blocks don't block vision

more bug fixes (pulse color, backwards induction giving too many tech) mobs can now see through blocks mobs spawns and level spawns have been adjusted to prevent getting zonked at the start of a level
2021-03-23 15:47:33 -07:00
parent 38e38578e6
commit 84e4079181
8 changed files with 118 additions and 87 deletions
--- a/.DS_Store
+++ b/.DS_Store
--- a/js/bullet.js
+++ b/js/bullet.js
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ const b = {
    },
    pulse(energy, angle = m.angle) {
        let best;
-        let explosionRadius = 1400 * energy
+        let explosionRadius = 1300 * energy
        let range = 3000
        const path = [{
                x: m.pos.x + 20 * Math.cos(angle),
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ const b = {
                };
            }
        }
-        if (best.who) b.explosion(path[1], explosionRadius, true)
+        if (best.who) b.explosion(path[1], explosionRadius)

        if (tech.isPulseStun) {
            const range = 100 + 2000 * energy
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ const b = {
                };
            }
        }
-        if (best.who) b.explosion(path[1], explosionRadius, true)
+        if (best.who) b.explosion(path[1], explosionRadius)

        //draw laser beam
        ctx.beginPath();
--- a/js/level.js
+++ b/js/level.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const level = {
    start() {
        if (level.levelsCleared === 0) { //this code only runs on the first level
            // simulation.enableConstructMode() //used to build maps in testing mode
-            // level.difficultyIncrease(25)
+            // level.difficultyIncrease(125)
            // simulation.zoomScale = 1000;
            // simulation.setZoom();
            // m.setField("nano-scale manufacturing")
@@ -822,9 +822,9 @@ const level = {
                    }
                    //float
                    if (player.velocity.y > 5) player.force.y -= 0.95 * player.mass * simulation.g
-                    const slowY = (player.velocity.y > 0) ? Math.max(0.4, 1 - 0.001 * player.velocity.y * player.velocity.y) : Math.max(0.98, 1 - 0.001 * Math.abs(player.velocity.y)) //down : up
+                    const slowY = (player.velocity.y > 0) ? Math.max(0.8, 1 - 0.002 * player.velocity.y * player.velocity.y) : Math.max(0.98, 1 - 0.001 * Math.abs(player.velocity.y)) //down : up
                    Matter.Body.setVelocity(player, {
-                        x: Math.max(0.6, 1 - 0.07 * Math.abs(player.velocity.x)) * player.velocity.x,
+                        x: Math.max(0.95, 1 - 0.036 * Math.abs(player.velocity.x)) * player.velocity.x,
                        y: slowY * player.velocity.y
                    });
                }
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ const level = {
        };
        level.customTopLayer = () => {};

-        level.setPosToSpawn(0, -750); //normal spawn
+        level.setPosToSpawn(0, -475); //normal spawn
        spawn.mapRect(level.enter.x, level.enter.y + 20, 100, 20);
        level.exit.x = 6500;
        level.exit.y = -230;
@@ -1241,7 +1241,11 @@ const level = {
        spawn.mapRect(-950, 0, 8200, 800); //ground
        spawn.mapRect(-950, -1200, 800, 1400); //left wall
        spawn.mapRect(-950, -1800, 8200, 800); //roof
-        spawn.mapRect(-250, -700, 1000, 900); // shelf
+        // spawn.mapRect(-250, -700, 1000, 900); // shelf
+        // spawn.mapRect(-250, -350, 600, 550);
+        spawn.mapRect(175, -700, 575, 950);
+        spawn.mapRect(-250, -425, 600, 650);
+
        spawn.mapRect(-250, -1200, 1000, 250); // shelf roof
        powerUps.spawnStartingPowerUps(600, -800);

