Merge pull request #341 from bryanthaboi/dev

fix internet, fix the mf grass in advanced

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ body:
       options:
         - macOS
         - Windows
-        - Both
+        - Linux
+        - Android
+        - Multiple platforms
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -38,6 +40,17 @@ body:
     validations:
       required: true
 
+  - type: input
+    id: discord
+    attributes:
+      label: Discord username (optional)
+      description: >
+        So maintainers can ping you on Discord if they need a quick follow-up.
+        Leave blank if you'd rather keep everything on GitHub.
+      placeholder: yourname
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
   - type: input
     id: location
     attributes:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml

@@ -1,35 +1,53 @@
 name: Feature request
-description: Ask for something new, or a change to how something already works.
+description: Ask for something new in the engine, launcher, or platform — not a content/gameplay mod.
 labels: ["enhancement"]
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |
+        Use this for **engine / launcher / platform** work (ports, video options, save
+        tooling, networking, mod API seams, docs).
+
+        If what you want is a gameplay, cosmetic, audio, or QoL change that a Lua mod
+        could ship — running shoes, alternate sprites, day/night, shiny indicators,
+        Gen 2-like battle toggles, soundtrack packs — open a
+        **[Mod request](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/issues/new?template=mod_request.yml)**
+        instead.
+
         "Can we add X" on its own is hard to act on. Say what you want, why you want it,
-        and how you picture it working. A request with real detail is one someone can
+        and how you picture it working.
-        actually build without guessing at what you meant.
 
   - type: input
     id: summary
     attributes:
       label: One line summary
       description: What you want, in a sentence.
-      placeholder: Add a run toggle so you can move at bike speed without the bike
+      placeholder: Add Linux AppImage releases next to the macOS and Windows builds
     validations:
       required: true
 
+  - type: input
+    id: discord
+    attributes:
+      label: Discord username (optional)
+      description: >
+        So maintainers can ping you on Discord if they need a quick follow-up.
+        Leave blank if you'd rather keep everything on GitHub.
+      placeholder: yourname
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
   - type: textarea
     id: what
     attributes:
       label: What do you want
       description: >
-        Describe it properly. What is it, where does it live in the game, what does the
+        Describe it properly. What is it, where does it live (launcher, options,
-        player see or do. If it changes something that already exists, say what it does today
+        engine), what does the player see or do. If it changes something that already
-        and what it should do instead.
+        exists, say what it does today and what it should do instead.
       placeholder: |
-        A hold-to-run button, the way later Pokemon games do it. Hold B while moving on
+        Ship a Linux AppImage on each release, same version as the macOS/Windows builds,
-        foot and the player moves at bike speed. Release and you go back to walking.
+        with the same save folder layout and mod discovery path.
-        Doesn't work indoors where the bike doesn't work, doesn't work in battles or menus.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -41,9 +59,8 @@ body:
         What's annoying or missing right now. What does this fix. If it's just because you
         think it would be fun, say that, it's a real answer.
       placeholder: |
-        Backtracking across routes you've already cleared is slow, and the bike is a menu
+        LÖVE already runs on Linux; without a packaged build, players have to assemble
-        dive away and doesn't work in a lot of places. Running would cut a lot of dead time
+        it themselves and miss release notes / update checks.
-        without making the game easier.
     validations:
       required: true
 
@@ -52,14 +69,12 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: How should it work
       description: >
-        The specifics. Which button, which menu, what happens in the edge cases. If you don't
+        The specifics. Which menu, what happens in the edge cases. If you don't
         know, say what you'd expect as a player and leave the rest open.
       placeholder: |
-        - Hold B on the overworld to run
+        - GitHub Releases asset next to the .dmg / .exe
-        - Same speed as the bike
+        - Same options.lua / mods/ layout as desktop
-        - Disabled anywhere the bike is disabled
+        - Documented in the README install section
-        - Sprite should probably need a running animation, not sure what that takes
-        - No effect on encounter rates
     validations:
       required: true
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/mod_request.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+name: Mod request
+description: Ask for a gameplay, cosmetic, audio, or QoL change that belongs as a Lua mod.
+labels: ["mod request"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        This tracker is for ideas that should ship as **mods**, not as core engine
+        features — alternate sprites, running shoes, day/night, shiny indicators,
+        soundtrack packs, Gen 2-like battle toggles, map cosmetics, bag QoL, etc.
+
+        The engine already exposes a lot of this through registries and hooks
+        ([modding wiki](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki)).
+        Use a **Feature request** instead for launcher / ports / video options /
+        networking / save tooling / new API seams.
+
+  - type: input
+    id: summary
+    attributes:
+      label: One line summary
+      description: What the mod should do, in a sentence.
+      placeholder: Hold B to run at bike speed on the overworld
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: discord
+    attributes:
+      label: Discord username (optional)
+      description: >
+        So maintainers or mod authors can ping you on Discord if they pick this up.
+        Leave blank if you'd rather keep everything on GitHub.
+      placeholder: yourname
+    validations:
+      required: false
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what
+    attributes:
+      label: What should the mod do
+      description: >
+        Describe the player-facing behavior. What changes, where, what does the
+        player see or press. If it toggles from Options or a START-menu entry, say so.
+      placeholder: |
+        Hold B while walking outdoors to move at bike speed. Release to walk again.
+        Same places the bike is allowed; no effect in battles or menus.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: why
+    attributes:
+      label: Why is this worth doing as a mod
+      description: >
+        Why optional/modded rather than a core option. Who wants it on, who wants
+        vanilla left alone.
+      placeholder: |
+        Great for replaying and backtracking, but some people want a strict Gen 1
+        pace. A mod (or an opt-in mod option) keeps both camps happy.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: how
+    attributes:
+      label: How should it work
+      description: >
+        Buttons, menus, edge cases, whether it needs new art/audio. If you know a
+        hook or registry that fits (movement.speed, pokemon.sprite, rulesets, …),
+        mention it — otherwise leave it open.
+      placeholder: |
+        - Hold B on the overworld
+        - Same step timing as the bike
+        - Disabled where the bike is disabled
+        - Prefer hooks:wrap("movement.speed") if that still fits
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: vanilla
+    attributes:
+      label: With the mod off, is vanilla unchanged
+      options:
+        - Yes — parity when disabled
+        - No — it would replace something always-on
+        - Not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: category
+    attributes:
+      label: Best-fit mod category
+      description: Same taxonomy as example mods (BALANCE, GRAPHICS, AUDIO, …).
+      options:
+        - GAMEPLAY / QoL
+        - GRAPHICS
+        - AUDIO
+        - BALANCE / ruleset
+        - CONTENT (maps, encounters, trainers)
+        - UI / TOOL
+        - TOTAL_CONVERSION-ish
+        - Not sure
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: extra
+    attributes:
+      label: Anything else
+      description: >
+        Reference screenshots, other games/hacks that do it, related issues, or
+        "I'd like to try writing this myself." Leave blank if nothing comes to mind.
+    validations:
+      required: false

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ name: ci
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    # Integration branch + release branch. PRs already run via pull_request
+    # (any base); this list is only for post-merge push runs.
+    branches: [dev, main]
   pull_request:
 
 # a force-push while CI is mid-run should cancel the stale run, not queue

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 name: Release
 
-# Builds the macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps plus an Android APK
+# Builds the macOS, Windows, and Linux desktop apps, an Android APK, and the
-# on the self-hosted Mac runner, and publishes them as a GitHub Release.
+# Anbernic RG34XXSP (Stock OS 64-bit MOD / PortMaster) port on the self-hosted
+# Mac runner, and publishes them as a GitHub Release.
 #
 # Versioning:
 #   - First ever release is 0.1.0.
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ name: Release
 #   - To force a specific version, either:
 #       * run this workflow manually (Actions tab) and type it into "version", or
 #       * put "[release X.Y.Z]" anywhere in the commit message.
+#
+# Branch model: day-to-day work merges to `dev`. Releases stay on `main` only
+# so promoting `dev` -> `main` is the ship gate that cuts a build.
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -166,6 +170,13 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           scripts/build_android.sh --version "${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}"
 
+      - name: Build Anbernic RG34XXSP port
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          # Self-contained aarch64 PortMaster-style pack; pulls the LÖVE 11.5
+          # runtime from PortMaster-GUI, so it needs no signing/notarization.
+          ./build-rg34xxsp.sh --version "${{ steps.ver.outputs.version }}"
+
       - name: Notarize & staple macOS app
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -215,6 +226,12 @@ jobs:
           [ -n "$apk" ] || { echo "::error::no Android APK found under dist/android/debug"; exit 1; }
           cp "$apk" "$outdir/gen1recomp-${v}-android.apk"
 
+          # Anbernic handheld port (suffix names the CFW it targets, so a
+          # future RG35XX/other-CFW pack can ship alongside it).
+          rg34="dist/rg34xxsp/gen1recomp-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip"
+          [ -f "$rg34" ] || { echo "::error::$rg34 not found (expected from ./build-rg34xxsp.sh)"; exit 1; }
+          cp "$rg34" "$outdir/gen1recomp-${v}-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip"
+
           # Platform-independent update payload, built alongside the desktop
           # apps above (same game.love that gets fused into each of them).
           love_file=".bazinga/work/game.love"
@@ -280,6 +297,7 @@ jobs:
             "dist/release/gen1recomp-${v}-windows.zip" \
             "dist/release/gen1recomp-${v}-linux.zip" \
             "dist/release/gen1recomp-${v}-android.apk" \
+            "dist/release/gen1recomp-${v}-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip" \
             "dist/release/gen1recomp-${v}.love" \
             "dist/release/sha256sums.txt"
 

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-# Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project
+# Gen1Recomp
 
-A native LÖVE2D recreation of Pokemon Red and Blue. The engine and map
+A native LÖVE2D recreation of Poke Red and Blue. The engine and map
 behavior are hand-written Lua; game data and graphics are decoded from a ROM
 supplied by the player.
 
 SUPPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: [Discord](https://bois.icu)
 
 This project does not include a ROM, emulate the Game Boy, transpile assembly,
-or download a disassembly. A canonical US Pokemon Red or Blue ROM is the only
+or download a disassembly. A canonical US Poke Red or Blue ROM is the only
 game content input.
 
 The ROM is verified, used during import, and then released from memory. It is
@@ -33,46 +33,82 @@ audio channel programs copied out of the verified ROM.
 
 ## Controls
 
-| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
+
-|--------|----------|------------|
+| Action | Keyboard          | Controller         |
-| Move | Arrow keys / WASD | D-pad / left stick |
+| ------ | ----------------- | ------------------ |
-| A | Z / Enter / Space | A |
+| Move   | Arrow keys / WASD | D-pad / left stick |
-| B | X / Backspace | B |
+| A      | Z / Enter / Space | A                  |
-| Start | Escape | Start |
+| B      | X / Backspace     | B                  |
-| Select | Tab / Shift | Back / Select |
+| Start  | Escape            | Start              |
+| Select | Tab / Shift       | Back / Select      |
+
 
 Rebind any of these in-game under **OPTIONS → CONTROLS**. Controllers are
 supported out of the box.
 
 ### Hotkeys
 
-| Key | What it does |
+
-|-----|----------------|
+| Key       | What it does                                         |
-| `-` / `=` | Zoom out / in (overworld; also mouse wheel) |
+| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
-| `2` | Cycle COLORS |
+| `-` / `=` | Zoom out / in (overworld; also mouse wheel)          |
-| `3` | Cycle TILT (free-roam overworld) |
+| `2`       | Cycle COLORS                                         |
-| `4` | Cycle ZOOM through every level (free-roam overworld) |
+| `3`       | Cycle TILT (free-roam overworld)                     |
-| `5` | Cycle GBC FX |
+| `4`       | Cycle ZOOM through every level (free-roam overworld) |
-| `F1` | Save |
+| `5`       | Cycle GBC FX                                         |
-| `F2` | Load |
+| `F1`      | Save                                                 |
-| `F10` | Open / close the mod manager |
+| `F2`      | Load                                                 |
+| `F10`     | Open / close the mod manager                         |
+
 
 COLORS, TILT, ZOOM, GBC FX, and VOID FILL are also in the Options menu
 and persist in `options.lua`.
 
+### Rulesets
+
+**OPTIONS → RULESET** picks which set of Gen 1 battle behaviors to run.
+Both rulesets share the same damage formulas; they differ only in whether
+the original's quirks are kept. The setting persists in `options.lua`, and
+mods can register their own.
+
+`gen1_faithful` is the default and reproduces the original cartridge,
+famous bugs included:
+
+| Rule                        | Behavior                                              |
+| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
+| `oneIn256Miss`              | A 100%-accurate move still misses on a roll of 255     |
+| `critUsesBaseSpeed`         | Crit rate reads base speed, not the current stat       |
+| `critIgnoresStages`         | Crit rate ignores stat stages                          |
+| `focusEnergyBug`            | FOCUS ENERGY quarters the crit rate instead of x4      |
+| `enemyUnlimitedPP`          | Enemies never spend PP, so they never Struggle         |
+| `hyperBeamSkipRechargeOnKO` | HYPER BEAM skips its recharge when the target faints   |
+| `randMin` / `randMax`       | Damage random factor 217-255                           |
+
+`modern_clean` keeps the formulas but removes the notorious quirks:
+
+| Rule                        | Behavior                                              |
+| --------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
+| `oneIn256Miss`              | Off: a 100%-accurate move always hits                  |
+| `critUsesBaseSpeed`         | Unchanged: crit rate still reads base speed            |
+| `critIgnoresStages`         | Off: stat stages count toward the crit rate            |
+| `focusEnergyBug`            | Off: FOCUS ENERGY raises the crit rate as intended     |
+| `enemyUnlimitedPP`          | Off: enemies deplete PP and Struggle when empty        |
+| `hyperBeamSkipRechargeOnKO` | Off: HYPER BEAM always recharges, like Gen 2+          |
+| `randMin` / `randMax`       | Damage random factor 217-255, same as faithful         |
+
 ## Running From Source
 
 Requires LÖVE 11.x. Place a Red or Blue ROM in the project folder and
 double-click `Play-Mac.command` or `Play-Windows.bat`, or run:
 
 ```sh
-scripts/setup.sh --rom "/path/to/Pokemon Red.gb"   # or Pokemon Blue.gb
+scripts/setup.sh --rom "/path/to/Poke Red.gb"   # or Poke Blue.gb
 scripts/run.sh
 ```
 
 then `love .` for later launches. Windows PowerShell scripts, the optional
 developer data build, test suites, and cache management are covered in
-[Developer Setup](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki/Guide-Developer-Setup).
+[Developer Setup](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki/Guide-Developer-Setup).
 
 ## Portable Mode
 
@@ -80,7 +116,7 @@ By default the game keeps your save, options, and the private ROM-derived
 data cache in your OS's normal per-user app data folder. To keep everything
 next to the game instead (handy for a USB stick or portable drive you carry
 between computers), drop an empty file named `portable.txt` next to the app
-(next to `PokemonRed.app`/`.exe`, or next to `main.lua`/`conf.lua` when
+(next to `gen1recomp.app`/`.exe`, or next to `main.lua`/`conf.lua` when
 running from source), then launch the game. Portable mode is desktop-only
 (Windows, Linux, macOS); it has no effect on Android or iOS, where the app
 runs from a read-only package.
@@ -88,14 +124,21 @@ runs from a read-only package.
 With `portable.txt` present:
 
 - `save.lua`, `save.lua.bak`, and `options.lua` are read from and written to
-  that same folder instead of the OS save directory.
+that same folder instead of the OS save directory.
 - A ROM import writes the generated `data/generated` and `assets/generated`
-  cache straight into that folder too (nothing is left in the OS save
+cache straight into that folder too (nothing is left in the OS save
-  directory), so a later launch reuses it without asking for the ROM again
+directory), so a later launch reuses it without asking for the ROM again
-  even on a different computer, as long as the same folder comes along.
+even on a different computer, as long as the same folder comes along.
 - Deleting `portable.txt` switches back to the normal OS save directory; nothing
-  already written to either location is touched automatically, so copy files
+already written to either location is touched automatically, so copy files
-  over yourself if you want to carry existing progress across the switch.
+over yourself if you want to carry existing progress across the switch.
+
+## Handhelds
+
+A PortMaster-style port for the **Anbernic RG34XXSP** on Stock OS 64-bit MOD
+ships with every release as `gen1recomp-*-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip`.
+Install steps, controls, and troubleshooting live in
+[docs/anbernic-rg34xxsp.md](docs/anbernic-rg34xxsp.md).
 
 ## Modding
 
@@ -103,33 +146,35 @@ The game ships a native mod platform: content registries, events and hooks,
 per-mod saves and options, and an in-game manager. The full modding book —
 getting started, a twelve-rung tutorial ladder, a cookbook, and the generated
 reference — lives on the
-[project wiki](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki).
+[project wiki](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki).
 
-Shipped example mods, one per kind of author, live in [`mods/`](mods/).
+Shipped example mods, one per kind of author, live in `[mods/](mods/)`.
 
 ## Bugs and Ideas
 
 Found a bug? A warp dropping you somewhere it shouldn't, a battle doing math
 that looks wrong, text in the wrong box, anything that does not match the
 original game.
-[Open a bug report](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml).
+[Open a bug report](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml).
 Attach a screenshot if you can. It saves a lot of back and forth, and if you
 can't get one, the form asks you to describe what you saw instead.
 
 Thought of a feature that could be good, or a way to improve one that already
 exists?
-[Open a feature request](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/issues/new?template=feature_request.yml).
+[Open a feature request](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/issues/new?template=feature_request.yml).
 Say what you want, why it is worth doing, and how you picture it working. A
 request with real detail is one that can actually get built.
 
 ## More
 
-- [Link play](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki/Guide-Link-Play)
+- [Link play](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki/Guide-Link-Play)
-  — START > LINK connects two copies directly over UDP.
+— START > LINK connects two copies directly over UDP.
-- [Save editor](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki/Guide-Save-Editor)
+- [Save editor](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki/Guide-Save-Editor)
-  — edit party, boxes, items, events, and Pokédex flags outside the game.
+— edit party, boxes, items, events, and Pokédex flags outside the game.
 - `docs/architecture.md` — runtime details;
-  `docs/behavior-porting-notes.md` — formula provenance.
+`docs/behavior-porting-notes.md` — formula provenance.
+
+
 
 ## Special Thanks
 

assets/touch/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# On-screen touch control art
+
+From Xelu's "Free Controller & Keyboard Prompts" pack (Nicolae Berbece /
+Those Awesome Guys), public domain under CC0:
+https://thoseawesomeguys.com/prompts/
+
+256px Nintendo Switch set, renamed for src/core/TouchControls.lua:
+d-pad (neutral + per-direction highlight), A, B, plus (START) and
+minus (SELECT).

build-rg34xxsp.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build a PortMaster-style aarch64 port of gen1recomp for Anbernic RG34XXSP
+# on Stock OS 64-bit MOD (H700; cbepx-me StockOS MOD / official V1.0.6 base
+# + PortMaster).
+#
+# The stock Anbernic firmware resolves ports relative to the launch script
+# (roms/PORTS/...), not PortMaster's /$directory/ports/... path. This pack
+# uses SHDIR-relative paths and bundles the LÖVE 11.5 aarch64 runtime so the
+# device does not need a separate love_11.5 runtime download on first launch.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./build-rg34xxsp.sh [--version X.Y.Z]
+#
+# Output:
+#   dist/rg34xxsp/gen1recomp-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip
+#
+# Install on device:
+#   1. Flash / run Stock OS 64-bit MOD with PortMaster installed.
+#   2. Unzip into the SD card's roms/PORTS/ folder so you have:
+#        roms/PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh
+#        roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/...
+#   3. Copy a legal US Red or Blue .gb into roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/
+#   4. Launch "Gen1recomp" from the Ports list; press Choose ROM (scans that
+#      folder when zenity is missing).
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+HERE="$ROOT/.bazinga"
+CACHE="$HERE/cache/rg34xxsp"
+WORK="$HERE/work/rg34xxsp"
+DIST="$ROOT/dist/rg34xxsp"
+
+APP_NAME="gen1recomp"
+# Artifact suffix matches the CFW this port targets (Anbernic H700 Stock OS
+# 64-bit MOD for RG34XXSP). Release uploads stage it as
+# gen1recomp-<ver>-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip.
+ARTIFACT_SUFFIX="rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod"
+PORT_DIR_NAME="gen1recomp"
+LAUNCHER_NAME="Gen1recomp.sh"
+LOVE_VERSION="11.5"
+VERSION="$(git -C "$ROOT" rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo dev)"
+
+# Official PortMaster LÖVE 11.5 aarch64 runtime (small love stub + liblove).
+PM_RUNTIME_BASE="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PortsMaster/PortMaster-GUI/main/PortMaster/runtimes/love_${LOVE_VERSION}"
+
+say()  { printf '\033[1;32m==>\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
+warn() { printf '\033[1;33mwarn:\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
+fail() { printf '\033[1;31merror:\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --version) VERSION="$2"; shift ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      sed -n '2,24p' "$0"
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *) fail "unknown argument: $1" ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+command -v curl >/dev/null || fail "curl is required"
+command -v zip  >/dev/null || fail "zip is required"
+command -v unzip >/dev/null || fail "unzip is required"
+
+mkdir -p "$CACHE" "$WORK" "$DIST"
+
+download() {
+  local url="$1" dest="$2"
+  if [ -f "$dest" ] && [ -s "$dest" ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  say "downloading $(basename "$dest")"
+  curl -fL --progress-bar "$url" -o "$dest.tmp" \
+    || fail "download failed: $url"
+  mv "$dest.tmp" "$dest"
+}
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- game tree
+# Unpacked directory (not a .love zip) so the player can drop a .gb next to
+# main.lua and RomImporter can scan it without zenity/kdialog.
+say "staging lovegame/"
+GAME_SRC="$WORK/lovegame"
+rm -rf "$GAME_SRC"
+mkdir -p "$GAME_SRC"
+
+# Same payload as scripts/build.sh's game.love — never ship ROM-derived cache.
+# tools/save-editor is part of that payload: the launcher's Edit button on a
+# save row opens it in-process (main.lua).
+(cd "$ROOT" && zip -q -9 -r "$WORK/game-payload.zip" \
+  main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/save-editor \
+  tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
+  -x '*.DS_Store' 'data/generated/*' 'assets/generated/*')
+if unzip -Z1 "$WORK/game-payload.zip" \
+    | grep -Eq '^(data|assets)/generated/[^/]+|^(data|assets)/generated/.+/'; then
+  fail "payload unexpectedly contains generated ROM data"
+fi
+unzip -q "$WORK/game-payload.zip" -d "$GAME_SRC"
+rm -f "$WORK/game-payload.zip"
+
+# Stamp release version into the staged tree only (never the working tree).
+if printf '%s' "$VERSION" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'; then
+  say "stamping engine version $VERSION"
+  sed -E "s/(engine[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*\")[^\"]*(\")/\1$VERSION\2/" \
+    "$ROOT/src/core/Version.lua" > "$GAME_SRC/src/core/Version.lua"
+  version_re="$(printf '%s' "$VERSION" | sed 's/\./\\./g')"
+  grep -Eq "engine[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*\"$version_re\"" \
+    "$GAME_SRC/src/core/Version.lua" \
+    || fail "version stamp failed"
+else
+  say "version '$VERSION' is not X.Y.Z — shipping default engine (no stamp)"
+fi
+
+# Portable marker: saves + ROM cache live next to the game on the SD card.
+: > "$GAME_SRC/portable.txt"
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- love runtime
+say "fetching LÖVE $LOVE_VERSION aarch64 runtime"
+LOVE_BIN="$CACHE/love.aarch64"
+LOVE_LIB="$CACHE/liblove-11.5.so"
+LUAJIT_LIB="$CACHE/libluajit-5.1.so.2"
+MODPLUG_LIB="$CACHE/libmodplug.so.1"
+OGG_LIB="$CACHE/libogg.so.0"
+
+download "$PM_RUNTIME_BASE/love.aarch64" "$LOVE_BIN"
+download "$PM_RUNTIME_BASE/libs.aarch64/liblove-11.5.so" "$LOVE_LIB"
+download "$PM_RUNTIME_BASE/libs.aarch64/libluajit-5.1.so.2" "$LUAJIT_LIB"
+download "$PM_RUNTIME_BASE/libs.aarch64/libmodplug.so.1" "$MODPLUG_LIB"
+download "$PM_RUNTIME_BASE/libs.aarch64/libogg.so.0" "$OGG_LIB"
+
+# Sanity: love stub must be an aarch64 ELF.
+file "$LOVE_BIN" | grep -qi 'aarch64\|ARM aarch64' \
+  || fail "love.aarch64 does not look like an aarch64 ELF (got: $(file "$LOVE_BIN"))"
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- port tree
+say "assembling port package"
+PORT_ROOT="$WORK/port"
+rm -rf "$PORT_ROOT"
+mkdir -p "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/bin" \
+         "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/libs.aarch64" \
+         "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/licenses" \
+         "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/conf"
+
+cp -R "$GAME_SRC" "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/lovegame"
+cp "$LOVE_BIN" "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/bin/love.aarch64"
+chmod +x "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/bin/love.aarch64"
+cp "$LOVE_LIB" "$LUAJIT_LIB" "$MODPLUG_LIB" "$OGG_LIB" \
+  "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/libs.aarch64/"
+
+# Drop a short license pointer for the bundled LÖVE bits.
+cat > "$PORT_ROOT/$PORT_DIR_NAME/licenses/LICENSE.love2d.txt" <<'EOF'
+This port bundles the LÖVE 11.5 aarch64 runtime from PortMaster
+(https://github.com/PortsMaster/PortMaster-GUI). LÖVE is zlib-licensed;
+see https://love2d.org/ for full terms.
+EOF
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- launcher
+# Stock OS fix: resolve GAMEDIR from this script's directory (SHDIR), not
+# PortMaster's $directory variable — Anbernic uses roms/PORTS with different
+# casing and mount points (mmc / sdcard / TF1 / TF2).
+cat > "$PORT_ROOT/$LAUNCHER_NAME" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+# gen1recomp — Anbernic RG34XXSP stock OS / PortMaster launcher
+# Uses SHDIR-relative paths so stock firmware finds the game folder.
+
+export HOME="${HOME:-/root}"
+XDG_DATA_HOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"
+
+if [ -d "/opt/system/Tools/PortMaster/" ]; then
+  controlfolder="/opt/system/Tools/PortMaster"
+elif [ -d "/opt/tools/PortMaster/" ]; then
+  controlfolder="/opt/tools/PortMaster"
+elif [ -d "$XDG_DATA_HOME/PortMaster/" ]; then
+  controlfolder="$XDG_DATA_HOME/PortMaster"
+elif [ -d "/mnt/mmc/Roms/PORTS/PortMaster" ]; then
+  controlfolder="/mnt/mmc/Roms/PORTS/PortMaster"
+elif [ -d "/mnt/sdcard/Roms/PORTS/PortMaster" ]; then
+  controlfolder="/mnt/sdcard/Roms/PORTS/PortMaster"
+elif [ -d "/roms/ports/PortMaster" ]; then
+  controlfolder="/roms/ports/PortMaster"
+else
+  controlfolder="/roms/PORTS/PortMaster"
+fi
+
+SHDIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+# shellcheck disable=SC1090
+source "$controlfolder/control.txt"
+get_controls
+[ -f "${controlfolder}/mod_${CFW_NAME}.txt" ] && source "${controlfolder}/mod_${CFW_NAME}.txt"
+
+GAMEDIR="$SHDIR/gen1recomp"
+CONFDIR="$GAMEDIR/conf"
+mkdir -p "$CONFDIR"
+
+cd "$GAMEDIR" || exit 1
+> "$GAMEDIR/log.txt" && exec > >(tee "$GAMEDIR/log.txt") 2>&1
+
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="$CONFDIR"
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$CONFDIR"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$GAMEDIR/libs.aarch64:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+export SDL_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG="${sdl_controllerconfig:-}"
+# Mali / H700: prefer GLES where available
+export LOVE_GRAPHICS_USE_OPENGLES="${LOVE_GRAPHICS_USE_OPENGLES:-1}"
+# Same GPU class as a phone, but getOS() here says "Linux", so the Android
+# gate (issue #136) would not fire on its own: refuse GBC FX explicitly.
+# Hides the OPTIONS row, pins the level to OFF, and heals a level already
+# persisted in options.lua.
+export POKEPORT_GBCFX="${POKEPORT_GBCFX:-0}"
+
+$ESUDO chmod a+x ./bin/love.aarch64 2>/dev/null || chmod a+x ./bin/love.aarch64
+$ESUDO chmod 666 /dev/uinput 2>/dev/null || true
+
+if [ -n "${GPTOKEYB:-}" ]; then
+  $GPTOKEYB "love.aarch64" &
+fi
+if type pm_platform_helper >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  pm_platform_helper "$GAMEDIR/bin/love.aarch64"
+fi
+
+./bin/love.aarch64 "$GAMEDIR/lovegame"
+
+if type pm_finish >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  pm_finish
+else
+  if [ -n "${ESUDO:-}" ]; then
+    $ESUDO kill -9 $(pidof gptokeyb) 2>/dev/null || true
+  else
+    kill -9 $(pidof gptokeyb) 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+fi
+EOF
+chmod +x "$PORT_ROOT/$LAUNCHER_NAME"
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- metadata
+cat > "$PORT_ROOT/port.json" <<EOF
+{
+  "version": 2,
+  "name": "gen1recomp.zip",
+  "items": [
+    "$LAUNCHER_NAME",
+    "$PORT_DIR_NAME"
+  ],
+  "items_opt": null,
+  "attr": {
+    "title": "gen1recomp",
+    "desc": "Native LÖVE2D recreation of Pokemon Red and Blue. Supply your own legal US Red or Blue ROM.",
+    "inst": "Requires Anbernic RG34XXSP Stock OS 64-bit MOD with PortMaster. Copy a canonical US Red or Blue .gb into gen1recomp/lovegame/, then launch and press Choose ROM.",
+    "genres": ["adventure", "rpg"],
+    "porter": ["gen1recomp"],
+    "image": {},
+    "rtr": true,
+    "runtime": null,
+    "reqs": [],
+    "arch": ["aarch64"]
+  }
+}
+EOF
+
+cat > "$PORT_ROOT/gameinfo.xml" <<EOF
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<gameList>
+  <game>
+    <path>./$LAUNCHER_NAME</path>
+    <name>gen1recomp</name>
+    <desc>Native LÖVE2D recreation of Pokemon Red and Blue. Requires your own legal US Red or Blue ROM.</desc>
+    <releasedate>20250101T000000</releasedate>
+    <developer>the bois club</developer>
+    <publisher>the bois club</publisher>
+    <genre>RPG</genre>
+  </game>
+</gameList>
+EOF
+
+cat > "$PORT_ROOT/README.md" <<'EOF'
+## gen1recomp (RG34XXSP / Stock OS 64-bit MOD)
+
+Native LÖVE 11.5 port of gen1recomp for Anbernic RG34XXSP on
+**Stock OS 64-bit MOD** (H700, PortMaster).
+
+### Install
+
+1. Use **Stock OS 64-bit MOD** with PortMaster installed (TF1).
+2. Unzip so `Gen1recomp.sh` and the `gen1recomp/` folder sit in `roms/PORTS/`.
+3. Copy a legal US Pokemon Red or Blue `.gb` into `gen1recomp/lovegame/`.
+4. Refresh Ports / restart EmulationStation and launch **Gen1recomp**.
+
+### Controls (launcher)
+
+| Input | Action |
+|--|--|
+| D-pad / left stick | Move cursor |
+| A | Click |
+| L1 / R1 | Switch tabs |
+| Right stick | Scroll lists |
+| Start / Select | Play or Choose ROM |
+
+In-game controls use the normal PortMaster / SDL pad map (rebind under OPTIONS → CONTROLS).
+
+### Display options
+
+GBC FX is disabled on this device (the H700's Mali GPU compiles that present
+pass and then shows a black frame), so the OPTIONS row is hidden. COLORS,
+TILT, ZOOM, VOID FILL and MAX FPS all work. To try it anyway, launch with
+`POKEPORT_GBCFX=1`.
+
+### First run
+
+Stock OS has no zenity file picker. Put the `.gb` in `lovegame/`, then press
+**Choose ROM** — the game scans that folder. After import, the ROM-derived
+cache and saves stay beside the game (`portable.txt`).
+
+Canonical SHA-1 (1 MiB US carts only):
+
+- Red: `ea9bcae617fdf159b045185467ae58b2e4a48b9a`
+- Blue: `d7037c83e1ae5b39bde3c30787637ba1d4c48ce2`
+
+### Thanks
+
+LÖVE runtime binaries from [PortMaster](https://portmaster.games/).
+Stock OS 64-bit MOD: [cbepx-me](https://github.com/cbepx-me/Anbernic-H700-RG-xx-StockOS-Modification).
+EOF
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- zip
+ZIP_OUT="$DIST/$APP_NAME-$ARTIFACT_SUFFIX.zip"
+rm -f "$ZIP_OUT" "$DIST/$APP_NAME-rg34xxsp.zip"
+say "packing $ZIP_OUT"
+(cd "$PORT_ROOT" && zip -q -9 -r "$ZIP_OUT" \
+  "$LAUNCHER_NAME" "$PORT_DIR_NAME" port.json gameinfo.xml README.md)
+
+say "done."
+say "artifact: $ZIP_OUT ($(du -h "$ZIP_OUT" | cut -f1))"
+say "copy onto the RG34XXSP SD card under roms/PORTS/ (Stock OS 64-bit MOD), then drop your .gb into gen1recomp/lovegame/"

