OSPO Strategy Simulator Discourse Theme

A Discourse theme inspired by the neon, cyberpunk styling of the OSPO Strategy Simulator app. It applies the simulator's typography, color palette, and glow effects to core forum components (header, navigation, topic lists, posts, buttons, and cards).

Installation

1. In your Discourse admin panel, go to Customize → Themes.
2. Click Install and choose From your repository.
3. Use this repo URL and the simulator-discourse-theme folder: https://github.com/davidpeterhirsch/Open-Source-Strategy?path=simulator-discourse-theme.
4. Set the theme as default or enable it for specific groups/sites.

Design notes

• Typography matches the simulator (JetBrains Mono) for UI chrome, navigation, and code blocks.
• The color system mirrors the simulator's HSL variables for background, primary neon cyan, accent blue, success green, and alert red.
• Buttons and interactive elements gain neon glow rings and hover transitions.
• Forum cards, topic lists, and post streams use dark glass panels with cyber-grid overlays.
• Badges, tags, and category pills get bright outlines to maintain readability on the dark surface.

Customization

This theme is SCSS-first and relies on CSS variables declared in common/common.scss. If you need to tweak intensity or switch to a flatter look:

• Update the HSL values in the :root block to adjust the palette.
• Remove or tone down the box-shadow utilities (--neon-glow, --neon-glow-strong, etc.) to reduce glow.
• Comment out the body::before scanlines or body::after grid overlay for a cleaner background.