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1    Title: Emoji Aimer 6
2   Date: 2026-05-13 21:18:37
3   
4   # Emoji Aimer 6
5   
6   ## Summary
7   
8   Built sap_reference.md (full SAP wiki dump for design inspiration), then implemented the round → cash-out → payout → shop loop end-to-end on top of the existing combat/shop scaffold. Iterated on payout visuals (typewriter, drop-overshoot, centering, blink) and finished by drafting a small ideas.md with three modifier concepts and emoji picks.
9   
10  **SAP wiki research → sap_reference.md:**
11  - Goal: structural reference for designing 3-tier modifier emojis. Every emoji in Emoji Aimer has L1/L2/L3 tiers (e.g. "+1/+2/+5 per hit"), so SAP's L1/L2/L3 progression is the structural fit being mined.
12  - Fetched via WebFetch in parallel: Tier 1 (~55 pets full), Tier 2 (~58 full), Tier 3 (~60 full + 10 name-only), Tier 4 (~50 full across Turtle/Star/Puppy/Golden/Unicorn/Weekly), Tier 5 (~10 full + 60 name-only), Tier 6 (20 full via dedicated pet pages + 70 name-only via /wiki/Tier_6 listing), Tokens (35), Foods (~110 across T1-T6), Food Perks (~60), Toys (~30 including Witch/Adventurous/Griffin/Wondrous/Nostalgic/Doom/King categories).
13  - WebFetch repeatedly truncated long pages — discovered the `index.php?title=Pets&action=raw` URL gave fuller content. Tier 6 abilities required individual pet page fetches (Dragon, Tiger, Phoenix, Cat, Snake, Mammoth, Gorilla, Boar, Fly, Leopard, Tyrannosaurus, Reindeer, Sabertooth, Manticore, Hydra, Cobra, Octopus, Ammonite, Walrus, Wolverine).
14  - Doc structure: tier-by-tier sections with `Name — Trigger → Effect | L1/L2/L3` format. Closing "SAP → Emoji Aimer mappings" section sketches 12 worked examples (Croissant, Pig, Honey, Cat, Dragon, Snake, etc.) and flags the 5 richest archetypes to mine first: Croissant-style (cumulative per round), Pig-style (sell payouts), Honey-style (summon-on-miss), Cat-style (multipliers), Dragon-style (purchase-triggered stacks).
15  
16  **Design lockdown before implementation:**
17  - User specified: 5 rounds, score targets 10/20/60/80/120, +1 per HIT (not per kill), no combo-tier multipliers (deferred), payout numbers Cleared $10/Time Banked $1 per 2s/Interest $1 per $5 cap $5, soft-fail = run ends + New Run button, push-past-target burns time-bank gold, shop has NO grid (no items implemented yet — just the Next Round button).
18  - Payout flow per user spec: "circle plays out, numbers appear progressively in middle of screen, then once the player clicks again the transition happens again to the shop" — initially built as two transitions, later restructured (see below).
19  
20  **Phase 1 — score system + ROUNDS rewrite + HUD chip:**
21  - ROUNDS table: dropped `target_kills` field, replaced with `score_target`. Values: 10 / 20 / 60 / 80 / 120. Comment block at lines 116-134 (CASH_OUT_BTN_* constants + ROUNDS) updated.
22  - Renamed `END_ROUND_BTN_*` constants → `CASH_OUT_BTN_*` (the original was a placeholder for a never-implemented button).
23  - New globals: `score`, `score_display`, `score_chip_y_offset`, `score_chip_timer`, `cash_out_btn`, `new_run_btn`, `payout` table, `death_reason`.
24  - `target:hit` now does `score = score + 1` (per HIT). User correction: I initially put it in `target:die` (per kill); user flagged this — moved to `target:hit` after the combo bump.
25  - Score panel display state mirrors the gold-chip pattern: `score_display` lags `score`, tweens cubic_out 0.25s; `score_chip_y_offset` snaps to +3 on each hit and linearly returns to 0 over 0.2s. Tagged as 'score_tween' / 'score_offset' so back-to-back hits replace in-flight tweens.
26  - `score_chip_timer` ticks every frame in `update()` (not gated by state).
27  - Reset score + score_display + score_chip_y_offset in `start_round` and `run_reset`.
28  
29  **Phase 2 — Cash Out button + lost state:**
30  - Added Cash Out button rendering: only visible in 'playing' when `score >= score_target`. Click → `game_state = 'cleared'` (existing vacuum + transition flow).
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100  
101 **ideas.md created with three modifier concepts:**
102 - "Streaks of hits against full HP targets grant +N points per hit, where N is the streak size"
103 - "+1/+2/+5 points per hit on non-repeat hits on targets"
104 - "If all targets on screen have 1 HP, the next hit on a target kills all of them"
105 - Initial draft included unification commentary ("variety streak" frame), but user requested just the three lines.
106 - Discussed phrasing tweaks. User finalized to (kept in conversation, ideas.md stayed as the original three lines):
107   - +1/+2/+5 points on first hit dealt to a target
108   - When every target is at 1HP, the next hit kills all of them
109   - Build a streak by hitting only fresh targets, +N points per streak hit, where N is the streak size
110 - Discussed emoji picks via SAP reference: 🐝 Bee for #1 (pollinates fresh flowers, iconic SAP token), 🦔 Hedgehog for #2 (canonical SAP AoE-on-faint, pops fragile things), 🥐 Croissant for #3 (canonical SAP scaling-over-time perk, user called it out in session 1's project intro). Snake/Hummingbird/Mushroom flagged as runners-up. Set reads cleanly together — three distinct play patterns without metaphor overlap.
111 
112 ---
113 
114 
115 > Let's continue on Emoji Aimer. You may read the summary from last session and any additional documents. Last session we decided on the game's design. This session we'll start implementing emojis with modifiers. Every emoji will have 3 tiers, so, for instance, "Adds +1/2/5 points per hit" would be an emoji that adds +1 at tier, +2 at tier 2, +5 at tier 3. Some emojis might have additional effects on tier 2 or 3 as well. We want all effects to correspond to a single emoji that actually exists in the emoji set, and we want to use similar language as much as is reasonably feasible from https://superautopets.wiki.gg/. This is so that Super Auto Pets players are already sort of intuitively aware of what some items might do based on how they worked in SAP. For instance, Croissant gives +1 attack per round, if I remember correctly. Here our Croissant might increase the amount of points you get per hit cumulatively per round too. Read through the wiki and all emojis in the basic game mechanics section. Create a list of all animals, tokens, foods, etc, everything that is an emoji, and what it does, and save it to sap_reference.md, future instances will use the reference here to do this same job. The pets page https://superautopets.wiki.gg/wiki/Pets has multiple tiers of pets [https://superautopets.wiki.gg/wiki/Pets#Tier_1-0](https://superautopets.wiki.gg/wiki/Pets#Tier_2-0), https://superautopets.wiki.gg/wiki/Pets#Tier_2-0 up to 6 and tokens https://superautopets.wiki.gg/wiki/Pets#Tokens-0. Same for the food page, the food perks page, and the hard mode toys page. I want ALL the emojis listed! Do a thorough job to actually capture everything.
116 
117 <details>
118 <summary><code>ToolSearch </code></summary>
119 
120 <pre><code>[
121   {
122     "type": "tool_reference",
123     "tool_name": "WebFetch"
124   },
125   {
126     "type": "tool_reference",
127     "tool_name": "TodoWrite"
128   }
129 ]</code></pre>
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1    # Emoji Aimer — design summary
2   
3   ## Loop
4   Click emoji targets in a timed round to reach a score target. Shop between rounds for build items. Soft-fail only — runs always advance.
5   
6   ## Round
7   - **Timer-based**, fixed duration.
8   - 1 point per hit, plus event-driven points from items (chains, pebble drops, resource collisions, multipliers).
9   - **Score target** displayed in HUD.
10  - **Cash Out** appears when target met → ends round, banks remaining time. Staying in past target = the player's bet that their build will out-earn the time-bank.
11  
12  ## Combo
13  - One meter. Consecutive hits; breaks on miss.
14  - 10 tiers (0 / 10 / 20 / ... / 90).
15  - **Drops are deterministic**: each tier specifies "every Nth kill drops a coin/gem/crown" — counters persist across tiers.
16  - Each tier-up unlocks new behavior (score multipliers, bonus targets, combo-decay freeze, flow state, etc.). Specifics TBD by iteration.
17  - Combo is the skill-expression layer: climbing it unlocks excitement, never punishment.
18  
19  ## Gold (round-end payout)
20  Score is in-round; gold is calculated at round end as itemized lines:
21  - **Cleared** — flat default amount.
22  - **Time Banked** — bonus per second remaining at cash-out.
23  - **Interest** — Balatro-style: $1 per $N held, capped.
24  
25  No score-over-target line. The cash-out-vs-push decision is the score-extension mechanic.
26  
27  ## Shop
28  Primary build vector. Items modify event triggers — point per chain, per pebble hit, per resource collision; conversions; multipliers. Tag families (HUNTER / MAGE / MONK / MERCHANT / etc.) make build identity legible. Reroll + sell prioritized; lock + tier offerings deferred.
29  
30  ## Skill balance
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1    * Streaks of hits against full HP targets grant +N points per hit, where N is the streak size.
2   * +1/+2/+5 points per hit on non-repeat hits on targets.
3   * If all targets on screen have 1 HP, the next hit on a target kills all of them.
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1    # Super Auto Pets Reference for Emoji Aimer
2   
3   > **Purpose.** This is a *design reference*, not gameplay copy. We're using SAP's pets/foods/perks/toys as a stockpile of trigger-and-effect shapes for Emoji Aimer's modifier emojis. Every Emoji Aimer modifier has 3 tiers (e.g. "+1 / +2 / +5 per hit"), so SAP's L1/L2/L3 pattern is the structural fit we want to lift. When borrowing a name, we want the *intuitive resonance* — SAP players should look at Croissant and roughly guess "this scales something per round."
4   >
5   > **Source.** [Super Auto Pets Wiki](https://superautopets.wiki.gg/) — Pets, Food, Food Perks, Toys, Tokens pages, accessed 2026-05-13. Some Tier 3/5/6 entries are name-only when the wiki page truncated during fetch — those can be looked up individually as needed.
6   >
7   > **Format.** Each entry is `Name — Trigger → Effect | L1 / L2 / L3`. Stats given as ATK/HP where relevant. Pack is noted in parentheses when the pet is pack-specific.
8   >
9   > **Adapting to Emoji Aimer.** SAP's "in-battle" triggers (Start of Battle, Friend Attacks, Faint) map roughly to:
10  > - `Start of round` (SAP: Start of Battle)
11  > - `Per hit` (SAP: After Attack)
12  > - `Per N hits` (SAP: works N times per turn)
13  > - `On miss / combo break` (SAP: Hurt, Faint)
14  > - `On combo tier up` (SAP: Level Up)
15  > - `On cash out` (SAP: End Turn / Sell)
16  > - `On round end / shop refresh` (SAP: Start of Turn)
17  >
18  > SAP-style verbs to reuse: *Gain*, *Give*, *Stock*, *Summon*, *Spawn*, *Faint*, *Sell*, *Hurt*, *Knock Out*, *Roll*, *Friend*, *Adjacent*, *Nearest*, *Front-most*, *Back-most*.
19  
20  ---
21  
22  ## Tier 1 Pets
23  
24  - **Ant** — Faint → give random friend stat boost | +1/+1 ATK/HP / +2/+2 / +3/+3
25  - **Beaver** — Sell → give two random friends ATK | +1 / +2 / +3
26  - **Cricket** — Faint → summon Zombie Cricket | 1/1 / 2/2 / 3/3
27  - **Duck** — Sell → give shop pets HP | +1 / +2 / +3
28  - **Fish** — Level up → give two friends stat boost | +1/+1 / +2/+2 / —
29  - **Horse** — Friend summoned → give summoned friend ATK (in battle) | +1 / +2 / +3
30  - **Mosquito** — Start of battle → deal 1 damage to N random enemies | 1 / 2 / 3
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257:-- grid and inventory rather than getting hidden behind tiles or tooltips.
445:-- Both tweens are tagged ('gold_tween' / 'gold_offset') on shop_kit_timer
450:shop_kit_timer     = timer_new()
1886:SHOP_KIT_ITEMS = {
1920:--   sold          — true once shop_kit_try_buy consumed this tile
1922:--   hovered       — transient mouseover flag set by shop_kit_update
1967:  if errored        then banner_col, banner_text = red(),    t.item.name
1968:  elseif affordable then banner_col, banner_text = yellow(), t.item.name
1969:  else                   banner_col, banner_text = gray(),   t.item.name end
2055:  local title_w     = font_get_text_width('main', item.name)
2095:  layer_text(ui_top_content_layer, item.name, fonts.main, x + pad, header_text_y, white())
2319:-- screen. Cells with an item live in SHOP_KIT_TILES (interactive — hover
2322:SHOP_KIT_TILES       = {}
2333:-- and "sold" once shop_kit_try_buy consumes it.)
2350:-- populated by shop_kit_try_buy and rendered by draw_shop_owned_slot.
2354:-- Persistent state for the NEXT ROUND button. Built in shop_kit_init,
2355:-- ticked by shop_kit_update (spring + hover + click), rendered from
2367:-- different 20-item slice of SHOP_KIT_ITEMS (via offset cycling) so
2388:-- by shop_kit_update; used by draw_shop_ui_kit to render the tooltip.
2430:-- Build (or rebuild) SHOP_KIT_TILES for the given tier. Items are picked
2431:-- from SHOP_KIT_ITEMS with the tier's offset, wrapping so each tier shows
2438:  SHOP_KIT_TILES       = {}
2447:      local item_idx  = ((local_idx - 1 + tier.offset) % #SHOP_KIT_ITEMS) + 1
2451:        item = SHOP_KIT_ITEMS[item_idx],
2459:      SHOP_KIT_TILES[#SHOP_KIT_TILES + 1] = t
2484:function shop_kit_init()
2488:  for i, item in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_ITEMS) do
2572:local function shop_kit_find_owned_slot_with(item)
2578:local function shop_kit_find_empty_owned_slot()
2586:local function shop_kit_error(tile)
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1880 
1881    -- Sample items used by the kit demo. Names use the natural Twemoji names
1882    -- (uppercase, spaces between words) so we surface overflow on the long
1883    -- ones (FOUR LEAF CLOVER, CROSSED SWORDS, etc.) and can decide how to
1884    -- handle it. Real shop-item definitions will live elsewhere once the
1885    -- shop's mechanics are designed.
1886    SHOP_KIT_ITEMS = {
1887      { name = 'SHIELD',           img = shield_img           },
1888      { name = 'CROSSED SWORDS',   img = crossed_swords_img   },
1889      { name = 'BOW AND ARROW',    img = bow_and_arrow_img    },
1890      { name = 'MAGIC WAND',       img = magic_wand_img       },
1891      { name = 'RED HEART',        img = red_heart_img        },
1892      { name = 'FOUR LEAF CLOVER', img = four_leaf_clover_img },
1893      { name = 'MAGNET',           img = magnet_img           },
1894      { name = 'SKULL',            img = skull_img            },
1895      { name = 'BOMB',             img = bomb_img             },
1896      { name = 'FEATHER',          img = feather_img          },
1897      { name = 'EYE',              img = eye_img              },
1898      { name = 'TEST TUBE',        img = test_tube_img        },
1899      { name = 'COFFEE',           img = coffee_img           },
1900      { name = 'HOT PEPPER',       img = hot_pepper_img       },
1901      { name = 'BONE',             img = bone_img             },
1902      { name = 'LOCKED',           img = locked_img           },
1903      { name = 'COIN',             img = coin_img             },
1904      { name = 'GEM',              img = gem_img              },
1905      { name = 'CROWN',            img = crown_img            },
1906      { name = 'DIRECT HIT',       img = direct_hit_img       },
1907      { name = 'STAR',             img = star_img             },
1908      { name = 'HIGH VOLTAGE',     img = high_voltage_img     },
1909      { name = 'HOURGLASS',        img = hourglass_img        },
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2300 
2301      local lbl_w  = font_get_text_width('main', label)
2302      local text_x = math.floor(cx - lbl_w/2)
2303      local text_y = math.floor(cy - 11/2 + 1) + 1
2304      layer_text(ui_content_layer, label, fonts.main, text_x, text_y, white())
2305    end
2306    
2307    -- Translucent dim band with a padlock — overlay on top of a locked tier
2308    -- section in the catalog grid. Caller passes the section's full bbox.
2309    function draw_shop_locked_overlay(x, y, w, h)
2310      layer_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, x, y, w, h, color(48, 49, 50, 200)())
2311      local icon_size = 24
2312      local s = icon_size/locked_img.width
2313      layer_push(ui_content_layer, x + w/2, y + h/2, 0, s, s)
2314      layer_image(ui_content_layer, locked_img, 0, 0)
2315      layer_pop(ui_content_layer)
2316    end
2317    
2318    -- Kit tiles laid out in a 7-col × 3-row grid filling the middle of the
2319    -- screen. Cells with an item live in SHOP_KIT_TILES (interactive — hover
2320    -- + shake + spring); cells past the item count live in SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS
2321    -- as {x, y} placeholders rendered as desaturated empty slots.
2322    SHOP_KIT_TILES       = {}
2323    SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS = {}
2324    
2325    SHOP_KIT_COLS     = 5
2326    SHOP_KIT_ROWS     = 4
2327    SHOP_KIT_GAP      = 8
2328    SHOP_KIT_ORIGIN_X = 96  -- leaves room on the left for the owned-items column + a ~28px gutter
2329    SHOP_KIT_ORIGIN_Y = 34  -- leaves room above for the tier strip (y=4..22) + a 12px gutter
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2500   local owned_pitch = SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_W + SHOP_OWNED_GAP
2501      for r = 0, SHOP_OWNED_ROWS - 1 do
2502        for c = 0, SHOP_OWNED_COLS - 1 do
2503          local idx      = r*SHOP_OWNED_COLS + c + 1
2504          local x, y     = SHOP_OWNED_ORIGIN_X + c*owned_pitch,
2505                           SHOP_OWNED_ORIGIN_Y + r*owned_pitch
2506          local s = {
2507            x = x, y = y, w = SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_W, h = SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_H,
2508            item  = nil,
2509            level = nil,
2510            kind  = 'slot',
2511          }
2512          SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS[#SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS + 1] = s
2513        end
2514      end
2515    
2516      -- Next-round button — bottom-right, centered horizontally with the
2517      -- owned-slot column. y=244 puts the button bottom (262) 8px above the
2518      -- screen bottom, matching the 8px from screen top to the shop/tier
2519      -- frame top.
2520      local owned_col_w  = SHOP_OWNED_COLS*SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_W
2521                         + (SHOP_OWNED_COLS - 1)*SHOP_OWNED_GAP
2522      local owned_center = SHOP_OWNED_ORIGIN_X + owned_col_w/2
2523      SHOP_KIT_NEXT_BUTTON = {
2524        x       = math.floor(owned_center - SHOP_BUTTON_W/2),
2525        y       = 244,
2526        w       = SHOP_BUTTON_W,
2527        h       = SHOP_BUTTON_H,
2528        label   = 'NEXT ROUND',
2529        variant = 'primary',
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2750 
2751      local title   = 'SHOP'
2752      local title_w = font_get_text_width('mid', title)
2753      layer_text(ui_content_layer, title, fonts.mid,
2754                 math.floor(SHOP_LEFT_CENTER_X - title_w/2), 11, white())
2755    
2756      local sub   = 'ROUND ' .. (round_index + 1) .. '/' .. #ROUNDS
2757      local sub_w = font_get_text_width('main', sub)
2758      layer_text(ui_content_layer, sub, fonts.main,
2759                 math.floor(SHOP_LEFT_CENTER_X - sub_w/2), 29, white())
2760    
2761      -- Gold chip 8px below the frame, sourced from the tweened gold_display
2762      -- so the number scrubs down on a buy instead of snapping. y nudged by
2763      -- gold_chip_y_offset for the cash-register kick (down on buy, linear
2764      -- back up). Width recomputes each frame so it stays centered as the
2765      -- digits change.
2766      local gold_str    = format_with_commas(math.floor(gold_display))
2767      local gold_text_w = font_get_text_width('main', gold_str)
2768      local gold_chip_w = 3 + 14 + 6 + gold_text_w + 3
2769      draw_hud_chip(math.floor(SHOP_LEFT_CENTER_X - gold_chip_w/2),
2770                    math.floor(50 + gold_chip_y_offset),
2771                    coin_img, gold_str, nil, 6)
2772    
2773      -- NEXT ROUND button — interactive (hover highlight, spring pulse on
2774      -- enter, click handled in shop_kit_update).
2775      local btn   = SHOP_KIT_NEXT_BUTTON
2776      local state = btn.hovered and 'hovered' or 'default'
2777      draw_shop_button(btn.x, btn.y, btn.w, btn.h, btn.label, state, btn.variant,
2778                       btn.spring.main.x)
2779    end
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1    --[[
2     Emoji Aimer — Anchor 2.
3   
4     Click-to-damage aim trainer scaffold. Single 3-HP target at center; click
5     within its radius to damage. On hit: spring squash, white flash, hit_circle
6     ring, hit_particles + sparkle emoji_particles, camera shake. On death: bigger
7     ring, more particles (collision + sparkle emojis), bigger shake. New target
8     respawns at center after a short delay.
9   
10    Visual style ported from emoji-ball-bounce (Twitter emoji palette, 480x270
11    at scale 3, sky gradient bg, layer pipeline with shadow + outline shaders).
12  ]]
13  
14  require('anchor')({
15    width  = 480,
16    height = 270,
17    title  = 'Emoji Aimer',
18    scale  = 3,
19    filter = 'rough',
20  })
21  
22  gw, gh = width, height
23  
24  -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
25  -- palette (Twitter emoji / Emoji Ball Battles)
26  -- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
27  white      = color(255, 255, 255)
28  black      = color(0, 0, 0)
29  gray       = color(128, 128, 128)
30  bg_color   = color(48, 49, 50)
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856:function on_combo_break()
867:  on_combo_break()
879:function target:new(x, y)
923:function target:contains(px, py)
928:function target:hit(mx, my)
985:function target:die(mx, my)
1011:  -- incremented per-HIT in target:hit (not here, which is per-kill);
1019:function target:update(dt)
1024:function target:draw()
1047:function target:destroy()
3068:  -- to 0 instantly via on_combo_break (see timer-zero block below) so
3073:    if combo_timer <= 0 then on_combo_break() end
3159:        on_combo_break()