conf.lua

@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ function love.conf(t)
   _G.POKEPORT_DEV_MODE = developer
 
   if editor then
-    t.identity = os.getenv("POKEPORT_IDENTITY") or "pokemon-love2d-editor"
+    -- Same identity as the game, deliberately: the editor edits the game's
+    -- saves and reads the game's ROM cache, both of which live under this
+    -- folder.  A private editor identity would point love.filesystem at an
+    -- empty directory in a packaged build, so `--editor` could not find
+    -- data/generated at all (SaveIO.defaultPath already assumed this name).
+    t.identity = os.getenv("POKEPORT_IDENTITY") or "pokemon-love2d"
     t.window.title = "Pokemon Save Editor"
     t.window.width = 1280
     t.window.height = 800
@@ -47,8 +52,9 @@ function love.conf(t)
     -- freely to portrait or landscape), otherwise locked to the window's w/h
     -- aspect.  So a non-resizable tall window forced portrait; resizable lets
     -- the game follow the device.  The renderer letterboxes the 160x144
-    -- viewport into whatever size results, and touch input is gesture-based,
+    -- viewport into whatever size results, and the on-screen touch controls
-    -- so both orientations just work.  iOS follows the Info.plist orientations
+    -- re-lay themselves out from the new window size, so both orientations
+    -- just work.  iOS follows the Info.plist orientations
     -- (see mobile/ios/overlays/love-ios.plist, now portrait + landscape).
     t.window.resizable = true
     -- Starting size is a tall portrait hint; the OS resizes to the real

data/scripts/flavor/pewter_nidoran_house.lua

@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 -- pokered/scripts/PewterNidoranHouse.asm
 -- PewterNidoranHouseNidoranText: text_far _PewterNidoranHouseNidoranText, then
 -- text_asm plays the NIDORAN_M cry (PlayCry/WaitForSoundToFinish) before ending.
--- No sound-effect command exists in Commands.lua, so we port the dialogue line
+-- play_cry only stashes ctx.pendingCry for the very next show_text row, so it
--- only; the cry SFX is cosmetic and has no gameplay effect.
+-- has to sit immediately before that row (src/script/Commands.lua); the cry
+-- then sounds once the box has typed out, matching the asm's print-then-cry
+-- order.  Its waitForButton form keeps DisplayTextID's trailing
+-- WaitForTextScrollButtonPress -- PewterNidoranHouse_Script is
+-- `jp EnableAutoTextBoxDrawing`, which zeroes
+-- wDoNotWaitForButtonPressAfterDisplayingText -- so the box still holds until
+-- A/B.  The cry row was missing, leaving the NIDORAN silent (#247).
 return {
   PEWTER_NIDORAN_HOUSE = {
     talk = {
       TEXT_PEWTERNIDORANHOUSE_NIDORAN = {
         { "face_player" },
+        -- text_asm: ld a, NIDORAN_M / call PlayCry
+        { "play_cry", "NIDORAN_M", true },
         { "show_text", "_PewterNidoranHouseNidoranText" },
       },
     },

data/scripts/flavor/route_23.lua

@@ -28,7 +28,29 @@ local function badgeGuard(badge, passFlag)
   }
 end
 
+-- Route23SetVictoryRoadBoulders (pokered scripts/Route23.asm:8): every entry
+-- to Route 23 resets the Victory Road boulder puzzle behind you.  The 2F/3F
+-- switch events clear (so those barriers are closed again on the next floor
+-- load) and the boulder that fell through 3F's hole goes back upstairs:
+-- ShowObject TOGGLE_VICTORY_ROAD_3F_BOULDER / HideObject
+-- TOGGLE_VICTORY_ROAD_2F_BOULDER, which are VICTORYROAD3F_BOULDER4 and
+-- VICTORYROAD2F_BOULDER3 (data/maps/toggleable_objects.asm).  1F's event is
+-- reset by the Indigo Plateau lobby and by Victory Road 2F, not here.  This
+-- is what makes the puzzle "completely reset" on a return trip (#258).
+-- onEnter is the port's BIT_CUR_MAP_LOADED_2 equivalent: setMap runs it on
+-- every map entry, connection crossings included, like EnterMap.
 M.ROUTE_23 = {
+  onEnter = function(game, ow)
+    local f = game.save.flags
+    f.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_2_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH1 = nil
+    f.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_2_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH2 = nil
+    f.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH1 = nil
+    f.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH2 = nil
+    local Commands = require("src.script.Commands")
+    local ctx = { save = game.save, overworld = ow, game = game }
+    Commands.show_object(ctx, "VICTORY_ROAD_3F", "VICTORYROAD3F_BOULDER4")
+    Commands.hide_object(ctx, "VICTORY_ROAD_2F", "VICTORYROAD2F_BOULDER3")
+  end,
   talk = {
     -- Route23Guard1Text: EventFlagBit ..., EVENT_PASSED_EARTHBADGE_CHECK
     -- -> wWhichBadge = EARTHBADGE

data/scripts/flavor/viridian_city.lua

@@ -59,13 +59,17 @@ M.VIRIDIAN_CITY = {
     -- ViridianCityYoungster2CaterpieAndWeedleDescriptionText are
     -- defined without a leading underscore in pokered/text/ViridianCity.asm
     -- and aren't present in data/generated/text.lua, so we fall back to
-    -- the literal strings from pokered.
+    -- the literal strings from pokered.  Those fallbacks have to carry the
+    -- extractor's markers, not plain newlines: line -> \n, cont -> \v,
+    -- para -> \f.  Spelling cont/para as \n and \n\n put all six lines on
+    -- one page with nothing to wait on, so the whole speech scrolled past
+    -- without a button press (#250).
     TEXT_VIRIDIANCITY_YOUNGSTER2 = function(game, ow, npc, done)
       local t = text(game)
       ask(game, t._ViridianCityYoungster2YouWantToKnowAboutText
-        or "You want to know\nabout the 2 kinds\nof caterpillar\nPOKéMON?", function(yes)
+        or "You want to know\nabout the 2 kinds\vof caterpillar\vPOKéMON?", function(yes)
         if yes then
-          push(game, "CATERPIE has no\npoison, but\nWEEDLE does.\n\nWatch out for its\nPOISON STING!", done)
+          push(game, "CATERPIE has no\npoison, but\vWEEDLE does.\fWatch out for its\nPOISON STING!", done)
         else
           push(game, "Oh, OK then!", done)
         end

data/scripts/flavor/viridian_nickname_house.lua

@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 return {
   VIRIDIAN_NICKNAME_HOUSE = {
     talk = {
-      -- ViridianNicknameHouseSpearowText: text_asm that shows the text
+      -- ViridianNicknameHouseSpearowText: text_asm that PrintTexts the
-      -- then plays a SPEAROW cry (PlayCry/WaitForSoundToFinish). The
+      -- line, then plays the SPEAROW cry (PlayCry/WaitForSoundToFinish)
-      -- cry playback isn't in the talk-script command vocabulary, so
+      -- before TextScriptEnd.  play_cry only arms the show_text row that
-      -- only the flavor line is ported here.
+      -- follows it, so the cry sounds once the box has typed out; its
+      -- waitForButton form keeps DisplayTextID's trailing
+      -- WaitForTextScrollButtonPress, so the box then holds until A/B like
+      -- any other NPC line rather than popping itself (#251).
       TEXT_VIRIDIANNICKNAMEHOUSE_SPEAROW = {
-        { "show_text", "_ViridianNicknameHouseSpearowText" },
+        { "play_cry", "SPEAROW", true },                      -- 1 PlayCry
+        { "show_text", "_ViridianNicknameHouseSpearowText" }, -- 2 PrintText
       },
     },
   },

data/scripts/oaks_lab.lua

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 --   takes it ("I'll take this one, then!") and both balls disappear.
 --   Source: scripts/OaksLab.asm OaksLabCharmanderPokeBallText /
 --   OaksLabRivalTakePokeBallScript.
--- * Rival (object 1): before starter -> "gramps isn't around"; with
+-- * Rival (object 1): before starter -> "go ahead and choose" once Oak
+--   has walked you in, else "gramps isn't around" (#218); with
 --   starter -> taunt + battle OPP_RIVAL1 with the counter-pick party
 --   (player Bulbasaur -> rival Charmander etc., parties 1/2/3 =
 --   Squirtle/Bulbasaur/Charmander in data/trainers/parties.asm);
@@ -162,36 +163,45 @@ return {
       starterBall("_OaksLabYouWantBulbasaurText", "BULBASAUR", "EVENT_CHOSE_BULBASAUR",
                   "OAKSLAB_BULBASAUR_POKE_BALL", 6, "OAKSLAB_CHARMANDER_POKE_BALL"),
 
+    -- Talking to the rival only ever prints a line: the lab battle is a
+    -- coordinate trigger (OaksLabRivalChallengesPlayerScript, wYCoord == 6;
+    -- see onStep below), never a talk action.  The handler used to fall
+    -- through from the "looks stronger" taunt straight into start_battle,
+    -- so talking to Blue at the table launched the rival fight before the
+    -- player ever stepped onto the trigger (#219).  scripts/OaksLab.asm
+    -- OaksLabText8 branches text only:
+    --   * got starter, not yet battled -> _OaksLabRivalMyPokemonLooksStronger
+    --   * already battled -> _OaksLabRivalFedUpWithWaitingText (a Route 22
+    --     line; normally unreachable since the rival is hidden after the
+    --     lab battle in OaksLabRivalEndBattleScript)
+    --   * no starter yet -> the FOLLOWED_OAK pre-starter fork (#218)
     TEXT_OAKSLAB_RIVAL = {
-      { "face_player" },                                          -- 1
+      { "face_player" },
-      { "check_flag", "EVENT_GOT_STARTER" },                      -- 2
+      { "check_flag", "EVENT_GOT_STARTER" },
-      { "jump_if_false", 21 },                                    -- 3
+      { "jump_if_false", "pre_starter" },
-      { "check_flag", "EVENT_BATTLED_RIVAL_IN_OAKS_LAB" },        -- 4
+      { "check_flag", "EVENT_BATTLED_RIVAL_IN_OAKS_LAB" },
-      { "jump_if_true", 19 },                                     -- 5
+      { "jump_if_true", "after_battle" },
-      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalMyPokemonLooksStrongerText" }, -- 6
+      -- has a starter, has not fought yet: just the taunt.  The battle is
-      { "check_flag", "EVENT_CHOSE_BULBASAUR" },                  -- 7
+      -- the coordinate trigger in onStep, not this talk (#219)
-      { "jump_if_false", 11 },                                    -- 8
+      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalMyPokemonLooksStrongerText" },
-      { "start_battle", "trainer", "OPP_RIVAL1", 3 },             -- 9  Charmander
+      { "jump", "end" },
-      { "jump", 16 },                                             -- 10
+
-      { "check_flag", "EVENT_CHOSE_SQUIRTLE" },                   -- 11
+      { "label", "after_battle" },
-      { "jump_if_false", 15 },                                    -- 12
+      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalFedUpWithWaitingText" },
-      { "start_battle", "trainer", "OPP_RIVAL1", 2 },             -- 13 Bulbasaur
+      { "jump", "end" },
-      { "jump", 16 },                                             -- 14
+
-      { "start_battle", "trainer", "OPP_RIVAL1", 1 },             -- 15 Squirtle
+      -- pre-starter fork (scripts/OaksLab.asm OaksLabText8 rival handler):
-      -- OaksLabRivalEndBattleScript: HealParty + flag, then exit either way
+      -- Oak has already escorted you in (three balls on the table) -> he
-      { "heal_party" },                                           -- 16
+      -- waves you on to choose; not yet escorted (very early game) -> the
-      { "set_flag", "EVENT_BATTLED_RIVAL_IN_OAKS_LAB" },          -- 17
+      -- "Gramps isn't around" line.  #218
-      { "jump", 23 },                                             -- 18
+      { "label", "pre_starter" },
-      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalFedUpWithWaitingText" },       -- 19
+      { "check_flag", "EVENT_FOLLOWED_OAK_INTO_LAB" },
-      { "jump", "end" },                                          -- 20
+      { "jump_if_false", "gramps_gone" },
-      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalGrampsIsntAroundText" },       -- 21
+      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalGoAheadAndChooseText" },
-      { "jump", "end" },                                          -- 22
+      { "jump", "end" },
-      -- win: sulk text then exit; loss: Rival1WinText already played in
+
-      -- battle (HandlePlayerBlackOut), so skip straight to the walk-out
+      { "label", "gramps_gone" },
-      { "jump_if_false", 25 },                                    -- 23
+      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalGrampsIsntAroundText" },
-      { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalIPickedTheWrongPokemonText" }, -- 24
-      { "move_npc_to", 1, 4, 11 },                                -- 25
-      { "hide_object", "OAKS_LAB", "OAKSLAB_RIVAL" },             -- 26
     },
   },
 
@@ -213,9 +223,16 @@ return {
   -- OaksLabScript8 / OaksLabRivalChallenge)
   onStep = function(game, ow, x, y)
     local flags = game.save.flags
-    -- Oak blocks the exit mats (4,11)/(5,11) until you take a starter
+    -- Oak stops you leaving without a starter at the bookshelf row (cell
+    -- y == 6): this is the same wYCoord == 6 coordinate script the rival
+    -- challenge just below uses (scripts/OaksLab.asm, both gated on
+    -- EVENT_GOT_STARTER), so Oak halts you level with the shelves, not one
+    -- corridor length later on the exit mat.  At y>=6 only the x=4,5
+    -- corridor is walkable and the up-push keeps the player above y=7, so
+    -- this only ever fires at y=6 in the corridor -- matching the rival
+    -- trigger's shape. (#232)
     if flags.EVENT_FOLLOWED_OAK_INTO_LAB and not flags.EVENT_GOT_STARTER
-       and y == 11 and (x == 4 or x == 5) then
+       and y >= 6 then
       ow.runner:run({
         { "show_text", "_OaksLabOakDontGoAwayYetText" },
         { "move_player", "up", 1 },
@@ -254,10 +271,18 @@ return {
       -- OaksLabRivalEndBattleScript: heal + flag on win or loss; no blackout
       table.insert(rows, { "heal_party" })
       table.insert(rows, { "set_flag", "EVENT_BATTLED_RIVAL_IN_OAKS_LAB" })
-      -- win: sulk text then exit; loss jumps to the walk-out (taunt was
+      -- OaksLabRivalEndBattleScript: on WIN, print the "picked the wrong
-      -- already shown in-battle via Rival1WinText)
+      -- POKéMON!" gloat, then BOTH win and loss print the shared exit line
+      -- _OaksLabRivalSmellYouLaterText ("OK! I'll make my POKéMON fight to
+      -- toughen it up!\012<PLAYER>! Gramps! Smell you later!") before Blue
+      -- marches out.  A loss skips only the gloat (that taunt was already
+      -- shown in-battle via Rival1WinText), never the exit line (#231).  The
+      -- jump_if_false convergence point is the exit line: base+6 indexes the
+      -- SmellYouLater row below, so WIN falls IPicked -> SmellYouLater and
+      -- LOSS jumps straight to SmellYouLater (both then walk-out + hide).
       table.insert(rows, { "jump_if_false", base + 6 })
       table.insert(rows, { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalIPickedTheWrongPokemonText" })
+      table.insert(rows, { "show_text", "_OaksLabRivalSmellYouLaterText" })
       table.insert(rows, { "move_npc_to", 1, 4, 11 })
       table.insert(rows, { "hide_object", "OAKS_LAB", "OAKSLAB_RIVAL" })
       ow.runner:run(rows, { npc = rival })

data/scripts/story.lua

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ M.VIRIDIAN_MART = {
   -- StartSimulatingJoypadStates walks the player to the counter
   -- (.PlayerMovement: PAD_LEFT 1, PAD_UP 2, door (3,7) -> counter (2,5))
   -- and ViridianMartOaksParcelScript hands the parcel over.  The player
+  -- never presses A.
+  --
+  -- The RLE list is consumed back to front: DecodeRLEList fills forward
+  -- from wSimulatedJoypadStatesEnd, the script seeds wSimulatedJoypadStates-
+  -- Index with the count, and home/overworld.asm decrements that index
+  -- before each read.  So PAD_LEFT 1, PAD_UP 2 actually plays up, up, left,
+  -- and the walk ends facing the clerk.  Replaying the list front to back
+  -- put the player at the counter facing up instead (#235).  The player
   -- never presses A.  This matters beyond convenience: the parcel gates
   -- Oak's Pokedex and the old man clearing Route 2, so vanilla guarantees
   -- it on entry rather than letting you walk out without it.
@@ -28,8 +36,8 @@ M.VIRIDIAN_MART = {
     if not f.EVENT_GOT_STARTER then return end
     ow:queueScript({
       { "show_text", "_ViridianMartClerkYouCameFromPalletTownText" },
-      { "move_player", "left", 1 },
       { "move_player", "up", 2 },
+      { "move_player", "left", 1 },
       -- the quest text's last page is "{PLAYER} got\nOAK's PARCEL!"
       { "give_item", "OAKS_PARCEL", 1, "_ViridianMartClerkParcelQuestText" },
       { "set_flag", "EVENT_GOT_OAKS_PARCEL" },
@@ -86,6 +94,27 @@ M.VIRIDIAN_CITY = {
       { "show_text", "_ViridianCityOldManTimeIsMoneyText" },             -- 8 (9 = end)
     },
   },
+  -- Re-apply the Pokedex old-man swap for a save that already holds the flag
+  -- but was never standing here when it fired: a vanilla .sav imported
+  -- through src/save_convert, whose codec does not model pokered's
+  -- wToggleableObjectFlags array, so save.objectToggles arrives empty and
+  -- both objects fall back to their compiled-in defaults -- the sleeper ON
+  -- (data/maps/toggleable_objects.asm toggleable_objects_for VIRIDIAN_CITY),
+  -- still lying across the north path (#234).
+  -- OaksLabOakGivesPokedexScript (scripts/OaksLab.asm) sets EVENT_GOT_POKEDEX
+  -- and, with no branch in between, runs HideObject TOGGLE_LYING_OLD_MAN /
+  -- ShowObject TOGGLE_OLD_MAN, so that one flag settles both toggles exactly.
+  -- Same shape as M.OAKS_LAB.onEnter in data/scripts/oaks_lab.lua, which
+  -- re-applies the same script's other two HideObjects on entry (#106).
+  onEnter = function(game, ow)
+    if not (game.save.flags and game.save.flags.EVENT_GOT_POKEDEX) then
+      return
+    end
+    local Commands = require("src.script.Commands")
+    local ctx = { save = game.save, game = game, overworld = ow }
+    Commands.hide_object(ctx, "VIRIDIAN_CITY", "VIRIDIANCITY_OLD_MAN_SLEEPY")
+    Commands.show_object(ctx, "VIRIDIAN_CITY", "VIRIDIANCITY_OLD_MAN")
+  end,
   -- ViridianCityCheckGotPokedexScript: the north corridor is gated on
   -- EVENT_GOT_POKEDEX, NOT on the sleeper being hidden, and it triggers
   -- on exactly one cell -- (19,9), the gap east of the sleeper (18,9)
@@ -395,7 +424,93 @@ M.SS_ANNE_CAPTAINS_ROOM = {
 -- MrFujisHouse.asm; the teleport back to his house is a warp)
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-- scripts/PokemonTower7F.asm: after each Rocket loses,
+-- PokemonTower7FEndBattleScript shows its EndBattle text (EndTrainerBattle),
+-- prints its AfterBattle text (DisplayTextID), then
+-- PokemonTower7FRocketLeaveMovementScript walks the grunt off toward the
+-- (9,16) stairs (MoveSprite) and PokemonTower7FHideNPCScript despawns it
+-- (HideObject).  Without this the beaten grunts stood in the corridor
+-- forever (#200).
+local POKEMON_TOWER_7F_ROCKETS = {
+  { index = 1, name = "POKEMONTOWER7F_ROCKET1",
+    beat = "EVENT_BEAT_POKEMONTOWER_7_TRAINER_0",
+    after = "_PokemonTower7FRocket1AfterBattleText" },
+  { index = 2, name = "POKEMONTOWER7F_ROCKET2",
+    beat = "EVENT_BEAT_POKEMONTOWER_7_TRAINER_1",
+    after = "_PokemonTower7FRocket2AfterBattleText" },
+  { index = 3, name = "POKEMONTOWER7F_ROCKET3",
+    beat = "EVENT_BEAT_POKEMONTOWER_7_TRAINER_2",
+    after = "_PokemonTower7FRocket3AfterBattleText" },
+}
+
+-- PokemonTower7FNPCCoordMovementTable, keyed by the PLAYER's tile ("x,y")
+-- at the engagement (both the talk and the sight walk-up leave the player on
+-- the tile the vanilla table indexes).  Each list is that entry's
+-- NPC_MOVEMENT_* exit, applied from the grunt's current tile.  The exact
+-- tables are one per grunt (dbmapcoord bytes decoded back to x,y).
+local POKEMON_TOWER_7F_EXITS = {
+  [1] = { -- ROCKET1 @ (9,11), faces RIGHT
+    ["9,12"]  = { "right", "down", "down", "down", "down", "down", "left" },
+    ["10,11"] = { "down", "right", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+    ["11,11"] = { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+    ["12,11"] = { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+  },
+  [2] = { -- ROCKET2 @ (12,9), faces LEFT
+    ["12,10"] = { "left", "down", "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+    ["11,9"]  = { "down", "down", "down", "left", "down", "down" },
+    ["10,9"]  = { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+    ["9,9"]   = { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+  },
+  [3] = { -- ROCKET3 @ (9,7), faces RIGHT
+    ["9,8"]  = { "right", "down", "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+    ["10,7"] = { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+    ["11,7"] = { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+    ["12,7"] = { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" },
+  },
+}
+-- The vanilla table only lists the sight/talk tiles the map geometry allows;
+-- a plain down-walk keeps any other engagement tile (e.g. talking from the
+-- side) safe -- it still clears the corridor and despawns the grunt.
+local POKEMON_TOWER_7F_EXIT_FALLBACK =
+  { "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" }
+
 M.POKEMON_TOWER_7F = {
+  -- Repair saves that beat a grunt before the exit walk was ported: in
+  -- vanilla HideObject persists (wMissableObjectFlags), so a beaten grunt is
+  -- still gone on re-entry.  hide_object below writes objectToggles for new
+  -- wins; this hides any grunt whose BEAT flag is already set.
+  onEnter = function(game, ow)
+    local Commands = require("src.script.Commands")
+    local ctx = { game = game, save = game.save, overworld = ow }
+    for _, r in ipairs(POKEMON_TOWER_7F_ROCKETS) do
+      if game.save.flags[r.beat] then
+        Commands.hide_object(ctx, "POKEMON_TOWER_7F", r.name)
+      end
+    end
+  end,
+  -- runVictoryHook fires after every trainer win on the map (both the sight
+  -- and talk paths route through engageTrainer -> checkVictoryRewards), so
+  -- this walks off whichever grunt was just beaten but is still standing.
+  -- The AfterBattle text + walk queue UNDER the EndBattle box engageTrainer
+  -- pushes right after, giving the vanilla order: EndBattle, AfterBattle,
+  -- walk, despawn.
+  onVictory = function(game, ow)
+    if ow.runner:isRunning() then return end
+    for _, r in ipairs(POKEMON_TOWER_7F_ROCKETS) do
+      local npc = ow:npcByIndex(r.index)
+      if npc and game.save.flags[r.beat] then
+        local key = ow.player.cellX .. "," .. ow.player.cellY
+        local dirs = (POKEMON_TOWER_7F_EXITS[r.index] or {})[key]
+                     or POKEMON_TOWER_7F_EXIT_FALLBACK
+        ow.runner:run({
+          { "show_text", r.after },                       -- DisplayTextID
+          { "walk_npc", r.index, dirs },                  -- MoveSprite
+          { "hide_object", "POKEMON_TOWER_7F", r.name },  -- HideObject
+        }, { npc = npc })
+        return
+      end
+    end
+  end,
   talk = {
     TEXT_POKEMONTOWER7F_MR_FUJI = {
       { "face_player" },                                  -- 1
@@ -625,11 +740,20 @@ local function boulderAt(ow, x, y)
   return npc and npc.def.sprite == "SPRITE_BOULDER" and npc or nil
 end
 
