Hack[ware] v0.43


It has been about a month since I uploaded v0.42. There were 55 downloads and I got some good feedback so thank you to anyone that did contact me. Also thank you to joshua who streamed his play through. Since the upload I edited roughly 5000 lines of code... I have tested things out but problems may pop up, please do contact me if you find anything.

It was really interesting that 3 people discovered the same bug I would never have thought of trying. :impcon set_host to undefined. In my mind I had fixed that kind of problem last year for all terminal commands.

BUGS

  • Fixed the issue of player being able to type :impcon set_host with no value
  • Fixed :impcon config crashing game if blank
  • Fixed tabbing a complete job option and reverting it back to the nearest multiple available options
  • Fixed entering a single letter and getting job error message
  • Fixed file explorer not updating if clicked on while terminal text was highlight selected
  • Fixed mouse hold remaining active on inbox or main display if dragged out of window area and released

CHANGES

  • Changed default settings to 1920*1080 full screen with music and shaders on
  • Changed hack timer and added a countdown bar at the top of screen
  • Removed set_port command from all hacks. Trying to make it feel quicker / more fluid to hack
  • Changed some hack settings to lowercase to allow quick tabbing
  • Updated hacks to lose their settings on game crash
  • Changed help text for hack commands. Should allow player to figure out how to hack while there is no tutorial
  • Updated delete and backspace keys to remove text faster
  • Updated theme back end code. Added and removed various settings used when switching themes
  • Changed default and fever themes color and alpha settings. Things should be easier to read
  • Updated default theme background image so it doesn't blind with shaders on

ADDED

  • New mission server with one mission available. Shown in server map screenshot
  • Crash sequence and blue screen of death if you hit zero on the timer. Blue screen can be escaped
  • Added theme transitions
  • Added a new theme called vaporwave. Can be turned on using terminal command "theme vaporwave". Shown in screenshot
  • Added placeholder icons for some windows with onhover alternate image
  • Added server discovered sound for netscan command

FUTURE PLANS
There was some other feedback I did not have time to implement this month but will be looking into. That is text size. Multiple people had said they found it small, so I will put a new option in settings for a larger font. But first the font needs to be decided. I also want to fix a shader error I noticed occurred sometimes in full screen but I am not 100% sure on the cause yet.

Besides that I plan on adding one or two missions per update. These are isolated missions that I want the player to have multiple ways to complete. So they can go into the networks, get a fuller picture in their mind of what is going on and then decide what to do.

So to anyone that has shown interest, downloaded the game, contacted me or otherwise shown support. Thank you and I will post the next update when I feel there are enough changes to justify it. Have fun.

Files

Hack[ware] v0.43 Prototype.zip 27 MB
Sep 30, 2021

Get hackware: prototype

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