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* EMP: A satellite hacking tool in Duality, which simply damages a target's firewall and integrity.
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* EMP: {{EMP}}: A satellite hacking tool in Duality, ''Duality'', which simply damages a target's firewall and integrity.integrity. It has a minigame which requires the satellite to point in the right direction.
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* TimedMission: Only the first two missions in ''Duality'' are explicitly timed (including the tutorial). There are also rival hackers that attempt to attack the player, providing a flexible time limit as well.
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* TimedMission: Only the first two missions in ''Duality'' are explicitly timed (including the tutorial). There are also rival AI hackers that attempt to attack the player, providing a flexible time limit as well.
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* PiecemealFundsTransfer: Despite the second game using this method of funds transfer, the player needs to transfer everything (also note that the player needs an exact amount of funds gets mucked up by this system.)
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** Money transfers in this gameusing this method are done in single blocks. However, larger amounts of funds transfer, the player needs money take longer to transfer everything (also note that as if the trope was in effect, and therefore puts a limit on how much can be transferred at once.
** In ''Untold'', the car-chase level involves hacking the ATM for money. The tutorial instructs the playerneeds an exact to transfer $1000 in consecutive transfers rather than doing it all at once.
** ''Duality'' has the money transferred in a normal piecemeal fashion, although the entire amountof funds gets mucked up by this system.)must be transferred.
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** In case of ''Duality'', the tutorial (or firewall hacking instruction) incorrectly states clicking "logout" prevents being traced. Instead, the player should select localhost or press space.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developers intended unsolvability to remain within just one mission, by requiring a trace level below a given threshold at certain chapters.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developers intended unsolvability the unwinnable state to remain within just one mission, by requiring a trace level below a given threshold at certain chapters.
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* EMP: A sattelite hacking tool in Duality, which simply damages a target's firewall and intregity.
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* EMP: A sattelite hacking tool in Duality, which simply damages a target's firewall and intregity.
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* HackingMinigame: ''Duality'' requires clicking on a set of numbers, from 63 down to 0 - but highlights the number if you take some time.
* HollywoodHacking: The first games have the user type in commands for automated cracking. ''Duality'' seems to prefer visual hacking display.
* HollywoodHacking: The first games have the user type in commands for automated cracking. ''Duality'' seems to prefer visual hacking display.
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** In case of ''Duality'', the trace timer counts down while you have a given server selected rather than just cracking it. However, the trace level only goes up gradually rather than a large penalty at once.
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** In case of ''Duality'', the tutorial (or firewall hacking instruction) incorrectly states clicking "logout" prevents being traced. Instead, the player should select localhost or press space.
* SequenceBreaking: Knowing the name of a server allows you to access them out of order.
* SequenceBreaking: Knowing the name of a server allows you to access them out of order.
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''Hacker Evolution'' and its sequel, ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', are hacking games by exosyphen studios, released in 2007 and 2008. They are a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/{{Uplink}}'' except with less of a WideOpenSandbox and more of a tighter focus on storytelling. The second game is notable for having customizable map pictures for each mission, so that the game can simulate hacking individual devices in a single building and what not.
A third, RTS-esque game, ''Hacker Evolution: Duality'' has recently been released.
A third, RTS-esque game, ''Hacker Evolution: Duality'' has recently been released.
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''Hacker Evolution'' and its sequel, ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', are hacking games by exosyphen studios, released in 2007 and 2008.2008 for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]]. They are a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/{{Uplink}}'' except with less of a WideOpenSandbox and more of a tighter focus on storytelling. The second game is notable for having customizable map pictures for each mission, so that the game can simulate hacking individual devices in a single building and what not.
A third,RTS-esque [[RealTimeStrategy RTS]]-esque game, ''Hacker Evolution: Duality'' has recently been released.
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''Hacker Evolution'' and its sequel, ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', are hacking games by exosyphenstudios.studios, released in 2007 and 2008. They are a SpiritualSuccessor to ''VideoGame/{{Uplink}}'' except with less of a WideOpenSandbox and more of a tighter focus on storytelling. The second game is notable for having customizable map pictures for each mission, so that the game can simulate hacking individual devices in a single building and what not.
