Add graphics performance tier for low-end devices

Introduce an OPTIONS -> PERFORMANCE setting that scales the port's
optional presentation extras down for weaker hardware, so older/lower-end
devices can run the game smoothly.

The tier governs the three heaviest non-faithful extras -- the 3D TILT,
the GBC FX post-process shader, and survey ZOOM (which renders connected
neighbor maps) -- plus a hard FPS ceiling. It never touches game logic,
which is fixed-step off dt, so every tier plays identically.

- src/core/Performance.lua: tiers (auto/high/balanced/low), a conservative
  device auto-detect (ARM handhelds -> low, phones -> balanced, normal
  desktops -> high), per-tier caps, and the option-row cycle. Zero
  requires, like GameVersion.
- Game:applyOptions clamps the *live* presentation state against the tier
  without rewriting stored options, so a lower tier hides the player's
  TILT/GBC FX/ZOOM/FPS choices and a higher tier restores them exactly.
- Zoom.offsetRange floors the range at FIT when survey is disallowed, so
  the option row, hotkey, and mouse wheel all stop at close-up on LOW.
- New save.options.performance default "auto"; OPTIONS row heads the
  display group and re-applies live.
- Tests: tests/engine/performance_tiers.lua (ROM-free); mod_ui_tests row
  golden updated for the spliced row.

AUTO resolves to HIGH on a normal desktop and on every options.lua that
predates the option, so the common case is unchanged.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Q6bFAiQyZ5jDmewsbB4LG9
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@@ -137,6 +137,41 @@ effect, `=1` forces it available. The Anbernic handheld pack exports `0` from
its launcher because the device reports `"Linux"` while its GPU is in the
phone class (see [Anbernic RG34XXSP](anbernic-rg34xxsp.md)).
## Performance tier (low-end devices)
The Options **PERFORMANCE** row scales the port's optional presentation
extras down for weaker hardware. The extras it governs are the three
heaviest things the port adds on top of the original -- the whole-screen 3D
**TILT** (transforms the entire map as a ground plane), the **GBC FX**
post-process shader (a fullscreen pass), and survey **ZOOM** (zooming out
renders the connected neighbor maps, a lot of extra overdraw) -- plus a hard
FPS ceiling. None of this touches game logic, which is fixed-step off `dt`
(`src/core/FixedStep.lua`), so every tier plays identically; they differ
only in how much eye-candy the renderer is allowed to do.
| Tier | TILT | GBC FX | Survey ZOOM | Extra FPS ceiling |
| ------------ | ---- | ------ | ----------- | ----------------- |
| **HIGH** | on | on | on | none |
| **BALANCED** | off | off | on | none |
| **LOW** | off | off | off | 60 |
| **AUTO** | picks a default from the device (below) |||
- **AUTO** (the default) reads the device once at boot: ARM Linux handhelds
(e.g. the RG34XXSP) resolve to **LOW**, phones/tablets and very-low-core
desktops to **BALANCED**, and everything else -- a normal desktop, and
every existing `options.lua` that predates this option -- to **HIGH**,
so the common case is unchanged. See `src/core/Performance.detect`.
- AUTO only chooses the *default*; all four tiers are selectable, so a
wrong guess is one row away from being overridden.
- The clamps are applied **live** against your stored options and never
rewrite them (`Game:applyOptions`), so a lower tier hides your TILT / GBC
FX / ZOOM without forgetting them -- raising the tier restores exactly
what you had. (This is why the TILT / GBC FX / ZOOM rows still show your
saved choice on a clamped tier: it's your preference, waiting for a tier
that can afford it.)
- Persisted as `save.options.performance` (`auto` | `high` | `balanced` |
`low`); unit-tested in `tests/engine/performance_tiers.lua`.
## Peer-to-peer link play (lua-enet)
Trades and link battles connect two copies of the game directly over