1→# Anchor Implementation Plan
     2→
     3→C engine with YueScript scripting, OpenGL rendering, targeting Windows and Web.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Summary of Key Decisions
     8→
     9→| Area | Decision | Rationale |
    10→|------|----------|-----------|
    11→| Renderer | OpenGL | Smooth rotation, additive blending, performance headroom, console-portable |
    12→| Audio | TBD (miniaudio or SoLoud) | Need pitch shifting; SDL_mixer insufficient |
    13→| Physics | Box2D 3.1 | Already used, true ball-to-ball collisions needed |
    14→| Scripting | Lua 5.4 + YueScript | Build-time compilation with `-r` flag for line numbers |
    15→| Timestep | Fixed 144Hz physics, 60Hz render | Decoupled for pixel-perfect visuals with responsive input |
    16→| Resolution | Per-game configurable | 480×270, 640×360, or custom; aspect-ratio scaling with letterboxing |
    17→| C Structure | Single anchor.c | Monolithic file, easier navigation |
    18→| Resources | Live forever | Games are small enough; no unloading needed |
    19→| Linking | Static | No DLLs; SDL2, Lua, audio all compiled in |
    20→| Distribution | Single executable | Zip-append for game content, extractable by modders |
    21→
    22→---
    23→
    24→## Build Strategy
    25→
    26→### YueScript Compilation
    27→
    28→**Build-time compilation** — compile `.yue` → `.lua` during build, not at runtime.
    29→
    30→```
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1→/*
     2→ * Anchor Engine - Minimal skeleton
     3→ * Phase 1: Window + OpenGL + Lua integration
     4→ * Phase 2: Web build (Emscripten/WebGL)
     5→ */
     6→
     7→#include <stdio.h>
     8→#include <stdlib.h>
     9→#include <stdbool.h>
    10→#include <string.h>
    11→#include <math.h>
    12→
    13→#ifdef _WIN32
    14→#include <direct.h>  // _chdir
    15→#else
    16→#include <unistd.h>  // chdir
    17→#endif
    18→
    19→#include <SDL.h>
    20→
    21→#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
    22→    #include <emscripten.h>
    23→    #include <emscripten/html5.h>
    24→    #include <GLES3/gl3.h>
    25→#else
    26→    #include <glad/gl.h>
    27→#endif
    28→
    29→#include <lua.h>
    30→#include <lualib.h>
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E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR.md
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\SHAPES_PLAN.md
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_PHASE3_PART3.md

1→# Anchor Phase 3 Part 3 - Status Update
     2→
     3→This document tracks progress for Phase 3 rendering implementation.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Completed Steps
     8→
     9→### Step 6: Transform Stack (push/pop) ✓
    10→
    11→- `mat3_multiply()` — 3x3 matrix multiplication for composing transforms
    12→- `layer_push(layer, x, y, r, sx, sy)` — build TRS matrix, multiply with current
    13→- `layer_pop(layer)` — decrement depth with underflow warning
    14→- UV-space SDF approach for rotation support (no extra vertex data needed)
    15→- Lua bindings: `layer_push()`, `layer_pop()`
    16→- Verified with comprehensive test (nested transforms, orbits, non-uniform scale, corner pivots)
    17→- Matching LÖVE test created for visual comparison
    18→
    19→### Step 7: Sprites (texture loading, draw_image) ✓
    20→
    21→- Texture loading via stb_image: `texture_load(path)`
    22→- `texture_get_width(tex)`, `texture_get_height(tex)` — query dimensions
    23→- `layer_draw_texture(layer, tex, x, y)` — draws sprite centered at position
    24→- SPRITE mode in shader (sample texture at texel centers)
    25→- Texel center snapping for pixel-perfect sprite rendering
    26→- Batch flush on texture change
    27→- Verified with bouncing emoji + orbiting stars test
    28→
    29→### Pixel-Perfect Rendering Solution ✓
    30→
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1→# Anchor Engine Specification
     2→
     3→*Anchor is a 2D game engine built around locality of behavior and minimal cognitive overhead. Code that belongs together stays together.*
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Table of Contents
     8→
     9→1. [Core Philosophy](#core-philosophy)
    10→2. [The Object Tree](#the-object-tree)
    11→3. [Lifecycle](#lifecycle)
    12→4. [Colliders, Springs, and Timers](#colliders-springs-and-timers)
    13→5. [Locality of Behavior](#locality-of-behavior)
    14→6. [Drawing](#drawing)
    15→7. [Lua Syntax Features](#lua-syntax-features)
    16→8. [YueScript Alternative](#yuescript-alternative)
    17→9. [YueScript Class System Integration](#yuescript-class-system-integration)
    18→10. [Technology Stack](#technology-stack)
    19→11. [Rendering](#rendering)
    20→12. [Error Handling](#error-handling)
    21→13. [Build and Distribution](#build-and-distribution)
    22→14. [File Structure](#file-structure)
    23→15. [Performance Path](#performance-path)
    24→16. [Deferred Features](#deferred-features)
    25→
    26→---
    27→
    28→## Core Philosophy
    29→
    30→### Locality of Behavior
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1→# Shapes Rendering System — Implementation Plan
     2→
     3→A comprehensive 2D vector graphics system for Anchor, inspired by Freya Holmér's Shapes plugin for Unity. SDF-based rendering for clean edges at any scale, with full support for gradients, dashes, outlines, and texture fills.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Goals
     8→
     9→- **High-quality rendering**: Local anti-aliasing built into all shapes, smooth edges without relying on MSAA
    10→- **Arbitrary thickness**: Lines and outlines at any pixel width, with proper thinness fading for sub-pixel sizes
    11→- **Rich styling**: Gradients (linear, radial, angular, bilinear), dashes, outlines, texture fills
    12→- **Efficient batching**: Minimize draw calls via uber-shader approach
    13→- **Simple API**: Transforms via push/pop stack, shapes are just position + size + style
    14→
    15→---
    16→
    17→## Reference Implementation: Cute Framework
    18→
    19→Randy Gaul's [Cute Framework](https://github.com/RandyGaul/cute_framework) uses a similar SDF approach and serves as a practical reference for our implementation. Key insights:
    20→
    21→### Vertex Format
    22→
    23→Cute Framework's `CF_Vertex` stores shape data directly in vertices:
    24→
    25→```c
    26→struct CF_Vertex {
    27→    CF_V2 p;           // World space position
    28→    CF_V2 posH;        // Camera-transformed position
    29→    int n;             // Vertex count (for polygons)
    30→    CF_V2 shape[8];    // 8 control points (16 floats) for SDF shapes
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   269→    cmd->params[1] = y;
   270→    cmd->params[2] = radius;
   271→}
   272→
   273→// Record a sprite/image command (centered at x, y)
   274→static void layer_add_image(Layer* layer, Texture* tex, float x, float y, uint32_t color) {
   275→    DrawCommand* cmd = layer_add_command(layer);
   276→    if (!cmd) return;
   277→    cmd->type = SHAPE_SPRITE;
   278→    cmd->color = color;
   279→    cmd->texture_id = tex->id;
   280→    cmd->params[0] = x;
   281→    cmd->params[1] = y;
   282→    cmd->params[2] = (float)tex->width;
   283→    cmd->params[3] = (float)tex->height;
   284→}
   285→
   286→// Set the current blend mode for subsequent commands
   287→static void layer_set_blend_mode(Layer* layer, uint8_t mode) {
   288→    layer->current_blend = mode;
   289→}
   290→
   291→// Batch rendering
   292→#define MAX_BATCH_VERTICES 6000  // 1000 quads * 6 vertices
   293→#define VERTEX_FLOATS 13         // x, y, u, v, r, g, b, a, type, shape[4]

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   727→    lua_pushinteger(L, tex->height);
   728→    return 1;
   729→}
   730→
   731→static int l_layer_draw_texture(lua_State* L) {
   732→    Layer* layer = (Layer*)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
   733→    Texture* tex = (Texture*)lua_touserdata(L, 2);
   734→    float x = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 3);
   735→    float y = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 4);
   736→    uint32_t color = (uint32_t)luaL_optinteger(L, 5, 0xFFFFFFFF);  // Default white (no tint)
   737→    layer_add_image(layer, tex, x, y, color);
   738→    return 0;
   739→}
   740→
   741→static int l_layer_set_blend_mode(lua_State* L) {
   742→    Layer* layer = (Layer*)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
   743→    const char* mode = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
   744→    if (strcmp(mode, "alpha") == 0) {
   745→        layer_set_blend_mode(layer, BLEND_ALPHA);
   746→    } else if (strcmp(mode, "additive") == 0) {
   747→        layer_set_blend_mode(layer, BLEND_ADDITIVE);
   748→    } else if (strcmp(mode, "multiply") == 0) {
   749→        layer_set_blend_mode(layer, BLEND_MULTIPLY);
   750→    } else {
   751→        return luaL_error(L, "Invalid blend mode: %s (use 'alpha', 'additive', or 'multiply')", mode);
   752→    }
   753→    return 0;
   754→}
   755→
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   752→    }
   753→    return 0;
   754→}
   755→
   756→static void register_lua_bindings(lua_State* L) {
   757→    lua_register(L, "layer_create", l_layer_create);
   758→    lua_register(L, "layer_rectangle", l_layer_rectangle);
   759→    lua_register(L, "layer_circle", l_layer_circle);
   760→    lua_register(L, "layer_push", l_layer_push);
   761→    lua_register(L, "layer_pop", l_layer_pop);
   762→    lua_register(L, "layer_draw_texture", l_layer_draw_texture);
   763→    lua_register(L, "layer_set_blend_mode", l_layer_set_blend_mode);
   764→    lua_register(L, "texture_load", l_texture_load);
   765→    lua_register(L, "texture_get_width", l_texture_get_width);
   766→    lua_register(L, "texture_get_height", l_texture_get_height);
   767→    lua_register(L, "rgba", l_rgba);
   768→    lua_register(L, "set_shape_filter", l_set_shape_filter);
   769→}
   770→
   771→// Main loop state (needed for emscripten)
   772→static bool running = true;
   773→static Uint64 perf_freq = 0;

596→                       r, g, b, a,
   597→                       SHAPE_TYPE_SPRITE, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
   598→}
   599→
   600→// Render all commands on a layer
   601→static void layer_render(Layer* layer) {
   602→    batch_vertex_count = 0;
   603→    current_batch_texture = 0;
   604→
   605→    for (int i = 0; i < layer->command_count; i++) {
   606→        const DrawCommand* cmd = &layer->commands[i];
   607→
   608→        switch (cmd->type) {
   609→            case SHAPE_RECTANGLE:
   610→                // SDF shapes use no texture - flush if we were drawing sprites
   611→                if (current_batch_texture != 0 && batch_vertex_count > 0) {
   612→                    batch_flush();
   613→                    current_batch_texture = 0;
   614→                }
   615→                process_rectangle(cmd);
   616→                break;
   617→            case SHAPE_CIRCLE:
   618→                // SDF shapes use no texture - flush if we were drawing sprites
   619→                if (current_batch_texture != 0 && batch_vertex_count > 0) {
   620→                    batch_flush();
   621→                    current_batch_texture = 0;
   622→                }
   623→                process_circle(cmd);
   624→                break;
   625→            case SHAPE_SPRITE:
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   596→                       r, g, b, a,
   597→                       SHAPE_TYPE_SPRITE, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
   598→}
   599→
   600→// Apply GL blend state based on blend mode
   601→static void apply_blend_mode(uint8_t mode) {
   602→    switch (mode) {
   603→        case BLEND_ALPHA:
   604→            // Standard alpha blending: result = src * src.a + dst * (1 - src.a)
   605→            glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
   606→            break;
   607→        case BLEND_ADDITIVE:
   608→            // Additive blending: result = src * src.a + dst (good for glows, particles)
   609→            glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE);
   610→            break;
   611→        case BLEND_MULTIPLY:
   612→            // Multiply blending: result = src * dst (good for shadows, darkening)
   613→            glBlendFunc(GL_DST_COLOR, GL_ZERO);
   614→            break;
   615→    }
   616→}
   617→
   618→// Render all commands on a layer
   619→static void layer_render(Layer* layer) {
   620→    batch_vertex_count = 0;
   621→    current_batch_texture = 0;
   622→    uint8_t current_blend = BLEND_ALPHA;  // Start with default
   623→    apply_blend_mode(current_blend);
   624→
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anchor.c
src/anchor.c(1194): warning C4996: 'strncpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strncpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.
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LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
Build successful: build/anchor.exe

1→print("main.lua loaded")
     2→
     3→-- Set to "rough" for hard pixel edges, "smooth" for anti-aliased
     4→set_shape_filter("rough")
     5→
     6→local game = layer_create('game')
     7→local screen_w, screen_h = 480, 270
     8→
     9→-- HSV to RGB (h: 0-360, s: 0-1, v: 0-1)
    10→local function hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v)
    11→    local c = v * s
    12→    local x = c * (1 - math.abs((h / 60) % 2 - 1))
    13→    local m = v - c
    14→    local r, g, b = 0, 0, 0
    15→    if h < 60 then r, g, b = c, x, 0
    16→    elseif h < 120 then r, g, b = x, c, 0
    17→    elseif h < 180 then r, g, b = 0, c, x
    18→    elseif h < 240 then r, g, b = 0, x, c
    19→    elseif h < 300 then r, g, b = x, 0, c
    20→    else r, g, b = c, 0, x
    21→    end
    22→    return math.floor((r + m) * 255), math.floor((g + m) * 255), math.floor((b + m) * 255)
    23→end
    24→
    25→--{{{ Circle size comparison test
    26→--[[
    27→local top_circles = {}
    28→local rows = {{}, {}}  -- track circles per row for centering
    29→local radius = 1
    30→local spacing = 2  -- gap between circles
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   338→end
   339→--]]
   340→--}}}
   341→
   342→--{{{ Blend mode test
   343→local game_time = 0
   344→
   345→function update(dt)
   346→    game_time = game_time + dt
   347→
   348→    -- Section headers
   349→    local section_y = 20
   350→
   351→    -- === ALPHA BLENDING (default) ===
   352→    -- Background rect for alpha test
   353→    layer_rectangle(game, 10, 40, 130, 80, rgba(60, 60, 80, 255))
   354→
   355→    -- Overlapping circles with alpha blending
   356→    layer_set_blend_mode(game, "alpha")
   357→    layer_circle(game, 50, 80, 30, rgba(255, 0, 0, 180))    -- Red
   358→    layer_circle(game, 80, 80, 30, rgba(0, 255, 0, 180))    -- Green
   359→    layer_circle(game, 65, 55, 30, rgba(0, 0, 255, 180))    -- Blue
   360→
   361→    -- === ADDITIVE BLENDING (glow effect) ===
   362→    -- Background rect for additive test (dark to show glow)
   363→    layer_set_blend_mode(game, "alpha")
   364→    layer_rectangle(game, 170, 40, 130, 80, rgba(20, 20, 30, 255))
   365→
   366→    -- Overlapping circles with additive blending - colors add up
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   407→        -- Draw a second slightly larger circle for outer glow
   408→        layer_circle(game, x, y, r + 8, rgba(hr/3, hg/3, hb/3, 100))
   409→    end
   410→
   411→    -- Reset to alpha for any future draws
   412→    layer_set_blend_mode(game, "alpha")
   413→end
   414→--}}}
   415→
   416→--{{{ Combined bouncing circle and emoji test
   417→--[[
   418→local smile_tex = texture_load("slight_smile.png")

414→--}}}
   415→
   416→--{{{ Combined bouncing circle and emoji test
   417→--[[
   418→local smile_tex = texture_load("slight_smile.png")
   419→local star_tex = texture_load("star.png")
   420→
   421→-- Target display sizes
   422→local smile_size = 36
   423→local star_size = 14
   424→
   425→-- Calculate scale factors (textures are 512x512)
   426→local smile_scale = smile_size / texture_get_width(smile_tex)
   427→local star_scale = star_size / texture_get_width(star_tex)
   428→
   429→-- DVD circle (starts top-left)
   430→local circle = {
   431→    x = screen_w / 4,
   432→    y = screen_h / 4,
   433→    vx = 100,
   434→    vy = 80,
   435→    radius = 20,
   436→    min_radius = 1,
   437→    max_radius = 40,
   438→    radius_speed = 15,
   439→    radius_dir = 1,
   440→    hue = 0,
   441→    hue_speed = 60,
   442→}
   443→
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Test completed
ERROR: main.lua:552: unfinished long comment (starting at line 417) near <eof>