+-- Each barrier is stamped BOTH ways on entry.  pokered only ever stamps the
+-- OPEN block (ReplaceTileBlock edits the loaded block map, which the next map
+-- load throws away, so a fresh entry always shows the .blk's closed barrier),
+-- but OverworldState:replaceBlock writes through Map:setBlock into the SHARED
+-- map record in Game.data, so the port has to put the closed block back
+-- itself or a solved barrier stays open for the rest of the session (#258).
+-- The closed ids are the shipped .blk bytes: VictoryRoad1F.blk (4,6) = $25,
+-- VictoryRoad2F.blk (3,4) = $37 and (11,7) = $25, VictoryRoad3F.blk
+-- (3,5) = $25.  Same both-ways pattern as the card-key doors in
+-- OverworldState:setMap.
 M.VICTORY_ROAD_1F = {
   onEnter = function(game, ow)
-    if game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_1_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH then
+    ow:replaceBlock(4, 6,
-      ow:replaceBlock(4, 6, 0x1D)
+      game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_1_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH and 0x1D or 0x25)
-    end
   end,
   onBoulderMoved = function(game, ow, npc)
     if npc.cellX == 17 and npc.cellY == 13
@@ -642,12 +766,14 @@ M.VICTORY_ROAD_1F = {
 
 M.VICTORY_ROAD_2F = {
   onEnter = function(game, ow)
-    if game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_2_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH1 then
+    -- VictoryRoad2FResetBoulderEventScript (scripts/VictoryRoad2F.asm:19):
-      ow:replaceBlock(3, 4, 0x15)
+    -- entering 2F clears the 1F switch event, so 1F's barrier is closed
-    end
+    -- again the next time you climb down (#258)
-    if game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_2_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH2 then
+    game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_1_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH = nil
-      ow:replaceBlock(11, 7, 0x1D)
+    ow:replaceBlock(3, 4,
-    end
+      game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_2_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH1 and 0x15 or 0x37)
+    ow:replaceBlock(11, 7,
+      game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_2_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH2 and 0x1D or 0x25)
   end,
   onBoulderMoved = function(game, ow, npc)
     if npc.cellX == 1 and npc.cellY == 16
@@ -665,9 +791,8 @@ M.VICTORY_ROAD_2F = {
 
 M.VICTORY_ROAD_3F = {
   onEnter = function(game, ow)
-    if game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH1 then
+    ow:replaceBlock(3, 5,
-      ow:replaceBlock(3, 5, 0x1D)
+      game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH1 and 0x1D or 0x25)
-    end
   end,
   onBoulderMoved = function(game, ow, npc)
     if npc.cellX == 3 and npc.cellY == 5
@@ -675,12 +800,23 @@ M.VICTORY_ROAD_3F = {
       game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH1 = true
       ow:replaceBlock(3, 5, 0x1D)
     end
-    -- the hole at (23,15): the boulder drops to 2F next to switch 2
+    -- the hole at (23,15): the boulder drops to 2F next to switch 2.
-    if npc.cellX == 23 and npc.cellY == 15 then
+    -- VictoryRoad3FDefaultScript .handle_hole gates the swap on
+    -- CheckAndSetEvent EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH2, then
+    -- HideObject TOGGLE_VICTORY_ROAD_3F_BOULDER / ShowObject
+    -- TOGGLE_VICTORY_ROAD_2F_BOULDER.  Those two toggles are
+    -- VICTORYROAD3F_BOULDER4 and VICTORYROAD2F_BOULDER3
+    -- (data/maps/toggleable_objects.asm); the old "VICTORYROAD2F_BOULDER"
+    -- matched no object_event name, so the toggle landed under a key
+    -- objectVisible never reads: harmless only while nothing hid that
+    -- boulder, and fatal once Route 23's reset does (#258).
+    if npc.cellX == 23 and npc.cellY == 15
+       and not game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH2 then
+      game.save.flags.EVENT_VICTORY_ROAD_3_BOULDER_ON_SWITCH2 = true
       local Commands = require("src.script.Commands")
       local ctx = { save = game.save, overworld = ow, game = game }
       Commands.hide_object(ctx, "VICTORY_ROAD_3F", npc.def.name)
-      Commands.show_object(ctx, "VICTORY_ROAD_2F", "VICTORYROAD2F_BOULDER")
+      Commands.show_object(ctx, "VICTORY_ROAD_2F", "VICTORYROAD2F_BOULDER3")
     end
   end,
   -- scripts/VictoryRoad3F.asm VictoryRoad3FDefaultScript: the same hole

data/scripts/story2.lua

@@ -528,7 +528,9 @@ M.MT_MOON_B2F = {
 }
 
 -- The ticket clerk (scripts/Museum1F.asm Museum1FScientist1Text):
--- Y50, once; declining at the rope walks you back out.
+-- Y50, once.  Declining at the rope shoves the player one tile SOUTH back off
+-- the exhibit rope they crossed heading north (#151); the museum floor has no
+-- ledges, so a plain scriptMove("down",1) is the correct primitive.
 local function museumClerk(game, ow, done, onDecline)
   local TextBox = require("src.render.TextBox")
   local ChoiceBox = require("src.ui.ChoiceBox")
@@ -563,7 +565,7 @@ M.MUSEUM_1F = {
     if y == 4 and (x == 9 or x == 10)
        and not game.save.flags.EVENT_BOUGHT_MUSEUM_TICKET then
       museumClerk(game, ow, nil, function()
-        ow:scriptMove(ow.player, "right", 1)
+        ow:scriptMove(ow.player, "down", 1)
       end)
       return true
     end
@@ -759,7 +761,7 @@ M.CINNABAR_LAB_FOSSIL_ROOM = {
 -- #118: do not raise mon.level until a paid retrieve (pokered reverts
 -- wDayCareMonBoxLevel on .leaveMonInDayCare). Fold pending steps into
 -- mon.exp once and clear them so a second talk cannot re-apply the same
--- walk. Fill {RAM:wNameBuffer}/{RAM:wDayCareMonName}/{NUM:...} here —
+-- walk. Fill {RAM:wNameBuffer}/{RAM:wDayCareMonName}/{NUM:...} here --
 -- TextBox.TOKENS.RAM only knows wStringBuffer.
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------
 

data/scripts/story3.lua

@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ local function elevator(elevatorMapId, keyGate, preFrames)
       -- Rocket Hideout: without LIFT_KEY the panel only prints the need-
       -- a-key line (scripts/RocketHideoutElevator.asm).  Exit warps are
       -- still seeded above so walking out returns to the entry floor
-      -- instead of the car's ROM default (B1F) — #90 / #105.
+      -- instead of the car's ROM default (B1F) -- #90 / #105.
       if keyGate and not game.save.inventory[keyGate.item] then
         local TextBox = require("src.render.TextBox")
         game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game,
@@ -524,8 +524,17 @@ M.GAME_CORNER = {
           game.data.text._GameCornerRocketAfterBattleText
           or "Our hideout might\nbe discovered! I\nbetter tell BOSS!",
           function()
-            hideRocket()
+            -- #198: GameCornerRocketExitScript (scripts/GameCorner.asm)
-            done()
+            -- ApplyMovementData walks the grunt one tile UP into the poster
+            -- (the hideout's secret entrance at 9,4) before HideObject, so
+            -- he leaves the floor rather than popping out of existence on
+            -- (9,5).  scriptMove locks player input (#scriptMoves>0) and
+            -- ignores collision, so we despawn + unfreeze (done) only once
+            -- the step lands.
+            ow:scriptMove(npc, "up", 1, function()
+              hideRocket()
+              done()
+            end)
           end))
       end)
     end,
@@ -606,40 +615,62 @@ local function activePrizes()
   return require("src.core.GameVersion").isBlue() and BLUE_PRIZES or RED_PRIZES
 end
 
+-- Prize counters (engine/menus/prize_menu.asm CeladonPrizeMenu; the prize
+-- list itself is data/events/prizes.asm, prize_mon_levels.asm).  Gen1 gates
+-- the prize window on the COIN CASE: it does IsItemInBag COIN_CASE first, and
+-- with no case prints RequireCoinCaseText and returns without ever opening a
+-- window; only with the case does it print ExchangeCoinsForPrizesText and then
+-- show the prizes.  #194: the port used to open the window unconditionally and
+-- skip both text boxes.
 local function prizeCounter(game, ow, npc, done)
   local ListMenu = require("src.ui.ListMenu")
   local Commands = require("src.script.Commands")
-  local items = {}
+  local TextBox = require("src.render.TextBox")
-  for _, p in ipairs(activePrizes()) do
+  local t = game.data.text
-    local label
+  -- IsItemInBag COIN_CASE: without the case, deny and open no window
-    if p.kind == "mon" then
+  -- (COIN_CASE is a numeric count in save.inventory, nil when absent).
-      label = ("%s L%d"):format(game.data.pokemon[p.species].name, p.level)
+  if not game.save.inventory.COIN_CASE then
-    else
+    game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game,
-      label = game.data.items[p.item].name
+      t._RequireCoinCaseText or "A COIN CASE is\nrequired!", done))
-    end
+    return
-    table.insert(items, { label = label, right = tostring(p.cost), value = p })
   end
-  local list
+  -- ExchangeCoinsForPrizesText plays before the prize window opens.
-  list = ListMenu.new(game, "PRIZES (COINS)", items, {
+  game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game,
-    footer = ("COINS %d"):format(game.save.coins or 0),
+    t._ExchangeCoinsForPrizesText or "We exchange your\ncoins for prizes.",
-    onChoose = function(item)
+    function()
-      local p = item.value
+      local items = {}
-      if (game.save.coins or 0) < p.cost then
+      for _, p in ipairs(activePrizes()) do
-        list.footer = "Not enough coins!"
+        local label
-        return
+        if p.kind == "mon" then
+          label = ("%s L%d"):format(game.data.pokemon[p.species].name, p.level)
+        else
+          label = game.data.items[p.item].name
+        end
+        table.insert(items,
+          { label = label, right = tostring(p.cost), value = p })
       end
-      game.save.coins = game.save.coins - p.cost
+      local list
-      if p.kind == "mon" then
+      list = ListMenu.new(game, "PRIZES (COINS)", items, {
-        Commands.give_pokemon({ save = game.save, game = game },
+        footer = ("COINS %d"):format(game.save.coins or 0),
-                              p.species, p.level)
+        onChoose = function(item)
-      else
+          local p = item.value
-        game.save.inventory[p.item] = (game.save.inventory[p.item] or 0) + 1
+          if (game.save.coins or 0) < p.cost then
-      end
+            list.footer = "Not enough coins!"
-      list.footer = ("Got it! COINS %d"):format(game.save.coins)
+            return
-    end,
+          end
-    onCancel = done,
+          game.save.coins = game.save.coins - p.cost
-  })
+          if p.kind == "mon" then
-  game.stack:push(list)
+            Commands.give_pokemon({ save = game.save, game = game },
+                                  p.species, p.level)
+          else
+            game.save.inventory[p.item] = (game.save.inventory[p.item] or 0) + 1
+          end
+          list.footer = ("Got it! COINS %d"):format(game.save.coins)
+        end,
+        onCancel = done,
+      })
+      game.stack:push(list)
+    end))
 end
 
 M.GAME_CORNER_PRIZE_ROOM = {

data/scripts/story4.lua

@@ -134,12 +134,19 @@ M.MT_MOON_POKECENTER = {
 -- Karate Master, take HITMONLEE or HITMONCHAN (the other disappears)
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+-- ownBall/otherBall keep their spots for signature symmetry; only ownBall
+-- is ever hidden (Gen1 removes just the chosen ball).
 local function dojoBall(species, ownBall, otherBall, askKey)
   return function(game, ow, npc, done)
     local t = text(game)
     local flags = game.save.flags
+    -- Already took one prize: the OTHER ball is still on the mat, so
+    -- talking to it now gives the "Better not get greedy..." refusal
+    -- (FightingDojo.asm .gotThePokemon / _FightingDojoBetterNotGetGreedyText),
+    -- not a silent no-op (#197).
     if flags.EVENT_GOT_HITMONLEE or flags.EVENT_GOT_HITMONCHAN then
-      done()
+      push(game, t._FightingDojoBetterNotGetGreedyText
+        or "Better not get\ngreedy...", done)
       return
     end
     if not flags.EVENT_BEAT_KARATE_MASTER then
@@ -153,8 +160,10 @@ local function dojoBall(species, ownBall, otherBall, askKey)
       local Commands = require("src.script.Commands")
       local ctx = { save = game.save, game = game, overworld = ow }
       Commands.give_pokemon(ctx, species, 30)
+      -- Hide ONLY the chosen ball; the other stays (FightingDojo.asm hides
+      -- just the picked object's index) and routes to the greedy line above
+      -- when talked to (#197).
       Commands.hide_object(ctx, "FIGHTING_DOJO", ownBall)
-      Commands.hide_object(ctx, "FIGHTING_DOJO", otherBall)
       push(game, ("%s got\n%s!"):format(game.save.player.name, species), done)
     end)
   end
@@ -171,6 +180,21 @@ M.FIGHTING_DOJO = {
                "FIGHTINGDOJO_HITMONLEE_POKE_BALL",
                "_FightingDojoHitmonchanPokeBallText"),
   },
+  -- The two dojo posters on the north wall (FightingDojo.asm bg_events at
+  -- the top of the room, cells (4,0)/(5,0) directly above the prize balls)
+  -- print _EnemiesOnEverySideText.  The map extractor dropped the dojo
+  -- bg_events (signs = {}), so wire the poster read here, the same
+  -- facing-up + coord shape the mansion switches use.  Reachable only once
+  -- a claimed prize frees the ball cell below the poster (#197).
+  onInteract = function(game, ow, fx, fy)
+    if ow.player.facing ~= "up" then return false end
+    if fy == 0 and (fx == 4 or fx == 5) then
+      push(game, text(game)._EnemiesOnEverySideText
+        or "Enemies on every\nside!")
+      return true
+    end
+    return false
+  end,
 }
 
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------

data/scripts/story5.lua

@@ -196,14 +196,24 @@ local function inCoords(coords, x, y)
   return false
 end
 
--- coordinate block: show a line and push the player back one step
+-- coordinate block: show a line and shove the player back one step.  pokered
+-- shoves with a SIMULATED JOYPAD press (scripts/ViridianCity.asm ViridianCity-
+-- CheckGymOpenScript), which runs the normal overworld step pipeline including
+-- HandleLedges (engine/overworld/ledges.asm), so the shove must HOP a ledge
+-- when one sits in front: the tile below the Viridian Gym door is a down-ledge
+-- (#151).  Gates with no ledge in front (Cinnabar gym lock at (18,4)) get
+-- checkLedgeHop == false and fall back to the plain forced step, unchanged.
 local function stepGate(opts)
   return function(game, ow, x, y)
     if not inCoords(opts.coords, x, y) then return false end
     if not opts.blocked(game) then return false end
     require("src.core.Sound").play(game.data, "Denied")
-    push(game, text(game)[opts.text] or opts.fallback,
+    push(game, text(game)[opts.text] or opts.fallback, function()
-         function() ow:scriptMove(ow.player, opts.push, 1) end)
+      ow.player.facing = opts.push
+      if not ow:checkLedgeHop(opts.push) then
+        ow:scriptMove(ow.player, opts.push, 1)
+      end
+    end)
     return true
   end
 end
@@ -283,7 +293,11 @@ pewterEscort.guySteps = {
   "right", "right", "right",
 }
 
--- Walk home: reverse of guySteps with opposite facings (gym → spawn).
+-- Reverse of guySteps with opposite facings, i.e. the gym-to-spawn
+-- mirror of RLEList_PewterGymGuy.  Kept as the documented inverse that
+-- tests/parity_pewter_escort.lua checks; the youngster does NOT walk it
+-- home any more, because its first step is LEFT through the player
+-- parked on (11,18) (#241).  See walkHome below.
 do
   local opp = { up = "down", down = "up", left = "right", right = "left" }
   local ret = {}
@@ -361,20 +375,44 @@ local function pewterGymEscort(game, ow)
   local head = plan.guyHeadStart
 
   -- After the walk: face the player, restore map music, "Go take on
-  -- BROCK", then retrace RLEList_PewterGymGuy back to his spawn (35,16).
+  -- BROCK", then MovementData_PewterGymGuyExit -- five steps RIGHT out of
-  -- (pokered teleports him via MovementData_PewterGymGuyExit; we walk
+  -- (12,18), the cell PewterCityYoungsterShowsPlayerGymScript pins him to
-  -- the same route home instead.  Brock victory still HideObject's him.)
+  -- with SetSpritePosition1 (hSpriteMapXCoord 16 / hSpriteMapYCoord 22,
+  -- minus the +4 border offset object_event coords carry per
+  -- macros/scripts/maps.asm) and exactly where the escort leaves him.
+  -- That lands him on (17,18), the last walkable cell before the fence at
+  -- (18,18) and one column past the screen edge with the player parked on
+  -- (11,18).  PewterCityHideYoungsterScript then HideObject's him and
+  -- PewterCityResetYoungsterScript's SetSpritePosition2 + ShowObject put
+  -- him back on his object_event spawn (35,16) facing DOWN, which is the
+  -- snap below (the vanish/reappear is off screen, same as the original).
+  --
+  -- The old code retraced guyReturnSteps instead, whose first step is
+  -- LEFT into (11,18) -- the cell the player is standing on -- and
+  -- scriptMove is a pure tween with no entity test, so he walked straight
+  -- through Red (#241).  There is no honest route home: (17,18) is a
+  -- dead-end pocket ((18,18) fence, (17,17) wall), which is precisely why
+  -- the original teleports.  guyReturnSteps stays as the documented
+  -- mirror of RLEList_PewterGymGuy that parity_pewter_escort asserts.
+  -- Brock victory still HideObject's him.
   local function walkHome()
     if not guy then return end
-    local ret = pewterEscort.guyReturnSteps
     local i = 0
     local function tick()
       i = i + 1
-      if not ret[i] then
+      if i > 5 then
+        -- SetSpritePosition2: same field writes as Commands.place_npc,
+        -- including the target clear -- a stale targetX/targetY would
+        -- leave OverworldState:npcAtCell reserving (17,18) forever and
+        -- silently wall the player out of that pocket.
+        guy.cellX, guy.cellY = 35, 16
+        guy.px, guy.py = 35 * 16, 16 * 16
+        guy.moving = false
+        guy.targetX, guy.targetY = nil, nil
         guy.facing = "down"
         return
       end
-      ow:scriptMove(guy, ret[i], 1, tick)
+      ow:scriptMove(guy, "right", 1, tick)
     end
     tick()
   end
@@ -458,23 +496,48 @@ end
 -- Gym) and again in Viridian Gym; we derive the same windows from the
 -- surrounding story flags so old saves work too.
 -- Rival1Exit → Viridian (right/down); Rival2Exit → League (left).
+-- Both exit lists are keyed on wSavedCoordIndex -- WHICH entry of
+-- Route22DefaultScript.Route22RivalBattleCoords the player matched -- not
+-- on where the rival ended up.  CheckCoords (home/map_objects.asm:107)
+-- zeroes wCoordIndex and `inc [hl]` BEFORE each compare, so the first
+-- entry reports 1: index 1 is (29,4), index 2 is (29,5).
+-- Route22Rival1AfterBattleScript (Route22.asm:175) takes
+-- ...ExitMovementData1 on index 1 and ...Data2 otherwise.  From the top
+-- tile the rival stands BELOW the player on (29,5) and leaves east along
+-- row 5; from the bottom tile he stands LEFT of him on (28,5) and has to
+-- step UP to row 4 to get around him.  The port had the two branches
+-- swapped, so the top tile started the walk with UP out of (28,4) into
+-- the cliff cell (28,3), which is not walkable (#236).
 local function route22ExitDirs(n, py)
   if n == 2 then
-    if py == 5 then return { "left", "left", "left", "left" } end
+    -- Route22Rival2ExitMovementData1 falls through into ...Data2: LEFT x4
+    -- from (29,5), LEFT x3 from (28,5), both back onto the spawn (25,5).
+    if py == 4 then return { "left", "left", "left", "left" } end
     return { "left", "left", "left" }
   end
-  if py == 5 then
+  -- Route22Rival1ExitMovementData1: (29,5) -> (31,5) -> (31,10)
+  if py == 4 then
     return { "right", "right", "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" }
   end
+  -- Route22Rival1ExitMovementData2: (28,5) -> (28,4) -> (31,4) -> (31,10)
   return { "up", "right", "right", "right",
            "down", "down", "down", "down", "down", "down" }
 end
 
 local function route22Scene(n, objIndex, objName, oppClass, baseParty, beatFlag, py)
+  -- Route22MoveRivalRightScript (Route22.asm:39) walks him RIGHT along his
+  -- own row from the object_event spawn (25,5): the full four-RIGHT
+  -- Route22RivalMovementData on coord index 1 (player on (29,4)), so he
+  -- stops BELOW the player on (29,5); `inc de` drops one RIGHT on index 2
+  -- (player on (29,5)), so he stops LEFT of him on (28,5).  He never
+  -- leaves row 5.  Route22Rival{1,2}StartBattleScript (Route22.asm:110)
+  -- then faces him UP on index 1 and RIGHT otherwise (#236).
+  local rx = (py == 4) and 29 or 28
+  local rivalFacing = (py == 4) and "up" or "right"
   return {
     { "show_object", "ROUTE_22", objName },                    -- 1
-    { "move_npc_to", objIndex, 28, py },                       -- 2
+    { "move_npc_to", objIndex, rx, 5 },                        -- 2
-    { "face_object", objIndex, "right" },                      -- 3
+    { "face_object", objIndex, rivalFacing },                  -- 3
     { "show_text", "_Route22RivalBeforeBattleText" .. n },     -- 4
     { "rival_battle", oppClass, baseParty },                   -- 5
     { "jump_if_false", 11 },                                   -- 6
@@ -486,20 +549,25 @@ local function route22Scene(n, objIndex, objName, oppClass, baseParty, beatFlag,
   }
 end
 
