Cycles, Decay, The Vault, and Layers
CYCLES
A Cycle (Season) is a full system recompilation.
Halcyon attempts to Re-optimize, Re-balance, Re-index, and Re-stabilize. Each time, the logic error survives. Like a corrupted line in the compiler.
DECAY
Every seven days, data is pruned within Halcyon, and tools acquired are subjected to Decay. A random set of acquired tools will decay into currency, rivets and cogs.
VAULT
The vault is a way to select certain tools to protect against the decay. Limited in slots, the player selects the tools to preserve through the decay.
LAYERS
Each descending layer is more corrupted than the previous. As THE ERROR exponentially rewrites layers closest to its core, increasingly dangerous and dramatic changes occur.