Just for your information we just published a small patch to fix one less annoying bug and a far more annoying one. (who wants to play a stealth game where guards can spot you throug obstacles and wall in a level?)
Update v1.1.6f1:
Fix: a physics bug in map 9999999 impacting gameplay of the agent
Fix: fixed a bug when using smoke bomb skill while escorted that wasn't reseting the stress level of the music
Hacktag is 50% off for one week!
Hello hackers - and hackers wannabe-!
Along with yesterday's update, we are happy to offer you a 50% off discount on Hacktag for 7 days starting...Now!
So if you were waiting to grab Hacktag with a friend for a bromantic week-end of co-op stealth, there's your occasion! (beers and coffee not included)
By the way, as we mentioned in the previous announcement, we did some serious optimization job on the game and we'd be more than happy to get your feedback, either good or bad. So if you have seen any performance difference, had new issues or spotted any weird bug, please, do tell us on:
Or e-mail us at support [at] hacktag-thegame [dot] com
And if you are considering streaming some Hacktag, you can also ping us on social networks.0 We'd be to hack C.L.A.W Media TV News channel for you and broadcast your stream all over the world... Or more certainly, we will just RT you and share your Twitch link on Discord.
Laterz hackerz!
The big optimization and bug fix update is live
Hello Hackers,
Today we are happy to release a quite expected update! It adds to Hacktag not only an all-new and shiny customization menu but, most importantly, it fixes many bugs and also brings tons of optimizations that should hopefully make the game run more smoothly.
So if you were having performance issues on the game before, please, let us know if you see the difference now in the comments section or on the Discord server!
You are having new issues? Please, tell us! Of course, since the modifications we did in the background are rather massive the update may also bring few new unknown issues. If you are experiencing some you are more than welcome to report it on the forum, Discord or by e-mail.
2019-09-04 Changelist - v 1.1.6
General:
Many graphic and technical optimizations have been done:
Performance optimization
Culling applied in every level
Lighting optimizations
Menu animations and 3D backgrounds optimized
Better performance on Mac.
Menu and interface:
New ergonomy for the character creation and customization menu.
Redesign of most of the menus.
New texts for the call to action buttons during loading screen (better feedback to know if your partner is still loading).
You can now use the "Y" button to open and close controls layouts in the options menu.
The time to load the player icons in the social menu is now way shorter
In the options menu, the sound equalizers rulers now changes the volume in real-time.
Every skill previously used are now all kept in memory for the next game.
Fix: The instructions behaviors for switching role in single-player mode are now corrected.
Fix: With PS4 controller the button display in Jail mini-game window remains the right one ("square") all the time.
Fix: In character selection menu of the tutorial mode, pressing "Enter" on an empty slot now starts the character creation
Fix: Localization fixes in texts of the skill menu, achievements list, and tutorial.
Fix: The communication panel in score screen has been fixed. (emotes bubbles weren't displayed)
Fix: The back button in score screen after an online game now works correctly
Fix: In local co-op skills selection menu, pressing the start button together now correctly launch the mission.
Fix: Playstation 4 Dualshock controllers D-PAD sensitivity has been tweaked to navigate smoothly in the menu.
Fix: In the local co-op menu when playing with 2 Playstation 4 Dualshock controllers, player 2 is now able to navigate with the D-Pad.
Gameplay:
Level design fixes and improvement in the hacker tutorial mission.
New SFX feedback and music in the score screen menu.
Fix: blocking bug in tutorial fixed when the guard catches you right after downloading the 6 computers in room 2. He doesn't disappear anymore.
Fix: fixed hacker tutorial, sometimes the final co-op door wasn't triggering the minigame if the hacker activated it before the agent was on it.
Fix: in agent tutorial mission, the alert music now stops correctly.
Fix: Running against a wall doesn't make a sound anymore.
Fix: level design fixes on map Genethics #00111ECO: guards were escorting to the wrong jail after jail 2.
Fix: Map #000FECE7 in hard mode guard in the second half of the level now moves correctly.
Fix: Map #0001A7FF cameras after 4th firewall are now correctly alerting the guard
Fix: Map #00012D687 the final alarm can't be triggered before it is reachable anymore.
Fix: Blocking bug fix on Map #009164E1 antivirus now escorts to the right IDS when catching you on the door node right before the jail.
Fix: Story ending dialog is now addressed to the proper character and not to the host of the game.
Fix: When playing hacker, after a laser trap minigame nodes close to a scanner doesn't remain orange anymore.
Fix: The invisibility FX on the agent is now correctly displayed.
Fix: Opening a jail door during an escort before the agent arrives in jail doesn't break the liberation mini-game anymore.
Also, note that more updates of this kind may also arrive later on, so see you soon hackers!
