novafarma/docs/game_design/PRODUCTION_CHECKLIST.md

🎯 COMPLETE PRODUCTION CHECKLIST

Created: Jan 8, 2026 02:32 CET
Last Updated: Jan 8, 2026 05:56 CET
Purpose: Exact checklist for Demo, Phase 1, Phase 2
Based on: Verified asset inventory + Gap analysis

🎉 JAN 8 SESSION UPDATE:
✅ 129 Reference Assets Generated!

• Character animations: 57 frames (Kai, Ana, Gronk, Susi) ✅
• Zombie animations: 45 frames (3 variants) ✅
• Grassland references: 27 assets (tiles, props, flowers, farm) ✅
• Cult of the Lamb art style established!

🎮 DEMO CHECKLIST (10-Minute Kickstarter Demo)

🚨 CATEGORY 1: CHARACTER ANIMATIONS

KAJ IMAMO:

• ✅ Kai master reference (1 file)
• ✅ Ana master reference (2 files)
• ✅ Gronk master reference (2 files)

✅ COMPLETE - JAN 8, 2026:

• Kai Idle Animation (5 frames) ✅ DONE
• Kai Walk Animation (6 frames) ✅ DONE
• Kai Dig Animation (5 frames) ✅ DONE
• Kai Swing Animation (5 frames) ✅ DONE
• Ana Idle Animation (4 frames) ✅ DONE
• Ana Walk Animation (6 frames) ✅ DONE
• Gronk Idle Animation (4 frames) ✅ DONE
• Gronk Walk Animation (6 frames) ✅ DONE
• Susi Master Reference (1 file) ✅ DONE
• Susi Idle Animation (4 frames v2) ✅ DONE
• Susi Run Animation (6 frames v2) ✅ DONE
• Susi Bark Animation (2 frames v2) ✅ DONE

TOTAL COMPLETE: 57 sprite files ✅
TOTAL MISSING: 0 sprite files

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🚨 CATEGORY 2: GRASSLAND BIOME (Demo Zone)

KAJ IMAMO:

• ✅ Generic tree references (11 base species)

✅ REFERENCES COMPLETE - JAN 8, 2026:

• Ground Tiles (8 references):

  • Grass tile (light) ✅
  • Grass tile (dark) ✅
  • Dirt path tile ✅
  • Tilled soil (dry) ✅
  • Tilled soil (wet) ✅
  • Stone path tile ✅
  • Grass border top ✅
  • Grass border corner ✅

• Nature Props (9 references):

  • Rock small ✅
  • Rock medium ✅
  • Rock large ✅
  • Bush green ✅
  • Bush flowering ✅
  • Tall grass tuft ✅
  • Fallen log ✅
  • Tree stump ✅
  • Mushroom small ✅

• Flowers (5 references):

  • Red flower patch ✅
  • Blue flower patch ✅
  • Yellow flower patch ✅
  • White flower patch ✅
  • Mixed flower patch ✅

• Farm Elements (5 references):

  • Fence horizontal ✅
  • Fence vertical ✅
  • Fence corner ✅
  • Farm sign post ✅
  • Farm gate closed ✅

KAJ ŠE MANJKA (Production Tiles):

• Grass border tiles (6 more variations for full tileset)
• Path corner tiles (3 more variations)
• Trees: Oak (summer/autumn), Pine, Willow ✅ HAVE REFERENCES
• Crop plot growth states (8 states)
• Water well (animated bucket)
• Fence T-junction
• Farm gate open state

REFERENCES COMPLETE: 27 assets ✅
PRODUCTION TILES MISSING: ~58 assets (based on 27 references)

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🚨 CATEGORY 3: BASIC ENEMY (Zombie)

✅ COMPLETE - JAN 8, 2026:

GREEN ZOMBIE (White Eyes) - 15 frames:

• Idle (4 frames) ✅ DONE
• Walk (6 frames) ✅ DONE
• Attack (5 frames) ✅ DONE

STRONG ZOMBIE (Red Eyes) - 15 frames:

