My name is Jeferson Silva and I'm the developer of NULLPTR. This is a project that has been in my head for over 10 years and after all this time I feel very fulfilled to finally be able to make this demo public. I'm very much looking forward to receiving your feedback and making this game better and better. Talking about the demo, NULLPTR is an action-puzzle game involving a lot of planning as well as quick, precise movements. Most of the time you'll be able to manipulate the defense programs and also the elements of each server to make your job easier, opening up safe routes that will allow you to achieve the main objective: stealing all the data from the databases present on the servers. Once you know what to do, you can finish each stage in less than 20 seconds. If you're put off by the time pressure factor and the need for quick movements, don't worry. The game has an accessibility setting to adjust the speed. What's more, failing a stage only means losing a few seconds as you can replay a stage as many times as you like. If you find any of this interesting, I invite you to try out this demo and give me your feedback!
Demo features
- Learn how to find vulnerabilities in security systems in 17 tutorial levels
- Get to know the 4 megacorporations and their motivations by following the narrative
- Hack more than 25 megacorp servers and try to remain invisible
- Face the sentinel programs and find out how to deal with them
- Revisit the stages you've already completed and try to improve your time
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Hacking servers
You start each level disconnected from the server and must choose an open port to start your run. Ports are color coded and give you access to different parts of the server and also to different systems. Once connected to the server, you have the option to open more ports by installing backdoors that will give you additional entry points to attack the server.
Connection route
In order to download the server data, you must build a connection from an entry point to the database. The connection length determines the download time so it is wise to choose short routes. You will also need to evade security systems in your route, like firewalls that will block downloads. The route you take is also important to open gates in some servers. Data nodes included in a route contribute with their color to the connection profile that is used to match and open the gates.
Sentinel programs
Each server in the game is owned by one of the four megacorporations in the world of nullptr. In order to protect their data, each megacorporation has installed their own sentinel programs whose goal is to trace invaders and eliminate them. Fortunately, you are a hacker and once you understand how each program works, you can manipulate them by choosing specific routes or reprogramming the server using the stack memory.
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: 2.0 GHzMemory: 2 GB RAMStorage: 100 MB available space
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