THE PROTOCOL

On first launch, an emergency notice asks the player to pick either SAFE MODE or FULL PROTOCOL. Forced shelter is enforced through toxic rain and panic systems, so staying outside becomes dangerous and retreating indoors is pressed on the player. A house anchor detection system tracks where the player feels certain of safety and uses that certainty against them.

Distorted emergency broadcasts push false all-clear events and drift away from what is actually happening. Psychological effects such as peripheral sightings, ghost chat messages and radio interference build tension over a session. Optional meta effects reach beyond the game world, with Full Protocol window behavior, input distortion and system-like panic cues. The mod is built as a client-side analog horror experience, and the design centers on the moment a place recognized as safe becomes visible as a threat.