Buried systems remain partial.
The Atlas keeps technical surfaces incomplete and source-limited. It does not fill missing devices, facilities, or procedures with generic science-fiction lore.
Ruin & Protocol Cells measure relic access, damaged procedures, route logic, and ancient infrastructure that does not behave like frictionless modern technology.
A broken protocol may still recognize authority no living person understands.
The Atlas keeps technical surfaces incomplete and source-limited. It does not fill missing devices, facilities, or procedures with generic science-fiction lore.