Introduce a unit unlock system that progressively grants access to new
unit types as the player advances through the campaign. Each mission
specifies which units each army can build, starting with basic units
and unlocking MD Tanks, Rockets, Anti-Air, Missiles, Lander, Cruiser,
and eventually the full armory.
- Add unit sprite sheet (advancewars-units.png) and artwork config
- Implement unlock validation in production and build options
- Add tutorial dialogue from Ethel explaining new mechanics and units
- Balance AI difficulty by reducing skill levels and aggression
- Adjust capture weights for more balanced AI behavior
- Add introductory city capture mechanic in first mission
- Update verification tool to support unlockedUnits
Implement a full Advance Wars clone with campaign (20 missions) and
War Room skirmish mode. Includes:
- Headless game engine (AdvanceWarsLogic) with complete AW1 rules:
terrain movement, combat, capture, production, transports, fuel,
fog of war, CO powers, and multiple objective types
- AI opponent (skill 1-5, aggression/capture tuning) with BFS
pathfinding, threat evaluation, production counter-tables, and
fog trap awareness
- Canvas-rendered map view with procedural stand-ins that can be
replaced by drop-in painted spritesheets (no code changes)
- 11 playable COs with unique day-to-day modifiers and powers
(Hyper Repair, Lightning Strike, Tsunami, Meteor Strike, etc.)
- Campaign briefings with typewriter text and opponent portraits
- Comprehensive headless verification suite (rules, combat formula,
pathfinding, economy, capture, fog, CO powers, soak tests)
- New assets: terrain/building sheets, adventure music tracks,
game icon frame 86
- Refactor SpireClimb and SWDBG to use the shared soundtrack service
Brian Fertig