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-# Current Project State
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-The Settled Reach: top-down life-sim — asymmetric information, occlusion-based perception, single-character perspective, Rimworld-style storyteller. Godot 4 client + Rust/bevy_ecs simulation server (D-020).
-
-**Decisions:** 170+ confirmed (D-001 through D-170). Domain files in `decisions/`.
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-**Development cascade (D-166):** Strict 6-phase build order. Each phase completes before the next begins. v0.2 target dropped. No scoping negotiations.
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-| Phase | Focus | Status |
-|-------|-------|--------|
-| 1 | Wiki content — all planets, moons, stations, heightmaps, artwork | **Active** (Sprint 31) |
-| 2 | Economics layer — supply/demand, transport, political/social pressure | Not started |
-| 3 | Planetary/moon maps & station layouts — cities, rivers, biomes, rail | Not started |
-| 4 | Player control scheme — 2-floor test map, character rendering, walls/stairs | Not started |
-| 5 | World generation — walkable world, parallel asset pipeline | Not started |
-| 6 | Detail coloring — room-level NPC population, cultural room grammar | Not started |
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-**Key pivots:** Tycoon bookmark (D-117), all NPCs generated (D-122), culture implicit in location (D-128), consequence replaces complicity (D-132).
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-**Current sprint:** 32 (Landfall). Close Phase 1 + Phase 2 design kickoff.
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-*Updated: 2026-04-05. Maintained by Qatux.*