System Backlog

This file records ideas before they disappear or expand silently. Status describes the current design decision, not a permanent promise.

Status Key

Current: implemented in the prototype.
Next: accepted for the next vertical slice.
Later: accepted direction, waiting on prerequisites.
Explore: promising but needs research or a smaller experiment.
Deferred: intentionally postponed.
No for now: rejected in the current form, with a reason.

Next Session Kickoff: Idle-Game Information Hierarchy

This is the first design discussion to resume when the creator next asks what to do. Dandan's second-opinion UI review independently converged with earlier playtest feedback: the prototype has a coherent greenhouse ledger identity, but still communicates like a management backend more than an idle game that can be understood in three seconds.

Do not implement the review as an unfiltered checklist. Begin with a short audit of the current build, because some proposed absences already exist in partial form and some labels were inferred incorrectly from a screenshot.

P0 questions to resolve first

Next action / next reward: make a completed growth milestone unmistakably claimable and satisfying. Test a single dominant reward card rather than another permanent banner. Preserve the loop 种 -> 等 -> 收 -> 领 -> 解锁 -> 再种.
What is running by itself: show one compact, truthful live summary near the greenhouse title, such as next maturity or current production activity. Do not invent a misleading coins-per-minute number while income still depends on harvest and orders.
Return payoff: audit the existing absence summary against the desired event-like return: elapsed time, matured plants, gains, visitors, discoveries, then one clear acknowledgement. Strengthen the existing system instead of creating a duplicate.
Problems shout, normal states whisper: simplify ordinary pot information further and reserve strong color, motion, and copy for actionable exceptions.

P1 visual and semantic pass

Give compact resources distinct meaning and clarify ambiguous fractions such as 访客 4/5; first verify what each screenshot value actually represents.
Remove another measured layer of borders using spacing, background tone, and typography while retaining keyboard focus and actionable boundaries.
Consolidate playtest feedback into one persistent global entry; expose contextual feedback through a low-priority overflow action rather than equal-weight buttons in every panel.
Strengthen notebook-tab selection and inventory affordance without assuming drag-and-drop, which needs separate mouse and touch testing.
Reassess whether 温室节奏 should be player-facing world language or remain an explicit test/control feature.
Treat 温室大师 as visible earned automation when active, but do not enlarge it before its profitability and progression role are clear.

P2 polish after hierarchy works

Small growth and resource-change animation, visitor motion, and creator-made plant art.
Visual celebration of automation and new leaves without adding more persistent text.

Evidence and guardrails

This review reinforces repeated reports of “像上班”, unclear rewards, excessive text, and difficulty knowing what to do next.
Keep the existing calm-growth and viewing-mode direction. More prominent rewards should create anticipation, not restore constant clicking.
Do not add every proposed metric. A live number is valuable only when the player can understand and influence it.
Preserve the current local return summary, resource shelf, pot-local actions, and mobile workspaces as foundations to refine rather than replace.

Gameplay Systems

System	Status	Why / Prerequisite	Exploration Direction
Core plant-care loop	Current	Functional but repetitive after content is seen	Measure where anticipation stops
Visitor cards and seed carriers	Current	Gives ecology and rare-seed surprise	Study clearer visitor art and more ecological roles
Flower quantity and freshness	Current	Creates care quality and harvest timing	Balance freshness against visitor waiting
Permanent flower orders	Current	Keeps common flowers relevant	Add rotating demand only after events
Soil specialist beds	Current, testing	Adds color production but previously caused UI clutter	Test whether concrete materials and three-harvest duration justify complexity
Automation tools	Current, incomplete	Relieves repeated care	Research policy-based harvest and stock reservation
Cycling soil feeder	Current, local testing	First 420-coin permanent capital project after the central tank	Test whether automatic compost use is clear, economical, and meaningfully relieving
Flower sorting bench	Rejected in current form	Two-to-three-pot batch actions felt rigid, weak, and disconnected from production strategy	Revisit only at larger scale with mixed selection, stock targets, or explicit harvest policies
Plant diseases and diagnosis	Explore	Real plants show readable symptoms, but random illness could become absence punishment	Start with one named symptom path: notice -> investigate -> treat -> retain resistance knowledge; never identify a real disease from one anecdote alone
Fertilizer progression	Current, testing	Gives coins and research notes a visible optional acceleration sink	`神秘鸡肥 -> 超级鸡肥 -> 金坷垃` currently changes only growth speed and nutrient refill; keep each dose bounded and expensive enough that quiet waiting remains valid
Fertilizer specializations	Later	Pest protection and mutation chance could make fertilizer a strategic choice instead of a linear upgrade	Split into explicit one-purpose formulas only after the three growth tiers are balanced; never make spraying a recurring mandatory chore
Trait research and enhanced seeds	Explore, supports lineage	Could turn care records into a long-term seed-improvement loop	Keep inherited traits separate from competition merit; compare selective breeding, lab research, and overtly fictional gene modification without creating a spreadsheet
Seed lineages and competition merit	Later, accepted	Gives recovered seeds identity and a raising loop after ordinary care is automated	Separate species mastery, lineage merit, and inherited traits; use named descendants, bounded titles, seed-bank protection, and varied competition briefs
Cultivation competition	Current, testing	Reframes current mechanics without new plant content	Playtest invitation clarity, candidate comparison, judging ceremony, and recovery value
Event-limited market	Current, local testing	Tests price risk before full shop	Retest whether three choices feel tense, legible, and worth the extra event step
Event preparation reinvestment	Current, local testing	Gives accumulated coins a repeatable use before a full business loop	Test whether players choose among comfort, flower count, and demand instead of buying all three automatically
Flower-market lucky wheel	Current, local testing	Adds a low-frequency burst and consumes coins or common flowers	Test free-draw satisfaction, paid-draw restraint, 0.2% borage pity, and whether the post-tank maintenance-box conversion feels useful without eclipsing the jackpot
Trophy cabinet	Later, tied to competition	Lets event rewards improve normal loops	One active trophy slot
More plant species	Deferred	New numbers alone will not solve boredom	Add species when a new mechanic, visitor, recipe, or event needs it
Floral arrangement grid	Explore	Strong future use for common materials and competitions	Study spatial inventory games; seek simple placement with strong feedback
Remedies and fragrances	Later	Gives basic flowers high-volume processing demand	Start with one batch recipe, no per-item clicking
Crossbreeding	Later	Strong long loop and Plant of the Year hook	Research inheritance that is legible without spreadsheets
Cuttings and propagation	Later	Can preserve valuable traits	Define tradeoff versus seed reproduction
Perennial rebloom and pollination	Explore	Could make one plant improve across cycles	Let bees affect seeds or the next bloom, not flowers already formed
Weather and seasons	Deferred	Risks absence punishment and maintenance clutter	Only add when events or plant planning clearly need them
Detailed humidity, light, numeric pH	No for now	High cognitive and UI cost for low current payoff	Prefer named environments and specialist installations
Soft-bodied insects	Deferred	Creator comfort boundary	Research silhouette, text-only, and accessibility presentation modes

