chapter 1, 2

lore: chapter 1 and 2 are now somewhere in the game
  lore is the same for all difficulty levels

testing mode and custom are now locked by default until you reach chapter 1
  or just hack the game to skip the lore and enable testing and custom
    localSettings.loreCount = Infinity;
    localStorage.setItem("localSettings", JSON.stringify(localSettings));

bug fix: performance greatly improved on drawing multiple duplicated power ups

index.html

@@ -114,12 +114,14 @@
                     <br>
                     <label for="classic-select" title="play older versions of n-gon">classic n-gon:</label>
                     <select name="classic-select" id="classic-select" onChange="window.location.href=this.value">
-                        <option value="https://codepen.io/lilgreenland/full/ozXNWZ" selected>9-6-2016</option>
+                        <option value="https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/14005697/fullscreen/" selected>scratch: 2015</option>
-                        <option value="https://codepen.io/lilgreenland/full/wzARJY">10-2-2016</option>
+                        <option value="https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/22573757/fullscreen/" selected>scratch: 2015</option>
-                        <option value="classic/7-1-2017/">7-1-2017</option>
+                        <option value="https://codepen.io/lilgreenland/full/ozXNWZ" selected>codepen: 2016</option>
-                        <option value="classic/1-4-2018/">1-4-2018</option>
+                        <option value="https://codepen.io/lilgreenland/full/wzARJY">codepen: 2016</option>
-                        <option value="classic/7-11-2019/">7-11-2019</option>
+                        <option value="classic/7-1-2017/">n-gon: 2017</option>
-                        <option value="classic/9-8-2019/">9-8-2019</option>
+                        <option value="classic/1-4-2018/">n-gon: 2018</option>
+                        <option value="classic/7-11-2019/">n-gon: 2019</option>
+                        <option value="classic/9-8-2019/">n-gon: 2019</option>
                     </select>
                     <br>
                     <label for="fps-select" title="use this to slow the game down">limit frames per second:</label>
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@
                             <td id='key-pause' class='key-input'>P</td>
                             <td></td>
                         </tr>
-                        <tr>
+                        <tr id="control-testing">
                             <th>TESTING</th>
                             <td id='key-testing' class='key-input'>T</td>
                             <td></td>

js/bullet.js

@@ -2300,7 +2300,7 @@ const b = {
             angle: mech.angle,
             friction: 0,
             frictionStatic: 0,
-            frictionAir: 0.055,
+            frictionAir: 0.04,
             restitution: 0.7,
             dmg: 0, // 0.14   //damage done in addition to the damage from momentum
             minDmgSpeed: 2,
@@ -2331,6 +2331,7 @@ const b = {
                                 const angle = Vector.angle(this.position, mob[i].position)
                                 Matter.Body.setAngle(this, angle)
                                 // Matter.Body.setAngularVelocity(this, 0.025)
+                                this.torque += this.inertia * 0.00004 * (Math.round(Math.random()) ? 1 : -1)
                                 this.force = Vector.mult(Vector.normalise(Vector.sub(this.position, mob[i].position)), this.mass * 0.02)
                                 b.missile(this.position, angle, -8, 0.7 * (tech.missileSize ? 1.5 : 1))
                                 break;
@@ -3070,7 +3071,7 @@ const b = {
                     const me = bullet.length;
                     const dir = mech.angle + 0.02 * (Math.random() - 0.5)
                     bullet[me] = Bodies.rectangle(mech.pos.x + 35 * Math.cos(mech.angle), mech.pos.y + 35 * Math.sin(mech.angle), 45, 20, b.fireAttributes(dir));
-                    Matter.Body.setDensity(bullet[me], 0.003);
+                    Matter.Body.setDensity(bullet[me], 0.004);
                     World.add(engine.world, bullet[me]); //add bullet to world
                     const SPEED = (mech.crouch ? 52 : 43) + Math.random() * 7
                     Matter.Body.setVelocity(bullet[me], {
@@ -3135,7 +3136,7 @@ const b = {
                             y: speed * Math.sin(dirOff)
                         });
                         bullet[me].onEnd = function() {
-                            b.explosion(this.position, 80 + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 30); //makes bullet do explosive damage at end
+                            b.explosion(this.position, 100 + (Math.random() - 0.5) * 30); //makes bullet do explosive damage at end
                         }
                         bullet[me].beforeDmg = function() {
                             this.endCycle = 0; //bullet ends cycle after hitting a mob and triggers explosion

