TheWoWDBWow, what an old and obscure reference to the movie Hackers...
Angelia Jolie and a bunch of other teenage hackers defeat an evil hacker overlord by "hacking the Gibson" which is a supercomputer programmed to unleash a virus that will capsize oil tankers around the world. The Gibson was a "supercomputer" which, by the way, was large enough to ride a skateboard through and had terminals the size of a mini metropolis with green/black data flashing up and down the the sides.
Blast from the past man!
Quest
Hacking the Wibson
A World of Warcraft quest in Uldum. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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77.63 where the Fusion Core is (the big yellow ball on top of the submarine-whatchamacallit thing). Face the fusion Core, turn around 180 deg and a few yards in front of you, you will see a toolbox and the mainframe (looks like a mail box). click on the toolbox and then click on the "mainframe".
Turn quest in at the Core.
It's funny because you actually "HACK" at the Wibson with an axe/polearm thing... no computer knowledge necessary :)
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneUldum
Quest ID27778
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27778))
What to do
StorylineUldum, step 41 of 101
Rewards13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Description
It is true. New expedition crews have arrived by sea. My scanners detect that they already have been afflicted by the curse phenomenon. You must hurry and go aboard the M.A.C. Diver. The access codes will give us control over the fusion core's functions, but there is still a layer of security we must bypass. User {name}, I must ask you to hack a very sophisticated mainframe known as the "Wibson." Do not worry I will provide you with further instructions.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #249 77.3 63.3
Coordinates
- Turn-inUldum 77.3, 63.3
/way #249 77.3 63.3 - Objective areaUldum 77.0, 62.9
/way #249 77.0 62.9 - Objective areaUldum 74.2, 64.4
/way #249 74.2 64.4
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Uldum map
- Off To Adventure! about 1,870 yards
- Thunder on the Sands about 1,870 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 1,920 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Uldum, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Uldum:
- Dawnrise Expedition, Tanaris
- Gunstan's Dig, Tanaris
- Ramkahen, Uldum
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Storyline
Uldum
Part 41 of 101.
Previous: Core Access Codes · Next: Gnomebliteration
- 36The Defense of Nahom
- 37The Curse of the Tombs
- 38Artificial Intelligence
- 39A Disarming Distraction
- 40Core Access Codes
- 41Hacking the Wibson
- 42Gnomebliteration
- 43The Push Westward
- 44Lieutenants of Darkness
- 45Bleeding the Enemy
- 46Salhet's Gambit
- 47The Fall of Neferset City
Showing steps 36 to 47 of 101.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Core Access Codes
The expedition's numbers are extremely large, user <name>. Dealing with them by conventional means would take you an estimated 2,700,136.5 hours. We can make use of a powerful source of energy held within expedition's crawler vehicle. We will need the fusion core's access codes to accomplish this.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Gnomebliteration
I have downloaded my program to the fusion core and have complete control over it. I've created a small pocket of air inside to avoid vaporizing user <name>. I will yield control of all movement functions so I can dedicate my cycles to keeping the core stable.
The storyline at a glance
Uldum has 101 steps, from Easy Money to The Coffer of Promise.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Uldum (101).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Uldum map
- The Fists of the Heavens
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.