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Challenges (260115)

Document Date: 2026-01-15 (YYMMDD: 260115)

This page documents the challenges, action items, and design decisions for the Mneme World Generator PWA.

Overview

This project is research—not just about what is possible for a TTRPG (a Filipino-made hard sci-fi TTRPG set of tools), but an experiment to explore AI-assisted development workflows. Even if 20-40% of the productivity claims are true, it represents a significant gain.

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Version 1.5 Strategy

Version 1.5 software will be built first because it tests the rules by going through the creation process many times (automated generation). This approach:

  1. Validates the Mneme rules through repetition
  2. Identifies edge cases and logical inconsistencies
  3. Produces statistical distributions for verification
  4. Enables rapid iteration on the specification

See Mneme-Logic-Specification-260202 for the current draft of Version 1.5 rules.

UI/UX Challenges

Issue Status Notes
"Next" button visibility Pending Tell user to scroll down; button sometimes doesn't show
Phone-friendly design Priority Will be primary focus in next series of fixes
Tile/Window deployment Under exploration Investigating alternative layout approaches

Module-by-Module Status

Primary Star

Status: OK (with specification updates)

By Jan 29, the specification should be sufficiently detailed to generate a Primary Star procedurally.

World Context / Tech Level (TL)

Status: Needs improvement

  • Issue: Need to explain that an interstellar game needs at least TL10
  • Action: Add reference to Mneme-to-Cepheus-Engine TL conversion

Companion Stars

Status: Needs clarification

  • Issue: Need "Skip making Companion Stars - Just a Single Star" option
  • Action: Will revisit after core mechanics are stable

Primary World

Status: OK (with clarifications)

  • Clarification: Habitats are not necessarily one structure but a constellation of structures

Cultural Profile

Status: OK

Habitability

Status: OK (with process changes)

Inhabitants

Status: Needs improvement

Enhancement Description
Gini Coefficient Calculate inequality rating; people cannot imagine what inequality means
Social Status Breakdown Add breakdown showing effective standard of living per SOC
Amberzone Classification Roll with option to disregard or select the resource
GDP Calculation Required for economic modeling

Starport Classification

Status: Needs improvement

Need to fix GDP calculations. Preview of new metrics:

Metric Description
GTV (Gross Trade Value) Value of goods moved through the port
PSV (Port Service Value) All services the port provides (piloting, stevedoring, warehousing, refueling)

PSV is proportional to orbital position.

Open Question: What can end-users do with this data? Needs UX exploration.

Planetary System Challenges

Moons and Rings

Status: Improvised rules needed

This section deviates from "Determine Planetary System" in the original rules.

Key Concepts:

  • Jupiter has ~100 moons due to its mass "catching" objects
  • Larger planets catch more passing objects
  • Stability tends toward ONE significant moon (3-Body Problem)
  • Planets with RINGS are under constant bombardment

Planned Approach:

  • Follow companion star generation patterns
  • Apply Power Law Size-Frequency Distribution
  • Use Collisional Cascade / Dohnanyi's Law (simplified)
  • Inherit asteroid and disk rules

Secondary Planets and Disks

Status: Fundamental redesign needed

Core Problem: The current mechanism doesn't solve the fundamental issue of stellar maps in TTRPGs:

  • How far are planets from each other?
  • How do we calculate travel times using brachistochrone trajectories?
  • Constant-thrust space travel calculations

Resources:

Goal: Position the app to enable a set of tools for these calculations.

Deviation from PDF: Page 33 uses "roll for each kind, then roll 2D6 for mass." The new approach uses a Waterfall mechanism.

The Waterfall Mechanism (Preview)

  1. Take the largest INRAS (IntraStellar System component)
  2. Use waterfall system to determine its position
  3. Everything tends to be far apart (AU scale) to reduce gravitational interference
  4. Stable star systems avoid 3-Body Problems
  5. "Stable" = 10-14 billion years old

Context: Our universe is ~14B years old, but space has expanded faster than light—the observable universe is ~46.5B light-years across.

Action Items

Target: January 29, 2026

Owner Task
Justin Fix rules and make them more programming-friendly
Justin Complete detailed specification document
Team Discuss objectives and tool options (Claude Code, etc.)

Post-January 29

  • Sit and discuss objectives
  • Evaluate AI coding assistants for testing purposes
  • Review feedback on specification clarity

Research Context

AI Development Tools Under Evaluation

  • Claude Code - For testing purposes
  • Gemini CLI - Alternative approach
  • Codex - Comparison baseline

Industry Reading

  • "Why AI Agents Replaced the Arduino IDE in My ESP32 Projects"
  • "Shopify's AI Memo Changed Hiring Forever" (concerns noted)
  • "Task Queues Are Replacing Chat Interfaces"

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