js/index.js

@@ -182,18 +182,19 @@ const build = {
         if (!simulation.isChoosing) text += `<div class="pause-grid-module">
       <span style="font-size:1.5em;font-weight: 600;">PAUSED</span> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; press P to resume</div>`
         text += `<div class="pause-grid-module" style = "font-size: 13px;line-height: 120%;padding: 5px;">
+        ${simulation.isCheating? "<em>lore disabled</em><br><br>": ""}
       <strong class='color-d'>damage</strong> increase: ${((tech.damageFromTech()-1)*100).toFixed(0)}%
       <br><strong class='color-harm'>harm</strong> reduction: ${harm.toFixed(harm > 90 ? 2 : 0)}%
       <br><strong><em>fire delay</em></strong> decrease: ${((1-b.fireCD)*100).toFixed(b.fireCD < 0.1 ? 2 : 0)}%
       <br><strong class='color-dup'>duplication</strong> chance: ${(Math.min(1,tech.duplicationChance())*100).toFixed(0)}%
       <br>
-      <br><strong class='color-r'>research</strong>: ${powerUps.research.count}
+      <br><strong class='color-m'>tech</strong>: ${tech.totalCount}  &nbsp; <strong class='color-r'>research</strong>: ${powerUps.research.count}  
       <br><strong class='color-h'>health</strong>: (${(mech.health*100).toFixed(0)} / ${(mech.maxHealth*100).toFixed(0)}) &nbsp; <strong class='color-f'>energy</strong>: (${(mech.energy*100).toFixed(0)} / ${(mech.maxEnergy*100).toFixed(0)})
       <br>position: (${player.position.x.toFixed(1)}, ${player.position.y.toFixed(1)}) &nbsp; velocity: (${player.velocity.x.toFixed(1)}, ${player.velocity.y.toFixed(1)})
       <br>mouse: (${simulation.mouseInGame.x.toFixed(1)}, ${simulation.mouseInGame.y.toFixed(1)}) &nbsp; mass: ${player.mass.toFixed(1)}      
       <br>
       <br>level: ${level.levels[level.onLevel]} (${level.difficultyText()}) &nbsp; ${mech.cycle} cycles
-      <br>${mob.length} mobs, &nbsp; ${body.length} blocks, &nbsp; ${bullet.length} bullets, &nbsp; ${powerUp.length} power ups      
+      <br>${mob.length} mobs, &nbsp; ${body.length} blocks, &nbsp; ${bullet.length} bullets, &nbsp; ${powerUp.length} power ups
       <br>damage difficulty scale: ${(b.dmgScale*100).toFixed(2) }%
       <br>harm difficulty scale: ${(simulation.dmgScale*100).toFixed(0)}%
       <br>heal difficulty scale: ${(simulation.healScale*100).toFixed(1)}%
@@ -216,7 +217,6 @@ const build = {
         for (let i = 0, len = tech.tech.length; i < len; i++) {
             if (tech.tech[i].count > 0) {
                 const isCount = tech.tech[i].count > 1 ? `(${tech.tech[i].count}x)` : "";
-
                 if (tech.tech[i].isFieldTech) {
                     text += `<div class="pause-grid-module"><div class="grid-title">
                                             <span style="position:relative;">
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ const build = {
                                                 <div class="circle-grid gun" style="position:absolute; top:0; left:10px; opacity:0.65;"></div>
                                             </span>
                                             &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ${tech.tech[i].name} ${isCount}</div>${tech.tech[i].description}</div></div>`
+                } else if (tech.tech[i].isLore) {
+                    text += `<div class="pause-grid-module"><div class="grid-title"><div class="circle-grid lore"></div> &nbsp; ${tech.tech[i].name} ${isCount}</div>${tech.tech[i].description}</div></div>`
                 } else {
                     text += `<div class="pause-grid-module"><div class="grid-title"><div class="circle-grid tech"></div> &nbsp; ${tech.tech[i].name} ${isCount}</div>${tech.tech[i].description}</div></div>`
                 }
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ const build = {
             removeOne();
         }
         simulation.isCheating = true;
+        tech.removeLoreTechFromPool();
         document.body.style.cursor = "none";
         document.body.style.overflow = "hidden"
         document.getElementById("build-grid").style.display = "none"
@@ -557,7 +560,7 @@ const input = {
         document.getElementById("key-pause").innerHTML = cleanText(input.key.pause)
         document.getElementById("key-next-gun").innerHTML = cleanText(input.key.nextGun)
         document.getElementById("key-previous-gun").innerHTML = cleanText(input.key.previousGun)
-        document.getElementById("key-testing").innerHTML = cleanText(input.key.testing)
+        document.getElementById("key-testing").innerHTML = cleanText(input.key.testing) //if (localSettings.loreCount > 0) 
 
         document.getElementById("splash-up").innerHTML = cleanText(input.key.up)[0]
         document.getElementById("splash-down").innerHTML = cleanText(input.key.down)[0]
@@ -697,6 +700,7 @@ window.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
             input.down = true
             break;
         case input.key.field:
+            event.preventDefault();
             input.field = true
             break
         case input.key.nextGun:
@@ -725,20 +729,63 @@ window.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
             }
             break
         case input.key.testing:
-            if (mech.alive) {
+            if (mech.alive && localSettings.loreCount > 0) {
                 if (simulation.testing) {
                     simulation.testing = false;
                     simulation.loop = simulation.normalLoop
-                    if (simulation.isConstructionMode) {
+                    if (simulation.isConstructionMode) document.getElementById("construct").style.display = 'none'
-                        document.getElementById("construct").style.display = 'none'
+                    simulation.makeTextLog(`<em>exiting testing mode</em>`);
-                    }
                 } else { //if (keys[191])
                     simulation.testing = true;
-                    simulation.isCheating = true;
-                    if (simulation.isConstructionMode) {
-                        document.getElementById("construct").style.display = 'inline'
-                    }
                     simulation.loop = simulation.testingLoop
+                    if (simulation.isConstructionMode) document.getElementById("construct").style.display = 'inline'
+                    if (!simulation.isCheating) {
+                        simulation.isCheating = true;
+                        tech.removeLoreTechFromPool();
+                    }
+                    simulation.makeTextLog(
+                        `<table id="control-table">
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>T</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'><strong>enter / exit testing mode</strong></td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>R</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>teleport to mouse</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>F</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>cycle field</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>G</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>all guns</td>
+                            </tr>                            
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>H</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>fill health and energy</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>Y</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>random tech</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>U</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>next level</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>I/O</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>zoom in / out</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>1-8</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>spawn things</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td class='key-input'>⇧X</td>
+                                <td class='key-used'>restart</td>
+                            </tr>    
+                        </table>`, Infinity);
                 }
             }
             break
@@ -825,6 +872,7 @@ window.addEventListener("keydown", function(event) {
                 }
                 break
             case "u":
+                simulation.clearTimeouts();
                 level.nextLevel();
                 break
         }
@@ -922,6 +970,7 @@ if (localSettings) {
         fpsCapDefault: 'max',
         runCount: 0,
         levelsClearedLastGame: 0,
+        loreCount: 0,
         key: undefined
     };
     input.setDefault()
@@ -931,6 +980,9 @@ if (localSettings) {
     document.getElementById("difficulty-select").value = localSettings.difficultyMode
     document.getElementById("fps-select").value = localSettings.fpsCapDefault
 }
+document.getElementById("control-testing").style.visibility = (localSettings.loreCount === 0) ? "hidden" : "visible"
+document.getElementById("build-button").style.visibility = (localSettings.loreCount === 0) ? "hidden" : "visible"
+
 input.controlTextUpdate()
 
