diff --git a/src/app/submit/page.tsx b/src/app/submit/page.tsx
index b3f5af8..45bcf7a 100644
--- a/src/app/submit/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/submit/page.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export default async function SubmitPage() {
       <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">Submit your ROM hack</h1>
       <p className="mt-2 text-[15px] text-foreground/80">Share your hack so others can discover and play it.</p>
       <div className="mt-8">
-        <SubmitForm />
+        <SubmitForm dummy={!user} />
       </div>
       {!user && <SubmitAuthOverlay />}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Submit/SubmitForm.tsx b/src/components/Submit/SubmitForm.tsx
index 870cf20..9d18f8d 100644
--- a/src/components/Submit/SubmitForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Submit/SubmitForm.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ function SortableCoverItem({ id, index, url, onRemove }: { id: string; index: nu
   );
 }
 
-export default function SubmitForm() {
+interface SubmitFormProps {
+  dummy?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function SubmitForm({ dummy = false }: SubmitFormProps) {
   const MAX_COVERS = 10;
   const [title, setTitle] = React.useState("");
   const [author, setAuthor] = React.useState("");
@@ -180,48 +184,87 @@ export default function SubmitForm() {
     patchUrl: "",
   };
 
+  const isDummy = !!dummy;
+
   return (
     <div className="grid gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[1fr_.9fr]">
       <div>
         <form className="grid gap-5">
+            {/* Title */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Title</label>
-              <input
-                value={title}
-                onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
-                className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
-              />
+              {!isDummy ? (
+                <input
+                  value={title}
+                  onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
+                  className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div
+                  role="textbox"
+                  aria-disabled
+                  className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none"
+                >
+                  Your hack title
+                </div>
+              )}
               <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-foreground/60">URL preview: <span className="text-foreground/80">/hack/{slug || "your-title"}</span></div>
             </div>
+
+            {/* Author */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Author</label>
-              <input
-                value={author}
-                onChange={(e) => setAuthor(e.target.value)}
-                className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
-              />
+              {!isDummy ? (
+                <input
+                  value={author}
+                  onChange={(e) => setAuthor(e.target.value)}
+                  className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div role="textbox" aria-disabled className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none">Your name</div>
+              )}
             </div>
+
+            {/* Summary */}
             <div className="grid gap-1">
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                 <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Short summary</label>
                 <span className={`text-[11px] ${summaryTooLong ? "text-red-300" : "text-foreground/60"}`}>{summary.length}/{summaryLimit}</span>
               </div>
-              <input
-                value={summary}
-                onChange={(e) => setSummary(e.target.value)}
-                placeholder="<= 100 characters"
-                className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${summaryTooLong ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
-              />
+              {!isDummy ? (
+                <input
+                  value={summary}
+                  onChange={(e) => setSummary(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="<= 100 characters"
+                  className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${summaryTooLong ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div
+                  role="textbox"
+                  aria-disabled
+                  className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none ${summaryTooLong ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
+                >
+                  Short description, max 100 characters.
+                </div>
+              )}
             </div>
+
+            {/* Long description */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                 <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Long description</label>
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs">
-                  <button type="button" onClick={() => setShowMdPreview(false)} className={`px-2 py-1 rounded ${!showMdPreview ? "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-1 ring-[var(--border)]" : "text-foreground/70"}`}>Write</button>
-                  <button type="button" onClick={() => setShowMdPreview(true)} className={`px-2 py-1 rounded ${showMdPreview ? "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-1 ring-[var(--border)]" : "text-foreground/70"}`}>Preview</button>
-                </div>
+                {!isDummy && (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs">
+                    <button type="button" onClick={() => setShowMdPreview(false)} className={`px-2 py-1 rounded ${!showMdPreview ? "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-1 ring-[var(--border)]" : "text-foreground/70"}`}>Write</button>
+                    <button type="button" onClick={() => setShowMdPreview(true)} className={`px-2 py-1 rounded ${showMdPreview ? "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-1 ring-[var(--border)]" : "text-foreground/70"}`}>Preview</button>
+                  </div>
+                )}
               </div>
-              {!showMdPreview ? (
+              {isDummy ? (
+                <div className="prose max-w-none h-36 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 py-2 ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] text-foreground/60 select-none">
+                  <ReactMarkdown remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>{description || "Write a longer markdown description here."}</ReactMarkdown>
+                </div>
+              ) : !showMdPreview ? (
                 <textarea
                   rows={6}
                   value={description}
