- Add new BattleResultScene to handle post-battle victory/defeat sequence
- Include animated terminal-style debrief with stats, rating, and card/commander unlocks
- Support dynamic commander videos (victory/defeated) with fallback placeholders
- Implement gold counter animation and card reveal system with rarity effects
- Add victory/defeat music assets and integrate into result flow
BattleScene changes:
- Track all battle events across turns for detailed post-battle stats
- Transition to BattleResultScene instead of showing inline results
- Preserve save logic (gold, cards, unlocks) in result scene transition
BootScene changes:
- Load victory/defeat music assets for result scene playback
- Skip delay tick for AI cards just deployed in opponent-first turns to prevent unfair free activation
- Group consecutive "strike all" pre-battle fires to execute them in parallel, matching player card behavior
- Add new mission briefing videos (mission_030 through mission_037)
- Balance card stats: reduce fortify values, increase strike damage and armor values across multiple cards
- Adjust heal values for support units
- Significantly reduce gold rewards for missions 030–036 (from ~2800–3400 to 800), with mission 037 reward set to 1600
- Extend video preload loop in CampaignScene.js to include new mission videos
- Add permanent +1 baseArmor bonus on each molt to enable compound armor growth across multiple molts
- Track molt activation with _moltZeroed flag to ensure armor restoration only occurs after a molt event
- Extend protect/fortify skills to also boost baseArmor when applied after a molt (to preserve interim boosts)
- Update card venom values for progressive difficulty curve
- Adjust mission rewards and replace bt_hemomancer_1 with bt_hemorrhage_1 in reward pool
- Add 23 new mission briefing videos (mission_001 through mission_023)
This refines the molt mechanic to support long-term armor progression while maintaining balance across campaigns.
- Add binary assets: `assets/video/mission_001.mp4` through `mission_005.mp4`
- Update `CampaignScene.preload()` to dynamically load all mission videos
- Modify briefing display logic to show the loaded video when available, hiding offline/file placeholders
- **UI Overhaul**: Replaced static backgrounds with animated video loops and scanline overlays in `CampaignScene` and `CampaignSelectScene`.
- **Terminal Interface**: Implemented a "Tactical Operations Terminal" in the campaign mission view featuring amber CRT styling, typing text effects, vignettes, and flicker animations.
- **Mission Briefing**: Added interactive mission selection that renders detailed briefings, lore, and reward manifests within the terminal interface.
- **Balance Changes**: Doubled the values for `siege`, `mortar`, `venom`, and `smite` skills in `data/cards.json` across all tiers.
- **Tutorial Updates**: Adjusted tutorial overlays and positioning to match the new layout and UI elements.
Adds a multi-stage tutorial system to guide new players through the core game mechanics:
- **Save System**: Bumps save version to 3 and adds `tutorialProgress` tracking with migration logic for existing saves.
- **MainMenuScene**: Introduces Stage 1 (Campaign Intro) overlay directing users to start the campaign.
- **CampaignSelectScene**: Adds Stage 2 overlay highlighting the "Raider Uprising" campaign selection.
- **CampaignScene**: Adds Stage 3 overlay explaining mission selection within a campaign.
- **BattleScene**: Implements Stages 4 & 5:
- **Battle Intro**: Step-by-step walkthrough of Commander cards, explaining ATK, ARM, HP, DLY, and Skills.
- **Battlefield Guide**: Visual explanation of the 4-lane system, card combat mechanics, unblocked attacks, and the "Next Turn" flow.
All tutorial overlays include interactive "Continue" or direct-action buttons, animated indicators, and depth management to prevent interaction with the underlying game state until the tutorial step is complete.
- Introduce `IntroScene` to play `assets/video/intro.mp4` before the main menu
- Implement dynamic video scaling to fit screen dimensions
- Add skip prompt (Space/Click) that appears after first interaction
- Move main menu music initialization to `MainMenuScene` for proper lifecycle management
- Update scene flow: `BootScene` → `IntroScene` → `MainMenuScene`
- Include fallback handling for video errors and metadata loading
Refactor pack system to faction-specific packs with slot-based drops
- Split standard pack into 5 faction-specific packs (imperial, raider, bloodthirsty, xeno, righteous)
- Each pack has 3 guaranteed common slots + 1 special slot with tiered rarity distribution
- Packs unlock by completing their respective campaign missions
- Updated StoreScene to display faction colors, unlock status, and support pack opening animations
Fix bloodpact skill trigger timing and mechanics
- Changed bloodpact from preBattle to preAttack trigger (now fires per attack instead of once per turn)
- Reduced HP cost to 50% of value (was 100%), maintaining same ATK gain
- Moved bloodpact processing from _collectPreBattleFires to _buildPendingAttacks
- Added death check for self-killed cards during preAttack phase
Update drain skill description and trigger
- Changed drain from preBattle to preAttack trigger
- Updated description to clarify it targets the opposing card and its neighbors
Add fusion activation video and enhanced reveal effects
- Added forge2.mp4 for fusion animation (swaps with idle forge during activation)
- Implemented 3-phase energy vortex effect: particle streams, lightning bolts, convergence flash
- Faction-colored effects based on selected stack's faction
Update attack spritesheet and card data
- Updated attacks.png/psd with new bloodpact visual (frame 24)
- Changed all bloodpact skill triggers in cards.json from preBattle to preAttack
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- Updated `data/cards.json` to significantly increase armor values across all card tiers and types for better survivability balance.
- Refined skill descriptions in `data/skills.json` (Pierce, Berserk, Protect, Jam, Enfeeble) to clarify mechanics like "this turn" vs "permanent" effects and added flavor text.
- Added video background support to `MainMenuScene.js` using the new `tyrants-edge-menu.mp4` asset.
- Implemented retro VHS visual overlays on the menu: scanlines, stepped vignette, rolling tracking bar, and random screen flickers for atmospheric effect.
Brian Fertig