Series archive
A public thread following Hephaestus as the medieval economy game moves from design notes into playable systems.
Entries
The first Hephaestus build log sets the stage for the medieval economy game, why it is being built in the open, and what future entries will track without pretending a status dashboard has a personality.
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A little character carries a log upstairs. GPT-6 Astra helped build the Blender scripts, visual review tools, and export workflow behind it—and the assets went on to star in two client prototypes.
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The little worker has a workshop now. It also has a roof, which immediately creates a new problem: seeing what is going on. A playable terrain experiment with stairs, cutaways, and outlines for things hidden behind walls.
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