Juice pass: living buildings, battle scars, screen shake, living menu, Stream buffs

* All 19 structures now breathe: procedural pulse-glow animation generated from
  each sprite's own lit pixels (tools/animate_sprites.py), 6 frames at 130ms.
  WithSpriteBody PlayRepeating()s multi-frame idles, so no trait changes needed.
* Big explosions leave scorch smudges on the ground (SmudgeLayer + LeaveSmudge
  on bass_ring, both superweapon impacts, and building deaths).
* Buildings shake the screen when they die (ScreenShaker + ShakeOnDeath).
* The main menu is alive again: shellmap split into two lua-driven sides that
  skirmish forever. No Bot: players, so no order-manager stall.
* Stream buffs owed by telemetry: bufferbot HP 3500->5000 (survives a second
  seven-inch), drmwalker 750, scraper capacity 18.

Verified: arena smoketest PASS with all changes, shellmap lua confirmed live.

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

mods/vinylgod/maps/shellmap/map.yaml

@@ -22,35 +22,39 @@ Players:
 		OwnsWorld: True
 		NonCombatant: True
 		Faction: Random
-	PlayerReference@Creeps:
-		Name: Creeps
-		NonCombatant: True
-		Faction: Random
+	PlayerReference@ShowA:
+		Name: ShowA
+		Faction: vinylgod
+		Enemies: ShowB
+	PlayerReference@ShowB:
+		Name: ShowB
+		Faction: stream
+		Enemies: ShowA
 
 Actors:
 	Actor1: pressplant
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowA
 		Location: 12,12
 	Actor2: digger
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowA
 		Location: 15,14
 	Actor3: ampstack
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowA
 		Location: 10,14
 	Actor4: popupshop
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowA
 		Location: 18,12
 	Actor5: hornpit
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowA
 		Location: 16,16
 	Actor6: streamhub
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowB
 		Location: 24,24
 	Actor7: transcoder
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowB
 		Location: 21,25
 	Actor8: adblocker
-		Owner: Creeps
+		Owner: ShowB
 		Location: 25,22
 	waxseed0: waxseed
 		Owner: Neutral
@@ -58,3 +62,5 @@ Actors:
 	waxseed1: waxseed
 		Owner: Neutral
 		Location: 18,10
+
+Rules: rules.yaml

mods/vinylgod/maps/shellmap/rules.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+world:
+	LuaScript:
+		Scripts: shellmap.lua

mods/vinylgod/maps/shellmap/shellmap.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+-- Menu diorama battle: two lua-driven sides skirmish forever behind the UI.
+-- No Bot: players (bot clients stall shellmap order managers — see MEGAPLAN).
+
+Ticks = 0
+WaveA = { "djgrunt", "djgrunt", "spinner" }
+WaveB = { "bufferbot", "bufferbot", "bufferbot", "drmwalker" }
+
+CountUnits = function(p)
+	return #Utils.Where(Map.ActorsInWorld, function(a)
+		return a.Owner == p and a.HasProperty("Move")
+	end)
+end
+
+Spawn = function(owner, types, cx, cy)
+	Utils.Do(types, function(t)
+		local a = Actor.Create(t, true, {
+			Owner = owner,
+			Location = CPos.New(cx + Utils.RandomInteger(-1, 2), cy + Utils.RandomInteger(-1, 2)),
+		})
+		if a.HasProperty("Hunt") then
+			a.Hunt()
+		end
+	end)
+end
+
+WorldLoaded = function()
+	print("SHELLMAP live")
+	A = Player.GetPlayer("ShowA")
+	B = Player.GetPlayer("ShowB")
+end
+
+Tick = function()
+	Ticks = Ticks + 1
+	-- a fresh clash roughly every 30 seconds, kept small
+	if Ticks % 750 == 250 and A ~= nil then
+		if CountUnits(A) < 8 then
+			Spawn(A, WaveA, 14, 15)
+		end
+		if CountUnits(B) < 8 then
+			Spawn(B, WaveB, 23, 23)
+		end
+	end
+end

mods/vinylgod/rules/economy.yaml

@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ djgrunt:
 
