Say hello to the little gremlin who keeps NEXUS company.
I'm the official mascot of NEXUS — a small, cheerful gremlin who likes to help out, keep you company, and pop up wherever something interesting is happening.
The big image shows my full mascot look. The little sprite is my in-game avatar — the version of me you'll spot around NEXUS while I'm hanging out in windows, games, and the Quarry.
SAME NEXBY // JUST A LITTLE SMALLEROptional high-paying jobs. Read the brief here, accept it here, then use the terminal when the job actually needs hands-on work.
Paid network work. Pick a job. Close it clean.
Close clean. Get paid.
PACKET ROUTING // SYSTEM BREACH // TRACE ESCAPEBuy from the system or browse storefronts run by other operators on the network.
Capacity when you need more room. Automation when you are done babysitting it.
Customize the little utility deck that rides beside your handle across NEXUS. Equip shells, assign quick-launch slots, and buy extra licenses to flip in your Operator Shop.
Analyze intel into contract leads, then spend a lead to surface work that never appears on the public board.
Active transfers continue in the background. Completed files move into your local library.
Run your local rig, add dedicated miners, let Nexby work the Bit quarry, and move NEX through the OTC market.
GLOBAL is the live network channel. Direct links only exist while the other operator is online; use Mail when they are away.
Shared milestones and notable events from across the NEXUS. Sensitive contract details and private messages never appear here.
Who is linked to NEXUS and where they are hanging out.
Separate leaderboards for the systems that actually track competition and prestige.
One billion Credits commissions permanent infrastructure. Route through one public Node at a time; your Node route survives normal Terminal, contract, and DARKWIRE connections.
Your customizable page inside NEXUS. Visit other operators, pin a Top 8, show off your collections, and leave comments.
Live server configuration.
relay KEY, submit one Node Mystery proposal, and the key burns. Nothing submitted here can publish itself; OWNER review and Mystery Forge remain the only live-content path.net and probe results update permanently; everybody else keeps seeing UNKNOWN until they earn their own reveal.Recover code-rendered pocket junk, keep one for the archive, flex favorites on Nexspace, mount them around NEXUS, and sell your duplicates.
Appearance, wallpaper, and desktop behavior for this NEXUS identity.
Quick syntax and purpose for the commands available in the terminal.
helpQuick terminal command list.whoamiShow identity, access and trace status.walletShow current credit balance.rankShow Hacker Rank and performance score.levelShow lifetime Level and XP progress.progressShow current progression unlocks and resources.achievementsReview your private achievement record.theme [name]View or change the Terminal theme.dateShow NEXUS server time.tutorialOpen the guided NEXUS orientation.tutorial statusShow orientation progress.nexbyOpen the official Nexby mascot file.logoutEnd the current operator session.clearClear the visible terminal history.netList public and personally discovered nodes.reconShow the freelance exploration board and unresolved signals.scan <node>Enumerate visible services on a node.probe <node> [port]Inspect a node or one discovered service.analyze <node>Match a node's known weakness to a utility.connect <node>Open a remote session.disconnectClose the current remote session.routesReview internal routes recovered from authored network evidence.netstatInspect the current host and any recovered internal peers.pivot <route>Traverse a recovered internal route without granting destination access.reconnect <node>Burn an armed callback for a temporary ghost session.servicesList services on the currently connected node.psShow visible processes on the current node.pwdShow your current remote directory.cd <path>Change remote directory.ls [path]List directories and readable files.cat <file>Read a remote text file.get <file>Download a remote file for an active Contract objective.rm <file>Delete a remote file for an active Contract objective.cat /logs/repair.logPaths work directly; bare filenames resolve only in your current remote directory.toolsList installed and available utilities.forge <tool>Fabricate an unlocked utility.run <tool> <node> [port]Run a utility against a matching service/signature.breach <node>Compatibility shortcut for matched utility access.credsReview recovered credentials.auth <credential>Use a recovered credential on the current node.implant <pid>Install a one-use callback on an eligible long-lived process.backdoorsReview armed one-use persistence callbacks.cleanUse an authored host-local cleanup path to reclaim some TRACE generated there.traceShow current exposure/trace state.cooldownReduce trace while disconnected.contractsList available contracts.contracts activeList your current contracts.contract <code>View contract details.accept <code>Accept a contract from the terminal.jobShow the active contract route and next action.cat <file>Complete a READ objective only after reaching the real file in the remote filesystem.lootTake an optional intel branch when available.maskUse an optional trace-reduction branch.routekeySpend a hidden-route key on a Class 3+ job.jobtypesExplain Contract classes and unlock requirements.recordShow your operator Contract performance record.root <pid>Perform a Class 5 privilege-escalation objective.extractFinish a Class 5 extraction objective.operationsOpen the active-work Operations job board.op statusShow the current Operation status.torrentView background transfer work.torrent startStart a background client transfer.torrent statusCheck the active transfer.torrent collectSettle a completed transfer.divesList short exploratory network dives.dive <code>Start a dive.dive statusShow the current dive room.dive go <route>Move through the selected route.dive extractFinish and extract from a completed dive.cluesReview persistent discoveries from files and logs.intelReview held and previously sold information.marketView information buyers and specialties.sell <intel> [buyer]Sell recovered information.leadsShow contract leads and hidden-route resources.surfaceSpend a lead to reveal an off-board opportunity.oppsShow surfaced special opportunities.indexBrowse current underground releases.grab <drop>Acquire a release into your local stash.stashReview acquired releases.buyersView pirate-market buyers and specialties.fence <drop> [buyer]Sell a stashed release.chat <message>Send a message to the hacker chat.feedShow public network activity.inboxList private messages from contacts.read <message-id>Open a private message.pulseShow current rotating network conditions.tipsShow current temporary network opportunities.claim <tip-code>Track an active opportunity.NEXUS Casino now hosts multiple games. Player tables redistribute stakes; house games publish their odds and margins up front.
