Godot 4.7 Baseline

• Expert patterns in this skill target Godot 4.7+ (stable, 2026-06-18).
• Consult the Godot 4.7 migration guide when upgrading projects from 4.6.
• NEVER assume 4.6 defaults (stretch mode, audio area_mask, RichTextLabel percent flags) without checking 4.7 migration notes.

Genre: Survival

Resource scarcity, needs management, and progression through crafting define survival games.

NEVER Do (Expert Anti-Patterns)

Physiology & Needs

• NEVER use constant "Needs" decay; strictly scale with activity (e.g., Sprinting drains hunger 3x faster than idling).
• NEVER use Instant Death for starvation/dehydration; strictly trigger gradual HP drain and provide distinct visual/audio warnings.
• NEVER use float timers for exact life-critical checks; strictly use is_equal_approx() or <= to prevent 0.0 precision misses.
• NEVER represent world time/day cycles within UI scripts; strictly use an AutoLoad (Singleton) to decouple state from visuals.