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A new-school reimagining of Sierra's 1980s AGI interpreter in Rust + macroquad: - Dual-buffer (visual + priority) room model with hand-painted walkability - In-engine room editor: brush/line/rect/fill/pick/erase/oval/image/spawn/object tools - Sprite pipeline (PNG -> EGA quantize), multi-room worlds with edge exits - Objects with look/use/needs/keys/win conditions (no code) - Forgiving text parser + optional local-LLM lane (Ollama / OpenRouter) - Branching NPC dialogue trees, chiptune SFX, per-room ambient music - Content kit: 61 archetypes across fantasy/scifi/monsters/saucy/horror - Full docs: README, EDITOR_GUIDE, MANUAL, art manifesto + Gemini prompts Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# MRPGI theme packs
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Drop-in archetypes across four genres. Each folder has:
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- **`objects.json`** — a catalog of ready-made objects (name / look / use text / `needs` / `wins` / synonyms all written). Copy any into a room.
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- **`locations/*.json`** — a sample room you can use as-is or as a template.
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- **`gemini_sprites.md`** — Nano Banana prompts to make the art when you have time.
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| theme | vibe | object highlights |
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| `scifi/` | derelict-ship sci-fi | console, blaster, alien, robot, keycard, airlock (win) |
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| `monsters/` | a bestiary | goblin, slime, troll, ghost, dragon, mimic, skeleton |
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| `saucy/` | flirty nightlife comedy | rose, wine, cocktail, jukebox, letter, velvet door (win) |
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| `horror/` | gothic candlelit dread | candle, skull, coffin, ouija, portrait, crypt door (win) |
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## Use an object
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Open a theme's `objects.json`, copy one `{ … }` block, and paste it into the
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`objects: [ … ]` array of any `rooms/roomN.json` (tweak its `x`/`y`). Or place a
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sprite with the object tool (`0`) in the editor and copy the look/use/needs text
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into its fields.
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## Use a location
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```sh
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cp kit/themes/horror/locations/crypt.json rooms/room5.json
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```
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Launch, press `>` to walk to room 5, then re-wire its **exits** on the top strip
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to connect it to your world. (Sample locations ship sealed — you add the doorways.)
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## Make the art (later)
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Each `gemini_sprites.md` has a shared STYLE line + a per-sprite table. The flow:
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1. Generate on a **solid magenta background** (image models don't do transparency well).
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2. Key the magenta to transparent in any editor (magic-wand / "remove background").
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3. Save as `sprites/<filename>.png` — the name must match the object's `sprite` field.
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4. Press `R` in the editor. Done.
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Until then, objects whose sprite doesn't exist show as a small **magenta square**
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placeholder — totally fine for blocking out a game. Many sprites already exist
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from the fantasy kit (`orc`, `chest`, `door`, `key`, `torch`, `potion`, …) and are
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reused across themes.
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## Note on the EGA palette
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Don't stress matching colours exactly — the engine snaps every loaded image to the
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16-colour EGA palette automatically. Load `palettes/mrpgi-ega.gpl` in Aseprite if
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you want to paint in the exact colours from the start.
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