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.
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.
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) |
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)
Repository
- Gitea: https://gitea.barternetwork.us/TheRON/OTIVM
- Branch: main
- Push node: otivm@otivm-dev (10.0.0.23)
- License: BSD 2-Clause
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
OTIVM is part of TheRON — The Residential Owner-operated Network.