by Shawn Overcash
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Introduction |
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Welcome to the 22nd century. In the game of Decker, you are a hacker who specializes in breaking into corporate computer systems, for which you are handsomely paid. Of course, these corporations don’t idly sit by and allow you free run of their systems. The systems are guarded by Intrusion Countermeasure programs (ICE), which attempt to kick you out of the system, or possibly even kill you. |
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The basic equipment of a Decker is the cyberdeck. This wonderful piece of hardware plugs directly into your brain in order to allow you experience the full virtual reality world of the matrix. While in the matrix, you use programs to attempt to bypass the security measures of the corporate systems, or to crash them if all else fails. |
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You start out unskilled, unknown, and underequipped, but as you gain experience, you will increase your skills, hardware, and reputation in order to combat more difficult and dangerous systems. That is, if you don’t get your brain fried in the process. |
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System Requirements |
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Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2000 / ME / XP (basically any real Win32 system) |
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Cost |
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Free, but donations welcome. J (Actually, if you have money to spare, give it to charity.) |
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Latest Version: 1.12 |
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Changes from 1.11: - Fixed a bug that would cause some nodes
to have no name. - Fixed a bug that caused killer ICE to do
no damage (oops.) - Fixed a bug that caused hardened ICE to
protect all ICE in the node vs. area attacks. - Fixed the piercing attack damage
calculation. - Fixed the problem where client programs
would be generated in nodes. Thanks to Jonathan Beverly and Susan (?) for letting me know about these bugs. |
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Where to Get It |
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Here! --> |
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Skins Here is the skins page: Concept Art |
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Here is a page of concept art for the game: |
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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Here is a list of answers to frequently asked questions about the game: |
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Suggestions If you have a suggestion for the game, read the Suggestions page first to see if someone else has suggested it already. If not, post you suggestion on the Decker forum on Sourceforge. The URL is www.sourceforge.net\projects\decker. |
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Other
Games Dungeon Delve – A quick
& dirty rogue-like game. Source I have released the Decker source under the GNU Public License (GPL). Click here for more information on getting the source. |
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Contact |
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If you have any questions or comments, or would like to be on the Decker mailing list, |
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feel free to contact me at: |
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Be aware that it may be a while before I respond, as I only check this address occasionally, but I will respond eventually. |
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This game is provided free of charge. Use at your own risk. Not responsible for any program crashes, security violations, corporate theft, industrial espionage, eye strain, headaches, nose bleeds, nausea, death, cyberware implant malfunctions, rabbits being run over by steamrollers, in-law visits, fruitcake gifts, global thermonuclear war, or other problems which arise from software use. Have a nice day. |
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