The leagues, phase 3: the character card, the honours collection, the skill trail

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/gameplay.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Game logic: ballistics, swings, serves, rules/scoring, AI, and the per-frame update.
 
-import { TUNE, UI, bossArt, APPLAUSE_T, EATEN_BURST, EATEN_SUMMARY, COURT, CONTACT, VOLLEY, ZONE_DEPTH, HOME, P_BOUNDS, TOSS, SHOT_DEPTH, POSE_TIME, BOUNCE_IDLE, zombieH, Z_CHEST , WEAPONS, RACK_MAX , BARREL_WEAPONS, racketStage, matchWound, LADDER } from './config.js';
+import { TUNE, UI, bossArt, APPLAUSE_T, EATEN_BURST, EATEN_SUMMARY, COURT, CONTACT, VOLLEY, ZONE_DEPTH, HOME, P_BOUNDS, TOSS, SHOT_DEPTH, POSE_TIME, BOUNCE_IDLE, zombieH, Z_CHEST , WEAPONS, RACK_MAX , BARREL_WEAPONS, racketStage, matchWound, LADDER, LEAGUES } from './config.js';
 import { P, O, ball, score, crowd, G, court, tour, other, deuceSide, setupPoint, sendBoy, resetState } from './state.js';
 import { audio, pock, swish, whoosh, applause, voice, voiceSeq, sfx, aww, zombieMusic, zombieDuck, menuDuck, splat, shriek, boom } from './audio.js';
 import { haptic } from './haptics.js';
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { axisX, axisZ, takeFlickAim, touchPX, resetInput } from './input.js';
 import { W } from './render.js'; // runtime-only cycle (render imports gameplay), same pattern as input/zombies
 import { updateDrill } from './drill.js';
 import { endRun, beginRun, MODE_CLASSIC } from './stats.js';
-import { award, beginRunXp } from './profile.js';
+import { award, beginRunXp, prof } from './profile.js';
 import { updateZombies, updateParts, spawnZombie, spawnRacketZombie, spawnMachine, spawnChapterBoss, zombies, gore, explode, meleeSwipe, extras, parts, pellets, shots, playerGore, eatenBleed, resetZombies , firePellet , spawnBarrel , fireBeam , pops, popText } from './zombies.js';
 import { proceedAfterClear, startDuel, startHorde, warnHorde, resolveInterlude, watchdog, updateBench, benchKey, tickMatchFall, placeReceiver } from './beats.js'; // runtime-only cycle: beats calls back into cheer/aside/endBurst/deliverTin/showModal/logSwing
 import { netSendShot, netSendToss, netTick, netJudging, netSendPoint, netSendFault, netClose } from './net.js'; // runtime-only cycle: net calls back into pointTo/fault/tossBall/showModal
@@ -81,13 +81,18 @@ function praiseWord() {
 // grass, grit on the slab. Squarely inside the "blood, fire, smoke" procedural exemption; the ball's
 // bounce and the sidestep both kick it, which is what pins fast feet and fast balls to the ground.
 const DUST_COL = { grass: '#8fa06a', clay: '#c9895a', hard: '#8494a4' };
-function dustPuff(x, z, n = 5, sp = 1) {
+function dustPuff(x, z, n = 5, sp = 1, col = null) {
   for (let k = 0; k < n; k++) parts.push({
     x: x + (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 0.15, y: 0.05, z: z + (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 0.1,
     vx: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 1.2 * sp, vy: 0.5 + Math.random() * 0.9 * sp,
     vz: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 1.2 * sp,
-    t: 0.25 + Math.random() * 0.2, spark: DUST_COL[court.id] || '#98948a' });
+    t: 0.25 + Math.random() * 0.2, spark: col || DUST_COL[court.id] || '#98948a' });
 }
+// THE SKILL TRAIL (the leagues, phase 3): the player's OWN sprint dust wears the league colour —
+// the aura made of motion, never paint (the painted-layer veto). League 1 keeps the shipped court
+// dust: the tint itself is a progression reward. Read off the profile, not G.league, so the gore
+// mode shows your colour too.
+const skillDust = () => prof.lg > 1 ? (LEAGUES[prof.lg - 1] || LEAGUES[0]).color : null;
 
 export function flickTarget(ch, aim) { // exported: render draws the live reticle with it
   const q = pullQuality(aim.mag), f = pullFrac(aim.mag);
@@ -1930,7 +1935,7 @@ export function update(dt) {
     const pSpd = Math.hypot(P.vx, P.vz);
     if (TUNE.trailMin && pSpd > TUNE.trailMin
         && (P.dustAcc = (P.dustAcc || 0) + pSpd * dt) > TUNE.runDustEvery) {
-      P.dustAcc = 0; dustPuff(P.x, P.z, 2, 0.6);
+      P.dustAcc = 0; dustPuff(P.x, P.z, 2, 0.6, skillDust());
     }
   }
   // ...and out of 'rally' he STANDS. 'run' is the one pose nothing else expires (expirePose only