Search bar for missions

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I really love this game but I do hate searching through long lists of 
randomized word pairs for a majority of the missions (that I've done so far, 
lvl 8). I think a slight change is needed. It is very tedious searching long 
lists for a particular person's name, or specific file.

We need a search bar. Or maybe a system utility that searches whatever 
directory or database you are in. Realistically, finding a file or entry would 
be trivial. What hacker couldn't find a file he wanted?

Now, if this change is made, the way missions worked would need a revamp. 
Currently, the missions rely on the fact that a quarter of the time you are 
spending on a mission is awkwardly scrolling through a randomized list with 
small font. If a search bar were introduced, that time is freed up resulting in 
easier missions. To counter this you could either shorten active trace times, 
or use system components to determine the speed at which:

    -Files are loaded (modem)
        -Retrieve file missions

    -Entries are edited (Mem? HDD?)
        -Modify record missions

    -Programs are run (CPU)
        -Password cracker
        -Encrypter/Decoder

This way time is spent hacking the system rather than looking for a file. We 
all love this game for it's hacking focus!

If the search bar idea is too difficult to implement or you don't like the 
idea, I could live with an alphabetized list... Or perhaps a way to format the 
list, like an alphabetical list, or large to small files. Maybe even by 
filetype? DOC, BIN, DAT, etc... 

Thank you for the great game! Having a blast with the latest update!

Please rate the importance of your Feature Request *for others*
[Low|Med|High]: Med

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Python.1...@gmail.com on 9 Aug 2012 at 6:14

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there is numbers before files and lines of data, it speed ups the process. in 
previous version there was just name and size. and sometimes there was 2 files 
with same name and different size...

Original comment by hikki...@gmail.com on 9 Aug 2012 at 9:12

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Yes there are numbers before the filenames but that is much harder to compare 
to the target file's numbers. Looking for two distinct names is easier. The 
problem is, it's still very tedious.

Original comment by Python.1...@gmail.com on 14 Aug 2012 at 2:51

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i think i will add search feature onto the data and file servers, they will end 
up funtioning much like the data edit and database searches do, where using 
bypass scripts on those components will speed up the search.

Original comment by codelin...@gmail.com on 21 Aug 2012 at 9:17

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this functionality has been added to NOTEPAD, so you will need to scan the 
fileserver page to search its location. this can all be done while NOT 
connected to the server.

Original comment by codelin...@gmail.com on 8 Oct 2013 at 5:59

• Changed state: Resolved