850    for _, tier in ipairs(COMBO_TIERS) do
851     if combo_count >= tier.combo then highest = tier end
852   end
853   return highest
854 end
855 
856 function on_combo_break()
857   combo_count = 0
858   combo_timer = 0
859 end
860 
861 -- on_miss — clicked, hit no target. If a streak was alive, spawn a red X
862 -- at the click location that blinks out, then break the combo. At combo
863 -- == 0 there's nothing to lose, so no X — silent click. No score penalty
864 -- either; losing the streak is already the punishment.
865 function on_miss(mx, my)
866   if combo_count > 0 then spawn_miss_x(mx, my) end
867   on_combo_break()
868 end
869 
870 -- =============================================================================
871 -- target — direct_hit emoji at TARGET_HP hp. Hit detection is a simple radius
872 -- check against the cursor at click time. Each hit pulls the spring, briefly
873 -- white-flashes the sprite, spawns an FX burst, and shakes the camera. On
874 -- 0 HP the target dies in a bigger burst and is removed; new targets spawn
875 -- via the density-tick system in update().
876 -- =============================================================================
877 target = class()
878 
879 function target:new(x, y)
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User has answered your questions: "How should item tiers (L1/L2/L3) be acquired?"="Duplicate buys level up (SAP-style)", "How wide should the first item pass go?"="We'll implement items individually, I'll say what the item should do, you show me a *high-level* explanation of what you intend to do to implement it. Importantly, this high-level explanation should cover where you intend to add each piece of the code, explaining it without showing tons of the surrounding code itself, function names if any, how you will do it in some more detail in terms of data structures, and so on, essentially I want a good idea of your plan so you don't end up doing something too incorrect, since this is the "meat" of the game in terms of business logic.". You can now continue with the user's answers in mind.

62:- **Mouse** — Sell → replace shop food with free Apple variant | Apple / Better / Best
67:- **Beetle** — Start of battle → gain food perk | Honey / Meat Bone / Garlic
93:- **Worm** — Start of turn → stock 2-gold Apple variant | Apple / Better / Best
220:- **Deer** (2/2) — Faint → summon Bus with Chili | 5/3 / 10/6 / 15/9
281:- **Tahr** (5/3) — Faint → give Chili to N nearest behind | 1 / 2 / 3
286:- **Jerboa** (1/3) — Eats Apple (2x/turn) → boost friends | +1/+1 / +2/+2 / +3/+3
367:| **Bus** | Deer faints | 5/5 / 10/10 / 15/15 | Has Chili |
396:- **Apple** — +1/+1
419:- **Meat Bone** — Perk: attacks deal +3 dmg
460:- **Pineapple** — Perk: ability deals +2 dmg thrice
461:- **Cucumber** — Perk: end turn → +1 HP
467:- **Pear** — +2/+2
491:- **Chili** — Perk: attack 2nd enemy for 5 dmg
519:- **Steak** — Perk: attack +20 dmg once
532:- **Judean Date** — Stock 2-gold Melon + 2-gold Steak
573:1. **Meat Bone** — Attack +3 dmg
592:5. **Cucumber** — End turn → +1 HP
600:13. **Pineapple** — Ability deals +2 dmg thrice
619:1. **Chili** — Attack 2nd enemy for 5 dmg
635:3. **Steak** — Attack +20 dmg once
733:- **Pineapple** 🍍 (T3 perk: ability deals +2 dmg thrice)

380  | **Good Dog** | Bad Dog + Holy Water | Inherits | Gives friends perks start of battle |
381 | **Hippogriff** | Horse + Eagle merge | 5/5 | Resets to L1; one per tier |
382 | **Zombie Fly** | Friend faints (Fly alive) | 4/4 / 8/8 / 12/12 | Not from Zombie Fly itself |
383 | **Mimic Octopus** | Ammonite faints | Inherits | Deals 4 dmg to weakest |
384 | **Young Phoenix** | Phoenix faints | 6/6 / 12/12 / 18/18 | T1 token |
385 | **Fire Pup** | Cerberus (front empty) | 8/8 | 1/2/3 per level |
386 | **Hydra Head** | Hydra faints | 5/5 / 10/10 / 15/15 | One per 10 Hydra ATK |
387 | **Golden Retriever** | 2nd-to-last friend faint w/ Trumpet | X/X | X = Trumpets |
388 | **Moby Dick** | Peg Leg food | 8/8 | |
389 | **Bee** | Any pet w/ Honey faints | 1/1 | |
390 
391 ---
392 
393 ## Foods
394 
395 ### Tier 1
396 - **Apple** — +1/+1
397 - **Honey** — Perk: Faint → summon 1/1 Bee
398 - **Pumpkin** — +2 ATK on odd turns, +2 HP on even turns
399 - **Mana Potion** — +3 mana
400 - **Egg** — Perk: deal 2 dmg before attack (once)
401 - **Peach** — +2 HP
402 - **Strawberry** — Perk: Faint → give back-most friend +1/+1
403 - **Fresh Water** — +2 to lowest stat
404 - **Gros Michel Banana** — Perk: transform to Ant before attack
405 - **Bacon** — +2 ATK
406 - **Blueberry** — Perk: prioritized by enemy random abilities
407 - **Cookie** — +2/+2 until battle ends
408 - **Asparagus** — +1 sell value
409 - **Macaron** — Perk: activate ability after others with same trigger
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588:function hit_particle:new(x, y, args)
611:function hit_particle:update(dt)
621:function hit_particle:draw()
629:function hit_particle:destroy() end
639:function emoji_particle:new(x, y, image, args)
677:function emoji_particle:update(dt)
694:function emoji_particle:draw()
701:function emoji_particle:destroy() end
911:        spawn_emoji_particle(self.x, self.y, direct_hit_img, {
962:    spawn_hit_particle(mx, my, {
972:    spawn_emoji_particle(mx, my, star_img, {
987:    spawn_hit_particle(mx, my, {
999:    spawn_emoji_particle(mx, my, star_img, {
1498:        spawn_emoji_particle(self.x, self.y, self.image, {
1563:function spawn_hit_particle(x, y, args)
1569:function spawn_emoji_particle(x, y, image, args)
2600:    spawn_hit_particle(bx, by, {
2664:    spawn_emoji_particle(mx, my, coin_img, {
2682:    spawn_emoji_particle(sx, sy, target.item.img, {

588  function hit_particle:new(x, y, args)
589   args = args or {}
590   self.x, self.y            = x, y
591   self.velocity             = args.velocity or random_float(50, 150)
592   self.gravity_velocity     = 0
593   self.gravity_acceleration = args.gravity or 0
594   self.direction            = args.direction or random_angle()
595   self.color                = args.color or yellow
596   self.w  = args.w or math.remap(self.velocity, 0, 250, 4, 12)
597   self.h  = args.h or math.remap(self.velocity, 0, 250, 2, 6)
598   self.sx, self.sy = 1, 1
599   self.duration = args.duration or random_float(0.25, 0.5)
600   self.flashing = false
601   make_entity(self)
602   self.timer = timer_new()
603   timer_tween(self.timer, self.duration, self, { velocity = 0, sx = 0, sy = 0 },
604               math.linear, function() self:kill() end)
605   if args.flash_on_spawn then
606     self.flashing = true
607     timer_after(self.timer, 0.1, function() self.flashing = false end)
608   end
609 end
610 
611 function hit_particle:update(dt)
612   timer_update(self.timer, dt)
613   self.gravity_velocity = self.gravity_velocity + self.gravity_acceleration * dt
614   local vx = self.velocity * math.cos(self.direction)
615   local vy = self.velocity * math.sin(self.direction) + self.gravity_velocity
616   self.x = self.x + vx * dt
617   self.y = self.y + vy * dt
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700  
701 function emoji_particle:destroy() end
702 
703 -- =============================================================================
704 -- damage_number — per-digit keycap number that rises and fades. Direct port of
705 -- emoji-ball-battles/main.lua:4322. Each digit is a separate gray keycap-style
706 -- sprite from assets/0..9.png; characters wobble and bob slightly while the
707 -- whole group rises (vy < 0). Holds at full scale for 25% of duration, then
708 -- shrinks to 0 over the remaining 75% via cubic_in_out.
709 --
710 -- Rendered to digit_layer (not effects_layer) so the main draw flow can do a
711 -- per-rarity recolor pass via recolor_shader (see draw()). The rarity_color
712 -- field is read by that pass to bucket numbers by tier.
713 -- =============================================================================
714 damage_number = class()
715 
716 function damage_number:new(x, y, amount, args)
717   args = args or {}
718   self.x, self.y           = x, y
719   self.vy                  = args.vy or -80                    -- "go up rather quickly"
720   self.duration_multiplier = args.duration_multiplier or 0.5   -- "despawn rather fast"
721   self.scale               = 12/512                            -- digits render at ~12px
722   self.rarity_color        = args.color or white               -- read by the recolor bucketing
723   make_entity(self)
724   self.timer  = timer_new()
725   self.spring = spring_new()
726   spring_pull(self.spring, 'main', 0.5, 3, 0.7)
727 
728   -- Per-digit state for wobble + bob. Phase offset between digits is tiny
729   -- (i*0.3 rather than +i) and amplitude is halved (2 rather than 4) so the
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1484:      spawn_damage_number(mx, my - 16, '+' .. self.value, { color = blue })
1575:function spawn_damage_number(x, y, amount, args)
1576:  local d = damage_number(x, y, amount, args)

1470   -- ignores range so every resource zooms to the player before the shop.
1471      local vacuum = (game_state == 'cleared')
1472      if self.armed or vacuum then
1473        local mx, my = mouse_position()
1474    
1475        -- Collected — AABB test of the resource (radius-expanded box) against
1476        -- the hand hitbox rectangle (sampled from the cursor silhouette).
1477        local r = self.radius
1478        if self.x + r >= mx + HAND_HITBOX_X1 and self.x - r <= mx + HAND_HITBOX_X2
1479           and self.y + r >= my + HAND_HITBOX_Y1 and self.y - r <= my + HAND_HITBOX_Y2 then
1480          gold = gold + self.value
1481    
1482          -- "+value" popup above the hand in blue — positioned just above
1483          -- the fingertip so it reads as a gold gain on the cursor itself.
1484          spawn_damage_number(mx, my - 16, '+' .. self.value, { color = blue })
1485    
1486          -- Cursor reaction — spring pulse + brief white flash.
1487          the_cursor:flash_gather()
1488    
1489          -- Punchy contact ring on the resource's last position.
1490          spawn_hit_circle(self.x, self.y, {
1491            radius = 10, color = white, duration = 0.2, flash_on_spawn = true,
1492          })
1493    
1494          -- Burst of full-size copies of the same resource emoji flying out
1495          -- with no gravity — they drift radially and fade in place rather
1496          -- than arcing down. Visually communicates "you got this kind".
1497          for i = 1, random_int(3, 5) do
1498            spawn_emoji_particle(self.x, self.y, self.image, {
1499              velocity       = random_float(80, 180),
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bone.png

296:direct_hit_img             = image_load('direct_hit',                'assets/direct_hit.png')
297:star_img                   = image_load('star',                      'assets/star.png')
298:backhand_index_pointing_up = image_load('backhand_index_pointing_up','assets/backhand_index_pointing_up.png')
299:hourglass_img              = image_load('hourglass',                 'assets/hourglass_done.png')
300:high_voltage_img           = image_load('high_voltage',              'assets/high_voltage.png')
301:fire_img                   = image_load('fire',                      'assets/fire.png')
302:x_mark_img                 = image_load('x_mark',                    'assets/x_mark.png')
308:x_mark_gray_img            = image_load('x_mark_gray',               'assets/x_mark_gray.png')
309:coin_img                   = image_load('coin',                      'assets/coin.png')
310:gem_img                    = image_load('gem',                       'assets/gem.png')
311:crown_img                  = image_load('crown',                     'assets/crown.png')
315:shield_img                 = image_load('shield',                    'assets/shield.png')
316:crossed_swords_img         = image_load('crossed_swords',            'assets/crossed_swords.png')
317:bow_and_arrow_img          = image_load('bow_and_arrow',             'assets/bow_and_arrow.png')
318:magic_wand_img             = image_load('magic_wand',                'assets/magic_wand.png')
319:red_heart_img              = image_load('red_heart',                 'assets/red_heart.png')
320:four_leaf_clover_img       = image_load('four_leaf_clover',          'assets/four_leaf_clover.png')
321:magnet_img                 = image_load('magnet',                    'assets/magnet.png')
322:skull_img                  = image_load('skull',                     'assets/skull.png')
323:bomb_img                   = image_load('bomb',                      'assets/bomb.png')
324:feather_img                = image_load('feather',                   'assets/feather.png')
325:eye_img                    = image_load('eye',                       'assets/eye.png')
326:test_tube_img              = image_load('test_tube',                 'assets/test_tube.png')
327:coffee_img                 = image_load('coffee',                    'assets/coffee.png')
328:hot_pepper_img             = image_load('hot_pepper',                'assets/hot_pepper.png')
329:bone_img                   = image_load('bone',                      'assets/bone.png')
330:locked_img                 = image_load('locked',                    'assets/locked.png')
331:sparkles_img               = image_load('sparkles',                  'assets/sparkles.png')
332:collision_img              = image_load('collision',                 'assets/collision.png')
339:  digit_imgs[tostring(i)] = image_load('digit_' .. i, 'assets/' .. i .. '.png')
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112:- Found `recolor.frag` in emoji-ball-battles assets — maps gray keycap (luminance 0.471) -> target color, white digit stays white
5414:Found the canonical pattern in `emoji-ball-battles/main.lua:4322`. It uses **per-digit emoji images** (`0.png`–`9.png` are gray rounded keycap-style sprites). Just copied them to our assets. Going to port the class to v2 patterns and hook it into hit/kill.
5579:**Assets** — copied `0.png`–`9.png` keycap-style digit sprites from `emoji-ball-battles/assets`. Loaded into `digit_imgs` as a string-keyed table (`digit_imgs['0']` through `digit_imgs['9']`) so `tostring(amount):sub(i, i)` lookups work directly — same shape as the reference's `an.images['0'..'9']`.
5781:- Copied `assets/recolor.frag` from `emoji-ball-battles`. It maps the gray keycap (luminance 0.471) to the target color while keeping the white digit white — so the chip becomes "rarity color with a white number on top," not a flat single-color blob.
6576:> | emoji-ball-battles | `E:/a327ex/emoji-ball-battles` | `git add -A` |
6768:- Found `recolor.frag` in emoji-ball-battles assets — maps gray keycap (luminance 0.471) → target color, white digit stays white

21:- Copied other assets from reference projects: `star.png`, `hit1.png` spritesheet (96x48 frames), `LanaPixel.ttf`, `FatPixelFont.ttf`, `Awesome 9.ttf`, digits `0.png`-`9.png`, `recolor.frag`
389:[Omitted long matching line]
391:Starting with exploration — need to find the emoji ball bounce reference, understand the Anchor2 framework, and figure out emoji loading patterns.
540:star.png</code></pre>
916:star.png</code></pre>
923:<pre><code>E:/a327ex/emoji-aimer/assets/direct_hit.png: PNG image data, 512 x 512, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced
1204:direct_hit.png
1208:star.png
1243:- [assets/direct_hit.png](emoji-aimer/assets/direct_hit.png), [assets/collision.png](emoji-aimer/assets/collision.png), [assets/sparkles.png](emoji-aimer/assets/sparkles.png) — fresh 512×512 Twitter emojis from emojipedia
1244:- `assets/star.png`, `shadow.frag`, `outline.frag`, `LanaPixel.ttf` — copied from `emoji-ball-bounce/assets/`
3940:101    direct_hit_img             = image_load('direct_hit',                'assets/direct_hit.png')
3941:102    star_img                   = image_load('star',                      'assets/star.png')
5414:Found the canonical pattern in `emoji-ball-battles/main.lua:4322`. It uses **per-digit emoji images** (`0.png`–`9.png` are gray rounded keycap-style sprites). Just copied them to our assets. Going to port the class to v2 patterns and hook it into hit/kill.
5423:Now add the `HIT_SCORE` / `KILL_SCORE` constants and the `damage_number` class. Let me find where to insert it — right after `emoji_particle` so it lives with the other effects.
5614:<summary><code>Bash (find E:/a327ex/emoji-ball-battles/assets -name "recolor*" 2>&1; cat E:/a327ex/em...)</code></summary>

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E:/a327ex/emoji-aimer/assets/coin.png:       PNG image data, 512 x 512, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced
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[
  {
    "type": "tool_reference",
    "tool_name": "WebFetch"
  }
]

E:/a327ex/emoji-aimer/assets/meat_on_bone.png: PNG image data, 512 x 512, 8-bit/color RGBA, non-interlaced

1617:function draw_hud_chip(x, y, icon_image, text_str, font_name, gap, min_text_w)
2071:function draw_shop_tooltip(x, y, item, affordable)
2243:function draw_shop_owned_slot(s)
2288:function draw_shop_button(x, y, w, h, label, state, variant, scale)

