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Docs Site Progress System Goes Live (v1.0.0)

The largest update to the docs site since its launch. Reader accounts with cross-device progress sync, Explorer/Observer dual perspectives, the reading scanline, interlinked clues, and five floating islands — the world finally remembers every step you've taken.

顏榕嶙 · Bernie
posted 2026.08.14

Docs Site Progress System Goes Live — v1.0.0

The largest update to the lore documentation site since its launch, concluding months of development. The docs site has grown from "a website you can read" into "a world that remembers what you've read."

Reader Accounts & Progress Sync

  • Reader registration: establish your identity through an onboarding ritual and receive a unique alias rolled by the system

  • Cross-device sync: reading progress uploads in real time so you can continue on any device; concurrent reading across devices is detected and safely merged

  • Guest mode: progress accumulates locally without an account; guest progress is preserved on login and restored on logout

Dual Perspectives

  • Explorer: the default perspective — content unlocks progressively as you read, following the story's rhythm

  • Observer: sign the protocol through a ritual and see everything — at a small, permanent cost

  • Content gates: some content only appears with specific flags, reading progress, or a pristine identity

Reading Progress & Interlinks

  • Scanline: your reading position is tracked as you go; returning to an article offers to resume where you left off

  • Completion tracking: finished articles are recorded and roll up into chapter and zone progress

  • Interlinked clues: characters, locations, and story points connect across articles — clue cards surface at key passages, echoing across History, Echoes, and Visuals

  • Entity lookup: tap any interactive character or location in the text to open its dossier entry

Five Floating Islands

Each zone has its own island companion, unlocked through exploration — each with its own little ritual:

  • History — Navigation Bookmark: resume reading, chapter directory, and progress overview

  • Echoes — Portable Playlist: carry unlocked songs with you, playback uninterrupted across pages

  • Visuals — Clue Collection: revisit collected visual clues and bookmarks anytime

  • Concepts — Live Dossier: entities you tap mid-reading expand into mini dossiers

  • Storage — Sticky Notes: pinnable notes to leave your thoughts in this world

Reading Rhythm & U.E.P

  • Rest reminders: read long enough and U.E.P will suggest a break — with a chance of a tea invitation to the tea room

  • Entrance animations: she now appears in the homepage and all five zone intros

  • Idle veil: step away for a while and a veil falls over the page; she waits in the mist for your return

  • Guided tours: each island offers an interactive tour on first unlock

Behind the Scenes

  • Authentication security: fully hardened (fail-closed) with registration and login throttling

  • Isolated test environment: a dedicated test worker and database keep acceptance testing away from production data

  • Performance: homepage render-blocking CSS down 64%, font subsetting, deferred style injection for conditional components

  • Test coverage: over 2,400 automated tests, plus a full manual acceptance checklist before release

What's Next

  • Continued mobile experience polish

  • Ongoing lore content expansion