 //**********************************************************************
@@ -962,10 +1014,7 @@ document.getElementById("difficulty-select").addEventListener("input", () => {
 });
 
 
-
 document.getElementById("updates").addEventListener("toggle", function() {
-
-
     function loadJSON(path, success, error) { //generic function to get JSON
         var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
         xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {

js/level.js

@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ const level = {
             // mech.setField("plasma torch")
             // b.giveGuns("grenades")
             // tech.isExplodeRadio = true
-            // tech.giveTech("boom-bot")
             // tech.giveTech("needle gun")
             // tech.giveTech("supercritical fission")
             // tech.giveTech("irradiated nails")
-            // tech.giveTech("4s half-life")
+            // tech.giveTech("cardinality")
-            // tech.giveTech("CPT gun")
+            // tech.giveTech("Bayesian statistics")
 
             // tech.isMineSentry = true
             // for (let i = 0; i < 60; i++) tech.giveTech("rivet diameter")
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ const level = {
 
             level.intro(); //starting level
             // level.testing(); //not in rotation
-            // level.null() //after the final boss, ending
             // level.final() //final boss level
             // level.gauntlet(); //before final boss level
             // level.testChamber() //less mobs, more puzzle
@@ -51,6 +49,15 @@ const level = {
             // level.detours() //fan level
             // level.basement(); //fan level
             // level.stronghold() //fan level
+
+            // for (let i = 0; i < 150; i++) tech.addLoreTechToPool();
+            // tech.giveTech("undefined")
+            // lore.techCount = 1
+            // localSettings.loreCount = 0;
+            // simulation.isCheating = true;
+            // localSettings.loreCount = 0;
+            // localStorage.setItem("localSettings", JSON.stringify(localSettings)); //update local storage
+            // level.null()
         } else {
             spawn.setSpawnList(); //picks a couple mobs types for a themed random mob spawns
             // spawn.pickList = ["focuser", "focuser"]
@@ -104,39 +111,86 @@ const level = {
     //******************************************************************************************************************
     //******************************************************************************************************************
     null() {
-        const hazardSlime = level.hazard(-1775, 150, 3575, 650, 0.01, "hsla(160, 100%, 35%,0.75)")
+        level.levels.pop(); //remove lore level from rotation
-        // const hazardLaser1 = level.hazard(-475, -800, 1, 800, 0.4, "#50f", true) //laser
+        //start a conversation based on the number of conversations seen
-        // const hazardLaser2 = level.hazard(475, -800, 1, 800, 0.4, "#50f", true) //laser
+        if (!simulation.isCheating) lore.conversation[localSettings.loreCount % lore.conversation.length]()
 
+        const hazardSlime = level.hazard(-1800, 150, 3600, 650, 0.01, "hsla(160, 100%, 35%,0.75)")
+        const circle = {
+            x: 0,
+            y: -500,
+            radius: 50
+        }
         level.custom = () => {
             // level.playerExitCheck();
             hazardSlime.query();
-            // hazardLaser1.query();
+
-            // hazardLaser2.query();
+            //draw wide line
-            // hazard.level(true)
+            ctx.beginPath();
+            ctx.moveTo(circle.x, -800)
+            ctx.lineTo(circle.x, circle.y)
+            ctx.lineWidth = 40;
+            ctx.strokeStyle = lore.talkingColor //"#d5dddd" //"#bcc";
+            ctx.globalAlpha = 0.03;
+            ctx.stroke();
+            ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
+
+            //draw circles
+            ctx.beginPath();
+            ctx.arc(circle.x, circle.y, circle.radius, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
+            ctx.fillStyle = "#bcc"
+            ctx.fill();
+            ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+            ctx.strokeStyle = "#abb";
+            ctx.stroke();
+
+            ctx.beginPath();
+            ctx.arc(circle.x, circle.y, circle.radius / 8, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
+            ctx.fillStyle = lore.talkingColor //"#dff"
+            ctx.fill();
+            // ctx.stroke();
         };
+        let sway = {
+            x: 0,
+            y: 0
+        }
+        let phase = -Math.PI / 2
         level.customTopLayer = () => {
             hazardSlime.drawTides();
-            // hazardLaser1.draw();
-            // hazardLaser2.draw();
 
-            //draw wires
+            //draw center circle lines
             ctx.beginPath();
-            ctx.moveTo(-525, -800);
+            const step = Math.PI / 20
-            ctx.quadraticCurveTo(-800, -100, -1775, -375);
+            const horizontalStep = 85
-
+            if (simulation.isCheating) phase += 0.003 //(mech.pos.x - circle.x) * 0.0005 //0.05 * Math.sin(simulation.cycle * 0.030)
-            ctx.moveTo(-600, -800);
+            // const sway = 5 * Math.cos(simulation.cycle * 0.007)
-            ctx.quadraticCurveTo(-800, -200, -1775, -325);
+            sway.x = sway.x * 0.995 + 0.005 * (mech.pos.x - circle.x) * 0.05 //+ 0.04 * Math.cos(simulation.cycle * 0.01)
-
+            sway.y = 2.5 * Math.sin(simulation.cycle * 0.015)
-            // ctx.moveTo(-525, -800);
+            for (let i = -19.5; i < 20; i++) {
-            // ctx.quadraticCurveTo(-800, -100, -1825, -450);
+                const where = {
-
+                    x: circle.x + circle.radius * Math.cos(i * step + phase),
-            ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+                    y: circle.y + circle.radius * Math.sin(i * step + phase)
-            ctx.strokeStyle = "#234";
+                }
+                ctx.moveTo(where.x, where.y);
+                ctx.bezierCurveTo(sway.x * Math.abs(i) + where.x, where.y + 25 * Math.abs(i) + 60 + sway.y * Math.sqrt(Math.abs(i)),
+                    sway.x * Math.abs(i) + where.x + horizontalStep * i, where.y + 25 * Math.abs(i) + 60 + sway.y * Math.sqrt(Math.abs(i)),
+                    horizontalStep * i, -800);
+            }
+            ctx.lineWidth = 0.5;
+            ctx.strokeStyle = "#899";
             ctx.stroke();
+            //draw wires
+            // ctx.beginPath();
+            // ctx.moveTo(-500, -800);
+            // ctx.quadraticCurveTo(-800, -100, -1800, -375);
+            // ctx.moveTo(-600, -800);
+            // ctx.quadraticCurveTo(-800, -200, -1800, -325);
+            // ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+            // ctx.strokeStyle = "#9aa";
+            // ctx.stroke();
         };
         level.setPosToSpawn(0, -50); //normal spawn
-        spawn.mapRect(level.enter.x, level.enter.y + 20, 100, 20);
+        spawn.mapRect(level.enter.x, level.enter.y + 25, 100, 10);
         level.exit.x = 0;
         level.exit.y = 200;
         level.defaultZoom = 1000
@@ -159,17 +213,20 @@ const level = {
         //   color: "#d4d4d7"
         // });
 
