- Add VegaZoom.js with Phaser-free zoom ladder builder, verifiable headlessly
- Replace hardcoded ZOOMS array with galaxy-sized ladder anchored so the
bottom rung exactly covers the viewport
- Remove 160 px of pan slack in clampPan so empty space can never be dragged
into view
- Key semantic-zoom thresholds (isFarZoom / isNearZoom) to ladder index
instead of absolute scale, keeping behaviour consistent across galaxy sizes
- Add section 3b to verifyMasterOfVega.js with 163 new checks covering
ladder coverage, covering-zoom invariant, top-rung reach, and tiny-galaxy
single-step collapse
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.
Brian Fertig