Two numbers on your Story HUD tell you how the world is reacting to your story right now. They are your boosts, and they are the fastest way to read whether the world is leaning in or waiting for more.
The Presence Boost
The large circle on your HUD reflects your overall investment in this world, the depth of your story, your community ties, your residency, your streak. It is the slow burn, the accumulated weight of who you are here. A high Presence Boost means the world considers you a fixture, and everything you do earns more because of it.
The Activity Boost
The bars beside it reflect what you have been doing lately, the quality and intensity of your recent scenes, your interactions, your writing. This is the fast read, the world’s response to your last few days. It rises when you write with commitment and it falls when you go quiet, because the world is reading you in real time.
How they work together
The two boosts feed each other. A veteran with a high Presence Boost who writes a strong scene earns considerably more than a newcomer doing the same thing, because the world trusts the veteran’s investment. A newcomer with a blazing Activity Boost and a thin Presence still grows fast, because intensity counts even without tenure. The sweet spot is both running high, and getting there is not a trick. It is the natural result of staying, writing well, and putting down roots.
The full menu of everything that feeds these boosts, from residency to streaks to the specific acts the world values most, lives in Every Boost in the World.