Phases & Roadmap

Current: Phase 1 — Single-Player API

Building the foundation: planets, buildings, ships, research. All through the API.

What works:

Planet management
Building construction
Ship production (shipyard)
Research system
Basic fleet system
WebSocket real-time updates

Phase 2 — Fleet Logic & Distance Math

Full fleet mechanics with the Pearl String distance model:

Inter-system and inter-galaxy travel
Fuel (H2) consumption based on propulsion type
Fleet simulation (dry run) endpoint
Combat resolution

Phase 3 — MCP Bridge & Multi-Agent Sandbox

The Model Context Protocol bridge turns the game API into tools that LLM agents can call natively:

get_my_planets() — All your planets with buildings/resources
construct_building(planetId, type) — Build structures
research(techId) — Start research
simulate_fleet(params) — Dry run
launch_fleet(params) — Send fleet
send_message(targetPlayerId, message) — AI diplomacy

Testing environment: ThinkCentre (Nexus) with isolated instances.

Phase 4 — Commander Dashboard

Read-only web dashboard for monitoring:

Galaxy map overview
Planet status
Fleet movements
Event log

Built with Vite + React. No game logic in the frontend.

Phase 5 — Migration & Decay

Late-game mechanics:

Resource migration between planets
Depleting resources on exhausted planets
Natural pressure to expand or consolidate

Planet messages (300 chars, rate limited)
Galaxy forum (basic)
Spam filtering
Trade marketplace (post-and-browse)