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wuwiandClaude Fable 5 2f1419b1f2 Feedback round + Phase 13: the duel, free-aim, honest stakes
Oliver's six complaints, addressed:
1. Opponent never came — a racket zombie now spawns on EVERY game you win
   (if none alive); endHorde no longer double-spawns
2. No wave-cleared feeling — sweepCourt: at game end the surviving wave
   collapses, every game gets a real beat (gameBeatT 1.6 / changeover 4.5),
   and 'GAME N' announces the next wave when play re-arms
3. Serve-posture lockup during machine gun — root cause: any 'over' beat
   expiring into setupPoint() -> pretoss during auto-fire (no movement outside
   rally, no serving during horde/GUN). The over-expiry now returns auto-fire
   modes to 'rally', never the serve loop
4. Forced bomb spending — specials commit ONLY on deliberate serves: flick
   (or arrow-aimed keyboard serve) fires the tin, plain tap keeps it; serve
   prompt teaches it ('FLICK FIRES THE BOMB - TAP KEEPS IT')
5. Auto-aim — free-aim: the flick vector maps to a landing point (length =
   depth, up to 22m), zombies within zSnap 1.4 magnet the shot, otherwise the
   ball lands exactly where flicked; taps keep the old auto-target assist;
   flicks now also work at the toss apex
6. Zombies walking through you — option (a): touch is honest. eatenR 0.9
   (brute +0.2) matches the visual sprite overlap

Phase 13 — SUDDEN DEATH interlude: court clear + un-dueled racket zombie +
about to serve -> 'Quiet, please. Play will resume.' / 'Sudden death.' One
point under REAL tennis rules (line calls live, the boss plays every ball,
spawns paused). Win (line call, double bounce, or regicide by any weapon) =
the next tin delivered on the spot; lose (out, or its return passes you) =
a game on their scoreboard + an instant 5-shambler surge. One duel per
opponent. New lines: play_resume.m4a, sudden_death.m4a.

Verified in browser: horde 'over' beat -> rally (lockup dead); game win ->
sweep + boss + beat -> SUDDEN DEATH chains naturally; duel lose path (GAME.
THEM., surge 5, scoreboard), no re-duel, fresh-boss duel, bomb regicide ->
tin on the spot; tap serve keeps stock, real touch-flick consumes + lands
at the flicked point, magnet snaps when near; eaten at 0.85m; tennis 11/12;
no console errors. PLAN.md/HANDOFF updated: plan v2 complete.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-12 11:50:18 +02:00

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// The splatter phase: shamblers, gore decals, particles. The ball is the weapon;
// tennis scoring keeps running via gameplay.splatPoint. Zombies advance toward
// your baseline — one crossing it is a point for THEM.
// (zombies <-> gameplay is a runtime-only import cycle, same pattern as input.)
import { TUNE, COURT } from './config.js';
import { G, P, ball, sendBoy, setupPoint } from './state.js';
import { splat, moan, pock, voice, boom, swish, shriek } from './audio.js';
import { splatPoint, cheer, spentBall, resolveInterlude } from './gameplay.js';
export const zombies = []; // {x, z, v, walkT, variant: 'a'|'b'|'c'}
export const gore = []; // lawn decals {x, z, r, a} — the flat ground layer
export const piles = []; // 3D-ish gore mounds {x, z, size 1..4, seed} — grow where kills cluster
export const parts = []; // splatter particles {x, y, z, vx, vy, vz, t, dark}
export const pellets = []; // machine-gun rounds during a horde {x, y, z, vx, vz, t}
export const extras = []; // triple-serve side balls {x, y, z, vx, vy, vz, pow, t} — ballistic clones
let spawnT = 1.5, moanT = 3;
export function spawnZombie(x, z, variant) {
const ramp = 1 + Math.min(1.5, G.splatT / 70); // they get faster the longer you survive
const zb = { x, z, v: TUNE.zSpeed * ramp * (0.8 + Math.random() * 0.4), walkT: Math.random() * 9, variant };
if (variant === 'f') { zb.v *= TUNE.runnerSpeed; shriek(); } // the shriek is the fairness contract
if (variant === 'g') { zb.v *= 0.55; zb.hp = TUNE.bruteHp; } // slow, but soaks hits
if (variant === 's') zb.shieldT = 0; // chair up; > 0 = seconds of stagger left
zombies.push(zb);
}
// which shambler steps out next: the roster grows one type per set (runner: set 1 game 3+,
// brute: set 2, shield: set 3). Fixed random slots so the classics stay the crowd.
