Tune Princess Lima v2 boss balance and Sun Crystal aid

assets/scripts/pages/princess-lima-v2-data.js

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     briar_wolf: { role: "boss", boss: true, phases: 2, health: 30, damage: 14, speed: 118, awareness: 430, attackRange: 56, cooldown: 950, telegraph: 380 },
     stone_guardian: { role: "boss", boss: true, phases: 3, health: 42, damage: 17, speed: 54, awareness: 430, attackRange: 74, cooldown: 1350, telegraph: 620 },
     captain: { role: "boss", boss: true, phases: 2, health: 36, damage: 15, speed: 78, awareness: 430, attackRange: 54, cooldown: 1050, telegraph: 360 },
-    malrec: { role: "boss", boss: true, phases: 3, health: 64, damage: 18, speed: 70, awareness: 520, attackRange: 190, cooldown: 1200, telegraph: 520 }
+    malrec: { role: "boss", boss: true, phases: 3, health: 52, damage: 13, speed: 60, awareness: 520, attackRange: 190, cooldown: 1600, telegraph: 760 }
   });
 
   const ITEMS = Object.freeze({

assets/scripts/pages/princess-lima-v2-scenes.js

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
         this.pathTick = 0;
         this.puzzleProgress = {};
         this.spawnedObjects = new Set();
+        this.sunAidUsed = false;
       }
       create() {
         controller.scene = this;
@@ -366,10 +367,23 @@
           return;
         }
         if (action === "boss-mechanic") {
+          if (this.sunAidUsed) return controller.status("The Sun Crystal is gathering its light again.");
+          const malrec = this.enemies.getChildren().find((enemy) => enemy.active && enemy.getData("actorId") === "malrec");
+          if (!malrec) return controller.status("The Sun Crystal is warm, but its moment has not come.");
+          this.sunAidUsed = true;
           controller.state.flags.sun_veil_broken = true;
+          controller.state.health = Math.min(controller.state.maxHealth, controller.state.health + 25);
+          malrec.setData("health", Math.max(1, malrec.getData("health") - 12));
+          malrec.setData("stunnedUntil", this.time.now + 2100);
+          malrec.setData("state", "hurt");
+          malrec.setVelocity(0).setTint(0xffe39a).setTintMode(Phaser.TintModes.FILL);
+          this.projectiles.forEach((projectile) => projectile.active && projectile.destroy());
+          this.projectiles = [];
+          this.time.delayedCall(350, () => malrec.active && malrec.clearTint());
           controller.save();
+          controller.updateHud();
           this.cameras.main.flash(200, 255, 230, 150);
-          controller.status("The Sun Crystal tears open Malrec's veil.");
+          controller.status("Lima channels the Sun Crystal: Malrec's veil breaks, and your strength returns.");
           return;
         }
         if (action === "block-tutorial") return controller.status("Hold Shift to block. Release and strike during an enemy's recovery.");
@@ -553,11 +567,15 @@
         const id = enemy.getData("actorId");
         const phase = enemy.getData("phase");
         if (["ranged", "caster", "support"].includes(spec.role) || id === "malrec") {
-          const count = id === "malrec" ? phase * 2 + 1 : 1;
+          const count = id === "malrec" ? phase + 1 : 1;
+          const preparedReduction = id === "malrec"
+            ? (controller.state.flags.defences_disabled ? 2 : 0) + (controller.state.flags.prisoners_freed ? 2 : 0)
+            : 0;
+          const damage = Math.max(8, spec.damage - preparedReduction);
           for (let index = 0; index < count; index += 1) {
             const base = Phaser.Math.Angle.Between(enemy.x, enemy.y, this.player.x, this.player.y);
-            const angle = base + (index - (count - 1) / 2) * 0.22;
+            const angle = base + (index - (count - 1) / 2) * (id === "malrec" ? 0.3 : 0.22);
-            this.spawnProjectile(enemy.x, enemy.y, angle, spec.damage, id === "malrec" ? 185 : 145);
+            this.spawnProjectile(enemy.x, enemy.y, angle, damage, id === "malrec" ? 150 : 145);
           }
           return;
         }

build-logs/gitea-build-monitor.log

@@ -816,3 +816,9 @@ at <ScriptBlock>, /home/zaine/master-folder/org-platform/org_web/build-logs/gite
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+2026-07-30T15:01:49.5644329+01:00 [INFO] Fetching recent Gitea Actions runs for zaine/org_web.
+2026-07-30T15:01:51.1104245+01:00 [INFO] Sent build status notification with 1 embed(s).
+2026-07-30T15:01:51.1476262+01:00 [INFO] Running authoring server tests with /home/zaine/master-folder/org-platform/authoring-service/.venv/bin/python.
+2026-07-30T15:01:51.2921733+01:00 [INFO] Authoring server tests passed: ran=0, failures=0, errors=0, skipped=0, exit=0
+2026-07-30T15:01:51.6686257+01:00 [INFO] Sent authoring server test notification.

