27 — Spritesheet Specifications

Purpose

This document specifies every spritesheet required for Tao Baryon v1.0 — canvas dimensions, grid layout, frame content, palette constraints, and export settings. It is the primary reference for both Krita-MCP automated generation and manual pixel art work.

All sprites use the pixel art style defined in 25_visual_identity.md: 1px black outline (#000000), flat color fills, minimal shading, high-contrast silhouettes readable at game scale.

Design System Renderer (Ship Spritesheets)

Ship sprites (SS-01 to SS-03) have a canonical programmatic renderer — ship-renderer.jsx in the design system. This renderer uses a polygon scanline rasterizer, 3-band shading pass, outline pass, and a glyph-alphabet decal system. It renders directly to Canvas at any pixel size.

The renderer is the ground truth for ship geometry. All polygon coordinates and decal positions in this document and in 04_ships.md §Appendix come from the validated design system output. When generating PNG spritesheets via Krita-MCP:

Use the polygon coordinates from 04_ships.md §Appendix — Locked Pixel Geometry
The rendering pipeline is: rasterizePolygon → applyShading → stampDecals → applyOutline → export
For V-2 Phantom: apply applyEdgeDither then applyGhostOffset(+2, 0) before the outline pass
For Resonator arcs: cx=20/44, cy=38, r=8 — mathematical semicircles, not hand-drawn

The design system can export sprites directly. Running buildShipGrid(ship, tier, damaged) and rendering via PixelGrid at pixelSize=1 produces the exact 64×64 PNG source asset.

Global Rules

Rule	Value
Base pixel art scale	1× (native)
Display scale	2× (nearest-neighbor upscale in Flutter/Flame)
Color depth	8-bit palette per sheet (max 32 colors)
Outline	1px solid black (#000000) on all sprite edges
Background	Transparent (alpha = 0)
Export format	PNG-32 with transparency
Anchor point	Sprite center (hitbox registered at center)
Coordinate origin	Top-left (0,0)

Palette Reference (all spritesheets)

PLAYER / COALITION
#0a0c10  Space Black (outline base)
#e8eaf0  Hull Light (primary hull highlight)
#8b8fa8  Hull Mid
#555972  Hull Shadow
#c8f542  Lime (M3 accent, engine trail M3)
#42A5F5  Engine Trail M0-M1 (blue)
#FFD600  Engine Trail M2 (yellow)
#FF5722  Engine Trail M3 glow core

TELOS / ENEMY
#d4548a  Telos Magenta (primary enemy fill)
#e8b84b  Telos Gold (elite trim, boss fill)
#c47040  Telos Warm (secondary enemy)
#ff9eb5  Telos Magenta highlight
#a03060  Telos Magenta shadow

VEILED
#2dd4bf  Veiled Teal (V-Series accent)
#1a8a7a  Veiled Teal shadow

SHARED SEMANTIC
#4CAF50  HP green
#F44336  Damage red / crit flash
#42A5F5  Shield blue
#FFB300  Credit gold

SS-01 — Player Ships (H-Series)

Spritesheets: 3 files — one per ship (Vanguard, Interceptor, Bulwark)

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 256 × 128 px
Grid: 4 columns × 2 rows
Cell size: 64 × 64 px
Total frames per sheet: 8

Frame Layout

[0,0] M0 Idle     [1,0] M1 Idle     [2,0] M2 Idle     [3,0] M3 Idle
[0,1] M0 Damaged  [1,1] M1 Damaged  [2,1] M2 Damaged  [3,1] M3 Damaged

Idle frame: Ship at rest, engine trail visible (3–4 pixels below hull, 2px wide). Damaged frame: Same as idle but with 2–3 visible crack/damage lines on hull surface. Hull color slightly desaturated.

