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+# Scratchpad
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+Personal notes and random thoughts. Not acted upon unless explicitly instructed.
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+---
+
+- Pipeline to create postcards for each world — visuals for in-game dossiers
+- Investigate using Veo to create gate transition movies — based on planetary profiles, postcards, and game visual style
+- Capture discussion with Gemini about setting up a 3D to 2D pipeline
+