Hacking: Difference between revisions

'''Hacking''' is an activity in ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' and ''[[The Sims 3]]'' that can be performed on a [[computer]]. It returns in ''[[The Sims 4]]'' as a [[Programming]] interaction.

==The Sims 4==

Sims that reached Level 2 in the Programming Skill unlock the ability to Hack on the computer, to earn some [[Simoleon|money]] on the side. At first, they only have Llamacorn Listserv as a target, but as they raise their Programming, more various targets to hack appear. There is a cooldown of 24 hours after you hack a server/account, to prevent abuse. The Supercomputer is an exception, and it takes 7 days to attempt to hack it once more. If Supercomputer hacking fails, the computer the hack was attempted from will be broken. Hacking has a higher chance to succeed when the Sim in question is [[Focused]]. The time at which the hacking is initiated seems to not change the outcome of the process. At Level 8 of Programming, Sims learn to hack faster, speeding up the process passively. A computer upgraded with ECC RAM and IP Spoofers will perform better at Hacking.

===Hacking Targets===

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!Name

!Programming Level Required

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|Llamacorn Listserv

|2

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|Lothario Trust Funds

|3

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|Landgraab Systems

|5

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|National Sims Security Agency

|7

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|Plumbook

|9

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|Crumplebottom Servers

|10

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|Supercomputer

|10

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==Trivia==

===The Sims 3===

*When hacking, the computer's screen animation is referencing the defense systems of the United States. Something that looks like an NSA logo can be seen too.

===The Sims 4===

*Most servers available to hack are Easter Eggs to various other servers or characters from The Sims:

**Lothario Trust Fund is a reference to the [[Lothario family]].

**Landgraab Systems are a refernce to the [[Landgraab]]s, a powerful magnat family from most of The Sims series.

**National Sims Security Agency are a reference to the real-world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency NSA], the United States security agency.

**Plumbook is a reference to the popular social network [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook Facebook].

**Crumplebottom Servers is a reference to[[ Agnes Crumplebottom]], a well-known character of The Sims series.