Per-Ship Geometry

H-1 Vanguard (ss_ship_vanguard.png)

Silhouette: Symmetrical kite/arrowhead. Wide base, tapered nose.
Hull polygon (in 64×64 space, origin top-left): (32,6) (48,52) (32,44) (16,52)
Engine: 2px wide trail at bottom center
M0: Plain hull, cold blue trail
M1: Add small wing nubs at (18,38) and (46,38)
M2: Wing nubs extend to fins, add secondary thruster nozzles
M3: Full fins, lime accent strip along center spine, red trail core

H-2 Interceptor (ss_ship_interceptor.png)

Silhouette: Narrow, aggressive forward-lean. Elongated nose.
Hull polygon: (32,4) (44,56) (32,46) (20,56) — narrower than Vanguard
Wing geometry: Swept-back angles, asymmetric texture (+1 wedge detail on each side)
M3: Wingtip glow nodes (2×2 px, lime)

H-3 Bulwark (ss_ship_bulwark.png)

Silhouette: Wide, blocky, slightly asymmetric (left panel heavier than right)
Hull polygon: (32,8) (52,54) (32,48) (12,54) — wider base than Vanguard
Armor plates: Visible panel lines at M1+
M3: Full buttressed shoulder armor, lime strip on lower hull

Color Rules (H-Series)

Primary fill: #8b8fa8 (Hull Mid)
Highlight top: #e8eaf0 (Hull Light) — top 30% of hull
Shadow base: #555972 (Hull Shadow) — bottom 20%
Outline: #000000
Coalition insignia: Small 3×3 pixel cross mark in #42A5F5 on upper hull at M2+

SS-02 — Player Ships (V-Series)

Spritesheets: 3 files (Marksman, Phantom, Striker)

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 256 × 128 px
Grid: 4 columns × 2 rows
Cell size: 64 × 64 px
Total frames: 8 (M0-M3 idle + damaged)

V-1 Marksman (ss_ship_marksman.png)

Silhouette: Elongated. Narrow body, extended forward prow (scope protrusion = 4px forward of nose).
Hull polygon: (32,3) (40,54) (32,46) (24,54) + prow extension (30,3)(34,3)(32,0)
Veiled teal accent stripe along prow at M1+
M3: Teal glow on prow tip (2×2 px, #2dd4bf)

V-2 Phantom (ss_ship_phantom.png)

Silhouette: Ghost/translucent aesthetic. Same basic kite shape but edges are "soft" — 1-2 pixel dithered edge rather than hard outline at 30% of the perimeter.
Hull fill: #8b8fa8 at 85% opacity (dithered transparency effect using checkerboard pattern with transparent pixels)
A second offset copy of the hull (+2px right, 30% opacity) visible at M1+ to suggest quantum phasing
M3: Shimmer line around perimeter (alternating hull-light and transparent pixels, 1px)

V-3 Striker (ss_ship_striker.png)

Silhouette: Forward-leaning, multiple weapon vents visible on hull sides
Weapon vents: 2×1 px dark slots at 3 positions per side at M0, 4 per side at M2+
M3: Vents glow (1px #42A5F5 fill inside each vent)

Color Rules (V-Series)

Primary fill: #7a8090 (slightly cooler than H-Series)
Veiled teal accent: #2dd4bf — appears at M1 on all V-Series
Prow/nose highlight: #e8eaf0
V-Series have no Coalition insignia — instead a 3×1 px teal dash near cockpit

SS-03 — Player Ships (C-Series)

Spritesheets: 3 files (Apex, Resonator, Singularity)

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 256 × 128 px
Grid: 4 columns × 2 rows
Cell size: 64 × 64 px

C-1 Apex (ss_ship_apex.png)

Silhouette: Pentagon-ish. Wider, more refined than H-Series. Symmetric.
Hull polygon: (32,4) (46,22) (42,54) (22,54) (18,22)
Most prominent lime integration at M3: 4px lime stripe down center spine + lime engine nozzle ring
M3: Both Coalition insignia AND Veiled teal mark — joint heritage visible

C-2 Resonator (ss_ship_resonator.png)

Silhouette: Has visible resonance ring geometry — 1px circular arc detail around mid-hull (suggests the resonance fields)
At M3: Engine pulses represented by alternating 2 engine frames (requires 1 extra frame pair in sheet)
Canvas adjustment: 320 × 128 px, 5 columns for M0/M1/M2/M3-A/M3-B

