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GAME MECHANIC

INVESTIGATION // PLAYER PROTOCOL

Evidence Preservation

Keep logs, documents, testimony, and artifacts useful by preserving origin, order, integrity, and uncertainty.

OBJECTIVEMake evidence strong enough to survive hostile review and reveal tampering as a plot event.
GAME MECHANIC

Operational sequence

  1. Capture original bytes and metadata.
  2. Use UTC timestamps.
  3. Record every custody transfer.
  4. Separate source integrity from claim truth.
  5. Never overwrite conflict; preserve both candidates.

Failure states

  • Silent merge
  • Unlogged redaction
  • Treating a copied screenshot as the only source
  • Allowing the investigator to rewrite the evidence