Over the past several days I have been implementing several fixes in an attempt to cut down on the amount of lag being caused by a lot of profiles being loaded at once. This seems to have gone fairly successfully. Along with this I have found several bugs that I have fixed related to various APIs and player actions, it should make programming a bit less frustrating in some cases. Along with this I have added a few more functions, including a new finalize function in attack that lets you steal files.

Lately I've felt a bit like a hermit, regarding my contributions to Hack Wars. I've been fairly busy with my courses, and as a result have not been in the game much lately. This having been said, I have been working hard on what is probably the largest -- and most exciting -- update that Hack Wars has seen.

Note About Bugs:

We've been busy behind the scenes at Hack Wars, fixing some nasty bugs -- Which is why you might not have seen us as much as usual lately (also I think Alex and Stephen, the other two developers are dead). We seem to be back at a fairly stable build again. Another note, don't think that we're ignoring your suggestions, we've just been run off our feet recently... which brings us to an important note...

Script Updates:

Yes! you can now use functions in your scripts simply put this on the first line of your script:
#define functions

I realized the other day, it being the first of the month, that the pesky people hosting our game occasionally request money from us -- how impolite. This having been said, we are rolling out our first two pay features with this update. Don't panic, this does not herald in a new two-tier system for Hack Wars, we are going to continue updating the game for everyone, our pay features reflect neat little add ons for those who are willing to help out our cause.

Do to some inappropriate behavior of some players in game, an update to the terms-of-service policy has been made the new clause reads:

Offensive messages sent between players via chat, or in-game messages, will not be tolerated. Accounts caught participating in this behavior will be suspended or banned. This is not to say that you cannot send joke messages between players, but: avoid racial slurs, sexist comments, swearing, or otherwise offensive language. Also, if your harassment of a specific player is deemed to be excessive, a warning may be issued.

Update:

Player Sigmund Fraud is hoping that people will help out with a Hack Wars Wiki project that he has been working on. He would love to get some other players contributing to content.

The Site Is: http://www.electronicwar.net

Nothing helps our ego here at Hack Wars like seeing some fan sites being made. Check out:

optikpulse.com: They have an alternate forums, and lots of useful information.

Four months ago a few friends and I launched a game, a fun game, a game called Hack Wars.

Well the long wait is over, you can now try out the Hack Wars Facebook application!

The Hack Wars Facebook Application will allow you to synchronize your Facebook and Hack Wars account:

• Manage your bank and petty cash from within Facebook.
• Post new Facebook message from Hack Wars directly to your profile page on Facebook, using sendFacebookMessage(String message) (delete logs will work with this).
• Transfer money to your friends on Facebook.