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HacklashNewsProtocols and Punishments Update
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Protocols and Punishments Update

Hacklash · published 31 Aug 2026, 00:27 UTC

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Hello hackers, hope you enjoy the new update!

  • Added Custom Protocol, a game mode for making your own custom challenges. Note: there aren’t any local or global leaderboards for Custom Protocol, just the score at the end of a game

  • Disabling Restrictions gets marked on leaderboards, similar to how enabling certain difficulty options gets your score marked. Disabling all restrictions causes global score not to be shown

  • Forgiving difficulty scores aren't shown. It's baby mode, so players shouldn't be rewarded for playing with it on

  • Added more ORCA lines. For example, now ORCA will have things to say upon imposing restrictions and withdrawing restrictions.

  • Fixed certain Directives being wrong or broken

  • Made Daily Directive descriptions all caps to keep in theme with the rest of the UI

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