prestige-loop-auditor

Prestige loop design and auditing involves defining time to first reset, acceleration curves, and soft-cap signals. This skill scaffolds those parameters into a formal design document at .documents/game/PRESTIGE_SYSTEM_DESIGN.md for balance tuning and iteration tracking.

Documenting prestige system decisions requires a formal record that persists across releases. This skill uses scaffold_doc.py with a template to generate dated appends, maintaining an auditable history of balance changes and design rationale throughout game development.

Generating a prestige system design document is automated via the scaffold_doc.py script and assets/TEMPLATE.md. It outputs a structured markdown file to .documents/game/PRESTIGE_SYSTEM_DESIGN.md, eliminating manual formatting while ensuring consistent design documentation.

Soft caps and acceleration curves are core parameters this skill audits. It defines first prestige timing and soft-cap signals, then records those values in the generated design document so game teams can reference them during balance iteration and release planning.

A formal prestige loop design record is needed when a game development team iterates prestige systems across multiple releases. It captures timing, acceleration, and soft-cap decisions in a dated, appendable document to maintain consistency and accountability as the game evolves.

The scaffolded template focuses specifically on prestige loop parameters like reset timing, acceleration, and soft caps. It does not cover unrelated game systems, and all output is constrained to the .documents/game/PRESTIGE_SYSTEM_DESIGN.md file path with append-only dated updates.