@@ -235,15 +278,23 @@ export default function SubmitForm() {
                 </div>
               )}
             </div>
+
+            {/* Version */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Version</label>
-              <input
-                value={version}
-                onChange={(e) => setVersion(e.target.value)}
-                placeholder="e.g. v1.2.0"
-                className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
-              />
+              {!isDummy ? (
+                <input
+                  value={version}
+                  onChange={(e) => setVersion(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="e.g. v1.2.0"
+                  className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div role="textbox" aria-disabled className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none">v0.1.0</div>
+              )}
             </div>
+
+            {/* Tags */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Tags</label>
               <div className="rounded-md ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-2 py-2">
@@ -251,18 +302,24 @@ export default function SubmitForm() {
                   {tags.map((t, i) => (
                     <span key={`${t}-${i}`} className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-2 py-1 text-xs ring-1 ring-[var(--border)]">
                       {t}
-                      <button type="button" onClick={() => removeTagAt(i)} className="ml-1 text-foreground/70 hover:text-foreground">×</button>
+                      {!isDummy && (
+                        <button type="button" onClick={() => removeTagAt(i)} className="ml-1 text-foreground/70 hover:text-foreground">×</button>
+                      )}
                     </span>
                   ))}
-                  <input
-                    value={tagsInput}
-                    onChange={(e) => setTagsInput(e.target.value)}
-                    onKeyDown={onTagsKeyDown}
-                    placeholder={tags.length ? "Add tag" : "Add tags (e.g. QoL, Challenge)"}
-                    className="flex-1 min-w-[8rem] bg-transparent px-2 text-sm placeholder:text-foreground/50 focus:outline-none"
-                  />
+                  {!isDummy ? (
+                    <input
+                      value={tagsInput}
+                      onChange={(e) => setTagsInput(e.target.value)}
+                      onKeyDown={onTagsKeyDown}
+                      placeholder={tags.length ? "Add tag" : "Add tags (e.g. QoL, Challenge)"}
+                      className="flex-1 min-w-[8rem] bg-transparent px-2 text-sm placeholder:text-foreground/50 focus:outline-none"
+                    />
+                  ) : (
+                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-[8rem] px-2 text-sm text-foreground/50 select-none">{tags.length ? "Add tag" : "Add tags (e.g. QoL, Challenge)"}</div>
+                  )}
                 </div>
-                {suggestedTags.length > 0 && (
+                {!isDummy && suggestedTags.length > 0 && (
                   <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-1">
                     {suggestedTags.map((s) => (
                       <button
@@ -278,32 +335,53 @@ export default function SubmitForm() {
                 )}
               </div>
             </div>
+
+            {/* Cover images */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Cover images</label>
               <div className="space-y-3">
-                <textarea
-                  rows={2}
-                  value={newCoversInput}
-                  onChange={(e) => setNewCoversInput(e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder="Paste one or multiple URLs (comma or newline separated)"
-                  className="w-full rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 py-2 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
-                />
+                {!isDummy ? (
+                  <textarea
+                    rows={2}
+                    value={newCoversInput}
+                    onChange={(e) => setNewCoversInput(e.target.value)}
+                    placeholder="Paste one or multiple URLs (comma or newline separated)"
+                    className="w-full rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 py-2 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="w-full h-14 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 py-2 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] text-foreground/60 select-none">
+                    Paste one or multiple URLs (comma or newline separated)
+                  </div>
+                )}
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={addFromInput}
-                    disabled={coverUrls.length >= MAX_COVERS}
-                    className="inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-xs font-medium text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10 disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-                  >
-                    Add
-                  </button>
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    onClick={() => setNewCoversInput("")}
-                    className="inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-xs font-medium text-foreground/80 transition-colors hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10"
-                  >
-                    Clear
-                  </button>
+                  {!isDummy ? (
+                    <>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={addFromInput}
+                        disabled={coverUrls.length >= MAX_COVERS}
+                        className="inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-xs font-medium text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10 disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+                      >
+                        Add
+                      </button>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => setNewCoversInput("")}
+                        className="inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-xs font-medium text-foreground/80 transition-colors hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10"
+                      >
+                        Clear
+                      </button>
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    <>
+                      <button type="button" disabled className="inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-xs font-medium text-foreground/70 disabled:opacity-40">
+                        Add
+                      </button>
+                      <button type="button" disabled className="inline-flex h-9 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-xs font-medium text-foreground/60 disabled:opacity-40">