2071 function draw_shop_tooltip(x, y, item, affordable)
2072      local pad      = SHOP_TOOLTIP_PAD
2073      local line_h   = SHOP_TOOLTIP_LINE_H
2074      local header_h = SHOP_TOOLTIP_HEADER_H
2075      local radius   = SHOP_TOOLTIP_RADIUS
2076      local cs       = SHOP_TOOLTIP_COIN_SIZE
2077      local w, h     = shop_tooltip_size(item)
2078    
2079      -- Panel + header band. Header color tracks the tile's affordability so
2080      -- the tooltip matches the tile's banner: yellow when buyable, gray when
2081      -- the player can't currently afford it. Owned-slot callers pass true so
2082      -- their tooltip stays yellow (the price chip is informational only).
2083      -- Notch-fill on the header's bottom corners — drawn to ui_top_* layers
2084      -- so the outline pass treats the tooltip as a separate silhouette from
2085      -- the tile underneath.
2086      local header_col = affordable and yellow() or gray()
2087      layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_top_panel_layer, x, y, w, h, radius, white())
2088      layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_top_panel_layer, x, y, w, header_h, radius, header_col)
2089      layer_rectangle(ui_top_panel_layer, x,              y + header_h - radius, radius, radius, header_col)
2090      layer_rectangle(ui_top_panel_layer, x + w - radius, y + header_h - radius, radius, radius, header_col)
2091    
2092      -- Header text Y — same vertical-center recipe as the tile banner (LanaPixel
2093      -- nudge + 1px down).
2094      local header_text_y = math.floor(y + header_h/2 - 11/2 + 1) + 1
2095      layer_text(ui_top_content_layer, item.name, fonts.main, x + pad, header_text_y, white())
2096    
2097      -- Price chip (coin icon + number) right-aligned in the header.
2098      local price_str   = tostring(item.price)
2099      local price_str_w = font_get_text_width('main', price_str)
2100      local pchip_w     = cs + 3 + price_str_w
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2010 
2011      -- Emoji — routes to grayscale_layer for unaffordable, else ui_content.
2012      -- Errored takes precedence: the emoji draws on ui_content_layer with a
2013      -- red tint so it joins the rest of the red tile.
2014      local icon_size      = 22
2015      local s              = icon_size/t.item.img.width
2016      local emoji_center_y = -h/2 + 6 + icon_size/2
2017      local emoji_layer    = route_grayscale and grayscale_layer or ui_content_layer
2018      layer_push(emoji_layer, emoji_ox, emoji_center_y + emoji_oy, emoji_rot, s*emoji_sc, s*emoji_sc)
2019      layer_image(emoji_layer, t.item.img, 0, 0, nil, emoji_tint)
2020      layer_pop(emoji_layer)
2021    
2022      -- Banner label — pixel-snapped x so odd glyph widths don't render at a
2023      -- half-pixel and produce inconsistent glyph spacing (was visibly broken
2024      -- on SWORD/OWNED before this). Vertically centered in the 14-tall band.
2025      local lbl_w  = font_get_text_width('main', banner_text)
2026      local text_x = math.floor(-lbl_w/2)
2027      local text_y = math.floor(banner_y + banner_h/2 - 11/2 + 2)
2028      layer_text(ui_content_layer, banner_text, fonts.main, text_x, text_y, label_col)
2029    
2030      layer_pop(ui_panel_layer)
2031      layer_pop(ui_content_layer)
2032      if route_grayscale then
2033        layer_pop(grayscale_layer)
2034      end
2035    end
2036    
2037    -- Tooltip geometry constants shared between size + draw.
2038    SHOP_TOOLTIP_PAD       = 6
2039    SHOP_TOOLTIP_LINE_H    = 12
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2243 function draw_shop_owned_slot(s)
2244      local w, h   = s.w, s.h
2245      local cx, cy = s.x + w/2, s.y + h/2
2246    
2247      if s.item == nil then
2248        layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, s.x, s.y, w, h, 4, fg_dark())
2249        return
2250      end
2251    
2252      local ox, oy, rot = shake_get_effects(s.shake)
2253      ox, oy, rot = ox*s.hover_amount, oy*s.hover_amount, rot*s.hover_amount
2254      local sc = s.spring.main.x
2255      local frame_col = s.hovered and white() or fg()
2256    
2257      layer_push(ui_panel_layer, cx + ox, cy + oy, rot, sc, sc)
2258      layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, -w/2, -h/2, w, h, 4, frame_col)
2259      layer_pop(ui_panel_layer)
2260    
2261      layer_push(ui_content_layer, cx + ox, cy + oy, rot, sc, sc)
2262      local icon = SHOP_OWNED_ICON
2263      local is   = icon/s.item.img.width
2264      layer_push(ui_content_layer, 0, 0, 0, is, is)
2265      layer_image(ui_content_layer, s.item.img, 0, 0)
2266      layer_pop(ui_content_layer)
2267      layer_pop(ui_content_layer)
2268    
2269      -- Level badge — a 10×10 blue keycap digit at the slot's top-left,
2270      -- drawn to shop_level_layer so the level recolor pass tints it blue
2271      -- before it reaches ui_content_layer. The badge rides outside the
2272      -- slot's hover transform (static position).
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1917:-- 48x48 card showing an item. Reads a tile struct (built by build_kit_grid)
2320:-- + shake + spring); cells past the item count live in SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS
2323:SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS = {}
2436:function build_kit_grid(tier_idx)
2439:  SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS = {}
2495:  build_kit_grid(SHOP_KIT_ACTIVE_TIER)
2738:-- tooltip draws here (they live in SHOP_KIT_TILES / SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS

cfb7c2d Emoji Aimer 6
478689c Emoji Aimer 5
6184747 Emoji Aimer 4
a1d3ed2 Emoji Aimer 3
25886f8 Initial commit — Emoji Aimer 2

2028:-- + shake + spring); cells past the item count live in SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS
2031:SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS = {}
2147:  SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS = {}
2471:function draw_shop_ui_kit()
2473:  for _, e in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS) do

function draw_shop_ui_kit()
  draw_shop_tier_strip()
  for _, e in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_EMPTY_CELLS) do
    layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, e.x, e.y,
                            SHOP_TILE_W, SHOP_TILE_H, 6, fg_dark())
  end
  for _, t in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_TILES) do
    draw_shop_item_tile(t)
  end
  for _, s in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS) do
    draw_shop_owned_slot(s)
  end

  -- Left column: shop frame (title + subtitle), then gold chip beneath.
  -- Frame top aligned with the tier strip's new top (y=8). Width narrowed
  -- to 70 (matches the NEXT ROUND button) so it reads as a more compact
  -- header rather than filling the full column.
  local frame_w, frame_h = 70, 34
  local frame_x = math.floor(SHOP_LEFT_CENTER_X - frame_w/2)
  local frame_y = 8
  layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, frame_x, frame_y, frame_w, frame_h, 4, fg())

  local title   = 'SHOP'
  local title_w = font_get_text_width('mid', title)
  layer_text(ui_content_layer, title, fonts.mid,
             math.floor(SHOP_LEFT_CENTER_X - title_w/2), 11, white())

  local sub   = 'ROUND ' .. (round_index + 1) .. '/' .. #ROUNDS
  local sub_w = font_get_text_width('main', sub)
  layer_text(ui_content_layer, sub, fonts.main,
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      gravity        = 0,
      flash_on_spawn = 0.3,
      layer          = shop_particle_layer,
    })
  end

  return true
end

function shop_kit_update(dt)
  -- Tween gold chip's display value + cash-register y kick. Tags
  -- ('gold_tween' / 'gold_offset') let back-to-back buys replace the
  -- in-flight tween instead of stacking.
  timer_update(shop_kit_timer, dt)

  local mx, my  = mouse_position()
  local clicked = input_pressed('click')
  SHOP_KIT_HOVERED_TILE = nil

  -- Tier strip segments. Color-only hover (no per-segment scale). Cursor
  -- flash on hover-enter so the hover still feels alive. Click on an
  -- unlocked, non-active segment swaps the active tier and rebuilds the
  -- grid.
  for _, tab in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_TABS) do
    if not tab.locked then
      local hover = mx >= tab.x and mx <= tab.x + tab.w
                and my >= tab.y and my <= tab.y + tab.h
      if hover and not tab.hovered then
        the_cursor:flash_hover()
      end
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1960:  local affordable = gold >= t.item.price
2056:  local desc_w      = font_get_text_width('main', item.desc)
2060:  local stat_lines = #(item.stats or {})
2110:  for _, st in ipairs(item.stats or {}) do
2117:  if #(item.stats or {}) > 0 then cy = cy + 4 end
2118:  layer_text(ui_top_content_layer, item.desc, fonts.main, x + pad, cy, white())
2332:-- derived dynamically: a tile is "unaffordable" when gold < tile.item.price
2490:    item.desc  = SHOP_KIT_DESCS[(i - 1) % #SHOP_KIT_DESCS + 1]
2491:    item.stats = SHOP_KIT_STATS[(i - 1) % #SHOP_KIT_STATS + 1]
2624:  if gold < tile.item.price then
2629:  gold = gold - tile.item.price

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444:-- visibly. gold_chip_y_offset is the "cash register" kick — set positive
450:gold_chip_y_offset = 0
1633:function draw_hud_chip(x, y, icon_image, text_str, font_name, gap, min_text_w)
2656:  gold_chip_y_offset = 4
2658:              { gold_chip_y_offset = 0 }, math.linear)
2805:  -- gold_chip_y_offset for the cash-register kick (down on buy, linear
2810:  local gold_chip_w = 3 + 14 + 6 + gold_text_w + 3
2811:  draw_hud_chip(math.floor(SHOP_LEFT_CENTER_X - gold_chip_w/2),
2812:                math.floor(50 + gold_chip_y_offset),
2998:  gold_chip_y_offset = 0
3054:  gold_chip_y_offset = 0
3339:    local timer_chip_w = 24 + timer_text_w
3340:    local tx = math.floor(left_center_x - timer_chip_w/2)
3341:    _, ch = draw_hud_chip(tx, cur_y, hourglass_img,
3349:    local gold_chip_w  = 26 + gold_min_w
3350:    local gx = math.floor(left_center_x - gold_chip_w/2)
3351:    draw_hud_chip(gx, cur_y, coin_img, tostring(gold), nil, 6, gold_min_w)

3310     camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_panel_layer)
3311        camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_content_layer)
3312      end
3313    
3314      -- HUD chips stacked vertically along the top of the LEFT side wall
3315      -- (timer + gold), centered on the wall column so they read as anchored
3316      -- to it rather than floating off the screen edge. Score gets its own
3317      -- dedicated blue panel in the top RIGHT, also centered on its wall.
3318      -- Both chip widths use min_text_w to fix the worst-case text region
3319      -- (so neither chip twitches sideways as digits accumulate, which would
3320      -- be visible at the centered position).
3321      --
3322      -- Drawn on ui_content_layer in white; the outline_shader pass below
3323      -- adds the chunky black halo so the white text reads against the cream
3324      -- wall behind it. Only shown in 'playing' / 'cleared' — the shop has
3325      -- its own gold chip, and 'payout' / 'won' / 'lost' want a clean canvas.
3326      if game_state == 'playing' or game_state == 'cleared' then
3327        local m  = math.floor(round_timer / 60)
3328        local s  = math.floor(round_timer - m*60)
3329        local left_center_x = math.floor(SIDE_WALL_W / 2)
3330        local stack_y   = 8        -- distance from top screen edge
3331        local chip_gap  = 6        -- vertical gap between chips
3332        local cur_y     = stack_y
3333        local _, ch
3334    
3335        -- Timer chip: worst-case width "88:88" so the chip is fixed size as
3336        -- digits tick. Chip width = pad_x*2 + icon_w + gap + text_w
3337        -- = 3+3 + 14 + 4 + text_w = 24 + text_w (gap defaults to 4).
3338        local timer_text_w = font_get_text_width('main', '88:88')
3339        local timer_chip_w = 24 + timer_text_w
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1633 function draw_hud_chip(x, y, icon_image, text_str, font_name, gap, min_text_w)
1634      font_name      = font_name or 'main'
1635      local pad_x    = 3
1636      local pad_y    = 5
1637      local icon_w   = 14
1638      -- Default gap matches the hourglass chip (which has ~2px built-in
1639      -- transparent padding on its right). Tighter icons (bullseye, coin) bbox
1640      -- to the edge — pass a larger gap so the visual icon→text distance lines
1641      -- up with the timer.
1642      gap            = gap or 4
1643      local font_h   = (font_name == 'big') and 8 or (font_name == 'main') and 11 or 16
1644      -- Width is normally driven by the text's measured width. Pass min_text_w
1645      -- to force a fixed text region (worst-case width) so the chip doesn't
1646      -- twitch as digits change — needed for the ticking timer.
1647      local txt_w    = font_get_text_width(font_name, text_str)
1648      if min_text_w and min_text_w > txt_w then txt_w = min_text_w end
1649      local chip_w   = pad_x + icon_w + gap + txt_w + pad_x
1650      local chip_h   = pad_y + math.max(icon_w, font_h) + pad_y
1651    
1652      layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, x, y, chip_w, chip_h, 2, fg())
1653    
1654      local icon_s = icon_w / icon_image.width
1655      local cy     = y + chip_h/2
1656      layer_push(ui_content_layer, x + pad_x + icon_w/2, cy, 0, icon_s, icon_s)
1657      layer_image(ui_content_layer, icon_image, 0, 0)
1658      layer_pop(ui_content_layer)
1659    
1660      -- LanaPixel sits high in its 11-px box, so visual centering wants a small
1661      -- downward nudge from the technical center.
1662      local text_y = math.floor(y + chip_h/2 - font_h/2 + 1)
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2447:local function init_hover_state(el)

219:ui_content_outline  = layer_new('ui_content_outline')
245:-- ui_content_layer so the outline derivation picks up a true-grayscale
253:shop_level_layer    = layer_new('shop_level')
2314:  -- drawn to shop_level_layer so the level recolor pass tints it blue
2321:    layer_push(shop_level_layer, s.x + badge/2, s.y + badge/2, 0, scale, scale)
2322:    layer_image(shop_level_layer, digit_img, 0, 0)
2323:    layer_pop(shop_level_layer)
3348:  -- Drawn on ui_content_layer in white; the outline_shader pass below
3454:  layer_render(ui_content_layer)
3491:  -- grayscale_shader onto ui_content_layer so the outline pass below picks
3499:    -- them onto ui_content_layer so the outline derivation picks them up.
3500:    layer_render(shop_level_layer)
3503:    layer_draw_from(ui_content_layer, shop_level_layer, recolor_shader)
3517:  layer_clear(ui_content_outline)
3518:  layer_draw_from(ui_content_outline, ui_content_layer, outline_shader)
3541:  layer_draw(ui_content_outline)
3542:  layer_draw(ui_content_layer)

3488 
3489      -- Grayscale pass for unaffordable shop-tile emojis. draw_shop_item_tile
3490      -- routes those emojis to grayscale_layer; we flush it and draw it through
3491      -- grayscale_shader onto ui_content_layer so the outline pass below picks
3492      -- up a true-grayscale silhouette. Gated on shop — grayscale_layer is
3493      -- empty in any other state.
3494      if game_state == 'shop' then
3495        layer_render(grayscale_layer)
3496        layer_draw_from(ui_content_layer, grayscale_layer, grayscale_shader)
3497    
3498        -- Level-badge recolor pass — tint queued keycap digits blue and draw
3499        -- them onto ui_content_layer so the outline derivation picks them up.
3500        layer_render(shop_level_layer)
3501        shader_set_vec4_immediate(recolor_shader,
3502          'u_target_color', 83/255, 175/255, 239/255, 1)
3503        layer_draw_from(ui_content_layer, shop_level_layer, recolor_shader)
3504      end
3505    
3506      -- Derive shadow + outline passes via the outline / shadow shaders.
3507      layer_clear(shadow_layer)
3508      layer_draw_from(shadow_layer, game_layer,    shadow_shader)
3509      layer_draw_from(shadow_layer, effects_layer, shadow_shader)
3510    
3511      layer_clear(game_outline)
3512      layer_draw_from(game_outline, game_layer, outline_shader)
3513      layer_clear(effects_outline)
3514      layer_draw_from(effects_outline, effects_layer, outline_shader)
3515      layer_clear(ui_panel_outline)
3516      layer_draw_from(ui_panel_outline, ui_panel_layer, outline_shader)
3517      layer_clear(ui_content_outline)
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1700   layer_text(ui_content_layer, target_str, fonts.main,
1701                 math.floor(x + SCORE_PANEL_W/2 - target_w/2), y + 20, white())
1702    end
1703    
1704    -- Payout overlay — round-end gold breakdown shown mid-screen during the
1705    -- 'payout' state. Drawn to payout_layer (which sits ABOVE transition_layer
1706    -- in the composite, with its own outline pass, so the text reads on top
1707    -- of the yellow wipe circle with a chunky black halo).
1708    --
1709    -- Layout: three columns — label / amount / detail — all LEFT-aligned at
1710    -- their column x. Column widths are computed each draw from the actual
1711    -- longest strings (font_get_text_width), then the total width is centered
1712    -- on the screen center (cx). Left-aligning the amount avoids the visual
1713    -- right-to-left "growth" the prior right-aligned version had as digits
1714    -- typed in.
1715    --
1716    -- Animation per line:
1717    --   1. Drop: y starts at target+DROP_OFFSET and tweens linearly back to
1718    --      target over DROP_DURATION — same shape as the gold/score chip
1719    --      cash-register kick, applied to the whole line at once.
1720    --   2. Sequential typewriter L→R: label types first (left col, chars
1721    --      appear left-to-right), then once the label is fully shown the
1722    --      amount starts typing at its column, then the detail. No segment
1723    --      starts until the previous one is fully typed, so reveals always
1724    --      progress strictly left-to-right across the line.
1725    PAYOUT_REVEAL_DELAY  = 0.4   -- seconds between successive line starts
1726    PAYOUT_DROP_OFFSET   = 6     -- px below target_y the line starts at
1727    PAYOUT_DROP_DURATION = 0.2   -- seconds for the line to settle to target_y
1728    PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE     = 50    -- characters per second within a segment
1729    PAYOUT_GAP           = 8     -- horizontal gap between columns
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E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/assets
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/assets/fonts
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/assets/images
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/assets/maps
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/assets/media
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/assets/shaders
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/assets/sounds
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/builds
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/builds/windows
E:/a327ex/a327ex-site/media/posts/snkrx_log

E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/arena.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/buy_screen.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/conf.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/enemies.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/main.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/mainmenu.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/media.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/objects.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/player.lua
E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/shared.lua

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Invoker\reference\SNKRX\buy_screen.lua

  1213 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/arena.lua
  2082 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/buy_screen.lua
     7 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/conf.lua
  1103 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/enemies.lua
  2144 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/main.lua
   213 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/mainmenu.lua
    35 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/media.lua
   446 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/objects.lua
  4000 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/player.lua
   878 E:/a327ex/Invoker/reference/SNKRX/shared.lua
 12121 total

23:  self.level_text = nil
37:  self.level_button = nil
42:  self.level = level
54:  steam.friends.setRichPresence('text', 'Shop - Level ' .. self.level)
78:  self.level_text = Text({{text = '[fg]Lv.' .. tostring(self.level) .. get_elite_str(self.level), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'}}, global_text_tags)
119:    b.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui, force_update = true}
159:    b.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui, force_update = true}
174:  system.save_run(self.level, self.loop, gold, self.units, self.passives, self.shop_level, self.shop_xp, run_passive_pool, locked_state)
198:    if self.level_text then self.level_text:update(dt) end
240:  if self.level_text then self.level_text:draw(265, gh - 20) end
274:    if table.any(self.units, function(v) return v.character == character and v.level == 3 end) then
276:        self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
288:          if unit.level == 1 then
295:          elseif unit.level == 2 then
316:        self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
694:        self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
811:  self.max_xp = (self.parent.shop_level == 1 and 3) or (self.parent.shop_level == 2 and 4) or (self.parent.shop_level == 3 and 5) or (self.parent.shop_level == 4 and 6) or (self.parent.shop_level == 5 and 0)
825:        self.info_text_2 = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
838:        self.max_xp = (self.parent.shop_level == 1 and 3) or (self.parent.shop_level == 2 and 4) or (self.parent.shop_level == 3 and 5) or (self.parent.shop_level == 4 and 6) or (self.parent.shop_level == 5 and 0)
858:        self.info_text_2 = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
869:      self.max_xp = (self.parent.shop_level == 1 and 3) or (self.parent.shop_level == 2 and 4) or (self.parent.shop_level == 3 and 5) or (self.parent.shop_level == 4 and 6) or (self.parent.shop_level == 5 and 0)
908:    self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
924:    self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
979:    if self.parent.level == 3 or (merchant and merchant.level == 3) then
999:          self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
1021:          self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui, force_update = true}
1108:    graphics.print_centered(self.level, pixul_font, self.x + 0.5, self.y + 2, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, self.highlighted and fg[-5] or _G[character_color_strings[self.character]][-5])
1117:  self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.tutorial}
1119:    {text = '[' .. character_color_strings[self.character] .. ']' .. self.character:capitalize() .. '[fg] - [yellow]Lv.' .. self.level,
1122:    {text = character_descriptions[self.character](self.level), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 2},
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Invoker\reference\SNKRX\buy_screen.lua
Invoker\reference\SNKRX\main.lua