posts/posts-list.org

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 See the categories: @@html:<a href="../home/categories.html">Categories</a>@@
 
 * Posts:
-- [[file:career/career-list.org][Career List]] @@html:<span class="post-date">30-07-2026 14:54</span>@@ 
+- [[file:career/career-list.org][Career List]] @@html:<span class="post-date">30-07-2026 15:01</span>@@ 
 - [[file:career/cross-site-scripting-xss.org][Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)]] @@html:<span class="post-date">01-06-2026 10:21</span>@@ @@html:<a href="/tags/learning.html"><span class="post-tag">learning</span></a>@@ @@html:<a href="/tags/notes.html"><span class="post-tag">notes</span></a>@@
 - [[file:career/ha-dr.org][High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity]] @@html:<span class="post-date">11-03-2026 17:18</span>@@ @@html:<a href="/tags/learning.html"><span class="post-tag">learning</span></a>@@ @@html:<a href="/tags/notes.html"><span class="post-tag">notes</span></a>@@
 - [[file:career/javascript.org][Understands the Javascript language]] @@html:<span class="post-date">11-03-2026 16:52</span>@@ @@html:<a href="/tags/learning.html"><span class="post-tag">learning</span></a>@@ @@html:<a href="/tags/notes.html"><span class="post-tag">notes</span></a>@@

sitemap.org

@@ -104,17 +104,17 @@ flowchart TD
   n43 --> n49
   n50["Tag: website"]
   n43 --> n50
-  n51["Tag: update"]
+  n51["Tag: life"]
   n43 --> n51
-  n52["Tag: life"]
+  n52["Tag: update"]
   n43 --> n52
-  n53["Tag: education"]
+  n53["Tag: insights"]
   n43 --> n53
-  n54["Tag: insights"]
+  n54["Tag: education"]
   n43 --> n54
-  n55["Tag: emacs"]
+  n55["Tag: reading"]
   n43 --> n55
-  n56["Tag: reading"]
+  n56["Tag: emacs"]
   n43 --> n56
   n57["Tag: maths"]
   n43 --> n57
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ flowchart TD
   click n48 "tags/notes.html" "Tag: notes"
   click n49 "tags/review.html" "Tag: review"
   click n50 "tags/website.html" "Tag: website"
-  click n51 "tags/update.html" "Tag: update"
+  click n51 "tags/life.html" "Tag: life"
-  click n52 "tags/life.html" "Tag: life"
+  click n52 "tags/update.html" "Tag: update"
-  click n53 "tags/education.html" "Tag: education"
+  click n53 "tags/insights.html" "Tag: insights"
-  click n54 "tags/insights.html" "Tag: insights"
+  click n54 "tags/education.html" "Tag: education"
-  click n55 "tags/emacs.html" "Tag: emacs"
+  click n55 "tags/reading.html" "Tag: reading"
-  click n56 "tags/reading.html" "Tag: reading"
+  click n56 "tags/emacs.html" "Tag: emacs"
   click n57 "tags/maths.html" "Tag: maths"
   click n59 "posts/posts-intro.html" "Posts Introduction"
   click n60 "posts/posts-list.html" "Posts List"
@@ -318,12 +318,12 @@ flowchart TD
   - [[file:tags/notes.org][Tag: notes]]
   - [[file:tags/review.org][Tag: review]]
   - [[file:tags/website.org][Tag: website]]
-  - [[file:tags/update.org][Tag: update]]
   - [[file:tags/life.org][Tag: life]]
-  - [[file:tags/education.org][Tag: education]]
+  - [[file:tags/update.org][Tag: update]]
   - [[file:tags/insights.org][Tag: insights]]
-  - [[file:tags/emacs.org][Tag: emacs]]
+  - [[file:tags/education.org][Tag: education]]
   - [[file:tags/reading.org][Tag: reading]]
+  - [[file:tags/emacs.org][Tag: emacs]]
   - [[file:tags/maths.org][Tag: maths]]
 - posts
   - [[file:posts/posts-intro.org][Posts Introduction]]

tests/princess-lima-polish.test.cjs

@@ -92,3 +92,17 @@ test("combat phases, hitboxes and enemy states are deterministic", () => {
     stunned: false, telegraphDone: true, attackDone: true, cooldownDone: true
   }), "telegraph");
 });
+
+test("Malrec is demanding but leaves readable counterplay", () => {
+  const malrec = data.ENEMIES.malrec;
+  assert.equal(malrec.phases, 3);
+  assert.ok(malrec.health <= 52);
+  assert.ok(malrec.damage <= 13);
+  assert.ok(malrec.telegraph >= 750);
+  assert.ok(malrec.cooldown >= 1500);
+  const scenes = source("assets/scripts/pages/princess-lima-v2-scenes.js");
+  assert.match(scenes, /phase \+ 1/);
+  assert.match(scenes, /state\.health \+ 25/);
+  assert.match(scenes, /defences_disabled/);
+  assert.match(scenes, /prisoners_freed/);
+});