Servers down for maintenance at 6:30 PM CEST
Edit: Servers will be down again today at the same hour. We will let you know as soon as it is live again!
Hello hackers,
A very short message to warn you that Hacktag servers will be down a few minutes (one hour tops) around 6:30 PM CEST.
But don't worry, something tells me another announcement may follow quickly after the servers will be live again...
See you on the other side hackers ;)
Update v1.1.5f8 is live to fix Black screen issue.
Hello hackers,
A short post to announce you that we have just released a small update (version 1.1.5f8) to solve a blocking bug which made the game impossible to launch in some rare cases (Black screen at start).
Thank you to Cat and Knightmare for reporting it on Hacktag's official Discord. And speaking about amazing communities, I wanted to take a few lines to speak about a very cool initiative :
it's the Love Indies week
!
How? The Goal of the Love indies week is to celebrate ... well... Indie games by taking a little of our precious time to play and speak about the Indie Games we love.
How? Pick some indies you love, so it may include Hacktag -obviously!- but also every other game that you think deserves more attention. Play it and then you can:
- Speak about it to your friends, or even to your favorite content creators
- Recommend it on Social media
- Write a review on Steam.
- Join the community (Discord, Twitter etc...)
etc..
When? Now! It has already started this Monday, June 3rd and until June, 14th.
This Saturday you can also participate in the review hour where the goal is to write as many reviews as possible at 10.00 PT time.
Have fun!
2019-06-07 Changelist - v 1.1.5f8
FIX: Bug fixed: no more black screen at launch for some configuration.
See you soon hackers and let's spread some love for indie games!
Easter Eggs event has snuk out!
Hello hackers,
Time has come for the chief happiness officers - yes, this job actually exists - to take down every Easter decorations in the open-space of C.L.A.W. Media, LEXYK and Genethics... and maybe send some compromising files to the shredder at the same time.
Long story short, Hacktag's Easter Eggs special Spring event has come and gone and now is the time to extend our sincerest congratulations to each and every Agent-Hacker dynamic duo for successfully completing this seasonal heist!
We are legions : meet the streamers
You have been quite a lot to join the industrial spy corp during this spring. We even have counted numerous new Streamers among our Anonymeows legions of hackers.
There are too many to name and thank them all so we put together a list of some of our most impressive Hackers - check out the replay and follow them!
Having a common love for Hacktag is pretty good starting point as it shows great taste, don't you think? ːsteamhappyː
Also, if you have a favorite streamer who (gasp) hasn't heard about Hacktag yet and you would like to correct this terrible overlook, let us know! We'd be happy to contact them.
The infinite connection issue some player has experienced is now fully fixed for everyone.
You can now fully enjoy the Easter Egg event. so to your hacking minivans hackers!
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Original post: 24 Apr
Hello hackers,
Few players have recently reported us infinite connecting issues when trying to play online with another player.
This is due to a recent problem with our relay servers which our smart and devoted dev team is currently working on fixing.
In the meantime, for thus encountering this issue and until the fix is live anytime soon, you can try a temporary solution by setting up the ports forward of your modem/router to your computer for UDP and TCP protocols on port range 27015 to 27020
It will allow the game to make a direct connection with your friend when creating a game instead of using the relay servers.
How to proceed :
In your modem or internet router settings
there is a section called generally PAT/NAT or port forwarding.
You must add a new rule for UDP protocol on port range 27015 to 27020 pointing to the local IP address of your computer.
The internet traffic going to the ports of your modem will be forwarded to your computer and make you able to host a game directly, avoiding the game to select a relay server for you.
Spring is now in full swing, bytes have blossomed into gigabytes and the air is buzzing with confidential data ... Long story short, all is set for the beginning of Hacktag's Easter Egg!
The event will last until the beginning of May and let me tell you that this Spring special event is loaded with cool content! Let's see:
Special Easter items frenzy
There are over 12 spring special items to customize your character and during Easter Egg the chance to loot one of those rare items is way higher, while costing less coins to unlock those rather uncommon spy outfits.
Let the Egg hunt begin!
As if sneaking behind pandas's back wasn't cute enough, every levels is now blooming with flowers and eggs during spring time. But don't let the cuteness overload fool you, guards will still hunt you down!
A special story mission :
Since you dared clicking on the spoiler tag, you'll be amazed to learn that in this spring special mission, Hippie Easter Bunny needs you to save Easter and Mother Nature at the same time. Is this not crazy, or what?
That's pretty much it for this new season! Note that to totally mark the occasion Hacktag is 50% off starting today so it might be the right time to get you fresh partners.
One last thing before you go: if you have any suggestions for Hacktag, from cool improvements to even games mode ideas, drop us your feedback now, because who knows what may come next? Here's where we are :