@@ -1619,6 +1623,8 @@ const level = {
        spawn.mapRect(300, -375, 50, 225);
        spawn.bodyRect(312, -150, 25, 140);
        spawn.mapRect(300, -10, 50, 50);
+        spawn.mapVertex(1555, 0, "625 0   75 0   200 -100   500 -100"); //entrance ramp
+

        //upper entrance / exit
        spawn.mapRect(-400, -1050, 750, 50);
@@ -1692,16 +1698,22 @@ const level = {
        //mobs
        spawn.randomMob(1075, -3500, -0.3);
        // spawn.randomMob(-75, -3425, 0.2);
-        spawn.randomMob(1475, -225, -0.3);
-        spawn.randomMob(2075, -150, -0.2);
+        // spawn.randomMob(1475, -225, -0.3);
+        // spawn.randomMob(2075, -150, -0.2);
        spawn.randomMob(2175, -700, -0.2);
        spawn.randomMob(-75, -850, -0.1);
-        spawn.randomMob(1300, -600, -0.1);
+        // spawn.randomMob(1300, -600, -0.1);
        spawn.randomMob(550, -3400, 0);
        spawn.randomMob(0, -1175, 0.5);
        spawn.randomMob(-75, -1150, 0.5);
        spawn.randomMob(1075, -625, 0.5);
-        spawn.randomMob(1725, -575, 0.5);
+        // spawn.randomMob(1725, -575, 0.5);
+        spawn.randomMob(800, -3400, -0.3);
+        spawn.randomMob(1225, -3375, -0.2);
+        spawn.randomMob(1200, -1125, -0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(2050, -950, 0.5);
+
+
        if (simulation.difficulty > 40) {
            spawn.randomMob(2300, -2775, -0.5);
            spawn.randomMob(600, -925, -0.5);
@@ -1842,6 +1854,7 @@ const level = {
        spawn.mapRect(9300, 2590, 650, 25);
        spawn.mapRect(9700, 2580, 100, 50);

+
        spawn.randomGroup(1300, 2100, 0.1);
        spawn.randomMob(8300, 2100, 0.1);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(2575, -75, 0.1); //entrance
@@ -1850,7 +1863,7 @@ const level = {
        spawn.randomMob(2425, 2150, 0.1);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(3500, 250, 0.2);
        spawn.randomMob(3800, 2175, 0.2);
-        spawn.randomSmallMob(1100, -300, 0.2); //entrance
+        spawn.randomSmallMob(2500, -275, 0.2); //entrance
        spawn.randomMob(4450, 2500, 0.2);
        spawn.randomMob(6350, 2525, 0.2);
        spawn.randomGroup(9200, 2400, 0.3);
@@ -1891,7 +1904,8 @@ const level = {
            }
        };

-        level.setPosToSpawn(-50, -50); //normal spawn
+        level.setPosToSpawn(-100, 210); //normal spawn
+        spawn.mapRect(-150, 240, 100, 30);
        level.exit.x = -100;
        level.exit.y = -425;
        spawn.mapRect(level.exit.x, level.exit.y + 15, 100, 50); //exit bump
@@ -1907,14 +1921,13 @@ const level = {
        document.body.style.backgroundColor = "#dbdcde";

        //spawn start building
-        spawn.mapRect(-300, -800, 50, 800);
-        spawn.mapRect(-100, -20, 100, 30);
+        spawn.mapRect(-350, -800, 100, 1100);
        // spawn.mapRect(-300, -10, 500, 50);
        spawn.mapRect(150, -510, 50, 365);
-        spawn.bodyRect(170, -130, 14, 145, 1, spawn.propsFriction); //door to starting room
+        spawn.bodyRect(170, -140, 20, 163, 1, spawn.propsFriction); //door to starting room
+        spawn.mapVertex(175, 200, "625 0   300 0   425 -300   500 -300"); //entrance ramp
        // spawn.mapRect(-300, 0, 1000, 300); //ground
-        spawn.mapVertex(-18, 145, "625 0  0 0  0 -300  500 -300"); //entrance ramp
-        spawn.mapRect(-300, 250, 6300, 300); //deeper ground
+        spawn.mapRect(-350, 250, 6350, 300); //deeper ground
        spawn.bodyRect(2100, 50, 80, 80);
        spawn.bodyRect(2000, 50, 60, 60);
        // spawn.bodyRect(1650, 50, 300, 200);
@@ -1923,10 +1936,10 @@ const level = {