540→        local orbit_angle = game_time * orbit_speed + angle_offset
   541→        local star_spin = game_time * star_spin_speed * (i % 2 == 0 and 1 or -1)
   542→
   543→        -- Stars orbit the smile and spin around themselves
   544→        layer_push(game, emoji.x, emoji.y, orbit_angle, 1, 1)
   545→            layer_push(game, orbit_radius, 0, star_spin, star_scale, star_scale)
   546→                layer_draw_texture(game, star_tex, 0, 0)
   547→            layer_pop(game)
   548→        layer_pop(game)
   549→    end
   550→end
   551→--}}}
   552→

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   540→        local orbit_angle = game_time * orbit_speed + angle_offset
   541→        local star_spin = game_time * star_spin_speed * (i % 2 == 0 and 1 or -1)
   542→
   543→        -- Stars orbit the smile and spin around themselves
   544→        layer_push(game, emoji.x, emoji.y, orbit_angle, 1, 1)
   545→            layer_push(game, orbit_radius, 0, star_spin, star_scale, star_scale)
   546→                layer_draw_texture(game, star_tex, 0, 0)
   547→            layer_pop(game)
   548→        layer_pop(game)
   549→    end
   550→end
   551→--]]
   552→--}}}
   553→

Anchor Engine starting...
Loading: main.lua
OpenGL 3.3 loaded
Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2
Shader program created
Game VAO/VBO created (stride=52 bytes)
Game layer created (480x270)
Screen shader created
Screen VAO/VBO created
main.lua loaded
SUCCESS: The process "anchor.exe" with PID 7716 has been terminated.
Test completed
ERROR: main.lua:408: bad argument #1 to 'rgba' (number has no integer representation)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function 'rgba'
    main.lua:408: in function 'update'

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   402→        hr = math.floor(hr * brightness / 255)
   403→        hg = math.floor(hg * brightness / 255)
   404→        hb = math.floor(hb * brightness / 255)
   405→
   406→        layer_circle(game, x, y, r, rgba(hr, hg, hb, 200))
   407→        -- Draw a second slightly larger circle for outer glow
   408→        layer_circle(game, x, y, r + 8, rgba(math.floor(hr/3), math.floor(hg/3), math.floor(hb/3), 100))
   409→    end
   410→
   411→    -- Reset to alpha for any future draws
   412→    layer_set_blend_mode(game, "alpha")

Anchor Engine starting...
Loading: main.lua
OpenGL 3.3 loaded
Renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060/PCIe/SSE2
Shader program created
Game VAO/VBO created (stride=52 bytes)
Game layer created (480x270)
Screen shader created
Screen VAO/VBO created
main.lua loaded
SUCCESS: The process "anchor.exe" with PID 21644 has been terminated.
Test completed

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   269→- [x] Batch flush on texture change
   270→- [x] Verified with bouncing emoji + orbiting stars test (transforms work with sprites)
   271→- [x] Matching LÖVE comparison test created
   272→
   273→**Step 8: Blend modes** ✓
   274→- [x] `layer_set_blend_mode(layer, mode)` — 'alpha', 'additive', or 'multiply'
   275→- [x] Blend mode stored per-command (via layer's current_blend)
   276→- [x] Batch flush on blend mode change
   277→- [x] Apply blend state before drawing batch
   278→- [x] `apply_blend_mode()` helper function for GL state management
   279→- [x] Verified on Windows and Web
   280→
   281→**Step 9: Multiple layers + composition**
   282→- [ ] Layer registry (max 16 layers)
   283→- [ ] `layer_create(name)` creates/retrieves named layer

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1→#!/bin/bash
     2→# Anchor Engine - Web Build (Emscripten)
     3→
     4→cd "$(dirname "$0")"
     5→
     6→# Create build directory
     7→mkdir -p build-web
     8→
     9→# Build with Emscripten
    10→# -s USE_SDL=2: Use Emscripten's SDL2 port
    11→# -s USE_WEBGL2=1: Enable WebGL 2.0 (OpenGL ES 3.0)
    12→# -s FULL_ES3=1: Full ES3 emulation
    13→# -s WASM=1: Output WebAssembly
    14→# -s ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1: Allow heap to grow
    15→# --preload-file: Bundle assets into virtual filesystem
    16→
    17→/c/emsdk/upstream/emscripten/emcc.bat \
    18→    -O2 \
    19→    -I"include" -I"include/SDL2" -I"include/lua" -I"include/stb" \
    20→    src/anchor.c \
    21→    include/lua/*.c \
    22→    -o build-web/anchor.html \
    23→    -s USE_SDL=2 \
    24→    -s USE_WEBGL2=1 \
    25→    -s FULL_ES3=1 \
    26→    -s WASM=1 \
    27→    -s ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1 \
    28→    -s EXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS='["ccall","cwrap"]' \
    29→    --preload-file main.lua \
    30→    --shell-file shell.html \
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605:            glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
609:            glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE);
613:            glBlendFunc(GL_DST_COLOR, GL_ZERO);
1270:    glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);

1→<!DOCTYPE html>
     2→<html>
     3→<head>
     4→    <meta charset="utf-8">
     5→    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     6→    <title>Anchor</title>
     7→    <style>
     8→        * {
     9→            margin: 0;
    10→            padding: 0;
    11→            box-sizing: border-box;
    12→        }
    13→        html, body {
    14→            width: 100%;
    15→            height: 100%;
    16→            background: #000;
    17→            overflow: hidden;
    18→        }
    19→        #canvas {
    20→            display: block;
    21→            position: absolute;
    22→            top: 50%;
    23→            left: 50%;
    24→            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    25→            image-rendering: pixelated;
    26→            image-rendering: crisp-edges;
    27→            border: none;
    28→            outline: none;
    29→            background: #000;
    30→        }
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-rw-r--r-- 1 adn 197121 17715 Jan  7 18:21 main.lua
print("main.lua loaded")

-- Set to "rough" for hard pixel edges, "smooth" for anti-aliased
set_shape_filter("rough")

local game = layer_create('game')
local screen_w, screen_h = 480, 270

-- HSV to RGB (h: 0-360, s: 0-1, v: 0-1)
local function hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v)
    local c = v * s
    local x = c * (1 - math.abs((h / 60) % 2 - 1))
    local m = v - c
    local r, g, b = 0, 0, 0
    if h < 60 then r, g, b = c, x, 0
    elseif h < 120 then r, g, b = x, c, 0
    elseif h < 180 then r, g, b = 0, c, x
    elseif h < 240 then r, g, b = 0, x, c
    elseif h < 300 then r, g, b = x, 0, c
    else r, g, b = c, 0, x
    end
    return math.floor((r + m) * 255), math.floor((g + m) * 255), math.floor((b + m) * 255)
end

--{{{ Circle size comparison test
--[[
local top_circles = {}
local rows = {{}, {}}  -- track circles per row for centering
local radius = 1
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Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

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  1098→        game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
  1099→        physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;
  1100→    }
  1101→
  1102→    // Render at 60Hz (decoupled from physics for pixel-perfect visuals)
  1103→    if (render_lag >= RENDER_RATE) {
  1104→        render_lag -= RENDER_RATE;
  1105→        frame++;
  1106→
  1107→        // Debug: print first few frames to verify render is happening
  1108→        if (frame <= 3) {
  1109→            printf("Render frame %llu, commands: %d\n", (unsigned long long)frame, game_layer->command_count);
  1110→        }
  1111→
  1112→        // === PASS 1: Render game to layer ===
  1113→        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, game_layer->fbo);
  1114→        glViewport(0, 0, game_layer->width, game_layer->height);
  1115→
  1116→        if (error_state) {
  1117→            glClearColor(0.3f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f);  // Dark red for error

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   338→end
   339→--]]
   340→--}}}
   341→
   342→--{{{ Blend mode test
   343→local game_time = 0
   344→
   345→function update(dt)
   346→    game_time = game_time + dt
   347→
   348→    -- === ALPHA BLENDING (left side) ===
   349→    -- Background rect
   350→    layer_set_blend_mode(game, "alpha")
   351→    layer_rectangle(game, 20, 30, 200, 100, rgba(40, 40, 60, 255))
   352→
   353→    -- Overlapping circles with alpha blending (normal transparency)
   354→    layer_circle(game, 70, 80, 35, rgba(255, 50, 50, 200))   -- Red
   355→    layer_circle(game, 120, 80, 35, rgba(50, 255, 50, 200))  -- Green
   356→    layer_circle(game, 95, 45, 35, rgba(50, 50, 255, 200))   -- Blue
   357→
   358→    -- === ADDITIVE BLENDING (right side) ===
   359→    -- Dark background to show glow effect
   360→    layer_rectangle(game, 260, 30, 200, 100, rgba(15, 15, 25, 255))
   361→
   362→    -- Overlapping circles with additive blending - colors ADD together
   363→    layer_set_blend_mode(game, "additive")
   364→    layer_circle(game, 310, 80, 35, rgba(200, 50, 50, 255))  -- Red
   365→    layer_circle(game, 360, 80, 35, rgba(50, 200, 50, 255))  -- Green
   366→    layer_circle(game, 335, 45, 35, rgba(50, 50, 200, 255))  -- Blue
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src/anchor.c(1199): warning C4996: 'strncpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strncpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.
gl.c
Generating Code...
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'build\anchor.exe'
Build failed!

src/anchor.c(1199): warning C4996: 'strncpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strncpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.
gl.c
Generating Code...
LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
Build successful: build/anchor.exe

Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

1110→        }
  1111→
  1112→        // === PASS 1: Render game to layer ===
  1113→        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, game_layer->fbo);
  1114→        glViewport(0, 0, game_layer->width, game_layer->height);
  1115→
  1116→        if (error_state) {
  1117→            glClearColor(0.3f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f);  // Dark red for error
  1118→        } else {
  1119→            glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);  // Black
  1120→        }
  1121→        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
  1122→
  1123→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1124→        // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1125→        float projection[16] = {
  1126→            2.0f / game_layer->width, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1127→            0.0f, -2.0f / game_layer->height, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1128→            0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,
  1129→            -1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
  1130→        };
  1131→
  1132→        glUseProgram(shader_program);
  1133→        GLint proj_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "projection");
  1134→        glUniformMatrix4fv(proj_loc, 1, GL_FALSE, projection);
  1135→
  1136→        // Set AA width based on filter mode (0 = rough/hard edges, 1 = smooth)
  1137→        GLint aa_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "u_aa_width");
  1138→        float aa_width = (shape_filter_mode == FILTER_SMOOTH) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
  1139→        glUniform1f(aa_loc, aa_width);
... [20 more lines]

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  1108→        if (frame <= 3) {
  1109→            printf("Render frame %llu, commands: %d\n", (unsigned long long)frame, game_layer->command_count);
  1110→        }
  1111→
  1112→        // === PASS 1: Render game to layer ===
  1113→        // Unbind texture before rendering to FBO to avoid feedback loop
  1114→        // (the FBO's color attachment might still be bound from previous frame's screen blit)
  1115→        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
  1116→        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, game_layer->fbo);
  1117→        glViewport(0, 0, game_layer->width, game_layer->height);
  1118→
  1119→        if (error_state) {
  1120→            glClearColor(0.3f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f);  // Dark red for error
  1121→        } else {

Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

Generating Code...
LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
Build successful: build/anchor.exe

<tool_use_error>File does not exist.</tool_use_error>

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  1100→    }
  1101→
  1102→    // Render at 60Hz (decoupled from physics for pixel-perfect visuals)
  1103→    if (render_lag >= RENDER_RATE) {
  1104→        render_lag -= RENDER_RATE;
  1105→        frame++;
  1106→
  1107→        // === PASS 1: Render game to layer ===
  1108→        // Unbind texture before rendering to FBO to avoid feedback loop
  1109→        // (the FBO's color attachment might still be bound from previous frame's screen blit)
  1110→        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
  1111→        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, game_layer->fbo);

Generating Code...
LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
Build successful: build/anchor.exe
Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

1→@echo off
     2→cd /d "%~dp0build-web"
     3→C:\emsdk\upstream\emscripten\emrun.bat --browser chrome anchor.html
     4→

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119:        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load texture: %s\n", path);
142:    printf("Loaded texture: %s (%dx%d)\n", path, width, height);
194:        fprintf(stderr, "Layer FBO not complete\n");
340:        fprintf(stderr, "Warning: transform stack overflow\n");
374:        fprintf(stderr, "Warning: transform stack underflow\n");
972:        fprintf(stderr, "Shader compilation failed: %s\n", info_log);
1004:        fprintf(stderr, "Shader program linking failed: %s\n", info_log);
1085:                    snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
1086:                    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
1192:    printf("Anchor Engine starting...\n");
1193:    printf("Loading: %s\n", script_path);
1212:        printf("Working directory: %s\n", script_dir);
1219:        fprintf(stderr, "SDL_Init failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
1244:        fprintf(stderr, "SDL_CreateWindow failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
1251:        fprintf(stderr, "SDL_GL_CreateContext failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
1262:        fprintf(stderr, "gladLoadGL failed\n");
1266:    printf("OpenGL %d.%d loaded\n", GLAD_VERSION_MAJOR(version), GLAD_VERSION_MINOR(version));
1268:    printf("WebGL 2.0 (OpenGL ES 3.0) context created\n");
1270:    printf("Renderer: %s\n", glGetString(GL_RENDERER));
1278:        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create shader program\n");
1282:    printf("Shader program created\n");
1318:    printf("Game VAO/VBO created (stride=%d bytes)\n", stride);
1323:        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create game layer\n");
1327:    printf("Game layer created (%dx%d)\n", game_layer->width, game_layer->height);
1332:        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create screen shader\n");
1336:    printf("Screen shader created\n");
1366:    printf("Screen VAO/VBO created\n");
1371:        fprintf(stderr, "luaL_newstate failed\n");
1382:        snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
1383:        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
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Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

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1→/*
     2→ * Anchor Engine - Minimal skeleton
     3→ * Phase 1: Window + OpenGL + Lua integration
     4→ * Phase 2: Web build (Emscripten/WebGL)
     5→ */
     6→
     7→#include <stdio.h>
     8→#include <stdlib.h>
     9→#include <stdbool.h>
    10→#include <string.h>
    11→#include <math.h>
    12→
    13→#ifdef _WIN32
    14→#include <direct.h>  // _chdir
    15→#else
    16→#include <unistd.h>  // chdir
    17→#endif
    18→
    19→#include <SDL.h>
    20→
    21→#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
    22→    #include <emscripten.h>
    23→    #include <emscripten/html5.h>
    24→    #include <GLES3/gl3.h>
    25→#else
    26→    #include <glad/gl.h>
    27→#endif
    28→
    29→#include <lua.h>
    30→#include <lualib.h>
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1→# CLAUDE.md
     2→
     3→Guidelines for Claude Code instances working on Anchor and games built with it.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Read First
     8→
     9→Read `docs/ANCHOR.md` before doing anything. It covers:
    10→- The object tree model (tree-based ownership, automatic cleanup)
    11→- How objects, timers, springs, and colliders work
    12→- The action-based vs rules-based spectrum
    13→- Technical implementation details (OpenGL rendering, Box2D physics)
    14→
    15→**For the reasoning behind these decisions** — why the engine works the way it does, how to evaluate new features, the developer's working style — see the [Anchor Context Brief](#anchor-context-brief) at the end of this document.
    16→
    17→---
    18→
    19→## Session Workflow
    20→
    21→**Every Claude Code session follows this workflow.**
    22→
    23→### During Session
    24→
    25→- Work normally on requested tasks
    26→- Update `docs/ANCHOR.md` when APIs or architecture changes
    27→- Update `docs/ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md` when tasks are completed
    28→- Update this file (`CLAUDE.md`) when new patterns or conventions are established
    29→
    30→### End of Session
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   190→---
   191→
   192→## Working Style
   193→
   194→### Incremental Steps
   195→
   196→Don't build large systems autonomously. Instead:
   197→1. Complete one small piece
   198→2. Show it / let them test it
   199→3. Get feedback
   200→4. Then proceed
   201→
   202→Once trust is established, this shifts to larger tasks.
   203→
   204→### Wait for User Before Next Task
   205→
   206→After completing a task, **always give the user a turn** before starting the next one. Don't chain tasks together autonomously — the user may want to test, adjust, or redirect.
   207→
   208→### Build Only, Don't Run
   209→
   210→**Only build things, never run them.** The user will run builds and tests themselves. Don't execute `build.bat`, `run-web.bat`, or similar commands unless explicitly asked.
   211→
   212→### Build Order
   213→
   214→1. Get moment-to-moment gameplay working first (physics, core mechanics)

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   765→    layer_add_image(layer, tex, x, y, color);
   766→    return 0;
   767→}
   768→
   769→static int l_layer_set_blend_mode(lua_State* L) {
   770→    Layer* layer = (Layer*)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
   771→    const char* mode = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
   772→    if (strcmp(mode, "alpha") == 0) {
   773→        layer_set_blend_mode(layer, BLEND_ALPHA);
   774→    } else if (strcmp(mode, "additive") == 0) {
   775→        layer_set_blend_mode(layer, BLEND_ADDITIVE);
   776→    } else {
   777→        return luaL_error(L, "Invalid blend mode: %s (use 'alpha' or 'additive')", mode);
   778→    }
   779→    return 0;
   780→}
   781→
   782→static void register_lua_bindings(lua_State* L) {
   783→    lua_register(L, "layer_create", l_layer_create);
   784→    lua_register(L, "layer_rectangle", l_layer_rectangle);

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   314→- [x] Rectangle renders correctly (Step 4)
   315→- [x] Circle renders correctly with SDF (Step 5)
   316→- [x] Transform stack works (rotation, scale, nesting) (Step 6)
   317→- [x] Sprites load and render (Step 7)
   318→- [x] Blend modes work (alpha, additive) (Step 8)
   319→- [ ] Multiple layers composite correctly (Step 9)
   320→- [x] Steps 1-7 verified on Windows (Web verification pending for Steps 6-7)
   321→
   322→**Deliverable:** Working layer system with deferred rendering, basic shapes (circle, rectangle), sprites, transforms, and blend modes.