Event Ideas

Event	Status	Intended Role	Exploration Direction
Spring Grower's Cup	Current, testing	First cultivation and judging arc	Tune entry fee, four-round deadline, medal thresholds, and ribbon value
Royal boiled-seed trial	Later	One-time moral/story arc	Design honesty, substitution temptation, and non-production victory
Valentine's rush	Later	High-demand sales event	Requires floral products or market loop
Plant of the Year	Later	Showcase breeding novelty	Requires crossbreeding
Ecological visitor challenge	Explore	Reframe flowers as habitats	Score visitor conditions and non-harmful care
Rival exhibition match	Explore, separate mode	Simultaneous visible progress could make competition feel alive	Prototype one readable AI rival before adding any interference cards
Rival pest sabotage	Explore with strict guardrails	Absurd attack and defense could create bounded gambling, but may undermine the caring tone	Make attacks visible, symmetric, counterable, and event-only; never damage the home greenhouse or delete unique seeds
Real-world limited holidays	No for now	Could create recurring novelty	Replace FOMO calendar with an in-game event deck first

Business Expansion

System	Status	Why / Prerequisite	Exploration Direction
Roadside stand	Explore, first concrete proposal drafted	Lowest-risk bridge from garden to business	No rent; manual pricing; limited customers. See `design/roadside-stand.md` for a 2026-08-09 proposal: Cup-score-gated vendor invitation, relative-time consignment cycle, flat-random v1 sell-through
Market stall	Explore	Introduces daily fee and location choice	Test after event market succeeds
Leased flower shop	Later, uncommitted	Becomes a major macro loop	Requires products, demand model, recovery, and automation
Brand positioning	Explore	Could make taste and product choice meaningful	Define customer segments before adding cosmetics
Advertising and customer research	Explore	Turns information into investment	Research readable demand forecasts and uncertainty
Loans and interest	Explore with guardrails	Creates capital risk but can dominate the tone	Charge by active business cycles, never offline time
Full bankruptcy wipe	No for now	Deletes time and can soft-lock the player	Bankruptcy may close or downgrade the shop only
Shop downgrade / voluntary closure	Accepted guardrail	Makes business experimentation reversible	Always allow return to roadside stand
Paid caretaker shifts	Accepted, after nurturing foundation	Buys reliable absence after quiet growth is already safe	First hire is one general caretaker with timed shifts and a safe-care policy; protect rare specimens and reserved inventory
Employees and payroll	Later, accepted architecture	Cross-system workflow automation plus cash-flow planning; requires caretaker proof, mature orders, selling, and protected-stock rules	Expand beyond the caretaker only if visible policies create meaningful choices
Staff taking inventory for unpaid wages	Explore	Could be legible settlement rather than theft	Must be an explicit contract after a visible grace period
Automated shop policies	Later	Necessary for idle play and staff delegation	Start with harvest priority, minimum stock, protected items, and cash reserve; every skipped action needs a readable reason
Disasters and market shocks	Deferred	Can feel arbitrary before forecasting exists	Every shock needs warning, mitigation, and recovery value

