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AI-Architected Project

"Tom directs the game design and iteration; AI collaborators implement, playtest and independently review each expansion."

Void Sentinel: Lastlight

Elegant Software Solutions

A tactical browser tower-defense game built through human direction and AI collaboration. The new Lastlight playable has five encounters, six weapons, twelve earned weapon upgrade choices, and a permanent district-restoration choice that opens new enemy routes. Marks, fracture, burn, pull and overdrive create three tested combinations. Commander progression adds earned ranks 1–8, eight live common talents and five saved builds. Full specialization trees and attunement remain in development.

Playable Encounters

Weapon Roles

District Alternatives

Original Image 2 Assets

Runtime Boundaries

Contribution as Principal Architect

Separated authoritative simulation, run lifecycle, checkpoints and rendering
Preserved older saves with explicit content versions

Core Capabilities

Five-Encounter Defense

Two opening encounters lead into a district choice and three battles across two approaches.

Previewable Consequences

Foundry trades armored western pressure for income; Observatory trades fast eastern attackers for a precision damage-mark ability.

Tactical Pause

Pause and build freely. Combat, movement and timed effects stay on one simulation clock at 1× or 2×.

Save and Retry

Resume from encounter preparation without duplicating combat rewards. Every new defense has its own slot.

Original Art

Reflector and Image 2 artwork combines with route forecasts, district illumination and presentation-timed combat effects.

Repeatable Verification

Production-domain tests, full browser lifecycle cycles, normal-clock victories and independent candidate review support each merged expansion.

Modules & Services

Combat Simulation

A fixed-step TypeScript simulation owns movement, targeting, damage and encounter resolution. Phaser renders snapshots and visual effects.

District Restoration

Preview and permanently restore Foundry or Observatory after encounter two. Each adds four capacity, three sockets and a distinct enemy approach.

Weapon Roles

Autocannon projectiles counter light threats; armor-piercing Gauss shots can hit up to three enemies. Observatory exposure increases damage to one threat.

Checkpoint Persistence

Separate run slots, validated versioned preparation checkpoints and browser Web Locks protect save writes. Existing three- and five-encounter saves retain their original rules.

Game Controls

Shared keyboard, mouse and touch intentions support placement previews, tactical pause, selling, focus-safe dialogs and visible encounter continuation.

Weapon Arsenal

Six distinct roles earn twelve first-tier upgrade choices through effective combat or economic contributions. Five bounded effects create armor detonations, marked arcs and resonant pulses. Upgrade choices are saved before applying.

Commander Progression

Earn ranks 1–8, invest in eight live common talents, and save five named builds. A locked reward ledger prevents duplicate clear XP; new runs capture immutable talent snapshots. Full specialization trees and attunement are upcoming.

Tech Stack

Languages

TypeScript

Frameworks

Phaser 3React 18Tailwind CSS

Infrastructure

Vercel

Data

localStorage (validated checkpoints)

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