Gamemodes is a solo-founded AI company making emotionally intelligent NPC dialogue accessible to every game studio. Our engine runs on consumer hardware at a fraction of industry cost. This page is our transparent pitch to investors who value substance over hype.
The industry's leading models deliver impressive NPC behavior but at costs that make indie game integration impossible. Gamemodes01 changes the economics.
Industry models like Opus 4.6 cost $15+/month per user for complex NPC behavior. For an indie studio with 10,000 players, that's $150K/month in inference costs alone. Complex, emotionally rich NPCs remain locked behind enterprise API pricing.
gamemodes01 is a fine-tuned Llama-3.2-1B model that delivers high-fidelity NPC behavior on consumer hardware. ~1GB VRAM at runtime. No cloud dependency. No per-call API costs. One-time training, zero marginal cost per conversation.
Our proprietary Bankai-optimized training architecture enables hot-swapping NPC personalities in real-time. Characters can change behavior patterns mid-conversation based on game events — something no API-based solution can achieve at this price point.
A concrete, time-bound plan with measurable deliverables. Each phase builds on the last.
As a solo founder, trust is built through transparency. We publish exactly what we spend and why.
$1,000/week operational runway
We're seeking a sustainable $1,000/week to maintain 100% founder focus on full-time development. This covers living costs, infrastructure, and compute resources. No bloated valuations, no vanity offices — just focused engineering.
Live On-Chain Burn Dashboard
Every token sale from the designated Operational Wallet is visible on-chain. Investors can verify exactly how many tokens are sold weekly and confirm they fund life costs — not speculative trading.
Founder tokens are locked
Founder tokens are locked and only released upon hitting the specific public milestones listed in the 90-day roadmap above. No free rides — tokens are earned through demonstrated progress.
Regular third-party assessments of our technical assets, market position, and revenue potential. Updated quarterly.
| Risk | Likelihood | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| Solo Developer Dependency | Medium | High |
| Critical Bug (Shadow City tick) | High | High |
| Unvalidated Model Quality | Medium | Medium |
| API Dependency (z.ai, OpenAI) | Low | Medium |
| Pre-Revenue Status | Medium | Medium |
| Market Timing | Low | Medium |
| Data Pipeline Reliability | Low | Medium |
| Regulatory (AI/ML) | Low | Medium |
| Competition | Medium | Medium |
| Technical Debt | Medium | Low |
| Category | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python Backend | $60,000 | $105,000 | $180,000 |
| Game Design / Narrative | $20,000 | $40,000 | $60,000 |
| LLM/AI Engineering | $30,000 | $75,000 | $100,000 |
| C++ Plugin Development | $7,500 | $18,750 | $30,000 |
| Frontend / Web UI | $6,000 | $15,000 | $24,000 |
| Training Data Generation | $6,000 | $18,000 | $24,000 |
| QA / Testing | $6,000 | $18,000 | $24,000 |
| DevOps / Deployment | $4,800 | $12,000 | $19,200 |
| Documentation | $5,000 | $12,500 | $16,000 |
| Fine-tuned Models | $2,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| TOTAL | $147,300 | $319,250 | $487,200 |
GMODE is designed as a Software Utility Asset that powers the NPC behavioral engine — with built-in economic stability mechanisms.
Software Utility Asset
GMODE tokens pay for API inference on the Gamemodes Behavioral Engine. Every NPC conversation requires GMODE. This is not a speculative instrument — it's the fuel that powers the product. Studios buy GMODE to run NPCs in their games.
50% Buy-and-LP Mechanism
50% of every B2B sale is automatically used to buy GMODE and add liquidity to the Orca Whirlpool. This creates continuous upward price pressure from actual product usage — not speculation. The deeper the pool, the more stable the token.
0.5% Transfer Hook Fee
A 0.5% transfer hook fee on every transaction ensures continuous funding for gamemodes02 Bonsai training — our next-generation model. This creates a self-sustaining development cycle where usage funds improvement.
Early supporters lock in the Standard Tier at 1,000 GMODE. This provides API access for up to 100 concurrent NPCs with priority routing and full personality engine features. Post-launch pricing will be significantly higher.