Presentation and UX

Item	Status	Direction
Save confidence and background autosave	Current	Meaningful actions save immediately, passive growth saves every 15 seconds, backgrounding saves once more, and the header truthfully distinguishes local success from storage failure
Dedicated event pavilion	Current, testing	Separate player attention without duplicating the whole game
Persistent event reminder	Current, testing	Banner plus stable event entry; never popup-only
Stage-by-stage judging reveal	Current, testing	Explain score while creating ceremony
Plant and visitor final art	Later	Replace CSS placeholders with creator-owned assets
Mobile greenhouse density pass	Current, local revision	Compact seed selector, two-column pot overview, care summary, and selected-pot action dock reduce scrolling; the next candidate adds explicit seed counts and pot-first planting after multiple players missed non-mint choices
Small-screen workspace navigation	Current, discovery retest needed	Persistent `温室 / 订单 / 图鉴 / 赛事` workspaces keep long surfaces separate, but testers still missed orders and equipment; test whether explicit top controls and direct routes teach where each system lives
Hybrid planting flow	Current, local testing	Preserve global seed-first batch planting while allowing an empty pot to open a targeted picker and plant immediately
Actionable reminders	Current, testing	Care reminders select the highest-priority bed; order reminders visibly distinguish missing requirements from immediate delivery and open the relevant workspace
Player-controlled growth speed	Current, insufficient evidence	Saved `0.1× / 1× / 4×` modes scale the simulation, but several first-session players still describe normal play as hurried work; run a structured ten-minute test after navigation labor is reduced
Slow-speed animation enrichment	Later, art dependent	Use the `0.1×` observational mode for richer growth transitions, opening buds, petals, droplets, and visitor motion without making those effects required for fast play
Quiet growth and care momentum	Current foundation experiment	Suitable unattended plants grow slowly and safely; valid care grants bounded acceleration and stronger outcomes without rewarding empty clicking
Plant continuity after bloom	Current foundation experiment	Let mature plants remain through display, cutting, pollination, seed formation, decline, or another bloom instead of making immediate removal dominant
Seed saving and propagation research	Current foundation experiment	`留种入门` unlocks a visible opportunity cost: reserve one flower instead of cutting it, wait for the seed head to mature, then collect once. Later breeding research may improve yield or inherit traits without restoring double rewards.
Long-term plant attachment	Explore after showcase mode	Retained plants, repeat blooms, bloom history, and lineage may create raising satisfaction, but their purpose and interaction cost need a dedicated design pass before expansion
Greenhouse showcase mode	Accepted, prototype after continuity	A separate visual surface shows actual plants, stages, visitors, light, and automation without management cards or progress bars
Primary play-mode hierarchy	Current, testing	Players missed idle mode because it competed with speed, resources, goals, tools, and caretaker controls	After the first plant exists, show one dominant `安心挂机` entry before seed and shop tools; keep commercial caretaker secondary and avoid adding another explanatory notice
Icon-first status language	Current, testing	Small repeated labels make the interface slower to scan and compete with actual decisions	Use familiar icons plus numbers for persistent resources and equipment; keep names in hover titles and accessible labels, then replace temporary symbols with creator art
Pot-local action dock	Current, testing	Sticky desktop controls required scroll travel; fixed phone controls obscured content and overflowed	Expand only the selected pot across the row and place its complete, horizontally resilient action dock inside the card; closing or selecting another pot restores the grid
Complexity release gates	Accepted principle	Introduce a deeper system only after the previous loop has been learned, batched or automated, and reduced to a useful summary; keep unopened branches out of routine play
Research technology tree	Later, accepted UX direction	Replace the flat research list with compact route-based branches for water, soil, ecology, breeding, and business. On phones show one vertical branch at a time; each node displays only icon, name, progress, and state until opened. Avoid a freely panning giant graph.
Friendly default actions	Accepted principle; first disclosure pattern rejected	Routine decisions should prefer a reversible default and never punish deferral. Do not hide same-moment alternatives behind a disclosure merely to reduce button count: the first bloom test added a click and periodic rendering collapsed it. Revisit only with a stable surface or remembered preference.
Developer information inside game tabs	No for now	Keep player UX clean; use a separate local Dev Garden page

Directional Questions To Revisit

Does the shop remain optional, or does the game eventually become a business simulator?
Which event moment is strongest in playtests: cultivation, judging, or selling?
How much money and active time may a player lose before failure stops being motivating?
Can real plant knowledge stay discoverable without becoming required reading?
Which basic flowers remain strategically useful after rare plants and products expand?
Does disease knowledge deepen care, or merely add another maintenance meter?
Is pest sabotage funny because it is theatrical and bounded, or does it make the player feel cruel toward plants and visitors?
Does a named seed lineage create attachment without requiring players to inspect genetics on every planting decision?

音乐生态编曲

状态：已采纳，基础 BGM 稳定后测试。 每种植物对应同一主题中的一个器乐分轨，温室物种组成决定实际听到的编制。切换采用缓慢淡入淡出，不要求玩家操作，也不因换盆重新播放整首音乐。