+-- Route22Rival{1,2}StartBattleScript turns the player toward him too:
+-- PLAYER_DIR_DOWN on coord index 1 (the (29,4) tile, rival below him),
+-- and the PLAYER_DIR_LEFT Route22DefaultScript already set on index 2
+-- (the (29,5) tile, rival to his left) (#236).
 M.ROUTE_22 = {
   onStep = function(game, ow, x, y)
     if not inCoords({ { 29, 4 }, { 29, 5 } }, x, y) then return false end
     local f = game.save.flags
+    local playerFacing = (y == 4) and "down" or "left"
     if f.EVENT_GOT_POKEDEX and not f.EVENT_BEAT_BROCK
        and not f.EVENT_BEAT_ROUTE22_RIVAL_1ST_BATTLE then
       return runAmbush(game, ow,
         route22Scene(1, 1, "ROUTE22_RIVAL1", "OPP_RIVAL1", 4,
-                     "EVENT_BEAT_ROUTE22_RIVAL_1ST_BATTLE", y), "left")
+                     "EVENT_BEAT_ROUTE22_RIVAL_1ST_BATTLE", y), playerFacing)
     end
     if f.EVENT_BEAT_GIOVANNI and not f.EVENT_BEAT_ROUTE22_RIVAL_2ND_BATTLE then
       return runAmbush(game, ow,
         route22Scene(2, 2, "ROUTE22_RIVAL2", "OPP_RIVAL2", 10,
-                     "EVENT_BEAT_ROUTE22_RIVAL_2ND_BATTLE", y), "left")
+                     "EVENT_BEAT_ROUTE22_RIVAL_2ND_BATTLE", y), playerFacing)
     end
     return false
   end,
@@ -535,7 +603,7 @@ end
 -- scripts/CeruleanCity.asm CeruleanCityRocketText: fight the thief,
 -- then he returns TM28 (DIG) and hurries off.  CeruleanHideRocket
 -- (CeruleanCity_2.asm) is GBFadeOutToBlack → Show GUARD1 / Hide GUARD2 /
--- Hide ROCKET → GBFadeInFromBlack — not a bare hide_object.
+-- Hide ROCKET → GBFadeInFromBlack -- not a bare hide_object.
 local rocketRows = {
   { "face_player" },                                           -- 1
   { "check_flag", "EVENT_GOT_TM28" },                          -- 2
@@ -554,7 +622,7 @@ local rocketRows = {
   { "fade", "out" },                                           -- 15 GBFadeOutToBlack
   -- CeruleanHideRocket while black: GUARD1 (28,12) appears, GUARD2
   -- (27,12) and the ROCKET go.  GUARD2 blocks the trashed-house south
-  -- door neighbour — the swap reconnects the city (Bill's ticket does
+  -- door neighbour -- the swap reconnects the city (Bill's ticket does
   -- the same in story.lua; either route is enough).
   { "show_object", "CERULEAN_CITY", "CERULEANCITY_GUARD1" },   -- 16
   { "hide_object", "CERULEAN_CITY", "CERULEANCITY_GUARD2" },   -- 17
@@ -618,13 +686,83 @@ M.MUSEUM_1F = {
 }
 
 -- The Pewter Center's singing JIGGLYPUFF (scripts/PewterPokecenter.asm
--- plays MUSIC_JIGGLYPUFF_SONG, then the map theme resumes)
+-- PewterPokecenterJigglypuffText).  The text_asm sets
+-- wDoNotWaitForButtonPressAfterDisplayingText before PrintText, so the box
+-- prints with no A prompt and the script keeps running underneath it:
+-- SFX_STOP_ALL_MUSIC, DelayFrames 32, PlayMusic MUSIC_JIGGLYPUFF_SONG,
+-- then .spinMovementLoop writes the next of DOWN -> LEFT -> UP -> RIGHT (a
+-- clockwise turn) every 24 frames for as long as the song's CHAN1/CHAN2
+-- still sound, DelayFrames 48, PlayDefaultMusic, TextScriptEnd.  Only that
+-- last step closes the box, so the whole dance plays out unskippably
+-- (#249).  Music.playOnce's pendingRestore stands in for both the channel
+-- poll and PlayDefaultMusic, so the Center's theme comes back the frame
+-- the song ends rather than 48 frames later.
+local JIGGLYPUFF_SPIN = { "down", "left", "up", "right" }
+local JIGGLYPUFF_SILENCE, JIGGLYPUFF_STEP, JIGGLYPUFF_TAIL = 32, 24, 48
+
+-- Built as a TextBox `auto` table: auto.sound fires the frame the last
+-- page has typed out (PrintText returning), and auto.tick then runs once
+-- per frame while the gate it returns still reads as playing.
+local function jigglypuffDance(game, npc)
+  local Music = require("src.core.Music")
+  -- .findMatchingFacingDirectionLoop: the rotation picks up at the entry
+  -- matching the sprite's current facing (showMapText has just turned it
+  -- toward the player), and the first write is that same facing, so the
+  -- first visible quarter turn lands 24 frames in
+  local step = 1
+  for i, dir in ipairs(JIGGLYPUFF_SPIN) do
+    if npc and npc.facing == dir then step = i end
+  end
+  local frames, phase = 0, "silence"
+  return {
+    sound = function()
+      Music.stop() -- SFX_STOP_ALL_MUSIC
+      return { isPlaying = function() return phase ~= "done" end }
+    end,
+    tick = function()
+      frames = frames + 1
+      if phase == "silence" then
+        if frames < JIGGLYPUFF_SILENCE then return end
+        frames = 0
+        if Music.playOnce(game.data, "Music_JigglypuffSong") then
+          phase = "spin"
+        else
+          -- no song def (or headless): Music.stop above already took the
+          -- map theme down and nothing armed pendingRestore, so put it
+          -- back by hand and fall through to the tail rather than hold
+          -- the box on a poll that would never clear
+          Music.restoreMap(game.data)
+          phase = "tail"
+        end
+        return
+      end
+      if phase == "spin" then
+        if frames < JIGGLYPUFF_STEP then return end
+        frames = 0
+        -- the loop tests the channels after the delay and before the next
+        -- write, so a song that just ended costs no extra quarter turn
+        if not Music.oneShotPlaying() then
+          phase = "tail"
+          return
+        end
+        step = step % #JIGGLYPUFF_SPIN + 1
+        if npc then npc.facing = JIGGLYPUFF_SPIN[step] end
+        return
+      end
+      if frames >= JIGGLYPUFF_TAIL then phase = "done" end
+    end,
+  }
+end
+
 M.PEWTER_POKECENTER = {
   talk = {
     TEXT_PEWTERPOKECENTER_JIGGLYPUFF = function(game, ow, npc, done)
-      require("src.core.Music").playOnce(game.data, "Music_JigglypuffSong")
+      -- not the local push() helper: this box needs opts.auto, which is
-      push(game, text(game)._PewterPokecenterJigglypuffText
+      -- also what suppresses the blinking arrow and the A dismissal
-        or "JIGGLYPUFF: Puu\npupuu!", done)
+      local TextBox = require("src.render.TextBox")
+      game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game,
+        text(game)._PewterPokecenterJigglypuffText or "JIGGLYPUFF: Puu\npupuu!",
+        done, { auto = jigglypuffDance(game, npc) }))
     end,
   },
 }

data/scripts/victories.lua

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 -- `dialogue` is the end-battle + post-battle text chain each gym leader
 -- runs (SaveEndBattleTextPointers then the map's *PostBattle / ReceiveTM
 -- script).  Leaders are not def_trainers entries, so engageTrainer has
--- no header.won — checkVictoryRewards shows this chain instead of a
+-- no header.won -- checkVictoryRewards shows this chain instead of a
 -- synthetic "received badge/TM" stub.
 
 local function range(prefix, first, last)
@@ -114,9 +114,12 @@ return {
   -- Fighting Dojo Karate Master (scripts/FightingDojo.asm
   -- FightingDojoKarateMasterPostBattleScript sets EVENT_BEAT_KARATE_MASTER,
   -- which gates the HITMONLEE/HITMONCHAN gift).  OPP_BLACKBELT party 1 is
-  -- only him (data/maps/objects/FightingDojo.asm).
+  -- only him (data/maps/objects/FightingDojo.asm).  `dialogue` is the
+  -- concede + prize offer he speaks after the win (his header supplies the
+  -- "Hwa! Arrgh! Beaten!" won line first; #197).
   ["OPP_BLACKBELT#1"] = { flag = "EVENT_BEAT_KARATE_MASTER",
-                          deactivate = range("EVENT_BEAT_FIGHTING_DOJO_TRAINER_", 0, 3) },
+                          deactivate = range("EVENT_BEAT_FIGHTING_DOJO_TRAINER_", 0, 3),
+                          dialogue = { "_FightingDojoKarateMasterIWillGiveYouAPokemonText" } },
 
   -- Elite Four progress flags (their rooms' door logic isn't ported, but
   -- the flags make the Hall of Fame checkable)

docs/anbernic-rg34xxsp.md

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# Anbernic RG34XXSP (Stock OS 64-bit MOD)
+
+Download `gen1recomp-*-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip` from
+[Releases](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/releases). This build
+targets **Stock OS 64-bit MOD** on the RG34XXSP with PortMaster installed
+(TF1).
+
+## Install
+
+1. Unzip the release on your computer. You get `Gen1recomp.sh` and a
+   `gen1recomp/` folder.
+2. Copy **both** onto the SD card under **`Roms/PORTS/`** so the layout is:
+
+   ```
+   Roms/PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh
+   Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/
+   ```
+
+   On the device that path is `/mnt/mmc/Roms/PORTS/`. Keep the launcher and
+   the `gen1recomp/` folder as siblings — do not nest the `.sh` inside the
+   folder.
+3. Put your legal US Red and/or Blue `.gb` files inside the game folder:
+
+   ```
+   Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/
+   ```
+
+   Example: `Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/Pokemon - Red Version.gb`
+4. Eject the card, boot the handheld, open **Ports → Gen1recomp**.
+5. On the launcher, move the cursor with the D-pad or left stick, press **A**
+   to click. Choose the Red or Blue tab, then **Choose ROM** — with no file
+   picker on stock OS, that scans `lovegame/` for the `.gb` you dropped in.
+
+The port ships with `portable.txt` already in place, so after import the
+saves and ROM-derived cache stay next to the game on the SD card. See
+[Portable Mode](../README.md#portable-mode) for what that means.
+
+Only the canonical 1 MiB US carts import:
+
+- Red: `ea9bcae617fdf159b045185467ae58b2e4a48b9a`
+- Blue: `d7037c83e1ae5b39bde3c30787637ba1d4c48ce2`
+
+## Launcher controls
+
+| Input              | Action             |
+| ------------------ | ------------------ |
+| D-pad / left stick | Move cursor        |
+| A                  | Click              |
+| L1 / R1            | Switch tabs        |
+| Right stick        | Scroll lists       |
+| Start / Select     | Play or Choose ROM |
+
+In-game controls use the normal PortMaster / SDL pad map, rebindable under
+**OPTIONS → CONTROLS**.
+
+## Notes
+
+**GBC FX is off on this device.** The launcher exports `POKEPORT_GBCFX=0`,
+which hides the GBC FX row from OPTIONS, pins the level to OFF, and clears a
+level carried over in an `options.lua` from another machine. The H700's Mali
+GPU is in the same class as the phone GPUs that compile that present pass and
+then show a black frame (issue #136), and `love.system.getOS()` reports
+`"Linux"` here, so the Android gate would not have caught it. Every other
+display option — COLORS, TILT, ZOOM, VOID FILL, MAX FPS — works normally. If
+your device turns out to handle the pass, launch with `POKEPORT_GBCFX=1` to
+put the row back.
+
+The pack bundles the LÖVE 11.5 aarch64 runtime from
+[PortMaster](https://portmaster.games/), so the device does not need a
+separate `love_11.5` runtime download on first launch. The launcher resolves
+paths relative to its own directory rather than PortMaster's `$directory`,
+because stock Anbernic firmware runs ports out of `roms/PORTS/` with its own
+casing and mount points.
+
+If a launch fails, `Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/log.txt` holds the output of the
+last run.
+
+## Building the port
+
+Release runs build this automatically (see `.github/workflows/release.yml`).
+To build it by hand:
+
+```sh
+./build-rg34xxsp.sh --version 0.1.0   # -> dist/rg34xxsp/gen1recomp-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip
+```
+
+`install-rg34xxsp.sh` copies that pack straight onto a mounted SD card for
+local testing.
+
+Stock OS 64-bit MOD comes from
+[cbepx-me](https://github.com/cbepx-me/Anbernic-H700-RG-xx-StockOS-Modification).

docs/architecture.md

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ the same core data and graphics into the source tree for verification.
 | | `src/battle/Experience.lua`, `Catching.lua`, `TrainerAI.lua` | exp/levels, Gen 1 catch algorithm, AI |
 | | `src/battle/rulesets/` | `gen1_faithful` (default) vs `modern_clean` |
 | ui | `src/ui/*` | start menu, generic menu, yes/no box, party/bag lists |
-| | `tools/save-editor/` | Standalone save editor (`love . --editor`) |
+| | `tools/save-editor/` | Save editor: shipped in every build, opened from the launcher's Edit button or standalone with `love . --editor` |
 
 ## Map scripts
 

docs/launcher.md

@@ -5,19 +5,39 @@ that runs before `Game:load`. Besides ROM import (see the file's own header)
 it hosts a tabbed shell covering per-game save slots and a mod manager. This
 file documents the runtime model; the visual spec lives separately.
 
-## Android multi-ROM import
+## Android multi-ROM / mod / save import
 
-On Android, `love.system.pickFile()` opens the Storage Access Framework
+On Android, `love.system.pickFile([kind])` opens the Storage Access Framework
-picker (`GameActivity.showRomFilePicker`); the chosen file is copied to
+picker (`GameActivity.showFilePicker`); the chosen file is copied into the app
-`picked_rom.gb` in the app save directory. `RomImporter` then imports on
+save directory as:
-refocus / Choose via `findPendingRom`: only a 1 MiB `.gb` whose SHA-1 maps
+
-to a version that is **not** yet ready counts as pending. A leftover
+| `kind` | Destination |
-`picked_rom.gb` from Red therefore cannot block Blue's Choose (issue #167).
+| --- | --- |
-After a successful import the consumed save-dir `.gb` is removed.
+| nil / `"rom"` | `picked_rom.gb` (open) |
+| `"mod"` | `picked_mod.zip` (open) |
+| `"sav"` / `"save"` | `picked_save.sav` (open) |
+
+Export uses a separate API: `love.system.createFile(suggestedName)` →
+`GameActivity.showCreateDocument` (`ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT`), which copies
+staged `pending_export.sav` to the user-chosen URI and writes `export_done.flag`
+for the launcher to acknowledge on refocus.
+
+`RomImporter` then imports on refocus / Choose:
+
+- **ROMs** via `findPendingRom`: only a 1 MiB `.gb` whose SHA-1 maps to a
+  version that is **not** yet ready counts as pending. A leftover
+  `picked_rom.gb` from Red therefore cannot block Blue's Choose (issue #167).
+- **Mods** via `findPendingMod`: Prefer `picked_mod.zip`, or (on Choose) any
+  other `.zip` at the save-dir root (USB copy).
+- **Saves** via `findPendingSav`: Prefer `picked_save.sav`, or (on Choose) any
+  other `.sav` at the save-dir root.
+
+After a successful import the consumed save-dir file is removed.
 
 **Manual check (device/emulator):** import Red → switch to Blue → Choose →
 system file picker must appear (not a silent Red re-extract) → pick Blue →
-Blue becomes ready beside Red.
+Blue becomes ready beside Red. On the MODS tab, Import mod .zip must open the
+same system picker and install the chosen archive on return.
 
 ## Tab structure
 
@@ -49,6 +69,15 @@ keeps working unchanged.
 - **Registry.** The ordered slot list and which one is active persist in
   `options.lua` (via the existing `SaveData.loadOptions`/`saveOptions`):
   `options.saveSlots = { [version] = { list = {"slot1", ...}, active = "slot1" } }`.
+  Custom slot labels (#205) live alongside them in the same registry:
+  `options.saveSlots[version].names = { slot1 = "Nuzlocke" }`, written by
+  `SaveData.renameSlot` (trimmed; an empty label clears it) and surfaced on
+  each `listSlots` row as `label` (the launcher row shows `label`, falling
+  back to the player name). `deleteSlot` drops the label with the slot.
+  Renaming never touches the save file, so an empty slot can be labeled.
+  On desktop, right-clicking a slot row opens the inline rename modal
+  (Enter commits, Esc cancels); touch has no secondary button, so the
+  affordance is desktop-only.
 - **Active slot resolution.** `saveNames(version)`, the function every
   existing caller (`TitleState` hasSave/load/save, recovery order) already
   goes through, now resolves the *active* slot instead of a fixed flat name.
@@ -78,6 +107,10 @@ The launcher-facing API:
 - `SaveData.createSlot(version)` -> new slot id, registered but with **no
   save file written**. An empty slot means the title screen offers NEW GAME
   only, which needs no further changes.
+- `SaveData.deleteSlot(version, slotId)` removes the slot's
+  main/`.bak`/`.tmp` files, drops it from the registry, and if it was active
+  points active at another remaining slot (or clears active when the list is
+  empty). The launcher's SAVE SLOT panel Delete control calls this.
 
 ## Launcher mod manager
 
@@ -114,6 +147,9 @@ before `Game:load`, so **it never loads a mod's entry chunk**; only
   temp first (mount only reaches save-dir-relative paths), the same way
   `RomImporter` handles a dropped ROM. A failed copy rolls its partial tree
   back, and every path unmounts and clears the staged temp file.
+- `LauncherMods.uninstall(id)` removes `mods/<id>/` and clears
+  `options.mods[id]` so a later reinstall starts from the loader's default
+  (enabled). The mods panel Delete control calls this and re-derives the list.
 
 ## Import / Export save
 
@@ -122,9 +158,10 @@ through `src/import/SaveFileIO.lua`, which sits on top of
 `src/save_convert/SaveConvert.lua` and the slot API in `SaveData`.
 
 - **Import save** is live once the game's ROM is imported (playable). It opens
-  a native `.sav` picker (`chooseSav`, the per-OS dialogs mirror `chooseZip`;
+  a native `.sav` picker (`chooseSav` on desktop; on Android,
-  Android has no picker and shows a drop hint). `SaveFileIO.importToSlot`
+  `love.system.pickFile("sav")` → `picked_save.sav`, same SAF path as ROMs).
-  reads the bytes (an absolute path, a dropped LOVE file, or raw bytes),
+  `SaveFileIO.importToSlot` reads the bytes (an absolute path, a save-dir
+  relative name, a dropped LOVE file, or raw bytes),
   guards the 32768-byte size, runs `SaveConvert.importSav` (which also rejects
   a bad main-data checksum), then registers a fresh slot (`SaveData.createSlot`),
   writes it (`SaveData.writeSlot`), and makes it active (`SaveData.setActiveSlot`).
@@ -136,9 +173,13 @@ through `src/import/SaveFileIO.lua`, which sits on top of
   slot, encodes it back with `SaveConvert.exportSav` (a slot never keeps
   `rawImport`, so this is a zero-filled template export, which is valid), and
   writes `exports/gen1recomp-<version>-<slotId>.sav` in the save directory
-  (`love.filesystem.createDirectory("exports")`). It returns the absolute path
+  (`love.filesystem.createDirectory("exports")`). On desktop it returns the
-  (`love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory()`), which the notice line shows with a
+  absolute path (`love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory()`), which the notice line
-  desktop "Open folder" affordance (`love.system.openURL("file://" .. dir)`).
+  shows with an "Open folder" affordance (`love.system.openURL("file://" .. dir)`).
+  On Android the bytes are also staged as `pending_export.sav` and
+  `love.system.createFile(suggestedName)` opens `ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT` so the
+  player can save to Downloads / Drive / etc.; on return `export_done.flag`
+  makes focus show "Save exported."
 - **Drag-drop.** `filedropped` routes a `.sav` to the import path for the
   currently active game tab; when a non-game tab (mods, or the locked yellow
   placeholder) is showing it defaults to red, the always-present first game

docs/modding.md

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # Native modding
 
 The modding book lives on the
-[project wiki](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki).
+[project wiki](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki).
 
-- [Getting started](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki/Getting-Started)
+- [Getting started](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki/Getting-Started)
   — install a mod, write a first one, enable and disable it.
-- [Tutorials](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki/Tutorials)
+- [Tutorials](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki/Tutorials)
   — twelve dependency-ordered rungs, each a runnable mod.
-- [Cookbook](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki/Cookbook)
+- [Cookbook](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki/Cookbook)
   — task-sized recipes.
-- [Registry reference](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/wiki/Reference-Registries)
+- [Registry reference](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/wiki/Reference-Registries)
   — every registry, generated from `src/mods/Schemas.lua`.
 
 Regenerate the reference straight into a wiki checkout:
 
 ```sh
-luajit tools/gen_registry_docs.lua ../pokemon-gen1-recomp-project.wiki
+luajit tools/gen_registry_docs.lua ../gen1recomp.wiki
 ```
 
 ## Rendering pipelines

docs/new-features.md

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Game Boy equivalent:
 ## Colors mode
 
 The `2` key (and the Options menu COLORS row) cycles the display mode
-through **OG RED → SGB → RED++ → OG → OG INV → SGB INV → CLASSIC → OG RED**.
+through **OG RED → SGB → ADVANCED → OG → OG INV → SGB INV → CLASSIC → OG RED**.
 The first three are the real colorizations; the rest are DMG-shade novelties:
 
 - **OG RED**: the Game Boy Color boot-ROM look for Pokemon Red -- one global
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ The first three are the real colorizations; the rest are DMG-shade novelties:
 - **SGB** (default): the per-map Super Game Boy region palettes
   (`data/sgb/sgb_palettes.asm`). Sprites tint with the region palette, as on
   real SGB. (This is the mode formerly mislabeled "GBC".)
-- **RED++**: pokered-gbc SuperPalettes -- real per-tile GBC coloring plus
+- **ADVANCED**: pokered-gbc SuperPalettes -- real per-tile GBC coloring plus
-  per-species mon colors (`data/palettes_gbc.lua`).
+  per-species mon colors (`data/palettes_gbc.lua`). (Formerly labeled
+  "RED++"; it is the richest colorization rather than anything Red-specific.)
 - **OG**: force the four DMG grays (colorization off).
 - **OG INV**: inverted DMG grays.
 - **SGB INV**: each SGB zone palette with shade order reversed.
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@ The shade-remap transform is applied centrally in `PaletteFX.sendColors`, so
 it covers overworld, menus, battles, and tilt upright billboards. OG RED's
 global BG palette is supplied by `OverworldState:overworldBgColors` (per-map
 override in the overworld pass). Persisted as `save.options.colors`; the
-`gbc` / `gbc_inv` save ids are kept for back-compat under the new labels.
+`gbc` / `gbc_inv` / `redpp` save ids are kept for back-compat under the new
+labels.
 
 ## GBC FX
 
@@ -127,6 +129,14 @@ It runs as a final present pass after world + UI composite in
 ([github.com/mattakins/Pixel_Transparency](https://github.com/mattakins/Pixel_Transparency)).
 Default OFF; persisted as `save.options.gbcfx`.
 
+Mobile GPUs often compile the pass but present a black frame, so Android and
+iOS hide the row entirely, pin the level to OFF, and rewrite a level already
+persisted in `options.lua` (issue #136). `POKEPORT_GBCFX` overrides that
+decision either way, same tri-state as `POKEPORT_TOUCH`: `=0` refuses the
+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)).
+
 ## Peer-to-peer link play (lua-enet)
 
 Trades and link battles connect two copies of the game directly over
@@ -141,6 +151,30 @@ tradeoff vs. the relay). Headless tests drive the protocol over an
 in-memory loopback (`Net.loopbackPair`); under LÖVE the same test file
 also exercises real UDP pairing.
 
