CLEANER'S JOURNAL

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VERSION HISTORY [X]

v1.15

• TUTORIAL PROMPT: First-time players asked "Enable Tutorial?" before game start
• TUTORIAL PROMPT: Three choices — YES (enable + remember), NO (skip this run), DON'T ASK AGAIN (disable permanently)
• TUTORIAL PROMPT: Appears after ENTER or QUICK START on first play only
• TUTORIAL PROMPT: Choice syncs with TUTORIAL toggle in main menu
• LOADING: Preload list reduced from ~60 to 9 assets (portraits only)
• LOADING: Minigame sprites now lazy-loaded in background after splash
• LOADING: Minimum load time reduced from 2s to 0.6s
• LOADING: Removed 16 dead room background references (were causing 404s)
• AUDIO: Night/finale tracks changed to preload="none" (load on demand)
• AUDIO: Splash audio changed to preload="metadata" (stream on play)
• PERFORMANCE: Added preconnect hints for Google Fonts CDN
• CLEANUP: Room backgrounds map emptied (backgrounds feature disabled)

v1.14

• BUG FIX: Lie dialogue options no longer accidentally match actual suspect traits
• BUG FIX: Exit doors no longer disappear when NPCs stand on them
• BUG FIX: Filth now properly respawns on Day 3+ (was staying empty)
• BUG FIX: Journal alert animation now only plays for NEW secrets since last open
• UX: Removed scroll-to-turn-page from journal (kept for faith pamphlet)
• NPC FILTH: NPCs now generate mess as they exist in rooms (3% per tick)
• NPC FILTH: Witness NPCs making mess in real-time — "ANDREI makes a mess."
• NPC FILTH: Rooms you cleaned will slowly accumulate new filth
• EXEMPT: Elder's Sanctum and Servants' Quarters stay clean

v1.13

• PERFORMANCE REVIEW: End-of-day report card shown after sleep
• METRICS: Filth Cleared, Suspicion Peak, Secrets, Dialogues, Rooms — graded A-F
• CURFEW: Bed after midnight = grade capped at C, +20% suspicion next day
• ANASTASIA: Grade-based commentary before debrief questions

v1.12

• ORB PHASE SYSTEM: Splash screen eye evolves across 7 phases
• PHASE 1: Eye scans autonomously, not tracking cursor
• PHASE 2: Eye locks onto cursor, innocent monologue begins
• PHASE 3: Pupil jitters/dilates, monologue fragments mid-sentence
• PHASE 4: Red orbit (AA AA A) appears, monologue becomes direct/accusatory
• PHASE 5: Dense orbit consumes eye, monologue devolves to keyboard smashing
• PHASE 6: Drowsy half-shut eye, deep red, subtle drift animation, addiction monologue
• PHASE 7: Eye closes permanently, static, no monologue
• PROGRESSION: Phase advances with each successful accusation
• PERMANENCE: Phase 7 is irreversible - the eye never opens again
• SUSPICION REBALANCE: Removed duplicate proximity penalty (was too punishing)
• SUSPICION DECAY: Now day-based (1 move on Monday, 5 moves on Friday)
• NPC FIX: NPCs now spawn one tile away from doors when entering
• NPC FIX: NPCs can no longer get stuck on door tiles
• FILTH FIX: Can't leave room if NPC is standing on uncleaned filth
• FILTH FIX: Rogue filth no longer appears in cleaned rooms

v1.11

• HUD ICONS: New pixel art icons for Journal, Guide, and Faith Pamphlet
• HUD ICONS: Weathered textures, brass fittings, tactile materiality
• HUD ICONS: Journal glows gold when secrets available, shakes to alert
• AUDIO: Soft hover tick sound on all HUD icons
• AUDIO: Mechanical unlock/latch sound when opening Journal, Guide, or Faith
• UI: Modal heights constrained in full mode (660px max)
• UI: Pocket title and labels updated to DotGothic16 font
• UI: Settings moved to ESC key modal, log container expanded
• UI: Full mode toggle redesigned as text arrows
• CURIOS: Now spawn daily at dawn (25% base chance per room)
• CURIOS: Uncollected curios despawn overnight, new ones may appear
• CURIOS: Rooms where curios were collected won't spawn new ones
• QUEST ITEMS: Now spawn daily at dawn (30% base chance)
• QUEST ITEMS: Items not picked up despawn overnight, get fresh roll next day
• THE MAGPIE: Still doubles both spawn chances (50%/60%)

