The two sides
| Teacher | Students (Troublemakers) | |
|---|---|---|
| How many | 1 in the demo; the host can set more at launch | Up to 5 real players, hidden among dozens of NPC classmates |
| Goal | Catch every real player before the bar fills | Fill the shared Mischief Points bar |
| Resource | Stamina — chalk, chasing and tying students up cost it; the blackboard restores it | Items from desk drawers, snacks, the back door |
| Main tool | Chalk (long range, fast, stuns on hit) plus the camera, radar and flashlight | Smoke bomb, flashbang, tranquilizer gun, ink, gum, banana peel — see items |
Players see the room from first person. Everyone starts as a student model; the teacher is assigned when class begins.
What earns Mischief Points
Every prank adds to one shared bar for the whole student team:
- Snacking from your desk drawer — spicy strips, crisps, a burger, cola. Each bite counts.
- Passing notes and using your phone.
- Playing games on the PC in the Computer Lab (added Oct 23).
- Hitting the teacher with a balloon (added in Demo 0.1.7).
Rescuing a tied-up teammate does not add points — players asked for that in the forum, which tells you it isn’t there yet.
Dynamic balance
Demo 0.1.9 (Oct 19) made the thresholds move with the lobby size: fewer students → fewer points needed to win; more students → the teacher recovers Stamina on each catch; item spawn rates scale with the student count. So a 3-player room and an 8-player room don’t play by the same numbers, and the developer hasn’t published the numbers.
How a round ends
- The bar fills → students win.
- All real students are caught and tied to the pillars → teacher wins.
- The bell rings → the round is scored on where things stand (Chinese press coverage; the exact timer isn’t published).
Movement tricks added during the demo
- Crawling (Oct 21): students can crawl between desks to break the teacher’s line of sight.
- Back doors (Oct 21): every classroom back door opens — useful, but the teacher can see it swing.
- Leaving your seat with an item (Oct 23): you no longer have to drop what you’re holding.
- Teacher’s Lunch (Oct 21): sits in the office. The developer calls it “a gift from the heavens or a trap”.
What the November 10 build adds
Up to 8 players, a female homeroom teacher, up to 10 classroom themes, custom rooms with about 20 settings (player count, number of teachers, item spawn rates…), more prank items and LAN play. Names and numbers for the new content weren’t published before launch; see demo vs full game.