Glossary of CRACK Terms

Definitions of CRACK terms: HATCH CORP, shift, work order, agitation, sedative, dream bonus, sleep aid fee, workbot, Containment Plating, Chalazae, calcite, geode, processor and more.

Updated 2026-10-28 2 min read View as Markdown

Term	Meaning
HATCH CORP	The company that runs the lab and employs you. Its slogan: not liable for anything, ever.
The Egg	The giant mysterious egg in the containment bay. See The Egg.
Specimen	Whatever is inside the egg. Central to the endings.
Shift	One in-game workday of a few real minutes: WORK → BREAK → SLEEP.
Daily Work Order	The HUD objective with a progress counter. Completing it unlocks lab areas and shop tiers.
Resource Depot	Where you sell fragments and materials.
Equipment Supply Depo	The HATCH CORP tool shop, with tiers Standard → Executive.
Agitation	The egg’s anger meter. Rises faster when one spot is hit repeatedly.
Sedative computer	Gives the egg a limited number of calming injections.
Hot spots	Damaged areas of the egg that can heal.
Containment Plating	A hard layer under the shell. Breaking it is a story milestone.
Calcite veins	Mineral deposits in the egg.
Gold Geode	A valuable mineral formation.
Chalazae crystals	Crystals inside the egg, wanted by a side task. (In real eggs, the chalazae are the cords that anchor the yolk.)
Artery Sack	A fleshy interior feature that can be burst.
Yolk sack	Deep interior layer.
Parasite	Interior creature. Take it to the processor before it explodes.
Processor	Machine that handles parasites and some minerals.
Workbot / drone	Automation robot from the robotics bay.
Scaffolding	Player-built structure for reaching the upper egg. Can collapse.
Sleep gas	End-of-shift gas that knocks out anyone outside their quarters.
Sleep aid fee	Charge for being knocked out by the gas. $5 by default since v1.0.43.
Dream Bonus	A percentage bonus on a shift’s profit, shown in the day summary.
Wealth redistribution	An event that takes a share of player money.
Eggsteroids	Break room arcade game.
Chill Mode	Relaxed mode added in v1.0.43.
[REDACTED]	Both a room and an item. HATCH CORP prefers you not ask.