Jackal

Faction

Third Faction (Jackal)

Win Condition

Victory for the Jackal faction (*1)
- When all of the following conditions are met, the win condition is fulfilled and the victory check is performed.
  - Eliminate all killing non-crew roles outside the Jackal faction (such as Impostor roles).
  - Reduce the number of crewmate-count crew members to the same number as the Jackal faction (*1).

*1 Jackal Faction

Roles counted as part of the Jackal faction during the victory check are only Jackal-faction roles with a killing non-crew count.
Jackal-faction roles with a killing non-crew count
Jackal-faction roles with a crewmate count

Role Description

The active ability [SK] and the active ability [JFSK] cannot coexist. (*1)
Active Ability: Sidekick! / SK
- You can change the target’s role into a Sidekick, who is your ally.
- When all Jackals die, the Sidekick becomes a Jackal and gains the ability to kill.
  - If the [New Jackal can create a Sidekick] setting is enabled, this promoted Jackal will also be able to create a Sidekick.
Active Ability: (Jackal Friends) Sidekick! / JFSK
- Its behavior differs between Normal Mode and SHR Mode. (*2)
- Even in Normal Mode, this setting (*3) is useful when you “do not want to increase the number of killing non-crew roles, but do want to increase the number of Jackal-faction members (by selecting them directly rather than assigning them randomly).”

Notes

*1: The active ability [SK] and the active ability [JFSK] cannot coexist.
- If both abilities are enabled, the JFSK ability takes priority and will be given.
- If you want to use the SK ability, turn off the [Can create Jackal Friends] setting.
*2: The active ability [JFSK] behaves differently in Normal Mode and SHR Mode.

Behavior Compared	Normal Mode	SHR Mode
Selection method	Select and designate a target using the `Sidekick!` button.	Both players with and without the mod installed designate the target using the kill button.
Kill ability	Since the kill button and the `Sidekick!` button are separate, the active state of the [`JFSK`] ability does not affect the ability to kill.	Since the active ability [`JFSK`] is also activated with the kill button, you cannot kill until you activate the JFSK ability (the first attempted kill). The first attempted kill is shielded, and the JFSK ability activates.
Cooldown reset	Since the button is hidden, no reset occurs.	For both players with and without the mod installed, it is set to half the value of `[Jackal kill cooldown]`.
Designating an Impostor	Possible	Impossible (*4)
Applied settings	Follows all settings of Jackal Friends.	Follows some settings of Jackal Friends. (*5)

*3: “I do not want to increase the number of killing non-crew roles, but I do want to increase the number of Jackal-faction members.”
- For example, in a 13-player lobby, 2 Impostors, 1 Sheriff, 1 Mayor, 1 Jackal may have too few evil roles, but 2 Impostors, 1 Sheriff, 1 Mayor, 2 Jackals (1J + 1SK) may have too many killing non-crew roles.
- Since Jackal Friends are the Jackal-faction version of Madmate, they are allies of the Jackal, but they do not gain a kill button after the Jackal dies, and they are also counted as crewmates.
  - With this setting, the game will not reach a 0w 0J 1SK 2C~ state (where there is a Sidekick who does not get promoted but is still counted as part of a killing faction), so the game will never continue with no killing non-crew roles present.
*4: Behavior when targeting an Impostor and activating the active ability [JFSK] in SHR Mode.
- The activation animation plays and the user becomes able to kill afterward, but the target cannot be changed into Jackal Friends.
  - Since the animation for a successful designation and a failed designation, as well as the kill button behavior after activation, are the same, the ability user is not notified that the designation failed.
  - The target is not notified that the ability was used on them.
- Reason
  - Bugs occur because a former Impostor who becomes Jackal Friends cannot have their alignment judgment changed from Impostor to Crewmate.
    - For example, the match may continue in a two-player state with a former-Impostor Jackal Friends and a Jackal (a 1J 1C state, where the Jackal and Crewmate numbers are equal).
*5: Settings applied to Jackal Friends created in SHR Mode
- In SHR Mode, some settings are not applied to created Jackal Friends.
  - [Can enter vents]
    - This cannot be used, regardless of whether the player has the mod installed or not.
    - If the role was originally able to use vents, non-host players will still see the vent button, but they will be kicked out if they enter a vent.
  - [Can check Jackals]
    - If the original role is replaced as an Impostor, Shapeshifter, or Impostor Ghost from the perspective of players without the mod installed (that is, a role that cannot do tasks from a vanilla perspective), the ability activates the moment they receive JFSK.
      - This behaves as if [Task amount required for ability activation (percentage of all tasks)] is set to 0%.
    - This specification is the same for both players without and with the mod installed.

Game Settings

Name	Details	SHR Support
Jackal kill cooldown	Sets the kill cooldown individually.	〇
Can use vents	Sets whether vents can be used.	〇
Can use sabotage	Sets whether sabotage can be used.	〇
Impostor vision	Sets whether vision is the same as an Impostor’s.	〇
Jackal can create a Sidekick	Sets whether a Sidekick can be created.	✕
Can create Jackal Friends	Sets whether Jackal Friends can be created. This takes priority over the [Jackal can create a Sidekick] setting.	〇
Sidekick cooldown	Sets the cooldown for the ability to create a Sidekick.	✕
New Jackal can create a Sidekick	Sets whether a created Sidekick, after being promoted to Jackal, can create another Sidekick.	✕