E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md:248:- [x] `mat3_multiply()` — 3x3 matrix multiplication for composing transforms
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md:249:- [x] `layer_push(layer, x, y, r, sx, sy)` — build TRS matrix, multiply with current
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md:267:- [x] SPRITE mode in shader (sample texture at texel centers, multiply by color)
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md:337:- [ ] **Tint** — multiply or blend toward a color
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md:338:- [ ] **Brightness** — multiply RGB values
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_PHASE3_PART3.md:11:- `mat3_multiply()` — 3x3 matrix multiplication for composing transforms
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_PHASE3_PART3.md:12:- `layer_push(layer, x, y, r, sx, sy)` — build TRS matrix, multiply with current
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_PHASE3_PART3.md:55:- **Transform stack:** `anchor.c` lines 259-305 (mat3_multiply, layer_push, layer_pop)
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\SHAPES_PLAN.md:673:vec4 final_color = tex_color * tint_color; // multiply tint
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\SHAPES_PLAN.md:918:        mat3_multiply(layer->transform_stack[layer->transform_depth - 1], m);
E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\SHAPES_PLAN.md:1076:game:set_blend_mode('alpha')  -- 'alpha', 'additive', 'multiply'

1070→-- Create layers (typically at startup)
  1071→local game = an:layer('game')
  1072→local effects = an:layer('effects')
  1073→local ui = an:layer('ui')
  1074→
  1075→-- Layer settings
  1076→game:set_blend_mode('alpha')  -- 'alpha', 'additive', 'multiply'
  1077→game:set_opacity(1.0)         -- 0.0 to 1.0
  1078→```
  1079→
  1080→### Transform Stack
  1081→
  1082→```lua
  1083→game:push(x, y, r, sx, sy)  -- Push transform (all params optional, default to identity)
  1084→game:pop()                   -- Pop transform
  1085→
  1086→-- Typical usage
  1087→game:push(player.x, player.y, player.angle, player.scale, player.scale)
  1088→    game:circle(0, 0, 10, colors.white)  -- Drawn at player position/rotation/scale
  1089→game:pop()

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  1072→local effects = an:layer('effects')
  1073→local ui = an:layer('ui')
  1074→
  1075→-- Layer settings
  1076→game:set_blend_mode('alpha')  -- 'alpha' or 'additive'
  1077→game:set_opacity(1.0)         -- 0.0 to 1.0
  1078→```
  1079→
  1080→### Transform Stack

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   436→static GLuint shader_program = 0;
   437→static GLuint vao = 0;
   438→static GLuint vbo = 0;
   439→
   440→// Layer registry
   441→#define MAX_LAYERS 16
   442→static Layer* layer_registry[MAX_LAYERS];
   443→static char* layer_names[MAX_LAYERS];
   444→static int layer_count = 0;
   445→
   446→// Screen blit resources
   447→static GLuint screen_shader = 0;
   448→static GLuint screen_vao = 0;

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   667→    // Reset to default blend mode for screen blit
   668→    apply_blend_mode(BLEND_ALPHA);
   669→}
   670→
   671→// Find or create a named layer
   672→static Layer* layer_get_or_create(const char* name) {
   673→    // Check if layer already exists
   674→    for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
   675→        if (strcmp(layer_names[i], name) == 0) {
   676→            return layer_registry[i];
   677→        }
   678→    }
   679→
   680→    // Create new layer
   681→    if (layer_count >= MAX_LAYERS) {
   682→        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Maximum number of layers (%d) reached\n", MAX_LAYERS);
   683→        return NULL;
   684→    }
   685→
   686→    Layer* layer = layer_create(GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT);
   687→    if (!layer) {
   688→        fprintf(stderr, "Error: Failed to create layer '%s'\n", name);
   689→        return NULL;
   690→    }
   691→
   692→    // Store in registry
   693→    layer_registry[layer_count] = layer;
   694→    layer_names[layer_count] = strdup(name);
   695→    layer_count++;
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1060→    if (window) { SDL_DestroyWindow(window); window = NULL; }
  1061→    SDL_Quit();
  1062→}
  1063→
  1064→// One frame of the main loop
  1065→static void main_loop_iteration(void) {
  1066→    Uint64 current_time = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
  1067→    double dt = (double)(current_time - last_time) / (double)perf_freq;
  1068→    last_time = current_time;
  1069→
  1070→    // Accumulate physics lag, capped to prevent spiral of death
  1071→    physics_lag += dt;
  1072→    if (physics_lag > PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES) {
  1073→        physics_lag = PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES;
  1074→    }
  1075→
  1076→    // Accumulate render lag
  1077→    render_lag += dt;
  1078→
  1079→    // Process events every frame (not tied to fixed timestep)
  1080→    SDL_Event event;
  1081→    while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
  1082→        if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) {
  1083→            running = false;
  1084→        }
  1085→        if (event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
  1086→            if (event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_ESCAPE) {
  1087→                running = false;
  1088→            }
  1089→            #ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
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  1096→            #endif
  1097→        }
  1098→    }
  1099→
  1100→    // Fixed timestep physics/input loop (144Hz)
  1101→    while (physics_lag >= PHYSICS_RATE) {
  1102→        // Clear commands on all layers at start of update
  1103→        for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
  1104→            layer_clear_commands(layer_registry[i]);
  1105→        }
  1106→
  1107→        // Call Lua update (skip if in error state)
  1108→        if (!error_state) {
  1109→            lua_pushcfunction(L, traceback);
  1110→            int err_handler = lua_gettop(L);
  1111→            lua_getglobal(L, "update");

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  1128→        game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
  1129→        physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;
  1130→    }
  1131→
  1132→    // Render at 60Hz (decoupled from physics for pixel-perfect visuals)
  1133→    if (render_lag >= RENDER_RATE) {
  1134→        render_lag -= RENDER_RATE;
  1135→        frame++;
  1136→
  1137→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1138→        // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1139→        float projection[16] = {
  1140→            2.0f / GAME_WIDTH, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1141→            0.0f, -2.0f / GAME_HEIGHT, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1142→            0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,
  1143→            -1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
  1144→        };
  1145→
  1146→        glUseProgram(shader_program);
  1147→        GLint proj_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "projection");
  1148→        glUniformMatrix4fv(proj_loc, 1, GL_FALSE, projection);
  1149→
  1150→        // Set AA width based on filter mode (0 = rough/hard edges, 1 = smooth)
  1151→        GLint aa_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "u_aa_width");
  1152→        float aa_width = (shape_filter_mode == FILTER_SMOOTH) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
  1153→        glUniform1f(aa_loc, aa_width);
  1154→
  1155→        // === PASS 1: Render each layer to its FBO ===
  1156→        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);  // Unbind to avoid feedback loop
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  1043→    return 1;
  1044→}
  1045→
  1046→static void shutdown(void) {
  1047→    // Game rendering resources
  1048→    if (vbo) { glDeleteBuffers(1, &vbo); vbo = 0; }
  1049→    if (vao) { glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &vao); vao = 0; }
  1050→    if (shader_program) { glDeleteProgram(shader_program); shader_program = 0; }
  1051→    // Layers
  1052→    for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
  1053→        layer_destroy(layer_registry[i]);
  1054→        free(layer_names[i]);
  1055→        layer_registry[i] = NULL;
  1056→        layer_names[i] = NULL;
  1057→    }
  1058→    layer_count = 0;
  1059→    // Screen blit resources
  1060→    if (screen_vbo) { glDeleteBuffers(1, &screen_vbo); screen_vbo = 0; }
  1061→    if (screen_vao) { glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &screen_vao); screen_vao = 0; }
  1062→    if (screen_shader) { glDeleteProgram(screen_shader); screen_shader = 0; }

1362:    game_layer = layer_create(GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT);
1363:    if (!game_layer) {
1368:    printf("Game layer created (%dx%d)\n", game_layer->width, game_layer->height);

1355→    glVertexAttribPointer(4, 4, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, stride, (void*)(9 * sizeof(float)));
  1356→    glEnableVertexAttribArray(4);
  1357→
  1358→    glBindVertexArray(0);
  1359→    printf("Game VAO/VBO created (stride=%d bytes)\n", stride);
  1360→
  1361→    // Create game layer
  1362→    game_layer = layer_create(GAME_WIDTH, GAME_HEIGHT);
  1363→    if (!game_layer) {
  1364→        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create game layer\n");
  1365→        shutdown();
  1366→        return 1;
  1367→    }
  1368→    printf("Game layer created (%dx%d)\n", game_layer->width, game_layer->height);
  1369→
  1370→    // Create screen shader for blitting layer
  1371→    screen_shader = create_shader_program(screen_vertex_source, screen_fragment_source);
  1372→    if (!screen_shader) {
  1373→        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create screen shader\n");
  1374→        shutdown();
  1375→        return 1;
  1376→    }
  1377→    printf("Screen shader created\n");
  1378→
  1379→    // Set up screen quad VAO/VBO (fullscreen quad in NDC, viewport handles positioning)

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  1354→    // Shape attribute (location 4): 4 floats at offset 9
  1355→    glVertexAttribPointer(4, 4, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, stride, (void*)(9 * sizeof(float)));
  1356→    glEnableVertexAttribArray(4);
  1357→
  1358→    glBindVertexArray(0);
  1359→    printf("Game VAO/VBO created (stride=%d bytes)\n", stride);
  1360→
  1361→    // Create screen shader for blitting layers
  1362→    screen_shader = create_shader_program(screen_vertex_source, screen_fragment_source);
  1363→    if (!screen_shader) {
  1364→        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create screen shader\n");
  1365→        shutdown();

1→print("main.lua loaded")
     2→
     3→-- Set to "rough" for hard pixel edges, "smooth" for anti-aliased
     4→set_shape_filter("rough")
     5→
     6→local game = layer_create('game')
     7→local screen_w, screen_h = 480, 270
     8→
     9→-- HSV to RGB (h: 0-360, s: 0-1, v: 0-1)
    10→local function hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v)
    11→    local c = v * s
    12→    local x = c * (1 - math.abs((h / 60) % 2 - 1))
    13→    local m = v - c
    14→    local r, g, b = 0, 0, 0
    15→    if h < 60 then r, g, b = c, x, 0
    16→    elseif h < 120 then r, g, b = x, c, 0
    17→    elseif h < 180 then r, g, b = 0, c, x
    18→    elseif h < 240 then r, g, b = 0, x, c
    19→    elseif h < 300 then r, g, b = x, 0, c
    20→    else r, g, b = c, 0, x
    21→    end
    22→    return math.floor((r + m) * 255), math.floor((g + m) * 255), math.floor((b + m) * 255)
    23→end
    24→
    25→--{{{ Circle size comparison test
    26→--[[
    27→local top_circles = {}
    28→local rows = {{}, {}}  -- track circles per row for centering
    29→local radius = 1
    30→local spacing = 2  -- gap between circles
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   277→- [x] Apply blend state before drawing batch
   278→- [x] `apply_blend_mode()` helper function for GL state management
   279→- [x] Verified on Windows and Web
   280→
   281→**Step 9: Multiple layers + composition** ✓
   282→- [x] Layer registry (max 16 layers, stored with names for lookup)
   283→- [x] `layer_create(name)` creates/retrieves named layer (idempotent)
   284→- [x] Layer ordering for composition (creation order: first = bottom, last = top)
   285→- [x] Composite all layers to screen at frame end (each layer rendered to FBO, then blitted with alpha)
   286→
   287→### Lua API (C bindings)
   288→
   289→```lua

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   314→- [x] Rectangle renders correctly (Step 4)
   315→- [x] Circle renders correctly with SDF (Step 5)
   316→- [x] Transform stack works (rotation, scale, nesting) (Step 6)
   317→- [x] Sprites load and render (Step 7)
   318→- [x] Blend modes work (alpha, additive) (Step 8)
   319→- [x] Multiple layers composite correctly (Step 9)
   320→- [x] Steps 1-8 verified on Windows and Web
   321→
   322→**Deliverable:** Working layer system with deferred rendering, basic shapes (circle, rectangle), sprites, transforms, and blend modes.
   323→
   324→---

Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

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   397→    layer_set_blend_mode(game, "alpha")
   398→end
   399→--}}}
   400→
   401→--{{{ Combined bouncing circle and emoji test (multi-layer)
   402→--[[
   403→-- Create three layers (bottom to top: circle, emoji, stars)
   404→local circle_layer = layer_create('circle')
   405→local emoji_layer = layer_create('emoji')
   406→local stars_layer = layer_create('stars')
   407→
   408→local smile_tex = texture_load("slight_smile.png")
   409→local star_tex = texture_load("star.png")
   410→
   411→-- Target display sizes
   412→local smile_size = 36
   413→local star_size = 14
   414→
   415→-- Calculate scale factors (textures are 512x512)
   416→local smile_scale = smile_size / texture_get_width(smile_tex)
   417→local star_scale = star_size / texture_get_width(star_tex)
   418→
   419→-- DVD circle (starts top-left)
   420→local circle = {
   421→    x = screen_w / 4,
   422→    y = screen_h / 4,
   423→    vx = 100,
   424→    vy = 80,
   425→    radius = 20,
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530→        local angle_offset = (i / num_stars) * math.pi * 2
   531→        local orbit_angle = game_time * orbit_speed + angle_offset
   532→        local star_spin = game_time * star_spin_speed * (i % 2 == 0 and 1 or -1)
   533→
   534→        -- Stars orbit the smile and spin around themselves
   535→        layer_push(stars_layer, emoji.x, emoji.y, orbit_angle, 1, 1)
   536→            layer_push(stars_layer, orbit_radius, 0, star_spin, star_scale, star_scale)
   537→                layer_draw_texture(stars_layer, star_tex, 0, 0)
   538→            layer_pop(stars_layer)
   539→        layer_pop(stars_layer)
   540→    end
   541→end
   542→--]]
   543→--}}}
   544→

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   535→        layer_push(stars_layer, emoji.x, emoji.y, orbit_angle, 1, 1)
   536→            layer_push(stars_layer, orbit_radius, 0, star_spin, star_scale, star_scale)
   537→                layer_draw_texture(stars_layer, star_tex, 0, 0)
   538→            layer_pop(stars_layer)
   539→        layer_pop(stars_layer)
   540→    end
   541→end
   542→--}}}
   543→

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   400→--]]
   401→--}}}
   402→
   403→--{{{ Combined bouncing circle and emoji test (multi-layer)
   404→-- Create three layers (bottom to top: emoji, stars, circle)
   405→local emoji_layer = layer_create('emoji')
   406→local stars_layer = layer_create('stars')
   407→local circle_layer = layer_create('circle')
   408→
   409→local smile_tex = texture_load("slight_smile.png")
   410→local star_tex = texture_load("star.png")
   411→