C-3 Singularity (ss_ship_singularity.png)

Silhouette: Largest ship. Heavy weapon mounts dominate = thick shoulder geometry
Hull polygon: Hexagonal-ish: (32,5) (50,20) (52,50) (32,56) (12,50) (14,20)
At M3 with full Event Horizon stacks: a shimmer effect (1px ring of alternating colors around hull perimeter) — represented as second M3 frame
Canvas: 320 × 128 px, 5 columns

Color Rules (C-Series)

Primary fill: #606472 (darkest ship palette — premium feel)
Both teal AND lime accents at M2+
Lime is most prominent on C-Series ships
At M3: #c8f542 occupies ~15% of hull visible area

SS-04 — Engine Trails

File: ss_engine_trails.png Purpose: Separate animation sheet for engine trail VFX, composited on top of ship sprites at runtime.

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 128 × 128 px
Grid: 4 columns × 4 rows
Cell size: 32 × 32 px
16 frames total

Frame Layout

Row 0 (M0 Blue):    [4 animation frames, 32×32 each]
Row 1 (M1 Blue+):   [4 animation frames]
Row 2 (M2 Yellow):  [4 animation frames]
Row 3 (M3 Red+Lime):[4 animation frames]

Each frame shows a trail: 3–6 pixels tall, widest at top (2–4px), tapering to 1px. Frame sequence shows flickering/elongation cycle.

M0: #42A5F5 core, #1565C0 edge — 3px tall, 2px wide M1: #42A5F5 core brighter, 4px tall M2: #FFD600 core, #FF8F00 edge, 4px tall M3: #FF5722 core, #c8f542 halo (1px each side), 5px tall

SS-05 — Enemy Sprites (Grunts G1–G5)

File: ss_enemies_grunts.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 320 × 64 px
Grid: 5 columns × 1 row
Cell size: 64 × 64 px
5 frames — one per grunt tier

All grunt variants are rectangular/rounded shapes, facing downward (attacking player below).

Frame	Enemy	Shape	Size (in 64px cell)	Primary color
0	G1	Rounded rect	16×14 px	`#d4548a`
1	G2	Rounded rect + wing nubs	20×16 px	`#d4548a`
2	G3	Wider rect, armored look	24×18 px	`#c47040`
3	G4	Rect + side pods	28×20 px	`#c47040` + `#e8b84b` trim
4	G5	Heavy rect + front cannon	32×22 px	`#e8b84b` dominant

Facing: All enemies face downward (nose toward bottom of cell). Player faces upward. Outline: 1px #000000 Shading: Top-left highlight 1px in #ff9eb5 (Telos highlight), bottom-right shadow 1px in #a03060

SS-06 — Enemy Sprites (Strafers, Bombers)

File: ss_enemies_strafers_bombers.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 448 × 64 px
Grid: 7 columns × 1 row
Cell size: 64 × 64 px

Frame	Enemy	Shape	Key visual
0	S1	Horizontal wedge (wide, flat)	Wide silhouette for side-crossing movement
1	S2	Twin-engine wedge	Two engine pods visible
2	B1	Ovoid/egg	Rounded bomb-carrier look
3	B2	Ovoid + underbay	Visible payload bay underneath
4	B3	Heavy ovoid	Thicker hull, 2 payload hardpoints
5	B4	Large ovoid + side wings	Wing-mounted bomb racks
6	B5	Heavy bomber	Largest enemy non-elite, 36×28 px

Strafer color: #d4548a primary, horizontal orientation Bomber color: #c47040 primary, rounded/ovoid form language distinct from grunts

SS-07 — Enemy Sprites (Snipers, Kamikaze)

File: ss_enemies_snipers_kamikaze.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 448 × 64 px
Grid: 7 columns × 1 row
Cell size: 64 × 64 px

