Mark new and updated notes as unread without marking them by opening the list

A pile of letters and diary pages is only helpful if the player can tell which ones they have not yet read. This entry keeps that count honest, brings a page back as unread when the story rewrites it, and jumps to the next unread one without losing the order of discovery.

Why this works

A badge is a promise that something new is waiting, and it breaks if looking at a list counts as reading. Reading belongs to the note and its version, so a rewritten note rightly turns unread, and the count is worked out fresh so it can never drift.

When not to use it

Leave badges out of a quiet, atmospheric game where a counter would feel like a chore list. Let the player find what is new by the paper itself, such as a folded corner, and let them choose what to read.

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Use the Spielerando entry "Mark new and updated notes as unread without marking them by opening the list" (read_entry letters-and-notes-unread-badges) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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