868-HACK Michael Brough You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps. Siphons are your lockpicks. Progs are your gu… TouchArcade Rating: $7.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsYou are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps. Siphons are your lockpicks. Progs are your guns. Connect to the sectors. Download the data. Escape, or be deleted alive. A cyberspace adventure from the creator of Zaga-33. Information Seller:Michael Brough Genre:Adventure, Strategy Release:Aug 30, 2013 Updated:Dec 08, 2022 Version:1.15 Size:11.8 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (47) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #2 ScotDamn, Aug 30, 2013 This game looks sweet! This guy has a less polished one for windows and Mac online somewhere but I can't remember the link. Looks really unique though! Gabrien Well-Known Member Nov 24, 2009 5,148 0 36 #3 Gabrien, Aug 30, 2013 Game Impressions Clever and original. Very difficult to explain the gameplay; I still very much feel like I am only learning the mechanics and scratching the surface of strategy after a handful of games. One that requires being taken on faith, then, but is highly likely to reward those who take the plunge. ScotDamn Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Jul 8, 2013 1,990 0 36 Wireless Sales Happy Daddy https://twitter.com/ScotDamn #4 ScotDamn, Aug 30, 2013 Excellent feedback! I will surely take the plunge when I load up my credits on the App Store this week. Michael Brough Active Member May 5, 2012 40 0 6 #5 Michael Brough, Aug 30, 2013 Hey, thanks. the old pc version is here: http://mightyvision.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/7drl-success-86856527.html it's really old though. I'll do a new PC version when I get time. Royce Well-Known Member Mar 22, 2011 4,240 180 63 #6 Royce, Aug 30, 2013 Awesome, been waiting for this or Helix to come out. This is from the Zaga 33, Corrypt, Glitch Tank, and O. dev. miguelteixeira Member Feb 2, 2013 13 0 1 #7 miguelteixeira, Aug 30, 2013 Always thought it would make an excellent iPad game since I played the 7-day roguelike version. If you like getting lost into a game and then suddenly having an Eureka! moment, buy it now! StratAll Well-Known Member Dec 24, 2009 160 17 18 #8 StratAll, Aug 30, 2013 Looks good, but could someone who bought this explain the basic gameplay? Gnome Well-Known Member Jun 9, 2011 66 0 0 Athens http://www.gnomeslair.com/ #9 Gnome, Aug 30, 2013 It is a truly deep and brilliantly designed rogue-like, strategy, puzzle thing and I can't help but love it. And constantly play it. Must admit, I'm also impressed with the core gameplay mechanics and the way calculated risks have to be taken. andrewdoull Active Member Aug 30, 2013 31 0 6 #10 andrewdoull, Aug 30, 2013 The game consists of 8 levels, each 6x6 consisting of a randomized mix of walls and floors. You begin each level in one corner, the exit to the next level is in another corner and there are two siphon programs in the remaining two corners. Running a siphon program once you collect it siphons the grid you are on and the adjacent grids in the cardinal directions, giving you the contents of the floor or wall. Floors give you up to 3 credits and/or energy which you can spend to run programs you've collected, and walls either contain a program or add to your score. Each wall also has a number which is how many enemies are randomly placed around the level when you siphon the wall - enemies will also spawn when you enter a new level, as well as periodically with increasing frequency the closer you get to the final level. The challenge is basically what you do with your siphons and controlling how greedy you are. If you siphon nothing but floor, you don't summon any enemies, and increase the ability to use any programs you've already found, but depending on the class you are randomly assigned at the start, you may only have up to 2 randomly chosen programs available. So you need to siphon walls to get programs, and the more useful programs have a higher enemy number. And to get onto the leader board, you need to siphon otherwise useless score - where the value of a score grid equals the enemy number it summons (although a program exists that'll give you score as well). Where it gets really interesting is the programs that are available. You only get a two or three word description of the program and the implications of what it does and how it interacts with other programs is left