Frame	Enemy	Shape	Key visual
0	Sn1	Narrow triangle	Tall, thin — 10×24 px
1	Sn2	Triangle + scope	Front protrusion (scope/barrel)
2	Sn3	Long triangle + dual scope	12×28 px, precision aesthetic
3	K1	Small teardrop	Aggressive forward lean, 12×16 px
4	K2	Teardrop + spike	Forward spike (+3px)
5	K3	Teardrop + dual spike	Two forward spikes
6	K4	Heavy teardrop + spike	18×22 px, largest kamikaze

Sniper color: #e8b84b (Telos Gold — precision, deliberate) Kamikaze color: #d4548a primary, brighter highlight than grunts (velocity = energy)

SS-08 — Elite Enemy Sprites

File: ss_enemies_elites.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 512 × 128 px
Grid: 4 columns × 2 rows
Cell size: 128 × 128 px
4 frames — one per elite, each with idle + alert state

Elites are 2× the canvas size of regular enemies — 128px cell vs 64px.

Frame	Elite	Sprite size	Color scheme	Key detail
[0,0] idle	E1 Choral Knight	42×48 px	`#d4548a` + `#e8b84b` trim	Symmetrical, liturgical cross geometry on hull
[1,0] idle	E2 Inquisitor Hunter	38×44 px	Cold blue-white `#90CAF9` + black	Narrow, surgical — anti-apostate aesthetic
[2,0] idle	E3 Geometer Saint	44×44 px	`#e8b84b` dominant	Pentagon/hexagon hull geometry — mathematical
[3,0] idle	E4 Apparatus Guardian	46×52 px	Mixed — all Telos colors	Complex, adaptive — irregular silhouette
[0,1] alert	E1 alert	—	Brighter version	Weapon mounts glow
[1,1] alert	E2 alert	—	Brighter version	Targeting reticle pixel on prow
[2,1] alert	E3 alert	—	Brighter version	Geometry glows
[3,1] alert	E4 alert	—	Shifting colors	Adaptive color shift (+1 hue frame)

Prayer script detail: On E1 and E3 hulls, add procedural-style pixel patterns along hull edges: alternating 1×1 dark/light pixels in horizontal bands simulating liturgical text. 2–3 bands per hull surface.

SS-09 — Boss Sprites

File per boss: 5 separate files

Canvas & Grid (all bosses)

Canvas: 512 × 512 px
Grid: 4 columns × 4 rows
Cell size: 128 × 128 px
Sprite size within cell: 64–96 px (varies per boss)

Frame Layout (all bosses)

Row 0: Phase 1 animation (4 frames — subtle idle animation)
Row 1: Phase 2 animation (4 frames — more active)
Row 2: Phase 3 animation (4 frames — most intense)
Row 3: Death sequence   (4 frames — collapse animation)

Boss-Specific Notes

Boss 1 — Reverent Maelin (ss_boss_maelin.png)

Sprite: 56×64 px — ace pilot ship, enhanced Grunt aesthetic
Color: #d4548a + #e8b84b trim, psalm text bands on hull
Phase 1→3: Color intensifies, psalm bands brighten
Death row: Frame 0=intact, 1=cracking, 2=fragments, 3=blank (imploded)

Boss 2 — Final Chorus (ss_boss_final_chorus.png)

Sprite: 4 separate sub-ships arranged in formation within the 128×128 cell
Each sub-ship: ~18×22 px, positioned in cross formation
Phase transitions: Sub-ships move farther apart (more space between them)
Death row: One sub-ship disappears per frame (4 frames = 4 ships dying)

Boss 3 — Inquisitor Cohort (ss_boss_inquisitor.png)

Sprite: 54×68 px — tall, cold blue-white, surgical aesthetic
Hull: #90CAF9 primary + black outline + cold gray shading
Phase 3: Red targeting reticles appear on hull surface

Boss 4 — Mathematician-Saint Voren (ss_boss_voren.png)

Sprite: 72×80 px — large mathematical-geometric hull
Pentagon silhouette: (64,8)(100,36)(88,80)(40,80)(28,36)
Phase 1: Perfect symmetry. Phase 2: Minor asymmetric additions. Phase 3: Partial hull collapse (3 pixels missing per corner)

