Master of Operational Settlement
MaOS is a free AI-installed solo strategy RPG about building stability without full certainty.
You do not install an app. You upload the game archive into an AI chat. The AI runs the world-state, risk, resources and consequences. You make decisions as the Planetary Settlement Master.
You do not install an app. You upload the game archive into an AI chat. The AI runs the world-state, risk, resources and consequences. You make decisions as the Planetary Settlement Master.
How to start in 5 minutes
What you need:
Step 1 - Download the MaOS archive from itch.io.
Step 2 - Open a clean AI chat with file-upload support.
Step 3 - Upload the full archive.
Step 4 - Paste the launch prompt from the Quick Start file.
Step 5 - Create your character card and begin the first turn.
- The MaOS game archive
- A ChatGPT chat that can read uploaded files
- A new, clean chat session
- 2–10 minutes for the AI to analyze the archive and initialize the game
Step 1 - Download the MaOS archive from itch.io.
Step 2 - Open a clean AI chat with file-upload support.
Step 3 - Upload the full archive.
Step 4 - Paste the launch prompt from the Quick Start file.
Step 5 - Create your character card and begin the first turn.
Current public version: MaOS Level 1 v1.7.2
For developers and reviewers
New players should start on itch.io. GitHub is the developer/source path: release history, source materials, archive structure, and technical inspection.
Becoming a Planetary Settlement Master
MaOS is a free AI-installed solo strategy RPG about decisions under pressure. It is not built around perfect information, safe choices, or a map that tells you what to do next. The world does not explain itself in advance. The base is incomplete. Resources are limited. People have different priorities. Every action changes the situation.
This is not a short roleplay prompt that asks an AI to improvise an adventure. MaOS is designed as a structured game protocol installed into an AI session. The AI does not simply invent scenes. It runs the game structure: the visible world, resource pressure, operational risks, fatigue, infrastructure, environmental uncertainty, and the consequences of the player’s decisions.
The role of the player is not to “win” by guessing the author’s intended path. The player acts as the settlement lead responsible for survival, expansion, observation, and stability. Some problems are technical. Some are ecological. Some are logistical. Some are human. The difficult part is that they do not arrive separately. They overlap.
A Planetary Settlement Master must decide what can be done now, what must wait, what should be tested, what is too dangerous to assume, and what the base can afford to ignore for one more day.
MaOS is built on the BOIS Core: a decision architecture for acting under incomplete knowledge. BOIS separates facts, assumptions, unknowns, actions, risks, and verified consequences. In the game, this structure becomes playable. The player does not read a theory first. The player experiences it through pressure, scarcity, disagreement, partial evidence, and operational trade-offs.
The first available level introduces the player to the basic conditions of settlement: a forward base, limited capacity, environmental pressure, and the need to build stability without full certainty. Later levels will expand the scale, complexity, and consequences of settlement decisions.
No spoilers are needed to explain the core idea.
MaOS is a game about responsibility before certainty.
This is not a short roleplay prompt that asks an AI to improvise an adventure. MaOS is designed as a structured game protocol installed into an AI session. The AI does not simply invent scenes. It runs the game structure: the visible world, resource pressure, operational risks, fatigue, infrastructure, environmental uncertainty, and the consequences of the player’s decisions.
The role of the player is not to “win” by guessing the author’s intended path. The player acts as the settlement lead responsible for survival, expansion, observation, and stability. Some problems are technical. Some are ecological. Some are logistical. Some are human. The difficult part is that they do not arrive separately. They overlap.
A Planetary Settlement Master must decide what can be done now, what must wait, what should be tested, what is too dangerous to assume, and what the base can afford to ignore for one more day.
MaOS is built on the BOIS Core: a decision architecture for acting under incomplete knowledge. BOIS separates facts, assumptions, unknowns, actions, risks, and verified consequences. In the game, this structure becomes playable. The player does not read a theory first. The player experiences it through pressure, scarcity, disagreement, partial evidence, and operational trade-offs.
The first available level introduces the player to the basic conditions of settlement: a forward base, limited capacity, environmental pressure, and the need to build stability without full certainty. Later levels will expand the scale, complexity, and consequences of settlement decisions.
No spoilers are needed to explain the core idea.
MaOS is a game about responsibility before certainty.
What Is an AI-Installed Game?
MaOS does not run as a traditional app. Instead, you upload the game archive into an AI chat, and the AI acts as the game engine, scenario controller, and world-state keeper. Currently tested and optimized for ChatGPT with file-upload support. Other AI systems may work, but are not officially supported yet.
