From 0211960e9acd6f268188045694eb2c584595355f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tony Bark Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:51:19 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Partially rewrote README --- PersonaForge.csproj | 1 + README.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/PersonaForge.csproj b/PersonaForge.csproj index fd4bd08..2b92219 100644 --- a/PersonaForge.csproj +++ b/PersonaForge.csproj @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Exe + 0.3.101 net9.0 enable enable diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a2407d7..05d059d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,32 @@ # ๐Ÿ‘ฅ PersonaForge -PersonaForge is intended to help you generate a personality for The Sims 2. It is intended to be clean, simple, portable and safe. Basically, if NASA wrote game tools. +PersonaForge is a lightweight personality generator for The Sims 2. It balances randomness with user choice without complexity. -## ๐Ÿ›  Features +It helps if you want to: +- Have a specific Sim but arenโ€™t sure how to fairly distribute leftover points. +- Need a fast, balance, but natural personality without min-maxing the hell out of them +- Are just tired of flying blind -* [ ] User Input -* [x] JSON Export -* [x] Archetypes -* [ ] CLI Arguments (long term) +## ๐Ÿ’ก Why This Exists + +With Sims 3 and later, creating personalities is as simple as selecting a trait. Sims 2 doesnโ€™t have traits in the same way later installments do. You had to figure out what kind of Sim you wanted based on certain qualities and points you had to spend. Even if you knew what you wanted, you didnโ€™t know how to spend the rest. This was created to solve that. + +## ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Project Roadmap + +| Phase | Goal | Status | +| --- | --- | --- | +| v0.1 | Core random point generator (working) | โœ… | +| v0.2 | PersonalityProfile class + JSON export | โœ… | +| v0.3 | Archetypes with weighted biases | ๐Ÿ”œ | +| v0.4 | Profile import/load from JSON | ๐Ÿ”œ | +| v1.0 | Stable "Release" version with documentation | ๐Ÿ”œ | + +## ๐Ÿงฉ Tech Stack + +- .NET 8.0 +- C# (focused on clarity, safety, minimalism) +- System.Text.Json for serialization (no external libraries) +- Pure backend logic (no UI planned) ## ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Update Cycle @@ -34,12 +53,6 @@ PersonaForge is intended to help you generate a personality for The Sims 2. It i * [ ] Maintenance Mode (Dependency-only updates) * [ ] Archived (No active work planned) -## ๐Ÿ““ Project Notes - -### ๐Ÿ” Background - -With Sims 3 and later, creating personalities is as simple as selecting a trait. Sims 2 doesnโ€™t have traits in the same way later installments do. You had to figure out what kind of Sim you wanted based on certain qualities and points you had to spend. Even if you knew what you wanted, you didnโ€™t know how to spend the rest. This was created to solve that. - ## ๐Ÿ“„ License I hereby waive this project under the public domain โ€” see the LICENSE file for full text.