[PR] Autotiled walls, new character sprites & smooth pawn movement #55

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2026-10-20 12:54:20 +02:00

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Fixes #54

Why

Walls: every wall drew the same isolated four-log tile, so vertical runs and corners looked broken.
Pawns: they were tiny blobs with only idle, step and sleep frames and no facing.
Movement: each frame the sprite eased 28% toward its tile, covering a step in about 120 ms. It then stood still until the sim's next step (200–400 ms), which made motion stop-and-go.

What changed (client only)

Autotiled walls (pixel-art.ts, colony-renderer.ts):
- A 4-neighbour mask means connected sides have no outline and the top surface runs through.
- The 3/4 front face shows only where the wall's south side is open.
- Walls link to doors and wall-mounted coolers, and doors orient to their run (face-on or edge-on).
- Walls are drawn at the native 24 px tile size so seams line up exactly.
New characters:
- 16×22 pixel art with auto-outline, four facings, and a four-frame walk cycle with arm swing and bob.
- Per-colonist look (skin tone, hair colour and style, trait outfit), derived stably from the name.
- Raiders get dark gear and a red mask, and there's a new sleeping sprite.
Smooth movement: pawns glide at constant speed matched to their measured step rate, so a walk is one continuous motion. They face their walking direction, or their target in combat, and are depth-sorted. Teleports (rescue carry, spawns) snap instead of sliding.
Blender assets: the pawn and wall PNGs are no longer loaded, but the files remain in public/sprites. The Blender script could be updated to emit directional sheets later, or the files deleted.

Testing

npm run typecheck is clean, npm test passes (91 sim-core, 5 server), and the client production build succeeds.
Played locally:
- Built walls in the game and checked a sprite gallery showing timber and slate joins: room, U-shape, T-junction, door.
- Viewed every character frame for three colonists and a raider.
- Confirmed the new sprites and facings in the live colony.

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Fixes #54 ## Why - **Walls:** every wall drew the same isolated four-log tile, so vertical runs and corners looked broken. - **Pawns:** they were tiny blobs with only idle, step and sleep frames and no facing. - **Movement:** each frame the sprite eased 28% toward its tile, covering a step in about 120 ms. It then stood still until the sim's next step (200–400 ms), which made motion stop-and-go. ## What changed (client only) - **Autotiled walls** (`pixel-art.ts`, `colony-renderer.ts`): - A 4-neighbour mask means connected sides have no outline and the top surface runs through. - The 3/4 front face shows only where the wall's south side is open. - Walls link to doors and wall-mounted coolers, and doors orient to their run (face-on or edge-on). - Walls are drawn at the native 24 px tile size so seams line up exactly. - **New characters:** - 16×22 pixel art with auto-outline, four facings, and a four-frame walk cycle with arm swing and bob. - Per-colonist look (skin tone, hair colour and style, trait outfit), derived stably from the name. - Raiders get dark gear and a red mask, and there's a new sleeping sprite. - **Smooth movement:** pawns glide at constant speed matched to their measured step rate, so a walk is one continuous motion. They face their walking direction, or their target in combat, and are depth-sorted. Teleports (rescue carry, spawns) snap instead of sliding. - **Blender assets:** the pawn and wall PNGs are no longer loaded, but the files remain in `public/sprites`. The Blender script could be updated to emit directional sheets later, or the files deleted. ## Testing - `npm run typecheck` is clean, `npm test` passes (91 sim-core, 5 server), and the client production build succeeds. - Played locally: - Built walls in the game and checked a sprite gallery showing timber and slate joins: room, U-shape, T-junction, door. - Viewed every character frame for three colonists and a raider. - Confirmed the new sprites and facings in the live colony. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

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2026-10-20 12:54:20 +02:00

feat(client): autotiled walls, new directional character sprites & smooth movement (#54 ) 561e8c4ba1

- Walls are autotiled from a 4-neighbour mask: connected sides join
  seamlessly, the top surface runs through, and a 3/4 front face appears
  only where the south side is open. Doors orient to their wall run.
  Drawn at native 24px tile resolution so seams line up exactly.
- New procedural characters (pixel-art.ts): proper proportions, four
  facings, 4-frame walk cycle with arm swing and bob, auto outline, and
  per-colonist appearance (skin, hair colour & style, trait outfit).
  Raiders wear dark gear and a red mask. New sleeping sprite.
- Pawns glide at constant speed matched to their measured step rate
  instead of easing to each tile and stopping; they face their walking
  direction (or their combat target) and are depth-sorted.
- Blender pawn/wall PNG overrides are no longer loaded.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>

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2026-10-20 12:54:27 +02:00

[FEATURE] Wall autotiling, new character sprites & smooth pawn movement #54

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2026-10-20 12:56:50 +02:00

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Merge approved by @johnw via Claude Code chat on 2026-10-20: "approve merge and get pushed to prd"

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2026-10-20 12:57:10 +02:00

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