Rad's Game DemosBy Radley Sustaire & Claude

M426 — Benchmark AI fix + Ranger nerf + role reclassification + companion parity. Sim AI now picks zone-type damage skills (Paladin Consecration etc) and target=all_enemies; previously they were filtered out. Benchmark dummies set to dmg=[0,0] hit=0 so the lead survives the full sim window — Paladin / Monk / Tactician readings no longer truncated by mid-fight KO. Ranger Aimed Shot 1.5/2.2/3.0→1.4/1.9/2.4 + executeChance 0.3→0.15. Class roles updated: Mage/Warlock/Sorcerer/Oracle→aoe_dps; Demon Hunter/Scavenger/Swashbuckler→single_dps; Dragon Knight→tank; Paladin/Tactician/Tinker/Shaman→support. Companions now band 883-970 at L20 (vs 7-9 in M423), Healers 2011/2102 (parity).

M425 — Companion sim wiring + benchmark improvements. Companions now use _effectiveLevel scaling so a L20 Frost Wyrmling reads as 300 dmg vs the prior 8 dmg. Benchmark dummies now have armor=0 so the chart measures raw class output instead of armor penetration. Re-snapshot generated; Todo List updated with current outliers (Ranger +193%, Paladin -79% suggesting AI skill-priority bug). Todo List link added to docs nav menu (shared/nav-header.js).

M424 — Extreme-class rebalance pass. Rogue NERFED: Backstab L10 2.50→2.10 + condition bonus 1.2→0.7, Shadow Step L18 2.53→1.9, Death Mark L20 dmgAmp 1.2→0.7. Monk BUFFED: Palm Strike 1.3→1.6, Flurry 0.6→0.8 (×3=2.4), Shadow Step 2.0→2.4. Paladin BUFFED: Holy Strike 1.1→1.5/2.0/2.6, Consecration 0.6→1.0/1.4/1.8. Shadow Dancer Shadow Strike 1.5→1.9 + Assassinate 2.2→2.6. Witch Hunter Silver Bolt 1.6→1.8 + Purge Strike 2.0→2.3. Shaman Spirit Bolt 1.5→1.0 (was hugely overperforming). Demon Hunter Demon Bolt 0.88→1.4 base. Todo List added to docs nav menu.

M423 — Todo List page (/assets/todo.html) with auto-generated skill audit findings from M422 baseline (Rogue +243%, Monk -89%, Paladin -95% etc); companion entries added to Damage Report snapshot (role=companion in graph filter); workflow memory entries for damage-report and todo pages. Companion accuracy flagged as critical TODO — synthetic companions in the harness use basic attacks only; needs class-skill wiring to match in-game numbers.

M422 — Damage Report tool page (/assets/damage-report.html): per-class damage/healing/mitigation graphed across levels (1,3,5,7,10,15,20,25,30) × {single,AoE} × {solo,group}. Multi-class overlay (per-color), milestone comparison (solid vs dotted), role filter. Snapshot generator at scripts/damage-report-snapshot.mjs (~1080 sims/run). Baseline M422 snapshot included.

M421 — DPS rebalance pass: Stormcaller AoE pulled in (Static Field 0.5×→0.4×, Thunder Ring 1.8×→1.4×, Tempest 2.2×→1.6×); Witch Hunter single-target up (Silver Bolt 1.4×→1.6×, Purge Strike 1.7×→2.0×); Runesmith Rune Hammer 1.4×→1.6×; Priest Shadow Bolt 1.0×→1.3× so priests have meaningful damage between heals. Goal: AoE/single-target DPS within ±25% of role-mate median.

M420 — Healing rebalance: Dispel Curse heal nerfed 0.5×→0.20× Damage, Restorative Purge talent now adds 0.30× (max 0.50× total) instead of taking it to 1.5×; Mend buffed 200%→350% base, Steady Hand to 410%, Greater Mend 430%, Sanctuary Mend 590%. Priest is now the dominant healer; Witch Hunter cleanse is utility, not primary heal.

M419 — Combat Log save-trace and Combat Report buttons converted to floppy-disk download icons; new Combat Report download bundles meter data + log + party/enemy snapshots into one JSON

M418 — Hit chance soft-cap (knee 95, falloff 0.2, ceil 99); per-target min miss floor (3% normal, 4% champion, 6% boss); max level raised 20→30 with extended XP curve to 38160

M412 — Auto-stat persistence fix + Auto Inventory/Passives/Spell-Talents checkboxes on New Character & Hire Custom + tavern hire post-hire auto-options popup + tavern hires now arrive with class starting gear

M416 — Hire Custom dialog redesign verified-and-closed (480 max-width + scrollable appearance grid + estimated stats + skill-points label all already shipped); Empty Thornwood node investigation closed (static-map audit clean); Craft menu gets gold-cost glyph + 'Craft (N)' count badge per recipe.

M415 — recursion guards on soulbind/counter/thorns wrapped in try/finally (no more deadlock-on-throw); M65 legacy sfx alias table dropped after audit confirmed no call sites; SPRITE_MAP audit deferred (defensive override, intentional).

M414 — combat background now extends to top of party HUD via live --hud-h CSS var (matches caption-bar bottom anchor); last-node forward dashed connector now uses same DOM popup pattern as back-arrow with 'Travel forward to {Zone}' button; gameState._state initialized via factory to break DEFAULT_STATE reference sharing.

M413 — verified pre-existing kill counters (warlock + pyromancer unlocks unblocked), maxMp fallback audit clean, flee-fail already canonical, cloud asset cleanup (deleted clouds_04/05 + thumbs + manifest scrub), milestone-jargon glossary doc.

M412 — passives slot-mult bug fixed (pyro/stormcaller get unique replacement nodes), persistent per-combat statistics with Supabase mirror, attack-speed lines on item + compare tooltips, hero/companion split into separate 4-col HUD rows, fallen-hero ↔ save sync, dragon_hatchling 404 + zone-table cleanup.

M411 — 22-item batch: spell rewire to weapon-damage scaling, priest AI fixes (Call Back guard, surface offense), enemy hover tooltip (replaces click), companion power-tier balance + scaling, hireable-cost normalization (100g/level), trainer +1 button + spendGold crash + companion exclusion, build picker in custom hire + full point spend, levelup overlay opacity, dg-screen stale DOM cleanup, Void Scholar art set, Silas portrait regen, image-review-v2 page workflow callout + approve-command buttons, achievements wired to combat-victory + level-up + zone-unlock, Hell Breach duplicate boss demoted to challenge, level-up XP cap removed, ev-card class+level label, passives panel layout, items-found rarity colors, images.html combat-bg + orphaned section, Ember Plateau node-overlap pass-3 (edge-edge intersection nudge).

M410 — priest overheal fix. Two bugs: (1) AI selection at low priest level had Mend as the only usable skill, so the default-personality fallback chain landed on usableSkills[0]=Mend even when nobody was hurt — now skips heal/buff fallbacks unless someone actually needs healing; (2) the 85% overheal-skip gate in _executeSkill required actor.autoBuild.auto_active or non-hero, so a regular AI hero priest bypassed it entirely — now triggers whenever the cast isn't a manual-mode hero. Combined: priests stop spamming Mend at full HP.

M409 — Lay on Hands AI fix. Heal/revive skills now bypass the partyMember.skills filter in the hero AI so a paladin with LoH unlocked but not in his manually-picked active list will still cast it on himself when wounded. Without this the picked-skills filter dropped LoH and the paladin let himself die instead of healing. Self-cast was already supported by the heal target picker (lowest-HP ally including self) — the bug was the AI never seeing the skill in the first place.

M408 — combat grid mobile bottom-anchor. Previous attempts placed the grid by a top % which left ~300px of unused space below the front row on mobile because the grid's actual vertical span is small relative to the element height. Now the grid anchors by the element BOTTOM on portrait mobile so the front row sits just above the HUD with a 20px breathing margin and the back row sits just below the BG's horizon. Added a sky-floor clamp (top 20% of viewport) so back-row sprite heads can never appear in the sky band. Desktop layout untouched.

M407 — combat grid mobile fix (followup to M406). Reverted the .ev-battlefield top:90px CSS hack which had desynced the SVG tile layer from the canvas character layer. Now both layers share the same mobile-aware sky percentage (0.42 in EvBattlefield, 0.40 in CombatScreen canvas) so tiles and characters move together. Added clamps so back-row sprite heads can't exit the viewport top and front-row tiles can't exceed the element height.

M406 — large batch across 6 parallel agents: Silas weapon reward fixed, combat grid recentered on iPhone 14 Pro, .cbt-hud z-index fix, dungeons overhauled (persistent HP/MP, 4-6 enemies/floor, +30-40% difficulty, victory dialog ordering, fluff floors removed), Weapon Scaling committed (INT/STR/DEX damage paths removed, Melee→Damage rename, ~150 skill descriptions updated), shrines reworked (no-op when used, revisitable when skipped, random buff pool replaces heal shrines), node detanglement post-pass (Wounded Soldier, Goblin Warrens, Ruined Watchtower), Forest Warden coins text, single auto-mode confirmation per save, auto checkbox moved next to tab title, Debug Map Nodes setting, combat stats persistence (3rd attempt — flush on fight end), parity warning fix (AoE log over-count), game speed persists across combats, mobile dropdown for Codex/Stats tabs, Achievements wired (War Dog → Trusty Companion + others), Achievements link on title, Enchanter/Priest sprites approved + class-catalog, warrior_east_block regenerated, Dust Roads + Ashen Gate backgrounds swapped.

M405 — Major batch follow-up: dialog hero/NPC banner side-swap, skill-rail flex-start, status-icon row above HP bar with proper PNG/SVG icons, hide skill rails when auto-combat (HUD shrinks, captions reflow dynamically via JS), 'Act N: Zone — unlocked' consolidated, faint-gold tile borders (no more green/red fills), speed button restored in auto-combat mode, full map untangle (79 → 6 crossings, dungeon nodes for Goblin Warrens + Ash Catacombs + Spider Queen no longer dropped by exit cap, stray hidden-node lines suppressed in renderer, debug log via __mapDebug), achievement screen merges registry-only entries (Untouchable, Hard Hitter, etc), shrine fail statuses now applied to next combat (was a no-op), Mage Arcane Familiar talent unlocks companion via auto-build path, Ash Wraith Deathchill does real damage + slow + bleed, DoT attribution per-source with stacking up to 3 + meter credit, Party screen sub-options Rename/Inventory/Spells/Passives/Attributes via manager.replace, gold-gradient XP bar, grid placement default OFF (incognito-clean) and bottom margin compresses upward, sprite-adjust nav-header height fix so foot is visible, bard_female sprite scaling JSON, .pp-tip-pop width cap + .passive-points-banner shrunk + skill-list-panel overflow-x:hidden.

M404 — Major batch follow-up: status tooltips on party frames + compact +N points badge + async sim + .pps-char-badge live update + manual-combat default fixed; Manual Characters advanced option (replaces Hard-difficulty auto-lock); one-liner advanced descriptions; New Combat UI (BETA) default ON; Auto checkbox in char creation + custom hire; starting gold 50 + Silas gold gift 100; random-name dice icon in char creation; Load-game Advanced (N) collapsible; cleric_priestess flagged NPC; quest reward audit (Collapsed Passage + others) + Silas amulet/ring fix (was passing 'amulet' which isn't a valid item base); hybrid skill resolver always treats STR scaling as heavy (was falling to light); Holy Strike + 3 hybrid skill descriptions reworded; Combat Debug Show Grid Placement now lights ALL 7×6 cells; emit-game-data emits damageStat/damageMult/damageCategory; tavern roster genuinely depletes (no reshuffle); auto-toggle button parity between Inventory and Attributes.

M403 — Major batch: combat damage rolls per-hit, Multi-Shot fix, manual-combat clickable + tooltips repositioned + mana indicator, 24px desktop click targets, disabled-skill tooltips, captions positioning, hide auto-toggles in manual mode, 12-enemy battle grid, Party Skills/Inventory route to new PartyPanelScreen, stats Last Saved indicator, RSG-Demos card relinked (Home → index, Play Now → play.html), front page heroImg fix + live-data-driven class/companion counts + primary-attribute bubbles + 'By the numbers' Initiative removed + companion loyalty/Auto Rounds section removed, assets/images.html bosses/enemies split + new NPCs filter + ash_wraith hover-swap fix, sprite-adjust.html guides feature + Single compare mode + Bard Male sizing, custom-content.html updated for builds + hybrid skills + sleep status + new build-preset.json schema, Silas portrait regen (full bust shot), prologue + dust_roads + 8 other zone map_bg JPGs added, dialog conversation grid centered with 100px gap and 2x desktop sprites + NPC name in dedicated banner, prologue combat bg pointer added.

M402 — Hotfix: New Game black screen on iPhone caused by property/method name collision. Renamed CharacterBuilderScreen.this._build (chosen build preset) to this._buildChoice so it no longer shadows the _build() init method that onEnter() calls. The black screen with 'Uncaught TypeError: this._build is not a function' is gone.

M401 — Sprite review actions (6 flips, 2 regens), AoE per-target damage logging, lifetime stats sync to supabase, and rate-limited JS error telemetry. Flipped six sprites that were facing west (enchanter male spell + ko, enchanter female ko, priest female ko, priest male ko + spell). Regenerated priest_female_south as a full body (was cropped to portrait) and priest_female_east_attack with a single mace (was dual-wielding); both flagged for re-review. Approved the other 26 new-class poses per user review. Combat log now emits one line per AoE hit so a Whirlwind on 4 enemies reads as 4 separate outcomes plus a header summary instead of a single rolled-up line. Lifetime stats (LIFE_KEY) and run stats (RUN_STATS_KEY) are now allow-listed for cloud sync; saveLife pushes to supabase fire-and-forget after each local write (capped at 200 KB, oldest run history trimmed first). main.js pulls the lifetime stats from cloud on sign-in before merging save slots so the Stats panel character/run survives a hard refresh. New JS error capture in telemetry.js: window.onerror + unhandledrejection report to recordEvent('js_error',…) with per-fingerprint cap of 5 and per-session cap of 30 so a tight error loop can't spam telemetry. No PII.

M400 — Hotfix: defensive try/catch on Character Builder steps + iOS Chrome pull-to-refresh on the title screen + Silas conversation moved to the actual first dialog node + buckler fix in build-aware loot. New Game flow on iPhone falls through to a safe step instead of black-screening if any single render throws (and logs the error). TitleScreen toggles overscroll on so iOS Chrome pull-to-refresh works on the main menu, off when entering the game so combat taps don't accidentally refresh.

M400 — Hotfix: defensive try/catch wrap on Character Builder steps so a render exception in any single step (build, stats, class) falls through to a safe step instead of black-screening the New Game flow on iPhone. Also moves the Silas conversation onto prologue_warning (the actual first dialog node players see) instead of the unused prologue_start, fixes a wood_shield item key reference (was undefined, would throw on the build-aware weapon gift path), and reuses the existing Silas Veilward sprite so the build-aware prologue gift actually fires.

M398 — Surface 28 new class sprite entries in the image-review-v2 Pending filter. Enchanter male+female and Priest male+female (7 poses each = 28 entries) appended to the m351 open review batch with their referenceSheet prompts and pose-style hints; Pending mode at /assets/image-review-v2.html now shows them ready for approval/feedback.

