KNOWLEDGE · EVIDENCE

Evidence & Discovery

There is a large underlying story woven through Sol. It is not delivered as a single quest chain or a sequence of exposition screens. You uncover it by paying attention to the world itself.

Not every clue announces itself.The game records some evidence formally, while other meaning is left for you to notice in location lore, organizations, technology, manufacturers, and the relationships between what you have learned. A detail that looks ordinary now may become important after another discovery.

PERSISTENT EVIDENCE

The simulation keeps a real history of what your Captain has observed.

Current formal evidence enters from four source types. Repeated confirmation of the same knowledge increases its observation count rather than creating duplicate facts.

EncounterDirect contact can establish that an organization or subject exists.

CombatFighting and defeating observed contacts can add durable operational knowledge.

SiteEntering or clearing authored sites can create persistent site knowledge and history.

InferenceWhen the right learned facts coexist, an authored inference can connect them into a new lead.

HistoryOrganization encounters, victories, cleared sites, and discovery leads are retained as Captain history events.

DatabaseSupported knowledge becomes something you can review later, including NEW entries when fresh evidence changes the picture.

CONNECTIONS

Some leads are created because separate facts finally fit together.

The current discovery system contains authored inference rules. They are evaluated when new evidence is written: if the Captain has learned the required facts, the game can record a new discovery lead and add the resulting knowledge to the Database. There is no background timer secretly handing out discoveries just for waiting.

LOOK BACK

New information can change the meaning of something you saw hours ago.

Formal evidence is only part of paying attention. Revisit old Database entries and location lore. Notice repeated names, manufacturers, historical references, unusual technology, and places that do not quite fit the story you thought you understood. The systems can recognize authored connections, but the larger interpretation is still yours.

NO CHECKLIST

You are meant to piece it together.

The manual will teach you how the discovery systems work, but it will not publish the answers. Exact chains, hidden relationships, locations, and solutions remain part of the game.