Macro Points
Macro points were introduced into the game to stop players using macros and scripts to do the work for them. To stop this a "Routine Check" page has been introduced. This page appears every so often when you click on the link to go to university, suicide hill, corner 7/11 and other game play areas. On this page there is a randomly generated picture telling to click a number from 1 - 16 on the grid below. If you leave the page without clicking anything then you lose one macro point. If you click the correct number you proceed to the next page and gain two macro points. However, if you click on the incorrect number you lose two macro points and have to click on a new number. Your macro points can go up to a maximum of 52 and go down to a minimum of -50 points. If you reach -50 points you are automatically jailed by the system for two days.
Macro Picture Problems
If you are unable to see the macro picture, then you should try the following steps:
- Go to http://www.hobowars.com/game/macro_image.php?id=YOURIDHERE (in a new browser window), and hit F5. If it doesn't work, move onto the next step. If you can see it just click that number in your original browser window.
- Make sure your browser is allowing images and your firewall isn't blocking them. If everything seems fine and it still isn't showing, go on to step 3.
- It's possible that there could be an error in your computer's registery which is stopping your browser(s) from reading the correct image headers when the image is formed with php. Try downloading and running WinSock XP.