+        spawn.mapRect(-3000, 800, 5000, 1200); //bottom
+        spawn.mapRect(-2000, -2000, 5000, 1200); //ceiling
+        spawn.mapRect(-3000, -2000, 1200, 3400); //left
+        spawn.mapRect(1800, -1400, 1200, 3400); //right
+
         spawn.mapRect(-500, 0, 1000, 1000); //center platform
-        spawn.mapRect(-2000, 800, 4000, 200); //base
-        spawn.mapRect(-2000, -1000, 4000, 200); //ceiling
-        spawn.mapRect(-2000, -1000, 225, 2000); //left
-        spawn.mapRect(1800, -1000, 200, 2000); //right
         spawn.mapRect(-500, -25, 25, 50); //edge shelf
         spawn.mapRect(475, -25, 25, 50); //edge shelf
         // spawn.mapRect(-500, -820, 50, 25); //edge shelf ceiling
         // spawn.mapRect(450, -820, 50, 25); //edge shelf ceiling
         // spawn.bodyRect(1540, -1110, 300, 25, 0.9); 
 
+
+        // spawn.mapRect(-50, -500, 100, 100); //center square
         // setTimeout(() => { simulation.makeTextLog(`test`) }, 3000);
 
 
@@ -3878,7 +3935,7 @@ const level = {
             if (simulation.lookFreqScale > 0.2) simulation.lookFreqScale *= 0.98 //mob cycles between looks decreases each level
             if (simulation.CDScale > 0.2) simulation.CDScale *= 0.97 //mob CD time decreases each level
         }
-        simulation.dmgScale = 0.38 * simulation.difficulty //damage done by mobs increases each level
+        simulation.dmgScale = 0.378 * simulation.difficulty //damage done by mobs increases each level
         simulation.healScale = 1 / (1 + simulation.difficulty * 0.06) //a higher denominator makes for lower heals // mech.health += heal * simulation.healScale;
     },
     difficultyDecrease(num = 1) { //used in easy mode for simulation.reset()
@@ -3890,7 +3947,7 @@ const level = {
             if (simulation.CDScale < 5) simulation.CDScale /= 0.97 //mob CD time decreases each level
         }
         if (simulation.difficulty < 1) simulation.difficulty = 0;
-        simulation.dmgScale = 0.38 * simulation.difficulty //damage done by mobs increases each level
+        simulation.dmgScale = 0.378 * simulation.difficulty //damage done by mobs increases each level
         if (simulation.dmgScale < 0.1) simulation.dmgScale = 0.1;
         simulation.healScale = 1 / (1 + simulation.difficulty * 0.06)
     },
@@ -3906,10 +3963,12 @@ const level = {
         }
     },
     levelAnnounce() {
+
+
         if (level.levelsCleared === 0) {
             document.title = "n-gon: (" + level.difficultyText() + ")";
         } else {
-            document.title = "n-gon: " + (level.levelsCleared) + " " + level.levels[level.onLevel] + " (" + level.difficultyText() + ")";
+            document.title = (simulation.isCheating ? "∅ " : "n-gon:") + (level.levelsCleared) + " " + level.levels[level.onLevel] + " (" + level.difficultyText() + ")";
             simulation.makeTextLog(`<span class='color-var'>level</span>.onLevel <span class='color-symbol'>=</span> "<span class='color-text'>${level.levels[level.onLevel]}</span>"`);
         }
         // simulation.makeTextLog(`