590:  character_descriptions = {

585      local player = Player{group = group, leader = true, character = character, level = level, follower_index = 1}
586     player:update(0)
587     return math.round(player[stat], 2)
588   end
589 
590   character_descriptions = {
591     ['vagrant'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]shoots a projectile that deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('vagrant', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage' end,
592     ['swordsman'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('swordsman', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage in an area, deals extra [yellow]' ..
593       math.round(get_character_stat('swordsman', lvl, 'dmg')*0.15, 2) .. '[fg] damage per unit hit' end,
594     ['wizard'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]shoots a projectile that deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('wizard', lvl, 'dmg') .. ' AoE[fg] damage' end,
595     ['magician'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]creates a small area that deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('magician', lvl, 'dmg') .. ' AoE[fg] damage' end,
596     ['archer'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]shoots an arrow that deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('archer', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage and pierces' end,
597     ['scout'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]throws a knife that deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('scout', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage and chains [yellow]3[fg] times' end,
598     ['cleric'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]creates [yellow]1[fg] healing orb every [yellow]8[fg] seconds' end,
599     ['outlaw'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]throws a fan of [yellow]5[fg] knives, each dealing [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('outlaw', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage' end,
600     ['blade'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]throws multiple blades that deal [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('blade', lvl, 'dmg') .. ' AoE[fg] damage' end,
601     ['elementor'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('elementor', lvl, 'dmg') .. ' AoE[fg] damage in a large area centered on a random target' end,
602     ['saboteur'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]calls [yellow]2[fg] saboteurs to seek targets and deal [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('saboteur', lvl, 'dmg') .. ' AoE[fg] damage' end,
603     ['bomber'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]plants a bomb, when it explodes it deals [yellow]' .. 2*get_character_stat('bomber', lvl, 'dmg') .. ' AoE[fg] damage' end,
604     ['stormweaver'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]infuses projectiles with chain lightning that deals [yellow]20%[fg] damage to [yellow]2[fg] enemies' end,
605     ['sage'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]shoots a slow projectile that draws enemies in' end,
606     ['squire'] = function(lvl) return '[yellow]+20%[fg] damage and defense to all allies' end, 
607     ['cannoneer'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]shoots a projectile that deals [yellow]' .. 2*get_character_stat('cannoneer', lvl, 'dmg') .. ' AoE[fg] damage' end,
608     ['dual_gunner'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]shoots two parallel projectiles, each dealing [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('dual_gunner', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage' end,
609     ['hunter'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]shoots an arrow that deals [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('hunter', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage and has a [yellow]20%[fg] chance to summon a pet' end,
610     ['sentry'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]spawns a rotating turret that shoots [yellow]4[fg] projectiles, each dealing [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('sentry', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage' end,
611     ['chronomancer'] = function(lvl) return '[yellow]+20%[fg] attack speed to all allies' end,
612     ['spellblade'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]throws knives that deal [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('spellblade', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage, pierce and spiral outwards' end,
613     ['psykeeper'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]creates [yellow]3[fg] healing orbs every time the psykeeper takes [yellow]25%[fg] of its max HP in damage' end,
614     ['engineer'] = function(lvl) return '[fg]drops turrets that shoot bursts of projectiles, each dealing [yellow]' .. get_character_stat('engineer', lvl, 'dmg') .. '[fg] damage' end,
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23:  self.level_text = nil
78:  self.level_text = Text({{text = '[fg]Lv.' .. tostring(self.level) .. get_elite_str(self.level), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'}}, global_text_tags)
198:    if self.level_text then self.level_text:update(dt) end
240:  if self.level_text then self.level_text:draw(265, gh - 20) end
1123:    {text = '[' .. (self.level == 3 and 'yellow' or 'light_bg') .. ']Lv.3 [' .. (self.level == 3 and 'fg' or 'light_bg') .. ']Effect - ' .. 
1124:      (self.level == 3 and character_effect_names[self.character] or character_effect_names_gray[self.character]), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 1.25},
1125:    {text = (self.level == 3 and character_effect_descriptions[self.character]() or character_effect_descriptions_gray[self.character]()), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'},
1267:    {text = '[' .. (self.level == 3 and 'yellow' or 'light_bg') .. ']Lv.3 [' .. (self.level == 3 and 'fg' or 'light_bg') .. ']Effect - ' .. 
1268:      (self.level == 3 and character_effect_names[self.character] or character_effect_names_gray[self.character]), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 1.25},
1269:    {text = (self.level == 3 and character_effect_descriptions[self.character]() or character_effect_descriptions_gray[self.character]()), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'},
1288:  total = total + ((self.level == 1 and character_tiers[self.character]) or (self.level == 2 and 2*character_tiers[self.character]) or (self.level == 3 and 6*character_tiers[self.character]) or 0)
1429:  self.max_xp = (self.level == 0 and 0) or (self.level == 1 and 2) or (self.level == 2 and 3) or (self.level == 3 and 0)
1459:        self.max_xp = (self.level == 0 and 0) or (self.level == 1 and 2) or (self.level == 2 and 3) or (self.level == 3 and 0)
1460:        if self.level == 2 then spawn_mark1:play{pitch = 1, volume = 0.6} end
1461:        if self.level == 3 then
1484:    self.parent:gain_gold((self.level == 1 and 10) or (self.level == 2 and 20) or (self.level == 3 and 30))
1502:      if self.level == 1 then
1505:      elseif self.level == 2 then
1521:  if self.level == 3 or self.unlevellable then
1533:        tostring((self.level == 1 and 10) or (self.level == 2 and 20) or (self.level == 3 and 30)), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 1.25},
1764:    {text = '[' .. (self.level == 3 and 'yellow' or 'light_bg') .. ']Lv.3 [' .. (self.level == 3 and 'fg' or 'light_bg') .. ']Effect - ' .. 
1765:      (self.level == 3 and character_effect_names[self.character] or character_effect_names_gray[self.character]), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 1.25},
1766:    {text = (self.level == 3 and character_effect_descriptions[self.character]() or character_effect_descriptions_gray[self.character]()), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'},

1115   self.selected = true
1116      self.spring:pull(0.2, 200, 10)
1117      self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.tutorial}
1118      self.info_text:activate({
1119        {text = '[' .. character_color_strings[self.character] .. ']' .. self.character:capitalize() .. '[fg] - [yellow]Lv.' .. self.level,
1120        font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 1.25},
1121        {text = '[fg]Classes: ' .. character_class_strings[self.character], font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 1.25},
1122        {text = character_descriptions[self.character](self.level), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 2},
1123        {text = '[' .. (self.level == 3 and 'yellow' or 'light_bg') .. ']Lv.3 [' .. (self.level == 3 and 'fg' or 'light_bg') .. ']Effect - ' .. 
1124          (self.level == 3 and character_effect_names[self.character] or character_effect_names_gray[self.character]), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center', height_multiplier = 1.25},
1125        {text = (self.level == 3 and character_effect_descriptions[self.character]() or character_effect_descriptions_gray[self.character]()), font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'},
1126      }, nil, nil, nil, nil, 16, 4, nil, 2)
1127      self.info_text.x, self.info_text.y = gw/2, gh/2 + gh/4 - 12
1128    end
1129    
1130    
1131    function TutorialCharacterPart:on_mouse_exit()
1132      self.selected = false
1133      if self.info_text then
1134        self.info_text:deactivate()
1135        self.info_text.dead = true
1136      end
1137      self.info_text = nil
1138    end
1139    

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2065   -- Frame color: error flash overrides everything (turns red briefly when
2066      -- a buy fails); hover → white; unaffordable → fg_dark; else fg.
2067      local frame_col
2068      if     errored        then frame_col = red()
2069      elseif t.hovered      then frame_col = white()
2070      elseif not affordable then frame_col = fg_dark()
2071      else                       frame_col = fg() end
2072    
2073      -- Emoji + label tints — red while the error flash is alive so the whole
2074      -- tile reads as one solid red shape, not just a red frame around a still
2075      -- normal-colored emoji + label.
2076      local emoji_tint = errored and red() or nil
2077      local label_col  = errored and red() or white()
2078    
2079      -- During an error flash the emoji must read as red (not grayscale), so
2080      -- the grayscale routing is suppressed for the lifetime of the flash and
2081      -- the emoji draws on ui_content_layer with a red tint instead.
2082      local route_grayscale = (not affordable) and not errored
2083    
2084      -- Push outer transform on ui_panel + ui_content (always) and on
2085      -- grayscale_layer (only when this tile's emoji routes through it).
2086      layer_push(ui_panel_layer,   cx + card_ox, cy + card_oy, card_rot, card_sc, card_sc)
2087      layer_push(ui_content_layer, cx + card_ox, cy + card_oy, card_rot, card_sc, card_sc)
2088      if route_grayscale then
2089        layer_push(grayscale_layer, cx + card_ox, cy + card_oy, card_rot, card_sc, card_sc)
2090      end
2091    
2092      -- Panel: rounded frame (all 4 corners) + colored banner band whose bottom
2093      -- corners line up with the frame's bottom corners. The banner is drawn as
2094      -- a rounded rect with the same radius so the bottom edges curve cleanly;
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2580 
2581      -- Owned-items column (2×6 = 12 slots). Filled slots are interactive;
2582      -- empty slots render as desaturated outlines with no hover behavior.
2583      SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS = {}
2584      local owned_pitch = SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_W + SHOP_OWNED_GAP
2585      for r = 0, SHOP_OWNED_ROWS - 1 do
2586        for c = 0, SHOP_OWNED_COLS - 1 do
2587          local idx      = r*SHOP_OWNED_COLS + c + 1
2588          local x, y     = SHOP_OWNED_ORIGIN_X + c*owned_pitch,
2589                           SHOP_OWNED_ORIGIN_Y + r*owned_pitch
2590          local s = {
2591            x = x, y = y, w = SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_W, h = SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_H,
2592            item  = nil,
2593            level = nil,
2594            kind  = 'slot',
2595          }
2596          SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS[#SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS + 1] = s
2597        end
2598      end
2599    
2600      -- Next-round button — bottom-right, centered horizontally with the
2601      -- owned-slot column. y=244 puts the button bottom (262) 8px above the
2602      -- screen bottom, matching the 8px from screen top to the shop/tier
2603      -- frame top.
2604      local owned_col_w  = SHOP_OWNED_COLS*SHOP_OWNED_SLOT_W
2605                         + (SHOP_OWNED_COLS - 1)*SHOP_OWNED_GAP
2606      local owned_center = SHOP_OWNED_ORIGIN_X + owned_col_w/2
2607      SHOP_KIT_NEXT_BUTTON = {
2608        x       = math.floor(owned_center - SHOP_BUTTON_W/2),
2609        y       = 244,
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2705     spawn_hit_particle(bx, by, {
2706          color    = blue,
2707          velocity = random_float(40, 100),
2708          duration = random_float(0.3, 0.5),
2709        })
2710      end
2711    end
2712    
2713    -- Attempt to buy `tile`. Returns true on success, false on failure
2714    -- (already sold, inventory full, insufficient gold). On success: deducts
2715    -- gold, places the item in the inventory (or increments level if already
2716    -- owned), and marks the tile sold. On failure: fires shop_kit_error for
2717    -- the visual feedback.
2718    function shop_kit_try_buy(tile)
2719      if tile.sold or not tile.item then return false end
2720    
2721      local existing  = shop_kit_find_owned_slot_with(tile.item)
2722      local is_levelup = existing ~= nil
2723      local target    = existing or shop_kit_find_empty_owned_slot()
2724    
2725      if not target then  -- inventory full and item not already owned
2726        shop_kit_error(tile)
2727        return false
2728      end
2729      if gold < tile.item.price then
2730        shop_kit_error(tile)
2731        return false
2732      end
2733    
2734      gold = gold - tile.item.price
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2316   for i = 1, total - 1 do
2317        if SHOP_KIT_ACTIVE_TIER ~= i and SHOP_KIT_ACTIVE_TIER ~= i + 1 then
2318          local div_x = strip_x + i*seg_w
2319          layer_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, div_x, strip_y, 1, strip_h, fg_dark())
2320        end
2321      end
2322    
2323      -- Labels / lock icons at absolute integer positions.
2324      for _, tab in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_TABS) do
2325        local cx = tab.x + tab.w/2
2326        local cy = tab.y + tab.h/2
2327        if tab.locked then
2328          local icon = 12
2329          local s    = icon/locked_img.width
2330          layer_push(ui_content_layer, cx, cy, 0, s, s)
2331          layer_image(ui_content_layer, locked_img, 0, 0)
2332          layer_pop(ui_content_layer)
2333        else
2334          local lbl_w  = font_get_text_width('main', tab.label)
2335          local text_x = math.floor(cx - lbl_w/2)
2336          local text_y = math.floor(cy - 11/2 + 1) + 1
2337          layer_text(ui_content_layer, tab.label, fonts.main, text_x, text_y, white())
2338        end
2339      end
2340    end
2341    
2342    -- 28x28 owned-item slot. Mirrors draw_shop_item_tile structure (panel push
2343    -- with shake + spring transforms, content push with the emoji inside) but
2344    -- without the banner / label / state-tinted frame. Empty slots (item == nil)
2345    -- render as a desaturated rounded rect with no content.
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// Recolor shader - maps grayscale emoji to target color
// Gray background becomes target color, white text stays white
in vec2 TexCoord;
out vec4 FragColor;
uniform sampler2D u_texture;
uniform vec4 u_target_color;  // target color (0-1 range, alpha ignored)

void main() {
    vec4 tex = texture(u_texture, TexCoord);

    // Grayscale value
    float gray = tex.r;

    // Background is 120/255 (~0.471), text is 1.0
    // Normalize: 0.471 -> 0, 1.0 -> 1
    float t = (gray - 0.471) / (1.0 - 0.471);
    t = clamp(t, 0.0, 1.0);

    // Mix target color -> white
    vec3 color = mix(u_target_color.rgb, vec3(1.0), t);

    FragColor = vec4(color, tex.a);
}

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emoji-aimer\main.lua
emoji-aimer\anchor\layer.lua
emoji-aimer\anchor\camera.lua
emoji-aimer\anchor\color.lua

33:  Shadowed globals: layer_rectangle, layer_circle, layer_line, layer_render,
44:  circle = layer_circle,
46:  circle_line = layer_circle_line,
112:function layer_circle(lyr, x, y, radius, color)
120:function layer_circle_line(lyr, x, y, radius, color, line_width)

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1708 -- the round HUD isn't interactive — interaction lives in the shop's owned
1709    -- column instead.
1710    --
1711    -- Layer routing mirrors draw_shop_owned_slot:
1712    --   ui_panel_layer    — slot frame
1713    --   ui_content_layer  — item emoji
1714    --   shop_level_layer  — level keycap (gets the blue recolor pass in draw())
1715    -- The shop_level_layer recolor pass was moved out of the shop-only gate
1716    -- so it runs every frame; empty queues are a no-op.
1717    function draw_hud_inventory(x, y, cols, slot_w, slot_h, gap, icon)
1718      local pitch_x = slot_w + gap
1719      local pitch_y = slot_h + gap
1720      local i = 0
1721      for _, s in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS) do
1722        if s.item then
1723          local r  = math.floor(i / cols)
1724          local c  = i % cols
1725          local sx = x + c*pitch_x
1726          local sy = y + r*pitch_y
1727    
1728          layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, sx, sy, slot_w, slot_h, 4, fg())
1729    
1730          local is = icon/s.item.img.width
1731          layer_push(ui_content_layer, sx + slot_w/2, sy + slot_h/2, 0, is, is)
1732          layer_image(ui_content_layer, s.item.img, 0, 0)
1733          layer_pop(ui_content_layer)
1734    
1735          if s.level and digit_imgs[tostring(s.level)] then
1736            local digit_img = digit_imgs[tostring(s.level)]
1737            local badge     = 8
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2649:local function update_hover_element(el, mx, my, dt)
2840:function shop_kit_update(dt)
3102:  cash_out_btn.hovered = false
3192:  cash_out_btn.hovered = false
3227:function update(dt)
3258:  if game_state == 'shop' then shop_kit_update(dt) end
3278:    if hover and not cash_out_btn.hovered then
3285:    cash_out_btn.hovered = hover
3287:    cash_out_btn.hovered = false

3227 function update(dt)
3228      sync_engine_globals()
3229    
3230      -- R restarts the run from any state ('playing', 'won', 'lost').
3231      if input_pressed('restart') then run_reset() end
3232    
3233      -- Debug + memory tracker controls — work in any state.
3234      if input_pressed('toggle_debug') then debug_draw_visible = not debug_draw_visible end
3235      if input_pressed('toggle_mem')   then memory_tracker_toggle(mem_tracker) end
3236      if input_pressed('baseline_mem') then memory_tracker_capture_baseline(mem_tracker) end
3237      if input_pressed('spawn_coin')   then
3238        local mx, my = mouse_position()
3239        spawn_resource(mx, my, 'coin')
3240      end
3241      if input_pressed('spawn_gem')    then
3242        local mx, my = mouse_position()
3243        spawn_resource(mx, my, 'gem')
3244      end
3245      if input_pressed('spawn_crown')  then
3246        local mx, my = mouse_position()
3247        spawn_resource(mx, my, 'crown')
3248      end
3249    
3250      the_cursor:update(dt)
3251      the_combo_display:update(dt)
3252    
3253      -- Score-panel tweens (display lag + cash-register y-offset). Always
3254      -- ticked so any in-flight tween finishes cleanly across state changes.
3255      timer_update(score_chip_timer, dt)
3256    
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3392       round_timer = 0
3393          if score >= ROUNDS[round_index].score_target then
3394            game_state = 'cleared'
3395          else
3396            game_state   = 'lost'
3397            death_reason = 'TIMER RAN OUT'
3398            on_combo_break()
3399          end
3400        end
3401      end
3402    
3403      -- Spawn tick + clicks: 'playing' only. In 'cleared' we want a quiet
3404      -- vacuum phase — no new targets, no shooting — until the resources are
3405      -- gathered and we advance to the shop.
3406      if game_state == 'playing' then
3407        spawn_tick_timer = spawn_tick_timer + dt
3408        if spawn_tick_timer >= TARGET_SPAWN_TICK then
3409          spawn_tick_timer = 0
3410          if alive_target_count() < ideal_target_count() then
3411            try_spawn_target()
3412          end
3413        end
3414    
3415        if input_pressed('click') then
3416          local mx, my = mouse_position()
3417          local hit = false
3418          for _, t in ipairs(targets) do
3419            if not t._dead and t:contains(mx, my) then
3420              t:hit(mx, my - 1)
3421              hit = true
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3253 mouse_set_visible(false)
3254    the_cursor        = cursor()
3255    the_combo_display = combo_display()
3256    shop_kit_init()
3257    grant_starting_items()
3258    
3259    -- Boot entry. Pick exactly one:
3260    --   start_round(1)             — start the run normally at round 1
3261    --   round_index=0; start_shop() — start in the shop before round 1
3262    -- (round_index=0 makes the shop's "upcoming round" read as 1, and exit_shop

3303:  if game_state == 'shop' then shop_kit_update(dt) end

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3492:    camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_panel_layer)
3493:    camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_content_layer)
3609:    camera_detach(main_camera, ui_top_content_layer)
3610:    camera_detach(main_camera, ui_top_panel_layer)

