[faechaurig-coder]

Whiskerfolk — AAA cat-rescue vertical slice foundation

This draft PR is the isolated preproduction/runtime home for Whiskerfolk (formerly Kitty Crush codename).

Product shift

Not “match-3 + cat reward”.

Discover → help → trust → rescue → home → observe → bond → return.

Current implementation

• product / brand / Mochi / design bibles
• 10–15 minute rescue vertical-slice specification
• playable web vertical slice
• Godot 4.6 C# runtime vertical slice
• separate Whiskerfolk.Core .NET 8 domain library
• rescue state machine + save/resume
• food / shelter / safe-path puzzle objectives
• replay-safe Box Moment
• Living Home BehaviorScheduler
• Mochi microexpressions / irregular idle movement
• procedural prototype sound language
• haptics + Android Back/pause persistence
• Catbook / Memories / first Home object
• eight-cat data roster (production remains locked behind Mochi validation)
• ethical economy/commerce boundaries
• Android ARM64 export preset
• retained MIT third-party license

CI baseline

Current validated baseline:

• Godot C# build: SUCCESS
• 0 warnings
• 0 errors
• 57 / 57 core tests passed
• Web JS syntax: PASS
• Godot main-scene contract: PASS
• Android VIBRATE contract: PASS
• license-retention contract: PASS
• runtime contains no test-only packages: PASS

See:

• projects/kitty-crush/TECHNICAL_VALIDATION.md
• projects/kitty-crush/PHASE_STATUS.md

Still intentionally NOT GO

GO requires evidence we cannot fake in code:

• production-near Mochi art/rig/animation
• real Android install + FPS/memory/thermal QA
• haptic/audio tuning on hardware
• human attachment playtests
• formal final-name/trademark clearance

Repository note

Keep this PR DRAFT. Do not merge this subtree into UI-UX as the permanent project home.

A dedicated Whiskerfolk repository should receive this subtree once repository creation is available.