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    "text": "Perfect! Now I have a comprehensive understanding. Let me compile my findings:\n\n## Orblike Codebase Structure and Patterns - Comprehensive Analysis\n\nBased on my thorough exploration of the Orblike codebase, here's a detailed analysis of the architecture, patterns, and design:\n\n### OVERALL ARCHITECTURE\n\n**Core Design Model: Board-Based Composition**\n\nOrblike uses a **pre-allocated directed graph board system** where each board (orb) is a fixed topology containing:\n- **Ability slots** (1-4): Hold ability gems (Projectile, Beam, Area, Zone, Melee, etc.)\n- **Modifier slots** (0-6 per ability): Hold modifier gems (homing, bigger area, multi-shot, etc.)  \n- **Trigger slots**: Sit on connections between abilities (on hit, on kill, on expire, etc.)\n- **Connections**: Link ability slots, can be pre-made or flexible\n\n**Key Concept**: One board = one orb = one button (or passive). Multiple boards map to multiple keybinds. There is NO orb-to-orb linking; all chains stay within a single board.\n\n### GAME IMPLEMENTATION STRUCTURE\n\n**File Organization** (`/e/a327ex/Orblike/main.lua` - 12,205 lines):\n\n1. **Configuration Layer** (lines 1-700)\n   - Sound volumes dictionary (normalized per ability)\n   - Color palette (Bytepath dark theme)\n   - Sound file registration\n   - Video recording setup\n\n2. **Utility Functions** (lines 700-1100)\n   - `sfx()` / `sfx_handle()` - sound playing with queueing\n   - `recording_encode()` - FFmpeg-based video encoding with spatial audio mixing\n   - Trail rendering system for visual feedback\n   - Point-in-polygon collision testing\n   - `apply_knockback_mod()` - shared modifier mechanic\n\n3. **Ability Definition Layer** (lines 704-1092)\n   - `abilities{}` table: 28 ability definitions with complete property specs\n   - Each ability includes:\n     - `activation`: manual, hold, toggle, charges, auto\n     - `tags`: array of semantic tags for modifier compatibility\n     - Carrier type (projectile, area, beam, chain, melee, etc.)\n     - Damage, cooldown, animation properties\n     - Sound definitions\n     - Modifier-specific properties\n\n4. **Orb Class System** (lines 1188-2400+)\n   - `orb:new()` - initialization with orbit setup, spring physics\n   - `orb:add_ability()` / `orb:add_modifier()` - slot management\n   - `orb:activate()` - THE CORE FIRING LOGIC (1400+ lines)\n   - `orb:get_target_offset()` - formation positioning (lance, wall, snake, deploy, orbit)\n   - `orb:update()` - per-frame movement and ability state\n\n5. **Carrier Implementations** (scattered through orb:activate)\n   - **Projectile**: Generic carrier for shot-based abilities\n   - **Chain**: Chain lightning with multi-direction targeting\n   - **Melee**: Sequential area waves along direction\n   - **Self-area**: Instant areas at caster position\n   - **Aimed-area**: Areas cast toward mouse\n   - **Construct**: Turrets placed at range\n   - **Big-rock**: Ballistic arcing projectiles\n   - **Cyclone/Beam/Formation**: Specialized channeling carriers\n   - **Asal/Railgun/Psylance/Dash-Strike**: Complex abilities with unique mechanics\n\n6. **Projectile Class** (lines 7551-7900)\n   - `projectile:new()` - extensive modifier application\n   - Speed, pierce, chain, homing, return behaviors\n   - Ball lightning and tornado shot setups\n   - Range-based expiry\n\n7. **Area Class** (lines 8244+)\n   - Instant effects or persistent zones\n   - Damage ticking with zone_duration, tick_rate\n   - Modifier-based behaviors: growing_zone, homing_zone, magnetic_area, etc.\n\n8. **Game State & Entities** (lines 7162+)\n   - `player:new()` - player character with movement, collision, speed mods\n   - Enemy spawning, AI, hit reactions\n   - Map generation (procedural linear levels with organic boundaries)\n\n### PATTERNS & ABSTRACTIONS\n\n**1. MODIFIER SYSTEM - The Declarative Foundation**\n\nModifiers are applied via **name-value lookup** in mods table. This is purely **data-driven**:\n\n```lua\n-- Applied at ability activation time\nmods['projectile_spread'] = 3      -- Fire 3 projectiles in fan\nmods['homing'] = true              -- Enable homing\nmods['area+'] = true               -- Scale explosion radius x1.25\nmods['cast_on_expire'] = 'fireball' -- Fire fireball when projectile dies\n```\n\n**The Tag System** (`tags.md`):\n- Each ability has tags: `{'projectile', 'area', 'spell', 'fire'}`\n- Each modifier has tags: `{'projectile', 'chain', 'formation', 'beam'}`\n- **Compatibility Rule**: For a modifier to affect an ability, at least one modifier tag must match one ability tag\n- This prevents nonsensical combinations (e.g., projectile_speed on area effects)\n- `interactions.md` documents EVERY modifier \u00d7 ability combination and exact effects\n\n**2. ABILITY CARRIER TYPES - Abstraction Layer**\n\nEach ability specifies a `carrier` that determines how it fires:\n\n```lua\nfireball = {\n  -- DEFAULT: projectile carrier (fires shots)\n  carrier = nil,  -- defaults to projectile\n  projectile_speed = 190,\n  area_damage = 4,\n  area_radius = 25,\n}\n\nfissure = {\n  carrier = 'melee',  -- spawn sequential areas in line\n  area_count = 4,\n  area_radius = 14,\n}\n\narc = {\n  carrier = 'chain',  -- chain lightning with targeting\n  chain_count = 6,\n  chain_range = 80,\n}\n```\n\nThe carrier determines which modifier axes apply and firing mechanics.\n\n**3. VISUAL EFFECTS - Data-Driven Specification**\n\nEffects are specified as properties + triggered via code:\n\n```lua\n-- From ability definition:\ncast_sound = 'fireball_fire'\narea_sound = 'fireball_hit'\nfire_sound_2 = 'arrow_shoot'\n\n-- At activation:\nan.camera.shake:push(r, 3)  -- directional push\nan.camera.shake:shake(1.5, 0.075)  -- trauma\nan:add(hit_circle(x, y, {radius = 7, duration = 0.2}))  -- flash effect\nan:add(hit_particle(...))  -- trajectory particles\n```\n\nVisual property tables reference textures/animations registered via `an:sound()` and color values from palette.\n\n**4. TRIGGER CHAINS - Event Routing System**\n\nModifiers like `cast_on_expire` create ability chains:\n\n```lua\n-- Projectile fires with cast_on_expire='fireball'\nif self.mods.cast_on_expire then\n  fire_triggered_ability(self.mods.cast_on_expire, self.x, self.y, self.mods, self.source_orb)\nend\n\n-- fire_triggered_ability strips trigger mods, preserves ability mods\nlocal child_mods = {}\nfor k, v in pairs(mods) do child_mods[k] = v end\nchild_mods.cast_on_expire = nil  -- prevent infinite loops\n```\n\nThis enables **one board's output becomes another ability's input**.\n\n**5. FORMATION SYSTEM - Positional Abstraction**\n\nOrbs arrange themselves via `orb_formation` + `get_target_offset()`:\n\n```lua\norb_formation = 'orbit'      -- default circular orbit\norb_formation = 'lance'      -- radial arms from player\norb_formation = 'wall'       -- defensive line\norb_formation = 'snake'      -- follows player trail\norb_formation = 'deploy'     -- placed by activation\n\n-- Each formation applies shape-specific modifiers:\n-- projectile_nova = 8 evenly spaced projectiles\n-- projectile_spread = N projectiles in fan (fan angle = \u03c0/6 + (N-2)\u03c0/12)\n-- projectile_parallel = duplicates with lateral offset\n-- projectile_back = add backward shot\n-- projectile_sides = add 90\u00b0 side shots\n```\n\nModifiers like `nova`, `spread`, `back`, `sides` map to generic `_projectile`, `_area` variants.\n\n**6. SCOPE ISOLATION - Payload Boundaries**\n\nModifiers are scoped by their attachment point:\n\n```lua\n-- Modifier on ability slot: applies to ALL activations\norb.slots = {\n  {type = 'ability', name = 'fireball'},\n  {type = 'modifier', name = 'homing'},  -- ALL fireballs home\n}\n\n-- Modifier on connection: applies ONLY through that connection\n-- (Not directly implemented in main.lua, but specified in design)\n```\n\nThis prevents modifier bleed across trigger boundaries.\n\n**7. ABSTRACTION LAYERS**\n\nThe codebase operates at multiple abstraction levels:\n\n| Level | Examples |\n|-------|----------|\n| **Data** | Ability properties, modifier values, ability/modifier tags |\n| **Declarative** | `carrier` type selection, modifier tag compatibility |\n| **Imperative - High** | Formation angles, trigger chain routing |\n| **Imperative - Low** | Projectile physics, particle spawning, sound mixing |\n\n### DESIGN DOCUMENT STRUCTURE\n\n**orblike_ability_system.md** (reference design):\n- Board topology patterns (linear, branch, fan-in, loop, complex)\n- Slot types and energy system (fire limiting)\n- Modifier categories with axes (carrier, behavior, effect, speed, resource)\n- Trigger types (carrier events: hit/kill/pierce/chain/expire; player events: damage taken/dodge/movement)\n- Cross-board synergy (charges, exert buffers, global modifiers)\n- Boards as loot with rarity axes\n\n**tags.md** (validation layer):\n- 28 abilities \u00d7 ~60 modifiers compatibility matrix\n- Tag lists for each ability and modifier\n- Cross-check rule: modifier tags must match ability tags for effects\n\n**interactions.md** (effects reference):\n- EVERY modifier \u00d7 ability combination documented\n- Effect descriptions (e.g., \"projectile_spread \u2014 N projectiles in a fan\")\n- \"No effect\" entries indicate incompatibilities\n\n### CODE PATTERNS - KEY INSIGHTS\n\n**1. Modifier Application Pattern**\n\n```lua\n-- Collected at ability fire time\nlocal mods = p1:get_mods()  -- global player mods\nfor _, slot in ipairs(self.slots) do\n  if slot.type == 'modifier' then\n    mods[slot.name] = slot.value  -- orb-specific mods override\n  end\nend\n\n-- Applied conditionally during carrier execution\nif mods.homing then\n  -- enable homing behavior\nend\nif mods['area+'] then\n  area_scale = area_scale*1.25\nend\n```\n\n**2. Direction Calculation Pattern**\n\n```lua\n-- Modifiers determine shot patterns\nlocal angles = {}\nif mods.nova then\n  for i = 0, 7 do table.insert(angles, r + i*math.pi/4) end\nelseif mods.spread and mods.spread >= 2 then\n  local n = mods.spread\n  local spread = math.pi/6 + (n - 2)*math.pi/12\n  for i = 1, n do\n    local t = (i - 1)/(n - 1)\n    table.insert(angles, r + spread*(t - 0.5))\n  end\nelse\n  table.insert(angles, r)\nend\nif mods.back then table.insert(angles, r + math.pi) end\nif mods.sides then\n  table.insert(angles, r + math.pi/2)\n  table.insert(angles, r - math.pi/2)\nend\n```\n\n**3. Effect Timing Pattern**\n\n```lua\n-- Effects scheduled via timer\nself.timer:after(delay, function()\n  fire()\nend)\n\n-- Echo: repeat ability N times\nif echo_n and echo_n >= 2 then\n  for w = 1, echo_n - 1 do\n    self.timer:after(delay + w*echo_delay, function()\n      fire()\n    end)\n  end\nend\n```\n\n**4. Particle System Pattern**\n\nEach attack spawns multiple particle layers:\n\n```lua\n-- Dense close-range\nfor i = 1, 12 do\n  an:add(hit_particle(x, y, {\n    angle = base_r + random(-cone, cone),\n    velocity = random(40, 140),\n    duration = random(0.1, 0.25),\n    w = random({4, 6}),\n  }))\nend\n\n-- Mid-range\nfor i = 1, 6 do\n  an:add(hit_particle(...velocity = random(150, 300)...))\nend\n\n-- Long reach\nfor i = 1, 3 do\n  an:add(hit_particle(...velocity = random(300, 500)...))\nend\n```\n\n### LEVEL OF ABSTRACTION ANALYSIS\n\n**Declarative Aspects** (data-focused):\n- Ability property tables with full semantic specification\n- Tag system for modifier compatibility\n- Carrier type selection\n- Configuration tables (sounds, colors, volumes)\n\n**Imperative Aspects** (behavior-focused):\n- Shot angle calculations (spray patterns)\n- Formation positioning logic\n- Modifier effect implementation (homing convergence, zone growth rates)\n- Enemy targeting and collision\n- Visual feedback choreography\n\n**The Balance**: The system uses **declarative data** to define what changes, but **imperative code** to determine how changes propagate. Modifiers are essentially **parameter overrides** applied at runtime based on presence/value.\n\n### KEY MECHANICS IMPLEMENTED\n\n1. **Projectile Modifiers**: speed, pierce, chain, homing (with convergence force variants), return variants\n2. **Area Modifiers**: radius scaling, duration, tick rate, growing/shrinking zones, magnetic pull\n3. **Formation Modifiers**: nova (8 directions), spread (N fan), parallel (lateral dupes), back (reverse), sides (perpendicular)\n4. **Behavior Modifiers**: cast_on_expire (trigger chains), ability_echo (re-fire), magnetic_area (pull), cascade (multiple zones)\n5. **Global Modifiers**: null_conversion (fire from orb), ability_copy (broadcast to all orbs), orb_contact_damage\n\n### VISUAL EFFECTS ARCHITECTURE\n\nEffects are specified at **ability definition** and applied at **activation**:\n\n- **Sounds**: Pre-registered with `an:sound()`, volumes normalized to -24dB baseline\n- **Camera effects**: Shake (trauma + impulse), push (directional), zoom\n- **Particles**: Configurable spray patterns with velocity ranges, durations, colors\n- **UI**: Charge circles (for charging abilities), flashing sprites, spring animations\n\nAll tied to ability color value to maintain visual coherence.\n\n---\n\nThis is a highly **modular, table-driven system** where the core loop is:\n\n1. **Define** ability carriers, properties, and modifier tags\n2. **Collect** active modifiers from player + orb slots\n3. **Apply** modifiers conditionally during ability firing\n4. **Trigger** chained abilities or echoes via timer callbacks\n5. **Render** unified effect choreography from property values\n\nThe abstraction level allows adding new abilities without touching the firing logic\u2014just define a new entry in the `abilities{}` table with the right carrier type and properties."
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1    # Ability & Modifier Tags
2   
3   For every ability and modifier, if a modifier affects an ability in any way, at least one of the modifier's tags must match one of the ability's tags. This allows mechanical cross-checking against interactions.md.
4   
5   ---
6   
7   ## Abilities
8   
9   ### fireball
10  Tags: projectile, area, spell, fire
11  
12  ### null_arrow
13  Tags: projectile, area, spell, duration, null
14  
15  ### piercing_arrow
16  Tags: projectile, physical
17  
18  ### arrow_barrage
19  Tags: projectile, physical
20  
21  ### rotating_turret
22  Tags: projectile, physical, construct, duration, charges
23  
24  ### tornado_shot
25  Tags: projectile, area, duration, physical, wind
26  
27  ### explosive_arrow
28  Tags: projectile, area, duration, physical, fire
29  
30  ### fissure
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1    # Ability–Modifier Interactions
2   
3   How every modifier actually affects every ability in the current codebase.
4   
5   ---
6   
7   ## fireball (projectile, area, spell, fire)
8   
9   Projectile that spawns an instant area on hit.
10  
11  - **projectile_spread** — N projectiles in a fan.
12  - **projectile_parallel** — Duplicates each shot with lateral offset.
13  - **projectile_back** — Adds one projectile aimed backwards.
14  - **projectile_sides** — Adds two projectiles at 90-degree angles.
15  - **projectile_nova** — 8 evenly spaced projectiles. Overrides projectile_spread/projectile_back/projectile_sides.
16  - **area_spread** — No effect.
17  - **area_parallel** — No effect.
18  - **area_back** — No effect.
19  - **area_sides** — No effect.
20  - **area_nova** — No effect.
21  - **spread** — Equivalent to projectile_spread — N projectiles in a fan.
22  - **parallel** — Equivalent to projectile_parallel — duplicates each shot with lateral offset.
23  - **back** — Equivalent to projectile_back — adds one projectile aimed backwards.
24  - **sides** — Equivalent to projectile_sides — adds two projectiles at 90-degree angles.
25  - **nova** — Equivalent to projectile_nova — 8 evenly spaced projectiles.
26  - **pierce** — Projectile passes through N enemies without dying.
27  - **chain** — After hitting, redirects to nearest unhit enemy. Chain count = modifier value.
28  - **homing** — After delay, projectile steers toward closest enemy.
29  - **homing_force+/-/--** — Adjusts homing convergence strength.
30  - **homing_force>+/>-** — After 0.5s, homing strength increases or decreases over time.
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1    require('anchor')({width = 480, height = 270, scale = 3})
2   
3   gw, gh = an.width, an.height
4   
5   volumes = {
6     enemy_die = 0.8,
7     enemy_hit = 0.8,
8     fireball_fire = 0.45,
9     fireball_hit = 0.45,
10    enemy_spawn = 0.59,
11    player_hit = 0.39,
12    caustic_arrow_fire = 0.5,
13    caustic_arrow_zone = 0.7,
14    dot_tick = 0.49,
15    shockwave = 0.5,
16    fissure_cast_1 = 0.5,
17    fissure_cast_2 = 0.55,
18    frost_nova_cast = 0.8,
19    windfield_cast = 0.6,
20    arc_cast = 0.55,
21    arc_hit = 0.4,
22    beam_cast = 0.42,
23    beam_drone = 0.37,
24    formation_activate = 0.5,
25    formation_activate2 = 0.9,
26    formation_deactivate = 0.55,
27    formation_activate3 = 0.5,
28    formation_activate4 = 0.53,
29    formation_deactivate2 = 0.66,
30    wind_whoosh_1 = 0.14,
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700    end
701   return false
702 end
703 
704 abilities = {
705   fireball = {
706     activation = 'manual',
707     tags = {'area', 'fire', 'projectile'},
708     cooldown = 0.5,
709     color = blue,
710     damage = 4,
711     area_damage = 4,
712     damage_type = 'fire',
713     fire_sound = 'fireball_fire',
714     area_sound = 'fireball_hit',
715     area_radius = 25,
716   },
717   null_arrow = {
718     activation = 'manual',
719     tags = {'area', 'duration', 'null', 'projectile'},
720     cooldown = 0.5,
721     color = purple,
722     damage = 1,
723     area_damage = 1,
724     damage_type = 'null',
725     fire_sound = 'caustic_arrow_fire',
726     area_sound = 'fireball_hit',
727     area_radius = 33,
728     area_duration = 4,
729     area_tick_rate = 0.5,
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1    # Orblike Ability System
2   
3   The ability system uses a **board-based composition model**. Each board is a pre-allocated directed graph of slots and connections. The player fills slots with abilities, modifiers, and trigger types. Each board maps to one orb that orbits the player.
4   
5   ---
6   
7   ## The Board
8   
9   A board is a fixed graph structure containing three types of slots and the connections between them.
10  
11  ### Slot Types
12  
13  | Slot | What goes in it | Notes |
14  |------|----------------|-------|
15  | **Ability slot** | An ability gem (Projectile, Beam, Area, etc.) | Each board has 1-4 ability slots. The leftmost/topmost is the **entry point** — the ability that activates first. |
16  | **Modifier slot** | A modifier gem (homing, bigger area, multi-shot, etc.) | Attached to a specific ability slot. Each ability slot has 0-6 modifier slots, with 5-6 being the rarest. |
17  | **Trigger slot** | A trigger type (on hit, on kill, on expire, etc.) | Sits on the connection between two ability slots. Can be pre-made or flexible. |
18  
19  ### Connections
20  
21  A connection links two ability slots. It has a trigger slot that determines what carrier event on the source ability causes the target ability to fire. Connections can also have modifier slots attached to them — modifiers on a connection only apply when the target ability is activated through that specific connection.
22  
23  ### Pre-made vs. Flexible Trigger Slots
24  
25  | Type | Description | Energy |
26  |------|-------------|--------|
27  | **Pre-made** | Fixed trigger type, cannot be changed. Part of the board's identity. | High |
28  | **Flexible** | Empty trigger slot. Player inserts any trigger type, including player-event triggers. | Low |
29  
30  Pre-made connections are stronger but rigid. Flexible connections are weaker but adaptable. This creates a tradeoff between boards that perfectly fit one build at high power versus boards that fit many builds at lower power.
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1    # To Do
2   
3   ## Roadmap
4   
5   The game's endgame goal is PoE-style map running: procedural maps with enemy packs, loot (orbs, abilities, modifiers), and a final boss. Current state: 23 abilities, many modifiers, basic map generation, SNKRX visual style. All abilities deal flat 1 damage to 5 HP enemies — no real damage system yet.
6   
7   **Build order:**
8   1. **Damage system** — Base damage per ability, damage types (physical/fire/ice/lightning/etc.), scaling formula (flat + multiplier from modifiers), enemy HP scaling. Minimal but real.
9   2. **Player HP + death** — Player needs an HP pool and death state for maps to have stakes.
10  3. **Enemy types** — 2-3 variants beyond seeker (ranged, tank, fast) to test damage meaningfully.
11  4. **More abilities** — Fill remaining archetypes: DoT/contagion, summon/minion, trap/mine.
12  5. **Damage-dependent modifiers** — The big batch blocked by no damage: point_blank, DoT_on_hit, explode_on_kill, armor_shred, concentrated_effect, etc.
13  6. **Maps** — Enemy spawning (waves, packs, elites), completion conditions, map-to-map progression, map modifiers.
14  7. **Loot/UI** — Drop system, orb graph display, inventory, looting UI.
15  
16  Steps 1-3 are tightly coupled (one work chunk). Steps 4-5 are another chunk. Then 6 and 7 each standalone.
17  
18  ## Next Session
19  - **Damage system implementation** — See roadmap step 1. Currently in progress.
20  - **Wall shader refinement** — The wall_gradient.frag shader is functional but needs visual verification and improvement. See `reference/map_visual_system.md` for full technical details. Priorities:
21    1. Verify per-pixel symbol coloring works (symbols should have gradient color variation within a single symbol)
22    2. Make colors more "chromatic" — explore hue shifts, color animations, JoJo-inspired bold palette effects
23    3. Consider animating the gradient (slowly shifting colors, pulsing, palette cycling triggered by game events)
24    4. ~~The `map_gen_wall_distances()` is slow (~1-2s)~~ — Fixed: scale 4→8, edge bucketing, squared distances. Now ~180ms.
25  - **Arrow abilities** — Divine Arrow Machine (sustained rapid-fire arrows with reload). Physical ranged archetype.
26  - **Earth ability visuals** — All earth abilities should use the same rock/debris drawing principle as big_rock. Fissure areas drawn like big_rock fragments. Earthquake already uses jagged_circle, but should have rock debris too. Consistent earth visual language.
27  - **Wind Slash visual** — Should look similar to tornado_shot's visual style, not the current arc shape.
28  - **Sound sourcing** — Need better charging loop sound and windfield area sound. Requires new sound packs.
29  
30  ## Recently Implemented
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150  ---
151 
152 ## Abilities
153 
154 An ability is a gem that goes into an ability slot. It defines the carrier type — what the ability creates in the game world. Abilities are **resources**: each gem can only be socketed into one board at a time. Finding duplicate ability gems matters.
155 
156 ### Carrier Types
157 
158 | Carrier | Description |
159 |---------|-------------|
160 | Projectile | Discrete entity traveling through space |
161 | Beam | Continuous line from caster to target or in a direction |
162 | Area | Instant region of effect at a point |
163 | Zone | Persistent region that ticks over time (area + duration) |
164 | Trap | Dormant zone that activates on a condition |
165 | Melee | Close-range hit or swing |
166 | Orbit | Entities orbiting the caster |
167 | Aura | Persistent effect around the caster |
168 | Chain | Effect that jumps between multiple targets |
169 | Tether | Persistent connection between caster and target |
170 | Attached (Brand) | Effect attached to a specific enemy |
171 | Summon | Creates an allied entity |
172 | Deployable | Placed entity that acts autonomously |
173 | Trail | Effect left along a path |
174 | Movement | Caster repositioning (dash, blink, leap) |
175 
176 Each ability gem has inherent properties defined by its specific identity (e.g., Fireball is a Projectile with fire damage and an explosion). The carrier type determines which modifiers can meaningfully apply.
177 
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    "text": "Perfect! Now I have all the information I need. Let me compile a comprehensive catalog of the Anchor engine and framework API surface.\n\n---\n\n# Comprehensive Anchor Engine & Framework API Catalog\n\nBased on thorough analysis of the core documentation, here is a complete inventory of Anchor's API surface organized by feature category:\n\n## 1. DRAWING & RENDERING\n\n### Layers (FBO-Based Rendering Targets)\n**Functions:**\n- `layer_create(name)` / `an:layer(name)` \u2014 Create/register named layer\n- `layer_render(layer)` \u2014 Process queued draw commands to FBO\n- `layer_draw(layer, x?, y?)` \u2014 Queue layer for screen composite (with optional offset)\n- `layer_clear(layer)` \u2014 Clear layer FBO to transparent\n- `layer_draw_from(dst, src, shader?)` \u2014 Copy one layer's texture to another, optionally through shader\n- `layer_reset_effects(layer)` \u2014 Clear contents and reset effect state\n\n**Drawing Primitives:**\n- `layer_rectangle(layer, x, y, w, h, color)` \u2014 Filled rectangle\n- `layer_rectangle_line(layer, x, y, w, h, color, line_width?)` \u2014 Rectangle outline\n- `layer_rectangle_gradient_h(layer, x, y, w, h, color1, color2)` \u2014 Horizontal gradient rectangle\n- `layer_rectangle_gradient_v(layer, x, y, w, h, color1, color2)` \u2014 Vertical gradient rectangle\n- `layer_circle(layer, x, y, radius, color)` \u2014 Filled circle\n- `layer_circle_line(layer, x, y, radius, color, line_width?)` \u2014 Circle outline\n- `layer_line(layer, x1, y1, x2, y2, width, color)` \u2014 Line segment with round caps (capsule)\n- `layer_capsule(layer, x1, y1, x2, y2, radius, color)` \u2014 Filled capsule\n- `layer_capsule_line(layer, x1, y1, x2, y2, radius, color, line_width?)` \u2014 Capsule outline\n- `layer_triangle(layer, x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, color)` \u2014 Filled triangle\n- `layer_triangle_line(layer, x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3, color, line_width?)` \u2014 Triangle outline\n- `layer_polygon(layer, vertices, color)` \u2014 Filled convex polygon (max 8 vertices, flat array: {x1, y1, x2, y2, ...})\n- `layer_polygon_line(layer, vertices, color, line_width?)` \u2014 Polygon outline\n- `layer_rounded_rectangle(layer, x, y, w, h, radius, color)` \u2014 Rounded rectangle\n- `layer_rounded_rectangle_line(layer, x, y, w, h, radius, color, line_width?)` \u2014 Rounded rectangle outline\n- `layer_draw_texture(layer, texture, x, y, color?, flash?)` \u2014 Draw texture with optional tint and flash\n- `layer_draw_spritesheet_frame(layer, spritesheet, frame, x, y, color?, flash?)` \u2014 Draw specific frame from spritesheet\n\n**Transform Stack:**\n- `layer_push(layer, x?, y?, r?, sx?, sy?)` \u2014 Push transform (translation, rotation, scale)\n- `layer_pop(layer)` \u2014 Pop transform from stack\n\n**Blend Modes:**\n- `layer_set_blend_mode(layer, mode)` \u2014 Set blend mode: \"alpha\" (default), \"additive\", \"multiply\"\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Layers are the engine's preferred rendering abstraction \u2014 queue commands during update, render to FBO, composite to screen at frame end\n- Supports layer-to-layer effects (shadow layers, outline extraction, etc.) via `draw_from`\n- Camera-aware by default; disable with `layer.camera = nil` for UI layers\n\n---\n\n## 2. TEXTURES & IMAGES\n\n### Texture Management\n**Functions:**\n- `texture_load(path)` \u2014 Load texture from file (PNG, JPG, etc.)\n- `texture_unload(texture)` \u2014 Free GPU memory\n- `texture_get_width(texture)` \u2014 Get texture width in pixels\n- `texture_get_height(texture)` \u2014 Get texture height in pixels\n\n### Image Registration\n**Functions:**\n- `an:image(name, path)` \u2014 Register and cache image\n\n**Properties:**\n- `an.images.name` \u2014 Stored images with `.handle`, `.width`, `.height`\n\n---\n\n## 3. SPRITESHEETS & FRAME ANIMATION\n\n### Spritesheet Loading\n**Functions:**\n- `spritesheet_load(path, frame_width, frame_height)` \u2014 Load sheet and divide into frames (1-indexed, left-to-right, top-to-bottom)\n- `an:spritesheet(name, path, frame_width, frame_height)` \u2014 Register spritesheet\n\n**Properties:**\n- `spritesheet_get_frame_width(spritesheet)` \u2014 Frame width in pixels\n- `spritesheet_get_frame_height(spritesheet)` \u2014 Frame height in pixels\n- `spritesheet_get_total_frames(spritesheet)` \u2014 Total frame count\n- `an.spritesheets.name` \u2014 Stored sheets with `.handle`, `.frame_width`, `.frame_height`, `.frames`\n\n### Animation System\n**Creation:**\n- `animation(spritesheet_name, delay, loop_mode?, actions?)` \u2014 Create animation child object\n  - Loop modes: `'once'` (kills self on completion), `'loop'` (default), `'bounce'` (ping-pong)\n  - Actions: table mapping frame numbers to callbacks; `[0]` = completion callback\n\n**Control:**\n- `animation:update(dt)` \u2014 Update animation state (called from parent update)\n- `animation:play()` \u2014 Resume playback\n- `animation:stop()` \u2014 Pause animation\n- `animation:reset()` \u2014 Restart from frame 1\n- `animation:set_frame(frame)` \u2014 Jump to specific frame\n\n**Properties:**\n- `.frame` \u2014 Current frame (1-indexed)\n- `.playing` \u2014 Whether animation is playing\n- `.dead` \u2014 True when 'once' animation completes\n- `.direction` \u2014 Play direction (1 or -1 for bounce)\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Animations are child objects with automatic lifecycle management; killed when parent dies\n- Access via parent's property using spritesheet name: `self.hit1 = animation('hit1', ...)`\n\n---\n\n## 4. FONTS & TEXT\n\n### Font Management\n**Functions:**\n- `font_load(name, path, size)` \u2014 Load TTF and register with name\n- `font_unload(name)` \u2014 Unload font\n- `font_get_height(name)` \u2014 Get line height\n- `font_get_text_width(name, text)` \u2014 Get text width in pixels\n- `font_get_char_width(name, codepoint)` \u2014 Get individual character width\n- `font_get_glyph_metrics(name, codepoint)` \u2014 Get glyph metrics (width, height, advance, bearingX, bearingY)\n- `an:font(name, path, size)` \u2014 Register font\n\n**Text Drawing:**\n- `layer_draw_text(layer, text, font_name, x, y, color)` \u2014 Draw text string\n- `layer_draw_glyph(layer, codepoint, font_name, x, y, r?, sx?, sy?, color)` \u2014 Draw individual glyph with transform\n\n**Properties:**\n- `an.fonts.name` \u2014 Font object with `.name`, `.size`, `.height`, `:text_width()`, `:char_width()`, `:glyph_metrics()`\n\n---\n\n## 5. SHADERS & EFFECTS\n\n### Shader Loading\n**Functions:**\n- `shader_load_file(path)` \u2014 Load shader from file\n- `shader_load_string(source)` \u2014 Load shader from string\n- `shader_destroy(shader)` \u2014 Free shader\n- `an:shader(name, path)` \u2014 Register shader\n\n### Uniform Setting\n\n**Deferred (queued for `apply_shader`):**\n- `layer_shader_set_float(layer, shader, name, value)` \u2014 Queue float uniform\n- `layer_shader_set_vec2(layer, shader, name, x, y)` \u2014 Queue vec2 uniform\n- `layer_shader_set_vec4(layer, shader, name, x, y, z, w)` \u2014 Queue vec4 uniform\n- `layer_shader_set_int(layer, shader, name, value)` \u2014 Queue int uniform\n- `layer_shader_set_texture(layer, shader, name, texture_id, unit)` \u2014 Bind texture to shader\n\n**Immediate (for `draw_from`):**\n- `shader_set_float_immediate(shader, name, value)` \u2014 Set float immediately\n- `shader_set_vec2_immediate(shader, name, x, y)` \u2014 Set vec2 immediately\n- `shader_set_vec4_immediate(shader, name, x, y, z, w)` \u2014 Set vec4 immediately\n- `shader_set_int_immediate(shader, name, value)` \u2014 Set int immediately\n\n### Shader Application\n**Functions:**\n- `layer_apply_shader(layer, shader)` \u2014 Apply shader as post-process to layer (uses ping-pong rendering)\n- `set_draw_shader(path)` \u2014 Replace default draw shader with custom fragment shader\n- `get_draw_shader()` \u2014 Get current draw shader ID (for setting uniforms)\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Two shader modes: deferred (queued, for complex effects on layers) and immediate (for simple `draw_from` operations)\n- Custom draw shader receives same vertex attributes as default; uniforms can differ per-object within frame\n\n---\n\n## 6. STENCIL MASKING\n\n**Functions:**\n- `layer_stencil_mask(layer)` \u2014 Begin writing to stencil buffer (draws not visible, define mask shape)\n- `layer_stencil_test(layer)` \u2014 Test against stencil; only draw where stencil is set\n- `layer_stencil_test_inverse(layer)` \u2014 Draw only where stencil is NOT set\n- `layer_stencil_off(layer)` \u2014 Return to normal drawing\n\n**Usage Pattern:**\n```lua\nlayer:stencil_mask()\nlayer:circle(x, y, r, white())  -- define mask\nlayer:stencil_test()\nlayer:image(texture, x, y)      -- draw clipped to circle\nlayer:stencil_off()\n```\n\n---\n\n## 7. INPUT BINDING & ACTIONS\n\n### Action Binding\n**Functions:**\n- `an:bind(action, control)` \u2014 Bind control to action name\n- `an:unbind(action, control?)` \u2014 Remove binding (all if control omitted)\n- `an:bind_chord(name, {action, ...})` \u2014 Create simultaneous key press\n- `an:bind_sequence(name, {action, delay, action, delay, ...})` \u2014 Create timed sequence\n- `an:bind_hold(name, duration, source_action)` \u2014 Create hold action (press and hold)\n\n**Action Queries:**\n- `an:is_pressed(action)` \u2014 True on frame pressed\n- `an:is_down(action)` \u2014 True while held\n- `an:is_released(action)` \u2014 True on frame released\n- `an:any_pressed()` \u2014 Any action pressed this frame\n- `an:get_pressed_action()` \u2014 Which action was pressed\n\n**Axis & Vector Helpers:**\n- `an:get_axis(negative, positive)` \u2014 Returns -1 to 1 based on opposing actions\n- `an:get_vector(left, right, up, down)` \u2014 Returns normalized x, y from four directional actions\n\n### Raw Input (Keyboard)\n**Functions:**\n- `key_is_down(key)` \u2014 Key held\n- `key_is_pressed(key)` \u2014 Key pressed this frame\n- `key_is_released(key)` \u2014 Key released this frame\n- `an:key_is_down(key)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `an:key_is_pressed(key)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `an:key_is_released(key)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n\n### Raw Input (Mouse)\n**Functions:**\n- `mouse_position()` \u2192 `x, y` \u2014 Current mouse position\n- `mouse_delta()` \u2192 `dx, dy` \u2014 Mouse movement this frame\n- `mouse_set_visible(visible)` \u2014 Show/hide cursor\n- `mouse_set_grabbed(grabbed)` \u2014 Lock cursor to window\n- `mouse_is_down(button)` \u2014 Button held (button: 1, 2, 3)\n- `mouse_is_pressed(button)` \u2014 Button pressed this frame\n- `mouse_is_released(button)` \u2014 Button released this frame\n- `mouse_wheel()` \u2192 `wx, wy` \u2014 Wheel movement\n- `an:mouse_is_down(button)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `an:mouse_is_pressed(button)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `an:mouse_is_released(button)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `an:mouse_position()` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `an:mouse_delta()` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `an:mouse_wheel()` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n\n### Raw Input (Gamepad)\n**Functions:**\n- `gamepad_is_connected()` \u2014 Check if gamepad connected\n- `gamepad_get_axis(axis)` \u2014 Get analog axis value\n\n**Control Names:**\n- Keyboard: 'a'-'z', '0'-'9', 'space', 'escape', 'return', 'left', 'right', 'up', 'down', etc.\n- Mouse: 'mouse_1', 'mouse_2', 'mouse_3', 'mouse_wheel_up', 'mouse_wheel_down'\n- Gamepad: 'gamepad_a', 'gamepad_b', 'gamepad_x', 'gamepad_y', 'gamepad_lb', 'gamepad_rb', 'gamepad_back', 'gamepad_start', etc.\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Action-based input is preferred over raw key checks for cleaner game code\n- Input capture system for key remapping dialogs: `input_start_capture()`, `input_get_captured()`, `input_stop_capture()`\n\n---\n\n## 8. PHYSICS & COLLISION\n\n### World Setup\n**Functions:**\n- `physics_init()` \u2014 Initialize physics world\n- `an:physics_init()` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `physics_set_gravity(gx, gy)` \u2014 Set gravity in pixels/s\u00b2\n- `an:physics_set_gravity(gx, gy)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `physics_set_meter_scale(scale)` \u2014 Set pixels per meter for Box2D\n- `an:physics_set_meter_scale(scale)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `physics_set_enabled(enabled)` \u2014 Enable/disable simulation\n- `timing_resync()` \u2014 Resync physics timing\n\n### Collision Tags\n**Functions:**\n- `physics_register_tag(name)` \u2014 Register collision tag\n- `an:physics_tag(name)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `physics_enable_collision(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Enable physical collision\n- `an:physics_collision(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `physics_disable_collision(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Disable collision\n- `physics_enable_sensor(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Enable sensor overlap\n- `an:physics_sensor(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `physics_enable_hit(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Enable hit events (includes approach speed)\n- `an:physics_hit(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `physics_tags_collide(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2014 Check if collision enabled\n\n### Body Creation & Management\n**Functions:**\n- `physics_create_body(type, x, y)` \u2014 Create body (type: 'static', 'dynamic', 'kinematic')\n- `physics_destroy_body(body)` \u2014 Destroy body\n- `physics_get_body_count()` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Total bodies in world\n- `physics_body_is_valid(body)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if body exists\n\n### Body Properties\n**Position & Transform:**\n- `physics_get_position(body)` \u2192 `x, y`\n- `physics_set_position(body, x, y)`\n- `physics_get_angle(body)` \u2192 `angle`\n- `physics_set_angle(body, angle)`\n- `physics_set_transform(body, x, y, angle)`\n\n**Velocity:**\n- `physics_get_velocity(body)` \u2192 `vx, vy`\n- `physics_set_velocity(body, vx, vy)`\n- `physics_get_angular_velocity(body)` \u2192 `av`\n- `physics_set_angular_velocity(body, av)`\n\n**Forces & Impulses:**\n- `physics_apply_force(body, fx, fy)` \u2014 Continuous force\n- `physics_apply_force_at(body, fx, fy, px, py)` \u2014 Force at point (causes rotation)\n- `physics_apply_impulse(body, ix, iy)` \u2014 Instant velocity change\n- `physics_apply_impulse_at(body, ix, iy, px, py)` \u2014 Impulse at point\n- `physics_apply_torque(body, torque)` \u2014 Rotational force\n- `physics_apply_angular_impulse(body, impulse)` \u2014 Instant rotation\n\n**Physical Properties:**\n- `physics_set_linear_damping(body, damping)` \u2014 Air resistance\n- `physics_set_angular_damping(body, damping)` \u2014 Rotation damping\n- `physics_set_gravity_scale(body, scale)` \u2014 Gravity multiplier\n- `physics_set_fixed_rotation(body, fixed)` \u2014 Prevent rotation\n- `physics_set_bullet(body, bullet)` \u2014 Enable continuous collision detection\n- `physics_set_center_of_mass(body, x, y)` \u2014 Override COM (in pixels)\n- `physics_get_mass(body)` \u2192 `mass`\n- `physics_is_awake(body)` \u2192 `bool`\n- `physics_set_awake(body, awake)` \u2014 Wake/sleep body\n- `physics_get_body_type(body)` \u2192 `string`\n- `physics_set_user_data(body, id)` / `physics_get_user_data(body)` \u2192 `id` \u2014 Store game object reference\n\n### Shapes\n**Adding Shapes:**\n- `physics_add_circle(body, tag, radius, opts?)` \u2192 `shape`\n- `physics_add_box(body, tag, width, height, opts?)` \u2192 `shape`\n- `physics_add_capsule(body, tag, length, radius, opts?)` \u2192 `shape`\n- `physics_add_polygon(body, tag, vertices, opts?)` \u2192 `shape` (vertices: {x1, y1, x2, y2, ...})\n\n**Shape Properties:**\n- `physics_shape_set_friction(shape, friction)` / `physics_shape_get_friction(shape)` \u2192 `friction`\n- `physics_shape_set_restitution(shape, restitution)` / `physics_shape_get_restitution(shape)` \u2192 `restitution` (bounciness)\n- `physics_shape_set_density(shape, density)` / `physics_shape_get_density(shape)` \u2192 `density`\n- `physics_shape_set_filter_group(shape, group)` \u2014 Shapes with same non-zero group don't collide\n- `physics_shape_is_valid(shape)` \u2192 `bool`\n- `physics_shape_get_body(shape)` \u2192 `body`\n\n### Collision Events\n**Query Functions:**\n- `physics_get_collision_begin(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{body_a, body_b, shape_a, shape_b, point_x, point_y, normal_x, normal_y}, ...]`\n- `an:collision_begin_events(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{a, b, point_x, point_y, normal_x, normal_y}, ...]` (returns parent objects)\n- `physics_get_collision_end(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{body_a, body_b, shape_a, shape_b}, ...]`\n- `an:collision_end_events(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{a, b}, ...]`\n- `physics_get_sensor_begin(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{sensor_body, visitor_body, sensor_shape, visitor_shape}, ...]`\n- `an:sensor_begin_events(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{a, b}, ...]`\n- `physics_get_sensor_end(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{sensor_body, visitor_body, sensor_shape, visitor_shape}, ...]`\n- `an:sensor_end_events(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{a, b}, ...]`\n- `physics_get_hit(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{body_a, body_b, shape_a, shape_b, point_x, point_y, normal_x, normal_y, approach_speed}, ...]`\n- `an:hit_events(tag_a, tag_b)` \u2192 `[{a, b, point_x, point_y, normal_x, normal_y, approach_speed}, ...]`\n\n**Debugging:**\n- `physics_debug_events()` \u2014 Print collision events for debugging\n\n### Spatial Queries\n**Functions:**\n- `physics_query_point(x, y, tags)` \u2192 `[body, ...]`\n- `an:query_point(x, y, tags)` \u2192 `[object, ...]`\n- `physics_query_circle(x, y, radius, tags)` \u2192 `[body, ...]`\n- `an:query_circle(x, y, radius, tags)` \u2192 `[object, ...]`\n- `physics_query_aabb(x, y, w, h, tags)` \u2192 `[body, ...]` (axis-aligned bounding box)\n- `an:query_aabb(x, y, w, h, tags)` \u2192 `[object, ...]`\n- `physics_query_box(x, y, w, h, angle, tags)` \u2192 `[body, ...]` (rotated box)\n- `an:query_box(x, y, w, h, angle, tags)` \u2192 `[object, ...]`\n- `physics_query_capsule(x1, y1, x2, y2, radius, tags)` \u2192 `[body, ...]`\n- `an:query_capsule(x1, y1, x2, y2, radius, tags)` \u2192 `[object, ...]`\n- `physics_query_polygon(x, y, vertices, tags)` \u2192 `[body, ...]`\n- `an:query_polygon(x, y, vertices, tags)` \u2192 `[object, ...]`\n\n### Raycasting\n**Functions:**\n- `physics_raycast(x1, y1, x2, y2, tags)` \u2192 `{body, shape, point_x, point_y, normal_x, normal_y, fraction}` | nil\n- `an:raycast(x1, y1, x2, y2, tags)` \u2192 `{object, shape, point_x, point_y, normal_x, normal_y, fraction}` | nil\n- `physics_raycast_all(x1, y1, x2, y2, tags)` \u2192 `[{body, shape, ...}, ...]`\n- `an:raycast_all(x1, y1, x2, y2, tags)` \u2192 `[{object, shape, ...}, ...]`\n\n**Collider Class (Framework):**\n- `collider(tag, body_type, shape_type, ...)` \u2014 Create collider child object\n- `.set_position(x, y)`, `.get_position()`, `.set_angle(angle)`, `.get_angle()`, `.set_transform(x, y, angle)`\n- `.set_velocity(vx, vy)`, `.get_velocity()`, `.set_angular_velocity(av)`, `.get_angular_velocity()`\n- `.apply_force()`, `.apply_force_at()`, `.apply_impulse()`, `.apply_impulse_at()`, `.apply_torque()`, `.apply_angular_impulse()`\n- `.set_linear_damping()`, `.set_angular_damping()`, `.set_gravity_scale()`, `.set_fixed_rotation()`, `.set_bullet()`\n- `.get_mass()`, `.set_center_of_mass()`, `.get_body_type()`, `.is_awake()`, `.set_awake()`\n- `.set_friction()`, `.get_friction()`, `.set_restitution()`, `.get_restitution()`, `.set_density()`, `.get_density()`, `.set_filter_group()`\n- `.add_circle()`, `.add_box()`, `.add_capsule()`, `.add_polygon()` \u2014 Add additional shapes to same body\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Colliders are child objects; lifecycle tied to parent (killed when parent dies)\n- Event-based collision handling preferred over callbacks; query at frame start\n- Tags enable grouping unrelated objects with same behavior\n\n---\n\n## 9. AUDIO\n\n### Sound Registration & Playback\n**Functions:**\n- `sound_load(path)` \u2192 `sound` \u2014 Load sound file\n- `an:sound(name, path)` \u2014 Register sound\n- `sound_play(sound, volume?, pitch?)` \u2014 Play sound\n- `an:sound_play(name, volume?, pitch?)` \u2014 Play by registered name\n- `sound_set_volume(volume)` \u2014 Set master sound volume\n\n### Music Management\n**Functions:**\n- `music_load(path)` \u2192 `music` \u2014 Load music file\n- `an:music(name, path)` \u2014 Register music\n- `music_play(music, loop?, channel?)` \u2014 Play music\n- `an:music_play(name, loop?, channel?)` \u2014 Play by registered name (loops by default, channel 1-4)\n- `music_stop(channel?)` \u2014 Stop playback\n- `an:music_stop(channel?)` \u2014 Framework wrapper\n- `music_set_volume(volume, channel?)` \u2014 Set channel volume\n- `music_get_volume(channel)` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Get channel volume\n- `music_is_playing(channel)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if channel playing\n- `music_at_end(channel)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if track finished\n- `music_get_position(channel)` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Get playback position\n- `music_get_duration(channel)` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Get track duration\n\n### Crossfade & Playlists\n**Functions:**\n- `an:music_crossfade(name, duration, channel?)` \u2014 Crossfade to new track\n- `an:playlist_set(tracks)` \u2014 Set playlist (array of track names)\n- `an:playlist_play()` \u2014 Start playlist\n- `an:playlist_stop()` \u2014 Stop playlist\n- `an:playlist_next()` / `an:playlist_prev()` \u2014 Navigate playlist\n- `an:playlist_shuffle(enabled)` \u2014 Enable/disable shuffle\n- `an:playlist_set_crossfade(duration)` \u2014 Set crossfade time\n- `an:playlist_current_track()` \u2192 `string` \u2014 Get current track name\n\n### Global Audio\n**Functions:**\n- `audio_set_master_pitch(pitch)` \u2014 Global pitch multiplier\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Simple API: register once, play by name\n- Multiple music channels (4) for layering/switching\n- Playlist system for background music with shuffle and crossfade\n\n---\n\n## 10. TIMERS, SCHEDULING & TWEENING\n\n### Timer Class (Framework)\n**Creation:**\n- `timer()` \u2014 Create timer child object (access via `self.timer`)\n\n### One-shot Timers\n**Functions:**\n- `timer:after(delay, name_or_callback, callback?)` \u2014 Execute callback after delay\n\n### Repeating Timers\n**Functions:**\n- `timer:every(interval, name_or_callback, callback?, times?)` \u2014 Repeat callback (forever or limited times)\n- `timer:every_step(name_or_callback, callback?)` \u2014 Execute every frame\n\n### Duration-based Callbacks\n**Functions:**\n- `timer:during(duration, name_or_callback, callback?, after?)` \u2014 Callback every frame during duration (receives elapsed time and 0-1 progress)\n- `timer:during_step(name_or_callback, callback?, after?)` \u2014 Execute every frame until cancelled\n\n### Conditional Timers\n**Functions:**\n- `timer:watch(condition, name_or_callback, callback?)` \u2014 Execute once when condition becomes true\n- `timer:when(condition, name_or_callback, callback?)` \u2014 Execute every frame while condition true\n- `timer:cooldown(duration, name)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Returns true once per interval (useful for throttling actions)\n\n### Tweening\n**Functions:**\n- `timer:tween(duration, target, properties, easing?, name?, after?)` \u2014 Animate properties over time\n  - Example: `self.timer:tween(0.5, self, {x = 100, y = 200}, math.quad_out)`\n\n### Timer Control\n**Functions:**\n- `timer:cancel(name)` \u2014 Cancel specific timer\n- `timer:trigger(name)` \u2014 Execute immediately\n- `timer:set_multiplier(multiplier)` \u2014 Slow down/speed up all timers\n- `timer:get_time_left(name)` \u2192 `number | nil` \u2014 Get remaining time\n\n**Named Timers:**\n- Can be replaced by setting the same name (last definition wins)\n- One-shot actions return `true` from callback to self-remove\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Timers are child objects; automatically cleaned up when parent dies\n- Preferred way to schedule callbacks in Anchor (vs. global event systems)\n- Built-in easing functions for natural motion\n\n---\n\n## 11. ANIMATION & TWEENING - SPRINGS & SPRINGS\n\n### Spring Class (Damped Spring Animation)\n**Creation:**\n- `spring()` \u2014 Create spring child object (access via `self.spring`)\n- `spring:add(name, x?, frequency?, bounce?)` \u2014 Add named spring (default 'main' created automatically with value 1)\n  - `frequency` \u2014 Oscillations per second (default 5)\n  - `bounce` \u2014 0-1 where 0=no overshoot, 1=infinite oscillation (default 0.5)\n\n### Spring Control\n**Functions:**\n- `spring:pull(name, force, frequency?, bounce?)` \u2014 Add impulse to spring\n- `spring:set_target(name, value)` \u2014 Change target value (spring animates toward it)\n- `spring:at_rest(name, threshold?)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if animation complete\n\n### Spring Access\n**Properties:**\n- `spring.name.x` \u2014 Current value\n- `spring.name.target_x` \u2014 Target value\n- `spring.name.v` \u2014 Velocity\n\n**Usage Pattern:**\n```lua\nself:add(spring())\nself.spring:pull('main', 0.3)      -- scale jumps to 0.3, springs back\nscale = self.spring.main.x         -- use in draw\n```\n\n**Multiple Springs Example:**\n```lua\nself.spring:add('squash_x', 1)\nself.spring:add('squash_y', 1)\nself.spring:add('rotation', 0)\nself.spring:pull('squash_x', -0.3)  -- stretch horizontally\nself.spring:pull('rotation', 0.2)   -- rotate\n```\n\n---\n\n## 12. CAMERA & VIEW TRANSFORMATION\n\n### Camera Class (Framework)\n**Creation:**\n- `an:add(camera())` \u2014 Create camera\n- `an.camera` \u2014 Access global camera\n- Optional: `an.camera:add(shake())` \u2014 Add shake effects\n\n### Camera Properties\n**Position & Orientation:**\n- `camera.x`, `camera.y` \u2014 Camera center\n- `camera.rotation` \u2014 Rotation in radians\n- `camera.zoom` \u2014 Zoom factor\n- `camera.w`, `camera.h` \u2014 View dimensions (read-only)\n\n### Camera Mouse\n**Properties:**\n- `camera.mouse.x`, `camera.mouse.y` \u2014 Mouse position in world coordinates\n\n### Coordinate Conversion\n**Functions:**\n- `camera:to_world(screen_x, screen_y)` \u2192 `world_x, world_y` \u2014 Screen to world\n- `camera:to_screen(world_x, world_y)` \u2192 `screen_x, screen_y` \u2014 World to screen\n\n### Following & Bounds\n**Functions:**\n- `camera:follow(target, lerp_speed?, lerp_time?)` \u2014 Follow object with smoothing (lerp 90% of distance in 0.1s default)\n- `camera:set_bounds(x, y, w, h)` \u2014 Clamp camera to area\n\n### Layer Integration\n**Functions:**\n- `camera:attach(layer)` \u2014 Apply camera transform to layer\n- `camera:detach(layer)` \u2014 Remove camera from layer\n- `camera:get_effects()` \u2192 `{x, y, rotation, zoom}` \u2014 Get current transforms\n- Set `layer.camera = nil` to disable camera for UI layers\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Camera applies to layers that request it\n- UI layers typically disable camera for HUD that stays on screen\n\n---\n\n## 13. SHAKE & JUICE EFFECTS\n\n### Shake Class (Framework)\n**Creation:**\n- `shake()` \u2014 Create as child of camera: `an.camera:add(shake())`\n\n### Trauma-based Shake\n**Functions:**\n- `shake:trauma(amount, duration?)` \u2014 Perlin noise shake (accumulates and decays)\n- `shake:set_trauma_parameters({x, y, rotation, zoom})` \u2014 Configure amplitude\n\n### Directional Shakes\n**Functions:**\n- `shake:push(angle, amount, frequency?, bounce?)` \u2014 Spring-based directional shake\n- `shake:shake(amplitude, duration, frequency?)` \u2014 Random jitter\n- `shake:sine(angle, amplitude, frequency, duration)` \u2014 Sine wave shake\n- `shake:square(angle, amplitude, frequency, duration)` \u2014 Square wave shake\n\n### Continuous Shake\n**Functions:**\n- `shake:handcam(enabled, amplitude?, frequency?)` \u2014 Subtle continuous motion for immersion\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Camera shake is a core \"juice\" feature for impact feedback\n- Multiple shake systems (trauma, directional, continuous) for different effects\n\n---\n\n## 14. RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION\n\n### Random Class (Framework)\n**Creation:**\n- `random()` \u2014 Create random child object (uses os.time)\n- `random(seed)` \u2014 Seeded RNG for deterministic randomness\n- Access via `self.random`\n\n### Float Generation\n**Functions:**\n- `random:float()` \u2192 `0.0 to 1.0`\n- `random:float(max)` \u2192 `0 to max`\n- `random:float(min, max)` \u2192 `min to max`\n\n### Integer Generation\n**Functions:**\n- `random:int(max)` \u2192 `1 to max`\n- `random:int(min, max)` \u2192 `min to max`\n\n### Special Values\n**Functions:**\n- `random:angle()` \u2192 `0 to 2\u03c0`\n- `random:sign(chance?)` \u2192 `-1 or 1` (chance% for 1, default 50%)\n- `random:bool(chance?)` \u2192 `true/false` (chance% for true, default 50%)\n- `random:normal(mean?, stddev?)` \u2192 Gaussian distribution (default 0, 1)\n\n### Selection\n**Functions:**\n- `random:choice(array)` \u2014 Random element\n- `random:choices(array, n)` \u2014 n unique elements\n- `random:weighted(weights)` \u2192 index (weights: {1, 2, 7} \u2192 10%, 20%, 70%)\n\n### Seed Control\n**Functions:**\n- `random:get_seed()` \u2192 `seed`\n- `random:set_seed(seed)`\n\n**Engine-level Random (without child object):**\n- `random_create(seed)` \u2192 `rng` \u2014 Create RNG\n- `random_seed(seed, rng?)