        //exit building
        // spawn.mapRect(-100, -410, 100, 30);
-        spawn.mapRect(-300, -800, 500, 50);
+        spawn.mapRect(-350, -850, 550, 100);
        spawn.mapRect(150, -800, 50, 110);
        spawn.bodyRect(170, -690, 14, 180, 1, spawn.propsFriction); //door to exit room
-        spawn.mapRect(-300, -400, 500, 100); //far left starting ceiling
+        spawn.mapRect(-300, -400, 500, 150); //far left starting ceiling
        level.fill.push({
            x: -250,
            y: -400,
@@ -2050,10 +2063,10 @@ const level = {
        spawn.randomMob(5750, 125, 0.4);
        spawn.randomMob(5900, -1500, 0.4);
        spawn.randomMob(4700, -800, 0.4);
-        spawn.randomMob(1400, -400, 0.3);
+        spawn.randomMob(1400, 200, 0.3);
        spawn.randomMob(2850, 175, 0.4);
        spawn.randomMob(2000, -2800, 0.4);
-        spawn.randomMob(2200, -500, 0.4);
+        spawn.randomMob(2400, -400, 0.4);
        spawn.randomMob(4475, -3550, 0.3);
        spawn.randomGroup(5000, -2150, 1);
        spawn.randomGroup(3700, -4100, 0.3);
@@ -2277,12 +2290,15 @@ const level = {
        spawn.spawnStairs(3800, 0, 3, 150, 206); //stairs top exit
        spawn.mapRect(3400, -275, 450, 275); //exit platform

+
+
+
        spawn.randomSmallMob(2200, -1775);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(4000, -825);
-        spawn.randomSmallMob(-350, -2400);
+        spawn.randomSmallMob(-350, -3400);
        spawn.randomMob(4250, -1350, 0.8);
        spawn.randomMob(2550, -1350, 0.8);
-        spawn.randomMob(1225, -2400, 0.3);
+        spawn.randomMob(1875, -1075, 0.3);
        spawn.randomMob(1120, -1200, 0.3);
        spawn.randomMob(3000, -1150, 0.2);
        spawn.randomMob(3200, -1150, 0.3);
@@ -2291,11 +2307,11 @@ const level = {
        spawn.randomMob(3600, -1800, 0.1);
        spawn.randomMob(5200, -100, 0.3);
        spawn.randomMob(5275, -900, 0.2);
-        spawn.randomMob(900, -2125, 0.3);
+        spawn.randomMob(0, -1075, 0.3);
        spawn.randomGroup(600, -1575, 0);
        spawn.randomGroup(2225, -1325, 0.4);
        spawn.randomGroup(4900, -1200, 0);
-        if (simulation.difficulty > 3) spawn.randomLevelBoss(3200, -2050);
+        if (simulation.difficulty > 3) spawn.randomLevelBoss(3200, -1900);
        powerUps.addRerollToLevel() //needs to run after mobs are spawned
        if (tech.isDuplicateBoss && Math.random() < 2 * tech.duplicationChance()) spawn.randomLevelBoss(2175, -2425);
    },
@@ -2441,9 +2457,12 @@ const level = {
        spawn.mapRect(4250, -3700, 50, 300);
        spawn.mapRect(3700, -3250, 1100, 100);

+
+
        spawn.randomGroup(350, -500, 1)
        spawn.randomSmallMob(-225, 25);
-        spawn.randomSmallMob(1000, -1100);
+        spawn.randomSmallMob(2100, -900);
+
        spawn.randomSmallMob(4000, -250);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(4450, -3000);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(5600, 100);
@@ -2454,7 +2473,8 @@ const level = {
        spawn.randomMob(3900, -2700, 0.8);
        spawn.randomMob(3600, -500, 0.8);
        spawn.randomMob(3400, -200, 0.8);
-        spawn.randomMob(1650, -1300, 0.7)
+        // spawn.randomMob(1650, -1300, 0.7)
+        spawn.randomMob(425, 0, 0.7);
        spawn.randomMob(4100, -50, 0.7);
        spawn.randomMob(4100, -50, 0.5);
        spawn.randomMob(1700, -50, 0.3)
@@ -2639,7 +2659,9 @@ const level = {
        spawn.bodyRect(1425, -1110, 115, 25, 0.9); //block on far left building
        spawn.bodyRect(1540, -1110, 300, 25, 0.9); //block on far left building

-        spawn.randomSmallMob(1300, -70);
+
+        spawn.randomMob(-100, -1300, 0.5);
+        spawn.randomSmallMob(1850, -600);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(3200, -100);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(4450, -100);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(2700, -475);
@@ -2653,7 +2675,7 @@ const level = {
        spawn.randomMob(1690, -2250, 0.25);
        spawn.randomMob(2200, -600, 0.2);
        spawn.randomMob(850, -1300, 0.25);
-        spawn.randomMob(-100, -900, -0.2);
+        spawn.randomMob(-100, -1700, -0.2);
        spawn.randomGroup(3700, -1500, 0.4);
        spawn.randomGroup(1700, -900, 0.4);
        if (simulation.difficulty > 3) spawn.randomLevelBoss(2600, -2300);
@@ -2666,7 +2688,7 @@ const level = {
        };
        level.customTopLayer = () => {};

-        level.setPosToSpawn(0, -700); //normal spawn
+        level.setPosToSpawn(-300, -700); //normal spawn
        spawn.mapRect(level.enter.x, level.enter.y + 20, 100, 20);
        level.exit.x = -4275;
        level.exit.y = -2805;
@@ -2771,9 +2793,12 @@ const level = {
        spawn.mapRect(-2225, 0, 2475, 150);
        spawn.mapRect(175, -1000, 75, 1100);

-        spawn.mapRect(-175, -985, 25, 175);
-        spawn.bodyRect(-170, -810, 14, 160, 1, spawn.propsFriction); //door to starting room
-        spawn.mapRect(-600, -650, 825, 50);
+        // spawn.mapRect(-175, -985, 50, 175);
+        spawn.mapRect(-600, -1075, 50, 475);
+        // spawn.bodyRect(-170, -810, 14, 160, 1, spawn.propsFriction); //door to starting room
+        // spawn.mapRect(-600, -650, 825, 50);
+        // spawn.mapRect(-600, -1075, 75, 475);
+        spawn.mapRect(-600, -650, 625, 50);
        spawn.mapRect(-1300, -650, 500, 50);
        spawn.mapRect(-175, -250, 425, 300);
        spawn.bodyRect(-75, -300, 50, 50);
@@ -3036,29 +3061,29 @@ const level = {

