{
  "_readme": [
    "Drop-in artwork manifest for Super Kart. Entries with path:null render",
    "procedurally (tinted kart silhouettes, painted terrain) until art is",
    "supplied - set the path once the PNG exists and the game uses it with no",
    "code changes. Loaded lazily on game entry via src/data/assetManifest.js.",
    "",
    "racerSheets - one spritesheet per racer, 10 frames of 64x64 in a single row",
    "  (640x64 png). Frames 0..7 are the kart seen from 8 view angles:",
    "  frame 0 = viewed square from BEHIND, rotating CLOCKWISE (seen from above)",
    "  in 45-degree steps - frame 2 = kart's left side, frame 4 = head-on,",
    "  frame 6 = right side (1/3/5/7 are the diagonal in-between views). Frames",
    "  8/9 are optional player-view lean frames (8 = leaning left, 9 = leaning",
    "  right); if the sheet is only 8 frames wide the game reuses frame 0 with",
    "  a tilt instead.",
    "  Transparent background, kart centered, wheels touching the frame bottom.",
    "",
    "themeSheets - one 8-frame sheet per location theme, 64x64 frames in a row",
    "  (512x64 png): frame order matches the theme's decor list in",
    "  data/superkart-rules.json (frame 0 = first decor sprite, etc.); trailing",
    "  frames are spare. Drawn perspective-scaled beside the track.",
    "",
    "backdrops - one wide horizon strip per theme, 1024x300 png, tiles",
    "  horizontally (left and right edges must match). Drawn above the horizon",
    "  and parallax-scrolled as the camera rotates. The bottom edge color should",
    "  blend toward the theme's fog color in superkart-rules.json.",
    "",
    "itemSheet - 48x48 frames in a single row, one frame per item in",
    "  data/superkart-rules.json items order (bolt, seeker, oil, turbo,",
    "  overdrive, emp, coins), then frame 7 = item box, frame 8 = coin."
  ],
  "racerSheets": {
    "mario":     { "key": "superkart-kart-mario",     "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-mario.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "kona":      { "key": "superkart-kart-kona",      "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-kona.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "fireball":  { "key": "superkart-kart-fireball",  "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-fireball.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "smasher":   { "key": "superkart-kart-smasher",   "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-smasher.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "croc":      { "key": "superkart-kart-croc",      "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-croc.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "gerome":    { "key": "superkart-kart-gerome",    "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-gerome.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "blackwind": { "key": "superkart-kart-blackwind", "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-blackwind.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "dv-8-2303": { "key": "superkart-kart-dv-8-2303", "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-dv-8-2303.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 },
    "zanthor":   { "key": "superkart-kart-zanthor",   "path": "assets/images/superkart/racer-zanthor.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64, "angles": 8 }
  },
  "themeSheets": {
    "beach":     { "key": "superkart-theme-beach",     "path": "assets/images/superkart/theme-beach.png", "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64 },
    "volcano":   { "key": "superkart-theme-volcano",   "path": null, "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64 },
    "scrapyard": { "key": "superkart-theme-scrapyard", "path": null, "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64 },
    "swamp":     { "key": "superkart-theme-swamp",     "path": null, "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64 },
    "speedway":  { "key": "superkart-theme-speedway",  "path": null, "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64 },
    "nightcity": { "key": "superkart-theme-nightcity", "path": null, "frameWidth": 64, "frameHeight": 64 }
  },
  "backdrops": {
    "beach":     { "key": "superkart-backdrop-beach",     "path": "assets/images/superkart/backdrop-beach.png" },
    "volcano":   { "key": "superkart-backdrop-volcano",   "path": "assets/images/superkart/backdrop-volcano.png" },
    "scrapyard": { "key": "superkart-backdrop-scrapyard", "path": "assets/images/superkart/backdrop-scrapyard.png" },
    "swamp":     { "key": "superkart-backdrop-swamp",     "path": "assets/images/superkart/backdrop-swamp.png" },
    "speedway":  { "key": "superkart-backdrop-speedway",  "path": "assets/images/superkart/backdrop-speedway.png" },
    "nightcity": { "key": "superkart-backdrop-nightcity", "path": "assets/images/superkart/backdrop-nightcity.png" }
  },
  "itemSheet": { "key": "superkart-items", "path": null, "frameWidth": 48, "frameHeight": 48 }
}