A core mechanic belongs to build a7b5c7c; a live-world value belongs to a particular multiplayer world at a particular time. The operator controls settings including world seed, pacing, simulation time, faction configuration, global modifiers, and ship roster. Evidence
Core examples
Core evidence can establish that only stationed ships defend, that fleet movement uses participating hulls and modifiers, that settlement slots count current qualifying ownership, or that siege is required for structural damage. These claims still need the exact build that implements them.
Live-world examples
Ship statistics, displayed fleet power, current ownership, garrisons, objective progress, prices, active offers, travel previews, population, faction membership, and global modifiers are observations. They can change without the wiki’s core explanation becoming wrong.
Required label
Record world identifier, capture time, patch, build, roster provenance, and the screen or command used. For combat, include the complete fixture. For an objective, include the site and visibility source. For a market value, include the transaction state.
Avoid false precision
Do not average incompatible worlds or quote a current observation as a permanent formula. When a number cannot be reproduced from the same build and ruleset, publish the method for reading it rather than the number.
Update policy
If the installed client changes, confirmed core claims pause until affected evidence is revalidated. Live-world observations remain historical records with their original timestamps, not proof of the new state.