Malware Tycoon v1.0.0.2 (Hotfix + NEW Feature) Patch Notes
Hello Malware Tycooners, Version 1.0.0.2 of Malware Tycoon has just been released and addresses the following: New Feature - Prestige To make the mid/end-game feel more satisfying, you now have access to a new feature in your toolkit - prestige. Choosing to prestige a payload mak
Hello Malware Tycooners,
Version 1.0.0.2 of Malware Tycoon has just been released and addresses the following:
New Feature - Prestige
To make the mid/end-game feel more satisfying, you now have access to a new feature in your toolkit - prestige. Choosing to prestige a payload makes that payload permanently gain a boost in performance of 50% for current and future malware campaigns. Prestige is an expensive process, results in a permanent loss of Skill Points and costs 10x what it would cost to unlock the payload normally.
Bug Fix - Infidelity
A recent exploit was identified in which it was possible to input a share quantity on a cheap stock, then move over to a more expensive stock (before the date ticked over) and purchase the more expensive stock for the same price of the cheap one, resultingly in hypothetically infinite money/gains. This exploit has been patched.
Please continue to report any bugs and feedback on the Steam community forums. Any bugs will be addressed ASAP, whereas major feedback will be considered in major patches down the line (smaller feedback items may be addressed in hotfix patches like this one).
If you read through the last developer update, you're aware that the days of just worrying about your malware being detected are over. Now, you've gotta deal with the feds, and they're not exactly known for your patience with your antics. Should you get caught, you'll have to face the full extent of the law and choose a way to pay your debt back to society. Whether you choose to do time, subject yourself to MK-MEGA mind experiments, fork over some cash, or sell your soul to the feds, the choice is yours. Maybe think about taking advantage of those VPNs to hide your trail...
Like most tycoon games, Malware Tycoon will come packed with 10+ scenarios to choose from. Want to start the game out with certain restrictions? Want to take the ultimate challenge and try to hack Grewgle? There are many different scenarios available for you to choose from with whatever type of gameplay you're hoping for. (scenarios pictured subject to change).
The Admin Panel is what you will see upon visiting a website successfully hacked from Ted's Hack Tool. Here, you can deploy malware that will be automatically downloaded to anyone's computer who visits the website while it is hacked (albeit, some users may decline the download/be privy to the hack so you won't get them all). You can also use Resource Hacking to "steal" Skill Points or money from the website - the longer the website is hacked, the more lucrative it will be to steal these resources. Finally, you have your Stock Crasher. Presuming the site you hacked is a publicly traded company, you can use this tool to release defamatory statements against the company to cause the stock's ticker price to drop significantly.
The Malware Upload Tool completely replaces the old way of uploading malware to forums. Instead of having to title your forum post/give it a description, this tool does it all for you. Additionally, you can purchase "One-Time Buffs" using Skill Points. Should you have a plethora of Skill Points available, you can opt to spend some to infect more users and/or lower or completely mitigate your chance of getting banned from the forum. This is a quality-of-life improvement in that you don't have to worry about getting banned as much, nor spend nearly as much time spamming keys in the forum creation field constantly.
To spice things up, the law is now going to be hot on your tail. Should you neglect to use your VPN, get too ballsy, or not use some of the other resources to hide your trail (cough future update cough) the law will catch up to you and hit you with a charge. The extent of your sentencing varies based on how many times you've been caught up with the law before, and what they caught you doing. It also depends on your behavior during the interim from when you get the notice to when you actually go to court. More will be revealed about this system in Dev Update #2, but just know that the days of simply worrying about having your malware detected are over...