Problem definition
A visibility gap in attributing combat outcomes and asset contributions.
View all bottlenecksGAME DECISION MAP
Zenless Zone Zero
Design direction
Separate decisions, evidence and on-demand traces to show observed facts, comparison signals, unknowns and next checks.
View all mechanismsRead the recurring-flow summary
Select a Main Story, Commission, farming, event, or endgame objective in New Eridu → assemble Agents, W-Engines, Drive Discs, Bangboo, and a combat plan → enter 3D exploration or instanced action → use swaps, Assist, Dodge, Daze, Stun, Anomaly, and Chain Attack to resolve combat → receive Battery-based materials, Denny, Signals, rewards, scores, and roster progress → level and configure Agents, skills, Core Skills, W-Engines, Drive Discs, and teams → compare free, exchange, Channel, Shop, cadence, and next-version paths → return to the next objective.
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.
Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge
Mode Identity & Circulation Contract
First-Use Readiness Contract
Session Choice & Return Contract
Commerce Decision Grammar Contract
Ownership Completion & Preserved-Value Contract
Goals and residual processing
Initial IFR · goal direction
Realign exposure, sequence, rules and information structure for results, causes and next actions.
Recurring Structures
Detailed Repeating Structures
What repeats and keeps the system moving?
5 analysis items · Read the method
Core classification and definition · Resource Conversion
Resource Conversion
Select a Main Story, Commission, farming, event, or endgame objective in New Eridu → assemble Agents, W-Engines, Drive Discs, Bangboo, and a combat plan → enter 3D exploration or instanced action → use swaps, Assist, Dodge, Daze, Stun, Anomaly, and Chain Attack to resolve combat → receive Battery-based materials, Denny, Signals, rewards, scores, and roster progress → level and configure Agents, skills, Core Skills, W-Engines, Drive Discs, and teams → compare free, exchange, Channel, Shop, cadence, and next-version paths → return to the next objective.
Currencies, duplicate assets, rights, or exchange outputs become inputs or qualifications for the next cycle.
View pattern definition →Core Weekly Session Loop
The actual loop runs through Notorious Hunt → Hollow Zero → Ridu Weekly → Outpost/Intel Board → City Fund.
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Core Biweekly Validation Loop
The actual loop runs through Shiyu Defense Deadly Assault.
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Acquisition Commercial Feedback Loop
The actual loop runs through Story → Character Exposure → Signal Search → Agent/W-Engine → PvE.
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Economy Daily Session Loop
The actual loop runs through Errands/Coffee → Battery → Trust/Temple/Video Store → Event/Story.
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Return Version Session Loop
The actual loop runs through Story → Agent → Flagship Event → Endgame Rotation → Phase II → Finale.
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Core classification and definition · Action Feedback and Failure Attribution Break
Action Feedback and Failure Attribution Break
The limiting point sits in the combat feedback result handoff.
Outcomes, causes, rules, rewards, and retry information do not close the feedback loop needed for correction.
View pattern definition →Core Action Feedback and Failure Attribution Break · Combat Feedback
The limiting point sits in the combat feedback result handoff.
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Supporting Rights and Lifecycle Discontinuity · Asset
The limiting point sits in the asset lifecycle handoff.
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Supporting Rights and Lifecycle Discontinuity · Asset
The limiting point sits in the asset lifecycle handoff.
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- Classification Confirmed
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Supporting Resource and Value Conversion Failure · Economy Commerce
The limiting point sits in the economy commerce settlement handoff.
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Supporting Obligation and Volition Erosion · Routine Liveops
The limiting point sits in the routine liveops return handoff.
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Supporting Resource and Value Conversion Failure · Economy Commerce
The limiting point sits in the economy commerce settlement handoff.
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Contradictions
Contradiction Patterns
What must improve, and what must remain protected?
6 analysis items · Read the method
Core classification and definition · Outcome and Failure Attribution vs System Depth and Rule Integrity
Outcome and Failure Attribution vs System Depth and Rule Integrity
Across result → cause → next-action attribution discriminability, improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Speed Vs Integrity.
Causes and retry conditions for outcomes, failures, and fairness must become attributable while strategic, combat, and competitive depth and rule integrity remain protected.
View pattern definition →Core Core Contradiction
Across result → cause → next-action attribution discriminability, improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Speed Vs Integrity.
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Supporting Stability Vs Volatility / Complexity Vs Convenience
Across mode-specific objective/action/roster distinction and circulation vitality, improve Stability Vs Volatility while preserving Complexity Vs Convenience.
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- Classification Confirmed
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Supporting Performance Vs Load / Complexity Vs Convenience
Across acquisition-to- flow and state legibility, improve Performance Vs Load while preserving Complexity Vs Convenience.
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- Classification Confirmed
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Supporting Freedom Vs Control / Stability Vs Volatility
Across voluntary session allocation, exit, and return, improve Freedom Vs Control while preserving Stability Vs Volatility.
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Supporting Revenue Vs Trust / Complexity Vs Convenience
Across coherent commerce comparison and informed choice, improve Revenue Vs Trust while preserving Complexity Vs Convenience.
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Supporting Complexity Vs Convenience / Revenue Vs Trust
Across distinguishable owned/complete/usable contract, improve Complexity Vs Convenience while preserving Revenue Vs Trust.
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Solution Mechanisms
Solution Mechanisms
Which intervention mechanism changes the condition?
6 analysis items · Read the method
Core classification and definition · Layered and Progressive Disclosure
Layered and Progressive Disclosure
Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure across Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge while preserving the protected value.
Separate complex meaning, rules, and strategy into layers and reveal only the depth needed at each moment.
View pattern definition →Core Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge
Apply Layered and Progressive Disclosure across Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting First-Use Readiness Contract
Apply Baseline and Resource Stabilization across First-Use Readiness Contract while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting Ownership Completion & Preserved-Value Contract
Apply Context Asset and Authority Isolation across Ownership Completion & Preserved-Value Contract while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting Mode Identity & Circulation Contract
Apply State and Rule Visibility Encoding across Mode Identity & Circulation Contract while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting Session Choice & Return Contract
Apply Route and Return Handoff across Session Choice & Return Contract while preserving the protected value.
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Supporting Commerce Decision Grammar Contract
Apply Loss Trust and Entitlement Buffer across Commerce Decision Grammar Contract while preserving the protected value.
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Solution Compositions
Solution Compositions
How should interventions be combined and sequenced?
8 analysis items · Read the method
Core classification and definition · Single-Track Localized Bundle
Single-Track Localized Bundle
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge 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 Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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- Solution Link Confirmed
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Supporting First-Use Readiness Contract Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across First-Use Readiness Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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- Solution Link Confirmed
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Supporting Ownership Completion & Preserved-Value Contract Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Ownership Completion & Preserved-Value Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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- Solution Link Confirmed
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Supporting Mode Identity & Circulation Contract Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Mode Identity & Circulation Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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- Solution Link Confirmed
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Supporting Session Choice & Return Contract Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Session Choice & Return Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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- Solution Link Confirmed
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Supporting Commerce Decision Grammar Contract Composition
Connect 1 source-declared mechanism across Commerce Decision Grammar Contract as Single-Track Localized Bundle.
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Supporting Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition
Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms across Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge as Core-First Branch-Sequential Portfolio.
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Supporting Parallel Solution-Mechanism Composition
Connect 6 source-declared mechanisms across Three-Layer Contribution Decision Bridge as Parallel Local Contracts with Independent Rollback.
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