M397 — Image-review surfaces new class art with prompts + appearance picker shows unlocked portraits first. Backfilled the 28 Enchanter/Priest male+female sprite entries on /assets/image-review-v2.html with prompt context (was empty); the manifest builder now falls back to the art_direction reference-sheet prompt + per-pose style notes when a frame doesn't carry its own prompt yet. Character Builder appearance picker now lists all unlocked portraits before any fame-locked ones while keeping the existing class-grouped order within each band.

M396 — Weapon Scaling mode + skill rebalance + tooltips + Enchanter female / Priest male sprites. New advanced game-creation toggle Weapon Scaling drives skill damage off the equipped weapon's roll instead of STR/DEX/INT directly; INT spells still benefit from spell power but raw INT no longer multiplies spell damage. Adds standardized benchmark gear packs at L1/3/5/7/10/15/20/25 (no legendaries / uniques) plus a per-class skill benchmark sim that surfaced and trimmed several stacking-multiplier outliers (Cleric Smite, Knight Holy Strike, Tinker Bolt, Monk Shadow Step, Dragon Knight Claw / Breath). Spell tooltips on the new combat HUD now show estimated damage on the primary target plus the full formula breakdown (stat term × mult × (1 + spell/attack power) + weapon flavor); Skills menu picked up the same expanded formula. Damaging skills no longer mislabel as utility in the legacy popup. Generated review-flagged Enchanter (female) and Priest (male) sprite sets and deployed them.

M395 — Priest class + class tags + damage categories. Adds Priest (female art, review-flagged) with heal/revive/shadow-damage skills (Mend, Call Back, Shadow Bolt, Shadow Veil). Introduces a class-tag system (healer / reviver / arcane / dark / holy / tracker / shadow…) so quest gates like the wounded soldier accept any healer instead of only Cleric, and the mage-glyph apprentice accepts any arcane caster. Damage skills now resolve a heavy/light/magic category and apply per-category multipliers; magicMult set to 0.78 to bring spells closer to basic-attack damage (sim shows Act 1 dropping from 15.3 to 13.3 percent win rate, Act 4 18.0 to 9.0, Act 6 9.2 to 2.8 — spells were carrying late-act AoE disproportionately and now read 1.5-2x basic attacks instead of 4x+).

M398 — Enchanter class with sleep magic + status particles + bottom-pinned skill menu + hero rename. Combat now ships an Enchanter class (male sprites generated, art pending review) with new Sleep status that locks targets for 2 rounds and breaks on damage; AI auto-skips sleeping targets. Adds floating status particles (3 SpriteCook PNGs for burning/frozen/sleeping plus SVG fallbacks for poison, bleed, stun, slow, regen, curse, silence, blind, marked). Mobile manual-mode menu pins to the bottom strip without an overlay so the battlefield stays visible. Heroes can be renamed from the Party screen with a customName / defaultName split — clearing the field reverts to the original.

M393 — combat HUD overhaul pass: 2.5D grid lifted above HUD, single-row spell rail, compact companion frames, AI badge dropped, manual-mode hides speed/step buttons, captions repositioned, tap-clicks bail on new HUD, portrait fallback chain prefers south then portrait then east, 1v1 placed face-to-face on same row, debug placement knobs feed grid spacing, Show Companion Frames toggle.

M392 — 2.5D battlefield tiles now always visible at low intensity behind canvas sprites; occupied/targeting states ramp up from baseline.

M391 — UI overhaul polish: settings 'Back' no longer leaks the prior panel after toggling New UI; canvas BG suppressed in overhaul mode so the painted 2.5D scene shows through; EvBattlefield now mounts behind the canvas (canvas-driven sprites, animations, enemies, war_dog, stance variants all visible again — no more 404s on broken sprite paths); 2.5D ground tiles now only render under occupied positions instead of a full 6×6 checkerboard; every hero's spell-rail icons populate on mount in cold state (instead of only the active hero); party-card portraits switched to _south pose with chained fallbacks (_south → _east → fallback_portrait.svg, which now exists); card-row padding added so corner ornaments stop triggering page scroll.

M390 — manual-mode polish: extra-attack drain now staggers strikes (380ms apart) so each bonus swing paints with its own damage number; turn loop pauses via _drainingExtras flag mid-chain. Mobile HUD controls (weapon/utility/speed/pause) tighten under 700px and hide empty Tap Power buttons so they stop crowding the manual-mode card rail.

M389 — manual-mode UI polish: hardcore lock + spell tooltips + mobile portrait strip + per-encounter BG variants. Hardcore difficulty now visibly locks Manual Combat on (lock badge in DifficultyDialog; gameState.load also enforces). Spell rail buttons get a flourish-cornered tooltip card (mobile: bottom sheet) showing name, MP/CD, AOE, est damage, and description. Below 700px the rail collapses to one expanded card plus a 36px portrait strip; AWAITING-INPUT forces selection to the active actor. EvBattlefield BG now picks 1 of 3 variants per act via a deterministic encounter-id hash; bosses anchor to v1.

M391 — Manual extra-attack drain + M392 — SVG corner ornaments. M391: extraAction and _speedExtraRemaining no longer splice the actor back while awaiting player input — instead they drain synchronously inside _dispatchManualAction so the player is prompted exactly once per turn. M392: lozenge corners on hero cards, simple corners on companion cards + the turn-order strip; defs injected once via evSymbols.js. Both behind 'New Combat UI (Beta)'.

M390 — Manual mode loop-pause + spell rail click-to-cast. When 'New Combat UI (Beta)' is on, manual-mode hero turns no longer open the legacy modal — instead the active hero's card-rail goes hot with Basic Attack + per-class spells (state-aware: ready/no-mana/on-cooldown/disabled) + Use Item (free action) + End Turn. Single-target spells engage the EvBattlefield grid for tile selection (ev:target-select). Item use stays awaiting input; turn timer freezes via a new _awaitingInput guard in update(dt). Legacy modal still drives manual mode when the flag is off.

M389 — Card rail skeleton: per-hero bottom-HUD cards (portrait, name/class, HP+barrier+MP bars, status row) replacing legacy .hud-members when 'New Combat UI (Beta)' is on. Companion row beneath, AI badge, dead/active state styling. Spell rail placeholder reserved for M390. Round/speed/pause controls untouched.

M388 — Turn-order strip: top-of-screen initiative chips with portrait, HP fill, hero/companion/enemy color borders, and gold pulse on the active actor. Gated behind 'New Combat UI (Beta)' (gs.uiOverhaul). Rebuilds on each round; HP fills update with the existing _updateHud cadence. Existing canvas combat untouched when the flag is off.

M387 — Manual-mode + UI overhaul foundation. Adds the new design-system layer (palette tokens, .ev-panel SVG-corner border component, 18 background variants under public/images/map_bg/, 8 placeholder spell-icon SVGs, asset manifests with fallback rules) and a 6×6 SVG battlefield grid component (EvBattlefield class with debounced ResizeObserver, three-layer DOM, click-to-target event contract). Everything is gated behind a 'New Combat UI (Beta)' Settings toggle (gs.uiOverhaul) — the existing canvas combat path is untouched when off. Pre-overhaul revert tag at pre-overhaul-M386. The 12-phase planning tree, 24-slide deck, senior-reviewer roast, and per-act background gallery live at /plan/ on the release server. Two review passes (code-reviewer verifier + ui-designer UX) ran against M388 and M389; blockers fixed inline (event contract sourceCombatantId, hero-overflow row-binning, vanishY 0.15→0.22 to match BG horizon). Build clean, 277/277 tests pass.

M386 — End-of-milestone audit fixes from parallel code-reviewer / performance-engineer / game-developer agents. CombatScreen _updateHud now dirty-checks every per-frame DOM write (status row innerHTML was the worst offender). meter.events ring capped at 2000 entries. Boss-intro splash gate replaced per-frame querySelector with a boolean flag. NG+ act-shift cap raised 6→10 with actMultipliers extended to acts 7-10 so NG+2+ no longer flatlines every zone to the Act-6 ceiling. Added partySize validate guard, prologue act-0 backfill default, and SkillTree _tabPinned reset. Workspace AGENTS.md added with subagent_type quickref for the vanilla-JS+Vite+canvas RPG stack, mirrored into CLAUDE.md and new_game_template/CLAUDE.md.

M382 — solo + NG+ + hardcore fixes. Solo runs now scale enemy damage by hero count (solo 0.40x, duo 0.65x, trio 0.85x, full 1.0x) so a hardcore solo paladin can clear the prologue without being one-shot. NG+ Act 1 now uses Act 5's enemy multipliers and bumps the per-loop ngPlus values (hpBase 4.5, dmgBase 2.5) so NG+1 Act 1 actually feels like late-game combat (sim: prologue boss now 5.9 rounds vs 1.7). Hardcore mode disables the Cleric revive button (fallen stay fallen). NG+ map view now uses the dropdown zone selector instead of tabs. Tap weapon damage is now credited in the DPS meter. Hero skill mult bumped 0.70→0.82 so low-level skills feel meaningful.

M381 — Act 3+ rebalance: enemy HP & damage ramp by act (no change to Acts 1-2; Acts 3-5 multipliers 1.85x→2.4x HP and 1.22x→1.38x damage). Hero skill/spell damage scaled to 70% so AoE finishers no longer one-shot enemy waves. Companions now scale stats with effective level (STR/DEX/CON/INT bonuses), so a Level-1 War Dog hired in Act 1 keeps up in Act 5. Boss damper limits per-act HP ramp on bosses. New scripts/sim-act-balance.mjs validation tool. Sim shows Act 3 trash 10-13 rounds, big-fights 22-24 rounds, bosses 38-47 rounds with real risk of companion deaths.

M380 — ESC opens menu on map screen. Map now binds its own window-level keydown handler in onEnter (cleaned up in onLeave + destroy) that pushes GameMenuScreen when ESC is pressed and the map is the top of the stack. Belt-and-suspenders to the global ESC handler in main.js — the global one was supposed to handle it but events from the zone-select dropdown / overlay modals didn't reliably bubble to window.

M379 — News index page rebuilt to use live data: now fetches news.json (12 entries with current SEO titles) instead of hardcoded markup that was missing post-overhaul-update + showed stale 'Re-redesign — SpriteCook' / 'M79 Redesign Report' titles. Palette aligned to the new ember accent (--accent-text #ffa844 for ≥4.5:1 contrast). Cards are now real anchors with hover state (border + h2 underline).

M378 — Combat simulator parity refactor: simulator.js now instrumented with the same 16 combatDebug.push sites as CombatScreen (initiative_roll/turn_order/turn_start/ai_decision/skill_cast_attempt/hit_check/crit_check/damage_calc/damage_apply/status_apply/status_tick/legendary_proc/meter_add). New shared src/game/statusTick.js exports computeStatusTick + isDotStatus — used by both simulator and CombatScreen for burn/bleed/poison/regen formulas (no more drift). Simulator now dispatches legendary effect hooks (onCombatStart/onHit/onCrit/onKill/onCast) — Dragon Breath, Mana Shockwave, Echo Cast, etc all fire in headless balance runs. Per-source damage meter (damageBySource) added to simulator output so the M369 attribution rule is enforced both live and headless: Dragon Breath bucketed under its own name, not folded into the parent skill. Combat-debug-replay.cjs harness updated to equip legendary-bearing parties; verified 47 legendary_proc events + 8 status_tick events on a single goblin_camp run with War.damageBySource={Whirlwind:115,Cleave:223,Dragon Breath:120}. Zero perf regression (167ms for 1000 sims with cdb disabled). All 277 tests pass.

M377 — Combat Debugging system: new src/utils/combatDebug.js (5000-entry ring buffer + parity checker + window.__combatDebug mirror, O(1) bail when disabled). Settings toggle 'Combat Debugging' (off by default, persists in localStorage.emberveil_combat_debug_log). 20 push() instrument points across CombatScreen.js: initiative_roll, turn_order, ai_decision, skill_cast_attempt, hit_check, crit_check, damage_calc, damage_apply, status_apply/tick, legendary_proc, meter_add, log_line mirror. End-of-combat parity check compares meter vs report vs parsed log totals (5% tolerance) — emits parity_warning when they diverge (e.g. legendary fire damage attribution mismatches). Post-combat modal shows red notice + 'Copy Debug Log' button when parity fired. GA + Supabase telemetry: single combat_summary event per fight (consent-gated) with encounter_name, outcome, rounds, party/enemy totals, parity_warnings, legendary_procs, top-8 source_breakdown, act. 277 tests pass.

M376 — UI fixes: docs.html capped at 1100px container + 760px article width (was full-screen, hard to read on wide displays). Companion catalog rebuilt as a card grid (mirroring class-catalog) with portrait + name + type badge + stats strip + description; 480px breakpoint shrinks to 56px portrait. Sort moved into a dropdown (replaces sortable headers). Mobile layout no longer breaks.

M375 — Multi-fix: rune cursor REMOVED entirely (was a11y issue, hid focus); nav header always 'Emberveil' (no longer derives from page title that mutates); header restyled to match new Ember design (72px, mono caps, ink-2/ink-1, .scrolled state); rsg-game meta tags normalized to 'Emberveil' across 8 pages; images.html class roster expanded to all 28 (Tinker/Monk/Shaman/Witch Hunter/Knight/Sorcerer/Runesmith/Shadow Dancer added) + auto-hydrates from data/classes.json; front-page hero portrait removed, EMBER no longer wraps (white-space:nowrap when no portrait), stat strip max-width 1100px centered; classes section role text hidden in list, names left-aligned, .class-portrait flex-start with max-height 720px; combat enemies relabeled (Stormcaller + Goblin) using existing portraits; arena-log no longer flickers (only re-renders when log strings change); 'View full balance report' → 'View Report'.

M374 — Multi-fix batch: (1) Skills now show 'Lv N' instead of 'Tier N' on front-page hero/classes (uses real unlockLevel from skills.js). (2) Companion section filtered to TRUE companions (war_dog/dire_wolf/etc), no more hireables (Lysa/Borin/Aela/Rekk excluded), capped at 8 entries, portraits fall back to _south.png since most don't have _portrait files. (3) Image Review V2 lightbox now sits below the 52px sticky nav (inset:52px 0 0 0; close-X at top:60px). (4) Inventory tooltip on mobile gets max-height + scroll + sticky action buttons so Equip/Compare always reachable. (5) Changelog parser now folds in releases[N].summary from game_meta.json (245 entries vs 40). release.sh re-runs parser every release. (6) UX review (M367) copied to public/docs/ux-review-m367.md and linked from /assets/docs.html for phone-friendly viewing.

M373 — UX polish round 2: combat pause button now has aria-pressed/aria-label that toggle on state change. New /accessibility.html — dedicated WCAG 2.1 AA statement covering keyboard shortcuts, reduced motion, screen readers, contrast policy, touch targets, known limitations, and reporting. Footer About section now links to it.

M372 — Contrast fix follow-through: 7 interactive text contexts (eyebrows, sk-cost, act-tile, news cards, CTAs, tap-button, car-arrow) now use --accent-text (#ffa844, ≥4.5:1 on dark bg) instead of decorative --accent (#e8612a, 2.8:1). Decorative borders/glows still use --accent.

