WIP fixing ASCII renderer

Signed-off-by: Hans Kokx <hans.d.kokx@gmail.com>

.gitignore

@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 # Miscellaneous
-*.class
-*.log
-*.pyc
-*.swp
-.DS_Store
-.atom/
-.build/
-.buildlog/
-.history
-.svn/
-.swiftpm/
-migrate_working_dir/
+**/*.class
+**/*.log
+**/*.pyc
+**/*.swp
+**/.DS_Store
+**/.atom/
+**/.build/
+**/.buildlog/
+**/.history
+**/.svn/
+**/.swiftpm/
+**/migrate_working_dir/
 
 # IntelliJ related
-*.iml
-*.ipr
-*.iws
-.idea/
+**/*.iml
+**/*.ipr
+**/*.iws
+**/.idea/
 
 # The .vscode folder contains launch configuration and tasks you configure in
 # VS Code which you may wish to be included in version control, so this line
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ migrate_working_dir/
 # Flutter/Dart/Pub related
 **/doc/api/
 **/ios/Flutter/.last_build_id
-.dart_tool/
-.flutter-plugins-dependencies
-.pub-cache/
-.pub/
-/build/
-/coverage/
+**/.dart_tool/
+**/.flutter-plugins-dependencies
+**/.pub-cache/
+**/.pub/
+**/build/
+**/coverage/
 
 # Symbolication related
-app.*.symbols
+**/app.*.symbols
 
 # Obfuscation related
-app.*.map.json
+**/app.*.map.json
 
 # Android Studio will place build artifacts here
-/android/app/debug
-/android/app/profile
-/android/app/release
+**/android/app/debug
+**/android/app/profile
+**/android/app/release

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -5,24 +5,30 @@
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
     {
-      "name": "wolf_dart",
+      "name": "GUI",
       "request": "launch",
       "type": "dart",
-      "program": "lib/main.dart"
+      "program": "apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/main.dart"
     },
     {
-      "name": "wolf_dart (profile mode)",
+      "name": "CLI",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "type": "dart",
+      "program": "apps/wolf_3d_cli/bin/main.dart"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "GUI (profile mode)",
       "request": "launch",
       "type": "dart",
       "flutterMode": "profile",
-      "program": "lib/main.dart"
+      "program": "apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/main.dart"
     },
     {
-      "name": "wolf_dart (release mode)",
+      "name": "GUI (release mode)",
       "request": "launch",
       "type": "dart",
       "flutterMode": "release",
-      "program": "lib/main.dart"
+      "program": "apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/main.dart"
     }
   ]
 }

apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/difficulty_screen.dart

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:wolf_3d_data_types/wolf_3d_data_types.dart';
 import 'package:wolf_3d_flutter/wolf_3d.dart';
-import 'package:wolf_3d_renderer/wolf_3d_ascii_renderer.dart';
+import 'package:wolf_3d_renderer/wolf_3d_flutter_renderer.dart';
 
 class DifficultyScreen extends StatefulWidget {
   const DifficultyScreen({
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class _DifficultyScreenState extends State<DifficultyScreen> {
 
     Navigator.of(context).pushReplacement(
       MaterialPageRoute(
-        builder: (_) => WolfAsciiRenderer(
+        builder: (_) => WolfFlutterRenderer(
           Wolf3d.I.activeGame,
           difficulty: difficulty,
           startingEpisode: Wolf3d.I.activeEpisode,

packages/wolf_3d_engine/lib/src/ascii_rasterizer.dart

@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ class AsciiRasterizer extends Rasterizer {
   // Terminal characters are usually twice as tall as they are wide.
   // We override the base multiplier to squish sprites horizontally.
   @override
-  double get aspectMultiplier => 0.6;
+  double get aspectMultiplier => 2.0;
+
+  // Squish the entire 3D projection vertically by 50% to counteract tall terminal fonts
+  @override
+  double get verticalStretch => 1.8;
 
   // Intercept the base render call to initialize our text grid
   @override

packages/wolf_3d_engine/lib/src/rasterizer.dart

@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ abstract class Rasterizer {
   /// ASCII renderers can override this (e.g., 0.6) to account for tall characters.
   double get aspectMultiplier => 1.0;
 
+  /// A multiplier to counteract tall pixel formats (like 1:2 terminal fonts).
+  /// Defaults to 1.0 (no squish) for standard pixel rendering.
+  double get verticalStretch => 1.0;
+
   /// The main entry point called by the game loop.
   /// Orchestrates the mathematical rendering pipeline.
   dynamic render(WolfEngine engine, FrameBuffer buffer) {
@@ -279,7 +283,8 @@ abstract class Rasterizer {
       if (side == 1 && math.sin(player.angle) < 0) texX = 63 - texX;
 
       // Calculate drawing dimensions
-      int columnHeight = (viewHeight / perpWallDist).toInt();
+      int columnHeight = ((viewHeight / perpWallDist) * verticalStretch)
+          .toInt();
       int drawStart = (-columnHeight ~/ 2 + viewHeight ~/ 2).clamp(
         0,
         viewHeight,
@@ -330,10 +335,12 @@ abstract class Rasterizer {
       if (transformY > 0) {
         int spriteScreenX = ((width / 2) * (1 + transformX / transformY))
             .toInt();
-        int spriteHeight = (viewHeight / transformY).abs().toInt();
+        int spriteHeight = ((viewHeight / transformY).abs() * verticalStretch)
+            .toInt();
 
         // Scale width based on the aspectMultiplier (useful for ASCII)
-        int spriteWidth = (spriteHeight * aspectMultiplier).toInt();
+        int spriteWidth = (spriteHeight * aspectMultiplier / verticalStretch)
+            .toInt();
 
         int drawStartY = -spriteHeight ~/ 2 + viewHeight ~/ 2;
         int drawEndY = spriteHeight ~/ 2 + viewHeight ~/ 2;

packages/wolf_3d_engine/lib/src/wolf_3d_engine_base.dart

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class WolfEngine {
     }
 
     if (input.isFiring) {
-      player.fire(elapsed.inMilliseconds);
+      player.fire(_timeAliveMs);
     } else {
       player.releaseTrigger();
     }
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class WolfEngine {
     for (Entity entity in entities) {
       if (entity is Enemy) {
         final intent = entity.update(
-          elapsedMs: elapsed.inMilliseconds,
+          elapsedMs: _timeAliveMs,
           playerPosition: player.position,
           isWalkable: isWalkable,
           tryOpenDoor: doorManager.tryOpenDoor,

packages/wolf_3d_renderer/lib/wolf_3d_flutter_renderer.dart

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import 'package:wolf_3d_engine/wolf_3d_engine.dart';
 import 'package:wolf_3d_flutter/wolf_3d_input_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:wolf_3d_input/wolf_3d_input.dart';
 
-class WolfRenderer extends StatefulWidget {
-  const WolfRenderer(
+class WolfFlutterRenderer extends StatefulWidget {
+  const WolfFlutterRenderer(
     this.data, {
     required this.difficulty,
     required this.startingEpisode,
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class WolfRenderer extends StatefulWidget {
   final EngineAudio audio;
 
   @override
-  State<WolfRenderer> createState() => _WolfRendererState();
+  State<WolfFlutterRenderer> createState() => _WolfFlutterRendererState();
 }
 
-class _WolfRendererState extends State<WolfRenderer>
+class _WolfFlutterRendererState extends State<WolfFlutterRenderer>
     with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
   final Wolf3dInput inputManager = Wolf3dFlutterInput();
   late final WolfEngine engine;