The three moments
What each check can still change
One turn, from the owner's message to the turn end. Click a moment.
1
The owner's message
- Can still change
- What the agent does next
- Cannot change
- Nothing has run yet
Message arrives
from the owner
Agent thinks
plans its next acts
2
Each action
- Can still change
- Allow or stop this act, before it runs
- Cannot change
- Acts that already ran
Check first
Action 1
Check first
Action 2
Check first
Action 3
Owner sees it
Reply shown
3
The turn end
- Can still change
- Keep working, or stop
- Cannot change
- The reply. It is already shown.
Check
Turn end
The reply is printed before the turn end check runs.
A check can only change what has not happened yet. By the turn end, the owner is already reading the reply.