• Idle (4 frames) ✅ DONE
• Walk (6 frames) ✅ DONE
• Attack (5 frames) ✅ DONE

WEAK ZOMBIE (White Eyes) - 15 frames:

• Idle (4 frames) ✅ DONE
• Walk (6 frames) ✅ DONE
• Attack (5 frames) ✅ DONE

TOTAL COMPLETE: 45 sprite files ✅
TOTAL MISSING: 0 sprite files

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🚨 CATEGORY 4: CROP SPRITES (Demo Crops)

KAJ IMAMO:

• ✅ 80 harvested crop sprites

KAJ MANJKA (For Demo - Only 5 Crops):

• Wheat Growth Cycle:

  • Seed packet sprite
  • Stage 1: Sprout
  • Stage 2: Young plant
  • Stage 3: Growing stalks
  • Stage 4: Ready to harvest
  • Harvested (✅ have this)

• Carrot Growth Cycle: (6 sprites)

• Tomato Growth Cycle: (6 sprites)

• Potato Growth Cycle: (6 sprites)

• Corn Growth Cycle: (6 sprites)

TOTAL MISSING: 30 sprites (5 crops × 6 stages, minus 5 harvested we have)

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🚨 CATEGORY 5: UI ELEMENTS

KAJ IMAMO:

• ❌ Verjetno nič

KAJ MANJKA:

• Health/Stamina Bars:

  • Health bar background
  • Health bar fill (green)
  • Stamina bar background
  • Stamina bar fill (yellow)
  • HP/Stamina border frame

• Inventory:

  • Inventory slot (empty) - 32x32px
  • Inventory slot (selected) - highlighted
  • Inventory panel background
  • Item stack number font

• Buttons:

  • Button (normal state)
  • Button (hover state)
  • Button (pressed state)
  • Close button (X)

• Icons (Demo Essentials):

  • Wheat icon (16x16)
  • Carrot icon
  • Seed bag icon
  • Hoe tool icon
  • Watering can icon
  • Coin icon (gold)
  • Quest marker icon

• Dialogue:

  • Dialogue box background
  • Portrait frame
  • Continue arrow

• Other:

  • Quest tracker panel
  • Minimap frame
  • Cursor (pointer, hand, cross)

TOTAL MISSING: ~35 UI elements

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📊 DEMO TOTAL:

Category	Complete	Missing	Notes
Character Animations	✅ 57	0	JAN 8 DONE!
Grassland Biome	✅ 27 refs	~58 prod	References complete
Basic Zombie	✅ 45	0	JAN 8 DONE! 3 variants
Crop Sprites	0	30	Not started
UI Elements	0	35	Not started
DEMO TOTAL	✅ 129	123	252 total

🎉 JAN 8 SESSION: 129 REFERENCE ASSETS COMPLETE!
Characters + Zombies ready for implementation!
Grassland references ready for production tiling!

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🔥 PHASE 1 CHECKLIST (Alpha 1 - First 10 Hours)

🎯 CATEGORY 1: ALL CHARACTER ANIMATIONS

Missing from Demo: (same as above)

• All Kai, Ana, Gronk, Susi animations

Additional Phase 1:

• Kai Combat Animations:

  • Swing sword (6 frames)
  • Swing axe (6 frames)
  • Shoot bow (5 frames)
  • Take damage (3 frames)
  • Death (4 frames)
  • Victory pose (3 frames)

• Kai Interaction Animations:

  • Pick up item (3 frames)
  • Open chest (4 frames)
  • Drink potion (3 frames)
  • Crafting (4 frames)

TOTAL MISSING: 47 (demo) + 36 (additional) = 83 character sprites

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🎯 CATEGORY 2: 4 BIOMES (Full Assets)

Grassland: (85 from demo)

Forest:

• Ground tiles (6 variations)
• Trees (8 species × 4 seasons = 32 trees)
• Forest floor props (mushrooms, ferns, moss - 20 items)
• Forest creatures (deer, fox, owl - reference only)
• Buildings (woodland cabin, hunter's lodge - 2)

Desert:

