Breathing Room

We found the manifesto modal — "What Is Your Colony For?" — was firing at roughly one minute of gameplay, not sixty. That put a full-screen philosophical question right in the middle of the window where new players are learning to mine, watching their first delivery arrive, and figuring out what the resource counters mean. It was the worst possible time to ask them to name their colony's purpose.

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Manifesto Timing Fix

The modal now waits until approximately five minutes of gameplay. By then, players have completed the tutorial, seen ARIA's first messages, and started building a mental model of their colony. The question lands better when you've had time to form an opinion about what you're building.

Mobile Skip Button

The manifesto skip text read "Press Escape to skip" — which does nothing on a phone. Replaced with a tappable "Skip" button that works everywhere. Small fix, but mobile players were stuck staring at the manifesto with no way to dismiss it.