- Dotnet tool support
- Moved profile import/load to after 1.0

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👥 PersonaForge

PersonaForge is a lightweight personality generator for The Sims 2. It balances randomness with user choice without complexity.

It helps if you want to:

Have a specific Sim but aren’t sure how to fairly distribute leftover points.
Need a fast and balanced Sims that still has a natural personality without min-maxing
Are just tired of flying blind

💡 Why This Exists

With Sims 3 and later, creating personalities is as simple as selecting a trait. Sims 2 doesn’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 didn’t know how to spend the rest. This was created to solve that.

🛣️ Project Roadmap

Phase	Goal	Status
v0.1	Core random point generator	✅
v0.2	PersonalityProfile class	✅
v0.3	Interactive JSON export	✅
v0.4	Archetypes with weighted biases	✅
v0.5	Command line tool	✅
v1.0	Stable "Release" version with documentation	🔜
v1.x	Profile import/load from JSON	🔜

🧩 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)

📐 Design Principles

Simple with no bloat or feature creep
Stay true to The Sims 2
Respect randomness
Futureproof for new archetypes, quirks, or expansions
Portable and clean

📦 Example JSON Output

{
  "Name": "Max Casey",
  "Archetype": "Party Animal",
  "Qualities": {
    "Outgoing": 7,
    "Nice": 6,
    "Playful": 6,
    "Neat": 3,
    "Active": 3
  }
}

🚫 Not Planned

No Sim 3-style traits.
No UI. (Maybe a fork)
No CAS-style tool.

📌 Stretch Goals

Cross-platform dotnet tool. (e.g. dotnet tool install)

🗓️ Update Cycle

Type	Frequency	Notes
Minor Update	Every 3–6 months	Small enhancements, non-breaking changes
Patch Update	As needed	Bug fixes, security updates
Major Update	As needed	Framework upgrades, major refactors

Reserve months: June (Mid-Year Chill) & December (End-Year Freeze)

🛡️ Status

Active Support
Limited Support (Security patches only)
Maintenance Mode (Dependency-only updates)
Archived (No active work planned)

🎮 Relaxation Practices

20% creative/recovery space built into development
Mandatory cooldowns after major launches (minimum 1 week)
Crisis Mode Activates if:
- Critical vulnerabilities
- Framework-breaking issues

License

I license the source code under the BSD-3-Clause license - see LICENSE for details.

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