ShellShock Live For Mac

ShellShock Live strategic online multiplayer game releases on Linux, Mac and Windows PC. Thanks to developer kChamp Games who are proud to announce version 1.0. Available now on Steam.

ShellShock Live the popular multiplayer artillery game launches. A strategic online multiplayer artillery game focusing around using tanks. So you you can blow your opponents to smithereens. While encouraging players to keep playing as they level up. Unlocking new tanks, music, maps and hundreds of upgradeable weapons. If you're a fan of Scorched Earth, Death Tank, and Worms. You'll certainly be right at home with ShellShock Live.

New Features:

• Attack Drones
  Attack drones will occasionally scatter throughout the sky. All ready for battle. So if you hit one with a shot it'll join forces with your team. And also attack your enemies! Drones last one turn and fly away when they've completed their assault.

ShellShock Live is a strategic online multiplayer artillery game with strong emphasis on leveling up, upgrading tanks, and unlocking new weapons and items. The popular web game, ShellShock Live, with over 20 million plays online is getting rebuilt from the ground up for the Steam platform. If you are into online multiplayer tank battles, check out the ShellShock Live Greenlight Page. Find all our ShellShock Live Questions and Answers for PC, Mac. The FAQ for ShellShock Live plus great forums and game help.

• Firing Range Scenario Editor
  A fully featured Scenario Editor is also part of the ShellShock Live Firing Range. Modify the map, add obstacles and enemies. So you can test your creation. Useful for practicing unique setups and testing the limits of weapons. Maybe even just messing around. Enter the Scenario Editor by pressing the 'Edit' button in the top left corner of the Firing Range.

• Ally Aim Visibility
  Teammate aim details are now fully visible. Which also releases an entirely new level of strategy! Plan out your shots based on your environment and teammate's decisions. Pair it with teammate weapon visibility for the ultimate tactical advantage. Teammate aim details are even visible after your tank has been destroyed.

ShellShock Live v1.0 Official Trailer (Linux, Mac, Windows PC)

• X3 Damage Buff
  Supercharge your projectile with this rare multiplier causing 3 times the damage. Make sure to grab it before your opponents does. The extra damage is valuable! X3 buffs are also much smaller and more difficult to hit than X2s.

• Mission Thumbnails
  The ShellShock Live mission set list got a visual overhaul. Therefore it now displays a previews of the mission. Tank positions, bumpers, buffs, and portals included.

• Vortex Mode
  In Vortex Mode, all shots must first pass through a portal before dealing damage to an enemy. It's similar to rebound, but with an inter-dimensional twist. Portals are continually rotating out. So you'll have to discover and remember which portals match up!

• Star Badges
  When 100 levels just isn't enough for Linux, Mac and Windows PC. Dedicated players can now unlock star badges at various XP points. Some badges are accompanied by in-game rewards. Star Badges are shown in the multiplayer lobby for all to see.

• Bonus Campaign Mission Set
  A new ShellShock Live campaign is added to the bonus set. With 10 tough new missions leveraging updated game mechanics. New missions range from flushing out protected enemies. With 22 attack drones to hunting down foes with nothing but a dagger. Complete the entire set for a reward. Good luck!

Features:

• 8-player ShellShock Live online multiplayer battles: Team or free-for-all, with several game modes and options; turn-based shooting or all-shot (i.e., everyone shoots at once).
• 200+ unique upgradable weapons: Use weapons frequently to upgrade them to more powerful weapons (e.g., stream -> creek -> river -> tsunami).
• 100+ ranks: Earn XP to level up to a new rank unlocking new weapons, maps, tank parts, and skill points; use skill points to upgrade your tank and unlock new skills.
• Fully customizable and upgradeable tanks: Earn tank parts by leveling up and completing challenges; customize your tank with parts you've earned.

So now you can battle your friends in the full release. And hopefully collect the cards and unlock more upgrades. Also included in the game is a projectile lighting system. Since this makes battles look more beautiful than ever before.

ShellShock Live strategic online multiplayer game releases for $6.99 USD. Compatible with Linux, Mac and Windows PC. A bundle that includes four full copies of the game is also available for $19.99 USD.

Heartbleed. Shellshock. Well we've learned the names of these dangerous bugs that sound like Taylor Swift song titles. Heartbleed affected virtually every website out there. It was a notorious bug that had laid dormant for years and while the fix was easy, it had to be implemented by every individual developer.

Security expert Robert Graham says Shellshock is bigger than Heartbleed.

I think I was wrong saying #shellshock was as big as #heartbleed. It's bigger.

— () {:;}Robert Graham (@ErrataRob) September 25, 2014

So what exactly is this Shellshock bug and how does it affect your Mac? Let's talk about it and the solution.

What Is Shellshock?

Underneath the graphical user interface runs code – commands that run processes and provide you with the output on the screen.

In Bash, the command line interface in OS X, a string of text can be stored as a variable. Programmers turn text into variables so they don't have to type them again and again.

For example you can say:

Z ='this is a long string of text' Truck truck download for mac windows 10.

And later on if you say echo $Z, the command line will insert the text where you want it. This is meant to be treated as text and not as a command. And this is where the bug is.

In the Bash command line used by Linux and OS X, if you type a certain character at the start of the variable, you can turn it into a command.

The text being: () { :;};

This means that commands that were not sanctioned by the system or the developer, even commands that are blocked due to their malicious or disruptive nature can run if they have this prefix.

Shellshock (or the Bash bug if we're being technical) is only limited to UNIX based systems. Meaning OS X and Linux. Windows users are not affected by this bug.

For a more technical explanation check out Vox's excellent breakdown of the Shellshock bug. Alternatively, check out the video below for the same simple explanation, in a British accent.

How Does The Shellshock Bug Affect You

Directly, it does not.

But while apps in OS X run in a sandboxed mode, they do talk to each other – to offload tasks to other apps or to ask for system level functionality. All this talk takes place using code, in the Terminal.

During one of these exchanges, one app can add the prefix in the quotes and turn it into a command. These commands can either wipe your computer, render it useless, copy the contents of your drive or any number of things possible via the command line.

How To Patch The Shellshock Bug

Fortunately, Apple has said that only a small number of OS X users are susceptible to the Shellshock bug. But it's advisable that if you are on a Mac running OS X Lion, Mountain Lion or Mavericks, install the fix update from the links below. There's no fix for Yosemite beta users yet.

• Lion
• Mountain Lion
• Mavericks

The update for Mavericks is only 3.2 MB and comes as a DMG file. The process of installation is simple and you don't even need to restart your Mac.

It's a standard package installer in a DMG file. Open the installer and press Next a couple of times and the update will be installed.

That's about it. Stay safe.

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