refactor: consolidate loose constants into tables in World.lua and add GameViewport module dependency

and updated the behavior of the patch notes
also fixed manual update checking
added test to make sure no prs or build tasks are able to pass if the luajit limits ar exceeded.

src/import/LauncherView.lua

@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ function LauncherView._updateControl(imp)
   end
   -- idle / uptodate / error: offer a manual check, with no glow.
   return status, Strings("Check for updates"),
-    function() pcall(imp.Check.start) end, false
+    function() pcall(imp.Check.start, true) end, false
 end
 
 -- ------------------------------------------------------------ game panel

src/update/Check.lua

@@ -155,11 +155,12 @@ local function drain()
 end
 
 -- Begin (or, on a prior error, retry) an async check.  Safe to call every frame:
--- once a check is in flight or has reached a terminal state it is a no-op.
-function Check.start()
+-- once a check is in flight or has reached a terminal state it is a no-op unless
+-- force=true is passed (e.g. from an explicit button press).
+function Check.start(force)
   drain()
   if cache.status == "checking" or cache.status == "downloading" then return end
-  if requested and cache.status ~= "error" and cache.status ~= "idle" then return end
+  if not force and requested and cache.status ~= "error" and cache.status ~= "idle" then return end
   if not ensureWorker() then
     cache = { status = "error", error = "background threads unavailable" }
     return