M371 — UX accessibility critical fixes: --accent-text token (#ffa844) for ≥4.5:1 contrast on dark bg (--accent itself stays decorative); rune cursor now only fires on (hover:hover) + (pointer:fine) + no reduced-motion (won't hide cursor for keyboard/touch users); explicit :focus-visible rings on all interactive elements (.ev-themed scope); class picker is now a real role=tablist with arrow-key navigation, Home/End, aria-selected, aria-controls; combat preview ticker checks document.visibilityState (no battery burn while tabbed away); prefers-reduced-motion kills ember particles + parallax + reveal animations + clamps all transitions to 0.01ms; iPhone 14 Pro (480px) breakpoint stacks hero stats 2x2, 1-col acts rail, 240px companion cards, 44px min touch targets. ARIA labels on all 4 chart SVGs (radar, difficulty curve, drop stack, initiative bell).

M370 — Hard-mode rebalance (GitHub Pages only, NOT pushed to emberveil.radgh.com per user directive). Every regular enemy HP ×4, dmg ×2; every boss HP ×7, dmg ×2 across all 6 acts (73 stat blocks). Solo Knight on Act 3: 0% survival (target was ≤5%). Comp B Act 3-6: 0% win rate. Comp A Act 1: 85% to 10%, Act 3+: 0%. Balance test flipped from 'highly winnable' floors to 'hard-mode ceilings' (Act 1 ≤60%, Act 3 boss ≤30%, smoke check accepts 0%). New post-snapshot at public/assets/data/balance-snapshot/post-m369-hard.json. balance-report.html now has 'M369 — Hard Mode' toggle with Comp C (solo Knight) charting.

M369 — Combat Report damage attribution: legendary effects (Dragon Breath, Arcane Bounce, Mana Shockwave, Echo Cast) now record their damage with the effect's name + element instead of bucketing under 'Attack'. _dispatchLegendaryHook ctx.applyDmg now accepts (sourceName, element) optional args; legendary effects pass them so the meter shows 'Dragon Breath / fire' as a separate row.

M368 — Bug fixes: combat-end modal no longer renders twice (added _endModalShown guard + cleanup of any pre-existing .cbt-end-modal in DOM before mount). Travel-back popup OK button now actually navigates — was being eaten because innerHTML was reset every render frame, killing the click handler mid-event. Now content is only rewritten when destination zone changes; click handler is persistent and reads the latest backLink.

M367 — Theme cosmetic pass: ev-themed body class added to all 60 news + tool/catalog/doc pages. They now pick up Cinzel/Spectral fonts + ember palette via the auto-injected site-theme.css. No layout changes — just the theme tokens cascade in.

M366 — Contact page rebuilt to match new design: form removed, three centered Direct/Feedback/More-links cards with vertical stack layout, email confirmed radleygh@gmail.com (not radgh.com). Privacy page picks up ev-themed body class so the new fonts/palette apply.

M365 — Design migration kickoff: pre-tag pre-design-migration-m364 captured. New shared/site-theme.css (1146 lines, ember-locked, rune cursor, namespaced under .ev-themed). nav-header.js auto-injects theme + sets cursor=rune on themed pages. release.sh syncs site-theme.css. New scripts/build-live-data.cjs writes public/assets/data/live.json with real game counts (28 classes, 5 starters, 35 companions, 6 acts, etc) — runs every release. New public/assets/_design/site.js (vanilla JS port of Hero/Classes/Combat/Companions/Charts/Acts/News + ember layer + rune cursor + reveal). New index.html assembled from those mounts. Tools/Catalogs/Docs unchanged this milestone (will get cosmetic theme pass next).

M364 — Forest Warden 'invisible node south' explained: the lower node was act1_warden_reward, which I renamed to 'Warden's Request' in M360 but the rename was masked because _displayedNodeName always overrode node.name with the dialog's npcName. Both dialog nodes shared npcName='Forest Warden', so they collapsed to the same label and looked like duplicates. Fix: _displayedNodeName now prefers node.name when explicitly set, falls back to npcName only for generic-named nodes. Forest Edge + Warden's Request will now render distinctly.

M363 — Inventory tab now opens with 'Inventory — ClassName' header to match Skills/Passives/Attributes tab title pattern. Character name + portrait moved into a sub-header below, no longer doubling as the tab title.

M362 — Token migration + tab title normalization. dragon-expansion.html and balance-report.html now use canonical --rsg-* tokens (no more hardcoded #0a0204/#ffd060/etc). SkillTree tabs unified: 'Skills — Class', 'Passives — Class', 'Attributes — Class' (was 'Class' / 'Passive Tree — Class' / 'Attributes — Class'). Tokens come from nav-header.js :root injection so every page picks them up.

M361 — Map polish: completed dialog nodes now show a green checkmark badge so the player knows once-only events are done. Tooltip clamping (M360) verified working.

M360 — Boss scaling double-multiply fix (was bossScale^2 * 2.5; bosses correctly sized now). Map node tooltips now clamp inside container — no more horizontal scrollbar on right-edge nodes. Forest Warden duplicate node renamed to Warden's Request; both Forest Warden dialogs now use male druid portrait. Dialog nodes are now once-only by default — completed dialog becomes silent walk-past unless event has repeatable:true (fixes Forest Warden 1 re-firing). Memory Trial doubled to 8 cards / 4 pairs / 12 flips, replaced letters with class-style glyph sigils (sword/shield/flame/rune) inline SVG; reward bumped to 50 gold.

M359 — Save load routing fix: if a save is on an adventure zone (not in town), Load now opens MapScreen at that node instead of bouncing the player to the last town. Town saves still go to TownScreen as before. Fixes the 'I saved on Border Roads but loaded into Emberveil' bug.

M358 — Level-up 'Spend Now' now routes to Party > Spells/Passives/Attributes tab (whichever has pending points first), not the legacy SkillTreeScreen. Auto-Equip button on Inventory tab renamed to 'Auto' with circle (○) indicator when off; matches Skills/Passives/Attributes Auto buttons. Same circle-off indicator added to SkillTree Auto buttons.

M357 — Settings cleanup: Companion Level Sync always-on (toggle removed), Attack Speed always-on (toggle removed) AND wired to dagger/rapier/shortbow/dragonfang_dagger via attackSpeed:'fast' tier (was previously a no-op because no weapon had the tier set). Auto-Advance Dialog and Debug Mode now have descriptive subtext matching the other toggles.

M356 — Frontpage companions/bosses/enemies now render with the same hero-card-sm grid structure as unlockable heroes (120px minmax, identical card markup). Starter classes still use the larger heroBigCard layout per spec.

M355 — Assets page split: /assets/ is now a landing card page; /assets/images.html, /assets/audio.html, /assets/milestones.html each show only their own section (rest hidden via #section { display:none }). Assets nav submenu updated to link to the new pages.

M354 — Sweeping site overhaul: nav reorg (Catalog/Docs new menus, Archived moved to footer, Send Feedback removed); shared footer.js with 5-section layout (Game/Tools/Docs/Archived/About) auto-injected on every page; canonical CSS design tokens injected by header (var(--rsg-bg/accent/container-max/etc)); 10 OpenAI desert-fantasy news hero images (gpt-image-1 1536x1024) wired through Image Review V2 batch m351; new post-overhaul-update news report with chart.js (Act win rates pre/post, damage share, status distribution) + sample damage meter; SEO-renamed all 10 news titles (e.g. 'Milestone Report' -> '20 Classes, 84 Skills & Combat Rework'); privacy.html rebuilt with consent banner notes for GA4 (per-host G-IDs), telemetry, cloud saves; consent gating verified - GA only loads when rsg_consent_v1 granted; frontpage hero now calc(100svh-52px), scroll-indicator centered with auto-margin (immune to padding), news bumped to 6 items; dragon-expansion overlay removed + dragon knight icon refreshed + Emberveil-in-meta cleaned + inline GA stripped; milestone-report 6-box now 3x2 grid; sub-menu hover bridge added (no more flicker); contact clouds match index parallax direction + speed; More Links section rewritten with 8 useful destinations; lightbox prompt section now shows old/new prompts side-by-side; Image Review V2 palette aligned to canonical tokens; .char-m79-portrait min 120px; assets pose hover-swaps into portrait slot (desktop only).

M353 — Image Review V2: pyromancer east_spell approved (m350 → history). Category filter now applies in Pending/History modes (was leaking character entries into Backgrounds tab).

M352 — Image Review V2 fixes: lightbox close button (added top-right red X + event delegation), prev/next visible-but-disabled when single image, prompts shown under old/new comparison, asset/reference IDs visible. tools.html now reads live data/tools.json (rebuilt every release) — 19 untracked tools surfaced + curated descriptions added. release.sh auto-runs build-tools-list.cjs + build-image-review-v2.cjs.

M351 — Image Review V2: merged image-review + character-redesign into new viewer with mode/category toggles, multi-select copy-as-list approval flow, image-left/sidebar-right lightbox, and batch JSON system. Nav reorg: new Catalog/Docs/Archived top-level menus. Old pages renamed deprecated-*.html with banners.

M350 — Balance pass: Act 5 enemies HP -28%/dmg -16% (Comp A 32% to 78%, Comp B 1% to 53% win rate); Act 6 dragons HP +30-50% (Comp A 88% to 86%, Comp B 85% to 67%); chart.js balance-report.html with pre/post/compare views; new pyromancer east_spell sprite approved.

M349 — Pending Replacements review panel: regenerated pyromancer east_spell sprite (feet were cut off) flagged for user approval before overwriting original.

M348 - iPhone inventory tap targets, boss scale fix, real reset defaults, combat positioning, FTL gap fix.

M347 - Cleric overheal AI; XP halved + cap tightened; prologue trailhead start; traveling overlay viewport-centered; skill-check first-visit fix; boss-chest iPhone-tappable; per-zone map fit.

M346 — Hotfix: Ancient Shrine first-visit incorrectly rendered Already Used (gs.visitNode fired before _showShrineModal so re-checking visitedNodes always returned true; now passes the pre-visit flag through). iPhone portrait map node spacing — canvas internal width forced to 760px minimum and .map-canvas-wrap scrolls horizontally so columns are ~50px apart (well above the 40px tap-target target).

M339 — Difficulty picker + Hire estimate. Both DifficultyDialog (mid-run swap) and CharacterBuilderScreen (new game) now show three compact icon+name buttons in a 3-col grid with a single description paragraph below that updates as the user picks. Hard difficulty surfaces its '+20% Magic Find' and '+10% XP' bonuses as inline chips. Hire Custom estimated stats block now uses the same .preview-stat markup + 3-col grid layout as Create Character (HP/Mana/Hit/Dodge/Init in cells; Melee/Magic/Spell Power as full-width rows). preview-stat CSS mirrored into HireBuilderScreen so the screen stands alone.

M344 — NPC dialog portraits via NAME_TO_SPRITE map + slug fallback + initials placeholder; portrait box 56->64px.

M343 — Skill check Pass/Fail preview, Auto-Pass affordance, disabled dialog choices show Requires: line, shrines show Effect: block.

M342 — Per-encounter XP cap (defensive against level-7-at-prologue overflow); Riposte parry counter actually wired and logged.

M341 — Stun overhaul. New Dazed status (-25 hit pts); AoE stuns converted; +1-round stun talents reworked.

M340 — Magic shield system: 4 new cloth off-hand bases with native Barrier + Barrier Regen; 2 magic-shield-only affixes (Wardstone, Conduit); combat barrier-absorb + per-round regen wired.

M339 — Difficulty picker reorg (3 icon+name buttons + dynamic paragraph in both new game and Change Difficulty); Hire Custom Estimated Stats reuses CharacterBuilder .preview-stat layout.

M338 — map + dungeon. Dungeon nodes: anchor-aware return path (was using gs.nodeId which had already moved to the dungeon entry, so 'give up' looped back into the dungeon). Visible error fallback if dungeonId is missing or DungeonScreen import fails. Map layout rewrite — _layoutZoneToFTLGrid now caps each node's outgoing exits at 3 (preferring the spatially closest), pins the boss to (COLS-1, mid-row), classifies thru-nodes by 'reaches boss' set, places thrus along a centred trunk with ≤2-row vertical drift between adjacent columns, and places one-offs in the SAME column as their parent at parent.row ± 1 so detours read as off-lane. Fewer cross-screen connections, no node should branch to more than 3 destinations. Empty Thornwood node investigation queued for M339 — needs in-game save-state inspection.

M337 — UX batch (15 items). Title fame chip color matches the subtitle (no more vanishing into the dusk palette). WHATS NEW + SEND FEEDBACK in game menu are de-emphasized text links instead of full buttons. Lore Compendium + Achievements fonts bumped for desktop legibility (cat tab 0.72->0.92, body 0.84->1, achievement name 0.75->0.95, etc). STR description no longer claims a carry-capacity stat (there isn't one). Map legend separated Shrine / Challenge / Skill Check labels and gave each a distinct glyph (✦ / ! / ?). Map top margin default raised 2.5% -> 7% so the player star at the top of a zone always renders fully. Damage meter 'E' checkbox + Combat log 'Secondary' checkbox removed (live in Settings now). Hire Custom card min-height removed (was forcing 140px and smushing). Hire Custom Level +/- now lays out inline on one row. Difficulty dialog toggle grid-template-columns -> auto 1fr per spec. New Game Map Seed moved to end of advanced options to match Change Difficulty layout. Party screen now shows an XP bar below HP/MP per hero (hover tooltip shows current/next-level target). Fame-tier encounters made global once-per-account via localStorage AND no longer hand out items — fame is meta since M327, so the legendary on tier 500 was leaking into every new run.

M336 — UX batch. (1) Sync toast suppressed when same digest as last shown for that user (was popping every refresh). (2) Codex 'Coming soon' for enemy scaling replaced with current role+tier+NG+ explanation incl. boss vs regular sample numbers. (3) Character-Builder advanced options checkbox layout: help text moved inside cb-adv-checkline as a 2-row grid (checkbox left, title row 1, help row 2). (4) PartyPanel embedded SkillTreeScreen no longer renders its redundant skill-mode-tabs bar (CSS hide; outer PartyPanel tabs control the sub-screen). (5) Combat pause/end-modal z-indexes raised to 1000/1010 so they sit above captions (800) and damage meter (920). (6) Fame curve recapped at 2,000 fame (was 5,000+ for late slots) — all ~25 cross-class slots fall within that range. (7) Combat speed persisted to localStorage emberveil_combat_speed; restored on next combat. (8) Next-Turn step button now shows whenever combat is paused regardless of Slow Combat setting.

M335 — UX batch. Boss loot chest affix lines now read '8% Crit Chance' instead of 'Deadly: 8%' (stat-name lookup with fallback to descriptor). Town header button no longer shows the skill-pending bubble — only Party does (Town shows quest-ready / new-unlock count). Town node fast-travel now animates the star to the destination before opening the town dialog. Skills/Passives/Attributes Auto button now immediately spends pending points on click (previously the flag flipped on but spending was deferred to the next screen open). Settings → Combat: new toggles 'Show Combat Log' (default on) and 'Show Damage Meter' (default off); when either is on, an additional 'Show Enemy Damage & Info' toggle appears. CombatScreen reads those at build time and hides log/meter or shows enemy info accordingly. In-game menu reorganized into Hero row + 3-column grid (Game / Library / Settings) + Footer row, with a new Load Game button alongside Save Game; columns collapse to a single stack below 640px wide. Class-catalog.html keeps user CSS edits.