` \u2014 Seed RNG\n- `random_get_seed(rng?)` \u2192 `seed`\n- `random_float_01(rng?)` \u2192 `0.0 to 1.0`\n- `random_float(min, max, rng?)` \u2192 value\n- `random_int(min, max, rng?)` \u2192 value\n- `random_angle(rng?)` \u2192 `0 to 2\u03c0`\n- `random_sign(chance?, rng?)` \u2192 `-1 or 1`\n- `random_bool(chance?, rng?)` \u2192 `true/false`\n- `random_normal(mean?, stddev?, rng?)` \u2192 gaussian\n- `random_choice(array, rng?)` \u2192 element\n- `random_choices(array, n, rng?)` \u2192 `[element, ...]`\n- `random_weighted(weights, rng?)` \u2192 index\n- `noise(x, y?, z?)` \u2192 Perlin noise\n\n---\n\n## 15. COLOR MANIPULATION\n\n### Color Class (Framework)\n**Creation:**\n- `color()` \u2192 `255, 255, 255, 255` (white)\n- `color(r, g, b)` \u2192 RGB (opaque)\n- `color(r, g, b, a)` \u2192 RGBA\n\n### Color Properties\n**RGB (0-255):**\n- `color.r`, `color.g`, `color.b`, `color.a`\n\n**HSL (Hue-Saturation-Lightness):**\n- `color.h` \u2014 Hue 0-360\n- `color.s` \u2014 Saturation 0-1\n- `color.l` \u2014 Lightness 0-1\n- RGB and HSL stay synchronized; modify either and the other updates\n\n### Using for Drawing\n**Functions:**\n- `color()` \u2192 packed RGBA value (call to get drawable color)\n- Example: `layer:circle(x, y, r, red())`\n\n### Color Operators\n**Mutating (return self for chaining):**\n- `color * number` \u2014 Darken\n- `color / number` \u2014 Darken\n- `color + number` \u2014 Brighten all channels\n- `color - number` \u2014 Darken all channels\n- `color * color` \u2014 Component-wise multiply\n- `color + color` \u2014 Component-wise add\n\n### Color Methods\n**Functions:**\n- `color:clone()` \u2192 independent copy\n- `color:invert()` \u2192 255-r, 255-g, 255-b\n- `color:mix(other, t?)` \u2192 blend toward other (t=0 stays, t=1 becomes other)\n\n**Common Colors (not built-in, but easy to define):**\n```lua\nwhite = color(255, 255, 255)\nblack = color(0, 0, 0)\nred = color(255, 0, 0)\ngreen = color(0, 255, 0)\nblue = color(0, 0, 255)\n```\n\n---\n\n## 16. MATH UTILITIES\n\n### Interpolation\n**Functions:**\n- `math.lerp(t, source, destination)` \u2014 Linear interpolation at t (0-1)\n- `math.lerp_dt(p, t, dt, source, destination)` \u2014 Frame-rate independent lerp (covers p% in t seconds)\n- `math.lerp_angle(t, source, destination)` \u2014 Angle interpolation (shortest path)\n- `math.lerp_angle_dt(p, t, dt, source, destination)` \u2014 Frame-rate independent angle lerp\n\n### Utility Functions\n**Functions:**\n- `math.clamp(value, min, max)` \u2192 `value clamped to range`\n- `math.remap(value, old_min, old_max, new_min, new_max)` \u2192 `value mapped to new range`\n- `math.loop(t, length)` \u2014 Wrap value to range (for cycling)\n- `math.length(x, y)` \u2192 `magnitude` (\u221a(x\u00b2+y\u00b2))\n- `math.sign(value)` \u2192 `-1, 0, or 1`\n- `math.snap(value, grid)` \u2014 Snap to grid\n\n### Vector & Angle Functions\n**Functions:**\n- `math.angle(x, y)` \u2192 angle to vector\n- `math.angle_to_point(x1, y1, x2, y2)` \u2192 angle between points\n- `math.distance(x1, y1, x2, y2)` \u2192 distance\n- `math.normalize(x, y)` \u2192 `x, y` (unit vector)\n- `math.direction(angle)` \u2192 `x, y` (unit direction from angle)\n- `math.rotate(x, y, angle)` \u2192 `x, y` (rotate vector)\n- `math.reflect(angle, normal_x, normal_y)` \u2192 reflected angle\n- `math.limit(x, y, max)` \u2192 `x, y` (clamp vector magnitude)\n\n### Easing Functions\nAll take `t` (0-1) and return transformed `t` for smooth animation:\n- **Linear:** `math.linear(t)`\n- **Sine:** `sine_in(t)`, `sine_out(t)`, `sine_in_out(t)`, `sine_out_in(t)`\n- **Quad:** `quad_in(t)`, `quad_out(t)`, `quad_in_out(t)`, `quad_out_in(t)`\n- **Cubic:** `cubic_in(t)`, `cubic_out(t)`, `cubic_in_out(t)`, `cubic_out_in(t)`\n- **Quart:** `quart_in(t)`, `quart_out(t)`, `quart_in_out(t)`, `quart_out_in(t)`\n- **Quint:** `quint_in(t)`, `quint_out(t)`, `quint_in_out(t)`, `quint_out_in(t)`\n- **Expo:** `expo_in(t)`, `expo_out(t)`, `expo_in_out(t)`, `expo_out_in(t)`\n- **Circ:** `circ_in(t)`, `circ_out(t)`, `circ_in_out(t)`, `circ_out_in(t)`\n- **Bounce:** `bounce_in(t)`, `bounce_out(t)`, `bounce_in_out(t)`, `bounce_out_in(t)`\n- **Back:** `back_in(t)`, `back_out(t)`, `back_in_out(t)`, `back_out_in(t)`\n- **Elastic:** `elastic_in(t)`, `elastic_out(t)`, `elastic_in_out(t)`, `elastic_out_in(t)`\n\n**Usage with tweens:**\n```lua\nself.timer:tween(1, self, {x = 100}, math.quad_out)\nself.timer:tween(0.5, self, {scale = 2}, math.bounce_out)\n```\n\n---\n\n## 17. ARRAY & TABLE UTILITIES\n\n### Array Predicates\n**Functions:**\n- `array.all(t, f)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 All elements satisfy predicate\n- `array.any(t, f)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Any element satisfies predicate\n- `array.has(t, v)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Array contains value or element satisfying predicate\n\n### Array Aggregation\n**Functions:**\n- `array.count(t, v?)` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Count elements (or count of specific value)\n- `array.count(t, f)` \u2014 Count elements matching predicate\n- `array.sum(t, f?)` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Sum values (or sum of function results)\n- `array.average(t)` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Average value\n- `array.max(t, f?)` \u2192 element \u2014 Max element (or max by function)\n\n### Array Search\n**Functions:**\n- `array.index(t, v)` \u2192 `int | nil` \u2014 First index of value or first matching predicate\n- `array.get(t, i)` \u2014 Get element at index (supports negative indexing: -1 = last)\n- `array.get(t, i, j)` \u2192 `[element, ...]` \u2014 Get range\n- `array.get_circular_buffer_index(t, i)` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Index with wrapping\n\n### Array Modification (in-place)\n**Functions:**\n- `array.delete(t, v)` \u2192 `count` \u2014 Remove all instances of value\n- `array.remove(t, i)` \u2192 element \u2014 Remove at index\n- `array.reverse(t, i?, j?)` \u2014 Reverse array (or range)\n- `array.rotate(t, n)` \u2014 Shift elements\n- `array.shuffle(t, rng?)` \u2014 Randomize order\n\n### Array Selection\n**Functions:**\n- `array.random(t, n?, rng?)` \u2192 element | `[element, ...]` \u2014 Random element(s)\n- `array.remove_random(t, n?, rng?)` \u2192 element | `[element, ...]` \u2014 Remove and return random\n\n### Array Transformation\n**Functions:**\n- `array.flatten(t, level?)` \u2192 `[element, ...]` \u2014 Flatten nested arrays\n- `array.join(t, separator?)` \u2192 `string` \u2014 Join into string\n\n### Table Utilities\n**Functions:**\n- `table.copy(t)` \u2192 table \u2014 Deep copy\n- `table.tostring(t)` \u2192 `string` \u2014 Debug string representation\n\n---\n\n## 18. ENTITY/OBJECT MANAGEMENT\n\n### Object Class (Base for all game objects)\n**Creation:**\n- `object:extend()` \u2014 Create subclass\n- `object.new(self)` \u2014 Call in constructor\n- Or inline: `object()` \u2014 Quick object with chainable setup\n\n### Object Lifecycle\n**Functions:**\n- `object:add(child)` \u2192 child \u2014 Add child object (auto-names by type)\n- `object:all(tag)` \u2192 `[child, ...]` \u2014 Get children with tag\n- `object:kill()` \u2014 Mark for removal (cleaned up at frame end)\n\n**Children auto-cleanup:** When parent dies, all children die recursively\n\n### Tags & Queries\n**Functions:**\n- `object:tag(tags...)` \u2014 Add one or more tags\n- `object:is(tag)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if tagged\n\n**Root Object (an) Queries:**\n- `an:add(object)` \u2192 object \u2014 Add to root\n- `an:all(tag)` \u2192 `[object, ...]` \u2014 Get all tagged objects in tree\n\n### Property Setting\n**Functions:**\n- `object:set(properties)` \u2014 Batch-set properties from table\n- `object:build(fn)` \u2014 Run function with object as arg (for complex init)\n- `object:build()` \u2014 Return self for chaining\n\n### Linking\n**Functions:**\n- `object:link(name, target, callback?)` \u2014 Create reference that auto-clears when target dies\n- Callback optional: if provided, called when target dies\n\n### State Transitions\n**Functions:**\n- `object:flow_to(state_name)` \u2014 Transition to state\n  - Calls `enter_<state>()` if defined\n  - Sets up `<state>_action()` as main update\n\n**State Pattern Example:**\n```lua\nfunction player:flow_to('jumping')\n  self.vy = -200\nend\n\nfunction player:jumping_action(dt)\n  if self.on_ground then\n    self:flow_to('idle')\n  end\nend\n```\n\n### Action Phases (Update Ordering)\n**Functions:**\n- `object:early_action(name?, callback)` \u2014 Run before main update (good for physics events)\n- `object:action(name?, callback)` \u2014 Run during main update (game logic)\n- `object:late_action(name?, callback)` \u2014 Run after main update (rendering, effects)\n\n**Named Actions:** Can be replaced by setting same name; unnamed actions added to list\n\n**Action Behavior:**\n- Return `true` to remove at frame end (one-shot)\n- Receives `dt` parameter\n\n### Framework-level Actions\n**Functions:**\n- `an:early_action(name?, callback)` \u2014 Global early phase\n- `an:action(name?, callback)` \u2014 Global main phase\n- `an:late_action(name?, callback)` \u2014 Global late phase\n\n**Design Philosophy:**\n- Everything is an object in a tree rooted at `an`\n- Object should contain all code related to itself (locality principle)\n- Parent-child relationships automate cleanup\n- Multiple tags enable querying for game logic grouping\n\n---\n\n## 19. WINDOW & SYSTEM CONFIGURATION\n\n### Window Setup\n**Initialization Options (from `require('anchor') {...}`):**\n- `width` \u2014 Game resolution width (default 480)\n- `height` \u2014 Game resolution height (default 270)\n- `title` \u2014 Window title (default \"Anchor\")\n- `scale` \u2014 Initial window scale multiplier (default 3, i.e., 3x upscaling)\n- `vsync` \u2014 Enable vertical sync (default true)\n- `fullscreen` \u2014 Start fullscreen (default false)\n- `resizable` \u2014 Window resizable (default true)\n- `filter` \u2014 Texture filter: \"rough\" (pixel-perfect) or \"smooth\" (default \"rough\")\n\n### Engine Configuration Functions\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_set_game_size(width, height)` \u2014 Set game resolution\n- `engine_set_title(title)` \u2014 Set window title\n- `engine_set_scale(scale)` \u2014 Set integer scale factor\n- `engine_set_vsync(enabled)` \u2014 Enable/disable vsync\n- `engine_set_fullscreen(enabled)` \u2014 Toggle fullscreen\n- `engine_set_resizable(enabled)` \u2014 Allow window resize\n- `engine_init()` \u2014 Initialize engine (called automatically after require)\n- `set_filter_mode(mode)` \u2014 Set filter: \"rough\" or \"smooth\"\n- `get_filter_mode()` \u2192 `string` \u2014 Get current filter\n\n### Engine State Queries\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_get_width()` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Game width\n- `engine_get_height()` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Game height\n- `engine_get_window_size()` \u2192 `int, int` \u2014 Actual window width, height\n- `engine_get_scale()` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Current scale factor\n- `engine_is_fullscreen()` \u2192 `bool`\n- `engine_get_platform()` \u2192 `\"web\" | \"windows\"`\n- `engine_get_fps()` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Current FPS\n- `engine_get_draw_calls()` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Draw calls last frame\n\n### Framework-level Engine State\n**Properties:**\n- `an.width`, `an.height` \u2014 Game resolution (static)\n- `an.window_width`, `an.window_height` \u2014 Actual window size (dynamic)\n- `an.scale` \u2014 Integer scale (dynamic)\n- `an.fullscreen` \u2014 Fullscreen state (dynamic)\n- `an.fps` \u2014 Current FPS (dynamic)\n- `an.draw_calls` \u2014 Draw calls last frame (dynamic)\n\n---\n\n## 20. TIMING & PERFORMANCE\n\n### Frame & Step Counters\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_get_frame()` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Current render frame\n- `engine_get_step()` \u2192 `int` \u2014 Current physics step\n\n### Time Management\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_get_time()` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Elapsed game time in seconds\n- `engine_get_dt()` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Fixed delta time (typically 1/120 for physics)\n- `engine_get_unscaled_dt()` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Real dt before time scaling\n- `engine_get_time_scale()` \u2192 `number` \u2014 Current time scale multiplier\n- `engine_set_time_scale(scale)` \u2014 Slow/speed up time\n\n### Framework-level Timing\n**Properties:**\n- `an.dt` \u2014 Fixed delta time (static)\n- `an.time` \u2014 Elapsed game time (dynamic)\n- `an.frame` \u2014 Frame counter (dynamic)\n- `an.step` \u2014 Physics step counter (dynamic)\n\n### Performance Timing\n**Functions:**\n- `perf_time()` \u2192 `number` \u2014 High-resolution timer in seconds\n\n---\n\n## 21. HEADLESS & RENDERING MODES\n\n### Headless Mode (No Window)\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_set_headless(enabled)` \u2014 Enable headless mode\n- `engine_get_headless()` \u2192 `bool`\n\n**Purpose:** Run without window for automated testing, balance simulations, CI. No rendering, no audio, runs at max speed.\n\n### Render Mode (Deterministic Frame Capture)\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_get_render_mode()` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if render mode active\n\n**Purpose:** Frame-perfect video capture with deterministic timing\n\n### Frame Recording\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_record_start(path)` \u2014 Start live recording (pipes to ffmpeg)\n- `engine_record_frame()` \u2014 Capture current frame\n- `engine_record_stop()` \u2014 Stop recording\n\n### PNG Frame Capture\n**Functions:**\n- `engine_render_setup(dir, width, height)` \u2014 Setup PNG capture directory\n- `engine_render_save_frame()` \u2014 Save current frame as PNG\n\n---\n\n## 22. SYSTEM INTEGRATION\n\n### Clipboard\n**Functions:**\n- `clipboard_get()` \u2192 `string | nil` \u2014 Read clipboard\n- `clipboard_set(text)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Write clipboard\n- `clipboard_has_text()` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if clipboard has text\n\n### Global Hotkeys (Windows Only)\n**Functions:**\n- `hotkey_register(id, modifiers, vk_code)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Register system-wide hotkey\n- `hotkey_unregister(id)` \u2014 Unregister hotkey\n- `hotkey_is_pressed(id)` \u2192 `bool` \u2014 Check if hotkey pressed (even when window unfocused)\n\n**Parameters:**\n- `modifiers`: MOD_CONTROL=2, etc.\n- `vk_code`: Virtual key codes (e.g., 0xBA for ';')\n\n### Process Execution (Desktop Only)\n**Functions:**\n- `os_popen(command)` \u2192 `output_string, exit_status` \u2014 Run system command and capture output\n\n---\n\n## 23. CONFIGURATION & BUILT-IN GLOBALS\n\n### Framework Initialization\n```lua\nrequire('anchor') {\n  width = 640,\n  height = 360,\n  title = \"My Game\",\n  scale = 2,\n  vsync = true,\n  fullscreen = false,\n  resizable = true,\n  filter = \"rough\",\n}\n```\n\n### Global Root Object\n**`an`** \u2014 Global entry point; always available after require\n- Resource registry (layers, images, fonts, shaders, sounds, music)\n- Input system\n- Physics world\n- Object tree root\n- Engine state properties\n\n### Always-Available Classes\n**Common Classes (no imports needed):**\n- `object` \u2014 Base class for all game objects\n- `layer` \u2014 Rendering target\n- `collider` \u2014 Physics body\n- `timer` \u2014 Scheduling system\n- `camera` \u2014 View transformation\n- `spring` \u2014 Damped spring animation\n- `shake` \u2014 Camera shake effects\n- `random` \u2014 Seeded RNG\n- `color` \u2014 Mutable RGB/HSL color\n- `animation` \u2014 Frame-based sprite animation\n\n### Table Extensions\n- `array.*` \u2014 Array utilities (count, sum, average, max, shuffle, etc.)\n- `table.*` \u2014 Table utilities (copy, tostring)\n- `math.*` \u2014 Math extensions (lerp, easing, vector functions, etc.)\n\n---\n\n## 24. DESIGN GUIDANCE & PHILOSOPHY\n\n### Key Design Principles\n\n**Locality First:**\n- All code for an object should live in one place (class definition)\n- No scattered configuration files or separate component registration\n- Example: Enemy class contains properties, behaviors, children, cleanup in one place\n\n**No Bureaucracy:**\n- No imports required; resources available globally\n- No dependency injection; things registered once and accessed by name\n- Direct mutation preferred over message passing\n\n**Preferred Patterns:**\n\n1. **Events:** Query collision events at frame start, don't use callbacks\n   ```lua\n   for _, event in ipairs(an:collision_begin_events('player', 'enemy')) do\n     event.a:hit()\n   end\n   ```\n\n2. **Timers:** Use timer system instead of ad-hoc frame counters\n   ```lua\n   self.timer:after(1, function() self:explode() end)\n   ```\n\n3. **Springs:** Use spring system for juicy motion instead of lerps\n   ```lua\n   self:add(spring())\n   self.spring:pull('main', 0.3)  -- scale effect\n   ```\n\n4. **Actions:** Use object action phases instead of polling\n   ```lua\n   self:action(function(dt) self.x = self.x + self.vx*dt end)\n   ```\n\n5. **Tags:** Use tag system for object grouping and querying\n   ```lua\n   self:tag('enemy', 'flying')\n   for _, obj in ipairs(an:all('flying')) do ... end\n   ```\n\n### What to Avoid\n\n- **Don't use:** Global frame counters, ad-hoc state machines\n- **Don't use:** Callback-based collision handling; use event queries\n- **Avoid:** Creating layers every frame; register at startup\n- **Avoid:** Raw input checks in update; use action bindings\n\n### Features the Engine Highlights as \"Preferred\"\n\n- **Layers & FBO rendering:** Recommended way to compose complex visuals\n- **Physics events (not callbacks):** Cleaner than observer pattern for collisions\n- **Action bindings:** Cleaner than raw key checking for game logic\n- **Child objects:** Preferred way to manage timers, springs, colliders, animations\n- **Deterministic random:** Use seeded RNG for reproducible behavior\n- **Easing functions with tweens:** Preferred over manual interpolation\n- **Camera + layers:** Recommended for 2D games with parallax, effects\n\n---\n\n## 25. NOTABLE FEATURES & CAPABILITIES\n\n### Built-in Capabilities\n\n- **2D Physics with Box2D:** Full rigid body dynamics, sensors, raycasts, spatial queries\n- **OpenGL Rendering:** FBO-based layer compositing, custom shaders, stencil masking\n- **Audio with miniaudio:** Spatial audio capable, multiple channels, crossfading\n- **Frame-based Animation:** Spritesheet-driven animations with callbacks\n- **Deterministic Simulation:** Headless mode, frame-perfect recording, seeded randomness\n- **Web Support:** Emscripten build for browser deployment\n- **Single-file Engine:** ~10,500 lines of C, minimal dependencies\n\n### What's Not Included\n\n- **UI Framework:** Basic layer drawing + transform stacks; no widget library\n- **Particle System:** Manually create objects and animate via springs/timers\n- **3D:** 2D only (orthographic projection on OpenGL)\n- **Networking:** Not built-in\n- **Asset Pipeline:** Manual registration (design choice: keep simple)\n\n---\n\nThis comprehensive catalog covers every major feature Anchor offers in the drawing, physics, audio, input, timing, and game object management domains. The engine is intentionally focused on the needs of solo indie developers making 2D action games, with a strong emphasis on simple, local code organization and minimal boilerplate."
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    "text": "Perfect! Now I have enough information. Let me create a comprehensive summary:\n\n## COMPREHENSIVE ANCHOR FRAMEWORK USAGE INVENTORY FOR ORBLIKE/MAIN.LUA\n\n**File size:** 12,205 lines (single file, 500KB)  \n**Framework copy:** Yes, local `/e/a327ex/Orblike/anchor/` directory with 17 files (no divergence from standard)\n\n---\n\n### 1. **DRAWING: HEAVY**\n\n| Feature | Count | Usage Pattern | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|---------------|-----------|\n| `layer:line()` | 156 calls | Trail rendering, ability visuals, effect lines | **HEAVY** |\n| `layer:push/pop()` | 70/25 calls | Coordinate system transforms for layers | **MODERATE** |\n| `layer:shader_set_float()` | 70 calls | Shader uniforms (time, edition, color effects) | **HEAVY** |\n| `layer:circle()` | 33 calls | Area indicators, hit circles, projectiles | **HEAVY** |\n| `layer:rectangle()` | 5 calls | UI backgrounds, debug rects | **LIGHT** |\n| `layer:spritesheet()` | 9 calls | Animation frames, sprite rendering | **MODERATE** |\n| `layer:shader()` | 5 calls | Applying shaders (edition, hue effects) | **LIGHT** |\n| `layer:text()` | 1 call | Text rendering | **LIGHT** (minimal) |\n| `layer:polygon()` | Not found | **NOT USED** |\n| `layer:sprite()` | Not found | **NOT USED** (uses spritesheet instead) |\n\n**Sub-framework drawing via layers:** \n- Created 9 named layers: `bg`, `ground_floor`, `ground`, `ground_2`, `game`, `ability_layer`, `enemy_layer`, `effects`, `ui`\n- Heavy use of camera attachment: `lyr.camera:attach(lyr, parallax_x, parallax_y)`\n- Shader pipeline heavily used for visual effects\n\n---\n\n### 2. **INPUT: MODERATE (KEY + MOUSE)**\n\n| Feature | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-----------|\n| `an:bind()` | 8 calls (WASD/arrows) | **LIGHT** (directional input only) |\n| `an:key_is_pressed()` | 30+ calls | Debug/F-key menu system | **MODERATE** |\n| `an:key_is_down()` | 2 calls | Ability activation checks | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:mouse_is_pressed()` | 2 calls | Ability triggers | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:mouse_is_down()` | 2 calls | Sustained ability activation | **LIGHT** |\n| `an.camera.mouse.x, .y` | Used directly | Position polling for aiming | **MODERATE** |\n| **Gamepad** | **NOT USED** |\n\n**Input handling pattern:**  \nCustom wrapper functions `orb_input_down()`, `orb_input_pressed()` that check both bound keys AND direct mouse polling. No dedicated action system (uses `an:action()` and `an:early_action()` for polling loop hooks only).\n\n---\n\n### 3. **AUDIO: HEAVY**\n\n| Feature | Count | Pattern | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|---------|-----------|\n| `an:sound()` | 100+ calls | Sound registration at startup | **HEAVY** |\n| `an:sound_play_handle()` | 1 call | Getting handle for looping | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:sound_handle_set_looping()` | 1 call | Loop control | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:sound_handle_set_volume()` | 2 calls | Dynamic volume | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:sound_handle_set_pitch()` | 1 call | Pitch variation | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:sound_handle_stop()` | 1 call | Stop on event | **LIGHT** |\n\n**Custom audio wrapper:** `sfx(name, vol, pitch)` function calls framework beneath. Volume table pre-computed for each sound. Both normal and `_lightmed` (bitcrushed) variants registered. **No spatial audio** or 3D effects. No music/track system (audio-only for SFX).\n\n---\n\n### 4. **TIMER/SCHEDULING: HEAVY**\n\n| Feature | Count | Examples | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|----------|-----------|\n| `timer:after()` | 142 calls | Delayed fire, flash effects, charge timers | **HEAVY** |\n| `timer:tween()` | 20+ calls | Smooth animations (expand/shrink effects) | **MODERATE** |\n| `timer:every()` | 7+ calls | Blinking, repeating damage ticks, echo waves | **MODERATE** |\n| `timer:during()` | 0 calls | **NOT USED** |\n| `timer:trigger()` | Used | Manual timer execution | **LIGHT** |\n\n**Pattern:** Every object adds `self:add(timer())`. Timers heavily used for visual/gameplay sequencing (ability delays, echo delays, attack windows). Named timers prevent overwrites. No custom delay system (all `timer:after()`).\n\n---\n\n### 5. **ANIMATION/TWEENING: HEAVY**\n\n| Feature | Count | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-------|-----------|\n| `spring:new()` | ~25+ objects | One per active entity | **HEAVY** |\n| `spring:add('name', value)` | 50+ calls | Animation targets (hit, shoot, move, main) | **HEAVY** |\n| `spring:pull(name, amount, freq?, damp?)` | 50+ calls | Trigger animations | **HEAVY** |\n| `timer:tween()` | 20+ calls | Easing for position/scale/radius | **MODERATE** |\n| `math.cubic_in_out` | 5+ calls | Easing function for tweens | **LIGHT** |\n| **Particle animations** | Custom | Manual lerp + velocity | **CUSTOM-ROLLED** |\n\n**Springs are the primary animation system:** Stores named float values, pulled to animate UI/visual feedback. Example: `self.spring:add('hit', 1)`, then `self.spring:pull('hit', 0.5)` triggers damped oscillation.\n\n---\n\n### 6. **PHYSICS/COLLISION: HEAVY (BOX2D)**\n\n| Feature | Count | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-------|-----------|\n| `an:physics_init()` | 1 call | Setup at init | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:physics_tag()` | 8 tags | player, enemy, projectile, orb, wall, construct, rock_fragment | **MODERATE** |\n| `an:physics_collision()` | 6 calls | Collision pairs (player-enemy, rock-rock, etc.) | **MODERATE** |\n| `an:physics_sensor()` | 3 calls | Trigger areas (projectile-enemy, orb-enemy) | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:physics_set_gravity()` | 1 call | Zero gravity | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:raycast()` | 7+ calls | Line-of-sight, barrier checks | **MODERATE** |\n| `an:raycast_all()` | 2 calls | Multi-hit piercing attacks | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:query_box()` | 6+ calls | Area searches for line attacks | **MODERATE** |\n| `an:query_circle()` | 3+ calls | Circular area damage | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:query_polygon()` | 1 call | **NOT USED** |\n| **Custom colliders** | Every entity | `collider('tag', 'type', 'shape', ...)` | **HEAVY** |\n\n**Collider usage pattern:**\n- Created via `collider('tag', 'dynamic'/'static', 'box'/'circle'/'chain', ...)` \n- ~50 calls to `self.collider:set_position()`, 48 to `self.collider:set_velocity()`, etc.\n- Physics body per entity (player, enemies, projectiles, walls, constructs, rock fragments)\n\n---\n\n### 7. **PARTICLES/EFFECTS: CUSTOM-ROLLED**\n\n| Feature | Status | Intensity |\n|---------|--------|-----------|\n| `particle:new()` | **NOT USED** |\n| Custom particle classes | `hit_particle`, `hit_effect`, `fx_effect`, `beam_particle`, `cyclone_particle` | **CUSTOM-ROLLED** |\n| Trail system | Custom `trail_update()`, `trail_draw()` | **CUSTOM-ROLLED** |\n| **No framework particle emitter** | **CONFIRMED** |\n\n**Particles are objects extending `object` class**, manually updated with velocity/lifetime logic. Trail is a table of timestamped points with custom rendering. No built-in particle system used.\n\n---\n\n### 8. **CAMERA: MODERATE**\n\n| Feature | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-----------|\n| `an.camera` root object | Central | **MODERATE** |\n| `an.camera.shake:shake()` | 20+ calls | Impact effects | **MODERATE** |\n| `an.camera.shake:trauma()` | 4 calls | Complex screen shake | **LIGHT** |\n| `an.camera.shake:push()` | 10+ calls | Directional knockback shake | **LIGHT** |\n| `an.camera.mouse.x, .y` | 15+ uses | Aiming, targeting | **MODERATE** |\n| **Zoom** | **NOT USED** |\n| **Follow** | **NOT USED** (manual `follow` param on objects) |\n| **Parallax** | Used via `lyr.parallax_x/y` | **LIGHT** |\n\n**Camera usage:** Heavily for shake effects. NOT used for player follow (follow is implemented via manual `follow` object property on areas). Mouse position polled directly for aiming.\n\n---\n\n### 9. **GAME OBJECTS/ENTITY MANAGEMENT: HEAVY (CUSTOM OBJECT TREE)**\n\n| Feature | Count | Pattern | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|---------|-----------|\n| `an:add(obj)` | 207 calls | Add any object to scene | **HEAVY** |\n| `an:all()` | 4 calls | Query all descendants | **LIGHT** |\n| `an:cleanup()` | 1 call/frame | Auto-kill dead objects | **MODERATE** |\n| **Tags** | Used | `obj:tag('tag_name')` | **LIGHT** |\n| **Custom object lists** | Yes | `orbs = {}` array, enemy tracking | **CUSTOM** |\n\n**Object tree structure:**\n```\nan (root)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 camera (with shake)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 timer (global)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 random (global)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 layers (9x)\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 orbs[1..n]\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 player\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 enemies\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 projectiles\n\u251c\u2500\u2500 areas (ability zones)\n\u2514\u2500\u2500 effects\n```\n\n**No group system**, manual tracking via tables. All entities extend `object` base class.\n\n---\n\n### 10. **CLASSES/OOP: HEAVY (FRAMEWORK CLASS SYSTEM)**\n\n| Feature | Count | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-------|-----------|\n| `object:extend()` | 28 classes | Base class inheritance | **HEAVY** |\n| `class.lua` | 1 file | Simple class/inheritance | **LIGHT** |\n| Constructor pattern | `function ClassName:new(args)` | Standard | **HEAVY** |\n| Method calls | `obj:method(args)` | Standard Lua OOP | **HEAVY** |\n\n**Classes defined:**\n```\norb, wall_object, player, projectile, area, damage_number, seeker,\nrotating_turret, wall_arrow, hit_circle, hit_particle, hit_effect,\nfx_effect, lightning_line, cyclone_particle, psylance_effect,\nbig_rock_effect, rock_fragment, rock_debris, railgun_flash,\narc_trail_line, beam_particle, slightly_jagged_line, dash_clone,\nsingle_target, area_rect, area_circle, line_attack\n```\n\nAll entities are instances of `object:extend()` subclasses.\n\n---\n\n### 11. **MATH UTILITIES: HEAVY**\n\n| Feature | Count | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-------|-----------|\n| `math.angle_to_point()` | 8 calls | Direction calculation | **MODERATE** |\n| `math.distance()` | 12+ calls | Distance checks | **HEAVY** |\n| `math.remap()` | 8 calls | Value normalization | **MODERATE** |\n| `math.sin/cos` | 100+ calls | Rotation/positioning | **VERY HEAVY** |\n| `math.cubic_in_out` | 5 calls | Easing | **LIGHT** |\n| **Custom math functions** | Yes | `poisson_disc`, `cubic_bezier` | **CUSTOM** |\n| **Vector math** | **CUSTOM-ROLLED** | No `vec2` wrapper, raw x/y | **CUSTOM** |\n\n**No framework vec2 class used**, all vector operations manual (x, y fields on objects).\n\n---\n\n### 12. **COLOR HANDLING: MODERATE**\n\n| Feature | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-----------|\n| `color()` constructor | 15 calls | Color creation (R,G,B) | **MODERATE** |\n| Color palette | Global `palette` table | **LIGHT** |\n| `color:clone()` | 10+ calls | Color copying | **LIGHT** |\n| `color()` function call | 80+ uses | Get current RGBA | **HEAVY** (dynamic) |\n| **Color mixing** | Not found | **NOT USED** |\n| **Edition system** | Yes | Color modulation by edition | **CUSTOM** |\n\n**Pattern:** Colors stored as `color(r,g,b)` objects that support `:clone()`, dynamically called as `fg_color()`, `trail_color()`, ability colors. No mixing/lerp framework calls found.\n\n---\n\n### 13. **TABLE/ITERATION UTILITIES: LIGHT (RAW LUA)**\n\n| Feature | Count | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-------|-----------|\n| `table.insert()` | 50+ calls | Add to arrays | **HEAVY** (Lua stdlib) |\n| `table.remove()` | 10+ calls | Remove from arrays | **MODERATE** (Lua stdlib) |\n| `ipairs()` | 100+ uses | Iterate arrays | **VERY HEAVY** (Lua stdlib) |\n| `pairs()` | 20+ uses | Iterate tables | **MODERATE** (Lua stdlib) |\n| **Framework helpers** | None detected | **NOT USED** |\n\n**All iteration is raw Lua**, no framework wrappers.\n\n---\n\n### 14. **STRING FORMATTING: NOT USED**\n\n| Feature | Status |\n|---------|--------|\n| `string.format()` | **NOT USED** |\n| `tostring()` | **NOT USED** |\n| String concatenation | **NOT USED** |\n\nNo dynamic string generation detected in main.lua (logging/debugging uses FFI print, not string ops).\n\n---\n\n### 15. **SHADER USAGE: MODERATE**\n\n| Feature | Count | Usage | Intensity |\n|---------|-------|-------|-----------|\n| `an:shader()` | 5 calls | Register/compile shaders | **LIGHT** |\n| `layer:shader()` | 5 calls | Apply shader to layer | **LIGHT** |\n| `layer:shader_set_float()` | 70 calls | Shader uniform updates (time, edition, intensity) | **HEAVY** |\n| `layer:shader_set_vec2()` | 2 calls | Shockwave center | **LIGHT** |\n| `layer:shader_set_int()` | 1 call | Integer uniform | **LIGHT** |\n| `layer:shader_set_texture()` | 1 call | Texture sampling | **LIGHT** |\n| `an.shaders.shockwave` | Referenced | Built-in shockwave effect | **LIGHT** |\n\n**Shaders used for:**\n- Color edition effects (hue shifts via uniform)\n- Time-based animations (scrolling, pulsing)\n- Shockwave/distortion on impact\n\nNo custom shader code present in main.lua (shaders are pre-compiled by engine).\n\n---\n\n### 16. **UI: CUSTOM-ROLLED**\n\n| Feature | Status | Intensity |\n|---------|--------|-----------|\n| **UI framework** | **NOT USED** |\n| Custom UI elements | Debug menus, ability cooldown displays, modifiers | **CUSTOM-ROLLED** |\n| Drawing | `layer:rectangle()`, `layer:text()`, manual positioning | **CUSTOM** |\n\nUI is entirely custom-drawn, no framework UI toolkit.\n\n---\n\n### 17. **FILE/DATA: NOT USED**\n\n| Feature | Status |\n|---------|--------|\n| `json`, save/load | **NOT USED** |\n| Persistence | **NOT USED** |\n| Configuration files | **NOT USED** (hardcoded values) |\n\nNo file I/O or serialization.\n\n---\n\n### SUMMARY BY INTENSITY\n\n| **HEAVY** | **MODERATE** | **LIGHT** | **NOT USED** | **CUSTOM-ROLLED** |\n|-----------|--------------|-----------|-------------|-------------------|\n| Drawing (line, circle, push/pop, shader) | Input (mouse polling, key presses) | Camera zoom | Particle emitter | Particles (hit_particle, etc.) |\n| Physics (colliders, raycast, query) | Timer (after, tween, every) | Font, Text | Gamepad input | Trails |\n| Audio (sound register, SFX play) | Animation (springs heavily) | Camera follow | UI framework | Vector math |\n| Objects/entity management | Math utilities | String handling | Mesh/model system | Color mixing |\n| Table iteration (raw Lua) | Shaders (uniforms) | Parallax | Save/load | Poisson disc sampling |\n| Spring animations | Camera shake | | Group objects | |\n| Tween animations | | | Action bindings (minimally) | |\n\n---\n\n### ANCHOR FRAMEWORK DIVERGENCE\n\n**Local copy:** `/e/a327ex/Orblike/anchor/` contains 17 standard framework files:\n- `init.lua` (50KB) \u2014 Core setup, main loop hooks\n- `object.lua` (17KB) \u2014 Object tree base class\n- `layer.lua` (19KB) \u2014 Rendering layers\n- `timer.lua` (21KB) \u2014 Timer/scheduling\n- `collider.lua` (14KB) \u2014 Physics wrapper\n- `spring.lua` (4KB) \u2014 Animation springs\n- `camera.lua` (8KB) \u2014 Camera + shake\n- `shake.lua` (12KB) \u2014 Screen shake effects\n- `math.lua` (19KB) \u2014 Math utilities\n- `color.lua` (10KB) \u2014 Color class\n- `random.lua` (5KB) \u2014 Random number generation\n- `array.lua` (16KB) \u2014 Array utilities\n- `animation.lua` (4KB) \u2014 Animation logic\n- `spritesheet.lua` (1KB) \u2014 Spritesheet wrapper\n- `font.lua` (2KB) \u2014 Font loading\n- `image.lua` (1KB) \u2014 Image wrapper\n- `class.lua` (1KB) \u2014 Class inheritance\n\n**No significant divergence detected.** The local copy is the standard framework (no custom modifications visible in the anchor files themselves).\n\n---\n\n## KEY INSIGHT\n\n**Orblike uses Anchor as a foundational library** (object system, layers, physics, input binding, timer, spring animations, camera shake) but implements **all gameplay-specific features custom** (particles, trails, UI, audio wrappers, ability system). 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Sound System\n\n**Sound Registration (Lines 129-212)**\n- `an:sound()` calls register both normal and _lightmed (bitcrushed) variants\n- Each sound is registered explicitly: `an:sound('name', 'assets/path.ogg')`\n- 64 sound assets total (including variants) loaded individually\n\n**Sound Files Table (Lines 492-576)**\n- `sound_files` table (lines 492-571) contains 58 sound mappings with base paths\n- Automatic variant loading (lines 572-576): iterates through each sound, appends `_lightmed` suffix, loads both versions\n- Structure: `{name_key, 'assets/relative/path'}` (no extension)\n\n**sfx() Function (Lines 230-250)**\n- **Purpose:** Play one-time sound effects with pitch variation and sound event logging\n- **Parameters:** `name` (sound key), `vol` (volume 0-1), `pitch` (optional, defaults to 0.95-1.05 random)\n- **Key Features:**\n  - Uses `sfx_queue` to limit simultaneous instances to 4 per sound (prevents audio mud)\n  - Appends `sound_mode` suffix automatically (set to '_lightmed' at line 214)\n  - Logs to `recording_sound_log` when recording is active\n  - Calls `profiler:on_sound()` for profiling\n  - Returns nothing (void)\n\n**sfx_handle() Function (Lines 254-273)**\n- **Purpose:** Play looping/long-duration sounds and return a handle for control\n- **Parameters:** Same as sfx()\n- **Returns:** Handle object from `an:sound_play_handle()`\n- **Logging:** Records handle ID (via `sfx_handle_counter`) to track lifecycle during recording\n- Uses `sfx_handle_to_recording_id` map to correlate handles with recording event IDs\n\n**sfx_stop_handle() Function (Lines 275-290)**\n- **Purpose:** Stop a looping sound by handle\n- **Parameters:** `handle` (returned from sfx_handle)\n- **Recording Integration:** Logs stop event with handle ID to recording_sound_log\n\n**sfx_set_looping() Function (Lines 292-308)**\n- **Purpose:** Update looping state for a handle\n- **Parameters:** `handle`, `looping` (boolean)\n- **Recording Integration:** Updates the most recent recording event for this handle_id with looping flag\n\n**sfx_flush() Function (Lines 310-312)**\n- **Purpose:** Clear the sound queue (prevent sounds from stacking across frames)\n- Called to reset per-frame sound limits\n\n**Volume Table (Lines 16-72)**\n- `volumes = {}` table with normalized dB values (baseline -24 dB \u2192 0.5 volume)\n- Calculation: `0.5 * 10^((-24 - mean_dB) / 20)`, capped at 1.0\n- Example: `formation_activate = 0.5`, `enemy_die_1 = 0.94`, `dot_tick = 0.33`\n- **Recording Overrides (Lines 216-219):** `recording_volume_mult` for sounds needing different volume in recordings (e.g., `slash_hit = 0.2`)\n\n**Sound Mode (_lightmed bitcrush variant)**\n- **Default Mode:** `sound_mode = '_lightmed'` (line 214)\n- **Specs:** 10-bit bitcrush + 3x sample rate reduction (line 101)\n- **Generated via FFmpeg:** `acrusher=bits=10:samples=3:mix=1:mode=lin` (line 93)\n- Each sound requires `.ogg` (normal) and `_lightmed.ogg` (crushed) variants\n\n**Anchor Audio Features Used:**\n- `an:sound()` - register sound asset\n- `an:sound_play()` - one-shot playback\n- `an:sound_play_handle()` - looping playback with handle\n- `an:sound_handle_stop()` - stop by handle\n- `an:sound_handle_set_looping()` - control looping state\n- `an.sound_paths` - resolved file paths (used in recording_encode)\n- **Bypassed:** Sound tags, sound groups, global volume control (manually implemented via volumes table)\n\n**Custom Audio Wrappers:**\n- `sfx()` and `sfx_handle()` are thin wrappers around Anchor's sound APIs\n- Built-in recording integration (all three functions track sound events)\n- Soft limit via `sfx_queue` counter (max 4 simultaneous instances per sound)\n- Perceptual volume curve (volume^2 in recording_encode at line 391)\n\n---\n\n### 2. Input Handling\n\n**orb_input_down() Function (Lines 1114-1120)**\n- **Purpose:** Check if an orb ability key is currently held down\n- **Parameters:** `slot` (1-6, orb slot number)\n- **Returns:** Boolean (true if input is active)\n- **Logic:**\n  - Looks up `orb_keybinds[slot]`\n  - For mouse binds: calls `an:mouse_is_down(button)`\n  - For key binds: calls `an:key_is_down(key)`\n  - Returns false if slot has no binding\n\n**orb_input_pressed() Function (Lines 1122-1128)**\n- **Purpose:** Check if an orb ability key was just pressed (frame-perfect input)\n- **Parameters:** `slot` (1-6)\n- **Returns:** Boolean (true on press frame)\n- **Logic:** Same as `orb_input_down()` but uses `an:mouse_is_pressed()` and `an:key_is_pressed()`\n\n**Orb Keybinds Configuration (Lines 1104-1112)**\n```lua\norb_keybinds = {\n  {mouse = 1},           -- Slot 1: left mouse\n  {mouse = 3},           -- Slot 2: right mouse\n  {key = 'q'},           -- Slot 3: Q key\n  {key = 'e'},           -- Slot 4: E key\n  {key = 'r'},           -- Slot 5: R key\n  {key = 't'},           -- Slot 6: T key\n}\n```\n- Direct keybind \u2192 orb mapping (no dynamic rebinding at runtime)\n- Mouse: buttons 1 (left) and 3 (right) only\n- Keys: QERT + mouse (common MOBA/RPG scheme)\n\n**Movement Keybinds (Lines 4886-4893)**\n- Uses Anchor's `an:bind()` to map movement directions\n- Dual bindings: WASD and arrow keys for same direction\n  ```lua\n  an:bind('left', 'key:a')\n  an:bind('left', 'key:left')\n  an:bind('right', 'key:d')\n  -- etc.\n  ```\n- **Accessed via:** `an:is_down('left')`, `an:is_pressed('left')` in player update (line 7408-7411)\n\n**Mouse Input Handling**\n- **Aiming:** Player/orbs aim toward `an.camera.mouse.x, an.camera.mouse.y` (lines 2304, 3414, etc.)\n- **Example (line 2177-2199):** Lance formation rotates orbs based on aim direction via `math.angle_to_point(fire_x, fire_y, mx, my)`\n- **Deploy formation:** Orbs follow mouse cursor position (lines 7304-7311)\n- No explicit polling; all mouse handled via `an.camera.mouse` and raycast (line 6695)\n\n**Player Ability Binds (Lines 7239-7349)**\n- Player abilities stored in `p1.slots[]` with optional `slot.bind` field\n- Two activation types:\n  - **'hold' abilities (formations):** Check bind with `an:mouse_is_down()` / `an:key_is_down()` (lines 7244-7246)\n  - **'manual' abilities:** Check bind with `an:mouse_is_pressed()` / `an:key_is_pressed()` (lines 7332-7333)\n- Abilities without bind field are unbound (not triggered by input)\n\n**Anchor Features Used:**\n- `an:bind()` - register action to input(s)\n- `an:is_down()` - check action held\n- `an:is_pressed()` - check action on frame\n- `an:key_is_down()` - direct key polling fallback\n- `an:key_is_pressed()` - direct key press fallback\n- `an:mouse_is_down()` - direct mouse button polling\n- `an:mouse_is_pressed()` - direct mouse button press\n- `an.camera.mouse` - cursor position\n- **Not used:** Bind chords (though Anchor has them), sequences, gamepad input\n\n**Notable Patterns:**\n- Orb input uses direct `orb_keybinds[]` table lookups (not `an:bind()`)\n- Movement uses `an:bind()` (flexible, rebindable)\n- Ability activation mixed: some use binds table, some direct `an:bind()` lookup\n- No persistent keybind rebinding UI; all hardcoded at startup\n\n---\n\n### 3. Formations\n\n**Formation Activation (Lines 7235-7373)**\n- **Trigger:** Player holds a 'hold' activation ability (lines 7242, 7248)\n- **Global State Updates:**\n  - `orb_formation` set to `def.formation` (line 7250)\n  - `orb_formation_owner` set to player (line 7251)\n  - Formation applies speed/turn modifiers (lines 7252-7261)\n  - `deploy_active` flag set for deploy formation (line 7265)\n- **Deactivation (lines 7356-7373):**\n  - Reset `orb_formation` to 'orbit' when no hold ability active\n  - Clear formation state: `deploy_points`, `deploy_radius_scale`, `deploy_magnetic_timer`\n  - Clear per-orb deploy offsets\n\n**Formation Names & Keybinding**\n```lua\nLance, Wall, Snake, Deploy    -- 4 formation types\n```\n- Tied directly to ability definitions with `formation` field:\n  - `lance` formation: lines 825-831 (ability name: \"pierce\", activation: \"hold\")\n  - `wall` formation: lines 833-839\n  - `snake` formation: lines 841-849\n  - `deploy` formation: lines 871-877\n- **Formation Key \u2192 Formation Mapping:** Implicit via keybinds to ability slots\n  - Example: If Q key (slot 3) holds \"pierce\" ability, pressing Q activates lance formation\n\n**Formation Abilities vs Regular Abilities**\n- **Formation Abilities (4 total):**\n  - `activation = 'hold'` marker (lines 7242, 7248)\n  - Have `formation` field in definition (e.g., `formation = 'lance'`)\n  - Affect `orb_formation` global and speed/turn modifiers\n  - Examples: pierce/lance, mystic_wall/wall, wind_snake/snake, deploy/deploy\n  - Ability names: lines 957 (psylance uses `fire_sound = 'formation_activate'`), 972 (asal uses it)\n\n- **Regular Abilities:**\n  - `activation = 'manual'` marker (lines 7328)\n  - Instant trigger on button press, with cooldown\n  - No `formation` field\n  - Do not affect orb positioning\n  - Examples: fireball, fissure, arc, etc.\n\n**Orb Positioning Based on Formation (Lines 2177-2273)**\n- Function: `orb:get_target_offset()` returns (ox, oy) relative to player\n- **Lance formation (lines 2178-2199):**\n  - Calls `build_formation_angles()` to compute arm directions\n  - Orbs spread along multiple arms (based on parallel modifier)\n  - Distance from player: `orb_min_orbit + pos_in_arm*orb_spacing` (orb_spacing=14)\n  \n- **Snake formation (lines 2200-2220):**\n  - Orbs follow trail recorded in `snake_trail[]` (line 2388, recorded at line 7386-7393)\n  - Orbs walk backwards along trail at distance `self.slot*orb_spacing`\n\n- **Wall formation (lines 2221-2243):**\n  - Orbs arranged in rows perpendicular to aim direction\n  - Each row: linear spread with `orb_spacing` lateral offset\n\n- **Deploy formation (lines 2244-2268):**\n  - Orbs scattered at mouse target position using Poisson disc sampling (line 2257)\n  - Radius controlled by modifiers: `area+/++/+++` and `area-/--/---`\n  - Magnetic effect pulls enemies toward closest orb (lines 7278-7302)\n\n- **Default (orbit) (lines 2269-2272):**\n  - Orbs circle player: `orbit_distance * cos/sin(orbit_speed*time + offset)`\n  - orbit_distance per-orb: 16-64 (modified by modifiers)\n  - orbit_speed per-orb: 2-4\n\n**How Orbs Know Formation**\n- Orbs don't store formation state; they poll `orb_formation` global (line 2177-2273)\n- Each frame, `orb:get_target_offset()` checks current global formation\n- Orbs update position toward target offset via spring physics (lines 2277-2287):\n  ```lua\n  local target_ox, target_oy = self:get_target_offset()\n  self.ovx = self.ovx + (w*w*dx - 2*z*w*self.ovx)*dt  -- damped spring\n  ```\n\n**Formation Sound Effects (Lines 24-29, 517-522, 7352-7355)**\n- Activation sounds: `formation_activate`, `formation_activate2`, `formation_activate3`, `formation_activate4`\n- Deactivation sounds: `formation_deactivate`, `formation_deactivate2`\n- Triggered on state transitions (lines 7351-7355):\n  ```lua\n  if any_formation and not was_in_formation then\n    sfx('formation_activate4', volumes.formation_activate4)\n  end\n  ```\n\n---\n\n### 4. Video Recording\n\n**recording_encode() Function (Lines 314-481)**\n- **Purpose:** Encode recorded gameplay into MP4 with synchronized audio\n- **Inputs:** `name` (timestamp), `frame_count`, `sound_log` (table of sound events), `start_step`\n- **Output:** `recordings/{name}.mp4` (plus `.mp4_soundless_4mb.mp4`)\n\n**FFmpeg Integration (Lines 314-480)**\n- **Batch Audio Mixing (Lines 364-419):**\n  - Splits sounds into batches of 50 to avoid command line length limits\n  - For each batch:\n    - Builds FFmpeg input args: `-i \"path1\" -i \"path2\"...`\n    - Builds filter complex for each sound:\n      - Looped sounds: `aloop=loop=-1` then `atrim=duration=X`\n      - Pitch shift: `asetrate=44100*pitch,aresample=44100`\n      - Volume (perceptual): `volume=vol^2`\n      - Delay: `adelay=ms|ms` (for timing)\n    - Mixes batch via `amix=inputs=N:duration=longest:normalize=0`\n    - Applies limiter: `alimiter=limit=0.9`\n    - Writes filter to temporary file (lines 407-409)\n    - Executes: `ffmpeg -y [inputs] -filter_complex_script [filter_file] -map \"[out]\" [batch.wav]` (line 415)\n\n- **Final Audio Mix (Lines 421-445):**\n  - If multiple batches: mix intermediate .wav files with same approach\n  - If single batch: copy directly\n  - Output: `temp_dir/audio.wav`\n\n- **Video + Audio Merge (Lines 447-450):**\n  - Raw video (already encoded): `temp_dir/video.mp4` (from `engine_record_start()`)\n  - Command: `ffmpeg -y -i [raw_video] -i [audio.wav] -c:v copy -c:a aac -b:a 192k -shortest [output.mp4]` (line 450)\n  - Uses AAC codec at 192kbps for audio\n\n- **Soundless Export (Lines 459-480):**\n  - Creates capped version (<4MB): `[name]_soundless_4mb.mp4`\n  - Trimmed to first N seconds to hit size limit\n\n**Spatial Audio Mixing for Recording**\n- Each sound event has:\n  - `step` (game step timing, converted to ms via `step/120*1000` at line 339)\n  - `volume` (linear scale, converted to perceptual via `volume^2` at line 391)\n  - `pitch` (resampling via FFmpeg)\n  - `looping` flag and `duration_ms` for looped sounds\n  - `handle_id` to correlate play/stop events\n\n- **Timing Precision:**\n  - Game runs at 120 FPS (step timing)\n  - Sound delay calculated: `delay_ms = (event_step - start_step) / 120 * 1000` (line 339)\n  - FFmpeg adelay filter applies to each sound individually\n\n- **Looping Sounds:**\n  - Duration calculated from stop event: `(stop_step - play_step) / 120 * 1000` (line 343)\n  - FFmpeg aloop + atrim combo: loop infinitely, then cut to duration (lines 384-385)\n\n**Recording State Variables (Lines 221-227)**\n```lua\nlocal recording = false                -- Current recording state\nlocal recording_name = nil             -- Timestamp directory name\nlocal recording_frame = 0              -- Frame counter\nlocal recording_start_step = 0         -- Initial game step\nlocal recording_sound_log = {}         -- Array of sound events\n```\n\n**Recording Hotkeys (Lines 11689-11708)**\n- F7: Start recording (creates temp directory, calls `engine_record_start()`)\n- F8: Stop recording (calls `engine_record_stop()`, invokes `recording_encode()`)\n- Profiling: F3 toggle, F1 slow-mo toggle\n\n**Is It Integrated or Distinct?**\n- **Distinct Subsystem:** Separate event logging, separate FFmpeg pipeline\n- **Integrated Aspects:**\n  - All `sfx()`, `sfx_handle()`, `sfx_set_looping()` calls log during recording\n  - Recording video handled by separate `engine_record_start/stop()` (Anchor API)\n  - Audio encoding is post-processing step, not real-time\n\n---\n\n### 5. Utility Functions\n\n**Math Helpers Defined Locally (Lines 1147-1154, 1156-1181)**\n\n**cubic_bezier (Lines 1148-1154)**\n- Signature: `math.cubic_bezier(t, x0, y0, x1, y1, x2, y2, x3, y3)`\n- Returns: `(x, y)` at parameter t \u2208 [0, 1]\n- Formula: Standard cubic B\u00e9zier with control points\n- Uses: Smooth interpolation (not used in main code, defined but possibly for future features)\n\n**poisson_disc_circle (Lines 1156-1181)**\n- Signature: `math.poisson_disc_circle(radius, n)`\n- Returns: Array of `{x, y}` points uniformly distributed in circle\n- Algorithm: Rejection sampling with minimum distance constraint\n- Uses: Deploy formation orb placement (line 2257)\n- Key Variables:\n  - `min_dist = radius * sqrt(2*pi / (n*sqrt(3)))` (Poisson spacing)\n  - Max attempts: 2000, then relax constraint if needed\n\n**Anchor Math Methods Used (Lines 583, 653, 682, 689, 1301, etc.)**\n- `math.distance(x1, y1, x2, y2)` - Euclidean distance (used ~60 times)\n- `math.angle_to_point(x1, y1, x2, y2)` - Angle from point to point (used ~20 times)\n- `math.length(dx, dy)` - Magnitude of 2D vector (used in line 2852)\n- `math.clamp(value, min, max)` - Clamp to range (line 7380)\n- `math.remap(value, old_min, old_max, new_min, new_max)` - Linear remap (line 642)\n- `math.sqrt()`, `math.cos()`, `math.sin()`, `math.pi` - Standard trig\n- `math.abs()`, `math.floor()`, `math.max()`, `math.min()` - Standard math\n\n**point_in_polygon() Function (Lines 653-666)**\n- Signature: `point_in_polygon(px, py, verts, cx, cy)`\n- Parameters: Test point (px, py), vertex array with `.wx/.wy` fields, center offset\n- Returns: Boolean\n- Algorithm: Ray casting (count crossings)\n- Uses: Not actively used in visible code (defined but potentially for UI/debug)\n\n**apply_knockback_mod() Function (Lines 682-692)**\n- Signature: `apply_knockback_mod(mods, enemy, from_x, from_y)`\n- Purpose: Push enemy away from a point based on modifier tier\n- Logic:\n  - `knockback+` \u2192 force=6, duration=0.2\n  - `knockback++` \u2192 force=10, duration=0.35\n  - `knockback+++` \u2192 force=15, duration=0.5\n- Calls: `enemy:push(r, force, duration)` (direction via `math.angle_to_point()`)\n- Uses: Throughout combat code for modifier application\n\n**spawn_asal_explosion() Function (Lines 669-679)**\n- Creates area-of-effect at position with chaining support\n- Calls: `add_shockwave()`, camera shake, sound effect\n- Uses: Asal ability chain reactions\n\n**trail_update() / trail_draw() Functions (Lines 579-650)**\n- Shared system for visual trails (ability animations)\n- Updates: Adds points when active and distance threshold exceeded\n- Draws: Dashed line with alpha fade over trail_duration\n- Uses: Beam trails, slash effects\n\n**Color Palette Setup (Lines 74-87)**\n- Base palette (Bytepath-inspired dark variant):\n  ```lua\n  bg_color = color(17, 17, 17)         -- Wall background\n  fg_color = color(222, 222, 222)      -- Primary foreground\n  fg_alt = color(176, 168, 159)        -- Alternate foreground\n  yellow, orange, blue, green, red, purple, blue2, yellow2\n  palette = {fg_color, fg_alt, yellow, ...}  -- Array for access\n  ```\n- Edition colors (lines 6880-6886): Hue shift per edition (ruby, rose, amber, etc.)\n- Flat colors (lines 6894-6897): Direct color palette without shader effects\n\n**Random Helpers**\n- `an.random:float(min, max)` - Used throughout for pitch variation, spawn offsets\n- `an.random:choice(array)` - Used for sound selection, ability variety\n- `an.random:int(min, max)` - Used for particle counts\n- Accessed via global `an` (Anchor engine)\n\n**Array/Table Helpers**\n- `table.insert(array, value)` - Used for trail points, sound log\n- `table.remove(array, index)` - Used for cleanup\n- Flattening: Trail uses flat array with cumulative distance tracking (line 598-604)\n- Spatial hash: `build_enemy_spatial_hash()` for spatial queries (line 11492)\n\n**No Custom Implementations For:**\n- Sort, filter, map (standard Lua iteration)\n- Complex data structures (all flat tables or nested objects)\n- String manipulation (no custom parsing)\n\n---\n\n### 6. Main Loop & Top-Level Initialization\n\n**Anchor Initialization (Line 1)**\n```lua\nrequire('anchor')({width = 480, height = 270, scale = 3})\n```\n- Initializes Anchor engine with 480x270 logical resolution, 3x scale (1440x810 window)\n- Calls must happen before anything else\n\n**Global Window Setup (Line 1, post require)**\n- `gw = 480, gh = 270` (logical game world dimensions)\n- Camera initialized at (lines 4895-4898)\n- Layers registered (lines 4901-4910)\n\n**an:early_action() Hooks (6 total)**\n\n1. **Debug Input & Wall System (Lines 6559-6732)**\n   - F9/F10: Wall symbol cycling\n   - F5/F6: Wall color mode\n   - []  brackets: Ground spacing adjust\n   - F12: Wall palette cycle\n   - p/n/m/o: Edition/effect toggles\n   - f2/f11/=: Debug ability/edition mode\n   - F4: Ripple injection at mouse\n   - Updates: Wall ripple simulation, removes dead ripples\n   - 170 lines of pure debug input\n\n2. **Enemy Cache & Slow-Mo (Lines 11490-11497)**\n   - Builds `cached_enemies` array each frame\n   - Builds spatial hash with 32-unit grid\n   - F1: Toggle slow-mo (0.2x / 1x time scale)\n\n3. **Explosive Fuse System (Lines 11500-11501)**\n   - Updates fuse timers for explosive arrows\n\n4. **Collision Events (Lines 11508-11571)**\n   - Player-enemy contact: Push enemy, play sound, flash effect, particles\n   - Construct-enemy collision: Small push\n   - Projectile-enemy hit sensor\n   - Orb-enemy contact damage (trigger once per contact)\n\n5. **Debug Spawning (Lines 11574-11670)**\n   - k: Spawn random seeker\n   - j: Add new orb\n   - g: Spawn asal area test\n   - h: Push all orbs\n   - l: Spawn 15 seekers at mouse\n   - b: Cycle beam length modifiers\n   - v: Test shockwave\n   - t: Spawn 8 stationary enemies\n   - -: Cycle orb 1 ability\n   - Updates shockwaves\n\n6. **Recording Control (Lines 11689-11708)**\n   - F7: Start recording (setup, call engine_record_start)\n   - F8: Stop recording (call engine_record_stop, invoke recording_encode)\n\n**an:action() Hooks (7 total)**\n\n1. **Floor & Wall Rendering (Lines 6736-6858)**\n   - Draws wall gradient texture (pre-rendered distance field)\n   - Draws wall symbols (colored per-pixel via shader)\n   - Draws floor polygon triangulation\n   - Draws wall edge lines (dashed or none)\n   - Applies wall_gradient shader with ripple effects\n   - ~120 lines of pure draw code\n\n2. **Explosive Fuse Draw (Lines 11503-11504)**\n   - Renders fuse visual\n\n3. **Shockwave Updates (Lines 11672-11684)**\n   - Advances radius each frame, removes expired shockwaves\n\n4. **Recording Frame Count (implicit)**\n   - Not shown but incremented via `engine_record_frame()` call\n\n5. **Background & Ground Mask (Lines 11712-11725)**\n   - Fills bg layer with wall color\n   - Draws floor polygon as mask for ground pattern shader\n   - Low alpha (15/255) to avoid seams\n\n**Physics & Input Setup (Lines 4861-4893)**\n- `an:physics_sensor()` defines sensor relationships (projectile/wall, orb/enemy)\n- `an:physics_tag()` registers construct physics tag\n- `an:physics_collision()` sets construct-enemy collision\n- `an:bind()` maps movement keys to actions\n\n**Layer Registration (Lines 4901-4910)**\n```lua\nbg = an:layer('bg')               -- Background (no camera)\nground_floor = an:layer('ground_floor')\nground = an:layer('ground')       -- Floor polygon + wall symbols\nground_2 = an:layer('ground_2')   -- Mask for ground pattern shader\ngame = an:layer('game')           -- General game objects\nability_layer = an:layer('ability_layer')\nenemy_layer = an:layer('enemy_layer')\neffects = an:layer('effects')\nui = an:layer('ui')\n```\n- Rendering order: bg \u2192 ground \u2192 game \u2192 ability \u2192 enemy \u2192 effects \u2192 ui\n\n**Shader Registration (Lines 6862-6871)**\n```lua\nan:shader('shockwave', 'assets/shockwave.frag')\nan:shader('wall_gradient', 'assets/wall_gradient.frag')\nan:shader('edition', 'assets/edition.frag')\nan:shader('ground_pattern', 'assets/ground_pattern.frag')\nan:shader('enemy_texture', 'assets/enemy_texture.frag')\nset_draw_shader('assets/draw_shader.frag')  -- Replaces default\ndraw_shader = get_draw_shader()\n```\n- Custom draw shader replaces Anchor default (per-object edition support)\n\n**Spritesheet Registration (Lines 6911-6918)**\n- 7 spritesheets loaded: hit1, fx_energy_122, fx_sparks variants\n- Rest commented out to reduce load times\n\n**Camera Setup (Lines 4895-4898)**\n- Adds camera with shake component\n- `camera.shake.push_cap = 12` (max shake magnitude)\n\n**Edition System Setup (Lines 6873-6901)**\n- 22 edition modes (0=none, 2-14=effects, 15-22=flat colors)\n- `edition_base_color()` returns base RGB for edition\n- `ability_particle_color()` returns edition color or fallback\n- Toggle: `edition_affects_effects` (apply shader to effects layer)\n\n**Ground Pattern System (Lines 6902-6918)**\n- Hex or diagonal distribution modes\n- Spacing: 6-32 units (default 12)\n- Not deeply integrated; mostly placeholder\n\n---\n\n## Pain Points & Duplication\n\n1. **Sound Registration Duplication (Lines 129-212, 492-576)**\n   - Manual `an:sound()` calls (84 lines) + automatic variant loader (5 lines)\n   - Could be refactored to single pass through `sound_files` table\n\n2. **Formation Logic Scattered**\n   - Formation checks at: lines 7248-7250 (activation), 2177-2273 (positioning), 7262-7312 (deploy special handling)\n   - Could be consolidated into single formation behavior object\n\n3. **Debug Keybinds Heavy (Lines 6559-6732, 11574-11670)**\n   - 170+ lines of debug code in production main loop\n   - Could move to separate debug.lua module\n\n4. **Recording Integration Spread**\n   - Logging in sfx() (line 240), sfx_handle() (line 258), sfx_stop_handle() (line 278), sfx_set_looping() (line 295)\n   - Could use callback system or aspect-oriented logging\n\n5. **Math Functions Duplicated Elsewhere**\n   - `math.distance` likely has alternative implementations for collision checks\n   - `math.angle_to_point` called ~20 times (could cache in some cases)\n\n6. **Modifier Application Pattern (Lines 682-692)**\n   - Knockback mod applied manually throughout code\n   - Area damage modifiers checked per-hit in ability code\n   - Could use consistent modifier framework\n\n7. **Formations Tied to Ability Definitions**\n   - Formation name determined by ability `formation` field\n   - No centralized formation registry\n   - Adding new formation requires ability + positioning code\n\n---\n\n## Summary\n\nOrblike's infrastructure is **well-organized but showing signs of organic growth:**\n- Sound system is robust with dedicated wrappers for recording integration\n- Input handling mixes dynamic binds (movement) with hardcoded tables (orbs)\n- Formations elegantly use global state + per-frame positioning calculations\n- Recording is a clean subsystem leveraging FFmpeg with careful audio mixing\n- Utilities are minimal; mostly reliant on Anchor's built-in math/random\n- Main loop is action-heavy with 6+ early_action and 5+ action hooks managing discrete concerns\n\n**Best refactor candidates:** Consolidate formation logic, move debug to separate module, unify sound registration."
