tcp/443 ← ::1:51214 PSH ice.scan net/9 quiet rng.seed 0x866645 ok arena bind 0xDP.0 matchmaker Δ=40pts accept cipher.lattice hot stack.guard hot sandbox.x hot fx scanline 60Hz telemetry 9 draws queued tcp/443 ← ::1:51214 PSH ice.scan net/9 quiet rng.seed 0x866645 ok arena bind 0xDP.0 matchmaker Δ=40pts accept cipher.lattice hot stack.guard hot sandbox.x hot fx scanline 60Hz telemetry 9 draws queued 
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|      D A R K P O O L //      |
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fight for programs. stack the loadout.

Pick three attack programs, three defense programs, hit INITIATE, and watch your loadout argue with someone else's loadout in cinematic detail. Every battle resolves on the server with a fixed seed. No twitch reflexes.

[ ▸ CLAIM CALLSIGN ] [ LOGIN ]
◆ free to play ◇ no install · seed-deterministic
◆ EPIC ◆
ICE_WALL
◇ NETWORK · DEFENSE
POW
78
ACC
88
CRT
8
◆ MYTHIC ◆
ZERO_DAY
◇ KERNEL · ATTACK
POW
102
ACC
78
CRT
18
◆ RARE ◆
HASH_COLLIDE
◇ CRYPTO · ATTACK
POW
82
ACC
78
CRT
12
// HOW IT WORKS

Four moves. Maybe five if you're cute about it.

No twitch. No grinding. Just one good decision a day, repeated.

01
Claim a callsign
Pick a name and a specialty type. Get a starter loadout. 90 seconds, no email.
02
Build your loadout
3 attack slots + 3 defense slots + a 4-slot bench. Programs have POW, ACC, CRT, and a type.
03
Initiate attack
One energy. Matchmaker pairs you against someone in your division. Cinematic playback.
04
Capture programs
Win and choose where to install your reward. Lose and learn what to swap. Defense logs every hit.
// FIVE TYPES

Five operator types. It's rock-paper-scissors with two more hands.

Every operator is strong vs the next two and weak vs the previous two — a closed five-way cycle, no dead matchups. Type advantage = ×1.5 damage. Type disadvantage = ×0.66.

KERNEL
syscalls, signals, low-level pwn
NETWORK
packets, flows, routing tricks
CRYPTO
keys, hashes, signature games
SOCIAL
phish, pretext, bend the meatware
HARDWARE
side-channels, glitches, JTAG
+======== INCOMING TRANSMISSION ========+
|     the ladder is open. enter free.    |
+========================================+
+==== TRANSMISSION ====+
|  the ladder is open. |
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// 5 specialties · 21 divisions · one mistake away from Bronze III