The windows have multiple tiling configurations with their own wallpapers and color schemes, which can be found as files as the game progresses.

If this countdown reaches zero, the player is given one last chance to avoid a game over by hacking their ISP and changing their IP address.

The exact task on each computer varies for each mission, but can, in general, be performed by running a specific command to access one or more files on the system.

After shutting down the server, Entropy accepts the player into their ranks and provides them with several contracts to fulfill, ranging from changing someone's score in a clicker game to deleting stolen files.

Naix recently stole a large amount of data from a company, damaging the hacking community's reputation in the process.

If the attack is successful, it will result in the game GUI disappearing and the virtual computer rebooting, leaving the player with a minimal console interface.

After completing his tests, Naix apologizes, admitting the player's skill and invites them to join a community named /el.

While other members of the forum are stumped by a series of trials set up by a group named the Polar Star, the player completes the tests and is rewarded with a new hacking program.

If the player didn't hack Naix and only reported back to Entropy, they are invited to another organization called CSEC, going through an automated test.

As the final story arc of the game, the player is contacted directly by Vap0r revealing themself to be an old friend of Bit.

The EnTech CEO asked an anonymous figure to "discourage him", but due to miscommunication, this led to Bit being assassinated.

After passing Kaguya's trials, the player has their Hacknet UI wiped, joins a hub server named Bibliotheque, and is introduced to two other skilled hackers, Coel and D3f4ult.

Kaguya explains to the team that they have recruited them for a mysterious job, but first assigns them to steal several programs in preparation for the task.

While the player, Coel, and D3f4ult break into several servers and steal programs, Kaguya works on securing software, intel, and contacts for the upcoming job.

After stealing several programs, the player and D3f4ult break into an MMO to change a user's points as a test, as Kaguya needs to prove the team is good enough for them to get some intel.

While the two break into the MMO, Kaguya and Coel work on a confidential mission mentioning "Nisei MK III", something that has been talked about between the two since the beginning of the DLC.

Kaguya assigns all team members to gain access to the booking mainframe of an airline company named PacificAir, utilizing all the tools and programs they stole.

D3f4ult works with Kaguya to analyze the security protocols and find a way through for the team, and Coel's mission is sparse of details, only telling her "you know the stakes."

With Coel, the two have been sabotaging a chemical weapon research — revealed to be Nisei MK III — and they have deleted all digital backups.

Coel instructs them to lay low, directing them to a server which will remove Kaguya's trackers and return them to the Hacknet UI — the base game.

The attack is mentioned as the PA_0022 incident, with the poster asking the player to "COVER TRACKS WELL" and signing off as -K. During the mission, the player hacks into Psylance Internal Services — the cybersecurity company working for PacificAir — to replace the incident report with the one from CSEC, that references the Nisei MK III project Coel was tracking for Kaguya.