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GAME MECHANIC

SIGNALS // PLAYER PROTOCOL

Signal Discipline

Use call signs, challenge phrases, timing, brevity, and read-back to communicate under pressure.

OBJECTIVETransmit unambiguous mission information while revealing as little network structure as possible.
GAME MECHANIC

Operational sequence

  1. Use standardized spelling words.
  2. Read back critical coordinates and times.
  3. Separate identity from function in call signs.
  4. Avoid unnecessary repetition.
  5. Change or retire compromised phrases.

Failure states

  • Improvised ambiguous codes
  • Reusing a compromised challenge phrase
  • Embedding full identities in public traffic