TNI Proposals Reference

Complete guide to all in-game proposals — 30 proposals across 7 categories

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Technology & Research

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Remote Backups 💵 450

"3-2-1, let's back it up!"

Adds a new "sftp" routine to netshell. Allows backup of configs/files on remote devices. The routine can also be used to remove malware when regular program uninstalls do not work.

Unlocks
sftp routine
Prerequisites
Technology must not already be acquired
Botnets Research 💵 665

"Not enough users?"

Adds a new "botconf" routine to netshell. Allow configuration of bots that can generate visitor traffic to enterprises.

Unlocks
botconf routine
Prerequisites
  • Technology not acquired
  • 5+ compute servers (increases chance)
High Availability Research 💵 600

"HA HA HA, no DR!"

Adds a new "haconf" routine to netshell. Allow configuration of high-availability setup on ha-enabled routers.

Unlocks
haconf routine
Prerequisites
  • Technology not acquired
  • 7+ network routers (increases chance)
Jailbreaker 💵 1,000

"Hardware liberation day"

The "sftp" routine can now be used to install programs extracted from devices.

Unlocks
sftp can install extracted programs
Prerequisites
  • Technology not acquired
  • Remote Backups must be submitted
NetOps Research 💵 330

"Improvise, adapt, overcome"

Adds automation utility for managing and monitoring your network.

Unlocks
cron, try, notify routines
Prerequisites
Technology must not already be acquired
Power Management Research 💵 225

"Keep bills low and reliability high."

Adds power management utility for managing device power state.

Unlocks
power routines
Prerequisites
Technology must not already be acquired
Route Discovery Protocol v1 (RIP) 💵 1,500

"State of the art in 1988"

Adds a new "rip" routine to netshell. Allow configuration of automated route discoveries on routers.

Unlocks
rip routine
Prerequisites
  • Technology not acquired
  • 7+ network routers (increases chance)
Scanning Exploit 💵 1,200

"Scans too shall pass."

Allows netsh and autograph scans to bypass all router rules. The exploit can be optionally turned on/off.

Unlocks
Scans bypass router rules (toggleable)
Prerequisites
Technology must not already be acquired
Virtual Machines Research 💵 999

"carrier has arrived."

Adds a new "vmconf" routine to netshell. Allow configuration of virtual machines on servers.

Unlocks
vmconf routine
Prerequisites
  • Technology not acquired
  • 5+ compute servers (increases chance)
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Infrastructure

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Elevator Upgrade 💵 1,250 → 5,000 (8 levels)

"Faster travels for those emergencies"

Decrease elevator wait time by 50.0%. Each level provides the same benefit and requires the previous level.

Cost per Level
  • Level 1: 1,250
  • Level 2: 2,000
  • Level 3: 2,500
  • Level 4: 3,000
  • Level 5: 3,500
  • Level 6: 4,000
  • Level 7: 4,500
  • Level 8: 5,000
Prerequisites
  • Level 1 guaranteed on day 9
  • Each level requires previous
Second Monitor 💵 2,500

"Screen too small?"

Allows use of a second monitor by pressing right-alt.

Unlocks
Second monitor (right-alt to toggle)
Prerequisites
Technology must not already be acquired
New Data Center FREE (+10% admin fees)

"It's free (?) real-estate baby!"

Request for a new data center. Adds new location and expands available space. Increases administrative fees by 10.0%.

Unlocks
New data center floor
Prerequisites
Guaranteed on days 6, 15, 24, and 30 (4 instances total)
Internet Exchange Point One ⚠️ Work in Progress

"Now the whole world had one language and a common speech."

Request an internet exchange point with another tower. Allowing cross-tower internet pays handsomely but is risky due to the strict SLA requirements.

Unlocks
Internet exchange point floor, cross-tower connectivity
Cost
TBD
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Financial

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Liability Insurance 💵 300/day premium

"Money solves problems"

SLA breaches no longer ends the game, but comes with a financial penalty of 3000 per breach. Adds a recurring premium cost of 300 per day.

Effects
  • SLA breaches don't end game
  • 3,000 penalty per breach
  • 300/day recurring premium
Prerequisites
Available from day 5
Lean Administration 💵 600 → 1,100 (6 levels)

"Pain now for gain later"

Permanently reduce daily admin expenses by 30.0% at the cost of upfront payment. Each level provides the same 30% reduction benefit.

Cost per Level
  • Level 1: 600
  • Level 2: 700
  • Level 3: 800
  • Level 4: 900
  • Level 5: 1,000
  • Level 6: 1,100
Effect
-30% admin expenses per level
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Merchant

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Refurbhut Investment 💵 555

"As long as it works..."

Fund 555 to support the opening of the RefurbHut merchant, which provides cheap refurbished (no warranty) devices.