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   400→--]]
   401→--}}}
   402→
   403→--{{{ Combined bouncing circle and emoji test (multi-layer)
   404→-- Create three layers (bottom to top: emoji, circle, stars)
   405→local emoji_layer = layer_create('emoji')
   406→local circle_layer = layer_create('circle')
   407→local stars_layer = layer_create('stars')
   408→
   409→local smile_tex = texture_load("slight_smile.png")
   410→local star_tex = texture_load("star.png")
   411→

170→---
   171→
   172→## Phase 3: Rendering
   173→
   174→**Goal:** Core rendering infrastructure with deferred command queues, layers, transforms, basic shapes, and sprites.
   175→
   176→See `docs/SHAPES_PLAN.md` for full technical details on the shapes system (to be implemented incrementally in later phases).
   177→
   178→### Architecture Overview
   179→
   180→**Deferred rendering:** Draw calls during update store commands. GPU work happens at frame end.
   181→
   182→```
   183→During update:
   184→  layer_circle(game, ...)      → stores DrawCommand in game.commands[]
   185→  layer_rectangle(game, ...)   → stores DrawCommand in game.commands[]
   186→
   187→At frame end:
   188→  For each layer:
   189→    Process commands in order → build vertices → batch → flush
   190→  Composite layers to screen
   191→```
   192→
   193→---
   194→
   195→### Implementation Steps
   196→
   197→**Step 1: Read existing code** ✓
   198→- [x] Understand Phase 1 & 2 code (window, GL context, shaders, Lua)
   199→
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   316→- [x] Transform stack works (rotation, scale, nesting) (Step 6)
   317→- [x] Sprites load and render (Step 7)
   318→- [x] Blend modes work (alpha, additive) (Step 8)
   319→- [x] Multiple layers composite correctly (Step 9)
   320→- [x] Steps 1-9 verified on Windows and Web
   321→
   322→**Deliverable:** Working layer system with deferred rendering, basic shapes (circle, rectangle), sprites, transforms, and blend modes.
   323→
   324→---

Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

1→#!/bin/bash
     2→# Anchor Engine - Web Build (Emscripten)
     3→
     4→cd "$(dirname "$0")"
     5→
     6→# Create build directory
     7→mkdir -p build-web
     8→
     9→# Build with Emscripten
    10→# -s USE_SDL=2: Use Emscripten's SDL2 port
    11→# -s USE_WEBGL2=1: Enable WebGL 2.0 (OpenGL ES 3.0)
    12→# -s FULL_ES3=1: Full ES3 emulation
    13→# -s WASM=1: Output WebAssembly
    14→# -s ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1: Allow heap to grow
    15→# --preload-file: Bundle assets into virtual filesystem
    16→
    17→/c/emsdk/upstream/emscripten/emcc.bat \
    18→    -O2 \
    19→    -I"include" -I"include/SDL2" -I"include/lua" -I"include/stb" \
    20→    src/anchor.c \
    21→    include/lua/*.c \
    22→    -o build-web/anchor.html \
    23→    -s USE_SDL=2 \
    24→    -s USE_WEBGL2=1 \
    25→    -s FULL_ES3=1 \
    26→    -s WASM=1 \
    27→    -s ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1 \
    28→    -s EXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS='["ccall","cwrap"]' \
    29→    --preload-file main.lua \
    30→    --shell-file shell.html \
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    25→    -s FULL_ES3=1 \
    26→    -s WASM=1 \
    27→    -s ALLOW_MEMORY_GROWTH=1 \
    28→    -s EXPORTED_RUNTIME_METHODS='["ccall","cwrap"]' \
    29→    --preload-file main.lua \
    30→    --preload-file slight_smile.png \
    31→    --preload-file star.png \
    32→    --shell-file shell.html \
    33→    --emrun
    34→
    35→if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    36→    echo "Build successful: build-web/anchor.html"
    37→    echo "To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000"

Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

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/e/a327ex/Anchor/docs/ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
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1→# Anchor Phase 3 Part 3 - Status Update
     2→
     3→This document tracks progress for Phase 3 rendering implementation.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Completed Steps
     8→
     9→### Step 6: Transform Stack (push/pop) ✓
    10→
    11→- `mat3_multiply()` — 3x3 matrix multiplication for composing transforms
    12→- `layer_push(layer, x, y, r, sx, sy)` — build TRS matrix, multiply with current
    13→- `layer_pop(layer)` — decrement depth with underflow warning
    14→- UV-space SDF approach for rotation support (no extra vertex data needed)
    15→- Lua bindings: `layer_push()`, `layer_pop()`
    16→- Verified with comprehensive test (nested transforms, orbits, non-uniform scale, corner pivots)
    17→- Matching LÖVE test created for visual comparison
    18→
    19→### Step 7: Sprites (texture loading, draw_image) ✓
    20→
    21→- Texture loading via stb_image: `texture_load(path)`
    22→- `texture_get_width(tex)`, `texture_get_height(tex)` — query dimensions
    23→- `layer_draw_texture(layer, tex, x, y)` — draws sprite centered at position
    24→- SPRITE mode in shader (sample texture at texel centers)
    25→- Texel center snapping for pixel-perfect sprite rendering
    26→- Batch flush on texture change
    27→- Verified with bouncing emoji + orbiting stars test
    28→
    29→### Pixel-Perfect Rendering Solution ✓
    30→
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1→# Build outputs
     2→*.o
     3→*.so
     4→*.dll
     5→
     6→# Editor
     7→*.swp
     8→*.swo
     9→*~
    10→.vscode/
    11→.idea/
    12→
    13→# OS
    14→.DS_Store
    15→Thumbs.db
    16→
    17→# Lua build
    18→lua/*.lua
    19→
    20→# Session data (keep in .claude but not tracked)
    21→.claude/session-timestamps.log
    22→
    23→# Private game repos (nested git repos)
    24→games/
    25→
    26→# Private documents
    27→private/
    28→
    29→# Real-life todos (personal, not tracked)
    30→todos/
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     1→# Build outputs
     2→*.o
     3→*.obj
     4→*.so
     5→*.dll
     6→
     7→# Editor
     8→*.swp
     9→*.swo

rm 'engine/anchor.obj'
rm 'engine/gl.obj'

./.claude/CLAUDE.md
./.claude/session-timestamps.log
./.claude/settings.json
./.claude/settings.local.json
./.gitignore
./docs/ANCHOR.md
./docs/ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
./docs/SHAPES_PLAN.md
./engine/anchor.obj
./engine/build.bat
./engine/build/anchor.exe
./engine/build-web.sh
./engine/build-web/anchor.data
./engine/build-web/anchor.html
./engine/build-web/anchor.js
./engine/build-web/anchor.wasm
./engine/gl.obj
./engine/include/glad/gl.c
./engine/include/glad/gl.h
./engine/include/KHR/khrplatform.h
./engine/include/lua/lapi.c
./engine/include/lua/lapi.h
./engine/include/lua/lauxlib.c
./engine/include/lua/lauxlib.h
./engine/include/lua/lbaselib.c
./engine/include/lua/lcode.c
./engine/include/lua/lcode.h
./engine/include/lua/lcorolib.c
./engine/include/lua/lctype.c
./engine/include/lua/lctype.h
... [50 more lines]

./.claude/CLAUDE.md
./.claude/session-timestamps.log
./.claude/settings.json
./.claude/settings.local.json
./.gitignore
./docs/ANCHOR.md
./docs/ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
./docs/SHAPES_PLAN.md
./engine/anchor.obj
./engine/build.bat
./engine/build/anchor.exe
./engine/build-web.sh
./engine/build-web/anchor.data
./engine/build-web/anchor.html
./engine/build-web/anchor.js
./engine/build-web/anchor.wasm
./engine/gl.obj
./engine/main.lua
./engine/run-web.bat
./engine/shell.html
./engine/slight_smile.png
./engine/src/anchor.c
./engine/star.png
./games/emoji-ball-battles/EMOJI_BALL_BATTLES_DESIGN.md
./private/audible-books.txt
./private/Maria of the Seventh Layer Outline.md
./private/Tales from Psyonia Overview.md
./reference/anchor/animation.lua
./reference/anchor/array.lua
./reference/anchor/assets/default.vert
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<tool_use_error>File has not been read yet. Read it first before writing to it.</tool_use_error>

1→print("main.lua loaded")
     2→
     3→-- Set to "rough" for hard pixel edges, "smooth" for anti-aliased
     4→set_shape_filter("rough")
     5→
     6→local screen_w, screen_h = 480, 270
     7→
     8→-- HSV to RGB (h: 0-360, s: 0-1, v: 0-1)
     9→local function hsv_to_rgb(h, s, v)
    10→    local c = v * s
    11→    local x = c * (1 - math.abs((h / 60) % 2 - 1))
    12→    local m = v - c
    13→    local r, g, b = 0, 0, 0
    14→    if h < 60 then r, g, b = c, x, 0
    15→    elseif h < 120 then r, g, b = x, c, 0
    16→    elseif h < 180 then r, g, b = 0, c, x
    17→    elseif h < 240 then r, g, b = 0, x, c
    18→    elseif h < 300 then r, g, b = x, 0, c
    19→    else r, g, b = c, 0, x
    20→    end
    21→    return math.floor((r + m) * 255), math.floor((g + m) * 255), math.floor((b + m) * 255)
    22→end
    23→
    24→--{{{ Circle size comparison test
    25→--[[
    26→local top_circles = {}
    27→local rows = {{}, {}}  -- track circles per row for centering
    28→local radius = 1
    29→local spacing = 2  -- gap between circles
    30→local x = 0
... [513 more lines]

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\test\main.lua has been updated. All occurrences of 'texture_load("star.png")' were successfully replaced with 'texture_load("assets/star.png")'.

1232:    const char* script_path = (argc > 1) ? argv[1] : "main.lua";

1225→        emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
  1226→        shutdown();
  1227→    }
  1228→    #endif
  1229→}
  1230→
  1231→int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  1232→    const char* script_path = (argc > 1) ? argv[1] : "main.lua";
  1233→    printf("Anchor Engine starting...\n");
  1234→    printf("Loading: %s\n", script_path);
  1235→
  1236→    // Change working directory to script's directory (so relative paths work)
  1237→    char script_dir[4096];
  1238→    strncpy(script_dir, script_path, sizeof(script_dir) - 1);
  1239→    script_dir[sizeof(script_dir) - 1] = '\0';
  1240→
  1241→    // Find last path separator (handle both / and \)
  1242→    char* last_sep = NULL;
  1243→    for (char* p = script_dir; *p; p++) {
  1244→        if (*p == '/' || *p == '\\') last_sep = p;
  1245→    }
  1246→    if (last_sep) {
  1247→        *last_sep = '\0';
  1248→        #ifdef _WIN32
  1249→        _chdir(script_dir);
  1250→        #else
  1251→        chdir(script_dir);
  1252→        #endif
  1253→        printf("Working directory: %s\n", script_dir);
  1254→        // Update script_path to just the filename
... [20 more lines]

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  1227→    }
  1228→    #endif
  1229→}
  1230→
  1231→int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  1232→    printf("Anchor Engine starting...\n");
  1233→
  1234→    // Change working directory to game folder (passed as argument, like LÖVE)
  1235→    if (argc > 1) {
  1236→        const char* game_folder = argv[1];
  1237→        #ifdef _WIN32
  1238→        _chdir(game_folder);
  1239→        #else
  1240→        chdir(game_folder);
  1241→        #endif
  1242→        printf("Game folder: %s\n", game_folder);
  1243→    }
  1244→
  1245→    printf("Loading: main.lua\n");
  1246→
  1247→    // Initialize SDL
  1248→    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO | SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER) < 0) {
  1249→        fprintf(stderr, "SDL_Init failed: %s\n", SDL_GetError());

1402:    if (luaL_loadfile(L, script_path) != LUA_OK) {

1395→    }
  1396→    luaL_openlibs(L);
  1397→    register_lua_bindings(L);
  1398→
  1399→    // Load and run script with traceback
  1400→    lua_pushcfunction(L, traceback);
  1401→    int err_handler = lua_gettop(L);
  1402→    if (luaL_loadfile(L, script_path) != LUA_OK) {
  1403→        snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
  1404→        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
  1405→        lua_pop(L, 2);  // error + traceback
  1406→        error_state = true;
  1407→    } else if (lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, err_handler) != LUA_OK) {
  1408→        snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
  1409→        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
  1410→        lua_pop(L, 2);  // error + traceback
  1411→        error_state = true;
  1412→    } else {
  1413→        lua_pop(L, 1);  // traceback
  1414→    }

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  1398→
  1399→    // Load and run script with traceback
  1400→    lua_pushcfunction(L, traceback);
  1401→    int err_handler = lua_gettop(L);
  1402→    if (luaL_loadfile(L, "main.lua") != LUA_OK) {
  1403→        snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
  1404→        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
  1405→        lua_pop(L, 2);  // error + traceback
  1406→        error_state = true;

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The web build should preload from whatever folder is passed into it. Or can that not be done in the web and it has to be manual like this?

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\build-web.sh has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
     1→#!/bin/bash
     2→# Anchor Engine - Web Build (Emscripten)
     3→# Usage: ./build-web.sh <game-folder>
     4→# Example: ./build-web.sh ../test
     5→
     6→cd "$(dirname "$0")"
     7→
     8→# Check for game folder argument
     9→if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    10→    echo "Usage: ./build-web.sh <game-folder>"
    11→    echo "Example: ./build-web.sh ../test"
    12→    exit 1
    13→fi
    14→
    15→GAME_FOLDER="$1"
    16→
    17→if [ ! -d "$GAME_FOLDER" ]; then
    18→    echo "Error: Game folder not found: $GAME_FOLDER"
    19→    exit 1
    20→fi
    21→
    22→if [ ! -f "$GAME_FOLDER/main.lua" ]; then
    23→    echo "Error: main.lua not found in $GAME_FOLDER"
    24→    exit 1
    25→fi
    26→
    27→echo "Building with game folder: $GAME_FOLDER"
    28→
    29→# Create build directory
... [29 more lines]

Building with game folder: ../test
Build successful: build-web/anchor.html
To test: cd build-web && python -m http.server 8000
Then open: http://localhost:8000/anchor.html

1→# Anchor Engine Specification
     2→
     3→*Anchor is a 2D game engine built around locality of behavior and minimal cognitive overhead. Code that belongs together stays together.*
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Table of Contents
     8→
     9→1. [Core Philosophy](#core-philosophy)
    10→2. [The Object Tree](#the-object-tree)
    11→3. [Lifecycle](#lifecycle)
    12→4. [Colliders, Springs, and Timers](#colliders-springs-and-timers)
    13→5. [Locality of Behavior](#locality-of-behavior)
    14→6. [Drawing](#drawing)
    15→7. [Lua Syntax Features](#lua-syntax-features)
    16→8. [YueScript Alternative](#yuescript-alternative)
    17→9. [YueScript Class System Integration](#yuescript-class-system-integration)
    18→10. [Technology Stack](#technology-stack)
    19→11. [Rendering](#rendering)
    20→12. [Error Handling](#error-handling)
    21→13. [Build and Distribution](#build-and-distribution)
    22→14. [File Structure](#file-structure)
    23→15. [Performance Path](#performance-path)
    24→16. [Deferred Features](#deferred-features)
    25→
    26→---
    27→
    28→## Core Philosophy
    29→
    30→### Locality of Behavior
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  1395→**Packaging method:** Zip-append. Game content (Lua files, assets) is packed into a zip archive and appended to the executable. The engine reads itself, finds the zip at the end, and loads content from there. Standard zip tools (7-Zip, WinRAR) can open the exe and extract content. During development, content loads from disk; release builds use the appended zip.
  1396→
  1397→---
  1398→
  1399→## File Structure
  1400→
  1401→```
  1402→Anchor/
  1403→├── .claude/                # Claude Code config
  1404→├── docs/                   # Documentation (ANCHOR.md, etc.)
  1405→├── engine/                 # Engine code + builds
  1406→│   ├── src/
  1407→│   │   └── anchor.c        # Single monolithic C file
  1408→│   ├── include/            # Vendored headers (SDL2, Lua, glad, stb)
  1409→│   ├── lib/                # Vendored libraries (SDL2.lib)
  1410→│   ├── build/              # Windows build output (anchor.exe)
  1411→│   ├── build-web/          # Web build output (anchor.html, etc.)
  1412→│   ├── build.bat           # Windows build script
  1413→│   ├── build-web.sh        # Web build script (takes game folder arg)
  1414→│   ├── run-web.bat         # Run web build locally
  1415→│   └── shell.html          # Emscripten HTML template
  1416→├── test/                   # Test game folder
  1417→│   ├── main.lua            # Test entry point
  1418→│   └── assets/             # Test assets (images, sounds)
  1419→├── reference/              # Reference materials
  1420→│   ├── love-compare/       # LÖVE comparison project
  1421→│   └── *.md, *.yue         # Notes and examples
  1422→├── scripts/                # Utility scripts
  1423→└── website/                # Blog/website (pushed to Blot)
... [19 more lines]