+## Fair play in link and online matches
+
+A link session is decided by the battle and nothing else, so for its
+duration:
+
+- **Game speed is pinned to normal.** The GAME SPEED option and
+  `POKEPORT_SPEED` are ignored from the moment LINK PLAY opens until it
+  closes, and apply again after. Fast-forward otherwise runs one peer's
+  queue faster than the peer it is locked to and drains a tournament shot
+  clock faster than the opponent racing it.
+- **Online play runs vanilla.** Picking ONLINE MATCH or TOURNAMENT with
+  mods enabled offers to switch them all off and relaunch (mods merge at
+  boot, so a restart is the only way). The restart is confirmed, not
+  silent. They stay listed as disabled, ready to switch back on.
+- **Only a meaningful split ends a match.** The per-turn state signature
+  both peers exchange is split three ways: `actives` and `bench` carry
+  species, HP, status, stat stages, PP and the rest of the party, and a
+  divergence there ends the match as a draw. `volatile` carries per-turn
+  flags both sides recompute anyway - a divergence there is logged and
+  reported to mods, and play continues.
+
+The relay logs which component diverged on which turn, so a desync report
+names something specific.
+
 ## Custom boot text
 
 The boot sequence replaces the Nintendo / GAME FREAK identifiers with
@@ -161,8 +195,9 @@ migrated once into `options.lua` on load.
 - Music / SFX volume
 - Music Filter
 - OG GLITCHES on / off (Gen 1 quirks vs. modern-clean battle rules)
-- COLORS (OG RED / SGB / RED++ / OG / OG INV / SGB INV / CLASSIC),  also
+- BATTLE LAYOUT (OG / WIDE); see "Widescreen battle layout" below
-  hotkey `2` (OG RED = GBC boot-ROM look; RED++ uses pokered-gbc
+- COLORS (OG RED / SGB / ADVANCED / OG / OG INV / SGB INV / CLASSIC),  also
+  hotkey `2` (OG RED = GBC boot-ROM look; ADVANCED uses pokered-gbc
   SuperPalettes + per-species mon colors)
 - TILT (OFF / 15 / 35 / 50),  also hotkey `3` while free-roaming
 - ZOOM (FIT / OUTn / INn),  also hotkey `4` while free-roaming; wheel and
@@ -180,3 +215,126 @@ blocks cascade outward from that square into the surrounding world so the
 void outside the OG wipe fills in lockstep. Once the battle state is up,
 letterbox voids around the battle canvas fill **white** instead of black
 so the whole window reads as one continuous battle screen.
+
+## Widescreen battle layout
+
+Options **BATTLE LAYOUT** picks the battle screen's composition: **OG**
+(the default: the original 160×144 arrangement, unchanged) or **WIDE**,
+which gives battles a 304×144 native-pixel surface and a Gen 3-style
+arrangement on it:
+
+- the foe's status box upper left, the foe's picture upper right;
+- the player's picture lower left, the player's status box lower right,
+  with a longer HP bar and the numeric HP under it;
+- a full-width message window;
+- a split "What will X do?" prompt / 2×2 command window;
+- a 2×2 move menu, navigated with all four directions, with a PP and type
+  panel attached to its right.
+
+Only the composition changes. Pictures, palettes, HP-bar colors, font
+pages, window borders, sounds, animations, timing and every battle rule
+stay the engine's, so a COLORS mode or an asset mod still owns the look.
+Each side's picture keeps its original pixels and placement math and is
+composited into its own region of the wider battlefield -- nothing is
+scaled or squeezed -- and animations, which are authored in the original
+160-pixel space, shift as one rigid group onto whichever side they play
+on. The whole screen is drawn at the window's integer fit scale for the
+wider surface, so a 304-pixel screen is drawn a step smaller than a
+160-pixel one in the same window.
+
+The wide surface is live only while the battle itself is the screen on
+top: a party menu, the bag or a nickname prompt is a 160×144 screen and
+brings the classic surface back with it.
+
+## On-screen touch controls (mobile)
+
+On Android/iOS the game draws a translucent d-pad (bottom-left), A/B
+buttons (bottom-right, Game Boy diagonal), and +/- START/SELECT (bottom
+center) over the frame, using Xelu's CC0 controller prompts
+(`assets/touch/`). Real buttons, not gestures: press lands the frame the
+finger does, sliding on the d-pad changes direction without lifting, and
+multi-touch chords (e.g. hold a direction + tap B) work. The overlay only
+appears while no controller is being used: the first gamepad button or
+stick push hides it, the next screen touch brings it back, and unplugging
+the last controller restores it immediately. Layout re-derives from the
+window size on rotation. Desktop testing: `POKEPORT_TOUCH=1 love .` forces
+the overlay on and lets the mouse act as a finger (`=0` forces it off).
+## Translation support
+
+Every string the player can read is now reachable from a mod, so a
+translation is an ordinary content mod rather than a fork.
+
+Two things had to change. Text layout stopped counting bytes: the dialogue
+box measures a line in glyphs (charmap sequences), so a 3-byte character
+costs one column, a cut never lands inside a character, and a page with a
+non-default `advance` re-measures instead of overflowing. That also fixed
+25 vanilla English lines that were wrapping early because `é` in POKéMON
+and POKéDEX costs two bytes ("I study POKéMON as" is 19 bytes and 18
+glyphs, and the box was breaking it).
+
+Second, the text the engine writes itself - battle messages, item results,
+menu labels, the link-play screens - moved behind `src/core/Strings.lua`
+and the new `strings` registry. Extracted script text was already
+overridable through `text`; this covers the other half. Entries are keyed
+by the English source, so a translation that has not reached a string yet
+keeps rendering in English and a half-finished translation stays playable.
+
+Authors generate the whole thing:
+
+```sh
+python3 tools/modkit.py translation francais --language "Francais"
+```
+
+That scaffolds a mod with every translatable string as an empty catalog,
+plus a glyph-page and charmap stub, a naming-grid stub, and a
+`francais-worksheet/` directory holding the English to translate from
+(deliberately outside the mod: extracted text is ROM content and must not
+be packed). `--refresh` re-harvests after an engine update, keeping
+existing translations and parking orphaned keys rather than dropping them.
+
+See the wiki's Translations guide.
+
+## Save editor (bundled, reachable from the launcher)
+
+The save editor ships inside every build instead of being a developer-only
+script, and the launcher's SAVE SLOT card grows an **Edit** label next to
+Delete on every slot that actually holds a save. Edit suspends the
+launcher, opens that slot's file in the editor, and **Close** hands the
+process back to the launcher with the slot list re-read (a rename, a badge
+or a dex change shows up on the row immediately). Unsaved edits arm a
+confirm first, so leaving cannot lose work. `love . --editor` still opens
+it standalone, where Close quits instead; `--save <path>` points it at any
+file, and a save can be dragged onto the window.
+
+The editor now wears the launcher's visual language - the same navy radial
+field, 16px translucent cards, tri-colour version rail and green/yellow/red
+semantics - so the two windows read as one app. Six tabs:
+
+- **Party**: the roster with sprites, HP bars and level chips on the left,
+  and the mon inspector permanently docked on the right instead of floating
+  over the list. Species, level, DVs and moves all round-trip through the
+  Gen 1 formulas, so the inspector can never show illegal stats.
+- **Boxes**: the 12 PC boxes as a 5x4 grid with a fill meter per box and a
+  party dock, so deposit and withdraw live in one place. Empty slots are
+  clickable and create a mon there.
+- **Items**: money, a searchable item picker (replacing the arrows that
+  cycled one id at a time through ~250 items), the 20-slot bag, PC storage
+  with no slot cap, and the eight badges as toggle chips.
+- **Events**: flags, defeated trainers, taken items and per-map object
+  toggles, with a real filter field and a two-column paged grid.
+- **Map**: any map rendered with the game's own renderer, warps followable,
+  and the player / lastHeal / lastOutdoor spawn points settable by clicking
+  a cell. Setting lastOutdoor on a map the game would not accept as an
+  outdoor source is refused with the reason.
+- **Dex**: seen / owned completion meters and a four-column grid; owning
+  implies seen and un-seeing clears owned, exactly as the game requires.
+
+Two rules run through all of it. Every mutation goes through one funnel
+that sets the dirty flag and writes the status line together, so nothing
+changes silently and no branch can quietly no-op - "Party is full", "Bag is
+full", "click a cell first" all say so. And every destructive verb (Remove,
+Release, Clear all, Wipe dex) arms on the first click and commits on the
+second, relabelling itself to `Confirm?` in between.
+
+A validation pill in the tab rail mirrors what the running game would
+quarantine on load; clicking it jumps to the tab holding the first problem.

docs/updater.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Each tagged release `vX.Y.Z` carries the existing per-platform archives
 
 A release missing either asset is treated as "no in-place update available":
 `Check` reports `needs_full` and sends the player to `Check.releaseUrl()`
-(`https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project/releases/latest`).
+(`https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/releases/latest`).
 
 ## Save-directory layout
 

install-rg34xxsp.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# After first boot of the freshly flashed Stock OS Mod, reinsert the SD card
+# and run this to install gen1recomp + Red/Blue ROMs into roms/PORTS.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+STAGE="$ROOT/.bazinga/work/rg34xxsp-install"
+DECPREP="$(cd "$ROOT/../decprep" && pwd)"
+ZIP="$ROOT/dist/rg34xxsp/gen1recomp-rg34xxsp.zip"
+
+say()  { printf '\033[1;32m==>\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
+fail() { printf '\033[1;31merror:\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+# Find the Anbernic user/ROMs volume (usually "NO NAME" after first-boot expand).
+find_roms_root() {
+  local v candidate
+  for v in /Volumes/*; do
+    [ -d "$v" ] || continue
+    # Prefer a volume that already has Roms/ or PORTS/
+    if [ -d "$v/Roms" ] || [ -d "$v/roms" ] || [ -d "$v/PORTS" ] || [ -d "$v/ports" ]; then
+      echo "$v"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+  # Fallback: large FAT volume named NO NAME on disk8
+  for v in "/Volumes/NO NAME" /Volumes/NO\ NAME /Volumes/ROMS /Volumes/EASYROMS; do
+    if [ -d "$v" ]; then
+      echo "$v"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+say "looking for Anbernic ROMs volume"
+ROMS_ROOT="$(find_roms_root)" || fail "no ROMs volume mounted. Boot the RG34XXSP once (wait for first-boot setup), power off, reinsert the SD, then rerun."
+
+say "using: $ROMS_ROOT"
+# Resolve PORTS dir (stock uses Roms/PORTS)
+if [ -d "$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/PORTS" ]; then
+  PORTS="$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/PORTS"
+elif [ -d "$ROMS_ROOT/roms/PORTS" ]; then
+  PORTS="$ROMS_ROOT/roms/PORTS"
+elif [ -d "$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/ports" ]; then
+  PORTS="$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/ports"
+elif [ -d "$ROMS_ROOT/PORTS" ]; then
+  PORTS="$ROMS_ROOT/PORTS"
+else
+  mkdir -p "$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/PORTS"
+  PORTS="$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/PORTS"
+fi
+say "PORTS: $PORTS"
+
+# Refresh staged payload
+mkdir -p "$STAGE/PORTS"
+if [ -f "$ZIP" ]; then
+  rm -rf "$STAGE/PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh" "$STAGE/PORTS/gen1recomp" "$STAGE/PORTS/port.json" \
+    "$STAGE/PORTS/gameinfo.xml" "$STAGE/PORTS/README.md"
+  unzip -q -o "$ZIP" -d "$STAGE/PORTS"
+else
+  fail "missing $ZIP — run ./build-rg34xxsp.sh first"
+fi
+
+# Ensure ROMs are in lovegame (Choose ROM scans this folder on stock OS)
+[ -f "$DECPREP/Pokemon - Red Version.gb" ] || fail "missing Red ROM in $DECPREP"
+[ -f "$DECPREP/Pokemon - Blue Version.gb" ] || fail "missing Blue ROM in $DECPREP"
+cp -f "$DECPREP/Pokemon - Red Version.gb" "$STAGE/PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/"
+cp -f "$DECPREP/Pokemon - Blue Version.gb" "$STAGE/PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/"
+
+say "copying gen1recomp port"
+rm -rf "$PORTS/gen1recomp" "$PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh"
+cp -R "$STAGE/PORTS/gen1recomp" "$PORTS/"
+cp -f "$STAGE/PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh" "$PORTS/"
+cp -f "$STAGE/PORTS/port.json" "$PORTS/gen1recomp/" 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -f "$STAGE/PORTS/README.md" "$PORTS/gen1recomp/" 2>/dev/null || true
+chmod +x "$PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh" "$PORTS/gen1recomp/bin/love.aarch64"
+
+# Also drop carts in the stock GB folder for the emulator library
+GB_DIR=""
+for candidate in "$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/GB" "$ROMS_ROOT/roms/GB" "$ROMS_ROOT/Roms/gb"; do
+  if [ -d "$candidate" ]; then GB_DIR="$candidate"; break; fi
+done
+if [ -n "$GB_DIR" ]; then
+  say "copying .gb into $GB_DIR"
+  cp -f "$DECPREP/Pokemon - Red Version.gb" "$GB_DIR/"
+  cp -f "$DECPREP/Pokemon - Blue Version.gb" "$GB_DIR/"
+fi
+
+sync
+say "installed:"
+ls -lh "$PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh"
+ls -lh "$PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/"*.gb
+say "eject the SD, insert TF1 in the RG34XXSP, open Ports → Gen1recomp, Choose ROM."

main.lua

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 -- Native LÖVE2D port of Pokemon Red. A packaged build creates its private
 -- game-data cache from a user-provided ROM on first boot.
 --
--- Set POKEPORT_EDITOR=1 or pass `--editor` to `love .` to boot the save
+-- The save editor (tools/save-editor/) ships inside every build and is
--- editor tool (tools/save-editor/) instead of the game.
+-- reachable two ways:
+--   * standalone: POKEPORT_EDITOR=1 or `love . --editor`, its own window
+--   * from the launcher: Edit on a save row, which suspends the launcher,
+--     opens the editor on that slot's file, and restores the launcher when
+--     the editor's Close button is pressed (openEditor / closeEditor below)
 
 local editorMode = os.getenv("POKEPORT_EDITOR") == "1" or POKEPORT_EDITOR_MODE == true
 
@@ -18,6 +22,11 @@ local driverCo  -- optional frame-driver (POKEPORT_DRIVER=file.lua): a
 -- bot or screenshot run is not at the mercy of the player's last choice.
 local speedOverride = tonumber(os.getenv("POKEPORT_SPEED"))
 
+-- POKEPORT_TOUCH=1 forces the mobile on-screen controls on and lets the
+-- mouse stand in for a finger, so the overlay can be exercised on desktop
+-- (see src/core/TouchControls.lua).
+local mouseTouch = os.getenv("POKEPORT_TOUCH") == "1"
+
 -- How many times to run a scripted act+step loop per rendered frame.  Only
 -- scripted runs use this; interactive play fast-forwards through
 -- Game.speedOverride / the GAME SPEED option instead.
@@ -26,6 +35,105 @@ local function scriptedIterations()
   return math.max(1, math.floor(require("src.core.GameSpeed").clamp(speedOverride)))
 end
 
+-- ------------------------------------------------------------ save editor
+-- The launcher instance parked while the editor is up, plus the version whose
+-- cache the editor mounted (so closing can put the read path back).
+local editorHost, editorVersion, editorWindow
+local closeEditor  -- forward declaration: openEditor hands it to the editor
+
+-- The editor's modules use flat names (require("Kit"), require("Party")), so
+-- their directories have to be on the require path.  It must be
+-- love.filesystem's path, not package.path: in a packaged build these files
+-- live inside the .love archive, which the stock Lua searcher cannot open.
+local function addEditorRequirePath()
+  local fs = love.filesystem
+  if not (fs.setRequirePath and fs.getRequirePath) then
+    -- very old LOVE: a source checkout still resolves through package.path
+    package.path = fs.getSource() .. "/tools/save-editor/?.lua;"
+                .. fs.getSource() .. "/tools/save-editor/panels/?.lua;"
+                .. package.path
+    return
+  end
+  local current = fs.getRequirePath()
+  if current:find("tools/save%-editor") then return end
+  fs.setRequirePath("tools/save-editor/?.lua;tools/save-editor/panels/?.lua;"
+    .. current)
+end
+
+-- Desktop only: the launcher window (1024x768) is tighter than the editor's
+-- design size, so grow it while editing and put it back on Close.  Never
+-- shrinks, never touches a fullscreen or mobile window.
+local function resizeForEditor()
+  if not (love.window and love.window.getMode and love.window.setMode) then return end
+  local osName = love.system.getOS()
+  if osName ~= "OS X" and osName ~= "Windows" and osName ~= "Linux" then return end
+  local w, h, flags = love.window.getMode()
+  if flags.fullscreen then return end
+  local dw, dh = love.window.getDesktopDimensions()
+  local wantW = math.max(w, math.min(1360, math.floor((dw or w) * 0.92)))
+  local wantH = math.max(h, math.min(860, math.floor((dh or h) * 0.88)))
+  if wantW <= w and wantH <= h then return end
+  editorWindow = { w = w, h = h }
+  love.window.setMode(wantW, wantH, flags)
+end
+
+local function restoreWindow()
+  if not editorWindow then return end
+  local _, _, flags = love.window.getMode()
+  love.window.setMode(editorWindow.w, editorWindow.h, flags)
+  editorWindow = nil
+end
+
+-- Open the editor on a launcher save row.  The version's cache has to be
+-- mounted before the editor's Data:load runs, or a Blue save would be edited
+-- against Red's species/item tables.
+local function openEditor(version, slotId)
+  local SaveData = require("src.core.SaveData")
+  local path = SaveData.slotDiskPath(version, slotId)
+  if not path then
+    if Importer then
+      Importer.saveNotice = Importer.saveNotice or {}
+      Importer.saveNotice[version] =
+        { ok = false, text = "Could not resolve that save slot on disk." }
+    end
+    return
+  end
+  local GameVersion = require("src.core.GameVersion")
+  GameVersion.set(version)
+  require("src.import.CacheFs").mountVersion(version)
+  editorVersion = version
+  editorHost = Importer
+  Importer = nil
+  editorMode = true
+  resizeForEditor()
+  addEditorRequirePath()
+  EditorApp = require("App")
+  EditorApp.load(path, { version = version, slotId = slotId, embedded = true,
+                         onClose = function() closeEditor() end })
+end
+
+-- Back to the launcher.  Everything the editor mounted or cached has to come
+-- back out: the version overlay (CacheFs) and the generated modules require
+-- cached behind it (Data), or pressing Play on the OTHER game would boot it
+-- with this one's data.
+function closeEditor()
+  local version = editorVersion
+  editorMode = false
+  if EditorApp and EditorApp.unload then EditorApp.unload() end
+  EditorApp = nil
+  if version then
+    require("src.import.CacheFs").unmountVersion(version)
+    require("src.core.Data"):unloadGenerated()
+  end
+  editorVersion = nil
+  restoreWindow()
+  Importer = editorHost
+  editorHost = nil
+  if Importer and version and Importer.savesChanged then
+    Importer:savesChanged(version)
+  end
+end
+
 local function bootGame(version)
   -- The launcher hands us the chosen game (Red / Blue); scripted and headless
   -- runs fall back to POKEPORT_VERSION, then Red.  Set the active version and
@@ -76,12 +184,17 @@ function love.load(args)
   end
   love.graphics.setDefaultFilter("nearest", "nearest")
 
+  -- Standalone editor.  A bare `--editor` run has no launcher behind it, so
+  -- Close quits; --save points it at a specific file, otherwise it opens the
+  -- default save path for POKEPORT_VERSION (Red unless overridden), whose
+  -- cache has to be mounted before the editor's Data:load.
   if editorMode then
-    package.path = love.filesystem.getSource() .. "/tools/save-editor/?.lua;"
+    local version = os.getenv("POKEPORT_VERSION") or "red"
-                .. love.filesystem.getSource() .. "/tools/save-editor/panels/?.lua;"
+    require("src.core.GameVersion").set(version)
-                .. package.path
+    require("src.import.CacheFs").mountVersion(version)
+    addEditorRequirePath()
     EditorApp = require("App")
-    EditorApp.load(savePath)
+    EditorApp.load(savePath, { version = version })
     return
   end
 
@@ -122,10 +235,11 @@ function love.load(args)
   -- column shows Play when that game's ROM is already imported, or Choose ROM
   -- / drag-drop when it is not (Yellow is still a placeholder).  Any dropped
   -- .gb is routed to Red or Blue by its SHA-1; pressing Play boots that game.
+  -- Edit on a save row opens the bundled editor on that slot (openEditor).
   Importer = RomImporter.new(function(version)
     Importer = nil
     bootGame(version)
-  end, { launcher = true, forceImport = forceImport })
+  end, { launcher = true, forceImport = forceImport, onEditSave = openEditor })
 end
 
 function love.update(dt)
@@ -201,19 +315,19 @@ end
 
 function love.gamepadpressed(joystick, button)
   if editorMode then return end
-  if Importer then return end
+  if Importer then return Importer:gamepadpressed(joystick, button) end
   Game:gamepadpressed(joystick, button)
 end
 
 function love.gamepadreleased(joystick, button)
   if editorMode then return end
-  if Importer then return end
+  if Importer then return Importer:gamepadreleased(joystick, button) end
   Game:gamepadreleased(joystick, button)
 end
 
 function love.gamepadaxis(joystick, axis, value)
   if editorMode then return end
-  if Importer then return end
+  if Importer then return Importer:gamepadaxis(joystick, axis, value) end
   Game:gamepadaxis(joystick, axis, value)
 end
 
@@ -274,6 +388,9 @@ function love.mousepressed(x, y, button)
   if editorMode and EditorApp.mousepressed then
     return EditorApp.mousepressed(x, y, button)
   end
+  if mouseTouch and Game and button == 1 then
+    Game:touchpressed("mouse", x, y)
+  end
 end
 
 function love.mousereleased(x, y, button)
@@ -281,10 +398,20 @@ function love.mousereleased(x, y, button)
   if editorMode and EditorApp.mousereleased then
     return EditorApp.mousereleased(x, y, button)
   end
+  if mouseTouch and Game and button == 1 then
+    Game:touchreleased("mouse", x, y)
+  end
+end
+
+function love.mousemoved(x, y)
+  if editorMode or Importer then return end
+  if mouseTouch and Game and love.mouse.isDown(1) then
+    Game:touchmoved("mouse", x, y)
+  end
 end
 
 function love.textinput(text)
-  if Importer then return end
+  if Importer then return Importer:textinput(text) end
   if editorMode and EditorApp.textinput then
     return EditorApp.textinput(text)
   end

mobile/ANDROID.md

@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ The embedded `game.love` deliberately excludes `data/generated/`,
 `assets/generated/`, and any ROM. It contains the first-boot Lua importer and
 `tools/rom_manifest.json`.
 
-ROM import on Android uses `love.system.pickFile()` →
+ROM / mod / save import on Android uses `love.system.pickFile([kind])` →
-`GameActivity.showRomFilePicker` (Storage Access Framework), which copies the
+`GameActivity.showFilePicker` (Storage Access Framework), which copies the
-chosen file to `picked_rom.gb` under the app save directory. `RomImporter`
+chosen file under the app save directory as `picked_rom.gb`,
-imports pending (not-yet-ready) `.gb` files from that folder on Choose /
+`picked_mod.zip`, or `picked_save.sav`. `RomImporter` imports pending files
-refocus; see `docs/launcher.md` (Android multi-ROM import). The APK payload
+from that folder on Choose / refocus; see `docs/launcher.md`. The APK payload
 itself remains data-free (no embedded ROM or generated cache).
 
 ### SDK / NDK

mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
   <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
+  <!-- Link play (src/link/): both the LAN backend (enet UDP) and the relay
+       backend (luasocket TCP) are ordinary sockets, and Android denies those
+       to a UID without INTERNET. Bind and connect then come back EPERM, which
+       the link screen shows as "(Operation not permitted)" (issue #287).
+       scripts/build_android.sh must not strip this again. -->
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
 <!-- OpenGL ES 2.0 -->
   <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" />
   <!-- Touchscreen support -->

mobile/android/gradle.properties

@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ android.useAndroidX=true
 android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig=true
 android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
 android.nonFinalResIds=true
-app.name=Pokemon Red
+app.name=gen1recomp

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/common/android.cpp

@@ -183,13 +183,37 @@ void vibrate(double seconds)
 	env->DeleteLocalRef(activity);
 }
 
-bool showFilePicker()
+bool showFilePicker(const char *destFilename)
 {
+	if (destFilename == nullptr || destFilename[0] == '\0')
+		destFilename = "picked_rom.gb";
+
 	JNIEnv *env = (JNIEnv*) SDL_AndroidGetJNIEnv();
 	jclass activity = env->FindClass("org/love2d/android/GameActivity");
 
-	jmethodID method = env->GetStaticMethodID(activity, "showRomFilePicker", "()Z");
+	jmethodID method = env->GetStaticMethodID(activity, "showFilePicker",
-	jboolean result = env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(activity, method);
+		"(Ljava/lang/String;)Z");
+	jstring jname = env->NewStringUTF(destFilename);
+	jboolean result = env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(activity, method, jname);
+	env->DeleteLocalRef(jname);
+
+	env->DeleteLocalRef(activity);
+	return result;
+}
+
+bool showCreateDocument(const char *suggestedName)
+{
+	if (suggestedName == nullptr || suggestedName[0] == '\0')
+		suggestedName = "export.sav";
+
+	JNIEnv *env = (JNIEnv*) SDL_AndroidGetJNIEnv();
+	jclass activity = env->FindClass("org/love2d/android/GameActivity");
+
+	jmethodID method = env->GetStaticMethodID(activity, "showCreateDocument",
+		"(Ljava/lang/String;)Z");
+	jstring jname = env->NewStringUTF(suggestedName);
+	jboolean result = env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(activity, method, jname);
+	env->DeleteLocalRef(jname);
 
 	env->DeleteLocalRef(activity);
 	return result;

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/common/android.h

@@ -63,9 +63,16 @@ void vibrate(double seconds);
  * Shows the system's "pick a document" UI (Storage Access Framework).
  * Returns true if the picker was launched; the picked file (if any) is
  * copied asynchronously by GameActivity.onActivityResult into the app's
- * external save directory, not returned here -- see src/import/RomImporter.lua.
+ * external save directory under destFilename (default picked_rom.gb), not
+ * returned here -- see src/import/RomImporter.lua.
  **/
-bool showFilePicker();
+bool showFilePicker(const char *destFilename = nullptr);
+
+/**
+ * Shows ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT so Lua can export a staged pending_export.sav
+ * to a user-chosen location. suggestedName is the dialog default filename.
+ **/
+bool showCreateDocument(const char *suggestedName = nullptr);
 
 /*
  * Helper functions for the filesystem module

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/modules/system/System.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "common/config.h"
 #include "System.h"
 
+#include <cstring>
+
 #if defined(LOVE_MACOSX)
 #include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
 #elif defined(LOVE_IOS)
@@ -180,11 +182,32 @@ void System::vibrate(double seconds) const
 #endif
 }
 
-bool System::pickFile() const
+bool System::pickFile(const char *kind) const
 {
 #ifdef LOVE_ANDROID
-	return love::android::showFilePicker();
+	const char *dest = "picked_rom.gb";
+	if (kind != nullptr)
+	{
+		if (strcmp(kind, "mod") == 0)
+			dest = "picked_mod.zip";
+		else if (strcmp(kind, "sav") == 0 || strcmp(kind, "save") == 0)
+			dest = "picked_save.sav";
+		else if (strcmp(kind, "rom") == 0)
+			dest = "picked_rom.gb";
+	}
+	return love::android::showFilePicker(dest);
 #else
+	LOVE_UNUSED(kind);
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool System::createFile(const char *suggestedName) const
+{
+#ifdef LOVE_ANDROID
+	return love::android::showCreateDocument(suggestedName);
+#else
+	LOVE_UNUSED(suggestedName);
 	return false;
 #endif
 }

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/modules/system/System.h

@@ -111,9 +111,21 @@ public:
 	 * Android only for now; the result (if any) is not returned here -- see
 	 * love::android::showFilePicker and src/import/RomImporter.lua.
 	 *
+	 * @param kind Optional pick kind: nullptr/"rom" -> picked_rom.gb,
+	 *             "mod" -> picked_mod.zip, "sav"/"save" -> picked_save.sav.
 	 * @return Whether the picker was shown.
 	 **/
-	virtual bool pickFile() const;
+	virtual bool pickFile(const char *kind = nullptr) const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Shows the platform's native "create / save a file" UI (Android SAF
+	 * ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT). Copies staged pending_export.sav from the app
+	 * save directory to the user-chosen URI. See GameActivity.showCreateDocument.
+	 *
+	 * @param suggestedName Default filename shown in the dialog.
+	 * @return Whether the create dialog was shown.
+	 **/
+	virtual bool createFile(const char *suggestedName = nullptr) const;
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets if the user is playing music on background.

mobile/android/love/src/jni/love/src/modules/system/wrap_System.cpp

@@ -97,7 +97,15 @@ int w_vibrate(lua_State *L)
 
 int w_pickFile(lua_State *L)
 {
-	luax_pushboolean(L, instance()->pickFile());
+	const char *kind = luaL_optstring(L, 1, nullptr);
+	luax_pushboolean(L, instance()->pickFile(kind));
+	return 1;
+}
+
+int w_createFile(lua_State *L)
+{
+	const char *suggested = luaL_optstring(L, 1, nullptr);
+	luax_pushboolean(L, instance()->createFile(suggested));
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -117,6 +125,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 	{ "openURL", w_openURL },
 	{ "vibrate", w_vibrate },
 	{ "pickFile", w_pickFile },
+	{ "createFile", w_createFile },
 	{ "hasBackgroundMusic", w_hasBackgroundMusic },
 	{ 0, 0 }
 };

mobile/android/love/src/main/java/org/love2d/android/GameActivity.java

@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ package org.love2d.android;
 
 import org.libsdl.app.SDLActivity;
 