M334 — Two backend wins. (1) Supabase request-burst fix: opening Load Game while signed in fired ~184 requests (1 listCloud + 92 readClouds + a redundant auth.getUser per row). cloudSaves.mergeWithCloud and downloadAllMissing now call new savesClient.listFull which selects slot_name+state+updated_at+created_at in a single query; savesClient caches the auth.getUser result for 30s and invalidates on auth state change. Net: 2 requests instead of 184. (2) telemetry_events runtime: new src/auth/telemetryEventsClient.js inserts each consented analytics event as a row in the 0003_telemetry_events Supabase table; signed-out users insert with user_id null (RLS allows it). consent.pushEvent now fires GA AND lazy-imports the telemetry client so every milestone event lands in both places.

M333 — Google Analytics wired. Hostname-based GA id resolver in src/main.js: emberveil.radgh.com -> G-5H26ZXKBCL, anything else (radgh.github.io/RSG-Demos, localhost) -> G-XP7B7KVNY8. Override path remains: window.__RSG_GA_ID or VITE_GA_ID. Demos hub generate_pages_index.js now ships its own inline consent banner + GA snippet using the same rsg_consent_v1 localStorage key; GA only loads after Accept; same-origin so the decision shares with the game13 tab. Both properties get their own GA stream.

M332 — Class catalog rebuild: linked from the shared Catalogs nav menu (Class Catalog above Companion Catalog). Sprite strip now uses fixed flex-basis so 4 tiles fit across desktop, 2 across mobile. Unlockable classes stay full-opacity with an Unlock-Requirement section under the passives instead of fading out. Display-mode select (View: all / basic / images / attributes) hides sections per card. Top-right Select toggle reveals per-card checkboxes; selected count shows next to '28 of 28 classes' with a Copy List button (newline-separated class names). Lightbox gallery for sprites modeled on character-redesign.html: 7-pose nav, prev/next + arrow keys + Escape, mobile-safe scroll (close button anchored to viewport, no scroll-trap at top of frame). Each lightbox frame fetches the matching pose-prompt from public/data/art_direction/<class>.json lazily and shows it as a Prompt block. Backing data: emit-game-data.cjs now enriches classes.json with starter:true and unlockRequirement:{type,value,label} pulled from classUnlocks.js.

M331 — Class catalog page. New /assets/class-catalog.html shows all 28 playable classes with portrait, 7-pose sprite strip (portrait, south, east, attack, spell, block, ko), role, armor type, primary attribute tag, lock state (starter vs unlockable), full skill list with unlock level + MP cost + description, and class passive tree. Loads via data-source.js (same source as the in-game screens; not a static copy). Filter by primary attr / armor tier / starter-vs-locked, plus a search that matches class name, role, hook, AND skill text. getPassives() added to data-source.js; passives.json was already being emitted.

M330 — Main-menu UX audit ship: collapsed three signed-out auth buttons (Login/Create/Google) into a single Sign In button + unified modal w/ tabs and Google primary action. NG+ subtitle removed from title screen, surfaced as a yellow pill on Load Game cards. Fame chip simplified — number only when fame > 0; the 'Next: 2,000' copy was removed since the unlock model is per-appearance since M322. New GDPR consent banner (Accept analytics / Reject / Privacy link). GA4 only loads after Accept; consent persists in localStorage rsg_consent_v1 (and a 1y same-site cookie) and shares between game13 + RSG-Demos hub. Major-milestone GA events: run_started, run_completed_win, run_completed_death, level_up, boss_killed, class_unlocked, fame_threshold_reached. New privacy.html on both game and demos hub; new ux-audit.html dev tool linked from the demos hub footer. Optional Supabase migration 0003_telemetry_events.sql (run if you want first-party event analysis); supabase-setup.md updated to cover it.

M329 — Title corner-links laid out as a centered horizontal row along the bottom of the screen on mobile (instead of a tall right-edge column with awkward spacing); safe-area inset for iPhone notch. Combat victory modal soft-lock fixed: CombatScreen.onPause now hides its root element so the victory modal can\'t bleed through and swallow clicks when an achievement toast pushes the AchievementsScreen on top.

M328 — Codex screen mobile layout. The horizontal scroll-tab bar of categories was unusable on iPhone (users had to side-scroll to discover categories). Added a real select dropdown that takes over below 600px, plus stacked list-on-top / detail-below layout so the entry list isn't crushed into a 38pct column on portrait.

M327 — Bug-fix follow-up. Appearance default-unlocks driven by starter classes (warrior/fighter/ranger/rogue/mage), gender filter is display-only, fame moved to global localStorage, HireBuilder mobile reuses CharacterBuilder CSS, and a new public/docs/supabase-setup.md linked from /assets/docs.html under Backend.

M327 — Bug-fix follow-up: appearance default-unlock now driven by starter classes (warrior/fighter/ranger/rogue/mage) instead of alphabetical sort position (Bard/Chronomancer/Cleric was wrong). Gender filter is now display-only — toggling Male/Female no longer changes which appearances are unlocked. Fame is now GLOBAL (localStorage emberveil_fame_global_v1) so unlocks persist across saves and new games. HireBuilderScreen class cards now use the same wrap-friendly CSS as CharacterBuilderScreen (mobile no longer ellipses 'Paladin' to 'Holy Warrior'). New public/docs/supabase-setup.md covering migration order, application options, verification, rollback — linked from /assets/docs.html under a new Backend section.

M325 — Cloud-synced per-run statistics (run_stats Supabase table; account-only; client-side trim 100 rows per user via after-insert trigger). FTL-style map grid layout (M324) snaps every Act 1-6 zone's nodes onto a 12-col x 12-row grid (6 logical rows x 2 alternating sublanes) preserving graph topology. Clockwork Turret + Tinker sprites regenerated via SpriteCook (12 poses total: 5 turret, 7 tinker; reference-asset chained for character consistency). Checkbox checkmark glyph reworked: now an inline-SVG background-image at 70% size on the box itself, scales perfectly with whatever dimensions the checkbox has.

M324 — FTL-style map grid layout: post-build pass snaps every Act 1-6 zone's nodes onto a 12-column x 12-row grid (6 logical rows x 2 alternating sublanes; even rows for thru-nodes, odd rows for one-offs / hidden bosses / dungeon entries). Preserves graph topology (no edges added or removed) while regularising spacing so close-proximity overlaps and similar-angle line collisions stop happening. BFS depth assigns columns; original y-order preserved within each column.

M323 — Combat depth + balance: Enable Slow Combat Options setting adds 0.5x/0.25x/pause/Next-Turn step button to combat speed cycle (default cycle stays 1x/2x/4x). XP curve slowed (level 2 = 120 XP, was 100; full curve front-loads requirement so prologue + first 2 fights leave the player at level 2-3 instead of L5). Prelude/Act-1 enemy damage bumped 50-70% so prologue enemies actually hit for 10+ effective damage post-mitigation against starter armor (goblin_scout 13-20 → 22-32, veilspawn_herald 16-24 → 26-38, bandit/warrior/warlord proportionally).

M322 — UI/UX bulk pass: appearance unlock rework (own-class always free; cross-class on per-appearance fame curve), reset progression option, button-style Auto/Show-Base toggles with global checkbox glyph fix, HP/MP '?' init bug, party attributes 2-column layout, boss double-splash + chest auto-save + town first-visit kick fixes, upgrade-star on chest items, Town/Party header bubble rules, advanced-options checkbox layout, map node spacing + line/text visibility, travel-back popup offset, companion HP bar full width, auto-equip sweeps existing inventory, prologue map background generated.

M315 — Deep balance analysis + rebalance pass: Act 5 combat was trivial (party one-shotting all enemies, 0 retaliation). Fixed simulator act-as-ng+ bug and class-casing bug. Rebalanced all enemies Act 1-5 (HP +30-100%, DMG +30-60%), capped Backstab damageMult and Reality Shard stun chance, raised global damage multiplier to 1.3x.

M315 — Deep balance analysis + rebalance pass: Act 5 combat was trivial (party one-shotting all enemies, 0 retaliation). Fixed simulator act-as-ng+ bug and class-casing bug. Rebalanced all enemies Act 1-5 (HP +30-100%, DMG +30-60%), capped Backstab damageMult and Reality Shard stun chance, raised global damage multiplier to 1.3x.

M314 — XP catch-up + achievement persistence: catchUpMultiplier(level,partyAvg) capped at 3x, applied in awardXp + shown in victory modal as (1.5x catch-up). Achievements now persist across runs in localStorage emberveil_life_achievements_v1; new-game unlock toasts only fire for genuinely new entries; old-save achievements merged in; Reset Achievements button in Settings with confirm modal.

M313 — Consistency + codex + What's New fix: removed Recommend/Auto bar from skill tabs, 'Show Base Attributes' label rename, hidden useless skill-header bar, removed 'Skills - ' prefix, shop+craft auto-equip toasts (matching combat-loot variant), salvage button margin, 3-step enchanter wizard (item→property→tier), What's New fetch + Full History link now use Vite BASE_URL, codex updated with current formulas (armor DR curve, crit, dodge, fame thresholds, boss phases, champion modifiers, legendary activation rules).

M312 — UI unification batch: HireBuilderScreen wider class cards + chronomancer fits, DifficultyDialog escape + close fix, Settings difficulty row removed, TitleScreen instant fade-in (no slide-down) + cloud layer overlap, save menu flex 0 1 auto + floating Back, Statistics Esc closes properly + persisted run stats, custom confirm modal replaces window.confirm, Tavern routes to PartyPanelScreen, PartyPanel gold/brown redesign with town-style tabs, hidden equip-panel portrait, green-styled auto-equip with sweep on toggle, .inv-char-class margin, reusable settingsPanel component.

M316 — Settings/Title/Save/Party UI unification: 18 bug fixes covering HireCustom class-card CSS, title screen instant fade-in, save menu scrollable cards with floating Back, Statistics Esc fix, stats localStorage persistence, checkbox checkmark sizing, auto-confirm modal, TownScreen routing to PartyPanelScreen, PPS gold/brown redesign, portrait hidden in equip-panel, auto-equip sweep, inv-char-class margin, DifficultyDialog lifecycle fix, reusable settingsPanel component.

M311 — Map/fog fixes: cross-zone back-arrow now a viewport-clamped DOM popup below the player node (no map overlap), per-zone last-position persisted (returning from later zone lands at boss node not random), fogged nodes are non-hoverable + don't show tooltips, fog-of-war default ON for new games and old saves without opt-out.

M310 — Critical combat/dungeon UI fixes from feedback batch: DungeonScreen now removes its DOM on exit, .combat-screen height:100% to prevent 0px collapse, victory + map modals scroll when overflowing, boss treasure → pick 1 of 3 (rarity colors only, no class suggestion), achievement screen mid-combat now pauses + defers victory, boss-intro splash hides background HUD + click-only dismiss (no countdown), fame popup cancelled on town teardown, combat report uses formatStat() everywhere, Combat Settings pause menu replaces E toggle with DPS+Log+Captions sub-options, captions raised 80px above HP bar.

M309 — News pipeline + asset archive snapshots + release.sh category tags + backward-compat notes: public/news/ markdown folder + Latest News widget + news-archive.html, scripts/snapshot-assets.cjs hooked into release.sh writes per-milestone snapshots to public/assets/data/snapshots/M### (data-overrides.html now restores from them), release.sh accepts RELEASE_CATEGORY + BREAKING_CHANGES env vars, What's New splash shows Migration Notes when present.

M311 — Number rounding audit (formatStat helper, no more floating-point artifacts in stat displays) + fame-locked appearance unlocks (5 base + up to 5 more at 100/250/500/1000/2000 fame thresholds, fame badge on title screen and game menu)

M311 — Number rounding audit (formatStat helper eliminates floating-point artifacts like 13.000000001% across all stat displays) + fame-locked appearance unlocks (5 base per class, +1-5 extras at 100/250/500/1000/2000 fame thresholds, fame badge on title and game menu).

M307 — Crafting + boss death cinematics: 25 unique-item recipes (boss-kill / lore-node / always gates), 30 common recipes (10 white auto-unlock + 10 magic level-5 + 10 rare level-10/act-2), Blacksmith 'Unique' sub-tab, recipe-unlock toast on boss kill. Cinematic dialog overlay for 8 bosses (boss line + hero line + narrator line) before the victory modal, with reduce-motion fallback.

M306 — Infinite Depths: post-game scaling dungeon unlocked after defeating an Act 5 boss. Procedural 3-5 node floors, HP×1.15^N / dmg×1.10^N scaling, 10 floor effects, anchor boss every 5 floors with guaranteed legendary drop. Local leaderboard, run state persisted, separate InfiniteDungeonScreen + /assets/infinite-dungeon.html catalog page.

M305 — Sets + uniques + affixes: 24 sets (12 low-tier 2-piece / 8 mid 3-piece / 4 endgame 4-5-piece), 24 uniques across 5 acts (boss-tied + open-world drops), 40 new affixes (elemental combo, conditional, defensive, resource, set helpers), 12 legendary effect hooks dispatched on combat-start/hit/crit/cast/kill. Set/unique tooltip + colored borders. Note: onTakeDamage hook deferred to next milestone for re-entrancy safety.

M305 — 24 set items (12 low/8 mid/4 endgame), 24 unique items across 5 acts, 40 new affixes, legendary effects system with combat hooks, purple/orange UI for sets/uniques, boss loot tables updated with unique drops.

M304 — Multi-phase bosses + boss loot + hidden bosses + 40 dialogue branches: bossPhases.js engine wired into 6 bosses with 2+ phases each (HP-tick markers in canvas bar, transition log + onEnter messages). Per-boss loot tables for 8 bosses. 4 hidden boss encounters across acts (Ember-Etched Key / INT 25 / no-death gates). 40 new gated dialog branches (8 per act) with extended requires (partyClass/inventoryItem/stat/flag2).

M303 — Enemy spells + champion modifiers: spellFx.js (5 element CSS animations w/reduce-motion fallback), 13 enemy spells in enemySpells.js (incl 3 boss wind-ups), spellList wired on 11 enemies/bosses with cooldowns + interrupt detection. 10 blue-name champion modifiers (regen/aura/fast/extra_strong/tough/cursed/shielded/lifesteal/thorns/inferno) with 5% spawn rate, stat-bumped HP/dmg, blue canvas name + tap-tooltip badges.

M302 — Gameplay batch 1: companion level-sync setting + party avg on save slots, flee-from-combat with DEX check (boss-immune), Rogue skills Pilfer Magic + Hemorrhage, Warlock Soul Curse with on-death spread, skill-check map node type with 4 examples, node-overlay system (traveling merchant/memory minigame/bandit patrol — overlays must resolve before underlying node, no skip), per-spell DoT stacking modes (per_source/per_character/global) with tooltip stack counts.

M302 — Gameplay batch 1: companion level-sync, DEX-check flee, Pilfer Magic + Hemorrhage (Rogue), Soul Curse + curse-spread system (Warlock), skill-check map nodes, node-overlay system (merchant/minigame/bandit), DoT stacking modes per-spell.

