QI — Energy (Step 1 of 6)
One-line pitch: QI is your raw energy level — your SHIO holdings divided by an entropy factor. Step 1 of the power chain.
What this is
Section titled “What this is”QI is the first stat in the soeng power progression:
QI → MAI → XIA → XIE → ZI → PANG
Each step builds on the previous one. QI is your base energy — pronounced “chi,” same sense as the East-Asian philosophical idea of life-force. It’s calculated as:
Your SHIO-token holdings ÷ your entropy
Higher SHIO holdings push QI up. Higher entropy (your personal randomness factor) tempers it. Two players with the same SHIOs but different entropies have different QI.
QI is measured in two flavors: one for players (ReactSoul) and one for venues (ReactWaat). Both feed forward into MAI.
If you’ve played a web3 game before
Section titled “If you’ve played a web3 game before”- Closest analogy: the base HP / MP / mana stat in an RPG — the foundation of your power profile.
- Or: total value locked (TVL) for a protocol — how much resource you control.
- Or: a weighted governance voting power based on staked supply.
| Dysnomia term | What it maps to |
|---|---|
| QI | Base energy — SHIOs / entropy |
| ReactSoul | QI computed against your Soul (your player side) |
| ReactWaat | QI computed against a venue’s Waat (the venue side) |
| Entropy | Your personal unpredictability factor |
What you actually do with it
Section titled “What you actually do with it”- Hold SHIO — more SHIO = more QI.
- Observe your entropy — evolves with each game action; low-entropy players have higher QI for the same SHIOs.
- Preview QI — simulate
ReactSoul(Soul)to inspect its output. It is a state-changing function; confirming a transaction persists its reaction.
Use these calls here. Simulations preview the current state; each confirmed call is a separate transaction.
0x4d9Ce396BE95dbc5F71808c38107eB7422FD9a03QI.ReactSoul(uint64 Soul)Simulate / call
Open this function to load its call form.
Rewards / costs
Section titled “Rewards / costs”- Cost: none — QI is a derived value.
- Reward: none directly. Higher QI means bigger payouts downstream.
Requirements & gating
Section titled “Requirements & gating”- None from QI itself. It just reads your state.
Where it connects
Section titled “Where it connects”QI feeds into MAI (step 2), which combines it with your venue-token holdings into venue-specific power. QI reads your SHIO state (set up during signup via SHIOFactory) and your entropy (managed by CHO).
Quick FAQ
Section titled “Quick FAQ”Q: Can my QI go to zero? A: Only if you hold zero SHIO. Even then, downstream math usually clamps it to non-zero.
Q: Is QI the same number every day? A: No — entropy evolves with your actions, so QI drifts. Think of it as slow-moving live data, not a static stat.
Q: Should I hoard SHIOs to max my QI? A: Up to a point. The full chain has diminishing returns and other inputs that often matter more than raw QI.
Q: Why divide by entropy? A: Entropy is the ecosystem’s anti-gaming factor — makes it harder to min-max by pumping one axis.
Want the Solidity? The contract reference lives at
technical/docs/domain/soeng/QI.md.