NITE Team 4 Is A The Secret World-Inspired Military Hacking Game From Alice & Smith

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It seems that hackmud may have some competition early next year, as Alice & Smith, the developer of ARGMMO The Black Watchmen, is back with a new The Secret World-inspired military hacking MMO called NITE Team 4. NITE Team 4 "explores the world of cyberwarfare and features realistic mission scenarios" using "real espionage tradecraft terminology taken straight from leaked NSA documents."

Missions in NITE Team 4 will be conducted via "a virtual hacking platform based off real cybersecurity systems" like Kali Linux and Metasploit. Each mission is broken into three phases: Recon, Exploitation, and Raid. During the Recon phase, players gather intelligence and find weaknesses "using actual espionage tradecraft." During the Exploitation phase, players will hack into their target and "gain a secure foothold." Missions are wrapped up in the Raid phase, during which players coordinate with "military teams on the ground" to take down facilities or even entire organizations.

The concept is rather neat and Alice & Smith is boasting quite a bit of authenticity. Like The Black Watchmen before it, NITE Team 4 is currently on Kickstarter. As of this writing, the company has raised $19,992 of its $22,711 goal with 22 days left. Stretch goals include "PVP modules, player malware crafting, mission editors and more."

Should NITE Team 4 be successfully funded, it will be launched in "early 2017." A hacking mission based on it and uniforms from it will be made available in The Secret World. Additionally, "a special cross-universe ARG quest" will be made available to players of both games.

You can read more about NITE Team 4 on the official website.

NITE Team 4 Official Teaser