Boss 5 — Architect-Saint Halen (ss_boss_halen.png)

Sprite: 96×96 px — largest boss, Apparatus-integrated
Phase 1: Human-ish ship silhouette, warm gold palette
Phase 2: Hull begins integrating Apparatus geometry (angular additions to edges)
Phase 3: Near-abstract — mostly Apparatus geometry with ship barely visible
Death row: Frame 0=intact, 1=imploding (hull shrinking), 2=single point of light, 3=blank
Special: Phase 2→3 transition frame (separate 1-frame sheet ss_boss_halen_ghost.png): Human silhouette overlay at 30% opacity, 128×128 px

SS-10 — Bullet / Projectile Sprites

File: ss_bullets.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 288 × 128 px
Grid: 9 columns × 2 rows
Cell size: 32 × 64 px
Row 0: Player bullets (cool colors)
Row 1: Enemy bullets (warm colors)

Column	Bullet type	Shape	Player color	Enemy color
0	Pulse	Small circle 4×4 px	`#c8f542` core / `#42A5F5` glow	`#ff9eb5` / `#d4548a`
1	Wave	Curved 3×8 px	`#42A5F5`	`#ff9eb5`
2	Spread	Fan of 3 dots 2×2 px each	`#e8eaf0`	`#e8b84b`
3	Predictive	Elongated 3×10 px	`#e8eaf0`	`#FFD600` + chevron pixel
4	Spiral	Arc segment 4×12 px	`#2dd4bf`	`#d4548a` bright
5	Mandala	Diamond 6×6 px	`#c8f542`	`#e8b84b` + inner cross
6	Cascading	Cluster: 1 large + 2 small	`#42A5F5`	`#c47040`
7	Lensed	Elongated 2×12 px, curved	`#90CAF9`	`#FFD600`
8	Threading	1×24 px thin line	`#e8eaf0`	`#ffffff`

Note: Threading bullet is nearly the full cell height — it's a near-full-length line projectile.

SS-11 — Explosion / Death VFX

File: ss_vfx_explosions.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 512 × 256 px
Grid: 8 columns × 4 rows
Cell size: 64 × 64 px

Row	VFX type	Frames	Frame content
0	Small death (Grunt)	8	Frame 0: flash. Frames 1-4: expanding particles. Frames 5-7: fading
1	Medium death (Bomber)	8	Larger burst, adds shockwave ring on frame 3-4
2	Large death (Elite)	8	Two-phase: implosion frames 0-2, burst frames 3-7
3	Player death	8	Lime `#c8f542` particles, inward then outward

Particle shapes: 2×2 px squares and 1×1 px dots. No complex shapes — clarity at game scale.

Shockwave ring (medium/large): Expanding circle, drawn as 1px outline circle. Frame 3: 8px radius. Frame 4: 16px. Frame 5: 24px. Frame 6: 32px (fading). Pure white #ffffff.

SS-12 — Special Ability VFX

File: ss_vfx_specials.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 512 × 512 px
Grid: 8 columns × 8 rows
Cell size: 64 × 64 px

Row pair	Special	Frames	Key visual
0-1	S1 Singularity Pull	8	Black dot expanding to sphere with accretion ring
2-3	S2 Phase Shift	8	Shimmer outline around ship (use as overlay)
4-5	S4 Cherenkov Burst	8	Blue cone trail behind ship
6-7	S5 Vacuum Pulse	8	Expanding white ring, full cell width by frame 6

Remaining specials (S3, S6, S7, S8) use runtime-drawn primitives in Flutter/Flame rather than pre-baked sprites — they are geometric enough to draw programmatically.