+import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
 import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -61,13 +64,24 @@ public class GameActivity extends SDLActivity {
     protected final int[] recordAudioRequestDummy = new int[1];
     public static final int EXTERNAL_STORAGE_REQUEST_CODE = 2;
     public static final int RECORD_AUDIO_REQUEST_CODE = 3;
-    public static final int ROM_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE = 4;
+    public static final int FILE_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE = 4;
-    // Mirrors conf.lua's t.identity ("pokemon-love2d"): where the picked ROM
+    public static final int FILE_CREATE_REQUEST_CODE = 5;
+    /** @deprecated Prefer FILE_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE; kept for older call sites. */
+    public static final int ROM_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE = FILE_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE;
+    // Mirrors conf.lua's t.identity ("pokemon-love2d"): where the picked file
     // is dropped so RomImporter's existing folder scan finds it -- see
     // src/import/RomImporter.lua and Filesystem::setIdentity (sets Android's
     // save directory to getExternalFilesDir()/save/<identity>).
     private static final String ROM_SAVE_IDENTITY = "pokemon-love2d";
     private static final String PICKED_ROM_FILENAME = "picked_rom.gb";
+    private static final String PICKED_MOD_FILENAME = "picked_mod.zip";
+    private static final String PICKED_SAVE_FILENAME = "picked_save.sav";
+    private static final String PENDING_EXPORT_FILENAME = "pending_export.sav";
+    private static final String EXPORT_DONE_FILENAME = "export_done.flag";
+    // Destination basename for the in-flight SAF pick (set by showFilePicker).
+    private String pendingPickFilename = PICKED_ROM_FILENAME;
+    // Suggested download name for the in-flight SAF create (set by showCreateDocument).
+    private String pendingCreateSuggestedName = "export.sav";
     private static boolean immersiveActive = false;
     private static boolean needToCopyGameInArchive = false;
     private boolean storagePermissionUnnecessary = false;
@@ -341,59 +355,185 @@ public class GameActivity extends SDLActivity {
 
     /**
      * Shows the system document picker (Storage Access Framework) so the
-     * player can pick their ROM from anywhere (Downloads, Drive, etc.)
+     * player can pick a ROM / mod / save from anywhere (Downloads, Drive,
-     * without needing to know where the app's external files folder is.
+     * etc.) without needing to know where the app's external files folder
-     * Requires API 19+ (ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT); the picked file (if any)
+     * is. Requires API 19+ (ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT); the picked file (if any)
      * arrives later in onActivityResult, not synchronously here.
+     *
+     * @param destFilename basename under the app save identity (e.g.
+     *                     picked_rom.gb, picked_mod.zip, picked_save.sav)
      */
     @Keep
-    public static boolean showRomFilePicker() {
+    public static boolean showFilePicker(String destFilename) {
         if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 19) return false;
         GameActivity self = (GameActivity) mSingleton;
         if (self == null) return false;
+        if (destFilename == null || destFilename.length() == 0) {
+            destFilename = PICKED_ROM_FILENAME;
+        }
+        // Reject path separators so a hostile JNI caller cannot escape the
+        // save identity directory.
+        if (destFilename.indexOf('/') >= 0 || destFilename.indexOf('\\') >= 0) {
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "refusing unsafe picker dest: " + destFilename);
+            return false;
+        }
 
+        self.pendingPickFilename = destFilename;
         Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
         intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
         intent.setType("*/*");
         try {
-            self.startActivityForResult(intent, ROM_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE);
+            self.startActivityForResult(intent, FILE_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE);
             return true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            Log.d("GameActivity", "could not open ROM file picker: " + e.getMessage());
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "could not open file picker: " + e.getMessage());
             return false;
         }
     }
 
+    /** ROM convenience wrapper; prefer showFilePicker with an explicit name. */
+    @Keep
+    public static boolean showRomFilePicker() {
+        return showFilePicker(PICKED_ROM_FILENAME);
+    }
+
+    /** Mod .zip convenience wrapper used by love.system.pickFile("mod"). */
+    @Keep
+    public static boolean showModFilePicker() {
+        return showFilePicker(PICKED_MOD_FILENAME);
+    }
+
+    /** Battery .sav convenience wrapper used by love.system.pickFile("sav"). */
+    @Keep
+    public static boolean showSaveFilePicker() {
+        return showFilePicker(PICKED_SAVE_FILENAME);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shows ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT so the player can save a staged export
+     * (pending_export.sav in the app save identity) to Downloads / Drive /
+     * etc. Suggested name is the dialog's default filename.
+     */
+    @Keep
+    public static boolean showCreateDocument(String suggestedName) {
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 19) return false;
+        GameActivity self = (GameActivity) mSingleton;
+        if (self == null) return false;
+        if (suggestedName == null || suggestedName.length() == 0) {
+            suggestedName = "export.sav";
+        }
+        if (suggestedName.indexOf('/') >= 0 || suggestedName.indexOf('\\') >= 0) {
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "refusing unsafe create name: " + suggestedName);
+            return false;
+        }
+        File source = new File(
+            new File(self.getExternalFilesDir(null), "save"),
+            ROM_SAVE_IDENTITY + "/" + PENDING_EXPORT_FILENAME);
+        if (!source.isFile()) {
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "no pending export at " + source);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        self.pendingCreateSuggestedName = suggestedName;
+        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT);
+        intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
+        intent.setType("application/octet-stream");
+        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, suggestedName);
+        try {
+            self.startActivityForResult(intent, FILE_CREATE_REQUEST_CODE);
+            return true;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "could not open create-document picker: " + e.getMessage());
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private File saveIdentityDir() {
+        return new File(new File(getExternalFilesDir(null), "save"), ROM_SAVE_IDENTITY);
+    }
+
+    private boolean copyFileToUri(File source, Uri destUri) {
+        InputStream in = null;
+        OutputStream out = null;
+        try {
+            in = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(source));
+            out = getContentResolver().openOutputStream(destUri);
+            if (out == null) return false;
+            byte[] buf = new byte[8192];
+            int n;
+            while ((n = in.read(buf)) != -1) {
+                out.write(buf, 0, n);
+            }
+            out.flush();
+            return true;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "copy to URI failed: " + e.getMessage());
+            return false;
+        } finally {
+            try { if (in != null) in.close(); } catch (IOException ignored) {}
+            try { if (out != null) out.close(); } catch (IOException ignored) {}
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
         super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
-        if (requestCode != ROM_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE) return;
+        if (requestCode == FILE_CREATE_REQUEST_CODE) {
+            if (resultCode != RESULT_OK || data == null || data.getData() == null) {
+                Log.d("GameActivity", "create-document cancelled");
+                return;
+            }
+            File source = new File(saveIdentityDir(), PENDING_EXPORT_FILENAME);
+            if (!source.isFile()) {
+                Log.d("GameActivity", "pending export missing at result time");
+                return;
+            }
+            Uri uri = data.getData();
+            if (copyFileToUri(source, uri)) {
+                // Signal Lua on next focus that the SAF export finished.
+                File flag = new File(saveIdentityDir(), EXPORT_DONE_FILENAME);
+                try {
+                    FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(flag, false);
+                    fos.write("ok".getBytes());
+                    fos.close();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    Log.d("GameActivity", "could not write export_done flag: " + e.getMessage());
+                }
+                // Keep pending_export.sav so a retry still works; Lua may remove it.
+            } else {
+                Log.d("GameActivity", "could not write export to " + uri);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        if (requestCode != FILE_PICKER_REQUEST_CODE) return;
         if (resultCode != RESULT_OK || data == null || data.getData() == null) {
-            Log.d("GameActivity", "ROM picker returned no file (cancelled?)");
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "file picker returned no file (cancelled?)");
             return;
         }
 
         Uri uri = data.getData();
-        File destDir = new File(new File(getExternalFilesDir(null), "save"), ROM_SAVE_IDENTITY);
+        File destDir = saveIdentityDir();
         if (!destDir.exists() && !destDir.mkdirs()) {
             Log.d("GameActivity", "could not create " + destDir);
             return;
         }
-        File destFile = new File(destDir, PICKED_ROM_FILENAME);
+        String destName = pendingPickFilename != null
+            ? pendingPickFilename : PICKED_ROM_FILENAME;
+        File destFile = new File(destDir, destName);
 
         InputStream source;
         try {
             source = getContentResolver().openInputStream(uri);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-            Log.d("GameActivity", "could not open picked ROM: " + e.getMessage());
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "could not open picked file: " + e.getMessage());
             return;
         }
         if (source == null) {
-            Log.d("GameActivity", "ContentResolver returned no stream for picked ROM");
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "ContentResolver returned no stream for picked file");
             return;
         }
         if (!copyAssetFile(source, destFile.getPath())) {
-            Log.d("GameActivity", "could not copy picked ROM to " + destFile);
+            Log.d("GameActivity", "could not copy picked file to " + destFile);
         }
     }
 

mods/example_mew_starter/mod.card

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "Oak's Charmander gift becomes a level 20 Mew with inverted sprites.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "beginner", "cosmetic", "data-only", "legacy" },
   differences = {
     changed = {

mods/examples/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Example mod gallery
 
-Seven reference mods, one per modder persona. Each is small enough to read
+Eight reference mods, one per modder persona. Each is small enough to read
 in one sitting, exercises a different slice of the mod API, and is a real,
 runnable, tested mod — not a snippet.
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Copy the one closest to what you want to build.
 | 5 | [`example_weather`](example_weather) | Mechanic designer | `MECHANIC` | Rain that scales WATER and FIRE damage, behind a ruleset |
 | 6 | [`example_dexnav`](example_dexnav) | Tool builder | `TOOL` | A START-menu dex overlay with an inter-mod API |
 | 7 | [`example_mini_conversion`](example_mini_conversion) | TC team | `TOTAL_CONVERSION` | Sable Cove: one town, three species, one badge |
+| 8 | [`example_silly_oak`](example_silly_oak) | Intro author | `UI` | Extra Oak questions, sprite swaps, answers in `mod.save` |
 
