- **Visual Feedback**: Introduce VegaBombardScreen.js — a two-stage popup for
bombard/invasion results featuring JIT-loaded videos (per planet type or
invading species) and animated stat bars showing population, factory, and
building losses.
- **Expanded Consequences**: Factory and building destruction now scale with
the population kill ratio. On colony wipeout, weapon Mark gates planetary
ruin/ruination (toxic/radiated/dead/asteroids) via a weighted probability table.
- **AI & Tactics**: Ursaal now queue troop transports alongside warships for
invasion fleets. Added `bombardHoldFireChance` trait (0–1) to let species
defer bombing when invasion troops are staged, preserving intact colonies
without creating fortress-world stalemates.
- **Battle Logic Fixes**: Correct `prepareBattleAt` and `pendingBattlesFor` to
properly handle stars with multiple colonies, ignore transport-only fleets,
and suppress pending battles when planetary defenses are depleted.
- **UI/Reporting**: Wire player-initiated and AI-initiated attacks into the
new popup queue. Add `bombard` and `invasionFailed` to notable turn report
events with detailed outcome descriptions.
- **Testing & Tooling**: Add comprehensive verification tests for planet
destruction distribution, building damage rates, hold-fire chances, and
battle edge cases. Expose `window.game` for devtools debugging.
Introduces VegaCombatSim, a standalone dev tool for tuning and
testing VegaCombat. It allows configuring attacker/defender fleets
(or fleet vs planet), watching animated battles on the real tactical
screen, and running batch trials for win-rate statistics. Both paths
use the exact same VegaCombat stepper as the live game.
Also fixes a transport unit amount default (1 → 0) in
VegaColonyView and corrects a music file reference in the JSON
data file.
Introduces Master of Vega, a turn-based 4X strategy game built on MOO1 rules with MOO2 conveniences. The implementation features a fully headless, deterministic engine (VegaLogic) with zero Phaser dependencies, enabling complete Node-based verification (809 checks) and reproducible galaxy generation via mulberry32 RNG.
Key features:
- Preset ship hulls with an auto-refitting Mark system and provably monotonic knapsack loadouts.
- Tactical grid combat with banked damage resolution to eliminate first-strike bias.
- Galactic Council diplomacy, stalemate-breaking, and invasion forecasting.
- Drop-in artwork compatibility with procedural stand-ins for all spritesheets.
- Hireable leaders (admin/captain) and colony building queues.
Architecture splits cleanly into headless modules (GalaxyGen, Logic, AI, Combat, Diplomacy, Ships, Leaders) and a render tier (StarMap, SystemView, CombatView, Screens, Nebula, Art, Fx). A comprehensive build plan documents 19 architectural traps discovered and resolved during development.
Registers the game in the registry, asset manifest, preload scene, and soundtrack service. Includes tools/verifyMasterOfVega.js for automated rule validation, art verification, economy balancing, and AI self-play soaking.
feat(zuma): redesign level 7
feat(shift): add 9 new artwork pieces
chore: remove Worms game entirely
- Goo Tower: introduce `asleep` state for pile balls. Asleep balls ignore physics/wandering and cannot be picked up until they gain a clear line of sight to an attached structure. Adds zZzZz visual, editor toggle, auto-play filtering, and logic tests.
- Goo Tower Lvl 9 & Zuma Lvl 7: completely redesigned terrain, ball/pile positions, and pipe placement.
- Shift: register 9 new artwork pieces.
- Worms: remove all source files, assets, verifier, build docs, and game wiring.
