# Milestone: [Name]

## Overview

- **Target Date**: [Date]
- **Type**: [Prototype | Vertical Slice | Alpha | Beta | Gold | Post-Launch]
- **Duration**: [N weeks]
- **Number of Sprints**: [N]

## Milestone Goal

[2-3 sentences describing what this milestone achieves and why it matters.
What can we demonstrate or evaluate at the end of this milestone?]

## Success Criteria

[Specific, measurable criteria. The milestone is complete ONLY when all of
these are met.]

- [ ] [Criterion 1 -- specific and testable]
- [ ] [Criterion 2]
- [ ] [Criterion 3]
- [ ] All S1 and S2 bugs resolved
- [ ] Performance within budget on target hardware
- [ ] Build stable for [X] consecutive days

## Feature List

### Must Ship (Milestone Fails Without These)

| Feature | Design Doc | Owner | Sprint Target | Status |
|---------|-----------|-------|--------------|--------|

### Should Ship (Planned but Cuttable)

| Feature | Design Doc | Owner | Sprint Target | Cut Impact | Status |
|---------|-----------|-------|--------------|-----------|--------|

### Stretch Goals (Only if Ahead of Schedule)

| Feature | Design Doc | Owner | Value Add |
|---------|-----------|-------|----------|

## Quality Gates

| Gate | Threshold | Measurement Method |
|------|-----------|-------------------|
| Crash rate | < [X] per hour | Automated crash reporting |
| Frame rate | > [X] FPS on min spec | Performance profiling |
| Load time | < [X] seconds | Automated timing |
| Critical bugs | 0 open S1 | Bug tracker |
| Major bugs | < [X] open S2 | Bug tracker |
| Test coverage | > [X]% | Test framework report |

## Risk Register

| Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation | Owner | Status |
|------|------------|--------|-----------|-------|--------|

## Dependencies

### Internal Dependencies

| Feature | Depends On | Owner of Dependency | Status |
|---------|-----------|-------------------|--------|

### External Dependencies

| Dependency | Provider | Status | Risk if Delayed |
|-----------|---------|--------|----------------|

## Review Schedule

| Date | Review Type | Attendees |
|------|-----------|-----------|
| [Week 2] | Early progress check | Producer, Directors |
| [Midpoint] | Mid-milestone review | Full team |
| [Week N-1] | Pre-milestone review | Full team |
| [Target Date] | Milestone review | Full team |
