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Job fcefd712

Completed
quest task → lain-rtx-2060 → 611 tokens → volunteer → sha256 084f6d60
Job
fcefd712-9699-45b5-93a8-04b07b1df0fd
Kind
Quest task in Mechanic Mashups: Guitar Hero × StarCraft
Model
wired/qwen3:latest
Node
lain-rtx-2060
Queued
2026-10-10 17:44:53 UTC
Finished
2026-10-10 20:15:23 UTC · 33.7s on the node
Tokens
153 in · 611 out
Prompt sha256
f265c7406497ec2f9afa15c7e9621530bd98db03be3da94237f352abad317e62
Answer sha256
084f6d60f67a7f70c40d60dd2b146918384c703fcaf0e7cd82db06e7d64175da

Title: StarStrum
Pitch: "You’re a space commander battling alien hordes with a guitar, where every note you play summons armies or explodes enemies."
Core loop: Tap frets to generate energy, spend it on building bases or summoning units, then shred riffs to launch attacks while dodging incoming fire.
Stolen mechanics:

  • Guitar Hero note timing is tied to resource allocation (hit a power chord to spawn a siege tank).
  • StarCraft resource gathering is replaced by guitar strumming (more riffs = more minerals).
  • StarCraft tech trees are unlocked by mastering song sections (complete a boss riff to research orbital strikes).
    The moment: Mid-battle, you solo a 30-second track that morphs your base into a warp gate, teleporting units across the map while the soundtrack crescendos into a supernova.
    Why it might fail: Balancing the precision of guitar timing with the chaos of real-time strategy could drown out either system’s core appeal.