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+# Kai's House - Progression Stages
+
+**Created:** Jan 8, 2026 21:32 CET  
+**Purpose:** Player housing progression system  
+**Style:** Cult of the Lamb inspired, dark-chibi noir, gothic aesthetic
+
+---
+
+## Progression Stages:
+
+### Stage 1: Sleeping Bag/Tent
+**File:** `01_sleeping_bag.png`  
+**Cost:** FREE (starting shelter)  
+**Description:** Makeshift tent from tattered canvas and wooden sticks  
+**Features:**
+- Small campfire stones
+- Bedroll visible inside
+- Very basic survival shelter
+- Temporary homeless look
+
+**Game Function:**
+- Spawn point
+- Sleep to save game
+- Skip to next day
+
+---
+
+### Stage 2: Wooden Hut
+**File:** `02_wooden_hut.png`  
+**Cost:** 500 gold + 50 wood  
+**Description:** Simple wooden shack, rustic peasant style  
+**Features:**
+- Wooden plank construction
+- Crooked shingled roof
+- Small door and window
+- Moss and vines (weathered)
+
+**Game Function:**
+- Better spawn point
+- Storage chest inside (10 slots)
+- Craft basic items
+- Sleep to save
+
+**Unlock:** After earning 500 gold from farming
+
+---
+
+### Stage 3: Gothic House
+**File:** `03_gothic_house.png`  
+**Cost:** 2000 gold + 200 wood + 100 stone  
+**Description:** Small gothic cottage, Eastern European style  
+**Features:**
+- Pointed arch doorway
+- Stained glass window
+- Dark slate roof with decorative trim
+- Stone foundation, dark wood upper floor
+- Chimney with smoke
+- Gargoyle decoration above door
+- Mysterious but cozy
+
+**Game Function:**
+- Final player home
+- Large storage (20 slots)
+- Advanced crafting station
+- Bed (sleep animation)
+- Display shelves (show items)
+- Ana's photo on wall (story)
+
+**Unlock:** Faza 1 quest "Build a Home"
+
+---
+
+## Progression Path:
+
+```
+Demo Start → Sleeping Bag (FREE)
+    ↓
+Earn 500g → Wooden Hut (500g + 50 wood)
+    ↓
+Faza 1 → Gothic House (2000g + 200 wood + 100 stone)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Technical Notes:
+
+**Sizes:**
+- Sleeping bag: 64x64 pixels
+- Wooden hut: 96x96 pixels
+- Gothic house: 128x128 pixels
+
+**Collision:**
+- All have rectangular hitbox
+- Door area = interaction zone (press E to enter)
+
+**Animation:**
+- Gothic house: Smoke from chimney (4 frames loop)
+- Gothic house: Stained glass glow at night
+
+---
+
+**Art Style Consistency:**
+- Thick black outlines
+- Dark-chibi proportions
+- Noir color palette
+- Weathered/lived-in look
+- Slight spooky gothic vibe