Evaluate to help with finding paydata and Defuse because some paydata may have data bombs. Note that the Evaluate program decays over time (to reflect an evolving paydata market) so the decker should learn how to create, design, and program it instead of buying it. While the programs that you start with are enough for early Matrix missions, there are other programs that you may wish to pick up sooner rather than later, such as Evaluate to help with finding paydata and Defuse because some paydata may have data bombs. Note that the Evaluate program decays over time (to reflect an evolving paydata market) so the decker should learn how to create, design, and program it instead of buying it.
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 +The first program you should create (or obtain from another decker), even before the Evaluate and Defuse programs, is a programming suite. This will help you with all your future programming needs, including creating higher rating programming suites.
  
 In the longer term, the cyberterminal design and the 5 program design skills are all useful. They aren't needed for rating 6-7 programs that you'd initially be looking at, but they do help reduce the amount of time needed to program/build and are very important to avoid failures at the highest levels. In the longer term, the cyberterminal design and the 5 program design skills are all useful. They aren't needed for rating 6-7 programs that you'd initially be looking at, but they do help reduce the amount of time needed to program/build and are very important to avoid failures at the highest levels.
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 +Building a custom cyberdeck takes days of IRL time. Before you consider investing the time to upgrade to a custom cyberdeck, it's a good idea to complete the Young Decker Quest series that is available at 200 rep. The puzzles found within are similar to all matrix autoruns, the reward for completing the quest will help you build a custom deck, and this may be a good time to consider whether you want to create a custom character using what you now know of how decking works.
  
 In the physical world, you will want to find a gunsmithing workshop so that you can replace your Ingram Smartgun's default gas vent 2 with an improved gas vent 4. This will let you hit targets while firing in full-auto 6 just as easily as when firing in burst-fire or semi-auto. In the physical world, you will want to find a gunsmithing workshop so that you can replace your Ingram Smartgun's default gas vent 2 with an improved gas vent 4. This will let you hit targets while firing in full-auto 6 just as easily as when firing in burst-fire or semi-auto.
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