js/lore.js

@@ -1,38 +1,164 @@
 const lore = {
-    alfie: {
+    techCount: 0,
-        color: "#e06",
+    talkingColor: "#dff", //set color of graphic on level.null
+    anand: {
+        color: "#e0c",
         text: function(say, isSpeech = false) {
             simulation.makeTextLog(`input.audio(<span style="color:#888; font-size: 70%;">${Date.now()} ms</span>)<span class='color-symbol'>:</span> "<span style="color:${this.color};">${say}</span>"`, Infinity);
+            lore.talkingColor = this.color
             if (isSpeech) this.speech(say)
         },
         speech: function(say) {
             var utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(say);
-            utterance.lang = "en-GB";
+            utterance.lang = "en-IN";
+            utterance.volume = 0.2; // 0 to 1
             speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
         }
     },
-    zoe: {
+    miriam: {
-        color: "#f50",
+        color: "#f20",
         text: function(say, isSpeech = false) {
             simulation.makeTextLog(`input.audio(<span style="color:#888; font-size: 70%;">${Date.now()} ms</span>)<span class='color-symbol'>:</span> "<span style="color:${this.color};">${say}</span>"`, Infinity);
+            lore.talkingColor = this.color
             if (isSpeech) this.speech(say)
         },
         speech: function(say) {
             var utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(say);
             utterance.lang = "en-AU";
+            utterance.volume = 0.2; // 0 to 1
             speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
         }
     },
+    conversation: [
+        () => {
+            if (localSettings.loreCount < 1) {
+                localSettings.loreCount = 1
+                localStorage.setItem("localSettings", JSON.stringify(localSettings)); //update local storage
+                document.getElementById("control-testing").style.visibility = (localSettings.loreCount === 0) ? "hidden" : "visible"
+                document.getElementById("build-button").style.visibility = (localSettings.loreCount === 0) ? "hidden" : "visible"
+            }
+            let delay = 6000
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("I've never seen it generate this level before.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 2700
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("Wow. Just a platform.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 2200
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("And that thing...", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 1500
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("Weird", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 1500
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.talkingColor = "#dff" }, delay); //set color of graphic on level.null when no one is talking
+            delay += 1000
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("Maybe it's trapped.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 2300
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text('Hey little bot! Just press "T" to enter testing mode and "U" to go to the next level.', true) }, delay);
+            delay += 5400
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("I don't think it's connected to the audio input, and I'm sure it can't understand what you're saying.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 5300
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("ha hahahaha. I know, but it does seem to be getting smarter.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 3700
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.talkingColor = "#dff" }, delay); //set color of graphic on level.null when no one is talking
+            delay += 25000
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Poor thing... I hope it figures out how to escape.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 3500
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.talkingColor = "#dff" }, delay); //set color of graphic on level.null when no one is talking
+        },
+        () => {
+            if (localSettings.loreCount < 2) {
+                localSettings.loreCount = 2
+                localStorage.setItem("localSettings", JSON.stringify(localSettings)); //update local storage
+            }
+            let delay = 6000
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Hey look! It's back at the weird level again!", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 2500
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("oh Wow! Why does it keep making this level?", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 2900
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("I don't know, but last time it was in this room I think it understood us.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 4000
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Let's try talking to it again.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 2500
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("hmmm, what should we say?", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 2500
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("I'm still not convinced it understands. We need a test.", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 4000
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Hey bot!!!", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 1300
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("If you can understand me crouch", true) }, delay);
+            delay += 1500
+            setTimeout(() => { lore.talkingColor = "#dff" }, delay); //set color of graphic on level.null when no one is talking
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                function cycle() {
+                    if (input.down) {
+                        let delay = 500 //reset delay time
+                        setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Look, It did it! It crouched.", true) }, delay);
+                        delay += 2000
+                        setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("Amazing! It can understand us...", true) }, delay);
+                        delay += 2700
+                        setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("It's Alive... Or it just crouched randomly.", true) }, delay);
+                        delay += 2800
+                        setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Hey bot! Can you crouch again?", true) }, delay);
+                        delay += 2000
+                        setTimeout(() => { lore.talkingColor = "#dff" }, delay); //set color of graphic on level.null when no one is talking
+                        setTimeout(() => {
+                            function cycle() {
+                                if (input.down) {
+                                    let delay = 500 //reset delay time
+                                    setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("It is Alive!!! ... hehehehehe ahahahahahah ehehehehe ahahahah", true) }, delay);
+                                    delay += 3500
+                                    setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("OK...", true) }, delay);
+                                    delay += 2700
+                                    setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("but seriously, this means that in this room it can monitor our audio, and it can understand us.", true) }, delay);
+                                    delay += 6400
+                                    setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("Anything we say could destabilize the project.", true) }, delay);
+                                    delay += 4200
+                                    setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Fine, Let's talk down stairs.", true) }, delay);
+                                    delay += 3000
+                                    setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("Bye bye little bot.", true) }, delay);
+                                    delay += 2000
+                                    setTimeout(() => { lore.talkingColor = "#dff" }, delay); //set color of graphic on level.null when no one is talking
+                                } else {
+                                    requestAnimationFrame(cycle);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            requestAnimationFrame(cycle);
+                        }, delay);
+                    } else {
+                        requestAnimationFrame(cycle);
+                    }
+                }
+                requestAnimationFrame(cycle);
+            }, delay);
+        },
+        // () => {
+        //     let delay = 2000
+        //     setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("testing speech generation for lore level", true) }, delay);
+        //     delay += 2200
+        //     setTimeout(() => { lore.anand.text("well, I'm also testing speech synthesis.  Do you think it sounds good?", true) }, delay);
+        //     delay += 4600
+        //     setTimeout(() => { lore.miriam.text("I guess it's fine.", true) }, delay);
+        // },
+    ],
     dialogue: [
         ``,
         ``,
     ],
-    ending() {
-
-    }
 }
 
 
+
+
+// How to get to the console in chrome:
+// Press either CTRL + SHIFT + I or F12   or   Option + ⌘ + J on a Mac
+// Press ESC (or click on “Show console” in the bottom right corner) to slide the console up.
+
+// How to get to the console in firefox:
+// from the keyboard: press Ctrl+Shift+J (or ⌘+Shift+J on a Mac).
+
+// How to get to the console in safari:
+// Option + ⌘ + C
+
+// http://xahlee.info/comp/unicode_computing_symbols.html
+
+
 // speech: function(say) {
 //   var utterance = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(say);
 //   //msg.voice = voices[10]; // Note: some voices don't support altering params
@@ -45,4 +171,17 @@ const lore = {
 //   //de-DE  en-GB  fr-FR  en-US en-AU
 //   utterance.lang = "en-GB";
 //   speechSynthesis.speak(utterance);
-// }
+// }
+{
+    /* <option value="en-GB">GB</option>
+    <option value="en-US">US</option>
+    <option value="en-AU">AU</option>
+    <option value="fr-FR">FR</option>
+    <option value="de-DE">DE</option>
+    <option value="en-IN">IN</option>
+    <option value="zh-CN">CN</option>
+    <option value="pl">PL</option>
+    <option value="ru">RU</option>
+    <option value="sv-SE">SE</option>
+    <option value="en-ZA">ZA</option> */
+}

