New Player Aesthetics, Performance Boost and Big QoL Changes

Hackshot Version 1.03 Update:

> Major Changes

An overhauled gameplay UI, to better show important info for gameplay.
Huge performance boost, the game now runs up to 5 times faster on some complex levels.
Lots of extra polish, new SFX and effects.
Difficulty curve smoothing for late game.

> New Content

New Hacker Aesthetic options, unlockable by achieving certain feats.
Additional dialogue branches to make the dialogue more interactive.
New "Ascended" hacks.
New secret win phrases.

> Extra Polish

New sound effects for some late game modifications.
A lot of sound balancing and a few changes to certain sound effects.
Analysis screen now shows stars in addition to their required scores.
Ball score data are conveyed using a chart now instead of text.
New hit direction indicators for dynamic bodies, and now, the indicator has a different shape if the direction is unpredictable.
Cycling mods using key buttons now shows the shortcut keys on screen. Additionally, if the mod is unavailable, an audio que is played and the modwheel will open to show the available mods.
Buttons without shortcuts has dimmed symbols to lower the visual clutter on screen.
New mouse confine options, especially useful for multiscreen setups.

> Changes and Fixes

Dialogue screen now has more intuitive controls for both mouse and keyboard.
Dialogue speed option can now be accessed easily.
Hacker mode display fixes, now, it will be applied correctly when screen display is not set to Window mode.
Key binds screen and File view screen can now be closed using the Esc key.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757450/Hackshot

[ 2024-06-27 07:06:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hackshot
RD Interactive

Developer

RD Interactive

Publisher

2022-05-09

Release

Indie Simulation Singleplayer

HackShot is a puzzle game with a mix of physics, logic and crafting

Analyze the environment, craft your solution, and hack the system!
Immerse yourself into open-ended puzzles where you breach security, destroy viruses, and battle black hats.

Analyze => Craft => Hack

Hundreds of twists, mix-ups, and interactions

> Gameplay();

Over 20 hours of puzzles
Feel like a real hacker with an optional command console and scripts
Open-ended puzzles, with multiple solutions
Craft over 7000 unique cyberballs to use
Security systems: Anti-virus, Anti-malware, Firewalls, and more
Viruses: Trojans, Ransomware, Worms, and more
Hackers will hack your solutions, so plan ahead
Annoy the developers and solve puzzles in your own way, you have all the necessary tools

> Story();

Learn hacking, meet others in the Murky web, and earn your place on the top
Meet hackers, security specialists and cyber maniacs, through a mysterious, light-hearted and fun story
Dynamic narrative: other characters dialogue and reactions are affected by your actions
View the files you hack, and uncover information and secrets

> Accessibility and game settings(still in development);

There is a quit button in the game, and a quit button in pause menu
Supports both windowed and fullscreen, and also support widescreen resolutions
Button remapping, and support for keyboard and mouse, keyboard-only, mouse-only and controllers
Full support for touch screens both in gameplay and menus
Full audio controls, and separate audio settings for main menu, gameplay and cutscenes
The ability to turn off visuals that have repeated patterns
Color blind mode
Interface size options
Color contrast control