The server keeps watch
Your hunt state advances on the server, not through a theatrical catch-up screen. Returning means receiving the result of fieldwork that actually continued. Offline limits and reports remain explicit so time away is understandable rather than mystical.
Presence still matters
Manual play improves targeting, field choices and reaction to rare events. It does not multiply the baseline so aggressively that absence becomes a fine. Automation is free; paid advantages are disclosed and measured inside the same public ceilings.
No progress reset as punishment
A new incursion renews its local Credit economy and quadrants at a higher tier. Esvas, Deriva, collection, lineage, apparatus, professions and mastery persist. The game can create a new climb without deleting the evidence that made your account yours.