for you to discover. Running programs doesn't progress the turn clock (except siphon and a program called .WAIT), so you can use as many programs as you have credits and energy for between turns. For instance, the .STEP program is described as 'take one step freely' and costs 3 energy. This allows you to freely move as many grids as you can afford without enemies moving. It also breaks the rules of movement, for example normally when an enemy is in the direction you swipe, you will shoot it instead of moving: STEP allows you to move towards the enemy instead. You really need to carefully think through and experiment with programs to figure out the possible ways that they can benefit you and observe what they do when you use them. LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #11 LordGek, Aug 30, 2013 Last edited: Aug 30, 2013 Summed up much better than I could, thanks, Andrew (I just spent the last half hour trying to quickly sum it up but failing). It might be described as a turn based hybrid of Robots and Bomberman with resource management and cool special abilities. Oh, question for dev or other savvy players, what is the significance of the character's title (Kid, Student, Cyborg, etc.)? Is that based on the number of baddies we killed or are current program selection? BillyOceansBlues Well-Known Member Mar 1, 2013 188 7 18 #12 BillyOceansBlues, Aug 30, 2013 Zaga-33 is one of my favorite games. I see Michael Brough, I buy. Happy to support you! There need to be more minds like yours in games today. andrewdoull Active Member Aug 30, 2013 31 0 6 #13 andrewdoull, Aug 30, 2013 AFAICT it is your randomly selected class. You start with 1 program plus either a 2nd (Kid - Script Kiddie), 10 credits, 10 energy or a siphon. Nachtfischer Well-Known Member Feb 7, 2013 230 8 18 Game Designer Germany https://ludokultur.de/ #14 Nachtfischer, Aug 30, 2013 One of the best digital games available. It's full of interesting decisions, it's an innovative concept and it's competitively viable (especially thanks to the balancing changes of the iOS version). BUY IT! LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #15 LordGek, Aug 30, 2013 I'm loving how there seem to be unique programs designed specifically for each of the 4 baddies, and even then, they work very differently. Some examples: De-Bug: This program will kill all of the glitches, whose claim to fame is being able to walk through walls, currently in walls. Glitches not currently in a wall aren't affected. Da-Boom: This program not only kills the closest daemon, but cause said daemon to blow up and thus damage/stun all adjacent (even diagonally) baddies. cplr Well-Known Member Feb 15, 2011 468 0 0 #16 cplr, Aug 30, 2013 Last edited by a moderator: Aug 30, 2013 this game is so good. quick tip: you are healed +1 when you exit to the next stage, but you are also healed +1 if you syphon the exit tile. LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #17 LordGek, Aug 30, 2013 Nice find about siphoning the exit tile itself! badmanj Well-Known Member Mar 16, 2009 1,886 24 38 Software developer Reading, England http://www.underground-collective.com #18 badmanj, Aug 30, 2013 Total class. LOVE this game! cplr Well-Known Member Feb 15, 2011 468 0 0 #19 cplr, Aug 30, 2013 To loosely quote Kepa from Rocketcat, "this is a game you could play for the rest of your life." Seriously people, it's that deep. LordGek Well-Known Member Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze Feb 19, 2009 12,282 141 63 Software QA Engineer Saratoga, CA, USA #20 LordGek, Aug 31, 2013 So has anybody checked their scores in GC? Since there is no way to see friend scores in game, just the all-time global top 10, I loaded up GC to check the scores. They're extremely broken when viewed directly via GC, unless just my luck. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 18 1 ← 2 3 4 5 6 → 18 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
This game looks sweet! This guy has a less polished one for windows and Mac online somewhere but I can't remember the link. Looks really unique though!
Game Impressions Clever and original. Very difficult to explain the gameplay; I still very much feel like I am only learning the mechanics and scratching the surface of strategy after a handful of games. One that requires being taken on faith, then, but is highly likely to reward those who take the plunge.
Excellent feedback! I will surely take the plunge when I load up my credits on the App Store this week.
