# Agrarian Investor Demo Status

Current classification: systems-first investor prototype.

The current investor demo should not be described as an investor visual MVP.
It proves the survival, persistence, multiplayer, terrain, weather, fire,
shelter, menu-flow, and packaging foundations, but it remains visually below
the realism bar expected for investor-facing excitement.

## Visual MVP Gate

The build can be reclassified as investor visual MVP only after the 0.1.O
visual/menu quality gate is complete and verified:

- menus use intentional widget-driven segments with reliable mouse, keyboard,
  controller focus, back, and escape behavior;
- startup credits, character selection, server/join, loading, pause, save, and
  quit read as separate presentation states instead of gameplay under overlays;
- young-adult male and female character choices no longer look like mannequin
  placeholders;
- survival objects, resource pickups, water, wildlife, shelter, and fire read
  as believable MVP objects rather than debug shapes;
- Ground Zero terrain, grasses, brush, shrubs, bushes, trees, rocks, water,
  lighting, and color variation communicate grounded coastal-scrub realism;
- non-ray-traced default/compatibility rendering remains credible on common
  investor, tester, and remote-session hardware;
- optional ray tracing is reserved for cinematic/high-end presentation and is
  never required for baseline visual credibility;
- packaged-demo visual QA screenshots or clips are captured from a real GPU
  desktop path before the build is called visually ready.

## Current Demo Language

Use this wording until the visual gate is complete:

```text
Agrarian systems-first investor prototype - visual MVP gate pending.
Not for public distribution.
```