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The '''hacker flag'''<ref name="support"/> is a [[wikipedia:Flag (programming)|data flag]] (or, in some games, a [[wikipedia:Bit field|set of flags]]) in the player's save file in certain [[Ninja Kiwi]] games that is set if Ninja Kiwi considers the player to be a cheater. When a player's save file is "flagged", certain features in the game behave differently. Usually, games with online play will prevent flagged players from interacting with non-flagged players by placing flagged players in a "hacker pool" that only allows matchmaking with other flagged players. The only way to remove the flag through legitimate means is to request Ninja Kiwi's Support Team to remove it.

The '''hacker flag'''<ref name="support"/> is a [[wikipedia:Flag (programming)|data flag]] (or, in some games, a [[wikipedia:Bit field|set of flags]]) in the player's save file in certain [[Ninja Kiwi]] games that is set if Ninja Kiwi considers the player to be a cheater. When a player's save file is "flagged", certain features in the game behave differently. Usually, games with online play will prevent flagged players from interacting with non-flagged players by placing flagged players in a "hacker pool" that only allows matchmaking with other flagged players. Most games have a subtle visual indicator if the flag is set; for example, in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'', two small leaves appear behind the settings button on the main menu. The only way to remove the flag through legitimate means is to request Ninja Kiwi's Support Team to remove it.

The way the hacker flag is set depends on the game. Usually, ~~it triggers if~~ the game detects that the player altered the game's files, altered the game's memory at runtime, or obtained currency or items illegitimately. [explain situations where a player can get the flag through legitimate play because nk sux]

The way the hacker flag can get set depends on the game. Usually, the game flags the player automatically if it detects that the player altered the game's files, altered the game's memory at runtime, or obtained currency or items illegitimately. [explain situations where a player can get the flag through legitimate play because nk sux] The Support Team can also manually flag players reported for cheating.

Ninja Kiwi's support website refers to ~~an account in this~~ state as a "'''flagged account'''",<ref name="support">{{cite|url=https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us/articles/8174850681745-Account-Flagged-for-Hacking|title=Account Flagged for Hacking|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|retrieved=16 may 2026}}</ref> though this is misleading because the flag is set per game save, not per account; ~~this means getting~~ flagged in one Ninja Kiwi game does not affect any other games on the same account.

Ninja Kiwi's support website refers to the state of having a flag as a "'''flagged account'''",<ref name="support">{{cite|url=https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us/articles/8174850681745-Account-Flagged-for-Hacking|title=Account Flagged for Hacking|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|retrieved=16 may 2026}}</ref> though this is misleading because the flag is set per game save, not per account; being flagged in one Ninja Kiwi game does not affect any other games on the same account.

~~==Flag indicators in ''Bloons'' games==~~

~~{|class="wikitable"~~

~~!Game~~

~~!Indicator~~

|-

~~|''[[Bloons TD Battles (mobile)|Bloons TD Battles]]''~~

~~|The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number, and has a period at the end.~~

|-

~~|''[[Bloons Monkey City (mobile)|Bloons Monkey City]]''~~

|

|-

~~|''[[Bloons Supermonkey 2 (mobile)|Bloons Supermonkey 2]]''~~

|

|-

~~|''[[Bloons TD 6]]''~~

~~|There are two leaves in the top-left of the settings button on the main menu.~~

|-

~~|''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]''~~

|In the [[Martian Games]] menu, an animated sword icon appears next to the player's name at all times. Normally, this icon only appears next to other players who are actively playing the map and never appears next to the name of the same player from their view.

|-

~~|''[[Bloons Pop!]]''~~

|

|-

~~|''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''~~

~~|The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number.~~

|}

==Effects of hacker flags in ''Bloons'' games==

===''Bloons TD Battles''===

*The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number, and has a period at the end.

*Online matchmaking only matches flagged players against other flagged players.

*The [[Weekly Competition]] menu displays "No data found." on all leaderboards.

===''Bloons Monkey City''===

*When playing on a platform that has in-game advertisements, the game will ~~display~~ ads even if the player made a purchase to disable ~~forced ads~~.

*When playing on a platform that has in-game advertisements, the game will play forced ads even if the player made a purchase to disable them.

*[[Contested Territory (BMC)|Contested Territory]] only groups flagged players with other flagged players.

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===''Bloons TD 6''===

*Two leaves appear in the top-left of the settings button on the main menu.

*The player's scores do not register on [[Race Event]] and [[Boss Bloon Event]] leaderboards. This also prevents the player from earning rewards based on their position.

*The player cannot access the following events:

**[[Contested Territory (BTD6)|Contested Territory]]

**[[Sweepstakes Event]]

===''Bloons Adventure Time TD''===

*[[Martian Games]] only groups flagged players with other flagged players.

[[File:BATTD CheaterRound.png|thumb|200px]]

*In the [[Martian Games]] menu, an animated sword icon appears next to the player's name at all times. Normally, this icon only appears next to ''other'' players who are actively playing the map and never appears next to the name of the same player from their view.

*Martian Games only groups flagged players with other flagged players.

===''Bloons Pop!''===

===''Bloons TD Battles 2''===

*The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number.