• Sand tiles (light, dark, rippled - 5 variations)
• Cacti (saguaro, barrel, prickly pear - 8 variations)
• Desert rocks (sandstone, mesa - 10 variations)
• Tumbleweeds (3 sizes)
• Desert plants (yucca, agave - 5 types)
• Oasis water tiles (4 variations)
• Buildings (adobe hut, pyramid ruin - 2)

Swamp:

• Mud tiles (5 variations)
• Water tiles (murky, algae - 4 variations)
• Swamp trees (willow, cypress - 8 variations)
• Reeds and cattails (6 types)
• Lily pads (4 sizes)
• Moss-covered rocks (5 variations)
• Swamp gas particles (effect)
• Buildings (stilt house, witch hut - 2)

TOTAL BIOME ASSETS: 85 + 60 + 35 + 40 = 220 assets

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🎯 CATEGORY 3: TOOLS & WEAPONS (Basic Set)

KAJ MANJKA:

• Tools (First 3 Tiers):

  • Wooden hoe, pickaxe, axe, shovel, scythe (5 tools)
  • Stone hoe, pickaxe, axe, shovel, scythe (5 tools)
  • Iron hoe, pickaxe, axe, shovel, scythe (5 tools)

• Weapons (First 3 Tiers):

  • Wooden sword, dagger, spear, bow (4 weapons)
  • Stone sword, dagger, spear, bow (4 weapons)
  • Iron sword, dagger, spear, bow (4 weapons)

TOTAL: 27 tools/weapons

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🎯 CATEGORY 4: ENEMIES (Phase 1 Set)

Basic Enemies:

• Zombie (✅ have for demo - 15 sprites)

• Skeleton:

  • Idle (4 frames)
  • Walk (6 frames)
  • Attack (5 frames)

• Mutant Rat:

  • Idle (4 frames)
  • Run (6 frames)
  • Bite (4 frames)

• Radioactive Boar:

  • Idle (4 frames)
  • Charge (6 frames)
  • Gore (5 frames)

• Chernobyl Mutants (3 types):

  • Glowing Zombie (14 sprites)
  • Two-headed Dog (14 sprites)
  • Mutant Deer (14 sprites)

TOTAL: 15 (demo zombie) + 80 (additional enemies) = 95 enemy sprites

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🎯 CATEGORY 5: CROPS (All 80 Full Cycles)

KAJ IMAMO:

• ✅ 80 harvested sprites
• ✅ 5 demo crops complete (wheat, carrot, tomato, potato, corn - 30 sprites)

KAJ MANJKA:

• 75 remaining crops × 6 growth stages = 450 sprites
• 🌿 Cannabis/Ganja (Phase 1 Priority):
  • Seed packet
  • Stage 1: Sprout
  • Stage 2: Young plant
  • Stage 3: Growing (distinctive leaves visible)
  • Stage 4: Flowering (buds forming)
  • Stage 5: Ready to harvest (full buds)
  • Stage 6: Harvested bundle (dried buds)

TOTAL: 30 (done) + 450 (remaining) = 480 crop sprites

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🎯 CATEGORY 6: COMPLETE UI

Missing from Demo: (35 elements)

Additional Phase 1:

• Advanced HUD:

  • XP bar
  • Level indicator
  • Food/Hunger bar
  • Temperature gauge
  • Time of day indicator
  • Weather indicator

• Expanded Inventory:

  • 100 slots (vs 20 in demo)
  • Category tabs (tools, weapons, crops, etc.)
  • Sort buttons
  • Search bar

• Crafting UI:

  • Recipe list panel
  • Ingredient slots (9 slots)
  • Result preview
  • Craft button states

• Map UI:

  • Full minimap background
  • Player marker
  • Quest markers
  • NPC markers
  • Fog of war overlay

• Combat UI:

  • Enemy health bar
  • Damage numbers (font sprites)
  • Critical hit indicator
  • Combo counter

TOTAL: 35 (demo) + 65 (additional) = 100 UI elements

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📊 PHASE 1 TOTAL:

Category	Count
Character Animations	83
Biomes (4)	220
Tools & Weapons	27
Enemies	95
Crops (Full Cycles)	400
UI Elements	100
TOTAL	925 assets