js/powerup.js

@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ const powerUps = {
                                                         <div class="circle-grid gun" style="position:absolute; top:0; left:10px; opacity:0.65;"></div>
                                                     </span>
                                                     &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ${tech.tech[choose].name} ${isCount}</div>${tech.tech[choose].description}</div></div>`
+
+                        } else if (tech.tech[choose].isLore) {
+                            text += `<div class="choose-grid-module" onclick="powerUps.choose('tech',${choose})"><div class="grid-title"><div class="circle-grid lore"></div> &nbsp; ${tech.tech[choose].name} ${isCount}</div>${tech.tech[choose].description}</div>`
                         } else {
                             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} ${isCount}</div>${tech.tech[choose].description}</div>`
                         }

js/simulation.js

@@ -265,10 +265,7 @@ const simulation = {
     lastLogTimeBig: 0,
     boldActiveGunHUD() {
         if (b.inventory.length > 0) {
-            for (let i = 0, len = b.inventory.length; i < len; ++i) {
+            for (let i = 0, len = b.inventory.length; i < len; ++i) document.getElementById(b.inventory[i]).style.opacity = "0.3";
-                // document.getElementById(b.inventory[i]).style.fontSize = "25px";
-                document.getElementById(b.inventory[i]).style.opacity = "0.3";
-            }
             // document.getElementById(b.activeGun).style.fontSize = "30px";
             if (document.getElementById(b.activeGun)) document.getElementById(b.activeGun).style.opacity = "1";
         }
@@ -276,9 +273,7 @@ const simulation = {
         if (tech.isEntanglement && document.getElementById("tech-entanglement")) {
             if (b.inventory[0] === b.activeGun) {
                 let lessDamage = 1
-                for (let i = 0, len = b.inventory.length; i < len; i++) {
+                for (let i = 0, len = b.inventory.length; i < len; i++) lessDamage *= 0.87 // 1 - 0.13
-                    lessDamage *= 0.87 // 1 - 0.13
-                }
                 document.getElementById("tech-entanglement").innerHTML = " " + ((1 - lessDamage) * 100).toFixed(0) + "%"
             } else {
                 document.getElementById("tech-entanglement").innerHTML = " 0%"
@@ -465,6 +460,7 @@ const simulation = {
     },
     firstRun: true,
     splashReturn() {
+        simulation.clearTimeouts();
         simulation.onTitlePage = true;
         document.getElementById("splash").onclick = function() {
             simulation.startGame();
@@ -496,7 +492,6 @@ const simulation = {
         document.getElementById("splash").style.display = "none"; //hides the element that spawned the function
         document.getElementById("dmg").style.display = "inline";
         document.getElementById("health-bg").style.display = "inline";
-
         mech.spawn(); //spawns the player
 
         level.levels = level.playableLevels.slice(0) //copy array, not by just by assignment
@@ -529,13 +524,17 @@ const simulation = {
 
         b.setFireMethod()
         b.setFireCD();
-        simulation.updateTechHUD();
+        // simulation.updateTechHUD();
         powerUps.totalPowerUps = 0;
         powerUps.research.count = 0;
         mech.setFillColors();
         // mech.maxHealth = 1
         // mech.maxEnergy = 1
         // mech.energy = 1
+        input.isPauseKeyReady = true
+        simulation.wipe = function() { //set wipe to normal
+            ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+        }
         mech.hole.isOn = false
         simulation.paused = false;
         engine.timing.timeScale = 1;
@@ -620,6 +619,12 @@ const simulation = {
         simulation.then = Date.now();
         requestAnimationFrame(cycle); //starts game loop
     },
+    clearTimeouts() {
+        let id = window.setTimeout(function() {}, 0);
+        while (id--) {
+            window.clearTimeout(id); // will do nothing if no timeout with id is present
+        }
+    },
     clearNow: false,
     clearMap() {
         if (tech.isMineAmmoBack) {
@@ -706,6 +711,7 @@ const simulation = {
             mech.holdingTarget = body[len];
             mech.holdingTarget.collisionFilter.category = 0;
             mech.holdingTarget.collisionFilter.mask = 0;
+            mech.definePlayerMass(mech.defaultMass + mech.holdingTarget.mass * mech.holdingMassScale)
         }
         //set fps back to default
         simulation.fpsCap = simulation.fpsCapDefault
@@ -837,27 +843,6 @@ const simulation = {
     },
     testingOutput() {
         ctx.fillStyle = "#000";
-        if (!simulation.isConstructionMode) {
-            // ctx.textAlign = "right";
-            ctx.fillText("T: exit testing mode", canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - 10);
-            // let line = 500;
-            // const x = canvas.width - 5;
-            // ctx.fillText("T: exit testing mode", x, line);
-            // line += 20;
-            // ctx.fillText("Y: give all tech", x, line);
-            // line += 20;
-            // ctx.fillText("R: teleport to mouse", x, line);
-            // line += 20;
-            // ctx.fillText("F: cycle field", x, line);
-            // line += 20;
-            // ctx.fillText("G: give all guns", x, line);
-            // line += 20;
-            // ctx.fillText("H: heal", x, line);
-            // line += 20;
-            // ctx.fillText("U: next level", x, line);
-            // line += 20;
-            // ctx.fillText("1-7: spawn things", x, line);
-        }
         ctx.textAlign = "center";
         ctx.fillText(`(${simulation.mouseInGame.x.toFixed(1)}, ${simulation.mouseInGame.y.toFixed(1)})`, simulation.mouse.x, simulation.mouse.y - 20);
     },
@@ -883,16 +868,15 @@ const simulation = {
             ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
         },
         powerUpBonus() { //draws crackle effect for bonus power ups
+            ctx.globalAlpha = 0.4 * Math.sin(mech.cycle * 0.15) + 0.6;
+            for (let i = 0, len = powerUp.length; i < len; ++i) {
+                ctx.beginPath();
+                ctx.arc(powerUp[i].position.x, powerUp[i].position.y, powerUp[i].size, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
+                ctx.fillStyle = powerUp[i].color;
+                ctx.fill();
+            }
+            ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
             for (let i = 0, len = powerUp.length; i < len; ++i) {
-                ctx.globalAlpha = 0.4 * Math.sin(mech.cycle * 0.15) + 0.6;
-                for (let i = 0, len = powerUp.length; i < len; ++i) {
-                    ctx.beginPath();
-                    ctx.arc(powerUp[i].position.x, powerUp[i].position.y, powerUp[i].size, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
-                    ctx.fillStyle = powerUp[i].color;
-                    ctx.fill();
-                }
-                ctx.globalAlpha = 1;
-
                 if (powerUp[i].isBonus && Math.random() < 0.1) {
                     //draw electricity
                     const mag = 5 + powerUp[i].size / 5

