The Retention Ledger — Ruinkeep Devlog

A ledger of retention work — Saga Pass, titles, friends, mentorship, calendar events, anti-cheat. Systems designed less for a single round and more for the fourth and fifth rounds players come back for.

• Saga Pass. Seasonal track with free and royal tiers. Royal unlocks a cosmetic theme and accelerated daily quests.
• Calendar. Monthly live events grid visible in-app. Holiday themes (Harvest, Long Winter, Turn of the Wheel) automatically pick up.
• Weekly bracket. Opt-in 8-empire single-elimination tournament each week, with dynasty medals for the winner.
• Titles. Equip a title earned via achievements. Titles render on empire share pages and in the Herald.
• Friends + mentorship. Add rivals as friends; mentor new empires in their first round for shared crown rewards.
• Sentry + anti-cheat. Crash reporting; server-side action-rate heuristics that flag multi-account behavior.