What it controls
A status component represents something that changes over time: alertness, trust, injury, or time pressure. In Letter from Mist Harbor, Tide Countdown rises as the player spends time in the post office.Chinese UI screenshot: status component fields
Values and changes
Visibility and binding
Write conditions as facts the test can reproduce, not “when the mood is tense.” A hidden status can still change reactions, but the player will not see its number.
