Phase 0 scaffold + asset audit findings

Project scaffold:
- project.godot at repo root, GL Compatibility renderer (max mobile reach),
  pixel-snap on, texture filter nearest, sensor_landscape orientation
- 7 autoloads: World, Sim, GameState, EventBus, Strings, Audit, SaveSystem
- scenes/main/main.{tscn,gd} smoke-test scene with autoload assertions
- Folder layout matches tavernkeep idiom: autoload/ at root, scripts
  co-located with scenes/ (not the scripts/autoloads/ mirror originally
  sketched in implementation.md)
- Input map: pause, speed_cycle, speed_normal/fast/ultra, confirm, cancel.
  Mobile gestures (pinch/drag/long-press) handled at script level via
  Godot's InputEventScreenTouch/Drag/MagnifyGesture.
- SaveSystem skeleton: SAVE_VERSION=1, JSON to user://save_slot.json,
  version-mismatch warning. Phase 3 expands to real entity state.
- icon.svg placeholder (cabin silhouette on dark green field)
- README.md points at memory.md / implementation.md / docs/

Headless verification: 'godot --headless --path . --quit' exits 0,
'[main] Phase 0 smoke test online.' prints, no errors. Editor-side
green-dot check still pending — needs human launch of editor.

Asset audit (researcher Haiku, 2026-05-10):
- FG_Houses.png NOT autotile-solvable — pre-built decorative house
  compositions, 4 distinct roof palettes, no modular wall family.
  ~½–1 day per material to author terrain bits on top.
- FG_Fortress.png IS autotile-solvable — ~20–30 modular tan-stone
  pieces. Wang-style Godot 4 terrain works with minimal extra art.
  Iconic Homestead $19.99 fallback not needed.
- No wolf sprite anywhere in the bundle. EvoMonster packs all
  cute/fantasy. Need commission, CC0 source, or Ventilatore check.
- Retro Graveyard 16x16 [Kingdom Explorer] confirmed in Tier 3 with
  full graveyard suite — direct use in Phase 14.

New open questions surfaced in memory.md:
- Player-built wall material strategy (3 options laid out)
- Wolf sprite acquisition path (Phase 10 blocker)

Project move:
- Repo physical location moved from ~/claude/projects/rimlike to
  /mnt/d/godot/rimlike (D: drive, fast for Windows-side editor).
- Symlink at the original WSL path preserves the home-CLAUDE.md
  layout convention. Mirrors tavernkeep's pattern.
- Set core.filemode=false to silence DrvFs's everything-is-0777
  false-positive on git diff.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

memory.md

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Distilled from the brainstorm. Each lock has a "why" — change with deliberate
 | **Scale** | 3–6 pawns, **80×80** MVP map (architecture sized to ~120² ceiling) | Roughly Stardew-farm size; readable when zoomed in, doesn't fit a phone screen — forces the world-view camera (pinch / pan / jump-to-alert) rather than strategic-overview-on-phone. |
 | **Priority levels** | 5 (Critical / High / Normal / When idle / Off) | Matches Rimworld + Going Medieval contract. |
 | **Failure state** | Ghost colony — no game over; storyteller drops wanderer in 3–5 days | Mobile-friendly; preserves player investment. |
+| **Engine version** | Godot **4.6.2 stable** (Win64 binary at `D:\godot\Godot_v4.6.2-stable_win64.exe`) | Locked for reproducibility; pinned in `project.godot` features. |
+| **Renderer** | GL Compatibility (mobile + desktop), **not** Forward+ | Max device reach; Forward+ would lock out older phones. |
+| **Repo location** | Physical: `/mnt/d/godot/rimlike/` (D: drive, fast for Windows-side editor). Symlink: `~/claude/projects/rimlike` → physical. | Mirrors tavernkeep's pattern. Both WSL and Windows access without crossing the WSL net bridge. |
 
 ### Architecture (tech)
 
@@ -86,16 +89,22 @@ Distilled from the brainstorm. Each lock has a "why" — change with deliberate
 
 ### Audit / unblock-the-prototype action items
 
-These are concrete checks to run before serious construction begins. Total ~75 min.
+Total ~75 min. **3 of 5 closed on 2026-05-10**; see session log + `docs/art.md` for findings. Two open.
 
-- [ ] **Aesthetic harmony test** — open one tile from ElvGames Forest 4 Seasons + one from Ventilatore + view side-by-side. Decide whether they mesh (use both) or clash (drop Ventilatore from active use). ~15 min.
-- [ ] **ElvGames autotile audit** — count corner / T-junction / cap pieces in `Houses Tileset 2 Seasons/FG_Houses.png` and `Fortress Tileset 2 Seasons/FG_Fortress.png`. ≥16 wall variants per material → autotile is solvable; <8 → fall back to Mana Seed Iconic Homestead ($19.99) or custom-author. ~15–30 min.
-- [ ] **Wolf sprite source** — bundle's Animal Sprites pack lacks wolves. Browse EvoMonster Packs 01–15 or Turn-Based RPG Monster packs for a suitable predator. Or plan custom (~few hours pixel art). ~15 min.
-- [ ] **Grave marker source** — Retro Graveyard 16×16 (Tier 3) probably has it; verify. ~10 min.
-- [ ] **License compilation** — maintain credits string for every pack used (ElvGames + Ventilatore + any others). Display in game's credits screen. Confirm specific terms per pack before any commercial release.
+- [ ] **Aesthetic harmony test** — needs your eye. ElvGames Forest tile vs Ventilatore tile, side-by-side. Decides whether Ventilatore stays as accent or gets shelved. ~15 min.
+- [x] **ElvGames autotile audit** — done. **`FG_Fortress.png` IS autotile-solvable** (tan stone, ~20–30 modular pieces); **`FG_Houses.png` is NOT** (pre-built decorative house compositions, not modular wall variants). Iconic Homestead $19.99 fallback **not needed**. New decision required — see Open questions below.
+- [x] **Wolf sprite source** — done. **No wolf in the bundle anywhere.** Need a custom commission, a CC0 sprite, or a Ventilatore find. New decision required — see Open questions below.
+- [x] **Grave marker source** — done. `Retro Graveyard 16x16 Tileset [Kingdom Explorer]` confirmed in Tier 3, full graveyard suite. Direct use, no custom work.
+- [ ] **License compilation** — maintain credits string for every pack used (ElvGames + Ventilatore + Kingdom Explorer + any others). Display in game's credits screen. Confirm specific terms per pack before any commercial release.
 
