hackmud
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hackmud is a retro cyberpunk RPG where you play a digital persona in a chaotic, unpredictable, and often goofy abandoned internet. Enter a 90s hacker movie filled with scripts, scams, and sabotage. Explore the world of digital secrets and forge your legacy through cunning, creativity, or disruption.
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In the abandoned internet, the old rules are dead. Don't just follow the script, write your own. This is a system waiting to be subverted by the operators who dare to learn its rules.Your goals are your own:Will you become a digital archaeologist, piecing together the fragmented lore and forgotten secrets of the multi-user domain?Will you design and build your own games, tools, or cryptic puzzles, becoming a renowned Weaver whose creations are sought by others?Will you build a name for yourself as a trusted voice, a data trafficker, or simply the host of the most exclusive social hubs on the net?Will you build a corporate empire, discover and exploit security flaws, or become a notorious con artist who scams rivals out of their fortunes?The choice is yours. But first, we'll give you the tools of the trade. A guiding hand will walk you through the fundamentals, ensuring you're fully equipped to make your mark on the system.LIVE THE 90s HACKER FANTASYThis is pure retro-futuristic immersion. The unique interface pulls you into the fantasy, while the deep, atmospheric soundtrack by legendary composers Lena Raine (Celeste, Minecraft) and Ryan Ike (West of Loathing, Gunpoint) makes the abandoned net feel alive, dangerous, and full of secrets.A DEEP, PERSISTENT WORLD, DEFINED BY YOUR ACTIONSExplore a persistent world where player-run corporations, underground economies, and shifting alliances are the content. Your actions create lasting change, from destroying the market to uncovering bizarre lore and puzzles that have been unsolved for a decade. This is a world with real stakes and real depth, shaped by its community.YOUR REPUTATION IS EVERYTHINGSuccess in hackmud isn't measured in levels, but in influence. Your reputation is your most valuable asset. Will you be known as a trustworthy system builder, a fearsome data thief, or an untraceable digital ghost? Master subterfuge, forge alliances, and betray rivals… every interaction contributes to the legend you build.A FOOTHOLD IN THE CHAOSThe marks system provides a guided, hands-on onboarding experience so you don’t have to worry about being a fresh face in a den of veteran hackers. It will teach you the basics and build the foundation you'll need to survive, compete, and ultimately thrive.YOUR CURIOSITY IS THE ONLY PREREQUISITEYour journey starts by wielding scripts from other players: a taste of magic that invites you to look under the hood. This curiosity is how hackmud creates coders, often from players who have never written a line of code before.
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MINORgilbert.public
Community Events are puzzles or competitions which have been created by the community and curated by us. See below for a description of the event in the creator's own words. --------------------------
MINORClient Update v2.016
- Changed: various shell command color highlighting- Changed: help now includes pointer to marks.available- Added: supporter only store categoryThank you to our ComCODE volunteers and staff for their
MAJORcorps.share season end event
Hello hackmudders!We’re in the final 5 days of the season-end event and the denizens of h a c k m u d l a n d need YOU!If you are reading this post, your unrealized bits are likely part of the 2 milli
MINORrOS (kernel_panic) community event wrap-up
Congratulations, everyone, on an incredible ~* community event *~ The rOS event was created by @chat_ \ (yes it was 100% player-made!) Massive props to them for delivering a unique and challenging set
MINORVisitors Welcome
Hey all-A handful of fun stuff has happened over the last month that we want to share with you!Our big focus right now is keeping hackmud healthy long-term by growing our supporter base. Their backing
MINOR>>>>
>> INITIATING rOS SNAPSHOT \ >> ARCHIVAL IMAGE DETECTED - SYSTEM STATE: UNKNOWN >> ACCESS PERMISSIONS: EXPERIMENTAL (USER INTERACTION ENABLED) >> WARNING: This snapshot is not a copy. >> WARNING: This
MAJORseason end event end
Hey all!! We just finished up our very first hackmud season- season 0! Seasons are 2-month cycles of collaborative recruiting and training with rewards for player corporations which contribute to the
MINOROMG24HOURMEGASALE
--we've got a one day sale for the deepest discount steam will let us run to help us understand the right price to sell the game at--We have been making some major changes to hackmud, including a seas
MAJORseason zero end
this is a hasty post, because we wanted our major update post to be separate from the event!we have seasons now!"Every season ends with a dedicated HYPETRAIN-SPEEDRUN-NOOBHARVEST™ event. During the ev
MINORhackmud seasons
We are very excited to share some big changes we have made, moving us towards our grander vision of hackmud. Building off your feedback and our recent releases (the Marks system and priv_store), this
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