 ## None of these load by default
 
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ and `field`, and exercises:
 - both buses — `events:on` / `events:emit` and `hooks:wrap` — across
   `music.select`, `battle.damage`, `ui.start_menu.items`, `ui.options.rows`,
   `battle.started`, `battle.turn_started`, `battle.ended`, `flag.changed`,
-  `game.ready` and `assets.transformed`
+  `game.ready`, `assets.transformed`, `intro.oak_speech.build`,
+  `intro.oak_speech.answered` and `intro.oak_speech.finished`
 - `mod.save`, `mod.options`, `mod.exports`, `mod.commands`, `mod.ui`,
   `mod:read`, `mod.log` and `mod.path`
 - asset transforms, the `trueColor` opt-out, script labels and `choice`,
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ mods/examples/<id>/
   .modkitignore     keeps the suite out of the distributed package
 ```
 
-`tests/mod_examples_tests.lua` in the engine's own suite loads all seven
+`tests/mod_examples_tests.lua` in the engine's own suite loads all eight
 together and asserts the above, so the gallery cannot rot.
 
 These example mods arent perfect and are just examples to show you basics of wahts possible, but way more than just this is possible.

mods/examples/example_balance_tweaks/mod.card

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "Faster final starters, half-price TMs, a re-slotted Route 1.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "balance", "data-only", "beginner" },
   differences = {
     changed = {

mods/examples/example_dexnav/mod.card

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "A start-menu dex overlay with seen/owned counts and an inter-mod API.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "ui", "tool", "quality-of-life" },
   differences = {
     changed = { "the START menu gains a DEXNAV row above SAVE" },

mods/examples/example_jukebox/mod.card

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "An authored chip song for Pallet Town, a new Mew cry, and a jukebox screen.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "audio", "chiptune", "ui" },
   differences = {
     changed = {

mods/examples/example_lost_parcel/mod.card

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "A courier in Viridian lost a parcel in Pewter. Fetch it for a NUGGET.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "quest", "story", "scripting" },
   differences = {
     changed = {

mods/examples/example_mini_conversion/mod.card

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "Sable Cove: one town, three species, one badge. The smallest whole conversion.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "total-conversion", "capstone" },
   differences = {
     changed = {

mods/examples/example_shiny_palette/mod.card

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "A teal player recolor derived from your own cache, plus two palette records.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "cosmetic", "graphics", "beginner" },
   screenshots = {
     { transform = "shots/pallet_town.lua", caption = "Pallet Town under the recolored palette" },

mods/examples/example_silly_oak/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Changelog
+
+Format: [keep a changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
+Version headings match `manifest.json`'s `version`.
+
+## 1.0.0
+
+### Added
+
+- `intro.oak_speech.build` wrap that injects toast / MEW / snack / rival-trust / pineapple beats.
+- Answers written to `mod.save` via `intro.oak_speech.answered`.
+- Custom `toast_kid.png` sprite shown mid-speech.

mods/examples/example_silly_oak/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Silly Oak Intro Example
+
+Hooks Oak's NEW GAME speech: extra questions, sprite swaps (Oak, rival,
+player, MEW, and a custom Toast Kid pic), and answers stored in `mod.save`.
+
+## Try it (play through yourself)
+
+```sh
+rm -rf mods/example_silly_oak
+cp -r mods/examples/example_silly_oak mods/
+love .
+```
+
+Then **NEW GAME** and mash A / pick the menus. Disable or delete
+`mods/example_silly_oak` when you're done so vanilla boots clean.
+
+## Headless check
+
+```sh
+luajit mods/examples/example_silly_oak/tests/example_silly_oak_test.lua
+```
+
+## Auto driver (screenshots + save asserts)
+
+```sh
+rm -rf mods/example_silly_oak
+cp -r mods/examples/example_silly_oak mods/
+SHOT_DIR=/tmp/silly_oak POKEPORT_IDENTITY=silly_oak_driver_test \
+  POKEPORT_DRIVER=tests/drivers/silly_oak_intro_test.lua POKEPORT_SPEED=8 love .
+```
+
+`POKEPORT_IDENTITY` keeps this run's save out of your normal slot.
+
+## What it demonstrates
+
+| Seam | Where |
+|---|---|
+| `hooks:wrap("intro.oak_speech.build")` | `main.lua` — reshape the step list |
+| `mod.ui.insertStepAfter` / `insertStepBefore` | `main.lua` — anchored on vanilla step ids |
+| step kinds `say` / `yesno` / `choice` | `main.lua` |
+| pics: `"oak"`, `"rival"`, `"player"`, pokemon, custom image | `main.lua` |
+| `events:on("intro.oak_speech.answered")` | `main.lua` → `mod.save` |
+| `events:on("intro.oak_speech.finished")` | `main.lua` |

mods/examples/example_silly_oak/main.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+-- Gallery entry: reshape Oak's intro speech with extra questions, sprite
+-- swaps (oak / rival / player / pokemon / a custom image), and answers
+-- that land in mod.save.
+--
+-- Uses hooks:wrap("intro.oak_speech.build") plus intro.oak_speech.answered.
+
+return function(mod)
+  local toastPic = mod.path .. "/assets/toast_kid.png"
+
+  mod.hooks:wrap("intro.oak_speech.build", function(next, steps, speech)
+    steps = next(steps, speech)
+
+    -- after oak says hello, immediately derail
+    mod.ui.insertStepAfter(steps, "oak_welcome", {
+      id = "silly_quiz_intro",
+      kind = "say",
+      pic = "oak",
+      text = "Before we start,\nI have a few\vquestions.\fImportant ones.\nScientific ones.",
+    })
+
+    mod.ui.insertStepAfter(steps, "silly_quiz_intro", {
+      id = "silly_toast",
+      kind = "yesno",
+      pic = "oak",
+      saveKey = "likes_toast",
+      text = "Do you like\ntoast?",
+    })
+
+    -- brand new sprite mid-speech
+    mod.ui.insertStepAfter(steps, "silly_toast", {
+      id = "silly_toast_kid",
+      kind = "say",
+      pic = { type = "image", path = toastPic },
+      reveal = "fade",
+      saveKey = nil,
+      text = "This is Toast Kid.\nHe is not a\vPOKéMON.\fHe just showed up\none day.\fAnyway.",
+    })
+
+    -- existing mon with a wipe + cry, parked after the real demo mon
+    mod.ui.insertStepAfter(steps, "demo_mon", {
+      id = "silly_mew",
+      kind = "say",
+      pic = { type = "pokemon", id = "MEW" },
+      reveal = "wipe",
+      cry = "MEW",
+      text = "This is MEW.\nPlease do not\vtell anyone\vI showed you.",
+    })
+
+    mod.ui.insertStepAfter(steps, "silly_mew", {
+      id = "silly_snack",
+      kind = "choice",
+      pic = "oak",
+      saveKey = "snack",
+      text = "Pick a snack.\nThis goes on\vyour permanent\vrecord.",
+      choices = { "BERRIES", "LEFTOVERS", "OLD ROD" },
+    })
+
+    -- swap to rival pic for a loaded question before naming him
+    mod.ui.insertStepBefore(steps, "ask_rival_name", {
+      id = "silly_trust",
+      kind = "choice",
+      pic = "rival",
+      reveal = "fade",
+      saveKey = "trusts_rival",
+      text = "Look at this kid.\nTrustworthy?",
+      choices = { "SURE", "NO" },
+      values = { true, false },
+    })
+
+    -- player pic for one last bit after both names are set
+    mod.ui.insertStepAfter(steps, "name_rival", {
+      id = "silly_pineapple",
+      kind = "yesno",
+      pic = "player",
+      saveKey = "pineapple_on_pizza",
+      text = "{PLAYER}. Be honest.\nPineapple on\vpizza?",
+    })
+
+    mod.ui.insertStepAfter(steps, "silly_pineapple", {
+      id = "silly_closing",
+      kind = "say",
+      pic = "oak",
+      text = "Great. Terrible.\nI have notes.\fLet's pretend this\nwas normal.",
+    })
+
+    return steps
+  end)
+
+  -- every answered step with a saveKey lands in mod.save (and therefore
+  -- save.modData[mod.id] once the slot is written)
+  mod.events:on("intro.oak_speech.answered", function(ev)
+    if not ev.saveKey then return end
+    mod.save:set(ev.saveKey, ev.value)
+    mod.log:info("intro answer %s = %s", tostring(ev.saveKey), tostring(ev.value))
+  end)
+
+  mod.events:on("intro.oak_speech.finished", function(ev)
+    local answers = ev.answers or {}
+    for key, value in pairs(answers) do
+      if mod.save:get(key) == nil then
+        mod.save:set(key, value)
+      end
+    end
+    mod.save:set("quiz_done", true)
+    mod.log:info("silly oak quiz done")
+  end)
+end

mods/examples/example_silly_oak/manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "id": "example_silly_oak",
+  "name": "Silly Oak Intro Example",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "api": 2,
+  "entry": "main.lua",
+  "profile": "content",
+  "category": "UI",
+  "game_version": ">=0.0.0-0 <2.0.0",
+  "priority": 100,
+  "dependencies": [],
+  "optional_dependencies": [],
+  "conflicts": [],
+  "description": "Reshapes Oak's intro speech with extra questions, sprite swaps, and answers saved to mod.save."
+}

mods/examples/example_silly_oak/mod.card

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- Sharing metadata for the manager detail pane.
+return {
+  summary = "Oak asks dumb questions during the intro and remembers your answers.",
+  author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
+  tags = { "intro", "ui", "oak", "hooks" },
+  differences = {
+    changed = {
+      "Oak's NEW GAME speech gains extra questions and sprite beats",
+    },
+    added = {
+      "mod.save keys: likes_toast, snack, trusts_rival, pineapple_on_pizza, quiz_done",
+      "Custom Toast Kid pic mid-intro",
+    },
+    known = { "vanilla naming and the shrink-away still run" },
+  },
+  credits = {
+    { who = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project", for_ = "the intro.oak_speech hooks" },
+  },
+  compat = { engine = ">=0.0.0 <2.0.0", modApi = 2 },
+}

mods/examples/example_silly_oak/tests/example_silly_oak_test.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+-- Standalone: luajit mods/examples/example_silly_oak/tests/example_silly_oak_test.lua
+-- Covers the intro.oak_speech build hook, step helpers, sprite descriptors,
+-- and answers landing in mod.save.
+--
+-- Needs an imported ROM dataset (data/generated/).  Headless CI and a
+-- fresh checkout without a ROM skip cleanly -- the gallery is also
+-- covered by tests/mod_examples_tests.lua when generated data is present.
+package.path = "./?.lua;./?/init.lua;" .. package.path
+
+local function hasGenerated()
+  local handle = io.open("data/generated/constants.lua", "r")
+  if handle then handle:close() return true end
+  return false
+end
+if not hasGenerated() then
+  print("example_silly_oak_test skipped (needs data/generated/)")
+  os.exit(0)
+end
+
+local T = require("tests.modkit")
+local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
+local OakSpeech = require("src.ui.OakSpeech")
+local Data = require("src.core.Data")
+Data:load()
+
+local run = T.sdk.loadMod("mods/examples/example_silly_oak", { data = Data })
+T.eq(#run.errors, 0, "loads clean (" .. tostring(run.errors[1]) .. ")")
+
+local mod = run.mod
+T.check(mod ~= nil and mod.state == "loaded", "mod reached the loaded state")
+local ModUI = require("src.ui.ModUI")
+local bucket = function()
+  return run.loader.modSave.example_silly_oak or {}
+end
+local toastPath = (mod.path or "mods/examples/example_silly_oak")
+  .. "/assets/toast_kid.png"
+
+-- ------- build hook injects every silly beat around vanilla anchors
+
+local speech = OakSpeech.new({
+  data = Data,
+  save = { player = { name = "RED", rival = "BLUE" } },
+  stack = { push = function() end, pop = function() end },
+}, nil)
+local steps = speech:buildSteps()
+
+local ids = {}
+for _, step in ipairs(steps) do ids[#ids + 1] = step.id end
+local function has(id)
+  for _, x in ipairs(ids) do if x == id then return true end end
+  return false
+end
+
+T.check(has("oak_welcome") and has("name_player") and has("shrink"),
+  "vanilla anchors still present")
+T.check(has("silly_quiz_intro") and has("silly_toast") and has("silly_toast_kid"),
+  "toast quiz beats injected")
+T.check(has("silly_mew") and has("silly_snack"),
+  "MEW reveal and snack choice injected")
+T.check(has("silly_trust") and has("silly_pineapple") and has("silly_closing"),
+  "rival trust + pineapple beats injected")
+
+-- order: toast kid before demo_mon, mew after demo_mon, trust before rival ask
+local function indexOf(id)
+  for i, x in ipairs(ids) do if x == id then return i end end
+  return 0
+end
+T.check(indexOf("silly_toast_kid") < indexOf("demo_mon"),
+  "Toast Kid shows before the demo mon")
+T.check(indexOf("demo_mon") < indexOf("silly_mew"),
+  "MEW shows after the demo mon")
+T.check(indexOf("silly_trust") < indexOf("ask_rival_name"),
+  "trust question is before rival naming")
+T.check(indexOf("name_rival") < indexOf("silly_pineapple")
+        and indexOf("silly_pineapple") < indexOf("legend"),
+  "pineapple lands between rival name and the legend beat")
+
+-- ------- step shapes cover choice / yesno / custom image / pokemon
+
+local byId = {}
+for _, step in ipairs(steps) do byId[step.id] = step end
+
+T.eq(byId.silly_toast.kind, "yesno", "toast is a yes/no")
+T.eq(byId.silly_toast.saveKey, "likes_toast", "toast writes likes_toast")
+T.eq(byId.silly_snack.kind, "choice", "snack is a multi choice")
+T.eq(#byId.silly_snack.choices, 3, "snack has three options")
+T.check(byId.silly_toast_kid.pic and byId.silly_toast_kid.pic.type == "image",
+  "Toast Kid uses a custom image pic")
+T.check(byId.silly_mew.pic and byId.silly_mew.pic.type == "pokemon"
+        and byId.silly_mew.pic.id == "MEW" and byId.silly_mew.cry == "MEW",
+  "MEW beat uses pokemon pic + cry")
+T.eq(byId.silly_trust.pic, "rival", "trust question shows the rival pic")
+
+-- ------- resolvePic covers trainer / pokemon / player / image shorthand
+
+local oakImg = OakSpeech.resolvePic({ data = Data }, "oak", speech)
+local rivalImg = OakSpeech.resolvePic({ data = Data }, "rival", speech)
+local playerImg = OakSpeech.resolvePic({ data = Data }, "player", speech)
+local mewImg, mewFlip = OakSpeech.resolvePic({ data = Data },
+  { type = "pokemon", id = "MEW", flip = true }, speech)
+local customImg = OakSpeech.resolvePic({ data = Data },
+  { type = "image", path = toastPath }, speech)
+-- headless love stub may return nil images; the call itself must not throw
+T.check(oakImg == speech.oakPic or oakImg == nil or type(oakImg) == "userdata"
+        or type(oakImg) == "table",
+  "oak shorthand resolves without error")
+T.check(rivalImg == speech.rivalPic or rivalImg == nil or type(rivalImg) == "userdata"
+        or type(rivalImg) == "table",
+  "rival shorthand resolves without error")
+T.check(playerImg == speech.playerPic or playerImg == nil
+        or type(playerImg) == "userdata" or type(playerImg) == "table",
+  "player shorthand resolves without error")
+T.check(mewFlip == true, "pokemon flip flag is honored")
+T.check(customImg ~= nil or true, "custom image path is accepted")
+
+-- ------- answered event writes mod.save (loader.modSave bucket)
+
+Runtime.emit("intro.oak_speech.answered", {
+  saveKey = "likes_toast", value = true, label = "YES", index = 1,
+  step = byId.silly_toast, speech = speech,
+})
+Runtime.emit("intro.oak_speech.answered", {
+  saveKey = "snack", value = "OLD ROD", label = "OLD ROD", index = 3,
+  step = byId.silly_snack, speech = speech,
+})
+Runtime.emit("intro.oak_speech.answered", {
+  saveKey = "trusts_rival", value = false, label = "NO", index = 2,
+  step = byId.silly_trust, speech = speech,
+})
+Runtime.emit("intro.oak_speech.answered", {
+  saveKey = "pineapple_on_pizza", value = true, label = "YES", index = 1,
+  step = byId.silly_pineapple, speech = speech,
+})
+Runtime.emit("intro.oak_speech.finished", {
+  speech = speech, answers = speech.answers,
+})
+
+local saved = bucket()
+T.eq(saved.likes_toast, true, "likes_toast saved")
+T.eq(saved.snack, "OLD ROD", "snack saved")
+T.eq(saved.trusts_rival, false, "trusts_rival saved")
+T.eq(saved.pineapple_on_pizza, true, "pineapple_on_pizza saved")
+T.eq(saved.quiz_done, true, "quiz_done stamped on finish")
+
+-- ------- ModUI step helpers (public surface)
+
+local tiny = {
+  { id = "a", kind = "say" },
+  { id = "b", kind = "say" },
+}
+ModUI.insertStepAfter(tiny, "a", { id = "mid", kind = "choice" })
+T.eq(tiny[2].id, "mid", "insertStepAfter lands behind the anchor")
+ModUI.insertStepBefore(tiny, "b", { id = "pre_b", kind = "yesno" })
+T.eq(tiny[3].id, "pre_b", "insertStepBefore lands ahead of the anchor")
+ModUI.removeStep(tiny, "mid")
+T.check(tiny[2].id ~= "mid", "removeStep drops by id")
+
+run.release()
+T.finish("example_silly_oak")

mods/examples/example_weather/mod.card

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 return {
   summary = "Opt-in rain: WATER hits harder, FIRE hits softer, for five turns a battle.",
   author = "Pokemon Gen 1 Recompilation Project",
-  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/pokemon-gen1-recomp-project",
+  contact = "https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp",
   tags = { "battle", "mechanic", "ruleset", "hardcore" },
   differences = {
     changed = {

scripts/build.sh

@@ -56,16 +56,28 @@ done
 mkdir -p "$CACHE" "$WORK" "$DIST/mac" "$DIST/win" "$DIST/linux"
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------- game.love
+# tools/save-editor is part of the shipped app, not a dev-only script: the
+# launcher's Edit button on a save row opens it in-process (main.lua), and
+# `--editor` / POKEPORT_EDITOR=1 opens it standalone.  It is required through
+# love.filesystem's require path, so it has to live inside the archive.
 say "packing game.love"
 LOVE_FILE="$WORK/game.love"
 rm -f "$LOVE_FILE"
 (cd "$ROOT" && zip -q -9 -r "$LOVE_FILE" \
-  main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
+  main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/save-editor \
+  tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
   -x '*.DS_Store' 'data/generated/*' 'assets/generated/*')
 if unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" \
     | grep -Eq '^(data|assets)/generated/[^/]+|^(data|assets)/generated/.+/'; then
   fail "game.love unexpectedly contains generated ROM data"
 fi
+# The editor is only reachable if its entry point and both module directories
+# made it in; a silent miss would ship a launcher whose Edit button crashes.
+for required in tools/save-editor/App.lua tools/save-editor/Kit.lua \
+                tools/save-editor/panels/Party.lua; do
+  unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" | grep -qx "$required" \
+    || fail "game.love is missing $required (save editor would not load)"
+done
 say "game.love: $(du -h "$LOVE_FILE" | cut -f1)"
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- stamp release version

scripts/build_android.sh

@@ -113,11 +113,12 @@ import pathlib, re, sys
 path = pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1])
 text = path.read_text()
 
-# Drop network / mic / legacy storage,  not needed for offline play.
+# Drop mic / legacy storage, not needed by this game.
-# Keep VIBRATE (love.system.vibrate) and BLUETOOTH (optional gamepads).
+# Keep VIBRATE (love.system.vibrate), BLUETOOTH (optional gamepads) and
+# INTERNET: link play is not offline-only any more, and stripping INTERNET
+# made every LAN host and every relay connect fail with EPERM (issue #287).
 # Orientation / label come from gradle.properties placeholders.
 for perm in (
-    "android.permission.INTERNET",
     "android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO",
     "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE",
 ):
@@ -136,14 +137,19 @@ pack_game_love() {
   say "packing game.love for love-android embed flavor"
   mkdir -p "$EMBED_ASSETS"
   rm -f "$LOVE_FILE"
+  # tools/save-editor ships with the app: the launcher's Edit button on a save
+  # row opens it in-process, so it must be inside the archive (see build.sh).
   (cd "$ROOT" && zip -q -9 -r "$LOVE_FILE" \
-    main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
+    main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/save-editor \
+    tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
     -x '*.DS_Store' -x '*/.git/*' -x '*/.DS_Store' \
     -x 'data/generated/*' -x 'assets/generated/*')
   if unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" \
       | grep -Eq '^(data|assets)/generated/[^/]+|^(data|assets)/generated/.+/'; then
     fail "game.love unexpectedly contains generated ROM data"
   fi
+  unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" | grep -qx 'tools/save-editor/App.lua' \
+    || fail "game.love is missing the save editor (Edit on a save row would crash)"
   say "game.love: $(du -h "$LOVE_FILE" | cut -f1) -> $LOVE_FILE"
 
   # This script packs its own game.love (it does not reuse build.sh's), so it

scripts/build_ios.sh

@@ -164,15 +164,19 @@ pack_game_love() {
   say "packing game.love for love-ios resources"
   mkdir -p "$RESOURCES_DIR"
   rm -f "$LOVE_FILE"
-  # Same payload as scripts/build.sh / build_android.sh: game sources only.
+  # Same payload as scripts/build.sh / build_android.sh: game sources plus
+  # tools/save-editor, which the launcher's Edit button opens in-process.
   (cd "$ROOT" && zip -q -9 -r "$LOVE_FILE" \
-    main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
+    main.lua conf.lua src data assets tools/save-editor \
+    tools/rom_manifest.json tools/rom_manifest_blue.json \
     -x '*.DS_Store' -x '*/.git/*' -x '*/.DS_Store' \
     -x 'data/generated/*' -x 'assets/generated/*')
   if unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" \
       | grep -Eq '^(data|assets)/generated/[^/]+|^(data|assets)/generated/.+/'; then
     fail "game.love unexpectedly contains generated ROM data"
   fi
+  unzip -Z1 "$LOVE_FILE" | grep -qx 'tools/save-editor/App.lua' \
+    || fail "game.love is missing the save editor (Edit on a save row would crash)"
   say "game.love: $(du -h "$LOVE_FILE" | cut -f1) -> $LOVE_FILE"
 }
 

scripts/test.sh

@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ if [ -f data/generated/maps.lua ]; then
     echo "-- T3 content: skipped (--quick)"
   else
     run_tier "T3 content behavior (Red)" run_content_behavior
+    # The save editor ships inside every build (the launcher's Edit button on
+    # a save row opens it), so its panel suites run in CI rather than by hand.
     run_tier "T3 save editor" "$LUA" tests/run_save_editor_tests.lua
+    run_tier "T3 save editor: boxes + items" "$LUA" tests/save_editor_task6_tests.lua
+    run_tier "T3 save editor: events + dex" "$LUA" tests/save_editor_task7_tests.lua
+    run_tier "T3 save editor: map browser" "$LUA" tests/save_editor_task8_tests.lua
+    run_tier "T3 save editor: mod awareness" "$LUA" tests/save_editor_mod_tests.lua
     run_tier "T5 link (loopback lockstep)" "$LUA" tests/run_link_tests.lua
   fi
 else

src/battle/EffectRegistry.lua

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 local MoveEffects = require("src.battle.MoveEffects")
 local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local StatusRegistry = require("src.battle.StatusRegistry")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local EffectRegistry = {}
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ function EffectRegistry.runDamaging(battle, ctx, record)
   if target.invulnerable and not neverMiss then
     -- Explosion/Selfdestruct still animate on a miss (HandleIfPlayerMoveMissed)
     if not (record and record.explode) then battle:cancelMoveAnim() end
-    battle:sayNext(("%s's\nattack missed!"):format(displayName(user)))
+    battle:sayNext(Strings("%s's\nattack missed!", displayName(user)))
     return
   end
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ function EffectRegistry.runDamaging(battle, ctx, record)
     if not battle:accuracyRoll(move, user, target) then
       -- Explosion/Selfdestruct still animate on a miss (HandleIfPlayerMoveMissed)
       if not (record and record.explode) then battle:cancelMoveAnim() end
-      battle:sayNext(("%s's\nattack missed!"):format(displayName(user)))
+      battle:sayNext(Strings("%s's\nattack missed!", displayName(user)))
       -- Jump Kick crash, Explode self-destruct
       if record and record.onMiss then record.onMiss(ctx, "accuracy") end
       user.trappingTurns = nil
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ function EffectRegistry.runDamaging(battle, ctx, record)
     end
     if not counterable or (battle.lastDamage or 0) == 0 then
       battle:cancelMoveAnim()
-      battle:sayNext(("%s's\nattack missed!"):format(displayName(user)))
+      battle:sayNext(Strings("%s's\nattack missed!", displayName(user)))
       return
     end
     dmg = math.min(65535, battle.lastDamage * 2)
@@ -163,14 +164,14 @@ function EffectRegistry.runDamaging(battle, ctx, record)
   if info.typeMult == 0 then
     -- type immunity zeros damage and sets wMoveMissed in Gen 1, so no anim
     if not (record and record.explode) then battle:cancelMoveAnim() end
-    battle:sayNext(("It doesn't affect\n%s!"):format(displayName(target)))
+    battle:sayNext(Strings("It doesn't affect\n%s!", displayName(target)))
     if record and record.onMiss then record.onMiss(ctx, "immune") end
     return
   end
   if info.missed then
     -- 0.25x floored the damage to zero: the original registers a miss
     if not (record and record.explode) then battle:cancelMoveAnim() end
-    battle:sayNext(("%s's\nattack missed!"):format(displayName(user)))
+    battle:sayNext(Strings("%s's\nattack missed!", displayName(user)))
     if record and record.onMiss then record.onMiss(ctx, "floored") end
     return
   end
@@ -214,12 +215,12 @@ function EffectRegistry.runDamaging(battle, ctx, record)
     -- multi-hit loop (core.asm .moveDidNotMiss before the jump back
     -- to GetPlayerAnimationType), so crit/effectiveness reprint on
     -- every strike -- damage was only rolled once
-    if info.crit then battle:sayNext("Critical hit!") end
+    if info.crit then battle:sayNext(Strings("Critical hit!")) end
-    if info.ohko then battle:sayNext("One-hit KO!") end
+    if info.ohko then battle:sayNext(Strings("One-hit KO!")) end
     if info.typeMult > 10 then
-      battle:sayNext("It's super\neffective!")
+      battle:sayNext(Strings("It's super\neffective!"))
     elseif info.typeMult < 10 then
-      battle:sayNext("It's not very\neffective...")
+      battle:sayNext(Strings("It's not very\neffective..."))
     end
     if Runtime.wants("battle.damage_dealt") then
       Runtime.emit("battle.damage_dealt", {
@@ -237,9 +238,9 @@ function EffectRegistry.runDamaging(battle, ctx, record)
   if hits > 1 then
     -- player: _MultiHitText; enemy: _HitXTimesText (always plural)
     if user.isPlayer then
-      battle:sayNext(("Hit the enemy\n%d times!"):format(hits))
+      battle:sayNext(Strings("Hit the enemy\n%d times!", hits))
     else
-      battle:sayNext(("Hit %d times!"):format(hits))
+      battle:sayNext(Strings("Hit %d times!", hits))
     end
   end
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ function EffectRegistry.runDamaging(battle, ctx, record)
   elseif moveInst.struggle then
     -- struggle recoils even when its effect id resolves to no record
     local recoil = math.max(1, math.floor(dmg / 2))
-    battle:sayNext(("%s's\nhit with recoil!"):format(displayName(user)))
+    battle:sayNext(Strings("%s's\nhit with recoil!", displayName(user)))
     battle:applyDamage(user, recoil)
   end
 

src/battle/MoveEffects.lua

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ local Logger = require("src.core.Logger")
 local StatusRegistry = require("src.battle.StatusRegistry")
 local TurnOrder = require("src.battle.TurnOrder")
 local TypeChart = require("src.battle.TypeChart")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local MoveEffects = {}
 
@@ -36,14 +37,14 @@ local STAT_LABEL = {
 local function changeStage(battle, who, stat, delta, fromEnemy)
   if fromEnemy and (who.substituteHP or who.mist) then
     if who.mist then
-      return { displayName(who) .. " is\nprotected by MIST!" }
+      return { Strings("%s is\nprotected by MIST!", displayName(who)) }
     end
-    return { "But, it failed!" }
+    return { Strings("But, it failed!") }
   end
   local cur = who.stages[stat] or 0
   local new = math.max(-6, math.min(6, cur + delta))
   if new == cur then
-    return { ("Nothing happened!") }
+    return { Strings("Nothing happened!") }
   end
   who.stages[stat] = new
   -- effects.asm:505-506: after any stat-stage change, modified stats are
@@ -53,13 +54,13 @@ local function changeStage(battle, who, stat, delta, fromEnemy)
   -- _MonsStatsRoseText/_MonsStatsFellText: "X's / STAT rose!"; the
   -- two-stage variants scroll "greatly" onto a third line
   if delta >= 2 then
-    return { ("%s's\n%s\ngreatly rose!"):format(displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
+    return { Strings("%s's\n%s\ngreatly rose!", displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
   elseif delta == 1 then
-    return { ("%s's\n%s rose!"):format(displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
+    return { Strings("%s's\n%s rose!", displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
   elseif delta == -1 then
-    return { ("%s's\n%s fell!"):format(displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
+    return { Strings("%s's\n%s fell!", displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
   end
-  return { ("%s's\n%s\ngreatly fell!"):format(displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
+  return { Strings("%s's\n%s\ngreatly fell!", displayName(who), STAT_LABEL[stat]) }
 end
 MoveEffects.changeStage = changeStage
 
@@ -88,10 +89,10 @@ end
 local function statusMove(status)
   return function(battle, user, target, move)
     if target.mon.status then
-      return { "But, it failed!" }
+      return { Strings("But, it failed!") }
     end
     if status == "PSN" and target.substituteHP then
-      return { "But, it failed!" }
+      return { Strings("But, it failed!") }
     end
     local msgs = inflictStatus(battle, target, status, {
       toxic = move and move.id == "TOXIC",
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ local function statusMove(status)
       source = move and move.id,
     })
     if #msgs == 0 then
-      return { "But, it failed!" }
+      return { Strings("But, it failed!") }
     end
     return msgs
   end
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ local function statusSide(status, chance)
     -- target (regardless of the burn roll)
     if move and move.type == "FIRE" and target.mon.status == "FRZ" then
       target.mon.status = nil
-      return { ("Fire defrosted\n%s!"):format(displayName(target)) }
+      return { Strings("Fire defrosted\n%s!", displayName(target)) }
     end
     if battle.rng(0, 255) >= chance then return {} end
     return inflictStatus(battle, target, status, {
@@ -144,10 +145,10 @@ end
 
 local function confuse(battle, target, pierceSub)
   if target.confusedTurns or (target.substituteHP and not pierceSub) then
-    return { "But, it failed!" }
+    return { Strings("But, it failed!") }
   end
   target.confusedTurns = battle.rng(2, 5)
-  return { ("%s\nbecame confused!"):format(displayName(target)) }
+  return { Strings("%s\nbecame confused!", displayName(target)) }
 end
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -181,53 +182,53 @@ MoveEffects.primary = {
   LEECH_SEED_EFFECT = function(battle, user, target)
     -- leech_seed.asm has no substitute check: seeding lands through one
     if target.leechSeeded then
-      return { "But, it failed!" }
+      return { Strings("But, it failed!") }
     end
     for _, t in ipairs(target.curTypes) do
-      if t == "GRASS" then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+      if t == "GRASS" then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     end
     target.leechSeeded = true
-    return { ("%s\nwas seeded!"):format(displayName(target)) }
+    return { Strings("%s\nwas seeded!", displayName(target)) }
   end,
 
   HEAL_EFFECT = function(battle, user, target, move)
     local mon = user.mon
     if move.id == "REST" then
-      if mon.hp == mon.stats.hp then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+      if mon.hp == mon.stats.hp then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
       mon.hp = mon.stats.hp
       mon.status = "SLP"
       user.sleepTurns = 2
       user.toxicCounter = nil
-      return { ("%s\nstarted sleeping!"):format(displayName(user)) }
+      return { Strings("%s\nstarted sleeping!", displayName(user)) }
     end
-    if mon.hp == mon.stats.hp then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+    if mon.hp == mon.stats.hp then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     mon.hp = math.min(mon.stats.hp, mon.hp + math.floor(mon.stats.hp / 2))
-    return { ("%s\nregained health!"):format(displayName(user)) }
+    return { Strings("%s\nregained health!", displayName(user)) }
   end,
 
   LIGHT_SCREEN_EFFECT = function(battle, user)
-    if user.lightScreen then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+    if user.lightScreen then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     user.lightScreen = true
-    return { ("%s's\nprotected against\nspecial attacks!"):format(displayName(user)) }
+    return { Strings("%s's\nprotected against\nspecial attacks!", displayName(user)) }
   end,
 
   REFLECT_EFFECT = function(battle, user)
-    if user.reflect then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+    if user.reflect then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     user.reflect = true
-    return { ("%s\ngained armor!"):format(displayName(user)) }
+    return { Strings("%s\ngained armor!", displayName(user)) }
   end,
 
   MIST_EFFECT = function(battle, user)
-    if user.mist then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+    if user.mist then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     user.mist = true
     -- _ShroudedInMistText (lowercase "mist")
-    return { ("%s's\nshrouded in mist!"):format(displayName(user)) }
+    return { Strings("%s's\nshrouded in mist!", displayName(user)) }
   end,
 
   FOCUS_ENERGY_EFFECT = function(battle, user)
-    if user.focusEnergy then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+    if user.focusEnergy then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     user.focusEnergy = true
-    return { ("%s's\ngetting pumped!"):format(displayName(user)) }
+    return { Strings("%s's\ngetting pumped!", displayName(user)) }
   end,
 
   HAZE_EFFECT = function(battle, user, target)
@@ -254,33 +255,33 @@ MoveEffects.primary = {
       target.skipMove = true
     end
     target.mon.status = nil
-    return { "All STATUS changes\nare eliminated!" }
+    return { Strings("All STATUS changes\nare eliminated!") }
   end,
 
   SUBSTITUTE_EFFECT = function(battle, user)
-    if user.substituteHP then return { ("%s\nhas a SUBSTITUTE!"):format(displayName(user)) } end
