ARPG Bakeoff

Public planning and review repo for a top-down dark fantasy ARPG / roguelite prototype.

This repository exists to keep the next work clean:

• no inherited Unity mock implementation
• no reuse of the first-person Unreal hotel project
• no new Maya/Meshy/API spend before written gates pass
• every meaningful step happens through a pull request
• Veripsa Core can coordinate task slicing and program structure in PR comments

Current Objective

Find the smallest path to a commercial-looking 30-second prototype:

1. readable playable hero
2. top-down combat camera
3. diagonal movement and attack flow
4. enemy density ramp
5. reward/build choice
6. screenshot and short-capture evidence

Ground Rules

• Do not copy existing game characters, UI, logos, costumes, silhouettes, or palettes.
• Use market references only for quality bars, readability, pacing, and store presentation patterns.
• Prefer CC0/free assets before paid or API-generated assets.
• Use Maya as an inspection, cleanup, conversion, or rigging tool, not as a reason to spend on throwaway assets.
• Keep generated assets isolated with provenance notes.