3480     if not fx._dead and not fx.rarity_color then fx:draw() end
3481      end
3482      camera_detach(main_camera, effects_layer)
3483      camera_detach(main_camera, game_layer)
3484    
3485      -- UI is camera-attached so the chips wobble with the side walls under
3486      -- the handcam. overlay_layer / cursor_layer / transition_layer stay in
3487      -- screen space so the dim, the cursor, and the wipe circle don't shake.
3488      -- Skipped during 'shop' — shop is a static UI screen, no handcam wobble.
3489      if game_state ~= 'shop' then
3490        camera_attach(main_camera, ui_panel_layer)
3491        camera_attach(main_camera, ui_content_layer)
3492        camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_panel_layer)
3493        camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_content_layer)
3494      end
3495    
3496      -- HUD chips stacked vertically along the top of the LEFT side wall
3497      -- (timer + gold), centered on the wall column so they read as anchored
3498      -- to it rather than floating off the screen edge. Score gets its own
3499      -- dedicated blue panel in the top RIGHT, also centered on its wall.
3500      -- Both chip widths use min_text_w to fix the worst-case text region
3501      -- (so neither chip twitches sideways as digits accumulate, which would
3502      -- be visible at the centered position).
3503      --
3504      -- Drawn on ui_content_layer in white; the outline_shader pass below
3505      -- adds the chunky black halo so the white text reads against the cream
3506      -- wall behind it. Only shown in 'playing' / 'cleared' — the shop has
3507      -- its own gold chip, and 'payout' / 'won' / 'lost' want a clean canvas.
3508      if game_state == 'playing' or game_state == 'cleared' then
3509        local m  = math.floor(round_timer / 60)

3600     local state = b.hovered and 'hovered' or 'default'
3601        draw_shop_button(b.x, b.y, b.w, b.h, b.label, state, b.variant, b.spring.main.x)
3602      end
3603    
3604      -- Shop UI kit — scattered gallery of every shop element for review.
3605      -- Replaces the real shop layout for now.
3606      if game_state == 'shop' then draw_shop_ui_kit() end
3607    
3608      if game_state ~= 'shop' then
3609        camera_detach(main_camera, ui_top_content_layer)
3610        camera_detach(main_camera, ui_top_panel_layer)
3611        camera_detach(main_camera, ui_content_layer)
3612        camera_detach(main_camera, ui_panel_layer)
3613      end
3614    
3615      -- Round-end wipe — yellow circle on transition_layer (rendered last in
3616      -- the composite, above the cursor). Radius is tweened directly on the
3617      -- transition table by start_payout_transition's chained timer_tween.
3618      -- The payout overlay (drawn just below) queues to the same layer AFTER
3619      -- the circle so the breakdown text floats on top of the yellow disc.
3620      if transition.radius > 0 then
3621        layer_circle(transition_layer, transition.origin_x, transition.origin_y,
3622                     transition.radius, yellow())
3623      end
3624    

3459:  camera_attach(main_camera, game_layer)
3460:  camera_attach(main_camera, effects_layer)
3482:  camera_detach(main_camera, effects_layer)
3483:  camera_detach(main_camera, game_layer)
3490:    camera_attach(main_camera, ui_panel_layer)
3491:    camera_attach(main_camera, ui_content_layer)
3492:    camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_panel_layer)
3493:    camera_attach(main_camera, ui_top_content_layer)
3609:    camera_detach(main_camera, ui_top_content_layer)
3610:    camera_detach(main_camera, ui_top_panel_layer)
3611:    camera_detach(main_camera, ui_content_layer)
3612:    camera_detach(main_camera, ui_panel_layer)
3663:    camera_attach(main_camera, digit_layer)
3671:    camera_detach(main_camera, digit_layer)
3748:    camera_attach(main_camera, debug_layer)
3769:    camera_detach(main_camera, debug_layer)

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952:  local mb_lvl    = item_level('meat_bone')
954:    hit_score = hit_score + ITEMS.meat_bone.tiers[mb_lvl]
1778:    if s.level and digit_imgs[tostring(s.level)] then
1779:      local digit_img = digit_imgs[tostring(s.level)]
1787:    draw_progress_dots(x, y, w, h, s.progress)
1987:-- (effect descriptions). item_level(id) returns the player's current
2007:      for i, n in ipairs(self.tiers) do
2009:        if i < #self.tiers then
2031:-- {item, level} pair; level should be in 1..#item.tiers.
2038:function item_level(id)
2040:    if s.item and s.item.id == id then return s.level end
2456:  if s.level and digit_imgs[tostring(s.level)] then
2457:    local digit_img = digit_imgs[tostring(s.level)]
2465:  draw_progress_dots(s.x, s.y, w, h, s.progress)
2760:  slot.level    = level
2761:  slot.progress = 0
2767:    inventory_grant(e.item, e.level)
2814:  local at_max = existing and existing.level == 3 and existing.progress == 2
2840:    if existing.progress < 2 then
2841:      existing.progress = existing.progress + 1
2845:      existing.level    = existing.level + 1
2846:      existing.progress = 0
2851:    target.level    = 1
2852:    target.progress = 0
3017:    local lvl        = item_level(el.item.id)
3250:    s.level    = nil
3251:    s.progress = nil
3569:      local view = item_tooltip_view(s.item, s.level)

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1978:-- (effect descriptions). item_level(id) returns the player's current
2035:function item_tooltip_view(item, count)
2967:  -- Hover tooltip — tier-aware. item_tooltip_view builds a synthetic
2974:    local lvl        = item_level(el.item.id)
2975:    local view       = item_tooltip_view(el.item, lvl)
3521:    -- tooltip, same data (item_tooltip_view reads level from the slot).
3526:      local view = item_tooltip_view(s.item, s.count)

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2759:local function shop_kit_level_up_effect(slot)
2806:    shop_kit_level_up_effect(existing)

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169:function layer_image(lyr, img, x, y, color, flash)
211:function layer_draw(lyr, x, y)
252:function layer_render(lyr)
256:function layer_draw_from(lyr, source, shader)

240    return eng.get_texture(lyr_handle(lyr))
241 end
242 
243 function layer_reset_effects(lyr)
244   eng.reset_effects(lyr_handle(lyr))
245 end
246 
247 function layer_clear(lyr)
248   eng.clear(lyr_handle(lyr))
249 end
250 
251 --- Process queued draw commands into this layer's FBO.
252 function layer_render(lyr)
253   eng.render(lyr_handle(lyr))
254 end
255 
256 function layer_draw_from(lyr, source, shader)
257   eng.draw_from(lyr_handle(lyr), lyr_handle(source), shader)
258 end
259 
260 function layer_stencil_mask(lyr)
261   eng.stencil_mask(lyr_handle(lyr))
262 end
263 
264 function layer_stencil_test(lyr)
265   eng.stencil_test(lyr_handle(lyr))
266 end
267 
268 function layer_stencil_test_inverse(lyr)
269   eng.stencil_test_inverse(lyr_handle(lyr))
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482:-- payout.elapsed; click anywhere advances into the shop (or 'won' state
1805:PAYOUT_REVEAL_DELAY  = 0.4   -- seconds between successive line starts
1808:PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE     = 50    -- characters per second within a segment
1813:PAYOUT_HINT_DELAY    = 0.15  -- seconds after TOTAL drop finishes before the hint starts typing
1814:PAYOUT_HINT_BLINK_ON  = 0.5  -- seconds the hint is visible during each blink cycle
1815:PAYOUT_HINT_BLINK_OFF = 0.4  -- seconds the hint is hidden during each blink cycle
1820:local function draw_payout_line(target_y, line_t, label, amount, detail,
1827:  local label_chars = math.floor(line_t * PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE)
1836:  local amount_t = line_t - #label / PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE
1838:    local amount_chars = math.floor(amount_t * PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE)
1847:    local detail_t = amount_t - #amount / PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE
1849:      local detail_chars = math.floor(detail_t * PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE)
1860:function draw_payout()
1907:    local line_t = payout.elapsed - i * PAYOUT_REVEAL_DELAY
1908:    draw_payout_line(y, line_t, ln.label, ln.amount, ln.detail,
1918:  local total_t = payout.elapsed - (#lines + 1) * PAYOUT_REVEAL_DELAY
1927:    draw_payout_line(total_y, total_t, total_line.label, total_line.amount,
1936:    local hint_t = total_t - PAYOUT_DROP_DURATION - PAYOUT_HINT_DELAY
1943:      local type_chars  = math.floor(hint_t * PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE)
1951:        local blink_t = hint_t - #hint / PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE
1952:        local cycle   = PAYOUT_HINT_BLINK_ON + PAYOUT_HINT_BLINK_OFF
1953:        visible = (blink_t % cycle) < PAYOUT_HINT_BLINK_ON
3091:-- computes breakdown, switches game_state to 'payout' so draw_payout
3183:  payout.elapsed      = 0
3227:  payout.elapsed       = 0
3356:    payout.elapsed = payout.elapsed + dt
3616:  -- payout.elapsed; the "CLICK TO CONTINUE" hint shows once everything is
3619:  if game_state == 'payout' then draw_payout() end

1820 local function draw_payout_line(target_y, line_t, label, amount, detail,
1821                                    label_x, amount_x, detail_x)
1822      if line_t <= 0 then return end
1823      local drop = math.max(0, PAYOUT_DROP_OFFSET * (1 - line_t/PAYOUT_DROP_DURATION))
1824      local ly   = math.floor(target_y + drop)
1825    
1826      -- Label types first. label_t is line_t directly.
1827      local label_chars = math.floor(line_t * PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE)
1828      if label_chars > 0 then
1829        local label_show = string.sub(label, 1, math.min(label_chars, #label))
1830        if #label_show > 0 then
1831          layer_text(payout_layer, label_show, fonts.main, label_x, ly, white())
1832        end
1833      end
1834    
1835      -- Amount starts after the label is fully typed.
1836      local amount_t = line_t - #label / PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE
1837      if amount_t > 0 then
1838        local amount_chars = math.floor(amount_t * PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE)
1839        if amount_chars > 0 and #amount > 0 then
1840          local amount_show = string.sub(amount, 1, math.min(amount_chars, #amount))
1841          if #amount_show > 0 then
1842            layer_text(payout_layer, amount_show, fonts.main, amount_x, ly, white())
1843          end
1844        end
1845    
1846        -- Detail starts after the amount is fully typed.
1847        local detail_t = amount_t - #amount / PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE
1848        if detail_t > 0 and #detail > 0 then
1849          local detail_chars = math.floor(detail_t * PAYOUT_TYPE_RATE)
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3350   -- Payout state: tick reveal timer + click anywhere → manually kick off
3351      -- the held transition's circle_out phase. The next state ('shop' or
3352      -- 'won' on the final round) is staged BEFORE the shrink starts so the
3353      -- shrinking circle reveals it directly. Gated on phase == 'mid' so a
3354      -- second click during the shrink doesn't re-fire.
3355      if game_state == 'payout' then
3356        payout.elapsed = payout.elapsed + dt
3357        if input_pressed('click') and transition.phase == 'mid' then
3358          if payout.is_final then
3359            clear_entities()
3360            game_state = 'won'
3361          else
3362            start_shop()
3363          end
3364          transition.phase = 'circle_out'
3365          transition.origin_x, transition.origin_y = mouse_position()
3366          timer_tween(transition.timer, TRANSITION_OUT_DURATION, transition,
3367                      { radius = 0 }, math.cubic_out, function()
3368            transition.phase = nil
3369          end)
3370        end
3371      end
3372    
3373      -- Resources all in → start the payout transition. transition.phase
3374      -- guard ensures we trigger exactly once.
3375      if game_state == 'cleared' and transition.phase == nil and not any_live_resource() then
3376        start_payout_transition()
3377      end
3378    
3379      timer_update(transition.timer, dt)
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3399   -- Spawn tick + clicks: 'playing' only. In 'cleared' we want a quiet
3400      -- vacuum phase — no new targets, no shooting — until the resources are
3401      -- gathered and we advance to the shop.
3402      if game_state == 'playing' then
3403        spawn_tick_timer = spawn_tick_timer + dt
3404        if spawn_tick_timer >= TARGET_SPAWN_TICK then
3405          spawn_tick_timer = 0
3406          if alive_target_count() < ideal_target_count() then
3407            try_spawn_target()
3408          end
3409        end
3410    
3411        if input_pressed('click') then
3412          local mx, my = mouse_position()
3413          local hit = false
3414          for _, t in ipairs(targets) do
3415            if not t._dead and t:contains(mx, my) then
3416              t:hit(mx, my - 1)
3417              hit = true
3418              break
3419            end
3420          end
3421          if not hit then on_miss(mx, my) end
3422        end
3423      end
3424    
3425      -- Resource ↔ target collisions — small spring pulse on both bodies so
3426      -- the contact reads visually. Resources keep their physics bounce; the
3427      -- target wobbles in place (it's static).
3428      for _, ev in ipairs(collision_entities_begin('resource', 'target')) do
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73:RESOURCE_VALUES = { coin = 1, gem = 5, crown = 25 }
797:-- combo_tier() picks the highest tier whose combo threshold is <=
806:COMBO_TIERS = {
849:function combo_tier()
850:  local highest = COMBO_TIERS[1]
851:  for _, tier in ipairs(COMBO_TIERS) do
1265:    local tier = combo_tier()
1278:  local tier   = combo_tier()
1297:  -- tier.drops so adding a new resource only touches the COMBO_TIERS
1425:  self.value     = RESOURCE_VALUES[kind]
1493:      gold = gold + self.value
1497:      spawn_damage_number(mx, my - 16, '+' .. self.value, { color = blue })
1600:function spawn_resource(x, y, kind)
1609:function roll_drops(x, y)
1610:  local tier = combo_tier()
1616:        spawn_resource(x, y, kind)
3291:    spawn_resource(mx, my, 'coin')
3295:    spawn_resource(mx, my, 'gem')
3299:    spawn_resource(mx, my, 'crown')

806  COMBO_TIERS = {
807   { combo =  0, color = white,  shake_amp = 0,   shake_dur = 0,    drops = {} },
808   { combo = 10, color = blue,   shake_amp = 0,   shake_dur = 0,    drops = {
809       { 'coin',  1/5, 1, 1 },
810   }},
811   { combo = 20, color = green,  shake_amp = 0,   shake_dur = 0,    drops = {
812       { 'coin',  1/4, 1, 1 },
813   }},
814   { combo = 30, color = yellow, shake_amp = 0.5, shake_dur = 0.08, drops = {
815       { 'coin',  1/4, 1, 1 },
816       { 'gem',   1/8, 1, 1 },
817   }},
818   { combo = 40, color = orange, shake_amp = 1.0, shake_dur = 0.12, drops = {
819       { 'coin',  1/3, 1, 1 },
820       { 'gem',   1/6, 1, 1 },
821   }},
822   { combo = 50, color = red,    shake_amp = 1.5, shake_dur = 0.18, drops = {
823       { 'coin',  1/3,  1, 1 },
824       { 'gem',   1/4,  1, 1 },
825       { 'crown', 1/20, 1, 1 },
826   }},
827   { combo = 60, color = purple, shake_amp = 2.0, shake_dur = 0.24, drops = {
828       { 'coin',  1/3,  1, 1 },
829       { 'gem',   1/4,  1, 1 },
830       { 'crown', 1/15, 1, 1 },
831   }},
832   { combo = 70, color = bronze, shake_amp = 2.5, shake_dur = 0.30, drops = {
833       { 'coin',  1/2,  1, 1 },
834       { 'gem',   1/4,  1, 1 },
835       { 'crown', 1/10, 1, 1 },
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1480   -- resource is purely physical so the player sees the burst before any
1481      -- vacuuming kicks in. Walls / gravity / bounces still happen via Box2D.
1482      -- During 'cleared' (round end), the gate is lifted and pull strength
1483      -- ignores range so every resource zooms to the player before the shop.
1484      local vacuum = (game_state == 'cleared')
1485      if self.armed or vacuum then
1486        local mx, my = mouse_position()
1487    
1488        -- Collected — AABB test of the resource (radius-expanded box) against
1489        -- the hand hitbox rectangle (sampled from the cursor silhouette).
1490        local r = self.radius
1491        if self.x + r >= mx + HAND_HITBOX_X1 and self.x - r <= mx + HAND_HITBOX_X2
1492           and self.y + r >= my + HAND_HITBOX_Y1 and self.y - r <= my + HAND_HITBOX_Y2 then
1493          gold = gold + self.value
1494    
1495          -- "+value" popup above the hand in blue — positioned just above
1496          -- the fingertip so it reads as a gold gain on the cursor itself.
1497          spawn_damage_number(mx, my - 16, '+' .. self.value, { color = blue })
1498    
1499          -- Cursor reaction — spring pulse + brief white flash.
1500          the_cursor:flash_gather()
1501    
1502          -- Punchy contact ring on the resource's last position.
1503          spawn_hit_circle(self.x, self.y, {
1504            radius = 10, color = white, duration = 0.2, flash_on_spawn = true,
1505          })
1506    
1507          -- Burst of full-size copies of the same resource emoji flying out
1508          -- with no gravity — they drift radially and fade in place rather
1509          -- than arcing down. Visually communicates "you got this kind".
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1595       for i = 1, random_int(lo, hi) do
1596            spawn_resource(x, y, kind)
1597          end
1598        end
1599      end
1600    end
1601    
1602    -- =============================================================================
1603    -- ui helpers
1604    -- =============================================================================
1605    
1606    -- HUD chip — cream rounded panel with icon + text. Drawn to the outlined UI
1607    -- layers (panel rect on ui_panel_layer for the chunky black border, icon +
1608    -- text on ui_content_layer for their own halos). Returns (w, h) so callers
1609    -- can stack chips. Designed for the 480x270 internal — contents are tight.
1610    function draw_hud_chip(x, y, icon_image, text_str, font_name, gap, min_text_w)
1611      font_name      = font_name or 'main'
1612      local pad_x    = 3
1613      local pad_y    = 5
1614      local icon_w   = 14
1615      -- Default gap matches the hourglass chip (which has ~2px built-in
1616      -- transparent padding on its right). Tighter icons (bullseye, coin) bbox
1617      -- to the edge — pass a larger gap so the visual icon→text distance lines
1618      -- up with the timer.
1619      gap            = gap or 4
1620      local font_h   = (font_name == 'big') and 8 or (font_name == 'main') and 11 or 16
1621      -- Width is normally driven by the text's measured width. Pass min_text_w
1622      -- to force a fixed text region (worst-case width) so the chip doesn't
1623      -- twitch as digits change — needed for the ticking timer.
1624      local txt_w    = font_get_text_width(font_name, text_str)

1580 function spawn_resource(x, y, kind)
1581      local r = resource(x, y, kind)
1582      effects[#effects + 1] = r
1583      return r
1584    end
1585    
1586    -- Roll the current combo tier's drop table at (x, y). Each drop entry is
1587    -- rolled independently — multiple kinds can drop from one kill, and each
1588    -- kind that succeeds spawns count_min..count_max instances.
1589    function roll_drops(x, y)
1590      local tier = combo_tier()
1591      if not tier.drops then return end
1592      for _, drop in ipairs(tier.drops) do
1593        local kind, chance, lo, hi = drop[1], drop[2], drop[3], drop[4]
1594        if random_float(0, 1) < chance then
1595          for i = 1, random_int(lo, hi) do
1596            spawn_resource(x, y, kind)
1597          end
1598        end
1599      end
1600    end
1601    

