Hi all! I would like to update you on the latest news in development. There are exciting new improvements! For a correct implementation of the Guilds, certain improvements and expansions in the world generation have been necessary. From now on Grey Hack will have more than 4 billion IP addresses to explore, basically all existing addresses in the ipv4 range, or in other words, any IP address now exists in the game. If we consider the number of computers on LAN for each network, we can be talking about much more than 8 billion computers to explore. The new generation system also brings improvements at the development level, allowing "forced" wipes no longer necessary if some aspect of the generation between updates was modified. Also the loading time at the start of the game has dramatically decreased, especially noticeable in the Single Player mode where the player loads the world on the client side. And most importantly, the new system will improve the variation between generated networks. This feature is practically finished and is currently being tested in the Nightly build privately while critical bugs are fixed. The Nightly build will open for everyone in the coming weeks. More news coming soon!

[ 2019-11-25 19:04:42 CET ] [ Original post ]

Grey Hack is a massively multiplayer hacking simulator game.

You're a hacker with full freedom to act as you want on a vast network of computers procedurally created. Each player action influence the world and therefore the other players.

Act for your own benefit, even if it causes collateral damage, help authorities to apprehend criminals or simply keep a low profile and take advantage of the actions of other players.

The interface of the game is similar to a current desktop operating system. The file explorer, the command terminal or text editor are some of the programs that will be available from the start of the game. As you improve your skills you will encounter new utilities may install and use.

In Grey Hack, terminal has a fundamental role, it is also based on actual unix commands and will be an indispensable tool to perform successfully hacking actions.

General

Explore the network freely to discover its secrets and missions.

When you increase your reputation on the network you can choose to join a group of hackers to carry out coordinated attacks or even create your own. Although if you prefer you can choose to go solo.

Keep in mind that a hacker does not have to act economically, so you decide which missions you accept and if you agree with its consequences.

Network

All computers and networks are generated procedurally to create a new experience in each game. According to the type of network the security will vary to the point of making practically impossible the penetration in certain systems according to the experience and ability that you have.


Social engineering is a powerful tool and, in the most difficult cases, can be very helpful. This means that you can try to trick the user of that computer into giving you their credentials, confidential information about another person, etc.

Going to improve your work station will also be important for more and more professional jobs.

World

Each computer in the network is used by at least one user. Each user lives consistently in the world; go to work, shop online, etc. You can impact directly or indirectly in the life of these people in function of what you do.

Main Features

• Simulator based on real UNIX commands.
  
• Operative system UI completely customizable.
  
• Share the same world with hundreds of players.
  
• Freedom to choose the type of hacker you want to be.
  
• Network and world generated procedurally.
  
• Online data persistence, allowing you to continue later in the same world and with the same computer after leaving the game.