👨‍💻 DevGotchi

DevGotchi turns your VS Code sessions into a cyberpunk RPG. Your productivity, focus, and mental health are tracked in real-time through a living developer avatar. Code to earn XP, manage your stats, survive burnout, and become a Legendary Dev.

Code is a Martial Art.

✨ Features

🎮 Core RPG Loop

• Live Avatar — Your developer reacts to your coding habits in a dedicated side panel.
• Four Stats — Focus 🎯, Motivation ⭐, Energy ⚡, and Health 💪 decay over time and are boosted by activity.
• XP & Leveling — Earn XP for saves, commits, and bug fixes. Level up from Junior to Legendary Dev.
• Coffee Economy — Coffee Beans are your currency. Earn them by coding, spend them on upgrades.
• Mood System — Your developer's mood shifts: 🚀 Productive → 😰 Stressed → 😴 Tired → 💀 Burnt Out.

☠️ Burnout State

When your health hits zero, full burnout kicks in:

• The UI shifts red with a glitch overlay and a critical warning banner.
• Most actions are locked — you can only Take a Break or Drink Coffee to recover.
• Recovering from burnout earns you the Back from the Edge achievement.

🏅 Achievements

12 unlockable badges tracking your milestones:

⚡ Random Events

Every 30-second tick, there's a chance of a surprise event — good or bad:

• "Found a forgotten coffee stash! +20 beans"
• "Production incident! −Energy −Motivation"
• "Rubber duck debugging breakthrough! +Motivation"
• "Git blame points at you. −Motivation"
• ...and more. Stay on your toes.

📡 Activity Log

A live scrollable feed inside the panel showing every recent XP gain, achievement unlock, random event, and level-up — colour-coded by type.

🎵 Cyberpunk Music

Procedurally synthesised ambient music generated entirely with the Web Audio API (no external files):

• Driving kick & hi-hat pattern
• Walking A-minor bass line
• Pentatonic arpeggio with stereo movement
• Slow-swelling pad chords every 2 bars
• Sparse synth lead phrase every 4 bars

Toggle it on/off with the 🎵 Music button. Fades in and out smoothly.

📜 Daily Quests

Three randomised quests refresh each day:

• Save files, push commits, fix bugs, or log coding time.
• Completing all three awards a streak bonus that grows over consecutive days.

🎯 Mini-Games (Challenges)

⚡ Skill Tree

Unlock passive abilities with Coffee Beans:

• Caffeine Tolerance — Coffee restores 50% more energy
• Iron Focus — Focus decays 30% slower
• Bug Slayer — Earn 2× XP when fixing bugs

🛍️ Shop

Spend beans on skins and gear that affect your stats:

• Business Suit 🕴️, Space Suit 👨‍🚀
• Ergo Chair (energy decays slower), Mech Keyboard (motivation decays slower)

🔗 IDE Integrations

• Status Bar — Level, mood emoji, and stat summary always visible.
• Git — Commits award +50 XP and +5 beans automatically.
• Linter — Fixing errors awards XP; active errors slowly drain your stats.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install the extension.
2. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
3. Run "DevGotchi: Open Panel".
4. Your developer appears in the side column. A tutorial walks you through each feature.

🛠 Commands

🎨 Panel Layout

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Avatar │ Name · Role               │
│         │ LEVEL N  ████░░ XP        │
│         │ ☕ Beans   🔥 Streak      │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ◈ Stats                             │
│  🎯 Focus      ████████░░  82       │
│  ⭐ Motivation ██████░░░░  65       │
│  ⚡ Energy     ████░░░░░░  42       │
│  💪 Health     ██████████  100      │
├──────────────────┬──────────────────┤
│ ◈ Active Quest  │ ☠ Burnout Boss   │
│  Ship Something │  Overwhelmulus    │
│  ████░░ 60%     │  ██████░░ 300 HP  │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ☕ 🎯 🌴 ⚡ 🛍️ 🏆 📜 🎵 🏅 📡    │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Happy Coding. Keep your developer alive, your streak unbroken, and your coffee cup full. ☕