› DSP-7 is 142 AU from home and its memory is corrupting. Keep it running — every wave you clear is more uptime. Every 5th wave, the kernel panics.
› Kills in quick succession build a combo multiplier.
› FIREWALL regenerates when you avoid damage. INTEGRITY doesn't — grab green patches.
› Cyan pads launch you onto the platforms. The magenta pad on the dais is an uplink.
› RM -RF blasts push you too. Rocket-jump responsibly.
› Co-op: at zero integrity you go down. A teammate holding E next to you reboots you; otherwise you respawn next wave.
› PvP: you get a short window after each spawn to pick a patch with 1 / 2 / 3. Miss it and you run vanilla.
› After each wave, apply one of three patches with 1 / 2 / 3 — upgrades that stack for the rest of the run.