33:                └── -r flag preserves line numbers for debugging
40:├── engine/
41:│   ├── src/
42:│   │   └── anchor.c        # Single monolithic C file
43:│   ├── include/            # Vendored headers (SDL2, Lua, glad, stb)
44:│   ├── lib/                # Vendored libraries
45:│   └── build.bat           # Windows build
46:├── yue/                    # YueScript engine code
47:│   ├── object.yue
48:│   ├── timer.yue
49:│   ├── spring.yue
50:│   ├── collider.yue
51:│   └── init.yue
52:├── lua/                    # Compiled Lua output
53:├── main.yue                # Test/game entry point
54:├── main.lua                # Compiled Lua entry point
55:├── assets/
56:└── build-web.bat           # Web build (Emscripten)

30→```
    31→game.yue ──► yue -r ──► game.lua ──► embedded in executable
    32→                ↑
    33→                └── -r flag preserves line numbers for debugging
    34→```
    35→
    36→### Directory Structure
    37→
    38→```
    39→anchor/
    40→├── engine/
    41→│   ├── src/
    42→│   │   └── anchor.c        # Single monolithic C file
    43→│   ├── include/            # Vendored headers (SDL2, Lua, glad, stb)
    44→│   ├── lib/                # Vendored libraries
    45→│   └── build.bat           # Windows build
    46→├── yue/                    # YueScript engine code
    47→│   ├── object.yue
    48→│   ├── timer.yue
    49→│   ├── spring.yue
    50→│   ├── collider.yue
    51→│   └── init.yue
    52→├── lua/                    # Compiled Lua output
    53→├── main.yue                # Test/game entry point
    54→├── main.lua                # Compiled Lua entry point
    55→├── assets/
    56→└── build-web.bat           # Web build (Emscripten)
    57→```
    58→
    59→---
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    32→                ↑
    33→                └── -r flag preserves line numbers for debugging
    34→```
    35→
    36→### Directory Structure
    37→
    38→```
    39→Anchor/
    40→├── .claude/                # Claude Code config
    41→├── docs/                   # Documentation (ANCHOR.md, etc.)
    42→├── engine/                 # Engine code + builds
    43→│   ├── src/
    44→│   │   └── anchor.c        # Single monolithic C file
    45→│   ├── include/            # Vendored headers (SDL2, Lua, glad, stb)
    46→│   ├── lib/                # Vendored libraries (SDL2.lib)
    47→│   ├── build/              # Windows build output (anchor.exe)
    48→│   ├── build-web/          # Web build output (anchor.html, etc.)
    49→│   ├── build.bat           # Windows build script
    50→│   ├── build-web.sh        # Web build script (takes game folder arg)
    51→│   ├── run-web.bat         # Run web build locally
    52→│   └── shell.html          # Emscripten HTML template
    53→├── test/                   # Test game folder
    54→│   ├── main.lua            # Test entry point
    55→│   └── assets/             # Test assets (images, sounds)
    56→├── reference/              # Reference materials
    57→│   ├── love-compare/       # LÖVE comparison project
    58→│   └── *.md, *.yue         # Notes and examples
    59→├── scripts/                # Utility scripts
    60→└── website/                # Blog/website (pushed to Blot)
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# Frame Timer Implementation - FrameTimingControl

Based on the GitHub repository content, here's the complete source code for the frame timing system:

## Overview
The implementation provides a robust frame timing mechanism using SDL performance counters, with support for both locked and unlocked framerates, vsync snapping, and delta time averaging.

## Key Components

**Initialization:**
The system loads configuration values (update rate, multiplicity, framerate unlock setting) and calculates timing constants using SDL's performance frequency. It detects the display refresh rate and pre-computes snap frequencies for vsync alignment.

**Delta Time Calculation:**
Each frame measures elapsed time using `SDL_GetPerformanceCounter()`. The code handles anomalies like timer overflow and excessively slow frames by clamping values. A vsync snapping feature "snaps" delta times within 0.0002 seconds of common refresh rates.

**Time Averaging:**
Four historical frame times are averaged to smooth fluctuations, with residual accumulation ensuring precision across integer divisions.

**Frame Accumulation:**
Processed delta time feeds into an accumulator that triggers fixed updates when thresholds are met. Protection against the "spiral of death" resyncs the accumulator if it exceeds 8× the desired frametime.

**Dual Framerate Modes:**

- **Unlocked:** Executes fixed updates from the accumulator while capping variable update deltatime to fixed intervals, enabling interpolation via `render(frame_accumulator/desired_frametime)`
- **Locked:** Batches multiple updates via `update_multiplicity`, rendering at fixed 1.0 interpolation

The architecture decouples simulation frequency from rendering, supporting both deterministic physics and smooth visual presentation.

Web search results for query: "Tyler Glaiel "how to make your game run at 60fps" frame timing vsync spiral of death accumulator"

Web search error: unavailable

I apologize, but the web search tool is currently unavailable. However, I can share what I know about this topic from my training data:

Tyler Glaiel (game developer known for games like *Closure* and *The End Is Nigh*) wrote a well-known article/blog post titled **"How to make your game run at 60fps"** that covers important game loop and frame timing concepts, including:

1. **Fixed vs Variable Timesteps** - The tradeoffs between updating your game logic at a fixed rate vs. tying it to frame time

2. **The Accumulator Pattern** - A technique where you accumulate elapsed time and run fixed-step updates until you've "caught up" with real time

3. **Spiral of Death** - A problem where if your game logic takes longer than one frame to compute, the accumulator keeps growing, causing more updates per frame, which takes even longer, creating a feedback loop that makes the game freeze or crash

4. **VSync considerations** - How vertical sync affects frame timing and the importance of not assuming exactly 16.67ms per frame

5. **Interpolation** - Rendering between physics states to get smooth visuals even with a fixed logic timestep

The article is frequently referenced in game development communities as a practical guide to getting smooth frame timing right. If you need the actual article, you might try searching directly on Tyler Glaiel's blog or looking for it on platforms like Medium or his personal website.

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Web search results for query: "site:medium.com tglaiel 60fps game timing"

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I apologize, but the web search tool is currently unavailable. I wasn't able to perform the search for "site:medium.com tglaiel 60fps game timing".

However, I can tell you that Tyler Glaiel (tglaiel) is a well-known game developer who has written about game development topics, including frame timing and achieving smooth 60fps gameplay. If you're looking for his article on Medium about this topic, you might try:

1. Visiting Medium.com directly and searching for "tglaiel 60fps" or "Tyler Glaiel game timing"
2. Searching on Google with the same query you provided

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File created successfully at: E:\a327ex\Anchor\reference\frame-timing-analysis.md

Command running in background with ID: b12b119. Output is being written to: C:\Users\adn\AppData\Local\Temp\claude\E--a327ex-Anchor\tasks\b12b119.output

File created successfully at: E:\a327ex\Anchor\tools\monitor_sim.c

Exit code 127
/usr/bin/bash: line 1: gcc: command not found

cl not found
which: no cl.exe in (/c/emsdk:/c/emsdk/upstream/emscripten:/c/Users/adn/bin:/mingw64/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/mingw64/bin:/usr/bin:/c/Users/adn/bin:/c/WINDOWS/system32:/c/WINDOWS:/c/WINDOWS/System32/Wbem:/c/WINDOWS/System32/WindowsPowerShell/v1.0:/c/WINDOWS/System32/OpenSSH:/cmd:/c/Program Files/dotnet:/c/Program Files/nodejs:/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/bin:/c/Program Files/Neovim/bin:/c/Program Files/Neovide:/c/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/Windows Performance Toolkit:/c/Program Files/CMake/bin:/c/Users/adn/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python314/Scripts:/c/Users/adn/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python314:/c/Users/adn/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps:/c/Users/adn/AppData/Roaming/npm:/c/Users/adn/AppData/Local/Voidstar/FilePilot:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl)

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Build this the same way we build anchor?

1→@echo off
     2→setlocal
     3→
     4→cd /d "%~dp0"
     5→
     6→:: Find and run vcvarsall.bat for Visual Studio
     7→if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
     8→    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
     9→) else if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
    10→    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
    11→) else if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
    12→    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
    13→) else if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
    14→    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
    15→) else (
    16→    echo ERROR: Could not find Visual Studio
    17→    exit /b 1
    18→)
    19→
    20→if not exist build mkdir build
    21→
    22→:: Build Lua library if it doesn't exist
    23→if not exist lib\lua.lib (
    24→    echo Building Lua library...
    25→    if not exist build\lua_obj mkdir build\lua_obj
    26→    cl.exe /nologo /O2 /W3 /c /I"include/lua" ^
    27→        include/lua/lapi.c include/lua/lauxlib.c include/lua/lbaselib.c ^
    28→        include/lua/lcode.c include/lua/lcorolib.c include/lua/lctype.c ^
    29→        include/lua/ldblib.c include/lua/ldebug.c include/lua/ldo.c ^
    30→        include/lua/ldump.c include/lua/lfunc.c include/lua/lgc.c ^
... [39 more lines]

File created successfully at: E:\a327ex\Anchor\tools\build.bat

Exit code 1
'build.bat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

Exit code 1
monitor_sim.c
monitor_sim.c(163): error C2065: 'frame': undeclared identifier
monitor_sim.c(270): error C2065: 'frame': undeclared identifier
monitor_sim.c(350): error C2065: 'frame': undeclared identifier
Build failed!

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   154→        if (updates_this_frame == 0) stats.zero_updates++;
   155→        if (updates_this_frame >= 2) stats.double_updates++;
   156→        if (updates_this_frame >= 3) stats.triple_updates++;
   157→
   158→        // Print pattern (first 200 frames only to avoid spam)
   159→        if (frame < 200) {
   160→            printf("%d", updates_this_frame > 9 ? 9 : updates_this_frame);
   161→        }
   162→    }
   163→    printf(config.num_frames <= 200 ? "\n" : "...\n");
   164→}
   165→
   166→// ============================================================================
   167→// Algorithm 1: Glaiel (vsync snapping + delta averaging)
   168→// ============================================================================

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   262→        if (updates_this_frame == 0) stats.zero_updates++;
   263→        if (updates_this_frame >= 2) stats.double_updates++;
   264→        if (updates_this_frame >= 3) stats.triple_updates++;
   265→
   266→        if (frame < 200) {
   267→            printf("%d", updates_this_frame > 9 ? 9 : updates_this_frame);
   268→        }
   269→    }
   270→    printf(config.num_frames <= 200 ? "\n" : "...\n");
   271→}
   272→
   273→// ============================================================================
   274→// Algorithm 2: Anchor Fixed (proposed improvements)
   275→// ============================================================================
   276→
   277→static void algo_anchor_fixed(void) {
   278→    int64_t desired_frametime = sec_to_ticks(1.0 / config.target_update_hz);

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   342→        if (updates_this_frame == 0) stats.zero_updates++;
   343→        if (updates_this_frame >= 2) stats.double_updates++;
   344→        if (updates_this_frame >= 3) stats.triple_updates++;
   345→
   346→        if (frame < 200) {
   347→            printf("%d", updates_this_frame > 9 ? 9 : updates_this_frame);
   348→        }
   349→    }
   350→    printf(config.num_frames <= 200 ? "\n" : "...\n");
   351→}
   352→
   353→// ============================================================================
   354→// Main
   355→// ============================================================================
   356→
   357→static void print_usage(const char* prog) {
   358→    printf("Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool\n\n");

monitor_sim.c
Build successful: monitor_sim.exe

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool

Usage: E:\a327ex\Anchor\tools\monitor_sim.exe [options]

Options:
  -a, --algorithm N    Timing algorithm (0=anchor, 1=glaiel, 2=fixed)
  -m, --monitor HZ     Monitor refresh rate (default: 60)
  -t, --target HZ      Target update rate (default: 60)
  -n, --frames N       Number of frames to simulate (default: 10000)
  -j, --jitter MS      Timer noise in ms (default: 0.1)
  -r, --render MS      Render time in ms (default: 1.0)
  -v, --vsync 0|1      VSync enabled (default: 1)
  --all                Run all algorithms for comparison
  -h, --help           Show this help

Algorithms:
  0 = Anchor current   Naive accumulator (current anchor.c)
  1 = Glaiel           VSync snapping + delta averaging
  2 = Anchor fixed     Proposed improvements (snapping, int64)

Examples:
  E:\a327ex\Anchor\tools\monitor_sim.exe -m 59.94                    # Test 59.94Hz monitor
  E:\a327ex\Anchor\tools\monitor_sim.exe -m 144 -t 60                # 144Hz monitor, 60Hz updates
  E:\a327ex\Anchor\tools\monitor_sim.exe --all -m 59.94 -n 100000    # Compare all on 59.94Hz

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Current ===
Config: 59.94Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111...

Results:
  Total updates:    10009
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     3 (0.03%)
  Double updates:   12 (0.12%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        166.817 sec
  System time:      166.830 sec
  Drift:            -13.359 ms
  Distribution:     [0]=3 [1]=9985 [2]=12 

=== Glaiel ===
Config: 59.94Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 01111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111...

Results:
  Total updates:    10009
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     1 (0.01%)
  Double updates:   10 (0.10%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        166.817 sec
  System time:      166.830 sec
... [17 more lines]

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Current ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 10112101111210201211011201202012011120201111201111111111112011111111112011111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111...

Results:
  Total updates:    9999
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     14 (0.14%)
  Double updates:   13 (0.13%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        166.650 sec
  System time:      166.660 sec
  Drift:            -10.026 ms
  Distribution:     [0]=14 [1]=9973 [2]=13 

=== Glaiel ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 01111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111...

Results:
  Total updates:    9999
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     1 (0.01%)
  Double updates:   0 (0.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        166.650 sec
  System time:      166.660 sec
... [17 more lines]

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Current ===
Config: 144.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 00101001010100101001010100101001010010101001010010101001010100101001010100101001010010101001010100101001010010101001010010101001010010101001010010101001010010101001010010101001010010101001010010101001...

Results:
  Total updates:    4166
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     5834 (58.34%)
  Double updates:   0 (0.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        69.433 sec
  System time:      69.440 sec
  Drift:            -6.693 ms
  Distribution:     [0]=5834 [1]=4166 

=== Glaiel ===
Config: 144.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 00101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001010100101001...

Results:
  Total updates:    4166
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     5834 (58.34%)
  Double updates:   0 (0.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        69.433 sec
  System time:      69.440 sec
... [17 more lines]

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Current ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=off, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 00000000000000001000000000000000010000000000000001000000000000000010000000000000000100000000000000010000000000000000100000000000000001000000000000000100000000000000001000000000000000100000000000000001...

Results:
  Total updates:    600
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     9400 (94.00%)
  Double updates:   0 (0.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        10.000 sec
  System time:      10.000 sec
  Drift:            -0.472 ms
  Distribution:     [0]=9400 [1]=600 

=== Glaiel ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=off, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 00000100000000000000001000000000000000010000000000000001000000000000000010000000000000000100000000000000010000000000000000100000000000000010000000000000000100000000000000001000000000000000100000000000...

Results:
  Total updates:    600
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     9400 (94.00%)
  Double updates:   0 (0.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        10.000 sec
  System time:      10.000 sec
... [17 more lines]

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Current ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 144.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 22323223223232322323223223232232322323223232322322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322...

Results:
  Total updates:    23999
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     0 (0.00%)
  Double updates:   10000 (100.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  3999 (39.99%)
  Game time:        166.660 sec
  System time:      166.660 sec
  Drift:            -0.304 ms
  Distribution:     [2]=6001 [3]=3999 

=== Glaiel ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 144.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 01232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232232322323223232...