+                        Clear
+                      </button>
+                    </>
+                  )}
                 </div>
                 <div className="text-xs text-foreground/60 flex justify-between">
                   <p>Images: <span className={overLimit ? "text-red-300 font-bold" : "text-foreground/60"}>{coverUrls.length}</span>/{MAX_COVERS}</p>
@@ -313,105 +391,146 @@ export default function SubmitForm() {
                   {coverUrls.length === 0 ? (
                     <p className="text-xs text-foreground/60">No images added yet. Add at least one to preview.</p>
                   ) : (
-                    <DndContext sensors={sensors} collisionDetection={closestCenter} onDragEnd={onDragEnd}>
-                      <SortableContext
-                        items={coverUrls.map((url, i) => `${url}-${i}`)}
-                        strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}
-                      >
+                    !isDummy ? (
+                      <DndContext sensors={sensors} collisionDetection={closestCenter} onDragEnd={onDragEnd}>
+                        <SortableContext
+                          items={coverUrls.map((url, i) => `${url}-${i}`)}
+                          strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}
+                        >
+                          {coverUrls.map((url, i) => (
+                            <SortableCoverItem
+                              key={`${url}-${i}`}
+                              id={`${url}-${i}`}
+                              index={i}
+                              url={url}
+                              onRemove={() => removeAt(i)}
+                            />
+                          ))}
+                        </SortableContext>
+                      </DndContext>
+                    ) : (
+                      <>
                         {coverUrls.map((url, i) => (
-                          <SortableCoverItem
-                            key={`${url}-${i}`}
-                            id={`${url}-${i}`}
-                            index={i}
-                            url={url}
-                            onRemove={() => removeAt(i)}
-                          />
+                          <StaticCoverItem key={`${url}-${i}`} index={i} url={url} />
                         ))}
-                      </SortableContext>
-                    </DndContext>
+                      </>
+                    )
                   )}
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
+
+            {/* Base ROM */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Base ROM</label>
-              <select
-                value={baseRom}
-                onChange={(e) => setBaseRom(e.target.value)}
-                className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
-              >
-                {baseRoms.map(({ name, region }) => (
-                  <option key={name} value={name}>
-                    {name} ({region})
-                  </option>
-                ))}
-              </select>
+              {!isDummy ? (
+                <select
+                  value={baseRom}
+                  onChange={(e) => setBaseRom(e.target.value)}
+                  className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)]"
+                >
+                  {baseRoms.map(({ name, region }) => (
+                    <option key={name} value={name}>
+                      {name} ({region})
+                    </option>
+                  ))}
+                </select>
+              ) : (
+                <div className="h-11 rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none">{baseRom}</div>
+              )}
             </div>
+
+            {/* Box art URL */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Box art URL <span className="text-foreground/60">(optional)</span></label>
-              <input
-                value={boxArt}
-                onChange={(e) => setBoxArt(e.target.value)}
-                placeholder="https://..."
-                className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${boxArt && !urlLike(boxArt) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
-              />
+              {!isDummy ? (
+                <input
+                  value={boxArt}
+                  onChange={(e) => setBoxArt(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="https://..."
+                  className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${boxArt && !urlLike(boxArt) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none ${boxArt && !urlLike(boxArt) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}>https://...</div>
+              )}
             </div>
+
+            {/* Social links */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Social links <span className="text-foreground/60">(optional)</span></label>
               <div className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-3">
-                <input
-                  value={discord}
-                  onChange={(e) => setDiscord(e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder="Discord invite URL"
-                  className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${discord && !urlLike(discord) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
-                />
-                <input
-                  value={twitter}
-                  onChange={(e) => setTwitter(e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder="Twitter/X profile URL"
-                  className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${twitter && !urlLike(twitter) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
-                />
-                <input
-                  value={pokecommunity}
-                  onChange={(e) => setPokecommunity(e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder="PokeCommunity thread URL"
-                  className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${pokecommunity && !urlLike(pokecommunity) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
-                />
+                {!isDummy ? (
+                  <>
+                    <input
+                      value={discord}
+                      onChange={(e) => setDiscord(e.target.value)}
+                      placeholder="Discord invite URL"
+                      className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${discord && !urlLike(discord) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
+                    />
+                    <input
+                      value={twitter}
+                      onChange={(e) => setTwitter(e.target.value)}
+                      placeholder="Twitter/X profile URL"
