Version: 0.1.0 (Initial Development Underway) README Last Updated: May 16, 2025

GenCraft is an ambitious multiplayer sandbox video game set in a vast and dynamic, procedurally generated open world. It offers players unprecedented freedom to explore, build, and interact in a rich and varied environment. This document and this meta-repository (GenCr-ft) are intended for anyone joining the project, regardless of their role (development, marketing, sales, architecture, product management, project management).

GenCraft combines elements from several popular genres:

• Sandbox: Players have the ability to modify the world around them, build complex structures, and create their own gameplay experiences.
• Multiplayer: Players can interact with others, collaborate on common projects, exchange resources, and participate in community events.
• RPG: The game integrates character progression mechanics, allowing players to develop their skills, acquire new items, and overcome challenges.
• UGC (User-Generated Content): The game emphasizes player-generated content, offering powerful tools to create and share creations.

The vision for GenCraft is to create a game that offers an infinite and stimulating experience, where players are in control of their own adventure. We want to build a community of passionate and creative players who contribute to shaping the game.

• Procedurally Generated World: A vast and varied universe, filled with unique biomes, rare resources, and hidden secrets.
• Free-form Construction: The ability to build anything, from simple houses to sprawling cities, using an intuitive voxel system.
• RPG Progression: A rich progression system that allows players to develop their skills and specialize in different playstyles.
• User-Generated Content: Powerful tools to create and share items, structures, and even mini-games.
• Multiplayer: The ability to play with friends and other players, collaborate on projects, and participate in community events.
• Ethical Monetization: A monetization model that supports game development without harming the player experience.

GenCraft targets a broad audience of players, including:

• Sandbox game fans who enjoy exploring and building.
• Multiplayer gamers seeking social and collaborative experiences.
• RPG enthusiasts who appreciate character progression and challenges.
• Creators who love to design and share their own content.

GenCraft aims to distinguish itself from other games through:

• Its modular extensibility, allowing players and developers to add new features to the game.
• Its variable voxel system, offering unprecedented construction freedom.
• Its integration of generative AI, which enhances immersion and creates dynamic experiences.
• Its ethical monetization model, which values player contributions.

This meta-repository (GenCr-ft) centralizes all sub-projects related to GenCraft. Each folder represents an aspect of development and offers specific opportunities:

• gencraft-requirements/

  • Content: Product vision, target audience, functional breakdown (Epics, Features, User Stories), roadmap, initial technical architecture, design (UX/UI), project management, resources (templates, glossary).
  • Opportunity (Product/Project Management): Shape the game's vision and define development priorities. Coordinate team efforts and ensure adherence to deadlines/budgets.
  • Main entry point: gencraft-requirements/00_README_Index.md

• gencraft-architecture/

  • Content: Formal architectural documentation (Principles, ADRs, C4 diagrams).
  • Opportunity (Architecture): Design a scalable and high-performance game architecture.

• gencraft-iac/

  • Content: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), modules, environment configurations, initialization scripts.
  • Opportunity (Development/DevOps): Contribute to the game's cloud infrastructure.

• gencraft-gem/ (and gcs-plt-gembp/)

  • Content: "AI Gems" (G-FT.ai) to assist in development.
  • Opportunity (Development/AI): Develop innovative AI tools for the game and studio.

• gencraft-studio-handbook/

  • Content: Studio manual, vision, protocols, Knowledge Base, archiving, tooling.
  • Opportunity (All Roles): Understand and contribute to studio processes.

• devops-standards/

  • Content: DevOps Standards (CI/CD, GitHub, IaC, tooling, security).
  • Opportunity (Development/DevOps): Ensure the quality and efficiency of development processes.

• gencraft-devops-automation/

  • Content: DevOps automation scripts, onboarding.
  • Opportunity (DevOps): Improve efficiency through automation.

• Application Code Repositories (Current Placeholders):

  • gencraft-client/, gcp-aethel-server/, gencraft-pcg/, gencraft-service-auth/, gencraft-service-persistence/.
  • Opportunity (Development): Work on cutting-edge technologies (procedural generation, AI, complex multiplayer systems).

• Marketing and Sales (implied in the structure, supported by gencraft-requirements/ and AI Gems):

  • Opportunity (Marketing): Build a strong brand and an engaged community around the game.
  • Opportunity (Sales): Develop innovative and fair monetization strategies.

• Documentation First: Clear, up-to-date documentation is paramount. The gencraft-studio-handbook/ and the README.md files in each repository are essential.
• DevOps Standards: Adherence to the standards in devops-standards/ is expected (e.g., Conventional Commits).
• Decision-Driven Architecture: ADRs in gencraft-architecture/adrs/ track major choices.
• Modularity: The project is broken down into modules that are as independent as possible.
• Language: English is the primary language for technical documentation and code, with French translations for some key documents.

1. Consult the gencraft-studio-handbook/, especially the Studio Vision and Contribution Guide.
2. Refer to devops-standards/ and the developer onboarding guide.
3. Explore gencraft-requirements/ for the project's substance.
4. For infrastructure, see gencraft-iac/README.md.
5. Before any creation, check templates in gencraft-requirements/09_Project_Resources/Templates/ and gencraft-studio-handbook/02-Knowledge-Base-Hub/Templates/.

GenCraft is an ambitious and exciting project with the potential to redefine the sandbox game genre. We are convinced that, together, we can create a game that will delight players worldwide.

This project is in an active phase of design and initial structuring. For any questions:

• General questions: [Project Lead Name / Main Communication Channel]
• Technical/architecture questions: [Lead Architect Name / Dedicated Channel]
• Process/standards questions: gencraft-studio-handbook/ or Governance Crew.

This README.md is a living document. Please keep it updated as the project evolves.