Play Oddlings · Submission draft · Release checks
Cover selected by Miranda, regenerated October 6, 2026 with the built-in image generator using her October 1 concept image as an edit reference. The revised artwork depicts the current mystery pull, hatch, chore, furnishing, gift and postcard features; the old reminder, collection and subscription panels were removed. This is promotional illustration, not a product screenshot or the playable creature sprites. The pre-kickoff original is preserved as dist/oddling-cover.png. A regenerated derivative does not automatically resolve event eligibility: disclose the earlier reference and confirm the event's asset rules before submission.
A tiny roommate, not another obligation. Browser-local gamification: choose a stone, hatch a fictional companion, do a real non-food chore, explicitly self-report completion, furnish its room.
Entry code started October 5, 2026 after the Hackyard Yard 4 kickoff. No production code was copied from earlier concept work. CSS crystal sketches are temporary original UI illustrations; Caelum's final art is pending.
With Node 22 or newer, run npm start and open http://127.0.0.1:43125/. Or serve dist/ using any static HTTP server. No dependency install, build, account, AI key, or payment needed. Tests: npm test (or node --test test/*.test.mjs).
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Pocket Arcade: optional Pocket Hops (keyboard/touch jumping, pause and fresh wander) and untimed Odd Pairs. For passing time, waiting, or fun. No fake loading, purchases, tokens, room rewards or lost progress. Arcade boards last only for the open session; still scenes offers Odd Pairs instead of running motion.
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Ten variants share one engine. Authored dialogue, not live AI or actual feelings.
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Browser persistence under
oddlings:v1; not encrypted or cloud-synced. No sensitive data needed. -
Chore confirmation is self-reported. Demo room is separate and never saved over real progress.
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Gifts are unconditional; seven distinct visit dates, not consecutive days. No food/health scoring, punishment or revocation.
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Reduced-motion and quiet controls, keyboard hatch/light/task paths. No audio.
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Share postcard: locally drawn 1200×900 PNG, default anonymous pet name, explicit nickname opt-in, copyable #oddling caption. No task text, dates, reminders or desktop capture; no automatic posting. Demo exports are visibly labeled.
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Browser habitat, not a native desktop overlay. No email or medical integration, payments, or background alarms.
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External Google Fonts is the sole presentation request; system font fallback works without it.
Kickoff email verified October 5: Speedrun cutoff October 7 at 2 p.m. EDT; final deadline October 9 at 2 p.m. EDT. Target Wednesday noon. Submission needs an open-source repo, demo video, writeup, and screenshot. Private preview hosting is not the Hackyard submission.
Public source and playable hosting are live. Remaining: human-sided actual chore demo, cover-reference eligibility check, and final submission receipt. Detailed creature portraits are a future visual upgrade; the current playable creatures are CSS illustrations.