NPC characters
- Articulated rig (hips/knees, shoulders/elbows/hands) replaces rigid capsules;
the walk cycle bends knees and elbows and flees with a longer stride.
- Layered outfits (jacket/vest/coat/dress), extended accessories and hand items
(bag, umbrella, phone, camera, clipboard, cup), face details and five hair
silhouettes, all deterministic per profile seed.
- Idle behaviour layers (phone, clipboard, crossed arms, look-around), breathing
and weight shift; escalation raises hands or points, and noticed NPCs turn
toward the guard.
- Reaction symbols above the head (!!, ?!, !, ?), door-queue offsets assigned by
GameManager, three LOD tiers with hysteresis and a billboard impostor.
- smoke_npc_budget.gd: 16 avatars = 534 meshes, ~6.9 ms average (50 ms budget).
Player movement
- Separate accel/decel, step-up assist for kerbs and the entrance steps, and a
forward-axis fix: W was inverted (get_axis(forward, back) is negative).
- Head bob, landing dip and precision-walk FOV, gated by persisted head-bob and
invert-Y settings; precision chip and tick; surface-aware footsteps and a
landing cue forwarded to AudioFeedback.
- Gamepad support (sticks, deadzone, face buttons, bumpers), a control legend
that follows the active device, and named actions for the remaining keys.
- Key/button remapping in Settings, persisted as input_bindings and applied by
InputBindings (mouse and gamepad axes are never removed).
- smoke_movement.gd (windowed): climbs the steps, checks precision speed, chip,
footsteps and landing; new 11-precision-walk capture and catalogue entry.
Verification: headless 208/208, Python tooling 56/56, all 11 smokes pass,
compare 11 good / 0 bad, movement judge match. Version 0.5.0. Only optional
Future ideas remain in TODO.
Rendering and presentation
- Shared surface-material module (src/game/materials.gd) with per-surface
roughness/metallic/uv profiles; ACES tonemapping, glow, fog and phase-driven sky
energy. WorldBuilder rebuilt on those profiles with facade windows that light up,
door trim/handles, curb, lane dashes, bollards, bench, bin and planter foliage.
- NPC silhouettes: per-role clothing palettes, caps/hoods/backpacks/sunglasses,
hands and shoes, arm/leg walk swing.
- Six generated low-poly GLB props (bollards, bench, bin, planter, newspaper box,
hydrant) built by tools/model_pipeline.py, loaded by WorldBuilder with a
procedural fallback; ADR-0012.
Selection and movement
- Focus ranking by view angle then distance (NpcFocus.rank_indices); Tab and the
mouse wheel cycle nearby people initially, right click clears focus with a
re-acquire grace, HUD shows the candidate count, Shift walks at half speed.
ADR-0011. Windowed smoke extended to cover wheel cycling and clearing.
QA tooling
- screen_designs.py catalogue grown to 19 screens (8 scene, 11 UI) plus a `list`
subcommand; draft generation keeps existing AI references unless --force.
Web export
- New Web preset using the non-threaded Godot template (static hosting, no
COOP/COEP). tools/build_releases.sh exports build/web and packages
build/step-line-web-<ver>.zip; publish_release.sh uploads it with the desktop
artifacts. test_web_export.gd covers the preset and release wiring.
Verification
- Headless suite 177 -> 181, Python tooling 53 tests, all eight smokes pass
(including the windowed focus/wheel smoke). Web bundle serves index.html,
index.wasm (35 MB) and index.pck (30 MB) with HTTP 200 from a static server.
- Version 0.3.0; README, PLAN, RELEASING, TODO/DONE and MEMORY updated.
- tools/export_venues.gd (SceneTree script) saves the three factory scenarios to
content/venues/<id>.tres via ResourceSaver. The factory stays the source of truth;
the exported files are what an editor workflow would edit and ship.
- New tests load the files back and check that id, name, event pool, profiles,
policy (ID/wand), equipment, door-staff lines, shift phases, and locations all
survive. They also fail when the exported files are missing or stale, so the
export is re-run after content changes.
- GUT is consciously not adopted: the custom headless runner already covers 157
assertions without an editor plugin and keeps CI dependency-free. Recorded in
DONE.md.
- TODO: the planned backlog is complete; only optional future ideas remain.
- README/MEMORY updated. Version 0.2.16.
Joke Shop
- Reservation list without ID (guest list valid, ID missing) — denied.
- Borrowed/mismatched ID (ID valid but mismatched) — denied.
- Guest who refuses the wand screen: new `refuses_screening` event flag, copied
onto NPCController, handled in _toggle_wand_screening (logs wand.refused, records
a wand_refused event, small prop hit, panel stays closed).
