+==============[ NETSHELL v0.1.0 ]=============+
NETSHELL
Hack the System. Uncover the Truth.
Currently in Development
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+===============[ SYSTEM READY ]===============+
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About the Game
Enter the Underground
It's 1996. The internet is the wild west. Corporations hide secrets in poorly secured servers, and a hacker collective called Black Ice is watching from the shadows.
ghost@netshell:~
$
cat /var/log/story.log
[1996.09.12 03:14:07] Connection established...
[1996.09.12 03:14:08] Encrypted channel active.
Someone found you. Someone who calls themselves Zero.
They lead Black Ice - a collective that believes the
network is a library, and they are its archivists.
"We don't hack for profit. We preserve. We document.
We expose what corps want buried in forgotten servers."
The feds are getting smarter. Corporations are hiding
something big. And Zero needs someone with your skills.
> "Dig deep. Document everything. Trust no corp.
> Trust no fed. Welcome to Black Ice."
The cursor blinks. Your first mission is waiting.
[1996.09.12 03:14:08] Encrypted channel active.
Someone found you. Someone who calls themselves Zero.
They lead Black Ice - a collective that believes the
network is a library, and they are its archivists.
"We don't hack for profit. We preserve. We document.
We expose what corps want buried in forgotten servers."
The feds are getting smarter. Corporations are hiding
something big. And Zero needs someone with your skills.
> "Dig deep. Document everything. Trust no corp.
> Trust no fed. Welcome to Black Ice."
The cursor blinks. Your first mission is waiting.
$
man netshell
NAME
netshell - a hacking simulation set in 1996
SYNOPSIS
Real UNIX commands. Real file systems. Real networks.
No magic hacking minigames. No hand-holding.
If you know UNIX, you know Netshell. If you don't, you'll learn.
DESCRIPTION
A fully simulated 90s operating environment with CDE/Motif desktop,
Netscape Navigator, IRC, email, and a real terminal. Navigate
interconnected corporate intranets and hidden networks. Every
system is unique with its own security, users, and secrets
buried in forgotten servers.
AI NPCS
NPCs that think, remember, and react. Have real conversations
with hackers, sysadmins, and mysterious contacts who actually
understand what you're doing. Sysadmins notice when logs go
missing. Contacts go silent if you burn them. Every conversation
is a potential attack vector - or a trap.
HACKING
No magic hacking minigames. Use real reconnaissance, exploitation,
and post-exploitation techniques adapted for the game world.
Scan networks, crack passwords, pivot through systems, cover
your tracks.
NARRATIVE
A story of corporate espionage, underground networks, and personal
redemption. Your choices matter. Your methods matter. Starting in
1996, experience the dot-com bubble, millennium bug panic, and
corporate fraud scandals - reimagined with conspiracies and secrets
only hackers can uncover.
ENVIRONMENT
CDE/Motif desktop. IRC chats. Dial-up modems. ASCII art.
Experience the internet before it was sanitized. A hacker
collective called Black Ice is archiving what corporations
want deleted.
PLATFORMS
Windows, macOS, Linux
SEE ALSO
discord(1), reddit(1), x.com(1)
netshell - a hacking simulation set in 1996
SYNOPSIS
Real UNIX commands. Real file systems. Real networks.
No magic hacking minigames. No hand-holding.
If you know UNIX, you know Netshell. If you don't, you'll learn.
DESCRIPTION
A fully simulated 90s operating environment with CDE/Motif desktop,
Netscape Navigator, IRC, email, and a real terminal. Navigate
interconnected corporate intranets and hidden networks. Every
system is unique with its own security, users, and secrets
buried in forgotten servers.
AI NPCS
NPCs that think, remember, and react. Have real conversations
with hackers, sysadmins, and mysterious contacts who actually
understand what you're doing. Sysadmins notice when logs go
missing. Contacts go silent if you burn them. Every conversation
is a potential attack vector - or a trap.
HACKING
No magic hacking minigames. Use real reconnaissance, exploitation,
and post-exploitation techniques adapted for the game world.
Scan networks, crack passwords, pivot through systems, cover
your tracks.
NARRATIVE
A story of corporate espionage, underground networks, and personal
redemption. Your choices matter. Your methods matter. Starting in
1996, experience the dot-com bubble, millennium bug panic, and
corporate fraud scandals - reimagined with conspiracies and secrets
only hackers can uncover.
ENVIRONMENT
CDE/Motif desktop. IRC chats. Dial-up modems. ASCII art.
Experience the internet before it was sanitized. A hacker
collective called Black Ice is archiving what corporations
want deleted.
PLATFORMS
Windows, macOS, Linux
SEE ALSO
discord(1), reddit(1), x.com(1)
Development
Dev Log
Follow our development journey. Technical deep-dives, AI experiments, and behind-the-scenes updates.
Research
Technical Papers
Deep dives into the technology behind Netshell. AI architectures, simulation systems, and game design explorations.
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