Dum-Dum News

There are now two new features that collectively provide a reward system for playing games.

• GAME BANK - A new program that comes pre-installed with Hogo OS 1985 Edition. It is initially broken and can be fixed by working through a series of puzzles. Once fully operational, leave Game Bank open while playing compatible games to earn "Doorlars," the proprietary currency of the Doormall superstore.
  

• DOORMALL - A Hogonet site for 1985's superest superstore. Use Doorlars to purchase digital items including art, music, and toys that can be accessed within the Hogonet browser. Note: you can also buy "physical" items from Doormall, but you probably shouldn't; these items will remain at the Doormall warehouse and are intended to be used in upcoming quests.
  

Plus: the "Emperor's Clothes" text book now includes a link to the new Hogonet LIbrary of Learning site. Use this link to access a small library of very unique books. However, you'll need to apply for a library card first...

There are a number of new updates. Some of these were added between the last update & now, while others were in the beta branch & have now been moved to the main game.

• MINI-QUEST "The Merry Hackers Club" - Join a group of fellow hackers + apply to become an official Hogo Company employee. Start by reading Merry's Book of Riddles (obtained from the Hogo Store by progressing through the main storyline).
  
  
• PROGRAM "Talky Mail" - a reward for completing the entire Merry Hackers Club quest. This program lets you talk to & hear the voices of mail recipients. This interface will be used in additional upcoming quests.
  
  
• MINI-QUEST "Mr. Packard's Problem" - Figure out how to help an independent developer submit a new program to the Hogo board for review. Start by checking the Hogo/BBS in-game bulletin board.
  
  
• PROGRAM "Hogonet Bookmarks" - a reward for completing the Mr. Packard's Problem quest. Use it with Hogonet Reader to save and access Hogonet page links.
  
  
• GAME UPDATE "Hogowiz Keep" - The game now has 16 puzzle levels with many new building materials.
  
  
• ACHIEVEMENTS - Two new Hogowiz Keep achievements: one for completing all 16 levels, another for collecting all of the building materials.
  

There are also various small fixes and easter eggs to be discovered. They include new Basic Box "hacking" commands to mess with the Hogo operating system, a new "red screen of death" system to intercept errors (and offer a brief chat with a friendly Hogo Company employee), and additional background images including Spring & Summer.

Added a short new game to the in-game bulletin board:

• CHEESY MAZE - A simple game of navigating a 3D maze to locate a piece of cheese. When you are within range of the cheese, a detector shows how close it is but not which direction to go. A pseudo-first person view generated with font characters.
  

To play, launch Hogonet Reader and enter the address Hogo/BBS. Cheesy Maze is located under Games.

Continuing to work on the new storyline, so this week's updates are again small.

Two new Hogowiz Keep puzzle levels added. New building elements include bricks, plants, and flowers.

Most of our focus right now is on developing a new storyline + associated Hogo OS programs. It will be awhile before it's all ready, so updates for the upcoming weeks will be relatively small.

• This week's update adds two new levels in Hogowiz Keep, bringing the total to six.