🎓 GradQuest V2.73 🎯 Focused Mode: Core Progression

🎯 Goal: Publish 3 journal papers, complete your thesis, and defend!

📱 Mobile Navigation (4 Tabs):

• 📊 Status: Your stats (date, morale, advisor, publications) + event messages
• 🎯 Actions: All the things you can do each month
• 🔬 Lab: Research pipeline, status effects, graduation progress
• ⏩ Next: Advance to the next month

📊 Status Tab Explained:

• 📅 Date: Current month/year and credits earned
• 📰 Publications: Papers published (J=Journal, C=Conference)
• 💪 Morale: Your mental health (drops monthly, recover with breaks)
• 👨‍🏫 Advisor: Relationship with your advisor (affects outcomes)
• 🤝 Network: Professional connections (unlocks bonuses at 40/60/80)
• 📚 Quals Prep: Study level for qualifying exam (need 3+ to pass)
• 🎯 Alignment: How well your research matches advisor's goals

🔬 Research Pipeline:

📚 Read Papers → 💡 Get Idea → 🔬 Develop Findings → 🎯 Key Discovery → 📊 Make Figures (×3) → 📝 Submit Paper

📋 Common Actions Explained:

• 📚 Read Papers: Search for new research ideas (40% chance of idea)
• 💡 Work on Idea: Develop idea into preliminary findings
• 🔬 Develop Findings: Turn findings into a key discovery
• 📊 Make Figures: Create figures for your paper (need 3)
• 📝 Draft Paper: Write and submit to journal/conference
• ✍️ Write Thesis: Work on your dissertation (~12% progress each time)
• 🎓 Pitch Session: Meet with advisor (learn preferences, gain alignment)
• 📚 Study for Quals: Prepare for qualifying exam
• ☕ Take Break: Rest to recover morale (+15)

📰 Publications:

• Journal Paper: 8-12 months review, counts toward graduation
• Conference Paper: 4 months, builds network (+15)

⚠️ Key Events:

• Qual Exam: September Year 2 (prep level 3+ to pass!)
• Teaching Load: When funding runs out (-50% speed)
• Emergency Grant: Escape teaching load (appears when funding low)

🏆 Graduation Requirements:

• ✅ Pass qualifying exam
• ✅ Publish 3+ journal papers
• ✅ Complete thesis (100%)
• ✅ Defend (final action!)