Results:
  Total updates:    23997
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     1 (0.01%)
  Double updates:   9998 (99.98%)
  Triple+ updates:  4000 (40.00%)
  Game time:        166.646 sec
  System time:      166.660 sec
... [17 more lines]

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Fixed ===
Config: 240.00Hz monitor, 120.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 00101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010...

Results:
  Total updates:    4999
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     5001 (50.01%)
  Double updates:   0 (0.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        41.658 sec
  System time:      41.660 sec
  Drift:            -1.693 ms
  Distribution:     [0]=5001 [1]=4999

1→/*
     2→ * Anchor Engine - Minimal skeleton
     3→ * Phase 1: Window + OpenGL + Lua integration
     4→ * Phase 2: Web build (Emscripten/WebGL)
     5→ */
     6→
     7→#include <stdio.h>
     8→#include <stdlib.h>
     9→#include <stdbool.h>
    10→#include <string.h>
    11→#include <math.h>
    12→
    13→#ifdef _WIN32
    14→#include <direct.h>  // _chdir
    15→#else
    16→#include <unistd.h>  // chdir
    17→#endif
    18→
    19→#include <SDL.h>
    20→
    21→#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
    22→    #include <emscripten.h>
    23→    #include <emscripten/html5.h>
    24→    #include <GLES3/gl3.h>
    25→#else
    26→    #include <glad/gl.h>
    27→#endif
    28→
    29→#include <lua.h>
    30→#include <lualib.h>
... [70 more lines]

830→}
   831→
   832→// Main loop state (needed for emscripten)
   833→static bool running = true;
   834→static Uint64 perf_freq = 0;
   835→static Uint64 last_time = 0;
   836→static double physics_lag = 0.0;
   837→static double render_lag = 0.0;
   838→static Uint64 step = 0;
   839→static double game_time = 0.0;
   840→static Uint64 frame = 0;
   841→
   842→// Shader headers - prepended to all shaders based on platform
   843→#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
   844→    #define SHADER_HEADER_VERT "#version 300 es\n"
   845→    #define SHADER_HEADER_FRAG "#version 300 es\nprecision mediump float;\n"
   846→#else
   847→    #define SHADER_HEADER_VERT "#version 330 core\n"
   848→    #define SHADER_HEADER_FRAG "#version 330 core\n"
   849→#endif
   850→
   851→// Shader sources (no version line - header prepended at compile time)
   852→static const char* vertex_shader_source =
   853→    "layout (location = 0) in vec2 aPos;\n"
   854→    "layout (location = 1) in vec2 aUV;\n"
   855→    "layout (location = 2) in vec4 aColor;\n"
   856→    "layout (location = 3) in float aType;\n"
   857→    "layout (location = 4) in vec4 aShape;\n"
   858→    "\n"
   859→    "out vec2 vPos;\n"
... [90 more lines]

1065→    if (gl_context) { SDL_GL_DeleteContext(gl_context); gl_context = NULL; }
  1066→    if (window) { SDL_DestroyWindow(window); window = NULL; }
  1067→    SDL_Quit();
  1068→}
  1069→
  1070→// One frame of the main loop
  1071→static void main_loop_iteration(void) {
  1072→    Uint64 current_time = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
  1073→    double dt = (double)(current_time - last_time) / (double)perf_freq;
  1074→    last_time = current_time;
  1075→
  1076→    // Accumulate physics lag, capped to prevent spiral of death
  1077→    physics_lag += dt;
  1078→    if (physics_lag > PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES) {
  1079→        physics_lag = PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES;
  1080→    }
  1081→
  1082→    // Accumulate render lag
  1083→    render_lag += dt;
  1084→
  1085→    // Process events every frame (not tied to fixed timestep)
  1086→    SDL_Event event;
  1087→    while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
  1088→        if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) {
  1089→            running = false;
  1090→        }
  1091→        if (event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
  1092→            if (event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_ESCAPE) {
  1093→                running = false;
  1094→            }
... [150 more lines]

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
    37→#define GAME_WIDTH 480
    38→#define GAME_HEIGHT 270
    39→#define INITIAL_SCALE 3
    40→
    41→// Timing configuration
    42→#define PHYSICS_RATE (1.0 / 120.0)  // 120 Hz physics/input timestep
    43→#define MAX_UPDATES 10              // Cap on fixed steps per frame (prevents spiral of death)
    44→
    45→// VSync snapping - snap delta times within 0.2ms of common refresh rates
    46→// This prevents accumulator drift from timer jitter
    47→#define VSYNC_SNAP_TOLERANCE 0.0002
    48→
    49→// Transform stack depth
    50→#define MAX_TRANSFORM_DEPTH 32
    51→

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
   831→    lua_register(L, "rgba", l_rgba);
   832→    lua_register(L, "set_shape_filter", l_set_shape_filter);
   833→}
   834→
   835→// Main loop state (needed for emscripten)
   836→static bool running = true;
   837→static Uint64 perf_freq = 0;
   838→static Uint64 last_time = 0;
   839→static double physics_lag = 0.0;
   840→static Uint64 step = 0;
   841→static double game_time = 0.0;
   842→static Uint64 frame = 0;
   843→
   844→// VSync snap frequencies (computed at init based on display refresh rate)
   845→static double snap_frequencies[8];
   846→static int snap_frequency_count = 0;
   847→
   848→// Shader headers - prepended to all shaders based on platform
   849→#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
   850→    #define SHADER_HEADER_VERT "#version 300 es\n"

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
  1072→    if (window) { SDL_DestroyWindow(window); window = NULL; }
  1073→    SDL_Quit();
  1074→}
  1075→
  1076→// One frame of the main loop
  1077→static void main_loop_iteration(void) {
  1078→    Uint64 current_time = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
  1079→    double dt = (double)(current_time - last_time) / (double)perf_freq;
  1080→    last_time = current_time;
  1081→
  1082→    // Clamp delta time to handle anomalies (pauses, debugger, sleep resume)
  1083→    if (dt > PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES) {
  1084→        dt = PHYSICS_RATE;
  1085→    }
  1086→    if (dt < 0) {
  1087→        dt = 0;
  1088→    }
  1089→
  1090→    // VSync snapping: if dt is close to a known refresh rate, snap to it exactly
  1091→    // This prevents accumulator drift from timer jitter
  1092→    for (int i = 0; i < snap_frequency_count; i++) {
  1093→        double diff = dt - snap_frequencies[i];
  1094→        if (diff < 0) diff = -diff;
  1095→        if (diff < VSYNC_SNAP_TOLERANCE) {
  1096→            dt = snap_frequencies[i];
  1097→            break;
  1098→        }
  1099→    }
  1100→
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The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
  1124→            #endif
  1125→        }
  1126→    }
  1127→
  1128→    // Fixed timestep physics/input loop (120Hz)
  1129→    while (physics_lag >= PHYSICS_RATE) {
  1130→        // Clear commands on all layers at start of update
  1131→        for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
  1132→            layer_clear_commands(layer_registry[i]);
  1133→        }

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
  1156→        game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
  1157→        physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;
  1158→    }
  1159→
  1160→    // Render every frame (vsync controls the rate)
  1161→    frame++;
  1162→
  1163→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1164→        // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1165→        float projection[16] = {

1230→        for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
  1231→            Layer* layer = layer_registry[i];
  1232→            glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
  1233→            glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, layer->color_texture);
  1234→
  1235→            glBindVertexArray(screen_vao);
  1236→            glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
  1237→            glBindVertexArray(0);
  1238→        }
  1239→
  1240→        SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window);
  1241→    }
  1242→
  1243→    #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
  1244→    if (!running) {
  1245→        emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
  1246→        shutdown();
  1247→    }
  1248→    #endif
  1249→}
  1250→
  1251→int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  1252→    printf("Anchor Engine starting...\n");
  1253→
  1254→    // Change working directory to game folder (passed as argument, like LÖVE)
  1255→    if (argc > 1) {
  1256→        const char* game_folder = argv[1];
  1257→        #ifdef _WIN32
  1258→        _chdir(game_folder);
  1259→        #else

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
  1236→            glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
  1237→            glBindVertexArray(0);
  1238→        }
  1239→
  1240→    SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window);
  1241→
  1242→    #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
  1243→    if (!running) {
  1244→        emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
  1245→        shutdown();
  1246→    }

1159→
  1160→    // Render every frame (vsync controls the rate)
  1161→    frame++;
  1162→
  1163→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1164→        // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1165→        float projection[16] = {
  1166→            2.0f / GAME_WIDTH, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1167→            0.0f, -2.0f / GAME_HEIGHT, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1168→            0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,
  1169→            -1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
  1170→        };
  1171→
  1172→        glUseProgram(shader_program);
  1173→        GLint proj_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "projection");
  1174→        glUniformMatrix4fv(proj_loc, 1, GL_FALSE, projection);
  1175→
  1176→        // Set AA width based on filter mode (0 = rough/hard edges, 1 = smooth)
  1177→        GLint aa_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "u_aa_width");
  1178→        float aa_width = (shape_filter_mode == FILTER_SMOOTH) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
  1179→        glUniform1f(aa_loc, aa_width);
  1180→
  1181→        // === PASS 1: Render each layer to its FBO ===
  1182→        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);  // Unbind to avoid feedback loop
  1183→
  1184→        for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
  1185→            Layer* layer = layer_registry[i];
  1186→            glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, layer->fbo);
  1187→            glViewport(0, 0, layer->width, layer->height);
  1188→
... [55 more lines]

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  1156→        game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
  1157→        physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;
  1158→    }
  1159→
  1160→    // Render every frame (vsync controls the rate)
  1161→    frame++;
  1162→
  1163→    // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1164→    // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1165→    float projection[16] = {
  1166→        2.0f / GAME_WIDTH, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1167→        0.0f, -2.0f / GAME_HEIGHT, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1168→        0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,
  1169→        -1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
  1170→    };
  1171→
  1172→    glUseProgram(shader_program);
  1173→    GLint proj_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "projection");
  1174→    glUniformMatrix4fv(proj_loc, 1, GL_FALSE, projection);
  1175→
  1176→    // Set AA width based on filter mode (0 = rough/hard edges, 1 = smooth)
  1177→    GLint aa_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "u_aa_width");
  1178→    float aa_width = (shape_filter_mode == FILTER_SMOOTH) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
  1179→    glUniform1f(aa_loc, aa_width);
  1180→
  1181→    // === PASS 1: Render each layer to its FBO ===
  1182→    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);  // Unbind to avoid feedback loop
  1183→
  1184→    for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
... [60 more lines]

1410→    if (!L) {
  1411→        fprintf(stderr, "luaL_newstate failed\n");
  1412→        shutdown();
  1413→        return 1;
  1414→    }
  1415→    luaL_openlibs(L);
  1416→    register_lua_bindings(L);
  1417→
  1418→    // Load and run script with traceback
  1419→    lua_pushcfunction(L, traceback);
  1420→    int err_handler = lua_gettop(L);
  1421→    if (luaL_loadfile(L, "main.lua") != LUA_OK) {
  1422→        snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
  1423→        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
  1424→        lua_pop(L, 2);  // error + traceback
  1425→        error_state = true;
  1426→    } else if (lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, err_handler) != LUA_OK) {
  1427→        snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
  1428→        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
  1429→        lua_pop(L, 2);  // error + traceback
  1430→        error_state = true;
  1431→    } else {
  1432→        lua_pop(L, 1);  // traceback
  1433→    }
  1434→
  1435→    printf("Initialization complete. Press ESC to exit, F11 for fullscreen.\n");
  1436→
  1437→    // Initialize timing state
  1438→    perf_freq = SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency();
  1439→    last_time = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
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  1433→    }
  1434→
  1435→    printf("Initialization complete. Press ESC to exit, F11 for fullscreen.\n");
  1436→
  1437→    // Initialize timing state
  1438→    perf_freq = SDL_GetPerformanceFrequency();
  1439→    last_time = SDL_GetPerformanceCounter();
  1440→
  1441→    // Initialize vsync snap frequencies based on display refresh rate
  1442→    {
  1443→        int display_hz = 60;  // Default fallback
  1444→        SDL_DisplayMode mode;
  1445→        if (SDL_GetCurrentDisplayMode(0, &mode) == 0 && mode.refresh_rate > 0) {
  1446→            display_hz = mode.refresh_rate;
  1447→        }
  1448→        printf("Display refresh rate: %dHz\n", display_hz);
  1449→
  1450→        // Compute snap frequencies for this refresh rate and its multiples
  1451→        // (handles 1x, 2x, 3x... of the base frame time for missed frames)
  1452→        double base_frametime = 1.0 / (double)display_hz;
  1453→        snap_frequency_count = 0;
  1454→        for (int i = 1; i <= 8 && snap_frequency_count < 8; i++) {
  1455→            snap_frequencies[snap_frequency_count++] = base_frametime * i;
  1456→        }
  1457→    }
  1458→
  1459→    #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
  1460→    // Use browser's requestAnimationFrame
  1461→    // 0 = use RAF, 1 = simulate infinite loop (blocking)
... [2 more lines]

anchor.c
src/anchor.c(697): warning C4996: 'strdup': The POSIX name for this item is deprecated. Instead, use the ISO C and C++ conformant name: _strdup. See online help for details.
gl.c
Generating Code...
LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
Build successful: build/anchor.exe

273→// ============================================================================
   274→// Algorithm 2: Anchor Fixed (proposed improvements)
   275→// ============================================================================
   276→
   277→static void algo_anchor_fixed(void) {
   278→    int64_t desired_frametime = sec_to_ticks(1.0 / config.target_update_hz);
   279→    int64_t vsync_maxerror = (int64_t)(SIM_FREQ * 0.0002);
   280→    int max_updates = 10;
   281→
   282→    // Snap frequencies
   283→    int64_t snap_frequencies[8];
   284→    int64_t base_snap = sec_to_ticks(1.0 / config.monitor_hz);
   285→    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
   286→        snap_frequencies[i] = base_snap * (i + 1);
   287→    }
   288→
   289→    int64_t last_time = sim_get_time();
   290→    int64_t physics_lag = 0;  // Using int64 instead of double
   291→
   292→    for (int frame = 0; frame < config.num_frames; frame++) {
   293→        sim_swap_buffers();
   294→
   295→        int64_t current_time = sim_get_time();
   296→        int64_t delta_time = current_time - last_time;
   297→        last_time = current_time;
   298→
   299→        // Handle timing anomalies BEFORE adding to accumulator
   300→        if (delta_time > desired_frametime * 8) {
   301→            delta_time = desired_frametime;
   302→        }
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Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Fixed ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 120.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222...

Results:
  Total updates:    20000
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     0 (0.00%)
  Double updates:   10000 (100.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  0 (0.00%)
  Game time:        166.667 sec
  System time:      166.660 sec
  Drift:            +6.641 ms
  Distribution:     [2]=10000 
Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Fixed ===
Config: 59.94Hz monitor, 120.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222...

Results:
  Total updates:    20020
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     0 (0.00%)
  Double updates:   10000 (100.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  20 (0.20%)
... [4 more lines]

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Current ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 120.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 21223212222321312322122312313123122231312222312222222222223122222222223122222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222...

