# ForexStation - 3D Quantitative Office & Hermes Council of Fifteen

Welcome to **ForexStation**!

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### Quick Start (Zero Setup)
Simply double-click **`ForexStation.exe`** to start immediately.
* No installation required.
* No source code required.
* Built-in 3D office, avatars, routines, and quantitative trading desks run out of the box.

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### Do I Need to Install Hermes or Python?

* **Do you need to install Hermes CLI?**
  **NO.** The included `hermes_bridge.py` contains its own self-contained quantitative deliberation engine. It calculates live M15 technicals, RSI14, and Risk Gate votes without needing the external Hermes command-line tool.

* **Do you need to install Python?**
  * **To run the 3D app only:** **NO.** If you just launch `ForexStation.exe`, the entire 3D world, avatars, typing routines, and built-in consensus dialogue work with zero dependencies.
  * **To enable real-time internet live quotes (BTCUSD, Gold, EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY) on M15:**
    If Python 3 is installed on your PC, run:
    ```cmd
    python hermes_bridge.py
    ```
    (or double-click **`Start-ForexStation.bat`** which will start both automatically).
    * `hermes_bridge.py` uses only standard Python libraries (`http.server`, `urllib.request`, `json`, `time`). No `pip install` packages are required!
    * You can also open **`http://127.0.0.1:8888/chat`** in any web browser to query the Council directly.

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### Controls in ForexStation
* **Walk**: Left-click floor or use **`W` / `A` / `S` / `D`** / Arrow keys.
* **Camera Zoom**: Mouse wheel scroll.
* **Talk to Avatars**: Walk up to any avatar (e.g. **The Chairman**) and press **`E`** (or left-click).
* **Change Name & Avatar Appearance**: Press **`C`** (Wardrobe).
* **Building Map**: Press **`M`** (Map).
* **Emotes**: Number keys **`1` - `5`**.
