Hello from HackWars Developers!

HackWars 2 is currently under development by EliteNet Entertainment. As part of the planning phase of development we’d like to get our community involved. Below is a link to a short survey looking for feedback on what players would like to see in HackWars 2 and questions related to our planned KickStarter project. The survey should take less than 3 minutes and a couple of clicks.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bNQNjMrDT_Lz1eqrf-b9Yv-7EaNuX4z91xjP5pz...

Thank you for your time and happy hacking,
EliteNet Entertainment - HackWars Developers

In your inbox that is. For anyone who hasn't noticed, HackWars is being developed under "EliteNet Entertainment". There will be emails going out for invitation(s) to surveys, news and other information from "@elitenet.org" and that's us!

Also follow and share us on the above links. I'm sure most of us can agree the current game is a lot more fun with more players - and we could definitely use some steam. Spread the word and recruit noobs to hack!

HackWars 1 will be getting a few very minor edits in game over the next few days. Again, most may not even notice - definitely not anything game changing. Unless moving a single Gateway NPC onto its correct network is gonna throw off your groove... HackWars 2 is actively being developed so obviously a lot of our true game development time is focused on there.

We're also working on updating the community website(s) for all involved sites and integration with future games. We'd really like to expand on community features in and out of the gaming experience with us. Obviously, this will not make a huge impact on the current game. However, we'd like to have a nice landing page and community website, complete with dev blogs and frequent updates as progress is made on the development front.

Anyway, communications from us are going out. Keep an eye out and at least take a look at what's up. We'd really like to get as much from our players as possible. New/different emailing system - if you receive a duplicate or nothing at all we're not trying to spam you or ignore you, we're just working through a few kinks.

Thanks again! Hack on!

Hey! Keyboard Cowboys!

Spread the word about HackWars. Above are some social networking links to our pages/profiles. Wouldn't you like more noobs to hack? Get some!

Seriously though, we could use a bit of steam here. Let's work on (re)building our fan base, get the news out and invite some of your fellow geeks and nerds to join us.

(this blatant self promotion brought to you by DraconisRavenix)

PS: A few tiny NPC edits are in process. Most may not even notice but it's happenin'!

Draco here just to let you know what's up. I promised that the buggy Zahara quest chain was not required for the Gateways any longer but, some NPCs felt it was still required. They've been dealt with (and all their HTTP are belong to !system!).

Other than that, just a quick restart.

Happy hacking!
-Draco

Greetings, hackers!

Finally, the last (major) update is here. I cannot apologize enough for the time it took to finish this. The plans were set, schedule made and we were there. However, like all of HackWars 1, we ran into a lot of snags on the way. This is one of the many reasons we’re really looking forward to continued development of HackWars 2. Until then, here’s what we got for you:

• Repeatable Missions

Within the DoSC network there is a new NPC, “DoSC Logistics.” Here, you can begin helping DoSC get their commodities up to speed on deliveries from the warehouses in surrounding commodity networks. Tons of cash, experience and mission tokens to be gained here.

• Token Shop

A new NPC (or at least updated and functional) is the “Token Exchange” within the UGOPNet. Here you can exchange all of your “Job Tokens” (only acquired via random drops) for “Mission Tokens” (available from drops and missions). These are used to purchase parts and equipment used to manufacture AGP and PCI cards.

• Hardware Manufacturing

Juniper Department of Technology (in UGOPNet) has its factory up, running and available for hackers to use their acquired card parts, cash, tokens and commodities to create their own custom cards.
YOU choose the stats. YOU choose the stat level. And YES, DUAL stats are possible. i.e. you can have a single AGP card with +8 Attack and +8 Attack!

WARNING/DISCLAIMER: There are stats that have upper limits making them pretty pointless to have as a dual stat such as Immune to Freeze, Immune to Destroy Watches and more than 75% Heal Rate.

• Gateways Fixed

Gateways still require commodities to unlock permanently. However, what is needed is now visible within each task.

GATEWAYS NO LONGER REQUIRE ZAHARA’S MISSION TO COMPLETE!!!

• Zahara

The Network Card and Zunicoaster missions are no longer required to unlock gateways. It’s completely optional and only available for those that like to troubleshoot and solve puzzles.

• Juniper Information

This NPC has been updated to include links to various important NPCs.

The entire development team of HackWars (EliteNet Entertainment) would like to thank everyone for their patience. Please, report any bugs. We will be fixing any major bugs in the near future. This update is going to be the last one as far as developing HackWars 1 any further than its current intended functionality and content. We’re focusing on HackWars 2.

On that note, enjoy HackWars 1 as quirky as it is. And please, for the love of all technology and interwebs... do not bombard us with questions about HackWars 2. I assure you, we will be in development and begin a dev blog soon enough.

Happy Hacking