v1.10

• NEW UPGRADES: The Surgeon, The Laborer (task specialization)
• NEW UPGRADES: The Gossip, The Magpie (resource multipliers)
• NEW UPGRADES: The Archivist, The Phantom (advanced mechanics)
• UNLOCK PATHS: Each upgrade has both lifetime AND single-run unlock conditions
• NEW CURIOS: Servant's Shawl (-50% proximity suspicion)
• NEW CURIOS: Pioneer's Coin (-10 Hum on room discovery)
• NEW CURIOS: Grime-Caked Badge (-10% Suspicion entering filthy rooms)
• NEW CURIOS: Scouring Stone, Level's Bubble, Splinter Hook (2x task-specific Hum reduction)
• NEW CURIOS: Cracked Monocle (+1 Secret from portrait observations)
• NEW CURIOS: Hollow Bone (10% chance to hear dialogue outside proximity)
• CURIOS: All drawbacks removed — pure bonuses only
• NEW AMBIENT NPCs: Jadviga, Bela, Yelena, Ulyana, Tomas — 5 characters with distinct voices
• BECKONING: Ambient NPCs call out after 4 moves in their room (once per room per day)
• AMBIENT NPCs: Now display white with shake effect (same as suspects)
• DIALOGUE: Each new NPC has unique daily dialogue and WHERE gossip
• UI: Shorter corridors (NS=1, EW=3) for tighter map layout
• UI: Buttons moved left, log moved right
• FIXES: Overlap detection padding increased for smaller corridors

v1.09

• MYSTERY: Two red herrings per run (3 total evidence packages)
• MYSTERY: Each red herring has own decoy method and distraction room
• PORTRAITS: Time-gated observations — vague hints Days 1-2, specific clues Day 3+
• PORTRAITS: Daily reset at sleep — re-observe NPCs each day
• EVIDENCE: Daily assassination item spawning replaces schedule-based system
• EVIDENCE: Murder room 100%, distraction rooms 100%, other rooms 40%
• JOURNAL: Method tags removed from clue entries (player deduction)

v1.08

• FULL MODE: Estate-wide view showing all discovered rooms and corridors
• FULL MODE: Parallax camera follows player movement across the map
• FULL MODE: Enabled by default — toggle with [FULL] button in HUD
• FULL MODE: Draggable zoom slider (60%-150% range)
• PERIPHERY: Only discovered rooms appear (exploration-based reveal)
• PERIPHERY: Corridors only render after player walks through them
• PERIPHERY: Proximity zones for suspects only, not ambient NPCs
• PERIPHERY: Fixed duplicate NPC rendering, removed phantom items
• UI: Minigames scaled 2x in full mode
• UI: Discovery tray scaled 1.25x and centered above log
• DEV: Dev Tools toggle in Settings → Cheats (hidden by default)
• DEV: REVEAL MAP now shows all rooms + corridors

v1.07

• NEW UPGRADES: The Witness, The Insomniac, The Glutton, The Hoarder
• NEW CURIOS: Frayed Mop Head, Cracked Pocket Watch, Stained Apron, Bloodstained Kerchief
• UPGRADE SCREEN: Shuffle button (3 secrets) to reroll cards
• UPGRADE SCREEN: Button click animations
• STATS: Macabre lifetime stats displayed in splash menu
• STATS: Tracks toll, obsession, killers caught, methods seen
• PROGRESS: Export/Import codes (KP2 format) in splash menu
• PROGRESS: Import modal with validation and backwards compatibility
• UI: Click candelabra/clock to log day/time
• UI: NPC tiles now lit with proximity glow
• UI: Consistent log styling — notes (gray) vs secrets (yellow)
• FIXES: Removed duplicate secret grants from mystery clues
• REMOVED: Grigori's Ledger (journal pages 5-6)

v1.06

• ONE MORE RUN: Failed finale lets you choose WHO/WHERE/HOW to remember next run
• ONE MORE RUN: Knowledge carries forward as journal entry — mystery constrained to match
• JOURNAL: Light/dark mode toggle [☀/☾] — warm beige parchment theme
• JOURNAL: Theme preference saved to localStorage
• LOADING: Animated ASCII orb pulses inside progress ring

v1.05

• EVIDENCE ITEMS: Prepared/base system replaces guilty/fake — intent not aftermath
• EVIDENCE ITEMS: Murder method items 60% prepared, others 20% — pattern detection
• EVIDENCE ITEMS: Two-color map display — bright gold (prepared) vs dim gold (base)
• DIALOGUE: New garbled transmission sound — S&H modulated saw, dark and mechanical
• SUSPICION: Red overlay now visible above room backgrounds

