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 Uplink, originally released in 2001, is a game where you play as a freelance hacker for the Uplink corporation in what was quaintly considered a dystopic future back then. The game fortunately takes a very "Hollywood Hacking" approach, since frantically downloading files as your trace tracker beeps wildly is a lot more fun than creating fake password reset pages and e-mailing old people who don't know better. Uplink OS Given that Uplink was made in 2001, it has since aged, uh, pretty rough. We're using Uplink OS, a mod from 2016 that makes the game much nicer looking and user friendly. The original:   Uplink OS:   As you can see, much cleaner and less cluttered. The LP I played a ton of Uplink in high school, so I know my way around a system or two. I also haven't really played the game for like seven years and only saw a bit of Uplink OS before now, so I'm going to be pretty sloppy for the first few episodes. Grace on the other hand has never seen or played Uplink, so his perspective is completely fresh. Episodes: Let's Play Uplink OS Episode 1 - I Wanna Destroy Something
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May 4, 2019 02:34
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A single episode in, and Dan has already hosed himself over twice through his own petty dickishness. How very on-brand. 
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May 4, 2019 04:45
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Is there a mod that fixes the hell which is was LANs?
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May 4, 2019 05:03
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I, too, very recently got back into Uplink using Uplink OS which I learned about from one of the Prison Architect monthly streams. It's one of my most favorite hacking games. Not as complex as Hacknet is but much more hollywood hacking.
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May 4, 2019 07:16
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Yapping Eevee posted:A single episode in, and Dan has already hosed himself over twice through his own petty dickishness. How very on-brand. Hey only once was out of petty dickishness  the other time was regular flavour incompetence
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May 4, 2019 12:18
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Wow, Uplink was a pretty fun game, but I never got very far into it. I'm really glad you're LPing it.
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May 4, 2019 15:46
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Oh boy, Uplink. I remember ordering that directly from Introversion in 2001. Still have the CD somewhere (including the copy protection hex list) Are you "just" going to play the main missions, or are you also showing off the Easter eggs and how to do other fun stuff (banks, a certain database,...) ?
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May 4, 2019 15:48
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We'll definitely play more than just the story, honestly this LP started because I wanted to play Uplink, so it'll end whenever I dont feel like playing anymore  most likely when we run out of new stuff to do.
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May 4, 2019 16:45
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I never got far into Uplink due to a mix of technical issues and the UI. It'll be interesting to see how this Uplink OS mod fixes half of that.
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May 4, 2019 16:53
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Nice, makes me want to play it again. I'll also try the mod, looks good.
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May 4, 2019 16:54
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IAmTheRad posted:I, too, very recently got back into Uplink using Uplink OS which I learned about from one of the Prison Architect monthly streams. I started watching and thought "This looks way different to what I remember" and was really confused until I looked at my Steam library and realised that I played Hacknet, not Uplink.
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May 5, 2019 12:21
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Hacknet is pretty good, although it's a lot more linear than Uplink's sandbox with a story. New Episode!Let's Play Uplink OS Episode 2 - Don't Nuke The Computer Fix your computer, dickheads I've got poo poo I need to get done.
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May 5, 2019 13:45
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I noticed you didn't accept payment from those people you sent that shitpost email to (presumably because the game needs to recognize that specific set of text in the email).
Hammurabi fucked around with this message at 16:17 on May 5, 2019 |
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May 5, 2019 16:13
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Torrannor posted:Wow, Uplink was a pretty fun game, but I never got very far into it. I'm really glad you're LPing it. Not emptyquoting!
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May 6, 2019 05:41
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I think you can accept the "trace a hacker" missions that you were the cause of, at least in one version of the game. I know I told them the IP was "127.0.0.1" for a few of them and got paid with no repercussions.
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May 6, 2019 13:04
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Randalor posted:I think you can accept the "trace a hacker" missions that you were the cause of, at least in one version of the game. I know I told them the IP was "127.0.0.1" for a few of them and got paid with no repercussions. Really? I had thought that finding out it was you all along was a death sentence if you gave them the info. Additionally, you don't need to bother with logs on the machines you're doing the mission on really. Just go to Internic and properly delete the logs. I had thought that you needed to not delete ALL of the logs though, as there will be a log of you leaving the admin of Internic, so generally you should be leaving the fact that you logged into the admin, and then the log of you leaving won't be suspicious. You haven't gotten a Game Over yet though, so maybe not?
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May 6, 2019 20:42
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No you're right, I forgot until after the session that you want to leave the log of you connecting and delete everything else. Fortunately a combination of me chainsawing through everything and low rent servers not having the resources to track that properly has saved me I did a bit of housekeeping offscreen to make sure nobody comes from behind and gets us for that
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May 6, 2019 21:31
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Danaru posted:No you're right, I forgot until after the session that you want to leave the log of you connecting and delete everything else. Fortunately a combination of me chainsawing through everything and low rent servers not having the resources to track that properly has saved me Nice, it would kind of be anti-climatic to have the run come to a screeching halt in Ep. 3 if you started on the education servers and they got you for something so silly.
