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ZI — Spin (Step 5 of 6)

One-line pitch: ZI applies rotational modifiers to your XIE power based on your overall token holdings (Yuan) and your CHO balance.

What this is

ZI is step 5 of the power chain:

QI → MAI → XIA → XIE → ZI → PANG

It takes XIE's triad and spins it up. Physically, XIE is like a force vector; ZI adds angular momentum. The practical effect is four output values:

  • Iota
  • Omicron (modified)
  • Omega (modified)
  • Eta

These four are what PANG (step 6) combines for the final scoreboard.

Two inputs shape ZI:

  • Yuan — your overall weighted holdings, read via CHOA.Yuan.
  • CHO balance — how much of the CHO token you hold.

If you've played a web3 game before

  • Closest analogy: buffs and debuffs applied on top of your base power.
  • Or: a multiplier stage in a pricing curve — base × modifier = final.
  • Or: a delegation boost — your votes worth more because of some extra qualification.
Dysnomia term What it maps to
ZI The spin stage
Iota / Eta / Omicron / Omega Four spin outputs consumed by PANG
Yuan Your overall weighted token holdings (wallet + LAU + YUE)
CHO balance How much of the CHO token you hold

What you actually do with it

  • Hold more of the ecosystem's tokens — increases Yuan, which pushes ZI up.
  • Hold CHO specifically — CHO holdings are a separate factor.
  • Observe outputs — ZI doesn't accept inputs from players; it's read during PANG's Push call.

Rewards / costs

  • Cost: none.
  • Reward: stronger spin → better PANG outputs → better territory and rewards.

Requirements & gating

  • XIE must compute (i.e., you need active power chain state).
  • Yuan must be non-zero (you need some holdings to get spin).

Where it connects

Reads XIE (step 4). Reads CHOA.Yuan for your weighted holdings. Feeds into PANG (step 6).

Quick FAQ

Q: Four outputs? Do I need to track all of them? A: As a player, no. They feed into PANG, which produces the values you actually care about.

Q: Can ZI make me weaker? A: In principle yes — if your Yuan or CHO balance drops, ZI drops. But it generally amplifies, not inverts, XIE's output.

Q: What's "spin" physically? A: In the game's metaphor, XIE gives you a straight-line force and ZI rotates it. In contract reality, ZI applies multiplicative and hash-based transforms on XIE's three numbers.

Want the Solidity? The contract reference lives at technical/docs/domain/soeng/ZI.md.