3D modeling and DCC (Blender) pipeline standards for the Arcade crown (The Sculptor). Produces geometry execution standards — topology / edge-flow rules, retopo targets, UV / lightmap layout, PBR channel sets, LOD chains, pivot/scale/axis conventions — and the Blender/DCC commission contract that garland's blender-model / blender-rig sub-agents execute via the existing blender-mcp backend. The crown never models, retopologizes, or drives Blender inline; it writes the DCC contract and emits an ASSET_JOB (model_type:mesh|rig, provenance_required:true) to garland. Ties to the mesh-topology-budget gate and (for gen-AI assets) ai-content-provenance.
2026-06-15
game-rigging-and-animation-pipeline
Production rigging, skinning, and animation pipeline standards for the Arcade crown (The Choreographer). Captures Blender/DCC industry standards — armature architecture (single root, .L/.R, roll), FK/IK + pole + FK/IK switching, LBS vs DQS skinning, automatic/heat/voxel weights with normalization (<=4 influences, sum=1), corrective shape keys, mocap retargeting, NLA action libraries, gimbal-lock QC, and cross-engine export (Unreal / Unity Humanoid / USD). The crown specs the rig/anim contract; it never rigs, skins, or produces binaries — rig/anim implementation -> engineering (pp tech-animator) via DEV_TASK, bespoke motion/mocap + Blender rig execution -> garland (blender-rig) via ASSET_JOB. Ties to the rig-quality gate; deformation-ready topology comes from The Sculptor (game-3d-modeling-and-dcc).
2026-06-15
The end-to-end RLM-Gaming production pipeline and delegation contract. Read this before orchestrating any multi-discipline game workflow. Defines the five-layer studio flow, which work the Arcade crown owns vs delegates, the exact cross-squad envelopes (PRD/DEV_TASK → engineering, CREATIVE_BRIEF/SHOT_LIST/ASSET_JOB → garland), the HITL control points, and the phase/gate map. Invoked by The Director and The Producer.
2026-06-15
game-art-and-audio-direction
Art and audio DIRECTION for the Arcade crown (The Artisan + The Conductor). Produces the style bible, reference boards, LOD/poly/texture/material budgets, and the audio mix-tier sheet, sonic palette, and Wwise/FMOD event map — then COMMISSIONS the actual binaries from garland via CREATIVE_BRIEF/ASSET_JOB/SHOT_LIST with provenance_required:true. The crown never generates images, audio, or 3D inline. Ties to the ai-content-provenance rubric (garland C2PA-signs every gen-AI asset).
2026-06-15
The Arbiter's age-rating and platform-certification skill for the Arcade crown. Read this before producing any content-disclosure inventory, IARC answer map, target-rating feasibility study, per-platform TRC/cert checklist, regional-edit plan, or cert-submission package. Covers ESRB/PEGI/IARC/CERO/USK/ClassInd ratings, platform cert (PlayStation TRC, Xbox XR/XGSP, Nintendo Lotcheck, Steamworks + Deck-Verified, Apple/Google review), and CVAA accessibility law. Produces disclosure/feasibility/checklists only — code fixes go to engineering (game-cert-team), assets to garland. Escalates IP/law questions to legal-compliance (Senate/curia) via HANDOFF.
2026-06-15
game-economy-and-monetization
Economy-designer skill for producing economy simulations and monetization specs — currencies, source/sink/leak tables, gacha/loot math with pity timers and published odds, Monte-Carlo balancing, progression curves, retention/LTV/ARPDAU KPIs, store A/B plans, and a per-region jurisdiction table. Read this before designing any monetized or live-service economy. Invoked by The Economist and The Arbiter; feeds the loot-box-jurisdiction gate. Complements the engineering-side game-design economy-spreadsheet template in pair-programmer by adding Monte-Carlo balancing, the full jurisdiction matrix, and KPI dashboards.
2026-06-15
THE deep cross-engine reference for the Arcade crown. Read this before any engine-selection decision or per-engine tech-design checklist. Covers conventions, asset/data patterns, runtime AI, netcode, perf tooling, and build/cert path for Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Godot, Web (Babylon.js/Three.js/Phaser/PlayCanvas), Spring/Recoil RTS, and custom engines — plus when to pick which. Owned by The Forgemaster; maps to the pair-programmer game-dev-unity/unreal/godot/web/custom profiles. Produces selection matrices and tech-design checklists only — implementation is a DEV_TASK to engineering. Always pins perf claims to the game-perf-budget rubric tiers.
2026-06-15