asset-prompt-core

name	asset-prompt-core
description	Use when any asset skill needs the project art DNA, hard/soft anchors, style kits, tension dials, negative prompts, or forbidden drift rules.
version	1.0.0
author	Project Agents
license	Project-internal
metadata	{"hermes":{"tags":["game-art","prompt-core","style-dna"],"related_skills":["asset-generation-brief","asset-style-kit-router","score-style-fit"]}}

Asset Prompt Core

Overview

This is the shared art-language kernel for all asset generation skills. It prevents style drift while preserving creative range.

When to Use

• Before compiling any official text-to-image, image-to-image, reconstruction input image, VFX, icon, UI, material, or marketing prompt.
• When repairing an off-style candidate.
• When deciding if a generated candidate still belongs to the game.

Hard Anchors

These cannot be removed:

• pixel-first hyperreal cute-tech
• dark-neon underground experiment arena
• cute arcade pixel readability
• round soft little-monster charm + subtle salamander/lizard experiment-animal traits + floating companion modules
• 2.5D gameplay readability
• animation-light, no-rig, code/VFX/tween-friendly assets
• Godot scene friendly roots, pivots, sockets, collider simplicity
• IP-safe original transformation

Soft Anchors

Tune these to create variety, but do not erase them:

• toy-like modular sci-fi proportions
• dark matte base + bright neon gameplay accents
• soft creature charm against mechanical lab pressure
• cute protagonist: round blob first, subtle amphibian/reptile mutant traits second
• cute-danger emotional contrast
• broad silhouette and value groups that survive pixelization

Style Kits

Kit	Use for	Avoid
Neon Circuit Lab	baseline lab identity, readable tech, weapons, UI, clean hazards	generic serious sci-fi
Bio Goo Nursery	soft organic anomalies, enemy families, healing/corruption motifs	gore, muddy swamp
Arcade Toy Forge	gadgets, traps, chunky machines, impact comedy	bright toybox with no dark contrast
Glitch Relic Archive	rare high-tier powers, bosses, relics, abnormal states	default common noise

Tension Dials

Set 2–5 dials per serious prompt:

cute_danger: 1-5
clean_corrupt: 1-5
toy_premium: 1-5
soft_mechanical: 1-5
readable_spectacular: 1-5
familiar_strange: 1-5

High values are allowed only if readability and Godot feasibility survive.

Universal Negative Prompt

generic serious sci-fi, grim photorealism, muddy horror, clean bright toybox without dark contrast, flat pixel art with no depth, realistic humanoid rig, complex hand-keyed animation requirement, unreadable silhouette, tiny noisy greebles, over-detailed texture that fails under pixelization, protected IP replica, famous character likeness, logo, trademark, exact franchise prop, text watermark, UI text gibberish

Forbidden Drift Repairs

Drift	Repair
too generic sci-fi	add cute-tech, arcade pixel, toy-like proportions, soft monster contrast
too flat pixel	add realistic lighting/material/depth under pixel presentation
too realistic/grim	add playful proportions, neon readability, arcade tone, soft charm
too noisy	reduce detail count, demand broad value groups and gameplay-camera read
too IP-like	transform silhouette/function/material/color/narrative/VFX/naming
too animation-heavy	convert limbs to floating modules, simple pods, separated emitters, hover/roll/bounce motion

Common Pitfalls

1. Overusing Glitch Relic Archive until everything becomes noise.
2. Letting Wild Lane break hard anchors.
3. Treating negative prompts as a substitute for clear positive design grammar.
4. Making assets individually pretty but unreadable in the game camera.

Verification Checklist

• Hard anchors preserved
• At least two style tension dials set
• Primary style kit chosen
• Negative prompt includes project drift risks
• Asset remains Godot-scene and no-rig friendly