🎮 IntentMesh LLC presents...

Silent Killer: Hoistway Havoc 🚧🛗🛠️

A blue-collar arcade shooter set inside a living hoistway. Ride the car top, throw tools, dodge citations, and survive the silent killer: the counterweight frame. Elevator trade humor with mechanical love baked into every pixel: specific, gritty, and respectful of the craft.

📱 Mobile-first reality check: this project ships for iOS + Android via Capacitor.

🎮 Quick Facts
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* Genre: Arcade shooter / survival dodge-em-up
* Fantasy: Elevator mechanic holding the line against hoistway chaos
* Sessions: Endless + 8-Hour Shift + Boss Rush + Callback + Training + Overtime + Turbo

🧭 Design Pillars
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* 🛠️ Mechanical authenticity: ropes, sheaves, guides, and counterweight behavior read "real" to the trade.
* ⚠️ Blue-collar tension: hazard stripes, machine-room hues, and the existential dread of a quiet hoistway.
* 🎯 Readable chaos: dense detail, but hitboxes and feedback stay legible.
* 🧲 Weight and sway: micro-oscillations, IK arms, and weighty kinematics.
* 🧾 Trade humor: the only game where a "callback" is both a mode and a threat.

🔁 Core Loop (A Shift in Five Steps)
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1. 🚗 Drift the car toward your pointer (smooth, weighty follow).
2. 🔧 Auto-fire tools to clear hazards, enemies, and bosses.
3. 🧯 Spend Union Breaks (panic clears) when the shaft gets spicy.
4. 💰 Stack wages to climb floors, raise difficulty, and trigger bosses.
5. 🧰 Collect power-ups to climb tool tiers and survive.

🔫 Weapons & Power-Ups
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* Tool Tiers: Wrench, Meter, Sheave, Tool Rig (Impact/Channel Locks), Fuse
* Power-Ups: Coffee, Energy Drink, Hard Hat, Per Diem, Lockout Tag

👷 Enemy Cast & Boss Lineup
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Fight against Selector Tape Drums, Door Operators, Overspeed Governors, Runaway Contactors, and more!
Face off against Bosses: THE CONSULTANT, THE INSPECTOR, THE SUPER, SAFETY SALLY, THE ESTIMATOR, THE ARCHITECT, BUILDING OWNER, OSHA INSPECTOR, DUMPSTER BARON.

☠️ The Silent Killer (Counterweight)
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* 🧱 Massive counterweight frame scrolls down the edge rails.
* 💀 Touching it ends the run instantly.
* ⚠️ Telegraphs via scale, sparks, and hoist rope presence.

🏁 Tagline
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Keep the car moving, keep the consultant off your back, and never, ever touch the counterweight.