Store
From Hack Wars Wiki
A Store can refer to either the Game Store, or a player's Store which you can find at the bottom of their Website.
Game Store
The Game Store, also known as Ali, offers rudimentary applications for free and other things for high prices. At the very least, a Basic Bank application is necessary to start playing Hack Wars. In the Store, you can also purchase hardware and firewalls (these generally require that you reach a certain total level before they can be purchased).
Player's Store
Your store is part of your website. To keep your store open, you must have active FTP, HTTP and Banking ports. Compiled programs, images, and firewalls can be uploaded to your store. These you may have created yourself or stolen from other players or NPCs.
Your files are uploaded to your store using Shop FTP, under Places (note: The default FTP script that is installed when you start does not work. Before you try to transfer any files it is recommended that you replace it with a clean FTP script from Ali's store). Prior to uploading to your store, file descriptions and pricing must be set in the File Browser, also in Places. The price you set is the price for a player with level 50 Merchanting. Someone with level 1 Merchanting will pay approximately 50% more, whereas someone with level 100 Merchanting will pay about 50% less. When a player buys a file from your store, the money goes into your Petty Cash, making defense very important—a high-level Watcher will have the ability to make automatic deposits to their Bank, allowing for a secure Shop.
The price and description of your file must be set by doubleclicking the respective columns in the File browser prior to uploading to your Store. Uploading multiple copies of a file is allowed; all copies of the file will have the same price and description, and players may choose to purchase multiple copies. If you upload copies of the same file with a new price and description, all copies of the file in your store will take on the price and description of the file most recently uploaded.
Reselling programs bought from the game store can be lucrative, as the game store restricts sales to lower-level players. Player stores do not maintain the level requirement for purchases, allowing for profitable resales.
Selling Files to the Game Store
You can sell files from NPC drops back to the game store at a set price. This price is less than the compile cost of the file.
