Running a check
Start a Venom check, read the player the PIN, and get the report.
Before you start
- Your plan includes Hydra Venom (Venom on its own, or a bundle with Hydra AC).
- You have the PC checks permission on the server. See Team and permissions.
- The player is on a Windows PC and can talk to you, in game or on Discord.
Run it
Start the check
Open Venom in the hub and press New check. Pick the player from who is on the server, search for them, or type a name if they are not on the server. You can also start a check from a player's profile with Venom check.
Read them the PIN
The hub shows a 6-digit PIN, once. Read it to the player, or press Copy instructions and paste them in a message:
Download Hydra Venom from https://hydra-ac.com/check/download and enter the PIN 123 456The PIN works once, for 30 minutes.
The player runs Venom
They open HydraVenom.exe, type the PIN, read what Venom will look at and agree. You can watch its progress on the check page as it goes.
Read the report
When the check finishes, the verdict and findings appear on the check page. See Reading a report.
Decide
Mark the player clean, or ban them from the check. Your decision is recorded on the check with what you saw when you made it.
If something goes wrong
| What happens | What to do |
|---|---|
| The PIN is not accepted | It ran out or was used. Start a new check. |
| Windows warns about the program | Choose More info › Run anyway. Venom is downloaded straight from Hydra Hub. |
| The player says no | The check is marked declined. That is your decision to make under your server rules. |
| The check stops part-way | Venom retries the upload. If it still fails, start a new check. |
Add Venom to your server rules, for example: "Staff may ask you to run a Hydra Venom PC check. Refusing is treated as a refusal to be checked."