Is the hyper knee allowed for non-attack situations? For example, using a hyper knee at the gear section: whether it was intentional or not.

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Based on the rules as currently written, no hyper knees are allowed. It shouldn't be too difficult to avoid using them if you're conscious about the timing of your button presses, though I agree the gear room is probably the place where someone would be most likely to do a panic knee.