Unlocks
RefurbHut merchant
Prerequisites
Merchant must not already exist
Support the Cabler's Union (Basic) 💵 300

"R&D - Rewire and Distribute equally"

Fund 300 to support the Cabler's Union, an R&D institute for the benefit of cabling workers. This unlocks more proposals for the Cabler's Union (merchant and discounts).

Unlocks
Cabler's Union Discounts and Merchant proposals
Prerequisites
None
Support the Cabler's Union (Discounts) 💵 300

"R&D - Rewire and Distribute equally"

Fund 300 to support the Cabler's Union. In return, they promise to lobby for cheaper cable prices (discount %) from the merchants on the DMarket.

Unlocks
Cable price discounts on D-Market
Prerequisites
Support the Cabler's Union (Basic) must be submitted
Support the Cabler's Union (Merchant) 💵 300

"R&D - Rewire and Distribute equally"

Fund 300 to support the Cabler's Union. This lets them sell their prototypes on the D-Market.

Unlocks
Cabler's Union Prototypes on D-Market
Prerequisites
  • Support the Cabler's Union (Basic) submitted
  • Merchant must not already exist

Tenabolt Corporation

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Fusion Plant Funding (Phase 1) 💵 1,000

"Let's make a Sun."

Support Tenabolt Corporation's effort in building a fusion power plant. Reduce all Data Center power cost by 20.0%.

Effects
-20% Data Center power cost
Prerequisites
Must NOT have chosen Legal Retaliation or Lobby Against
⚠️ Mutual Exclusivity
Choosing Legal Retaliation or Lobby Against blocks this proposal
Fusion Plant Funding (Phase 2) 💵 2,000

"Let's make it brighter."

Support Tenabolt Corporation's effort in building a fusion power plant. Reduce all Data Center power cost by 50.0%. Reduces probability of power outage/surge by 10.0%.

Effects
  • -50% Data Center power cost
  • -10% outage/surge probability
Prerequisites
  • Fusion Plant Phase 1 submitted
  • NOT Legal Retaliation or Lobby Against
Legal Retaliation FREE (pricing increase)

"Another power outage? See you in court!"

Lawyer up against Tenabolt Corporation. This proposal eliminates future collaboration with Tenabolt Corporation. Tenabolt Corporation now pays penalties per outage/surge events. All items sold by Tenabolt reseller become more expensive.

Effects
  • Tenabolt pays you per outage/surge
  • Tenabolt items more expensive
  • No future Tenabolt collaboration
Prerequisites
None
ℹ️ Note
Blocks Fusion Plant proposals (collaboration). Does NOT block Lobby Against — both are hostile actions against Tenabolt, so they can stack.
Lobby Against Tenabolt Corporation FREE (pricing increase)

"Power to the people."

Lobby for new law against Tenabolt Corporation. This proposal eliminates future collaboration with Tenabolt Corporation. Tenabolt Corporation can no longer issue fines against non Data Center power use. All items sold by Tenabolt reseller become more expensive.

Effects
  • No non-DC power use fines
  • Tenabolt items more expensive
  • No future Tenabolt collaboration
Prerequisites
None
ℹ️ Note
Blocks Fusion Plant proposals (collaboration). Does NOT block Legal Retaliation — both are hostile actions against Tenabolt, so they can stack.
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Power Grid Directives

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Overvoltage Directive 💵 200 → 300 stamp duty (3 levels)

"POWER OVERWHELMING!"

+30.0% of power surge occurring, -30.0% of power outage occurring. Trade-off: More surges (damage risk) but fewer blackouts.

Effect per Level
  • +30% power surge ⚡
  • -30% power outage 🔋
Prerequisites
  • Power surge controller configured
  • Power outage controller configured
  • Each level requires previous
Undervoltage Directive 💵 200 → 300 stamp duty (3 levels)

"Better dark than magic smoke"

-30.0% of power surge occurring, +30.0% of power outage occurring. Trade-off: More blackouts (downtime) but fewer surges (less hardware damage).

Effect per Level
  • -30% power surge ⚡
  • +30% power outage 🔋
Prerequisites
  • Power surge controller configured
  • Power outage controller configured
  • Each level requires previous
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Software Funding

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PADU Development Funding 💵 300

"Everyone's favorite database."

Fund the development of PADU v3 database software.

Unlocks
PADU v3 database program
Prerequisites
Program not already unlocked
Poems DB 💵 200

"A DB just for the text chads."

Fund the development of Poems DB database software.

Unlocks
Poems DB database program
Prerequisites
Program not already unlocked
Sun DNS 💵 400

"We've got names for everyone."

Fund the development of Sun DNS server software.

Unlocks
Sun DNS server program
Prerequisites
  • Program not already unlocked
  • Available from day 5
KEA DHCP Server 💵 200

"Mass host configurations, made easy."

Fund the development of KEA DHCP Server software.

Unlocks
KEA DHCP server program
Prerequisites
  • Program not already unlocked
  • Available from day 5