🔦 Flashlight Tycoon

Start a humble flashlight workshop and grow it into a high-tech factory empire! Craft and sell flashlights, hire workers, unlock advanced models, and prestige for permanent bonuses. Watch your production line come to life in a chill 3D environment.

💡 GAMEPLAY OVERVIEW

• 🔨 Sell Flashlights – Manual click or let your factory run automatically. Each sale gives you cash based on your current flashlight model and quality upgrades.
• 👷 Hire Workers – More workers = more flashlights produced per second.
• ⚡ Production Speed – Upgrade to make each worker faster.
• ✨ Quality Control – Increases the selling price of every flashlight.
• 🔦 Unlock New Models – Basic → LED → Tactical → Military → Quantum. Each tier produces more flashlights per second and sells for higher base value.
• 🌟 Prestige – Reset your factory progress (keep prestige bonus) for a permanent +30% income multiplier per prestige level. Requires $5,000 total lifetime earnings.

🎮 KEY FEATURES

• Slow, balanced economy – No runaway inflation. Every upgrade feels meaningful.
• Fully 3D factory scene – Orbit, zoom, and admire your glowing flashlight model with real-time lighting.
• CSS2D labels & particle effects – Immersive UI that lives in the 3D world.
• Idle / active hybrid – Auto-income ticks every frame, but manual selling gives a satisfying dopamine hit.
• Prestige depth – Scales infinitely, unlocking new model tiers faster each run.

🕹️ CONTROLS

Action	How to do it
Sell flashlight (manual)	Click the big SELL FLASHLIGHT button at the bottom
Hire worker / upgrade speed & quality	Click buttons in the right panel
Unlock & switch flashlight models	Click on any model in the left panel (must afford unlock cost first)
Prestige	Click the PRESTIGE button (available after $5k total earnings)
Rotate / zoom camera	Drag mouse (or touch) – auto-rotate is enabled by default

🚀 TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• Early game – Sell manually a few times to hire your first extra worker. Then focus on unlocking LED model (cost $150).
• Mid game – Balance between Production Speed (makes more flashlights) and Quality Control (higher price). Both are strong.
• Prestige timing – As soon as you hit $5,000 total earned (check the prestige button tooltip), do it! The +30% bonus massively speeds up your next run.
• Tactical / Military / Quantum – These are expensive but skyrocket your income. Don’t neglect them.

🖥️ TECHNICAL NOTES

• Built with Three.js – runs smoothly in any modern browser (desktop & mobile).
• No installation – play instantly.
• Saves only during the session (refresh = fresh start – but easy to extend).
• Performance-friendly with adjustable auto-rotate and modest particle effects.

✨ FUTURE IDEAS (if updated)

• Save/load system
• More prestige perks
• Animated conveyor belts
• Sound effects & ambient music

Ready to become a flashlight mogul? 👉 Click RUN now and start your factory empire!