        //mobs
        spawn.randomSmallMob(-1125, 550);
-        spawn.randomSmallMob(-2325, 800);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(-2950, -50);
+        spawn.randomMob(-2025, 175, 0.3);
+        spawn.randomMob(-2325, 450, 0.3);
+        spawn.randomMob(-2925, 675, 0.2);
+        spawn.randomMob(-2700, 300, 0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(-2500, 300, 0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(-2075, -425, 0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(-1550, -725, 0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(375, 1100, 0);
+        spawn.randomMob(-1575, 1100, 0);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(825, 300);
-        spawn.randomSmallMob(-900, 825);
-        spawn.randomMob(-2025, 175, 0.6);
-        spawn.randomMob(-2325, 450, 0.6);
-        spawn.randomMob(-2925, 675, 0.5);
-        spawn.randomMob(-2700, 300, 0.2);
-        spawn.randomMob(-2500, 300, 0.2);
-        spawn.randomMob(-2075, -425, 0.2);
-        spawn.randomMob(-1550, -725, 0.2);
-        spawn.randomMob(375, 1100, 0.1);
-        spawn.randomMob(-1425, -100, 0.1);
-        spawn.randomMob(-800, -750, 0);
-        spawn.randomMob(400, -350, 0);
-        spawn.randomMob(650, 1300, 0);
-        spawn.randomMob(-750, -150, 0);
-        spawn.randomMob(475, 300, 0);
-        spawn.randomMob(-75, -700, 0);
-        spawn.randomMob(900, -200, -0.1);
-        spawn.randomGroup(-125, 275, -0.2);
-        spawn.randomGroup(-825, 1000, 0.2);
+        spawn.randomMob(-800, -1750, 0);
+        spawn.randomMob(400, -750, -0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(650, 1300, -0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(-2450, 1050, -0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(500, 400, -0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(-75, -1700, -0.1);
+        spawn.randomMob(900, -800, -0.2);
+        spawn.randomGroup(-75, 1050, -0.1);
+        spawn.randomGroup(-900, 1000, 0.2);
        spawn.randomGroup(-1300, -1100, -0.3);
+        spawn.randomSmallMob(-2325, 800);
+        spawn.randomSmallMob(-900, 825);

        if (simulation.difficulty > 3) {
            if (Math.random() < 0.25) {
@@ -3067,9 +3092,8 @@ const level = {
                spawn.snakeBoss(-1000 + Math.random() * 2500, -1300); //boss snake with head
            }
        }
-        powerUps.addRerollToLevel() //needs to run after mobs are spawned
-
        if (tech.isDuplicateBoss && Math.random() < 2 * tech.duplicationChance()) spawn.randomLevelBoss(300, -800);
+        powerUps.addRerollToLevel() //needs to run after mobs are spawned
    },
    office() {
        let button, door
@@ -3077,8 +3101,8 @@ const level = {
            button = level.button(525, 0)
            door = level.door(1362, -200, 25, 200, 195)
            level.setPosToSpawn(1375, -1550); //normal spawn
-            level.exit.x = 3250;
-            level.exit.y = -530;
+            level.exit.x = 3288;
+            level.exit.y = -630;
            // spawn.randomSmallMob(3550, -550);
            level.fillBG.push({
                x: 3050,
@@ -3090,7 +3114,7 @@ const level = {
        } else { //reverse direction, start in bottom right
            button = level.button(3800, 0)
            door = level.door(3012, -200, 25, 200, 195)
-            level.setPosToSpawn(3250, -550); //normal spawn
+            level.setPosToSpawn(3337, -650); //normal spawn
            level.exit.x = 1375;
            level.exit.y = -1530;
            // spawn.bodyRect(3655, -650, 40, 150); //door
@@ -3103,7 +3127,6 @@ const level = {
            });
        }

-
        level.custom = () => {
            button.query();
            button.draw();
@@ -3122,7 +3145,6 @@ const level = {
        level.defaultZoom = 1400
        simulation.zoomTransition(level.defaultZoom)
        spawn.mapRect(level.exit.x, level.exit.y + 20, 100, 50); //ground bump wall
-
        spawn.mapRect(level.enter.x, level.enter.y + 20, 100, 20);

        document.body.style.backgroundColor = "#e0e5e0";
@@ -3216,19 +3238,22 @@ const level = {
        spawn.mapRect(3000, -1000, 50, 800); //left wall
        spawn.mapRect(3000 + 2000 - 50, -1300, 50, 1100); //right wall
        spawn.mapRect(4150, -600, 350, 150); //table
-        spawn.mapRect(3650, -1300, 50, 650); //exit wall
+        spawn.mapRect(3650, -1300, 50, 700); //exit wall
        spawn.mapRect(3650, -1300, 1350, 50); //exit wall
-        spawn.bodyRect(3665, -650, 20, 150); //door
+        spawn.bodyRect(3665, -600, 20, 100); //door
+        // spawn.mapRect(3150, -550, 300, 75);
+        // spawn.mapRect(3225, -600, 175, 75);
+        spawn.mapRect(3150, -550, 375, 75);
+        spawn.mapRect(3225, -600, 225, 75);


        spawn.mapRect(3000, -2000 * 0.5, 700, 50); //exit roof
        spawn.mapRect(3000, -2000 * 0.25, 2000 - 300, 50); //1st floor
        spawn.spawnStairs(3000 + 2000 - 50, 0, 4, 250, 350, true); //stairs ground
-
        spawn.randomSmallMob(4575, -560, 1);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(1315, -880, 1);
        spawn.randomSmallMob(800, -600);
-        spawn.randomSmallMob(-100, -1600);
+        // spawn.randomSmallMob(-100, -1600);
        spawn.randomMob(4100, -225, 0.8);
        spawn.randomMob(-250, -700, 0.8);
        spawn.randomMob(4500, -225, 0.15);
--- a/js/mob.js
+++ b/js/mob.js
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ const mobs = {
                    if (
                        this.distanceToPlayer2() < this.seeAtDistance2 &&
                        Matter.Query.ray(map, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
-                        Matter.Query.ray(body, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
+                        // Matter.Query.ray(body, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
                        !m.isCloak
                    ) {
                        this.foundPlayer();
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ const mobs = {
                    if (
                        this.distanceToPlayer2() < this.seeAtDistance2 &&
                        Matter.Query.ray(map, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
-                        Matter.Query.ray(body, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
+                        // Matter.Query.ray(body, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
                        !m.isCloak
                    ) {
                        this.foundPlayer();
--- a/js/powerup.js
+++ b/js/powerup.js
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ const powerUps = {
            m.setField(index)
            simulation.makeTextLog(`<span class='color-var'>m</span>.setField("<span class='color-text'>${m.fieldUpgrades[m.fieldMode].name}</span>")`);
        } else if (type === "tech") {
-            powerUps.lastTechIndex = index
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                powerUps.lastTechIndex = index
+            }, 100);
            tech.giveTech(index)
            simulation.makeTextLog(`<span class='color-var'>tech</span>.giveTech("<span class='color-text'>${tech.tech[index].name}</span>")`);
        }
@@ -342,7 +344,6 @@ const powerUps = {
                        // text += `<div class="choose-grid-module" onclick="powerUps.choose('tech',${choose})"><div class="grid-title"><div class="circle-grid tech"></div> &nbsp; ${tech.tech[choose].name}</div> ${tech.tech[choose].description}</div>`
                        return choose
                    }
-
                }
                let text = ""
                if (!tech.isDeterminism) text += `<div class='cancel' onclick='powerUps.endDraft("tech",true)'>✕</div>`
--- a/js/spawn.js
+++ b/js/spawn.js
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ const spawn = {
                if (
                    this.distanceToPlayer2() < this.seeAtDistance2 &&
                    Matter.Query.ray(map, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
-                    Matter.Query.ray(body, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
+                    // Matter.Query.ray(body, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
                    !m.isCloak
                ) {
                    this.foundPlayer();
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ const spawn = {
        spawn.shield(me, x, y, 1);
        spawn.spawnOrbitals(me, radius + 50 + 200 * Math.random())