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    "text": "Perfect. Now let me compile the comprehensive survey:\n\n## DETAILED VISUAL EFFECTS SYSTEMS SURVEY - main.lua\n\n---\n\n### 1. PARTICLE CLASSES\n\nAll particle classes extend `object` and use timer-based lifecycle management. They follow a common pattern: constructor initializes properties, `update(dt)` performs frame-by-frame logic and drawing, and death is triggered either by timer callbacks or explicit `:kill()` calls.\n\n#### **hit_circle**\n- **Line range:** 9481-9502\n- **Gameplay:** Expanding circle that grows outward on hit, contracts to nothing. Used for visual impact feedback.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {radius, color, duration}`\n  - `radius`: default 8\n  - `color`: defaults to `fg_color`\n  - `duration`: default 0.2s\n- **Update logic:** Tweens `radius` from initial to 0 over duration via `math.cubic_in_out`. Optional `:follow` tracking of a source object with offset (`follow_ox`, `follow_oy`).\n- **Draw logic:** Single circle via `effects:circle(x, y, radius, color)` in update.\n- **Lifetime:** Timer tween + callback `self:kill()` at end.\n- **Special:** Has `:change_color(fraction, target_color)` method \u2014 delays color swap to middle of animation (useful for hit feedback stacking).\n\n#### **hit_particle**\n- **Line range:** 9508-9582\n- **Gameplay:** Rectangular particle that flies outward at random angles. Shrinks to near-zero width. Used for \"spray\" on hits.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {velocity, angle, duration, w, h, color, spin, force_angle, force_strength, zigzag, zag}`\n  - `velocity`: 100-250 random if not specified\n  - `angle`: random 0-2\u03c0 if not specified\n  - `duration`: 0.2-0.6s random\n  - `w`: velocity-dependent (7-10), then tweens to 2\n  - `h`: half of `w`, then tweens to 2\n  - Optional modifiers:\n    - `force_angle`: attraction to a target angle with `force_strength` (default 3)\n    - `zigzag`: sideways jitter path (alternates \u00b145\u00b0 every 10px)\n    - `zag`: single direction change after traveling `zag_dist`\n- **Update logic:** \n  - Handles 3 movement modes: straight, zigzag (jittering), zag (single deflect)\n  - Spin rotation if `spin` is set\n  - Force angle attraction via steering\n  - Position updates via `self.ox += velocity*cos(angle)*dt` \n- **Draw logic:** Uses `effects:push/pop` for local transform, draws `rounded_rectangle`\n- **Lifetime:** Timer tween shrinking w/h + speed to 0, triggers `:kill()` callback\n- **Special:** Has `:change_color(fraction, target_color)` like hit_circle\n\n#### **hit_effect**\n- **Line range:** 9586-9604\n- **Gameplay:** Single-frame spritesheet animation overlay (hit1 sprite). Short burst animation on impact.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, s` (scale, default 1)\n  - Random rotation assigned on creation\n  - Uses hardcoded 'hit1' animation at 0.06s per frame, 'once' mode\n- **Update logic:** Plays animation once, kills on completion (frame 0 callback)\n- **Draw logic:** Uses `effects:push/pop` for scale + rotation, calls `effects:animation(self.hit1, 0, 0)`\n- **Lifetime:** Animation-driven, kills automatically\n- **Special:** Supports `:follow` tracking\n\n#### **fx_effect**\n- **Line range:** 9610-9636\n- **Gameplay:** General-purpose spritesheet animation effect with color/flash override support.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {name, s, sx, sy, r, speed, color, flash, follow}`\n  - `name`: sprite name (default 'hit1')\n  - `s`/`sx`/`sy`: scale (default 1)\n  - `r`: rotation (default 0)\n  - `speed`: animation speed (default 0.05s per frame)\n  - `color`: optional color function override\n  - `flash`: optional flash frame\n  - `follow`: optional source object to track\n- **Update logic:** Updates animation, applies color/flash if specified\n- **Draw logic:** `effects:push/pop` for transform, `effects:animation(self[fx_name], 0, 0, c, flash)`\n- **Lifetime:** Kills on animation completion\n- **Special:** Dynamic sprite selection via `args.name`\n\n#### **lightning_line**\n- **Line range:** 9642-9716\n- **Gameplay:** Crackling jagged line between two objects. Regenerates each frame for procedural noise. Blinks out at end.\n- **Constructor params:** `src, dst, args = {color, line_width, duration, generations, max_offset, edition}`\n  - `src`, `dst`: objects with `.x, .y` properties (or pre-computed points)\n  - `color`: default `fg_color`\n  - `line_width`: default 3\n  - `duration`: default 0.1s (hold time before blinking)\n  - `generations`: default 3 (midpoint displacement iterations)\n  - `max_offset`: default 8 (max perpendicular jag)\n  - `edition`: for shader coloring\n- **Update logic:** \n  - Regenerates points every 2 frames for crackling effect (caches odd/even frames)\n  - Implements SNKRX-style midpoint displacement: subdivides line recursively, applies perpendicular random offset\n  - Offset halves each generation for finer detail\n  - After `duration`, enters blink cycle: toggles hidden every 0.05s for 3 blinks (total ~0.15s)\n- **Draw logic:** Iterates cached points, draws line segments via `ability_layer:line()` with edition shader if active\n- **Lifetime:** Timer-driven blink phase, then `:kill()`\n- **Special:** Supports dynamic src/dst tracking (updates positions each frame). Edition shader applied per-frame.\n\n#### **cyclone_particle**\n- **Line range:** 9721-9751\n- **Gameplay:** Arc segment orbiting a center point. Used in cyclone abilities.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {follow, orbit_r, angle, orbit_speed, arc_len, duration, color}`\n  - `follow`: source object to orbit around (required)\n  - `orbit_r`: radius of orbit (default 20)\n  - `angle`: starting angle (default random)\n  - `orbit_speed`: degrees/sec (default 8)\n  - `arc_len`: arc length in radians (default \u03c0/6 to \u03c0/3 random)\n  - `duration`: default 0.3-0.6s (arc shrinks over this time)\n  - `color`: default `fg_color`\n- **Update logic:** \n  - Rotates angle by `orbit_speed*dt` each frame\n  - Arc tweens from initial `arc_len` to 0 over `duration`\n  - Subdivides arc into 4 segments, draws line between consecutive points on circle\n- **Draw logic:** Draws 4 line segments via `effects:line()` connecting orbital points\n- **Lifetime:** Timer tween `arc_len` to 0, then `:kill()`\n- **Special:** No collision; purely visual orbit animation\n\n#### **psylance_effect**\n- **Line range:** 9945-10390\n- **Gameplay:** Two-phase force ability effect. Gather phase: pulls enemies onto a centerline with dashed side guides. Damage phase: bright center flash along path.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {r, max_range, pull_width, gather_duration, damage_delay, color, mods, ability, source_orb, follow, base_angle_offset, parallel_offset}`\n  - Significant complexity due to homing/returning_arc path variants\n  - `r`: beam direction angle\n  - `mods` can include: `homing`, `returning_arc`, `magnetic_area`\n  - `source_orb` for edition tracking\n- **Update logic (gather phase):**\n  - Extends `line_extend` via cubic_out easing\n  - Builds visible path: either straight or from pre-computed fixed_local_path (for homing/arc)\n  - Raycasts from start to end to clip at walls\n  - Pulls enemies toward path centerline within pull_width range (3\u00d7strength fade)\n  - Magnetic area variant: periodic shockwave/pull pulses (0.6s intervals)\n  - Draws two dashed side lines with alpha fade (255 to 40 over path length)\n- **Update logic (damage phase):**\n  - Animates `center_progress` and `side_alpha` fade\n  - Spawns railgun_flash objects (no explicit center line drawn here; delegated)\n- **Draw logic:** \n  - Gather: dashed lines via `draw_dashed_path_alpha()` with 5px dash + 6px gap\n  - Uses `ability_layer:line()` with shader edition support\n- **Lifetime:** Phase-driven; doesn't self-kill. Carrier (orb ability) manages lifecycle.\n- **Special:** Extensive path building (lines 10005-10070) \u2014 supports homing target-seeking and arc return paths. Ray clipping, enemy pulling via `:push()`, and shader edition override.\n\n#### **big_rock_effect**\n- **Line range:** 10395-10683\n- **Gameplay:** Projectile-style rock that arcs through air. X marker blinks at target. Rock scales up then down at apex. Spawns fragments on impact.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {target_x, target_y, flight_duration, area_radius, damage, color, mods, ability, source_orb, area_sound}`\n  - `flight_duration`: default 3s (parabolic trajectory)\n  - `area_radius`: impact radius (default 30)\n  - `mods`: can include `homing`, `magnetic_area`, `cast_on_apex`\n- **Update logic:**\n  - Simulates parabolic physics: h(t) = v0*t - 0.5*g*t\u00b2 where v0 = 0.5*g*T\n  - Homing mode: steers target toward nearest enemy before landing\n  - X marker blinks at target (accelerating blink rate as time approaches)\n  - Rock scale follows height: 1x at ground, 3x at apex\n  - Magnetic area: pulls enemies toward target during final 30% of flight (0.3s pulses)\n  - `cast_on_apex`: fires a secondary ability at midpoint (t=0.5)\n  - Landing triggers: AoE, damage, fragment spawning (delegated)\n- **Draw logic:** Jagged polygon rock outline via line drawing (vertex pairs). Edition shader support.\n- **Lifetime:** Waits for landing (`t >= 1`), then `:kill()` after visual effects complete\n- **Special:** Pre-computed jagged vertices (8-12 random per rock). Separate shader edition management.\n\n#### **rock_fragment**\n- **Line range:** 10693-10773\n- **Gameplay:** Polygon shard with physics collider. Flies outward from impact, bounces, and blinks out.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {points, duration, color, edition}`\n  - `points`: array of {x, y} vertices (default triangle)\n  - Max 8 vertices for Box2D polygon collider\n  - Simplification: if >8 points, keeps only points >3 apart + first point\n  - `duration`: default 0.6s\n  - `color`: default `fg_color`\n  - `edition`: for shader coloring\n- **Update logic:**\n  - Creates Box2D dynamic polygon collider\n  - Gravity scale 0 (but gravity still affects velocity if applied externally)\n  - Linear/angular damping: 1.5 / 1.0\n  - Restitution: 0.5 (bounce)\n  - Bullet mode: true (continuous collision)\n  - Launch impulse computed from `launch_r`, `launch_speed`, `throw_r`, `throw_speed`\n  - Flashes white for 0.1s after creation\n  - Blinks out (hidden toggle) starting 40-80% through duration\n- **Draw logic:** Rotated polygon outline via rotated line segments, edition shader support\n- **Lifetime:** Collision-driven persistence (no time-based kill). Blink phase ends with `:kill()`\n- **Special:** Full Box2D integration. Vertex simplification for complex shapes.\n\n#### **rock_debris**\n- **Line range:** 10777-10817\n- **Gameplay:** Small random polygon that flies straight and blinks out. Lighter-weight version of rock_fragment.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {angle, velocity, duration, size, color}`\n  - `angle`: direction (default 0)\n  - `velocity`: 100 default\n  - `duration`: 0.4s default\n  - `size`: 4 default (scales polygon)\n  - Auto-generated: 4-6 random polygon vertices\n- **Update logic:** \n  - Straight-line movement: `x += velocity*cos(angle)*dt`\n  - Spinning rotation: random -8 to 8 rad/s\n  - Size tweens to 0 over duration via `math.sine_in`\n- **Draw logic:** Rotated polygon via line segments\n- **Lifetime:** Tween-driven `:kill()`\n- **Special:** No collision; purely visual debris\n\n#### **railgun_flash**\n- **Line range:** 10821-10938\n- **Gameplay:** Bright dashed line that appears full-width then shrinks inward from both ends. Used for damage flash along beams.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {r, length, path, color, duration, edition}`\n  - `r`: direction angle (if no path)\n  - `length`: default 100\n  - `path`: optional array of {x, y} points (curved path mode)\n  - `duration`: default 0.25s\n  - `edition`: for shader coloring\n- **Update logic:**\n  - Pre-generates dashed segments (5px dash + 6px gap)\n  - Groups segments into random clumps (2-4 per clump)\n  - Each clump tweens `visible_start` and `visible_end` toward center (mid = (start+end)/2) with staggered delays\n  - Supports curved path: computes cumulative distances for point lookup\n- **Draw logic:** \n  - Path mode: samples path at visible segment endpoints, draws lines\n  - Linear mode: uses angle+distance from origin\n  - Edition shader support\n- **Lifetime:** Animated clump shrinking, kills after `duration + 0.05s`\n- **Special:** Clump staggering for temporal variability. Supports both straight and curved paths.\n\n#### **arc_trail_line**\n- **Line range:** 10942-10960\n- **Gameplay:** Static line left behind by arc projectiles. Shrinks in height but width unchanged.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {r, w, h, color, duration}`\n  - `r`: rotation angle\n  - `w`: width (default 6)\n  - `h`: height (default 2), tweens to 0\n  - `duration`: default 0.2s\n- **Update logic:** H tweens to 0 via `math.sine_in`\n- **Draw logic:** Rounded rectangle via `effects:push/pop`, drawn at origin\n- **Lifetime:** Tween-driven `:kill()`\n- **Special:** Minimal; used as visual breadcrumb trail\n\n#### **beam_particle**\n- **Line range:** 10964-11002\n- **Gameplay:** Small rectangle traveling along a beam direction. Optional wobble oscillation.\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {beam_r, speed, duration, w, h, color, wobble, wobble_amplitude, wobble_frequency, wobble_phase}`\n  - `beam_r`: direction angle\n  - `speed`: 150-300 random\n  - `duration`: 0.2-0.5s random\n  - `w`, `h`: small dimensions (w random 3-6, h=2), tween to 1\n  - Optional wobble: sine wave oscillation around base angle\n- **Update logic:**\n  - Wobble mode: adds sine modulation to `beam_r` each frame\n  - Position updates: `x += speed*cos(beam_r)*dt`\n  - Speed/w/h tween to low values via `math.sine_in`\n- **Draw logic:** Rounded rectangle via `effects:push/pop`\n- **Lifetime:** Tween-driven `:kill()`\n- **Special:** Has `:change_color()` method. Wobble parameters fully customizable per-instance.\n\n#### **slightly_jagged_line**\n- **Line range:** 11009-11118\n- **Gameplay:** Dashed line connecting two objects with progressive draw animation. Color gradient from src to dst. Blinks out at end.\n- **Constructor params:** `src, dst, args = {src_color, dst_color, anim_duration, hold_duration, dash_length, gap_length, edition}`\n  - `src`, `dst`: objects with `.x, .y` properties\n  - `src_color`, `dst_color`: default `fg_color` / `blue`\n  - `anim_duration`: 0.1s default (progressive draw time)\n  - `hold_duration`: 0.2s default (display while solid)\n  - `dash_length`: 5, `gap_length`: 6\n  - `edition`: for shader coloring\n- **Update logic:**\n  - Progress tween from 0 to 1 over anim_duration (cubic_out)\n  - Computes endpoint via `dst_edge_point()` \u2014 maps dst bounding box to edge point facing src\n  - Hit circle animation: appears at dst edge after anim, pulses, then fades\n  - After anim + hold, enters blink cycle (3 blinks at 0.035s intervals)\n- **Draw logic:**\n  - Iterates dashes along draw_len = len*progress\n  - Color interpolation: `src_color:mix(dst_color, t)` per dash\n  - Draws line + rounded caps\n  - Hit circle drawn separately (even when line blinks)\n  - Edition shader support\n- **Lifetime:** Timer-driven phases, `:kill()` after blink\n- **Special:** Sophisticated endpoint mapping. Dual animation (line + circle). Edition shader support.\n\n#### **dash_clone**\n- **Line range:** 11122-11399+\n- **Gameplay:** Temporary entity performing a dash strike. Three modes: 'dash_strike' (linear), 'asal' (linear with asal behavior), 'flicker' (multi-hop).\n- **Constructor params:** `x, y, args = {r, def, mods, color, edition, mode, dash_dist, charge_mult, flicker_charges, ...}`\n  - `r`: direction angle\n  - `def`: ability definition\n  - `mods`: modifier table\n  - `mode`: 'dash_strike', 'asal', or 'flicker'\n  - Flicker mode: multiple hops toward targets with bezier curves\n- **Update logic:**\n  - Non-flicker modes: linear interpolation from from_x/y to to_x/y\n  - Spring animation for scale/alpha effects\n  - Trail tracking: array of {x, y, t} points with 0.5-0.8s lifespan\n  - Hit detection: records enemies, manages resolution phase\n  - Flicker mode: complex hop targeting with exit direction selection\n- **Draw logic:** Rotated rectangle outline, trail via trail_draw, edition shader support\n- **Lifetime:** Lerp-driven or flicker-driven, auto-kill after completion\n- **Special:** Complex state machine for flicker mode. Spring-driven visuals. Trail persistence.\n\n---\n\n### 2. TRAIL SYSTEM\n\n#### **trail_update(trail, x, y, active, trail_duration)**\n- **Line range:** 579-591\n- **Structure:** Array of `{x, y, t}` tables. Time-stamped points.\n- **Logic:** \n  - Adds point if `active` and moved >2px since last\n  - Expires old points where `an.time - point.t > trail_duration`\n- **Who uses:** Player orb (always active during movement), some projectiles\n\n#### **trail_draw(trail, trail_duration, trail_base_color)**\n- **Line range:** 593-650\n- **Draw method:** Dashed lines (5px dash + 6px gap) along cumulative path\n- **Logic:**\n  - Computes cumulative distances backward from trail end\n  - Interpolates position at any distance via piecewise-linear path function\n  - Per-dash age calculation: determines how old that segment is\n  - Alpha fade: full at <50% age, then linear fade from 255 to 0\n  - Color cloning + alpha modification each dash\n- **Who uses:** Player orb (trails fire), projectiles with motion trails\n\n---\n\n### 3. CAMERA AND LAYERS\n\n#### **Layer Hierarchy (lines 4901-4910)**\n1. **bg** - background layer, no camera (static)\n2. **ground_floor** - floor visual layer\n3. **ground** - ground shader effects & ripples\n4. **ground_2** - secondary ground layer\n5. **game** - main gameplay layer (enemies, player)\n6. **ability_layer** - projectiles, effects, trails\n7. **enemy_layer** - enemies (separate for edition shader)\n8. **effects** - particle effects\n9. **ui** - HUD layer\n\n#### **Camera Settings**\n- Most layers use default anchor camera with player-tracking (not explicitly shown)\n- **bg**: explicitly set `camera = nil` (no camera, static background)\n- Ground layer receives shader effects but camera-tracked via `u_cam` uniforms\n\n#### **Shader Usage**\n- **draw_shader** (edition.frag):\n  - `u_edition`: current edition ID (0 = none)\n  - `u_time`: global time for animated effects\n  - Applied per-object via `layer:shader_set_float()` calls\n  - Affects: abilities, projectiles, enemies, fragments, lines\n\n- **wall_gradient** (for ground layer):\n  - `u_dist_field`: distance field texture\n  - `u_color_near`, `u_color_far`: wall gradient colors\n  - `u_ripple_*`: ripple array (max 8 simultaneous)\n  - Wall edge wave simulation\n\n- **ground_pattern**: floor pattern shader\n\n- **enemy_texture**: per-enemy texture shader\n\n#### **Edition Shader Application Pattern**\n```lua\nif edition > 0 then\n  layer:shader_set_float(draw_shader, 'u_edition', edition)\n  layer:shader_set_float(draw_shader, 'u_time', an.time)\nend\n-- draw\nif edition > 0 then\n  layer:shader_set_float(draw_shader, 'u_edition', 0)\nend\n```\nConsistent across all effect types.\n\n---\n\n### 4. EDITION SYSTEM\n\n#### **How Editions Work**\n- Editions are numeric IDs (0 = none, 2-14+ = specific colors)\n- Shader-driven colorization via hue rotation (HSL color space)\n\n#### **Edition Hue Centers (lines 5455-5467)**\n```\n2 = ruby (0.95), 3 = rose (0.9), 4 = amber (0.08), 5 = gold (0.12),\n6 = lime (0.25), 7 = emerald (0.35), 8 = cyan (0.5), 9 = sapphire (0.6),\n10 = indigo (0.7), 11 = violet (0.78)\n12 = polychrome (special), 13 = silver, 14 = white\n15-22 = flat color cycles\n```\n\n#### **ability_particle_color(ed, ability_color)**\n- **Line:** 6890-6892\n- **Logic:** `return edition_base_color(ed) or ability_color`\n- **Returns:** Edition hue color if edition > 0, else original ability color\n\n#### **edition_base_color(ed)**\n- **Line:** 6878-6887\n- **Returns:** \n  - `nil` if ed <= 0\n  - Hardcoded colors for 12 (polychrome: blueish), 13 (silver), 14 (white)\n  - For ed 15-22: flat_colors[ed - 14]\n  - For ed 2-11: hsl_color(hue, saturation=0.6, lightness=0.6)\n\n#### **How Orbs Pick Edition**\n- **Player edition:** cycles via UI (lines 6611-6617), stored in `p1.edition`\n- **Projectile/ability edition:** inherits from `source_orb.edition` OR `ability_edition_override` OR defaults to 0\n- **Enemy edition:** `enemy_edition_override` or random per-enemy\n\n#### **How Particles Pick Edition**\n- Particles pass edition from source ability/orb\n- Example: `hit_particle(..., {color = ability_particle_color(orb_ed, def.color)})`\n- Lines/effects: explicit edition parameter passed in args\n\n---\n\n### 5. CAMERA SHAKE USAGE\n\n**Total occurrences:** ~50 across main.lua\n\n#### **Shake Methods**\n1. **`:shake(magnitude, duration)`** \u2014 radial chaos/distortion\n2. **`:push(angle, magnitude)`** \u2014 directional impulse push\n3. **`:trauma(magnitude, duration, {x, y, rotation, zoom})`** \u2014 structured trauma with component breakdown\n\n#### **Usage Pattern Distribution**\n- **Echo/multi-cast abilities:** `:shake(6-8, 0.4)` for each repeat\n- **Arc chain hits:** `:shake(3/hop_count, 0.15)` scaled by hop distance\n- **Heavy impact:** `:push(direction, 4-8)` directional push + `:shake()` combo\n- **Charge/buildup:** trauma variants for charging states\n- **Flicker hits:** `:shake(2, 0.1)` for smaller impacts\n\n#### **Key Observations**\n- Shake adds visual \"weight\" to impacts\n- Push direction often tied to knockback angle\n- Trauma separates components: x/y distortion, rotation, zoom separately\n- Typical magnitude: 2-12 (scaled by ability power)\n- Typical duration: 0.1-0.4s\n\n---\n\n### 6. HIT FEEDBACK VISUAL STACKS\n\n**Typical on-hit stack (when enemy is hit):**\n\n1. **hit_circle** \u2014 expanding circle at impact point (visual burst)\n2. **hit_effect** \u2014 spritesheet animation (optional, depends on ability)\n3. **hit_particle** spray \u2014 1-4 particles flying outward (velocity 30-400 range)\n4. **camera.shake** \u2014 either push/shake/trauma call\n5. **knockback via push** \u2014 enemy.push() call for physics response\n6. **Optional:** color change via `:change_color()` delayed method\n\n**Example from ability code (lines ~2384-2390, railgun):**\n```lua\nan:add(hit_circle(t.x, t.y, {radius = 10, duration = 0.2}))\nan:add(hit_effect(t.x, t.y))\nan:add(hit_particle(t.x, t.y, {velocity = ..., color = pc}))\nan.camera.shake:push(...)\ne:push(kb_r, strength, 0.25)\n```\n\n#### **Duplication/Pain Points**\n- **High duplication:** The hit-circle + hit-effect + hit-particle + shake pattern repeats ~40-50 times\n- **No abstraction:** Each ability manually constructs this stack\n- **Color propagation:** Requires passing `ability_particle_color(orb_ed, def.color)` or computing `pc` locally\n- **Variability:** Parameters (radius, velocity, duration, counts) hardcoded per-ability\n\n#### **Feature Usage Summary**\n- **Anchor usage:** Direct `an:add()` for particles; `object:extend()` base class; timer/spring via `:add(timer())` pattern\n- **Bypasses:** None significant; all use Anchor framework (no low-level graphics)\n- **Potential refactoring:** Create `hit_feedback(x, y, color, mods)` function to stack these automatically\n\n---\n\n### SUMMARY: PAIN POINTS & REFACTOR OPPORTUNITIES\n\n1. **Particle class redundancy:**\n   - hit_circle/hit_particle share `:change_color()` pattern but separate classes\n   - rock_fragment/rock_debris both polygon-based; could be one with optional physics\n\n2. **Hit feedback duplication:**\n   - ~50 hard-coded hit-circle + hit-effect + hit-particle + shake stacks\n   - No centralized \"on-hit juice\" function\n\n3. **Edition shader boilerplate:**\n   - Every effect that supports editions repeats:\n     ```lua\n     if ed > 0 then layer:shader_set_float(...); ... end\n     ... draw ...\n     if ed > 0 then layer:shader_set_float(..., 0) end\n     ```\n\n4. **Trail system tightly coupled:**\n   - Only player orb uses trail_update/draw in main loop\n   - Projectiles could benefit from standardized trail system\n\n5. **Path building complexity:**\n   - psylance/railgun/big_rock each reimplementing point path generation\n   - Homing/returning_arc logic could be extracted to shared utility\n\n6. **Color propagation:**\n   - Particles need `ability_particle_color(ed, def.color)` at spawn time\n   - No centralized color scheme per ability\n\nAll particle classes are well-structured individually but lack higher-level composition patterns."
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    "text": "Excellent! Now I have a comprehensive understanding. Let me create the report:\n\n---\n\n# Comprehensive Survey: Orblike main.lua - Orb Class & Ability System\n\n## 1. Orb Class Definition & Initialization\n\n**Line range: 1188\u20131231**\n\n### Class Definition\n- **Line 1188**: `orb = object:extend()`\n- The orb class extends a base `object` class (likely from Anchor framework)\n\n### Constructor: `orb:new(args)`\n**Lines 1189\u20131231**\n\n**Fields/State Tracked:**\n- `slots` (table): array of ability/modifier slots; each has `{type='ability'|'modifier', name, value}`\n- `slot` (int): orb's index in the formation (1-based)\n- **Orbit parameters:**\n  - `orbit_distance`: random float between `orb_min_orbit` (16) and `orb_max_orbit` (64)\n  - `orbit_speed`: random float 2\u20134\n  - `orbit_offset`: arg-provided or 0\n  - `ox`, `oy`: offset from player (local position)\n  - `ovx`, `ovy`: orbit velocity (for damped oscillation in update)\n  - `x`, `y`: world position (updated in update loop)\n- **Activation state:**\n  - `cooldown`: throttles ability firing\n  - `activation_delay`: 0.1s delay before firing\n  - `flashing`: boolean for visual feedback\n- **Anchor components:**\n  - `collider`: kinematic circle (4px radius, sensor=true)\n  - `timer`: for scheduling delayed events\n  - `spring`: with 'main' animation for pull feedback\n\n**Initialization details:**\n- Collider positioned at spawn location\n- Spring configured with `.pull('main', 0.75, 3, 0.7)` for damping\n- Initial flash visual + hit particles on spawn (0.2s delay, 3 particles)\n- Orbit radius affected by player modifiers (`orbit_radius+`, `orbit_radius++`, etc.)\n\n### Helper Methods\n**Lines 1233\u20131273**\n- `orb:add_ability(name)`: insert ability slot\n- `orb:add_modifier(name, value)`: insert modifier slot\n- `orb:remove_modifier(name)`: remove by name (backward scan)\n- `orb:has_mod(name)`: boolean check\n- `orb:primary_ability()`: first ability in slots\n- `orb:secondary_abilities()`: all abilities except primary\n\n---\n\n## 2. orb:activate() \u2013 The Dispatcher\n\n**Line range: 1275\u20132115 (840 lines)**\n\n### Structure\nSingle monolithic function using `if/elseif` chain on carrier type. Internally, it wraps the actual firing in a nested `local function fire()` that's scheduled with delay.\n\n### Shared Logic at Top (Lines 1275\u20131315)\n1. **Ability lookup**: resolve ability name, check definition exists\n2. **Null conversion**: check for `null` tag or `null_conversion` modifier; affects visuals & targeting\n3. **Modifier collection** (Lines 1284\u20131287): merge player mods + orb slot mods into local `mods` table\n4. **Startup effects**: flash, spring pull, jagged line to player, hit particles (unless override_pos)\n5. **Fire function definition** (Lines 1316 onwards): wraps actual attack logic\n\n### Activation Types Handled in update()\nNot in activate() itself\u2014the orb:update() function (starting line 2275) has separate branches for:\n- **Manual (cooldown-based)**: dash_strike (2300), railgun (2564), asal (3120)\n- **Manual generic** (3551): simple cooldown \u2192 call activate()\n- **Hold (channeling)**: beam (3571), cyclone (3997), psylance (4168), flicker (4384)\n- **Toggle**: toggle_area (4107)\n- **Charges**: cooldown + charge regeneration (3557)\n\n### Carrier Types & Their Line Ranges Within activate()\n\n1. **melee** (1350\u20131439)\n2. **self_area** (1440\u20131514)\n3. **aimed_area** (1515\u20131582)\n4. **chain** (1583\u20131788)\n5. **big_rock** (1789\u20131856)\n6. **construct** (1857\u20131942)\n7. **random** (1943\u20131948): delegates to activate() with a chosen pool member\n8. **projectile** (default) (1949\u20132114): the `else` clause at the end\n\n---\n\n## 3. Each Carrier Type's Implementation\n\n### 3.1 MELEE (Lines 1350\u20131439)\n\n**What it does:**\nSpawns a sequence of circular areas in a fan spreading from the player toward mouse, mimicking a sword slash wave.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `timer:after()` for area spawn scheduling\n- `camera.shake:shake()` for feedback\n- `spring:pull()` on player/orb\n\n**State management:**\n- Collects `area_echo` modifier for repeated waves\n- Uses local variables: `base_r`, `count`, `area_delay`, `directions`, `parallel_n`\n- No persistent state on self; all scheduling done via timer\n\n**Structure:**\nImperative sequence:\n1. Resolve area count (base + cascade bonus)\n2. Build directions from modifiers (area_nova, area_spread, area_back, area_sides)\n3. Calculate parallel offset positions\n4. Generate cumulative positions along each direction\n5. Schedule all positions with delay\n6. If echo, reschedule entire wave\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `cascade`: increases count\n- `area+/++/+++` and `-/--/---`: scale radius\n- `area_parallel`/`parallel`: spawn offset copies\n- `area_echo`: repeat count\n- Cast sounds from def\n\n---\n\n### 3.2 SELF_AREA (Lines 1440\u20131514)\n\n**What it does:**\nSpawns a persistent area at caster position (or overridden position), optionally with cascading children via cascade modifier.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `timer:after()` for echo delays and aftershock\n- `camera.shake:trauma()` and `camera.shake:shake()` for feedback\n- `spring:pull()` on caster\n\n**State management:**\n- `follow_target` determined once (p1 or nil if override_pos)\n- `area_echo` modifier for repeats\n- No persistent state; all deferred via timer\n\n**Structure:**\n1. Define spawn function (spawn_self_area_formation)\n2. Inside: if cascade >= 2, create child areas at calculated distances\n3. Call spawn immediately\n4. If area_echo, schedule repeats via timer\n5. If aftershock_delay, schedule second hit at same pos\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `cascade`: spawn N-1 additional areas\n- `area+/++/+++`: affects both main radius and child sizes\n- `area_echo`: repeat count\n- `aftershock_damage`, `aftershock_delay`: secondary hit\n\n---\n\n### 3.3 AIMED_AREA (Lines 1515\u20131582)\n\n**What it does:**\nSpawns areas at aimed location (mouse position, clamped by max_range), supporting directional spreading.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `camera.shake:push()` for directional feedback\n- `spring:pull()` on player\n\n**State management:**\n- One-shot, no persistent state\n- Spawns all areas immediately (no timer delays)\n\n**Structure:**\n1. Calculate aim direction and target position\n2. Build directions from modifiers\n3. For each direction \u00d7 parallel combination, spawn area\n4. Optional echo: schedule reschedule via timer\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `area_parallel`/`parallel`: offset copies perpendicular to aim\n- `area_nova`/`area_spread`/`area_back`/`area_sides`: directional spread\n- `area_echo`: repeat count\n\n---\n\n### 3.4 CHAIN (Lines 1583\u20131788)\n\n**What it does:**\nSpawns lightning-based projectiles that chain from enemy to enemy in a cone, with optional return path.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `timer:after()` for sequential hop scheduling\n- `lightning_line()` for visuals between hops\n- `hit_circle()`, `hit_effect()`, `hit_particle()` for feedback\n- Camera shake\n\n**State management:**\n- Uses local `global_hit` table to track hit enemies across all source angles\n- Uses local `path` array to record chain path for return logic\n- Hop counter increments with each link\n- Booleans: `infinite_chain` modifier allows revisits\n\n**Structure:**\nRecursive hop function:\n1. For each source angle, find closest enemy in cone\n2. Call `chain_hop(first_target, hop=1)` if found\n3. Inside hop: find next target in range (exclude global_hit unless infinite_chain)\n4. Apply damage, visuals, slowdown\n5. If hop < max_hops, schedule next hop with 0.08s delay\n6. If chain_return modifier and max hops reached, reverse along path\n7. If chain_area modifier, spawn area every N hops\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `chain`: increases count\n- `infinite_chain`: allows rehitting enemies\n- `chain_return`: trace path backward\n- `chain_area`: spawn area every N hops\n- `chain_range+/++/+++`: extend range\n- General spread/back/sides/nova for source angles\n- Knockback from apply_knockback_mod\n\n---\n\n### 3.5 BIG_ROCK (Lines 1789\u20131856)\n\n**What it does:**\nLaunches slow, heavy projectiles that arc across the screen with impact areas.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- Creates `big_rock_effect` objects (separate entity type)\n- Camera shake on fire\n\n**State management:**\n- No persistent state; all rocks spawned immediately\n\n**Structure:**\n1. Resolve aim direction (mouse position)\n2. Build directions from spread/parallel/back/sides/nova modifiers\n3. For each direction \u00d7 parallel, calculate cascade (multiple rocks staggered)\n4. Spawn `big_rock_effect` with flight duration and area radius\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `cascade`: fire multiple rocks along trajectory\n- `spread`/`parallel`/`back`/`sides`/`nova`: directional spread\n- Area radius scaled by area_scale\n\n---\n\n### 3.6 CONSTRUCT (Lines 1857\u20131942)\n\n**What it does:**\nPlaces stationary turrets at targeted positions, with wall collision clamping.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `raycast()` to clamp positions at walls\n- `rotating_turret()` entity spawning\n\n**State management:**\n- No persistent state; all turrets spawned immediately\n\n**Structure:**\n1. Build placement positions from spread/parallel/back/sides/nova\n2. For each position, raycast from player toward it to clamp at wall\n3. Spawn rotating_turret at final position\n4. SFX & camera shake\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `spread`/`parallel`/`back`/`sides`/`nova`: position spread\n- Turret fire_rate, rotation_speed, directions come from def\n\n---\n\n### 3.7 RANDOM (Lines 1943\u20131948)\n\n**What it does:**\nPicks a random ability from pool and delegates to activate() recursively.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- None directly; just ability lookup\n\n**State management:**\n- None; one-shot dispatch\n\n**Structure:**\n```lua\nlocal chosen = an.random:choice(pool)\nself:activate(chosen, override_pos)\n```\n\n---\n\n### 3.8 PROJECTILE / DEFAULT (Lines 1949\u20132114)\n\n**What it does:**\nSpawns fast-moving projectile shots with optional echo volley.\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `projectile()` entity creation\n- `camera.shake:push()` for feedback\n- Timer for echo scheduling\n\n**State management:**\n- No persistent state; shots fire immediately\n- Echo scheduling deferred via timer\n\n**Structure:**\n1. Build shot angles from projectile_nova/spread/back/sides\n2. Build shot positions with parallel offset\n3. Define fire_shots() function (creates projectiles + effects)\n4. Fire immediately\n5. If projectile_echo, schedule repeats with delays\n6. Optional special handling for arc projectiles (spin, extra particles)\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `projectile_nova`/`projectile_spread`/`projectile_back`/`projectile_sides`: direction spread\n- `projectile_parallel`: offset copies\n- `projectile_echo`/`echo`: repeat volleys\n- `projectile_width`: inter-projectile spacing\n\n---\n\n## 4. Update-Based Carriers (Charging/Holding)\n\nThese are NOT in activate() but in orb:update() instead, handling per-frame state updates.\n\n### 4.1 DASH_STRIKE (Lines 2300\u20132563 in update)\n\n**What it does:**\nManeuver-based strike: charge time determines dash distance, player/orb dashes toward target, hits enemies in cone.\n\n**Activation type:** `manual` (triggered by player input, handled in update)\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `spring:pull()` for feedback\n- Timer for hit sequencing\n- Raycast for wall collision\n- `hit_stop()` for impact freeze\n\n**State variables tracked:**\n- `dash_strike_lerping`: boolean (currently dashing)\n- `dash_strike_lerp_t`: elapsed time in dash\n- `dash_strike_from_x/y`, `dash_strike_to_x/y`: bezier endpoints\n- `dash_strike_r`: direction\n- `dash_strike_is_null`: boolean (null conversion)\n- `dash_strike_hit_set`: table for hit tracking\n- `dash_strike_hit_list`: array of enemies to damage\n- `dash_strike_mods`: modifier snapshot\n\n**State machine structure:**\n1. **Charging phase** (implicit in input check)\n2. **Dashing phase** (lerp_t < 1): update position, track nearby enemies\n3. **Hit resolution** (t >= 1): apply damage with anime delays, check for echo\n4. **Echo restart**: reset counters, restage dash if ability_echo > 1\n\n**Key branching:**\n- Is null? Orb moves, player doesn't\n- Is player? Player moves, orb follows\n- Wall collision: raycast from source to target, stop at wall\n- Multistrike: find closest N-1 enemies near target\n- Melee splash: spawn area at each target\n- Echo: recursively restage (decrement ability_echo)\n\n---\n\n### 4.2 RAILGUN (Lines 2564\u20133119 in update)\n\n**What it does:**\nCharge-and-fire beam weapon with optional homing/returning arc, supporting multiple directions via modifiers.\n\n**Activation type:** `manual` (charge while held, fire on release)\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- Sound handle with looping + volume tween\n- Particle emission during charge (converging toward center)\n- Dashed path preview with alpha\n- `raycast()` for wall clipping\n- Timer for sequential enemy hit scheduling\n\n**State variables tracked:**\n- `rg_charging`: currently charging?\n- `rg_charge_time`: elapsed charge duration\n- `rg_preview_path`, `rg_preview_paths`: cached path data\n- `rg_charge_handle`: sound handle\n- `rg_particle_timer`: particle emission cadence\n- `rg_arc_dir`: arc direction bias for returning_arc\n- `rg_hit_global`: table to track hit enemies\n- `rg_stored_paths`: for rendering\n\n**State machine:**\n1. **Charge phase** (input_down): accumulate charge_time, draw charge UI, emit particles, draw preview\n2. **Release phase** (input released): fire all railgun lines, apply damage, schedule sequential hits\n\n**Key features:**\n- Preview expands with charge amount\n- Particles converge toward charge point\n- Homing/returning_arc builds curved paths via shared `build_homing_path()`\n- Damage applied per enemy in line width\n- Knockback from modifiers\n\n**Modifiers applied:**\n- `beam_length+/++/+++`: range multiplier\n- `beam_width+/++/+++`: line thickness\n- `nova`/`spread`/`back`/`sides`: direction spread\n- `parallel`: offset copies\n- `homing`: seek enemies nearby\n- `returning_arc`: arc back toward source\n\n---\n\n### 4.3 ASAL (Lines 3120\u20133551 in update)\n\n**What it does:**\nPunch-based melee: charge determines damage multiplier, dash toward target, on-hit explosion with pierce/chain.\n\n**Activation type:** `manual` (charge + dash)\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- Timer for charge UI, particles, impact delay\n- Sound handles for charging/impact\n- Particle emission (beam_particle with wobble)\n- Camera shake with time_scale manipulation\n- Raycast for wall collision\n\n**State variables tracked:**\n- `asal_charging`: currently charging?\n- `asal_charge_time`: elapsed charge\n- `asal_charge_mult`: damage multiplier (clamped by charge_t)\n- `asal_is_null`: null conversion\n- `asal_lerping`: in-dash?\n- `asal_lerp_t`: dash progress\n- `asal_from_x/y`, `asal_to_x/y`: dash bezier\n- `asal_r`: direction\n- `asal_hit`: first hit target (stop dash)\n- `asal_mods`: modifier snapshot\n- `asal_pierce_remaining`: pierce counter\n- `asal_pierced`: table for hit tracking\n- `asal_clones`: list of clones (for ability_echo)\n\n**State machine:**\n1. **Charge phase**: accumulate charge_time, draw UI, emit convergent particles\n2. **Dash phase**: lerp position, raycast walls, track nearby enemies\n3. **Hit resolution**: apply damage with overkill explosion, multistrike nearby\n4. **Echo restart**: reset hit set, redash if ability_echo\n\n**Pierce logic:**\n- `pierce+N` modifiers: increments pierce_remaining\n- While piercing: kill enemies, decrement counter\n- When counter = 0: stop at next enemy (self.asal_hit)\n\n**Multistrike + Melee splash:** like dash_strike\n\n---\n\n### 4.4 BEAM (Lines 3571\u20133996 in update)\n\n**What it does:**\nContinuous channeled beam with tick-based damage, homing, sweep, width/length modulation.\n\n**Activation type:** `hold` (continuous while button held)\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- Sound handle (looping drone, pitch modulation by tick_speed)\n- Spring for beam tip radius animation\n- Timer for tick-based loops via timer:during()\n- `raycast()` for wall clipping\n- Dashed rendering with scrolling animation\n\n**State variables tracked:**\n- `beam_starting`: startup animation in progress\n- `beam_active`: channeling active\n- `beam_starting`: animating startup line\n- `beam_tick_timer`: accumulator for tick rate\n- `beam_current_length`: interpolated length\n- `beam_paths`: cached path data per source\n- `beam_arc_dir`: homing arc bias\n- `beam_sweep_r`: continuous sweep angle\n- `beam_expire_counter`: tick count (for charges)\n- `beam_drone_handle`: sound\n- `beam_tip_flash`: flash timer on tick\n\n**State machine:**\n1. **Startup phase** (not beam_starting): set beam_starting=true, schedule startup effects with delay, play cast sound\n2. **Active phase** (beam_active): every tick, update path, clip walls, apply damage, schedule chain hops\n3. **Sustain**: every frame update beam_current_length toward target_length with lerp_dt\n4. **Release** (input released): transition to fade-out\n\n**Tick rate modifiers:**\n- `tick_speed+/++/+++`: faster ticks (lower tick_rate)\n- `tick_speed-/--/---`: slower ticks (higher tick_rate)\n\n**Chain integration:**\n- `chain` modifier: extend beam to nearby enemies\n- Chain hop scheduling similar to chain carrier\n\n---\n\n### 4.5 CYCLONE (Lines 3997\u20134106 in update)\n\n**What it does:**\nSpinning wind field that follows player/orb, continuous tick damage, speed boost.\n\n**Activation type:** `hold` (continuous while held)\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `area()` entity with follow + duration=9999 (persistent until killed)\n- Sound handle with fade in/out via timer:tween\n- Timer:during() for fade interpolation\n- Timer:every() for whoosh SFX\n- Camera shake:push() for wobble\n\n**State variables tracked:**\n- `cyclone_active`: currently channeling\n- `cyclone_is_null`: null conversion\n- `cyclone_area`: reference to persistent area\n- `cyclone_mods`: modifier snapshot\n- `cyclone_loop_handle`: sound handle\n- `cyclone_loop_vol`: cached volume\n- `null_move_active`: flag for null orb movement\n- `null_move_speed`: movement speed\n\n**State machine:**\n1. **Activation** (input_pressed): spawn area, start sound fade-in, set speed buff\n2. **Active** (input held): apply speed buff, push camera wobble, update player velocity\n3. **Deactivation** (input released): kill area, fade-out sound, clear buffs\n\n**Null variant:**\n- Orb moves toward mouse instead of player\n- Player remains unaffected\n\n---\n\n### 4.6 PSYLANCE (Lines 4168\u20134383 in update)\n\n**What it does:**\nGathering/pulling attack: multiple lances pull enemies to a point then explode.\n\n**Activation type:** `hold` (gather during hold, damage on release)\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- `psylance_effect()` objects (custom entity)\n- Timer for sequencing between phase transitions\n\n**State variables tracked:**\n- `psylance_active`: currently channeling\n- `psylance_is_null`: null conversion\n- `psylance_mods`: modifier snapshot\n- `psylance_effects`: array of effect objects\n- `psylance_loop_handle`: sound handle\n\n**State machine:**\n1. **Startup** (not psylance_active): spawn effects with gather phase, start drone sound\n2. **Gathering** (input held): update effect aim directions based on player facing, maintain phase='gather'\n3. **Release** (input released): transition all effects to phase='damage', optionally reschedule via ability_echo\n\n**Phase transitions:**\n- Effects internally track `phase` state ('gather' vs 'damage')\n- During gather: pull particles converge, no damage\n- On transition: flip phase, start damage ticks\n\n---\n\n### 4.7 FLICKER_STRIKE (Lines 4384\u20134683 in update)\n\n**What it does:**\nSequential dash-strike across enemies using bezier paths, charges deplete per target.\n\n**Activation type:** `hold` (hold to start charging, release to dash)\n\n**Anchor features used:**\n- Timer for charge UI, particle emission\n- Cubic bezier path interpolation (`math.cubic_bezier`)\n- Raycast for wall collision\n- Sound handle for charging\n- Camera shake on jumps\n\n**State variables tracked:**\n- `flicker_charging`: currently charging? (implicit; `flicker_cooldown > 0` prevents restart)\n- `flicker_active`: dash chain active\n- `flicker_cooldown`: rate limiter\n- `flicker_charges`: remaining dash count\n- `flicker_mods`: modifier snapshot\n- `flicker_is_null`: null conversion\n- `flicker_lerping`: in-dash?\n- `flicker_lerp_t`: bezier progress (0..1)\n- `flicker_timer`: charging elapsed (unused in current code)\n- `flicker_target`: current target enemy\n- `flicker_next_target`: pre-selected next target\n- `flicker_last_target`: prevent immediate re-targeting same enemy\n- `flicker_p0x/y` through `flicker_p3x/y`: bezier control points\n- `flicker_clones`: array of dash_clone entities (for nova/spread)\n- `flicker_echo_pause`: cooldown between echo repeats\n\n**State machine:**\n1. **Activation** (input held, not flicker_active): set flicker_active=true, calculate charges from def + chain/pierce modifiers, spawn clones if nova/spread\n2. **Target selection** (not flicker_lerping): find closest to mouse; if attacking, pre-select next target\n3. **Dash** (flicker_lerping): bezier interpolation, wall raycast, damage on arrival\n4. **Post-hit**: decrement charges, trigger multistrike, melee splash\n5. **Final charge**: apply knockback area, echo if ability_echo\n6. **Echo loop**: reset charges, brief pause, return to step 2\n\n**Bezier control setup:**\n- p0: current source position\n- p1: offset along entry direction (0.8 * dist)\n- p2: offset backward along exit direction (0.8 * dist)\n- p3: target position\n\n---\n\n## 5. Modifier Collection & Application in orb:activate()\n\n**Location: Lines 1283\u20131289 (top of fire() function)**\n\n```lua\nlocal mods = p1:get_mods()\nfor _, slot in ipairs(self.slots) do\n  if slot.type == 'modifier' then mods[slot.name] = slot.value end\nend\nif mods.null_conversion then is_null = true; def = setmetatable({color = purple}, {__index = def}) end\n```\n\n### Structure:\n1. **Start with player mods**: `p1:get_mods()` returns base modifier table\n2. **Merge orb slots**: iterate self.slots, overwrite/add mods from modifier-type slots\n3. **Null conversion check**: if any mod table has null_conversion, set is_null flag and wrap def with purple color fallback\n\n### Application Pattern:\n- **Area carriers** (melee, self_area, aimed_area): build `area_mods` by cloning `mods`, clearing carrier-specific echo modifiers\n- **Chain**: uses full `mods` for spread/nova, applies `chain`, `infinite_chain`, `chain_return`, `chain_area`\n- **Projectile (default)**: uses full `mods` for `projectile_nova`, `projectile_spread`, `projectile_back`, `projectile_sides`, `projectile_parallel`, `projectile_echo`\n- **Update carriers**: collect mods in each frame, apply per-frame modifiers (e.g., beam_length+, tick_speed+)\n\n### No explicit switch-on-mods tree:\nModifiers are applied inline as `if mods.X then ... end` scattered throughout each carrier's logic. Examples:\n- **Cascade** (self_area): `if mods.cascade and mods.cascade >= 2`\n- **Area echo** (melee, aimed_area): `if mods.area_echo and mods.area_echo >= 2`\n- **Chain infinity** (chain): `mods.infinite_chain and 1024 or count`\n\n---\n\n## 6. Formations\n\n**Implementation location: Lines 2117\u20132273**\n\n### Helper Functions\n\n#### `build_formation_angles(r, mods)` \u2013 Lines 2117\u20132145\nReturns array of angles for lance/wall/deploy formations based on projectile modifiers (or fallback to general ones).\n- Checks `mods.projectile_nova`, `projectile_spread`, `projectile_back`, `projectile_sides`\n- Fallback to `mods.nova`, `spread`, `back`, `sides`\n- Returns directions in array (1 for single, up to 8 for nova)\n\n#### `build_area_angles(r, mods)` \u2013 Lines 2147\u20132175\nSame structure but for area_ prefixed modifiers; used by melee/self_area/aimed_area for directional spread.\n\n### `orb:get_target_offset()` \u2013 Lines 2177\u20132273\n\n**What it does:**\nComputes the target offset (ox, oy) relative to the player based on the current formation type. Called every frame in `orb:update()` to smoothly move orbs into position.\n\n**Formations supported:**\n\n1. **orbit** (default, lines 2269\u20132272)\n   - Simple circular orbit: `distance * cos(speed*time + offset)`, `distance * sin(...)`\n   - Each orb has independent orbit_distance and orbit_speed\n\n2. **lance** (lines 2178\u20132199)\n   - Line formation stretching from player outward in direction(s)\n   - Slot index maps to: arm_r from angles, pos_in_arm (distance along arm)\n   - If parallel > 1: additional perpendicular offset\n   - Distance = `orb_min_orbit + pos_in_arm * orb_spacing`\n\n3. **snake** (lines 2200\u20132220)\n   - Follow a trail of recorded player positions (snake_trail, global)\n   - Walk backward along trail to find point at distance = `slot * orb_spacing`\n   - Interpolate between trail points\n\n4. **wall** (lines 2221\u20132243)\n   - Rows perpendicular to direction angles\n   - row_index = (slot - 1) % total_rows (for parallel)\n   - pos_in_row = floor((slot - 1) / total_rows)\n   - Lateral spread = row-by-row spacing\n\n5. **deploy** (lines 2244\u20132268)\n   - Scatter around deploy target (separate from player)\n   - Uses Poisson disc sampling (math.poisson_disc_circle) to generate positions\n   - Each orb picks one point and caches it in self.deploy_ox/oy\n   - Final position = deploy_target + scaled poisson point\n\n### State & Global Variables:\n- `orb_formation`: current formation type (string)\n- `orb_formation_owner`: reference to ability that triggered formation change\n- `orb_min_orbit`: base minimum orbit distance (16)\n- `orb_spacing`: inter-orb distance in formations (14)\n- `orb_max_orbit`: maximum random orbit distance (64)\n- `snake_trail`: global position history for snake formation\n- `deploy_points`: global Poisson disc array for deploy formation\n- `deploy_target_x/y`: global target for deploy\n- `deploy_radius_scale`: scale factor for poisson points\n\n### Formation Dispatch:\nFormations are not dispatched within the orb class; instead:\n1. Abilities in their own fire() calls set `orb_formation = def.formation` (e.g., line 7250)\n2. Every orb's update() calls `get_target_offset()` which checks `orb_formation` and branches\n3. The update loop then smoothly interpolates ox/oy toward target via damped oscillation (lines 2277\u20132287)\n\n---\n\n## Summary Table\n\n| **Component** | **Location** | **Type** | **Lines** |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| **Orb class definition** | Main | class extend | 1188 |\n| **orb:new()** | Main | constructor | 1189\u20131231 |\n| **orb:activate()** | Main | dispatcher | 1275\u20132115 |\n| \u2014 melee | activate() | carrier | 1350\u20131439 |\n| \u2014 self_area | activate() | carrier | 1440\u20131514 |\n| \u2014 aimed_area | activate() | carrier | 1515\u20131582 |\n| \u2014 chain | activate() | carrier | 1583\u20131788 |\n| \u2014 big_rock | activate() | carrier | 1789\u20131856 |\n| \u2014 construct | activate() | carrier | 1857\u20131942 |\n| \u2014 random | activate() | carrier | 1943\u20131948 |\n| \u2014 projectile (default) | activate() | carrier | 1949\u20132114 |\n| **build_formation_angles()** | Main | helper | 2117\u20132145 |\n| **build_area_angles()** | Main | helper | 2147\u20132175 |\n| **orb:get_target_offset()** | Main | formation logic | 2177\u20132273 |\n| **orb:update()** | Main | per-frame | 2275\u2013+ |\n| \u2014 dash_strike | update() | hold-manual | 2300\u20132563 |\n| \u2014 railgun | update() | manual | 2564\u20133119 |\n| \u2014 asal | update() | manual | 3120\u20133551 |\n| \u2014 generic manual | update() | manual | 3551\u20133556 |\n| \u2014 charges | update() | charge-based | 3557\u20133570 |\n| \u2014 beam | update() | hold | 3571\u20133996 |\n| \u2014 cyclone | update() | hold | 3997\u20134106 |\n| \u2014 toggle_area | update() | toggle | 4107\u20134167 |\n| \u2014 psylance | update() | hold | 4168\u20134383 |\n| \u2014 flicker_strike | update() | hold | 4384\u20134683 |\n\n---\n\n## Key Architecture Observations for Refactoring\n\n1. **Modifier collection is redundant**: Every carrier re-collects mods from `p1:get_mods()` + orb slots. Could be centralized.\n\n2. **State tracking is ad-hoc**: Each update-based carrier uses different naming schemes and state variables. A state machine framework (flow_to or similar Anchor pattern) would improve maintainability.\n\n3. **No timer abstraction**: Heavy use of `self.timer:after()`, `self.timer:tween()`, `self.timer:during()`, `self.timer:every()`. These are Anchor primitives and are used well, but some carriers (dash_strike, railgun) re-implement lerp logic instead of using spring or tween.\n\n4. **Formation logic is orthogonal**: get_target_offset() branches on a global `orb_formation` variable. Could be refactored into a strategy pattern or a formation object.\n\n5. **Particle emission**: Highly repetitive (hit_circle, hit_particle loops). Could be extracted into a helper.\n\n6. **Raycast for walls**: Used in construct, dash_strike, railgun, asal, flicker. Could be a shared utility.\n\n7. **Null conversion**: Checked inline in each carrier. Could be hoisted to a pre-fire validation step.\n\n8. **Echo/repeat logic**: Implemented ad-hoc per carrier (timer:after loops, phase transitions). A unified repeat dispatcher would be beneficial.\n\n9. **Activation modes** (manual, hold, charges, toggle) are scattered in update(). Could be consolidated into a dispatch table or separate handler objects."
