Hackey: the Hackening

Hackey: the Hackening

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Hackey: the Hackening

Rating:
2.9
Released: March 10, 2014
Last updated: July 12, 2014
Developer: Joelpoop

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Description

Hack your way through the network, infiltrate nodes, and use them to locate your target.

This is my March 2014 entry for the One Game a Month challenge.

For more information on Hackey, go here:

http://joelmalone.com.au/games/hackey/

How to Play

You start with a single node. Drag a node onto another node to execute the Hack Program! The hack program will infiltrate the targeted node, with tougher hacks taking longer, based on the attacking and defending nodes’ respective power.

Nodes that are running a program will glow, and can only run one program at a time. Right-click on a node to terminate it’s program.

Hold the right button to pan the camera. Mouse wheel zooms in and out.

Locate and infiltrate your target to win!

Developer Updates

Jul 12, 2014 6:39am

News! The potentially-anticipated v0.5 update to Hackey: the Hackening has been released!

What’s new?

  • Removed the Watchtower program. All nodes now reveal the nearby area when captured.
  • Boosted nodes now agitate nearby enemy nodes. Boost wisely!
  • A new Lockdown program to block nearby nodes.
  • New “Select Target” interface that highlights potential targets.
  • New semi-turn-based gameplay, where the game only progresses while you are actively doing something, e.g. hacking.
  • Added a pause button to allow time to think.
  • HUD markers to warn you of danger.

Comments

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xXEpicnushXx

Mar. 10, 2014

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First of all, this game is original. Second of all, I admire the simplicity. The only thing you should add is some pre-game instructions, I had difficulty understanding until I found the instructions in the game tab. I really enjoyed playing this game, and I loved the light effects. 4/5.

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nxco

Mar. 11, 2014

2
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and a reset button would be highly appreciate!

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samusbot

Mar. 26, 2015

2
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Not especially important, but I can't seem to enter in text for the level generator.

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maverick743

Apr. 06, 2014

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There is some sort of error. I played a few times and it worked fine, but in my current game I have taken every node and the goal node is not connected to the graph at all. Unfortunately I did not note which seed I am playing on.

Joelpoop
Joelpoop Developer

Thanks for the feedback. This is a problem that happens sometimes due to the procedural generation of the levels. Since this build I have added some logic in the generator to attempt to minimise this and also tweaked gameplay a bit to give you other options. The new version is coming soon, stay tuned!

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amonsimsam

Mar. 28, 2014

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i don't have a mousewheel ... can't play the game, please make some buttons do the same

Joelpoop
Joelpoop Developer

Hello! You can click on a node to centre it on-screen, which might help you. I'll look at adding an alternative zooming method.