put a pin in it

DerekGooding · DerekGooding · commit 3fbf0748a884 · 2026-03-13T15:52:45.000-04:00
diff --git a/review/mixing_table.json b/review/mixing_table.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T18:50:45.5390838Z",
+  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T19:34:14.2671945Z",
   "Performance": {
     "TotalTime": 0.0500001,
     "ElapsedFrameTime": 16.6667
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     {
       "Text": "[BTN_FOCUS]",
       "Subtitle": null,
-      "Tooltip": "[TOOLTIP_FOCUS]",
+      "Tooltip": "Gather raw magical potential.\nGain 1.0 [i:aether] [c:purple]Aether[/c] per click.",
       "Bounds": {
         "X": 412,
         "Y": 60,
diff --git a/review/mixing_table.png b/review/mixing_table.png
diff --git a/review/spire_flow.json b/review/spire_flow.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T18:50:35.3341113Z",
+  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T19:34:03.5860984Z",
   "Performance": {
     "TotalTime": 0.0500001,
     "ElapsedFrameTime": 16.6667
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     {
       "Text": "[BTN_FOCUS]",
       "Subtitle": null,
-      "Tooltip": "[TOOLTIP_FOCUS]",
+      "Tooltip": "Gather raw magical potential.\nGain 1.0 [i:aether] [c:purple]Aether[/c] per click.",
       "Bounds": {
         "X": 412,
         "Y": 60,
diff --git a/review/spire_flow.png b/review/spire_flow.png
diff --git a/review/void_main.json b/review/void_main.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T18:50:30.3562613Z",
+  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T19:33:58.571079Z",
   "Performance": {
     "TotalTime": 0.0833335,
     "ElapsedFrameTime": 16.6667
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     {
       "Text": "[BTN_FOCUS]",
       "Subtitle": null,
-      "Tooltip": "[TOOLTIP_FOCUS]",
+      "Tooltip": "Gather raw magical potential.\nGain 1.0 [i:aether] [c:purple]Aether[/c] per click.",
       "Bounds": {
         "X": 412,
         "Y": 60,
diff --git a/review/void_main.png b/review/void_main.png
diff --git a/review/world_map.json b/review/world_map.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T18:50:40.4871377Z",
+  "Timestamp": "2026-03-13T19:34:08.8087198Z",
   "Performance": {
     "TotalTime": 0.0500001,
     "ElapsedFrameTime": 16.6667
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     {
       "Text": "[BTN_FOCUS]",
       "Subtitle": null,
-      "Tooltip": "[TOOLTIP_FOCUS]",
+      "Tooltip": "Gather raw magical potential.\nGain 1.0 [i:aether] [c:purple]Aether[/c] per click.",
       "Bounds": {
         "X": 412,
         "Y": 60,
diff --git a/review/world_map.png b/review/world_map.png
diff --git a/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/Game1.cs b/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/Game1.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public Game1()
         _engine = new GameEngine(); _ai = new AiModeSystem(_engine);
         var jp = "manifestations.json"; if (File.Exists(jp)) _engine.LoadDefinitions(File.ReadAllText(jp));
         var lp = "lore.json"; if (File.Exists(lp)) _engine.LoadLore(File.ReadAllText(lp));
-        var sp = "Content/strings.json"; if (File.Exists(sp)) TextService.Instance.LoadStrings(File.ReadAllText(sp));
+        var sp = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "Content/strings.json"); 
+        if (File.Exists(sp)) TextService.Instance.LoadStrings(File.ReadAllText(sp));
+        else if (File.Exists("Content/strings.json")) TextService.Instance.LoadStrings(File.ReadAllText("Content/strings.json"));
         if (Environment.GetCommandLineArgs().Contains("--ai-mode")) _aiMode = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/UI/Button.cs b/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/UI/Button.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, SpriteFont? font, Texture2D pixel, Vis
         if (font != null)
         {
             var locText = (Text.StartsWith("[") && Text.EndsWith("]")) ? TextService.Instance.Get(Text.Trim('[', ']')) : Text;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(locText)) locText = Text; // Fallback to literal text if key not found
             var textSize = font.MeasureString(locText);
             var textPos = new Vector2(b.Center.X - textSize.X / 2, b.Center.Y - textSize.Y / 2);
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Subtitle)) textPos.Y -= 10;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, SpriteFont? font, Texture2D pixel, Vis
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Subtitle))
             {
                 var locSub = (Subtitle.StartsWith("[") && Subtitle.EndsWith("]")) ? TextService.Instance.Get(Subtitle.Trim('[', ']')) : Subtitle;
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(locSub)) locSub = Subtitle;
                 var subSize = font.MeasureString(locSub) * 0.8f;
                 var subPos = new Vector2(b.Center.X - subSize.X / 2, textPos.Y + textSize.Y - 5);
                 spriteBatch.DrawString(font, locSub, subPos, Color * 0.5f, 0f, Vector2.Zero, 0.8f, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);
diff --git a/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/UI/StatusSystem.cs b/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/UI/StatusSystem.cs
@@ -81,10 +81,14 @@ public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, GameEngine engine, SpriteFont? font, T
         DrawManifestations(spriteBatch, engine, font, x, (int)y, mousePos, pixel, visuals);
     }
 
