Four operators.
One uplink.
In the flooded megacity of Kowloon Relay, two crews of four jack into corporate grids, breach server rooms in 105-second rounds and race to upload a stolen shard before the trace closes.
Four modes, one rule: whoever controls the uplink wins the round. Playlists rotate every Tuesday at 09:00 UTC.
Attackers carry a stolen shard to one of two server rooms while defenders hold until the trace completes. One life per round, no respawns.
Three nodes spin up across the map and capture faster with every operator standing on them. First crew to 250 points takes the server.
The district grid goes dark and the minimap goes with it. Every shot you fire pings your position to the enemy crew.
A new exploit drops every Tuesday: random loadouts, low-gravity rooftops, one-hit headshots. Clear it for a cosmetic you can't earn anywhere else.
Maps in rotation: Kowloon Relay Neon Basin Spire 9 Drydock Null Vanta Market Glasshouse Undergrid Pier 404
// Order is a firewall
Private security contracted by the arcology towers. Halcyon operators run clean drones, heavy plating and a trace that never sleeps.
// Noise is freedom
A street collective living in the gaps between corporate packets. Light rigs, stolen keys and an EMP for every locked door.
Season 0: Cold Boot. Ranked Breach only, minimum 50 matches played. Standings refresh every five minutes.
root@shardline:~$ query --ladder --season=cold-boot --region=na --top=8
| Rank | Handle | Team | K/D | Win% | Matches | MMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ghost_protocol | [HLC] | 2.41 | 71.8% | 412 | 4,212 |
| 02 | v3nom | [STC] | 2.18 | 68.4% | 389 | 4,087 |
| 03 | kessler.exe | [NRD] | 2.09 | 66.0% | 455 | 3,991 |
| 04 | m1dnight_oil | [STC] | 1.97 | 64.2% | 371 | 3,902 |
| 05 | halide | [HLC] | 1.88 | 63.5% | 402 | 3,866 |
| 06 | parity_bit | [KRN] | 1.81 | 61.9% | 338 | 3,804 |
| 07 | sable//7 | [STC] | 1.76 | 60.7% | 416 | 3,755 |
| 08 | lowlatency | [HLC] | 1.70 | 59.3% | 360 | 3,712 |
// 8 of 61,907 ranked operators shown · Cold Boot ladder resets 03 Dec 2026, 00:00 UTC
Build notes, map drops and netcode reports straight from the Nullroute dev team.
A 140-storey arcology cut into three vertical lanes, with zip-line shafts between floors 40 and 90. Live in Breach and Overclock from 17 October.
Read the map briefBeta stress tests run every weekend. Queue up, find a crew and watch the grid light up in real time.
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