v1.04

• METHOD DEDUCTION: Killer and Red Herring now show different method hints
• METHOD DEDUCTION: Room vibes show method-specific preparation evidence
• METHOD DEDUCTION: Cross-reference portrait observations with room prep to find true method
• MOBILE: Simplified journal tutorial — page-by-page log messages
• MOBILE: Compact settings panel with subtle styling
• MOBILE: Smaller notes page text for better fit
• Tutorial auto-disables after first playthrough
• Settings button changed to hamburger menu (☰)
• Splash screen performance optimizations for high-res displays

v1.03

• MOBILE: D-pad OFF by default — tap map to move
• MOBILE: Tab strip on map edge (✎ 𝍌 † ⚙) replaces button grid
• MOBILE: Full-width log when d-pad disabled
• MOBILE: D-pad toggle in settings panel
• Tutorial toggle on splash menu (auto-off for returning players)
• Tips toggle now strips stat indicators from log when disabled
• Scroll wheel navigates faith pamphlet pages on desktop
• Compacted log messages: sleep, new day, manic episode, NPC collision
• Murder room discovery relies on flavour text (no explicit message)

v1.01

• NEW: Tutorial system with progressive UI disclosure
• UI elements hidden until mechanics are encountered
• 13 tutorial triggers: movement, hum, minimap, filth, suspicion, portraits, observation, secrets, journal tour (6 pages), pockets, reflections, hum warning, curfew, guide/faith
• Skip button on first popup, auto-skip for returning players
• Camera zoom discovery animation: starts tight, zooms out over first 3 rooms
• Fixed desktop pocket icons not displaying
• Mobile: shorter drag handle, smaller pockets, stacked upgrade cards

v1.0

• Full mobile device support (iPhone 14 Pro / 390×844px target)
• Touch-enabled d-pad with tap-and-hold navigation
• All 8 minigames converted to touch: swipe, tap, and drag mechanics
• Journal pagination: 6 single-page views with swipe navigation
• Zoom controls: +/- buttons for camera adjustment
• Minimap expansion: 5×5 grid with corridor visibility
• Resizable bottom section with drag handle
• Settings panel redesigned as modal overlay
• Responsive splash screen layout
• Mobile-optimized HUD with enlarged portraits and text
• Pinned document system: side-by-side gameplay with journal/guide/faith

v0.99

• The Faith of Vechnostism pamphlet document
• Guide restructured: mechanics only, lore moved to pamphlet
• Faith button with keyboard shortcut [F]
• Pin system extended to faith pamphlet

v0.98

• Existential reflections system: 120 journal entries
• Align minigame for painting straightening
• Portrait number shortcuts [1-8] to observe NPCs
• Trait table persistence across runs
• Journal share option in debrief phases
• Method hint system for high Secrets players

v0.97

• Portrait observation bug fixes
• Button positioning refinements
• Guide content gap analysis and improvements

v0.96

• Click-to-move navigation system
• Sound effects for cleaning actions
• Curfew warning grace period

v0.95

• Pinned panel system for journal and guide
• Side-by-side gameplay with documents
• Room background constraints when pinned
• Portrait observation tips

v0.93

• The Krepost Guide document system
• Settings panel with UI scale slider
• Parallax camera movement
• Room backgrounds toggle
• Hum overlay effects

v0.92

• Room background crossfade transitions
• Dynamic background layers

v0.91

• Dynamic room background images
• Z-index stacking for visual layers

v0.90

• Cleaner Legacy: cross-run persistence via localStorage
• Grigori's Ledger: journal pages 5-6 with dark theme
• "One More Run" hint choice at debrief
• Inherited journal entries from past runs
• Run-sensitive text: opening/death text varies by run count
• Ancient room names: memory of previous layouts
• Anastasia recognition dialogue for returning players

v0.89

• Tips system: 70+ gameplay hints appearing in log
• Main menu TIPS and MUTE toggles with localStorage
• Anastasia location hints via psyche dialogue
• Ambient NPC WHERE gossip: 91 unique lines (7 NPCs × 13 rooms)
• Observations journal page replacing Evidence Log
• Solo monologues now trigger with 1+ suspect present

v0.88

• Portrait observation: click NPC portraits to study them (once per run)
• Killer and Red Herring show different method observations — cross-reference with room prep to find the true method
• Unobserved portraits pulse with red glow
• Journal pages 3-4: Evidence Log and NPC Schedules
• Schedule grid shows all 5 days, rooms reveal as discovered
• Hotspot highlighting: 3+ NPCs in same time/place shown in red

v0.87

• Finale accusation redesign
• Code cleanup: nightmare walk removal

v0.86

• Deduction tool carousel in journal
• WHO/WHERE/HOW selection persistence
• HUD redesign with portraits
• Clock and candelabra positioning

v0.85

• Finale accusation dialogue system
• Journal panel during accusation

v0.84

• Music system with day-specific tracks
• Schedule pools: 5 variants per NPC per day
• Finale music integration