M302 — Gameplay batch 1: companion level-sync, DEX-check flee, Pilfer Magic + Hemorrhage (Rogue), Soul Curse + curse-spread system (Warlock), skill-check map nodes, node-overlay system (merchant/minigame/bandit), DoT stacking modes per-spell.

M301 — Headless simulator + regression infra: scripts/lib/combat-sim.mjs (runCombat / runBatch), batch-rebalance with worker_threads + CSV, configurable regression-thresholds.json + check-regression.mjs hooked into release.sh, encounter-ratings drive color-coded difficulty in dungeon catalog, item-validation + affix-coverage scripts, save-load-test (auto-snapshots regression saves per milestone), loot-audit (merchant + guild + black market), combat trace export + combat-replay.html, status-matrix.html interaction grid, playthrough-sim full Act 1-5 seeded run with softlock detection.

M300 — Devtool batch 2: skill-sim.html (interaction simulator + 100-combat preview), affix-matrix.html (NxN cell grid with stack/conflict/multiply/independent heuristic), spell-catalog compare mode (up to 4 spells side-by-side), asset-pipeline-trace.html (13 build scripts mapped), image-review-manifest cleanup (917→782 entries, 33.5 KB saved), character-redesign-archive (forward-only), rebalance-diff.html (snapshot-A vs snapshot-B color-coded delta).

M299 — Devtool catalogs + tools landing + live-data override system: scripts/emit-game-data.cjs prebuild step writes 10 JSON data files; new public/assets/data/data-source.js exposes getCompanions/Enemies/Dungeons/StatusEffects/Achievements/Skills/Affixes/Items/Bosses/Classes (with localStorage override + revert-to-default + milestone-snapshot scaffold). Five new catalog pages: companion-catalog.html, dungeon-catalog.html, status-effect-catalog.html, achievement-roadmap.html, plus tools.html landing.

M298 — Changelog/news/lore/monument: structured changelog (5-category badges) + new /assets/changelog.html. What's New splash on first boot after each milestone (localStorage gate). Feature-shipped-in-M### badge helper applied to ~8 demonstrative spots. /assets/roadmap.html generated from the wishlist plan with progress bars. New in-game LoreCompendiumScreen with 25 Claude-authored entries across World/Factions/Bestiary/Locations/History/Arcana — unlocked by lore-node visits, boss kills, achievements. Hardcore monument on TitleScreen (only renders when fallen heroes exist); hardcore-death saves stay loadable as 'Fallen' slots with stats view + delete.

M297 — Keyboard navigation: new src/utils/keyboardNav.js helper wired into 13 menu screens (Title, CharacterBuilder, LoadGame, Settings, Town, Map, PartyPanel, Dialog, LevelUp, Achievements, Stats, StatsDashboard, GameMenu). Tab/arrows/Enter/Escape across grids/lists. Global :focus-visible gold ring (suppressed for pointer-initiated focus, so touch UX is unchanged). Combat: digit keys 1-N trigger action buttons during manual turns; full arrow-key target selection deferred per scope (noted in wishlist).

M296 — Accessibility batch: colorblind palettes (default + deuteranopia/protanopia/tritanopia) via CSS custom properties + Settings selector. 80%/100%/120%/150% font-size scaling. Global 44×44px tap-target floor for buttons/links/inputs (WCAG AA) with .compact-target opt-out. Reduce-motion 3-way toggle (Auto/On/Off) with src/utils/motion.js helper, expanded coverage to parallax + dialog flashes. Combat captions mode (24px aria-live mirror of the combat log).

M295 — Polish batch: Enchanter upgrade preview tooltip with before/after stat deltas finalized. Potion belt — 3-slot quick-access consumables per character, accessible during combat. Achievement-unlock toast (gold variant, 6s, tappable). 'What's New' shortcut in GameMenu reads release-summary.json (auto-emitted prebuild). Shared STATUS_META module with plain-language status descriptions. Boss-specific intro preludes — 2 lines per boss, 11 bosses authored.

M294 — UI batch 2: New unified PartyPanelScreen with Party/Inventory/Spells/Passives/Attributes tabs (old InventoryScreen + SkillTreeScreen marked deprecated, kept in repo). Map 'Inventory' button renamed 'Party'. Zone fast-travel switches to a dropdown when 4+ zones are unlocked. Boss-intro splash with name auto-wrap and clamp() sizing for long boss names on iPhone. Dual-comparison mode for rings/offhand on desktop viewports.

M293 — Small UI batch 1: notification bubble bug fixed (skill-points clear without visiting Character screen), quick-equip toast on item pickup, talent-effect preview tooltip on skill upgrades, scroll-position memory per character in inventory, status-effect duration tooltips on combat HUD, and SVG role badges on party screen (no emoji).

M292 — Migrated 74 approved brainstorm items + 19 manual additions into wishlist.html under a new milestone-grouped 'Approved Brainstorm' section (M293–M309 plan). Brainstorm.html now displays approved items in a separate non-interactive 'Approved' section with green checkmarks. CLAUDE.md updated so future sessions check the wishlist plan first.

M291 — DungeonScreen completion crash + lingering-overlay bugs fixed; LoadGameScreen now shows hero+companion roster on each save card; new brainstorm.html with 100+ checkbox feature candidates and Copy-Prompt button (linked in Tools menu).

M290 — Sprite review batch (16 chars approved + 10 reference-anchored regens), Stats dashboard back-tap teardown, removed FF-style copy from manual combat toggle, sprite-adjust stacked layout fix with Stack Opacity slider.

M289 — Per-skill / per-element / per-source damage instrumentation flows into the Damage tab live; new Skill Cast Frequency chart; fight-kind metadata enables Boss/Dungeon/Regular filter on the Damage tab. The 5-milestone stats batch (M285-M289) is shipped.

M288 — Character power tracking: per-hero power score (level + attrs + skills + passives + gear + HP/MP), snapshots on level-up and fight-end, Power tab plots growth curves and role-mix donut.

M287 — Item + magic-find tracking: every drop (combat loot, dungeon chest, boss chest) now flows into stats so the Loot tab on the dashboard fills with rarity/zone/MF data live.

M286 — Cross-run analytics: enriched run archive (classes, hero names, dropsByRarity, powerPeaks, completion flags), auto-archive on final-boss victory, Cross-Run tab adds class-playtime donut, lifetime loot donut, hardcore-deaths timeline, win-rate trend line.

M285 — chart.js dashboard with global filter bar (time range / hero / fight kind), 7-8 tabs, mode-aware (in-game vs main-menu with cross-run analytics), and the data infrastructure for M286-M289 (drops, damage by skill/element, damage taken by source, power series).

M279 — Massive feature batch: dungeons, manual FF-style combat, stats dashboard with charts, fixed-3 tavern pool, 10 wild companions, big-fight encounters, fog-of-war default ON, prologue backlink purge, no-op Trailhead nodes, map screen Inventory/Town/Menu buttons, weapon-rec stat scaling, difficulty UI overhaul, first-town crash fix. Plus 26 NPC sprite regens (kaela/marek/mira/silas + chrono_f/demon_hunter_f) and 16 east-facing sprite flips.

M283 — Major bug-fix milestone. (1) AI hero spell-casting fixed: SKILLS values now stamped with .id keys so partyMember.skills filter actually matches; auto-build adds parent skill ID to m.skills when buying a talent; AI defensively falls back to all-unlocked when filter empties. (2) Companion notification badge fixed (Tinker turret no longer ghost-pings the Spells tab). (3) Class pets like Clockwork Turret no longer leak across new games (DEFAULT_STATE shallow-copy bug deep-cloned arrays/objects on init). (4) Clockwork Turret + Veilspawn Herald sprites wired in SPRITE_MAP. (5) Sprite Adjust tool: reference panel now reads live sprite_adjustments.json (read-only with LIVE pill); target stays editable. (6) New Tinker SpriteCook art (east + 6 poses + reference sheet). (7) shaman_male/sorcerer/sorcerer_female/stormcaller per-pose adjustments applied. (8) Clockwork robot removed from hero appearance picker (filter companion-only). 277/277 tests pass.

M282 — Applied sorcerer_female + stormcaller per-pose sprite adjustments. Horizontally flipped 8 sprites (bard/cleric/demon_hunter/oracle_old/pyromancer/stormcaller/witch_hunter + tinker east). Image-review manifest regenerated (Tinker now appears, deprecated appearances like oracle_old filtered). image-review: new '1' column option for full-width view. sprite-adjust: Preview Animation button cycles south→east→attack→east→spell→east→block→east→ko (suppresses stacked overlay during preview); list counter no longer wraps.

M281 — Sprite Adjust 'Stacked' layout now overlaps reference + target in the same canvas (ref draws under target at 45% opacity) instead of vertically splitting. Swap order flips which panel is the faded underlay. Mobile stacked uses the same single-cell overlap.

M280 — Statistics + achievements (Stats screen with Party/Lifetime/Achievements tabs, per-character story log, DPS canvas chart, achievement toasts, 16 seeded achievements). Inventory mobile redesign (tap-to-modal with breadcrumbs, in-game info modals, hide inline equip on small screens). Sprite adjustments wired site-wide (CombatScreen + portraitImg + builders). Six new towns (Greenbough, Emberwatch, The Last Bastion, Void Harbor, Creation Rest, Scaleholt). Hardcore RIP view (saves preserved, read-only viewer). Full Fog of War (adjacent reveal, persistent). Map Seed consumer (deterministic events + tavern/merchant rolls). Sprite Adjust tool: nav menu link, mobile dropdown sidebar, rounded delta floats.

M279 — Sprite Adjust tool: full-screen desktop reviewer for per-(character,pose) scale + offset. Added sprite-adjustment v1 schema + empty consumer JSON. Wired CombatScreen to apply adjustments at draw time. New Developer Tools card in /assets/.

M278 — Wave 3 (final 8 items of 22-item batch). Bug fixes: B4 loot chest opens immediately on map return regardless of path (drained from both onEnter + onResume), U9 boss chest items pre-rolled at victory + persisted (no save-scum reroll). Features: U10 per-character auto-equip toggle (with manual-unequip blocklist; uses Offense+Defense+Utility delta scoring), C16 auto-revive at combat end if any reviver alive (50% HP, bypasses cooldown). Polish: N1 veilspawn_herald sprite 7-pose set generated via SpriteCook (pending_approval), N2 prologue zone hidden from map navigation tabs. Balance: N3 enemy hit ~80% baseline (was 60-70 → fewer miss streaks early game), N4 +5-10 dmg on Act 1 trash + Act 1-2 bosses (hits no longer mitigated to 0-1). 277 tests passing. ALL 22 items shipped.

M278 — Wave 2 partial: Item Offense/Defense/Utility scoring with weight table (Diablo-3 style), inventory upgrade-glow tiers (5%/20%/50%/>50% rainbow shimmer), empty-slot upgrade highlight, Alt-compare mode (desktop) + touch Compare button, hover-slot highlighting. Skill tree: per-tab Auto toggle with in-game ConfirmModal (no more browser confirm), green checkmark badge on auto tabs. Skills>Attributes panel now uses shared CharacterStatsPanel renderer matching Inventory layout (HP not Max HP, DR/MR in Derived). 270 tests passing.

M276 — Wave 1 of 22-item batch: Shield affix system fixed (Bulwark/Bracing magic+ shields only, Spellguard chest+legs+shields), Block + Block Power as base white stats, Inventory tooltip overlap stripped. Prologue zone (5 nodes solo, runs every new character + NG+). Difficulty system: Easy/Normal/Hard always asked, Easy auto-build defaults, Hard +10% XP / +20% MF, advanced options (Map Seed, Fog of War, Hardcore) persisted in gs.

M274 — CombatScreen modular extraction (3 of 4 modules + tests). New: _damagePipeline.js (resolveIncomingDamage), _aiTargeting.js (pickHeroAction), _backgroundRenderer.js (buildParallaxLayer). Pure data layers; CombatScreen wraps them with side-effects (timers, telemetry, executeSkill). 22 new tests (15 damage_pipeline_resolve, 7 ai_targeting). 251 tests total, all passing. CombatScreen.js: 4877 → 4761 lines (115 extracted), but more importantly the meter / damage pipeline / hero AI / parallax layer logic is now testable without DOM/instance state.

M273 — code-review batch 2 (all 9 items): hoisted _victory zone maps, structuredClone replaces JSON.parse(JSON.stringify), maxMp fallbacks via computeMaxMp, flee-fail attack via canonical pipeline, _updateHud caches HUD refs (~32 querySelectors → 0 per call), tracked-setTimeout safety with auto-cleanup on screen pop. New: kill counter + boss-low-HP tracker (unblocks pyromancer + warlock unlocks). New tests: passives (5), damage_pipeline (12), meter (12) — 230 total tests, all passing. Modular extraction proof-of-pattern: _meterTracker.js (pure data layer); CombatScreen now delegates to it.

M272 — Code review batch fixes: (1) passives.js double-count fix (pyromancer/stormcaller no longer 2x bonus per point), (2) meter helpers lazy-create enemy entries, (3) XSS fix on hero name in meter + report, (4) SaveManager validate-before-wipe on import, (5) rAF-coalesced meter renders, (6) Supabase sync for class unlocks (META_KEYS list). Wishlist updated with remaining review items (tests, refactor, setTimeout safety, kill counter). Also Tinker workshop dialog node in Dust Roads.

M272 — Wishlist sweep (flipped 11 M256-batch items to done, added M264-M271 shipped section + code-review review items), playtest checklist for the M271 code review findings, milestone report in assets.json, rebalance report page updated with M268/M271 follow-ups, new Tinker workshop dialog node in Dust Roads with Ysolde Cogwright as optional lore encounter.

M270 — Clockwork Turret is now a Tinker talent unlock on Clockwork Bolt (matches Raise Skeleton / Forest Wolf / Bound Imp pattern) instead of a tavern hirable. Picking 'Deploy Turret' talent spawns pet_clockwork_turret into the party. Removed turret from COMPANIONS_ACT1 tavern pool.

M269 — Tinker class (clockwork mechanist, INT-primary): 4 skills (Clockwork Bolt / Alchemical Grenade / Quick-Fix / Overcharge), passive tree (manapool/manaflow/deadly/igniting/vampirism), hireable Ysolde Cogwright L3 in taverns, Clockwork Turret companion L3. Full 7-pose art for male+female + 5-pose companion art generated via OpenAI gpt-image-1.5. Unlocks after Act 1.

M269 — Tinker class (clockwork mechanist, INT-primary). 4 skills (Clockwork Bolt, Alchemical Grenade, Quick-Fix, Overcharge), passive tree (manapool/manaflow/deadly/igniting/vampirism), hireable Ysolde Cogwright (L3) in taverns, Clockwork Turret companion (L3). Unlocks after Act 1. Art in progress via OpenAI gpt-image-2 — partial frames shipped.

M268 — Combat Report button added to defeat modal + final-boss victory modal; meter tracks enemies (toggle via 'E' checkbox or 'Show enemies' in report); Magic Missile and other skills now attributed by name (not 'Attack'); tavern hires get skill + passive pending points per hire-level + auto-spend them; shared autoBuild module.