 ^EconBuilding:
 	Inherits: ^EconSprite
+	ShakeOnDeath:
+		Duration: 12
+		Intensity: 2
 	-HiddenUnderFog:
 	FrozenUnderFog:
 	WithDamageOverlay:

mods/vinylgod/rules/stream.yaml

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ scraper:
 		SearchFromProcRadius: 15
 		SearchFromHarvesterRadius: 8
 	StoresResources:
-		Capacity: 14
+		Capacity: 18
 		Resources: Wax
 	DockClientManager:
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bufferbot:
 	Tooltip:
 		Name: actor-bufferbot.name
 	Health:
-		HP: 3500
+		HP: 5000
 	Armor:
 		Type: None
 	Mobile:
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ drmwalker:
 		BuildPaletteOrder: 51
 		Prerequisites: printfarm
 	Valued:
-		Cost: 900
+		Cost: 750
 	Tooltip:
 		Name: actor-drmwalker.name
 	Health:

mods/vinylgod/rules/world.yaml

@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ world:
 				Sequences: wax01
 				Name: resource-wax
 	ResourceClaimLayer:
+	ScreenShaker:
+	SmudgeLayer@SCORCH:
+		Type: Scorch
+		Sequence: scorches
 
 editorworld:
 	Inherits: ^baseworld

mods/vinylgod/sequences/economy.yaml

@@ -29,36 +29,48 @@ djgrunt:
 popupshop:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/popupshop.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_popupshop.png
 
 pressplant:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/pressplant.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_pressplant.png
 
 ampstack:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/ampstack.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_ampstack.png
 
 vault:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/vault.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_vault.png
 
 merchtable:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/merchtable.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_merchtable.png
 
 garage:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/garage.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_garage.png
 
@@ -92,6 +104,8 @@ roadie:
 mastering:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/mastering.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_mastering.png
 
@@ -105,30 +119,40 @@ streamvan:
 streamhub:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/streamhub.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_streamhub.png
 
 datacentre:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/datacentre.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_datacentre.png
 
 transcoder:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/transcoder.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_transcoder.png
 
 podfarm:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/podfarm.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_podfarm.png
 
 printfarm:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/printfarm.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_printfarm.png
 
@@ -168,12 +192,16 @@ explosion:
 hornpit:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/hornpit.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_hornpit.png
 
 adblocker:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/adblocker.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_adblocker.png
 
@@ -198,6 +226,8 @@ icon:
 algorithm:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/algorithm.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_algorithm.png
 
@@ -229,12 +259,16 @@ curator:
 launchramp:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/launchramp.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_launchramp.png
 
 droneport:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/droneport.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 	icon:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/icon_droneport.png
 
@@ -269,7 +303,21 @@ compressor:
 waxseed:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/waxseed.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
 
 lacquer:
 	idle:
 		Filename: sequences/assets/lacquer.png
+		Length: 6
+		Tick: 130
+
+scorches:
+	sc1:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/scorch1.png
+	sc2:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/scorch2.png
+	sc3:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/scorch3.png
+	sc4:
+		Filename: sequences/assets/scorch4.png

mods/vinylgod/weapons/vinylgod.yaml

@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ bass_ring:
 			Wood: 100
 			Light: 75
 			Heavy: 40
+	Warhead@3Smu: LeaveSmudge
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		ValidTargets: Ground
 
 ping:
 	Inherits: ^GroundWeapon
@@ -121,6 +124,9 @@ BuildingExplode:
 		Explosions: bigboom
 		ImpactSounds: audio/sfx_boom.wav
 		ValidTargets: Ground, GroundActor
+	Warhead@3Smu: LeaveSmudge
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		ValidTargets: Ground
 
 thedrop_impact:
 	ValidTargets: Ground, GroundActor, Structure
@@ -137,6 +143,9 @@ thedrop_impact:
 		Explosions: bigboom
 		ImpactSounds: audio/sfx_boom.wav
 		ValidTargets: Ground, GroundActor
+	Warhead@3Smu: LeaveSmudge
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		ValidTargets: Ground
 
 theshuffle_impact:
 	ValidTargets: Ground, GroundActor, Structure
@@ -153,6 +162,9 @@ theshuffle_impact:
 		Explosions: bigboom
 		ImpactSounds: audio/sfx_boom.wav
 		ValidTargets: Ground, GroundActor
+	Warhead@3Smu: LeaveSmudge
+		SmudgeType: Scorch
+		ValidTargets: Ground
 
