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- Blackdoor
v1.0.2 - Fixes Round Two & More Bits!
New exit() - halts a script immediately, even from inside a function. return only pops back to whatever called that function; exit() stops the whole script right there, at any nesting depth. raise("message") (alias: err…
Security20 changesFixGameplay - Blackdoor
v1.0.1 - Launch Day Fixes
Bug Fixes Imported modules couldn't use any builtin or API function inside their own functions - calling log(), int(), str(), connect(), or anything else from inside a function defined in an import'ed module failed outr…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - Blackdoor
Blackdoor Has Launched!
Thank you for supporting me. Having a launch date behind me instead of ahead of me is still sinking in. The full game is live - and it's a bigger launch than originally planned. A batch of content I was going to hold ba…
Patch notes8 changesGameplayBalance - Blackdoor
Demo Update - v0.11.2
Features Recovery shell for a deleted root filesystem - if you (or a script) rm -r your own machine's / directory, the terminal now drops into a bare recovery> prompt instead of leaving you in a broken, half-working sta…
Security10 changesFixServer - Blackdoor
Demo Update - v0.11.1
Features Music, for real this time - the music command is live: view the playlist, music next / music prev to skip around, music to jump straight to a track, or music set to loop one track on repeat instead of rotating,…
Event25 changesFixPerformance - Blackdoor
Demo Update - v0.11.0
Features Customize your UI layout - ~/.config/layout.cfg (same idea as blackdoor.conf's theme customization) lets you rearrange every pane on screen. Just write "width height content" per line and panels place themselve…
Store23 changesFixServer - Blackdoor
1,000 Wishlists!
Blackdoor just hit 1,000 wishlists on Steam! Thank you - genuinely, it means a lot. This has been one person building this for way too many hours at a stretch, and every one of those wishlists is proof it wasn't just me…
Announcement4 changesUI/audioServer - Blackdoor
Demo Update - v0.10.3
Features Discord Rich Presence - the game now shows what you're up to in Discord: connected to a server, on a mission, or freelancing in the terminal. Live chat content filter - messages sent in #lounge are now automati…
Security14 changesFixServer - Blackdoor
Demo Update - v0.10.2
Features #lounge -> Discord relay - messages sent in the in-game #lounge IRC channel now appear in the Blackdoor Discord server in real time. One-way for now (Discord -> game coming later). network list - lists every se…
Store20 changesFixServer - Blackdoor
Update v0.10.1
Bug Fixes connect() bypassed authentication - calling connect(ip, port) without credentials gave full filesystem access: list_files, read_file, download, write_file, delete_file, scrub_log, and decrypt all worked withou…
Patch notes8 changesFixGameplay - Blackdoor
Update v0.10.0
New - Audit Leaderboards (Full game only - viewable in the demo, but daily and weekly audits require the full game.) boards.blackdoor.tools is now fully live. Daily and weekly audit boards track completion times - the s…
Patch notes10 changesFixGameplay - Blackdoor
Update v0.9.3
New - Full Audit Contracts (Full game only - not available in the demo.) hexdump has started sending repeatable pen-test work. Once you're mid-campaign, a new contract type appears on the job board: Full Audit. Each aud…
Security40 changesFixGameplay - Blackdoor
Demo Update - v0.9.2
Community patch - new NPCs, new scripting tools, QoL, and bug fixes. Thanks to 2dPrinter, Aluvard, _xp_, ItsGime, and delta for the repors. New Community NPCs Three new regulars have joined #lounge: 2dprinter, delta, an…
Store20 changesFixGameplay - Blackdoor
Demo Update - v0.9.1
Bug fixes and QoL based on early Next Fest player reports. Thanks to super_aardvark, cas, Tanner07, vince_kully, Delta, and marvelous for the detailed feedback - some of this shipped directly from your reports. QoL shop…
Security28 changes1 numericFix - Blackdoor
Dev Update - v0.9.0
Quick note up top: the demo build today gets the bug fixes and a new finale mission. The big stuff - Acts 2 and 3 - lands when the Playtest opens after Steam Next Fest in June. This post is so wishlisters can see what's…
Patch notes15 changesFixGameplay - Blackdoor
Demo Patch notes - 0.8.0
Missions 6 side missions in the demo now (up from 3) - freelance jobs from the IRC boards Tutorial Optional pre-mission walkthrough for new campaigns - toggleable at new game static DMs you through a few terminal basics…
Security22 changesFixGameplay