''Hacker Evolution'' and its sequel, ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', are hacking games by exosyphen
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''Hacker Evolution'' and its sequel, ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', are hacking games by exosyphen studios. They are a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{Uplink}}'' except with less of a WideOpenSandbox and more of a tighter focus on storytelling. The second game is notable for having customizable map pictures for each mission, so that the game can simulate hacking individual devices in a single building and what not.
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''Hacker Evolution'' and its sequel, ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', are hacking games by exosyphen studios. They are a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{Uplink}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Uplink}}'' except with less of a WideOpenSandbox and more of a tighter focus on storytelling. The second game is notable for having customizable map pictures for each mission, so that the game can simulate hacking individual devices in a single building and what not.
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* DroughtLevelOfDoom: ''Operation Electrosphere'', included with the Steam version of ''Hacker Evolution'', gives a large cash sum of $50000. The following three final levels have no money, and a minimum of one third of the lump sum needs to be spent for removing your trace.
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* DynamicDifficulty: There is a dynamic difficulty factor and option. One manual incldued with the game says it's not clear what it does.
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* DynamicDifficulty: There is a An option enables the dynamic difficulty factor and option. One in the game. Although one manual incldued included with the game says it's not clear what it does.does, it multiplies the bit-length of decryption keys. The dynamic difficulty is calculated based on upgraded hardware, which has a flaw when you upgrade your stock system to have a class 2 firewall (increasing dynamic difficulty), then upgrade by adding a 1 Ghz CPU (reducing dynamic difficulty to default).
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* GoneHorriblyRight: In ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
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* GoneHorriblyRight: In ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketingmarketing.
* InstantWinCondition: Completing all objectives advances you to the next level after a 15 second delay, even if you still have tasks you want to perform (e.g. transfer money from remote servers.) The sequel instead allows you to continue the hacking session for 10 minutes, which is more than enough time to finalize other tasks.
* InstantWinCondition: Completing all objectives advances you to the next level after a 15 second delay, even if you still have tasks you want to perform (e.g. transfer money from remote servers.) The sequel instead allows you to continue the hacking session for 10 minutes, which is more than enough time to finalize other tasks.
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* TutorialFailure: The tutorial does a good job at explaining game mechanics, but has to be done more than once: it guides you towards a 50% trace penalty for being detected, which is a serious penalty that gets carried to non-tutorial levels. (It can be corrected by $2500, better used elsewhere.)
* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developers intend unsolvability to remain within just one mission, by requiting a trace level below a given threshold at certain chapters.
* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developers intend unsolvability to remain within just one mission, by requiting a trace level below a given threshold at certain chapters.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developersintend intended unsolvability to remain within just one mission, by requiting requiring a trace level below a given threshold at certain chapters.
* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developers
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* PasswordSlotMachine: While the decoding process is not shown on-screen, it behaves as if characters/bits are decoded one at a time.
* PhoneTraceRace: Computer hacker variant. While attempting to crack passwords, decrypt keys or obtain money, the task needs to be done within a time. You can extend the time using server bounces or getting a firewall. Failing the trace gives a major penalty to the trace meter, although success still causes a slight increase.
* PhoneTraceRace: Computer hacker variant. While attempting to crack passwords, decrypt keys or obtain money, the task needs to be done within a time. You can extend the time using server bounces or getting a firewall. Failing the trace gives a major penalty to the trace meter, although success still causes a slight increase.
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* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developers intend unsolvability to remain within just one mission, by requiting a trace level below a given threshold at certain chapters.
* UnwinnableByDesign: While there's more than enough money available, it's possible to enter a state where you don't have enough money to proceed with the next objective. The developers intend unsolvability to remain within just one mission, by requiting a trace level below a given threshold at certain chapters.
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A third, RTS-esque game, ''Hacker Evolution: Duality'' has recently been released. YourMileageMayVary as to whether or not the shift from puzzle-orientation to large-scale strategy works in the series' favour.
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* [[spoiler:FightingAShadow: John Davis in the first game is actually a decoy for Xenti's AI]]
* GoneHorriblyRight: ''In Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
* IronWoobie: In the second game, Brian's family is killed by John! Despite this, Brian continues to try to solve the mystery, and keeps on working for Xenti in the expansion pack ''Flight Zero''.