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945    -- hit, not just the bonus — so the popup is meaningful even with no
946   -- items (always at least "+1"), and reads as "how much this hit
947   -- contributed" rather than "how much your build added."
948   local hit_score = 1
949   local mb_count  = item_count('meat_bone')
950   if mb_count > 0 then
951     hit_score = hit_score + mb_count*ITEMS.meat_bone.per_hit_bonus
952   end
953   score = score + hit_score
954   spawn_damage_number(self.x, self.y - 18, '+' .. hit_score, { color = blue })
955 
956   timer_tween(score_chip_timer, 0.25, 'score_tween', _G,
957               { score_display = score }, math.cubic_out)
958   score_chip_y_offset = 3
959   timer_tween(score_chip_timer, 0.2, 'score_offset', _G,
960               { score_chip_y_offset = 0 }, math.linear)
961 
962   -- HP bar: show (stays visible for the rest of the target's life) + pop +
963   -- 0.15s white flash. Diverges from the reference's 2s auto-hide — bar
964   -- never disappears once revealed.
965   self.hp_visible  = true
966   self.hp_flashing = true
967   spring_pull(self.spring, 'hp', 0.5, 3, 0.5)
968   timer_after(self.timer, 0.15, 'hp_flash', function() self.hp_flashing = false end)
969 
970   spawn_hit_effect(mx, my, { s = 1 })
971   for i = 1, random_int(2, 2) do
972     spawn_hit_particle(mx, my, {
973       velocity       = random_float(120, 200),
974       direction      = random_angle(),
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920  
921 function target:contains(px, py)
922   if self.spawn_scale < 0.5 then return false end
923   return math.length(px - self.x, py - self.y) <= self.radius
924 end
925 
926 function target:hit(mx, my)
927   -- Damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned bonus. Combo doesn't affect damage
928   -- anymore — its job is the resource economy and visual flair only.
929   local damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned*ITEM_BONUS
930   self.hp = self.hp - damage
931   spring_pull(self.spring, 'hit', 0.3, 3, 0.5)
932   self.flashing = true
933   timer_after(self.timer, 0.08, function() self.flashing = false end)
934 
935   combo_count = combo_count + 1
936   combo_timer = COMBO_WINDOW
937 
938   -- Score is per-HIT (not per-kill), Balatro-chip style: each click that
939   -- lands on a target adds 1 toward the round's score_target. Bump the
940   -- displayed value's tween + the cash-register y-offset on every hit
941   -- (tagged so back-to-back hits replace in-flight tweens instead of
942   -- stacking).
943   -- Hit score = 1 base + item bonuses (Meat Bone adds +N from its tier).
944   -- The floating "+N" above the target shows the TOTAL points for this
945   -- hit, not just the bonus — so the popup is meaningful even with no
946   -- items (always at least "+1"), and reads as "how much this hit
947   -- contributed" rather than "how much your build added."
948   local hit_score = 1
949   local mb_count  = item_count('meat_bone')
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1058       color          = yellow,
1059          gravity        = 228,
1060          flash_on_spawn = true,
1061          w              = 14,
1062          h              = 8,
1063        })
1064      end
1065      for i = 1, random_int(2, 2) do
1066        spawn_emoji_particle(mx, my, star_img, {
1067          velocity       = random_float(120, 240),
1068          direction      = random_angle(),
1069          duration       = random_float(0.6, 1.2),
1070          scale          = random_float(0.8, 1.2),
1071          rotation_speed = random_float(-4*math.pi, 4*math.pi),
1072          gravity        = 256,
1073          flash_on_spawn = 0.3,
1074        })
1075      end
1076      -- Round bookkeeping. Resources drop based on the current combo tier;
1077      -- they're physical and pull toward the cursor for collection. score is
1078      -- incremented per-HIT in target:hit (not here, which is per-kill);
1079      -- kills/kills_this_round are kept as run/round stats.
1080      kills            = kills + 1
1081      kills_this_round = kills_this_round + 1
1082      roll_drops(self.x, self.y)
1083      self:kill()
1084    end
1085    
1086    function target:update(dt)
1087      timer_update(self.timer, dt)
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1659:function spawn_emoji_particle(x, y, image, args)
1665:function spawn_damage_number(x, y, amount, args)
3167:function alive_target_count()

3165 -- compacts dead entries each frame, but mid-frame the array can hold _dead
3166    -- entries that haven't been removed yet — filter explicitly.
3167    function alive_target_count()
3168      local n = 0
3169      for _, t in ipairs(targets) do
3170        if not t._dead then n = n + 1 end
3171      end
3172      return n
3173    end
3174    
3175    -- True if any resource entity is still live in the effects array. Used to
3176    -- detect when the round-end vacuum is finished so we can advance to shop.
3177    -- `kind` is set by resource:new and nothing else, so it's a clean marker.
3178    function any_live_resource()
3179      for _, fx in ipairs(effects) do
3180        if not fx._dead and fx.kind then return true end
3181      end
3182      return false
3183    end
3184    

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770      layer_image(digit_layer, ch.image, 0, 0)
771     layer_pop(digit_layer)
772   end
773 end
774 
775 function damage_number:destroy() end
776 
777 -- Score-tier color ladder for damage_number rendering. tier_color_for(amount)
778 -- maps an amount to its tier color via linear scan (tiers ordered ascending);
779 -- amounts beyond the highest tier's hi clamp to that tier's color.
780 SCORE_TIERS = {
781   { lo =   1, hi =  10, color = gray   },
782   { lo =  11, hi =  25, color = green  },
783   { lo =  26, hi =  50, color = blue   },
784   { lo =  51, hi = 100, color = purple },
785   { lo = 101, hi = 200, color = orange },
786   { lo = 201, hi = 500, color = red    },
787 }
788 
789 function tier_color_for(amount)
790   for _, tier in ipairs(SCORE_TIERS) do
791     if amount <= tier.hi then return tier.color end
792   end
793   return SCORE_TIERS[#SCORE_TIERS].color
794 end

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1683     -- inside PULL_RANGE, plateau toward centre. Vacuum mode (cleared
1684        -- state): full PULL_STRENGTH at any distance so resources race to the
1685        -- cursor before the shop transition. Upward Y is doubled so gravity
1686        -- doesn't eat the lift when the cursor is above a resource.
1687        local dx, dy = mx - self.x, my - self.y
1688        local dist   = math.length(dx, dy)
1689        local accel
1690        if vacuum then
1691          accel = PULL_STRENGTH
1692        elseif dist < PULL_RANGE then
1693          local t = 1 - dist/PULL_RANGE
1694          accel   = PULL_STRENGTH*t^0.3
1695        end
1696        if accel and dist > 0 then
1697          local mass = self.collider:get_mass()
1698          local nx, ny = dx/dist, dy/dist
1699          local fx = nx*accel*mass
1700          local fy = ny*accel*mass
1701          if fy < 0 then fy = fy*2 end
1702          self.collider:apply_force(fx, fy)
1703        end
1704      end
1705    end
1706    
1707    function resource:draw()
1708      local s = self.scale*self.spring.main.x
1709      layer_push(effects_layer, self.x, self.y, self.rotation, s, s)
1710      layer_image(effects_layer, self.image, 0, 0, nil, self.flashing and white())
1711      layer_pop(effects_layer)
1712    end
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1835:SCORE_PANEL_W = 64
1836:SCORE_PANEL_H = 34
1837:SCORE_PANEL_X = math.floor(gw - SIDE_WALL_W/2 - SCORE_PANEL_W/2)
1838:SCORE_PANEL_Y = 8
1839:function draw_score_panel()
1840:  local x = SCORE_PANEL_X
1841:  local y = math.floor(SCORE_PANEL_Y + score_chip_y_offset)
1842:  layer_rounded_rectangle(ui_panel_layer, x, y, SCORE_PANEL_W, SCORE_PANEL_H, 3, blue())
1850:             math.floor(x + SCORE_PANEL_W/2 - score_w/2), y + 3, white())
1857:             math.floor(x + SCORE_PANEL_W/2 - target_w/2), y + 20, white())

1855   local target_w   = font_get_text_width('main', target_str)
1856      layer_text(ui_content_layer, target_str, fonts.main,
1857                 math.floor(x + SCORE_PANEL_W/2 - target_w/2), y + 20, white())
1858    end
1859    
1860    -- In-round inventory grid — shows items the player currently owns
1861    -- (level + dots + emoji), laid out below the timer/gold chips on the
1862    -- left wall column. Owned-items-only: empty slots are skipped.
1863    -- Interactive: each slot hovers (frame turns white, spring pulse on
1864    -- enter), and the hovered slot drives a tooltip on top.
1865    --
1866    -- Slots are the same SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS data the shop column uses; the
1867    -- shop's hover state (shake/spring/hover_amount) only ticks during the
1868    -- 'shop' game state, while the HUD's hover ticks during 'playing' /
1869    -- 'cleared' — so there's no cross-state conflict on the shared fields.
1870    HUD_INV_COLS = 3
1871    HUD_INV_SLOT = 28
1872    HUD_INV_GAP  = 4
1873    HUD_INV_ICON = 16
1874    HUD_INV_W    = HUD_INV_COLS*HUD_INV_SLOT + (HUD_INV_COLS - 1)*HUD_INV_GAP

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795:function bone_strike:new(target, total_hits, score_per_hit)
810:function bone_strike:update(dt)
830:function bone_strike:land()
849:function bone_strike:draw()
855:function bone_strike:destroy() end
925:function compute_hit_score()
1011:function target:_apply_damage(amount, score_amount, hit_x, hit_y)
1037:function target:hit(mx, my)
1087:function target:chain_chili(count, score_amount)
1102:function target:apply_chili_hit(score_amount)
1119:function target:apply_bone_hit(score_amount)
1132:function target:die(mx, my)
1751:function spawn_bone_strike(target, total_hits, score_per_hit)
1773:function roll_coin_drop(x, y)
1869:function draw_multiplier_panel()
3286:function find_nearest_alive(cx, cy, exclude_set)

341:  digit_imgs[tostring(i)] = image_load('digit_' .. i, 'assets/' .. i .. '.png')
345:digit_imgs['+'] = image_load('digit_plus', 'assets/plus.png')
738:      image         = digit_imgs[digit],
2648:    local digit_img = digit_imgs[s:sub(i, i)]

27:function spring_new()
40:function spring_add(s, name, x, frequency, bounce)
63:function spring_pull(s, name, force, frequency, bounce)
101:function spring_update(s, dt)

60     Applies an impulse to a named spring. Optionally updates frequency/bounce.
61    This is the "jolt" operation used for hit reactions.
62  ]]
63  function spring_pull(s, name, force, frequency, bounce)
64    local sp = s[name]
65    if not sp then return end
66    if frequency then
67      sp.k = (2*math.pi*frequency)^2
68      sp.d = 4*math.pi*(1 - (bounce or 0.5))*frequency
69    end
70    sp.x = sp.x + force
71  end
72  
73  --[[
74    spring_set_target(s, name, value)
75    Changes where the named spring settles.
76  ]]
77  function spring_set_target(s, name, value)
78    if s[name] then s[name].target_x = value end
79  end
80  
81  --[[
82    spring_at_rest(s, name, [threshold])
83    Returns true if the named spring has settled near its target.
84  ]]
85  function spring_at_rest(s, name, threshold)
86    threshold = threshold or 0.01
87    local sp = s[name]
88    if not sp then return true end
89    local dx = sp.x - sp.target_x
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40   function spring_add(s, name, x, frequency, bounce)
41    x = x or 0
42    frequency = frequency or 5
43    bounce = bounce or 0.5
44    if not s[name] then
45      s._names[#s._names + 1] = name
46    end
47    local k = (2*math.pi*frequency)^2
48    local d = 4*math.pi*(1 - bounce)*frequency
49    s[name] = {
50      x = x,
51      target_x = x,
52      v = 0,
53      k = k,
54      d = d,
55    }
56  end
57  
58  --[[
59    spring_pull(s, name, force, [frequency], [bounce])
60    Applies an impulse to a named spring. Optionally updates frequency/bounce.
61    This is the "jolt" operation used for hit reactions.
62  ]]
63  function spring_pull(s, name, force, frequency, bounce)
64    local sp = s[name]
65    if not sp then return end
66    if frequency then
67      sp.k = (2*math.pi*frequency)^2
68      sp.d = 4*math.pi*(1 - (bounce or 0.5))*frequency
69    end
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1005 
1006    -- Internal: apply per-hit bookkeeping common to ALL hit sources (primary
1007    -- click, chili chain, bone strike): damage, flash + spring, HP-bar pulse,
1008    -- score accumulation + chip tween, coin-drop roll, kill check. Caller is
1009    -- responsible for combo, particles, and the floating score number — those
1010    -- vary by source.
1011    function target:_apply_damage(amount, score_amount, hit_x, hit_y)
1012      self.hp = self.hp - amount
1013      spring_pull(self.spring, 'hit', 0.3, 3, 0.5)
1014      self.flashing = true
1015      timer_after(self.timer, 0.08, function() self.flashing = false end)
1016    
1017      -- HP bar pulse — bar is always visible now (target:new sets it true),
1018      -- so just trigger the flash + spring pop on each successful hit.
1019      self.hp_flashing = true
1020      spring_pull(self.spring, 'hp', 0.5, 3, 0.5)
1021      timer_after(self.timer, 0.15, 'hp_flash', function() self.hp_flashing = false end)
1022    
1023      score = score + score_amount
1024      timer_tween(score_chip_timer, 0.25, 'score_tween', _G,
1025                  { score_display = score }, math.cubic_out)
1026      score_chip_y_offset = 3
1027      timer_tween(score_chip_timer, 0.2, 'score_offset', _G,
1028                  { score_chip_y_offset = 0 }, math.linear)
1029    
1030      -- Combo-tier coin drop — per HIT (not per kill). Tier 20+ rolls a coin
1031      -- at the hit location with the tier's coin_chance.
1032      roll_coin_drop(self.x, self.y)
1033    
1034      if self.hp <= 0 then self:die(hit_x or self.x, hit_y or self.y) end
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880  -- through the heat sequence (white → blue → green → yellow → orange →
881 -- red → purple) then caps with the medal tiers (bronze → silver → gold).
882 -- Drops are rolled independently per entry on a kill — { kind, chance,
883 -- count_min, count_max }. Chances expressed as fractions ("1/5") so the
884 -- table reads as the design spec rather than the player-facing odds.
885 -- Combo no longer affects damage; it gates the resource economy and the
886 -- visual flair only. Damage scaling is items-only.
887 -- New tier semantics:
888 --   score_bonus  — flat +N points added to every successful hit at this
889 --                  tier or higher (cumulative across tiers — the highest
890 --                  matching tier supplies the value).
891 --   coin_chance  — per-hit probability of spawning a coin resource at the
892 --                  hit location. Coins also grant +5 score on pickup, on
893 --                  top of their existing +1 gold.
894 -- Tiers 30-90 don't add new effects but keep visual ramp (color, shake)
895 -- so the combo display still escalates. Gem / crown drops are gone.
896 COMBO_TIERS = {
897   { combo =  0, color = white,      shake_amp = 0,   shake_dur = 0,    score_bonus = 0, coin_chance = 0    },
898   { combo = 10, color = blue,       shake_amp = 0,   shake_dur = 0,    score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0    },
899   { combo = 20, color = green,      shake_amp = 0,   shake_dur = 0,    score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
900   { combo = 30, color = yellow,     shake_amp = 0.5, shake_dur = 0.08, score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
901   { combo = 40, color = orange,     shake_amp = 1.0, shake_dur = 0.12, score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
902   { combo = 50, color = red,        shake_amp = 1.5, shake_dur = 0.18, score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
903   { combo = 60, color = purple,     shake_amp = 2.0, shake_dur = 0.24, score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
904   { combo = 70, color = bronze,     shake_amp = 2.5, shake_dur = 0.30, score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
905   { combo = 80, color = silver,     shake_amp = 3.0, shake_dur = 0.36, score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
906   { combo = 90, color = medal_gold, shake_amp = 4.0, shake_dur = 0.45, score_bonus = 1, coin_chance = 0.25 },
907 }
908 
909 function combo_tier()

51:-- reference `medal_gold` instead, otherwise tier.color() ends up calling
871:    if amount <= tier.hi then return tier.color end
1372:function combo_display:new()
1389:function combo_display:update(dt)
1411:    if tier.shake_amp > 0 then
1412:      self.shake_amp       = tier.shake_amp
1413:      self.shake_dur       = tier.shake_dur
1414:      self.shake_remaining = tier.shake_dur
1421:function combo_display:draw()
1442:  -- tier.drops so adding a new resource only touches the COMBO_TIERS
1446:  for _, drop in ipairs(tier.drops) do
1488:  layer_text(cursor_layer, text, fonts.mid, cur_x, -8, tier.color())
1503:function combo_display:destroy() end
3535:  the_combo_display:update(dt)
3891:  the_combo_display:draw()

