What's New in the Grid
All published changes, tweaks, and experiments the grid has surfaced.
Recent updates
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Hacker Console fake intrusion panel
Added a TRON-styled Hacker Console page with a looping fake terminal feed, animated sector node map, and scrolling packet stream so visitors can run a safe, movie-style hacking screen that never touches real systems.
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Signal Pips mini-lab and Switchboard retirement
Launched the Signal Pips side lab: a 4x4 plus-toggle puzzle that tracks best clear moves per device, and retired the older Grid Switchboard mini-game so the grid only surfaces one plus-toggle mechanic.
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Grid Shell colour themes and export/import
Extended the Grid Shell with a theme command that switches the whole site palette between green, red, dark red, and dark yellow for this browser, and added export/import commands to back up local progress as JSON.
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Keyboard overlay, quick-play, and session timer
Added a ? hotkeys overlay listing Alt+ sector jumps, quick-play buttons and a session timer on the Home hero so keyboard users can navigate faster and see how long the current session has been active.
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Meta badge progress and achievement polish
Introduced a meta badge progress bar on the Games page and a subtle unlock animation in the achievements list to make badge progression and category counts easier to read at a glance.
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Lightwall Flight flappy corridor
Introduced Lightwall Flight: a TRON-style flappy corridor mini-game where you pilot a lightcycle through gaps in scrolling lightwalls, tracking your best gate streak locally.
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Disc Ricochet arena puzzle
Launched Disc Ricochet: a TRON-style identity disc arena where you select a launch angle and try to clear three target nodes within three bouncy shots, tracking your best clear locally.
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Grid Rituals session planner
Introduced a Grid Rituals page where visitors can define a short before/during/after session checklist stored locally on their device so runs feel more intentional and repeatable.
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Grid Switchboard lights-out puzzle
Created a Grid Switchboard page featuring a compact 3x3 lights-out style puzzle where each move flips a node and its neighbours, tracking the best clear per browser.
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Grid Oracle three-node reading
Introduced a Grid Oracle page that lets you spin a three-node reading (focus, risk, experiment) before a session, with local history so repeat visitors can revisit past readings.
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Grid Operator Program multi-track system
Added a Grid Operator Program page with multi-track challenges that build on your existing runs, identity scan, and hacker mastery so adults can treat the whole grid as a system, with progress stored locally on this device.
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Grid Identity Scan interactive role quiz
Introduced a Grid Identity Scan page: a short TRON-themed archetype quiz that classifies visitors as Explorers, High-score Chasers, Signal Shapers, or Operators-in-Training using a local, JS-driven quiz.
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Grid Identity integration on Home and Shell
Hooked the Grid Identity Scan into the Home Visitor Archetypes panel via live highlighting and extended the Grid Shell whoami output to print your identity scan role when available.
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Home grid health and unified updates panel
Enhanced the Home "Now on the Grid" metrics with a grid health line based on recent visits and game signals, and updated the Home What's New panel to use the same styled list layout as the games page.
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Grid Shell daily directive command
Added a daily command to the Grid Shell that prints today's Daily Directive mission so keyboard users can access missions directly from the console.
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Grid Shell operator title unlock
Extended the Grid Shell hacker mini-game so repeated hard-mode clears unlock a Grid Operator title, surfaced in the whoami command based on hard node completions.
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Home hero Shell and hotkeys hint
Added a short power-user hint on the Home hero that points visitors to the Grid Shell and the Alt+G/L/S/F/H keyboard hotkeys for faster navigation.
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Grid Lore & FAQ page
Introduced a Grid Lore & FAQ page that explains the backstory, how the grid evolves, what data is tracked, and how the games fit together, wired into navigation and the sitemap for better discovery.
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Games Grid season snapshot
Added a Season snapshot line to the Games Grid hero, summarising average Lightcycle scores, Grid Logic depth, and duel player win rate without repeating the detailed stats from individual panels.
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Games tips panel de-duplicated with Grid Guide
Simplified the Games page "Tips for new players" panel to avoid repeating detailed tactics from the Grid Guide and added a link to the Grid Guide for deeper strategies.
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Grid Lore FAQPage structured data
Added FAQPage JSON-LD structured data to the Grid Lore & FAQ page so search engines can understand and surface its questions and answers more effectively.
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Forum topic last-activity indicator
Updated the Grid Forum topic list to show last activity timestamps and reply counts per topic, making it easier to see which discussions are currently alive.
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Grid Shell trace lore unlock
Added a hidden trace command to the Grid Shell that reveals a short grid origin story once you crack the hacker mini-game on hard mode.
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Hacker mini-game bugfix
Fixed a JavaScript scoping issue that caused the hack sequence in the Grid Shell to throw a ReferenceError; the access-code puzzle now runs inside the shell context as intended.
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Shell-based hacker mini-game
Extended the Grid Shell with a hack command that launches a multi-step access puzzle where you scan sectors, probe a target, and brute-force a 3-digit access code with hints, all safely simulated in JavaScript.
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Navigation cleanup and duplicate content trim
Simplified the main navigation by grouping secondary links into a More dropdown, and reduced repeated messaging on the Home page by consolidating grid explanations and keeping device/region stats in a single place.
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Grid Guide strategy hub
Created a new Grid Guide page with TRON-style tactics for Lightcycle Runner, Grid Logic, and Lightcycle Duel, and added it to the main navigation and sitemap for better discovery and SEO.
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Grid Lab, Grid Shell, and Season Challenges
Added a new Grid Lab with a signal simulator and Signal Alignment mini-game, introduced the Grid Shell console with commands like help / whoami / games / lab / forum / logs / glitch / tron, wired in a Daily Directive mission panel on Home, launched the Signal Log page, enabled global Alt+ hotkeys for fast navigation, and added a Season Challenge line to the duel stats.