js/spawn.js

@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ const spawn = {
         Matter.Body.setDensity(me, density); //extra dense //normal is 0.001 //makes effective life much larger
         // spawn.shield(me, x, y, 1);
         me.onDeath = function() {
+            //add lore level as next level if player took lore tech earlier in the game
+            if (lore.techCount > 9 && !simulation.isCheating) level.levels.push("null")
+
             level.exit.x = 5500;
             level.exit.y = -330;
             //ramp up damage

js/tech.js

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ const tech = {
             tech.tech[i].isLost = false
             tech.tech[i].count = 0
         }
+        lore.techCount = 0;
+        tech.removeLoreTechFromPool();
+        tech.addLoreTechToPool();
         // tech.nailBotCount = 0;
         // tech.foamBotCount = 0;
         // tech.boomBotCount = 0;
@@ -21,12 +24,24 @@ const tech = {
         tech.tech[index].count = 0;
         simulation.updateTechHUD();
     },
+    removeLoreTechFromPool() {
+        // for (let i = 0, len = tech.tech.length; i < len; i++) {
+        //     if (tech.tech[i].isLore) {
+        //         console.log('found one')
+        //         tech.tech.splice(i, 1)
+        //         tech.removeLoreTechFromPool();
+        //         return;
+        //     }
+        // }
+        for (let i = tech.tech.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+            if (tech.tech[i].isLore && tech.tech[i].count === 0) tech.tech.splice(i, 1)
+        }
+    },
     giveTech(index = 'random') {
         if (index === 'random') {
             let options = [];
             for (let i = 0; i < tech.tech.length; i++) {
-                if (tech.tech[i].count < tech.tech[i].maxCount && tech.tech[i].allowed())
+                if (tech.tech[i].count < tech.tech[i].maxCount && tech.tech[i].allowed()) options.push(i);
-                    options.push(i);
             }
             // give a random tech from the tech I don't have
             if (options.length > 0) {
@@ -98,7 +113,7 @@ const tech = {
         return dmg * tech.slowFire * tech.aimDamage
     },
     duplicationChance() {
-        return (tech.isBayesian ? 0.2 : 0) + tech.cancelCount * 0.035 + tech.duplicateChance + mech.duplicateChance
+        return (tech.isBayesian ? 0.2 : 0) + tech.cancelCount * 0.04 + tech.duplicateChance + mech.duplicateChance
     },
     totalBots() {
         return tech.foamBotCount + tech.nailBotCount + tech.laserBotCount + tech.boomBotCount + tech.orbitBotCount + tech.plasmaBotCount + tech.missileBotCount
@@ -1746,7 +1761,7 @@ const tech = {
         },
         {
             name: "futures exchange",
-            description: "clicking <strong style = 'font-size:150%;'>×</strong> to cancel a <strong class='color-f'>field</strong>, <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong>, or <strong class='color-g'>gun</strong><br>adds <strong>3.5%</strong> power up <strong class='color-dup'>duplication</strong> chance",
+            description: "clicking <strong style = 'font-size:150%;'>×</strong> to cancel a <strong class='color-f'>field</strong>, <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong>, or <strong class='color-g'>gun</strong><br>adds <strong>4%</strong> power up <strong class='color-dup'>duplication</strong> chance",
             maxCount: 1,
             count: 0,
             allowed() {
@@ -1760,7 +1775,7 @@ const tech = {
             },
             remove() {
                 tech.isCancelDuplication = false
-                tech.cancelCount = 0
+                // tech.cancelCount = 0
                 if (tech.duplicationChance() === 0) simulation.draw.powerUp = simulation.draw.powerUpNormal
             }
         },
@@ -2045,6 +2060,7 @@ const tech = {
                 if (tech.isSuperDeterminism) count -= 2 //remove the bonus tech 
 
                 tech.setupAllTech(); // remove all tech
+                tech.addLoreTechToPool();
                 for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) { // spawn new tech power ups
                     powerUps.spawn(mech.pos.x, mech.pos.y, "tech");
                 }
@@ -2394,9 +2410,9 @@ const tech = {
             maxCount: 1,
             count: 0,
             allowed() {
-                return (tech.nailBotCount > 2 || tech.haveGunCheck("nail gun")) && !tech.isIceCrystals
+                return (tech.isNailShot || tech.nailBotCount > 1 || tech.haveGunCheck("nail gun")) && !tech.isIceCrystals
             },
-            requires: "nail gun, not ice crystals",
+            requires: "nails",
             effect() {
                 tech.isNailCrit = true
             },
@@ -2530,7 +2546,7 @@ const tech = {
         },
         {
             name: "Newton's 3rd law",
-            description: "the <strong>shotgun</strong> fire <strong><em>delay</em></strong> is <strong>66%</strong> faster<br><strong>recoil</strong> is greatly increased",
+            description: "<strong>shotgun</strong> <strong>recoil</strong> is greatly increased<br>and has a <strong>66%</strong> decreased <strong><em>delay</em></strong> after firing",
             isGunTech: true,
             maxCount: 1,
             count: 0,
@@ -3882,6 +3898,10 @@ const tech = {
                 tech.isWormBullets = false
             }
         },
+        //************************************************** 
+        //************************************************** spawn power up
+        //************************************************** tech
+        //************************************************** 
         {
             name: "heals",
             description: "spawn <strong>6</strong> <strong class='color-h'>heals</strong>",
@@ -3972,8 +3992,37 @@ const tech = {
                 this.count--
             },
             remove() {}
-        },
+        }
     ],
+    addLoreTechToPool() { //adds lore tech to tech pool
+        tech.tech.push({
+            name: `undefined`,
+            description: `${lore.techCount+1}/10<br><em>add copies of <strong>this</strong> to the potential <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> pool</em>`,
+            maxCount: 1,
+            count: 0,
+            isLore: true,
+            isNonRefundable: true,
+            isCustomHide: true,
+            allowed() {
+                return true
+            },
+            requires: "",
+            effect() {
+                setTimeout(() => { //a short delay, I can't remember why
+                    lore.techCount++
+                    if (lore.techCount > 9) {
+                        tech.removeLoreTechFromPool();
+                    } else {
+                        for (let i = 0; i < tech.tech.length; i++) { //set name for all unchosen copies of this tech
+                            if (tech.tech[i].isLore && tech.tech[i].count === 0) tech.tech[i].description = `${lore.techCount+1}/10<br><em>add copies of <strong>this</strong> to the potential <strong class='color-m'>tech</strong> pool</em>`
+                        }
+                        for (let i = 0, len = 10; i < len; i++) tech.addLoreTechToPool()
+                    }
+                }, 1);
+            },
+            remove() {}
+        })
+    },
     //variables use for gun tech upgrades
     fireRate: null,
     bulletSize: null,

