The official Grounded permadeath ruleset for Survivor Incognito. Full survival rules, gameplay settings, permadeath conditions, and challenge guidelines for The Backyard Trials series.
🎮 Game Settings
- Game Mode: Survival
- Difficulty: Medium
- Permadeath Active: Absolutely
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⚰ Permadeath Rule
- Death = Game Over
- No exceptions
- No reloading saves to undo mistakes
- One life, one run
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🕹 Respawn / Save Rules
- Respawn points may not be used
- Manual saves may only be created for technical backup only (e.g. crashes)
- Saves may not be used to recover from deaths or mistakes
- Autosaves are the primary save method
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🍔 Food & Water Rules
- All food and water must be gathered naturally during normal gameplay
- Stockpiles may be maintained in moderation for short-term safety (expeditions, raids, brief resource gaps)
- As a guideline:
- Water reserves should not exceed 8–10 sips (roughly 3–4 days of travel)
- Cooked food reserves should not exceed 2–3 of full consumption
- Jerky can be stockpiled up to 5–10 pieces as emergency rations
- Mushroom stockpiles should remain under 20–30 units
- Smoothies and buff foods may be prepped for boss fights or emergencies but should not exceed 5–10 per type
- Mass hoarding or indefinite stockpiles that fully eliminate survival pressure are not permitted
- Dew collectors and aphid farms may be built but should not be mass-produced solely to remove survival tension
- Any unintended glitches, bugs, or infinite generation of resources may not be exploited
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🛠 Crafting & Progression Rules
- All recipes must be unlocked through normal gameplay
- No external guides, maps, or wikis allowed
- BURG.L chips must be discovered organically
- Science station upgrades permitted when unlocked
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🕷 Combat Rules
- All encounters are real threats
- Retreat, avoidance, and stealth are allowed
- Exploiting terrain glitches or AI weaknesses is forbidden
- Random AI behaviour may occur naturally – combat may continue
- Panic-flailing is always allowed
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🏠 Base Building Rules
- Bases must serve survival needs
- Keep builds practical – no mega-fortresses or infinite ziplines
- Large expansions must be earned through survival progression
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🔧Equipment Rules
- All gear must be crafted or earned through normal progression
- Upgrades allowed when unlocked
- No duplication glitches or inventory exploits
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🐛 Boss Rules
- Bosses may be attempted if reached naturally
- Bosses may not be cheesed via terrain exploits
- Retreat allowed – but death ends the run regardless
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🧪 Optional Science Rule (Advanced Variant)
- All BURG.L quests must be accepted when offered
- Completion encouraged but not required
- Optional rule for extra challenge
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🚫 Glitch & Cheese Policy
- No save-scumming
- No terrain clipping
- No duplication
- No infinite resources
- No exploit abuse
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🕷 The Arachnophobia Rule
- Arachnophobia Mode may be adjusted at anytime
- Player comfort always comes first
- Using Arachnophobia Mode does not invalidate the run
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