dsh-plugin-tic80

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dsh-plugin-tic80 is a full-featured TIC-80 fantasy computer plugin engineered specifically for DeepSeek Harness (dsh). Explore more ecosystem plugins under the dsh-plugin topic.

It preserves 100% of TIC-80's official console capabilities while enabling conversational AI workflows where LLM agents can write game code, tracker music, world maps, sound effects, and sprite pixel art, running and testing games with live hot-reload in real-time.

⚡ Built for Rapid Prototyping

• 🎯 Instant Game Prototyping: Designed specifically for fast gameplay iteration and mechanic testing. Go from a natural language prompt to a playable, fully-featured retro game in seconds.
• ⚙️ Config-Driven Game Feel Tuning: Adheres to strict coding conventions where all tunable gameplay variables (such as jump impulse jump, gravity, movement speed, friction) are grouped into a configuration table (cfg = { ... }) right at the very top of the code. Effortlessly tweak platforming feel and physics without digging through complex game loops!
• 🗺️ WYSIWYG Level Design with Map Editor: Avoid hardcoding massive 2D level tables in Lua. Design and edit levels directly with TIC-80's built-in Map Editor (F3). Powered by Sprite Flags for solid collision and dynamic entity parsing, level construction is completely "What You See Is What You Get".

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🌟 Key Features

• 🎮 Full TIC-80 Capabilities:
  • 240×136 retro resolution, 16-color customizable palette.
  • Complete dual-bank architecture: Bank 0 (256 background Tiles) + Bank 1 (256 foreground Sprites), supporting multi-tile sprites (16×16, 24×24, 32×32) and 8-bit collision/interaction flags.
  • 240×136 world map (32,640 tiles total).
  • 4-channel chiptune tracker (64 patterns, 64 tracks, tempo & speed controls).
  • 64 sound effects (SFX) with 30-note envelopes, arpeggios, and 16 custom waveforms.
  • Lossless bidirectional conversion between .lua text carts and official .tic binary ROMs.
• 💬 Conversational Game Development:
  • Exposes 13 typed model tools (dsh-tools), allowing LLMs to design level maps, write Lua scripts, generate ASCII pixel art, synthesize retro sound effects, and arrange music through natural language.
  • Built-in static Linter checking Lua syntax, TIC() entrypoint, 512KB memory budget, and sandbox safety.
• 🚀 Embedded Web UI & Real-Time Hot-Reload:
  • DSH Embedded 3-Column Studio: TIC-80 virtual game console is embedded directly into the DeepSeek Harness Web UI (Left: DSH sidebar, Middle: TIC-80 Console Screen, Right: AI Chat), providing an all-in-one game dev environment.
  • Turn-1 Ready Blank Cartridge: Pre-seeded with cartridge/game.lua and fully injected into the System Prompt. The LLM starts generating game logic and assets in Turn 1 without wasting turns re-creating cartridges.
  • Official TIC-80 WebAssembly Engine & Studio: Powered by the genuine official TIC-80 WebAssembly console (Emscripten / SDL2). Preserves the authentic retro CRT interface style, complete CLI command terminal, and built-in F1-F5 sub-editors (F1 Code, F2 Sprites, F3 World Map, F4 SFX, F5 Music Tracker, Ctrl+R Run, Esc Console).
  • Live Web Hot-Reload: Real-time WebSocket synchronization. Tool edits made by the LLM update the middle-column TIC-80 screen immediately.
  • Native Desktop Runner: Headless CLI execution and desktop window integration with official tic80.exe.
• 📦 Multi-format Exporters:
  • One-click export to .lua source carts, .tic binary ROMs, and standalone playable .html web games.
• 🕹️ Pre-built Templates:
  • minimal, platformer, sokoban, rpg, and shmup.

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📦 Installation & Setup

Using in DeepSeek Harness

Add the plugin to your cordis.yml or cordis.patch.yml:

- id: tic80
  name: 'dsh-plugin-tic80'
  config:
    defaultTemplate: minimal   # Options: minimal, platformer, sokoban, rpg, shmup
    autoRun: true              # Auto-start Web Live Studio
    webStudioPort: 3088        # Web preview port
    cartFilePath: './cart.lua' # Bind local cartridge file

Launch via dsh CLI:

dsh --profile web --patch ./cordis.patch.yml

Standalone Usage

npm install dsh-plugin-tic80

import { Context } from '@deepseek-ai/cordis';
import * as Tic80Plugin from 'dsh-plugin-tic80';

const ctx = new Context();
ctx.plugin(Tic80Plugin, {
  defaultTemplate: 'platformer',
  autoRun: true,
  webStudioPort: 3088,
});

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🛠️ DSH Tools Overview

Tool Name	Description
tic80_init	Initialize a cartridge project from genre templates
tic80_get_cart	Inspect cartridge code, sprites, map regions, or audio state
tic80_set_code	Update game code (Lua/JS) with validation and hot-reload
tic80_edit_sprite	Draw 8×8 or multi-tile sprites using ASCII art (e.g. . transparent, 0-f colors)
tic80_batch_sprites	Batch define animation frames and tilesets
tic80_edit_map	Place tiles, fill areas, or load ASCII map diagrams on the 240×136 grid
tic80_create_sfx	Synthesize sound effects using presets (jump/coin/laser/etc.) or custom notes
tic80_compose_music	Compose 4-channel retro chiptune patterns and chain into tracks
tic80_set_palette	Switch 16-color palettes (Sweetie-16, PICO-8, DB16, GameBoy, Cyberpunk)
tic80_validate	Perform static checks on cartridge limits, syntax, and API usage
tic80_run	Launch Web Live Studio (with live hot reload) or native tic80.exe
tic80_export	Export cartridge as .lua, .tic, or standalone .html
tic80_studio_status	Query live studio status, connected players, and logs

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🧪 Automated Testing

Run the full test suite (100% passing across all modules):

npm test

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📄 License

MIT License © 2026 NoodleStormno