# Gearing System

## Current Rule

The game uses fewer playable content tiers and more gear upgrade steps.

Content tiers:

| Content Tier | Unlock Level | Purpose |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| iLvl 1 | 1 | First real gear set |
| iLvl 10 | 10 | Midgame jump |
| iLvl 20 | 20 | Endgame jump |
| iLvl 25 | 25 | Hard endgame |

Gear tiers:

| Gear Tier | How It Is Used |
| ---: | --- |
| 1 | Crafted from iLvl 1 content |
| 5 | Upgrade tier from iLvl 1 content coins |
| 10 | Crafted/upgraded from iLvl 10 content coins |
| 15 | Gear-only upgrade tier from iLvl 10 content coins |
| 20 | Crafted/upgraded from iLvl 20 content coins |
| 25 | Crafted/upgraded from iLvl 25 content coins |

This keeps the dungeon/raid picker simple while still giving players steady gear goals.

## New Characters

New characters start with no gear equipped.

The first goal is to clear iLvl 1 content, earn raw boss coins, and craft the first iLvl 1 set. Starter gear exists as craftable gear, not automatic inventory.

## Coin Tiers

Coins are component items. Each coin is tied to a boss and a content tier.

| Content Tier | Coin Prefix | Rarity Key | Example |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Raw | common | Raw Bulldrome Coin |
| 10 | Green | uncommon | Green Bulldrome Coin |
| 20 | Purple | epic | Purple Bulldrome Coin |
| 25 | Orange | legendary | Orange Bulldrome Coin |

iLvl 5 and iLvl 15 gear do not have their own playable content tier. They use coins from the previous playable tier:

| Gear Tier | Coin Tier Used |
| ---: | ---: |
| 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 15 | 10 |
| 20 | 20 |
| 25 | 25 |

## Boss Loot

Each boss drops one boss coin for the selected content tier.

Examples:

- Bulldrome at iLvl 1 drops Raw Bulldrome Coins.
- Tigrex at iLvl 10 drops Green Tigrex Coins.
- Barroth at iLvl 20 drops Purple Barroth Coins.
- Anjanath at iLvl 25 drops Orange Anjanath Coins.

## Crafting And Upgrades

The first gear item in a boss/item line can be crafted directly. Higher versions should be reached through Upgrade.

Current rule:

- Craft iLvl 1 boss gear directly.
- Upgrade iLvl 1 -> 5 with iLvl 1 coins.
- Craft or upgrade iLvl 10 gear from iLvl 10 content.
- Upgrade iLvl 10 -> 15 with iLvl 10 coins.
- Craft or upgrade iLvl 20 gear from iLvl 20 content.
- Craft or upgrade iLvl 25 gear from iLvl 25 content.

Upgrade consumes the old item and awards the upgraded item. This avoids duplicate clutter and keeps item identity clear.

Examples:

| Upgrade | Cost Source |
| --- | --- |
| Raw Bulldrome Helmet iLvl 1 -> Honed Bulldrome Helmet iLvl 5 | Raw Bulldrome Coins |
| Green Tigrex Helmet iLvl 10 -> Blue Tigrex Helmet iLvl 15 | Green Tigrex Coins |
| Purple Bulldrome Helmet iLvl 20 -> Orange Bulldrome Helmet iLvl 25 | Orange Bulldrome Coins |

## UI Behavior

The dungeon and raid picker only shows playable content tiers:

```text
iLvl 1 -> iLvl 10 -> iLvl 20 -> iLvl 25
```

The equipment screen still shows gear recipes for:

```text
iLvl 1 -> iLvl 5 -> iLvl 10 -> iLvl 15 -> iLvl 20 -> iLvl 25
```

Direct crafting is blocked for recipes that have a lower item-level version in the same boss/item line. Use the selected item's Upgrade button for those.

## Roguelike Loot

Roguelike gear should follow the same tier brackets.

Recommended mapping:

| Stage Band | Coin Tier |
| --- | ---: |
| 1-4 | 1 |
| 5-9 | 10 |
| 10-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 20 |
| 20+ | 25 |

Boss-based coins are still preferred. A roguelike boss should award coins for its actual boss template when possible.

## Data Notes

Authoritative gearing data lives in SQLite seed data:

- `db/seed.sql`
- `src/offline-starter-profile.json`

Run this after changing seed data:

```sh
npm run db:init
npm run offline:export
```

`npm run build` already runs `offline:export`, so a production build also refreshes the offline starter profile.

TrueNAS keeps its own persistent `data/game.db`. Pushing code does not merge or replace that database. The TrueNAS app applies seed/schema changes when the container starts and runs `npm run db:init`.