+                      className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${twitter && !urlLike(twitter) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
+                    />
+                    <input
+                      value={pokecommunity}
+                      onChange={(e) => setPokecommunity(e.target.value)}
+                      placeholder="PokeCommunity thread URL"
+                      className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-[var(--ring)] ${pokecommunity && !urlLike(pokecommunity) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}
+                    />
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  <>
+                    <div className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none ${discord && !urlLike(discord) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}>Discord invite URL</div>
+                    <div className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none ${twitter && !urlLike(twitter) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}>Twitter/X profile URL</div>
+                    <div className={`h-11 rounded-md px-3 text-sm ring-1 ring-inset flex items-center text-foreground/60 select-none ${pokecommunity && !urlLike(pokecommunity) ? "ring-red-600/40 bg-red-500/10 dark:ring-red-400/40 dark:bg-red-950/20" : "bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-[var(--border)]"}`}>PokeCommunity thread URL</div>
+                  </>
+                )}
               </div>
               <p className="text-xs text-foreground/60">Use full URLs starting with http:// or https://</p>
             </div>
+
+            {/* Upload patch file */}
             <div className="grid gap-2">
               <label className="text-sm text-foreground/80">Upload patch file</label>
-              <input type="file" className="rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 py-2 text-sm italic text-foreground/50 ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] file:bg-black/10 dark:file:bg-[var(--surface-2)] file:text-foreground/80 file:text-sm file:font-medium file:not-italic file:rounded-md file:border-0 file:px-3 file:py-2 file:mr-2 file:cursor-pointer" />
+              {!isDummy ? (
+                <input type="file" className="rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 py-2 text-sm italic text-foreground/50 ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] file:bg-black/10 dark:file:bg-[var(--surface-2)] file:text-foreground/80 file:text-sm file:font-medium file:not-italic file:rounded-md file:border-0 file:px-3 file:py-2 file:mr-2 file:cursor-pointer" />
+              ) : (
+                <div className="rounded-md bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-3 py-2 text-sm italic text-foreground/50 ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)] select-none">Choose file</div>
+              )}
               <p className="text-xs text-foreground/60">BPS only for verification purposes.</p>
             </div>
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                disabled={!isValid}
-                className="shine-wrap btn-premium h-11 min-w-[7.5rem] text-sm font-semibold dark:disabled:opacity-70 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:[box-shadow:0_0_0_1px_var(--border)]"
-              >
-                <span>Submit</span>
-              </button>
-              {!isValid && (
-                <span className="text-xs text-red-600/90">Fill required fields, fix errors, and add at least one cover.</span>
-              )}
-            </div>
+
+            {/* Submit button */}
+            {!isDummy && (
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  disabled={!isValid}
+                  className="shine-wrap btn-premium h-11 min-w-[7.5rem] text-sm font-semibold dark:disabled:opacity-70 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:[box-shadow:0_0_0_1px_var(--border)]"
+                >
+                  <span>Submit</span>
+                </button>
+                {!isValid && (
+                  <span className="text-xs text-red-600/90">Fill required fields, fix errors, and add at least one cover.</span>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
         </form>
       </div>
 
-        <aside className="flex flex-col gap-5 lg:sticky lg:top-20 self-start">
-          <PreviewCard hack={preview} />
-
-          <div className="card h-max p-5">
-            <div className="text-[15px] font-semibold tracking-tight">Submission tips</div>
-            <ul className="mt-3 list-disc space-y-2 pl-5 text-sm text-foreground/75">
-              <li>Use a reliable image URL (e.g. `imgur`).</li>
-              <li>Include the exact expected base ROM name.</li>
-              <li>Describe notable features, difficulty, and target players.</li>
-            </ul>
-          </div>
-        </aside>
+      <aside className="flex flex-col gap-5 lg:sticky lg:top-20 self-start">
+        <PreviewCard hack={preview} />
+        <div className="card h-max p-5">
+          <div className="text-[15px] font-semibold tracking-tight">Submission tips</div>
+          <ul className="mt-3 list-disc space-y-2 pl-5 text-sm text-foreground/75">
+            <li>Use a reliable image URL (e.g. `imgur`).</li>
+            <li>Include the exact expected base ROM name.</li>
+            <li>Describe notable features, difficulty, and target players.</li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </aside>
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -420,4 +539,32 @@ function PreviewCard({ hack }: { hack: Hack }) {
   return <HackCard hack={hack} clickable={false} />;
 }
 
+function StaticCoverItem({ index, url }: { index: number; url: string }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-md">
+      <div className="h-16 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 p-2 bg-[var(--surface-2)] ring-1 ring-inset ring-[var(--border)]">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <div className="pr-1 text-foreground/40 select-none" title="Drag disabled">⋮⋮</div>
+          <div className="relative h-12 w-20 overflow-hidden rounded">
+            <Image src={url} alt={`Cover ${index + 1}`} fill className="object-cover" unoptimized />
+          </div>
+          <div className="min-w-0">
+            <div className="truncate text-xs text-foreground/80">{url}</div>
+            {index === 0 && <div className="text-[10px] text-emerald-400/90">Primary</div>}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            disabled
+            className="inline-flex h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-md border border-[var(--border)] bg-[var(--surface-2)] px-2 text-xs text-foreground/50"
+          >
+            Remove
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+