NOVASMC

GAME DECISION MAP

State of Survival

Strategy · Cross-platform · 2019

Current analysisBaseline 2026-07-05Open Decision Analysis → · Korean full analysis

Problem definition

Difficulty reading input priorities and result attribution across growth layers.

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Design direction

Align decisions, context and detailed traces around expected and actual changes, reasons and next actions, preserving growth depth, existing investment and choice diversity.

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Build and upgrade the Settlement → collect resources and manage construction, research, and training queues → grow Heroes, troops, Chief gear, and Battle Power → clear Explorer Trail, world zombies, gathering, and rallies → join Alliance help, research, events, and State warfare → reinvest rewards into the next upgrade and war preparation.

REASONING IN THIS GAME

Selected designs and judgment conditions

Selected principles and the game-local design6 design records

These entries describe the selected design. Design selection is distinct from actual application and effect validation. The classified objects below retain their own roles and connections.

Goals and residual processing

Final IFR · design goal

Present established goals, cost sources, expected direction, actual results or reasons and next actions in optional three-layer information on existing growth surfaces.

Recurring Structures

Detailed Repeating Structures

What repeats and keeps the system moving?

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Core classification and definition · External Calendar

External Calendar

Build and upgrade the Settlement → collect resources and manage construction, research, and training queues → grow Heroes, troops, Chief gear, and Battle Power → clear Explorer Trail, world zombies, gathering, and rallies → join Alliance help, research, events, and State warfare → reinvest rewards into the next upgrade and war preparation.

Events, operating schedules, and live operations reactivate participation, exchange, and reward states.

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  1. Return

    Core Daily → War Conversion Loop

    The actual loop runs through Help → Explorer Trail → BP → Chief → SvS/Capital Clash.

    Evidence
    Source Described
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence

Bottlenecks

Bottleneck Patterns

Where do decisions and flow break?

6 analysis items · Read the method

Core classification and definition · Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown

Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown

The affected flow runs through DR; its limiting point is the growth economy planning handoff.

Multiple goals, resources, states, rules, and paths cannot be compared on one decision surface, forcing repeated reprioritization.

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  1. Core

    Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown · Growth Economy

    The affected flow runs through DR; its limiting point is the growth economy planning handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    Outcome and Contribution Attribution Failure · Alliance Cooperation

    The limiting point sits in the alliance cooperation result handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    Temporal and Operational Synchronization Break · Liveops Event

    The limiting point sits in the liveops event return handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    Rights and Lifecycle Discontinuity · Hero

    The limiting point sits in the hero handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    Fairness and Legitimacy Erosion · Competition Alliance

    The limiting point sits in the competition alliance result handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    Resource and Value Conversion Failure · Commerce Economy

    The affected flow runs through offer lineage reconciliation; its limiting point is the commerce economy settlement handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence

Contradictions

Contradiction Patterns

What must improve, and what must remain protected?

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Core classification and definition · Outcome and Failure Attribution vs System Depth and Rule Integrity

Outcome and Failure Attribution vs System Depth and Rule Integrity

Improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.

Causes and retry conditions for outcomes, failures, and fairness must become attributable while strategic, combat, and competitive depth and rule integrity remain protected.

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  1. Core

    Core Contradiction

    Improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    Complexity Vs Convenience / Freedom Vs Control

    Across Alliance, improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    Performance Vs Load / Stability Vs Volatility

    Across entry/task/claim/skip → return, improve Performance Vs Load while preserving Stability Vs Volatility.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    Popularity Vs Scarcity / Complexity Vs Convenience

    Across Hero → rank/build/use/display → completion/revisit lineage, improve Popularity Vs Scarcity while preserving Complexity Vs Convenience.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    Freedom Vs Control / Stability Vs Volatility

    Improve Freedom Vs Control while preserving Stability Vs Volatility.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    Revenue Vs Trust / Complexity Vs Convenience

    Across SKU view → compare/action → use → next-action, improve Revenue Vs Trust while preserving Complexity Vs Convenience.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence

Solution Mechanisms

Solution Mechanisms

Which intervention mechanism changes the condition?

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Core classification and definition · Layered and Progressive Disclosure

Layered and Progressive Disclosure

Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure across Three-Layer Growth Result Contract while preserving the protected value.

Separate complex meaning, rules, and strategy into layers and reveal only the depth needed at each moment.

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  1. Core

    Three-Layer Growth Result Contract

    Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure across Three-Layer Growth Result Contract while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    DO- Alliance Contribution Contract Hub

    Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across Alliance Contribution Contract Hub while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    Eligibility-to-Next-State Grammar

    Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across Eligibility-to-Next-State Grammar while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    Hero Next-State Grammar

    Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across Hero Next-State Grammar while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    Role & Result Legitimacy Receipt

    Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across Role & Result Legitimacy Receipt while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    Offer-to-Use Value Lineage Contract

    Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across Offer-to-Use Value Lineage Contract while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence

Solution Compositions

Solution Compositions

How should interventions be combined and sequenced?

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Core classification and definition · Single-Track Localized Bundle

Single-Track Localized Bundle

Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Three-Layer Growth Result Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

Combine a core intervention with stabilizing or accelerating support within one problem track and keep its impact localized.

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  1. Core

    Three-Layer Growth Result Contract Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Three-Layer Growth Result Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    DO- Alliance Contribution Contract Hub Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Alliance Contribution Contract Hub as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    Eligibility-to-Next-State Grammar Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Eligibility-to-Next-State Grammar as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    Hero Next-State Grammar Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Hero Next-State Grammar as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    Role & Result Legitimacy Receipt Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Role & Result Legitimacy Receipt as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    Offer-to-Use Value Lineage Contract Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Offer-to-Use Value Lineage Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  7. Supporting

    Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition

    Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms across Three-Layer Growth Result Contract as Core-First Branch-Sequential Portfolio.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  8. Supporting

    Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition

    Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms across Three-Layer Growth Result Contract as Parallel Local Contracts with Independent Rollback.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence