Ships

Trees now trampleable: 7 dmg per walk (~15 walks to kill vs 5 for grass)

Center formation behind commander: centurion centered, soldiers grid centered around centurion

Add 20-troop formation geometry simulation tests

Fix formation walk-in-place: widen idle threshold to 0.5m to prevent push oscillation

Fix TS: add preyId/killStarted to baby CritterState in mating

Widen NPC-to-NPC push to 1.5m so they can walk past each other

Seeded critters spawn as adults, NPCs dodge away from players, gene inheritance

Behavioral genes: boldness, speed, social, hunger tolerance, curiosity — inherited with mutation

NPC trampling matches player rate: every movement tick, no throttle

Fix watch party pause: update local state immediately on custom control click

Increase NPC trampling to 20% per tick

Fix ChatInput optional props for watch party compact mode

Watch party: video full-size in main area, chat moves to side panel tab

Watch party: paste YouTube URL in chat to start synced video for the room

Debug: log player positions in vegetation broadcast to find position mismatch

Vegetation: remove all caps, add spawn counter to tick log

Remove all vegetation batch caps — density is the only natural limiter

Add AI Fight Club to landing page products with download button

Include per-player relation in player_joined for encounter NPCs — red names for enemies

Fix TS: add holdPosition/holdFacing to registerSingleNPC

Hold position: units continuously correct to exact spot + facing after move_to arrival

Fix idle twitch: only broadcast player/NPC updates when position actually changes (>0.05m)

Only broadcast positions for moving NPCs — idle units skip 200ms updates

Add 200ms position broadcast for smoother NPC movement on remote clients

Move_to sets agenda to move_to, clears formation, prevents facing override

Fix TS: add moveToFacing to registerSingleNPC brain

Add facing direction to move_to: units rotate to commanded angle on arrival

Fix TS: import players in army.ts for move_to commander rotation

Move_to: every unit gets own target position, no officer-follow indirection

Fix TS error: cast anchor to non-null tuple

Fix formation offset: units without centurion still form 3m behind commander

Formation anchors on centurion: move_to moves officer, army follows in formation

NPC obstacle avoidance: steer around blockers instead of running in place

Move_to accepts positions array: client sends exact grid, server assigns by block index

Move_to supports line placement (x1,z1→x2,z2) with formation rows

Stronger unit push: 0.4 force at 0.8m so units actually move for each other

Soft body push: units slowly slide past each other when overlapping, gentle in formation

Fix move_to: add to commandMap so it passes validation

Add move_to army command: march units to world position then hold

Vegetation regresses growth stage when damaged by eating or trampling

Critter system: chickens and deer that eat vegetation, flee, reproduce, starve

Performance: cached army counts, batched NPC broadcast, reduced trampling frequency

Vegetation logging, NPC trampling, grass dies in 5 walks, trees immune

Fix pine spread: random tree selection so rare species get fair chance, bump spread to 5%

Align walk/idle threshold with movement deadzone (0.3m) to prevent phantom walk animation

Fix formation oscillation: clamp movement to remaining distance, prevent overshoot

Fix formation idle test for tighter 0.5m threshold

Tighter formation hold: 0.5m idle threshold, 1.0m min separation

Squad-grouped formation: sergeant + soldiers stay together in block

NPCs face same direction as commander in formation

Tighter default formation: 1.0m spacing, 1.5m row depth

Disable separation force when in formation — prevents jitter at tight spacing

Cap army at 80 units (Roman century)

Roman maniple formation: always 2 rows deep, wide front line

Formation as geometry: shield wall blocks in place, units never break ranks, Grok only on leaders

Fix TS error: handle optional allBrains in countArmyUnits

Unified army block formation: all units form tight grid behind commander, rank-ordered (centurion front-left)

Army chat spacing commands: tighten up/phalanx, normal spacing, spread out/loose

Add army spacing API: GET/PUT /api/v1/army/spacing for adjustable formation spacing and row depth

Squad formation follow: soldiers form rows behind leader, faster movement to keep up with player

Include commanderId in player_joined and world_state for NPC relation resolution

Encounter revamp: spawn-army equips weapons, auto-enemy relations, draw weapons on spawn, seek_combat agenda

Add draw_weapons/sheathe_weapons army commands

Player relation system: enemy/neutral/ally with real-time NPC targeting, name color broadcasts

Encounter NPCs target real players; player attacks resolve against all NPCs in range

NPC combat animations: draw_weapon on combat entry, attack cooldowns (0.8s/1.5s), sheathe on exit

Fix encounter.ts: add equipped field to PlayerSyncState objects

Send equipment data in player_joined, world_state, NPC registration; army_refreshed broadcast on rank changes

Live NPC registration: recruits spawn instantly after purchase, dismiss removes live, army refresh on rank changes

Fix pong detection: allow 3 missed pongs (30s) before terminating, was too aggressive

Fix NPC clone: exclude commander from NPC spawn broadcast

Disable GameWorld (duplicate system), faster ping/reconnect, NPC spawn broadcast, vegetation production rates

Player death: no auto-respawn, stay dead until admin revive

Fix NPCs attacking real players: only target enemy NPCs, never real players

World NPCs: DB-driven NPC placements for shopkeepers, recruiters, etc

World NPCs: DB-driven NPC placements, admin placement UI support

Fix random disconnects: add WebSocket ping keepalive + Socket.IO timeout tuning

Add POST /api/v1/game/version — lightweight version metadata update

World objects: DB-driven buildings, props, structures with CRUD API

World objects: buildings/props DB table, CRUD API, bulk seed, WebSocket broadcasts

Biome spreading: trees drop seeds (3%), bushes spread (5%)

Ecosystem: vegetation growth, trampling, world time, planting

Ecosystem: vegetation growth, trampling, world time, seed endpoint

Add status + fear to npc_update: client can show fleeing/retreating indicators

Fix weapon range: load synchronously before NPC registration, log attack distances

Death context: both armies aware of kills, morale/fear effects

Permanent death: delete dead NPCs from DB, clean up army roster

Server-authoritative weapon range + recruit equipment in API response

Give recruits starting equipment on purchase: weapon + shield by type

Fix seek_combat NPCs not chasing: add 50m seek range for aggressive units

NPC banter: allies hear each other's speech and can respond

Fix units not engaging: all units close to melee within 8m, face targets

Ancient warfare combat: exhaustion-based, shield walls hold, flanking decisive

Rebalance combat for ancient warfare feel: slower, formation-based

Fix NPC combat: actually call resolveAttack + encounter NPCs seek_combat + attack logging

Rebuild chain of command on recruit, death, and promotion

NPC permanent death + auto-promote replacements on death/dismiss

Fix leadership gaps: auto-promote missing decurions/sergeants, fix chain of command fallback

Chain of command: units follow their leader, not the player directly

Persistent AI armies: full Grok brains, DB-backed, battle records