Wasteland 3is a role-playing game developed by inXile Entertainment. The game takes place in the wasteland of a frozen Colorado after an apocalyptic event. Thus far,Wasteland 3has reviewed very wellthanks to solid gameplay and a comical but gritty story.
Wasteland 3is certainly not a game that can be beaten in one sitting, as it can take 50-60 hours. But for those who beat the game, there is a special ending, specifically for hackers.
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Brian Fargo, Studio Head of InXile Entertainment, tweeted out something rather amusing. ApparentlyWasteland 3has many ending statesthat players can enjoy, which adds to the replayability as well. One of those endings was specially made for hackers, meaning they will receive a surprise message when the game is completed.
According to Brian Fargo, there have already been several people who have playedWasteland 3nefariously, and therefore received the cheaters ending state. So far it doesn’t seem like any of the hackers have shared the message online, perhaps based on embarrassment. But it is quite hilarious to know that that ending state was designed to be in theepic-sized game that isWasteland 3, and that the developers are able to see that players have cheated and seen it.
This isn’t the first time a developer has implemented a hidden message in the game for hackers, one of the better examples being theSouth Park: The Fractured But Wholein-game message for cheaters. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick appears when players attempt to cheat, giving a “rousing speech” about being known as a scumbag cheater or playing the game as designed.
Riot Games took an entirely differentapproach withValorant andhackers.The team worked very hard at designing anti-cheat programs for the game, but for the hacker that is able to get around it, they will see the message “Protected by packman, a Riot Games product. Developed with <3 by the Anti-Cheat team. We’re always hiring talented individuals. If you’ve found this message, we implore you to take a look at our jobs page,” and then the careers website for Riot Games is provided. The team behindValorantuses the interesting approach of recruiting anyone who is talented enough to get around thier anti-hack walls.
Whatever the team behindWasteland 3left as a message is not yet in the public, but it will most likely appear sooner or later. Now that it is known that they left a hidden message, it’s more likely that cheaters will try to beat the game in a hacked state to find it and share it online.
Wasteland 3is out now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
