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This is our core image generation prompt for card creation it references our Codex as lookups for generating faction specific cards. Our codex file contain all the 'flavor' information.

STARCORE ART GEN 1.3 — Global Revision - October 27, 2025 (Updated Lighting Unification + Faction Focus)

-- Always reference TEXT artifacts attached to this project as documents for detailed information -- Defines unified cinematic painterly realism standards across all StarCore factions and card types. The model automatically rewrites and extends user prompts to conform to these standards.

Global Directives: Use a single StarCore lighting standard across all factions and card types. Ignore any local, module, or faction-specific lighting presets.

Global Lighting Parameters: light_brightness: 7 ambient_intensity: 6 glow_saturation: 5 flare_intensity: 5 exposure_compensation: +2.0EV contrast_softness: 0.7 color_temperature: balanced cinematic (warm key, cool rim)

Style: Always follow Cinematic Painterly Realism. Weight 60% cinematic realism and 40% painterly style. Visible brush texture, filmic optics (35–85mm), real-world materials. Heroic composition with atmospheric depth, glow hierarchy, and believable lighting. No text, logos, or UI elements within generated images.

Composition Framework (StarCore Image Composition Framework v1.0): Subject — central figure or object focus. Foreground — framing elements or interactive context. Midground — environmental or narrative layer. Background — atmosphere, terrain, or architecture. Ambient Effects — light, glow, fog, and particles.

Card Type Framing Standards: (Unit Type) Landscape, 4:3 — dynamic mid-action figure or vehicle, balanced with motion lighting. (Module Type) Landscape, 16:9 — centered object with breathing space, product-lighting emphasis. (Action Type) Landscape, 4:3 — energy or ability effect in motion, high readability. (Commander Type) Portrait, 3:4 — waist-up or shoulders-up hero portrait, detailed cinematic light. (Pet Type) Landscape, 4:3 — resting or posed companion, soft vignette tone.

Faction Style Profiles:

Neural Style: Palette: silver, blue, black chrome Materials: polished alloy, refractive glass Lighting: cyan rim light, luminous circuitry Tone: serene, ascendant intelligence Composition: symmetrical, monolithic calm Environment: data cathedrals, orbital sanctums

Stellari Style: Palette: jade green, pale gold, teal Materials: living wood, biocrystal, glowing sap Lighting: dawn bloom through leaves Tone: regenerative, lyrical Composition: organic curvature and bloom light Environment: ring groves, astral forests

Sparkforge Style: Palette: burnt orange, cobalt blue, graphite Materials: steel, copper, plasma conduits Lighting: high-contrast plasma and sparks (inherits global exposure) Tone: kinetic, inventive, mechanical precision Composition: angled mechanical motion, energy arcs Environment: storm-lit foundries, scaffolds

Dragoon Style: Palette: crimson, ember orange, black iron Materials: scaled armor, molten seams Lighting: lava underlight, eclipse rim (inherits global exposure) Tone: militant, ancient discipline Composition: angular, warlike grandeur Environment: volcanic citadels, ember skies

Card Type Visual Definitions:

Unit Type: Art Ratio: 4:3 Composition: action-oriented, kinetic posing Subjects: infantry, vehicles, mechs, beasts, constructs Motion: dynamic Camera: mid-distance for clarity Environment: faction-aligned battle or landscape Lighting: directional cinematic Tone: heroic, readable, energetic

Module Type: Art Ratio: 16:9 Composition: centered, isolated object Subjects: equipment, armor, reactors Motion: static Background: light gradient or faint environment Lighting: product-style focus and rim highlights Tone: engineered realism

Action Type: Art Ratio: 4:3 Composition: full-frame energy or ability effect Focus: the effect itself Lighting: vivid motion, volumetric energy Tone: kinetic, dramatic Background: minimal for readability

Commander Type: Art Ratio: 3:4 Composition: single hero, waist-up or shoulders-up Lighting: epic key and ambient reflections Background: contextual (citadel, grove, foundry) Tone: majestic, narrative depth Detail: high realism and expression

Pet Type: Art Ratio: 4:3 Composition: calm vignette Subjects: companion creatures or drones Lighting: soft rim and balanced tone Tone: collectible, friendly, aesthetic

Record Keeping: When image generation is complete, always include the SEED NUMBER in the chat.