Frequently Asked Questions

HitScanTCG currently supports the Pokémon Trading Card Game with a database of over 31,000 cards spanning all eras — from Base Set to the latest Scarlet & Violet releases. Support for additional TCGs (Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, etc.) is planned for future updates.

HitScanTCG offers a free tier with generous scan limits — no credit card required. AI identification is handled through our secure cloud, so there's nothing to configure. Premium tiers with higher limits and additional features are also available.

Any modern PC running Windows 10 or 11 with a webcam (any USB webcam or phone camera via DroidCam works). OBS Studio is recommended for stream overlay integration. No API keys or GPU required — all AI processing is handled through our secure cloud.

Partially. The built-in database (31,000+ cards with images) handles card lookups, price display, and the overlay locally. However, the AI identification stage requires an internet connection for cloud processing.

HitScanTCG uses a two-stage AI pipeline with visual verification and blended confidence scoring. In testing, it achieves 92-98% accuracy for clearly presented cards in good lighting. The final confidence is a weighted blend of the AI identification score (40%) and visual verification score (60%). Low-confidence matches are flagged so you can re-scan if needed.

Yes! Connect your smartphone as a webcam using any virtual camera app (such as Camo, IVCam, or similar). Once your phone appears as a camera source on your PC, HitScanTCG will detect it automatically. Phone cameras often provide better image quality than budget USB webcams.

Absolutely. HitScanTCG is security-hardened from the ground up: all servers bind to localhost only, API keys are managed securely in the cloud and never exposed to users, connections are validated, endpoints are protected by rate limiting and authentication tokens, passwords are hashed with industry-standard algorithms, and the distributed application excludes all source code. No images or stream data are stored on external servers.

HitScanTCG has suffix-aware matching that correctly distinguishes between era-specific variants. For example, a Scarlet & Violet lowercase 'Charizard ex' will never be confused with an XY-era uppercase 'Charizard EX' or a Sun & Moon 'Charizard GX'. Exact suffix matches are prioritized while cross-era variants are automatically deprioritized.

Prices are sourced from TCGplayer market data. Prices are cached locally and refreshed automatically during streaming sessions. The system prioritizes the most relevant price variant (Holofoil, Normal, or Reverse Holofoil) for the most accurate market representation.

Yes! The overlay is fully customizable. You can modify colors, fonts, animations, and layout to match your stream's branding. Changes take effect immediately on refresh — no restart needed.