To start, download the game files, open a new AI chat that can read uploaded files, upload the MaOS archive, then paste the launch prompt from the Quick Start instructions. The game will analyze the archive, ask you to create a character card, and then begin the first turn.
Each new launch creates a unique playthrough. Descriptions, scenes, turns, and wording may differ between sessions. This is intentional and part of the design.
The goal of the level is intentionally not revealed in advance. Completing the level is not simply about building a base or collecting a specific amount of resources. Discovering what the real objective is belongs to the game itself.
Feedback is welcome, especially on:
To start, download the game files, open a new AI chat that can read uploaded files, upload the MaOS archive, then paste the launch prompt from the Quick Start instructions. The game will analyze the archive, ask you to create a character card, and then begin the first turn.
Each new launch creates a unique playthrough. Descriptions, scenes, turns, and wording may differ between sessions. This is intentional and part of the design.
The goal of the level is intentionally not revealed in advance. Completing the level is not simply about building a base or collecting a specific amount of resources. Discovering what the real objective is belongs to the game itself.
Feedback is welcome, especially on:
- whether the launch instructions are clear;
- whether the first turns are understandable;
- whether the game balance feels fair;
- whether the AI maintains the game structure correctly;
- whether the format is easy to understand for a first-time player.
Short video about how the game works.
How the first turn looks like: click to see screenshots
FAQ: Practical
No. MaOS is not a single roleplay prompt or a chatbot instruction.
MaOS is an AI-installed game package. The player uploads a structured archive into an AI chat, and the AI uses that archive to run the game: world-state, risks, resources, unresolved problems, advisor behavior, and consequences.
MaOS is an AI-installed game package. The player uploads a structured archive into an AI chat, and the AI uses that archive to run the game: world-state, risks, resources, unresolved problems, advisor behavior, and consequences.
You need the MaOS game archive and a ChatGPT chat that supports file uploads.
For the best result, start in a clean chat session, upload the full archive without unpacking or editing it, then paste the launch prompt from the Quick Start file.
For the best result, start in a clean chat session, upload the full archive without unpacking or editing it, then paste the launch prompt from the Quick Start file.
No. MaOS is not installed as a traditional app.
The game is installed into an AI chat by uploading the archive. The AI chat becomes the game runner for that session.
The game is installed into an AI chat by uploading the archive. The AI chat becomes the game runner for that session.
MaOS is currently tested and optimized for ChatGPT with file-upload support.
Other AI systems may work, but behavior can vary. For stable play, use an AI chat with enough context capacity and reliable file handling.
Other AI systems may work, but behavior can vary. For stable play, use an AI chat with enough context capacity and reliable file handling.
Yes. MaOS Level 1 is available as a free public prototype.
You can download and play it without payment. Optional donations support future levels, better onboarding, public testing, and documentation.
You can download and play it without payment. Optional donations support future levels, better onboarding, public testing, and documentation.
Yes. The MaOS archive and related project materials are publicly available.
The archive can be inspected before use, and the project is distributed through public channels such as itch.io, GitHub, and Zenodo.
The archive can be inspected before use, and the project is distributed through public channels such as itch.io, GitHub, and Zenodo.
Yes. MaOS supports multiple languages through the AI chat.
Available languages include English, Russian, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. If you need another language, start the chat with: “Use [language name].”
Available languages include English, Russian, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese. If you need another language, start the chat with: “Use [language name].”
Level 1 is free and open. Support helps fund the next stage of MaOS: clearer first-run instructions, better documentation, public testing, balance improvements, and development of Level 2.
Donations do not unlock spoilers or hidden objectives. They support further development of the project.
Donations do not unlock spoilers or hidden objectives. They support further development of the project.
FAQ: Spoilers
Yes. Level 1 has a hidden objective that is intentionally not explained on the website, in the Quick Start, or in the first setup steps. Discovering what the game is really testing is part of the experience.
No. Settlement management, resources, infrastructure, fatigue, exploration, and crisis response are part of the visible game layer. They matter, but they are not the whole objective.
No. The advisor can help compare risks, clarify trade-offs, and point out unknowns, but it should not reveal the hidden objective, provide a walkthrough, or tell the player the single “correct” move.
Not necessarily. MaOS is designed around incomplete knowledge, pressure, trade-offs, and consequences. A difficult or imperfect run can still be a valid run.
Ready to start? Download MaOS Level 1 on itch.io and launch it in a clean AI chat session.