 ### Design topics still open
 
+- [ ] **Player-built wall material strategy** (NEW from 2026-05-10 audit): `FG_Houses.png` doesn't autotile — it's pre-built house compositions, not modular wall pieces. Options:
+  - (a) **Fortress-stone-only** for player walls (uses `FG_Fortress.png` autotile-solvable). Cabin starts as a pre-placed `FG_Houses` static prop; player upgrades to stone fortress walls. Aesthetic shifts toward Going Medieval, away from cute-cabin Stardew vibe.
+  - (b) **Custom-author wood + stone walls** on top of `FG_Houses.png` and `FG_Fortress.png` — ~½–1 day per material. Preserves the cute-farming-RPG warmth but delays Phase 5 by ~3 days.
+  - (c) **Mix**: use `FG_Houses` static prebuilt as starter shelter (no construction verb for it) + `FG_Fortress` autotile for player-built upgrade walls. Two materials, no custom art investment, but loses the "build your own first cabin" beat.
+  - Decision before Phase 1 wall-tileset import (Phase 1 needs at least one wall material to render).
+- [ ] **Wolf sprite acquisition** (NEW from 2026-05-10 audit): bundle has nothing canine-predator. Options: (a) commission a 16×16 wolf (idle + 2–4-frame walk × 4 directions; ~few hours pixel art or paid commission ~$30–60); (b) check Ventilatore bundle for a usable beast; (c) source a CC0 wolf from OpenGameArt; (d) reskin an existing animal placeholder (dark dog?) for MVP and replace later. Phase 10 blocker; can defer until then.
 - [ ] **Auto-roof big-room UX**: the ≤8-cell BFS cap silently fails on rooms larger than 8×8. Decide whether to (a) keep the cap and surface "this area is too large to roof — split with an interior wall" hint when the player encloses one, (b) bump the cap to ~16 with the same hint at the new threshold, or (c) detect any enclosed area regardless of size. Affects `EnclosureDetector` + a new room-feedback UI.
 - [ ] **Onboarding / first 60 seconds**: mobile-specific. Don't copy Rimworld's tutorial.
 - [ ] **Touch UI for non-priority screens**: world view, build drawer, alerts, day-summary, pawn detail. See `docs/ui.md` "Screens still to design."
@@ -157,7 +166,13 @@ Same scope as locked in `~/claude/ideas/rimlike/plan.md`. Realistic timeline 3
 - Updated `docs/architecture.md` perf assumptions (60² → 80² with 120² ceiling).
 - `docs/ui.md` got a new **World view camera (locked)** section; removed the world-view bullet from "Screens still to design".
 - Open: auto-roof big-room UX (added to TODOs above) — the ≤8-cell BFS cap silently fails on bigger rooms; player feedback path needs a decision before EnclosureDetector lands.
-- Wrote `docs/implementation.md` — 21-phase build plan with checkboxes, acceptance demos, scope-cut levers, and de-risking spikes. Status row at the top of that file is the canonical "where are we now" pointer; current value is **Phase 0 — Project scaffold & foundations** (gated by the 75-min pre-implementation audit). Wired into the index table above.
+- Wrote `docs/implementation.md` — 21-phase build plan with checkboxes, acceptance demos, scope-cut levers, and de-risking spikes. Status row at the top of that file is the canonical "where are we now" pointer.
+- **Project location moved** from `/home/megaproxy/claude/projects/rimlike/` to `/mnt/d/godot/rimlike/` (D: drive). Symlink at the original WSL path preserves the home-CLAUDE.md layout convention. Set `git config core.filemode false` to silence DrvFs's everything-is-0777 false-positive. Mirrors tavernkeep's pattern; both WSL and Windows access without crossing the WSL net bridge.
+- **Phase 0 scaffold landed.** `project.godot` + 7 autoloads + smoke-test scene + addons re-copy + folder layout. Used **GL Compatibility renderer** (not Forward+) for max mobile reach. Folder layout matches tavernkeep (`autoload/` at root, scripts co-located in `scenes/`) — *not* the `scripts/autoloads/` mirror layout originally sketched in `implementation.md`. Headless verification: `godot --headless --path . --quit` exits 0 with the smoke-test message. Editor-side green-dot check pending — needs you to open the editor once.
+- **Asset audit ran via researcher subagent (Haiku).** 3 of 5 items closed. Findings:
+  - `FG_Fortress.png` autotile-solvable (tan stone). `FG_Houses.png` NOT autotile-solvable (pre-built decorative compositions). Iconic Homestead fallback not needed. **Opens a new wall-material decision** (see Open questions).
+  - No wolf sprite anywhere in the bundle. **Opens a wolf-acquisition decision** (see Open questions).
+  - `Retro Graveyard 16x16 Tileset [Kingdom Explorer]` confirmed in Tier 3 — full graveyard suite, ready for direct use in Phase 14.
 
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