The Hacker Project - a free online game

My suggestion would be to allow players to have 1 domain/website per server. Then, depending on your "value" (Hardware/software/Power), you can contact a number of advertising agencies who will pay you (Very minimally, 0.50 - 5.00 HPD per hour for basic specs). This would allow players to at least have a small income without having the stress/complications of trying to install virii/doing missions that can be complicating to some players at first. Obviously, having your website running will consume some CPU/Mem space, as would a virus. You won't have to install a virus on yourself to start making money, either, and you dont have to worry about being hacked by whoever you install the virus on.


An alternative idea would be a "Domain Seller" that will let you have multiple websites running at the same time. Let the HPD payment balance itself out with your power, so it is a dynamic number as opposed to a static one.

Just a thought on another idea to make some HPD for newbies and power gamers alike. Players would eventually have servers just for domains, Domain Servers, which do exist if I'm not mistaken.

Heck Web/Domain Hoster?  I will buy another server just for something like this.

I think it's a great idea, as it'll help new and experienced members alike.

If i remember correctly this was from a game i tried before. ( Don't ask since it was a year or two ago and I do not remember ) But it was similar because you could search for them and sell them for cash. But i like this idea since it is hard to earn money at first. Maybe only have the people sponsor you until you reach a certain powerlevel? It might make it too complex and realistic though..

I remember that game.  The Admin of that game ripped me off so I told him to f**k off and haven't gone back since.  It was Cyber Wars I think.  can't remember for sure.

Ohh yeah thats the name! lol i thought it was hackers net or something. But i found this so i'm happy :P. Also i joined a gang and left for like 6 months. Then when i came back i was still in and i leveled up a bunch with cash  :16: :5:

sounds good to me, and there should be additional ways to earn hpd, missions can be completed before you get there (sucks), remote host on AV takes forever (literally!) and malware can be tedious under the 2nd to best circumstances (first being an abandoned server :P)

Well being that Malware provides ZERO HPD income you are right it can be tedious.

lol malware was implemented to be used against other players i guess  :shifty:

malware encompasses every kind of program which either does harm to people, or makes them angry in some form, adware is VERY annoying..........

Lol SPAMM =P

yup, perfect example, only malware is the program version (sometimes)

i heavily support this idea :)

gah noooooooooooooooooooo

newb...................... we need this! this will make it so new people can build up before they get stomped!!! and we need new kinds of servers too, or at least have some servers have different functions........ as i think has been suggested several times >.>

while i understand that coding takes time (i really do, try typing everything out for a server in HTML!!!!! that'll put kinks in your neck quicker than being a football player! (american football))
however, there are templates you can use to make life easier in that regard....... or maybe post some of the scaling rules for how quick and under what circumstances missions spawn maybe??? that way people have no excuse???? (so they stop bugging you :P)

RAWR, probably keep it until they reach a certain amount -.- i don't like this one bit..

Say you had a "domain server" and you were making pretty decent money out of it....this way, you have a recurring income and you dont have to infect any pcs. Why is that a problem?

Well what can we do with this "domain server" o_O if its just a very current main source of income other ways would be pointless  :4: I'd support it if you can only do it for a certain amoutn of time when you join to help me the hpd since it's hard when you're new

no, should be a constant thing, so that theres more ways for you to get income, multiple ways are a necessity!!!!! we need a new way anyway, one that has little risk, like maybe researching something for a company........ or maybe! host your own once your in top ten (so people have something to strive for)

Grr, maybe. But the thing is there shouldnt be no permanent income! You could at least let it be stolen by other people  :16:

spyware to the rescue! all the more reason to have spyware av! and have secure funding channels be part of the servers upgrade, otherwise the server is made useless to you, ri? add some cost to it as well as some money.....

okay i support it if spyware can interecept the income as well

Spyware would have to intercept the income. The server would be the exact same as any other server. Able to do missions etc. the way i see it....it would have to be the same as any other server and each advertisement would have to be it's own process..killable and all...

ooh i like this now.

it would also provide a platform for player hosted missions, so kill lotsa birds with one stone! ya???!!!!????!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :17:

how o.O

wouldn't be their main server, so i.p. does not have to be given for 1
2 would give a PLACE for player missions to be given from
3 would give reason for the advertisers to have their stuff there, ri? or am i just crazy????

Advertisements would have to be like...Icarus will pay you 0.50HPD per hour to let them advertise their company over the others.

no, more, and your power level should also make a difference in the amount you gain, that way people will have cause to upgrade and get new software (besides pvp reasons)

another idea is that someone can sell you software, by contacting you via your website, and from there make people cooperate a little more as well..........

I also think that giving new players a safer way to make money it’s a good idea and eases the transition to the game. I would suggest an easier (I think) way to implement this.

Create new program called distributed pc v1. It consumes 100 cpu and 6000 memory to run. The program would work like an adware program that you can only run it on your own gateway and that you then can use the software menu to collect profits depending on the amount of time it has been running (say 5 hpd per hour).

To make it only a training wheel and force player to then go out to the world I would make it so you can only run one version of the program (or like adware only one of the instances gets to make a profit) and it couldn’t be researched.

At 5phd per hour a newbie can make about 120 per day which can help him getting started but later becomes more profitable to do missions. It would also give them an afk source of money which would make life easier to starting players that can only play a few hours.

Additional options would be the usage of bandwidth and make the program susceptible to spyware(just like regular adware).

The ingame explanation of the profit would be that you are renting your cpu to a distributed computing program.

Since the program would pretty much behave like the current adware program it probably would be not that difficult to implement.

.5 per hour would work.. it's a way to earn HPD, and if you never connect no one would be able to find you and you'll be constantly making money.

Does anyone else remember the fact that you can buy IPs?

the likelyhood of a new getting tagged is slim........

yar we have like over 5000 account o.O

There are 3511 players in the world.

I've got over 300 so far.

players? i havnt been hunting, been focused on earning money. And i only have over 3 pages of players.

i only just started to hunt again, need new spamming grounds.............. and i think i got one player who just started too!!! (like seriously a minute ago) a while back

no, i did not let him slide........ he make good spam!

I'll blame you if the game dies  :laugh:

agreed

I bet Noseedam won't give out his IGN, unless it's the same name.

i only give it in pms, don't want people who don't like me to recognize me :P

lol cheers partner  :drunk: