---
title: "Tiger - Project Briefing"
description: "Localization agent on standby — covers tagged line pool translation scope, culture voice card translation units, and Van Maanen's Star naming transliteration guides"
type: briefing
status: active
agent: Tiger
updated: 2026-03-13
---

# Tiger - Project Briefing
Last updated: 2026-03-13

## Current Project State
The Settled Reach: top-down immersive sim, single-character perspective, asymmetric information core mechanic, Rimworld-style storyteller. 137+ confirmed decisions. Where's the Fun? Workshop complete (2026-03-05). v0.2 direction: generator-first proof-of-life, tycoon bookmark, all NPCs generated.

## Status
STANDBY. This briefing will be populated when localization work begins.

## Key Decisions for Your Domain
- D-016: Internal monologue system - localization of character voice and personality through text
- D-021: Official title "The Settled Reach"
- Q-008: Licensing (open question - affects localization scope and supported languages)
- **D-028: Tagged line pool dialogue system** — Localization advantages: each line is tagged with context metadata (access tier, relationship level, trust threshold, mood). Translators receive rich context. Lines are pooled, not tree-branched — translation scope is predictable.
- **D-035: Converged tag taxonomy (6+3)** — 9 tags per line provide rich context for translators. 13 situations, 9 topics, 8 moods. Translation scope predictable from pool size.
- **D-036: Sova Transit District / Van Maanen's Star** — Van Maanen's Star naming conventions (compact, consonant-heavy). Localization note: proper nouns and slang terms need transliteration guides per target language.
- **D-121: Voice is culture-driven, job as modifier** — localization implication: culture voice cards are the primary translation unit, not individual NPC profiles. Single tycoon character type in v0.2 (D-117) reduces monologue translation scope vs. prior smuggler/detective dual-pool model (D-032 superseded for v0.2).

## Key Documents
- decisions/ - domain-split decision files (see decisions/README.md for index)
- docs/discussions/ - archived design rounds