![]() ![]() This leads them to the FLIST (a file sharing service) page of Dylan Merchant. After doing some cleanup on Hypnospace, and tracking down illegal speedboosting software in the Freelands, the character is assigned a copyright infringement case. Members of Goodtime Valley are retaliating against the banning of their Gumshoe Gooper images, creating a free speech movement called "I Stand with Gooper." The player also gains access to Starport Castle Dreamstation where they learn that users are angry at the merging of multiple zones into one, and are choosing to create their own zone: the Freelands as the SAI (Sovereign Alliance of Imagination). Outlaw is extremely buggy, and eventually malfunctions, crashes and bricks the user's headband.Īfter having their headband fixed, the player returns to Hypnospace a few weeks later on November 26 to find it has quite changed. After completing some HSPD work, the player is given a beta demo of the game Outlaw, created by Dylan Merchant, the lead programmer of Hypnospace. The player's first cases include tracking down copyright infringement of an old cartoon character known as Gumshoe Gooper, tracking harassment from a user known as ZANE_ROCKS_14, stopping the usage of extralegal commerce system CapaCash, and finding and removing disturbing images displayed on Hypnospace pages from a hacker known as T1MAGEDDON. The HSPD will send cases for the player, where they must find and track down suspected violations. ![]() As an enforcer, the player acts as a moderator on Hypnospace, tracking for content that infringes the CHIME laws: Copyright, Harassment, Illegal Activity, Malicious Software and Extralegal Commerce. The player completes a short tutorial where they learn about their job. Software description provided by the publisher.The game begins on November 5, 1999, with the player being introduced to their new volunteer job as an enforcer for Hypnospace, an internet service provided by Merchantsoft where users can browse the internet in their sleep with the use of a headband. Relive your childhood: Equip obnoxious screensavers and skins for your desktop, and wiggle your mouse pointer around to make pages load faster! Treasure hunting: Do your job to earn Hypnocoins, or ignore your inbox and go hunting for hidden pages, downloads and secrets! Dangers and delights: Download groovy GIFS and MIDI files, but watch out for adware, toolbars and hackers! ![]() Crawl through Cyberspace: Scour the darkest corners of the Web for scumbag users who violate Hypnospace law! So slip on your Hypnospace Headband™, and keep these key directives in mind: In your spare time, you can customize your HypnOS desktop however you see fit, with a variety of downloads, wallpapers, screen savers and helper bots to keep you company. Hypnospace Outlaw is a '90s internet simulator in which you scour Hypnospace's wide variety of weird and wonderful websites to hunt down wrongdoers, while also keeping an eye on your inbox, avoiding viruses and adware, and downloading a plethora of apps that may or may not be useful.Īs part of your job as a Hypnospace Enforcer, you'll be watching out for copyright infringement, internet bullying and more, with reports and rewards coming direct from the Hypnospace Patrol Department to your inbox.
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