Add a battle-of-Alesia expansion to a 1990s game remake
Nate Combs used ChatGPT for research and a prompt, and Claude Code implemented the expansion, iterating on his playtest feedback.
Done withClaude Code
- What they did
- ChatGPT did the historical research on the battle of Alesia and wrote the prompt for Claude Code. Claude Code then built the expansion for a remake of a 1990s video game. The map was reconstructed from text sources ChatGPT supplied, including a Caesar translation, The Latin Library, Britannica and a French archaeology museum. Nate Combs playtests it and gives criticism, and Claude Code revises.
- How it went
- Combs calls the expansion odd but gripping and shares screenshots. He was still playtesting when he posted, so there is no final result or measured outcome.
- Worth knowing
- The source gives no cost or time figures. The workflow depended on ChatGPT's research and prompt handing off to Claude Code, plus repeated rounds of playtest feedback.]
Try it yourself with Claude Code
I have the source for my remake of [classic game] in [project path]. Add an expansion scenario based on [historical battle, e.g. the Battle of Alesia] using this research brief: [paste notes]. Implement the map, units, and win conditions, then let me playtest and iterate on my feedback until I say it's done. Keep changes on a separate branch.
Source: substack.com · Undated
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