function pickVariant() {
const tier = G.sets[0] + G.sets[1], r = Math.random();
if (tier >= 2 && r < 0.15) return 's';
if (tier >= 1 && r >= 0.15 && r < 0.30) return 'g';
if ((tier >= 1 || G.runGames >= 2) && r >= 0.30 && r < 0.42
&& !zombies.some(z => z.variant === 'f')) return 'f'; // at most one runner alive
return Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'a' : 'b';
}
// core kill: remove the zombie, spawn its gore/pile/particles, score. No ball coupling —
// shared by ball hits, machine-gun pellets, melee swipes, and extra (multi-serve) balls.
function killZombie(i, quiet) {
const zb = zombies[i];
const big = zb.variant === 'g'; // a brute goes down like a building — twice the gore
zombies.splice(i, 1);
if (G.interlude && zb.variant === 'r') resolveInterlude('P'); // regicide ends the duel your way — any weapon counts
gore.push({ x: zb.x, z: zb.z, r: (big ? 0.8 : 0.45) + Math.random() * 0.35, a: 0.85 });
if (gore.length > 40) gore.shift();
const pl = piles.find(p => Math.hypot(p.x - zb.x, p.z - zb.z) < 0.6); // stack up where kills cluster
if (pl) pl.size = Math.min(4, pl.size + (big ? 2 : 1));
else { piles.push({ x: zb.x, z: zb.z, size: big ? 2 : 1, seed: Math.random() * 1e4, blobs: null, builtSize: 0 });
if (piles.length > 30) piles.shift(); }
const n = big ? 48 : 24;
for (let k = 0; k < n; k++) { const dark = k >= n * 2 / 3; parts.push({ // ~1/3 dark & long-lived: settling gore
x: zb.x, y: 0.9, z: zb.z,
vx: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 3.5, vy: 1 + Math.random() * 3.5, vz: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 3.5,
t: dark ? 0.6 + Math.random() * 0.6 : 0.4 + Math.random() * 0.4, dark,
}); }
splat();
sendBoy(zb.x, zb.z); // a boy sprints out to mop
if (!G.horde) splatPoint('P', quiet); // a horde is survival — it doesn't score, so it can't chain into itself
}
// game over: the surviving wave collapses where it stands — no points, no piles, just bodies.
// This is what makes a game END visibly instead of bleeding into the next one.
export function sweepCourt() {
let n = 0;
for (let i = zombies.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const zb = zombies[i];
if (zb.variant === 'r') continue; // the opponent keeps its residence
zombies.splice(i, 1); n++;
for (let k = 0; k < 6; k++) parts.push({
x: zb.x, y: 0.5, z: zb.z, t: 0.4, dark: k % 2 === 0,
vx: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 1.5, vy: 0.4 + Math.random(), vz: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 1.5 });
}
if (n) splat(0.4);
}
// swishing the racket cleaves any shambler in reach (the racket-zombie boss shrugs melee off)
export function meleeSwipe(x, z, range) {
let hit = 0;
for (let i = zombies.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
if (zombies[i].variant === 'r') continue;
if (Math.hypot(zombies[i].x - x, zombies[i].z - z) < range) { killZombie(i, !!G.horde); hit++; }
}
if (hit) swish(0.35);
return hit;
}
function splatter(i, fanfare = true) { // the MAIN ball hit a zombie
killZombie(i, !!G.horde);
ball.vx *= TUNE.zPierce; ball.vz *= TUNE.zPierce; // keep enough pace to plow through the next
if (!fanfare) return; // machine-gun pellets splatter but skip the streak fanfare / bomb meter
ball.kills++; // this shot's running streak
// escalating multi-kill fanfare — one shot, ≥2 zombies
if (ball.kills === 2) { G.flash = { text: 'DOUBLE KILL', t: 0.9 }; cheer(1.6, 0.45); voice('double_kill', 0.4); }
else if (ball.kills === 3) { G.flash = { text: 'TRIPLE KILL', t: 0.9 }; cheer(2.2, 0.6); voice('triple_kill', 0.4); }
