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Hardwar

19986.9/ 10 · 36 votesTeen5

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About

The craters together is named Misplaced Optimism... And it's completely appropriate. Located on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, the colony started as a mining colony. As the wealth of mineral discovery spread, gangs moved in... until the whole place is held by two rival gangs, some misc. factions, and a lot of people caught inbetween, with no way out.

You are just one of the "moth" flyer owners, and you want to get out of this godforsaken hellhole, and the only way to do is to play the game... a mean game of survival.

Hardwar is a free-form and plot-driven game that was inspired by Elite and Privateer. Entire Misplaced Optimism is simulated with other crafts moving about their own business, from transport to piracy to bounty hunters and more, and you can join them. Transport your own goods from source to destination to earn a profit. Chase down helpless merchant moths and cut them apart with your weapons and then retrieve their cargo. Chase down pirates and other evildoers on commission of the local police. Upgrade your craft with better components, software, or even new moth models. You can even own buildings in this game world, and charge others for repairs and such. Follow through the plot, where you need to undertake a few special missions, and you may even get a chance to escape this hellhole once and for all...

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

First personThird person

Languages (1)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Supported Systems/Models

x86 (32-bit)

Drivers/APIs Supported

Glide

Media Type

CD-ROM, Download

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Joystick, Keyboard, Mouse

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Multiplayer Options

Internet, LAN, Modem, Null-modem cable

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

Number of Online Players

2-8 Players

Steam

Cloud

Save Game Methods

Internal Storage, Cloud (Online)

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

16 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 5

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

2X (300 KB/s)

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Also known as

Hardwar: Die Zukunft ist gierigGerman title

Hardwar: The Future is GreedyTag-lined title

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Facts

Released

1998

Platforms

PCWindows

Age ratings

ESRBTeenUSK12ACBG8+ELSPA11+

Standing

Top 86% by 24hr peak players

Tags

1st-personShooterFlight / aviationPost-apocalypticSci-fi / futuristic