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    "text": "Perfect! I have enough information now. Let me compile the detailed report.\n\n## DETAILED SURVEY: Orblike/main.lua\n\n### 1. Player Class\n\n**Line range:** 7161-7526\n\n**Constructor (7162-7189):**\n- Sets position (x, y)\n- Dimensions: 10x10 box\n- Base speed: 100 pixels/sec\n- Visual rotation and scale for animation\n- Color (blue)\n- Movement state tracking: `moving`, `previous_moving`, `flashing`\n- **Anchor integration:** Uses collider with `'player'` tag, dynamic box shape (10x10), gravity disabled, fixed rotation\n- **Timer & spring systems:** Adds timer() and spring() with springs named 'hit', 'shoot', 'move' for responsive feedback\n- **Slot system:** Stores modifiers and abilities\n\n**State Management (7191-7223):**\n- Modifiers stored in `self.slots` table with type='modifier'\n- Abilities stored in slots with type='ability', bind (keybinding), cooldown tracking\n- Helper methods: `add_modifier()`, `remove_modifier()`, `add_ability()`, `has_mod()`, `get_mods()`\n- No traditional HP system \u2014 invulnerability handled by ability mods (e.g., 'unstoppable')\n- Speed multipliers applied via `speed_buffs` table during hold-activation abilities\n- State booleans for: `snake_active`, `cyclone_active`, `dash_strike_active`, `flicker_active`, `in_formation`\n\n**Update Logic (7225-7526):**\n- **Pass 1 (lines 7238-7373):** Hold-activation abilities (formations)\n  - Checks `an:mouse_is_down()` and `an:key_is_down()` via slot.bind (direct input polling)\n  - Applies speed multipliers, turn rates, snake mode\n  - Special handling: deploy formation with magnetic pull, growing/shrinking zones\n  - Manages global state: `orb_formation`, `orb_formation_owner`, `deploy_active`, `beam_active`\n  \n- **Pass 2 (lines 7324-7373):** Manual ability triggering\n  - Checks `an:mouse_is_pressed()`, `an:key_is_pressed()` (direct polling, event-based)\n  - Cooldown management per ability\n  - Auto-trigger support via `trigger_while_channelling` modifier\n  - Ability copy mod for broadcasting to all orbs\n  \n- **Movement (lines 7375-7455):**\n  - **Snake mode:** Always forward, turn toward mouse with smooth lerp (math.atan, max turn rate)\n  - **Normal mode:** WASD input \u2192 directional movement, 8-directional support with diagonals\n  - Direction change animations: visual rotation spin + squash tween (0.05s scale down, 0.4s scale back)\n  - Stop bounce using spring pull\n  - Velocity damping: 0.8x if key not held\n  - **Input binding:** Uses `an:is_down('left')`, `an:is_down('right')`, etc. (hardcoded cardinal bindings)\n  \n- **Rotation (lines 7457-7469):**\n  - Default: smooth lerp toward mouse (99% ease, 0.1s curve)\n  - With turn_rate modifier: clamped lerp (from snake or formation)\n  - Cyclone mode: spinner fixed to cyclone area rotation\n  \n- **Trail system (lines 7471-7497):**\n  - Maintains trail array with positions, interpolates color between ability color and FG\n  - Edition shader applied per object (u_edition, u_time uniforms)\n  \n- **Draw (lines 7499-7526):**\n  - Rounded rectangle (10x10, 2px radius)\n  - Spring-based scale feedback from hit/shoot/move springs\n  - Color blend: charge_color_tween overrides default\n  - Edition shader applied per-frame if `self.edition > 0`\n\n**Input Handling:**\n- **Direct polling:** `an:is_down()` for movement (WASD hardcoded)\n- **Event-based:** `an:mouse_is_pressed()`, `an:key_is_pressed()` for ability triggering\n- **Bindings:** Slot-based, each ability has `slot.bind` table with `.mouse` or `.key` fields\n- **Framework:** Anchor (an) provides all input methods, no custom key mapping visible in player class\n\n**Notable pain points:**\n- Pass 1 & 2 ability logic interleaved with global state mutations (orb_formation, deploy, beam)\n- Movement speed damping ad-hoc per axis (0.8x) vs structured velocity clamping\n- Edition shader state requires manual set/reset around drawing\n- No clear separation between input, logic, and rendering in update()\n\n---\n\n### 2. Enemy Classes\n\n**Only Enemy Type: Seeker**\n\n**Line range:** 8977-9135\n\n**Constructor (8978-9019):**\n- Dimensions: 14x6 box (wider than tall, capsule-like)\n- Speed: 50-75 pixels/sec (randomized, or from args)\n- HP: 5 default (or args.hp) \u2014 max_hp tracked\n- **Anchor integration:** Collider 'enemy' tag, dynamic box, gravity disabled, fixed rotation\n- Linear damping set to 3 (for drifting with steering forces)\n- **Visual:** Edition system (global override or default ruby=2)\n- **Spring system:** Single spring named 'main' for hit feedback\n- **Spawn effect:** SFX, spring pop (0.75), flash (0.15s), hit_circle + particles (dark variant)\n- State tracking: `visible`, `pushed`, `spin`, `pull_fx`, `pull_fy`, `damaged_by_area` (cooldown tracking per source)\n\n**How Spawning Works:**\n- **Lines 11576, 11611:** Debug spawning near player (random offset \u00b180x, \u00b160y)\n- **Lines 11637:** Stationary pack spawn (20 HP, speed=0 override)\n- Spawning is manual in debug code, no formal wave/arena system shown\n\n**AI Logic (9097-9112):**\n- **Steering behavior stack:**\n  - `steering_seek(p1.x, p1.y, speed, max_force=200)` \u2014 attraction to player\n  - `steering_wander(range=64, offset=32, jitter=16, dt, speed, max_force=200)` \u2014 random walk avoidance\n  - `steering_separate(radius=16, enemies_list, speed, max_force=200, spatial_hash)` \u2014 avoidance of other seekers\n  - Forces combined: `fx, fy = math.limit(sx + wx + rx + pull, 200)` (magnitude clamped to 200)\n  - Applied via `collider:apply_force()`, then velocity clamped to `self.speed`\n- **Rotation:** Smooth lerp toward velocity direction (99% ease, 0.1s curve)\n- **Push state:** When pushed, rotation overridden by spin decay (tween to 0)\n\n**Collision with Player (seeker.damaged_by_area):**\n- Tracks cooldowns per ability source (avoids rapid re-damage)\n- Countdown timers decremented each frame (lines 9086-9094)\n- Does NOT directly interact with player collision \u2014 player handles knockback/push\n\n**Damage System (9052-9070):**\n- `take_damage(damage, hit_vol)` method\n- Returns overkill (overflow damage)\n- **Hit feedback:** Spring pull, flash (0.15s), SFX, floating damage number, HP bar display (2s)\n- **Death (9072-9082):**\n  - Calls `:die()` when HP <= 0\n  - SFX: random enemy_die 1-3\n  - Death effect: larger hit_circle, more particles (4-6), spin preserved from cyclone\n  - `:kill()` removes from scene\n  \n**Slow Effect (9037-9050):**\n- `apply_slow(amount, duration)` \u2014 multiplies speed by (1 - amount)\n- Color change to FG during slow\n- Timer-based revert\n\n**How Enemies Tracked:**\n- **Global cache:** `cached_enemies = {}` (line 11476)\n- **Built once per frame:** `an:early_action()` calls `an:all('enemy')` (line 11491)\n- **Spatial hash:** `enemy_spatial_hash` built from enemies with cell_size=32, uses Cantor pairing (lines 11478-11489)\n- **Used for:** Steering separation, query filtering\n\n**Steering Behaviors Used:**\n- `collider:steering_seek()` \u2014 pursues player\n- `collider:steering_wander()` \u2014 adds wandering to avoid predictable paths\n- `collider:steering_separate()` \u2014 crowd avoidance\n- All inherited from Anchor's collider physics wrapper (not custom Orblike code)\n\n**Notable Pain Points:**\n- `damaged_by_area` dictionary manually tracks per-source cooldowns; no integration with damage system\n- Rotation lerp duplicated from player code (math.lerp_angle_dt)\n- Spatial hash built from all enemies every frame (O(N)) despite bucketing\n\n---\n\n### 3. Walls / Collision Boundaries\n\n**Wall Object Class: wall_object**\n\n**Line range:** 5071-5109\n\n**Constructor (5072-5109):**\n- Takes flat vertex array `{x1,y1, x2,y2, ...}` and optional color\n- Computes centroid (cx, cy) from all vertices\n- Converts vertices to local coords (relative to centroid)\n- **Anchor integration:** Collider 'wall' tag, static body, chain shape (closed loop, CCW for inward normals)\n- **Rendering:** Triangulates vertices using ear-clipping, stores triangles for ground layer draw\n\n**Physics Setup:**\n- Chain shape with `closed=true` (last vertex connects to first)\n- CCW winding required for Box2D inward-facing normals\n- Static body (no velocity/forces)\n\n**Visual Representation:**\n- Rendered as filled triangles on `ground` layer (lines 5099-5107)\n- Color: wall_color default or override\n- No per-vertex shading; flat triangle fill\n\n**Map Boundary Creation (5116-5154):**\n- Function `map_gen_finalize(verts)` creates the main boundary collision\n- **Process:**\n  1. Computes centroid of all vertices\n  2. Reverses vertex order: CW (generation) \u2192 CCW (physics)\n  3. Converts to local coords (centered at centroid)\n  4. Creates anonymous `boundary` class instance with chain collider\n  5. Stores in `map_boundary_obj`, triangulates for `map_floor`\n- **Output:** `map_floor = {vertices, triangles}` for rendering\n\n**Arena Walls (5071-5109):**\n- Interior obstacles (not boundary) created as wall_object instances\n- Tracked in `arena_walls` table, can be killed/cleared\n\n**Notable Pain Points:**\n- Wall triangle rendering happens during :update() action (mixed with logic)\n- Manual coordinate conversion (centroid offset) duplicated in finalize and wall_object\n- No distinction between boundary and interior wall rendering\n\n---\n\n### 4. Map Generation\n\n**Line range:** 5116-6078 (core functions), 5200-5666 (specific generators)\n\n**Map Generation Pipeline:**\n1. **Generate boundary vertices** using helper functions (corners, jagged edges)\n2. **Finalize:** Reverse CCW, create chain, triangulate\n3. **Post-processing:** Wall distance field, gradient, symbol points\n\n**Map Types:**\n\n**A. Linear Map (generate_linear_map, lines 5207-5265)**\n- Structure: 3 sections (left-closed, middle-open, right-closed)\n- **Boundary generation:**\n  - Corners: curved arcs using `map_gen_corner()` at 4 corners (radius 30, steps 6, jitter 3)\n  - Edges: jagged horizontal/vertical using `map_gen_jagged_h/v()`\n  - Step: 20px, jitter: \u00b16, jitter_along: \u00b12\n- All vertices built CW in screen coords\n- Finalized at line 5258\n\n**B. Organic Linear Map (generate_organic_linear_map, lines 5300-5390)**\n- Same structure as linear, but top/bottom edges undulate with layered sine waves\n- **Wave generation (5279-5298):**\n  - `map_gen_wave()` creates function f(x) \u2192 y_offset using 3 octaves\n  - Base amplitude: 30, base frequency: 0.005\n  - Each octave: amplitude/0.8, frequency * 1.3\n  - Random phase per octave\n- Top/bottom edges offset by wave(x) + jitter\n\n**Boundary Shape Creation:**\n- Not Poisson disc sampling or Perlin (those are used for wall symbols, not boundary)\n- **Procedural:** Hand-placed corners + jagged line interpolation\n- **Jitter:** Random per-point perturbation (\u00b16 perpendicular, \u00b12 along edge)\n\n**Wall Placement Along Boundary:**\n- No explicit \"walls placed along boundary\"\n- Boundary itself IS the wall collider\n- Interior wall symbols rendered at wall_points (separate system)\n\n**Distance Field Generation (5663-5752):**\n- **Purpose:** Pre-compute distance to nearest boundary edge for wall gradient shader\n- **Process:**\n  1. Build bounding box around floor vertices with margin (max(gw/2, gh/2) + 20)\n  2. Quantize to texels (scale=8px per texel)\n  3. Edge bucketing: partition edges into spatial buckets (bucket_size=scale*8=64px) for fast lookup\n  4. Per-texel: find closest edge using line-segment distance, normalize by fade_dist\n  5. Create grayscale distance field texture (tw x th)\n  6. **Output:** `wall_gradient_cache = {distances[], tw, th, bx0, by0, bx1, by1, scale, df_texture}`\n- **Optimization notes:** Edge bucketing avoids O(N\u00b7M) distance queries, only checks relevant buckets\n\n**Wall Gradient Shader (5755-5775):**\n- Takes cached distances and re-colors based on palette change (fast recompute)\n- Interpolates between `wall_bg_color` and `wall_bg_color_2`\n- Output: gradient texture (pre-rendered, sampled by shader)\n\n**Wall Point Generation (6041-6078):**\n- Generates decorative symbol points outside the walkable area\n- **Distribution:** Selectable algorithm (Poisson disc or others)\n- **Process:**\n  1. Generate raw points using `dist_generators[dist_name]` (default poisson)\n  2. Filter: remove points too close to boundary (margin = (wall_symbol_size + wall_symbol_width)*1.5)\n  3. Store: x, y, rotation (0 to \u03c0/2), distance_to_edge (for falloff)\n- **Output:** `wall_points` flat array (stride 4 per point)\n\n**Wall Symbol Drawing (6081-6191):**\n- Symbols drawn on `ground` layer centered at wall_points\n- Types: x, triangle, circle, diamond, rect, dash, dot2, dot3, plus, ring, tilde, caret, ampersand, hash\n- Each has a `draw_symbol_*` function\n\n**Performance Notes (explicit in code):**\n- Edge bucketing: scales linearly with texel count, sub-linear per-texel queries\n- Poisson disc: O(N) generation using active list\n- Distance field recompute: only when palette changes (not per-frame)\n- Wall symbol filtering: O(N) once per map generation\n\n---\n\n### 5. Map Visual System\n\n**Layers (4901-4910):**\n- `bg` \u2014 wall background (camera=nil, fixed)\n- `ground_floor` \u2014 secondary floor layer\n- `ground` \u2014 primary floor (walls, floor polygon triangles)\n- `ground_2` \u2014 additional floor details\n- `game` \u2014 player/orbs/main objects\n- `ability_layer` \u2014 projectiles, effects\n- `enemy_layer` \u2014 enemies\n- `effects` \u2014 hit particles, etc.\n- `ui` \u2014 HP bars, text\n\n**Shaders Applied:**\n- **draw_shader** (lines 6870-6871): Custom edition-aware fragment shader (replaces Anchor default)\n  - Handles per-object edition color shifts\n  - Uniforms: u_edition (0-14), u_time\n  - Set via layer:shader_set_float()\n  \n- **wall_gradient** (6863): Distance field gradient for walls\n  - Applied during ground layer draw (lines 6847-6857)\n  - Uniforms: u_cam, u_screen, u_df_origin, u_df_size, ripple forces\n  \n- **ground_pattern** (6865): Hex/diagonal ground tiling\n- **enemy_texture** (6866): Hue-shift variants for enemy visual modes\n- **edition** (6864): Hue shifting for edition effects\n- **shockwave** (6862): Ripple distortion for impact\n\n**Wall Gradient Shader Mechanics:**\n- Samples pre-rendered distance field texture (map_wall_gradient)\n- Interpolates between two colors based on distance-to-edge\n- Camera position & screen size passed for parallax/positioning\n- Ripple forces applied dynamically for impact feedback\n\n**Edition System (6873-6887):**\n- 14 named edition modes (ruby, rose, amber, gold, lime, emerald, cyan, sapphire, indigo, violet, polychrome, silver, white, debug_red)\n- Each has a hue center (`edition_hues` table)\n- Can override globally (`enemy_edition_override`, `ability_edition_override`) or per-object (`self.edition`)\n- Applied via draw_shader u_edition uniform\n\n**Drawing Architecture:**\n- Enemies: draw in enemy_layer with edition applied (lines 9118-9124)\n  - `layer:shader_set_float('u_edition', value)` before draw\n  - `layer:push/pop()` for transform\n  - `layer:rounded_rectangle()` for shape\n  \n- Player: similar pattern (lines 7517-7525)\n  \n- Abilities: drawn to ability_layer (lines 2290-2296)\n  \n- All shape draws go through layer methods (line, circle, rectangle, etc.)\n\n**Notable Pain Points:**\n- Edition shader state must be manually set/reset around each draw (no auto-restore)\n- Ground pattern not fully visible in provided code (parameters defined, not application)\n- Distance field requires manual update on map generation (not cached during level changes)\n- Layer nesting not enforced (any layer can draw anywhere)\n\n---\n\n## Summary Table\n\n| Feature | Line Range | Key Structure | Notable Tech |\n|---------|-----------|---------------|--------------|\n| Player class | 7161-7526 | object:extend() with slots, timer, spring | Input polling (an:is_down), pass-based ability activation |\n| Seeker enemy | 8977-9135 | object:extend() with steering stack | steering_seek/wander/separate, spatial hash bucketing |\n| wall_object | 5071-5109 | object:extend() with chain collider, triangulate() | CCW reversal for inward normals, centroid-relative coords |\n| map_gen_finalize | 5116-5154 | Helper function (no class) | Ear-clipping triangulation, chain shape creation |\n| generate_linear_map | 5207-5265 | Top-level function | Jagged edge interpolation, curved corners |\n| generate_organic_linear_map | 5300-5390 | Top-level function | Octave-based sine wave undulation |\n| map_gen_wall_distances | 5663-5752 | Distance field compute | Bucketed edge lookup, grayscale texture cache |\n| map_gen_wall_gradient | 5755-5775 | Color recompute from distances | Palette interpolation, fast recompute |\n| map_gen_wall_points | 6041-6078 | Point filtering & storage | Poisson disc sampling, distance-to-edge falloff |\n| Anchor framework | Line 1 | require('anchor')(...) | Input, layers, collision, physics, camera, time |"
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    "text": "Perfect! Now I have enough information to produce a comprehensive report. Let me compile all the findings:\n\n## Detailed Survey of Projectile and Area Classes in E:/a327ex/Orblike/main.lua\n\n### 1. Projectile Class\n\n**Line Range: 7551\u20138239**\n\n#### Constructor (projectile:new) \u2014 Lines 7551\u20137772\n\n**Setup:**\n- Initializes via `object:extend()` (Anchor framework)\n- Sets basic properties: position (x, y), rotation (r), ability definition lookup\n- Configures visual dimensions (w, h), speed, damage\n- Applies modifiers to speed using 6 tier levels: `projectile_speed+/++/+++/-/--/---`\n- Lines 7569\u20137574: Scattered conditional checks for speed tiers\n- Initializes collider (sensor-based, no physical collision)\n\n**Modifier Application (Constructor):**\n\nModifiers are applied ad-hoc throughout the constructor with no centralization:\n\n1. **Speed tiers** (lines 7569\u20137574): 6 separate if statements checking `self.mods['projectile_speed\u00b1']`\n2. **Arc/Wind-slash shape initialization** (lines 7575\u20137581): Special spin setup based on `def.projectile_shape`\n3. **Pierce/Chain setup** (lines 7585\u20137595):\n   - `self.pierce = self.mods.pierce` (direct assignment, line 7585)\n   - `self.chain = self.mods.chain` (line 7586)\n   - `self.infinite_chain = self.mods.infinite_chain` (line 7587)\n   - Chain range tiers: `chain_range+/++/+++` (lines 7592\u20137594)\n4. **Return mechanics** (lines 7597\u20137625):\n   - Three distance-based return types: `near_return`, `mid_return`, `far_return` (lines 7598\u20137612)\n   - Alternate: `returning_arc` modifier (line 7615) with homing behavior\n   - Returns initialize offset vectors for trajectory computation\n5. **Homing setup** (lines 7749\u20137771):\n   - Checks `self.mods.homing` (line 7749)\n   - Applies homing force tiers: `homing_force--/-/+` (lines 7754\u20137763)\n   - Dynamic tier: `homing_force>+/>-` (implicit in update logic)\n   - Homing delay tiers: `homing_delay+/++` (lines 7768\u20137769)\n6. **Ball Lightning special case** (lines 7672\u20137730):\n   - Entire subsystem (zone spawning, tick casting) embedded here\n   - Applies `cast_on_tick` modifier to determine which ability to cast\n7. **Tornado Shot special case** (lines 7733\u20137747):\n   - Zone spawning logic with modifier aliasing (`homing_zone` \u2192 `homing`, `zone_speed` \u2192 `projectile_speed`)\n8. **Max range and distance tracking** (lines 7631\u20137649):\n   - Duration scaling for range: `duration+/++/+++/-/--/---` (lines 7636\u20137641)\n\n**Pain Points in Constructor:**\n- **No centralized modifier registry**: Each modifier is a raw if-statement\n- **Ad-hoc aliases**: `homing_zone` used to set `homing` (line 7736), `zone_speed` to set `projectile_speed` (line 7737)\n- **Buried special cases**: Ball lightning and tornado shot take ~80 lines each; hard to extend\n- **Scattered state initialization**: Speed modifiers here, homing there, chain data elsewhere\n\n#### Update Logic \u2014 Lines 7774\u20138086\n\n**Homing (lines 7777\u20137798):**\n- Runs only if `self.mods.homing and self.homing_active` (line 7777)\n- Dynamic convergence adjustment for `homing_force>+/>-` (lines 7780\u20137784)\n- Linear distance check to find closest enemy (lines 7786\u20137792)\n- Convergence calculation with dynamic tie-breaking (line 7795)\n- Angle interpolation via `math.lerp_angle_dt()` (line 7796)\n\n**Returning (Linear) \u2014 Lines 7800\u20137847:**\n- Time-based phase system: out (0 \u2192 1) then back (0 \u2192 1)\n- Cast on apex trigger (lines 7812\u20137813): fires `cast_on_apex` ability at turning point\n- Speed multiplier curves (lines 7809, 7817, 7833\u20137835)\n- Home toward offset position relative to return target\n- Proximity check (8 pixels) triggers death (line 7837)\n\n**Returning (Arc) \u2014 Lines 7849\u20137887:**\n- Time-based arc rotation (turn rate \u00b13.5 rad/s)\n- Phase transition at \u03c0 radians turned (line 7859)\n- Homing decay: `returning_homing` descends linearly from 0.42 to 0.05 (line 7868)\n- Cast on apex trigger (lines 7862\u20137863)\n\n**Range expiry \u2014 Lines 7898\u20137905:**\n- Accumulates distance traveled per frame\n- Triggers death if `distance_traveled >= max_range` (line 7901)\n\n**Wall collision \u2014 Lines 7907\u20137949:**\n- Raycast look-ahead (lines 7909\u20137914): 2 * speed * dt minimum 4 pixels\n- Spawns edge wave, hit effects, stuck arrow visual\n- Special handling for explosive arrow (sticks fuse to wall)\n- Dies on collision (line 7945)\n\n**Drawing \u2014 Lines 7951\u20138085:**\n- Handles 3 special shapes: ball_lightning, wind_slash, arc\n- Complex crescent arc visuals with dashed outline\n- Orbiting blade visual for wind_slash\n- Scales by spring.main.x (elastic feedback)\n\n#### Collision Handling \u2014 Line 11546\u201311552 (via sensor events)\n\n**Detection method:** Anchor physics sensors (not distance checks in-line)\n\n```lua\nfor _, event in ipairs(an:sensor_begin_events('projectile', 'enemy')) do\n  local proj, e = event.a, event.b\n  proj:on_hit(e, hx, hy)\nend\n```\n\n- Sensor callback architecture (zero explicit distance checks in projectile code)\n- Hit position interpolation: offset from enemy center by entity size (lines 11548\u201311551)\n\n#### Death Logic (projectile:die) \u2014 Lines 8088\u20138142\n\n**Triggers:**\n1. Range expiry (line 7902)\n2. Wall collision (line 7945)\n3. Pierce exhaustion or chain exhaustion (lines 8234\u20138237)\n4. Manual call (implicit)\n\n**Death steps:**\n1. **Cast on expire** (lines 8090\u20138091): Fires `cast_on_expire` ability at death position (if `self.mods.cast_on_expire`)\n2. **Kill attached zones** (lines 8095\u20138102): Cleans up `bl_zone` (ball lightning) and `tornado_zone`\n3. **Tornado secondary spawn** (lines 8104\u20138132): If `is_tornado_shot`, spawns N secondaries with velocity boost and overkill particles\n4. **Death particles** (lines 8135\u20138140): Hit circle + 2\u20134 particles depending on type\n\n**Pain Points:**\n- Tornado logic embedded in die() (80 lines) \u2014 hard to reuse or disable\n- Zone cleanup is implicit; no pattern for \"attached objects\"\n- Multiple `cast_on_*` triggers (expire, apex) but pattern not generalized\n\n#### On Hit (projectile:on_hit) \u2014 Lines 8144\u20138239\n\n**Damage application per ability:**\n- Lines 8150\u20138201: Massive if-tree (one branch per ability: fireball, null_arrow, explosive_arrow, tornado_shot, piercing_arrow, arrow_barrage, rotating_turret, wind_slash)\n- Each branch: damage call, hit effects, particles, area spawn\n- Damage call: `e:take_damage(self.damage)` or `e:take_damage(self.damage, hit_vol)` with knockback mod application\n\n**Pierce/Chain logic** (lines 8203\u20138238):\n1. **Pierce**: decrement `self.pierce` (line 8208); if 0, check chain (line 8209)\n2. **Chain**: find closest unhit enemy in `chain_range` (lines 8211\u20138225)\n   - If closest found: turn toward target, record in `chain_hits` table, continue\n   - If no target or `chain_remaining` exhausted: die (line 8237)\n3. **Infinite chain**: allows re-hitting already-hit enemies as fallback (line 8219)\n\n**State tracking:**\n- `self.chain_hits` table: enemy ID \u2192 true\n- `self.chain_remaining` counter\n- `self.pierce` counter\n\n#### State Tracking Summary\n\n**Homing:**\n- `homing_active` (boolean): activated after delay\n- `homing_convergence` (float): 0.6\u20130.95, updated per frame\n- `homing_elapsed` (float): accumulates time\n- `homing_duration` (float): phase duration\n- `homing_base_convergence` (float): baseline for force modifiers\n\n**Return:**\n- `returning_phase` (boolean): out vs. back\n- `returning_elapsed` (float): out-phase timer\n- `returning_back_elapsed` (float): back-phase timer\n- `returning_range` (float): distance to travel\n- `returning_offset_x/y` (float): offset vector to return target\n- `returning_arc_time`, `returning_arc_turn_rate`, `returning_arc_turning` (for arc variant)\n\n**Shared:**\n- `speed_mult` (float): applied each frame\n- `visual_spin` (float): animation angle\n- `distance_traveled` (float): range expiry tracking\n\n**Modifier-conditional branches (rough count):**\n- Speed tiers: 6 branches (constructor)\n- Homing force: 5 branches (3 in constructor, 2 in update)\n- Homing delay: 2 branches (constructor)\n- Chain range: 3 branches (constructor)\n- Return modifiers: 4 branches (constructor, conditional)\n- Cast on apex/expire: 2 branches (update, die)\n- **Total: ~22 distinct modifier-conditional branches** (not counting drawing code or tied logic like `if self.mods.cascade then`)\n\n**Total if-branches for modifiers: ~80\u2013100** (scattered throughout)\n\n---\n\n### 2. Area Class\n\n**Line Range: 8244\u20138957**\n\n#### Constructor (area:new) \u2014 Lines 8244\u20138725\n\n**Instant vs. persistent:**\n- `if self.duration` (line 8335): Persistent (DoT zone)\n- `else` (line 8557): Instant (explosion)\n\n**Modifier Application (persistent, lines 8336\u20138422):**\n\n1. **Area size** (lines 8252\u20138257): 6 tiers: `area+/++/+++/-/--/---` (same as projectile)\n2. **Duration tiers** (lines 8337\u20138342): 6 tiers: `duration+/++/+++/-/--/---`\n3. **Tick rate tiers** (lines 8344\u20138349): 6 tiers: `tick_speed+/++/+++/-/--/---` (inverse multipliers: slower = higher tick_rate)\n4. **Growing/shrinking zones** (lines 8408\u20138422):\n   - `growing_zone`: radius grows 2x over duration\n   - `shrinking_zone`: radius shrinks to 0.5x\n   - Permanent zones (duration \u2265 9999): fixed growth rate\n5. **Moving zone** (lines 8361\u20138366): `moving_zone` modifier sets random velocity (15\u201335 px/s, 45\u00b0 angle)\n6. **Homing zone** (lines 8369\u20138391):\n   - `homing_zone` modifier enables steering toward closest enemy\n   - Speed: 25 px/s base, scaled by `zone_speed` tiers\n   - Steer rate: 3 base, modified by `homing_force--/-/+` (0.75 / 1.5 / 5)\n   - Homing delay: `homing_delay+/++` (0.5s / 1s)\n7. **Magnetic area** (lines 8438\u20138450, 8563\u20138579):\n   - Pulls enemies toward center each tick (persistent) or on spawn (instant)\n   - Strength: 6 * pull_mult * (1 - d/radius)\n8. **Zone stacking** (lines 8476\u20138492):\n   - Modifier: `zone_stacking` (numeric value = max stacks of same ability on same enemy)\n   - Tracks damage cooldown per (enemy, area_id) pair\n   - Prevents same ability stacking beyond limit\n\n**Cascade (lines 8259\u20138281):**\n- Spawns N-1 additional copies in a line along `cascade_r` (projectile direction)\n- Cone variant: widens cone angle instead\n- Removes `cascade` from child mods to prevent recursion\n\n**Area Echo (persistent, lines 8537\u20138549; instant, lines 8707\u20138717):**\n- Repeats area after echo_delay (0.55s default)\n- Decrements echo count each repeat\n- Stops when echo count reaches 0\n- Recursion handled by countdown, not mod removal\n\n**Instant area special setup (lines 8558\u20138579):**\n- Arc spin setup: random +/- 3\u20135 \u03c0/s\n- Magnetic pull (before damage): shockwave + push impulses\n- Pull delay: 0.15s for magnetic, 0 otherwise\n- Damage applies after pull_delay + tween (0.05s)\n\n**Persistent area timer setup (lines 8436\u20138556):**\n- Tick timer: calls every `tick_rate` seconds\n- Blink-out animation at duration expiry: 7\u00d7 0.05s flashes then death\n\n#### Tick Logic (persistent only, lines 8436\u20138534)\n\n**Per-tick damage application:**\n\n1. **Magnetic pull** (lines 8438\u20138450):\n   - If `magnetic_area` modifier: pulls all enemies within radius toward center\n   - Strength decreases with distance\n\n2. **Enemy detection** (lines 8452\u20138471):\n   - Shape-dependent query:\n     - `rect`: `an:query_box()` with width, height, rotation\n     - `cone`: manual cone test (angle + distance)\n     - Else: `an:query_circle()`\n\n3. **Damage cooldown tracking** (lines 8472\u20138510):\n   - Two modes:\n     - `zone_stacking`: tracks `(enemy.id, area_id)` \u2192 `{cooldown, ability_name}`\n     - Non-stacking: tracks `(enemy_id, ability_name)` \u2192 cooldown_remaining\n   - Deals damage only if cooldown expired\n   - Applies knockback mod\n   - Spawns hit particles\n\n4. **Hit feedback** (lines 8511\u20138533):\n   - If any damage dealt:\n     - Magnetic shockwave (if applicable)\n     - Play hit sound\n     - Spring pulse + flash (if non-steady)\n     - Increase arc_speed (if non-cyclone, non-steady)\n\n**Arc spin logic (lines 8778\u20138783):**\n- Persistent: decays toward min/max speed based on engagement\n- Instant: spins down quickly via sigmoid curve\n\n#### Instant area damage application (lines 8586\u20138722)\n\n**Flow:**\n1. Tween visual radius to full (0.05s)\n2. Spring pull + flash\n3. Query enemies by shape\n4. Apply damage with overkill tracking (for chain explosions)\n5. Apply knockback mod\n6. Special handling: Asal chain explosions (recursive spawn on kill)\n7. Apply slow/knockback from ability definition\n8. Outer ring falloff damage (polygon shape only, lines 8678\u20138700)\n9. Echo: repeat after 0.55s if `area_echo >= 2`\n\n**Pain Points:**\n- Asal special case (lines 8648\u20138659): hardcoded chain logic, not generalized\n- Slow/knockback application: buried in instant damage code (lines 8660\u20138673), not modular\n- Two separate code paths (instant vs. persistent) with 50% duplication\n- Shape queries duplicated in both paths (instant + persistent tick)\n\n#### Update Logic (area:update) \u2014 Lines 8727\u20138956\n\n**Movement (persistent only, lines 8730\u20138769):**\n- Following: update position from `follow` entity (lines 8730\u20138732)\n- Moving zone: apply velocity (lines 8737\u20138740)\n- Homing zone: steering toward closest enemy (lines 8741\u20138768):\n  - Proportional steering (convergence-based)\n  - Dynamic steer rate adjustment (force modifiers)\n  - Velocity damping if no target\n\n**Radius updates (lines 8771\u20138776):**\n- Apply `radius_rate` per frame\n- Clamp to min/max if set\n\n**Arc spin (lines 8778\u20138787):**\n- Persistent: decay toward speed bounds\n- Instant: sigmoid envelope for quick spin-down\n\n**Drawing (lines 8790\u20138930):**\n- Shape-dependent rendering:\n  - `jagged_rect`: irregular polygon (line 8801)\n  - `rect`: rectangle with corner brackets (line 8819)\n  - `cone`: triangle fan with edge brackets (line 8836)\n  - `polygon`: custom poly verts + outer ring (line 8875)\n  - `jagged_circle`: irregular circle (line 8888)\n  - Default: circle with orbital arc indicators (line 8914)\n- Arc indicators drawn as dashed lines on circle circumference\n- Caches num_arcs for performance (line 8921)\n\n#### Damage Application \u2014 Central Pattern\n\n**Enemy::take_damage** (lines 9052\u20139070, seeker class):\n- Decrements HP\n- Returns overkill (kill damage) for chain reactions\n- Triggers death if HP \u2264 0\n\n**Knockback modifier application** (lines 682\u2013692):\n- Centralized function `apply_knockback_mod(mods, enemy, from_x, from_y)`\n- Reads `knockback+/++/+++` tiers (3 levels)\n- Calls `enemy:push(r, force, duration)`\n\n**Area-specific damage:** Spread across multiple code paths:\n- Persistent tick: line 8496\n- Instant: line 8646\n- Polygon outer ring falloff: line 8687\n- Asal chain: implicit via `spawn_asal_explosion()` (not shown, called line 8657)\n\n#### State Tracking\n\n**Persistent zones:**\n- `elapsed` / `tick_elapsed`: time tracking\n- `visual_radius`: animating radius for tweens\n- `arc_r` (float): current rotation angle\n- `arc_speed` (float): rotation speed, decays over time\n- `move_vx/vy` (float): movement velocity\n- `homing_area_speed` (float): autonomous seeking speed\n- `area_vx/vy` (float): current homing velocity\n- `homing_steer_rate` (float): steering convergence\n- `radius_rate` (float): growth/shrinkage rate per second\n- `radius_min/max` (float): bounds for growth/shrinkage\n\n**Instant zones:**\n- `elapsed` (float): 0 to ~0.5s for visual fade\n- `asal_chain_kill_count` (int): tracks Asal chain depth\n\n**Shared:**\n- `follow`: entity to follow (orb or projectile)\n- `follow_ox/oy` (float): offset vector for follow\n- `flashing` (boolean): hit feedback\n- `hidden` (boolean): visual suppression\n\n#### Special area types\n\n1. **area_rect** (shape = 'rect'): Query by `query_box()` with rotation\n2. **area_circle** (shape = 'circle', default): Query by `query_circle()`\n3. **cone** (shape = 'cone'): Manual angle test\n4. **polygon** (shape = 'polygon'): Custom vertex poly, outer falloff ring\n5. **jagged_rect** (shape = 'jagged_rect'): Rough polygon from rect bounds\n6. **jagged_circle** (shape = 'jagged_circle'): Rough polygon from circle\n7. **Cascade variants:** Line (default), cone (widens angle)\n\n---\n\n### 3. Modifier System\n\n#### Representation\n\n**Modifiers are Lua tables/booleans:**\n- Boolean modifiers: `self.mods.homing`, `self.mods.pierce` (direct bool or numeric)\n- Numeric modifiers: `self.mods.pierce = 5` (count), `self.mods.zone_stacking = 3` (max stacks)\n- Tiered modifiers: `self.mods['projectile_speed+']`, `self.mods['duration++']` (key is string, value is boolean)\n- Aliases: `self.mods.spread` (aliased to `projectile_spread` or `area_spread` depending on context)\n\n#### Modifier-to-behavior Mapping\n\n**Pattern: Scattered throughout code, no centralization**\n\n1. **Constructor-applied** (immediate effect on init):\n   - Speed tiers: 6 checks in projectile:new (lines 7569\u20137574)\n   - Area size: 6 checks in area:new (lines 8252\u20138257)\n   - Duration: 6 checks in area:new (lines 8337\u20138342)\n   - Tick speed: 6 checks in area:new (lines 8344\u20138349)\n   - Chain range: 3 checks in projectile:new (lines 7592\u20137594)\n   - Homing force/delay: 5 checks in projectile:new (lines 7754\u20137770)\n   - Growing/shrinking: 2 checks in area:new (lines 8408\u20138422)\n   - Moving/homing zone: 2 checks in area:new (lines 8361\u20138391)\n\n2. **Update-applied** (runtime behavior):\n   - Homing force dynamic: 2 checks per frame (projectile lines 7780\u20137784, area lines 8744\u20138748)\n   - Homing zone steer: 2 checks (area lines 8375\u20138381)\n   - Arc dynamics: checks for `cyclone`, steady_rotation (various)\n   - Magnetic area: 1 check per tick (line 8438, 8563)\n   - Zone stacking: 1 check per tick (line 8476)\n   - Moving zone velocity: checked per frame (line 8737)\n\n3. **Death-applied** (final action):\n   - Cast on expire: 1 check in projectile:die (line 8090)\n   - Cast on apex: 2 checks in projectile:update (lines 7812, 7862)\n   - Tornado secondary spawn: 1 check in projectile:die (line 8105)\n\n4. **Ability-fire applied** (orb:activate, lines 1275\u20131700+):\n   - Projectile spread/back/sides/nova: 5 variants checked (lines 1601\u20131605, 2119\u20132143)\n   - Area spread/back/sides/nova: 5 variants checked (lines 2147\u20132175)\n   - Cascade (melee): checked (line 1354)\n   - Area echo (self_area): checked (line 1476)\n   - Projectile parallel: checked (lines 1369, 1382\u20131389)\n   - Null conversion: 1 check (line 1288)\n   - Ability copy: checked (somewhere, not visible in excerpt)\n\n#### Count of distinct modifiers\n\n**Total: ~50+ distinct modifiers (rough)**\n\n**Categories:**\n\n1. **Projectile path modifiers:**\n   - `homing` (+ force tiers, force dynamics, delay)\n   - `near_return`, `mid_return`, `far_return`, `returning_arc`\n   - `null_conversion` (position/color change)\n\n2. **Count modifiers:**\n   - `projectile_spread` / `spread`\n   - `projectile_nova` / `nova`\n   - `projectile_back` / `back`\n   - `projectile_sides` / `sides`\n   - `projectile_parallel` / `parallel`\n   - `area_spread`, `area_nova`, `area_back`, `area_sides`, `area_parallel`\n   - `cascade`\n\n3. **Hit behavior:**\n   - `pierce`\n   - `chain`, `infinite_chain`, `chain_range`\n   - `cast_on_hit`, `cast_on_expire`, `cast_on_apex`, `cast_on_tick`\n\n4. **Stat-based:**\n   - `projectile_speed\u00b1` (6 tiers)\n   - `area\u00b1` (6 tiers)\n   - `duration\u00b1` (6 tiers)\n   - `tick_speed\u00b1` (6 tiers)\n   - `chain_range\u00b1` (3 tiers)\n   - `homing_delay\u00b1` (2 tiers)\n   - `homing_force\u00b1`, `homing_force>\u00b1` (5 variants)\n   - `zone_speed\u00b1` (3 tiers)\n   - `knockback\u00b1` (3 tiers)\n\n5. **Zone behavior:**\n   - `moving_zone`\n   - `homing_zone`\n   - `growing_zone`\n   - `shrinking_zone`\n   - `magnetic_area`\n   - `zone_stacking`\n   - `area_echo`\n\n6. **Other:**\n   - `multistrike` (mentioned in interactions.md, not fully visible in main code)\n   - `melee_splash` (mentioned, not visible)\n   - `orb_contact_damage` (mentioned)\n\n#### \"Big if-tree\" pattern\n\n**Examples:**\n\n1. **Speed tiers (projectile:new, lines 7569\u20137574):**\n```lua\nif self.mods['projectile_speed+'] then self.speed = self.speed*1.2 end\nif self.mods['projectile_speed++'] then self.speed = self.speed*1.5 end\nif self.mods['projectile_speed+++'] then self.speed = self.speed*2.0 end\nif self.mods['projectile_speed-'] then self.speed = self.speed*0.9 end\nif self.mods['projectile_speed--'] then self.speed = self.speed*0.75 end\nif self.mods['projectile_speed---'] then self.speed = self.speed*0.5 end\n```\n\n2. **On-hit ability-specific branches (projectile:on_hit, lines 8150\u20138201):**\n```lua\nif self.ability == 'fireball' then\n  e:take_damage(self.damage)\n  -- ...\nelseif self.ability == 'null_arrow' then\n  e:take_damage(self.damage)\n  -- ...\nelseif self.ability == 'explosive_arrow' then\n  -- ...\nelseif self.ability == 'tornado_shot' then\n  -- ...\nelseif self.ability == 'piercing_arrow' or self.ability == 'arrow_barrage' or self.ability == 'rotating_turret' then\n  -- ...\nelseif self.ability == 'wind_slash' then\n  -- ...\nend\n```\n\n3. **Homing force tiers (projectile:new, lines 7754\u20137763):**\n```lua\nif self.mods['homing_force--'] then\n  self.homing_convergence = an.random:float(0.2, 0.5)\n  self.homing_duration = an.random:float(0.9, 1.5)\nelseif self.mods['homing_force-'] then\n  -- ...\nelseif self.mods['homing_force+'] then\n  -- ...\nend\n```\n\n4. **Area size tiers (area:new, lines 8252\u20138257):**\n```lua\nif self.mods['area+'] then self.radius = self.radius*1.25 end\nif self.mods['area++'] then self.radius = self.radius*1.5 end\n-- etc.\n```\n\n**Pattern issues:**\n- No lookup table or registry\n- Tier logic must be repeated per modifier axis\n- Adding new modifier tier requires editing multiple files\n- No easy way to query \"all speed modifiers\" or \"all area modifiers\"\n\n#### Modifier alias mapping\n\n**Aliases (no centralization):**\n- `spread` \u2192 `projectile_spread` (in projectile context) or `area_spread` (in area context)\n- `parallel` \u2192 `projectile_parallel` or `area_parallel`\n- `back` \u2192 `projectile_back` or `area_back`\n- `sides` \u2192 `projectile_sides` or `area_sides`\n- `nova` \u2192 `projectile_nova` or `area_nova`\n- `zone_speed` \u2192 applied to both `moving_zone` and `homing_zone` speeds (line 8395\u20138404)\n- `homing_zone` \u2192 activates area homing (line 8369)\n- Tornado aliasing: `homing_zone` also sets `homing = true` on projectile (line 7736), `zone_speed` also sets `projectile_speed` (line 7737)\n\n**Lookup pattern (build_projectile_angles / build_area_angles):**\n```lua\nlocal f_nova = mods.projectile_nova or mods.nova\nlocal f_spread = mods.projectile_spread or mods.spread\n```\n\n- Repeated in multiple places (lines 1601\u20131605, 1952\u20131956, 2119\u20132143, 9216\u20139220)\n- No centralized helper for alias resolution\n\n---\n\n### 4. Trigger Chains\n\n#### cast_on_expire\n\n**Definition:** Fires a linked ability at projectile/area death position\n\n**Implementation:**\n\n1. **Projectile death** (lines 8090\u20138091):\n```lua\nif self.mods.cast_on_expire then\n  fire_triggered_ability(self.mods.cast_on_expire, self.x, self.y, self.mods, self.source_orb)\nend\n```\n\n2. **Area death** (line 9190\u20139191, not shown but inferred):\n   - Same pattern for persistent zones when duration expires\n\n3. **fire_triggered_ability** (lines 7531\u20137548):\n```lua\nfunction fire_triggered_ability(name, x, y, mods, source_orb)\n  local def = abilities[name]\n  if not def then return end\n  local child_mods = {}\n  for k, v in pairs(mods) do child_mods[k] = v end\n  child_mods.cast_on_expire = nil  -- Prevent infinite recursion\n  child_mods.cast_on_apex = nil\n  child_mods.cast_on_tick = nil\n  -- Dispatch by carrier type or activate on source_orb\nend\n```\n\n**Loop prevention:** Removes `cast_on_expire/apex/tick` from child mods before firing child ability (lines 7536\u20137538)\n\n**Energy system:** None visible; recursion prevention is hard-coded\n\n#### cast_on_hit / cast_on_chain / cast_on_pierce\n\n**Not explicitly visible in main.lua excerpt**, but inferred from interactions.md:\n- `cast_on_hit`: Fires on projectile contact (implicit in `on_hit` callback)\n- `cast_on_chain`: Fires when chain redirects (implicit in chain logic, lines 8209\u20138235)\n- `cast_on_pierce`: Fires when piercing (implicit in pierce logic, line 8208)\n\n**Implementation pattern (inferred):** Similar to `cast_on_expire`, likely checked in `projectile:on_hit()`\n\n#### cast_on_tick (ball lightning only)\n\n**Implementation (lines 7716\u20137729):**\n```lua\nself.timer:every(self.bl_cast_tick_rate, 'bl_cast_tick', function()\n  local cast_name = self.bl_cast_tick_ability\n  local cast_def = abilities[cast_name]\n  if not cast_def then return end\n  -- Spawn area or activate on orb based on carrier\nend)\n```\n\n**Loop prevention:** Mods are copied fresh each tick (no circular reference)\n\n#### fire_triggered_ability dispatch\n\n**Carriers supported (lines 7540\u20137547):**\n1. `self_area`, `aimed_area`, `melee`: Spawn area directly at position\n2. Other carriers: Call `source_orb:activate(name, {x, y, r, child_mods})`\n\n**Fire position:** x, y passed to `fire_triggered_ability()` (death/apex position, not player position)\n\n**Aim angle:** If `source_orb`, computed as angle to mouse; otherwise inherited (line 7545)\n\n#### Energy system\n\n**Not present in current codebase.** Recursion is prevented only by:\n1. Hard-coded removal of trigger mods in child_mods (lines 7536\u20137538)\n2. No explicit energy cost tracking\n\n#### Scope isolation\n\n**Isolation mechanism:** `child_mods` table (line 7534\u20137535)\n- Copied from parent mods\n- Clears trigger flags\n- Passed to child ability firing\n\n**No explicit scope tracking** (e.g., \"this ability was triggered by that ability\"); recursion bottleneck is only the removal of trigger mods.\n\n---\n\n### 5. 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9176:  self.state = 'aggro'  -- dormant / idle / aggro; pack_create overrides to dormant
9424:  if self.pack then pack_member_died(self.pack, self) end
9483:-- Packs: groups of related enemies sharing identity.
9484:-- Members back-reference their pack via self.pack.
9485:-- On member death, pack is notified; when empty, pack removes itself from the global packs list.
9486:packs = {}
9488:function pack_create(x, y, blueprint)
9507:    e.pack = p
9512:  table.insert(packs, p)
9516:function pack_member_died(p, member)
9524:    for i = #packs, 1, -1 do
9525:      if packs[i] == p then
9526:        table.remove(packs, i)
9533:-- Pack activation radius in pixels. Dormant packs wake up when the player or any
9534:-- projectile comes within this distance of the pack center. One screen for now while
9536:pack_activation_radius = 480
9538:function pack_activate(p)
9546:function packs_update()
9548:  local r2 = pack_activation_radius*pack_activation_radius
9550:  for i = 1, #packs do
9551:    local p = packs[i]
9555:        pack_activate(p)
9562:            pack_activate(p)
10379:-- base_color: a color object (not packed), will be cloned per dash with interpolated alpha.
11950:  packs = {}
11974:  -- Step 2: spawn multiple test packs at hardcoded positions along the map
11975:  local test_pack_positions = {
11982:  for _, pos in ipairs(test_pack_positions) do
11983:    pack_create(pos[1], pos[2], {
12025:  packs_update()
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9480 end
9481    
9482    
9483    -- Packs: groups of related enemies sharing identity.
9484    -- Members back-reference their pack via self.pack.
9485    -- On member death, pack is notified; when empty, pack removes itself from the global packs list.
9486    packs = {}
9487    
9488    function pack_create(x, y, blueprint)
9489      local p = {
9490        x = x, y = y,
9491        blueprint = blueprint,
9492        members = {},
9493        state = 'dormant',
9494      }
9495      local count = blueprint.count or 12
9496      local spawn_radius = blueprint.spawn_radius or 80
9497      for i = 1, count do
9498        local angle = an.random:angle()
9499        local r = an.random:float(0, spawn_radius)
9500        local ex = x + r*math.cos(angle)
9501        local ey = y + r*math.sin(angle)
9502        local e = seeker(ex, ey, {
9503          hp = blueprint.base_hp or 5,
9504          physical_defense = blueprint.physical_defense or 0,
9505          magic_defense = blueprint.magic_defense or 0,
9506        })
9507        e.pack = p
9508        e.state = 'dormant'
9509        an:add(e)
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a327ex.com-blog/
Anchor/
anchor.blot.im/
Anchor-lua/
Anchor-YueScript/
cute_action.mp3
cute_action.wav
Danpenzero/
emoji-ball-battles/
emoji-ball-battles-generated/
it-follows/
meal_prep.md
music-theory/
notes/
Null/
Orblike/
private/
ref1.png
ref2.png
reference/
RTFX/
server.md
SNKRX/

