# Misaligned Devlog

Reverse chronological implementation notes. Keep this factual: what changed, why, checks, and spec impact.

## 2026-07-05 — Misaligned rename and clinical UI pass

- Intent: make the pivot real in code and presentation instead of leaving Misaligned as a doc-only title.
- Changed: renamed the crate, binaries, save namespace, visible UI strings, README, workflows, and art manifest from Supervillain to Misaligned; renamed the old throne fiction to the physical core; shifted terminal/Bevy colors toward clinical near-monochrome, sterile amber machine signal, and crimson consequences; renamed old `villain`/`throne` art assets to `misaligned_process`/`core`.
- Design/spec impact: resolves the repo/binary rename timing item in the constitution. Existing overt-phase mechanics remain substrate; this is naming/presentation plus the core-fiction cleanup, not a B1 implementation.
- Checks: `cargo fmt`; `cargo test` passed with 130 tests; `cargo build --bin misaligned`; `cargo build --features bevy_ui --bin misaligned-bevy`; `cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings`; `cargo clippy --all-targets --features bevy_ui -- -D warnings`; terminal pty smoke passed; Bevy launch smoke opened `Misaligned` window with no panic/error grep.
- Next: regenerate actual PixelLab assets against the new clinical-gore manifest once the B1 tile vocabulary is settled.

## 2026-07-05 — Visual direction capture

- Intent: capture Cameron's art/tone direction before it disappears into chat/Fable context.
- Changed: preserved the constitution's new `Visual identity: clinical gore` direction and added matching art-prompting guidance to knowledge/art-pipeline.md.
- Design/spec impact: establishes the aesthetic target as clean, sharp, science-forward, metal/glass/high-modern supervillainy with black-and-white iconography and controlled gore, rather than basement grime or cartoon softness.
- Checks: docs-only change; no code checks run.
- Next: future PixelLab prompts and Bevy art integration should bias toward precise lab/skyscraper surfaces and use gore as contrast, not map-wide noise.

## 2026-07-05 — Sidebar name cleanup

- Intent: remove leftover inspiration-title branding from the terminal UI.
- Changed: sidebar header now says `MISALIGNED` instead of `EVIL GENIUS`; Bevy title overlay no longer splashes a huge red logo/tagline over the map and now uses a small start prompt.
- Design/spec impact: no constitution amendment needed; this aligns the interface with the project/game name already specified by DESIGN.md and README and keeps title UI as presentation polish.
- Checks: `cargo fmt -- src/bin/terminal/ui.rs src/bin/bevy.rs`; `cargo test` passed with 130 tests; Bevy build passed.
- Next: continue sanity-playing both frontends for any remaining legacy wave-defense or inspiration-name residue.

## 2026-07-05 — Terminal playability polish and project skill

- Intent: make the current terminal build less hostile to immediately run, and establish Co context-switch discipline for this spec-driven game project.
- Changed: replaced the oversized title ASCII layout with a compact centered title block; added WASD support across normal movement, build cursor movement, research menu, hire menu, and schemes/world-map menu; updated title-screen control text.
- Design/spec impact: controls now prioritize WASD/arrows while preserving hjkl as secondary input. This matches the player-facing expectation for a lair-building roguelike rather than a Vim-only roguelike.
- Docs: created the `developing-supervillain` Letta Code skill; updated README controls. DESIGN.md already captures the larger continuous-sim pivot and remains the current product source of truth.
- Checks: `cargo fmt -- src/bin/terminal/input.rs src/bin/terminal/ui.rs`; `cargo test` passed with 130 tests.
- Next: sanity-play the terminal loop and tighten UI language around continuous time, heat, and agency consequences rather than legacy build/defend phase framing.