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Uplink Hints
Help! I think they've caught me!
1 of 9: Don't panic, this can happen if you dally in a system or forget to delete your logs.
2 of 9: If you have a Motion Sensor (remember to keep a software application running!) and get a red line ("Several people moving about"), Nuke your system NOW! You might lose your GW, but you'll get another one.
3 of 9: If your target was a government-run operation or a "major system" (i.e. a mainframe), your game will end to a black screen. 'Hope you had a backup!
4 of 9: If you get a mail and a "mission page", you got lucky. This is a mere warning (and a fine). Pay the fine! If you don't, the game will end.
5 of 9: Uh-oh, your employers don't like people with criminal records.
6 of 9: Luckily, you have a few assets most people don't.
7 of 9: Have you ever had any missions involving the Global Criminal Database?
8 of 9: Even if not, you should know by now that information is just a stream of bits in a system somewhere. Easily altered, easily removed.
