0001 – Separate planets linked by portals

Status:

Accepted

Date:

2026-10-04

Context

Worlds are run by independent operators who may link their worlds. Options were (A) separate planets linked by portals, (B) one shared planet with regions owned by servers, (C) jointly simulated territory.

Decision

Option A. Every world has its own planet; crossings happen through portals as discrete, signed handovers.

Consequences

• No real-time state synchronisation between servers, no border authority problem, outages stay local.

• Travel between worlds becomes gameplay (portals are built by players).

• Seamless shared geography is not possible; revisit only if a strong need appears.