- Late arrival during the performance (ID + ticket, "arrive" intent).
Studio
- Filming-boundary event and a later repeat, both using the new `film_boundary`
intent which maps to `steps_end` so the influencer stands past the posted line.
- Celebrity arrival now pulls in a small crowd via a new `extra_spawns` event field
(two tourists + an influencer), spawned through the normal path.
Building
- Filming-boundary event whose hint points at the body camera and request-reason
verbs, plus an unclear-intent event that hints at asking for a reason.
Engine support
- Events may carry `hint` (string key logged on spawn), `extra_spawns`, and
`refuses_screening`; 9 new localized hint strings.
Tests/docs
- Headless suite 139 -> 149 (test_scenario_content.gd) and a new
smoke_scenario_content.gd that spawns the refusal and celebrity events through the
real signal path.
- README, TODO section moved to DONE, MEMORY. Version 0.2.13.
- New src/game/ui/event_timeline.gd flattens every recorded incident event
(ADR-0005) into one time-ordered list and shows time, person, and a one-line
summary. Step with Left/Right or the buttons; Esc returns to the review. No live
3D replay in this first version.
- Shift review gains a "Body camera timeline" button that hands the review to the
timeline; the review dim is hidden while it is open (stacked overlays made the
screen nearly black) and restored on close.
- ShiftCoordinator records started_at_ms so the review can stamp events as mm:ss.
- 8 new string keys for the timeline UI and the review button.
Tests/docs
- Headless suite 113 -> 120 (test_event_timeline.gd), new smoke_timeline.gd that
opens the timeline from the review, steps through every event, and closes back.
- README, TODO section moved to DONE, MEMORY notes. Version 0.2.6.
- Responder outcomes now reach the shift review
(ShiftCoordinator.responder_outcomes), and the review screen names them.
- "evacuation" (emergency call, low danger, no weapon) actually clears the entrance:
the door is locked, every NPC flees and is marked as leaving, and a
security_failure reputation hit applies.
- An emergency call the situation did not justify (no weapon, danger <= 1) appends
an investigation note, records investigation_opened, and applies the existing
false_report hit. The review lists the investigations.
- Fix dispatch dying after the first shift: coordinator.setup() builds a new
RadioSystem, so the responder_arrived connection made in _ready was lost on every
venue switch/restart. _connect_radio() re-wires it beside _connect_crowd().
Tests/docs
- Headless suite 105 -> 113 (test_emergency_aftermath.gd), new smoke_emergency.gd
covering the investigation, evacuation aftermath, and review copy.
- README controls/status/smoke checklist, TODO section moved to DONE, MEMORY notes.
- Version 0.2.5.
NPC navigation (previously dead in the live game)
- Only assign NavigationAgent3D.target_position when it changes: re-assigning every
frame invalidated the path, so get_next_path_position() kept returning the current
point and avatars never moved.
- Follow the first path point that is closer to the destination than the avatars are.
Nav points sit on the navmesh plane (y=0) while bodies stand at y~0.5, so the old
3D distance test always looked "already there"; path[0] is also the old start point,
so a naive "far enough away" pick steered backwards and oscillated.
- Fix fsm.state -> fsm.current_state in the idle-lifetime check.
Crowd presentation
- Aggressive behavior, visible weapons, and responder arrivals make idle bystanders
stop and face the incident for 12 s; someone waiting at the entrance keeps focus.
- Panic (mood >= 0.75) walks people away from the door at 2.4 m/s, then they despawn.
- Wire reactions to EventBus.crowd_changed: CrowdSystem.apply_event() emits on the bus,
not on its own `changed` signal (the first wiring received nothing).
- Measured a 16-NPC entrance at ~1.2 ms/frame (824 fps, vsync off), so no LOD/culling.
World and HUD
- Skyline is now a ring of four alpha-scissored planes at 200 m instead of a single
plane; PlaneMesh defaults to horizontal, which is why the backdrop rendered as a band
overhead. Larger ground plane, mipmapped texture, scissor threshold 0.5 (0.3 left
mip dashes in the sky), lifted albedo so the city is not pure black.
- Flashlight aims straight ahead and lights the person/door instead of the ground.
- Shorter HUD controls line so it stops overlapping itself.
Tests, tooling, docs
- Headless suite 98 -> 105 (new test_crowd_presentation.gd, 7 tests).
- New smoke_crowd.gd: rubbernecking, panic, and flee-target sanity.
- capture_screenshots.gd starts a shift from the venue menu and stages the night set
properly; all six README screenshots regenerated.
