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HackingFormulas.weakenEffect() method

Calculate the security decrease from a weaken operation. Unlike other hacking formulas, weaken effect depends only on thread count and core count, not on server or player properties. The core bonus formula is 1 + (cores - 1) / 16}.

Signature:

weakenEffect(threads: number, cores?: number): number;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
threads	number	Number of threads running weaken.
cores	number	(Optional) Number of cores on the host server. Default 1.

Returns:

number

The security decrease amount.