Decision Register

Status: Active

This page turns major design calls into explicit Locked, Open, or Later decisions so the review can focus on real contradictions instead of fuzzy wording.

Status Meaning

• Locked: approved for review and implementation planning
• Open: unresolved and needs a real choice before or during implementation planning
• Later: intentionally deferred and not a blocker for the first implementation pass

Locked

Area	Decision	Canonical Page	Notes
Platform	Baseline stays on Minecraft 1.21.1 plus NeoForge	Standards	Change this only intentionally and globally
Distribution	Use CurseForge client sharing plus Crafty server import	Project Contract	Private-play workflow is part of the baseline
Product split	Build a pack plus a custom core mod	Architecture	Pack solves infrastructure, mod owns identity
Experience	The project is adventure-first and phase-complete	Project Contract	Review should reject grindy drift
Controller	Normal play must work on a PS5 DualSense	Controller and Map	Mouse or keyboard cannot be required for routine play
Map stack	Lock the map baseline to Xaero's Minimap, Xaero's World Map, and Open Parties and Claims	Pack Baseline	This is the current co-op map baseline
Controller baseline	Lock controller support to Controlify for the first pack pass	Pack Baseline	Current best fit for DualSense-first play
Quest baseline	Lock quest infrastructure to FTB Quests	Pack Baseline	Mainline readability depends on a stable quest layer
Recipe baseline	Lock recipe browsing to EMI	Pack Baseline	Needed for station visibility and discovery
Pack glue	Lock scripting and loot tuning baseline to KubeJS and Lootr	Pack Baseline	Co-op loot fairness and pack glue are not optional
Crafting	Stations must support nearby-storage crafting inside a local Craft Radius of 16 blocks in all directions for the first implementation pass	Crafting and Stations	Valid container rules and multiplayer edge cases can still evolve
Gear	Progression gear is non-breaking and upgrade-driven	Gear and Etchings	Repair churn is out
Etchings	Etch Scrolls are the main readable enchantment layer	Gear and Etchings	Vanilla enchanting is not the main loop
Loot	Mobs, elites, chests, and bosses must all feed real progression	Loot and Rewards	Filler junk is not acceptable
Boss flow	Boss summons must be thematic and easier to repeat after first discovery	Boss Summons	Strong Necesse lesson preserved
Death	Players keep inventory and experience on death	Death and Shelter	Failure pressure comes from position and momentum
Shelter	Normal hostile mobs do not randomly grief the world	Death and Shelter	Pressure goes through fortification rules
Mounts	Mounts are a first-class pillar, not optional garnish	Mounts	Traversal is part of the product identity
Mount fantasies	Broomstick, slime mount, and dragon mount are required fantasies	Mounts	Exact unlock path can vary
Companion mount	The chonky cat line is in scope as an optional side feature	Mounts	Exact growth tuning is still open
World structure	Living caves, sky routes, Nether frontiers, and breach realms are all part of the ladder	World Structure	Minecraft's verticality must matter
World scale	The main chonkycraft:adventure overworld should use large biomes settings	Crafty Server Workflow	The first shared world should feel like broad regional frontiers, not tight biome churn
World progression	Overworld progression should be soft and radial, with early landmarks and ore families weighted toward spawn and stronger families weighted farther out	World Structure	Use noisy bands and exceptions, not perfect rings
World timing	First Worldshift happens after Phase 07; breach escalation begins after Phase 13	Progression	Exact rule set inside those milestones is still open
Shared world size	The first long-lived shared server world should target an effective circular play radius of 4096 blocks	Crafty Server Workflow	Actual border enforcement and pregeneration still wait for the fuller worldgen pass; vanilla border shape is square
Art direction	Custom textures must stay visually native to vanilla Minecraft	Standards	No imported-looking art drift
Naming	Player-facing names must stay original to this project	Project Contract	Source names belong on influence pages only

Open

Area	Decision	Primary Page	Why It Is Still Open
Travel utility	Whether Waystones belongs in the first pack pass	Pack Baseline	Useful, but it changes travel feel enough to require validation
Map integration	Whether Xaero's Minimap and Waystones Compatibility is worth keeping	Pack Baseline	Depends on the Waystones call
Equipment framework	Use a custom in-mod relic slot layer for the first pass	Pack Baseline	This keeps relic progression under direct mod control and avoids external slot dependency during the main implementation burn-down
Combat feel	Whether Better Combat helps or hurts boss readability	Pack Baseline	Must be judged by actual feel, not only features
Structure scaffolding	Whether to use YUNG's Better Dungeons, When Dungeons Arise, both, or neither during early implementation	Pack Baseline	Structure density and tuning still need testing
Craft radius	Exact valid container list and multiplayer edge rules around the locked 16 block Craft Radius	Crafting and Stations	The radius itself is now locked for the first pass
Chonky cat tuning	Exact Chonk Stage curve, valid foods, ride threshold, and ownership rules	Mounts	Feature is locked; balance is not
Worldshift mechanics	Exact enemy, loot, and biome-refresh rule set for each Worldshift stage	Stormfronts	Milestone timing is locked, content details are not
Endgame roster	Exact breach-realm sub-roster and otherworld realm expansion beyond the current phase ladder	World Structure	The broad ladder is clear; the roster is not fully enumerated

Later

Area	Decision	Primary Page	Why It Can Wait
Settlement depth	Full settlement automation and colonist-style depth	Systems	Adventure density is the earlier problem to solve
Decorative pass	Full decorative and furniture inventory	Backlog	Gameplay-critical content comes first
Public packaging	Public-facing release packaging and distribution flow	Crafty Server Workflow	Private client and server sharing is enough for early playtests