diff --git a/src/Achievements/AchievementList.tsx b/src/Achievements/AchievementList.tsx
index 655a36abd..74d574bd7 100644
--- a/src/Achievements/AchievementList.tsx
+++ b/src/Achievements/AchievementList.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function AchievementList({ achievements, playerAchievements }: IProps): J
               <Typography color="secondary" sx={{ mt: 1 }}>
                 {secret.map((item) => (
                   <span key={`secret_${item.achievement.ID}`}>
-                    <CorruptableText content={item.achievement.ID}></CorruptableText>
+                    <CorruptableText content={item.achievement.ID} spoiler={true}></CorruptableText>
                     <br />
                   </span>
                 ))}
diff --git a/src/Bladeburner/ui/BlackOpPage.tsx b/src/Bladeburner/ui/BlackOpPage.tsx
index 99afa2ee5..3426dde7d 100644
--- a/src/Bladeburner/ui/BlackOpPage.tsx
+++ b/src/Bladeburner/ui/BlackOpPage.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function BlackOpPage(props: IProps): React.ReactElement {
       </Typography>
       {props.bladeburner.blackops[BlackOperationName.OperationDaedalus] ? (
         <Button sx={{ my: 1, p: 1 }} onClick={() => Router.toPage(Page.BitVerse, { flume: false, quick: false })}>
-          <CorruptableText content="Destroy w0rld_d34mon"></CorruptableText>
+          <CorruptableText content="Destroy w0rld_d34mon" spoiler={false}></CorruptableText>
         </Button>
       ) : (
         <BlackOpList bladeburner={props.bladeburner} />
diff --git a/src/Faction/ui/FactionsRoot.tsx b/src/Faction/ui/FactionsRoot.tsx
index 7290cf9bb..ad13f0698 100644
--- a/src/Faction/ui/FactionsRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/Faction/ui/FactionsRoot.tsx
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ const FactionElement = (props: FactionElementProps): React.ReactElement => {
             ) : (
               <Tooltip title={"Rumored Faction"}>
                 <span style={{ overflow: "hidden", whiteSpace: "nowrap", textOverflow: "ellipsis" }}>
-                  <CorruptableText content={props.faction.name} />
+                  <CorruptableText content={props.faction.name} spoiler={false} />
                 </span>
               </Tooltip>
             )}
diff --git a/src/Locations/ui/GenericLocation.tsx b/src/Locations/ui/GenericLocation.tsx
index e6f589f26..5f70c8063 100644
--- a/src/Locations/ui/GenericLocation.tsx
+++ b/src/Locations/ui/GenericLocation.tsx
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import { CasinoLocation } from "./CasinoLocation";
 import { Location } from "../Location";
 import { LocationType } from "@enums";
 
-import { Settings } from "../../Settings/Settings";
-
 import { isBackdoorInstalled } from "../../Server/ServerHelpers";
 import { GetServer } from "../../Server/AllServers";
 
@@ -97,10 +95,10 @@ export function GenericLocation({ loc }: IProps): React.ReactElement {
     <>
       <Button onClick={() => Router.toPage(Page.City)}>Return to World</Button>
       <Typography variant="h4" sx={{ mt: 1 }}>
-        {backdoorInstalled && !Settings.DisableTextEffects ? (
-          <Tooltip title={`Backdoor installed on ${loc.name}.`}>
+        {backdoorInstalled ? (
+          <Tooltip title={`Backdoor installed on ${serverMeta.hostname}.`}>
             <span>
-              <CorruptableText content={loc.name} />
+              <CorruptableText content={loc.name} spoiler={false} />
             </span>
           </Tooltip>
         ) : (
diff --git a/src/Locations/ui/SpecialLocation.tsx b/src/Locations/ui/SpecialLocation.tsx
index 83de3faa3..ccbafd279 100644
--- a/src/Locations/ui/SpecialLocation.tsx
+++ b/src/Locations/ui/SpecialLocation.tsx
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export function SpecialLocation(props: SpecialLocationProps): React.ReactElement
     return (
       <>
         <Typography>
-          <CorruptableText content={"An eerie aura surrounds this area. You feel you should leave."} />
+          <CorruptableText content={"An eerie aura surrounds this area. You feel you should leave."} spoiler={false} />
         </Typography>
       </>
     );
diff --git a/src/ui/MD/a.tsx b/src/ui/MD/a.tsx
index 2263634c5..317795c43 100644
--- a/src/ui/MD/a.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/MD/a.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const A = (props: React.PropsWithChildren<{ href?: string }>): React.Reac
           cursor: "pointer",
         }}
       >
-        <CorruptableText content={props.children + ""} />
+        <CorruptableText content={props.children + ""} spoiler={true} />
       </span>
     );
   return (
diff --git a/src/ui/React/CorruptableText.tsx b/src/ui/React/CorruptableText.tsx
index 7324de6ce..9ecfee9b6 100644
--- a/src/ui/React/CorruptableText.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/React/CorruptableText.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { Settings } from "../../Settings/Settings";
 
 function replace(str: string, i: number, char: string): string {
   return str.substring(0, i) + char + str.substring(i + 1);
@@ -6,13 +7,18 @@ function replace(str: string, i: number, char: string): string {
 
 interface CorruptableTextProps {
   content: string;
+  spoiler: boolean;
 }
 
-function randomize(char: string): string {
+function randomize(char: string, obfuscate: boolean): string {
   const randFrom = (str: string): string => str[Math.floor(Math.random() * str.length)];
   const classes = ["abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz", "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ", "1234567890", " _", "()[]{}<>"];
   const other = `!@#$%^&*()_+|\\';"/.,?\`~`;
 
+  if (obfuscate && Math.random() < 0.75) {
+    return randFrom(other);
+  }
+
   for (const c of classes) {
     if (c.includes(char)) return randFrom(c);
   }
@@ -24,6 +30,10 @@ export function CorruptableText(props: CorruptableTextProps): JSX.Element {
   const [content, setContent] = useState(props.content);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (Settings.DisableTextEffects) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     let counter = 5;
     const timers: number[] = [];
     const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
@@ -32,7 +42,7 @@ export function CorruptableText(props: CorruptableTextProps): JSX.Element {
       counter = Math.random() * 5;
       const index = Math.random() * props.content.length;
       const letter = props.content.charAt(index);
-      setContent((content) => replace(content, index, randomize(letter)));
+      setContent((content) => replace(content, index, randomize(letter, false)));
       timers.push(
         window.setTimeout(() => {
           setContent((content) => replace(content, index, letter));
@@ -46,5 +56,10 @@ export function CorruptableText(props: CorruptableTextProps): JSX.Element {
     };
   }, [props.content]);
 
+  if (Settings.DisableTextEffects) {
+    const spoileredContent = content.replaceAll(/./g, (c) => randomize(c, true));
+    return <span>{props.spoiler ? spoileredContent : content}</span>;
+  }
+
   return <span>{content}</span>;
 }