Add Worms (inspired by Worms Armageddon) as a new arcade game with:
- **Procedural terrain** — seeded Island and Cavern generation, full destruction via `carveCircle`, girder placement, ROCK immunity
- **Bespoke physics** — worm locomotion (walk, jump, backflip, ballistic flight, fall damage), projectile simulation with wind/bounce/homing, ninja rope with corner wrapping, explosion geometry with linear falloff
- **16 weapons** — Bazooka, Grenade, Cluster, Shotgun, Uzi, Fire Punch, Dynamite, Mine, Air Strike, Homing Missile, Holy Hand Grenade, Blowtorch, Girder, Teleport, Ninja Rope, Skip Go (+ Surrender)
- **Match rules engine** — 45s turns, retreat phase, sudden death with rising water, crates, mines, oil drums, chain reactions, deterministic hash-based state
- **8 themes** — Forest, Desert, Farm, Hell, Arctic, Jungle, Construction, Space with full procedural palettes and drop-in art hooks (`data/worms-artwork.json`)
- **Phaser scene** — mode select, quick match setup, camera, HUD, weapon panel, slingshot aim, 2-player hotseat
- **Headless verifier** (`tools/verifyWorms.js`) — 207 checks across terrain, physics, weapons, and match logic; deterministic through the sim
- **Wiring** — registry (iconFrame 92), main.js scene registration, slug dispatch, asset manifest resolver, preload
Also updates `level-008.json` with new solid/spike geometry, additional balls and strands, and repositioned pipe.
Remove the entire Angry Birds implementation including physics solver,
game logic, Phaser scene, level data, verification tool, and registry
wiring. Also delete the build-plan documentation.
Meanwhile, upgrade Goo Tower rendering: spikes now have faceted steel
teeth with dynamic lighting, rust speckling, and twinkling glints;
lava features layered heat gradients, animated flow streaks, and
rising bubbles. Update gootower levels 6-7 and zuma level 6.
AngryBirdsLogic.js layers the game onto the Wave 0 solver: wood/stone/ice
plus TNT with distinct density, friction and fragility; damage as a health
model with crack stages rather than instant shattering; all 8 birds with
one ability per shot; scoring, stars, win/lose, and a stepSim -> events[]
contract the scene replays as FX.
The load-bearing discovery is that damage must read approach velocity, not
the solver's accumulated normal impulse. The accumulated value carries the
static load of everything stacked above: measured 3.4e5 at the base of a
10-block stone tower, above the threshold that should shatter wood. Wiring
damage to it makes tall towers quietly crush themselves at rest, and it
reads as a level-design bug rather than a physics one. prestep now also
publishes contact.impactImpulse — the momentum needed to stop the approach,
zero at rest by construction. Resting fell to 2.4e4 against real hits of
1.9e5 to 2.7e6, and the whole material table was calibrated by measurement.
AngryBirdsGame.js maps the 2400x1080 logical level through fixed sx()/sy()
helpers at scale 0.78 rather than zooming the camera, which keeps HUD text
in plain screen coordinates. Slingshot drag, ghost trails of previous
shots, level select, star tracking and progress persistence are in. A
follow-camera is deliberately deferred to Wave 5 — it is pure presentation
and cannot be validated headlessly.
Six starter levels ship as the Poached Eggs opening. All stand unaided,
none damage themselves on load, and a greedy aim sweep clears every one.
Registered as slug angrybirds, iconFrame 92, under Video Games.
tools/verifyAngryBirds.js -> 114 checks green. Peggle (909) and Excitebike
(620) still pass; Goo Tower's 2 failures are pre-existing and unrelated.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01M1wNRvLLtyfCDAET7oYouf
- Replace drawn ball textures with 32-frame rolling cycle + fixed specular
highlight, so marbles visibly rotate as they travel along the path
- Switch from Phaser Containers to a Layer for proper depth-sorted rendering
- Replace hand-drawn frog with assets/images/zuma/frog.png sprite sheet
(2 frames: base disc + slotted overlay for the mouth)
- Add ZumaEditor (/?zuma-editor=1): drag/insert/delete path points, move
frog, tune parameters, test-play, export bank or single level
- Increase BALL_RADIUS 24→32, BALL_SPACING 48→64, and rebalance all tuning
constants (catchup/pullback speeds, explosion radius, frog clearance)
- Extract geometry lint (validateLevel, validateLevelParams) into ZumaLogic
