blocks: level-based gravity so it starts slow and speeds up per level - #17
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Block Drop fell uniformly too fast because gravity used a fixed 8-bit
ldx #PACE counter, which caps the period at ~0.06 s/row no matter the
value. Replace it with a 16-bit gravity countdown reloaded each row from a
per-level pace table (PACE_TBL), so the fall starts gentle and accelerates.
* Level rises with lines cleared (LINES_PER_LEVEL = 5, capped at 15) and is
shown as LVL:nn on the status row.
* Pace curve (calibrated against the emulator's ~1.02 MHz clock and verified
headlessly): level 1 ~0.80 s/row -> level 15 ~0.09 s/row.
* blocks.test.mjs gains section E (level display, monotonic pace ramp, and a
timed level-1 row confirming the slowdown); gravity/accumulation checks now
force a fast level via pokes so they stay quick.
Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Block Drop previously fell far too fast (~0.036 s/row, ~28 rows/sec) and never changed speed, because gravity used an 8-bit
ldx #PACEcounter whose period is capped at ~255 iterations.This replaces it with a 16-bit per-level pace table so the game starts slow and speeds up as you clear lines:
gravL/gravH) reloaded each row fromPACE_TBL_L/H, indexed by a newlevelvalue.levelrises every 5 cleared lines (capped at 15); shown asLVL:nnon the status line.Verification:
node codegen/tools/blocks.test.mjs— all sections pass, including new section E which times the level-1 fall (~0.81 s/row) and checks the curve is monotonic.?srcload) passes.emulator/AICodeGen/blocks/blocks.prgandweb/programs/blocks.prg, byte-identical) and updated the prompt/README docs.The change was originally committed onto
star-swarm, whose PR (#16) was already merged; this moves the single fix commit onto its own branch for review.Co-authored-by: Copilot App 223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com