Attack/Defence: Powerups

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Powerups That Act Immediately

Name: FREE_HINT
Category: Neutral
Type: Immediate
Timeout: None
Cost: TBD
Data attached: None Action:

• Make the question's HINT visible
• Subtract cost (if any) from team's points

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Name: UPGRADE
Category: Defence
Type: Immediate
Timeout: None
Cost: TBD
Data attached: None Action:

• Change the AttackDefProblem's problem to a Problem with difficulty_level += 1 if difficulty_level isn't maxed out
• Subtract cost (if any) from team's points

Powerups Added to Active Powerups

These powerups remain active until specific conditions are met:

Name: SHIELD
Category: Defence
Type: Ephemeral
Timeout: TBD
Cost: TBD
Data attached: AttackDefTeam of team using the powerup Action:

• Do not accept solutions to AttackDefProblem belonging to the specified AttackDefTeam until timeout
• Subtract cost (if any) from team's points

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Name: POINT_SIPHON
Category: Attack
Type: Ephemeral
Timeout: TBD
Cost: TBD
Data attached:

• AttackDefTeam of attacking team
• AttackDefTeam of bearing team

Action:

• Until the timeout is valid, attacking team gains set amount of bearing team's reward points for CTF solves
• Subtract cost (if any) from attacking team's points

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Name: SABOTAGE
Category: Attack
Type: Ephemeral
Timeout: TBD
Cost: TBD
Data attached: AttackDefTeam of bearing team
Action:

• Do not accept solutions to AttackDefProblem submitted by the bearing AttackDefTeam until timeout
• Subtract cost (if any) from attacking team's points

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Summary Table

Powerup	Type	Cost	Timeout	Data Required	Checks	Action
FREE_HINT	Neutral	TBD	N/A	CTF ID	Points sufficiency	Provides a hint for any CTF question.
UPGRADE	Defense	TBD	N/A	CTF ID	Points sufficiency, not at max difficulty	Replaces current CTF with a higher difficulty one in the same category.
SHIELD	Defense	TBD	TBD	Team ID	Points sufficiency	Adds "SHIELD" to active powerups; blocks attack powerup effects upon correct flag submission.
POINT_SIPHON	Attack	TBD	TBD	Team ID to attack	Points sufficiency	Adds "BEING_SIPHONED_BY_TEAMID" to target's active powerups; triggers on correct flag submission and transfers a percentage of points to the attacking team.
SABOTAGE	Attack	TBD	TBD	Team ID to attack	Points sufficiency	Adds "BEING_ATTACKED_BY_TEAMID" to target's active powerups; triggers on correct flag submission, notifies the attacked team, and prevents successful flag submission.