Phase 1: Terrain & Rendering Foundation

No dependencies. Everything else sits on this.

#	System	Status	Notes
1	WFC Terrain Pipeline	In Progress	Three-stage pipeline: zone WFC → tile wavefront WFC → commit pass. Cross-chunk border propagation. Tint-only visuals.
2	Chunk Integration	Pending	Bridges WFC output → vertexRegistry → chunk entities → GPU rendering.
3	Biome Blending	Pending	Noise-driven splat blending per depth tier. Texture selection per zone.
4	Camera System	Pending	Orbit camera with zoom/pan for terrain navigation.
5	Level Structure	Pending	Level lifecycle: generation, completion, death/regeneration.
6	Ribbon Projection	Pending	Flat hex-to-helix projection. Layered on after terrain renders flat.

Build Order

Systems 1–2 get terrain rendering on screen. System 3 makes it look good. System 4 lets you navigate it. System 5 manages the gameplay lifecycle. System 6 adds the visual spiral effect on top.

[1. WFC Pipeline] → [2. Chunk Integration] → terrain renders on screen
                            ↓
                    [3. Biome Blending] → terrain has textures
                            ↓
                    [4. Camera System] → player can see/navigate
                            ↓
                    [5. Level Structure] → full gameplay lifecycle
                            ↓
                    [6. Ribbon Projection] → spiral visual effect

System Details

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