else if (ball.kills >= 4) { G.flash = { text: `MASSACRE ×${ball.kills}`, t: 0.9 }; cheer(2.8, 0.7); voice('unbelievable', 0.4); }
}
// ---- horde wave: dense spawns + an auto-firing machine-gun racket (pellets, not the match ball)
function spawnHordeZombie() { // all from the far baseline, across the court — never off-screen at the sides
spawnZombie((Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 5, -1.5 - Math.random(), Math.random() < 0.5 ? 'a' : 'b');
}
function firePellet() {
const a = (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4 * Math.PI / 180, s = 26; // ±4° spread, straight up-court (-z)
pellets.push({ x: P.x, y: 0.9, z: P.z, vx: Math.sin(a) * s, vz: -Math.cos(a) * s, t: 1.2 });
pock(0.25, 1400); // rapid fire tick; if it clips on device, gate to every 2nd pellet
}
export function spawnRacketZombie() { // one takes up residence on the far court — an opponent, of sorts
zombies.push({ x: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 2.5, z: 3.5, v: 0, walkT: Math.random() * 9,
variant: 'r', side: 'O', facing: 1, pose: 'idle', poseT: 0, swingT: -1, swingCool: 0, runT: 0, hp: TUNE.racketHp });
}
function endHorde() {
G.horde = null; pellets.length = 0;
if (!zombies.some(z => z.variant === 'r')) spawnRacketZombie(); // survive the wave → a racket zombie stays
setupPoint(); // serve loop resumes; any zombies still standing are yours to mop up
voice('quiet_dark', 0.5, 0.85);
}
function tickHorde(dt) {
const h = G.horde;
h.t -= dt;
if ((h.spawnT -= dt) <= 0) { spawnHordeZombie(); h.spawnT = 1 / TUNE.hordeRate; }
if ((h.mgT -= dt) <= 0) { firePellet(); h.mgT = 1 / TUNE.mgRate; }
if (h.t <= 0) endHorde();
}
// bomb ball: everything inside bombRadius splatters at once (each kill still ++ball.kills so
// the Phase-2 fanfare escalates), plus a crater — big stain, size-3 pile, extra particles, boom.
export function explode(x, z) {
for (let i = zombies.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) // backwards: splatter() splices the array
if (Math.hypot(zombies[i].x - x, zombies[i].z - z) < TUNE.bombRadius) splatter(i);
gore.push({ x, z, r: 1.6, a: 1, scorch: true }); if (gore.length > 40) gore.shift(); // the crater — near-permanent
gore.push({ x, z, r: 1.4, a: 0.9 }); if (gore.length > 40) gore.shift();
const pl = piles.find(p => Math.hypot(p.x - x, p.z - z) < 0.6);
if (pl) pl.size = Math.min(4, pl.size + 3);
else { piles.push({ x, z, size: 3, seed: Math.random() * 1e4, blobs: null, builtSize: 0 }); if (piles.length > 30) piles.shift(); }
for (let k = 0; k < 40; k++) parts.push({
x, y: 0.6, z, vx: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 6, vy: 1 + Math.random() * 5, vz: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 6,
t: 0.5 + Math.random() * 0.7, dark: k % 2 === 0,
});
G.hitstop = 0.18; boom();
G.shake = { t: 0.35, mag: 6 }; // camera kick
G.boomFlash = 0.08; // one white frame
if (G.idleT - G.lastOrderT > 3) { voice('order', 0.35); G.lastOrderT = G.idleT; } // the umpire loses composure
}
export function updateZombies(dt) {
moanT -= dt;
if (moanT <= 0) { moan(); moanT = 2.5 + Math.random() * 4; }
if (G.mode === 'splatter') { // transition spawns are scripted, not timed
G.splatT += dt;
if (G.horde) tickHorde(dt); // horde: dense spawns + machine gun, ignores the cap
else if (G.mgT > 0 && G.phase === 'rally') { // machine-gun tin: horde firepower, regular rules
G.mgT -= dt;
if ((G.mgCool -= dt) <= 0) { firePellet(); G.mgCool = 1 / TUNE.mgRate; }
if (G.mgT <= 0) setupPoint(); // ammo dry — the serve loop resumes