so genZuma.js, verifyZuma.js, and the editor share identical rules
- Rewrite genZuma.js with a Pen class (straights + circular arcs at uniform
STEP=70px) to avoid Catmull-Rom overshoot; regenerate all 20 levels
- Update verifyZuma.js aimbot soak: 8 seeds/level, ≥80% bank clear rate,
star curve calibrated above mechanical play
- Update level data: new coordinates, adjusted quotas/speeds/colors/scores
- Add new background images (background-01.png, background-02.png)
- Add Bloxorz as a new logic game with tutorial support
- Register Bloxorz in games registry, main scene, and game room dispatch
- Preload bloxorz.json artwork data in PreloadScene
- Fix arm-structures artwork path and frame dimensions for Total Annihilation
- Balance Total Annihilation weapon stats:
- Increase tankgun damage (95→145)
- Decrease rocketpod damage (130→80)
- Decrease towerlaser damage but increase fire rate (62→52, 1.4→0.4s reload)
- Decrease towermissile damage but increase fire rate (175→135, 4.5→1.5s reload)
Add a complete Total Annihilation clone including:
- TotalAnnihilationGame.js: Main scene with fixed-step loop, input handling,
camera controls, selection, orders, and match lifecycle
- TAHud.js: Resource strip with flow rates, selection info, build/production
grid, minimap with fog of war, and toast notifications
- TAScreens.js: Main menu, skirmish setup, campaign list, pause menu, and
victory/defeat results
- totalannihilation-campaign.json: 6 hand-authored campaign missions with
escalating difficulty (skill 1→5)
- tools/genTACampaign.js: Campaign generator that bakes terrain from the
seeded map generator
- tools/verifyTotalAnnihilation.js: 13-section end-to-end test suite covering
rules integrity, artwork, economy, pathfinding, combat, fog of war,
map generation, serialization, AI skill ladder, and campaign winnability
- tools/lib/taStubScene.js: Minimal Phaser stub for headless testing
Engine improvements:
- TALogic.js: Swept projectile collision (no tunneling), quadratic AoE
falloff, manual weapon support (D-Gun), unrecoverable elimination, onTick
callback for AI stepping
- TAAI.js: Skill-based economy ladders, simultaneous factory+economy growth,
sticky focus-fire, home defense gating by skill, tune/profile overrides
- TANav.js: fitField dilation for unit clearance, stale fit mask invalidation
- TAWorldView.js: _addWorld for layer ordering, frame-accurate zoom anchor
math, container depth sorting every frame
- TARules.js: autoRangeOf excludes manual weapons, manual flag compilation
Art & data:
- Mayan civilization artwork added to civilization-artwork.json
- Several opponents switched to mayan citySheet
- totalannihilation-rules.json: balanced unit stats, new commanderlaser weapon,
restructured AI skill tuning, formatted JSON
- sprites.md: complete art spec for drop-in PNG sheets
- Registered in gamesRegistry, assetManifest, PreloadScene, GameRoomScene,
and soundtrack service
Implement the full Tetris Attack clone with three game modes:
- Endless: clear panels as the stack rises, speed increases with levels
- Stage Clear: defeat 6 character opponents (Beth, Jerry, Michael, Steve, Victor, Klaxon) in sequence
- Puzzle: solve 24 pre-vetted puzzles within move limits
Core engine (src/games/tetrisattack/TetrisAttackLogic.js) is a pure, deterministic
state machine with match detection, chain propagation, gravity, and scoring tables
matching the SNES original. Includes a headless verifier (verifyTetrisAttack.js)
testing match detection, chains, gravity invariants, top-out, puzzle solvability,
and seeded determinism.
Art is fully optional via drop-in spritesheets (spec: sprites.md); procedural
fallbacks draw 16-bit-style panel icons with distinct shapes for colorblind access.
Puzzle bank generated by genTetrisAttackPuzzles.js and verified as solvable within
optimal move counts.
Shared nintendo soundtrack reused via soundtrack overrides.
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
Complete kart racing game featuring 12 procedurally generated tracks
across 3 cups, 9 unique racers with distinct stats, headless physics
simulation, and a secret track editor (?superkart-editor=1).
Core features:
- Mode 7 ground renderer with parallax horizon backdrops
- 12 hand-tuned tracks (speedway, beach, swamp, scrapyard, volcano, nightcity)
- 9-racer roster with balanced archetypes (all-rounder, drift pirate, etc.)
