Harder Bank Hacking Mod
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:59 pm
I have compiled a version of uplink with a version of a bank auditing mod I wrote way back for version 1.31. It has been tweaked a little and made to work with 1.55, and I would like people to test it, and see how easy it is to beat.
The challenge is simple: hack a bank, steal over 100,000 credits, wait approximately seven days, and if you aren't arrested, you probably got away with it.
The auditor runs weekly, so it can be some time before the consequences catch up with you, hence the need to wait seven days before knowing if your hack went undetected.
I can provide more details if you need help figuring out how the auditor is catching you, though it is a relatively simple system at heart. Note also that the traditional means of being caught (active/passive tracing etc) are still in place as well.
There are two downloads, one for steam and one for retail (ie non-steam) copies of uplink, since the program has to be compiled differently for these two versions. If you have issues getting the program to run, let me know which version you are using so I can look into it.
Windows Retail Users
Download: http://www.iridiaprime.co.uk/stormchild ... Retail.zip
Simply unzip Uplink-Audit.exe into your Uplink folder and run it. You can run normal uplink again by running the original Uplink.exe.
Windows Steam Users
Download: http://www.iridiaprime.co.uk/stormchild ... -Steam.zip
Locate your uplink.exe, rename it and copy the new one from the zip file into its place, then run the game as normal through steam.
To uninstall, delete the exe and restore your original copy.
The challenge is simple: hack a bank, steal over 100,000 credits, wait approximately seven days, and if you aren't arrested, you probably got away with it.
The auditor runs weekly, so it can be some time before the consequences catch up with you, hence the need to wait seven days before knowing if your hack went undetected.
I can provide more details if you need help figuring out how the auditor is catching you, though it is a relatively simple system at heart. Note also that the traditional means of being caught (active/passive tracing etc) are still in place as well.
There are two downloads, one for steam and one for retail (ie non-steam) copies of uplink, since the program has to be compiled differently for these two versions. If you have issues getting the program to run, let me know which version you are using so I can look into it.
Windows Retail Users
Download: http://www.iridiaprime.co.uk/stormchild ... Retail.zip
Simply unzip Uplink-Audit.exe into your Uplink folder and run it. You can run normal uplink again by running the original Uplink.exe.
Windows Steam Users
Download: http://www.iridiaprime.co.uk/stormchild ... -Steam.zip
Locate your uplink.exe, rename it and copy the new one from the zip file into its place, then run the game as normal through steam.
To uninstall, delete the exe and restore your original copy.