1421 function combo_display:draw()
1422      if combo_count <= 0 then return end
1423      local tier   = combo_tier()
1424      local s      = self.spring.main.x
1425      local r      = self.base_rotation + self.spring.r.x
1426      local text   = tostring(combo_count)
1427      local text_w = font_get_text_width('mid', text)
1428    
1429      -- Decay-based jitter — fired on each new count, linearly decays over
1430      -- shake_dur. Higher tiers carry both bigger amp and longer dur so a fresh
1431      -- gold hit reads as a much bigger event than a fresh yellow hit.
1432      local jx, jy = 0, 0
1433      if self.shake_remaining > 0 and self.shake_dur > 0 then
1434        local sk = self.shake_amp * (self.shake_remaining/self.shake_dur)
1435        jx = random_float(-sk, sk)
1436        jy = random_float(-sk, sk)
1437      end
1438    
1439      -- Tier icons — one icon per resource kind that drops in the current
1440      -- tier. Lays out as [coin?][gem?][crown?] <number> so the player sees
1441      -- exactly what's eligible to drop next to the combo count. Driven by
1442      -- tier.drops so adding a new resource only touches the COMBO_TIERS
1443      -- table. Order is fixed (coin → gem → crown) regardless of the entry
1444      -- order in drops so the icons read consistently across tiers.
1445      local has_coin, has_gem, has_crown = false, false, false
1446      for _, drop in ipairs(tier.drops) do
1447        if     drop[1] == 'coin'  then has_coin  = true
1448        elseif drop[1] == 'gem'   then has_gem   = true
1449        elseif drop[1] == 'crown' then has_crown = true end
1450      end
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a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-6.md
a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md
a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-4.md
a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-3.md
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12:- Cursor's error state reworked: `cursor:flash_error` flips a new `in_error` flag instead of swapping `self.image`. `cursor:draw` short-circuits when `in_error` and renders raw `x_mark_img` (no rotation, no spring scale, no click squash) — initially to a new `cursor_error_layer`, later moved to `shop_particle_layer` so it gets the outline shader treatment.
13:- Whole tile turns red on `error_flash > 0` (not just the frame): banner band, emoji (via `layer_image` flash tint = `red()`), and label all switch. Grayscale routing bypassed during error so the emoji can wash red without fighting the grayscale shader.
82:User picked: every hit = 1 point, score target per round, choice of timer vs fixed-click ("hands" — Balatro analog) constraint. Asked me to draft build archetypes for both variants.
84:Drafted 12 archetypes tagged with timer-fit and hands-fit ratings: Avalanche (chains), Sky Rain (passive projectiles), Density (more targets), Ricochet (per-click optimization), Setup→Spend (charge/unleash), Glass Cannon (high-risk-reward), Tier Climber (combo×multiplier), Tag Pyramid (Hades-style escalators), Magnet/Resource Cascade (resources-as-projectiles), Conversion Engine (transmute), Crit/Lucky (variance), Multiplier Stacker (Balatro mult cards).
146:emoji-aimer\anchor\image.lua
194:emoji-aimer\anchor\image.lua
233:4     Click-to-damage aim trainer scaffold. Single 3-HP target at center; click
234:5     within its radius to damage. On hit: spring squash, white flash, hit_circle
277:402:-- spent in the shop between rounds. items_owned bumps the click-damage
382:1898      layer_image(ui_content_layer, s.item.img, 0, 0)
390:<pre><code>5:  within its radius to damage. On hit: spring squash, white flash, hit_circle
400:539:function emoji_particle:new(x, y, image, args)
410:993:-- flash_error — swap the cursor image to the X-mark for ~0.4s and fire a
414:1366:        spawn_emoji_particle(self.x, self.y, self.image, {
417:1437:function spawn_emoji_particle(x, y, image, args)
418:1438:  local ep = emoji_particle(x, y, image, args)
487:973   self.image       = backhand_index_pointing_up
488:974   self.image_scale = CURSOR_SIZE / self.image.width
538:<pre><code>279:x_mark_img                 = image_load('x_mark',                    'assets/x_mark.png')
539:999:  self.image       = x_mark_img
541:1253:  layer_image(digit_layer, x_mark_img, 0, 0)
578:129 -- Damage economy. Click damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned * ITEM_BONUS.
607:1221    -- set so the existing damage_number recolor pipeline tints it for free.
793:1485    function draw_hud_chip(x, y, icon_image, text_str, font_name, gap, min_text_w)
814:1506      local icon_s = icon_w / icon_image.width
908:2. **Cursor error: red x, no shader, no spring, angle 0** — add a new `cursor_error_layer` that bypasses the outline shader; replace the image swap with an `in_error` flag, and have `cursor:draw` render the raw x_mark on that layer at the mouse pos when in error.
911:5. **Buy feedback particles** — on successful buy, spawn a `hit_circle` + ~8 coin `emoji_particle`s with gravity at the cursor; spring-pull the target inventory slot and spawn ~6 item-image `emoji_particle`s at the slot center.
1015:<summary><code>Grep (function layer_image)</code></summary>
1026:168---- Image object (has .handle) or pass-through same as engine.
1027:169:function layer_image(lyr, img, x, y, color, flash)
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E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:77:Cross-cut analyses on loss conditions (soft-fail / HP / resource debt / endless) and shop depth options (reroll, sell, lock, tag synergies). Proposed three coherent ship-shapes: "Tier Climber", "Money Printer", "Aim Survivor". Initial recommendation: Tier Climber.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:84:Drafted 12 archetypes tagged with timer-fit and hands-fit ratings: Avalanche (chains), Sky Rain (passive projectiles), Density (more targets), Ricochet (per-click optimization), Setup→Spend (charge/unleash), Glass Cannon (high-risk-reward), Tier Climber (combo×multiplier), Tag Pyramid (Hades-style escalators), Magnet/Resource Cascade (resources-as-projectiles), Conversion Engine (transmute), Crit/Lucky (variance), Multiplier Stacker (Balatro mult cards).
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2481:2. **Hunter** — burst. Multi-hit clicks, splash, chain. Climbs the ladder fast even on low-density screens.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2521:4. **Density** — more targets on screen, more chances. Less aim, more spray.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2588:3. **Density** — flood screen with targets.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2646:### Game 1: "Tier Climber"
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2674:The most distinctive game given what already exists in the project — and given the project's name — is **Game 1 (Tier Climber)**. Reasoning:
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2691:1. **Pick a round-goal framing to prototype first.** Even if you reserve the right to switch, building one shape lets us see how the systems compose. My pick is Tier Climber — minimum new infrastructure, maximum reuse of what's there, biggest aim-game payoff.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2695:If you push back on (1) — say "actually I think it's Money Printer / Aim Survivor / something else" — I'd love to hear which moment-to-moment feel you're more drawn to: "expression" (Tier Climber), "optimization" (Money Printer), or "atmospheric" (Aim Survivor).
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2715:## Density / Throughput cluster
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2717:### 1. **Avalanche** (chain damage)
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2722:- *Density Bonus* — +1 score per simultaneous chain link
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2727:### 2. **Sky Rain** (passive projectiles)
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2735:**Hands feel**: ★★ — pebbles fire on a clock, not on clicks; weak integration. *Unless* we recast as "every 5th click drops 3 pebbles" — then it's hands-friendly and becomes Setup→Spend cluster.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2737:### 3. **Density** (more targets, more clicks-worth)
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2744:**Hands feel**: ★★ — more targets but you can't click them all; useless unless paired with Avalanche/Ricochet
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2750:### 4. **Ricochet** (one click, many hits)
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2752:- *Bouncer* — clicks ricochet to 1 nearest target
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2753:- *Triple Bounce* — clicks ricochet up to 3 times
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2754:- *Chain Score* — ricochets score base points each
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2755:- *Boomerang* — last ricochet returns; if it hits the original target = ×3
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2758:**Hands feel**: ★★★★★ — the canonical "make every click count" archetype; per-click density goes way up
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2760:### 5. **Setup → Spend** (charge + unleash)
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2770:### 6. **Glass Cannon**
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2783:### 7. **Tier Climber** (combo as multiplier)
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2793:### 8. **Tag Pyramid** (Hades-style escalators)
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2808:### 9. **Magnet / Resource Cascade**
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2818:### 10. **Conversion Engine**
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2831:### 11. **Crit / Lucky**
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2841:### 12. **Multiplier Stacker** (Balatro mult)
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2700 
2701    ---
2702    
2703    # The two shapes in one paragraph each
2704    
2705    **Timer variant**: 30-45s per round. You click as fast as you can pick targets; the clock is your enemy. Builds need to compound *fast* and ideally *passively* (procs that fire without you clicking). Skill = reflexes + aim speed + build engine. Feels like Geometry Wars wearing a build sheet.
2706    
2707    **Hands variant** (Balatro analog): 25-30 clicks per round, no clock. Every click is a deliberate decision. Builds want to *maximize per click* — long setup chains become viable because you can think. Skill = aim precision + target prioritization + build math. Feels like Balatro wearing an aim trainer.
2708    
2709    The same scoring engine ("base hits + event procs + multipliers") supports both, but the *items that excite the player* are different in each. Below I'll draft archetypes and tag their fit.
2710    
2711    ---
2712    
2713    # Build archetypes
2714    
2715    ## Density / Throughput cluster
2716    
2717    ### 1. **Avalanche** (chain damage)
2718    **Idea**: hits cascade to nearby targets; each chain link scores too.
2719    - *Cluster Bomb* — kills splash 1 dmg to nearest target
2720    - *Static Charge* — hits chain to 1 nearby target for half score
2721    - *Branching Path* — chains can chain again (recursive)
2722    - *Density Bonus* — +1 score per simultaneous chain link
2723    
2724    **Timer feel**: ★★★★ — fewer clicks, more procs per click, time goes further
2725    **Hands feel**: ★★★★★ — each click cascades into 5-10 score events; the "pop" of a good cascade is the dopamine peak
2726    
2727    ### 2. **Sky Rain** (passive projectiles)
2728    **Idea**: things fall from the sky, hit targets, score.
2729    - *Pebble Storm* — every 2s, a pebble drops and grants +2 if it hits a target
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E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-6.md:170:28   Primary build vector. Items modify event triggers — point per chain, per pebble hit, per resource collision; conversions; multipliers. Tag families (HUNTER / MAGE / MONK / MERCHANT / etc.) make build identity legible. Reroll + sell prioritized; lock + tier offerings deferred.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-6.md:1685:136    -- Damage economy. Click damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned * ITEM_BONUS.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-6.md:2772:898      -- Damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned bonus. Combo doesn't affect damage
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-6.md:2774:900      local damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned*ITEM_BONUS
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:578:129 -- Damage economy. Click damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned * ITEM_BONUS.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2406:- **HUNTER** — damage / multi-hit / crit
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2407:- **MONK** — combo discipline / miss forgiveness
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2408:- **MERCHANT** — gold scaling / shop perks / interest
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2409:- **MAGE** — chain / AoE / conversion
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2504:- **Tag synergies** — *especially* valuable here, because Monk/Hunter/etc. need to be legible. Each item declares tags, "while you own N MONK items, gain X."
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2638:- **Tag synergies** are the single biggest **build identity** lever. Without them, items feel like a soup. With them, you say "I'm building MONK" by round 4 and the next 10 shop visits are coherent decisions. **Strong recommend regardless of round-goal**, but their *impact is largest in combo-target* where the identity dimensions (Monk/Hunter/etc.) cleave so naturally.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2795:- *Hunter's Pact* — +1 score per HUNTER item owned, per hit
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2796:- *Mage's Cascade* — chains have +1 link per MAGE item
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:2797:- *Monk's Discipline* — first miss free per MONK item
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-5.md:3363:Primary build vector. Items modify event triggers — point per chain, per pebble hit, per resource collision; conversions; multipliers. Tag families (HUNTER / MAGE / MONK / MERCHANT / etc.) make build identity legible. Reroll + sell prioritized; lock + tier offerings deferred.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-4.md:720:141:-- Damage economy. Click damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned * ITEM_BONUS.
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-4.md:727:795:  -- Damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned bonus. Combo doesn't affect damage
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-4.md:728:797:  local damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned*ITEM_BONUS
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-4.md:892:1857        -- Damage readout — "<items> + COMBO DAMAGE PER CLICK".
E:\a327ex\a327ex-site\logs\emoji-aimer-4.md:894:1859        local dmg_str  = item_dmg .. ' + COMBO DAMAGE / CLICK'

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2395 1. **Combo discipline** — extend window, miss-shield, tier-skip, "first miss in tier X+ doesn't break"
2396    2. **Tier-payoffs** — gold per tier reached, drop chance multiplier scaling with tier, "at tier 7+ targets are worth 2x"
2397    3. **Click modifiers** — bigger click radius (aim assist), multi-hit per click, chain to nearest, splash, homing
2398    4. **On-event triggers** — on-kill explosion, on-crit chain, on-tier-up free shop reroll, on-miss small heal
2399    5. **Economy/scaling** — interest on hoarded gold (Balatro Egg), gold per round survived, gem value 2x, coin → gem conversion items
2400    6. **Round modifiers** — extra time, +1 target on screen, free starting combo, mid-round shop tab
2401    7. **Meta-modifier items** — bigger inventory, reroll-free, shop-discount, lock-an-item
2402    
2403    **Tag synergy system** (Slay the Spire's relic types, Hades' god-themes): items belong to families. Some items pay off "per item with X tag owned."
2404    
2405    Possible tags for the universe:
2406    - **HUNTER** — damage / multi-hit / crit
2407    - **MONK** — combo discipline / miss forgiveness
2408    - **MERCHANT** — gold scaling / shop perks / interest
2409    - **MAGE** — chain / AoE / conversion
2410    - **HERMIT** — solo synergies, weird negative effects with positive trade-offs
2411    - **GAMBLER** — random effects, dice-rolls, "50% chance to..." style
2412    
2413    Tag synergies make the "I'm building X" identity legible to the player. Backpack Battles does this brilliantly — by mid-game you know you're "stone build" or "potion build."
2414    
2415    ---
2416    
2417    ## Shop depth — beyond pure buying
2418    
2419    Locked-in mechanics so far: buy item, level-up on duplicate. What you could layer:
2420    
2421    - **Reroll** (Brotato, StS, Bazaar): pay 1-3 gold to refresh offerings. Adds tension every shop.
2422    - **Lock** (Hearthstone Battlegrounds): freeze a slot for next shop. Encourages multi-turn planning.
2423    - **Sell** (Backpack Battles, Bazaar): half-refund. Lets builds pivot mid-run instead of being locked into early picks.
2424    - **Tier ladder** (Bazaar): items have ranks (Bronze/Silver/Gold). Shop offerings escalate with run progress; high-rank items appear only after milestones.
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1226:cursor = class()
1228:function cursor:new()
1253:function cursor:flash_gather()
1262:function cursor:flash_hover()
1271:function cursor:flash_error()
1278:function cursor:update(dt)
1331:function cursor:draw()

1226 cursor = class()
1227    
1228    function cursor:new()
1229      self.x, self.y = 0, 0
1230      make_entity(self)
1231      self.timer  = timer_new()
1232      self.spring = spring_new()
1233      spring_add(self.spring, 'r', 0)
1234    
1235      self.previous_mouse_deltas_x = {}
1236      self.previous_mouse_deltas_y = {}
1237      self.mouse_dt_sy = 1
1238      self.last_sway_x_time = 0
1239      self.last_sway_y_time = 0
1240    
1241      self.click_r = 0
1242      self.click_sx, self.click_sy = 1, 1
1243    
1244      self.flashing = false
1245    
1246      self.image       = backhand_index_pointing_up
1247      self.image_scale = CURSOR_SIZE / self.image.width
1248    end
1249    
1250    -- flash_gather — react to a resource pickup. Spring pulse on main (which
1251    -- affects scale via cursor:draw) plus a brief white tint. Named timer so
1252    -- back-to-back grabs replace the in-flight unflash cleanly.
1253    function cursor:flash_gather()
1254      spring_pull(self.spring, 'main', 0.3)
1255      self.flashing = true
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415:kills             = 0                -- run-wide, never resets except on run_reset
416:kills_this_round  = 0                -- per-round stat; retained alongside score
423:combo_count       = 0
424:combo_timer       = 0
443:items_owned       = 0
454:gold_chip_y_offset = 0

443  items_owned       = 0
444 
445 -- Shop gold-chip feedback state. gold_display is the *displayed* gold —
446 -- on a buy, real gold drops instantly (so affordability checks are
447 -- correct) and gold_display tweens down to meet it, scrubbing the number
448 -- visibly. gold_chip_y_offset is the "cash register" kick — set positive
449 -- on a buy, linearly returns to 0 so the chip shoves down then rises.
450 -- Both tweens are tagged ('gold_tween' / 'gold_offset') on shop_kit_timer
451 -- so back-to-back buys replace the in-flight tween cleanly rather than
452 -- stacking. Synced to gold on shop entry and on run_reset.
453 gold_display       = 0
454 gold_chip_y_offset = 0
455 shop_kit_timer     = timer_new()
456 
457 -- Score-panel display state. Mirrors the gold-chip pattern: score_display
458 -- lags the real score, tweening up cubic_out (0.25s) so per-hit increments
459 -- visibly scrub. score_chip_y_offset is set positive on each hit and
460 -- linearly returns to 0 — same "cash register" thunk the gold chip uses
461 -- on a buy. Both tweens are tagged ('score_tween' / 'score_offset') so
462 -- back-to-back hits replace in-flight tweens cleanly. Synced to score on
463 -- start_round / run_reset.
464 score_display       = 0
465 score_chip_y_offset = 0
466 score_chip_timer    = timer_new()
467 

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414:round_timer       = ROUNDS[1].time   -- counts down each frame; resets per round
3735:function start_round(idx)
3742:  round_timer      = ROUNDS[idx].time

3735 function start_round(idx)
3736      clear_entities()
3737    
3738      kills_this_round = 0
3739      score            = 0
3740      score_display    = 0
3741      score_chip_y_offset = 0
3742      round_timer      = ROUNDS[idx].time
3743      spawn_tick_timer = 0
3744      combo_count      = 0
3745      combo_timer      = 0
3746      cash_out_btn.hovered = false
3747      -- gold and items_owned persist across rounds — only run_reset wipes them.
3748      game_state       = 'playing'   -- crucial when advancing from 'cleared': without
3749                                     -- this the Cash Out button would stay visible
3750    
3751      for i = 1, TARGETS_INITIAL do try_spawn_target() end
3752    end
3753    
3754    -- start_shop() — enter the shop. round_index represents the round just
3755    -- finished; shop UI reads round_index+1 as the upcoming round, and exit_shop
3756    -- bumps round_index then calls start_round. Boot-into-shop sets round_index
3757    -- to 0 so the "upcoming round" reads as 1. Called by the payout's click
3758    -- handler via start_transition (mid-callback) and by the boot block.
3759    function start_shop()

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3824:function run_reset()

3824 function run_reset()
3825      game_state         = 'playing'
3826      round_index        = 1
3827      kills              = 0
3828      kills_this_round   = 0
3829      score              = 0
3830      score_display      = 0
3831      score_chip_y_offset = 0
3832      gold               = 0
3833      gold_display       = 0
3834      gold_chip_y_offset = 0
3835      items_owned        = 0
3836      -- Wipe the inventory (and rebuild the shop grid so any sold tiles
3837      -- reappear). Owned slots are reset back to empty; the catalog tiles
3838      -- get fresh hover/error state via build_kit_grid. STARTING_ITEMS are
3839      -- re-granted so R-restart matches a clean boot.
3840      for _, s in ipairs(SHOP_KIT_OWNED_SLOTS) do
3841        s.item  = nil
3842        s.count = nil
3843      end
3844      build_kit_grid(SHOP_KIT_ACTIVE_TIER)
3845      grant_starting_items()
3846      cash_out_btn.hovered = false
3847      new_run_btn.hovered  = false
3848      payout.elapsed       = 0
3849      payout.total         = 0
3850      death_reason         = ''
3851      -- Wipe any in-flight round-end transition. Replacing the timer abandons
3852      -- the chained callbacks so they never fire on the new run.
3853      transition.phase  = nil
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1393 --
1394    --   - horizontal sway: rotation spring kicked by recent avg horizontal delta
1395    --     when the cursor stops after fast horizontal motion
1396    --   - vertical squash: sy squashed proportional to recent avg vertical delta
1397    --     when the cursor stops after fast vertical motion, then tweens back to 1
1398    --   - click press: rotate slightly, squash sx/sy, pull main spring; release
1399    --     reverses it. The 'click_scale' named tween lets press during a release
1400    --     replace the in-flight tween cleanly.
1401    --
1402    -- Drawn on cursor_layer so it doesn't get the camera handcam jitter — the
1403    -- fingertip needs to stay locked to the actual mouse position. cursor_layer
1404    -- has its own outline shader pass for the chunky black silhouette.
1405    -- =============================================================================
1406    cursor = class()
1407    
1408    function cursor:new()
1409      self.x, self.y = 0, 0
1410      make_entity(self)
1411      self.timer  = timer_new()
1412      self.spring = spring_new()
1413      spring_add(self.spring, 'r', 0)
1414    
1415      self.previous_mouse_deltas_x = {}
1416      self.previous_mouse_deltas_y = {}
1417      self.mouse_dt_sy = 1
1418      self.last_sway_x_time = 0
1419      self.last_sway_y_time = 0
1420    
1421      self.click_r = 0
1422      self.click_sx, self.click_sy = 1, 1
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1524:function cursor:draw()

1524 function cursor:draw()
1525      -- Error mode: draw the red x_mark on shop_particle_layer so it picks up
1526      -- the same chunky outline as the rest of the shop and sits in front of
1527      -- every UI element. No rotation, no spring scale, no squash so the X
1528      -- reads as a stamped icon, not a tilted/springy cursor sprite.
1529      if self.in_error then
1530        local s = CURSOR_SIZE/x_mark_img.width
1531        layer_push(shop_particle_layer, self.x, self.y, 0, s, s)
1532        layer_image(shop_particle_layer, x_mark_img, 0, 0)
1533        layer_pop(shop_particle_layer)
1534        return
1535      end
1536    
1537      -- Outer transform applies click-press squash and movement squash. Inner
1538      -- transform applies rotation + uniform main-spring scale. The (+7, +9)
1539      -- offset and -π/8 base rotation were calibrated in super-emoji-pop so the
1540      -- emoji's fingertip lands at self.x, self.y.
1541      local sx = self.click_sx
1542      local sy = self.mouse_dt_sy * self.click_sy
1543      local r  = self.spring.r.x - math.pi/8 + self.click_r
1544      local s  = self.image_scale * self.spring.main.x
1545      layer_push(cursor_layer, self.x, self.y, 0, sx, sy)
1546      layer_push(cursor_layer, 7,      9,      r, s,  s)
1547      layer_image(cursor_layer, self.image, 0, 0, nil, self.flashing and white())
1548      layer_pop(cursor_layer)
1549      layer_pop(cursor_layer)
1550    end
1551    
1552    function cursor:destroy() end
1553    
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136:-- Damage economy. Click damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned * ITEM_BONUS.