M267 — Granular DPS meter (DMG/HEAL/MIT modes), Combat Report drill-down (Character→Skill→individual hits) tracking lifesteal+barrier as heals and armor/block/spell-resist/barrier/dodge as mitigation. New rebalance report HTML page at /assets/rebalance-report.html with pure-SVG charts covering M264-M267 findings.

M266 — fix skill damageMult additive-stacking bug (tooltips now match combat: Shield Bash 4.9× → 2.0× at L19). 43/63 damage skills were ≥2× overscale. Enemy HP dialed back 2.5×→2.0× to match new damage. Tooltips render effective multiplier via mergeSkillForCast. Hard-mode HP persistence fix (companion write-back). Loot-chest-after-town fix (no more polling loop). Full report at memory/skill-stacking-plan-m266.md.

M265 — Balance pass: +150% enemy HP, +10% damage via globalMultipliers (sim shows bosses at 10.1 avg rounds, goal hit); simulator shield block parity added; balance-report + balance-sweep scripts for future tuning.

M264 — sim and combat AI now respect member.skills so a knight who only picked Shield Bash no longer auto-casts Holy Strike or Taunt. This is the primary sim-vs-playtest divergence for Ylva.

M263 — approve 4 new NPCs (Silas/Kaela/Marek/Mira frames synced to SpriteCook), Character Redesign 'hide fully approved' self-heals from stale top-level status (chrono female etc), New Game+ button wraps to its own line, sim adds skill.effect.lifesteal path + bonusVs* (not just dmgBuffVs*) for Holy-Strike-family.

M262 — Combat log Secondary checkbox inline (no 2-col); granular Combat Report (per-hit log w/ round, source, target, crit, overkill, mitigation, overheal); draggable Meter panel; sim alignment (non-healers no longer spam Taunt/dmgReduct buffs, skill damage now includes weaponFlavor + vs-demon/undead bonuses + life steal on skill hits).

M261 — Combat Sim vs Playtest AI parity (mergeSkillForCast + personality), in-combat DPS/Heal meter panel + post-combat Combat Report, Level-Up hides Spend Now when auto-build consumed all points.

M260 — Quest indicators on dialog nodes (Seer/Warden/Runestone/Ashen), 5 new mid-path map nodes in Acts 1a/1b, World-of-Emberveil story section on assets gallery.

M258 batch 4 — Ember Watch town color brightened, Combat log Secondary-effects toggle to declutter status spam.

M257 batch 3 — level-up auto-detail badges (+1 STR, +1 CON per hero), combat overkill indicator, spell damage formula aligned with Skills panel preview.

M256 batch 2 — 4 NPC reference sheets generated (Silas, Kaela, Marek, Mira) + registered in APPEARANCES with playable:false so they stay out of character-creation / tavern-hire pools. Ready for user approval on character-redesign page.

M256 batch 1 — 20% XP baseline, spell damage formula converged to skills-panel preview (static_field was 65, now ~29), Hard hides Back-to-Town + no waypoint teleport, cross-zone line origin skips towns, Scorched Hermit-type cross-zone arrival node auto-triggers its event, loot chest waits for level-up to close, completed-node indicator with no revisit popup, Salvage All button on Blacksmith.

M255 — P1 new-game companion leak fixed (war_dog carried across New Game because init() spread DEFAULT_STATE and inherited mutated array refs). Hero-sub color → new --parchment variable (#dfd1c2) matching in-game menu text. Front-page News entry for M220-M254 arc added (+ nav link), standalone /news/m220-m254-consolidation.html report page.

M254 P0 HOTFIX — circular import TownScreen↔CharacterBuilderScreen broke play.html at init ('Cannot access Vr before initialization'). Extracted name-gen to standalone src/game/nameGen.js that both screens import instead.

M253 — catalog extractor fixes: passives (0→19 classes) + status effects (2→58) via src/ scan. Affixes + encounters + quests + passives + status-effects all live at /assets/data-catalogs.html.

M251 content migration + BY THE NUMBERS rework — new front-page sections for Tap Weapons & Utilities, Combat System, and Six Acts (with quests + dragon epilogue). Retired the trivial HP/MP chart; added Act 1 drop-rarity chart showing post-M236 rebalance + Magic Find shift.

M251 — 6 new towns in zones that didn't have one (Greenbough/Emberwatch/Last Bastion/Void Harbor/Creation Rest/Scaleholt), attached to mid-path nodes with discoverOnVisit so they reveal only when reached. Waypoint flag system + Forest Warden waypoint so Hard mode has fast-travel equivalents. Unlockable classes card layout matches playable (1:1 contain, no more landscape crop). Front-page BY THE NUMBERS rework queued in wishlist.

M250 P0 — fix black screen on mobile (reverted document.documentElement.clientWidth which returned 0 on some browsers at init; using window.innerWidth with pinch-zoom guard via visualViewport.scale). Companions + bosses grids unified to auto-fill (no more cramped 5-col on mobile). New post-deploy smoke test script verifies play.html structure + chunk hashes.

M242g — game-info page removed, Home link added to nav. Wishlist entries added for map expansion (2x nodes), towns-in-every-map, Hard-difficulty Thornwood fast-travel, and game-info content migration — all with explicit scope reasons.

M242f — Hire Custom full redesign (cb-* templates), 5 data-catalog pages, combat grid placement honors margins + scales + offsetPct/alternateStagger, 'Show Grid Placement' checkbox (replaces inaccurate squares/rows/columns), mobile pinch-zoom pinned to layout viewport to stop sprite rescaling.

M242e — Hire Custom redesign uses .cb-* templates (gold/brown, 480 max-width, centered, 3-row scrollable appearance grid, Estimated Stats preview panel). Skills tab shows talent+passive points remaining in the subtitle.

M242d — difficulty choice as first New-Game step (persists to localStorage), cross-zone left arrow always visible (dimmed when inactive), post-boss first-node auto-activate, miss-tooltip in combat log, news post summarizing M220-M245 arc.

M242c — thumbnail gen copies through small images so /assets/ no longer 404s for pyromancer_portrait etc. Unlock All Classes bug fixed (Object.keys on array was returning indices). Combat/Map Debug moved from Cheat Menu into Debug Settings. Settings toggles use CSS grid (no more wrapping under the switch). Combat Debug defaults updated per user spec (columns/2x/1.5x/1.5x/2x). Map Debug margin defaults 5%/2.5%/5%/2.5%. Speed button cycles pause/1x/2x/4x when combat-debug is on, starts paused. Combat debug button moved up (no longer covers pause). Gendered name system (each name has gender tag, tavern + Create Hero + Hire Custom respect appearance gender). Quest indicators on map nodes + legend entry.

M242b — random-name dice button on Create Hero + Hire Custom (shared name pool). Tavern class dedup: class already on party OR bench is now excluded from roster roll. Wishlist entries for Hire Custom template-share refactor and game-info consolidation with specific risk reasons.

M242a — 8 regen approvals synced to in-game; cleric ref reverted to M217. Clouds tile fix for in-game main menu (full-width tiling, no more seam). Sign-out email stacked above button. Tavern hire bug fixed (lookup now finds rolled templates). Duplicate-name dedupe per tavern. Map/Combat debug: transparent backdrop + draggable header + auto-pause combat when debug auto-open enabled. Other Effects cleanup (no STR/INT/DEX/CON, no duplicate Spell Power). Appearance display names shortened (Arcane Mage → Mage). 27 gender variants added to APPEARANCES.

Gallery: Heroes section renamed to Classes.

M236 batch F — 8 sprite regens redone with canonical art_direction prompts (cleric ref, war_dog east+east_ko, chronomancer_female south, witch_hunter east_spell, druid east, knight portrait, paladin east_block). Sync-pixellab-to-spritecook script resolves the 'approved sprite still shows old in game' bug (necromancer / mage). Clouds: deleted 06/07/08, wired clouds_08b dual-layer same-direction at 0.65 alpha on front page + game main menu. Gallery rewritten to render canonical 6-pose grid (no more E-FLIP garbage). Memory + docs updated with the 'never invent character descriptions' rule.

M236 batch E — 9 identity-locked character redesign regens via SpriteCook (108 credits), saved to pending-review/ + flagged in state.json for user approval. Character-redesign page shows pending versions with NEW★ badge. Intro banner rewrite (Silas Veilward). quests.js scaffold: Silas/Kaela/Marek recurring NPCs, 5 main-quest acts auto-completing on boss kill, 10 side quests. Boss first-kill grants a bonus high-tier Loot Chest (one-time per boss node). Revisited combat nodes drop at -50% chance (farm-gate). Dialog outcomes can now trigger a specific encounter on failure.

Front-page hero now shows clouds_07 (top-back reverse drift) + clouds_08 (mid-back) + clouds_06 (front, existing) as three parallax layers, with data-cloud attributes so the user can inspect devtools to identify which strip is which.

M236 Batch C — Clouds_07/08 generated via SpriteCook (24 credits total), wired as three-layer parallax on TitleScreen. Wishlist entries updated.

M236 Batch B — Attribute Rating scaling softens late-game caster damage (>attr 20 scales 0.6x), PASS/FAIL roll animation, Loot Chest modal at Treasure nodes with 2-3 picks, Magic Find affix + Act 1 rebalance (50% normal on border_roads), audit-sprite-404s.cjs + redirect-assets-to-spritecook.cjs (164 gallery entries migrated to approved spritecook paths). Character-redesign pending-only default ON.

M236 Batch A — Attrs panel order restored (STR/DEX/INT/CON at top). Combat + Map debug converted to auto-open toggles (enable in Settings in advance, no more 'enter combat and click button' dead-end). Fast travel legend entry. Hard-mode cleric pricing + walk-only travel. Seeded random events. Attack Speed default ON. Wishlist page overhaul (hide-completed filter, quick-select, copy(N), supporting-mechanics wrap fix). Several shelved items promoted to done with explicit investigation notes.

M231 — Attack Speed runtime, shipped OFF by default behind a feature flag. Toggle at Settings → Debug → Attack Speed. Fast weapons get +1 bonus attack per round, Very Fast gets +2, via the existing extraAction splice mechanic — zero cost when the flag is off. Revert = flip the toggle or delete the three [M231 AS] call sites in CombatScreen.js.

M233-M234 (Batch 4 partial, Deploy #4) — Fast-travel namesake: always-visible Back-to-Town button with instant teleport to nearest visited town (replaces portal scrolls), blue waypoint rings on visited town nodes, one-tap teleport to any visited town in the viewed zone. Difficulty Normal/Hard setting (Normal auto-heals on town entry; Hard preserves HP/MP; Hard→Normal heals). M235-M242 explicitly deferred with visible wishlist entries (no silent shelving).

M228-M232 (Batch 3) — Attributes tab reorder (Derived → Attributes → Other Effects to match Inventory) + missing tooltips, skill-check % display on dialog badges (M229 partial — roll animation + STR Rating affix deferred), attack-speed data model on weapon bases (M230), character-redesign page gets bg-color toggle + pending-only filter + M217 snapshot option (M232 partial — sprite regens wishlisted). M231 Attack Speed runtime explicitly deferred (isolated revert target).

M223-M227 (Batch 2) — Town sidebar overhaul (bigger portraits, click-dropdown to Inventory/Skills/Manage Party, companion HP bars), nav-bar reorder (Guild Hall before Black Market, lime-green tab), hireable-heroes overhaul (seeded per-class generic templates with gender-aware appearance), slot-based merchant stock (one per armor slot + jewelry chance), game seed infrastructure (gs.gameSeed), and Recommend/Auto-build on Skills/Passives/Attributes (class-specific heuristics, drain-on-open for auto-apply).

M222 — Save-game skip bug fix (boss auto-advance now lands on new zone's first node with visitNode+setZoneNode) and auto-updated milestone badge on landing page (imports MILESTONE from src/version.js which release.sh regenerates).

M219 — Log Images debug tracing (imageLog.js, wired into CombatScreen, spriteUtils/portraitImg, TownScreen, InventoryScreen) plus floating Combat Debug and Map Debug gear buttons on those screens (visible in debug mode, placeholder modal).

M219 — Log Images debug tracing (imageLog.js, wired into CombatScreen, spriteUtils/portraitImg, TownScreen, InventoryScreen) plus floating Combat Debug and Map Debug gear buttons on those screens (visible in debug mode, placeholder modal).

M217 — 14 character art regens across 8 classes. Fixed chronomancer_male bobblehead (east + 3 action frames), chronomancer_female south (color + pose distinct from east), dragon_knight_male south (removed phantom 2nd hammer), runesmith_male east_attack (restored legs), runesmith_female south (broader smith build matching east), shadow_dancer_female south+east (full-canvas scale), swashbuckler_male south+east_block and swashbuckler_female east+east_block (full-body with legs visible). Adopted sorcerer_male east_spell as canonical sizing reference for future character gens.

M216 — War Dog sprite redesigned: dropped the OpenAI 'bulldog in plate armor' look. New SpriteCook 5-pose set (portrait, south, east, east_attack, east_ko) with studded leather collar, frayed red bandana, and leather chest strap — companion-dog decoration, no armor.

M215 — clouds_06.png (gpt-image-1.5, pixel-art red-tinted fluffy clouds, tileable) replaces 04/05 on both the in-game TitleScreen and the front page index.html. Prior attempts kept on disk for comparison; wishlist updated. gpt-image-2 still gated behind OpenAI org verification.

M214 — Cloud asset clouds_05.png added (generated via gpt-image-1.5; gpt-image-2 attempted first but requires org verification). Wired as the primary top cloud layer on the website front page index.html so it can be visually inspected and hand-edited. Game TitleScreen continues using clouds_04.png. Wishlist updated with asset-cleanup note. Memory (new_game_template + user auto-memory) updated to prefer gpt-image-2 with gpt-image-1.5 fallback for future image generation.

M213 — Settings: Share Anonymous Data moved out of Debug submenu. Title menu: more opaque buttons (rgba 0.33), softened auth card styling, new 3-button landing (Sign In / Create Account / Continue with Google) with modal email+password flow, title changed to 'Save your progress online'. Keyboard nav: toggles focusable via Space/Enter on title + settings screens. Clouds: new red-hue cloud_04.png (OpenAI gpt-image-1), single-layer for now with 4 sprites; old clouds retained on disk for rollback. Save sync: fingerprint UUID added to save records; mergeWithCloud() reconciles local+cloud on sign-in with latest-wins and no data loss, replacing the prior upload-only prompt.

M212 — Hotfix: Inventory screen crashed with 'getPassiveBonuses is not defined' (missing import added in M211). One-line import fix in InventoryScreen.js.

M211 — Telemetry scaffold (opt-in anonymous gameplay data). Client-side queue + sanitization + session UUID in src/game/telemetry.js; Settings toggle; first-launch opt-in modal on TitleScreen; privacy policy at /assets/privacy.html. Transport endpoint null — activation steps in public/docs/telemetry.md (Supabase table + edge function + setTelemetryEndpoint + per-event wiring). Wishlist entry added to Technical Debt Registry.

M210 — Combat log clarity + tap weapon tooltip. Damage breakdown tooltip now itemizes barrier absorb, damage-buff reduction, marked amplification, soulbind split, and life/mana steal instead of an opaque 'Post-mitigation' subtotal. Tap weapons now show dealt (post-armor) + rolled in the log with hoverable breakdown. Life steal surfaced inline on hero attack/skill log lines.