-    private void DrawLine(SpriteBatch sb, Texture2D px, Vector2 start, Vector2 end, Color color)
+    private void DrawLine(SpriteBatch sb, Texture2D px, Vector2 start, Vector2 end, Color color, float thickness = 1f)
     {
         var edge = end - start; var angle = (float)Math.Atan2(edge.Y, edge.X);
-        sb.Draw(px, new Rectangle((int)start.X, (int)start.Y, (int)edge.Length(), 1), null, color, angle, Vector2.Zero, SpriteEffects.None, 0);
+        var length = edge.Length();
+        
+        // Draw Glow
+        sb.Draw(px, new Rectangle((int)start.X, (int)start.Y, (int)length, (int)(thickness + 2)), null, color * 0.2f, angle, Vector2.Zero, SpriteEffects.None, 0);
+        sb.Draw(px, new Rectangle((int)start.X, (int)start.Y, (int)length, (int)thickness), null, color, angle, Vector2.Zero, SpriteEffects.None, 0);
     }
 
     private void DrawManifestations(SpriteBatch spriteBatch, GameEngine engine, SpriteFont font, int x, int yOffset, Point mousePos, Texture2D pixel, VisualManager visuals)
diff --git a/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/Visuals/BackgroundManager.cs b/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/Visuals/BackgroundManager.cs
@@ -34,54 +34,43 @@ private struct NebulaCloud
     private double _totalTime = 0;
     private float _starPulse = 1.0f;
 
-    public BackgroundManager(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice)
+    public BackgroundManager(GraphicsDevice gd)
     {
-        _pixel = new Texture2D(graphicsDevice, 1, 1);
-        _pixel.SetData([Color.White]);
-
-        int size = 128;
-        _blob = new Texture2D(graphicsDevice, size, size);
-        Color[] data = new Color[size * size];
-        float center = size / 2f;
-        float maxDist = size / 2f;
-
-        for (int y = 0; y < size; y++)
+        _pixel = new Texture2D(gd, 1, 1); _pixel.SetData([Color.White]);
+        int size = 128; _blob = new Texture2D(gd, size, size);
+        Color[] data = new Color[size * size]; float ctr = size / 2f;
+        for (int y = 0; y < size; y++) for (int x = 0; x < size; x++)
         {
-            for (int x = 0; x < size; x++)
-            {
-                float dist = Vector2.Distance(new Vector2(x, y), new Vector2(center, center));
-                float alpha = MathHelper.SmoothStep(1f, 0f, dist / maxDist);
-                data[y * size + x] = Color.White * (alpha * alpha);
-            }
+            float dist = Vector2.Distance(new Vector2(x, y), new Vector2(ctr, ctr));
+            float alpha = MathHelper.SmoothStep(1f, 0f, dist / (size / 2f));
+            data[y * size + x] = Color.White * (alpha * alpha);
         }
         _blob.SetData(data);
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < 150; i++)
+        for (int i = 0; i < 250; i++)
         {
-            float parallax = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 0.8 + 0.2);
-            _stars.Add(new Star
-            {
+            float prx = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 0.8 + 0.2);
+            _stars.Add(new Star {
                 Position = new Vector2(_rnd.Next(UiLayout.Width), _rnd.Next(UiLayout.Height)),
                 Speed = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 20 + 5),
-                Scale = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 1.5 + 0.5) * parallax,
-                Color = Color.Lerp(Color.MediumPurple, Color.White, (float)_rnd.NextDouble()) * (0.3f + 0.7f * parallax),
-                ParallaxFactor = parallax
+                Scale = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 1.5 + 0.5) * prx,
+                Color = Color.Lerp(Color.MediumPurple, Color.White, (float)_rnd.NextDouble()) * (0.5f + 0.5f * prx),
+                ParallaxFactor = prx
             });
         }
 
