Simulation Garden 01

Captured: 2026-07-12

Files

docs/baselines/simulation_garden_01_debug.png
docs/baselines/simulation_garden_01_cinematic.png
tools/capture_simulation_garden.gd

Capture Command

Run from the project root with the normal renderer on macOS:

HOME="$PWD/logs/quality/godot_profile" \
APPDATA="$PWD/logs/quality/godot_profile" \
LOCALAPPDATA="$PWD/logs/quality/godot_profile" \
/Applications/Godot.app/Contents/MacOS/Godot \
  --path "$PWD" --script res://tools/capture_simulation_garden.gd

On Windows:

$env:APPDATA = 'C:\Users\Rijad\Documents\Simulation Game\logs\quality\godot_profile'
$env:LOCALAPPDATA = 'C:\Users\Rijad\Documents\Simulation Game\logs\quality\godot_profile'
& 'C:\Users\Rijad\Downloads\tools\Godot_v4.7-stable_win64.exe\Godot_v4.7-stable_win64_console.exe' --path 'C:\Users\Rijad\Documents\Simulation Game' --script res://tools/capture_simulation_garden.gd

The script warms up main.tscn, verifies that the simulation and active NPC visuals exist, stages a real food-deposit/trust consequence plus one wind gust, captures the F10 debug presentation, then captures the cinematic presentation with development labels and UI hidden. The trust blossom is restarted only for the second framing so both captures show the same real consequence clearly.

Review

The milestone is valid as a runtime integration checkpoint: the same Jajce Terrain3D world is running in main.tscn, NPCs are alive in the terrain-backed village, the selected-NPC reason inspector is fed by real task scoring, and the cinematic/debug toggle produces a shareable view without changing simulation state. A follow-up pass adds small task glyphs above active NPCs, so the cinematic view now preserves task intent after the debug labels are hidden. A camera-staging pass then gives the runtime capture a wider village view and adds authored dirt path strips that make the task loop readable from the first frame. The next presentation pass adds compact silhouette props to the ridge landmark, pantry, guard, study, and rest sites so work locations remain identifiable in cinematic mode.

The frame also makes the remaining presentation risks plain:

the elevated third-person/top-down camera is intentionally preserved; future staging should improve composition within that cozy follow perspective;
houses and several work/resource props remain useful but visibly prototype-grade;
terrain texture variation and path strips read better than the old flat map, but terrain/color hierarchy still flattens some village landmarks;
task glyphs and work-site props help, but blockout buildings and resource props need stronger authored silhouettes before this becomes a polished public-facing shot.

Use this baseline as the first runtime comparison image before adding more systems or expanding the terrain.

July 9 visual follow-up

The baseline images now include the first stylized-villager pass. NPCs use multi-part silhouettes and real travel-driven limb motion instead of capsules; profession colors and props remain definition-driven, and authoritative wood inventory now appears as carried logs. The capture also fixes three effects that obscured the simulation on Metal: waterfall mist was incorrectly emitted at the village origin, ridge/valley wind systems overlapped, and chimney smoke ignored particle transparency. The player capsule and camera composition are the next visible presentation gaps at that checkpoint.

July 11 visual follow-up

The implementation keeps the overlapping valley-wide white stroke/speck fields removed: those read as constant scratches or insects. In their place, one bounded controller produces sporadic groups of two or three terrain-aware calligraphic ribbons. Their tapered sage, warm amber, and pale aqua strokes are drawn head-to-tail by the shader, remain below 30% alpha, cannot stack, and share the prevailing direction used by deterministic tree-canopy motion and chimney smoke. The capture tool stages one gust so the next visual comparison does not randomly land during the intended quiet interval.

The PNGs listed above have now been refreshed on the Metal renderer and include the staged mid-sweep gust, so they can be used to assess ribbon opacity and terrain contact.

The day/night controller also reconnects to the authoritative simulation clock after scene startup and uses the correct sunrise/sunset color order, preventing lighting drift during speed changes or restoration.

The player now uses a compact multi-part silhouette with a teal tunic, warm scarf/satchel accents, and velocity-driven walk motion. Collision, controls, and the elevated staggered follow camera are unchanged. The next visible gains should come from replacing remaining blockout architecture, strengthening work props, and improving terrain/color hierarchy—not from changing the camera language again.

The debug capture now stages Tarik's real witnessed food-deposit memory and trust consequence. The inspector distinguishes that lasting subjective memory from Tarik's own objective actions in a shorter, more legible panel. The same consequence produces one brief amber halo-and-mote blossom above Tarik; it remains visible when F10 removes the debug UI but does not become permanent world clutter. Both refreshed images preserve the established elevated, slightly staggered top-down camera.

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