- Headless race simulation for deterministic AI and headless verification
- Item system (bolt, seeker, oil, turbo, overdrive, emp, coins)
- Position-weighted item roulette and rubber-banding
- AI opponents with skill-based driving and stuck-recovery
- Full track editor with live preview, validation, and export
- 275 verification checks covering schema, physics, AI soak, and determinism
Data files: data/superkart-racers.json, superkart-rules.json, superkart-artwork.json
Game data: assets/gamedata/superkart/ (cups.json + 12 track files)
Tools: genSuperKartTracks.js, verifySuperKart.js
- Add Tempest (Atari 1981 vector arcade clone) with full simulation logic,
Phaser rendering scene, vector font, and headless verification suite
- Register Tempest in games registry, main scene list, and game room dispatch
- Add reusable Tooltip UI component for hover-based information display
- Add Civilization unit/building tooltips in city screen and map hover
(CivilizationTooltips.js with flag and effect descriptions)
- Update Civilization click handling to distinguish hover-only from real
click targets via hoverOnly data flag
- Update civilization-units and game-icons assets
- Register Star Control in games registry as 2-player arcade game
- Import and register StarControlGame scene
- Add starcontrol slug mapping in GameRoomScene dispatch
- Load star-control-ships.json asset data in PreloadScene
- Add dynamic ship sprite sheet loading in asset manifest
- Update README to reflect new game in Arcade/Console/PC category
- Update game icons to include Star Control icon (frame 82)
Add character assets (sprites/videos) and sound effects for Aiko, Blackwind,
DV-8-2303, Kage, Nadia, Nicole, and Steve.
Power overhauls:
- Extreme Ball: lasts 2 shots, cascade splits into 4 balls on 2nd bounces
- Cannonball: adds Space Blast-style explosion on green peg trigger
- Beam Up: retargets to a clear-path orange peg on return
- Overclock: lasts 2 shots, grants free ball every 6 pegs, pitch-rising hum
- Laser Sweep: follow-up sweep on random orange peg after 1s delay
- Shadow Slash: follow-up slash on random orange peg after 1s delay
- Cosmic Bloom: adds small Space Blast around green peg
- Rewind: glitch effect, portal opens targeting clear orange peg, refunds on drain
Add visual effects (shockwave rings, portal animation, glitch bars, split
particles), happy reaction dedup per ball, and comprehensive verification
tests for all new mechanics.
Implement two complete card games with full rule engines, AI opponents
(5 skill levels), procedural rendering, and drop-in art support.
Dungeon Boss: Boss Monster-style dungeon building game for 2-4 players.
Players build dungeons of rooms and spells to lure and defeat heroes,
harvesting souls to win. Includes 8 bosses, 31 room cards, 16 spells,
and 41 heroes with class-based baiting mechanics.
Star Wars Deckbuilder: 2-player deckbuilding game. Players build decks
from faction and neutral cards, purchase from the galaxy row, bounty hunt
enemy units, and attack bases. First to destroy 3 enemy bases wins.
Includes 90-card galaxy deck, 10 bases with abilities, and the Force
mechanic.
Both games include:
- Pure logic engines (rules-verified by headless test suites)
- Synchronous heuristic AI with skill-based decision quality
- Phaser scenes with vector-rendered procedural art
- Drop-in sprite sheet support via JSON mappings
- Tutorial documentation and art specifications
- Registration in the game registry and scene loader
Unscramble 4 base words, then collect circled letters to solve a riddle
bonus answer. Includes a seeded puzzle generator (tools/genJumble.js),
a verifier (tools/verifyJumble.js), and 58 procedurally generated levels
with progressive difficulty.
Also:
- Fix Pai Gow Poker seat rendering to only draw active seats
- Reduce Pai Gow max players from 6→5, max opponents from 5→4
- Add track 19 ("Down the Line" by Journey) to music
- Add Michael opponent voice lines (terry, victor)
- Update game-icons sprite sheet
- Implement Azul (tile-drafting game) with full game logic, AI (5 skill levels),
spritesheet rendering, and animated wall-tiling/scoring
- Add Inês-flavored tutorial text and 96×96 tile spritesheet
- Register Azul in gamesRegistry, main.js, GameRoomScene, OpponentSelectScene,
and PreloadScene
- Add tutorial videos for Blokus and Chinese Checkers
- Update Blokus and Chinese Checkers registry entries with hasTutorial: true
- Add Klaxon (mecha) tutorial for Blokus and Kage (samurai) tutorial for
Chinese Checkers
- Fix TutorialModal close-button click fallthrough with transient shield overlay
Brian Fertig