Results:
  Total updates:    19999
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     0 (0.00%)
  Double updates:   9986 (99.86%)
  Triple+ updates:  13 (0.13%)
  Game time:        166.658 sec
  System time:      166.660 sec
  Drift:            -1.693 ms
  Distribution:     [1]=14 [2]=9973 [3]=13

 engine/src/anchor.c | 333 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 224 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/engine/src/anchor.c b/engine/src/anchor.c
index f5efd1c..9aa0353 100644
--- a/engine/src/anchor.c
+++ b/engine/src/anchor.c
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@
 #define GAME_HEIGHT 270
 #define INITIAL_SCALE 3
 
-// Timing configuration (matching reference Anchor)
-#define PHYSICS_RATE (1.0 / 144.0)  // 144 Hz physics/input timestep
-#define RENDER_RATE  (1.0 / 60.0)   // 60 Hz render rate (for pixel-perfect visuals)
+// Timing configuration
+#define PHYSICS_RATE (1.0 / 120.0)  // 120 Hz physics/input timestep
 #define MAX_UPDATES 10              // Cap on fixed steps per frame (prevents spiral of death)
 
+// VSync snapping - snap delta times within 0.2ms of common refresh rates
+// This prevents accumulator drift from timer jitter
+#define VSYNC_SNAP_TOLERANCE 0.0002
+
 // Transform stack depth
 #define MAX_TRANSFORM_DEPTH 32
 
@@ -60,7 +63,6 @@ enum {
 enum {
     BLEND_ALPHA = 0,
     BLEND_ADDITIVE,

-    BLEND_MULTIPLY,
... [75 more lines]

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    37→#define GAME_WIDTH 480
    38→#define GAME_HEIGHT 270
    39→#define INITIAL_SCALE 3
    40→
    41→// Timing configuration
    42→#define PHYSICS_RATE (1.0 / 120.0)  // 120 Hz physics/input timestep
    43→#define RENDER_RATE  (1.0 / 60.0)   // 60 Hz render cap (for chunky pixel movement)
    44→#define MAX_UPDATES 10              // Cap on fixed steps per frame (prevents spiral of death)
    45→
    46→// VSync snapping - snap delta times within 0.2ms of common refresh rates
    47→// This prevents accumulator drift from timer jitter
    48→#define VSYNC_SNAP_TOLERANCE 0.0002
    49→
    50→// Transform stack depth
    51→#define MAX_TRANSFORM_DEPTH 32
    52→

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
   832→    lua_register(L, "rgba", l_rgba);
   833→    lua_register(L, "set_shape_filter", l_set_shape_filter);
   834→}
   835→
   836→// Main loop state (needed for emscripten)
   837→static bool running = true;
   838→static Uint64 perf_freq = 0;
   839→static Uint64 last_time = 0;
   840→static double physics_lag = 0.0;
   841→static double render_lag = 0.0;
   842→static Uint64 step = 0;
   843→static double game_time = 0.0;
   844→static Uint64 frame = 0;
   845→
   846→// VSync snap frequencies (computed at init based on display refresh rate)
   847→static double snap_frequencies[8];
   848→static int snap_frequency_count = 0;

1100→        }
  1101→    }
  1102→
  1103→    // Accumulate physics lag, capped to prevent spiral of death
  1104→    physics_lag += dt;
  1105→    if (physics_lag > PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES) {
  1106→        physics_lag = PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES;
  1107→    }
  1108→
  1109→    // Process events every frame (not tied to fixed timestep)
  1110→    SDL_Event event;
  1111→    while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
  1112→        if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) {
  1113→            running = false;
  1114→        }
  1115→        if (event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN) {
  1116→            if (event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_ESCAPE) {
  1117→                running = false;
  1118→            }
  1119→            #ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
  1120→            // Fullscreen toggle only on desktop
  1121→            if (event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_F11 ||
  1122→                (event.key.keysym.sym == SDLK_RETURN && (event.key.keysym.mod & KMOD_ALT))) {
  1123→                Uint32 flags = SDL_GetWindowFlags(window);
  1124→                SDL_SetWindowFullscreen(window, (flags & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP) ? 0 : SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP);
  1125→            }
  1126→            #endif
  1127→        }
  1128→    }
  1129→
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  1099→            break;
  1100→        }
  1101→    }
  1102→
  1103→    // Accumulate physics lag, capped to prevent spiral of death
  1104→    physics_lag += dt;
  1105→    if (physics_lag > PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES) {
  1106→        physics_lag = PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES;
  1107→    }
  1108→
  1109→    // Accumulate render lag, capped to prevent unbounded growth
  1110→    render_lag += dt;
  1111→    if (render_lag > RENDER_RATE * 2) {
  1112→        render_lag = RENDER_RATE * 2;
  1113→    }
  1114→
  1115→    // Process events every frame (not tied to fixed timestep)
  1116→    SDL_Event event;
  1117→    while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
  1118→        if (event.type == SDL_QUIT) {
  1119→            running = false;

The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c has been updated. Here's the result of running `cat -n` on a snippet of the edited file:
  1164→        game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
  1165→        physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;
  1166→    }
  1167→
  1168→    // Render at 60Hz (for chunky pixel movement on high-refresh monitors)
  1169→    if (render_lag >= RENDER_RATE) {
  1170→        render_lag -= RENDER_RATE;
  1171→        frame++;
  1172→
  1173→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1174→    // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1175→    float projection[16] = {
  1176→        2.0f / GAME_WIDTH, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1177→        0.0f, -2.0f / GAME_HEIGHT, 0.0f, 0.0f,

1240→    for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
  1241→        Layer* layer = layer_registry[i];
  1242→        glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
  1243→        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, layer->color_texture);
  1244→
  1245→        glBindVertexArray(screen_vao);
  1246→        glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
  1247→        glBindVertexArray(0);
  1248→    }
  1249→
  1250→    SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window);
  1251→
  1252→    #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
  1253→    if (!running) {
  1254→        emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
  1255→        shutdown();
  1256→    }
  1257→    #endif
  1258→}
  1259→
  1260→int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
  1261→    printf("Anchor Engine starting...\n");
  1262→
  1263→    // Change working directory to game folder (passed as argument, like LÖVE)
  1264→    if (argc > 1) {
  1265→        const char* game_folder = argv[1];
  1266→        #ifdef _WIN32
  1267→        _chdir(game_folder);
  1268→        #else
  1269→        chdir(game_folder);

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  1246→        glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
  1247→        glBindVertexArray(0);
  1248→    }
  1249→
  1250→        SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window);
  1251→    }
  1252→
  1253→    #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
  1254→    if (!running) {
  1255→        emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
  1256→        shutdown();
  1257→    }

1167→
  1168→    // Render at 60Hz (for chunky pixel movement on high-refresh monitors)
  1169→    if (render_lag >= RENDER_RATE) {
  1170→        render_lag -= RENDER_RATE;
  1171→        frame++;
  1172→
  1173→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1174→    // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1175→    float projection[16] = {
  1176→        2.0f / GAME_WIDTH, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1177→        0.0f, -2.0f / GAME_HEIGHT, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1178→        0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,
  1179→        -1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
  1180→    };
  1181→
  1182→    glUseProgram(shader_program);
  1183→    GLint proj_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "projection");
  1184→    glUniformMatrix4fv(proj_loc, 1, GL_FALSE, projection);
  1185→
  1186→    // Set AA width based on filter mode (0 = rough/hard edges, 1 = smooth)
  1187→    GLint aa_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "u_aa_width");
  1188→    float aa_width = (shape_filter_mode == FILTER_SMOOTH) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
  1189→    glUniform1f(aa_loc, aa_width);
  1190→
  1191→    // === PASS 1: Render each layer to its FBO ===
  1192→    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);  // Unbind to avoid feedback loop
  1193→
  1194→    for (int i = 0; i < layer_count; i++) {
  1195→        Layer* layer = layer_registry[i];
  1196→        glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, layer->fbo);
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  1164→        game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
  1165→        physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;
  1166→    }
  1167→
  1168→    // Render at 60Hz (for chunky pixel movement on high-refresh monitors)
  1169→    if (render_lag >= RENDER_RATE) {
  1170→        render_lag -= RENDER_RATE;
  1171→        frame++;
  1172→
  1173→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  1174→        // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  1175→        float projection[16] = {
  1176→            2.0f / GAME_WIDTH, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1177→            0.0f, -2.0f / GAME_HEIGHT, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  1178→            0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f,
  1179→            -1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f
  1180→        };
  1181→
  1182→        glUseProgram(shader_program);
  1183→        GLint proj_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "projection");
  1184→        glUniformMatrix4fv(proj_loc, 1, GL_FALSE, projection);
  1185→
  1186→        // Set AA width based on filter mode (0 = rough/hard edges, 1 = smooth)
  1187→        GLint aa_loc = glGetUniformLocation(shader_program, "u_aa_width");
  1188→        float aa_width = (shape_filter_mode == FILTER_SMOOTH) ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
  1189→        glUniform1f(aa_loc, aa_width);
  1190→
  1191→        // === PASS 1: Render each layer to its FBO ===
  1192→        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);  // Unbind to avoid feedback loop
... [63 more lines]

anchor.c
src/anchor.c(698): warning C4996: 'strdup': The POSIX name for this item is deprecated. Instead, use the ISO C and C++ conformant name: _strdup. See online help for details.
gl.c
Generating Code...
LINK : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'MSVCRT' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
Build successful: build/anchor.exe

350→    printf(config.num_frames <= 200 ? "\n" : "...\n");
   351→}
   352→
   353→// ============================================================================
   354→// Main
   355→// ============================================================================
   356→
   357→static void print_usage(const char* prog) {
   358→    printf("Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool\n\n");
   359→    printf("Usage: %s [options]\n\n", prog);
   360→    printf("Options:\n");
   361→    printf("  -a, --algorithm N    Timing algorithm (0=anchor, 1=glaiel, 2=fixed)\n");
   362→    printf("  -m, --monitor HZ     Monitor refresh rate (default: 60)\n");
   363→    printf("  -t, --target HZ      Target update rate (default: 60)\n");
   364→    printf("  -n, --frames N       Number of frames to simulate (default: 10000)\n");
   365→    printf("  -j, --jitter MS      Timer noise in ms (default: 0.1)\n");
   366→    printf("  -r, --render MS      Render time in ms (default: 1.0)\n");
   367→    printf("  -v, --vsync 0|1      VSync enabled (default: 1)\n");
   368→    printf("  --all                Run all algorithms for comparison\n");
   369→    printf("  -h, --help           Show this help\n\n");
   370→    printf("Algorithms:\n");
   371→    printf("  0 = Anchor current   Naive accumulator (current anchor.c)\n");
   372→    printf("  1 = Glaiel           VSync snapping + delta averaging\n");
   373→    printf("  2 = Anchor fixed     Proposed improvements (snapping, int64)\n\n");
   374→    printf("Examples:\n");
   375→    printf("  %s -m 59.94                    # Test 59.94Hz monitor\n", prog);
   376→    printf("  %s -m 144 -t 60                # 144Hz monitor, 60Hz updates\n", prog);
   377→    printf("  %s --all -m 59.94 -n 100000    # Compare all on 59.94Hz\n", prog);
   378→}
   379→
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   346→        if (frame < 200) {
   347→            printf("%d", updates_this_frame > 9 ? 9 : updates_this_frame);
   348→        }
   349→    }
   350→    printf(config.num_frames <= 200 ? "\n" : "...\n");
   351→}
   352→
   353→// ============================================================================
   354→// Algorithm 3: Anchor Final (120Hz physics, 60Hz render cap, vsync snapping)
   355→// ============================================================================
   356→
   357→static void algo_anchor_final(void) {
   358→    // Configuration matching anchor.c
   359→    double physics_rate = 1.0 / 120.0;
   360→    double render_rate = 1.0 / 60.0;
   361→    int64_t vsync_maxerror = (int64_t)(SIM_FREQ * 0.0002);
   362→    int max_updates = 10;
   363→
   364→    // Snap frequencies based on monitor refresh rate
   365→    int64_t snap_frequencies[8];
   366→    int64_t base_snap = sec_to_ticks(1.0 / config.monitor_hz);
   367→    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
   368→        snap_frequencies[i] = base_snap * (i + 1);
   369→    }
   370→
   371→    int64_t last_time = sim_get_time();
   372→    double physics_lag = 0.0;
   373→    double render_lag = 0.0;
   374→
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   478→    printf("  -r, --render MS      Render time in ms (default: 1.0)\n");
   479→    printf("  -v, --vsync 0|1      VSync enabled (default: 1)\n");
   480→    printf("  --all                Run all algorithms for comparison\n");
   481→    printf("  -h, --help           Show this help\n\n");
   482→    printf("Algorithms:\n");
   483→    printf("  0 = Anchor old       Naive accumulator (old anchor.c)\n");
   484→    printf("  1 = Glaiel           VSync snapping + delta averaging\n");
   485→    printf("  2 = Anchor fixed     Snapping only (no render cap)\n");
   486→    printf("  3 = Anchor final     120Hz physics, 60Hz render cap, snapping\n\n");
   487→    printf("Examples:\n");
   488→    printf("  %s -m 59.94                    # Test 59.94Hz monitor\n", prog);
   489→    printf("  %s -m 144 -t 60                # 144Hz monitor, 60Hz updates\n", prog);
   490→    printf("  %s --all -m 59.94 -n 100000    # Compare all on 59.94Hz\n", prog);

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   499→    next_vsync = sec_to_ticks(1.0 / config.monitor_hz);
   500→    rng_state = 12345;  // Deterministic
   501→}
   502→
   503→static void run_algorithm(int algo) {
   504→    reset_stats();
   505→    reset_simulation();
   506→
   507→    const char* names[] = {"Anchor Old", "Glaiel", "Anchor Fixed", "Anchor Final"};
   508→    printf("\n=== %s ===\n", names[algo]);
   509→    printf("Config: %.2fHz monitor, %.2fHz target, vsync=%s, noise=%.2fms, render=%.2fms\n",
   510→           config.monitor_hz, config.target_update_hz,
   511→           config.vsync_enabled ? "on" : "off",
   512→           config.timer_noise_ms, config.render_time_ms);
   513→    printf("Pattern: ");
   514→
   515→    switch (algo) {
   516→        case 0: algo_anchor_current(); break;
   517→        case 1: algo_glaiel(); break;
   518→        case 2: algo_anchor_fixed(); break;
   519→        case 3: algo_anchor_final(); break;
   520→    }
   521→
   522→    printf("\nResults:\n");
   523→    printf("  Total updates:    %d\n", stats.total_updates);
   524→    printf("  Total vsyncs:     %d\n", stats.total_vsyncs);

No matches found

546:    bool run_all = false;
575:            run_all = true;
582:    if (run_all) {

578→
   579→    printf("Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool\n");
   580→    printf("============================================\n");
   581→
   582→    if (run_all) {
   583→        for (int algo = 0; algo < 3; algo++) {
   584→            run_algorithm(algo);
   585→        }
   586→    } else {
   587→        run_algorithm(config.algorithm);
   588→    }
   589→
   590→    return 0;
   591→}
   592→

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   578→
   579→    printf("Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool\n");
   580→    printf("============================================\n");
   581→
   582→    if (run_all) {
   583→        for (int algo = 0; algo < 4; algo++) {
   584→            run_algorithm(algo);
   585→        }
   586→    } else {
   587→        run_algorithm(config.algorithm);
   588→    }
   589→
   590→    return 0;
   591→}
   592→

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   432→        // Track statistics (per rendered frame, not per vsync)
   433→        stats.total_vsyncs++;
   434→        stats.system_time = ticks_to_sec(current_time);
   435→
   436→        // For pattern output, show updates per RENDERED frame
   437→        // We print when we render, showing how many updates happened since last render
   438→        static int updates_since_last_render = 0;
   439→        updates_since_last_render += updates_this_vsync;
   440→
   441→        if (rendered_this_vsync) {
   442→            if (render_count <= 200) {
   443→                printf("%d", updates_since_last_render > 9 ? 9 : updates_since_last_render);
   444→            }
   445→
   446→            if (updates_since_last_render < 64) {
   447→                stats.update_counts[updates_since_last_render]++;
   448→            }
   449→            if (updates_since_last_render == 0) stats.zero_updates++;
   450→            if (updates_since_last_render >= 2) stats.double_updates++;
   451→            if (updates_since_last_render >= 3) stats.triple_updates++;
   452→
   453→            updates_since_last_render = 0;
   454→        }
   455→    }
   456→    printf(render_count <= 200 ? "\n" : "...\n");
   457→
   458→    printf("  (Rendered %d frames from %d vsyncs)\n", render_count, config.num_frames);
   459→}
   460→

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   367→    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
   368→        snap_frequencies[i] = base_snap * (i + 1);
   369→    }
   370→
   371→    int64_t last_time = sim_get_time();
   372→    double physics_lag = 0.0;
   373→    double render_lag = 0.0;
   374→
   375→    int render_count = 0;
   376→    int updates_since_last_render = 0;
   377→
   378→    for (int vsync = 0; vsync < config.num_frames; vsync++) {
   379→        sim_swap_buffers();
   380→
   381→        int64_t current_time = sim_get_time();
   382→        double dt = ticks_to_sec(current_time - last_time);

