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GAME DECISION MAP

StoneAge Idle

Idle RPG · Mobile · 2025

Current analysisBaseline 2026-04-13Open Decision Analysis → · Korean full analysis

Problem definition

Difficulty reading recovery routes after a stage-boss failure.

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Design direction

Show causes, next actions, existing routes and retry states in a common order on the first failure screen, revealing formation, material, currency, purchase and summon details after selection.

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Read the recurring-flow summary

Build a formation of six trainers and eighteen pets → advance through automatic stage battles and boss gates → collect pets, equipment, currency, and growth materials → use capture, dungeons, summons, totems, and account growth to recover → retry the stage → enter competition, Tribe, collection, and LiveOps loops.

REASONING IN THIS GAME

Selected designs and judgment conditions

Selected principles and the game-local design8 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.

Conditional composition candidates2 candidate records

These conditional candidates require a separate decision. They do not establish a selected game-local composition or approval for actual application.

Goals and residual processing

Final IFR · design goal

Make causes, next actions, existing routes and retry state readable as one flow after a Stage Boss failure.

Recurring Structures

Detailed Repeating Structures

What repeats and keeps the system moving?

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Core classification and definition · Adaptive Fallback

Adaptive Fallback

Build a formation of six trainers and eighteen pets → advance through automatic stage battles and boss gates → collect pets, equipment, currency, and growth materials → use capture, dungeons, summons, totems, and account growth to recover → retry the stage → enter competition, Tribe, collection, and LiveOps loops.

A bottleneck, cap, or gate redirects play into an alternate cycle that preserves or reinforces the main growth input.

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  1. Core

    Boss Stall Transfer Loop

    This source-declared core loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

    Evidence
    Source Described
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Resilience

    Core Stage Growth Loop

    This source-declared resilience loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

    Evidence
    Source Described
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Competition

    Competition Return Loop

    This source-declared competition loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

    Evidence
    Source Described
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Cooperation

    Cooperation Return Loop

    This source-declared cooperation loop connects the game's actual repeat sequence.

    Evidence
    Source Described
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Return

    Satellite-to-Core Return Loop

    The actual loop runs through SFA 2.

    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 · Transition and Handoff Break

Transition and Handoff Break

The limiting point sits in the growth return handoff.

The result of one step does not connect to the next action, return, or reinvestment decision.

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  1. Core

    Stage Boss Gate Recovery Route Clarity

    The limiting point sits in the growth return handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    24-unit Formation Experiment Cost

    The limiting point sits in the growth handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    Growth Resource Scarcity and 24-unit Growth Demand

    The limiting point sits in the growth economy handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    Premium Currency Grammar

    The limiting point sits in the economy commerce settlement handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    Relief vs Repair Purchase Branching

    The limiting point sits in the commerce entry handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    Collection Safety Net and Draw Level Understanding

    The limiting point sits in the result handoff.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence

Contradictions

Contradiction Patterns

What must improve, and what must remain protected?

6 analysis items · Read the method

Core classification and definition · Action and Return Continuity vs System Depth and Throughput

Action and Return Continuity vs System Depth and Throughput

Improve the source-declared target while preserving the protected value.

Continuity to the next action, return, or reinvestment must improve while route diversity, strategic depth, and throughput remain protected.

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  1. Core

    Stage Boss fail first surface

    Improve the source-declared target while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    formation retry branch

    Across blind retry, improve the source-declared target while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    growth input

    Across source/sink, improve the source-declared target while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    wallet

    Improve the source-declared target while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    post-fail offer

    Across post-fail offer, improve the source-declared target while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    collection

    Across Draw Level → growth input, improve the source-declared target while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence

Solution Mechanisms

Solution Mechanisms

Which intervention mechanism changes the condition?

10 analysis items · Read the method

Core classification and definition · Route and Return Handoff

Route and Return Handoff

Apply Route and Return Handoff across Dormant Route Inventory Binder while preserving the protected value.

Connect the current state to valid next actions, routes, retries, and returns while preserving choice and existing paths.

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  1. Core

    Recovery Clarity Overlay

    Apply Route and Return Handoff across Dormant Route Inventory Binder while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    Formation Depth Lens

    Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure across Formation Depth Lens while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    Resource Baseline Clarity

    Apply Baseline and Resource Stabilization across Resource Baseline Clarity while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    Paid

    Apply Context Asset and Authority Isolation across Trust-Safe Collection Economy Lens while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    Pre-Purchase Trust Cushion Lite

    Apply Loss Trust and Entitlement Buffer across Pre-Purchase Trust Cushion Lite while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    Draw Safety-Net Rule Lens

    Apply Loss Trust and Entitlement Buffer across Draw Safety-Net Rule Lens while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  7. Supporting

    Stage Return Relay Strip

    Apply Route and Return Handoff across Dormant Route Inventory Binder while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  8. Supporting

    Dormant Route Inventory Binder

    Apply Baseline and Resource Stabilization across Dormant Route Inventory Binder while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  9. Supporting

    24-Unit Recovery Composer

    Apply Multifunction and Multitrack Coordination across Dormant Route Inventory Binder while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  10. Supporting

    Trust-Safe Collection Economy Lens

    Apply Multifunction and Multitrack Coordination across Trust-Safe Collection Economy Lens while preserving the protected value.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence

Solution Compositions

Solution Compositions

How should interventions be combined and sequenced?

15 analysis items · Read the method

Core classification and definition · Single-Track Localized Bundle

Single-Track Localized Bundle

Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Dormant Route Inventory Binder 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

    Recovery Clarity Overlay Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  2. Supporting

    Formation Depth Lens Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Formation Depth Lens as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  3. Supporting

    Resource Baseline Clarity Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Resource Baseline Clarity as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  4. Supporting

    Paid Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Trust-Safe Collection Economy Lens as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  5. Supporting

    Pre-Purchase Trust Cushion Lite Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Pre-Purchase Trust Cushion Lite as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  6. Supporting

    Draw Safety-Net Rule Lens Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Draw Safety-Net Rule Lens as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  7. Supporting

    Stage Return Relay Strip Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  8. Supporting

    Dormant Route Inventory Binder Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  9. Supporting

    24-Unit Recovery Composer Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  10. Supporting

    Trust-Safe Collection Economy Lens Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Trust-Safe Collection Economy Lens as Single-Track Localized Bundle.

    Evidence
    Solution Link Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  11. Supporting

    Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition

    Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Core-First Branch-Sequential Portfolio.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  12. Supporting

    Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition

    Connect 2 source-declared mechanisms across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Multitrack Derived Relay.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  13. Supporting

    Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition

    Connect 2 source-declared mechanisms across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Source-Grounded Signature Cluster.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  14. Supporting

    Pre-Purchase Trust Cushion Lite Composition

    Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Pre-Purchase Trust Cushion Lite as Core-First Branch-Sequential Portfolio.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence
  15. Supporting

    Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition

    Connect 10 source-declared mechanisms across Dormant Route Inventory Binder as Core-First Branch-Sequential Portfolio.

    Evidence
    Classification Confirmed
    Outcome basis
    Design Evidence