M209 — Damage Reduction stat row on Inventory screen showing combined curve-DR from Armor + misc (passives). Armor tooltip updated to reflect curve-DR formula (was still saying 'flat'). Curve-DR has been live since M207 — this fixes the UI lag.

M208 — Tuned balance preset for solo-lethality arc. Solos cap at Act 2-3; balanced 3-hero parties reach Act 4-5. Ships via data swap (balance.active.json). 100-iter seeded sim validates gating; revertable via baseline.

M207 Rebalance M3/4 — armor curve-DR formula (DR=min(0.95, armor/(armor+100))) replaces flat+legacy mitigation paths in both live combat and simulator. Tap Power shipped as combat.tap.globalMult config knob (affix-roll integration deferred to keep M3 focused on the load-bearing DR change). Sim verifies meaningful shift: balanced party now clears Act 1 fully. All 202 tests pass on defaults.

M206 Rebalance M2/4 — headless simulator CLI at sim/ playing full Act 1→Act 6 runs for 3 policies (balanced, greedy-damage, greedy-tank). Deterministic Mulberry32 seeded, 100 iters/policy in <1s, JSON report output. Primary tuning harness for M208.

M205 — Rebalance arc M1: extracted balance config to JSON (baseline + active), added balance-loader, wired formulas/xp/items/HireBuilder to read from config. Baseline preset reproduces M64 gameplay exactly (all 202 tests pass). Zero behavior change. Adds global multiplier knobs for future M4 tuning pass.

M204 — SpriteCook pipeline batch: 8 new 7-pose sets (monk/paladin/pyromancer/ranger × male+female = 56 frames), 4 approved-regens (cleric_male:east, druid:south, necromancer_female:south, mage:east_spell), ranger_male reference sheet regenerated. Plus appearance gender filter UI (All/Male/Female, grouped-by-class, FA mars/venus icons).

M203 — repair pixellab_redesign_state entries for cleric/druid/mage/necromancer (restore artDirectionPath so female variants appear on review page)

M202 — 7-pose sets for Cleric/Druid/Mage/Necromancer (male+female) + Oracle Male east regen; 57 frames via SpriteCook pixel pipeline, reference-locked, pending user approval

M201 — regen knight reference+portrait with JET BLACK hair fix; regen 12 legs-cut-off frames (bard, bard_female, fighter, warlock, warlock_male) with new ANTI-CROP clause; regen bard_female south with ANATOMY LOCK (fixes 3-arms/2-lutes/bobblehead); regen oracle_male east with hood-up POSE. Approved and shipped stormcaller + stormcaller_female (both genders fully signed off).

M200 — regenerate 2 frames flagged in M199 (stormcaller_female east_block, oracle_male south). Tightened stormcaller east_block pose (lightning shell hugs silhouette instead of a dome) and swapped oracle_male south's old SCALE clause for the canonical 85%-fill FRAMING block. Both came back valid RGBA/transparent-corners but slightly under canonical size (190x190 and 186x186 vs 200x200). Canvas drawImage normalizes display size, so in-game visual parity is preserved; deviations explicitly noted in art_direction JSONs for review on the approval page. 24 credits. Promoted stormcaller_female and oracle_male to full pending_approval.

M199 — fix M198 regression: 57 character sub-sprite frames were downloaded from /raw endpoint (1024x1024 RGB white bg) instead of /pixel (200x200 RGBA transparent). Re-downloaded from correct endpoint, zero credits re-spent. Added strict post-download validation (200x200 + transparent corners required) to the wire pipeline. Codified rigid SpriteCook download contract in public/docs/image-policy.md and the pipeline memory. FLAGGED for user: 2 frames (stormcaller_female east_block, oracle_male south) came back smart-cropped below 200px and are removed from disk pending regeneration decision.

M198 — character art redesign batch 12: 59 SpriteCook frames (708 credits). Promoted fighter_female, stormcaller_female, bard(+f), warlock(+m), knight(+m) to pending_approval with full 7-pose sub-sprite sets. Regenerated oracle_male south+east_spell (prior blank renders) and fighter east_attack with forced mid-swing prompt. Baked a 15KB min-size check into the wire pipeline to catch blank PNGs. Strengthened bard and ranger east_attack prompts to read as clear MID-STRIKE actions.

M197 — first sub-sprite batch: 21 pose frames generated for Fighter, Oracle (Male), Stormcaller via SpriteCook MCP with reference_asset_id for style consistency. Added section headers to character redesign review page (Pending Approval / Fully Approved / Partially Approved / Reference Generated / Pending) to triage at a glance.

M196 — add the last 4 gender-variant character references: monk_female, oracle_male, shaman_male, sorcerer_female. Every base class now has both male and female reference art. Next pass: user reviews/approves, then frame generation for the 7 canonical poses begins.

M195 — character redesign: full-body framing refresh for rogue (female) + stormcaller (male, now booted), plus 19 new gender-variant references (warrior/fighter/paladin/bard/mage/necromancer/demon_hunter/scavenger/swashbuckler/stormcaller/tactician/runesmith/witch_hunter as female; rogue/cleric/warlock/dragon_knight/pyromancer/druid as male). Prompt generator now enforces full-body head-to-toe framing, cross-roster scale consistency, and mandatory footwear. Lightbox added to character-redesign.html for click-to-zoom and next/back navigation across variants.

M194: framing + cross-roster scale policy (GLOBAL_ANCHORS + image-policy.md), regen 4 full-body refs (demon_hunter, fighter, stormcaller, swashbuckler), lightbox with prev/next on character redesign page.

M193 — Character redesign batch 7: demon_hunter (human, red glowing eyes, no horns), dragon_knight (2h dragon hammer only, no sword), rogue/fighter/tactician (taller adult proportions, no more bobbleheads), shadow_dancer (pure human, no elf/dwarf), witch_hunter (sword + crossbow, no flintlock — crossbows now approved as a weapon type in-world). Renamed /assets/pixellab-redesign.html → /assets/character-redesign.html with refreshed copy and a sticky floating toggle for showing sub-sprite frames per class.

M192 — PixelLab redesign page: group each class by old portrait / male / female, move art-direction text under each reference as collapsible. Easier to spot gender miscategorization before regenerating more sprites.

M191 — Character art redesign batch 6: regenerated 22 reference sprites with fixed prompts (fighter scale, rogue red hair + daggers, mage/necromancer hoods up, cleric not bald, scavenger human not hyena, tactician bright not silhouetted, warrior horned-helm + 2h axe, druid green hood no antlers, runesmith blacksmith not dwarf). Added male variants for ranger/knight/shadow_dancer and female variant for chronomancer. Removed shadow_cat from redesign.

M190 — necromancer + mage references regenerated with youthful identities

M189 — fix bulk-scaffolded art prompts (18 classes) to match existing OpenAI portraits; regen fighter + paladin references with accurate descriptions

M188 — SpriteCook mass reference generation: new reference frames for all 27 playable classes, Oracle new art swapped in with old preserved as 'Oracle (Classic)' appearance option, float-display rounding fixes, forge weapon variety, combat-sim debug gating, login card on title screen.

M187 — Settings cleanup: Disable Backgrounds + Disable Sprites moved under Debug Mode submenu; sprites-off now swaps town/party portraits for class icons (appearance variants ignored when sprites are off — class icon wins) and the main-menu background respects the flag at draw-time. Music and SFX volume rows gained On/Off checkboxes that hard-mute (pauses media elements so iOS Safari stops reporting an active media session, letting users play their own audio). Combat Simulator Data section is now hidden unless both Debug Mode and Combat Simulator flags are on. Bug fix: random-event dialog nodes (e.g. 'Shady Wanderer') now display the resolved NPC's name on the map and tooltip — the assigned event is persisted per save (gs.assignedRandomEvents) so the label and the event the player encounters always match.

M186 — Removed translucent dark gradient overlay that was drawn on top of HD combat backgrounds behind characters; HD art now visible unobstructed.

M185 — Dead-code cleanup: removed orphaned ForgeScreen.js (fully replaced by the Blacksmith town service in M64+) and the dead _forgeHTML method + ForgeScreen import in TownScreen. Data-forge-* event hooks used by the Blacksmith tabs kept.

M184 — Enchanter affix-preview tooltips. Each 'Add Property' button now hovers with the list of possible affixes it could roll (name, stat, and tier-scaled min-max range), so players know what they're paying for before committing materials.

M183 — Drop fake-HUD combat backgrounds. The old _1/_2/_3 combat backgrounds (generated Apr 16 with prompts that produced fake UI overlays) were still listed in backgrounds.json alongside the good _hd regens from Apr 18, so combat randomly picked bad BGs 2 out of 3 rolls. backgrounds.json now references only the _hd files; deleted 26 obsolete PNGs + thumbs.

M182 — Enchanter consolidation. Removed Blacksmith 'Upgrade' tab (duplicated Enchanter's role). Enchanter now has two tabs: 'Add Property' (2× tier material → +1 affix of that tier — moved from Blacksmith) and 'Upgrade Rarity' (3× next-tier material promotes normal→magic→rare→legendary, opening affix slots). Both Blacksmith and Enchanter use the same crafting materials — no more gold-for-enchants. Tooltips now point to the correct workflow.

M181 — Spell Power unification. Potency affix values now stored as fractions (0.05..0.15) instead of integer points (1..3). Removed scattered *0.05 multipliers across SkillTreeScreen, CombatScreen, simulator, InventoryScreen; auto-migrates legacy saves in equipBonuses accumulator. spellPower now excluded from 'Other Effects' list in Inventory (no more +0.08 duplicate — correctly rolls into Spell Power in Character Stats as a %).

M180 — Combat log / floater / tooltip consistency fixes. (1) Auto-attack log now shows actual HP-reduction dealt (post dmgReduct/marked/barrier/soulbind) instead of the _resolveIncomingDamage intermediate, matching the damage floater. (2) Auto-attack log adds 'dmg' suffix: 'Borin → Wraith: 12 dmg' (previously 'Borin → Wraith: 12'). (3) Damage-breakdown hover tooltip now shows both Post-mitigation and Dealt rows when _applyDamage further reduced the value (dmgReduct/marked/barrier absorb/soulbind split), so tooltip dealt matches what you see on screen. (4) Passive on-hit procs (burnOnHit, poisonOnCrit, chainOnHit) gated on actual dealt>0 instead of pre-mitigation dmg (no more burns from fully-blocked hits).

M179 — Remove 22% black overlay from combat backgrounds. CombatScreen.js drew a rgba(0,0,0,0.22) rect over the combat canvas area (not the HUD strip below), creating a visible seam where the dimming stopped. Removed the overlay entirely — sprites read fine against raw art and the HUD has its own background. User-requested.

M178 — AI Content Generator tool. New /assets/ai-content-gen.html page: enter an Anthropic API key once (saved to localStorage), pick a content kind (skill/class/character/item/loot/event-chain/appearance/pack), describe it in plain English, and Claude writes valid JSON against the corresponding /schemas/v1/*.json. Model selector (haiku-4-5 default, sonnet-4-6, opus-4-7). Structural JSON lint runs on output (id present, skill.effects non-empty, DSL ops whitelist). Hands off to Custom Content Loader for full runtime validation. Zero server dependency — browser calls api.anthropic.com directly via anthropic-dangerous-direct-browser-access header. Added to shared nav-header.

M177 — Portrait bg-removal sweep. Force-removed solid backgrounds from 75 portraits under public/images/portraits/ (abyssal_knight, ancient_dragon, cleric, dragon_knight, genesis_worm, giant_spider, paladin, primordial_elemental, ranger, reality_shard, rogue, stormcaller, swashbuckler, the_architect, the_unraveler, veil_warden, void_wraith, war_dog, wyrm_warrior, and 56 more). ~4.9M pixels cleared using corner-sampled chroma key with alpha-0 ghost-color pickup. Thumbnails regenerated (75 rebuilt). Previously these portraits slipped past batch-remove-bg because they had partial transparency (fringe smoothing) which triggered the isFullyOpaque skip heuristic.

M176 — Passive tree overhaul + UX batch. (1) src/game/passives.js rewritten: HP/MP/regen nodes kept, 10 new mechanical effects (blockChance, thorns, resistAll, dodgePct, lifesteal, burnOnHit, poisonOnCrit, chainOnHit, hpOnKill, manaOnKill) across 13 nodes; all 19 class trees redesigned with role-themed picks. Wired into CombatScreen _resolveIncomingDamage (resistAll), _basicAttack (burnOnHit/poisonOnCrit/chainOnHit), _applyDamage (thorns/hpOnKill/manaOnKill), lifesteal via actor.lifeSteal. (2) resolveSprite fix — hires no longer resolve to templateId, fixing 'images/sprites/borin_east.png not found' in party panel. (3) Skill combat log shows post-mitigation totalDealt instead of pre-armor skillDmg. (4) HP/MP rounded at tavern party tab display and CombatScreen→GameState propagation (fixes 261.0399... float). (5) Fame encounter modal now chains back-to-back through all eligible award tiers in one town visit. (6) Workflow hardening: release.sh/sync_meta_hook.sh/CLAUDE.md now require RELEASE_SUMMARY so releases[N].summary is never empty. 202/202 tests passing. Known follow-up: second-pass portrait bg-removal for partially-transparent sprites (War Dog).

M175 — Soulbind runtime wiring. CombatScreen._applyDamage now redirects amount% of incoming damage to a bound partner when both actors carry the soulbind status on the same side. Recursion-safe via _soulbindProcessing. Demo skill arch_soulbind (cleric, 50% split, 4 rounds) added to archetype-spells-2.json. 3 new vitest cases in soulbind_m175.test.js (202/202 passing). Also improves the release workflow — see CLAUDE.md, sync_meta_hook.sh, and release.sh: per-milestone summary is now enforced.

M174 — 4-item UX batch. (1) scripts/batch-remove-bg.cjs walks sprite dirs, detects fully-opaque PNGs, runs corner-sampled chroma-key removal — 503/1262 sprites cleaned. (2) Homepage reduced to a single cloud layer (was 3). (3) SkillTreeScreen: dropped redundant hover tooltip on skill rows since clicking already opens details (tooltip blocked the panel on mobile). (4) SkillTreeScreen onEnter + character-tab switch now auto-select the tab with pending points (priority skill → passive → attr) and jump to the first character with available points.

M173 — Counter-stance runtime wiring. CombatScreen._applyDamage now consumes a counterStance status and reflects amount% back to the attacker, stack-limited and recursion-safe via _counterProcessing. applyStatus DSL op extended to carry amount/power forward so rich reflect/redirect statuses are authorable in pure DSL. Demo skill arch_counter_stance (Iron Counter, 2 stacks × 150%). 2 new vitest cases (199/199 passing).

M172 — stealStatus DSL op (dispel-and-transfer). New op in src/mods/dsl.js moves statuses from any source to any destination, preserving duration/stacks/amount. Supports single type, array of types, or prefix match (e.g. 'buff:'); optional max cap. Demo skill arch_dispel_steal (Thief's Whisper) rips all buff:* from target onto caster. 4 new vitest cases (197/197 passing).