* [[spoiler:FightingAShadow: John Davis in the first game is actually a decoy for Xenti's AI]]
* GoneHorriblyRight: ''In Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
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* [[spoiler:FightingAShadow — John Davis in the first game is actually a decoy for Xenti's AI]]
* GoneHorriblyRight — ''In Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
* IronWoobie — In the second game, Brian's family is killed by John! Despite this, Brian continues to try to solve the mystery, and keeps on working for Xenti in the expansion pack ''Flight Zero''.
* ItsPersonal — John in the second game
* KickTheDog — John in the second game
* TheSingularity — The plot of the second game.
* TemporalParadox — The first game involves informational time travel. [[spoiler:The player character, Brian, is supporting Xenti's AI from the future, basically fighting himself.]]
* [[spoiler:DisproportionateRetribution — In ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', John kills Brian's family just because of a bit of hacking!]]
* [[spoiler:FightingAShadow — John Davis in the first game is actually a decoy for Xenti's AI]]
* GoneHorriblyRight — ''In Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
* IronWoobie — In the second game, Brian's family is killed by John! Despite this, Brian continues to try to solve the mystery, and keeps on working for Xenti in the expansion pack ''Flight Zero''.
* ItsPersonal — John in the second game
* KickTheDog — John in the second game
* TheSingularity — The plot of the second game.
* TemporalParadox — The first game involves informational time travel. [[spoiler:The player character, Brian, is supporting Xenti's AI from the future, basically fighting himself.]]
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*IronWoobie — IronWoobie: In the second game, Brian's family is killed by John! Despite this, Brian continues to try to solve the mystery, and keeps on working for Xenti in the expansion pack ''Flight Zero''.
*ItsPersonal — ItsPersonal: John in the second game
*KickTheDog — KickTheDog: John in the second game
*TheSingularity — TheSingularity: The plot of the second game.
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''Hacker Evolution'' and its sequel, ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', are hacking games by exosyphen studios. They are a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{Uplink}}'' except with less of a WideOpenSandbox and more of a tighter focus on storytelling. The second game is notable for having customizable map pictures for each mission, so that the game can simulate hacking individual devices in a single building and what not.
A third, RTS-esque game, ''Hacker Evolution: Duality'' has recently been released. YourMileageMayVary as to whether or not the shift from puzzle-orientation to large-scale strategy works in the series' favour.
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This game series provides examples of the following tropes:
* AIIsACrapshoot — The main plot of both games
* [[spoiler:DisproportionateRetribution — In ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', John kills Brian's family just because of a bit of hacking!]]
* [[spoiler:FightingAShadow — John Davis in the first game is actually a decoy for Xenti's AI]]
* GoneHorriblyRight — ''In Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
* IronWoobie — In the second game, Brian's family is killed by John! Despite this, Brian continues to try to solve the mystery, and keeps on working for Xenti in the expansion pack ''Flight Zero''.
* ItsPersonal — John in the second game
* KickTheDog — John in the second game
* TheSingularity — The plot of the second game.
* TemporalParadox — The first game involves informational time travel. [[spoiler:The player character, Brian, is supporting Xenti's AI from the future, basically fighting himself.]]
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A third, RTS-esque game, ''Hacker Evolution: Duality'' has recently been released. YourMileageMayVary as to whether or not the shift from puzzle-orientation to large-scale strategy works in the series' favour.
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This game series provides examples of the following tropes:
* AIIsACrapshoot — The main plot of both games
* [[spoiler:DisproportionateRetribution — In ''Hacker Evolution: Untold'', John kills Brian's family just because of a bit of hacking!]]
* [[spoiler:FightingAShadow — John Davis in the first game is actually a decoy for Xenti's AI]]
* GoneHorriblyRight — ''In Hacker Evolution: Untold'', Xenti's AI was originally supposed to be an automatic marketing tool. It starts killing people who are resistant to marketing
* IronWoobie — In the second game, Brian's family is killed by John! Despite this, Brian continues to try to solve the mystery, and keeps on working for Xenti in the expansion pack ''Flight Zero''.
* ItsPersonal — John in the second game
* KickTheDog — John in the second game
* TheSingularity — The plot of the second game.
* TemporalParadox — The first game involves informational time travel. [[spoiler:The player character, Brian, is supporting Xenti's AI from the future, basically fighting himself.]]
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