Attachment playground

Latest sight direction: the default Soul Storm aiming sight is an animated Soul Flame. Soul Candle and Soul Gem are optional attachments; preserve the older gem concepts. Sight specification.

Current gameplay direction: original behavior is the baseline, not the ceiling. Attachments may intentionally increase damage/projectile count and change firing patterns, resources and effects. See Functional weapon upgrades. Accidental duplicate callbacks remain bugs; deliberate multishot is a feature.

32 initial concept directions, not implemented modules or an exhaustive catalogue. Build a collection worth experimenting with: recognizable AoA weapons, memorable parts, expressive effects and coherent assembled silhouettes. Concept art comes before modeling; every combination still needs real fit, gameplay and performance qualification.

Modular armory and effect salvage · Soul Storm art direction · Baronator art direction

Soul Storm: magical modularity

Concept	Intended role	Design gate
Prism Crown	Spectral discharge-shaping emitter	Keep the base identity and an explicit projectile/effect budget; declared intentional damage/projectile multipliers
Echo Halo	Supported arcane emitter ring	Real support and collision-free articulation; no floating disconnected shell
Wisp Lens	Compact magical optic	Clear sight picture, aligned view and room around crest/hand
Runic Damper	Fictional sound/flash-softening muzzle appearance	Define what is quieter; no absolute silence or invisible magical attack claim
Anchor Grip	Comfortable support grip	Full-size hand fit, accessible stance and interruption checks
Spirit Vessel	Stored-resource visual module	Paid native resource and capacity transaction; never free regeneration from animation
Frost Memory	Cold-themed effect core	Pin actual donor behavior and stacking rules; do not infer unimplemented freeze mechanics
Storm Relay	Chain-themed effect core	Bounded targets/events, ownership and no recursive proc loops

Quiet Explorer and Prism Tempest illustrate build personalities. The generated assembled silhouettes are ideas, not guaranteed fits. In particular, orientation and module mounting must be reconciled against one consistent base mesh before implementation. The base Soul Storm must remain recognizable when modules are removed.

Baronator: weight and mechanical personality

Concept	Intended role	Design gate
Siege Shroud	Bold twin-barrel exterior armor	Preserve both muzzle openings and independent recoil travel
Twin Runic Dampers	Paired fictional sound/flash module housings	Check each moving barrel separately; no real device internals or absolute-silence promise
Admiral Sight	Raised optic	Align actual aim and check animation/hand/receiver clearance
Bulwark Brace	Rear support and handling personality	Do not turn a nostalgic compact weapon into an unwieldy generic rifle; folding motion needs clearance
Anchor Foregrip	Full-size off-hand support	Comfortable grip and coherent connected mount
Reserve Pod	Optional resource-capacity module	Keep native ammo identity and atomic payment; no hidden free capacity
Broadside Memory	Boss-effect collectible	Separate the proposed core from native bonus-grenade behavior; no duplicated shot/event
Baron Crest	Armor crest and cosmetic inlay	Cosmetic status remains visible; no hidden gameplay modifier

Fortress and Quiet Crimson communicate different play styles. The concept's brace/hand opening and receiver proportions must be reconciled in actual geometry. Neither a pretty drawing nor a generic mount certifies that recoil, reload or a full hand fits.

Cross-weapon salvage, collectibles and cosmetics

Concept	Intended role	Design gate
Seed Heart	Botanical resource/effect identity	Explicit seed-tag/resource adapter; preserve legitimate acquisition and payment
Golden Cloud	Owned area-effect concept	Owner attribution, lifetime, cleanup and bounded persistent entities
Echo Coil	Delayed-effect memory	One bounded secondary event, no self-recursion or duplicate rewards
Lunar Lens	Moon-glass optic/cosmetic	State clearly whether it changes visuals only or has a separately tested gameplay adapter
Shyre Prism	Bright realm-inspired lens	Preserve readable aim, modest bloom and the base weapon's identity
Crystal Chorus	Crystalline emitter trim	Check muzzle and animation envelope; separate cosmetic trim from projectile conversion
Living Wrap	Flexible botanical grip covering	Maintain hand space and avoid excessive physics cost; cosmetic by default
Realm Inlays	Color panels and small charms	Preview palette/identity changes; bounded secondary motion and safe missing-asset fallback

The bench is concept art, not an existing user interface. Extraction, salvage currency, compatible socket selection and final installation must be separate, reversible and server-authoritative operations.

Minigun: industrial modularity

Rotary Shroud, Thermal Mantle, Survey Optic, Gyro Grip, Carry Harness, Reserve Drum, Tracer Prism and Salvager Badge extend the collection with eight orange/graphite/steel concepts. Minigun art direction records roles and fit gates. Cosmetic thermal/rotor presentation must not add unrequested overheating, spin-up delay, forced reload or extra native shots.

Expanding the collection

Next concept families include additional optics/reticles, stocks and handling variants, family-appropriate feeds or magical conduits, charge/recovery personalities, living finishes, dimension-themed skins and deliberately unusual supported hybrids. Each new part should create a distinct look or play decision rather than be a duplicate icon with a bigger number.

Shared quality gate

1. Compare original weapon, selected concept and actual assembled model at gameplay scale.
2. Keep physical sockets, cosmetic overlays and gameplay effects separate.
3. Check every moving part, hand, sight and muzzle across supported combinations and interrupted actions.
4. Map native resource payment and donor-effect semantics before promising functionality.
5. Cache assembly resolution at changes; no per-frame registry scans or geometry QA.
6. Test native client/server behavior, save migration, optional dependency absence and measured startup/frame/tick cost.

Pinned TaCZ source exposes scope, muzzle, stock, grip, laser and extended-magazine slot types. Our broader barrel, conduit and effect-core system requires an explicit assembly layer and version-specific adapter; these concepts do not claim stock gunpack JSON already implements all of it.