First cut · Pet Salon Tycoon proxy
This is the original 60-second proxy promo, assembled with ffmpeg from PIL-rendered stills + deterministic SFX. It's what the twins reacted to before the operator pivoted the build to Lemonade Stand Tycoon. Preserved here only as evolution context.
The PST proxy cut
File: _bmad-output/video-artifacts/renders/final/pst-promo-final-v01.mp4 · 38 MB · proxy-quality (PIL stills + ffmpeg compose, $0 external spend).
Why pivot · the evolution
Pet Salon Tycoon — failed all 4 axes
Twins didn't recognize it as Roblox. Art style, avatars, UI/HUD chrome, and gameplay loop all read as generic. The pet-salon theme also tested "too girly" with target audience.
Status: archived. No further work.
Lemonade Stand Tycoon — full rebuild
Same tycoon mechanics, kid-tested theme. New family-cameo R15 cast, Roblox HUD chrome, locked reference library, asset-first pipeline with gpt-image-2 + Runway.
Open current build →Original 10 shots · PST proxy
The 10 motion clips that made up the first cut, each ~6 seconds.
Shot 02
Shot 03
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Shot 05
Shot 06
Shot 07
Shot 08
Shot 09
Shot 10
Per-shot stills (10)










Decision trail
The pivot is documented in the internal decision ledger: first the pet-salon pause, then the switch to Lemonade Stand Tycoon, then the current video rebuild.