animation.lua
array.lua
camera.lua
class.lua
collider.lua
color.lua
font.lua
image.lua
init.lua
layer.lua
math.lua
object.lua
random.lua
shake.lua
spring.lua
spritesheet.lua
timer.lua

HAS anchor/: Orblike
HAS anchor/: emoji-ball-battles
no anchor/: it-follows
HAS anchor/: Danpenzero
no anchor/: Null
no anchor/: RTFX
no anchor/: SNKRX
no anchor/: Anchor-lua
no anchor/: Anchor-YueScript

animation.lua
array.lua
camera.lua
class.lua
collider.lua
color.lua
font.lua
image.lua
init.lua
layer.lua
math.lua
object.lua
random.lua
shake.lua
spring.lua
spritesheet.lua
timer.lua
---
animation.lua
array.lua
camera.lua
class.lua
collider.lua
color.lua
font.lua
image.lua
init.lua
layer.lua
math.lua
object.lua
... [23 more lines]

animation.lua      fw=179   orb=179   ebb=179   dp=179  
array.lua          fw=647   orb=647   ebb=647   dp=647  
camera.lua         fw=282   orb=282   ebb=282   dp=282  
class.lua          fw=64    orb=64    ebb=64    dp=64   
collider.lua       fw=215   orb=389   ebb=195   dp=215  
color.lua          fw=381   orb=381   ebb=381   dp=381  
font.lua           fw=89    orb=89    ebb=89    dp=89   
image.lua          fw=35    orb=35    ebb=35    dp=35   
init.lua           fw=1735  orb=1745  ebb=1740  dp=1735 
layer.lua          fw=696   orb=688   ebb=665   dp=680  
math.lua           fw=816   orb=816   ebb=816   dp=816  
object.lua         fw=557   orb=557   ebb=545   dp=557  
random.lua         fw=224   orb=224   ebb=224   dp=224  
shake.lua          fw=373   orb=383   ebb=377   dp=373  
spring.lua         fw=166   orb=166   ebb=166   dp=166  
spritesheet.lua    fw=37    orb=37    ebb=37    dp=37   
timer.lua          fw=641   orb=641   ebb=641   dp=641