136:-- Damage economy. Click damage = BASE_DAMAGE + items_owned * ITEM_BONUS.
140:BASE_DAMAGE = 1
1013:-- hits. BASE_DAMAGE (=1) + +1 per Swords stack. Bone / arrow strikes
1016:  return BASE_DAMAGE + item_count('swords')

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3162:SHOP_KIT_TIERS = {
3211:function build_kit_grid(tier_idx)
3222:      local item_idx  = local_idx + tier.offset
3228:      if item_idx <= #SHOP_KIT_ITEMS then
3231:          item = SHOP_KIT_ITEMS[item_idx],

3160 -- different 20-item slice of SHOP_KIT_ITEMS (via offset cycling) so
3161    -- switching tabs visibly changes the grid. Tiers 3 + 4 start locked.
3162    SHOP_KIT_TIERS = {
3163      { label = 'TIER 1', locked = false, offset = 0  },
3164      { label = 'TIER 2', locked = false, offset = 7  },
3165      { label = 'TIER 3', locked = true,  offset = 14 },
3166      { label = 'TIER 4', locked = true,  offset = 21 },
3167    }
3168    SHOP_KIT_ACTIVE_TIER = 1
3169    SHOP_KIT_TABS        = {}
3170    
3171    -- Tier-selector strip — one rounded rect spanning the grid width with
3172    -- four segments inside, separated by 1px dividers. Active segment shows a
3173    -- yellow inset pill; hovered (non-active, unlocked) shows a white pill.
3174    SHOP_KIT_TAB_X   = 96
3175    SHOP_KIT_TAB_Y   = 8     -- positions strip so its bottom (y=26) sits 8px above grid top (y=34), matching SHOP_KIT_GAP
3176    SHOP_KIT_TAB_W   = 68    -- 4 segments × 68 = 272, matches grid width
3177    SHOP_KIT_TAB_H   = 18
3178    SHOP_KIT_TAB_GAP = 0     -- segments are flush against each other inside the strip
3179    

82:an:image('arrow', 'assets/arrow.png')
161:--   arrow_hit_wall_1 (ARROW_Hit_Body_stereo): -23.5 dB -> 0.47
162:--   arrow_hit_wall_2 (ARROW_Hit_Wood_Shield_stereo): -27.6 dB -> 0.72
221:-- an:sound('arrow_hit_wall_1', 'assets/arrow_hit_wall_1.ogg')
222:an:sound('arrow_hit_wall_2', 'assets/arrow_hit_wall_2.ogg')
944:    if projectile_object.projectile_type ~= 'arrow' then
947:    -- an:sound_play("arrow_hit_wall_" .. an.random:int(1, 2), 0.35, an.random:float(0.95, 1.05))
949:    -- Spawn hit effects (not for arrows)
950:    if projectile_object.projectile_type ~= 'arrow' then
977:    -- Spawn deflected arrow visual before hit kills the projectile
978:    if projectile_object.projectile_type == 'arrow' then
980:      -- Reflect arrow velocity off weapon surface
987:      local arrow_speed = math.length(vx, vy)
989:      local deflect_speed = arrow_speed*speed_multiplier
993:      -- self.effects:add(deflected_arrow(projectile_object.x, projectile_object.y, {vx = deflect_vx, vy = deflect_vy}))
1017:    -- Boost arrow velocity on parry and enable gravity
1018:    if projectile_object.projectile_type == 'arrow' then
1063:    -- Bow scaling: +1 arrow per hit
1065:      owner.arrows_per_shot = owner.arrows_per_shot + 1
1843:    self.arrows_per_shot = 1
1851:    self.bow_arrow_alpha = 0
2166:    --   local t = math.min((self.arrows_per_shot - 1)/19, 1)
2172:        self.bow_arrow_alpha = 1
2180:      self.bow_arrow_alpha = 0
2346:    -- Draw arrow on top of string and bow
2347:    if self.bow_arrow_alpha > 0 then
2348:      local arrow_x = (top_wx + bot_wx)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*cos_a
2349:      local arrow_y = (top_wy + bot_wy)/2 - (pull - 6.5)*sin_a
2350:      local arrow_scale = 26/512
2351:      weapons:push(arrow_x, arrow_y, self.angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale, arrow_scale)
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1863:    self.weapon_rotation_offset = -3*math.pi/4  -- dagger rotation to point outward
2228:      local particle_angle = math.remap(vx, -100, 100, math.pi/4, 3*math.pi/4) + an.random:float(-math.pi/8, math.pi/8)
2351:      weapons:push(arrow_x, arrow_y, self.angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale, arrow_scale)
2644:    self:fire_single_arrow(shot_id, 0.2, 0.08)
2649:    self:fire_single_arrow(shot_id, arrow_delay*0.5, arrow_delay*0.4)
2658:          self:fire_single_arrow(shot_id, 0.2, 0.08, arrow_delay)
2661:          self:fire_single_arrow(shot_id, arrow_delay*0.5, arrow_delay*0.4, arrow_delay)
2677:function ball:fire_single_arrow(shot_id, release_duration, sy_duration, recoil_duration)
3222:      weapons:push(arrow_x, arrow_y, base_angle + 3*math.pi/4, self.weapon_scale, self.weapon_scale)
4202:    game:push(self.x, self.y, self.angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale*scale, arrow_scale*scale)
4265:      self.parent.arena.effects:add(stuck_arrow(self.x + offset*math.cos(angle), self.y + offset*math.sin(angle), {angle = angle}))
4795:stuck_arrow = object:extend()
4797:function stuck_arrow:new(x, y, args)
4811:function stuck_arrow:update()
4813:    game:push(self.x, self.y, self.angle + 3*math.pi/4, self.arrow_scale, self.arrow_scale)
4862:function deflected_arrow:new(x, y, args)
4885:    effects:push(self.x, self.y, self.rotation + 3*math.pi/4, self.arrow_scale, self.arrow_scale)

2677 function ball:fire_single_arrow(shot_id, release_duration, sy_duration, recoil_duration)
2678      self.bow_arrow_alpha = 0
2679      an:sound_play("arrow_hit_wall_2", 0.9, an.random:float(0.85, 1.15))
2680      self.spring:pull('weapon', 0.6)
2681      self.spring:pull('hit', 0.25, 3, 0.5)
2682      self:recoil_weapon(recoil_duration)
2683      self.timer:tween(release_duration, self, {bow_pull_amount = 0}, math.elastic_out, nil, 'bow_release')
2684      self.timer:tween(sy_duration, self, {bow_sy = 1}, math.cubic_in_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release')
2685    
2686      local spawn_x = self.x + 20*math.cos(self.angle)
2687      local spawn_y = self.y + 20*math.sin(self.angle)
2688      self.parent.projectiles:add(projectile(spawn_x, spawn_y, {
2689        projectile_type = 'arrow',
2690        velocity = 10,
2691        direction = self.angle,
2692        flash_on_spawn = true,
2693        team = self.team,
2694        bounces = 0,
2695        shot_id = shot_id,
2696      }))
2697    end
2698    
2699    -- Start bow pull animation for next arrow
2700    function ball:bow_start_pull(duration)
2701      self.bow_arrow_alpha = 1
2702      self.timer:tween(duration, self, {bow_pull_amount = 8}, math.quad_out, nil, 'bow_release')
2703      self.timer:tween(duration, self, {bow_sy = 0.9}, math.quad_out, nil, 'bow_sy_release')
2704    end
2705    
2706    function ball:boomerang_check_side_safe(side)
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4190   end
4191      self.x, self.y = self.collider:get_position()
4192      self.angle = self.collider:get_angle()
4193    
4194      -- Drawing
4195      local scale = self.spring.hit.x
4196      if self.projectile_type == 'bullet' then
4197        game:push(self.x, self.y, self.angle, scale, scale)
4198        game:rounded_rectangle(-self.w/2, -self.h/2, self.w, self.h, self.h/2, self.flashing and white() or yellow())
4199        game:pop()
4200      elseif self.projectile_type == 'arrow' then
4201        local arrow_scale = 26/512
4202        game:push(self.x, self.y, self.angle + 3*math.pi/4, arrow_scale*scale, arrow_scale*scale)
4203        game:image(an.images.arrow, 0, 0, nil, self.flashing and white())
4204        game:pop()
4205      elseif self.projectile_type == 'spiral' then
4206        game:push(self.x, self.y, self.angle, scale, scale)
4207        game:rounded_rectangle(-self.w/2, -self.h/2, self.w, self.h, self.h/2, self.flashing and white() or self.spiral_color())
4208        game:pop()
4209      elseif self.projectile_type == 'boomerang' then
4210        local s = self.boomerang_scale*scale
4211        weapons:push(self.x, self.y, self.boomerang_spin + self.boomerang_rotation_offset, s, s)
4212        weapons:image(an.images.boomerang, 0, 0, nil, self.flashing and white())
4213        weapons:pop()
4214      elseif self.projectile_type == 'kitchen_knife' then
4215        local s = self.kitchen_knife_scale*scale
4216        if self.kitchen_knife_stuck then
4217          game:push(self.kitchen_knife_stuck_x, self.kitchen_knife_stuck_y, self.kitchen_knife_stuck_angle, s, s)
4218          game:image(an.images.kitchen_knife, 0, 0)
4219          game:pop()
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4795 stuck_arrow = object:extend()
4796    
4797    function stuck_arrow:new(x, y, args)
4798      self.x, self.y = x, y
4799      args = args or {}
4800      object.new(self)
4801      self.angle = args.angle or 0
4802      self.arrow_scale = 26/512
4803      self.visible = true
4804    
4805      self:add(timer())
4806      self.timer:after(an.random:float(0.9, 1.0), function()
4807        self.timer:during_step(an.random:float(0.6, 0.7), 0.1, 0.03, function() self.visible = not self.visible end, nil, function() self:kill() end)
4808      end)
4809    end
4810    
4811    function stuck_arrow:update()
4812      if self.visible then
4813        game:push(self.x, self.y, self.angle + 3*math.pi/4, self.arrow_scale, self.arrow_scale)
4814        game:image(an.images.arrow, 0, 0)
4815        game:pop()
4816      end
4817    end
4818    
4819    
4820    
4821    -- Dying knife: visual-only knife that spins and blinks out after a parallel wall hit
4822    dying_knife = object:extend()
4823    
4824    function dying_knife:new(x, y, args)
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777:    ball_a.collider:set_velocity(vx_a, vy_a)
778:    ball_b.collider:set_velocity(vx_b, vy_b)
831:    ball_a.collider:set_velocity(vx_a, vy_a)
832:    ball_b.collider:set_velocity(vx_b, vy_b)
901:      ball_object.collider:set_velocity(vx*self.wall_energy_boost, vy*self.wall_energy_boost)
1023:        projectile_object.collider:set_velocity(pvx/post_speed*target_speed, pvy/post_speed*target_speed)
2149:      self.collider:set_velocity(speed*math.cos(self.thrust_angle), speed*math.sin(self.thrust_angle))
3930:function projectile:new(x, y, args)
4002:    self.collider:set_velocity(self.boomerang_speed*math.cos(self.boomerang_move_angle), self.boomerang_speed*math.sin(self.boomerang_move_angle))
4041:    self.collider:set_velocity(self.cd_speed*math.cos(self.cd_move_angle), self.cd_speed*math.sin(self.cd_move_angle))
4080:function projectile:update(dt)
4088:    self.collider:set_velocity(self.spiral_speed*math.cos(self.spiral_angle), self.spiral_speed*math.sin(self.spiral_angle))
4110:      self.collider:set_velocity(self.boomerang_speed*math.cos(self.boomerang_move_angle), self.boomerang_speed*math.sin(self.boomerang_move_angle))
4146:      self.collider:set_velocity(0, 0)
4161:    self.collider:set_velocity(self.cd_speed*math.cos(self.cd_move_angle), self.cd_speed*math.sin(self.cd_move_angle))

3930 function projectile:new(x, y, args)
3931      self.x, self.y = x, y
3932      args = args or {}
3933      object.new(self)
3934      self:tag('projectile')
3935      self.projectile_type = args.projectile_type or 'bullet'
3936      self.team = args.team
3937      self.velocity = args.velocity or 10
3938      self.direction = args.direction or 0
3939      self.bounces = args.bounces or 0
3940      self.shot_id = args.shot_id
3941    
3942      -- Projectile-type-specific setup
3943      if self.projectile_type == 'bullet' then
3944        self.w = 15
3945        self.h = 8
3946        self:add(collider('projectile', 'dynamic', 'box', self.w, self.h))
3947        self.collider:set_position(self.x, self.y)
3948        self.collider:set_restitution(0.75)
3949        self.collider:set_friction(0)
3950        self.collider:set_gravity_scale(0.5)
3951        self.collider:apply_impulse(self.velocity*math.cos(self.direction), self.velocity*math.sin(self.direction))
3952        self.collider:set_density(0.4)
3953      elseif self.projectile_type == 'arrow' then
3954        self.w = 18
3955        self.h = 4
3956        self:add(collider('projectile', 'dynamic', 'box', self.w, self.h))
3957        self.collider:set_position(self.x, self.y)
3958        self.collider:set_restitution(0)
3959        self.collider:set_friction(1)
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95:function timer_every(t, delay, name_or_callback, callback_or_times, times_or_after, after_function)
110:function timer_during(t, duration, name_or_callback, callback_or_after, after_function)
191:function timer_every_step(t, start_delay, end_delay, times, name_or_callback, callback_or_step, step_or_after, after_function)
212:function timer_during_step(t, duration, start_delay, end_delay, name_or_callback, callback_or_step, step_or_after, after_function)

95   function timer_every(t, delay, name_or_callback, callback_or_times, times_or_after, after_function)
96    local name, callback, times, after
97    if type(name_or_callback) == 'string' then
98      name, callback, times, after = name_or_callback, callback_or_times, times_or_after, after_function
99    else
100     name, callback, times, after = uid(t), name_or_callback, callback_or_times, times_or_after
101   end
102   insert_entry(t, {name = name, mode = 'every', time = 0, delay = delay, callback = callback, times = times, after = after, count = 0})
103 end
104 
105 --[[
106   timer_during(t, duration, [name,] callback, [after])
107   Fires callback(dt, progress) every frame for duration seconds.
108   Progress is 0 to 1 and reaches exactly 1 on the final frame.
109 ]]
110 function timer_during(t, duration, name_or_callback, callback_or_after, after_function)
111   local name, callback, after
112   if type(name_or_callback) == 'string' then

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E:\a327ex\emoji-aimer\anchor\array.lua:416:    return t[random_int(1, #t, rng)]
E:\a327ex\emoji-aimer\anchor\array.lua:421:      local i = random_int(1, #t, rng)
E:\a327ex\emoji-aimer\anchor\array.lua:473:    return table.remove(t, random_int(1, #t, rng))
E:\a327ex\emoji-aimer\anchor\array.lua:477:      table.insert(out, table.remove(t, random_int(1, #t, rng)))
E:\a327ex\emoji-aimer\anchor\array.lua:559:    local j = random_int(1, i, rng)

169:SIDE_WALL_W    = (gw - PLAY_AREA_SIZE)/2     -- (480 - 270)/2 = 105 with current screen
174:WALL_BLEED  = 10
181:ARENA_X_MIN = SIDE_WALL_W + TARGET_HUD_MARGIN
182:ARENA_X_MAX = gw - SIDE_WALL_W - TARGET_HUD_MARGIN
396:create_wall(SIDE_WALL_W - _wt/2,           gh/2,                            _wt, gh)   -- left side wall (inner face at SIDE_WALL_W)
397:create_wall(gw - SIDE_WALL_W + _wt/2,      gh/2,                            _wt, gh)   -- right side wall (inner face at gw - SIDE_WALL_W)
937:  -- are the inner edges of the side walls: left wall ends at SIDE_WALL_W,
938:  -- right wall starts at gw - SIDE_WALL_W.
940:  if self.x < SIDE_WALL_W then
941:    spawn_stuck_arrow(SIDE_WALL_W, self.y, angle)
943:  elseif self.x > gw - SIDE_WALL_W then
944:    spawn_stuck_arrow(gw - SIDE_WALL_W, self.y, angle)
2085:-- centered on the right wall column (gw - SIDE_WALL_W/2); the text
2092:SCORE_PANEL_X = math.floor(gw - SIDE_WALL_W/2 - SCORE_PANEL_W/2)
2121:MULT_PANEL_X = math.floor(gw - SIDE_WALL_W/2 - MULT_PANEL_W/2)
2144:BUFF_PANEL_X       = math.floor(gw - SIDE_WALL_W/2 - BUFF_PANEL_W/2)
2210:HUD_INV_X    = math.floor(SIDE_WALL_W/2 - HUD_INV_W/2)
4206:                    -WALL_BLEED, -WALL_BLEED,
4207:                    SIDE_WALL_W + WALL_BLEED, gh + 2*WALL_BLEED, fg())
4209:                    gw - SIDE_WALL_W, -WALL_BLEED,

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4198   -- Side walls — visible cream columns flanking the square play area. UI
4199      -- chips sit on top of the LEFT wall. Both bleed past their outer screen
4200      -- edge so the camera handcam can't expose the sky behind them. Drawn
4201      -- first so resources/targets render above. The outline shader gives the
4202      -- inner edge a black border that reads as the wall surface. Hidden during
4203      -- 'shop' — walls belong to round state.
4204      if game_state ~= 'shop' then
4205        layer_rectangle(game_layer,
4206                        -WALL_BLEED, -WALL_BLEED,
4207                        SIDE_WALL_W + WALL_BLEED, gh + 2*WALL_BLEED, fg())
4208        layer_rectangle(game_layer,
4209                        gw - SIDE_WALL_W, -WALL_BLEED,
4210                        SIDE_WALL_W + WALL_BLEED, gh + 2*WALL_BLEED, fg())
4211      end
4212      for _, t  in ipairs(targets) do if not t._dead  then t:draw() end end
4213      -- Skip damage_numbers in this pass — they draw to digit_layer and get
4214      -- recolored + merged into effects_layer below so the recolor shader can
4215      -- tint them per-rarity.
4216      for _, fx in ipairs(effects) do
4217        if not fx._dead and not fx.rarity_color then fx:draw() end
4218      end
4219      camera_detach(main_camera, effects_layer)
4220      camera_detach(main_camera, game_layer)
4221    
4222      -- UI is camera-attached so the chips wobble with the side walls under
4223      -- the handcam. overlay_layer / cursor_layer / transition_layer stay in
4224      -- screen space so the dim, the cursor, and the wipe circle don't shake.
4225      -- Skipped during 'shop' — shop is a static UI screen, no handcam wobble.
4226      if game_state ~= 'shop' then
4227        camera_attach(main_camera, ui_panel_layer)
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--[[
  class — minimal class helper for Anchor 2.

  Usage:
    seeker = class()
    function seeker:new(x, y)
      self.x = x
      self.y = y
    end
    function seeker:update(dt) ... end

    local s = seeker(10, 20)   -- calls seeker.new(instance, 10, 20)
    s:update(dt)

  Notes:
    - No inheritance. If you want a variant, copy the class and modify.
    - Constructor is :new. If a class has no :new, calling the class still
      returns an empty instance (useful for data-only classes).
    - This is ~15 lines on purpose. Don't add features.
]]

function class()
  local c = {}
  c.__index = c
  setmetatable(c, {
    __call = function(cls, ...)
      local instance = setmetatable({}, cls)
      if cls.new then cls.new(instance, ...) end
      return instance
    end

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265:cursor_layer        = layer_new('cursor')
1485:-- Drawn on cursor_layer so it doesn't get the camera handcam jitter — the
1486:-- fingertip needs to stay locked to the actual mouse position. cursor_layer
1645:  layer_push(cursor_layer, self.x, self.y, 0, sx, sy)
1646:  layer_push(cursor_layer, 7,      9,      r, s,  s)
1647:  layer_image(cursor_layer, self.image, 0, 0, nil, self.flashing and white())
1648:  layer_pop(cursor_layer)
1649:  layer_pop(cursor_layer)
1661:-- combo_count == 0. Drawn on cursor_layer so it follows the mouse without
1745:  layer_push(cursor_layer, self.x + jx, self.y + jy, r, s, s)
1749:    layer_push(cursor_layer, cur_x + icon_size/2, 0, 0, sc, sc)
1750:    layer_image(cursor_layer, coin_img, 0, 0)
1751:    layer_pop(cursor_layer)
1755:  layer_text(cursor_layer, text, fonts.mid, cur_x, -8, tier.color())
1763:  layer_rounded_rectangle(cursor_layer, -bar_w/2, bar_y, bar_w, bar_h, 1, black())
1765:    layer_rounded_rectangle(cursor_layer, -bar_w/2, bar_y, fill_w, bar_h, 1, yellow())
1767:  layer_pop(cursor_layer)
1920:      the_cursor:flash_gather()
2264:      the_cursor:flash_hover()
3440:    the_cursor:flash_hover()
3487:  the_cursor:flash_error()
3637:      the_cursor:flash_hover()
3996:the_cursor        = cursor()
4037:  the_cursor:update(dt)
4075:      the_cursor:flash_hover()

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SKILL.md

1    ---
2   name: end-session
3   description: End the current session. Converts the transcript to markdown, writes a summary with Title/Date frontmatter, commits, and pushes to the project repo (GitHub) and a327ex.com (a327ex-site/logs/). Single web target post-cutover; the legacy anchor.blot.im is now a JS redirect and no longer receives writes.
4   ---
5   
6   # End Session Workflow
7   
8   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.
9   
10  ## Step 1: Get Session Info
11  
12  Ask the user for the **session title** (max 30 characters). Examples: "Anchor Phase 10 Part 5", "Physics Arena Setup", "Timer System Fix", "Thalien Lune Design".
13  
14  **Determine the project yourself from your session context** — you know which repo(s) were worked on, which files were created/modified, and where they live. No need to ask. See Step 5 for the list of known project roots; if the session touched something outside the list, infer the root from the paths you actually edited.
15  
16  ## Step 2: Write Summary
17  
18  Write the summary from your conversation memory. You have the full session context — no need to read any files.
19  
20  The summary should be **thorough and detailed**. Each major topic deserves its own section with multiple specific bullet points. Don't compress — expand.
21  
22  **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.
23  
24  Format (this is just an example structure — adapt sections to match what actually happened):
25  
26  ```markdown
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