v0.83

• Anastasia's Psyche dialogue system
• Deep existential conversations with Lady Anastasia
• Debrief state expansion

v0.82

• Suspicion decay rebalance
• Decay rate adjusted: 1% every 3 moves when safe

v0.80

• Task minigame system: The Scrub, The Mirror, The Mop, The Unclog, The Sand, The Incinerator, The Pick, The Sweep
• Friction group: rapid mouse movement
• Drag group: click and drag
• Click group: click to clear
• 5 day variants per minigame: satisfying to horrific

v0.79

• Peripheral corridors: visual connections between rooms
• Day-based suspicion forgiveness: Monday 50% reduction, Tuesday 25%
• First collision each day is free
• Sticky filth rewards: HP3 gives -20% Hum (was -10%)

v0.78

• Camera zoom system
• Exit alignment for peripheral rooms

v0.76

• Peripheral vision: see faint outlines of adjacent rooms
• Ghost rooms at 20% opacity showing room shapes
• Manic Episode: fail-safe when HUM hits 100% but suspicion low
• Vignette effect fading edges of the map

v0.74

• True global NPC AI: NPCs exist even when not in current room
• BFS room pathfinding through connected rooms
• Schedule-driven behavior: NPCs move when schedule changes
• Room restrictions: Elder's Sanctum access limited
• NPCs choose correct doors when traveling

v0.73

• Persistent NPC positions
• Physical NPC pathfinding through rooms
• Loiter vs Transit movement modes

v0.72

• Sticky filth system: HP 1-3 requiring multiple scrubs
• Proximity dialogue: must be near NPCs to hear conversations
• Zone-based hearing: adjacent (100%), close (60%), far (25%)
• Sentient NPC routines: patrol and transit modes
• Action-based time: 30 actions = 30 minutes
• Feature flag config system

v0.71

• NPC-to-NPC dialogue system ("The Triangle")
• 8 clue types: Establishment, WHO_HOW, WHO_WHERE, HOW_WHERE, Motive, Suspicion Cast, Killer Nervous, Innocence Tell
• Day-based clue unlocking for pacing
• 21 NPC relationship pairs with unique dialogues
• ~500 total relationship dialogues

v0.70

• Splash screen redesign with two-column layout
• Animated ASCII orb with breathing effects
• Animated red spine column
• Circle transition animation on ENTER
• Menu content: About, Controls, Stats, Credits
• Return to Main Menu from contract screen

v0.69

• Journal-based debrief: tests player memory on clues
• Correct recall: -15% suspicion; Wrong answer: +15%
• Curio system overhaul: 9 balanced curios in 3 tiers
• Tier 1: Velvet Gloves, Dried Lavender, Tarnished Locket
• Tier 2: Bone Dice, Bloody Rag, Smoked Lenses
• Tier 3: Iron Thimble, Wax Seal, Rat Tooth
• All mystery clues grant +1 Secret automatically

v0.67

• Dev tools overhaul with collapsible sections
• Trait-based delivery: items target traits, not specific NPCs
• Wrong delivery reveals "NOT a [trait]" information
• State inspector, mystery controls, trait matrix visualization
• Keyboard shortcut ` to toggle dev tools
• Suspicion decay nerfed: 1% every 5 moves

v0.66

• Trait gossip matrix: 336 unique character-specific dialogues
• Alibi matrix: 56 unique alibis (8 speakers × 7 targets)
• Fair distribution: no repeat revelations
• Revealed trait info tracking (positive and negative)
• Spawn config for item rarity rates
• Map tile hover effect

v0.65

• 8 active suspects: Andrei, Everard, Ivan, Anika, Ksenia, Pedro, Grigori, The Elder
• Procedural mystery: randomized killer, method, murder room
• Red herring system: paired false leads
• Trait matrix: Smoker, Drinker, Gambler, Sniffer, Doper, Lecher
• Three investigation layers: Physical (items), Social (traits), Audio (eavesdrop)
• Killer slips: method-specific mutterings

v0.58

• Sleep overlay with drift-to-sleep effect
• Must clean all filth before exiting rooms
• Wake-up animation: unblur transition

v0.57

• Attribution system for evidence matching
• Syndrome bonus for archetype completion

v0.56

• The Desk interface redesign
• Compact accusation layout

v0.55

• Point-and-click navigation system
• Ghost step path visualization
• Pocket upgrade purchases
• Map tile hover effects

v0.54

• Daily Debrief: "The Desk"
• End-of-day accusation interface

v0.50

• Journal modal: The Cleaner's Notepad
• Notes and clue tracking system

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