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jpmschweitzerandClaude Fable 5 ca255dc16c chore(meta): cascade refocus — supersede v0.2 cluster, re-home backlog tree, capture workshop WIP

Governance:
- D-166 amendment (2026-06-12): outside-in build order (geo → econ-on-world →
  building templates → door boundary contracts → NPC/interiors → gameplay);
  Phase 5 ramps in parallel once outsides are walkable (gate: T-962)
- D-114/D-115/D-117/D-118/D-120 marked superseded by D-166 (inbound anchors fixed)
- D-221 amended: milestones retired, cascade-hierarchy gating is canonical
- Q-077/Q-068/Q-036 resolved (answered by events); Q-110 (scale anchoring) and
  Q-111 (live-econ coupling) opened from cascade grounding

Ticket tree (147 stray backlog tickets dispositioned):
- New parents: T-1036 (post-cascade gameplay parking), T-1037 (maintenance initiative)
- Re-homed: 15 → Phase 4 (T-750), 30 → Phase 5 (T-749), 11 → Phase 6 (T-751),
  21 → gameplay parking, 28 → maintenance; children follow their epics
- Cancelled 12 administrative shells (mirror tickets, emptied pre-cascade umbrellas,
  v0.2 pivot shell T-603); T-9/T-28 closed done; T-745 in_progress
- New grounded tickets T-1038..T-1044: inter-settlement road/rail graph, L3→L4
  dispatch threading, river-channel-anchor bug, 64m landform-repeat bug,
  region seam blending, road-entry octants, drainage re-run fix

Docs:
- CLAUDE.md cascade paragraph updated to the amended rule
- 20 v0.1-era docs/design files marked superseded with pointers;
  content-structure-canonical retitled (v0.2 label dropped)

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

2026-06-12 12:26:32 +02:00

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title	description	type	status	sprint	ticket	created	superseded_by
Character Creation Screen Wireframe	UI layout specification for the character creation screen — wireframe deliverable for ticket #685	design	superseded	28	685	2026-03-19	D-166

SUPERSEDED (2026-06-12, cascade-refocus sweep): superseded by D-166 (Phase 5 player work; built on the superseded D-115 skills+bookmark scope — the D-146 tile-scale preview decision still stands). Kept as historical record; do not build against it.

Character Creation Screen Wireframe

Ticket: #685 Designed by: Jeroen (project lead) Tool: Frame0 Downstream: #694 (client: character creation screen), #705 (character editor Godot tool)

Wireframe Files

All source JSON and exported PNGs in docs/design/wireframes/character-creation/:

File	Description
`main-layout.json/.png`	Body tab (default view on open)
`head-tab.json/.png`	Head template + eyebrows tab
`hair-tab.json/.png`	Hair style + facial hair tab
`clothing-tab.json/.png`	Clothing slot selector tab
`accessories-tab.json/.png`	Accessories slot selector tab
`color-picker.json/.png`	Color picker modal (opens on swatch click)

Screen Layout

Preview pane (left, ~60% of screen)

Live 3D compositor in SubViewport (D-149, D-146)
Default camera: frontal (-5°) for editor (D-158), toggle to dramatic (-30°)
Default facing: South (face-forward)
[Q] / [E] rotate buttons — incremental cardinal rotation (D-155)
Always LOD Tier 0, no degradation

Tab panel (right, ~35% of screen)

5 tabs: Body, Head, Hair, Clothing, Accessories

Each tab follows the same layout pattern:

Search bar (top, fixed) — scoped to current tab contents
Scrollable content grid (middle) — item/option thumbnails
Color dock (bottom, fixed, non-scrolling) — context-sensitive color controls

Footer (full width, bottom)

[ESC] Back — return to main menu
[R] Randomise — randomize all slots
[ENTER] Start — confirm character and begin game

Tab Contents

Body

Skin tone dock (bottom): 9 preset swatches (separate from the D-165 clothing palette)
Body type grid: 11 options (D-159) organized as:
- Female row: Thin, Average, Muscular, Heavy, Teen
- Male row: Thin, Average, Muscular, Heavy, Teen
- Child (unlabeled row — no gendered framing)

Head

Head template grid: Trellis-generated unique heads (D-163), scrollable. Starts with 4 Quaternius starters.
Skin tone dock (bottom): same 9 swatches as Body tab (shared state)

Hair

Hair style grid: Short A, Short B, Medium A, Medium B, Long A, Bald (and more via scroll)
Facial hair selector: None, Stubble, Beard, Moustache
Eyebrow selector: Regular, Female, Teen, Thick (matches Source tier asset keys)
Hair color dock (bottom): Hair primary + Hair highlight (auto) + Eyebrow tint (auto from hair, independent override) + Facial hair tint (auto from hair, independent override — single tint for both beard and moustache)

Clothing

Slot selector (fixed): Torso, Legs, Feet, Hands — click to filter the grid below
Item grid: Shows items for the selected slot (Coveralls, Jacket, Shirt, etc.)
Item color dock (bottom): Primary / Secondary / Accent swatches. Secondary and Accent auto-derive if unset.

Accessories

Slot selector (fixed): Hat, Goggles, Mask, Backpack, Belt, Wrist L, Wrist R, Earring L, Earring R, Necklace
Item grid: Shows items for the selected slot
Item color dock (bottom): Primary / Secondary swatches

Opens when any color swatch in a dock is clicked. Overlays the tab panel.

54-swatch palette (6 rows × 9 columns, D-165):
1. Reds (H=0° S=35%)
2. Greens (H=150° S=28%)
3. Blues (H=215° S=35%)
4. Purples (H=275° S=28%)
5. Browns (H=28° S=35%)
6. Neutral grays (#000000 → #ffffff, even steps)
Hex input field with Apply button for custom colors
Recent custom colors: 9 slots, persisted at game (save) level
Cancel / OK buttons

Full keyboard/controller support required (existing character_select.gd is keyboard-friendly):

Tab / Shift+Tab: cycle between tabs
Arrow keys: navigate within grids
Enter: select item / confirm
Q / E: rotate character in preview
R: randomize
ESC: back to main menu

Design Decisions Referenced

Decision	Summary
D-146	Tile-scale preview with heavy zoom (compatible with 3D via SubViewport)
D-149	3D characters rendered live
D-153	Player not visually distinct from NPCs
D-155	Cardinal rotation only in editor
D-157	Game start = alarm clock / fade from black (editor is separate context)
D-158	Frontal camera default for editor
D-159	11 body types (5 types × 2 genders + 1 child)
D-163	Trellis-generated unique heads
D-160	18 body segments (clothing hides covered segments)
D-165	Color picker palette (5×9 muted hues + 1×9 neutral gray — clothing colors only, not skin tones)

Notes for Implementation (#694)

Held items (held_l, held_r) are not in the character creator — those are play-time decisions. Wrist slots replace them.
The color picker modal should preview changes live on the 3D model before OK is pressed.
Search filters items by name within the active tab only.
The skin tone dock appears on both Body and Head tabs and shares state — changing it on one updates the other.
Compositor coverage: Changing body type or clothing in the editor must update segment visibility on the CharacterCompositor. Clothing items hide the body segments they cover (e.g. torso clothing hides seg_torso). The preview must reflect this in real time — switching from a tank top to a jacket should hide the arm segments underneath.
Eyebrow tint and facial hair tint are independent from hair color. Default: auto-derive from hair primary. Player can override to any color via the color picker.
Earring L/R and Necklace are jewelry accessory slots — they use accessory_primary / accessory_secondary color regions like other accessories.

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