-        Color[] nebulaPalette = [Color.MediumPurple * 0.2f, Color.DeepSkyBlue * 0.1f, Color.DarkSlateBlue * 0.15f];
-        for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++)
+        Color[] pal = [Color.MediumPurple * 0.5f, Color.DeepSkyBlue * 0.4f, Color.DarkSlateBlue * 0.6f];
+        for (int i = 0; i < 15; i++)
         {
-            float parallax = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 0.3 + 0.1);
-            _nebulae.Add(new NebulaCloud
-            {
+            float prx = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 0.3 + 0.1);
+            _nebulae.Add(new NebulaCloud {
                 Position = new Vector2(_rnd.Next(UiLayout.Width), _rnd.Next(UiLayout.Height)),
                 Speed = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 5 + 2),
                 Scale = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 4 + 2),
-                Color = nebulaPalette[_rnd.Next(nebulaPalette.Length)],
+                Color = pal[_rnd.Next(pal.Length)],
                 Rotation = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * Math.PI * 2),
                 RotationSpeed = (float)(_rnd.NextDouble() * 0.1 - 0.05),
-                ParallaxFactor = parallax
+                ParallaxFactor = prx
             });
         }
     }
@@ -90,47 +79,28 @@ public void Update(double deltaTime, double aetherAmount)
     {
         _totalTime += deltaTime;
         _starPulse = (float)Math.Sin(_totalTime * 1.5) * 0.15f + 0.85f;
-
         var speedMult = 1.0 + Math.Log10(Math.Max(1, aetherAmount)) * 0.1;
         float dt = (float)deltaTime;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < _stars.Count; i++)
         {
-            var s = _stars[i];
-            s.Position.Y += s.Speed * (float)speedMult * dt * s.ParallaxFactor;
-            if (s.Position.Y > UiLayout.Height + 10)
-            {
-                s.Position.Y = -10;
-                s.Position.X = _rnd.Next(UiLayout.Width);
-            }
+            var s = _stars[i]; s.Position.Y += s.Speed * (float)speedMult * dt * s.ParallaxFactor;
+            if (s.Position.Y > UiLayout.Height + 10) { s.Position.Y = -10; s.Position.X = _rnd.Next(UiLayout.Width); }
             _stars[i] = s;
         }
 
         for (int i = 0; i < _nebulae.Count; i++)
         {
-            var n = _nebulae[i];
-            n.Position.Y += n.Speed * (float)speedMult * dt * n.ParallaxFactor;
+            var n = _nebulae[i]; n.Position.Y += n.Speed * (float)speedMult * dt * n.ParallaxFactor;
             n.Rotation += n.RotationSpeed * dt;
-            if (n.Position.Y > UiLayout.Height + 200)
-            {
-                n.Position.Y = -200;
-                n.Position.X = _rnd.Next(UiLayout.Width);
-            }
+            if (n.Position.Y > UiLayout.Height + 200) { n.Position.Y = -200; n.Position.X = _rnd.Next(UiLayout.Width); }
             _nebulae[i] = n;
         }
     }
 
-    public void Draw(SpriteBatch spriteBatch)
+    public void Draw(SpriteBatch sb)
     {
-        foreach (var n in _nebulae)
-        {
-            Vector2 origin = new Vector2(_blob.Width / 2f, _blob.Height / 2f);
-            spriteBatch.Draw(_blob, n.Position, null, n.Color * _starPulse, n.Rotation, origin, n.Scale, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);
-        }
-
-        foreach (var s in _stars)
-        {
-            spriteBatch.Draw(_pixel, s.Position, null, s.Color * _starPulse, 0f, Vector2.Zero, s.Scale, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);
-        }
+        foreach (var n in _nebulae) sb.Draw(_blob, n.Position, null, n.Color * _starPulse, n.Rotation, new Vector2(_blob.Width / 2f, _blob.Height / 2f), n.Scale, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);
+        foreach (var s in _stars) sb.Draw(_pixel, s.Position, null, s.Color * _starPulse, 0f, Vector2.Zero, s.Scale, SpriteEffects.None, 0f);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/Visuals/VisualManager.cs b/src/IncriElemental.Desktop/Visuals/VisualManager.cs
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ public VisualManager(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice)
     {
         _pixel = new Texture2D(graphicsDevice, 1, 1);
         _pixel.SetData([Color.White]);
-        _renderTarget = new RenderTarget2D(graphicsDevice, UiLayout.Width, UiLayout.Height);
+        _renderTarget = new RenderTarget2D(graphicsDevice, UiLayout.Width, UiLayout.Height, false, SurfaceFormat.Color, DepthFormat.None, 0, RenderTargetUsage.PreserveContents);
     }
 
     public void Resize(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice)
     {
         _renderTarget?.Dispose();
-        _renderTarget = new RenderTarget2D(graphicsDevice, UiLayout.Width, UiLayout.Height);
+        _renderTarget = new RenderTarget2D(graphicsDevice, UiLayout.Width, UiLayout.Height, false, SurfaceFormat.Color, DepthFormat.None, 0, RenderTargetUsage.PreserveContents);
     }
 
     public void AddShake(float intensity) => ScreenShakeIntensity = Math.Max(ScreenShakeIntensity, intensity);