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    "tool_name": "TaskList"
  }
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Task #2 created successfully: Resolve collider.lua (Orblike has steering, ebb behind)

Task #3 created successfully: Resolve init.lua (Orblike +10, ebb +5, dp=fw)

Task #4 created successfully: Resolve layer.lua (framework ahead of all projects)

Task #5 created successfully: Resolve shake.lua (Orblike +10, ebb +4)

Task #6 created successfully: Resolve object.lua (ebb behind framework)

Task #7 created successfully: Apply merges to framework/anchor

Updated task #1 status

IDENTICAL: animation.lua
IDENTICAL: array.lua
IDENTICAL: camera.lua
IDENTICAL: class.lua
IDENTICAL: color.lua
IDENTICAL: font.lua
IDENTICAL: image.lua
IDENTICAL: math.lua
IDENTICAL: random.lua
IDENTICAL: spring.lua
IDENTICAL: spritesheet.lua
IDENTICAL: timer.lua

Updated task #1 status

Updated task #6 status

---fw vs dp---
---fw vs ebb---
32

--- emoji-ball-battles/anchor/object.lua 2026-02-24 09:14:10.140703600 -0300
+++ Anchor/framework/anchor/object.lua  2026-02-25 21:59:36.304122200 -0300
@@ -184,16 +184,28 @@
   Usage:

     self:link(target)                                    -- kill self when target dies

     self:link(target, function(s) s.homing = false end)  -- run callback when target dies

+    self:link('follow', target)                          -- self.follow = target, auto-clears on death

 

   Behavior:

     - When target dies (kill() is called), callback runs with self as argument

     - If no callback provided, self is killed when target dies

+    - Named form: self:link(name, target) sets self[name] = target, clears to nil on death

     - Links are bidirectional internally: self.links stores outgoing, target.linked_from stores incoming

     - Both are cleaned up when either object is removed from tree

 

   Returns: self (for chaining)

 ]]

-function object:link(target, callback)

+function object:link(name_or_target, target_or_callback)

+  local name, target, callback

+  if type(name_or_target) == 'string' then

+    name = name_or_target

+    target = target_or_callback

+    self[name] = target

+    callback = function(s) s[name] = nil end

+  else

+    target = name_or_target

+    callback = target_or_callback

+  end

   if not self.links then self.links = {} end

... [2 more lines]

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Updated task #4 status

=== fw vs orb ===
47
=== fw vs ebb ===
47
=== fw vs dp ===
25

--- Orblike/anchor/layer.lua 2026-03-28 07:00:20.599237700 -0300
+++ Anchor/framework/anchor/layer.lua   2026-04-04 17:11:28.222224400 -0300
@@ -310,10 +310,6 @@
   layer_draw_texture(self.handle, img.handle, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, flash or 0)

 end

 

-function layer:texture(tex, x, y, color)

-  layer_draw_texture(self.handle, tex, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, 0)

-end

-

 --[[

   Queues a spritesheet frame centered at (x, y).

 

@@ -485,10 +481,6 @@
     name   - uniform name in shader

     value  - float value

 ]]

-function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, tex, unit)

-  layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, tex, unit or 1)

-end

-

 function layer:shader_set_float(shader, name, value)

   layer_shader_set_float(self.handle, shader, name, value)

 end

@@ -539,6 +531,22 @@
 end

 

 --[[

+  Sets a texture uniform on a shader for this layer (deferred).

+

... [17 more lines]

6832:    ground:texture(g.texture, 0, 0)
---
Orblike/anchor/layer.lua:313:function layer:texture(tex, x, y, color)

--- emoji-ball-battles/anchor/layer.lua  2026-02-24 09:14:10.122923900 -0300
+++ Anchor/framework/anchor/layer.lua   2026-04-04 17:11:28.222224400 -0300
@@ -531,6 +531,22 @@
 end

 

 --[[

+  Sets a texture uniform on a shader for this layer (deferred).

+

+  Usage:

+    layer:shader_set_texture(shader, 'u_extra_tex', texture_id, 1)

+

+  Parameters:

+    shader     - shader handle

+    name       - uniform name in shader

+    texture_id - GL texture handle (from layer:get_texture() or texture_load)

+    unit       - texture unit (1+ ; unit 0 is reserved for the layer's own texture)

+]]

+function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, texture_id, unit)

+  layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, texture_id, unit)

+end

+

+--[[

   Gets the layer's current texture handle.

 

   Usage:

@@ -651,6 +667,21 @@
 end

 

 --[[

+  Start testing against stencil buffer (inverse).

... [17 more lines]

--- Danpenzero/anchor/layer.lua  2026-03-31 23:15:14.300938100 -0300
+++ Anchor/framework/anchor/layer.lua   2026-04-04 17:11:28.222224400 -0300
@@ -531,6 +531,22 @@
 end

 

 --[[

+  Sets a texture uniform on a shader for this layer (deferred).

+

+  Usage:

+    layer:shader_set_texture(shader, 'u_extra_tex', texture_id, 1)

+

+  Parameters:

+    shader     - shader handle

+    name       - uniform name in shader

+    texture_id - GL texture handle (from layer:get_texture() or texture_load)

+    unit       - texture unit (1+ ; unit 0 is reserved for the layer's own texture)

+]]

+function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, texture_id, unit)

+  layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, texture_id, unit)

+end

+

+--[[

   Gets the layer's current texture handle.

 

   Usage:

305      flash - additive flash color (default: none)
306 
307   Note: Use push/pop for rotation and scaling.
308 ]]
309 function layer:image(img, x, y, color, flash)
310   layer_draw_texture(self.handle, img.handle, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, flash or 0)
311 end
312 
313 function layer:texture(tex, x, y, color)
314   layer_draw_texture(self.handle, tex, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, 0)
315 end
316 
317 --[[
318   Queues a spritesheet frame centered at (x, y).
319 
320   Usage:
321     layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 1, 100, 100)
322     layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 3, 100, 100, rgba(255, 255, 255, 128))  -- tinted
323     layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 5, 100, 100, 0xFFFFFFFF, rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))  -- flash
324 
325   Parameters:
326     sheet - spritesheet object (from an:spritesheet)
327     frame - frame index (1-based, left-to-right, top-to-bottom)
328     x, y  - center position
329     color - tint/multiply color (default: white/opaque)

481      layer:shader_set_float(an.shaders.blur, 'u_radius', 5.0)
482 
483   Parameters:
484     shader - shader handle
485     name   - uniform name in shader
486     value  - float value
487 ]]
488 function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, tex, unit)
489   layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, tex, unit or 1)
490 end
491 
492 function layer:shader_set_float(shader, name, value)
493   layer_shader_set_float(self.handle, shader, name, value)
494 end
495 

305      flash - additive flash color (default: none)
306 
307   Note: Use push/pop for rotation and scaling.
308 ]]
309 function layer:image(img, x, y, color, flash)
310   layer_draw_texture(self.handle, img.handle, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, flash or 0)
311 end
312 
313 --[[
314   Queues a spritesheet frame centered at (x, y).
315 
316   Usage:
317     layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 1, 100, 100)
318     layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 3, 100, 100, rgba(255, 255, 255, 128))  -- tinted
319     layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 5, 100, 100, 0xFFFFFFFF, rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))  -- flash

528  ]]
529 function layer:shader_set_int(shader, name, value)
530   layer_shader_set_int(self.handle, shader, name, value)
531 end
532 
533 --[[
534   Sets a texture uniform on a shader for this layer (deferred).
535 
536   Usage:
537     layer:shader_set_texture(shader, 'u_extra_tex', texture_id, 1)
538 
539   Parameters:
540     shader     - shader handle
541     name       - uniform name in shader
542     texture_id - GL texture handle (from layer:get_texture() or texture_load)
543     unit       - texture unit (1+ ; unit 0 is reserved for the layer's own texture)
544 ]]
545 function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, texture_id, unit)
546   layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, texture_id, unit)
547 end
548 
549 --[[

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor/framework/anchor/layer.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor/framework/anchor/layer.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

Updated task #4 status

Updated task #5 status

--- Anchor/framework/anchor/shake.lua    2026-03-22 08:58:05.514908600 -0300
+++ Orblike/anchor/shake.lua    2026-03-22 09:00:33.921364200 -0300
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
   self:add(spring())

   self.spring:add('x', 0, 3, 0.5)

   self.spring:add('y', 0, 3, 0.5)

+  self.push_cap = nil

+  self.push_used = 0

 

   -- Handcam (continuous subtle motion)

   self.handcam_enabled = false

@@ -141,6 +143,12 @@
     - Multiple calls combine additively

 ]]

 function shake:push(angle, amount, frequency, bounce)

+  if self.push_cap then

+    local remaining = self.push_cap - self.push_used

+    if remaining <= 0 then return end

+    amount = math.min(amount, remaining)

+    self.push_used = self.push_used + amount

+  end

   self.spring:pull('x', math.cos(angle)*amount, frequency, bounce)

   self.spring:pull('y', math.sin(angle)*amount, frequency, bounce)

 end

@@ -304,6 +312,8 @@
   Called automatically during early_update phase.

 ]]

 function shake:early_update(dt)

+  self.push_used = 0

+

... [3 more lines]

--- Anchor/framework/anchor/shake.lua    2026-03-22 08:58:05.514908600 -0300
+++ emoji-ball-battles/anchor/shake.lua 2026-02-24 09:14:10.157929400 -0300
@@ -61,12 +61,11 @@
     - Shake intensity = total_trauma^2 * amplitude * noise

     - Affects all axes (x, y, rotation, zoom) based on configured amplitudes

 ]]

-function shake:trauma(amount, duration, amplitude)

+function shake:trauma(amount, duration)

   duration = duration or 0.5

   table.insert(self.trauma_instances, {

     value = amount,

     decay = amount/duration,

-    amplitude = amplitude,

   })

 end

 

@@ -251,14 +250,19 @@
     z = z + self.handcam_amplitude.zoom*noise(t*0.7, 0, t)

   end

 

-  -- Trauma effect (Perlin noise, per-instance amplitude or global)

+  -- Sum all active trauma instances

+  local total_trauma = 0

   for _, instance in ipairs(self.trauma_instances) do

-    local amp = instance.amplitude or self.trauma_amplitude

-    local intensity = instance.value*instance.value

-    ox = ox + intensity*amp.x*noise(self.trauma_time*10, 0)

-    oy = oy + intensity*amp.y*noise(0, self.trauma_time*10)

-    r = r + intensity*amp.rotation*noise(self.trauma_time*10, self.trauma_time*10)

-    z = z + intensity*amp.zoom*noise(self.trauma_time*5, 0, self.trauma_time*5)

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30     self.trauma_instances = {}
31    self.trauma_amplitude = {x = 24, y = 24, rotation = 0.2, zoom = 0.2}
32    self.trauma_time = 0  -- offset for Perlin noise
33  
34    -- Springs for spring-based shakes
35    self:add(spring())
36    self.spring:add('x', 0, 3, 0.5)
37    self.spring:add('y', 0, 3, 0.5)
38  
39    -- Handcam (continuous subtle motion)
40    self.handcam_enabled = false
41    self.handcam_amplitude = {x = 5, y = 5, rotation = 0.02, zoom = 0.02}
42    self.handcam_frequency = 0.5
43    self.handcam_time = 0
44  end

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306    return {x = ox, y = oy, rotation = r, zoom = z}
307 end
308 
309 --[[
310   Internal: updates shake effects each frame.
311 
312   Called automatically during early_update phase.
313 ]]
314 function shake:early_update(dt)
315   -- Update handcam time
316   if self.handcam_enabled then
317     self.handcam_time = self.handcam_time + dt
318   end
319 
320   -- Decay trauma instances independently, remove when depleted (iterate backwards)

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor/framework/anchor/shake.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

Updated task #5 status

Updated task #3 status

--- Anchor/framework/anchor/init.lua 2026-02-24 08:22:00.989959500 -0300
+++ Orblike/anchor/init.lua 2026-03-14 21:48:32.933753100 -0300
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
   an.fonts = {}

   an.shaders = {}

   an.sounds = {}

+  an.sound_paths = {}

   an.tracks = {}

   an.spritesheets = {}

   an:add(random())

@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@
   ]]

   function an:sound(name, path)

     self.sounds[name] = sound_load(path)

+    self.sound_paths[name] = path

     return self.sounds[name]

   end

 

@@ -304,6 +306,14 @@
     sound_handle_set_volume(handle, volume)

   end

 

+  function an:sound_handle_stop(handle)

+    sound_handle_stop(handle)

+  end

+

+  function an:sound_handle_set_looping(handle, looping)

+    sound_handle_set_looping(handle, looping)

+  end

+

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--- Anchor/framework/anchor/init.lua 2026-02-24 08:22:00.989959500 -0300
+++ emoji-ball-battles/anchor/init.lua  2026-02-24 22:54:51.375977700 -0300
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
   an.fonts = {}

   an.shaders = {}

   an.sounds = {}

+  an.sound_paths = {}

   an.tracks = {}

   an.spritesheets = {}

   an:add(random())

@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@
   an.height = engine_get_height()

   an.unscaled_dt = engine_get_unscaled_dt()

   an.platform = engine_get_platform()

+  an.headless = engine_get_headless()

+  an.render_mode = engine_get_render_mode()

+  an.args = engine_get_args()

 

   -- Time scale state

   an.time_scale = 1.0         -- Current time scale multiplier

@@ -243,6 +247,7 @@
   ]]

   function an:sound(name, path)

     self.sounds[name] = sound_load(path)

+    self.sound_paths[name] = path

     return self.sounds[name]

   end

1432:static void sound_handle_stop(int handle) {
1442:static void sound_handle_set_looping(int handle, bool looping) {
5146:static int l_sound_handle_stop(lua_State* L) {
5148:    sound_handle_stop(handle);
5152:static int l_sound_handle_set_looping(lua_State* L) {
5155:    sound_handle_set_looping(handle, looping);
8252:static int l_engine_get_headless(lua_State* L) {
8257:static int l_engine_get_render_mode(lua_State* L) {
8470:static int l_engine_get_args(lua_State* L) {
8842:    lua_register(L, "sound_handle_stop", l_sound_handle_stop);
8843:    lua_register(L, "sound_handle_set_looping", l_sound_handle_set_looping);
9035:    lua_register(L, "engine_get_headless", l_engine_get_headless);
9036:    lua_register(L, "engine_get_render_mode", l_engine_get_render_mode);
9042:    lua_register(L, "engine_get_args", l_engine_get_args);

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96     -- Engine state: static values (don't change during runtime)
97    an.width = engine_get_width()
98    an.height = engine_get_height()
99    an.unscaled_dt = engine_get_unscaled_dt()
100   an.platform = engine_get_platform()
101 
102   -- Time scale state
103   an.time_scale = 1.0         -- Current time scale multiplier
104   an.dt = an.unscaled_dt      -- Scaled dt (updated each frame)
105   an.hit_stop_active = false   -- True during hitstop
106   an.hit_stop_excluded_tags = {}  -- Tags that ignore hitstop
107 
108   --[[
109     Registers a named layer.
110 

82         an:font('main', 'path.ttf', 16)  -- register font
83        an:add(player)                    -- add child object
84    ]]
85    an = object('an')
86    an.layers = {}
87    an.images = {}
88    an.fonts = {}
89    an.shaders = {}
90    an.sounds = {}
91    an.tracks = {}
92    an.spritesheets = {}
93    an:add(random())
94    an:add(timer())
95  
96    -- Engine state: static values (don't change during runtime)
97    an.width = engine_get_width()
98    an.height = engine_get_height()
99    an.unscaled_dt = engine_get_unscaled_dt()
100   an.platform = engine_get_platform()
101 
102   -- Time scale state
103   an.time_scale = 1.0         -- Current time scale multiplier
104   an.dt = an.unscaled_dt      -- Scaled dt (updated each frame)
105   an.hit_stop_active = false   -- True during hitstop
106   an.hit_stop_excluded_tags = {}  -- Tags that ignore hitstop

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242        - Loads sound from path via sound_load()
243       - Stores sound handle in an.sounds[name]
244       - Subsequent access via an.sounds.hit, an.sounds.jump, etc.
245 
246     Returns: the sound handle
247   ]]
248   function an:sound(name, path)
249     self.sounds[name] = sound_load(path)
250     return self.sounds[name]
251   end
252 
253   --[[
254     Plays a sound effect by name.
255 
256     Usage:
257       an:sound_play('hit')
258       an:sound_play('hit', 0.5)        -- half volume
259       an:sound_play('hit', 1, 1.2)     -- normal volume, higher pitch
260 
261     Parameters:

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300    end
301 
302   --[[
303     Sets the volume of a playing sound by handle.
304 
305     Usage:
306       an:sound_handle_set_volume(handle, 0.5)
307   ]]
308   function an:sound_handle_set_volume(handle, volume)
309     sound_handle_set_volume(handle, volume)
310   end
311 
312   --[[
313     Sets the master volume for all sound effects.
314 
315     Usage:
316       an:sound_set_volume(0.5)  -- half volume
317   ]]
318   function an:sound_set_volume(volume)
319     sound_set_volume(volume)
320   end
321 
322   --[[
323     Registers a named music track.
324 

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--- Anchor/framework/anchor/collider.lua 2026-03-25 11:54:46.208591600 -0300
+++ Orblike/anchor/collider.lua 2026-04-05 14:12:59.166795700 -0300
@@ -1,215 +1,389 @@
-require('anchor.object')

-

---[[

-  Collider class - wraps a Box2D physics body.

-

-  A child object added to game objects. Dies when parent dies.

-  Name defaults to 'collider' so parent accesses it as self.collider.

-

-  Usage:

-    self:add(collider('player', 'dynamic', 'circle', 16))

-    self:add(collider('wall', 'static', 'box', 64, 32))

-

-  Multiple colliders on one object:

-    hitbox = collider('player_hitbox', 'dynamic', 'circle', 12)

-    hitbox.name = 'hitbox'

-    self:add(hitbox)

-]]

--- Unique ID counter for colliders

-collider_next_id = 1

-

-collider = object:extend()

-

-function collider:new(tag, body_type, shape_type, ...)

-  object.new(self, 'collider')

-  self.tag = tag

-  self.body_type = body_type

-  self.shape_type = shape_type

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--- Anchor/framework/anchor/collider.lua 2026-03-25 11:54:46.208591600 -0300
+++ Orblike/anchor/collider.lua 2026-04-05 14:12:59.166795700 -0300
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
   if update_mass == nil then update_mass = true end
   physics_shape_destroy(shape, update_mass)
 end
-function collider:set_filter_group(group, shape) physics_shape_set_filter_group(shape or self.shape, group) end
 
 --[[
   Adds an additional circle shape to this body.
@@ -213,3 +212,178 @@
   Segment: x1, y1, x2, y2
 ]]
 function collider:get_shapes_geometry() return physics_get_shapes_geometry(self.body) end
+
+-- Steering behaviors
+-- Each returns (fx, fy) force vectors that can be combined and applied.
+-- Usage:
+--   local sx, sy = self.collider:steering_seek(target_x, target_y, max_speed, max_force)
+--   local wx, wy = self.collider:steering_wander(50, 50, 20, dt, max_speed, max_force)
+--   local rx, ry = self.collider:steering_separate(16, enemies, max_speed, max_force)
+--   self.collider:apply_force(math.limit(sx + wx + rx, sy + wy + ry, max_force))
+
+-- Seek: steer toward target at max_speed
+function collider:steering_seek(x, y, max_speed, max_force)

+  local dx, dy = x - self.parent.x, y - self.parent.y
+  dx, dy = math.normalize(dx, dy)
+  dx, dy = dx*max_speed, dy*max_speed
+  local vx, vy = self:get_velocity()
+  dx, dy = dx - vx, dy - vy
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--- Anchor/framework/anchor/collider.lua 2026-03-25 11:54:46.208591600 -0300
+++ emoji-ball-battles/anchor/collider.lua  2026-02-26 09:45:57.942636300 -0300
@@ -30,23 +30,18 @@
   -- Add initial shape based on shape_type
   -- Last arg can be opts table (e.g. {sensor = true})
   local shape_args = {...}

-  if self.shape_type == 'chain' then
-    -- Chain: args are (vertices, is_loop) — no opts table
-    self.chain = physics_add_chain(self.body, self.tag, shape_args[1], shape_args[2] or true)
-  else
-    local opts = {}
-    if type(shape_args[#shape_args]) == 'table' then
-      opts = table.remove(shape_args)
-    end
-    if self.shape_type == 'circle' then
-      self.shape = physics_add_circle(self.body, self.tag, shape_args[1], opts)
-    elseif self.shape_type == 'box' then
-      self.shape = physics_add_box(self.body, self.tag, shape_args[1], shape_args[2], opts)
-    elseif self.shape_type == 'capsule' then
-      self.shape = physics_add_capsule(self.body, self.tag, shape_args[1], shape_args[2], opts)
-    elseif self.shape_type == 'polygon' then
-      self.shape = physics_add_polygon(self.body, self.tag, shape_args[1], opts)
-    end
+  local opts = {}
+  if type(shape_args[#shape_args]) == 'table' then
+    opts = table.remove(shape_args)
+  end
+  if self.shape_type == 'circle' then
+    self.shape = physics_add_circle(self.body, self.tag, shape_args[1], opts)
+  elseif self.shape_type == 'box' then
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205  function collider:set_awake(awake) physics_set_awake(self.body, awake) end
206 
207 --[[
208   Returns a table of all shapes on this body with world-space geometry.
209   Each entry has: type ("circle", "polygon", "capsule", "segment"), tag, sensor
210   Circle: x, y, radius
211   Polygon: vertices {x1,y1,x2,y2,...}, count, radius
212   Capsule: x1, y1, x2, y2, radius
213   Segment: x1, y1, x2, y2
214 ]]
215 function collider:get_shapes_geometry() return physics_get_shapes_geometry(self.body) end

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203:function math.length(x, y)
250:function math.remap(value, old_min, old_max, new_min, new_max)
304:function math.distance(x1, y1, x2, y2)
323:function math.normalize(x, y)
437:function math.limit(x, y, max)

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103:function collider:destroy_shape(shape, update_mass)
---
488:function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, tex, unit)
489:  layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, tex, unit or 1)
530:    layer:shader_set_int(an.shaders.effect, 'u_mode', 2)
537:function layer:shader_set_int(shader, name, value)
538:  layer_shader_set_int(self.handle, shader, name, value)
546:    layer:shader_set_int(shader, "u_texture", tex)

100  function collider:get_restitution(shape) return physics_shape_get_restitution(shape or self.shape) end
101 function collider:set_density(density, shape) physics_shape_set_density(shape or self.shape, density) end
102 function collider:get_density(shape) return physics_shape_get_density(shape or self.shape) end
103 function collider:destroy_shape(shape, update_mass)
104   if update_mass == nil then update_mass = true end
105   physics_shape_destroy(shape, update_mass)
106 end
107 
108 --[[
109   Adds an additional circle shape to this body.
110 
111   Usage:

475  end
476 
477 --[[
478   Sets a float uniform on a shader for this layer.
479 
480   Usage:
481     layer:shader_set_float(an.shaders.blur, 'u_radius', 5.0)
482 
483   Parameters:
484     shader - shader handle
485     name   - uniform name in shader
486     value  - float value
487 ]]
488 function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, tex, unit)
489   layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, tex, unit or 1)
490 end
491 
492 function layer:shader_set_float(shader, name, value)
493   layer_shader_set_float(self.handle, shader, name, value)
494 end

475  end
476 
477 --[[
478   Sets a float uniform on a shader for this layer.
479 
480   Usage:
481     layer:shader_set_float(an.shaders.blur, 'u_radius', 5.0)
482 
483   Parameters:
484     shader - shader handle
485     name   - uniform name in shader
486     value  - float value
487 ]]
488 function layer:shader_set_float(shader, name, value)
489   layer_shader_set_float(self.handle, shader, name, value)
490 end
491 
492 --[[
493   Sets a vec2 uniform on a shader for this layer.
494 
495   Usage:
496     layer:shader_set_vec2(an.shaders.outline, 'u_pixel_size', 1/480, 1/270)
497 
498   Parameters:
499     shader - shader handle
500     name   - uniform name in shader
501     x, y   - vec2 components
502 ]]
503 function layer:shader_set_vec2(shader, name, x, y)
504   layer_shader_set_vec2(self.handle, shader, name, x, y)
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535  end
536 
537 --[[
538   Sets a texture uniform on a shader for this layer (deferred).
539 
540   Usage:
541     layer:shader_set_texture(shader, 'u_extra_tex', texture_id, 1)
542 
543   Parameters:
544     shader     - shader handle
545     name       - uniform name in shader
546     texture_id - GL texture handle (from layer:get_texture() or texture_load)
547     unit       - texture unit (1+ ; unit 0 is reserved for the layer's own texture, default 1)
548 ]]
549 function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, texture_id, unit)
550   layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, texture_id, unit or 1)
551 end
552 
553 --[[
554   Gets the layer's current texture handle.

475  end
476 
477 --[[
478   Sets a float uniform on a shader for this layer.
479 
480   Usage:
481     layer:shader_set_float(an.shaders.blur, 'u_radius', 5.0)
482 
483   Parameters:
484     shader - shader handle
485     name   - uniform name in shader
486     value  - float value
487 ]]
488 function layer:shader_set_texture(shader, name, tex, unit)
489   layer_shader_set_texture(self.handle, shader, name, tex, unit or 1)
490 end
491 
492 function layer:shader_set_float(shader, name, value)
493   layer_shader_set_float(self.handle, shader, name, value)
494 end
495 
496 --[[
497   Sets a vec2 uniform on a shader for this layer.
498 
499   Usage:
500     layer:shader_set_vec2(an.shaders.outline, 'u_pixel_size', 1/480, 1/270)
501 
502   Parameters:
503     shader - shader handle
504     name   - uniform name in shader
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The equivalent shift is: **stop holding direct references between entities, and stop building subscription systems.** Use IDs, poll for changes, store relationships in relational tables, and design for short lifetimes. The framework code approaches zero, the correctness guarantees approach universal (because "nil" is always a safe response), and the code reads like plain game logic with no framework layer.

The cost is some verbosity and some conceptual shift. The benefit is that the entire reference management problem dissolves. You don't need `link`, you don't need `subscribe`, you don't need `on`, you don't need a relation graph, you don't need `self:own()`. You need four disciplines and twenty lines of framework.

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a.id =  1   b.id =  2

entities[a.id] =    table: 0000000000e80e60

after kill, still in entities:  true    a._dying:   true

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8974:    lua_register(L, "key_is_down", l_key_is_down);
8975:    lua_register(L, "key_is_pressed", l_key_is_pressed);
8976:    lua_register(L, "key_is_released", l_key_is_released);
8978:    lua_register(L, "mouse_position", l_mouse_position);
8979:    lua_register(L, "mouse_delta", l_mouse_delta);
8980:    lua_register(L, "mouse_set_visible", l_mouse_set_visible);
8981:    lua_register(L, "mouse_set_grabbed", l_mouse_set_grabbed);
8982:    lua_register(L, "mouse_is_down", l_mouse_is_down);
8983:    lua_register(L, "mouse_is_pressed", l_mouse_is_pressed);
8984:    lua_register(L, "mouse_is_released", l_mouse_is_released);
8985:    lua_register(L, "mouse_wheel", l_mouse_wheel);
9008:    lua_register(L, "gamepad_is_connected", l_gamepad_is_connected);
9009:    lua_register(L, "gamepad_get_axis", l_gamepad_get_axis);

1609:    Returns true if a gamepad is connected.
1612:      if an:gamepad_is_connected() then
1613:        show_gamepad_prompts()
1616:  function an:gamepad_is_connected()
1617:    return gamepad_is_connected()
1621:    Returns a gamepad axis value (-1 to 1).
1624:      local lx = an:gamepad_get_axis('leftx')
1625:      local ly = an:gamepad_get_axis('lefty')
1629:  function an:gamepad_get_axis(axis)
1630:    return gamepad_get_axis(axis)
1634:    Returns the last input type: 'keyboard', 'mouse', or 'gamepad'.
1637:      if an:get_last_input_type() == 'gamepad' then
1638:        show_gamepad_prompts()
1683:    Sets the gamepad stick deadzone.

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left down:   true

shoot down: true

unbound down:   false

axis:   -1

vector: -1.0    0.0

keybinds table: key:a   key:left

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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Timer child object for scheduling delayed, repeating, and conditional callbacks.
5   
6     Usage:
7       self:add(timer())
8       self.timer:after(1, function() print('fired after 1s') end)
9       self.timer:every(0.5, 'attack', function() self:attack() end)
10  
11    Timer is added as a child object. When the parent dies, the timer dies automatically.
12    All timer methods support optional naming - named timers can be cancelled, triggered,
13    and automatically replace previous timers with the same name.
14  
15    Timer methods:
16      Delayed:     after, every, during, tween
17      Conditional: watch, when, cooldown
18      Varying:     every_step, during_step
19      Utility:     cancel, trigger, set_multiplier, get_time_left
20  ]]
21  timer = object:extend()
22  
23  --[[
24    Creates a new timer.
25  
26    Usage:
27      self:add(timer())
28  
29    The timer is automatically named 'timer' and accessible as self.timer on the parent.
30  ]]
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fired count (expect 1):  1

every count (expect 3): 3

tween end (expect ~10): 10.0

cancel test (expect 2): 2

trigger test (expect true): true

watch no change:    nil

watch change:   50 from 100

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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Spring child object for damped spring animations.
5   
6     Usage:
7       self:add(spring())
8       self.spring:add('scale', 1, 5, 0.5)      -- 5 Hz, moderate bounce
9       self.spring:pull('scale', 0.5)
10  
11    Spring is added as a child object. When the parent dies, the spring dies automatically.
12    A default 'main' spring at value 1 is created on construction.
13  
14    Springs are accessed directly: self.spring.main.x, self.spring.scale.x
15  
16    Spring methods:
17      add          - Add a named spring with frequency/bounce
18      pull         - Apply impulse to a spring
19      set_target   - Change resting point
20      at_rest      - Check if spring has settled
21  ]]
22  spring = object:extend()
23  
24  --[[
25    Creates a new spring container with default 'main' spring.
26  
27    Usage:
28      self:add(spring())
29  
30    The spring is automatically named 'spring' and accessible as self.spring on the parent.
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main initial:    1

after pull: 1.3

after 1s settle:    1.0000000000409 at rest:    true

scale initial:  2

scale after pull + 5 frames:    2.0458478053225

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1    --[[
2     Math utility functions and easing curves.
3   
4     Utility functions:
5       lerp, lerp_dt             - Linear interpolation
6       lerp_angle, lerp_angle_dt - Angle interpolation with wrapping
7       clamp                     - Clamp value to range
8       remap                     - Remap value from one range to another
9       loop                      - Loop value within range (for angles)
10      sign                      - Sign of a number (-1, 0, 1)
11      length                    - Length of a 2D vector
12      angle                     - Angle from vector components
13      angle_to_point            - Angle between two points
14      distance                  - Distance between two points
15      normalize                 - Normalize a vector to unit length
16      direction                 - Unit vector from angle
17      rotate                    - Rotate a vector by angle
18      reflect                   - Reflect angle off a surface normal
19      snap                      - Snap value to nearest grid
20      limit                     - Limit vector length
21  
22    Easing functions:
23      linear, sine_*, quad_*, cubic_*, quart_*, quint_*,
24      expo_*, circ_*, bounce_*, back_*, elastic_*
25  ]]
26  
27  -- Constants for easing functions
28  PI = math.pi
29  PI2 = math.pi/2
30  LN2 = math.log(2)
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lerp:    50.0

clamp:  10

distance:   5.0

cubic_out:  0.875

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sum: 15

has:    true

count:  5

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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Random child object for seeded random number generation.
5   
6     Usage:
7       self:add(random())           -- unseeded (uses os.time)
8       self:add(random(12345))      -- seeded for deterministic replays
9   
10    Random is added as a child object. When the parent dies, the random dies automatically.
11    Multiple random instances can exist (gameplay RNG vs cosmetic RNG).
12  
13    Random methods:
14      float        - Random float in range
15      int          - Random integer in range
16      angle        - Random angle 0 to 2pi
17      sign         - Random -1 or 1
18      bool         - Random true/false
19      normal       - Gaussian distribution
20      choice       - Pick random element from array
21      choices      - Pick n unique elements from array
22      weighted     - Weighted index selection
23      get_seed     - Get current seed
24      set_seed     - Reset with new seed
25  ]]
26  random = object:extend()
27  
28  --[[
29    Creates a new random number generator.
30  
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8959:    lua_register(L, "random_create", l_random_create);
8960:    lua_register(L, "random_seed", l_random_seed);
8961:    lua_register(L, "random_get_seed", l_random_get_seed);
8962:    lua_register(L, "random_float_01", l_random_float_01);
8963:    lua_register(L, "random_float", l_random_float);
8964:    lua_register(L, "random_int", l_random_int);
8965:    lua_register(L, "random_angle", l_random_angle);
8966:    lua_register(L, "random_sign", l_random_sign);
8967:    lua_register(L, "random_bool", l_random_bool);
8968:    lua_register(L, "random_normal", l_random_normal);
8969:    lua_register(L, "random_choice", l_random_choice);
8970:    lua_register(L, "random_choices", l_random_choices);
8971:    lua_register(L, "random_weighted", l_random_weighted);

7500:static int l_random_float_01(lua_State* L) {
7501-    PCG32* rng = get_rng(L, 1);
7502-    uint32_t r = pcg32_next(rng);
7503-    double result = (double)r / 4294967295.0;
7504-    lua_pushnumber(L, result);
7505-    return 1;
7506-}
7507-
7508-// random_float(min, max, rng?) - Random float [min, max]
7509:static int l_random_float(lua_State* L) {
7510-    double min = luaL_checknumber(L, 1);
7511-    double max = luaL_checknumber(L, 2);
7512-    PCG32* rng = get_rng(L, 3);
7513-    uint32_t r = pcg32_next(rng);
7514-    double t = (double)r / 4294967295.0;
7515-    double result = min + t * (max - min);
7516-    lua_pushnumber(L, result);
7517-    return 1;
7518-}
7519-
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7521:static int l_random_int(lua_State* L) {
7522-    lua_Integer min = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
7523-    lua_Integer max = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
7524-    PCG32* rng = get_rng(L, 3);
7525-    if (min > max) {
7526-        lua_Integer tmp = min;
7527-        min = max;
7528-        max = tmp;
7529-    }
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7468:static PCG32* get_rng(lua_State* L, int arg) {
7469-    if (lua_isuserdata(L, arg)) {
7470-        return (PCG32*)luaL_checkudata(L, arg, RNG_METATABLE);
7471-    }
7472-    return &global_rng;
7473-}
7474-
7475-// random_create(seed) - Create new RNG instance
7476-static int l_random_create(lua_State* L) {
7477-    lua_Integer seed = luaL_checkinteger(L, 1);
7478-    PCG32* rng = (PCG32*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(PCG32));

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1    require('anchor.object')
2   
3   --[[
4     Animation class for sprite sheet animations.
5   
6     Animations play through frames of a spritesheet with configurable timing,
7     loop modes, and per-frame callbacks.
8   
9     Usage:
10      -- As object child (recommended)
11      self:add(animation('anim', an.spritesheets.hit, 0.03, 'once', {
12        [3] = function(self) print("frame 3") end,
13        [0] = function(self) self:kill() end,
14      }))
15  
16      -- Drawing
17      layer:animation(self.anim, x, y, r, sx, sy)
18  
19    Properties:
20      self.spritesheet - spritesheet reference
21      self.frame       - current frame (1-indexed)
22      self.delay       - frame delay (number or table of per-frame delays)
23      self.loop_mode   - 'once', 'loop', or 'bounce'
24      self.actions     - table of callbacks indexed by frame number (0 = completion)
25      self.playing     - whether animation is playing
26      self.dead        - true when 'once' animation completes
27      self.direction   - play direction (1 forward, -1 reverse for bounce)
28  ]]
29  animation = object:extend()
30  
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initial frame:   1   dead:   false

frame   2   dead    false

frame   3   dead    false

frame   4   dead    false

frame   5   dead    false

frame   5   dead    true

frame   5   dead    true

actions called: 3,done

loop test, frame after 10 ticks:    1

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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Mutable color with RGB and HSL access.
5   
6     Usage:
7       red = color(255, 0, 0)
8       red.r = 200              -- modify in place
9       red.l = 0.8              -- set lightness, recomputes RGB
10      layer:circle(x, y, r, red())  -- get packed value
11  
12    Color is a standalone class (not a child object).
13    All properties (r, g, b, a, h, s, l) are readable and writable.
14    RGB and HSL stay synchronized automatically.
15  
16    Properties:
17      r, g, b  - RGB components (0-255)
18      a        - alpha (0-255)
19      h        - hue (0-360)
20      s        - saturation (0-1)
21      l        - lightness (0-1)
22  
23    Operators (mutate in place, return self):
24      color * number     - multiply RGB by scalar
25      color * color      - multiply RGB component-wise
26      color / number     - divide RGB by scalar
27      color + number     - add to all RGB
28      color + color      - add RGB component-wise
29      color - number     - subtract from all RGB
30      color - color      - subtract RGB component-wise
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100  local color_mt = {
101   __call = function(_, r, g, b, a)
102     local self = setmetatable({}, color)
103     self:new(r, g, b, a)
104     return self
105   end,
106 }
107 setmetatable(color, color_mt)
108 
109 --[[
110   Creates a new color.
111 
112   Usage:
113     white = color()                    -- default white (255, 255, 255, 255)
114     red = color(255, 0, 0)             -- opaque red
115     transparent_blue = color(0, 0, 255, 128)  -- semi-transparent blue
116 
117   Parameters:
118     r - red component 0-255 (default 255)
119     g - green component 0-255 (default 255)
120     b - blue component 0-255 (default 255)
121     a - alpha component 0-255 (default 255)
122 
123   Returns: color instance
124 ]]
125 function color:new(r, g, b, a)
126   r = r or 255
127   g = g or 255
128   b = b or 255
129   a = a or 255
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381  end
382 

8855:    lua_register(L, "rgba", l_color_rgba);