-        Matter.Body.setDensity(me, 0.008); //extra dense //normal is 0.001 //makes effective life much larger
+        Matter.Body.setDensity(me, 0.004); //extra dense //normal is 0.001 //makes effective life much larger
        me.onDeath = function() {
            powerUps.spawnBossPowerUp(this.position.x, this.position.y)
            // this.vertices = Matter.Vertices.hull(Matter.Vertices.clockwiseSort(this.vertices)) //helps collisions functions work better after vertex have been changed
--- a/js/tech.js
+++ b/js/tech.js
@@ -1392,9 +1392,7 @@
                }
            }, {
                name: "flip-flop",
-                description: `unlock advanced <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> that runs if flip-flop is <strong class="color-flop">ON</strong><br><strong>flip-flop</strong> toggles <strong class="color-flop">ON</strong> and <strong class="color-flop">OFF</strong> after a collision`,
-                // description: `if <strong>flip-flop</strong> is <strong class="color-flop">ON</strong>, collisions set it to <strong class="color-flop">OFF</strong> 
-                //               <br>if <strong>flip-flop</strong> is <strong class="color-flop">OFF</strong>, collisions set it to <strong class="color-flop">ON</strong>`,
+                description: `<strong>flip-flop</strong> toggles <strong class="color-flop">ON</strong> and <strong class="color-flop">OFF</strong> after a <strong>collision</strong><br>unlock advanced <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> that runs if <strong class="color-flop">ON</strong>`,
                nameInfo: "<span id = 'tech-flip-flop'></span>",
                addNameInfo() {
                    setTimeout(function() {
@@ -2742,7 +2740,7 @@

            {
                name: "backward induction",
-                description: "gain all the <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> <strong>options</strong> you didn't <strong>choose</strong><br>from your previous <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> selection",
+                description: "<strong>choose</strong> all the <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> <strong>options</strong> you didn't <strong>choose</strong><br>from your previous <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> selection",
                maxCount: 1,
                count: 0,
                frequency: 1,
@@ -2760,6 +2758,7 @@
                        const index = powerUps.tech.choiceLog[i]
                        if (powerUps.tech.choiceLog[i] !== powerUps.lastTechIndex && tech.tech[index].count < tech.tech[index].maxCount && tech.tech[index].allowed()) {
                            tech.giveTech(index)
+                            simulation.makeTextLog(`<span class='color-var'>tech</span>.giveTech("<span class='color-text'>${tech.tech[index].name}</span>") <em>// backward induction</em>`);
                        }
                    }
                },
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ******************************************************** NEXT PATCH ********************************************************
 
-more bug fixes (many worlds, disintegrated armament)
+more bug fixes (pulse color, backwards induction giving too many tech)
+
+mobs can now see through blocks
+  mobs spawns and level spawns have been adjusted to prevent getting zonked at the start of a level

-tech: backward induction - gain all the tech options you didn't choose from your previous tech selection menu

 ******************************************************** BUGS ********************************************************

@@ -35,23 +37,27 @@ fix door.isOpen actually meaning isClosed?

 ******************************************************** TODO ********************************************************

-change the color of heals for ergodicity
-
+have junk tech drop frequency to 0 after showing up once
+  how to communicate that to player?
+    console message
+    
 look into improving mouse lag with pointer lock?
 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Pointer_Lock_API
 https://www.vsynctester.com/game.html
 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26530272

-clarify dielectric polarization text / graphics
-
-tech - gain all the tech you didn't take on the last selection menu
-  normally 2, but synergy with cardinality - 4, and 0 with determinism
-  frequency to 1
-
 should blocks block mob vision?
-  mobs will attack player in the starting room though...
  Matter.Query.ray(map, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
  Matter.Query.ray(body, this.position, this.mPosRange()).length === 0 &&
+  only negative is mobs will attack player in the starting room
+    maybe make all doors to spawns somehow block vision
+    maybe start in cloaking mode
+      disable it a few cycles after level loads?
+      or disable when player moves?
+    ***maybe just clear spawns away from the starting room***
+      ok go through each map and find issues on each map
+      **but first test he game with no block blocking vision**
+

 mob vision: look at player history
    build a new type of attraction for mobs