SS-13 — Environmental Hazard Sprites

File: ss_hazards.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 256 × 128 px
Grid: 4 columns × 2 rows
Cell size: 64 × 64 px

Frame	Hazard	Visual
[0,0]	Exotic Matter Cloud	Soft irregular blob, `#7c3aed` at 40% — semi-transparent pixel dithering
[1,0]	Lensing Zone indicator	Circle ring, 1px, `#8b8fa8` at 50%, 56px diameter
[2,0]	Time Dilation Zone	Blue-tinted circle fill with dithered edge
[3,0]	Spacetime Collapse Zone	Red ring (2px), fill dithered dark red
[0,1]	Cosmic String — pre	Dashed line, 1px, `#555972` (warning state)
[1,1]	Cosmic String — active	Solid white line, 1px, full cell width
[2,1]	Roche debris	3 irregular rock shapes, 4–8px each, gray
[3,1]	(reserved)	—

SS-14 — UI Icons & Badges

File: ss_ui_icons.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 256 × 128 px
Grid: 8 columns × 4 rows
Cell size: 32 × 32 px

These are pixel-art versions of functional icons, used for ship/weapon series badges and status indicators.

Row 0 — Series badges (16×16 sprite in 32×32 cell)
H-Series badge, V-Series badge, C-Series badge, M0 pip, M1 pip, M2 pip, M3 pip, Legendary badge

Row 1 — Status icons
Shield icon, HP heart, Heat flame, Special bolt, Energy pip, Blueprint shard, Veiled token, Credit coin

Row 2 — Achievement tier icons (16×16)
Bronze medal, Silver medal, Gold medal, Platinum (lime) medal, Star filled, Star empty, No-damage badge, Boss skull

Row 3 — Misc
Lock icon, Arrow up, Arrow right, Checkmark, Pip dot, Sector 1-5 symbols (5 frames)

SS-15 — Pickup Sprites

File: ss_pickups.png

Canvas & Grid

Canvas: 128 × 32 px
Grid: 4 columns × 1 row
Cell size: 32 × 32 px

Frame	Pickup	Shape	Color	Size
0	HP restore	Cross/plus shape	`#4CAF50`	10×10 px
1	Shield charge	Diamond	`#90CAF9`	8×8 px
2	Special charge	Lightning bolt	`#c8f542`	8×12 px
3	Credit drop	Circle with C	`#FFB300`	8×8 px

All pickups have a 1px white outline and a 1px colored outline. They pulse (handled in engine) — no animation frames needed in the sheet.

SS-16 — Background Elements

File per sector: 5 files

These are not game-object sprites — they are layered background art assets.

Shared Canvas

Canvas: 390 × 844 px (portrait iPhone 14 Pro reference)
Layers exported separately as PNGs:
  - Layer 0: Base void/space (static color + grain)
  - Layer 1: Distant stars (dot field)
  - Layer 2: Mid-distance elements (nebula, debris, structures)
  - Layer 3: Foreground atmosphere (edge effects)

Per-Sector Content

Sector	Layer 2 content	Color temperature	Notes
1 Frontier	Sparse cold stars, distant beacon lights	Cold blue-black	Minimal, lonely
2 Long Reach	Old battle debris silhouettes, dim wrecks	Warm gray-black	Horizontal derelict shapes
3 Veil	Soft nebula puffs at edges, teal-purple	Cool purple tint	Telos shipyard silhouettes far right
4 Ergosphere	Accretion disc edge visible (warm orange glow at bottom)	Warm black	Tartarus-9 implied presence
5 Apparatus	Black hole dominant upper-center, Apparatus structure	Near-white-black contrast	Most complex background

Tartarus-9 (Sector 5) specification:

Black circle: 120px diameter, pure #000000
Accretion disc: Thin elliptical ring, gradient #FF8F00 → #FF5722 → transparent
Disc width: 6px at thickest
Light bending: 2–3 white-dot streaks curving around the black circle edge