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-The '''hacker flag'''<ref name="support"/> is a [[wikipedia:Flag (programming)|data flag]] (or, in some games, a [[wikipedia:Bit field|set of flags]]) in the player's save file in certain [[Ninja Kiwi]] games that is set if Ninja Kiwi considers the player to be a cheater. When a player's save file is "flagged", certain features in the game behave differently. Usually, games with online play will prevent flagged players from interacting with non-flagged players by placing flagged players in a "hacker pool" that only allows matchmaking with other flagged players. The only way to remove the flag through legitimate means is to request Ninja Kiwi's Support Team to remove it.
+<!-- there is no known flag system in BTD5 or BCS -->
+The '''hacker flag'''<ref name="support"/> is a [[wikipedia:Flag (programming)|data flag]] (or, in some games, a [[wikipedia:Bit field|set of flags]]) in the player's save file in certain [[Ninja Kiwi]] games that is set if Ninja Kiwi considers the player to be a cheater. When a player's save file is "flagged", certain features in the game behave differently. Usually, games with online play will prevent flagged players from interacting with non-flagged players by placing flagged players in a "hacker pool" that only allows matchmaking with other flagged players. Most games have a subtle visual indicator if the flag is set; for example, in ''[[Bloons TD 6]]'', two small leaves appear behind the settings button on the main menu. The only way to remove the flag through legitimate means is to request Ninja Kiwi's Support Team to remove it.
-The way the hacker flag is set depends on the game. Usually, it triggers if the game detects that the player altered the game's files, altered the game's memory at runtime, or obtained currency or items illegitimately. [explain situations where a player can get the flag through legitimate play because nk sux]
+The way the hacker flag can get set depends on the game. Usually, the game flags the player automatically if it detects that the player altered the game's files, altered the game's memory at runtime, or obtained currency or items illegitimately. [explain situations where a player can get the flag through legitimate play because nk sux] The Support Team can also manually flag players reported for cheating.
-Ninja Kiwi's support website refers to an account in this state as a "'''flagged account'''",<ref name="support">{{cite|url=https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us/articles/8174850681745-Account-Flagged-for-Hacking|title=Account Flagged for Hacking|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|retrieved=16 may 2026}}</ref> though this is misleading because the flag is set per game save, not per account; this means getting flagged in one Ninja Kiwi game does not affect any other games on the same account.
+Ninja Kiwi's support website refers to the state of having a flag as a "'''flagged account'''",<ref name="support">{{cite|url=https://support.ninjakiwi.com/hc/en-us/articles/8174850681745-Account-Flagged-for-Hacking|title=Account Flagged for Hacking|publisher=Ninja Kiwi|retrieved=16 may 2026}}</ref> though this is misleading because the flag is set per game save, not per account; being flagged in one Ninja Kiwi game does not affect any other games on the same account.
-==Flag indicators in ''Bloons'' games==
-{|class="wikitable"
-!Game
-!Indicator
-|-
-|''[[Bloons TD Battles (mobile)|Bloons TD Battles]]''
-|The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number, and has a period at the end.
-|-
-|''[[Bloons Monkey City (mobile)|Bloons Monkey City]]''
-|
-|-
-|''[[Bloons Supermonkey 2 (mobile)|Bloons Supermonkey 2]]''
-|
-|-
-|''[[Bloons TD 6]]''
-|There are two leaves in the top-left of the settings button on the main menu.
-|-
-|''[[Bloons Adventure Time TD]]''
-|In the [[Martian Games]] menu, an animated sword icon appears next to the player's name at all times. Normally, this icon only appears next to other players who are actively playing the map and never appears next to the name of the same player from their view.
-|-
-|''[[Bloons Pop!]]''
-|
-|-
-|''[[Bloons TD Battles 2]]''
-|The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number.
-|}
 ==Effects of hacker flags in ''Bloons'' games==
 ===''Bloons TD Battles''===
+*The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number, and has a period at the end.
 *Online matchmaking only matches flagged players against other flagged players.
 *The [[Weekly Competition]] menu displays "No data found." on all leaderboards.
 ===''Bloons Monkey City''===
-*When playing on a platform that has in-game advertisements, the game will display ads even if the player made a purchase to disable forced ads.
+*When playing on a platform that has in-game advertisements, the game will play forced ads even if the player made a purchase to disable them.
 *[[Contested Territory (BMC)|Contested Territory]] only groups flagged players with other flagged players.
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 ===''Bloons TD 6''===
+*Two leaves appear in the top-left of the settings button on the main menu.
+*The player's scores do not register on [[Race Event]] and [[Boss Bloon Event]] leaderboards. This also prevents the player from earning rewards based on their position.
+*The player cannot access the following events:
+**[[Contested Territory (BTD6)|Contested Territory]]
+**[[Sweepstakes Event]]
 ===''Bloons Adventure Time TD''===
-*[[Martian Games]] only groups flagged players with other flagged players.
+[[File:BATTD CheaterRound.png|thumb|200px]]
+*In the [[Martian Games]] menu, an animated sword icon appears next to the player's name at all times. Normally, this icon only appears next to ''other'' players who are actively playing the map and never appears next to the name of the same player from their view.
+*Martian Games only groups flagged players with other flagged players.
 ===''Bloons Pop!''===
 ===''Bloons TD Battles 2''===
+*The version number on the main menu and settings displays a space between the "v" and the number.