**Add approved & assigned issue number here:**
N/A — maintainer refactor.
## Description:
Makes each map's `info.json` the single source of truth for map metadata
— adding a map is now a folder with `image.png` + `info.json`, a
`gen-maps` run, and an en.json display name.
**info.json / manifest.json carry full map metadata.** Every
`map-generator/assets/maps/<map>/info.json` declares `id` (the
`GameMapType` enum key), `name` (the enum value — wire format, unchanged
for all 94 maps), `translation_key`, `categories`, and
`multiplayer_frequency` (the public-playlist weight that used to be the
`FREQUENCY` record in MapPlaylist.ts). The generator validates
everything and mirrors it into `resources/maps/<map>/manifest.json`. 23
stale info.json `name` values were normalized to the canonical enum
value; enum values are byte-identical, so replays and stored game
configs are unaffected.
**The generator emits the TypeScript and discovers maps itself.** New
`map-generator/codegen.go` generates `src/core/game/Maps.gen.ts`
(`GameMapType`, `GameMapName`, `mapCategories`, `mapTranslationKeys`,
`multiplayerFrequency` — now a full `Record<GameMapName, number>`,
killing the old `Partial`) on every run; `Game.ts` re-exports it. The
hardcoded map registry in `main.go` is gone — maps are auto-discovered
from the `assets/maps` / `assets/test_maps` directories. MapConsistency
tests fail with a "run `npm run gen-maps`" message if info.json,
manifest.json, and Maps.gen.ts drift. The tracked
`map-generator/map-generator` binary is rebuilt to match.
**New categories: continents + world/cosmic/tournament/other,
multi-category support.** `continental`/`regional`/`fantasy`/`arcade`
are replaced by `featured`, `world`, `europe`, `asia`, `north_america`,
`africa`, `south_america`, `oceania`, `antarctica`, `cosmic`,
`tournament`, and `other`. Maps can list multiple categories, so
straddlers (Black Sea, Bosphorus, Caucasus, Between Two Seas, Bering
Sea/Strait, Mena, Strait of Gibraltar, Hawaii, Arctic) appear under both
regions. Featured is itself a category (same 7 maps as before).
MapPlaylist keeps its arcade exclusion via an explicit set.
**Map picker UI.** Two tabs: **Featured** (default — featured maps plus
a Favorites section when maps are starred) and **All** (one prominent
collapsible bar per category with a map count, collapsed by default).
The selected map is prepended to the featured grid when it lives
elsewhere. `getMapName()` resolves through the generated
`mapTranslationKeys`, which also fixes tourney maps never resolving a
valid translation key.
## Please complete the following:
- [ ] I have added screenshots for all UI updates (maintainer change —
picker described above)
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
evanpelle
🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
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Co-authored-by: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
## Description:
"A high-stakes naval theater where empires clash over narrow corridors,
bottleneck straits, and heavily fortified shorelines."
Modeled to the exact strategic proportions of the classic Black Sea map,
Yellow Sea shifts the focus of global conflict to East Asia. The map is
defined by its massive central body of water, making naval dominance
absolutely essential for survival. However, unlike wide-open oceans,
control of the Yellow Sea is entirely dictated by its unique coastal
geography.
The Shandong And Liaoning Peninsulas are The definitive feature of the
map. Two massive, opposing peninsulas project deep into the sea, acting
as natural, heavily contestable daggers. They create tight naval choke
points in the central waters while forcing land-based players into
brutal, linear frontlines where every pixel of territory is bought with
blood.
The Continental Rim: A sprawling mainland coast wraps around the
northern and western edges of the map, offering expansive land routes
for players who prefer sweeping land invasions over amphibious assaults.
Scale Class: Medium
Gameplay Style: Naval/Land Hybrid, Tactical Choke Points, Frontline
Bottlenecks
Nations: 8
North Korea South Korea Liaoning Shandong Beijing Hebei Tianjin Jilin
description mostly generated by google gemini ai
## Please complete the following:
- [x] I have added screenshots for all UI updates
- [x] I process any text displayed to the user through translateText()
and I've added it to the en.json file
- [x] I have added relevant tests to the test directory
- [x] I confirm I have thoroughly tested these changes and take full
responsibility for any bugs introduced
## Please put your Discord username so you can be contacted if a bug or
regression is found:
DISCORD_USERNAME crunchybbbbb
<img width="1660" height="1266" alt="Screenshot 2026-05-24 220103"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/800c6732-677d-44f1-ba5c-c60da5f199e0"
/>
<img width="1500" height="1152" alt="yellow_sea2"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9b3ba34a-3f9c-4485-9235-f953fd07be4c"
/>
Game play video https://youtu.be/IcRPTM0rHM0
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Co-authored-by: RickD004 <realtacoco@gmail.com>
Evan