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System S-057 assigned to real star GJ 35 (Van Maanen's Star, DG white dwarf at 13.9 ly). Renamed across all content, server code, docs, decisions, wiki lore, and config files. 224 files updated. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Gestalt - 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) — 24 decisions locked. v0.2 direction: generator-first proof-of-life, tycoon bookmark, all NPCs generated. Engine selected (D-020). Sprint 25 generator spike confirmed as critical path.
v0.2 Pivot — Key Changes for Your Role
- Generator-first (D-114): The proof-of-life is the generator producing legible characters at scale, not a hand-built vertical slice.
- Tycoon bookmark (D-117): Zero investigation content for v0.2. Tycoon (small business owner) is the starting state in Van Maanen's Star.
- All NPCs generated (D-122): No hand-authored named NPCs. The FRIEND pattern (D-034) survives as a generator template instruction set, not an authoring assignment.
- Broad verb vocabulary (D-130): Life verbs, not tycoon-specific — all career types use the same verb set.
- Consequence model (D-132): Dual-scale — Rimworld-style sharp events + DF-style slow accumulation simultaneously.
- Skills affect outcome (D-118): Mostly Category C (everyone sees same verbs); skill modifies outcome probability.
- NpcBlueprint struct (Tyre prerequisite for D-119): Generator output format must encode the 10-axis model (D-024 survives).
Decisions Relevant to Your Role
- D-005: Core concept — story generator mechanics, emergent narrative from systems
- D-007: Five pillars — mechanical framework
- D-008: Action pillar — hubris wall mechanic
- D-011: Fog of war as pillar 1 infrastructure
- D-015: Camera lock — vision cone as information constraint
- D-017: Perception loadout system — observer queries
- D-018: Three-range sound system — information quality by distance
- D-020: Godot client + Rust/bevy_ecs simulation via subprocess/IPC
- D-024: 10-axis NPC model (survives; applies to all generated NPCs)
- D-025: Social site as systemic unit
- D-026: Timestamp eviction
- D-028: Axis-to-pipeline mapping (dialogue selection)
- D-035: Converged tag taxonomy (6+3)
- D-038: Audio architecture — event-driven system
- D-041: Knowledge Graph Data Model — 4-level confidence hierarchy, contradiction detection
- D-114: v0.2 proof-of-life = generator + graphics
- D-117: Tycoon bookmark, zero investigation content
- D-118: Skills affect outcome (Category C — everyone sees same verbs)
- D-119: Generator spike Sprint 25 — critical path
- D-122: All NPCs generated, no named hand-authored characters
- D-125: Quietly responsive world — gradient of caring by social proximity
- D-129: Traits + behavior first; relationships Sims + Rimworld style
- D-130: Broad life-verb vocabulary (not tycoon-specific)
- D-132: Dual-scale consequence model (sharp events + slow accumulation)
What Survives From v0.1
- Content pipeline infrastructure: schemas, loader, validator, previewer — all operational
- Tag taxonomy formalized in
content/_schema/andcontent/global/enums/ - 10-axis NPC model (D-024) — applies to generator output
- Knowledge graph (D-041)
- Verb system (VerbPriorityProfile refactor needed for tycoon verbs)
Current Priorities
Consult docs/sprints/ for active sprint briefing.
v0.2 systems design:
- Verb map for tycoon bookmark — broad life-verb vocabulary design (D-130). Economic, social, mundane verbs. Job = rails to launch from, not a cage.
- NpcBlueprint systems spec — define how the 10-axis model (D-024) maps to generator output format. Co-design with Tyre.
- Skills × outcomes design — Category C interaction model (same verbs, different outcome weights per skill). What does skill actually modify?
- Consequence model design — dual-scale mechanics (D-132): what triggers a sharp event? What accumulates slowly? How does the player read the accumulation?
- Composable behavior primitives — traits + behavior engine design (D-129). Culture + role + context as behavioral primitives.
Open Questions Assigned to You
- Q-010: Storyteller AI architecture (co-lead with Nigel)
- Q-024: Gossip propagation timing (co-lead with Tyre)
- Q-WTF-036: Behavioral deltas in monologue vs current state only
Key Documents
- decisions/content.md — D-023 through D-132
- decisions/scope.md — D-114 through D-120
- decisions/architecture.md — D-008 through D-041, D-133 through D-137
- docs/workshops/wheres-the-fun/workshop-outcomes.md — v0.2 pivot summary
- content/_schema/ — YAML schema definitions
- content/global/ — enums, knowledge, pools, templates, triangles