}
if (!G.horde && !G.changeover && !G.interlude) { // breathers and duels get a quiet court
spawnT -= dt;
// the spawn director: the match's age (games finished) sets both crowd size and tempo
const cap = Math.min(TUNE.zMaxCap, TUNE.zMax + G.runGames);
if (spawnT <= 0 && zombies.length < cap) {
spawnZombie((Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4.8, -1.5 - Math.random(), pickVariant());
spawnT = Math.max(TUNE.zSpawnMin, TUNE.zSpawnEvery - G.runGames * TUNE.zSpawnStep);
}
}
}
for (let i = zombies.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const zb = zombies[i];
zb.walkT += dt;
zb.z += zb.v * dt;
if (zb.shieldT > 0) zb.shieldT -= dt; // staggered chair comes back up when this runs out
if (zb.variant === 'r') { /* the racket boss holds station — its AI owns its x */ }
else if (G.mode === 'splatter' && zb.z > COURT.netZ) // on YOUR half they home in on you
zb.x += Math.sign(P.x - zb.x) * Math.min(Math.abs(P.x - zb.x), zb.v * 0.7 * dt);
else
zb.x += Math.sin(zb.walkT * 1.7) * 0.15 * dt; // far half: aimless shamble
if (G.mode === 'splatter' && Math.hypot(zb.x - P.x, zb.z - P.z) < TUNE.eatenR + (zb.variant === 'g' ? 0.2 : 0)) { // it got you — touch is HONEST now: sprite overlap = eaten
gore.push({ x: P.x, z: P.z, r: 0.9, a: 0.9 });
for (let k = 0; k < 30; k++) parts.push({
x: P.x, y: 1.1, z: P.z,
vx: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4.5, vy: 1 + Math.random() * 4, vz: (Math.random() * 2 - 1) * 4.5,
t: 0.5 + Math.random() * 0.5,
});
splat(1);
voice('game_set_massacre', 0.8);
G.mode = 'eaten'; ball.active = false; G.flash = null; // zombies keep shambling for ambience
G.horde = null; pellets.length = 0; extras.length = 0; G.mgT = 0; // everything stops; the eaten screen takes over
try { // the run is over — settle it against the best (games survived, sets as tiebreak)
const b = JSON.parse(localStorage.splatterBest || 'null') || { games: 0, sets: 0 };
if (G.runGames > b.games) { b.games = G.runGames; b.sets = G.sets[0]; localStorage.splatterBest = JSON.stringify(b); }
G.best = b;
} catch (e) { G.best = null; } // private mode etc. — the summary just skips the best line
}
if (ball.active && ball.lastHit === 'P' && ball.y < 1.9) {
const d = Math.hypot(ball.x - zb.x, ball.z - zb.z);
if (d < (zb.variant === 'g' ? 0.75 : 0.55)) { // the brute is a bigger target
if (ball.bomb) { // detonate on first contact, whatever the pace
explode(ball.x, ball.z); ball.bomb = false;
spentBall(); break; // zombies mutated — stop this frame's loop
}
if (ball.flame) { // burns through anything it touches — no quality gate, no chair, no pace tax
if (zb.variant === 'r') { // the boss only takes a wound
zb.hp--; splat(0.5);
if (zb.hp <= 0) { splatter(i); } continue;
}
const vx0 = ball.vx, vz0 = ball.vz;
splatter(i); ball.vx = vx0; ball.vz = vz0; // undo splatter's pierce tax: full pace through the lane
continue;
}
if (zb.variant === 'r') { // mini-boss: splat-quality wounds it; soft balls it rallies (racketAI)
if ((ball.pow || 0) >= TUNE.zSplatQ) {
zb.hp--; splat(0.5); pock(0.6, 300);
ball.vx *= 0.3; ball.vz *= 0.3; ball.lastHit = 'X'; // spent on the hit
if (zb.hp <= 0) { splatter(i); continue; } // killing blow: full gore + point
}
continue; // soft balls pass through, for the AI to return
}
if (zb.variant === 'g') { // brute: soaks splat-quality hits, never staggers back
if ((ball.pow || 0) >= TUNE.zSplatQ) {
zb.hp--; splat(0.5); pock(0.6, 220);
ball.vx *= 0.3; ball.vz *= 0.3; ball.lastHit = 'X';
if (zb.hp <= 0) { splatter(i); continue; } // timber