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⚡ PHASE 2 CHECKLIST (Alpha 2 - 50+ Hours)

🎯 CATEGORY 1: ALL REMAINING BIOMES (16)

Missing Biomes:

• Tundra/Snow
• Volcanic
• Mountain
• Beach/Coast
• Underwater (Cenotes)
• Loch Ness
• Amazon Rainforest
• Egyptian Desert
• Dino Valley
• Atlantis
• Catacombs
• Chernobyl Zone
• Witch Forest
• Mythical Highlands
• Endless Forest
• Pacific Islands

Per Biome: ~50-80 assets
TOTAL: 16 × 65 (average) = 1,040 biome assets

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🎯 CATEGORY 2: ALL CREATURES (Full Animations)

KAJ IMAMO:

• ✅ 99 creature reference images

KAJ MANJKA:

• 99 creatures × 14 sprites (idle, walk, attack animations)

TOTAL: 1,386 creature sprites

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🎯 CATEGORY 3: ALL BUILDINGS

KAJ IMAMO:

• ✅ 7 farm buildings

KAJ MANJKA:

• Production buildings (9): Blacksmith, Carpenter, etc.
• Town buildings (15): Houses, Inn, Town Hall, etc.
• Decorative (10): Fountains, Statues, etc.
• Storage (6): Chests, Barrels, etc.
• Biome-specific (200+): Each biome custom buildings

TOTAL: ~243 buildings

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🎯 CATEGORY 4: ALL TOOLS & WEAPONS (Full Set)

Missing from Phase 1: (27 done)

Additional:

• Tools (9 types × 6 remaining materials = 54)
• Weapons (10 types × 6 remaining materials = 60)

TOTAL: 27 (Phase 1) + 114 (Phase 2) = 141 total

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🎯 CATEGORY 5: ALL REMAINING ITEMS

• Armor (42 pieces)
• Arrows (10 types)
• Potions (19 types)
• Gems & Minerals (24)
• Metals (16 variations)
• Food (29 prepared items)
• Crafting Materials (26)

TOTAL: ~166 item sprites

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🎯 CATEGORY 6: CLOTHING & ARMOR (Full Set)

KAJ IMAMO:

• ✅ 6 worker clothing

KAJ MANJKA:

• ~94 clothing items (various styles, biome-specific)

TOTAL: 100 clothing items

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📊 PHASE 2 TOTAL:

Category	Count
Biomes (16)	1,040
Creature Animations	1,386
Buildings	243
Tools & Weapons	114
Items	166
Clothing & Armor	94
TOTAL	3,043 assets

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📊 GRAND TOTAL SUMMARY

Phase	Assets Needed
DEMO	212
PHASE 1	925
PHASE 2	3,043
TOTAL	4,180 new assets

Plus what we have: 437 master references

= ~4,617 total assets for full game!

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🎯 IMMEDIATE ACTION PLAN

THIS WEEK: DEMO (212 assets)

Day 1-2: Characters (47 sprites)

• Generate all Kai, Ana, Gronk, Susi animations
• Priority: Kai idle + walk first

Day 3-4: Grassland Biome (85 assets)

• Ground tiles, trees, props
• Priority: Tileable ground first

Day 5: Crops (30 sprites)

• 5 key crops × 6 stages each
• Priority: Wheat full cycle

Day 6: Zombie (15 sprites)

• Basic enemy animations

Day 7: UI (35 elements)

• Essential HUD elements
• Priority: Health/stamina bars

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NEXT 2 WEEKS: PHASE 1 (925 assets)

Week 1:

• Complete all character animations (83)
• Tools & weapons first 3 tiers (27)
• Basic enemies (95)

Week 2:

• 3 additional biomes (135 assets)
• 80 crop full cycles (400)
• Complete UI (100)

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MONTH 2-3: PHASE 2 (3,043 assets)

Will require systematic batch generation:

• 16 biomes × 65 assets = batch operations
• Creature animations via template system
• Building variations with style guide

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Production Checklist - Jan 8, 2026
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