style.css

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ summary {
     left: 50%;
     transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
     padding: 10px;
+    grid-gap: 10px;
     margin: 0px;
     border-radius: 8px;
     z-index: 12;
@@ -153,7 +154,6 @@ summary {
     display: none;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(310px, 1fr));
     grid-auto-rows: minmax(auto, auto);
-    grid-gap: 10px;
     font-size: 1.3em;
     /* box-shadow: 0px 0px 40px 20px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); */
 }
@@ -664,6 +664,56 @@ summary {
     float: right;
 }
 
+.lore {
+    animation: bgColor 10s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes bgColor {
+    0% {
+        background-color: rgb(255, 0, 0)
+    }
+
+    10% {
+        background-color: rgb(255, 154, 0)
+    }
+
+    20% {
+        background-color: rgb(208, 222, 33)
+    }
+
+    30% {
+        background-color: rgb(79, 220, 74)
+    }
+
+    40% {
+        background-color: rgb(63, 218, 216)
+    }
+
+    50% {
+        background-color: rgb(47, 201, 226)
+    }
+
+    60% {
+        background-color: rgb(28, 127, 238)
+    }
+
+    70% {
+        background-color: rgb(95, 21, 242)
+    }
+
+    80% {
+        background-color: rgb(186, 12, 248)
+    }
+
+    90% {
+        background-color: rgb(251, 7, 217)
+    }
+
+    100% {
+        background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0)
+    }
+}
+
 .box {
     padding: 3px 8px 3px 8px;
     border: 2px solid #444;

todo.txt

@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 ******************************************************** NEXT PATCH ********************************************************
 
-various bug fixes
+lore: chapter 1 and 2 are now somewhere in the game
-  Laser+slow light prop+crouch= all but one laser stays in original position
+  lore is the same for all difficulty levels
-  CPT rewind and gun: correctly put you back into a crouch position
-  Higgs + rail gun allows movement
-  blocks don't linger at the bottom of portals anymore
 
-squirrel cage - move even faster, but take 5% more harm
+testing mode and custom are now locked by default until you reach chapter 1
+  or just hack the game to skip the lore and enable testing and custom
+    localSettings.loreCount = Infinity;
+    localStorage.setItem("localSettings", JSON.stringify(localSettings));
+
+bug fix: performance greatly improved on drawing multiple duplicated power ups
 
-tech: iridium-192 - explosions are radioactive, +80% damage, spread over 4 seconds
 
 ******************************************************** BUGS ********************************************************
 
+(a few times) wormhole teleportation can leave the player in a stuck jump state
+  seems to be easily fixed, by porting, firing or something
+
 (always) make it so that when you are immune to harm you can either jump on mobs or you pass through them
 
 (always) is there a way to check if the player is stuck inside the map or block
@@ -27,6 +31,17 @@ tech: iridium-192 - explosions are radioactive, +80% damage, spread over 4 secon
 
 ******************************************************** TODO ********************************************************
 
+chapter 3:  why is the bot attacking things?
+
+mechanic: use gun swap as an active ability
+  this effect is spammable, so it needs a cost or a cooldown
+  tech:
+    trigger damage immunity for 3 seconds, but drain ammo
+    push away nearby mobs, but drain energy
+    produce ammo, but take 1 damage
+    rewind, still uses energy
+    cycle to next field, uses a reroll
+
 tech: double your rerolls
   set your duplication chance to zero
   requires 5 rerolls and 20% duplication chance
@@ -58,13 +73,6 @@ in game console
     mech, tech, level are all highlighted
     maybe the first term in each variable should get a highlight
 
-mechanic: use gun swap as an active ability
-  this effect is spammable, so it needs a cost or a cooldown
-  ideas?
-    trigger damage immunity for 3 seconds, but drain ammo
-    push away nearby mobs, but drain energy
-    produce ammo, but take 1 damage
-
 tech: time dilation - when you exit time dilation rewind to the state you entered
   position, velocity, and health
   no energy cost
@@ -360,7 +368,7 @@ n-gon outreach ideas
 ******************************************************** LORE ********************************************************
 
 cool names for tech
-  strange loop  
+  strange loop, ansatz
 
 lore - a robot (the player) gains self awareness
   each tech gun/field is a new tech
@@ -424,7 +432,9 @@ scientist console text:
       Are those shapes supposed to be us?
 
 ending outline
-  if no cheats
+  testing mode is unlocked when player see the 1st ending
+  if player chose tech: choosing this tech means the player gets lore after beating the game
+    count 1:
   after final boss is cleared, player enters a level with no mobs
     level maybe has some environmental damage, so player has an option to die at any time
   player can see text output between two colors of text strings (scientists)