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Docs: redirect to co-op roguelite — Expedition spine + classes + persistent meta

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Playtest of the single-arena slice (Scratch Notes 6152026) found it stale fast.
Answer the post-END-2 Decision Gate as continue/expand: re-scope off the fixed
June-30 demo to a co-op roguelite-ARPG — base = persistent buildable hub (never
resets), the procedural Expedition region = the required combat spine, two classes
(Warrior/Ranger), persistent meta (SaveData v6 later). Mission-as-Sortie model:
fulfils locked pillar #4, preserves the never-a-run-reset pillar; reverses DR-031's
expedition pause. Backed by an 8-agent design+feasibility pass (feasibility GREEN:
server-spawns-ghosts removes seed replication). Slice doc archived/superseded.

See DR-037.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Path to Fun — the north-star roadmap
> **[ACTIVE JUNE 13–30 → the slice]** Path A's spine is **COMPLETE** — all **14/14 systems shipped** (MC-0/1/4 · EB-1/2 · END-1 · **END-2 built 2026-06-13 as slice SL-3**, [[DR-036_END2_Final_Siege_Win_Lose]]). The operator answered the [Decision Gate](#the-decision-gate-mandatory-stop-after-end2) **early, as *ship the minimum***: the immediate target is the **[[End_Of_Month_Game_Jam_Slice]]** ("Awakening Engine Last Stand"), a compact single-arena base-defense demo due June 30. With END-2 in, the slice is **winnable end-to-end**; the remaining slice work is **tuning + polish, not code** (SL-1/2/4/5/6/7) — and the final-siege **fun-gate** is the one open operator validation. This doc stays the **north-star for the full game**; the slice scopes Path A to a deliverable. Milestone breakdown: [[Backlog#NEXT — Awakening Engine Last Stand (End-of-Month Slice) ★]] · adoption: [[DR-035_End_Of_Month_Slice_Adoption]]. *(Path B is untouched and provisional; the formal ship-vs-continue note is logged after June 30.)*
> **[DIRECTION EVOLVED 2026-06-17 → [[DR-037_Procedural_Expedition_Spine_Two_Classes_Persistent_Meta]]]** Path A's spine is COMPLETE and the slice [[End_Of_Month_Game_Jam_Slice]] was *playtested* — and found **stale in a single arena** ([[Scratch Notes 6152026]]). The operator **answered the [Decision Gate](#the-decision-gate-mandatory-stop-after-end-2) as *continue/expand*** (not "ship the minimum"): re-scope off the fixed deadline and build a **co-op roguelite-ARPG** — a **procedural Expedition combat spine + persistent meta-progression home base + two classes (Warrior/Ranger)**, readability fixed first. This **fulfils** the long-locked pillar-#4 "procedural expeditions" and **reverses** [[DR-031_Base_Mining_Loop_Cohesion]]'s pause; it is **pillar-safe** (Mission-as-Sortie: the base never resets). The committed milestone list now lives in [[Backlog]] (Slices 1–4); the build notes / netcode homework below remain the engineering substrate (the dash/`SourceTick`/`StatModifier`/region/relevancy/save patterns all carry forward). Path B's combat-depth rows (MC-2/3/5/6) are **absorbed** into the new class + expedition slices.
> **[HISTORICAL — the slice, June 13–30]** Path A's spine is **COMPLETE** — all **14/14 systems shipped** (MC-0/1/4 · EB-1/2 · END-1 · **END-2 built 2026-06-13 as slice SL-3**, [[DR-036_END2_Final_Siege_Win_Lose]]). The operator answered the [Decision Gate](#the-decision-gate-mandatory-stop-after-end2) **early, as *ship the minimum***: the immediate target is the **[[End_Of_Month_Game_Jam_Slice]]** ("Awakening Engine Last Stand"), a compact single-arena base-defense demo due June 30. With END-2 in, the slice is **winnable end-to-end**; the remaining slice work is **tuning + polish, not code** (SL-1/2/4/5/6/7) — and the final-siege **fun-gate** is the one open operator validation. This doc stays the **north-star for the full game**; the slice scopes Path A to a deliverable. Milestone breakdown: [[Backlog#NEXT — Awakening Engine Last Stand (End-of-Month Slice) ★]] · adoption: [[DR-035_End_Of_Month_Slice_Adoption]]. *(Path B is untouched and provisional; the formal ship-vs-continue note is logged after June 30.)*
> The plan to turn an engineering-complete foundation into a game that's fun to play. Direction locked in [[DR-028_Combat_Primary_Verb_Depth_First]]. This is the **forward** plan; [[Milestones]] stays the historical record, [[Backlog]] the loose pool. Living doc: the [Path A contract table](#path-a--the-proven-path-to-a-point-committed) is the only committed scope; everything in [Path B](#path-b--the-forever-track-provisional-not-scheduled) is provisional and re-derived after Path A's fun-gates pass.