- README, TODO/DONE (crowd section moved), MEMORY updated. Version 0.2.4.
Verbs (PLAN levels 1-3)
- Eye contact: own Level 1 radial slice, logged as "eye contact".
- Recognition is a player decision: "Recognize" sets NPCController.player_recognized,
writes access evidence, and GameManager only then appends a RECOGNITION artifact.
It is no longer implied by NPC type.
- Body camera: real flag (off by default) driving the REC overlay; B toggles it and
a formal warning arms it automatically, writing a body_camera incident event.
- Blocking stations the guard 0.9 m from the person toward the entrance and turns
to face them, instead of only emitting the escalation level.
- Request reason: Level 3 ask answered from the NPC's seeded dialogue_lines.
- Radial grows to 12 slices (174 px outer radius, centered labels).
Incident recording fix
- IncidentRecorder.start_incident() was never called, so add_event /
add_access_evidence / add_escalation silently no-opped and the shift review
always reported zero incidents. Incidents now open on focus (guarded by
has_open_incident), verbs call _ensure_incident, and ShiftCoordinator closes
leftovers as "unresolved" before building the review.
Copy and docs
- 9 new string keys (eye contact, body camera, recognition, reason, station).
- README controls, 26-step smoke checklist, test count, status lists.
- TODO section moved to DONE; MEMORY records the verb design and the recorder bug.
Verification: headless 98/98, smoke_plan_verbs.gd + smoke_session_shell.gd +
windowed smoke_focus_radial.gd all pass. Version bumped to 0.2.3.
- Venue-correct access artifacts (AccessLoadout) and screened-aware verify
- Cone focus on NPC heads with billboarded ring + display name (ADR-0008)
- Action wheel with de-escalation-first slices (ADR-0009); Esc/RMB cancel
- Procedural NPC face/hair/neck/shoes (ADR-0010); named input actions
- Fix GameManager parse error (radial typed as ActionRadial)
- Fix first-person camera height and guard spawning inside the building
- Move building volume back so the door/awning/marquee are visible
- Pull the event scheduler once per simulated second; cap live NPCs
- Regenerate README screenshots; update TODO/DONE/MEMORY/README; 77 tests
Adds src/test/smoke_focus_radial.gd for the windowed focus/radial smoke.
- FSM holds owner via WeakRef; ShiftCoordinator is RefCounted (logic-only);
persistence tests free the Save node -> test suite exits with zero
'resources still in use' warnings (was ~13) and 57/57 pass
- GameManager uses each scenario's shift_duration_s (900s ~ 10-15 min) for
real shifts instead of the 300s test duration
- Wand screening gets a 0.8s recharge cooldown with a wand.recharge message
- TODO/DONE/MEMORY/README synced
- Delete Rules.Tone/TONE_NAMES, NpcProfile.tone_modifiers, tone params on
NPCController.roll_reaction/apply_player_action; dialogue_lines flattened
to Array[String]; HUD tone label, T binding, and hud.tone_prefix removed
- Docs updated everywhere (PLAN, README, DONE, MEMORY); PLAN section heading
'Tone and Design Direction' -> 'Design Direction'
- Add .gitea/workflows/build.yml: checks job (import+tests) on push/PR; full
build job (export templates, Linux/Windows/macOS exports, artifact upload,
and tag-based Gitea release publish via GITEA_TOKEN) on tags/dispatch
- Remove old .github/workflows/ci.yml to avoid double runs
- Add venue cycling (V) across all three scenarios with hud.venue_switched
- Refresh README screenshots to match the new HUD
- 53/53 tests pass, boot smoke clean
- Fix LATE shift phase (start 700s) so the violent-threat event is reachable
- Add PROTESTER archetype (rules, profile, colors, events in public venues)
- Add CALL_SOMEONE reaction (FSM -> ARGUING, influencer/trespasser/protester weights)
- Door lock: DoorState core class, L binding, red/green visual indicator,
locked doors thwart FORCE_ENTRY
- Flashlight: G binding, SpotLight3D, perception radius bonus at evening/late
- Persistence: save shift results via Save autoload, history + best score on
review screen, round-trip test
- Navigation: flat NavigationRegion3D navmesh, NavigationAgent3D path following
with direct-movement fallback; steps made visual-only so NPCs reach entrance
- Localization: strings moved to content/strings.en.json (loader keeps
lookup/fmt signatures; coverage test over all keys)
- Distribution: export_presets.cfg (Linux/Windows/macOS), tools/build_releases.sh,
docs/RELEASING.md, prominent README Downloads section
- Remove stale signal_bus.gd (invalid static-signal experiment)
- Tests: 53 passing across 9 suites
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