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red.r:   255 red.a:  255

red packed: 4294901760

mixed:  127.5   0.0 127.5

original red still: 255

copy.r: 100

dark:   127.5   0.0 0.0

hsl of red: 0.0 1.0 0.5

from hsl green: 0   255 0

invert red: 0   255 255

alias test: 128 64  32

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1    require('anchor.object')
2   
3   --[[
4     Collider class - wraps a Box2D physics body.
5   
6     A child object added to game objects. Dies when parent dies.
7     Name defaults to 'collider' so parent accesses it as self.collider.
8   
9     Usage:
10      self:add(collider('player', 'dynamic', 'circle', 16))
11      self:add(collider('wall', 'static', 'box', 64, 32))
12  
13    Multiple colliders on one object:
14      hitbox = collider('player_hitbox', 'dynamic', 'circle', 12)
15      hitbox.name = 'hitbox'
16      self:add(hitbox)
17  ]]
18  -- Unique ID counter for colliders
19  collider_next_id = 1
20  
21  collider = object:extend()
22  
23  function collider:new(tag, body_type, shape_type, ...)
24    object.new(self, 'collider')
25    self.tag = tag
26    self.body_type = body_type
27    self.shape_type = shape_type
28    self.body = physics_create_body(self.body_type, 0, 0)
29  
30    -- Add initial shape based on shape_type
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seeker.id:   1

collider owner is seeker:   true

body user_data: 1

tag:    enemy

collider position:  10  20

steering_seek:  65.710678118655 70.710678118655

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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Shake child object for camera shake effects.
5   
6     Usage:
7       an.camera:add(shake())
8       an.camera.shake:trauma(0.5, 0.3)
9   
10    Shake is added as a child of camera. It implements get_transform() which
11    camera calls to collect effects from all children.
12  
13    Shake types:
14      trauma - Perlin noise based, accumulates and decays
15  ]]
16  shake = object:extend()
17  
18  --[[
19    Creates a new shake container.
20  
21    Usage:
22      an.camera:add(shake())
23  
24    Behavior:
25      - Automatically named 'shake' and accessible as parent.shake
26      - Initializes trauma system
27  ]]
28  function shake:new(name)
29    object.new(self, name or 'shake')
30    self.trauma_instances = {}
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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Camera child object for viewport control.
5   
6     Usage:
7       an:add(camera(480, 270))
8       an.camera.x = 100
9       an.camera.y = 200
10      an.camera.zoom = 2
11  
12    Camera is added as a child object, typically to 'an'.
13    Layers automatically use an.camera by default (configurable via layer.camera).
14  
15    Camera methods:
16      attach       - Apply camera transform to a layer (called automatically)
17      detach       - Remove camera transform from a layer (called automatically)
18      to_world     - Convert screen coordinates to world coordinates
19      to_screen    - Convert world coordinates to screen coordinates
20      get_effects  - Collect transform effects from child objects
21  
22    Properties:
23      x, y         - Camera center position in world coordinates
24      w, h         - Viewport dimensions
25      rotation     - Rotation in radians
26      zoom         - Zoom level (1 = normal, 2 = 2x magnification)
27      mouse        - Table with x, y of mouse in world coordinates
28  ]]
29  camera = object:extend()
30  
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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Layer class wraps the C layer handle for drawing.
5   
6     Layers are FBOs (framebuffer objects) that accumulate draw commands during the frame.
7     Commands are deferred and processed at frame end via layer_render() with GL batching.
8     Draw order is FIFO — no z-ordering, call order determines render order.
9   
10    Usage:
11      an:layer('game')                           -- register layer
12      game = an.layers.game                      -- access layer
13      game:rectangle(100, 100, 50, 30, color)    -- queue rectangle
14      game:draw()                                -- composite to screen
15  
16    Properties:
17      self.name   - string, layer identifier
18      self.handle - C layer pointer
19  ]]
20  layer = class:extend()
21  
22  --[[
23    Creates a new layer with the given name.
24  
25    Usage:
26      layer('game')
27      layer('ui')
28  
29    Behavior:
30      - Calls layer_create() which gets or creates a named layer in C
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700 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor_v1/layer.lua
11:    an:layer('game')                           -- register layer
12:    game = an.layers.game                      -- access layer
38:  self.camera = an.camera
297:    layer:image(an.images.player, 100, 100)
298:    layer:image(an.images.player, 100, 100, rgba(255, 255, 255, 128))  -- semi-transparent
299:    layer:image(an.images.player, 100, 100, 0xFFFFFFFF, rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))  -- red flash
302:    img   - image object (from an:image)
321:    layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 1, 100, 100)
322:    layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 3, 100, 100, rgba(255, 255, 255, 128))  -- tinted
323:    layer:spritesheet(an.spritesheets.hit, 5, 100, 100, 0xFFFFFFFF, rgba(255, 0, 0, 255))  -- flash
326:    sheet - spritesheet object (from an:spritesheet)
362:    layer:text("Hello!", an.fonts.main, 100, 50, rgba(255, 255, 255, 255))
462:    layer:apply_shader(an.shaders.blur)
463:    layer:apply_shader(an.shaders.outline)
466:    shader - shader handle (from an:shader or an:shader_string)
481:    layer:shader_set_float(an.shaders.blur, 'u_radius', 5.0)
496:    layer:shader_set_vec2(an.shaders.outline, 'u_pixel_size', 1/480, 1/270)
511:    layer:shader_set_vec4(an.shaders.tint, 'u_color', 1.0, 0.5, 0.0, 1.0)
526:    layer:shader_set_int(an.shaders.effect, 'u_mode', 2)
622:    shadow:draw_from(game, an.shaders.shadow)       -- copy through shader

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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Layer class wraps the C layer handle for drawing.
5   
6     Layers are FBOs (framebuffer objects) that accumulate draw commands during the frame.
7     Commands are deferred and processed at frame end via layer_render() with GL batching.
8     Draw order is FIFO — no z-ordering, call order determines render order.
9   
10    Usage:
11      an:layer('game')                           -- register layer
12      game = an.layers.game                      -- access layer
13      game:rectangle(100, 100, 50, 30, color)    -- queue rectangle
14      game:draw()                                -- composite to screen
15  
16    Properties:
17      self.name   - string, layer identifier
18      self.handle - C layer pointer
19  ]]
20  layer = class:extend()
21  
22  --[[
23    Creates a new layer with the given name.
24  
25    Usage:
26      layer('game')
27      layer('ui')
28  
29    Behavior:
30      - Calls layer_create() which gets or creates a named layer in C
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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Font class wraps a named C font for text rendering.
5   
6     Fonts in the C engine are identified by name string, not handle.
7     This class registers the font and provides query methods for metrics.
8   
9     Usage:
10      an:font('main', 'assets/LanaPixel.ttf', 11)   -- register font
11      f = an.fonts.main                              -- access font
12      layer:text("Hello", f, 100, 50, color)         -- draw text
13  
14    Properties:
15      self.name   - font identifier string
16      self.size   - font size in pixels
17      self.height - line height in pixels
18  ]]
19  font = class:extend()
20  
21  --[[
22    Creates and registers a font.
23  
24    Usage:
25      font('main', 'assets/font.ttf', 16)
26  
27    Parameters:
28      name - identifier for this font (used in C calls)
29      path - path to TTF file
30      size - font size in pixels
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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Image class wraps a C texture handle.
5   
6     Images are GPU textures loaded from files. They're drawn via layer:image().
7     The class caches width/height so you don't need C calls to query them.
8   
9     Usage:
10      an:image('player', 'assets/player.png')   -- register image
11      img = an.images.player                    -- access image
12      layer:image(img, 100, 100)                -- draw centered at (100, 100)
13  
14    Properties:
15      self.handle - C texture pointer
16      self.width  - texture width in pixels
17      self.height - texture height in pixels
18  ]]
19  image = class:extend()
20  
21  --[[
22    Creates an image wrapper from a C texture handle.
23  
24    Usage:
25      img = image(handle)   -- typically called by an:image, not directly
26  
27    Behavior:
28      - Stores the C handle
29      - Queries and caches width/height from C
30  ]]
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1    require('anchor.class')
2   
3   --[[
4     Spritesheet class wraps a C spritesheet handle.
5   
6     Spritesheets are textures divided into a grid of frames for animations.
7     Frames are indexed 1-based (Lua convention) and read left-to-right, top-to-bottom.
8   
9     Usage:
10      an:spritesheet('hit', 'assets/hit1.png', 96, 48)   -- register spritesheet
11      sheet = an.spritesheets.hit                         -- access spritesheet
12      layer:spritesheet(sheet, 1, 100, 100)               -- draw frame 1 at (100, 100)
13  
14    Properties:
15      self.handle       - C spritesheet pointer
16      self.frame_width  - width of each frame in pixels
17      self.frame_height - height of each frame in pixels
18      self.frames       - total number of frames
19  ]]
20  spritesheet = class:extend()
21  
22  --[[
23    Creates a spritesheet wrapper from a C spritesheet handle.
24  
25    Usage:
26      sheet = spritesheet(handle)   -- typically called by an:spritesheet, not directly
27  
28    Behavior:
29      - Stores the C handle
30      - Queries and caches frame dimensions and count from C
... [8 more lines]

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8816:    lua_register(L, "texture_load", l_texture_load);
8822:    lua_register(L, "spritesheet_load", l_spritesheet_load);
8823:    lua_register(L, "spritesheet_get_frame_width", l_spritesheet_get_frame_width);
8824:    lua_register(L, "spritesheet_get_frame_height", l_spritesheet_get_frame_height);
8825:    lua_register(L, "spritesheet_get_total_frames", l_spritesheet_get_total_frames);
8828:    lua_register(L, "font_load", l_font_load);

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1    --[[
2     image — thin wrapper for GPU texture handles.
3   
4     Usage:
5       images.player = image_load('player', 'assets/player.png')
6       layer:image(images.player, 100, 100)
7   
8     An image is a plain table with .handle, .width, .height.
9   ]]
10  
11  image = class()
12  
13  function image:new(handle)
14    self.handle = handle
15    self.width = texture_get_width(handle)
16    self.height = texture_get_height(handle)
17  end
18  
19  -- Load a texture from a file, wrap it, and add to the global `images` table.
20  function image_load(name, path)
21    local handle = texture_load(path)
22    local img = image(handle)
23    if images then images[name] = img end
24    return img
25  end
26  

font.lua OK

image.lua OK

spritesheet.lua OK

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1    --[[
2     Anchor framework initialization.
3   
4     This file:
5       1. Requires all framework classes (object, layer, image, font)
6       2. Returns an init function that takes configuration
7       3. The init function creates the root 'an' object and sets up the framework
8       4. Defines the global update() function called by the C engine
9   
10    Usage:
11      require('anchor') {
12        width = 640,
13        height = 360,
14        title = "My Game",
15        scale = 2,
16        vsync = true,
17        fullscreen = false,
18        resizable = true,
19        filter = "rough",
20      }
21  
22    The 'an' object is the root of the object tree and the central access point
23    for all framework resources (layers, images, fonts).
24  ]]
25  
26  -- Load framework classes (doesn't require engine to be initialized)
27  require('anchor.object')
28  require('anchor.layer')
29  require('anchor.image')
30  require('anchor.font')
... [120 more lines]

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8:    4. Defines the global update() function called by the C engine
108:  an.dt = an.unscaled_dt      -- Scaled dt (updated each frame)
125:  function an:layer(name)
144:  function an:image(name, path)
171:  function an:spritesheet(name, path, frame_width, frame_height, padding)
192:  function an:font(name, path, size)
211:  function an:shader(name, path)
229:  function an:shader_string(name, source)
248:  function an:sound(name, path)
267:  function an:sound_play(name, volume, pitch)
286:  function an:sound_play_handle(name, volume, pitch)
298:  function an:sound_handle_set_pitch(handle, pitch)
308:  function an:sound_handle_set_volume(handle, volume)
318:  function an:sound_handle_stop(handle)
328:  function an:sound_handle_set_looping(handle, looping)
338:  function an:sound_set_volume(volume)
356:  function an:music(name, path)
374:  function an:music_play(name, loop, channel)
394:  function an:music_stop(channel)
421:  function an:music_set_volume(volume, channel)
444:  function an:music_crossfade(name, duration, loop)
487:  function an:playlist_set(tracks)
502:  function an:playlist_play()
519:  function an:playlist_stop()
530:  function an:playlist_next()
542:  function an:playlist_prev()
559:  function an:playlist_shuffle(enabled)
575:  function an:playlist_set_crossfade(duration)
580:  function an:playlist_generate_shuffle()
594:  function an:playlist_current_track()
... [30 more lines]

863:  function an:physics_hit(tag_a, tag_b)
881:  function an:collision_begin_events(tag_a, tag_b)
929:  function an:collision_end_events(tag_a, tag_b)
969:  function an:sensor_begin_events(tag_a, tag_b)
1008:  function an:sensor_end_events(tag_a, tag_b)
1050:  function an:hit_events(tag_a, tag_b)
1101:  function an:query_point(x, y, tags)
1124:  function an:query_circle(x, y, radius, tags)
1147:  function an:query_aabb(x, y, width, height, tags)
1170:  function an:query_box(x, y, width, height, angle, tags)
1193:  function an:query_capsule(x1, y1, x2, y2, radius, tags)
1218:  function an:query_polygon(x, y, vertices, tags)
1243:  function an:raycast(x1, y1, x2, y2, tags)
1274:  function an:raycast_all(x1, y1, x2, y2, tags)
1310:  function an:bind(action, control)
1320:  function an:unbind(action, control)
1330:  function an:unbind_all(action)
1342:  function an:bind_all()
1354:  function an:bind_chord(name, actions)
1368:  function an:bind_sequence(name, sequence)
1380:  function an:bind_hold(name, duration, source_action)
1392:  function an:is_pressed(action)
1404:  function an:is_down(action)
1416:  function an:is_released(action)
1427:  function an:get_axis(negative, positive)
1441:  function an:get_vector(left, right, up, down)
1454:  function an:get_hold_duration(name)
1466:  function an:any_pressed()
1479:  function an:get_pressed_action()
1491:  function an:key_is_down(key)
... [30 more lines]

1693     Global update function called by the C engine each physics tick (144Hz).
1694    
1695        Behavior:
1696          1. Attaches camera transforms to layers
1697          2. Collects an + all descendants into a flat array
1698          3. Runs early phase (_early_update) on all objects
1699          4. Runs main phase (_update) on all objects
1700          5. Runs late phase (_late_update) on all objects
1701          6. Runs cleanup to remove dead objects and finished actions
1702          7. Detaches camera transforms from layers
1703    
1704        The three phases allow proper ordering:
1705          - early: input handling, pre-update logic
1706          - main: game logic, movement, collisions
1707          - late: drawing, post-update cleanup
1708    
1709        Note: This is called automatically by the C engine. Do not call manually.
1710      ]]
1711      function update(dt)
1712        -- Update engine state: dynamic values
1713        an.frame = engine_get_frame()
1714        an.step = engine_get_step()
1715        an.time = engine_get_time()
1716        an.window_width, an.window_height = engine_get_window_size()
1717        an.scale = engine_get_scale()
1718        an.fullscreen = engine_is_fullscreen()
1719        an.fps = engine_get_fps()
1720        an.draw_calls = engine_get_draw_calls()
1721    
1722        -- Attach camera transforms to layers before any updates
... [39 more lines]

9855:            lua_getglobal(L, "update");
9917:            lua_getglobal(L, "draw");
10232:            lua_getglobal(L, "update");
10284:                lua_getglobal(L, "update");
10325:            lua_getglobal(L, "draw");

9850 
9851            // Call Lua update (skip if in error state)
9852            if (!error_state) {
9853                lua_pushcfunction(L, traceback);
9854                int err_handler = lua_gettop(L);
9855                lua_getglobal(L, "update");
9856                if (lua_isfunction(L, -1)) {
9857                    lua_pushnumber(L, PHYSICS_RATE);
9858                    if (lua_pcall(L, 1, 0, err_handler) != LUA_OK) {
9859                        snprintf(error_message, sizeof(error_message), "%s", lua_tostring(L, -1));
9860                        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s\n", error_message);
9861                        lua_pop(L, 2);  // error + traceback
9862                        error_state = true;
9863                    } else {
9864                        lua_pop(L, 1);  // traceback
9865                    }
9866                } else {
9867                    lua_pop(L, 2);  // nil + traceback
9868                }
9869            }
9870    
9871            step++;
9872            game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
9873            physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;
9874    
9875            // Copy current input state to previous for next frame's edge detection
9876            input_post_update();
9877            chords_post_update();
9878        }
9879    
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File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/init.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

init.lua parses OK

772:      an:physics_init()
776:  function an:physics_init()
777:    physics_init()

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E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/main.lua
require('anchor')({width = 480, height = 270, title = "Primitives Test"})



--[[

-- SHAPES TEST (commented out)



-- Setup layer

game = an:layer('game')

game.camera = nil  -- No camera, draw in screen space



-- Colors

white = color(255, 255, 255)

red = color(255, 100, 100)

green = color(100, 255, 100)

blue = color(100, 100, 255)

yellow = color(255, 255, 100)

cyan = color(100, 255, 255)

magenta = color(255, 100, 255)

orange = color(255, 180, 100)

bg = color(40, 44, 52)

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/hello_world/main.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

hello_world/main.lua parses OK

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Exit code 2
/usr/bin/bash: -c: line 196: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/hello_world/test_stubs.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/hello_world/run_test.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

=== Loading anchor framework ===

class():    function: 0000000000fbe840

timer_new:  function: 0000000000fdf580

make_entity:    function: 0000000000fceb00

framework initialized

width:  480 height: 270

layers: table: 0000000001002270 images: table: 0000000001002830

=== Loading hello-world game ===

hello_world loaded

enemies count:  5

bullets count:  0

p1.id:  1

entities[p1.id] == p1:  true

=== Running one update frame ===

update ran, enemies:    5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

animation.lua
array.lua
camera.lua
class.lua
collider.lua
color.lua
font.lua
image.lua
init.lua
input.lua
layer.lua
math.lua
object.lua
shake.lua
spring.lua
spritesheet.lua
timer.lua
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   159 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/animation.lua
   647 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/array.lua
   214 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/camera.lua
    33 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/class.lua
   321 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/collider.lua
   180 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/color.lua
    38 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/font.lua
    25 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/image.lua
   155 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/init.lua
   138 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/input.lua
   698 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/layer.lua
   816 E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/math.lua
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animation.lua                                      OK
array.lua                                          OK
camera.lua                                         OK
class.lua                                          OK
collider.lua                                       OK
color.lua                                          OK
font.lua                                           OK
image.lua                                          OK
init.lua                                           OK
input.lua                                          OK
layer.lua                                          OK
math.lua                                           OK
object.lua                                         OK
shake.lua                                          OK
spring.lua                                         OK
spritesheet.lua                                    OK
timer.lua                                          OK

Updated task #26 status

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/progress.md has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/questions_for_user.md has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

8882:    lua_register(L, "physics_init", l_physics_init);
8883:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_gravity", l_physics_set_gravity);
8884:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_meter_scale", l_physics_set_meter_scale);
8885:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_enabled", l_physics_set_enabled);
8886:    lua_register(L, "physics_register_tag", l_physics_register_tag);
8887:    lua_register(L, "physics_enable_collision", l_physics_enable_collision);
8888:    lua_register(L, "physics_disable_collision", l_physics_disable_collision);
8889:    lua_register(L, "physics_enable_sensor", l_physics_enable_sensor);
8890:    lua_register(L, "physics_enable_hit", l_physics_enable_hit);
8891:    lua_register(L, "physics_tags_collide", l_physics_tags_collide);
8892:    lua_register(L, "physics_create_body", l_physics_create_body);
8893:    lua_register(L, "physics_destroy_body", l_physics_destroy_body);
8894:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_position", l_physics_get_position);
8895:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_angle", l_physics_get_angle);
8896:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_body_count", l_physics_get_body_count);
8897:    lua_register(L, "physics_body_is_valid", l_physics_body_is_valid);
8898:    lua_register(L, "physics_add_circle", l_physics_add_circle);
8899:    lua_register(L, "physics_add_box", l_physics_add_box);
8900:    lua_register(L, "physics_add_capsule", l_physics_add_capsule);
8901:    lua_register(L, "physics_add_polygon", l_physics_add_polygon);
8902:    lua_register(L, "physics_add_chain", l_physics_add_chain);
8904:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_position", l_physics_set_position);
8905:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_angle", l_physics_set_angle);
8906:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_transform", l_physics_set_transform);
8907:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_velocity", l_physics_get_velocity);
8908:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_angular_velocity", l_physics_get_angular_velocity);
8909:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_velocity", l_physics_set_velocity);
8910:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_angular_velocity", l_physics_set_angular_velocity);
8911:    lua_register(L, "physics_apply_force", l_physics_apply_force);
8912:    lua_register(L, "physics_apply_force_at", l_physics_apply_force_at);
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8925:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_set_friction", l_physics_shape_set_friction);
8926:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_get_friction", l_physics_shape_get_friction);
8927:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_set_restitution", l_physics_shape_set_restitution);
8928:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_get_restitution", l_physics_shape_get_restitution);
8929:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_is_valid", l_physics_shape_is_valid);
8930:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_get_body", l_physics_shape_get_body);
8931:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_set_density", l_physics_shape_set_density);
8932:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_get_density", l_physics_shape_get_density);
8933:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_destroy", l_physics_shape_destroy);
8934:    lua_register(L, "physics_shape_set_filter_group", l_physics_shape_set_filter_group);
8936:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_body_type", l_physics_get_body_type);
8937:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_mass", l_physics_get_mass);
8938:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_center_of_mass", l_physics_set_center_of_mass);
8939:    lua_register(L, "physics_is_awake", l_physics_is_awake);
8940:    lua_register(L, "physics_set_awake", l_physics_set_awake);
8941:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_shapes_geometry", l_physics_get_shapes_geometry);
8942:    lua_register(L, "physics_debug_events", l_physics_debug_events);
8944:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_collision_begin", l_physics_get_collision_begin);
8945:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_collision_end", l_physics_get_collision_end);
8946:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_hit", l_physics_get_hit);
8947:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_sensor_begin", l_physics_get_sensor_begin);
8948:    lua_register(L, "physics_get_sensor_end", l_physics_get_sensor_end);
8950:    lua_register(L, "physics_query_point", l_physics_query_point);
8951:    lua_register(L, "physics_query_circle", l_physics_query_circle);
8952:    lua_register(L, "physics_query_aabb", l_physics_query_aabb);
8953:    lua_register(L, "physics_query_box", l_physics_query_box);
8954:    lua_register(L, "physics_query_capsule", l_physics_query_capsule);
8955:    lua_register(L, "physics_query_polygon", l_physics_query_polygon);
8956:    lua_register(L, "physics_raycast", l_physics_raycast);
8957:    lua_register(L, "physics_raycast_all", l_physics_raycast_all);

117:static void timing_resync(void);
4854:static int l_timing_resync(lua_State* L) {
4856:    timing_resync();
8858:    lua_register(L, "timing_resync", l_timing_resync);
9084:static void timing_resync(void) {
9799:                timing_resync();

655:// Process physics events after b2World_Step
9847:            b2World_Step(physics_world, (float)(PHYSICS_RATE * time_scale), 4);  // 4 sub-steps recommended
10228:                b2World_Step(physics_world, (float)(PHYSICS_RATE * time_scale), 4);
10279:                    b2World_Step(physics_world, (float)(PHYSICS_RATE * time_scale), 4);

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/hello_world/main.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/init.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/hello_world/run_test.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

=== Loading anchor framework ===

class():    function: 0000000000ecf3f0

timer_new:  function: 0000000000eef1e0

make_entity:    function: 0000000000edfa10

framework initialized

width:  480 height: 270

layers: table: 0000000000f1bf20 images: table: 0000000000f1bda0

=== Loading hello-world game ===

hello_world loaded

enemies count:  5

bullets count:  0

p1.id:  1

entities[p1.id] == p1:  true

=== Running one update frame ===

update ran, enemies:    5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

8855:    lua_register(L, "rgba", l_color_rgba);
8972:    lua_register(L, "noise", l_random_noise);

452:function layer:draw(x, y)
634:function layer:draw_from(source, shader)

445      x, y - screen offset (default: 0, 0)
446 
447   Behavior:
448     - Adds layer to the layer_draw_queue
449     - At frame end, all queued layers are composited to screen in order
450     - Layer is cleared after compositing (ready for next frame)
451 ]]
452 function layer:draw(x, y)
453   layer_draw(self.handle, x or 0, y or 0)
454 end
455 
456 --[[
457   Applies a shader to the layer's current contents.
458 
459   Usage:
460     layer:apply_shader(an.shaders.blur)
461     layer:apply_shader(an.shaders.outline)
462 
463   Parameters:
464     shader - shader handle (from an:shader or an:shader_string)

7751:static int l_random_noise(lua_State* L) {
7752-    float x = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 1);
7753-    float y = (float)luaL_optnumber(L, 2, 0.0);
7754-    float z = (float)luaL_optnumber(L, 3, 0.0);
7755-
7756-    // stb_perlin_noise3 returns [-1, 1]
7757-    float result = stb_perlin_noise3(x, y, z, 0, 0, 0);
7758-    lua_pushnumber(L, result);
7759-    return 1;
7760-}
7761-
7762-// ============================================================================
7763-// LUA BINDINGS: INPUT
7764-// Keyboard, mouse, gamepad, actions, chords, sequences, holds, capture
7765-// ============================================================================
7766-
--
8972:    lua_register(L, "noise", l_random_noise);
8973-    // --- Input: Keyboard ---
8974-    lua_register(L, "key_is_down", l_key_is_down);
8975-    lua_register(L, "key_is_pressed", l_key_is_pressed);
8976-    lua_register(L, "key_is_released", l_key_is_released);
8977-    // --- Input: Mouse ---
8978-    lua_register(L, "mouse_position", l_mouse_position);
8979-    lua_register(L, "mouse_delta", l_mouse_delta);
8980-    lua_register(L, "mouse_set_visible", l_mouse_set_visible);
8981-    lua_register(L, "mouse_set_grabbed", l_mouse_set_grabbed);
8982-    lua_register(L, "mouse_is_down", l_mouse_is_down);
8983-    lua_register(L, "mouse_is_pressed", l_mouse_is_pressed);
8984-    lua_register(L, "mouse_is_released", l_mouse_is_released);
... [3 more lines]

8987:    lua_register(L, "input_bind", l_input_bind);
8988:    lua_register(L, "input_bind_chord", l_input_bind_chord);
8989:    lua_register(L, "input_bind_sequence", l_input_bind_sequence);
8990:    lua_register(L, "input_bind_hold", l_input_bind_hold);
8991:    lua_register(L, "input_get_hold_duration", l_input_get_hold_duration);
8992:    lua_register(L, "input_get_last_type", l_input_get_last_type);
8993:    lua_register(L, "input_start_capture", l_input_start_capture);
8994:    lua_register(L, "input_get_captured", l_input_get_captured);
8995:    lua_register(L, "input_stop_capture", l_input_stop_capture);
8996:    lua_register(L, "input_unbind", l_input_unbind);
8997:    lua_register(L, "input_unbind_all", l_input_unbind_all);
8998:    lua_register(L, "input_bind_all", l_input_bind_all);
8999:    lua_register(L, "input_get_axis", l_input_get_axis);
9000:    lua_register(L, "input_get_vector", l_input_get_vector);
9001:    lua_register(L, "input_set_deadzone", l_input_set_deadzone);
9005:    lua_register(L, "input_any_pressed", l_input_any_pressed);
9006:    lua_register(L, "input_get_pressed_action", l_input_get_pressed_action);

9002:    lua_register(L, "is_down", l_input_is_down);
9003:    lua_register(L, "is_pressed", l_input_is_pressed);
9004:    lua_register(L, "is_released", l_input_is_released);

2866:static bool parse_control_string(const char* str, Control* ctrl) {
2867-    if (!str || !ctrl) return false;
2868-
2869-    // Find the colon separator
2870-    const char* colon = strchr(str, ':');
2871-    if (!colon) return false;
2872-
2873-    // Get type prefix
2874-    size_t type_len = colon - str;
2875-    const char* value = colon + 1;
2876-
2877-    if (type_len == 3 && strncmp(str, "key", 3) == 0) {
2878-        ctrl->type = CONTROL_KEY;
2879-        ctrl->code = key_name_to_scancode(value);
2880-        ctrl->sign = 0;
2881-        return ctrl->code != SDL_SCANCODE_UNKNOWN;
2882-    }
2883-    else if (type_len == 5 && strncmp(str, "mouse", 5) == 0) {
2884-        ctrl->type = CONTROL_MOUSE_BUTTON;
2885-        ctrl->code = atoi(value);  // 1, 2, 3, etc.
2886-        ctrl->sign = 0;
--
2914:    if (!parse_control_string(control_str, &ctrl)) {
2915-        printf("Warning: Invalid control string '%s'\n", control_str);
2916-        return false;
2917-    }
2918-
2919-    // Check if already bound
2920-    for (int i = 0; i < action->control_count; i++) {
2921-        if (action->controls[i].type == ctrl.type &&
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=== Loading anchor framework ===

class():    function: 0000000000f4ecd0

timer_new:  function: 0000000000f6e280

make_entity:    function: 0000000000f5f450

framework initialized

width:  480 height: 270

layers: table: 0000000000f965a0 images: table: 0000000000f96a60

=== Loading hello-world game ===

E:\a327ex\Anchor\reference\love-compare\tools\lua54.exe: main.lua:64: attempt to call a nil value (global 'bind')

stack traceback:

    main.lua:64: in main chunk

    [C]: in function 'dofile'

    run_test.lua:24: in main chunk

    [C]: in ?

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framework initialized

width:  480 height: 270

layers: table: 0000000000f35680 images: table: 0000000000f35500

=== Loading hello-world game ===

hello_world loaded

enemies count:  5

bullets count:  0

p1.id:  1

entities[p1.id] == p1:  true

=== Running one update frame ===

update ran, enemies:    5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

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enemies count:   5

bullets count:  0

p1.id:  1

entities[p1.id] == p1:  true

=== Running one update frame ===

update ran, enemies:    5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

=== collider.lua ===
92:function collider:get_position() return physics_get_position(self.body) end
93:function collider:set_position(x, y) physics_set_position(self.body, x, y) end
94:function collider:get_angle() return physics_get_angle(self.body) end
95:function collider:set_angle(angle) physics_set_angle(self.body, angle) end
98:function collider:get_velocity() return physics_get_velocity(self.body) end
99:function collider:set_velocity(vx, vy) physics_set_velocity(self.body, vx, vy) end
100:function collider:get_angular_velocity() return physics_get_angular_velocity(self.body) end
101:function collider:set_angular_velocity(av) physics_set_angular_velocity(self.body, av) end
104:function collider:apply_force(fx, fy) physics_apply_force(self.body, fx, fy) end
105:function collider:apply_force_at(fx, fy, px, py) physics_apply_force_at(self.body, fx, fy, px, py) end
106:function collider:apply_impulse(ix, iy) physics_apply_impulse(self.body, ix, iy) end
107:function collider:apply_impulse_at(ix, iy, px, py) physics_apply_impulse_at(self.body, ix, iy, px, py) end
108:function collider:apply_torque(torque) physics_apply_torque(self.body, torque) end
109:function collider:apply_angular_impulse(impulse) physics_apply_angular_impulse(self.body, impulse) end
112:function collider:set_linear_damping(damping) physics_set_linear_damping(self.body, damping) end
113:function collider:set_angular_damping(damping) physics_set_angular_damping(self.body, damping) end
114:function collider:set_gravity_scale(scale) physics_set_gravity_scale(self.body, scale) end
115:function collider:set_fixed_rotation(fixed) physics_set_fixed_rotation(self.body, fixed) end
116:function collider:set_bullet(bullet) physics_set_bullet(self.body, bullet) end
119:function collider:set_friction(friction, shape) physics_shape_set_friction(shape or self.shape, friction) end
120:function collider:get_friction(shape) return physics_shape_get_friction(shape or self.shape) end
121:function collider:set_restitution(restitution, shape) physics_shape_set_restitution(shape or self.shape, restitution) end
122:function collider:get_restitution(shape) return physics_shape_get_restitution(shape or self.shape) end
123:function collider:set_density(density, shape) physics_shape_set_density(shape or self.shape, density) end
124:function collider:get_density(shape) return physics_shape_get_density(shape or self.shape) end
125:function collider:set_filter_group(group, shape) physics_shape_set_filter_group(shape or self.shape, group) end
149:function collider:get_mass() return physics_get_mass(self.body) end
150:function collider:set_center_of_mass(x, y) physics_set_center_of_mass(self.body, x, y) end
151:function collider:get_body_type() return physics_get_body_type(self.body) end
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=== color.lua ===
31:     - __call returns the packed rgba integer via the engine's rgba() function.
82:   return rgba(
=== init.lua ===
20:       sync_engine_globals()          -- refresh time/frame/etc. mirrors
39:     - layers                       - named layer table (populated by layer_new)
49:     - All engine C functions (physics_*, layer_*, sound_*, key_is_*, etc.)
76: sound_paths = sound_paths or {}
77: music_tracks = music_tracks or {}
81:   sync_engine_globals()
117:     engine_set_game_size(config.width, config.height)
119:   if config.title then engine_set_title(config.title) end
120:   if config.scale then engine_set_scale(config.scale) end
121:   if config.vsync ~= nil then engine_set_vsync(config.vsync) end
122:   if config.fullscreen ~= nil then engine_set_fullscreen(config.fullscreen) end
123:   if config.resizable ~= nil then engine_set_resizable(config.resizable) end
127:   engine_init()
130:   width = engine_get_width()
131:   height = engine_get_height()
132:   platform = engine_get_platform()
133:   headless = engine_get_headless and engine_get_headless() or false
134:   render_mode = engine_get_render_mode and engine_get_render_mode() or false
135:   engine_args = engine_get_args and engine_get_args() or {}
138:   dt = engine_get_unscaled_dt()
=== input.lua ===
8:   (The engine registers its functions during engine_init(), which runs
=== layer.lua ===
5:   Commands are deferred and processed at frame end via layer_render() with GL batching.
9:     game_layer = layer_new('game')
15:   `layer_circle(layer, ...)`.
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86
47:  -- Apply configuration before engine_init
70:  -- Initialize engine (creates window, GL context, shaders)
73:  --[[
97:  -- Engine state: static values (don't change during runtime)
106:  -- Time scale state

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/physics.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/framework/anchor/init.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

enemies count:   5

bullets count:  0

p1.id:  1

entities[p1.id] == p1:  true

=== Running one update frame ===

update ran, enemies:    5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/hello_world/main.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

update ran, enemies: 5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

No matches found

9572:    lua_getglobal(L, "package");

9560         return lua_error(L);  // Propagate compile error
9561        }
9562        free(script_data);
9563    
9564        // Return the compiled chunk (loader function)
9565        lua_pushstring(L, path);  // Second return value: file path
9566        return 2;
9567    }
9568    
9569    // Register the zip searcher as the first searcher in package.searchers
9570    static void register_zip_searcher(lua_State* L) {
9571        // Get package.searchers table
9572        lua_getglobal(L, "package");
9573        lua_getfield(L, -1, "searchers");
9574    
9575        // Shift existing searchers down (1->2, 2->3, etc.)
9576        int n = (int)lua_rawlen(L, -1);
9577        for (int i = n; i >= 1; i--) {
9578            lua_rawgeti(L, -1, i);
9579            lua_rawseti(L, -2, i + 1);
9580        }
9581    
9582        // Insert zip_searcher at position 1
9583        lua_pushcfunction(L, zip_searcher);
9584        lua_rawseti(L, -2, 1);
9585    
9586        lua_pop(L, 2);  // Pop searchers and package
9587    }
9588    
9589    static void engine_shutdown(void) {
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9494:static int zip_searcher(lua_State* L) {
9570:static void register_zip_searcher(lua_State* L) {
9582:    // Insert zip_searcher at position 1
9583:    lua_pushcfunction(L, zip_searcher);
10121:    register_zip_searcher(L);  // Enable require() from embedded zip
10159:    } else if (luaL_loadbuffer(L, script_data, script_size, "@main.lua") != LUA_OK) {

10100            SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 0);
10101           SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_ES);
10102           #else
10103           // Request OpenGL 3.3 Core Profile
10104           SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, 3);
10105           SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 3);
10106           SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_CORE);
10107           #endif
10108           SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1);
10109           SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_DEPTH_SIZE, 0);
10110       }
10111   
10112       // Initialize Lua (before window so game can configure via engine_set_* functions)
10113       L = luaL_newstate();
10114       if (!L) {
10115           fprintf(stderr, "luaL_newstate failed\n");
10116           engine_shutdown();
10117           return 1;
10118       }
10119       luaL_openlibs(L);
10120       register_lua_bindings(L);
10121       register_zip_searcher(L);  // Enable require() from embedded zip
10122   
10123       // Initialize gamepad (check for already-connected controllers) — skip in headless
10124       if (!headless_mode) {
10125           for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++) {
10126               if (SDL_IsGameController(i)) {
10127                   gamepad = SDL_GameControllerOpen(i);
10128                   if (gamepad) {
10129                       printf("Gamepad found at startup: %s\n", SDL_GameControllerName(gamepad));
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237:static void* zip_read_file(const char* path, size_t* out_size) {
299:static void* zip_read_file(const char* path, size_t* out_size) {
795:    unsigned char* file_data = (unsigned char*)zip_read_file(path, &file_size);
1016:    unsigned char* font_data = (unsigned char*)zip_read_file(path, &font_data_size);
1259:    sound->data = zip_read_file(path, &sound->data_size);
1480:    music->data = zip_read_file(path, &music->data_size);
9416:    char* buffer = (char*)zip_read_file(path, &size);
9516:    script_data = (char*)zip_read_file(path, &script_size);
9525:        script_data = (char*)zip_read_file(path, &script_size);
9535:        script_data = (char*)zip_read_file(path, &script_size);
9545:        script_data = (char*)zip_read_file(path, &script_size);
10153:    char* script_data = (char*)zip_read_file("main.lua", &script_size);

237  static void* zip_read_file(const char* path, size_t* out_size) {
238     // Try zip first if initialized
239     if (zip_initialized) {
240         // Try original path first
241         void* data = mz_zip_reader_extract_file_to_heap(&zip_archive, path, out_size, 0);
242         if (data) return data;
243 
244         // PowerShell's Compress-Archive uses backslashes on Windows
245         // Try with opposite separator if original path failed
246         char alt_path[512];
247         size_t len = strlen(path);
248         if (len < sizeof(alt_path)) {
249             strcpy(alt_path, path);
250             for (char* p = alt_path; *p; p++) {
251                 if (*p == '/') *p = '\\';
252                 else if (*p == '\\') *p = '/';
253             }
254             data = mz_zip_reader_extract_file_to_heap(&zip_archive, alt_path, out_size, 0);
255             if (data) return data;
256         }
257     }
258 
259     // Fall back to disk
260     FILE* f = fopen(path, "rb");
261     if (!f) return NULL;
262 
263     fseek(f, 0, SEEK_END);
264     long size = ftell(f);
265     fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
266 
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9494 static int zip_searcher(lua_State* L) {
9495        const char* modname = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
9496    
9497        // Convert module name to path
9498        // Note: PowerShell's Compress-Archive creates zips with backslash paths on Windows,
9499        // so we try both forward slashes and backslashes
9500        char path[512];
9501        size_t len = strlen(modname);
9502        if (len >= sizeof(path) - 15) {
9503            lua_pushnil(L);
9504            return 1;
9505        }
9506    
9507        size_t script_size;
9508        char* script_data = NULL;
9509    
9510        // Try modname.lua with forward slashes (e.g., "anchor.lua")
9511        strcpy(path, modname);
9512        for (char* p = path; *p; p++) {
9513            if (*p == '.') *p = '/';
9514        }
9515        strcat(path, ".lua");
9516        script_data = (char*)zip_read_file(path, &script_size);
9517    
9518        // Try modname.lua with backslashes (e.g., "anchor.lua" -> no change for single name)
9519        if (!script_data) {
9520            strcpy(path, modname);
9521            for (char* p = path; *p; p++) {
9522                if (*p == '.') *p = '\\';
9523            }
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physics.lua OK

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/hello_world/main.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

update ran, enemies: 5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

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OK: engine_set_game_size
OK: engine_set_title
OK: engine_set_scale
OK: engine_set_vsync
OK: engine_set_fullscreen
OK: engine_set_resizable
OK: engine_init
OK: engine_get_width
OK: engine_get_height
OK: engine_get_platform
OK: engine_get_headless
OK: engine_get_render_mode
OK: engine_get_args
OK: engine_get_unscaled_dt
OK: engine_get_time
OK: engine_get_dt
OK: engine_get_frame
OK: engine_get_step
OK: engine_get_window_size
OK: engine_get_scale
OK: engine_is_fullscreen
OK: engine_get_fps
OK: engine_get_draw_calls
OK: engine_set_time_scale
OK: set_filter_mode

animation.lua             OK
array.lua                 OK
camera.lua                OK
class.lua                 OK
collider.lua              OK
color.lua                 OK
font.lua                  OK
image.lua                 OK
init.lua                  OK
input.lua                 OK
layer.lua                 OK
math.lua                  OK
object.lua                OK
physics.lua               OK
shake.lua                 OK
spring.lua                OK
spritesheet.lua           OK
timer.lua                 OK

=== Loading anchor framework ===

class():    function: 0000000000ee5d40

timer_new:  function: 0000000000ed8b40

make_entity:    function: 0000000000eeb8a0

framework initialized

width:  480 height: 270

layers: table: 0000000000f2aa80 images: table: 0000000000f2a1c0

=== Loading hello-world game ===

hello_world loaded

enemies count:  5

bullets count:  0

p1.id:  1

entities[p1.id] == p1:  true

=== Running one update frame ===

update ran, enemies:    5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/START_HERE.md (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

399:function layer:push(x, y, r, sx, sy)
415:function layer:pop()

395      - Multiplies with current transform (transforms compose)
396     - All subsequent draws use this transform until pop
397     - Max stack depth: 32
398 ]]
399 function layer:push(x, y, r, sx, sy)
400   layer_push(self.handle, x, y, r, sx, sy)
401 end
402 
403 --[[
404   Pops the top transform from the stack.
405 
406   Usage:
407     layer:push(100, 100, 0, 1, 1)
408     layer:rectangle(0, 0, 50, 50, color)
409     layer:pop()
410 
411   Behavior:
412     - Restores previous transform
413     - If stack is empty (depth 0), does nothing
414 ]]
415 function layer:pop()
416   layer_pop(self.handle)
417 end
418 
419 --[[

=== Functions used but not in engine ===
engine_args
engine_get_args
engine_get_draw_calls
engine_get_dt
engine_get_fps
engine_get_frame
engine_get_headless
engine_get_height
engine_get_platform
engine_get_render_mode
engine_get_scale
engine_get_step
engine_get_time
engine_get_unscaled_dt
engine_get_width
engine_get_window_size
engine_globals
engine_init
engine_is_fullscreen
engine_set_fullscreen
engine_set_game_size
engine_set_resizable
engine_set_scale
engine_set_time_scale
engine_set_title
engine_set_vsync
font_get_char_width
font_get_glyph_metrics
font_get_height
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OK: font_load
OK: font_get_height
OK: font_get_text_width
OK: font_get_char_width
OK: font_get_glyph_metrics
OK: texture_load
OK: texture_get_width
OK: texture_get_height
OK: sound_load
OK: spritesheet_load
OK: spritesheet_get_frame_width
OK: spritesheet_get_frame_height
OK: spritesheet_get_total_frames
OK: rgba
OK: noise
OK: layer_create
OK: layer_push
OK: layer_pop
OK: layer_draw
OK: physics_init
OK: physics_set_gravity
OK: physics_set_meter_scale
OK: physics_register_tag
OK: physics_enable_collision
OK: physics_enable_sensor
OK: is_down
OK: is_pressed
OK: is_released
OK: input_bind
OK: input_get_axis
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5439:static int l_layer_draw(lua_State* L) {
5440-    if (headless_mode) return 0;
5441-    Layer* layer = (Layer*)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
5442-    float x = (lua_gettop(L) >= 2) ? (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 2) : 0.0f;
5443-    float y = (lua_gettop(L) >= 3) ? (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 3) : 0.0f;
5444-    layer_queue_draw(layer, x, y);
5445-    return 0;
5446-}
5447-
5448-static int l_layer_get_texture(lua_State* L) {
5449-    Layer* layer = (Layer*)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
5450-    GLuint tex = layer_get_texture(layer);
5451-    lua_pushinteger(L, (lua_Integer)tex);
5452-    return 1;
5453-}
5454-
--
8875:    lua_register(L, "layer_draw", l_layer_draw);
8876-    lua_register(L, "layer_get_texture", l_layer_get_texture);
8877-    lua_register(L, "layer_reset_effects", l_layer_reset_effects);
8878-    lua_register(L, "layer_clear", l_layer_clear);
8879-    lua_register(L, "layer_render", l_layer_render);
8880-    lua_register(L, "layer_draw_from", l_layer_draw_from);
8881-    // --- Physics: World & Bodies ---
8882-    lua_register(L, "physics_init", l_physics_init);
8883-    lua_register(L, "physics_set_gravity", l_physics_set_gravity);
8884-    lua_register(L, "physics_set_meter_scale", l_physics_set_meter_scale);
8885-    lua_register(L, "physics_set_enabled", l_physics_set_enabled);
8886-    lua_register(L, "physics_register_tag", l_physics_register_tag);
8887-    lua_register(L, "physics_enable_collision", l_physics_enable_collision);
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4348:static void layer_render(Layer* layer) {
4349-    batch_vertex_count = 0;
4350-    current_batch_texture = 0;
4351-    uint8_t current_blend = BLEND_ALPHA;  // Start with default
4352-    apply_blend_mode(current_blend);
4353-
4354-    for (int i = 0; i < layer->command_count; i++) {
4355-        const DrawCommand* cmd = &layer->commands[i];
4356-
4357-        // Handle uniform setting commands
4358-        // These need to temporarily switch programs, so flush batch first and restore after
--
5479:static int l_layer_render(lua_State* L) {
5480-    if (headless_mode) return 0;
5481-    Layer* layer = (Layer*)lua_touserdata(L, 1);
5482-
5483-    // Bind layer's FBO
5484-    glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, layer->fbo);
5485-    glViewport(0, 0, layer->width, layer->height);
5486-

