Changelog

[Unreleased]

Sprint 1 — The Scaffolding

2026-03-08 — Session 1: Prototype

• Initial prototype — Single-file raycasting dungeon crawler (Drizzt, pre-sprint)
  • Raycasting engine with distance-based torch lighting
  • Procedural maze generation (recursive backtracker)
  • d20 combat system (attack rolls vs AC)
  • Skeleton enemy, gold & potion pickups
  • Doors, stairs, multi-level dungeons
  • Web Audio SFX (hit, miss, hurt, pickup, steps, doors)
  • Minimap with fog of war
  • Title screen & death screen
  • Deployed to turtles.wastelandwares.com
• T1: Scaffolding — Extracted monolith into 16 ES modules (Elminster)
  • 7 module groups: engine/, game/, ui/, config, utils, main
  • Reduced mouse sensitivity (0.002 → 0.0012)
  • Arrow key scroll prevention
  • Zero globals, clean import/export graph
• T2: Wall Textures — Procedural textured walls via pixel buffer (Drizzt)
  • 4 texture types: stone, wood, mossy, brick (64x64 procedural)
  • Full ImageData pixel buffer renderer (1 putImageData per frame)
  • Biome variation: mossy on floor 5+, brick mixed in via hash
• T10: Touch Controls — Full mobile support (Tasha)
  • Dual virtual joystick (left=move, right=look, center=attack)
  • Responsive canvas with safe area insets
• T3: Ability Scores & Saves — D&D 3.5e-lite progression (Elminster)
  • 6 ability scores (4d6 drop lowest), derived stats
  • Level-up: d10+CON HP, +1 ability point, baseAttack scaling
  • localStorage save system with export/import
• T9: Content System — Markdown content packs (Regis)
  • 5 monsters, 10 items across all equipment categories
  • Frontmatter parser with floor/tier filtering
• T4+T5: Inventory & Equipment — Grid backpack + paper doll (Bruenor)
  • 8x4 grid inventory with item shapes and drag/drop
  • 8 equipment slots with stat stacking
• T6: Hub Town — Walkable town hub (Tasha)
  • 15x15 hand-crafted town with NPCs
  • Proximity-based interaction system
• T7: Shop System — Tiered shop with buy/sell (Mordenkainen)
  • Tier-based stock, CHA affects prices
• T8: Bounty Board — Procedural quest system (Mordenkainen)
  • 3 quest types: kill, explore, survive
  • Quest progress tracking with HUD messages
• v0.7.0 — Textured floors/ceilings, trigger system (keys, locked doors, buttons, gates), character sheet, bug fixes