Outlaw is extremely buggy, and eventually malfunctions, crashes, and bricks the user's headband.Īfter having their headband fixed, the player returns to Hypnospace a few weeks later on November 26 to find it has quite changed. After completing some HSPD work, the player is given a beta demo of the game Outlaw, created by Dylan Merchant, the lead programmer of Hypnospace. The player's first cases include tracking down copyright infringement of an old cartoon character known as Gumshoe Gooper, tracking harassment from a user known as ZANE_ROCKS_14, stopping the usage of extralegal commerce system CapaCash, and finding and removing disturbing images displayed on Hypnospace pages from a hacker known as T1MAGEDDON.

The HSPD will send cases for the player, where they must find and track down suspected violations. As an enforcer, the player acts as a moderator on Hypnospace, tracking for content that infringes the CHIME laws: Copyright, Harassment, Illegal Activity, Malicious Software, and Extralegal Commerce. The player completes a short tutorial where they learn about their job. The game begins on November 5, 1999, with the player being introduced to their new volunteer job as an enforcer for Hypnospace, an internet service provided by Merchantsoft where users can browse the internet in their sleep with the use of a headband.

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