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+/README.md
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+# DEVELOPMENT.md
+
+This is a set of general guidelines for developers.
+
+## Dev Tools
+
+This project uses `gdlint` and `gdformat` from
+[Scony/godot-gdscript-toolkit](https://github.com/Scony/godot-gdscript-toolkit)
+for linting & formatting, respectively.
+
+These tools are integrated into our development workflow using Godot
+plugins:
+[ryan-haskell/gdformat-on-save](https://github.com/ryan-haskell/gdformat-on-save)
+and
+[krampus/gdlint-plugin](https://git.of.the.spectacle.lol/krampus/gdlint-plugin)
+respectively.
+
+When a script is saved in the Godot editor, it is automatically
+formatted and checked for linting errors which are shown as warnings.
+
+### Setup on Linux Environment
+
+`gdlint` and `gdformat` require Python >=3.8. On Ubuntu:
+
+```bash
+$ sudo apt update
+$ sudo apt install python3 python3-venv
+```
+
+Next, install `gdscript-toolkit` through `pip`:
+
+```bash
+$ pip install --user -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Then run `godot`. The plugins should be configured automatically.
+
+(If you prefer to install `gdscript-toolkit` in a venv, just make sure
+the plugins can find their required binaries.)
+
+### Setup on Windows Environment
+
+Download and run the appropriate installer from the [Python website](https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/)
+
+During installation, select the "Add python.exe to PATH" checkbox when prompted.
+
+Open "Windows PowerShell" and run the following command to make sure pip is installed:
+```
+pip --version
+```
+
+Assuming pip is installed you should see a message like:
+```
+pip 24.0 from C:\Users\dummy\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.12)
+```
+
+If pip is installed, run the following command to install the toolkit for the linter and formatter:
+```
+install gdtoolkit==4.2.2
+```
+
+Then run the following command to finish the installation process:
+```
+pip install setuptools==69.5.1
+```
+
+Check that everything installed by running "gdlint -h" and you should see something like:
+
+```
+GDScript linter
+
+A tool for diagnosing typical GDScript code problems.
+On success and the exitcode is 0.
+On failure, python exception or list of problems is shown and exitcode is non-zero.
+...
+```
+Also run "gdformat -h" and you should see something like:
+
+```
+GDScript formatter
+
+Uncompromising GDScript code formatter. The only configurable thing is
+max line length allowed and tabs/spaces indent. The rest will be taken
+care of by gdformat in a one, consistent way.
+...
+```
+
+### Git Hooks
+
+If you like, you can use the included githooks to automatically check formatting & linting before making a commit.
+
+You can enable our githooks like this:
+
+```bash
+$ git config core.hooksPath .githooks
+```
+
+## Standards & Practices
+
+### Style
+
+Code should generally conform to the [GDScript style
+guide](https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/scripting/gdscript/gdscript_styleguide.html)
+where possible. Use the provided [linter and formatter](#dev-tools) to
+apply most style guidelines automatically.
+
+### Type Annotations
+
+Use explicit type annotations wherever possible. Don't fret about it
+too much, this is GDScript and there are a lot of situations where you
+gotta do some freaky duck typing, but try to do as much explicit type
+annotation as you can.
+
+### Organization
+
+_NOTE update this section as we build out the project more_
+
+- All non-code assets go under `assets`
+  - Graphical assets go under `assets/images`
+    - Sprites go under `assets/images/sprites`
+  - Audio assets go under `assets/audio`
+    - Music goes under `assets/audio/music`
+    - SFX assets go under `assets/audio/sfx`
+  - Video assets go under `assets/video`
+- Scenes and GDScript source files go under `src`
+- Godot plugins go under `addons`
+
+## Git Workflow
+
+We use a standard branching workflow. Here's the full process of getting something merged in:
+
+1. [Create an issue](../../../issues/new) for the feature you want to
+   implement or the bug you want to fix, and assign it to
+   yourself. Alternately, pick an existing issue you want to work on
+   from the [issue tracker](../../../issues).
+2. In your local repo, create a new branch off of `main`. Your feature
+   branch's name should include the issue number and a brief
+   descriptive title, e.g. `37-immanentize-eschaton` or similar.
+3. Build the feature or fix the bug or whatever it is you're
+   doing. Frequent, small commits are preferred, and it's a good idea
+   to merge new changes from `main` often.
+4. Push your changes to the server and
+   [create a pull request](../../../compare/main...main) to merge your
+   feature branch into `main`. Your PR description should include the
+   changes you made. If you include the phrase _"closes #[issue
+   number]"_ in your PR description, the issue will automatically be
+   closed when your PR is merged, which is nice.
+5. Request review from `intrusive/Owners`. If your patch touches
+   something you think a specific dev needs to see, tag them for
+   review explicitly.
+6. Once your PR gets approval from either 1 member of
+   `intrusive/Owners` or from the specific developer who needs to see
+   it, merge it into `main` yourself. There should be a button on the
+   PR page to do this. If it says you can't merge automatically, you
+   probably need to merge new changes from `main`
+7. If it wasn't done automatically, close the issue and delete the
+   feature branch.
+
+Try to stick to the above workflow as much as you can, but occasional
+shortcuts for hotfixes etc aren't the end of the world.
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+# ${REPO_NAME_TITLE}
+
+***Add description here!***
+
+## Development
+
+see [[DEVELOPMENT.md]]