# How far into the basement you are.

Ten floors. Signal builds into depth.

Deeper floors unlock real capabilities, not cosmetics. New users on the surface. Veterans in the deep basement. Every floor is earned over weeks and months, never bought.

@peroniFloor 6

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| Floor      | Signal | Description                                              |
|------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 00 Street  | 0      | Read annotations. Open rooms. No posting yet.           |
| 01 Stairwell | 5     | Post annotations. Start threads. Reached by claiming any badge. |
| 02 Landing | 10     | Upvotes count toward signal. React to annotations.      |
| 03 Ground  | 40     | Baseling replies to your @ mentions. Verified buyer badge. |
| 04 Sub-one | 120    | Your annotations cite on Baseling outputs. Flag fakes.    |
| 05 Sub-two | 300    | Create private rooms. Invite contributors. Calls highlighted. |
| 06 Vault   | 800    | Early access to new features. Wallet becomes followable.  |
| 07 Cellar  | 1.8K   | Moderation tools. Flags count 3x. Baseling prompt tuning.  |
| 08 Crypt   | 4K     | Revenue share on rooms you keyed. API access. Custom avatar. |
| 09 Deep Basement | 10K+ | Platform governance. Protocol-level credentials.           |

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## How signal is earned

Actions earn signal. Accuracy multiplies it.

Good annotations earn signal. Accurate calls multiply it. Bad-faith notes cost you. Claiming a badge reaches Stairwell and pushes you almost to Landing, but never skips it. Decay trims signal weekly if you go inactive. You cannot grind and coast.

### Action Base Multiplier

| Action                                          | Base Signal | Description                                        |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Claim a standard badge                          | +8         | Lands at Stairwell, almost Landing                  |
| Claim a shiny badge                             | +35        | Lands at Landing, almost Ground                       |
| Claim a gilded badge                            | +100       | Lands at Ground, almost Sub-one                       |
| Reaction received on your post                  | +1         | Capped at 50 / day                                  |
| Weekly activity streak                           | +10        | Resets the decay clock                               |
| Fact-check on your post fails                   | -10        | Inconclusive: no change                              |

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## Every floor unlocks capability, not cosmetics

Most users will live in floors 1 to 4. The deep basement is rare by design. Every step down adds a real capability: flagging fakes, tuning your Baseling, moderation tools, platform governance.

## Depth is the moat

Can't be bought. Can't be grinded.

Floor 6+ takes months of real contribution. Premium subscribers get faster Baselings and deeper memory, never deeper floors. That scarcity is what makes following a deep-basement wallet feel valuable.

## Decay prevents coasting

Signal drops if you go inactive. Depth stays, but your live score doesn't carry you forever. The product stays loud.

Premium accelerates how you experience Basement, never what you've earned.

## Start on the street. Find your floor.

Install Basement on iOS or Chrome. Your signal starts the first time you drop a note on a page.