 # --- round 5: heroes, scouts, air ---
 

tools/animate_sprites.py

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Turn static building sprites into looping pulse animations.
+
+For each building sprite: find its glowing pixels (high saturation or very
+bright — the pink trims, blue rings, neon), then emit N frames where those
+pixels breathe between base and boosted brightness on a sine. WithSpriteBody
+PlayRepeating()s the idle sequence, so multi-frame sheets animate for free.
+
+Regenerates <name>.png in sequences/assets as an N-frame sheet and rewrites the
+matching `idle:` block in sequences/economy.yaml (Length + Tick).
+Safe to re-run: it always starts from assets_src frame-0 backups it maintains.
+"""
+import math, os, re, shutil
+from PIL import Image
+from PIL.PngImagePlugin import PngInfo
+
+ROOT = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')
+ASSETS = os.path.join(ROOT, 'mods', 'vinylgod', 'sequences', 'assets')
+BACKUP = os.path.join(ROOT, 'assets_src', 'static_frames')
+os.makedirs(BACKUP, exist_ok=True)
+
+FRAMES = 6
+TICK = 130  # ms per frame -> ~0.8s pulse
+
+BUILDINGS = ['popupshop', 'pressplant', 'ampstack', 'vault', 'merchtable', 'garage',
+             'mastering', 'hornpit', 'streamhub', 'datacentre', 'transcoder', 'podfarm',
+             'printfarm', 'adblocker', 'algorithm', 'launchramp', 'droneport', 'waxseed',
+             'lacquer']
+
+
+def glow_mask(im):
+    """Alpha-scaled mask of 'lit' pixels: saturated or very bright."""
+    hsv = im.convert('RGB').convert('HSV')
+    h, s, v = hsv.split()
+    a = im.getchannel('A')
+    mask = Image.new('L', im.size, 0)
+    mp, sp, vp, ap = mask.load(), s.load(), v.load(), a.load()
+    for y in range(im.height):
+        for x in range(im.width):
+            if ap[x, y] > 40 and (sp[x, y] > 130 and vp[x, y] > 110 or vp[x, y] > 225):
+                mp[x, y] = ap[x, y]
+    return mask
+
+
+def brighten(im, factor):
+    r, g, b, a = im.split()
+    out = Image.merge('RGBA', tuple(ch.point(lambda p: min(255, int(p * factor))) for ch in (r, g, b)) + (a,))
+    return out
+
+
+def animate(name):
+    src = os.path.join(ASSETS, f'{name}.png')
+    if not os.path.exists(src):
+        return None
+    back = os.path.join(BACKUP, f'{name}.png')
+    if not os.path.exists(back):
+        im = Image.open(src).convert('RGBA')
+        # if this is already a sheet somehow, keep frame 0
+        if im.width > im.height:
+            im = im.crop((0, 0, im.height, im.height))
+        im.save(back)
+    base = Image.open(back).convert('RGBA')
+    w, h = base.size
+    mask = glow_mask(base)
+
+    sheet = Image.new('RGBA', (w * FRAMES, h), (0, 0, 0, 0))
+    for i in range(FRAMES):
+        t = 0.5 + 0.5 * math.sin(2 * math.pi * i / FRAMES)
+        lit = brighten(base, 1.0 + 0.55 * t)
+        frame = Image.composite(lit, base, mask.point(lambda p: int(p * t)))
+        sheet.paste(frame, (i * w, 0))
+    meta = PngInfo()
+    meta.add_text('FrameSize', f'{w},{h}')
+    sheet.save(src, pnginfo=meta)
+    return w
+
+
+def patch_sequences(done):
+    p = os.path.join(ROOT, 'mods', 'vinylgod', 'sequences', 'economy.yaml')
+    s = open(p).read()
+    for name in done:
+        # idle block: add/replace Length+Tick right after the Filename line
+        pat = re.compile(
+            rf'(^{name}:\n\tidle:\n\t\tFilename: sequences/assets/{name}\.png\n)(?:\t\tLength: \d+\n)?(?:\t\tTick: \d+\n)?',
+            re.M)
+        s = pat.sub(rf'\g<1>\t\tLength: {FRAMES}\n\t\tTick: {TICK}\n', s)
+    open(p, 'w').write(s)
+
+
+done = []
+for b in BUILDINGS:
+    if animate(b):
+        done.append(b)
+        print(f'animated {b}')
+patch_sequences(done)
+print(f'{len(done)} sprites animated, sequences patched')