M171 — Targeted silence wired end-to-end. New statusModel.isSilenced() helper; CombatScreen._heroAI, simulator.simHeroAI, and the enemy healer AI branch now gate magic/heal/mp-costing skills behind it so basic attacks still resolve while silenced. Demo skill arch_targeted_silence (Hush) added to archetype-spells-2.json. 3 new vitest cases in silence_m171.test.js (193/193 passing).

M170 — wishlist checkbox normalizer; 59 status-done rows auto-checked; release.sh now runs sync-wishlist-checkboxes on every release

M169 — critBonus temp buffs migrated to statusModel; all 7 status families now unified (burn/poison/bleed/stun/barrier/dmgBuff/critBonus)

M168 — dmgBuff migrated to statusModel (6 of 7 families unified); addDmgBuff/getDmgBuffMult helpers; CombatScreen + simulator + tests migrated; 190/190 tests pass

M167 — clouds_02 bg-strip, frontpage chart reorder + count fix, play.html subpath fix, game15 deployed, sprite-flip archived, image-review Enemies grouped + sticky dialog, ~30 bg strips, changelog nested accordion

M166: remove dead statusModel legacy shims (burn/poison/bleed/stun/barrier fully migrated)

M165: scripts/remove-bg.cjs CLI + warlock_east_spell bg removed; burn-family migration audit (already on new statusModel)

M164: forge hover-tooltip fixes (touch currentTarget, arrow direction, scroll-cancel, level-req prereq)

M163: canvas bg-remove tool + Developer Tools section on assets index

M162: image-review manifest derived from game data + docs DSL op count fix (18 ops)

M161: combat character stagger/spread + 7 class appearances + aggressive image compression (~80% smaller)

M160: tavern NPC appearance swap per roster refresh

M159: CombatSim save/load+diff+benchmark, final 2 HD BGs, combat BG regen closed

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M156: image-review tool enhancements + 5 more HD combat BGs (hell_breach, shattered_core, eternal_void, abyssal_depths, dragon_throne) wired in

M155: wire 5 HD combat BGs into backgrounds.json

M154: 5 HD combat backgrounds (border_roads, thornwood, volcanic, cosmic_rift, desert_plateau)

M153: 26 boss east_spell+east_block sprites + manifest expands boss poses

M152: 9 new phantom class east_spell/east_block sprites

M151: 28 phantom class pose frames (south/east/east_attack/east_ko × 7 classes)

M150 followup fix: place 6 misplaced phantom class portraits

M149 — getClassSkills merges registered mod skills per class

M148 — link spell/enemy/item catalogs in shared nav-header

M147 — /assets/item-catalog.html (weapons/armor/affixes/sets, per-tab export)

M146 — /assets/enemy-catalog.html tool (39 enemies, export as mod pack)

M145 — bootstrap vanilla ENEMIES into mod registry

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M142 — schema foundation: stat warn-mode norm, protected mechanics, spell catalog, mechanic doc, example packs

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M130 — deferred-items pass (goblin shaman flip, pet sprites, reward audit)

M129 — Docs scaffolding, doc viewer, Spell Power clarity, image-review isolation

M128 — mod system v1 (schemas, DSL, registry, upload UI, starter pack)

M127: class/appearance decouple + wishlist tracker

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M17 Blocker fixes + solo 2-class + combat UI restructure. BUGS: (1) Locked chest without key no longer blocks navigation — you simply walk past unopened (kind:'chest-skipped' logged) and can still advance through the map. (2) Chest/key nodes no longer display stale 'kobold' enemyId from their pre-conversion combat origin. (3) Leaving combat mid-run now prompts + ends the run instead of silently skipping the enemy. SOLO MODE: (4) New 2nd-hero class picker appears when you enter solo mode — each hero can be a different class. (5) Intents now route through whichever loopback client owns the current turn, so p1's turn actually plays (fixed: 'mage went first, on fighter's turn I still only see mage's cards'). Reward picks route to correct client. COMBAT UI: (6) Hand is now sticky at bottom so it's always visible without scrolling. (7) Partner panel auto-collapses to compact HP+name when not their turn; expands when they act. (8) Slot label + type both visible on every slot tooltip. ANIMATIONS: (9) 3D flip-deal animation on hand cards as they enter; activation + discard keyframes pre-registered. 52 tests (+1 chest/key stale-enemyId check).

M16 Bugfix + UX sweep. (1) Map bug: key and chest were on the same map but not connected via any path — forced a key→chest edge (or chain through intermediate rows) with a new test that verifies reachability across 3 regions × 5 seeds. (2) Class-leak bug: map treasure / chest nodes dropped region-hardcoded card IDs into ANY player's deck (e.g. Mage could get fighter-only smoke_bomb). Treasure + chest now present the same pick-1-of-3 class-scoped dialog as post-combat rewards, plus a shared 'Heal the party' option; chest picks bias toward rare. (3) Save/load: localStorage-backed saves (dicebound_saves_v1), any number, labeled, Load/Delete buttons in precombat; new server intent loadRun that rehydrates the run snapshot. (4) Solo loopback button: 'Play solo (2-hero local)' spins up a second WS client in the same browser and auto-joins as guest, so one person can play both characters through the real netcode. (5) Turn-banner: big sticky banner at top of combat view — 'YOUR TURN' / 'PARTNER' / 'ENEMY' / '✦ VICTORY' in different colors, pulse animation on your turn. (6) Tooltips everywhere: slot-type captions on hand cards + equipped slots, gate tooltips ('Accepts 3, 4, 5, 6…'), key/rewards/node pills, equipped-slot title. Slot type now visible as '→ weapon slot' label on hand cards. (7) Playwright smoke: desktop + iPhone 14 Pro viewports boot game.html with 6 classes, 3 regions, 13 enemies, no console errors. 51 vitest tests (1 new map-reachability).

M15 Tutorial + Run History. First-visit modal explains the turn/dice/slot loop and dismisses via Got it button (localStorage dicebound_tutorial_seen_v1). Completed runs push an entry to dicebound_history_v1 with {result, region, boss, classId, visited, date}; last 5 runs shown in the hub card. This wraps the Milestone 1-15 arc — game is playable end-to-end with meta-progression, audio, and onboarding.

M14 Motion + Audio Polish. Web Audio API synthesized SFX module at public/audio/sfx.js — no downloaded assets, lazy-initialized on first user gesture. Sounds: dice_roll (noise burst + thud), die_place (pitched click), card_flip / card_activate (rising chime), hit (noise + low sawtooth), heal (ascending sine), victory (ascending arpeggio), defeat (descending sawtooth), turn_start, error. Dice-roll SFX triggers on pool-empty → pool-filled transition; hit / heal SFX tied to HP-delta detection. Screen shake on damage >= 5. Persistent mute button in bottom-right (localStorage-backed dicebound_muted). Tumble + shake CSS keyframes added; card/die interactions now audible.

M10 Meta-Progression via localStorage (numbered 12 after M12/M13 shipped first). localStorage key `dicebound_meta_v1` tracks runsCompleted, runsFailed, bossesDefeated[], cardsSeen{}, totalDamage. Unlocks: Warlock at 1 run, Artificer at 2 runs; Tidewash region requires Ember Wyrm kill; Spire region requires Tidecaller kill. Hub card at top of precombat shows progress pills + remaining unlock hints; Reset button. Class picker + region picker gray out locked options and show the unlock requirement. State-diff tracks boss defeats (maxHp >= 24 heuristic), run outcomes, and damage dealt.

M13 Two New Classes (pure data). Warlock (3 dice, 2 curse slots + 1 weapon, 18 HP) — trades HP for tempo via Soul Pact, Siphon, Hex, Chain Bolt, Pact Fang. Artificer (4 dice, 2 gadget + 1 armor, 20 HP) — consistent combo class with Gear Coil (adds Haste), Ratchet Shield (even-gated armor), Overclock (prepares exploding), Steam Dump (hits all enemies), Spanner (reusable basic). 11 new cards covering both classes. PROTECTED_IDS list updated to include warlock + artificer. Class count 4 → 6, card pool 44 → 55 (54 + 1 basic) — playable from the precombat class picker without any code changes.

M12 Advanced Dice Mechanics (numbered 10 because M10 deferred). Three new dice-state effect ops: prepareDiceState (queue weighted/exploding for next roll), empowerDice (+N to every die in pool), markDiceGhost (ghost pierces armor). rollTurn applies weighted (reroll <4 once) and exploding (each 6 spawns an extra die up to cap 6) per actor.nextRollMods. damage op inspects ctx.slotDice for ghost status → auto-piercing. 9 new cards across rarities: Loaded Dice, Volatile Focus, Empower, Shadow Pierce, Cursed Gamble, Twin Strike, Consecrate, Meteor, Guardian Stance. 4 new engine tests covering each new op. 50 tests total.

M9+M11 combined: 2 new regions (Tidewash Hollows, 8 rows; Shattered Spire, 9 rows) with distinct enemy rosters and palettes (teal / purple vs. Emberhollow gold). Region picker added to precombat. 8 new enemies (brine_pirate, deep_eel, drowned, tidecaller boss, sky_cultist, stone_golem, banshee, spire_warden boss) and 11 new enemy cards covering Bleed/Slow/Mark/armor archetypes. REGIONS exported from map.js for client introspection. 2 new map tests verifying each region spawns its correct boss and row count. 46 tests total.

M8 Post-Combat Card Rewards. After every combat victory in a run, each player is offered a pick-1-of-3 from their class's non-basic card pool, weighted by rarity (common 3 / uncommon 2 / rare 1). Choice is seeded from room.seed + visited-nodes so it's deterministic. Picked card joins that player's deck and persists through the run. Skip button also supported. Boss spoils screen terminates the run on pick (so you still get the final reward before returning to precombat). New intents pickReward / skipReward. Map navigation is blocked while rewards are pending.

M7 Playtest Hotfixes. Reusable basic weapons per class (Iron Fists / Novice Staff / Trained Dagger / Simple Prayer) — never discard, always in hand after use. Discard pile + deck/hand counts visible; click discard chip for popup. Deck reshuffles from discard when empty. Damage/heal floating numbers + red/green radial flash on HP delta (covers DoT ticks too, not just direct damage). Enemy turn paced 450ms/action server-side for readable sequence. Dice row layout fixed for partner/enemy actors. Waiting-turn placeholder. Enemy panel pulse when acting.

M6 Card Depth + Dice Cap + Enemy Roster. 4 classes were already defined in data (M2); this milestone expands the card pool from 21 → 31 with new common/uncommon cards per class (Battleaxe, Tower Shield, Rally, Lightning Bolt, Chain Spark, Mind Burn, Venom Strike, Mark Target, Caltrops, Sanctify, Divine Spark, Link Fates, Overcharge, Second Wind). Enemy roster grows from 3 → 5 (adds Kobold + boss-grade Ember Wyrm with Dragonbreath + Tail Swipe). Emberhollow region points its boss node at Ember Wyrm. Endgame dice cap 6 is enforced in both rollTurn base roll and rollDice effect op; new vitest proves the cap. 44 tests total.

M5 Procedural World Map. public/engine/map.js generates a seeded branching 7-row graph with 11 nodes for the Emberhollow Wilds region; every non-start node has guaranteed reachability; one key+chest pair planted mid-run. Server-side `run` state threads combat into the map loop (HP persists between nodes via partyPersist, rewards collected, boss node marks run complete). New intents startRun / navigate / endRun. Map view in game.html renders an SVG-edge graph with Font Awesome node icons; host-only navigation. 5 new map tests — 48 tests total.

M4 Multiplayer Combat + Reconnect. 2-player sequential turns over the M1 netcode end-to-end. Precombat lobby shows both members' live class picks; Start Combat gated on all connected members picking. Reconnect: a guest that drops keeps their party slot; any new socket joining the same code takes over that slot (joined event carries `reconnect:true`) and gets the full authoritative state. Host-reload still closes the room per M1 decision. Partner panel renders in real time alongside the local player.

M3 Combat v1. public/engine/combat.js is pure state transitions (rollTurn/equipCard/placeDie/pullDieBack/playQuick/endTurn/enemyAutoTurn) driven by ctx.rng for determinism. Server wires combat as new intents; enemy turns auto-run after a human ends. public/game.html is a full combat UI with class + enemy picker, HP bars, dice-pool tap-to-select → slot-gate tap-to-place, live status chips, victory/defeat banner, combat log — works iPhone 14 Pro portrait AND desktop. 5 new combat tests (happy path, quick-play, pullback lock semantics, enemy auto-turn, seed determinism); 43 tests total.

M2 Effect Registry + 4 Classes + Character Sheet. Built public/engine/ runtime (effects.js op DSL, statusModel.js turn-based ticks, registry.js with PROTECTED_IDS, expr.js slot-math evaluator, loader split into browser/node). Single JSON data file public/data/corepack.json declares 13 dice states + 12 card states + 12 statuses + 4 classes (Fighter/Mage/Rogue/Cleric) + ~20 starter cards + 3 starter enemies + their cards — all data-driven. sheet.html renders class slot layout, starting deck, and status/dice-state legends from the registry; Font Awesome Free vendored at public/vendor/fa/. 33 vitest tests cover rng determinism, effect ops (damage/heal/armor/applyStatus/flags/rollDice), status lifecycle (stack/refresh/tick/-1 perma), slot-expr precedence, registry pack loading + PROTECTED_IDS enforcement.

M1 Scaffold + Branding + Netcode Foundation. Dicebound named and themed (Wildfrost-adjacent palette). Authoritative Node+WebSocket server on :5317 with server-owned seeded PRNG shared with client tests (determinism verified). Lobby with 4-letter room codes and pass-token acceptance test; debug page with loopback-2-client solo mode, latency/drop sims, state diff, seed inspector, --chaos server flag. ADR-001 effect registry (adapted from game13 mods system) and ADR-002 netcode written. Playwright e2e asserts matching state across two browser contexts. Docs updated (netcode.md added, minimalist iconographic pillar in ui-aesthetics, determinism rule in quality-and-testing). No combat yet — combat lands in M3.

M15 — fix rotation bugs (parts stayed north-up, thrust always vertical, flame fixed downward); use chassis.angle everywhere. Rebalance engine thrust so starter rockets have TWR 2-3 instead of 17.

M14 — fix rocket invisible/frozen at launch (Body.create mutated bodies array, clobbering sub-body metadata). Hide empty goal pill, drop deprecated slider-vertical.

M13 — fix black-screen launch regression (Body.translate on compound sub-bodies wrecked rocket spawn); swap in real Font Awesome Pro SVG icons.

M12 — rigid chassis physics (no more noodle rocket), corrected thrust tuning so TWR=1 actually hovers, timeScale slowed to 0.7 for mobile, out-of-fuel no longer auto-fails, inline SVG icons replace colored emoji on buttons, mobile workshop header wraps, launchpad preview includes mirrored parts, camera shows thrusters + ground, parachute + landing gear + fuel rules now explained on launchpad and How-to-Play.

M11 — bug fixes: pad spawn-crash eliminated (require liftoff), canvas re-attaches on second flight, Easy Mode checkbox on launchpad forgives pad/landing crashes.

M10 — Career Polish: 10-achievement badge system, discoveries codex on tech tree, achievements panel on title, results-screen achievement toasts.

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