From 5c57bd43f6bcea5884de6b2a4ff38dbba42da2ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kebap Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2022 22:20:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Mention doing things simultaneously --- ...ettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst b/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst index 314fbf229..571bcec7c 100644 --- a/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst +++ b/doc/source/guidesandtips/gettingstartedguideforbeginnerprogrammers.rst @@ -520,10 +520,12 @@ will appear that simply says :code:`Work`. Click this to start working. Working at :code:`Joe's Guns` earns $110 per second and also grants some experience for every stat except hacking. -Working for a company is completely passive. However, you will not be able to do anything -else in the game while you work. You can cancel working at any time. You'll notice that -cancelling your work early causes you to lose out on some reputation gains, but -you shouldn't worry about this. Company reputation isn't important right now. +Working for a company is completely passive. You can choose to focus on your work, do +something else simultaneously, or switch between those two. While you focus on work, +you will not be able to do anything else in the game. If you do something else meanwhile, +you will not gain reputation at the same speed. You can cancel working at any time. +You'll notice that cancelling your work early causes you to lose out on some reputation +gains, but you shouldn't worry about this. Company reputation isn't important right now. Once your hacking hits level 75, you can visit :code:`Carmichael Security` in the city and get a software job there. This job offers higher pay and also earns you @@ -720,9 +722,10 @@ navigation menu, and from there select |CyberSec|. In the middle of the page there should be a button for :code:`Hacking Contracts`. Click it to start earning reputation for the |CyberSec| faction (as well as some hacking experience). The higher your hacking level, the more reputation you -will gain. Note that while you are working for a faction, you cannot interact with -the rest of the game in any way. You can cancel your faction work at any time -with no penalty. +will gain. Note that while you are working for a faction, you can choose to not interact +with the rest of the game in any way to gain reputation at full speed. You can also select to +do something else simultaneously, gaining reputation a bit more slowly, until you focus again. +You can cancel your faction work at any time with no penalty to your reputation gained so far. Purchasing Upgrades and Augmentations -------------------------------------