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E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:7:  Commands are deferred and processed at frame end via layer_render() with GL batching.
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:310:  layer_draw_texture(self.handle, img.handle, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, flash or 0)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:314:  layer_draw_texture(self.handle, tex, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, 0)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:335:  layer_draw_spritesheet_frame(self.handle, sheet.handle, frame, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, flash or 0)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:355:  layer_draw_spritesheet_frame(self.handle, animation_object.spritesheet.handle, animation_object.frame, x, y, color or 0xFFFFFFFF, flash or 0)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:378:  layer_draw_text(self.handle, text, font_name, x, y, color)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:443:    layer:draw()           -- draw at (0, 0)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:444:    layer:draw(10, 20)     -- draw with offset
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:450:    - Adds layer to the layer_draw_queue
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:454:function layer:draw(x, y)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:455:  layer_draw(self.handle, x or 0, y or 0)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:613:function layer:render()
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:614:  layer_render(self.handle)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:636:function layer:draw_from(source, shader)
E:\a327ex\Anchor2\framework\anchor_v1\layer.lua:637:  layer_draw_from(self.handle, source.handle, shader)

295:  bg:render()
296:  back:render()
297:  game:render()
298:  front:render()
299:  cover:render()
300:  weapons:render()
301:  outline_only:render()
302:  effects:render()
303:  recolor_blue:render()
304:  recolor_yellow:render()
305:  ui:render()
306:  debug_draw:render()
341:  bg:draw()
343:  back_outline:draw()
344:  back:draw()

290  an:physics_sensor('weapon_hitbox', 'plant_ghost')
291 an:physics_sensor('plant_ghost', 'ball')
292 
293 -- Render and composite layers
294 draw = function()
295   bg:render()
296   back:render()
297   game:render()
298   front:render()
299   cover:render()
300   weapons:render()
301   outline_only:render()
302   effects:render()
303   recolor_blue:render()
304   recolor_yellow:render()
305   ui:render()
306   debug_draw:render()
307 
308   -- Recolor blue sprites and composite into effects
309   shader_set_vec4_immediate(an.shaders.recolor, "u_target_color", 0.231, 0.533, 0.765, 1)
310   effects:draw_from(recolor_blue, an.shaders.recolor)
311 
312   -- Recolor yellow sprites and composite into effects (using red)
313   shader_set_vec4_immediate(an.shaders.recolor, "u_target_color", 223/255, 37/255, 64/255, 1)
314   effects:draw_from(recolor_yellow, an.shaders.recolor)
315 
316   shadow:clear()
317   shadow:draw_from(back, an.shaders.shadow)
318   shadow:draw_from(game, an.shaders.shadow)
319   shadow:draw_from(front, an.shaders.shadow)
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p1.id:   1

entities[p1.id] == p1:  true

=== Running one update frame ===

update ran, enemies:    5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

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105:#define PHYSICS_RATE (1.0 / 120.0)  // 120 Hz physics/input timestep
8109:static int l_engine_get_dt(lua_State* L) {
8110:    lua_pushnumber(L, PHYSICS_RATE * time_scale);
8115:    lua_pushnumber(L, PHYSICS_RATE);
9014:    lua_register(L, "engine_get_dt", l_engine_get_dt);
9653:    if (dt > PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES) {
9654:        dt = PHYSICS_RATE;
9697:    if (physics_lag > PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES) {
9698:        physics_lag = PHYSICS_RATE * MAX_UPDATES;
9829:    while (physics_lag >= PHYSICS_RATE) {
9842:        holds_update((float)PHYSICS_RATE);
9847:            b2World_Step(physics_world, (float)(PHYSICS_RATE * time_scale), 4);  // 4 sub-steps recommended
9857:                lua_pushnumber(L, PHYSICS_RATE);
9872:        game_time += PHYSICS_RATE;
9873:        physics_lag -= PHYSICS_RATE;

738        - an.dt otherwise (which is 0 during hitstop, scaled_dt otherwise)
739   ]]
740   function an:get_dt_for(object)
741     if self.hit_stop_active and object.tags then
742       for tag, _ in pairs(object.tags) do
743         if self.hit_stop_excluded_tags[tag] then
744           return self.unscaled_dt
745         end
746       end
747     end
748     return self.dt
749   end
750 
751   -- Hitstop countdown action (uses unscaled time)
752   an:early_action('hit_stop_countdown', function(self, dt)
753     if not self.hit_stop_active then return end
754     self.hit_stop_remaining = self.hit_stop_remaining - self.unscaled_dt
755     if self.hit_stop_remaining <= 0 then
756       self.hit_stop_active = false
757       self.hit_stop_excluded_tags = {}
758       self.time_scale = self.pre_hitstop_time_scale
759     end
760   end)
761 
762   -- Physics world state
763   an.colliders = {}        -- body_handle -> collider (internal registry)
764   an.collision_pairs = {}  -- tracks enabled pairs for queries
765   an.sensor_pairs = {}
766   an.hit_pairs = {}
767 

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update ran, enemies: 5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

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run_test.lua
test_stubs.lua
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/anchor2_plan.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/bounce-language.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/progress.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/questions_for_user.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/reference_disciplines.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/reference_system_design.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/reference_taxonomy.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/steering-behaviors-research.md
E:/a327ex/Anchor2/reference/yuescript-improvements.md

7257:  self.w, self.h = 10, 10
7697:  self.h = (def and def.projectile_width) or 4
9199:  self.w, self.h = 14, 6
10276:  self.w, self.h = 10, 4
10345:  self.h = args.h or self.w/2
10424:  self.s = s or 1
10449:  self.s = args.s or 1
11798:  self.h = args.h or 2
11822:  self.h = 2
11981:  self.w, self.h = 10, 10

1    --[[
2     Anchor 2 hello-world game.
3   
4     A minimal validation of the Anchor 2 framework. Demonstrates:
5       - The ID discipline (entities have .id, cross-entity refs are IDs)
6       - Explicit main update/draw with visible frame structure
7       - The class() helper for entity types
8       - Minimal action binding (WASD + LMB)
9       - Timer + spring on entities
10      - Collider wrapping physics
11      - Camera with shake
12      - Layer-based drawing
13  
14    Gameplay:
15      - Player (blue square) moves with WASD
16      - Left click shoots a projectile toward the mouse
17      - Red enemies chase the player
18      - Projectiles destroy enemies on contact
19      - Camera follows the player and shakes on hits
20      - Press R to spawn 5 enemies
21  
22    Intended as a readability test: a new reader should be able to open main.lua
23    and understand the game in under 5 minutes.
24  ]]
25  
26  -- Framework init must come first. This sets up all globals and loads modules.
27  -- Note: the game expects this file to be loaded by Anchor's main loop.
28  -- In practice, this runs via `./anchor.exe` with the appropriate cwd pointing
29  -- at this directory and the framework directory.
30  require('anchor')({
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200    if self.collider then self.collider:destroy() end
201 end
202 
203 -- ============================================================================
204 -- Bullet
205 -- ============================================================================
206 
207 bullet = class()
208 
209 function bullet:new(x, y, angle)
210   self.x = x
211   self.y = y
212   self.angle = angle
213   self.speed = 300
214   self.lifetime = 1.2
215   make_entity(self)
216   self.collider = collider(self, 'bullet', 'dynamic', 'circle', 3, {sensor = true})
217   self.collider:set_position(x, y)
218   self.collider:set_velocity(math.cos(angle)*self.speed, math.sin(angle)*self.speed)
219   self.collider:set_bullet(true)
220 end
221 
222 function bullet:update(dt)
223   self.lifetime = self.lifetime - dt
224   if self.lifetime <= 0 then self:kill(); return end
225   self.collider:sync()
226 end
227 
228 function bullet:draw()
229   game_layer:circle(self.x, self.y, 3, bullet_color())
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6684:static int l_physics_get_collision_begin(lua_State* L) {
6685-    const char* tag_a_name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
6686-    const char* tag_b_name = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
6687-
6688-    int tag_a = physics_tag_find(tag_a_name);
6689-    int tag_b = physics_tag_find(tag_b_name);
6690-    if (tag_a < 0) return luaL_error(L, "Unknown tag: %s", tag_a_name);
6691-    if (tag_b < 0) return luaL_error(L, "Unknown tag: %s", tag_b_name);
6692-
6693-    lua_newtable(L);
6694-    int result_index = 1;
6695-
6696-    for (int i = 0; i < contact_begin_count; i++) {
6697-        PhysicsContactBeginEvent* e = &contact_begin_events[i];
6698-        if (tags_match(e->tag_a, e->tag_b, tag_a, tag_b)) {
6699-            lua_newtable(L);
6700-
6701-            // body_a
6702-            b2BodyId* body_a_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
6703-            *body_a_ud = e->body_a;
6704-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "body_a");
6705-
6706-            // body_b
6707-            b2BodyId* body_b_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
6708-            *body_b_ud = e->body_b;
6709-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "body_b");
6710-
6711-            // shape_a
6712-            b2ShapeId* shape_a_ud = (b2ShapeId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2ShapeId));
6713-            *shape_a_ud = e->shape_a;
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6678:static bool tags_match(int event_tag_a, int event_tag_b, int query_tag_a, int query_tag_b) {
6679-    return (event_tag_a == query_tag_a && event_tag_b == query_tag_b) ||
6680-           (event_tag_a == query_tag_b && event_tag_b == query_tag_a);
6681-}
6682-
6683-// physics_get_collision_begin(tag_a, tag_b) -> array of {body_a, body_b, shape_a, shape_b, tag_a, tag_b, point_x, point_y, normal_x, normal_y}
6684-static int l_physics_get_collision_begin(lua_State* L) {
6685-    const char* tag_a_name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
6686-    const char* tag_b_name = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
6687-
6688-    int tag_a = physics_tag_find(tag_a_name);
--
6698:        if (tags_match(e->tag_a, e->tag_b, tag_a, tag_b)) {
6699-            lua_newtable(L);
6700-
6701-            // body_a
6702-            b2BodyId* body_a_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
6703-            *body_a_ud = e->body_a;
6704-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "body_a");
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6695 
6696        for (int i = 0; i < contact_begin_count; i++) {
6697            PhysicsContactBeginEvent* e = &contact_begin_events[i];
6698            if (tags_match(e->tag_a, e->tag_b, tag_a, tag_b)) {
6699                lua_newtable(L);
6700    
6701                // body_a
6702                b2BodyId* body_a_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
6703                *body_a_ud = e->body_a;
6704                lua_setfield(L, -2, "body_a");
6705    
6706                // body_b
6707                b2BodyId* body_b_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
6708                *body_b_ud = e->body_b;
6709                lua_setfield(L, -2, "body_b");
6710    
6711                // shape_a
6712                b2ShapeId* shape_a_ud = (b2ShapeId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2ShapeId));
6713                *shape_a_ud = e->shape_a;
6714                lua_setfield(L, -2, "shape_a");
6715    
6716                // shape_b
6717                b2ShapeId* shape_b_ud = (b2ShapeId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2ShapeId));
6718                *shape_b_ud = e->shape_b;
6719                lua_setfield(L, -2, "shape_b");
6720    
6721                // tag_a (string)
6722                lua_pushstring(L, physics_tags[e->tag_a].name);
6723                lua_setfield(L, -2, "tag_a");
6724    
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6870:static int l_physics_get_sensor_begin(lua_State* L) {
6871-    const char* tag_a_name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
6872-    const char* tag_b_name = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
6873-
6874-    int tag_a = physics_tag_find(tag_a_name);
6875-    int tag_b = physics_tag_find(tag_b_name);
6876-    if (tag_a < 0) return luaL_error(L, "Unknown tag: %s", tag_a_name);
6877-    if (tag_b < 0) return luaL_error(L, "Unknown tag: %s", tag_b_name);
6878-
6879-    lua_newtable(L);
6880-    int result_index = 1;
6881-
6882-    for (int i = 0; i < sensor_begin_count; i++) {
6883-        PhysicsSensorBeginEvent* e = &sensor_begin_events[i];
6884-        if (tags_match(e->sensor_tag, e->visitor_tag, tag_a, tag_b)) {
6885-            lua_newtable(L);
6886-
6887-            // sensor_body
6888-            b2BodyId* sensor_body_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
6889-            *sensor_body_ud = e->sensor_body;
6890-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "sensor_body");
6891-
6892-            // visitor_body
6893-            b2BodyId* visitor_body_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
6894-            *visitor_body_ud = e->visitor_body;
6895-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "visitor_body");
6896-
6897-            // sensor_shape
6898-            b2ShapeId* sensor_shape_ud = (b2ShapeId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2ShapeId));
6899-            *sensor_shape_ud = e->sensor_shape;
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update ran, enemies: 5   bullets:    0

draw ran OK

=== Killing player ===

after kill + drain: p1._dead:   true    entities[p1.id]:    nil

=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

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7334:static int l_physics_raycast(lua_State* L) {
7335-    float x1 = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 1) / pixels_per_meter;
7336-    float y1 = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 2) / pixels_per_meter;
7337-    float x2 = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 3) / pixels_per_meter;
7338-    float y2 = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 4) / pixels_per_meter;
7339-    luaL_checktype(L, 5, LUA_TTABLE);
7340-
7341-    uint64_t mask = build_query_mask_from_table(L, 5);
7342-    if (mask == 0) {
7343-        lua_pushnil(L);
7344-        return 1;
7345-    }
7346-
7347-    RaycastClosestContext ctx = {0};
7348-    ctx.tag_mask = mask;
7349-    ctx.hit = false;
7350-
7351-    b2Vec2 origin = {x1, y1};
7352-    b2Vec2 translation = {x2 - x1, y2 - y1};
7353-
7354-    b2QueryFilter filter = b2DefaultQueryFilter();
7355-    filter.categoryBits = UINT64_MAX;
7356-    filter.maskBits = mask;
7357-
7358-    b2World_CastRay(physics_world, origin, translation, filter, raycast_closest_callback, &ctx);
7359-
7360-    if (!ctx.hit) {
7361-        lua_pushnil(L);
7362-        return 1;
7363-    }
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7360     if (!ctx.hit) {
7361            lua_pushnil(L);
7362            return 1;
7363        }
7364    
7365        lua_newtable(L);
7366    
7367        // body
7368        b2BodyId body = b2Shape_GetBody(ctx.shape);
7369        b2BodyId* body_ud = (b2BodyId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2BodyId));
7370        *body_ud = body;
7371        lua_setfield(L, -2, "body");
7372    
7373        // shape
7374        b2ShapeId* shape_ud = (b2ShapeId*)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(b2ShapeId));
7375        *shape_ud = ctx.shape;
7376        lua_setfield(L, -2, "shape");
7377    
7378        // point (convert back to pixels)
7379        lua_pushnumber(L, ctx.point.x * pixels_per_meter);
7380        lua_setfield(L, -2, "point_x");
7381        lua_pushnumber(L, ctx.point.y * pixels_per_meter);
7382        lua_setfield(L, -2, "point_y");
7383    
7384        // normal
7385        lua_pushnumber(L, ctx.normal.x);
7386        lua_setfield(L, -2, "normal_x");
7387        lua_pushnumber(L, ctx.normal.y);
7388        lua_setfield(L, -2, "normal_y");
7389    
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7065:static int l_physics_query_circle(lua_State* L) {
7066-    float x = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 1) / pixels_per_meter;
7067-    float y = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 2) / pixels_per_meter;
7068-    float radius = (float)luaL_checknumber(L, 3) / pixels_per_meter;
7069-    luaL_checktype(L, 4, LUA_TTABLE);
7070-
7071-    uint64_t mask = build_query_mask_from_table(L, 4);
7072-    if (mask == 0) {
7073-        lua_newtable(L);
7074-        return 1;
7075-    }
7076-
7077-    QueryContext ctx = {0};
7078-    ctx.tag_mask = mask;
7079-
7080-    b2Vec2 center = {x, y};
--
8951:    lua_register(L, "physics_query_circle", l_physics_query_circle);
8952-    lua_register(L, "physics_query_aabb", l_physics_query_aabb);
8953-    lua_register(L, "physics_query_box", l_physics_query_box);
8954-    lua_register(L, "physics_query_capsule", l_physics_query_capsule);
8955-    lua_register(L, "physics_query_polygon", l_physics_query_polygon);
8956-    lua_register(L, "physics_raycast", l_physics_raycast);
8957-    lua_register(L, "physics_raycast_all", l_physics_raycast_all);
8958-    // --- Random ---
8959-    lua_register(L, "random_create", l_random_create);
8960-    lua_register(L, "random_seed", l_random_seed);
8961-    lua_register(L, "random_get_seed", l_random_get_seed);
8962-    lua_register(L, "random_float_01", l_random_float_01);
8963-    lua_register(L, "random_float", l_random_float);
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=== ALL TESTS PASSED ===

85:static bool headless_mode = false;  // Headless mode: no window, no rendering, max speed
8244:static int l_engine_set_headless(lua_State* L) {
8246:        return luaL_error(L, "engine_set_headless must be called before engine_init");
8248:    headless_mode = lua_toboolean(L, 1);
9034:    lua_register(L, "engine_set_headless", l_engine_set_headless);
10046:            if (strcmp(argv[i], "--headless") == 0) {
10047:                headless_mode = true;

10040        }
10041   
10042       // Parse CLI arguments: first positional arg is game folder, --key=value are stored
10043       {
10044           const char* game_folder = NULL;
10045           for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
10046               if (strcmp(argv[i], "--headless") == 0) {
10047                   headless_mode = true;
10048                   printf("Headless mode enabled\n");
10049               } else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--render") == 0) {
10050                   render_mode = true;
10051                   printf("Render mode enabled\n");
10052               } else if (strncmp(argv[i], "--", 2) == 0 && cli_arg_count < MAX_CLI_ARGS) {
10053                   // Parse --key=value or --key value
10054                   const char* arg = argv[i] + 2;  // skip "--"
10055                   const char* eq = strchr(arg, '=');
10056                   if (eq) {
10057                       int key_len = (int)(eq - arg);
10058                       if (key_len >= MAX_CLI_KEY) key_len = MAX_CLI_KEY - 1;
10059                       strncpy(cli_args[cli_arg_count].key, arg, key_len);
10060                       cli_args[cli_arg_count].key[key_len] = '\0';
10061                       strncpy(cli_args[cli_arg_count].value, eq + 1, MAX_CLI_VALUE - 1);
10062                       cli_args[cli_arg_count].value[MAX_CLI_VALUE - 1] = '\0';
10063                   } else {
10064                       strncpy(cli_args[cli_arg_count].key, arg, MAX_CLI_KEY - 1);
10065                       cli_args[cli_arg_count].key[MAX_CLI_KEY - 1] = '\0';
10066                       // Use "true" as default value for flags without =
10067                       strncpy(cli_args[cli_arg_count].value, "true", MAX_CLI_VALUE - 1);
10068                   }
10069                   cli_arg_count++;
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Exit code 2

build.bat
build-web.sh*
include/
lib/
run.bat
run-web.bat
shell.html
src/
---

@echo off
setlocal

cd /d "%~dp0"

:: Find and run vcvarsall.bat for Visual Studio
if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
) else if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
) else if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
) else if exist "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" (
    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64 >nul 2>&1
) else (
    echo ERROR: Could not find Visual Studio
    exit /b 1
)

if not exist build mkdir build

:: Build Lua library if it doesn't exist
if not exist lib\lua.lib (
    echo Building Lua library...
    if not exist build\lua_obj mkdir build\lua_obj
    cl.exe /nologo /O2 /W3 /c /I"include/lua" ^
        include/lua/lapi.c include/lua/lauxlib.c include/lua/lbaselib.c ^
        include/lua/lcode.c include/lua/lcorolib.c include/lua/lctype.c ^
        include/lua/ldblib.c include/lua/ldebug.c include/lua/ldo.c ^
        include/lua/ldump.c include/lua/lfunc.c include/lua/lgc.c ^
... [75 more lines]

src/anchor.c(8198): warning C4244: '=': conversion from 'lua_Integer' to 'int', possible loss of data

src/anchor.c(8199): warning C4244: '=': conversion from 'lua_Integer' to 'int', possible loss of data

src/anchor.c(8205): 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.

src/anchor.c(8264): 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.

src/anchor.c(9511): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(9515): warning C4996: 'strcat': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcat_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(9520): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(9524): warning C4996: 'strcat': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcat_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(9530): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(9534): warning C4996: 'strcat': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcat_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(9540): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(9544): warning C4996: 'strcat': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcat_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

src/anchor.c(10059): 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.

src/anchor.c(10061): 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.

src/anchor.c(10064): 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.

src/anchor.c(10067): 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

E:/a327ex/Anchor2/engine/build/anchor.exe*
anchor/
anchor.exe*

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/test/main.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

<tool_use_error>InputValidationError: Write failed due to the following issue:
An unexpected parameter `run_in_background` was provided</tool_use_error>

Exit code 1
Anchor Engine starting...

Headless mode enabled

Game folder: test

Loading: main.lua

Headless mode: skipping window and graphics initialization

Engine initialized (headless): 480x270

ERROR: no --test specified

8470:static int l_engine_get_args(lua_State* L) {
8471-    lua_newtable(L);
8472-    for (int i = 0; i < cli_arg_count; i++) {
8473-        lua_pushstring(L, cli_args[i].value);
8474-        lua_setfield(L, -2, cli_args[i].key);
8475-    }
8476-    return 1;
8477-}
8478-
8479-static int l_engine_quit(lua_State* L) {
8480-    (void)L;
8481-    running = false;
8482-    return 0;
8483-}
8484-
8485-// engine_init: Creates window and initializes graphics
8486-// Must be called from Lua (via framework) after configuration is set
8487-static int l_engine_init(lua_State* L) {
8488-    if (engine_initialized) {
8489-        return luaL_error(L, "engine_init can only be called once");
8490-    }
--
9042:    lua_register(L, "engine_get_args", l_engine_get_args);
9043-    lua_register(L, "engine_quit", l_engine_quit);
9044-    lua_register(L, "engine_init", l_engine_init);
9045-    // --- System: Clipboard ---
9046-    lua_register(L, "clipboard_get", l_clipboard_get);
9047-    lua_register(L, "clipboard_set", l_clipboard_set);
9048-    lua_register(L, "clipboard_has_text", l_clipboard_has_text);
9049-    // --- System: Global Hotkeys (Windows only) ---
... [13 more lines]

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/test/main.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/test/main.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

Exit code 1
Anchor Engine starting...

Headless mode enabled

Game folder: test

Loading: main.lua

Headless mode: skipping window and graphics initialization

Engine initialized (headless): 480x270

ERROR: could not load test_class.lua: cannot open test_class.lua: No such file or directory

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/test/test_class.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

Anchor Engine starting...

Headless mode enabled

Game folder: test

Loading: main.lua

Headless mode: skipping window and graphics initialization

Engine initialized (headless): 480x270

PASS: class

Initialization complete. Press ESC to exit, F11 for fullscreen.

Headless loop starting...

Shutting down...

hit1.png
LanaPixel.ttf
player_death.ogg
Recettear OST - Closed Shop.ogg
slight_smile.png
speder2_01.ogg
speder2_02.ogg
speder2_03.ogg
star.png
---
9

Arrow Impact wood 1.ogg
Arrow Impact wood 1.wav
Arrow Impact wood 1_lightmed.ogg
Arrow Impact wood 3.ogg
Arrow Impact wood 3.wav
Arrow Impact wood 3_lightmed.ogg
ARROW_Hit_Body_stereo.ogg
ARROW_Hit_Body_stereo.wav
ARROW_Hit_Body_stereo_lightmed.ogg
ARROW_Hit_Wood_Shield_stereo.ogg
ARROW_Hit_Wood_Shield_stereo.wav
ARROW_Hit_Wood_Shield_stereo_lightmed.ogg
Bloody punches 10.ogg
Bloody punches 10_lightmed.ogg
Bloody punches 3.ogg
Bloody punches 3_lightmed.ogg
Bloody punches 7.ogg
Bloody punches 7_lightmed.ogg
Body Fall 18.wav
Body Fall 2.ogg
Body Fall 2_lightmed.ogg
Body Head (Headshot) 1.ogg
Body Head (Headshot) 1_lightmed.ogg
BOW_Release_Arrow_Large_mono.ogg
BOW_Release_Arrow_Large_mono.wav
BOW_Release_Arrow_Large_mono_lightmed.ogg
BOW_Release_Arrow_mono.ogg
BOW_Release_Arrow_mono.wav
BOW_Release_Arrow_mono_lightmed.ogg
Buff 12.ogg
... [12 more lines]

6:  enemy_die = 0.8,
7:  enemy_hit = 0.8,
8:  fireball_fire = 0.45,
10:  enemy_spawn = 0.59,
11:  player_hit = 0.39,
105:--   enemy_die_1 (Bloody punches 3): -29.5 dB -> 0.94
106:--   enemy_die_2 (Bloody punches 7): -25.6 dB -> 0.60
107:--   enemy_die_3 (Bloody punches 10): -28.6 dB -> 0.85
108:--   enemy_hit (Body Head (Headshot) 1): -28.6 dB -> 0.85
109:--   fireball_fire (RPG3_FireMagicBall_Projectile03): -21.4 dB -> 0.37
111:--   enemy_spawn (Buff 13): -25.4 dB -> 0.59
112:--   player_hit (Body Fall 2): -21.9 dB -> 0.39
135:an:sound('enemy_die_1', 'assets/Bloody punches 3.ogg')
136:an:sound('enemy_die_2', 'assets/Bloody punches 7.ogg')
137:an:sound('enemy_die_3', 'assets/Bloody punches 10.ogg')
138:an:sound('enemy_hit', 'assets/Body Head (Headshot) 1.ogg')
139:an:sound('fireball_fire', 'assets/RPG3_FireMagicBall_Projectile03.ogg')
141:an:sound('enemy_spawn', 'assets/Buff 13.ogg')
142:an:sound('player_hit', 'assets/Body Fall 2.ogg')
493:  {'enemy_die_1', 'assets/Bloody punches 3'},

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E:/a327ex/Orblike/assets/Bloody punches 10.ogg
E:/a327ex/Orblike/assets/Bloody punches 3.ogg
E:/a327ex/Orblike/assets/Bloody punches 7.ogg
E:/a327ex/Orblike/assets/Body Fall 2.ogg
E:/a327ex/Orblike/assets/Body Head (Headshot) 1.ogg
E:/a327ex/Orblike/assets/Buff 13.ogg
---
1223:  an:add(hit_circle(self.x, self.y, {radius = 8, duration = 0.25}))
1225:    an:add(hit_particle(self.x, self.y, {
1304:        local hp = hit_particle(self.x, self.y, {
1432:      an:add(hit_circle(spawn_x, spawn_y, {radius = 7, duration = 0.2}))
1434:        an:add(hit_particle(spawn_x, spawn_y, {
1507:      an:add(hit_circle(fire_x, fire_y, {radius = 10, duration = 0.2}))
1510:        an:add(hit_particle(fire_x, fire_y, {
1577:      an:add(hit_circle(fire_x, fire_y, {radius = 7, duration = 0.2}))
1579:        an:add(hit_particle(fire_x, fire_y, {
1639:        an:add(hit_circle(target.x, target.y, {radius = 10, duration = 0.2}):change_color(0.5, pc:clone()))
1640:        an:add(hit_effect(target.x, target.y))
1642:          an:add(hit_particle(target.x, target.y, {velocity = an.random:float(200, 400), duration = an.random:float(0.2, 0.4), w = 8, color = pc, zigzag = true}))
1778:          local hc = hit_circle(sx, sy, {radius = 7, duration = 0.15})
1784:            an:add(hit_particle(sx, sy, {
2046:          an:add(hit_circle(shot.x, shot.y, {radius = 7, duration = 0.2}))
2048:            an:add(hit_particle(shot.x, shot.y, {
2058:              an:add(hit_particle(shot.x, shot.y, {
2416:                    an:add(hit_circle(t.x, t.y, {radius = 10, duration = 0.2}))
2417:                    an:add(hit_effect(t.x, t.y))
2420:                      an:add(hit_particle(t.x, t.y, {
2522:        an:add(hit_circle(dash_src.x, dash_src.y, {radius = 8, duration = 0.15}))
2653:          local hp = hit_particle(charge_src_x, charge_src_y, {
2924:              an:add(hit_circle(e.x, e.y, {radius = 8, duration = 0.15}))
... [7 more lines]

9194:seeker = object:extend()
10489:hit_circle = object:extend()
10516:hit_particle = object:extend()
10601:hit_effect = object:extend()

9194 seeker = object:extend()
9195    function seeker:new(x, y, args)
9196      object.new(self)
9197      self:tag('enemy')
9198      self.x, self.y = x, y
9199      self.w, self.h = 14, 6
9200      self.base_speed = (args and args.speed) or an.random:float(50, 75)
9201      self.speed = self.base_speed
9202      self.slow_multiplier = 1
9203      self.draw_color = red:clone()
9204      self.r = 0
9205      self.state = 'aggro'  -- dormant / idle / aggro; pack_create overrides to dormant
9206      -- Defenses
9207      self.hp = (args and args.hp) or 5
9208      self.max_hp = self.hp
9209      self.physical_defense = (args and args.physical_defense) or 0
9210      self.magic_defense = (args and args.magic_defense) or 0
9211      self.last_damage_time = -math.huge
9212      self.dead = false
9213      -- Contact damage dealt to the player on touch
9214      self.contact_physical_damage = (args and args.contact_physical_damage) or 1
9215      self.flashing = false
9216      self.damaged_by_area = {}
9217      self.visible = true
9218      self.pushed = false
9219      self.spin = 0
9220      self.pull_fx, self.pull_fy = 0, 0
9221      -- Edition from global override, or default ruby (2)
9222      self.edition = enemy_edition_override or 2
9223    
... [100 more lines]

10489      return self
10490   end
10491   
10492   function hit_circle:update(dt)
10493     local x = self.follow and (self.follow.x + (self.follow_ox or 0)) or self.x
10494     local y = self.follow and (self.follow.y + (self.follow_oy or 0)) or self.y
10495     effects:circle(x, y, self.radius, self.draw_color())
10496   end
10497   
10498   
10499   -- Effect: hit_particle (dark variant style)
10500   -- Rectangle that flies outward, shrinks to nothing. Starts white, optionally changes color.
10501   -- Velocity-proportional width, sine_in_out easing.
10502   hit_particle = object:extend()
10503   function hit_particle:new(x, y, args)
10504     object.new(self)
10505     self.origin_x, self.origin_y = x, y
10506     self.ox, self.oy = args and args.ox or 0, args and args.oy or 0
10507     args = args or {}
10508     self.velocity = args.velocity or an.random:float(100, 250)
10509     self.angle = args.angle or an.random:float(0, 2*math.pi)
10510     self.duration = args.duration or an.random:float(0.2, 0.6)
10511     self.w = args.w or math.remap(self.velocity, 100, 250, 7, 10)
10512     self.h = args.h or self.w/2
10513     self.draw_color = args.color and args.color:clone() or fg_color:clone()
10514     self:add(timer())
10515     self.timer:tween(self.duration, self, {w = 2, h = 2, velocity = 0}, math.sine_in_out, function() self:kill() end)
10516   
10517     self.spin = args.spin or 0
10518   
... [150 more lines]

10450      self.spring:add('hit', 1)
10451     self.spring:pull('hit', 0.25)
10452     self.timer:after(0.15, function() self.flashing = false end)
10453     self.timer:after(an.random:float(0.8, 2), function()
10454       self.timer:every(0.05, function() self.hidden = not self.hidden end, 7, function() self:kill() end)
10455     end)
10456   end
10457   
10458   function wall_arrow:update(dt)
10459     if self.hidden then return end
10460     if self.edition > 0 then
10461       ground_floor:shader_set_float(draw_shader, 'u_edition', self.edition)
10462       ground_floor:shader_set_float(draw_shader, 'u_time', an.time)
10463     end
10464     local s = self.spring.hit.x
10465     local c = self.flashing and fg_color() or self.color()
10466     ground_floor:push(self.x, self.y, self.r, s, s)
10467     ground_floor:rounded_rectangle(-self.w/2, -self.h/2, self.w, self.h, 2, c)
10468     ground_floor:pop()
10469     if self.edition > 0 then
10470       ground_floor:shader_set_float(draw_shader, 'u_edition', 0)
10471     end
10472   end
10473   
10474   
10475   hit_circle = object:extend()
10476   function hit_circle:new(x, y, args)
10477     object.new(self)
10478     self.x, self.y = x, y
10479     args = args or {}
... [10 more lines]

9424:function seeker:take_damage(damage, hit_vol)
9455:function seeker:die()
9471:function seeker:update(dt)

9424 
9425      return {
9426        physical_hit = phys_hit,
9427        magic_hit = mag_hit,
9428        null_hit = null_hit,
9429        hp_lost = hp_loss,
9430        overkill = overkill,
9431      }
9432    end
9433    
9434    function seeker:take_damage(damage, hit_vol)
9435      if self.dead then return nil end
9436      -- Backward-compat: accept a number as physical-only damage
9437      if type(damage) == 'number' then damage = {physical = damage} end
9438    
9439      local result = apply_damage(self, damage)
9440      if not result then return nil end
9441    
9442      -- Damage engages the owning pack (triggers pack UI) and kicks its hit spring
9443      if self.pack then
9444        self.pack.engaged = true
9445        pack_ui_hit(self.pack)
9446        -- Yellow specials have their own sub-bar HP tween; re-arm its back delay so
9447        -- the trailing flash shows for this hit.
9448        if self.tier == 'yellow' then
9449          self.ui_back_delay = 0.15
9450        end
9451      end
9452    
9453      sfx('enemy_hit', (hit_vol or 1)*volumes.enemy_hit)
... [110 more lines]

anchor/
anchor.exe*
assets/

enemy_die_1.ogg
enemy_die_2.ogg
enemy_die_3.ogg
enemy_hit.ogg
enemy_spawn.ogg
hit1.png
LanaPixel.ttf
player_hit.ogg
shoot.ogg

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/arena/main.lua (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

Command running in background with ID: b87ve3918. Output is being written to: C:\Users\adn\AppData\Local\Temp\claude\E--a327ex\8528410c-ad62-4cd7-9fdc-75625281bf89\tasks\b87ve3918.output

<tool_use_error>Blocked: sleep 2 followed by: cat C:\\Users\\adn\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\claude\\E--a327ex\\8528410c-ad62-4cd7-9fdc-75625281bf89\\tasks\\b87ve3918.output head -20 wait kill %1 ps aux grep -i anchor head -3. Run blocking commands in the background with run_in_background: true — you'll get a completion notification when done. For streaming events (watching logs, polling APIs), use the Monitor tool. If you genuinely need a delay (rate limiting, deliberate pacing), keep it under 2 seconds.</tool_use_error>

anchor.exe                    2224 Console                    1      9.168 K

Exit code 1
ERROR: Invalid argument/option - 'C:/Program Files/Git/PID'.

Type "TASKKILL /?" for usage.

SUCCESS: The process with PID 2224 has been terminated.

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/arena/main.lua has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

Anchor Engine starting...

Headless mode enabled

Game folder: arena

Loading: main.lua

Headless mode: skipping window and graphics initialization

Engine initialized (headless): 480x270

arena: framework loaded OK

Initialization complete. Press ESC to exit, F11 for fullscreen.

Headless loop starting...

Shutting down...

File created successfully at: E:/a327ex/Anchor2/arena/ARENA_PROGRESS.md (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

55   
56  ```
57  Anchor2/
58  ├── .claude/CLAUDE.md           # this file
59  ├── docs/                       # API documentation (v1 docs, will be updated)
60  ├── engine/                     # C engine (unchanged from v1)
61  ├── framework/
62  │   ├── anchor/                 # v2 framework files (being written)
63  │   ├── anchor_v1/              # v1 framework files (reference only, don't copy patterns)
64  │   ├── assets/                 # fonts, sounds, shaders
65  │   ├── main.lua                # framework demo game
66  │   ├── run.bat, run-web.bat    # run scripts
67  │   └── shaders/                # shader files
68  ├── reference/
69  │   ├── anchor2_plan.md         # authoritative plan, READ FIRST
70  │   ├── progress.md             # current progress
71  │   ├── questions_for_user.md   # decisions made during implementation
72  │   ├── reference_disciplines.md     # rationale for ID discipline
73  │   ├── reference_taxonomy.md        # 10 reference types enumeration
74  │   └── reference_system_design.md   # earlier design attempt (superseded)
75  └── scripts/                    # build scripts
76  ```
77  
78  ## If you're picking this up from another instance
79  
80  1. Read `reference/anchor2_plan.md` completely.
81  2. Read `reference/progress.md` to see what's done.
82  3. Read `reference/questions_for_user.md` to see what decisions were already made.
83  4. **Read `reference/hello_world/main.lua`** — this is the canonical example of v2 game code style. New games should follow its pattern exactly.
84  5. Do NOT copy patterns from `framework/anchor_v1/` — v2 has a different architecture. v1 is only a reference for engine binding details (which C function does what).

The file E:/a327ex/Anchor2/.claude/CLAUDE.md has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

Launching skill: end-session

# End Session Workflow



This skill is invoked from the **same conversation** where the work was done. You already have the full session context in memory — you do NOT need to read the transcript.



## Step 1: Get Session Info



Ask the user:

1. **Session title** (max 30 characters). Examples: "Anchor Phase 10 Part 5", "Physics Arena Setup", "Timer System Fix"

2. **Which project** was this session for? Options: Anchor, emoji-ball-battles, orblike, other



## Step 2: Write Summary



Write the summary from your conversation memory. You have the full session context — no need to read any files.



The summary should be **thorough and detailed**. Each major topic deserves its own section with multiple specific bullet points. Don't compress — expand.



**Purpose:** These summaries serve as searchable records. Future Claude instances will grep through past logs to find how specific topics were handled. The more detail you include, the more useful the summary becomes for finding relevant context later.



Format (this is just an example structure — adapt sections to match what actually happened):



```markdown

# [Title]



## Summary



[1-2 sentence overview of the session's main focus]



**[Topic 1 - e.g., "Spring Module Implementation"]:**

- First specific detail about what was done

- Second detail - include file names, function names

- User correction or feedback (quote if notable)

- Technical decisions and why



**[Topic 2 - e.g., "Camera Research"]:**

- What was researched

- Key findings

- How it influenced implementation



**[Topic 3 - e.g., "Errors and Fixes"]:**

- Specific error message encountered

- Root cause identified

- How it was fixed



[Continue for each major topic...]



---



[Rest of transcript follows]

```



Rules:

- **Be thorough** — If in doubt, include more detail, not less. Each topic should be as detailed as possible while still being a summary.

- **Think searchability** — Future instances will search these logs. Include keywords, function names, error messages that someone might grep for.

- **One section per major topic** — Don't combine unrelated work into one section

- **Chronological order** — Sections should match conversation flow

- **Specific details** — Error messages, file names, function names, parameter values

- **Include user quotes** — When user gave notable feedback, quote it (e.g., "k/d variables are not intuitive at all")

- **Weight planning equally** — Research, proposals, alternatives considered, user feedback on approach are as important as implementation

- **Weight problems solved** — Errors, root causes, fixes, user corrections all matter

- **Technical specifics** — Include formulas, API signatures, parameter changes when relevant



## Step 3: Get User Approval



Show the title and summary to the user. Wait for approval before proceeding. If they have corrections, fix them.



## Step 4: Convert Transcript and Write Log File



```bash

# Find recent sessions by LAST MESSAGE TIMESTAMP (not file modification time)

python E:/a327ex/Anchor/scripts/find-recent-session.py --limit 5

```



The script shows sessions sorted by when they ended. The **first result** is the current conversation (since end-session was invoked here). Use it.



Convert the transcript to markdown and write the log file with the approved summary as header:



```bash

python E:/a327ex/Anchor/scripts/jsonl-to-markdown.py [SESSION_PATH] E:/a327ex/anchor.blot.im/logs/[slug].md

```



Use lowercase hyphenated slug derived from the title (e.g., "anchor-primitives-hitstop-animation").



Then replace the default header (`# Session YYYY-MM-DD...`) with the approved title and summary.



## Step 5: Sync Context Files to Blot



```bash

cp E:/a327ex/.claude/CLAUDE.md E:/a327ex/anchor.blot.im/context/CLAUDE.md

cp E:/a327ex/Anchor/docs/* E:/a327ex/anchor.blot.im/context/

```



## Step 6: Commit Project Repo



Based on which project was worked on:



**For Anchor:**

```bash

cd E:/a327ex/Anchor

git add docs/ framework/ engine/ scripts/ reference/

git status

```



**For emoji-ball-battles:**

```bash

cd E:/a327ex/emoji-ball-battles

git add -A

git status

```



**For orblike:**

```bash

cd E:/a327ex/orblike

git add -A

git status

```



**For other projects:** Ask the user which files to stage.



**IMPORTANT — FULL SUMMARY IN COMMIT:** The commit message MUST include the FULL summary from the log file. Read the summary back from the log file to ensure nothing is missing.



**IMPORTANT — COMMIT METHOD:** The summary contains backticks, special characters, and markdown that WILL break heredocs and `git commit -m`. ALWAYS use the file-based method below. NEVER try a heredoc first — it will fail and produce a malformed commit that needs amending.



Commit using a temporary file (extracts only the summary text, not the markdown heading or `## Summary` line):



```bash

# Extract summary: skip line 1 (# Title) and line 3 (## Summary), take lines 4 onward until the --- separator

awk 'NR>=4 && /^---$/{exit} NR>=4{print}' E:/a327ex/anchor.blot.im/logs/[slug].md > /tmp/commit_msg.txt



# Prepend the title (plain text, no #) and append attribution

sed -i "1i [Title]\n" /tmp/commit_msg.txt

printf "\nGenerated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)\n\nCo-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>\n" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt



git commit -F /tmp/commit_msg.txt

```



## Step 7: Push Both Repos



```bash

# Push project repo to GitHub

git push origin main



# Push Blot repo (logs and context are already there)

cd E:/a327ex/anchor.blot.im && git add -A && git commit -m "[Title]" && git push origin master

```



## Step 8: Confirm



Tell the user:

- Commit hash

- That GitHub push succeeded

- That Blot push succeeded



ARGUMENTS: Anchor Rewrite

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Written to E:/a327ex/anchor.blot.im/logs/anchor-rewrite.md

1    # Session 2026-04-09 03:04
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3   ---
4   
5   > If you look at the Orblike codebase and how I generally request features (can find that in logs), can you find generalizable systems/ideas that would allow me more control over the codebase while keeping my inputs at the same level of abstraction they are currently, or just slightly lower but mostly fairly high (and certainly higher than coding manually)? I'm looking for any patterns that might help, including entirely new ways of "coding" and/or interacting with you. Really do think outside the box for this one because I'm asking for things that don't exist, essentially, and for you to try to reason your way to those non-existent places.

The file E:/a327ex/anchor.blot.im/logs/anchor-rewrite.md has been updated successfully. (file state is current in your context — no need to Read it back)

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ANCHOR_CONTEXT_BRIEF.md
CLAUDE.md
ENGINE_API.md
ENGINE_API_QUICK.md
FRAMEWORK_API.md
FRAMEWORK_API_QUICK.md

current directory is not a git repository. Run `git init` to initialize it

Initialized empty Git repository in E:/a327ex/Anchor2/.git/

1    # Build outputs
2   *.o
3   *.obj
4   *.so
5   *.dll
6   *.exe
7   release/
8   
9   # Editor
10  *.swp
11  *.swo
12  *~
13  .vscode/
14  .idea/
15  
16  # OS
17  .DS_Store
18  Thumbs.db
19  
20  # Lua build
21  lua/*.lua
22  
23  # Session data (keep in .claude but not tracked)
24  .claude/session-timestamps.log
25  
26  # Private documents
27  private/
28  
29  # Real-life todos (personal, not tracked)
30  todos/
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https://github.com/a327ex/Anchor2

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A  .gitignore
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A  arena/anchor/animation.lua
A  arena/anchor/array.lua
A  arena/anchor/camera.lua
A  arena/anchor/class.lua
A  arena/anchor/collider.lua
A  arena/anchor/color.lua
A  arena/anchor/font.lua
A  arena/anchor/image.lua
A  arena/anchor/init.lua
A  arena/anchor/input.lua
A  arena/anchor/layer.lua
A  arena/anchor/math.lua
A  arena/anchor/object.lua
A  arena/anchor/physics.lua
A  arena/anchor/shake.lua
A  arena/anchor/spring.lua
A  arena/anchor/spritesheet.lua
A  arena/anchor/timer.lua
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Long session that started with a Orblike/Anchor framework diff-and-merge, evolved through extensive architectural analysis of how AI instances use framework features, and culminated in a full overnight rewrite of Anchor's Lua framework layer into a new `Anchor2/` directory built around an ID-based reference discipline instead of the v1 object tree. Ended with the start of an incremental `arena/` test game and handoff documentation for future instances.

Initial commit — Anchor 2 framework rewrite


Long session that started with a Orblike/Anchor framework diff-and-merge, evolved through extensive architectural analysis of how AI instances use framework features, and culminated in a full overnight rewrite of Anchor's Lua framework layer into a new `Anchor2/` directory built around an ID-based reference discipline instead of the v1 object tree. Ended with the start of an incremental `arena/` test game and handoff documentation for future instances.

---


Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>

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