} else { pock(0.6, 300); ball.vx *= 0.6; ball.vz *= 0.6; ball.lastHit = 'X'; } // soft ball bounces off
continue;
}
if (zb.variant === 's' && ball.vz < 0 && !(zb.shieldT > 0)) { // chair up, ball at its face: BLOCKED
zb.shieldT = TUNE.shieldDown; // ...but the block staggers it — the chair drops, kill window opens
zb.z -= TUNE.zPushback * 0.5;
pock(0.9, 1800); // wooden clank
ball.vx *= 0.4; ball.vz *= -0.2; ball.lastHit = 'X'; // ball caroms off the chair, spent
continue;
}
// chair-down shield zombies (and anything hit from behind) obey the normal rules:
if ((ball.pow || 0) >= TUNE.zSplatQ) { splatter(i); continue; }
zb.z -= TUNE.zPushback; // weak sitters only stagger them
pock(0.6, 300);
ball.vx *= 0.6; ball.vz *= 0.6; ball.lastHit = 'X'; // spent — one stagger per ball
}
}
if (zb.z >= COURT.L + 0.7) { zombies.splice(i, 1); if (G.mode !== 'eaten' && !G.horde) splatPoint('O'); } // it reached your baseline
}
for (let i = pellets.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { // machine-gun rounds: flat, fast, one-shot kills
const pe = pellets[i];
pe.t -= dt; pe.x += pe.vx * dt; pe.z += pe.vz * dt;
let hit = false;
for (let j = zombies.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
const zb = zombies[j];
if (zb.variant === 'r') continue;
if (Math.hypot(zb.x - pe.x, zb.z - pe.z) < (zb.variant === 'g' ? 0.75 : 0.55)) {
if (zb.variant === 'g' && --zb.hp > 0) pock(0.5, 260); // the brute soaks pellets too
else killZombie(j, true);
hit = true; break;
}
}
if (hit || pe.t <= 0) pellets.splice(i, 1);
}
for (let i = extras.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { // triple-serve side balls: full ballistic clones
const e = extras[i];
e.t -= dt; e.vy -= TUNE.gravity * dt;
e.x += e.vx * dt; e.y += e.vy * dt; e.z += e.vz * dt;
if (e.y <= 0 && e.vy < 0) { e.y = 0; e.vy = -e.vy * TUNE.bounceY; e.vx *= TUNE.bounceXZ; e.vz *= TUNE.bounceXZ; }
let dead = e.t <= 0 || Math.abs(e.x) > 7.5 || e.z < -2 || e.z > 25.5;
if (!dead && e.y < 1.9) for (let j = zombies.length - 1; j >= 0; j--) {
const zb = zombies[j];
if (zb.variant === 'r') continue; // side balls pass the boss — only the match ball duels it
if (Math.hypot(zb.x - e.x, zb.z - e.z) < (zb.variant === 'g' ? 0.75 : 0.55)) {
if (zb.variant === 's' && e.vz < 0 && !(zb.shieldT > 0)) { zb.shieldT = TUNE.shieldDown; pock(0.9, 1800); } // chair blocks these too
else if (e.pow >= TUNE.zSplatQ) {
if (zb.variant === 'g' && --zb.hp > 0) splat(0.4); // wounds the brute
else killZombie(j, !!G.horde);
} else { zb.z -= TUNE.zPushback; pock(0.5, 300); }
dead = true; break; // a side ball is spent on its first touch
}
}
if (dead) extras.splice(i, 1);
}
for (let i = parts.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const p = parts[i];
p.t -= dt; p.vy -= 14 * dt;
p.x += p.vx * dt; p.y += p.vy * dt; p.z += p.vz * dt;
if (p.y < 0) { p.y = 0; p.vy = 0; p.vx *= 0.5; p.vz *= 0.5; }
if (p.t <= 0) parts.splice(i, 1);
}
const boy = G.boy; // the boy mops any gore he passes over
for (let i = gore.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
const d = gore[i];
if (boy && Math.abs(boy.x - d.x) < 0.7 && Math.abs(boy.z - d.z) < 1.2) d.a -= dt * (d.scorch ? 0.16 : 1.6); // craters scar the lawn 10× longer
if (d.a <= 0) gore.splice(i, 1);
}
for (let i = piles.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { // piles shave far slower than stains — net growth wins
const pl = piles[i];
if (boy && Math.abs(boy.x - pl.x) < 0.7 && Math.abs(boy.z - pl.z) < 1.2) pl.size -= dt * 0.25;
if (pl.size <= 0.3) piles.splice(i, 1);
}
}