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 # dorf
 
+This project is my way of learning Rust by recreating key aspects of Dwarf Fortress in Bevy. The aim is to build a feature-rich, procedurally generated simulation game, combining colony management, world-building, etc.
+
+## Project Goals
+- Learn Rust by implementing complex game systems.
+- Explore procedural generation techniques.
+- Develop an engaging simulation game inspired by Dwarf Fortress.
+
+## Current Status
+Work in progress.
+
+## Features
+### Core Systems
+- [ ] Procedural world generation
+  - [ ] Terrain generation
+    - [ ] Generate heightmaps and elevation
+    - [ ] Add water bodies and erosion effects
+    - [ ] Apply biome-specific textures
+  - [ ] Biome distribution
+    - [ ] Define biome attributes (temperature, rainfall, etc.)
+    - [ ] Map biomes to regions based on attributes
+    - [ ] Add transitional zones between biomes
+  - [ ] Rivers, caves, and mountain ranges
+    - [ ] Implement river pathfinding algorithms
+    - [ ] Procedurally carve cave networks
+    - [ ] Generate mountain chains with fractal noise
+
+- [ ] Resource management
+  - [ ] Gathering raw materials
+    - [ ] Implement tree-cutting and stone-mining mechanics
+    - [ ] Add dynamic replenishment or exhaustion of resources
+  - [ ] Stockpile mechanics
+    - [ ] Create system for defining and assigning stockpiles
+    - [ ] Optimize pathfinding for resource transport
+  - [ ] Crafting items and tools
+    - [ ] Develop crafting recipes and progression
+    - [ ] Add tools with different qualities and effects
+
+- [ ] Colony simulation
+  - [ ] Individual dwarves with unique traits
+    - [ ] Generate personality traits and preferences
+    - [ ] Assign skill proficiencies and growth over time
+  - [ ] Needs and mood systems
+    - [ ] Model basic needs (hunger, thirst, rest)
+    - [ ] Implement mood modifiers and stress responses
+  - [ ] Job assignment and task automation
+    - [ ] Create task queue and priority system
+    - [ ] Enable task reassignment dynamically
+
+### Gameplay Mechanics
+- [ ] Building and construction
+  - [ ] Rooms, workshops, and fortifications
+    - [ ] Design grid-based construction system
+    - [ ] Implement structural stability checks
+  - [ ] Mining and digging mechanics
+    - [ ] Create voxel-based terrain alteration
+    - [ ] Balance tool efficiency and time costs
+
+- [ ] Combat and defense
+  - [ ] Squad management
+    - [ ] Develop squad formation and control UI
+    - [ ] Assign weapons and defensive equipment
+  - [ ] Enemy invasions
+    - [ ] Generate enemy waves with scaling difficulty
+    - [ ] Simulate AI pathfinding and strategies
+  - [ ] Traps and defenses
+    - [ ] Add trap-building interface
+    - [ ] Implement trigger mechanisms and consequences
+
+- [ ] Economy and trade (possible)
+  - [ ] Trading with caravans
+    - [ ] Generate trading caravans based on world events
+    - [ ] Add barter or currency-based exchange
+  - [ ] Currency and wealth system
+    - [ ] Track wealth and its effects on game dynamics
+    - [ ] Introduce theft and economic threats
+
+### Procedural Storytelling
+- [ ] Historical world-building
+  - [ ] Generate civilizations, leaders, and conflicts
+    - [ ] Assign dynamic histories to regions and NPCs
+    - [ ] Model geopolitical relationships
+  - [ ] Persistent world history
+    - [ ] Save and load historical data across game sessions
+    - [ ] Link events and characters to history dynamically
+- [ ] Events and narratives
+  - [ ] Random and scripted events
+    - [ ] Add contextual random events (e.g., resource scarcity, rival factions)
+    - [ ] 
+### User Interface
+- [ ] Visual grid-based interface
+  - [ ] Add visual overlays for resources, paths, and zones
+- [ ] Keyboard and mouse input
+
+## Roadmap
+1. Build procedural world generation prototype.
+2. Implement basic colony simulation.
+3. Add crafting and resource management mechanics.
+4. Introduce combat and defense systems.
+5. Polish user interface.
+6. Expand procedural storytelling and events.