lore chapters: 3,4

2 more lore chapters (5 total now)
entering testing mode makes a sound now

reduced the requirements and frequency for many tech so that they may show up in "less optimal" situations
  I hope this will increase build variety and also give more value to making good tech choices
countless bug fixes and wording fixes

mobs have a new trait mob[i].damageReduction

todo.txt

@@ -1,14 +1,58 @@
 ******************************************************** NEXT PATCH ********************************************************
 
-spore tech - nematodes - replace spores with 1/2 as many worms that do 200% more damage
-  worms are also a bit faster, last longer, have better reaction times
-  a cool worm graphic, and a simple searching behavior if they haven't found a mob
+2 more lore chapters (5 total now)
+entering testing mode makes a sound now
 
-mycelial fragmentation - makes 6 extra spores during growth phase (was 4)
+reduced the requirements and frequency for many tech so that they may show up in "less optimal" situations
+  I hope this will increase build variety and also give more value to making good tech choices
+countless bug fixes and wording fixes
 
-historyBoss has less health, slower tracking, and more damage
+mobs have a new trait mob[i].damageReduction
 
 ******************************************************** TODO ********************************************************
+  
+
+
+perfect diamagnetism field stays when you aren't holding field
+  good for perfect because it doesn't use energy
+  holding field moves it the player
+
+level with mobs that follow a genetic algorithm
+  mobs have genes
+  the last mob that did damage saves it's genes to local storage
+  new mobs have the saved genes, but with some random mutations
+  mutations need to be balanced to prevent a gene from moving towards infinity
+    total genome must equal 1   (100%)
+    binary genes have a flat cost
+      example: phasing through walls might cost 0.2
+    spectrum genes have a rate
+      example: acceleration cost 0.01 per 0.001
+  possible genes
+    genes should only effect it's ability to touch the player
+      so not damage?
+    genome: spectrum
+      acceleration
+      top speed / air friction
+      damageReduction
+      duration?
+        health decreases naturally?
+        or they just go away like bullets?
+      spawn rate
+      look frequency / memory?
+    genome: binary
+      go through walls
+      blink/teleport (like striker)
+      grow when near target
+      split into two
+      shielded
+  occurs in a specialized level
+    named: gene lab, gene factory, genetic lab, genome facility
+    in the level sequence after lab and before gauntlet?
+    level ends after a period of time
+      exit is hidden until time is up and it appears
+      the level tests player durability/evasion
+        this is a nice contrast to the final level that tests damage output, and the gauntlet which tests AoE damage
+
 
 scrolling console history in pause menu?
   also make tech, guns scrolling?
@@ -18,8 +62,6 @@ pause should at least show the last in game console message
 make the player get a buff after using wormhole
   while energy lasts: drain energy and give damage buff
 
-Tech: "Induced Oscillation": When using phonon, if a block vibrates after it gets hit from a phonon, it has a chance of oscillating and creating an additional phonon coming from the block. The chance is higher the closer the block is to the source of the oscillation.
-
 tech: quantized shields - harmonic standing wave field can only lose 33 energy per hit
   draw 1,2,3 levels of the field based on energy?
   the blocked value only scales up to 2x or 4x (33 energy) blocked
@@ -186,6 +228,9 @@ n-gon outreach ideas
 
 ******************************************************** BUGS ********************************************************
 
+blocks on buttons teleport into the button endlessly if they are being slowly floated away
+  maybe add a cooldown?
+
 ants marching outline doesn't sync right on safari anymore.
 
 door to exit in vats does nothing
@@ -270,6 +315,12 @@ map: observatory
 
 ******************************************************** MOBS ********************************************************
 
+mobs that buff the stats of mobs when they die
+  nearby mobs
+  boss is a group of mobs, they buff each other
+  give the buff a ramp up time
+    so there is an advantage to kill them all at once
+
 mob that spawns eggs after they die
   eggs don't attack but grow back into a mob after about 10s
 
@@ -346,6 +397,7 @@ possible names for tech
   eternal inflation
   hypergraph
   gnarl
+  SQUID (for superconducting quantum interference device) is a very sensitive magnetometer used to measure extremely subtle magnetic fields, based on superconducting loops containing Josephson junctions.
 
 a tutorial / lore intro
   needs to be optional so it doesn't slow experienced players