Builder Guide

First Steps

Set up the CLI, create a project shell, and get comfortable with the command flow that anchors the rest of the engine.

1 min read First Steps guide setup foundation
A title menu from a playable Ichiloto game shown in the terminal.
The point of the first steps is not setup for its own sake, but reaching a real playable build quickly.

This section exists to remove startup friction.

Before maps, battles, and events matter, you need a clean installation story and a reliable project shell. Ichiloto is built around a terminal-native loop, so the important win here is not just that the engine installs, but that the commands already feel like part of your working rhythm.

A working title menu running in the terminal

By the time you finish this section you should be able to:

  • install or update the CLI
  • create a new project directory
  • enter the editor
  • launch the current build from the terminal

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