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May 6, 2019 23:23
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Drowning Rabbit posted:Nice, it would kind of be anti-climatic to have the run come to a screeching halt in Ep. 3 if you started on the education servers and they got you for something so silly. Can you get someone else screwed over by deleting the log of them logging in but leaving in them logging out?
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May 6, 2019 23:26
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Zanzibar Ham posted:Can you get someone else screwed over by deleting the log of them logging in but leaving in them logging out? Not sure, I never checked the “news” in this game.
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May 7, 2019 00:54
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There are missions later on to frame other hackers (via changing logs) which is an unimaginably douchey thing to do, but it means theres a mechanic involving other hackers getting busted. It's a possibility
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May 7, 2019 00:56
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Can you nuke Uplink's own computers and get an instant game over?
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May 7, 2019 05:40
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The Sandman posted:Can you nuke Uplink's own computers and get an instant game over? They reveal they have backups, and then shut you down.
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May 7, 2019 07:15
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Offline backups, an elite hacker's one weakness. 
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May 7, 2019 08:57
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Ha Hacking for Steve Jackson Games on episode 2
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May 7, 2019 15:32
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This LP had me go back to Uplink because I didn't know about this mod. I was doing pretty well until I somehow connected directly to an internal system without realizing it and got shut down. All my time and money  .
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May 7, 2019 16:17
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Sonel posted:This LP had me go back to Uplink because I didn't know about this mod. I was doing pretty well until I somehow connected directly to an internal system without realizing it and got shut down. All my time and money If you keep a nest egg ready you can buy a new gateway, IIRC. Though you might lose your apps... hmm. Can you prep a second gateway in advance? Or do you need one of the security measures to stop being arrested?
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May 7, 2019 16:39
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Tylana posted:If you keep a nest egg ready you can buy a new gateway, IIRC. Though you might lose your apps... hmm. Can you prep a second gateway in advance? Or do you need one of the security measures to stop being arrested? The only way you can get a new gateway is by frying your gateway when the feds arrive, otherwise you get full on disavowed by Uplink and you lose your save file. If you blow it in time, Uplink keeps you on as an active member since the feds have no evidence and Uplink won't see any blowback from it. Basically as long as you don't cause any issues for Uplink, you're fine, but the second they start catching heat they're like 
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May 7, 2019 17:08
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I like the message you get from Uplink if you blow your gateway when the feds come. Also you still get a "unauthorized computer access" crime on your rap sheet (which you can easily clean, of course. Doesn't really do anything, but it's neat ) Stilll hurts if you have a fully upgraded top of the line model though. Not that money is any issue in this game if you know what you are doing 
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May 7, 2019 19:24
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SOLarian posted:I like the message you get from Uplink if you blow your gateway when the feds come. I love how if you go full on for it and steal a ton of cash, it rockets your rank up and you start only getting missions you are really not ready for. It was quite a surprise for me when I first pulled off a heist.
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May 7, 2019 21:41
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Man this brings me back to the old uplink LP...I remember thinking it had the most amazing story and then I discover apparently it was an original creation. None the less following this. I love your special brand of random malice.
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May 8, 2019 06:40
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Honestly I love the lovely ui and think it really captures the spirit of 90s hacking and bare bones no luxury design of it all.
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May 8, 2019 19:37
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I can't believe Dan is two episodes in and still hasn't brought down capitalism.
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May 8, 2019 22:18
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Do you know how hard it is to guillotine someone over TCP/IP
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May 8, 2019 22:30
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Danaru posted:Do you know how hard it is to guillotine someone over TCP/IP I dunno, how hard is it to hack into the banks or criminal records?
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May 8, 2019 23:31
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SOLarian posted:Oh boy, Uplink. You and me both. Loved it so much back in the day. I'm looking forward to seeing this!
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May 9, 2019 01:16
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Danaru posted:Do you know how hard it is to guillotine someone over TCP/IP CirclMastr posted:I dunno, how hard is it to hack into the banks or criminal records? This, you can easily ruin someone's life just by loving with their money or by getting arrested by the police. Banks do not give a gently caress if they take all your stuff and are in the wrong for doing so, there's been mulitple documentaries about this. As for getting arrested by the police, doesn't matter if they're later proven innocent or never tried, many places will just fire you outright while you are gone and blacklist you by the industry. Now if you are a big guy with enough money, at medium it just disrupts your schedule.
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May 9, 2019 04:22
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New Episode! Let's Play Uplink OS Episode 3 - Stop Looking At Porn At Work
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May 11, 2019 16:04
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Immediately undoing the academic changes was wonderful
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May 11, 2019 17:03
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This game feels like what I imagine it dudes do at work.
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