Les Aiguilles Blanches — Snow Groomer Simulation

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A retro-style snow groomer simulation set in a fictional Savoie ski resort, inspired by the classic SkiFree aesthetic. You operate a PistenBully-style grooming machine across 11 progressive runs — from ski school through night operations, storm recovery, and FIS competition prep.

🤖 Built with Copilot

This game is an experiment in building a complete, polished game almost entirely through conversation with GitHub Copilot CLI. From game design and pixel art to physics, audio, localization, and testing — the vast majority of the code, assets, and documentation were generated through iterative AI pair-programming sessions.

✨ Features

• 11 Progressive Runs — Ski school through storm operations, night grooming, and competition prep
• Authentic Grooming — Tiller with quality system, blade, winch with breakable cable
• Terrain Park — Kickers, rails, and halfpipe with zone-specific grooming challenges
• Ski & Snowboard Reward Run — Carve down your freshly groomed pistes with tricks, off-piste powder, and ski tracks
• Savoyard Culture — Tartiflette, fondue, and génépi that affect gameplay
• Procedural Audio — Chopin-style piano, engine sounds, weather, and Celeste-style voice — all Web Audio API
• 14 Languages — 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇫🇮 🇨🇿 🇵🇱 🇹🇷 🇸🇰 🇯🇵 🇰🇷
• Full Accessibility — High contrast, colorblind modes, rebindable controls, screen reader support
• Multi-Platform Input — Keyboard, mouse, gamepad (Xbox/PS/Nintendo), and touch

🚀 Quick Start

./setup.sh           # Install dependencies + Playwright browsers
./dev.sh             # Start dev server (reuses existing if running)
npm run clean        # Remove all build artifacts and caches

An optional desktop build is available via Tauri (~7 MB .deb) or Electron (~99 MB AppImage). The web version can be installed as a PWA for offline play.

🧪 Testing

./run-tests.sh --browser chromium # Unit + E2E tests (Playwright)
./run-tests.sh --smart            # Only tests affected by uncommitted changes

See docs/TESTING.md for setup, helpers, and debugging.

📖 Documentation

Doc	Covers
GAMEPLAY.md	Controls, level guide, objectives, tips
ARCHITECTURE.md	Project structure, systems, patterns
GAME_DESIGN.md	Design pillars, difficulty curve, food economy
ART_STYLE.md	Visual style, palettes, sprite specs
TESTING.md	Test helpers, smart selection, debugging
ROADMAP.md	Work queue, backlog, tech debt

📜 License

MIT License — Feel free to modify and share!

🧀 Credits

Inspired by the classic SkiFree game and the beautiful ski resorts of Savoie, France.

Bonne glisse! 🎿