Release v1.5.0 · todorivanov/ludus-magnus

[1.5.0] - 2026-03-02

Major expansion adding a complete second gamemode — play as a gladiator fighting for survival and freedom.

Mode Selection Screen: Choose between Lanista (manage a ludus) or Gladiator (fight for freedom) at game start
Character Creation: 5-step gladiator creation — origin (POW, Criminal, Volunteer, Slave), name, region of origin (8 regions), fighting class (8 classes), and stat allocation with 10 bonus points
Gladiator Dashboard: Personal cell view with vitals (HP, stamina, morale, fatigue), stats, combat record, current orders, story progress, dominus favor, and freedom meter
Status Alerts: Color-coded condition banners (injured, exhausted, low morale, low stamina, peak condition) visible at top of dashboard

Monthly Orders: AI-controlled dominus issues orders each month — train, fight, rest, spar as partner, or punishment
Personality Types: 5 dominus personalities (Fair, Harsh, Cruel, Indulgent, Ambitious) affecting order frequency, punishment severity, and food quality
Obedience Tracking: Game tracks whether you actually followed orders (trained, fought) and penalizes disobedience with favor loss
Performance Evaluation: Dominus evaluates wins, obedience, and crowd favor monthly, adjusting favor accordingly
Being Sold: Dominus sells you if favor drops too low — new ludus, new companions, new dominus personality

Ludus NPCs: 4-8 AI gladiators in your ludus with name, class, level, stats, personality (Aggressive, Cunning, Loyal, Bitter, Jovial), and rank (Tiro, Veteran, Champion)
Relationships: -100 to 100 relationship score with each companion, displayed as tiers (Enemy, Rival, Neutral, Friend, Brother)
Interactions: Spar (XP + injury risk), Talk (morale + rumors), Challenge (dominance) — 2 interactions per month
Companion Events: Companions can be sold away (actually removed from roster), killed, or freed

Full Combat UI: Matches the lanista combat screen — 3-column layout with animated class icons, ProgressBar HP/stamina, status effects, animated combat log with color-coded entries
Action System: All 7 combat actions (attack, heavy attack, defend, dodge, special, rest, taunt) with proper stamina costs, cooldowns, and class-specific specials
Crowd Favor: Dynamic crowd favor meter (0-100) that changes based on your combat actions — flashy moves earn favor, defensive play loses it
Missio Mechanic: When you defeat an opponent, choose to spare or kill; when you lose, crowd favor determines if you receive mercy or die (game over)
Async Combat Resolution: Log entries animate sequentially with delays for dramatic effect

Libertas Tracker: 0-1000 progress meter toward freedom with named tiers (Unknown, Survivor, Known Name, Crowd's Favorite, Renowned, On the Threshold)
Four Paths to Freedom:
- Path of Glory (Via Gloriae): 50 wins + 500 fame
- Path of Coin (Via Pecuniae): Save enough peculium to buy freedom (price scales with your value)
- Path of Patronage (Via Patroni): Attract a political patron through fame
- Path of Mercy (Via Misericordiae): Dominus favor 90+ after 36+ months and 200+ fame
Freedom Trigger: When chosen path requirements are met, triggers the Rudis ceremony with path-specific narrative and career statistics
Peculium: Personal fund from crowd tips, gambling, and gifts — tracked with full transaction history

8 Training Regimens: Palus Drill, Sparring, Endurance, Agility, Strength, Tactics, Weapon Mastery, Showmanship — each with unique XP, stat gains, fatigue, and injury risk
Assigned vs Sneak Training: Dominus assigns a regimen; training a different one risks being caught and losing favor
Skill Point Allocation: Spend skill points (earned on level up) on any of the 5 stats with a dedicated allocation panel
Monthly Limit: One training session per month, tracked in Redux to persist across screen navigation

10 Story Chapters: The Auction Block, Tiro, Blood and Sand, Brotherhood of the Damned, The Champion's Shadow, Sold!, Rise to Fame, A Patron's Game, The Price of Freedom, The Rudis — with progressive objectives and rewards
12 Random Event Types: Gift from a fan, punishment, feast, companion sold, new arrival, illness, rumor, sparring accident, visitor, dream of freedom, escape attempt (with moral choices), gambling
Event Choices: Most events offer 2-3 choices with different consequences (morale, favor, peculium, relationships)

Gladiator Layout: Full sidebar navigation matching the lanista MainLayout — collapsible desktop sidebar, mobile hamburger menu with slide-out drawer, bottom nav bar, dominus favor indicator
7 Navigation Screens: Cell (dashboard), Training, Ludus Life, Arena, Freedom, Peculium, Codex
Top Bar: Player name, ludus name, date, peculium, libertas, fame, settings

Codex and Settings "back" buttons now return to the correct dashboard based on game mode
Training and interaction limits persisted in Redux instead of local state (no longer reset when switching screens)
Combat winner detection uses gladiator name (matching CombatEngine) instead of ID
Fight completion tracked per month to prevent re-fighting
Month-end processing checks actual obedience (did you train/fight as ordered) instead of auto-assuming compliance
Stamina now restores (30% of max) during monthly natural recovery
foughtThisMonth flag properly resets on month advance
Companion sold events now actually remove the companion from the ludus roster
interactionsThisMonth counter handles undefined state from save migration (no more NaN)

Title screen "New Game" now routes to mode selection screen
Title screen "Continue" respects current game mode (gladiator or lanista dashboard)
Base font size increased from 16px to 17px for improved readability
Game state extended with gameMode field ('lanista' | 'gladiator')
Store updated with gladiatorMode reducer and persistence