Phase A: Black Wax economy — resource layer, digger harvester, pressing plant, amp stack, vault, seeded maps, cash HUD, placeholder sprites

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

mods/vinylgod/chrome/layouts/ingame-player.yaml

@@ -4,3 +4,15 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 		LogicTicker@SIDEBAR_TICKER:
 		MenuButton@OPTIONS_BUTTON:
 			Key: escape
+		Container@CASH_COUNTER:
+			Logic: IngameCashCounterLogic
+			X: PARENT_WIDTH - WIDTH - 10
+			Y: 10
+			Width: 120
+			Height: 23
+			Children:
+				LabelWithTooltip@CASH:
+					Width: PARENT_WIDTH
+					Height: 23
+					Align: Right
+					Font: TinyBold

mods/vinylgod/cursors/default.yaml

@@ -2,3 +2,13 @@ Cursors:
 	cursors/assets/default.png:
 		default:
 			Start: 0
+		harvest:
+			Start: 0
+		enter:
+			Start: 0
+		enter-blocked:
+			Start: 0
+		move:
+			Start: 0
+		move-blocked:
+			Start: 0

mods/vinylgod/fluent/rules.ftl

@@ -8,3 +8,16 @@ faction-vinylgod =
     .name = Vinylgod
     .description = Vinylgod Faction
      Provide your own faction description here.
+
+## economy.yaml
+actor-digger =
+    .name = Crate Digger
+actor-pressplant =
+    .name = Pressing Plant
+actor-ampstack =
+    .name = Amp Stack
+actor-vault =
+    .name = Record Vault
+
+## world.yaml (resources)
+resource-wax = Black Wax

mods/vinylgod/maps/shellmap/map.yaml

@@ -28,3 +28,12 @@ Players:
 		Faction: Random
 
 Actors:
+	Actor1: pressplant
+		Owner: Creeps
+		Location: 12,12
+	Actor2: digger
+		Owner: Creeps
+		Location: 15,14
+	Actor3: ampstack
+		Owner: Creeps
+		Location: 10,14

mods/vinylgod/mod.content.yaml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Notifications:
 
 Rules:
 	vinylgod|rules/vinylgod.yaml
+	vinylgod|rules/economy.yaml
 	vinylgod|rules/mpspawn.yaml
 	vinylgod|rules/palettes.yaml
 	vinylgod|rules/player.yaml
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ Rules:
 
 Sequences:
 	vinylgod|sequences/vinylgod.yaml
+	vinylgod|sequences/economy.yaml
 	vinylgod|sequences/mapeditor.yaml
 	vinylgod|sequences/mpspawn.yaml
 

mods/vinylgod/rules/economy.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+^EconSprite:
+	BodyOrientation:
+	QuantizeFacingsFromSequence:
+	RenderSprites:
+	WithSpriteBody:
+	SelectionDecorations:
+	AppearsOnRadar:
+	HitShape:
+	HiddenUnderFog:
+
+digger:
+	Inherits: ^EconSprite
+	Tooltip:
+		Name: actor-digger.name
+	Selectable:
+		Bounds: 1024, 1024
+	Health:
+		HP: 60000
+	Armor:
+		Type: Heavy
+	Mobile:
+		Locomotor: wheeled
+		Speed: 72
+	Harvester:
+		Resources: Wax
+		BaleUnloadDelay: 1
+		SearchFromProcRadius: 15
+		SearchFromHarvesterRadius: 8
+	StoresResources:
+		Capacity: 20
+		Resources: Wax
+	DockClientManager:
+	RevealsShroud:
+		Range: 5c0
+	MapEditorData:
+		Categories: Units
+
+^EconBuilding:
+	Inherits: ^EconSprite
+	Tooltip:
+	Health:
+		HP: 90000
+	Armor:
+		Type: Wood
+	RevealsShroud:
+		Range: 5c0
+	MapEditorData:
+		Categories: Buildings
+
+pressplant:
+	Inherits: ^EconBuilding
+	Tooltip:
+		Name: actor-pressplant.name
+	Selectable:
+		Bounds: 2048, 2048
+	Building:
+		Footprint: xx ==
+		Dimensions: 2,2
+		TerrainTypes: Clear
+	Refinery:
+	DockHost:
+		Type: Unload
+		DockOffset: 0, 512, 0
+	StoresPlayerResources:
+		Capacity: 2000
+	Power:
+		Amount: -30
+	FreeActor:
+		Actor: digger
+		SpawnOffset: 0, 2
+
+ampstack:
+	Inherits: ^EconBuilding
+	Tooltip:
+		Name: actor-ampstack.name
+	Selectable:
+		Bounds: 1024, 1024
+	Health:
+		HP: 40000
+	Building:
+		Footprint: x
+		Dimensions: 1,1
+		TerrainTypes: Clear
+	Power:
+		Amount: 100
+
+vault:
+	Inherits: ^EconBuilding
+	Tooltip:
+		Name: actor-vault.name
+	Selectable:
+		Bounds: 1024, 1024
+	Health:
+		HP: 30000
+	Building:
+		Footprint: x
+		Dimensions: 1,1
+		TerrainTypes: Clear
+	StoresPlayerResources:
+		Capacity: 3000

