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Balance: wire beacon_rush.json to beacon_rush scenario; food floor documented (#106) #109

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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions docs/balance.md
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Expand Up @@ -100,3 +100,11 @@ outpost -simulate scripts/dust_season_power_buffer.json -seeds 1,7,42
# Silent Colony — radio tower early
outpost -simulate scripts/silent_colony_radio_first.json -seeds 1,7,42
```

## Beacon Rush food floor

With `beacon_rush` scenario (`dailyCreditsIncomeDelta: +7`, `maxBeaconParts: 3`), the `beacon_rush.json` script wins at **day 3** with food 44–46 across all reference seeds. This is comfortable — the rush wins fast enough that food pressure never becomes critical.

**Target band: food ≥ 40 at victory** (day 3). The higher credit income enables the solar build + beacon rush without needing a hydroponics investment.

Before this change, the script ran on Standard scenario and ended day 6 with food 14–24 (some seeds in the critical/urgent band). The fix was wiring `beacon_rush.json` to the `beacon_rush` scenario.
20 changes: 11 additions & 9 deletions internal/game/baseline.go
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}

func beaconRushBaseline() BaselineStrategy {
win := BaselineOutcome{Day: 3, GameOver: true, Won: true, BeaconParts: 3}
return BaselineStrategy{
ID: "beacon_rush",
ScriptFile: "beacon_rush.json",
MinEndDay: 6,
MinBeaconParts: 2,
ScenarioID: "beacon_rush",
MinEndDay: 3,
MinBeaconParts: 3,
Expected: map[int64]BaselineOutcome{
1: {Day: 6, GameOver: false, Won: false, BeaconParts: 3},
7: {Day: 6, GameOver: false, Won: false, BeaconParts: 4},
42: {Day: 6, GameOver: false, Won: false, BeaconParts: 4},
99: {Day: 6, GameOver: false, Won: false, BeaconParts: 4},
100: {Day: 6, GameOver: false, Won: false, BeaconParts: 3},
101: {Day: 6, GameOver: false, Won: false, BeaconParts: 3},
1779403310247544000: {Day: 6, GameOver: false, Won: false, BeaconParts: 3},
1: win,
7: win,
42: win,
99: win,
100: win,
101: win,
1779403310247544000: win,
},
}
}
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions scripts/beacon_rush.json
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{
"scenario": "beacon_rush",
"description": "Beacon Rush: solar first, then all-in on beacon work. Wins at day 3 with food 44-46.",
"actions": [
{ "type": "build", "building_id": "solar_array" },
{ "type": "beacon" },
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