# OTIVM

*otium* — Latin: leisure, rest, creative withdrawal. The condition under which civilisation advances.

OTIVM is a browser-based idle game with a Classical Roman motif. It is a standalone light-hearted project under TheRON, intended as a low-pressure development activity and a public-facing entry point to the Roman world shared across TheRON projects.

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## Concept

You are a Roman merchant. You start with a single trade route and a handful of denarii. You build a network spanning the known world — from Ostia to Alexandria — one dispatch at a time. The narrative unfolds through the goods you trade and the journal entries they unlock.

The core tension is Roman in origin: *otium* versus *negotium* — leisure versus productive work. Active trading accumulates wealth. Rest and reflection accumulate *auctoritas* — the reputation and wisdom that unlocks what comes next.

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## Where It Runs

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| URL | https://otium.civicus.us |
| Container | LXC 1105 (otivm-dev) on srv-a |
| WireGuard | 10.110.0.18 |
| LAN IP | 10.0.0.23 |
| App port | 3000 |
| App user | otivm |
| Process manager | PM2 (pm2-otivm systemd service) |
| Proxy | Nginx on wg-pk (198.58.111.109) |

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## Stack

- **Frontend:** React 19, Vite
- **Runtime:** Node.js v22
- **Process manager:** PM2 under otivm user
- **Python:** venv at /home/otivm/venv (auto-activates on login)

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## Repository

- **Gitea:** https://gitea.barternetwork.us/TheRON/OTIVM
- **Branch:** main
- **Push node:** otivm@otivm-dev (10.0.0.23)
- **License:** BSD 2-Clause

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## Design Principles

- One screen, one resource loop — ship fast
- Narrative unfolds through goods and journal entries, not cutscenes
- Roman vocabulary throughout — Latin terms, Roman place names, Roman motifs
- Atmosphere carries quiet references to Mesolithic cultures and trade routes — the deep prehistory beneath the Roman world
- Never academic, always entertaining
- No backend required initially — React artifact first

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*OTIVM is part of TheRON — The Residential Owner-operated Network.*