Spritesheet Summary Table

ID	File	Canvas	Cells	Priority
SS-01	ss_ship_vanguard/interceptor/bulwark.png ×3	256×128	8 each	HIGH
SS-02	ss_ship_marksman/phantom/striker.png ×3	256×128	8 each	HIGH
SS-03	ss_ship_apex/resonator/singularity.png ×3	256-320×128	8-10 each	HIGH
SS-04	ss_engine_trails.png	128×128	16	HIGH
SS-05	ss_enemies_grunts.png	320×64	5	HIGH
SS-06	ss_enemies_strafers_bombers.png	448×64	7	HIGH
SS-07	ss_enemies_snipers_kamikaze.png	448×64	7	HIGH
SS-08	ss_enemies_elites.png	512×128	8	HIGH
SS-09	ssboss[name].png ×5 + ghost	512×512	16 each	HIGH
SS-10	ss_bullets.png	288×128	18	HIGH
SS-11	ss_vfx_explosions.png	512×256	32	MEDIUM
SS-12	ss_vfx_specials.png	512×512	64	MEDIUM
SS-13	ss_hazards.png	256×128	8	MEDIUM
SS-14	ss_ui_icons.png	256×128	32	MEDIUM
SS-15	ss_pickups.png	128×32	4	MEDIUM
SS-16	bg_sector[1-5]_layer[0-3].png ×20	390×844	N/A	LOW

Total spritesheet files: ~42

Krita-MCP Generation Workflow

For each ship spritesheet (SS-01 to SS-03):

# Step 1 — Create document
doc = Krita.createDocument(256, 128, "ss_ship_vanguard", "RGBA", "U8", "", 72.0)

# Step 2 — Set up grid guides
doc.setGuidesLocked(False)
# Add vertical guides at 64, 128, 192
# Add horizontal guide at 64

# Step 3 — Create layer groups
root = doc.rootNode()
for mark in ['M0', 'M1', 'M2', 'M3']:
    group = doc.createGroupLayer(f"ship_{mark}")
    group.createChildLayer("outline")
    group.createChildLayer("hull_light")
    group.createChildLayer("hull_mid")
    group.createChildLayer("hull_shadow")
    group.createChildLayer("engine_trail")
    group.createChildLayer("accents")
    root.addChildNode(group, None)

# Step 4 — Draw base polygon (M0, column 0)
# Using Krita's vector/paint tools via scripting API

# Step 5 — Export
doc.exportImage("ss_ship_vanguard.png", InfoObject())

Recommended generation order:

SS-10 (bullets) — smallest, good API test
SS-05 (grunts) — simple geometry, validate pipeline
SS-01–03 (H-Series ships) — core player assets
SS-11 (explosions) — validate animation frame pipeline
Remaining in priority order

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27 — Spritesheet Specifications

Purpose

Design System Renderer (Ship Spritesheets)

Global Rules

Palette Reference (all spritesheets)

SS-01 — Player Ships (H-Series)

Canvas & Grid

Frame Layout

Per-Ship Geometry

Color Rules (H-Series)

SS-02 — Player Ships (V-Series)

Canvas & Grid

Color Rules (V-Series)

SS-03 — Player Ships (C-Series)

Canvas & Grid

Color Rules (C-Series)

SS-04 — Engine Trails

Canvas & Grid

Frame Layout

SS-05 — Enemy Sprites (Grunts G1–G5)

Canvas & Grid

SS-06 — Enemy Sprites (Strafers, Bombers)

Canvas & Grid

SS-07 — Enemy Sprites (Snipers, Kamikaze)

Canvas & Grid

SS-08 — Elite Enemy Sprites

Canvas & Grid

SS-09 — Boss Sprites

Canvas & Grid (all bosses)

Frame Layout (all bosses)

Boss-Specific Notes

SS-10 — Bullet / Projectile Sprites

Canvas & Grid

SS-11 — Explosion / Death VFX

Canvas & Grid

SS-12 — Special Ability VFX

Canvas & Grid

SS-13 — Environmental Hazard Sprites

Canvas & Grid

SS-14 — UI Icons & Badges

Canvas & Grid

SS-15 — Pickup Sprites

Canvas & Grid

SS-16 — Background Elements

Shared Canvas

Per-Sector Content

Spritesheet Summary Table

Krita-MCP Generation Workflow

For each ship spritesheet (SS-01 to SS-03):

Recommended generation order: