Issues Working

List of things in Design currently being worked on.

🛠 FireMUD Architecture: First-Pass Change Checklist

🎮 Game Rules & Policies

• Clarify distinction between mechanics rules (e.g., damage, XP) and moderation/social rules (e.g., chat filters, bans).
• Move ownership of mechanics rules execution to Game Logic Service (runtime).
• Keep definition of mechanics rules in Game Design Service, but not accessible at runtime.
• Move moderation/social policies to Logging & Admin Service.
  • Documented in Service Responsibility Matrix.

🧬 Versioning Strategy

• Remove assumption that runtime services fetch from Game Design Service.
• Introduce a publish step in Game Design Service that triggers updates.
• Each domain service versions its data against a master version_id published by the design service.
• Optional: Introduce a game_manifest table (likely in Game Session Service or shared config) for version coordination.
  • See Versioning & Runtime Configuration.

🧪 Runtime Feature Flags

• Keep runtime flag definitions in Game Design Service.
• Store and manage runtime flag values in Game Session Service.
• Enable live editing of flags via Logging & Admin Service.

🧠 Role of Game Session Service

• Expand responsibilities of Game Session Service to include:
  • Game instance lifecycle management (start, stop, restart).
  • Hosting live runtime configuration (e.g., flags).
  • Holding current version_id/manifest for each live game.
  • Clarify distinction between player session management and game instance orchestration.
  • Documented in Game Session Service.

🔗 Internal Communication & Security

• Adopt gRPC for all service-to-service calls.
• Secure internal traffic with mTLS certificates managed by Kubernetes.
  • See Security Architecture.

📦 Game Management Service Deprecation (Completed)

The former Game Management Service has been removed. Responsibilities were redistributed:

• Game creation and templates → Game Design Service.
• Game instance start/stop → Game Session Service.
• Game metadata/versioning → Game Design Service.
• Moderation policies → Logging & Admin Service.
• Ownership relations → Account Service.