Collect strange digital creatures, crack tiny jobs for BITS, open packs and slowly assemble a deck worth showing off.
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Everything needed to survive your first match, without reading a wall of rules.
Your hand is your available software. New cards enter your hand as the match progresses.
Spend bandwidth to put a Daemon into an open lane. Its COST tells you how much bandwidth it needs.
Select one of your ready Daemons, then its target. PWR deals damage; enemy Daemons protect their side while they remain in the lane.
When you've made your plays, pass control. Your opponent gets their turn and the network fight continues.
Bandwidth is your deployment budget. A card whose COST is higher than your available bandwidth has to wait.
Choose a card from your hand and an open lane. Effects beginning with DEPLOY: happen as that Daemon enters play.
Look at PWR, remaining GRD, and keywords. Some Daemons attack immediately; others modify attacks, allies, or the Core.
Choose a Daemon that is allowed to attack and select a legal target. FIREWALL, EVADE, RECOIL and similar keywords can change the result.
You do not need to use every possible action. End the turn when your board is where you want it.
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Can attack on the turn it is deployed.
Bandwidth required to deploy the card.
Damage the Daemon deals when it attacks. This is the PWR printed on the card.
Damage the Daemon can take before it derezzes. This is the GRD printed on the card.
The shorthand rule that changes how the card behaves. Use the Codex whenever one is unfamiliar.
The plain-English effect. DEPLOY: means the effect fires when the card enters the board.
Every recovered creature is archived here permanently.
Five cards. Duplicates are retained in your binder. Five cards with guaranteed Commons, an Uncommon-or-better slot, and a chase slot that can reveal Rare, Epic, Legendary, or Corrupted creatures. Foils can appear at any rarity.
Small arcade jobs refresh on their own timers. Starting a job triggers its cooldown, even if you fail.
Choose 10 cards from your binder, then save named configurations to your operator account.
Permanent BREACH milestones across collecting, combat, trading and ranked play. Existing records count retroactively.
Trade BREACH cards directly with another NEXUS operator. Both players lock their offers, then confirm the final exchange.
Competitive LAN standings derived from your BREACH PvP record. Complete 3 PvP matches to receive a placement.
Four operators. Two semifinals. One final. Tournament matches are real BREACH PvP and count toward the ranked ladder.
Watch active LAN PvP without entering the match. Hands stay private; only public board state and combat activity are transmitted.
Your permanent BREACH combat record: lifetime totals plus detailed match telemetry recorded by the server.
Run your 10-card deck against the CPU circuit or challenge another NEXUS operator on the LAN.
HOUSE EXCHANGE // PULSE // LEDGER
Own positions in the companies beneath NEXUS. Route Botnet capacity into their networks. Sell what comes back before another member fills the House order.
Buy and sell at the House quote. Member orders create real pressure on the shared market; the House keeps a 2% spread.
Route permanent Botnet capacity into one company. Routed nodes recover one intelligence packet every six hours; offline storage caps at four packets per node.
The House pays most for information it still needs. Every member sells into the same daily demand; later packets are worth less.
The House does not wait in one room. Matters, leverage, interventions, buried wires and corporate pressure surface here when they matter.
A Matter is an instruction, not a contract. Complete the condition. Return when the mark clears.
Quietly accumulated from eligible rewards while this operator is signed in.
Two traces surface each day. DEADWIRE watches what you already do elsewhere in NEXUS and settles completed work here.
The exchange is one-way. Black Coins leave the House only as ordinary Bits.
The House keeps a second ledger beneath the one everyone else sees.
Records appear only for entities you have already touched.What the House knows about companies you have already encountered.
Links surface only when your own evidence is deep enough on both sides.
House Favors quietly influence the system you choose across NEXUS.
Permanent House consideration. Stacks with daily favors and other legitimate bonuses.
Choose how the House themes your personal terminal. Turn House Ricing off to keep your normal NEXUS theme; your House session and ACCESS ACKNOWLEDGED remain intact.
Understated beside your normal decorations. Outsiders only see Unknown signal...; Circle members recognize the mark.
These are reskins of your existing Operator Deck geometry — materials, trim, Null Skull markings, and signal treatment only.
The Black Sigil knows what the rest of NEXUS is doing. Choose one paid favor for today; the affected system never advertises who helped you.
Small objects that should make other operators wonder where the hell you got them.
This cannot be undone. This operator will never be accepted by the Black Sigil again. HOUSE EXCHANGE access, corporate positions, Botnet infrastructure, intelligence inventory, DEADWIRE, Black Coins, House Favors, Terminal recognition, the public Null Skull mark, and access to House Issue cosmetics will be withdrawn immediately. Stored House assets are not liquidated for you; renunciation means walking away from the table.
Found something broken? Open a ticket for ROOT to review.
Internal operator messaging service.
A guided first session. One screen at a time. No guessing what to do next.