□īy the way: Hackmud is available for 13,37 € / 13,37 $ on Steam. Will it keep me entertained enough to keep playing? I guess I will find out soon – and perhaps we’ll meet one another in the multi-user domain at some point. Now that I am out in the world things might change. It is well paced with a nice story that makes learning all the commands rather interesting and engaging. Throughout the tutorial I was never bored once. The commands you will need to enter get more complicated with little riddles/puzzles in between to figure out passwords, keys, etc. From there on the tutorial takes me by the hand again to teach me, everything about keys, parameters, values, chat channels, scripts – those are really important – and what I need to do to get out in the world, the multi-user domain. There is no list of commands I can run, so I try “help” the one thing that comes to mind and that works almost everywhere. It takes a good while to really understand what to do because after the first stunt am kind of left alone. The tutorial is all about me (a sentient AI) proving to “Trust” the big boss system that I am actually sentient and then breaking out of the virtual LAN. It was a close call though – and I am hooked. What’s happening? A system breach?! Luckily I am told that I can attempt system recovery by running sys.status. Did I do something wrong? My heart starts to beat faster. I choose a username and the screen turns red immediately. You are only allowed to use numbers, letters and underscores, so wanna be cool ubercool names like will need to stay at home. Sure thing! The game starts easy enough though and just wants you to enter a username. I am also slightly confused, because Hackmud has a steep learning curve – if you have no previous programming knowledge. I’ve barely completed the tutorial but already feel rather accomplished. It’s fun nonetheless and really gives you the feeling like you are hacking. That means that you’ll eventually meet and play with/against other people.Īlso, and let me say it upfront: The game is not an instruction manual for hacking (though some skills along the line can apparently be gained). Now, Hackmud calls itself a “cyberpunk themed text-based hacking simulator for intel-compatible personal home computers” and basically is a MUD. If you’ve been around as long as I, you might remember MUDs (Multi User Dungeons/Dimensions) or MUSHs, the online games one was playing before Meridian 59, Ultima Online, and Everquest saw the light of day … and long before World of Warcraft. I know, it is basically cheating (since I am not hacking anything for real) but it is also completely legal and I don’t have to worry about the police or anything (since I am not hacking anything for real – go figure). But I feel like one when playing Hackmud. the password is made of data eve: each ++++++ indicates an absence: fill the absences, form the password eve: assemble each piece in the order received.
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