Gig Line Dev
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- Replace the alley with the 27 m Comedy Store-inspired hall, signature canopy, circular blade sign, red curtain bays, west entrance, low-rise neighbours, dry hillside and opposite frontage. - Add day/night/across-street concept frames and real-site mapping notes. - Expose the Joke Shop day stage in the realism captures and refresh the gallery shots. - Render multiline HUD/wand strings correctly and list carried items in the wand panel. - Add the Joke Shop layout/budget tests and update docs, roadmap and changelog.
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# Gameplay
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The complete design rationale also lives in [`PLAN.md`](../PLAN.md); this page keeps the playable mechanics close to the README.
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## Game Overview
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A typical shift lasts 10–15 minutes. The first-person camera stays at the gameplay height of 1.7 m; the concept frames use a lower ~1.55 m reference camera, but gameplay readability and body-camera framing take priority. The player:
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1. Watches the entrance, steps, queue, and surrounding sidewalk.
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2. Determines why each person is approaching.
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3. Uses simple gestures or polite directions first.
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4. Verifies authorized access using recognition, wristbands, credentials, tickets, or guest lists.
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5. Escalates only when a person refuses directions, attempts unauthorized entry, or presents a genuine threat.
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6. Records the incident through body-camera and radio systems.
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7. Finishes the shift with a performance review based on safety, judgment, and professionalism.
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The game rewards calm resolutions rather than aggressive behavior. Emergency assistance and armed responders are rare last-resort systems with meaningful consequences.
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The first shift starts with an in-game tutorial covering movement/look, focus cycling, the action wheel, access inspection, polite direction, formal warning/body camera, radio and shift review. Its beat sheet is in [`tutorial.md`](tutorial.md). After that a short campaign runs Hollywood → Joke Shop → TV Studio; progress, difficulty and a pause-safe checkpoint are persisted locally. Help (from the venue menu) explains the controls and the current venue policy.
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## Venues
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### El Capitan Entertainment Centre (6840 Hollywood Blvd)
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The map is a stylized reconstruction of the real building and block; the
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reference notes and geometry mapping are in
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[`hollywood-boulevard-map.md`](hollywood-boulevard-map.md). The venue menu
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offers the same map as **Hollywood Boulevard — Day** and **Hollywood Boulevard
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— Night**; the night variant starts directly in the late phase instead of
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waiting for the shift clock.
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The original scenario places the guard at the top of the eight stone steps outside the historic Masonic Temple / El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard. Tourists, street performers, influencers, confused visitors, intoxicated pedestrians, trespassers, people experiencing a mental-health crisis, and rare violent threats may approach the entrance.
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Authorized people must either be recognized by the guard or present a valid wristband. Wristbands can have different colors, patterns, dates, or event markings. They may be valid, expired, counterfeit, or missing.
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### The Joke Shop
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The Joke Shop is a Sunset Strip comedy club inspired by the real Comedy Store at 8433 Sunset Blvd: a black hall under a deep signature-covered canopy, a circular blade sign, red velvet curtains, a west-end entrance, neighbouring low-rise frontage and a dry hillside of houses behind. The real-site mapping is in [`joke-shop-map.md`](joke-shop-map.md). The door person checks IDs, tickets, reservations, and guest-list status, then uses a handheld security wand according to venue policy. The player must interpret wand alerts rather than treating every alert as proof of a weapon; keys, belts, phones, and other harmless objects can trigger false alarms.
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### Hollywood Boulevard Late Night TV Studio
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This scenario combines the previously defined NPC types with a busy television-studio entrance: a stone facade, a bulb-lit canopy, a glossy black car at the curb, and stanchions/barriers holding the arrival line. The player manages audience members, production staff, performers, guests, deliveries, celebrity arrivals, tourists, street performers, influencers, confused visitors, intoxicated pedestrians, trespassers, people experiencing a mental-health crisis, and rare violent threats.
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The studio uses wristbands, credentials, tickets, guest-list confirmation, and personal recognition to authorize entry. Crowd control, filming boundaries, following authorized guests through the door, and counterfeit credentials are key events.
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## Escalation Model
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The common escalation model has six levels:
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0. **Observation** — Decide whether intervention is necessary.
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1. **Simple deterrence and polite direction** — Raise an open hand, make eye contact, point toward the sidewalk or check-in area, shake the head, or give a short instruction.
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2. **Formal warning** — Clearly explain the rule and request compliance.
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3. **Blocking and physical positioning** — Secure the entrance, maintain distance, preserve an escape route, and deny access without starting a fight.
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4. **Radio for security assistance** — Request a supervisor, second guard, building management, or other appropriate support.
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5. **Emergency response** — Hold the emergency-radio button and confirm only when there is an immediate threat, such as a weapon, assault, forced entry, or serious threat to occupants.
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An off-duty law-enforcement officer or armed emergency responder may arrive during a valid emergency. This character is not intended to be a routine stronger attack. Their role is crisis control, evacuation, restraint, arrest, or other appropriate intervention, with force governed by the situation and meaningful consequences for unjustified calls.
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## Core Systems
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- **NPC behavior:** NPCs have different motivations, temperaments, compliance levels, and reactions to the player’s approach.
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- **Access verification:** Recognition, wristbands, IDs, tickets, credentials, and guest lists determine who may enter.
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- **Nonverbal deterrence:** Small actions such as raising a hand can resolve low-risk situations without dialogue or force.
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- **Dialogue:** Polite directions and warnings affect outcomes; simple gestures can resolve low-risk situations without dialogue.
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- **Escalation:** The player chooses the lowest effective response.
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- **Radio assistance:** Calls require useful information and may take time to arrive.
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- **Evidence:** Body-camera records support shift review and accountability.
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- **Crowd reaction:** Aggressive behavior, visible weapons, and emergency response can create panic or attract a crowd.
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- **Reputation:** Peaceful resolutions, accurate reports, low property damage, and justified calls improve performance; unnecessary confrontations and false reports reduce it.
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- **Shift review:** The player receives feedback on access decisions, escalation choices, public complaints, injuries, and security outcomes.
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