{"schemaVersion":1,"record":{"key":"mechanic/survival-construction--t123","type":"mechanic","id":"survival-construction--t123","lang":"en","title":"Structural integrity and destruction","summary":"Structural stability depends on supports, connections and loads; failure changes load paths and usable geometry.","updatedAt":"2026-10-22","status":"active","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/survival-construction--t123/","jsonUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/survival-construction--t123.json","markdownUrl":"https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/survival-construction--t123.md","aliases":["Structures and destruction"],"tags":["Survival, crafting and construction","Mechanics and variants"],"sourceIds":["source-2350e106ed66faaf","source-8acd296040247f95"],"sources":[{"id":"source-2350e106ed66faaf","title":"Klei: Don’t Starve","url":"https://www.klei.com/games/dont-starve","verifiedAt":null},{"id":"source-8acd296040247f95","title":"Spelunky","url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/","verifiedAt":null}],"sections":[{"id":"principle","title":"How it works","body":"Structural stability depends on supports, connections and loads; failure changes load paths and usable geometry."},{"id":"variants","title":"Variants","body":"### Mechanic variants\n\n<a id=\"t123-variants\"></a>\n\n- Spans are limited by supported reach. <a id=\"t123-v1\"></a>\n- Materials give elements different strengths. <a id=\"t123-v2\"></a>\n- Overloading warns of an approaching failure. <a id=\"t123-v3\"></a>\n- Cascades propagate the loss of supporting links. <a id=\"t123-v4\"></a>"},{"id":"example","title":"Design example","body":"Removing a column shifts load to a visibly cracking beam before the hall collapses.\n\nPrototype check: Test whether shown supports explain failure; do not present a simplified game model as a building calculation."},{"id":"context","title":"Context and limits","body":"Survival connects supply consumption, environmental conditions and preparing a safe return; construction changes that relationship. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map."}],"relations":[],"placements":[{"catalogId":"survival-construction","id":"t123","title":"Survival, crafting and construction","url":"https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/survival-construction/#t123","categoryIds":["mechanics"]}],"supersededBy":[],"attributes":{"preview":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-22","title":"Structures and destruction","description":"Structural stability depends on supports, connections and loads; failure changes load paths and usable geometry.","image":{"src":"images/mechanics/spelunky-explosion.webp","width":1280,"height":720,"game":"Spelunky","sourceUrl":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/","originalUrl":"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/239350/ss_d9ed1da2c639aad60ad5cb6715be2f0a4f8f2f63.1920x1080.jpg?t=1632912566","credit":"Mossmouth","rights":"© Mossmouth. All rights reserved.","caption":"An explosion reshapes the cave","alt":"Spelunky: an explosion sends rock fragments flying beside a ladder, near the explorer.","markers":[{"x":48,"y":62,"label":"Explosion and rock destruction"}]},"tips":["Show how destruction changes traversability and remaining supports."],"examples":[{"title":"Spelunky","url":"https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/"}]}},"endsAt":null,"provenance":"Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant.","license":"CC-BY-4.0","codeLicense":"MIT","attribution":"gamemechanics.pro contributors","catalogKey":"catalog/survival-construction"}}