Hack[ware] v0.44


It has been a some time since I uploaded v0.43 which had about 50 downloads. I did get some feedback so thank you to anyone that helped me there. This is not as big an update in coding as I would like but there has been a lot of ASCII art included. You can see in the screenshots and I think it gives a good sense on the style I want for the game. It took me some time to learn how to do but hopefully you like it. If you have time please try the game out. It should only take 15 - 20 minutes for a new player and I always appreciate feedback.

Quick note about this being version 0.44, the number 4 [四] is considered unlucky in China and Japan due to it being close to the pronunciation for death [死] in their respective languages. Hopefully this version won't be bad luck for me.

BUGS

  • Fixed the shader error not layering properly. You can still press f1 to turn off shaders if you encounter any new issues
  • Fixed hidden windows still having mouse active elements

CHANGES

  • Changed the back end system for the ASCII screens that are displayed. Made things a lot easier for working with the ASCII art
  • The command "peek" is now available while player is not an admin. Certain devices will have guest type screens but possibly more screens if you get admin access. All available screens will be listed below the device ip in the main window
  • Shortened all the countdowns for the hacking missions
  • Missions can now work with requirements and on a timer. For example: Mission C can require failure of Missions A and B but only activates after a minute. This will be useful for later versions

ADDED

  • A lot of ASCII art screens
  • Help screens on all mission target devices to give instructions / hints on what to do. Use "peek helpme" to view
  • Game complete email for when the player has completed or failed all missions available
  • A system file on each device can be deleted to "crash" it. This includes job servers
  • Devices that are crashed will reset automatically after a period of time. Currently 15 seconds for all
  • Logs are created when the player remote connects to a device but have no consequences yet

REMOVED

  • The second job server and related missions until I have created ASCII art for them

Files

Hack[ware] v0.44a Prototype.zip 27 MB
May 07, 2022

Get hackware: prototype

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