Design Catalogue

This subtree defines objects, phases, and constraints. Implementation location and current status belong in implementation pages, not here.

Scope

Design covers four kinds of questions:

Page	Defines	Does not define
ArchaeologyLoop	stage boundaries, record chain, and ledger structure	specific early node interactions
PseudoInstance	version-one site runtime model, coverage, and lifecycle	dimension-instance solutions
CivilizationShell	how civilization identity projects into clues, activation, pressure, and recovery	a separate combat system
ModdingDeveloping/Design/Survey	the split between early discovery and formal survey, node rules, and formal entry order	internal site runtime logic

Locked Decisions

Version one already locks the following:

1. Archaeology brings the player into the ruin. It does not replace runtime, resonance, or recovery.
2. Formal survey must create a formal record before activation starts.
3. Version one uses a pseudo-instance model instead of a separate dimension.
4. The civilization shell projects identity. It does not rewrite the main loop state machine.
5. Civilization difference is built on a shared firearm base, not on two incompatible combat stacks.

These decisions are shared assumptions for the rest of the design pages. They are not reopened in each page.

Reading Order

Read this subtree in the following order:

1. ArchaeologyLoop
2. ModdingDeveloping/Design/Survey
3. PseudoInstance
4. CivilizationShell

That order matches object dependency, not site navigation order. Earlier pages provide stable input for later pages. Reading backward makes it easy to mistake result objects for prerequisite objects.

Non-Goals

Design does not take on the following:

• It does not track implementation status. That belongs under ModdingDeveloping/Implementation.
• It does not describe pack recipes, mod lists, or resource-side organization. That belongs under Modpacking.
• It does not use showcase cards or decorative blocks instead of body content.
• It does not keep paragraphs that cannot answer an object, phase, or index question.