Hey, thanks. the old pc version is here: http://mightyvision.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/7drl-success-86856527.html it's really old though. I'll do a new PC version when I get time.
Awesome, been waiting for this or Helix to come out. This is from the Zaga 33, Corrypt, Glitch Tank, and O. dev.
Always thought it would make an excellent iPad game since I played the 7-day roguelike version. If you like getting lost into a game and then suddenly having an Eureka! moment, buy it now!
It is a truly deep and brilliantly designed rogue-like, strategy, puzzle thing and I can't help but love it. And constantly play it. Must admit, I'm also impressed with the core gameplay mechanics and the way calculated risks have to be taken.
The game consists of 8 levels, each 6x6 consisting of a randomized mix of walls and floors. You begin each level in one corner, the exit to the next level is in another corner and there are two siphon programs in the remaining two corners. Running a siphon program once you collect it siphons the grid you are on and the adjacent grids in the cardinal directions, giving you the contents of the floor or wall. Floors give you up to 3 credits and/or energy which you can spend to run programs you've collected, and walls either contain a program or add to your score. Each wall also has a number which is how many enemies are randomly placed around the level when you siphon the wall - enemies will also spawn when you enter a new level, as well as periodically with increasing frequency the closer you get to the final level. The challenge is basically what you do with your siphons and controlling how greedy you are. If you siphon nothing but floor, you don't summon any enemies, and increase the ability to use any programs you've already found, but depending on the class you are randomly assigned at the start, you may only have up to 2 randomly chosen programs available. So you need to siphon walls to get programs, and the more useful programs have a higher enemy number. And to get onto the leader board, you need to siphon otherwise useless score - where the value of a score grid equals the enemy number it summons (although a program exists that'll give you score as well). Where it gets really interesting is the programs that are available. You only get a two or three word description of the program and the implications of what it does and how it interacts with other programs is left for you to discover. Running programs doesn't progress the turn clock (except siphon and a program called .WAIT), so you can use as many programs as you have credits and energy for between turns. For instance, the .STEP program is described as 'take one step freely' and costs 3 energy. This allows you to freely move as many grids as you can afford without enemies moving. It also breaks the rules of movement, for example normally when an enemy is in the direction you swipe, you will shoot it instead of moving: STEP allows you to move towards the enemy instead. You really need to carefully think through and experiment with programs to figure out the possible ways that they can benefit you and observe what they do when you use them.
Summed up much better than I could, thanks, Andrew (I just spent the last half hour trying to quickly sum it up but failing). It might be described as a turn based hybrid of Robots and Bomberman with resource management and cool special abilities. Oh, question for dev or other savvy players, what is the significance of the character's title (Kid, Student, Cyborg, etc.)? Is that based on the number of baddies we killed or are current program selection?
Zaga-33 is one of my favorite games. I see Michael Brough, I buy. Happy to support you! There need to be more minds like yours in games today.
AFAICT it is your randomly selected class. You start with 1 program plus either a 2nd (Kid - Script Kiddie), 10 credits, 10 energy or a siphon.
One of the best digital games available. It's full of interesting decisions, it's an innovative concept and it's competitively viable (especially thanks to the balancing changes of the iOS version). BUY IT!
I'm loving how there seem to be unique programs designed specifically for each of the 4 baddies, and even then, they work very differently. Some examples: De-Bug: This program will kill all of the glitches, whose claim to fame is being able to walk through walls, currently in walls. Glitches not currently in a wall aren't affected. Da-Boom: This program not only kills the closest daemon, but cause said daemon to blow up and thus damage/stun all adjacent (even diagonally) baddies.
this game is so good. quick tip: you are healed +1 when you exit to the next stage, but you are also healed +1 if you syphon the exit tile.
To loosely quote Kepa from Rocketcat, "this is a game you could play for the rest of your life." Seriously people, it's that deep.
So has anybody checked their scores in GC? Since there is no way to see friend scores in game, just the all-time global top 10, I loaded up GC to check the scores. They're extremely broken when viewed directly via GC, unless just my luck.
