Strip Health, Mana, Food, Stamina, Oxygen, Energy — only Gold and Blood
remain as they serve as adventure gates (Contemporary ≥30, DarkFantasy ≥20).
Remove 22 orphaned items, 5 recipes, and the AlchemyTable workstation.
Replace energy_cell in rocket_boots recipe with cosmic_shard.
Change box_endgame condition from AllResourcesVisible to BoxesOpenedAbove:500.
Add ItemUtilitySnapshot test that maps every item to its usage contexts
(loot sources, crafting, interactions, adventures) and generates a report.
DEBUG overwrites the snapshot; RELEASE asserts no changes.
Update specifications.md and CLAUDE.md to reflect resource cleanup.
Remove obsolete bugs.md and refactoring_plan.md.
- Play time tracking: accumulate TotalPlayTime each game loop iteration
- Return to menu: split _running into _appRunning/_gameRunning so quit
returns to main menu instead of exiting the app
- Deterministic meta unlock order: ArrowKeySelection first (accessibility),
then TextColors, AutoSave, InventoryPanel, etc. (13-step sequence)
- Merge KeyboardShortcuts into ArrowKeySelection
- Meta box pity system: guarantee a meta box every 10 openings
- Inventory flickering: buffer-based rendering with ANSI cursor repositioning
- Non-readable symbols: use ASCII abbreviations instead of emoji in footer
- Resource/stats confusion: rename Resource Panel to Characteristics Panel
in all user-facing text (EN/FR), update specs and descriptions
- Block consumable use before inventory panel unlock
- Remove obsolete proposal/suggestion files, clean up Spectre-only renderer
- Reorder meta unlocks for better early-game pacing (visual panels first)
- Portrait always visible, cosmetics shown only when panel unlocked
- Auto-equip first cosmetic of each slot
- Transform ChatPanel into event log with localized title
- Compact UI feature announcements (Panel instead of FigletText)
- FullLayout-only screen clearing, inline resource summary pre-unlock
- Lore fragment named keys for inventory display
- Interactive inventory with ↑↓ selection, detail panel, and Enter to act
- Consumable items usable via UseItemAction pipeline
- Lore fragments readable in dedicated display panel
- Add InventoryRenderCapture test and document render capture workflow
- Add AdventureUnlockedEvent emitted by MetaEngine when a new adventure
is unlocked, displayed as a CTA in the loot reveal flow
- Rebalance box_of_boxes: reduce box_not_great weight 10→7, boost
box_ok_tier 5→7 for more variety in early game
- Add box_ok_tier and box_meta_basics drops to box_not_great loot table
so basic boxes can escape the loop
- Double box_meta_basics weight in box_ok_tier (1→2) for faster
meta progression
- Update bugs.md: resolve all 4 FIXME items
Integrate stats, resources, and cosmetics into adventures via conditional
branches gated by game state checks. Each of the 9 adventures now has a
secret branch that rewards exploration and encourages replay with subtle
hints on locked choices. The endgame box now triggers a Destiny adventure
that acknowledges all completed adventures and secret branches, with four
ending tiers culminating in an ultimate ending when all 9 secrets are found.
Also adds the crafting engine, CLAUDE.md and specifications.md for faster
onboarding.
Bug fixes:
- Fix double "NEW FEATURE UNLOCKED" message and broken enum-to-key mapping for all UIFeatures
- Fix Spectre markup crash when opening inventory with colors unlocked (unescaped rarity brackets)
- Fix latent Spectre markup crash in ResourcePanel (unescaped bar brackets)
- Fix WeightedRandom.PickMultiple picking with replacement causing duplicate drops
- Fix double AddItem bug (BoxEngine + RenderEvents both adding to state)
- Add StatType and FontStyle fields to ItemDefinition (were in JSON but missing from C# record)
New features:
- Endgame box (Mythic) that appears when all 8 resources are discovered, contains Crown of Completion
- Completion percentage tracker as mid-game meta unlock (tier 3), shown in both renderers
- Adventure pool depletion: adventure sub-boxes with already-unlocked themes are removed from loot pool
- Global error handling with log file output (openthebox-error.log)
- Tiered meta progression: 5 sequential meta boxes replacing single box_meta
New tests (180 new, 228 total):
- 5 panel rendering test classes covering all enum values (Portrait, Resource, Stats, Inventory, Chat)
- RenderContext and RendererFactory logic tests
- SpectreRenderer output tests across 4 context configurations
- BasicRenderer output and input method tests
- Simulation state mutation and full-run completion tests
Every box now always drops a box_of_boxes (auto-open) alongside its
normal loot, ensuring the core loop never breaks. The player always
has at least one box to open next. Only auto-opening boxes (box_of_boxes
itself, box_adventure) are excluded to prevent infinite recursion.