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   433→        // Track statistics (per rendered frame, not per vsync)
   434→        stats.total_vsyncs++;
   435→        stats.system_time = ticks_to_sec(current_time);
   436→
   437→        // For pattern output, show updates per RENDERED frame
   438→        // We print when we render, showing how many updates happened since last render
   439→        updates_since_last_render += updates_this_vsync;
   440→
   441→        if (rendered_this_vsync) {
   442→            if (render_count <= 200) {
   443→                printf("%d", updates_since_last_render > 9 ? 9 : updates_since_last_render);

monitor_sim.c
Build successful: monitor_sim.exe

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Final ===
Config: 60.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 32222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222...
  (Rendered 9999 frames from 10000 vsyncs)

Results:
  Total updates:    19999
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     0 (0.00%)
  Double updates:   9999 (99.99%)
  Triple+ updates:  1 (0.01%)
  Game time:        166.658 sec
  System time:      166.660 sec
  Drift:            -1.693 ms
  Distribution:     [2]=9998 [3]=1

Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Final ===
Config: 59.94Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222...
  (Rendered 10000 frames from 10000 vsyncs)

Results:
  Total updates:    20019
  Total vsyncs:     10000
  Zero updates:     0 (0.00%)
  Double updates:   10000 (100.00%)
  Triple+ updates:  19 (0.19%)
  Game time:        166.825 sec
  System time:      166.830 sec
  Drift:            -5.026 ms
  Distribution:     [2]=9981 [3]=19 
---
Monitor Simulator - Frame Timing Test Tool
============================================

=== Anchor Final ===
Config: 144.00Hz monitor, 60.00Hz target, vsync=on, noise=0.10ms, render=1.00ms
Pattern: 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222...
  (Rendered 4166 frames from 10000 vsyncs)

Results:
  Total updates:    8332
  Total vsyncs:     10000
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1→/*
     2→ * Anchor Engine - Minimal skeleton
     3→ * Phase 1: Window + OpenGL + Lua integration
     4→ * Phase 2: Web build (Emscripten/WebGL)
     5→ */
     6→
     7→#include <stdio.h>
     8→#include <stdlib.h>
     9→#include <stdbool.h>
    10→#include <string.h>
    11→#include <math.h>
    12→
    13→#ifdef _WIN32
    14→#include <direct.h>  // _chdir
    15→#else
    16→#include <unistd.h>  // chdir
    17→#endif
    18→
    19→#include <SDL.h>
    20→
    21→#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
    22→    #include <emscripten.h>
    23→    #include <emscripten/html5.h>
    24→    #include <GLES3/gl3.h>
    25→#else
    26→    #include <glad/gl.h>
    27→#endif
    28→
    29→#include <lua.h>
    30→#include <lualib.h>
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     1→# Analysis: Anchor's Frame Timing vs. Best Practices
     2→
     3→> **Note:** This analysis was performed before implementing fixes. The final implementation uses **120Hz physics with 60Hz render cap and vsync snapping**. See anchor.c and the monitor simulator (tools/monitor_sim.c) for the actual implementation.
     4→
     5→Based on Tyler Glaiel's article "How to make your game run at 60fps" and his [frame_timer.cpp](https://github.com/TylerGlaiel/FrameTimingControl/blob/master/frame_timer.cpp) implementation.
     6→
     7→---
     8→
     9→## Anchor's Current Implementation

1→# Shapes Rendering System — Implementation Plan
     2→
     3→A comprehensive 2D vector graphics system for Anchor, inspired by Freya Holmér's Shapes plugin for Unity. SDF-based rendering for clean edges at any scale, with full support for gradients, dashes, outlines, and texture fills.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Goals
     8→
     9→- **High-quality rendering**: Local anti-aliasing built into all shapes, smooth edges without relying on MSAA
    10→- **Arbitrary thickness**: Lines and outlines at any pixel width, with proper thinness fading for sub-pixel sizes
    11→- **Rich styling**: Gradients (linear, radial, angular, bilinear), dashes, outlines, texture fills
    12→- **Efficient batching**: Minimize draw calls via uber-shader approach
    13→- **Simple API**: Transforms via push/pop stack, shapes are just position + size + style
    14→
    15→---
    16→
    17→## Reference Implementation: Cute Framework
    18→
    19→Randy Gaul's [Cute Framework](https://github.com/RandyGaul/cute_framework) uses a similar SDF approach and serves as a practical reference for our implementation. Key insights:
    20→
    21→### Vertex Format
    22→
    23→Cute Framework's `CF_Vertex` stores shape data directly in vertices:
    24→
    25→```c
    26→struct CF_Vertex {
    27→    CF_V2 p;           // World space position
    28→    CF_V2 posH;        // Camera-transformed position
    29→    int n;             // Vertex count (for polygons)
    30→    CF_V2 shape[8];    // 8 control points (16 floats) for SDF shapes
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1→# Anchor Implementation Plan
     2→
     3→C engine with YueScript scripting, OpenGL rendering, targeting Windows and Web.
     4→
     5→---
     6→
     7→## Summary of Key Decisions
     8→
     9→| Area | Decision | Rationale |
    10→|------|----------|-----------|
    11→| Renderer | OpenGL | Smooth rotation, additive blending, performance headroom, console-portable |
    12→| Audio | TBD (miniaudio or SoLoud) | Need pitch shifting; SDL_mixer insufficient |
    13→| Physics | Box2D 3.1 | Already used, true ball-to-ball collisions needed |
    14→| Scripting | Lua 5.4 + YueScript | Build-time compilation with `-r` flag for line numbers |
    15→| Timestep | Fixed 120Hz physics, 60Hz render | Decoupled for pixel-perfect visuals with responsive input |
    16→| Resolution | Per-game configurable | 480×270, 640×360, or custom; aspect-ratio scaling with letterboxing |
    17→| C Structure | Single anchor.c | Monolithic file, easier navigation |
    18→| Resources | Live forever | Games are small enough; no unloading needed |
    19→| Linking | Static | No DLLs; SDL2, Lua, audio all compiled in |
    20→| Distribution | Single executable | Zip-append for game content, extractable by modders |
    21→
    22→---
    23→
    24→## Build Strategy
    25→
    26→### YueScript Compilation
    27→
    28→**Build-time compilation** — compile `.yue` → `.lua` during build, not at runtime.
    29→
    30→```
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    91→- [x] Basic shader compilation (vertex + fragment)
    92→- [x] Clear screen to solid color
    93→- [x] Verify OpenGL context on Windows
    94→
    95→### 1.3 Main Loop
    96→- [x] Decoupled timestep: 120Hz physics/input, 60Hz rendering
    97→- [x] Delta time accumulator pattern (separate accumulators for physics and rendering)
    98→- [x] Event polling once per frame iteration (before physics loop)
    99→- [x] Clean shutdown
   100→
   101→### 1.4 Lua Integration
   102→- [x] Initialize Lua state
   103→- [x] Load and run external `.lua` file (command-line argument, like LÖVE)

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   285→- [x] Apply blend state before drawing batch
   286→- [x] `apply_blend_mode()` helper function for GL state management
   287→- [x] Verified on Windows and Web
   288→
   289→**Step 9: Multiple layers + composition** ✓
   290→- [x] Layer registry (max 16 layers, stored with names for lookup)
   291→- [x] `layer_create(name)` creates/retrieves named layer (idempotent)
   292→- [x] Layer ordering for composition (creation order: first = bottom, last = top)
   293→- [x] Composite all layers to screen at frame end (each layer rendered to FBO, then blitted with alpha)
   294→
   295→**Step 10: Frame timing improvements** ✓
   296→- [x] Analysis against Tyler Glaiel's "How to make your game run at 60fps" article
   297→- [x] Built monitor simulator tool (`tools/monitor_sim.c`) to test timing algorithms
   298→- [x] Changed physics rate from 144Hz to 120Hz (divides evenly into 60/120/240Hz monitors)
   299→- [x] Added VSync snapping (0.2ms tolerance) to eliminate timer jitter drift
   300→- [x] Added delta time clamping before accumulator (handles pause/resume, debugger)
   301→- [x] Added render_lag cap at 2× RENDER_RATE (prevents unbounded growth)
   302→- [x] Render rate limiting at 60Hz for consistent chunky pixel movement on all monitors
   303→- [x] Verified via simulator: consistent 2 physics updates per rendered frame on 60Hz, 59.94Hz, 144Hz, 240Hz monitors
   304→- [x] See `reference/frame-timing-analysis.md` for detailed analysis
   305→
   306→### Lua API (C bindings)
   307→
   308→```lua
   309→-- Layer management
   310→game = layer_create('game')

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   328→-- Color helper
   329→local red = rgba(255, 0, 0, 255)
   330→```
   331→
   332→### Verification
   333→- [x] Rectangle renders correctly (Step 4)
   334→- [x] Circle renders correctly with SDF (Step 5)
   335→- [x] Transform stack works (rotation, scale, nesting) (Step 6)
   336→- [x] Sprites load and render (Step 7)
   337→- [x] Blend modes work (alpha, additive) (Step 8)
   338→- [x] Multiple layers composite correctly (Step 9)
   339→- [x] Frame timing produces consistent updates across monitor refresh rates (Step 10)
   340→- [x] Steps 1-10 verified on Windows and Web
   341→
   342→**Deliverable:** Working layer system with deferred rendering, basic shapes (circle, rectangle), sprites, transforms, blend modes, and rock-solid frame timing. ✓ Complete
   343→
   344→---
   345→
   346→## Phase 4: Effects (Shaders)

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1→# Session 2026-01-07 21:13
     2→
     3→---
     4→
     5→> Hi, Claude. Let's continue with phase 3.
     6→
     7→Let me check the implementation plan to see where we left off.
     8→
     9→<details>
    10→<summary><code>Read (E:\a327ex\Anchor\docs\ANCHOR_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md)</code></summary>
    11→
    12→<pre><code>1→# Anchor Implementation Plan
    13→     2→
    14→     3→C engine with YueScript scripting, OpenGL rendering, targeting Windows and Web.
    15→     4→
    16→     5→---
    17→     6→
    18→     7→## Summary of Key Decisions
    19→     8→
    20→     9→| Area | Decision | Rationale |
    21→    10→|------|----------|-----------|
    22→    11→| Renderer | OpenGL | Smooth rotation, additive blending, performance headroom, console-portable |
    23→    12→| Audio | TBD (miniaudio or SoLoud) | Need pitch shifting; SDL_mixer insufficient |
    24→    13→| Physics | Box2D 3.1 | Already used, true ball-to-ball collisions needed |
    25→    14→| Scripting | Lua 5.4 + YueScript | Build-time compilation with `-r` flag for line numbers |
    26→    15→| Timestep | Fixed 144Hz physics, 60Hz render | Decoupled for pixel-perfect visuals with responsive input |
    27→    16→| Resolution | Per-game configurable | 480×270, 640×360, or custom; aspect-ratio scaling with letterboxing |
    28→    17→| C Structure | Single anchor.c | Monolithic file, easier navigation |
    29→    18→| Resources | Live forever | Games are small enough; no unloading needed |
    30→    19→| Linking | Static | No DLLs; SDL2, Lua, audio all compiled in |
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1500→>          apply_blend_mode(current_blend);
  1501→>      
  1502→>          for (int i = 0; i < layer->command_count; i++) {
  1503→>              const DrawCommand* cmd = &layer->commands[i];
  1504→>      
  1505→>              // Check for blend mode change
  1506→>              if (cmd->blend_mode != current_blend && batch_vertex_count > 0) {
  1507→>                  batch_flush();
  1508→>                  current_blend = cmd->blend_mode;
  1509→>                  apply_blend_mode(current_blend);
  1510→>              } else if (cmd->blend_mode != current_blend) {
  1511→>                  current_blend = cmd->blend_mode;
  1512→>                  apply_blend_mode(current_blend);
  1513→>              }
  1514→>              // ... rest of rendering
  1515→>          }
  1516→>          batch_flush();
  1517→>          apply_blend_mode(BLEND_ALPHA);  // Reset for screen blit
  1518→>      }
  1519→>      ```
  1520→>      - Added Lua binding:
  1521→>      ```c
  1522→>      static int l_layer_set_blend_mode(lua_State* L) {
  1523→>          Layer* layer = (Layer*)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
  1524→>          const char* mode = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
  1525→>          if (strcmp(mode, "alpha") == 0) {
  1526→>              layer_set_blend_mode(layer, BLEND_ALPHA);
  1527→>          } else if (strcmp(mode, "additive") == 0) {
  1528→>              layer_set_blend_mode(layer, BLEND_ADDITIVE);
  1529→>          } else if (strcmp(mode, "multiply") == 0) {
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3000→    26→local top_circles = {}
  3001→    27→local rows = {{}, {}}  -- track circles per row for centering
  3002→    28→local radius = 1
  3003→    29→local spacing = 2  -- gap between circles
  3004→    30→local x = 0
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  3006→
  3007→</details>
  3008→
  3009→<details>
  3010→<summary><code>Edit (E:\a327ex\Anchor\test\main.lua)</code></summary>
  3011→
  3012→<pre><code>The file E:\a327ex\Anchor\test\main.lua has been updated. All occurrences of 'texture_load("star.png")' were successfully replaced with 'texture_load("assets/star.png")'.</code></pre>
  3013→
  3014→</details>
  3015→
  3016→Now I need to update the engine to load from the `test/` folder. Let me check how files are currently loaded.
  3017→
  3018→<details>
  3019→<summary><code>Grep (main\.lua|fopen)</code></summary>
  3020→
  3021→<pre><code>1232:    const char* script_path = (argc &gt; 1) ? argv[1] : "main.lua";</code></pre>
  3022→
  3023→</details>
  3024→
  3025→> Have the engine load an arbitrary folder path that's passed in when it's executed, exactly like LÖVE. So "anchor.exe /e/a327ex/Anchor/test/" or whatever.
  3026→
  3027→<details>
  3028→<summary><code>Read (E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c)</code></summary>
  3029→
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4500→
  4501→---
  4502→
  4503→### Recommendations
  4504→
  4505→**Immediate fixes (low effort, high impact):**
  4506→
  4507→1. Add vsync snapping before adding to accumulators
  4508→2. Add delta time clamping before adding (not just cap after)
  4509→3. Fix render_lag to not grow unbounded
  4510→4. Add a resync function exposed to Lua
  4511→
  4512→**Medium-term improvements:**
  4513→
  4514→5. Switch to int64_t for timing internals
  4515→6. Add delta time averaging (4-frame ring buffer)
  4516→7. Consider changing physics to 120Hz (even multiple of 60)
  4517→
  4518→**For testing:**
  4519→
  4520→8. Build a monitor simulator mode
  4521→9. Add instrumentation for update counts, drift measurement
  4522→10. Log timing data to file for analysis
  4523→
  4524→The core insight from the article is that **timing bugs are subtle and cumulative**. A game can feel "mostly smooth" while still having periodic stutters that players notice subconsciously. The monitor simulator approach is the only reliable way to verify correctness across the full range of hardware configurations.
  4525→
  4526→> Copy this to a markdown file in reference/, open NeoVim with MarkdownPreview for me on it.
  4527→
  4528→<details>
  4529→<summary><code>Write (E:\a327ex\Anchor\reference\frame-timing-analysis.md)</code></summary>
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6000→  1169→    if (render_lag >= RENDER_RATE) {
  6001→  1170→        render_lag -= RENDER_RATE;
  6002→  1171→        frame++;
  6003→  1172→
  6004→  1173→        // Set up orthographic projection (game coordinates)
  6005→  1174→    // Maps (0,0) at top-left to (width, height) at bottom-right
  6006→  1175→    float projection[16] = {
  6007→  1176→        2.0f / GAME_WIDTH, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
  6008→  1177→        0.0f, -2.0f / GAME_HEIGHT, 0.0f, 0.0f,</code></pre>
  6009→
  6010→</details>
  6011→
  6012→<details>
  6013→<summary><code>Read (E:\a327ex\Anchor\engine\src\anchor.c)</code></summary>
  6014→
  6015→<pre><code>1240→    for (int i = 0; i &lt; layer_count; i++) {
  6016→  1241→        Layer* layer = layer_registry[i];
  6017→  1242→        glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
  6018→  1243→        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, layer-&gt;color_texture);
  6019→  1244→
  6020→  1245→        glBindVertexArray(screen_vao);
  6021→  1246→        glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6);
  6022→  1247→        glBindVertexArray(0);
  6023→  1248→    }
  6024→  1249→
  6025→  1250→    SDL_GL_SwapWindow(window);
  6026→  1251→
  6027→  1252→    #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
  6028→  1253→    if (!running) {
  6029→  1254→        emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
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