mods/vinylgod/rules/palettes.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ^palettes:
 	PaletteFromGrayscale@greyscale:
 		Name: greyscale
+	PaletteFromGrayscale@terrain:
+		Name: terrain
 	PlayerColorPalette@player:
 		BasePalette: greyscale
 	PlayerColorShift:

mods/vinylgod/rules/player.yaml

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 player:
 	Inherits: ^baseplayer
 	DeveloperMode:
+	PlayerResources:
+		DefaultCash: 5000
+		ResourceValues:
+			Wax: 25
+	PowerManager:
 
 editorplayer:
 	Inherits: ^baseplayer

mods/vinylgod/rules/world.yaml

@@ -29,12 +29,47 @@ world:
 	SpawnMapActors:
 	SpawnStartingUnits:
 	StartingUnits@Vinylgod:
-		BaseActor: vinylgod
+		BaseActor: pressplant
+		SupportActors: ampstack
 		Factions: vinylgod
 		ClassName: options-starting-units.unlabeled
+	BuildingInfluence:
+	PathFinder:
+	Locomotor@WHEELED:
+		Name: wheeled
+		TerrainSpeeds:
+			Clear: 100
+			Wax: 80
+	ResourceLayer:
+		RecalculateResourceDensity: true
+		ResourceTypes:
+			Wax:
+				ResourceIndex: 1
+				TerrainType: Wax
+				AllowedTerrainTypes: Clear
+				MaxDensity: 12
+	ResourceRenderer:
+		ResourceTypes:
+			Wax:
+				Sequences: wax01
+				Name: resource-wax
+	ResourceClaimLayer:
 
 editorworld:
 	Inherits: ^baseworld
+	EditorResourceLayer:
+		RecalculateResourceDensity: true
+		ResourceTypes:
+			Wax:
+				ResourceIndex: 1
+				TerrainType: Wax
+				AllowedTerrainTypes: Clear
+				MaxDensity: 12
+	ResourceRenderer:
+		ResourceTypes:
+			Wax:
+				Sequences: wax01
+				Name: resource-wax
 	BuildableTerrainOverlay:
 		AllowedTerrainTypes:
 		Palette:

mods/vinylgod/sequences/economy.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+resources:
+	wax01:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/wax.png
+
+digger:
+	idle:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/digger.png
+
+pressplant:
+	idle:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/pressplant.png
+
+ampstack:
+	idle:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/ampstack.png
+
+vault:
+	idle:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/vault.png

mods/vinylgod/tilesets/vinylgod.yaml

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ General:
 Terrain:
 	TerrainType@Clear:
 		Type: Clear
+	TerrainType@Wax:
+		Type: Wax
 
 Templates:
 	Template@255:

tools/gen_placeholders.py

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Generate placeholder sprite PNGs for Phase A (stdlib only).
+
+OpenRA PngSheet slices multi-frame sheets via an embedded tEXt chunk
+"FrameSize: w,h" (see engine PngSheetLoader.cs). Real art replaces these in
+Phase D — keep the filenames.
+"""
+import os, struct, zlib
+
+OUT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'mods', 'vinylgod', 'sequences', 'assets')
+
+PINK = (255, 45, 150, 255)
+DARK = (30, 26, 32, 255)
+GREY = (90, 85, 95, 255)
+CLEAR = (0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+
+def chunk(tag, data):
+    return struct.pack('>I', len(data)) + tag + data + struct.pack('>I', zlib.crc32(tag + data))
+
+
+def write_png(path, w, h, px, text=None):
+    raw = b''.join(b'\x00' + b''.join(bytes(px[y * w + x]) for x in range(w)) for y in range(h))
+    out = b'\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n' + chunk(b'IHDR', struct.pack('>IIBBBBB', w, h, 8, 6, 0, 0, 0))
+    for k, v in (text or {}).items():
+        out += chunk(b'tEXt', k.encode() + b'\x00' + v.encode())
+    out += chunk(b'IDAT', zlib.compress(raw)) + chunk(b'IEND', b'')
+    open(path, 'wb').write(out)
+    print(f'wrote {path} {w}x{h}')
+
+
+def canvas(w, h, fill=CLEAR):
+    return [fill] * (w * h)
+
+
+def rect(px, w, x0, y0, x1, y1, c):
+    for y in range(y0, y1):
+        for x in range(x0, x1):
+            px[y * w + x] = c
+
+
+def disc(px, w, cx, cy, r, c):
+    for y in range(int(cy - r), int(cy + r) + 1):
+        for x in range(int(cx - r), int(cx + r) + 1):
+            if (x - cx) ** 2 + (y - cy) ** 2 <= r * r:
+                px[y * w + x] = c
+
+
+def box_sprite(path, size, body, accent):
+    px = canvas(size, size)
+    m = size // 8
+    rect(px, size, m, m, size - m, size - m, body)
+    rect(px, size, m, m, size - m, m + 2, accent)          # top trim
+    disc(px, size, size / 2, size / 2, size // 5, accent)  # centre disc
+    write_png(path, size, size, px)
+
+
+os.makedirs(OUT, exist_ok=True)
+
+# wax: 12 density frames, 32x32, horizontal strip
+W, H, N = 32, 32, 12
+px = canvas(W * N, H)
+blob = [(9, 9), (22, 12), (14, 21), (24, 24), (7, 24), (17, 7), (26, 17), (11, 15),
+        (20, 19), (15, 27), (5, 16), (27, 8)]
+for f in range(N):
+    for i in range(f + 1):
+        cx, cy = blob[i]
+        for dx in range(W):  # draw into frame f's slice
+            pass
+        gx = f * W + cx
+        disc(px, W * N, gx, cy, 3, PINK if i % 3 == 0 else DARK)
+write_png(os.path.join(OUT, 'wax.png'), W * N, H, px, text={'FrameSize': '32,32'})
+
+box_sprite(os.path.join(OUT, 'digger.png'), 24, PINK, DARK)
+box_sprite(os.path.join(OUT, 'pressplant.png'), 64, DARK, PINK)
+box_sprite(os.path.join(OUT, 'ampstack.png'), 32, GREY, PINK)
+box_sprite(os.path.join(OUT, 'vault.png'), 32, DARK, GREY)

tools/seed_wax.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Seed Wax resource cells into an OpenRA map.bin (format 2, no height data).
+
+Layout (engine Map.cs SaveBinaryData): u8 fmt, u16 w, u16 h, u32 tilesOff(17),
+u32 heightsOff(0), u32 resOff; tiles = w*h*(u16,u8) column-major (i*h+j);
+resources = w*h*(u8 type, u8 density), same order.
+
+Usage: seed_wax.py <map.bin> cx,cy,r [cx,cy,r ...]   (circular blobs, density
+scales down toward each blob's edge; type byte 1 = Wax ResourceIndex)
+"""
+import struct, sys
+
+path = sys.argv[1]
+data = bytearray(open(path, 'rb').read())
+fmt, w, h = data[0], *struct.unpack_from('<HH', data, 1)
+tiles_off, heights_off, res_off = struct.unpack_from('<III', data, 5)
+assert fmt == 2 and heights_off == 0 and res_off == 3 * w * h + 17, 'unexpected map format'
+
+for spec in sys.argv[2:]:
+    cx, cy, r = map(int, spec.split(','))
+    for x in range(cx - r, cx + r + 1):
+        for y in range(cy - r, cy + r + 1):
+            d2 = (x - cx) ** 2 + (y - cy) ** 2
+            if d2 <= r * r and 0 <= x < w and 0 <= y < h:
+                density = max(2, round(12 * (1 - (d2 ** 0.5) / (r + 1))))
+                o = res_off + 2 * (x * h + y)
+                data[o], data[o + 1] = 1, density
+
+open(path, 'wb').write(data)
+print(f'{path}: seeded {len(sys.argv) - 2} blob(s) on {w}x{h} map')