Hi Shoshanah, : ) I know what you mean, it's true it's still far from being a good game at the moment! No worries about being harsh, it's deserved - right now it's more of a prototype than a fully fleshed out game.
Usually games that are that early in production aren't publicly available (game developers usually keep them locked up until it's more finished), but we still wanted to get it out to let people interested by the concept to try it. Otherwise, there wouldn't be an opportunity to discuss with you today, and that's what we are after. : ) There are a lot of discussions going on about the future of the game right now (there is still a lot to do!), and having your comments and ideas is really important, it helps to go in the right direction. For example, it turns out that the ability to change the content of the websites that have been hacked is something that is important for a lot of people - and I'm one of those people. : ) As I was saying to Kerry earlier (he's another player that had the same comment about the need to modify the websites we hack), the only issue at the moment is to see how it would fit into the gameplay. What would you like to change on the websites? How would it relate to the rest of the game? For now, the next big feature will be the addition of missions in the game. It will give the ability to use the content of the Web a bit more, for example by getting to find a piece of information hidden somewhere on the net. You would have to find and hack the right website. But there is more... If you want, I can even share with you some of the design documents that are being worked on at the moment. In any case, thanks a lot for your honest comments. I really appreciate it, and I know that I'm not alone in this. The other contributors and developers CC'ed in this discussion will pay a lot of attention to what you have to say. Cheers, Xavier. On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 18:24 -0700, Shoshanah Gilbert wrote: > hack-it was a fun game- if you're bored out of your mind. This may > sound harsh, but it only keeeps you entertained for a few minutes. You > could make it much bertter if it could let the users actully change > things on the websites we hack. Do this or everyone will lose interest > real fast, > > Inu Hanami > > --- On Fri, 8/13/10, Xavier Antoviaque <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: Xavier Antoviaque <[email protected]> > Subject: What did you think of HackIt? > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, August 13, 2010, 10:24 AM > > > Hi InuHanami > I just saw you had created an account on HackIt - thanks! > Quite impressive that you went that far, considering how early > we are in the development of the game. > What you saw is basically only a first prototype - something > to get a feel of what the game can be one day. > I'm thus very interested in knowing what you think about it - > would you mind spending 2-3 minutes to tell me (and the other > developers from the project, who will also receive your > answer) how it was to play the game? Do you have any remarks? > Thanks! > Xavier. > NB: Also, if you have questions, or if you'd like to know more > about the project, let me know. It's open source, so you could > even contribute if you want : ) > NB2: If you don't want to receive emails like this one, click > here. > > > _______________________________________________ > Hackit Bar mailing list - [email protected] > > Wiki: http://community.hackit.cx/ > List: http://community.hackit.cx/ml/ > Forum: http://community.hackit.cx/forum/ > Ideas: http://community.hackit.cx/ideas/ > IRC: irc://irc.freenode.net/#politis
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