Problem definition
Difficulty identifying the current blocker, prerequisites and next reachable outcome under overlapping depth-progression conditions.
View all bottlenecksGAME DECISION MAP
Subnautica
Design direction
Show the current depth layer first, then connect verified prerequisites, completion context and reachable outcomes progressively on request.
View all mechanismsRead the recurring-flow summary
Explore and scan → gather resources → craft gear, vehicles, and bases → reach deeper biomes → investigate the story and escape.
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.
Layered depth-readiness coordinate board
Segmented departure-readiness lane
Contextual unlock-attribution link
Narrative-state causal trace link
Owned-asset role reselection circuit
Layered voluntary contribution and recognition structure
Goals and residual processing
Initial IFR · goal direction
Realign state exposure, transition sequence and result attribution across depth transitions.
Final IFR · design goal
Show the currently active depth layer first, then reveal verified prerequisites, completion and reachable-depth results to the depth the player chooses.
Recurring Structures
Detailed Repeating Structures
What repeats and keeps the system moving?
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Core classification and definition · Compounding Growth
Compounding Growth
Explore and scan → gather resources → craft gear, vehicles, and bases → reach deeper biomes → investigate the story and escape.
Outputs strengthen assets, capabilities, or access and open a stronger next cycle.
View pattern definition →Core Core Depth Progression Loop
Growth/PvE-centric structure: deeper access drives exploration, scanning, crafting, vehicle/base upgrades, story gates, and final escape.
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Resilience Story and Escape Gate Loop
Disease treatment, Quarantine Enforcement Platform deactivation, Neptune Rocket construction, and planet escape form the final directed loop.
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Core classification and definition · Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown
Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown
The limiting point sits in the growth economy planning handoff.
Multiple goals, resources, states, rules, and paths cannot be compared on one decision surface, forcing repeated reprioritization.
View pattern definition →Core Decision and Planning Calculability Breakdown · Growth Economy
The limiting point sits in the growth economy planning handoff.
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Supporting Pressure and Concentration Bottleneck · Operations
The affected flow runs through cycle count → delay; its limiting point is the operations pressure handoff.
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Supporting Transition and Handoff Break ·
The affected flow runs through search → craft → abandon; its limiting point is the transition handoff.
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Supporting Transition and Handoff Break ·
The affected flow runs through state → next action; its limiting point is the transition handoff.
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Supporting Rights and Lifecycle Discontinuity · Asset
The affected flow runs through reuse → abandon by phase; its limiting point is the asset lifecycle handoff.
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Supporting Transition and Handoff Break ·
The affected flow runs through goal → return gap; its limiting point is the transition handoff.
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Contradictions
Contradiction Patterns
What must improve, and what must remain protected?
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Core classification and definition · Action and Return Continuity vs System Depth and Throughput
Action and Return Continuity vs System Depth and Throughput
Improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.
Continuity to the next action, return, or reinvestment must improve while route diversity, strategic depth, and throughput remain protected.
View pattern definition →Core Core Contradiction
Improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.
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Supporting Performance Vs Load / Freedom Vs Control
Across cycle, improve Performance Vs Load while preserving Freedom Vs Control.
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Supporting Complexity Vs Convenience / Freedom Vs Control
Across Blueprint → search/craft/result, improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.
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Supporting Complexity Vs Convenience / Freedom Vs Control
Across condition → action → world/story state → next action, improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Freedom Vs Control.
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Supporting Stability Vs Volatility / Freedom Vs Control
Improve Stability Vs Volatility while preserving Freedom Vs Control.
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Supporting Stability Vs Volatility / Freedom Vs Control
Improve Stability Vs Volatility while preserving Freedom Vs Control.
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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 to the source-declared core track while preserving its protected value.
Separate complex meaning, rules, and strategy into layers and reveal only the depth needed at each moment.
View pattern definition →Core Layered and Progressive Disclosure · Core
Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure to the source-declared core track while preserving its protected value.
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Supporting State and Rule Visibility Encoding · Attachment
Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across cycle while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting Route and Return Handoff · Attachment
Apply Route and Return Handoff across Blueprint → search/craft/result while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting State and Rule Visibility Encoding · Attachment
Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across condition → action → world/story state → next action while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting Context Asset and Authority Isolation · Attachment
Apply Context Asset and Authority Isolation to the source-declared attachment track while preserving its protected value.
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Supporting -
Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding to the source-declared attachment track while preserving its protected value.
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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 as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
Combine a core intervention with stabilizing or accelerating support within one problem track and keep its impact localized.
View pattern definition →Core Layered and Progressive Disclosure · Core Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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Supporting State and Rule Visibility Encoding · Attachment Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across cycle as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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Supporting Route and Return Handoff · Attachment Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Blueprint → search/craft/result as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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Supporting State and Rule Visibility Encoding · Attachment Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across condition → action → world/story state → next action as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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Supporting Context Asset and Authority Isolation · Attachment Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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Supporting - Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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Supporting Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition
Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms across cycle as Core-First Branch-Sequential Portfolio.
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Supporting Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition
Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms across cycle as Parallel Local Contracts with Independent Rollback.
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