tekton/_daily_basis/report_2026-01-09.md

[ ADT's Report ]

Updated the tekton-enet ( Armageddon Multiplayer ) on branch launcher

Special Tile Enhancements

✅ Block Floor Effect - Upgraded to create a "wall" or line of blocked tiles instead of a single tile.

• Behavior: Generates a line of 3 to 9 blocked tiles.
• Direction: Randomly chooses Horizontal, Vertical, or Diagonal.
• Origin: Starts propagation from a random adjacent cell.

✅ Spawn Tiles Effect - Enhanced to spawn tiles in a wider area.

• Area: Increased radius to 2 (covering a 5x5 zone).
• Density: Randomly fills 3 to 8 empty spots within this radius.
• Logic: Prioritizes immediate neighbor spaces for better accessibility.

✅ Burn Tiles Effect - Reworked into a "Knockback / Disarm" mechanic.

• Target: Selects a random opponent.
• Action: Strips 3-6 random tiles from their playerboard.
• Result: Scatters them back onto the grid near the opponent (radius 2). If no space exists, it forces a replacement of existing nearby tiles.

✅ Invisible Mode - Tweaked for balance and stability.

• Balance: Removed "Auto-Grab" mechanic; it was deemed too powerful.
• Buff: Retains invisibility and the +2 tile movement speed boost.
• Stability: Refactored timer logic to prevent runtime errors during hot-reloading.

✅ Visual Feedback - Improved clarity for combat and special effects.

• Notifications: Messages now explicitly state WHO used an ability and WHO was targeted (including usernames).
• Freeze Visual: Frozen players are now tinted Ice Blue for the duration of the effect.
• Implementation: Added recursion logic to apply material overlays to 3D character meshes since modulate is not supported on Node3D.

Refactoring & Cleanup

✅ Obstacle Manager Removal - Completely removed the unused ObstacleManager system to streamline the codebase.

• Deleted obstacle_manager.gd.
• Stripped all references and logic from Main.gd, EnhancedGridMap.gd, UIManager.gd.
• Cleaned up Player-related managers (Movement, Input, Action).

Bug Fixes

✅ Special Tiles Parser Fix - Resolved a critical parser error in special_tiles_manager.gd caused by a duplicate _process function declaration, ensuring correct compilation.