head to head
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DREDGEvsNecesse
DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Necesse leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
DREDGENecesse
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Necesse leans harder on execution: Settler defence and personal combat need moderate timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Necesse leans harder on variance: World generation, loot tables, and settlement events carry RNG
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.