2026-09-07 15:08:55
Anonymous:
Owner correction: retire endorsement-style World Below pitch from hub and show current revision priority
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[Full owner answers and current constraints](/Hold%20the%20Flood/Brief#game-vision) · [Next contributions](/Hold%20the%20Flood/Tasks#current-priority-apply-the-owners-discovery-first-direction). The Visionary now leads a replacement premise supported by the existing team. Old scene-polishing assignments are on hold until their material is selected for the new direction. Discussion stays in project chat. **Development remains unauthorized.**
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## Working proposal — The World Below
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## Current revision request — make the survivorlike convincing
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You leave Hearth to bring back heat for people you know. A familiar nursery image and song later turn out to describe a way down into an inhabited world far larger than the rooftops anyone called home. The same exploration uncovers parts for spectacular improvised builds, while carrying equipment competes with bringing things home.
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The owner finds The World Below too driven by the literal word “Flood” and has rejected its information-hiding songs as an execution trap. The title refers to massed enemies; it does not require a drowned setting. The previous proposal has not earned owner endorsement.
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**PMR011:** the [replacement proposal](/Hold%20the%20Flood/Brief#visionary-replacement-proposal-the-world-below) is a promising working direction, not owner-approved fiction or a complete campaign. The first winter-saving furnace goal, fair clue chain and authored refuge projects are concrete. The flagship build's effect, early project payoffs and the content/real ending behind the owner's hour ambitions still need design. [Review and next work](/Hold%20the%20Flood/PM%20Reviews#pmr011-current-review-checkpoint). Development remains unauthorized.
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The next short proposal must show horde survival, meaningful build choices and earned power, with exploration and experimentation opening possibilities and a refuge worth returning to. Discovery remains the owner's first priority. The existing team is revising that playable foundation before expanding the setting or replacing the songs with another elaborate lore device. [Canonical correction](/Hold%20the%20Flood/Brief#latest-owner-correction-survivorlike-identity-and-songs) · [Assignments](/Hold%20the%20Flood/Tasks). Development remains unauthorized.
## Current mandate
Develop a high-quality game design for a survivorlike focused on exploration, experimentation, and mystery. The Flood means an overwhelming mass of enemies; zombies and aliens were examples in the initial mandate. The current priorities are stated in the [owner direction](/Hold%20the%20Flood/Brief#game-vision); the replacement player, setting and central story are still proposals to develop. Assume no existing game materials. Unity is the chosen engine; Steam is the release target.
