Name	Category	Origin	Purpose	Storage Duration
user-is-logged-in	Required	hellscontractor.com	Saves that the user is/was logged in.	31536000 seconds
QSWXZ	Required	hellscontractor.com	Unique ID that identifies the user's session.	0 seconds
mtm_consent	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Used to remember that consent was given by the user.	Unlimited
_pk_cvar.*	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Used to temporarily store data for the visit.	30 minutes
_pk_hsr.*	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Used to temporarily store data for the visit.	30 minutes
_pk_id.*	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Used to store details about the user (e.g. a unique visitor ID)	13 months
matomo_ignore	Statistics	stats.pcsg-server.de	Flags the user as ignored from tracking.	Unlimited
_pk_ref.*	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Used to store the attribution information (e.g. the referrer initially used to visit the website).	6 months
_pk_ses.*	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Used to temporarily store data for the visit.	30 minutes
MATOMO_SESSID	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Created when opt-out feature is used. Helps prevent CSRF security issues.	Temporary
_pk_testcookie.*	Statistics	hellscontractor.com	Used to check whether the visitor’s browser supports cookies.	1 second
	Marketing	hellscontractor.com	Used to collect consent for tracking the user ID in Matomo. No cookie is set.
	Marketing	hellscontractor.com	Used to collect consent for tracking the user email in Matomo. No cookie is set.

Hell's Contractor Chronicle

News from
the construction pit.

Follow Hell's Contractor as it grows from a stranded 64×64 outpost into an endless infernal capital. The Chronicle is the official home for game news, development reports, playable-build updates, patch notes, and the work behind the underworld.

Development, documented

What changes, why it matters, and what comes next.

Every entry focuses on something concrete: a new system, a design decision, a milestone, a release, or the creative work that gives the city its character.

NewsAnnouncements, public milestones, and important project changes.
Development reportsDeeper looks at simulation systems, design tradeoffs, and lessons learned.
Updates and patch notesWhat changed in the playable prototype and how it affects the city.
Behind the scenesGraphics, music, interface design, production, and tools.

Latest dispatches

Fresh from the underworld

New Chronicle entries appear below automatically, newest first.

News from
the construction pit.

What changes, why it matters, and what comes next.

Fresh from the underworld

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