World Wide Hack UPDATE 0.9.4

This update we have just released is the first of one of two big releases, which will bring much more content into the game.

The first one focuses mainly on new players who are learning how to use the terminal, go through puzzles, and play World Wide Hack. We have made changes which should help more players to go successfully through the training.

The second part of the release contains lots of new mechanics and content in preparation for the next big release focused on endgame and PvP . You can expect huge tool balancing update, regular control fights over some critical NPC nodes, and better support for custom-created web services and scripts.

We are also doing streams every Wednesday on Discord and this week for the first time on Steam as part of SIMFEST.

Changelog

New content and improvements

• Demo improvements and changes
• > removed last Demo puzzle
• > disabled "unhacked" version
• > changed initial game screen
• > added command hints to all tutorial steps showed after multiple incorrect tries
• > updated tutorial texts
• added Pixelart related Kickstarter rewards
• added ranking of players and groups for both faction and non
• faction gameplay
• extended manuals with details about scripting, web creation, and unique webs
• added the first two special NPC servers scripts: bank and court server, both with unique content
• added endgame mechanic allowing regular fights for control of each special nodes
• prepared list of special NPC servers on search.web domain
• reworked tools description, so it is now generated automatically
• added switching between users
• modified chat behavior and formatting so it is better readable based on sender/group
• changed default OS commands vs. bin tools
• added requirement of essential bin tools for other tools
• some libraries now extend build-in commands (don't require downloading tool)
• much more tools now support scripting
• added special scripting commands
• extended chat groups commands
• changed behavior of upload/download for licensed tools
• added cp (copy) command
• sniffer now can run from any OS version
• database now respects set disk permissions
• many preparations for the upcoming big tool balancing release
• NPCs now respond to node hackers based on the scale of changes and have more complex (realistic) behavior
• added a new hosting option
• modified system rights restrictions for root
• added a new exploitable OS bug
• other smaller improvements

Bugfixes

• fixed downloading data using a browser
• fixed OS version bugs
• fixed tracer behavior
• fixed mining on remote nodes
• lot of fixes in scripting
• fixes in sound settings and soundtrack playback
• other minor fixes