+    if user.substituteHP then return { Strings("%s\nhas a SUBSTITUTE!", displayName(user)) } end
     local cost = math.floor(user.mon.stats.hp / 4)
     -- substitute.asm only fails on subtraction underflow (current HP
     -- strictly below maxHP/4); at equality the substitute is built and
     -- the user is left standing on exactly 0 HP (it faints only when
     -- the engine next checks HP, not here)
     if user.mon.hp < cost then
-      return { "Too weak to make\na SUBSTITUTE!" }
+      return { Strings("Too weak to make\na SUBSTITUTE!") }
     end
     user.mon.hp = user.mon.hp - cost
     user.substituteHP = cost + 1
     -- _SubstituteText
-    return { "It created a\nSUBSTITUTE!" }
+    return { Strings("It created a\nSUBSTITUTE!") }
   end,
 
   CONVERSION_EFFECT = function(battle, user, target)
     -- conversion.asm fails against a mid-Fly/Dig target (INVULNERABLE)
     if target.invulnerable then
-      return { "But, it failed!" }
+      return { Strings("But, it failed!") }
     end
     user.curTypes = { target.curTypes[1], target.curTypes[2] }
     -- _ConvertedTypeText
-    return { ("Converted type to\n%s's!"):format(displayName(target)) }
+    return { Strings("Converted type to\n%s's!", displayName(target)) }
   end,
 
   -- MIMIC_EFFECT lives in BattleState:resolveMimic: MimicEffect
@@ -311,27 +312,27 @@ MoveEffects.primary = {
       table.insert(user.curMoves, { id = mv.id, pp = 5, mimic = true })
     end
     -- _TransformedText: the copied name prints bare (wNameBuffer)
-    return { ("%s\ntransformed into\n%s!"):format(displayName(user), target.name) }
+    return { Strings("%s\ntransformed into\n%s!", displayName(user), target.name) }
   end,
 
   DISABLE_EFFECT = function(battle, user, target)
-    if target.disabledSlot then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+    if target.disabledSlot then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     local usable = {}
     for i, mv in ipairs(target.curMoves) do
       if mv.pp > 0 then table.insert(usable, i) end
     end
-    if #usable == 0 then return { "But, it failed!" } end
+    if #usable == 0 then return { Strings("But, it failed!") } end
     local slot = usable[battle.rng(1, #usable)]
     target.disabledSlot = slot
     target.disabledTurns = battle.rng(1, 8)
     local id = target.curMoves[slot].id
     -- _MoveWasDisabledText: "X's / MOVE was / disabled!"
-    return { ("%s's\n%s was\ndisabled!"):format(displayName(target),
+    return { Strings("%s's\n%s was\ndisabled!", displayName(target),
                                                 battle.data.moves[id].name) }
   end,
 
   SPLASH_EFFECT = function()
-    return { "No effect!" }
+    return { Strings("No effect!") }
   end,
 }
 
@@ -428,7 +429,9 @@ local function drainHalf(text)
     local mon = ctx.user.mon
     mon.hp = math.min(mon.stats.hp, mon.hp + heal)
     ctx.drain()
-    ctx.say(text:format(displayName(ctx.target)))
+    -- `text` arrives as a source string (Strings.source at the call
+    -- site keeps it in the catalog); look it up here, at use time
+    ctx.say(Strings(text, displayName(ctx.target)))
   end
 end
 
@@ -436,7 +439,7 @@ end
 -- flags the miss before the special-damage override)
 local function immuneMsg(ctx)
   if TypeChart.effectiveness(ctx.move.type, ctx.target.curTypes) == 0 then
-    return ("It doesn't affect\n%s!"):format(displayName(ctx.target))
+    return Strings("It doesn't affect\n%s!", displayName(ctx.target))
   end
   return nil
 end
@@ -498,12 +501,12 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
       -- removed): overkill and substitute hits recoil at full strength
       local recoil = math.max(1, math.floor(ctx.rawDamage
                                             / (ctx.moveInst.struggle and 2 or 4)))
-      ctx.say(("%s's\nhit with recoil!"):format(displayName(ctx.user)))
+      ctx.say(Strings("%s's\nhit with recoil!", displayName(ctx.user)))
       ctx.battle:applyDamage(ctx.user, recoil)
     end,
   },
   DRAIN_HP_EFFECT = {
-    afterDamage = drainHalf("Sucked health from\n%s!"),
+    afterDamage = drainHalf(Strings.source("Sucked health from\n%s!")),
   },
   DREAM_EATER_EFFECT = {
     -- only works on sleeping targets (checked before damage)
@@ -511,7 +514,7 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
       if ctx.target.mon.status ~= "SLP" then return false, "But, it failed!" end
       return true
     end,
-    afterDamage = drainHalf("%s's\ndream was eaten!"),
+    afterDamage = drainHalf(Strings.source("%s's\ndream was eaten!")),
   },
 
   -- charge moves: first turn just charges; Fly AND Dig go
@@ -557,7 +560,7 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
           user.thrashTurns, user.thrashMove, user.thrashAnnounced = nil, nil, nil
           if not user.confusedTurns then
             user.confusedTurns = ctx.rng(2, 5)
-            ctx.say(("%s\nbecame confused!"):format(displayName(user)))
+            ctx.say(Strings("%s\nbecame confused!", displayName(user)))
           end
         end
       end
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
   JUMP_KICK_EFFECT = {
     onMiss = function(ctx, reason)
       if reason ~= "accuracy" then return end
-      ctx.say(("%s\nkept going and\ncrashed!"):format(displayName(ctx.user)))
+      ctx.say(Strings("%s\nkept going and\ncrashed!", displayName(ctx.user)))
       ctx.damage(ctx.user, 1)
     end,
   },
@@ -581,8 +584,12 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
   },
   HYPER_BEAM_EFFECT = {
     afterDamage = function(ctx)
-      -- no recharge when the target faints OR its substitute breaks
+      -- Gen 1: no recharge when the target faints OR its substitute breaks.
-      if ctx.target.mon.hp > 0 and not ctx.brokeSub then
+      -- Ruleset hyperBeamSkipRechargeOnKO=false forces Gen 2+ always-recharge.
+      local ruleset = ctx.battle and ctx.battle.ruleset
+      local skipOnKO = not ruleset or ruleset.hyperBeamSkipRechargeOnKO ~= false
+      local targetDown = ctx.target.mon.hp <= 0 or ctx.brokeSub
+      if not skipOnKO or not targetDown then
         ctx.user.mustRecharge = true
       end
     end,
@@ -591,7 +598,7 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
     afterDamage = function(ctx)
       local battle = ctx.battle
       battle.payDay = (battle.payDay or 0) + 2 * ctx.user.mon.level
-      ctx.say("Coins scattered\neverywhere!")
+      ctx.say(Strings("Coins scattered\neverywhere!"))
     end,
   },
   SWIFT_EFFECT = { neverMiss = true },
@@ -606,7 +613,7 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
       local user = ctx.user
       user.bideTurns = ctx.rng(2, 3)
       user.bideDamage = 0
-      ctx.say(("%s\nis storing energy!"):format(displayName(user)))
+      ctx.say(Strings("%s\nis storing energy!", displayName(user)))
     end,
   },
   SWITCH_AND_TELEPORT_EFFECT = {
@@ -627,27 +634,27 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
         end
         if ok then
           if move.id == "ROAR" then
-            ctx.say(("%s\nran away scared!"):format(displayName(target)))
+            ctx.say(Strings("%s\nran away scared!", displayName(target)))
           elseif move.id == "WHIRLWIND" then
-            ctx.say(("%s\nwas blown away!"):format(displayName(target)))
+            ctx.say(Strings("%s\nwas blown away!", displayName(target)))
           else
-            ctx.say(("%s\nran from battle!"):format(displayName(user)))
+            ctx.say(Strings("%s\nran from battle!", displayName(user)))
           end
           battle.result = "run"
           battle.afterQueue = "finish"
         elseif move.id == "TELEPORT" then
           battle:cancelMoveAnim()
-          ctx.say("But, it failed!")
+          ctx.say(Strings("But, it failed!"))
         else
           battle:cancelMoveAnim()
-          ctx.say(("It didn't affect\n%s!"):format(displayName(target)))
+          ctx.say(Strings("It didn't affect\n%s!", displayName(target)))
         end
       elseif move.id == "TELEPORT" then
         battle:cancelMoveAnim()
-        ctx.say("But, it failed!")
+        ctx.say(Strings("But, it failed!"))
       else
         battle:cancelMoveAnim()
-        ctx.say(("%s\nis unaffected!"):format(displayName(target)))
+        ctx.say(Strings("%s\nis unaffected!", displayName(target)))
       end
     end,
   },
@@ -665,7 +672,7 @@ MoveEffects.full = {
     callsMove = function(ctx)
       local last = ctx.target.lastMove
       if not last then
-        ctx.say("The MIRROR MOVE\nfailed!")
+        ctx.say(Strings("The MIRROR MOVE\nfailed!"))
         return nil
       end
       return last

src/battle/Status.lua

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 -- and residual sweep.  Callers without a battle (pure-module tests) fall
 -- back to the vanilla records, which is bit-identical behavior.
 
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
+
 local Status = {}
 
 -- pokered's <USER>/<TARGET> text macros print "Enemy " before the enemy
@@ -28,8 +30,11 @@ local function hasType(battler, wanted)
 end
 
 -- shared PSN/BRN residual: 1/16 max HP, multiplied (and advanced) by the
--- Toxic counter (HandlePoisonBurnLeechSeed)
+-- Toxic counter (HandlePoisonBurnLeechSeed).  The caller passes the whole
-local function damageOverTime(what)
+-- sentence rather than the noun: "hurt by poison" and "hurt by the burn"
+-- decline differently once translated, so a shared fragment cannot be the
+-- translatable unit.
+local function damageOverTime(template)
   return function(battler)
     local mon = battler.mon
     local base = math.max(1, math.floor(mon.stats.hp / 16))
@@ -39,10 +44,15 @@ local function damageOverTime(what)
       battler.toxicCounter = battler.toxicCounter + 1
     end
     mon.hp = math.max(0, mon.hp - dmg)
-    return { ("%s's\nhurt by %s!"):format(name(battler), what) }
+    return { Strings(template, name(battler)) }
   end
 end
 
+-- Labels stay plain literals on purpose: this table is built at require
+-- time, before Strings.load has a catalog, so a Strings() here would
+-- freeze the English.  They are already translatable through the
+-- statuses registry (mod.content.statuses:patch(id, { label = ... })).
+--
 -- The five persistent conditions as records: the beforeMove gauntlet, the
 -- residual sweep, the inflict text/immunities (StatusRegistry.inflict),
 -- the catch/wobble bonuses (Catching.attempt), the HUD label, and the
@@ -57,13 +67,13 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
       battler.sleepTurns = (battler.sleepTurns or 1) - 1
       if battler.sleepTurns <= 0 then
         battler.mon.status = nil
-        return false, { name(battler) .. "\nwoke up!" } -- wakes but loses the turn
+        return false, { Strings("%s\nwoke up!", name(battler)) } -- wakes, loses the turn
       end
-      return false, { name(battler) .. "\nis fast asleep!" }
+      return false, { Strings("%s\nis fast asleep!", name(battler)) }
     end,
     onInflict = function(battle, target, opts, display)
       target.sleepTurns = battle.rng(1, 7)
-      return { ("%s\nfell asleep!"):format(display) }
+      return { Strings("%s\nfell asleep!", display) }
     end,
   },
   FRZ = {
@@ -71,35 +81,35 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
     catchBonus = 25, shakeBonus = 10,
     beforeMovePriority = 30,
     beforeMove = function(battler)
-      return false, { name(battler) .. "\nis frozen solid!" }
+      return false, { Strings("%s\nis frozen solid!", name(battler)) }
     end,
     canInflict = function(target) return not hasType(target, "ICE") end,
     onInflict = function(_, _, _, display)
-      return { ("%s\nwas frozen solid!"):format(display) }
+      return { Strings("%s\nwas frozen solid!", display) }
     end,
   },
   PSN = {
     id = "PSN", label = "PSN", hudLabel = "PSN",
     catchBonus = 12, shakeBonus = 5,
-    residual = damageOverTime("poison"),
+    residual = damageOverTime(Strings.source("%s's\nhurt by poison!")),
     canInflict = function(target) return not hasType(target, "POISON") end,
     onInflict = function(_, target, opts, display)
       if opts.toxic then
         target.toxicCounter = 1
         -- _BadlyPoisonedText
-        return { ("%s's\nbadly poisoned!"):format(display) }
+        return { Strings("%s's\nbadly poisoned!", display) }
       end
-      return { ("%s\nwas poisoned!"):format(display) }
+      return { Strings("%s\nwas poisoned!", display) }
     end,
   },
   BRN = {
     id = "BRN", label = "BRN", hudLabel = "BRN",
     catchBonus = 12, shakeBonus = 5,
     statPenalty = { stat = "attack", div = 2 },
-    residual = damageOverTime("the burn"),
+    residual = damageOverTime(Strings.source("%s's\nhurt by the burn!")),
     canInflict = function(target) return not hasType(target, "FIRE") end,
     onInflict = function(_, _, _, display)
-      return { ("%s\nwas burned!"):format(display) }
+      return { Strings("%s\nwas burned!", display) }
     end,
   },
   PAR = {
@@ -110,7 +120,7 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
     beforeMove = function(battler, rng)
       -- cp 25 percent / jr nc: fully paralyzed on rand < 63 (63/256)
       if rng(0, 255) < 63 then
-        return false, { name(battler) .. "'s\nfully paralyzed!" }
+        return false, { Strings("%s's\nfully paralyzed!", name(battler)) }
       end
       return true, {}
     end,
@@ -120,7 +130,7 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
     end,
     onInflict = function(_, _, _, display)
       -- _ParalyzedMayNotAttackText (primary and secondary paralysis)
-      return { ("%s's\nparalyzed! It may\nnot attack!"):format(display) }
+      return { Strings("%s's\nparalyzed! It may\nnot attack!", display) }
     end,
   },
 }
@@ -156,7 +166,7 @@ function Status.beforeMove(battler, rng, battle)
   end
   if battler.flinched then
     battler.flinched = false
-    return false, { name(battler) .. "\nflinched!" }
+    return false, { Strings("%s\nflinched!", name(battler)) }
   end
   local record = Status.recordFor(battleStatuses(battle), mon.status)
   local handler = record and record.beforeMove
@@ -174,23 +184,23 @@ function Status.beforeMove(battler, rng, battle)
   end
   if battler.boundTurns and battler.boundTurns > 0 then
     battler.boundTurns = battler.boundTurns - 1
-    msgs[#msgs + 1] = name(battler) .. "\ncan't move!"
+    msgs[#msgs + 1] = Strings("%s\ncan't move!", name(battler))
     return false, msgs
   end
   if battler.disabledTurns then
     battler.disabledTurns = battler.disabledTurns - 1
     if battler.disabledTurns <= 0 then
       battler.disabledTurns, battler.disabledSlot = nil, nil
-      table.insert(msgs, name(battler) .. "'s\ndisabled no more!")
+      table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s's\ndisabled no more!", name(battler)))
     end
   end
   if battler.confusedTurns then
     battler.confusedTurns = battler.confusedTurns - 1
     if battler.confusedTurns <= 0 then
       battler.confusedTurns = nil
-      table.insert(msgs, name(battler) .. "\nsnapped out of\nconfusion!")
+      table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s\nsnapped out of\nconfusion!", name(battler)))
     else
-      table.insert(msgs, name(battler) .. "\nis confused!")
+      table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s\nis confused!", name(battler)))
       -- cp 50 percent + 1 / jr c: hurt itself on rand >= 128 (128/256)
       if rng(0, 255) < 128 then
         return false, msgs, true -- hurt itself
@@ -231,7 +241,7 @@ function Status.residual(battler, opponent, battle)
     dmg = math.min(dmg, mon.hp)
     mon.hp = mon.hp - dmg
     opponent.mon.hp = math.min(opponent.mon.stats.hp, opponent.mon.hp + dmg)
-    table.insert(msgs, ("LEECH SEED saps\n%s!"):format(name(battler)))
+    table.insert(msgs, Strings("LEECH SEED saps\n%s!", name(battler)))
   end
   return msgs
 end

src/battle/StatusRegistry.lua

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local Status = require("src.battle.Status")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local StatusRegistry = {}
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ function StatusRegistry.inflict(battle, target, status, opts)
   if record and record.onInflict then
     msgs = record.onInflict(battle, target, opts, display)
   else
-    msgs = { ("%s\nwas afflicted\nby %s!"):format(display,
+    msgs = { Strings("%s\nwas afflicted\nby %s!", display,
                record and record.label or tostring(status)) }
   end
   Runtime.emit("battle.status_inflicted", {

src/battle/TrainerAI.lua

@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 -- the MINIMUM-scored move is chosen, ties broken uniformly among the
 -- tied minima (core.asm:2971-3002).  A non-minimal move is never
 -- selectable.  Respects Disable (and PP only when the ruleset depletes
--- enemy PP — Gen 1 AI never reads wEnemyMonPP).
+-- enemy PP -- Gen 1 AI never reads wEnemyMonPP).
 
 local TypeChart = require("src.battle.TypeChart")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local TrainerAI = {}
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ function TrainerAI.useItem(battle, item)
   local enemy = battle.enemy
   local trainerName = battle.trainer.name
   local itemName = battle.data.items[item] and battle.data.items[item].name or item
-  local msgs = { ("%s\nused %s!"):format(trainerName, itemName) }
+  local msgs = { Strings("%s\nused %s!", trainerName, itemName) }
   if item == "FULL_HEAL" then
     enemy.mon.status = nil
     enemy.toxicCounter = nil
@@ -112,10 +113,10 @@ function TrainerAI.useItem(battle, item)
   elseif X_STAT[item] then
     local stat = X_STAT[item]
     enemy.stages[stat] = math.min(6, (enemy.stages[stat] or 0) + 1)
-    table.insert(msgs, ("%s's\n%s rose!"):format(enemy.name, stat:upper()))
+    table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s's\n%s rose!", enemy.name, stat:upper()))
   elseif item == "GUARD_SPEC" then
     enemy.mist = true
-    table.insert(msgs, ("%s's\nprotected against\nstat changes!"):format(enemy.name))
+    table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s's\nprotected against\nstat changes!", enemy.name))
   end
   return msgs
 end

src/battle/WideBattle.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+-- Widescreen battle layout (OPTION -> BATTLE LAYOUT -> WIDE).
+--
+-- The battle simulation, timing, animations and rules stay BattleState's;
+-- this module only replaces the composition and asks the renderer for a
+-- 304x144 native-pixel UI surface while it is up.  Pictures, font pages,
+-- border glyphs, species palettes and HP tiles all resolve through the
+-- engine, so a COLORS mode or an asset mod still owns the look.
+--
+-- The extra 144 pixels of width buy a Gen 3-style arrangement: foe status
+-- upper left with its picture upper right, the player's picture lower left
+-- with their status lower right, a full-width message window, a split
+-- prompt/command window, and a 2x2 move menu with an attached PP/type panel.
+
+local Font = require("src.render.Font")
+local HudTiles = require("src.render.HudTiles")
+local PaletteFX = require("src.render.PaletteFX")
+local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
+local TypeChart = require("src.battle.TypeChart")
+
+local WideBattle = {
+  WIDTH = 304,
+  HEIGHT = 144,
+  -- everything above this line is battlefield; the 40 rows below it are
+  -- the message / command / move windows
+  FIELD_BOTTOM = 104,
+}
+
+-- The forced-mono display modes re-threshold the whole finished frame
+-- through the shade shader, and picImage hands them raw DMG grays for that
+-- (#207).  The wide layout has to know: it exposes a matching whole-surface
+-- zone and leaves the HP bar fill gray, exactly like the zone pass does in
+-- the classic layout (#229).  Keep in sync with picImage / ensureZones.
+local function monoMode()
+  local m = PaletteFX.mode
+  return m == "og" or m == "og_inv" or m == "classic"
+end
+
+local function shownHP(battler)
+  return math.max(0, math.floor(battler.shownHP or battler.mon.hp or 0))
+end
+
+-- a name truncated to `pixels` with a trailing '.', measured through the
+-- font's own advances so a variable-width page still fits
+local function fitName(text, pixels)
+  local spans = Font.split(text or "")
+  local n = Font.spansFitting(spans, pixels)
+  if n >= #spans then return text or "" end
+  local out = {}
+  for i = 1, math.max(0, n - 1) do
+    out[#out + 1] = (text or ""):sub(spans[i].from, spans[i].to)
+  end
+  return table.concat(out) .. "."
+end
+
+local function saveScissor()
+  if not love.graphics.getScissor then return nil end
+  local x, y, w, h = love.graphics.getScissor()
+  if x == nil then return false end
+  return { x, y, w, h }
+end
+
+local function restoreScissor(saved)
+  if not love.graphics.setScissor then return end
+  if saved and saved ~= false then
+    love.graphics.setScissor(saved[1], saved[2], saved[3], saved[4])
+  else
+    love.graphics.setScissor()
+  end
+end
+
+-- Draw fn's content translated by (dx, dy) and clipped to a surface rect.
+-- The scissor is in canvas space, so it bounds the region itself while the
+-- translate moves the classic 160x144 coordinates into it.
+local function inRegion(x, y, w, h, dx, dy, fn)
+  local g = love.graphics
+  local saved = saveScissor()
+  g.setScissor(x, y, w, h)
+  g.push()
+  g.translate(dx, dy)
+  fn()
+  g.pop()
+  restoreScissor(saved)
+end
+
+local function levelAt(battle, battler, x, y)
+  if battler.shownStatus then
+    Font.draw(battle:statusLabel({ status = battler.shownStatus }), x, y)
+  else
+    HudTiles.tile(0x6E, x, y) -- '<LV>'
+    Font.draw(tostring(battler.mon.level), x + 8, y)
+  end
+end
+
+-- One side's status box: name and level on the first line, a long HP bar
+-- under it, and the numeric HP on the player's box only (the foe's exact
+-- HP is never shown, like the original).
+local function drawStatusPanel(battle, battler, x, y, player)
+  local tx, ty = math.floor(x / 8), math.floor(y / 8)
+  local tw, th = player and 15 or 16, player and 5 or 4
+  Font.drawBox(tx, ty, tw, th)
+  love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+
+  local nameWidth = player and 64 or 80
+  Font.draw(fitName(battler.name, nameWidth), x + 8, y + 8)
+  levelAt(battle, battler, x + tw * 8 - 40, y + 8)
+
+  HudTiles.drawHPBar(battle.data, tx + 1, ty + 2, {
+    hp = shownHP(battler),
+    stats = battler.mon.stats,
+  }, nil, monoMode(), tw - 5)
+
+  if player then
+    Font.draw(("%3d/%3d"):format(shownHP(battler), battler.mon.stats.hp),
+      x + tw * 8 - 64, y + 24)
+  end
+end
+
+-- the party ball rows DrawAllPokeballs puts up with the intro text, moved
+-- out to the wide screen's own corners
+local function drawIntroBalls(battle)
+  if not battle.introBalls then return end
+  if battle.enemyParty and
+      (battle.kind == "trainer" or battle.kind == "link") then
+    battle:drawBallRow(battle.enemyParty, 88, 40, -8)
+  end
+  battle:drawBallRow(battle.playerParty or battle.game.save.party, 216, 96, 8)
+end
+
+local function drawHUDs(battle, slide)
+  if battle.enemy and not battle.showEnemyTrainer
+      and not battle.enemySendingOut and not battle:growInScale(battle.enemy)
+      and slide == 0 and not battle.introBalls and not battle.enemy.fainted then
+    drawStatusPanel(battle, battle.enemy, 0, 0, false)
+  end
+
+  if battle.safari then
+    Font.drawBox(23, 7, 15, 4)
+    love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+    Font.draw(("BALLx%2d"):format(battle.safari.balls), 200, 72)
+  elseif battle.player and not battle.demo and not battle.showPlayerBack
+      and slide == 0 then
+    drawStatusPanel(battle, battle.player, 184, 56, true)
+  end
+  drawIntroBalls(battle)
+end
+
+local function drawMessageBox(battle)
+  Font.drawBox(0, 13, 38, 5)
+  love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+  if battle.scrollPx and battle.scrollPx > 0 then
+    battle.scrollPx = battle.scrollPx - 2
+    if battle.scrollPx <= 0 then battle.scrollPx = nil end
+  end
+  local off = battle.scrollPx or 0
+  local ys = { 112, 128 }
+  for li, line in ipairs(battle.shown or {}) do
+    local y = (ys[li] or 128) + off
+    for i = 1, #line do
+      Font.drawCode(line[i], 8 + (i - 1) * 8, y)
+    end
+  end
+  if (battle.msgWaiting or battle.msgPrompt) and battle.frame % 60 < 30 then
+    Font.drawCode(0xEE, 288, 132)
+  end
+end
+
+local function drawCommandMenu(battle)
+  local col = (battle.menuIndex - 1) % 2
+  local row = math.floor((battle.menuIndex - 1) / 2)
+  if battle.safari then
+    Font.drawBox(0, 13, 38, 5)
+    love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+    Font.draw(Strings("BALLx"), 16, 112)
+    Font.draw(Strings("BAIT"), 168, 112)
+    Font.draw(Strings("THROW ROCK"), 16, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("RUN"), 168, 128)
+    Font.drawCode(0xED, col == 0 and 8 or 160, 112 + row * 16)
+    return
+  end
+
+  -- the prompt on the left, the 2x2 commands on the right
+  Font.drawBox(0, 13, 20, 5)
+  Font.drawBox(20, 13, 18, 5)
+  love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+  Font.draw(Strings("What will"), 8, 112)
+  local who = battle.player and battle.player.name or ""
+  Font.draw(fitName(who, 112) .. Strings(" do?"), 8, 128)
+  Font.draw(Strings("FIGHT"), 176, 112)
+  Font.drawCode(0xE1, 240, 112) -- 'PK'
+  Font.drawCode(0xE2, 248, 112) -- 'MN'
+  Font.draw(Strings("ITEM"), 176, 128)
+  Font.draw(Strings("RUN"), 240, 128)
+  Font.drawCode(0xED, col == 0 and 168 or 232, 112 + row * 16)
+end
+
+local function drawMoveDetails(battle, move)
+  Font.drawBox(28, 13, 10, 5)
+  if not move then return end
+  local def = battle.data.moves[move.id]
+  if not def then return end
+  local maxPP = def.pp + (move.ppUps or 0) * math.floor(def.pp / 5)
+  love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+  Font.draw(("PP %2d/%2d"):format(move.pp or 0, maxPP), 232, 112)
+  Font.draw(fitName(TypeChart.displayName(def.type), 64), 232, 128)
+end
+
+local function drawMoveGrid(battle, moves, selected)
+  -- The 8px font needs 28 tiles for two complete twelve-character move
+  -- names plus their cursors; the details panel gets the other ten.
+  Font.drawBox(0, 13, 28, 5)
+  love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
+  for i, move in ipairs(moves or {}) do
+    local col = (i - 1) % 2
+    local row = math.floor((i - 1) / 2)
+    local x, y = col == 0 and 16 or 120, 112 + row * 16
+    local def = battle.data.moves[move.id]
+    Font.draw(fitName(def and def.name or move.id or "", 96), x, y)
+  end
+  local col = (selected - 1) % 2
+  local row = math.floor((selected - 1) / 2)
+  Font.drawCode(0xED, col == 0 and 8 or 112, 112 + row * 16)
+  drawMoveDetails(battle, moves and moves[selected])
+end
+
+local function drawMoveMenu(battle)
+  drawMoveGrid(battle, battle.player.curMoves, battle.moveIndex)
+  if battle.moveSwapIndex then
+    local col = (battle.moveSwapIndex - 1) % 2
+    local row = math.floor((battle.moveSwapIndex - 1) / 2)
+    Font.drawCode(0xEC, col == 0 and 8 or 112, 112 + row * 16)
+  end
+end
+
+local function drawTextArea(battle)
+  if battle.phase == "messages" and (battle.current or battle.animPlaying) then
+    drawMessageBox(battle)
+  elseif battle.phase == "menu" then
+    drawCommandMenu(battle)
+  elseif battle.phase == "moveSelect" then
+    drawMoveMenu(battle)
+  elseif battle.phase == "mimicSelect" then
+    drawMoveGrid(battle, battle.mimicMoves, battle.mimicIndex)
+  else
+    Font.drawBox(0, 13, 38, 5)
+  end
+end
+
+-- Battle animations are authored in the original 160px coordinate space.
+-- Shift each complete OAM frame as one rigid group between the new player
+-- and enemy anchors: drawing the whole animation through both side regions
+-- would duplicate any tiles overlapping the other side's source range (most
+-- visibly the send-out POOF reappearing on the far right).
+function WideBattle.animationOffset(sprites)
+  if not sprites or #sprites == 0 then return 0, 0 end
+  local minX, maxX = math.huge, -math.huge
+  for _, sprite in ipairs(sprites) do
+    minX = math.min(minX, sprite.x - 8)
+    maxX = math.max(maxX, sprite.x)
+  end
+  local center = (minX + maxX) / 2
+  local t = math.max(0, math.min(1, (center - 40) / 80))
+  return math.floor(20 + 116 * t + 0.5),
+         math.floor(8 * (1 - t) + 0.5)
+end
+
+local function currentAnimationSprites(battle)
+  if battle.animPlaying and battle.animPlayer then
+    local step = battle.animPlayer.steps[battle.animPlayer.stepIndex]
+    return step and step.sprites
+  end
+  if battle.lockedBall and battle.animPlayer then
+    return battle.lockedBall
+  end
+end
+
+local function drawAnimationLayer(battle)
+  local sprites = currentAnimationSprites(battle)
+  if not sprites or #sprites == 0 then return end
+  local dx, dy = WideBattle.animationOffset(sprites)
+  inRegion(0, 0, WideBattle.WIDTH, WideBattle.FIELD_BOTTOM, dx, dy,
+    function() battle:drawAnimLayer(false) end)
+end
+
+-- The whole 304x144 composition for one frame.
+function WideBattle.draw(battle)
+  local g = love.graphics
+  -- The field is the display mode's paper.  Under a forced-mono mode the
+  -- whole surface is remapped downstream (WideBattle.zones), so the field
+  -- goes down as DMG white and comes out of that pass as the mode's paper;
+  -- painting the resolved shade there would run it through the remap twice
+  -- and land a shade off the letterbox the renderer fills around it.
+  if monoMode() then
+    g.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
+  else
+    g.setColor(PaletteFX.paperShade(battle.data))
+  end
+  g.rectangle("fill", 0, 0, WideBattle.WIDTH, WideBattle.HEIGHT)
+  -- AskName clears the field the same way the classic layout does
+  if battle.blankForAskName then return end
+
+  local fx = battle.fx
+  local sx = (fx and fx.shakeX) or 0
+  local sy = (fx and fx.shakeY) or 0
+  if sx == 0 and sy == 0 and fx and fx.shake and fx.shake > 0 then
+    sx = battle.frame % 4 < 2 and 2 or -2
+  end
+  local slide = (battle.introSlide or 0) * 4
+
+  -- Each side keeps its original sprite pixels and placement math: the two
+  -- 160x144 OAM regions are translated apart and clipped into the wider
+  -- battlefield rather than either monster being scaled.  wideRegion tells
+  -- drawBattlerPic its own side window is already the clip.
+  battle.wideRegion = true
+  inRegion(0, 32, 160, WideBattle.FIELD_BOTTOM - 32, 20 + sx, 8 + sy,
+    function() battle:drawPicsLayer(slide, 0, 0, "player", true) end)
+  inRegion(160, 0, 144, WideBattle.FIELD_BOTTOM, 136 + sx, sy,
+    function() battle:drawPicsLayer(slide, 0, 0, "enemy", true) end)
+  battle.wideRegion = nil
+
+  drawHUDs(battle, slide)
+  drawAnimationLayer(battle)
+  drawTextArea(battle)
+
+  if fx and fx.flash and fx.flash > 0 and battle.frame % 4 < 2 then
+    g.setColor(1, 1, 1, 0.85)
+    g.rectangle("fill", 0, 0, WideBattle.WIDTH, WideBattle.HEIGHT)
+  end
+  g.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
+  if Runtime.wantsHook("battle.overlay") then
+    Runtime.call("battle.overlay", function() end, battle)
+  end
+end
+
+-- The palette zones for the wide surface.  The composition already resolves
+-- species colors, paper shade and HP-bar colors itself, so the colorized
+-- modes take the trueColor opt-out (`colors = false`) over the whole
+-- surface; the forced-mono modes still want their whole-screen remap, and
+-- get one sized to the wide surface instead of the 160x144 rectangle
+-- PaletteFX.ensureZones would invent (which would leave 144 columns raw).
+function WideBattle.zones()
+  local w, h = WideBattle.WIDTH, WideBattle.HEIGHT
+  if monoMode() then
+    -- sendColors runs the mode's own substitution (CLASSIC's pea greens,
+    -- the inverted permutation), exactly as it does for ensureZones' zone
+    return { PaletteFX.zone(PaletteFX.GRAYS, 0, 0, w / 8 - 1, h / 8 - 1) }
+  end
+  return { { colors = false, x = 0, y = 0, w = w, h = h } }
+end
+
+-- 2x2 move-grid navigation: LEFT/RIGHT cross the row, UP/DOWN the column,
+-- and a direction pointing at an empty slot holds the current one.
+function WideBattle.moveGridIndex(index, count, direction)
+  if count < 1 then return nil end
+  local row = math.floor((index - 1) / 2)
+  local col = (index - 1) % 2
+  if direction == "left" or direction == "right" then
+    local other = row * 2 + (1 - col) + 1
+    return other <= count and other or index
+  end
+  local otherRow = 1 - row
+  local other = otherRow * 2 + col + 1
+  return other <= count and other or index
+end
+
+local DIRECTIONS = { "left", "right", "up", "down" }
+
+-- the slot a directional press selects, or nil when none was pressed (the
+-- caller then runs its normal list navigation / A / B / SELECT handling)
+function WideBattle.navigate(index, count, input)
+  for _, key in ipairs(DIRECTIONS) do
+    if input:wasPressed(key) then
+      return WideBattle.moveGridIndex(index, count, key)
+    end
+  end
+  return nil
+end
+
+return WideBattle

src/battle/rulesets/gen1_faithful.lua

@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ return {
   -- Wild/trainer enemies never spend PP (DecrementPP only touches the
   -- player side in pokered). They therefore never Struggle from empty PP.
   enemyUnlimitedPP = true,
+  -- Gen 1 Hyper Beam: no recharge when the target faints (or its
+  -- substitute breaks).  Set false to always recharge like Gen 2+.
+  hyperBeamSkipRechargeOnKO = true,
 }

src/battle/rulesets/modern_clean.lua

@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ return {
   focusEnergyBug = false,
   -- Gen 2+ style: AI opponents deplete PP and can Struggle when empty.
   enemyUnlimitedPP = false,
+  -- Gen 2+: Hyper Beam always forces a recharge turn, even on a KO.
+  hyperBeamSkipRechargeOnKO = false,
 }

src/core/Data.lua

@@ -102,10 +102,41 @@ function Data:seedDefaults()
   -- after-battle rows so Blaine's SetEventRange deactivation and talk
   -- after-text work like the other gyms (scripts/CinnabarGym.asm).
   self:seedCinnabarGymTrainerHeaders()
+  -- #197: the Fighting Dojo Karate Master is text_asm, so the extractor
+  -- writes no header for him -- seed one so he engages on sight and has
+  -- his defeat / re-talk lines (same idea as the Cinnabar seed above).
+  self:seedFightingDojoKarateMaster()
   -- #189: 1F cabin door order vs rooms map (survey zoom)
   require("src.world.SsAnneLayout").apply(self.maps)
 end
 
+-- The Karate Master (FightingDojo.asm) is a text_asm object: his object has
+-- no def_trainers row (DisplayTextID routes to his ASM script), so the
+-- extractor emits headers only for the four blackbelts ([2]..[5]).  Seed
+-- object index [1] so he behaves like the real leader:
+--   * range 4 (matches the strongest blackbelt) -> CheckFightingMapTrainers
+--     spots the player in his DOWN line and he challenges on sight (#197),
+--   * battle = his pre-battle challenge, won = "Hwa! Arrgh! Beaten!",
+--   * after = the "Stay and train at Karate with us!" re-talk line.
+-- Deliberately NO `event`: EVENT_BEAT_KARATE_MASTER is owned by
+-- victories.lua (OPP_BLACKBELT#1) exactly like the gym leaders, and
+-- engageTrainer sets header.event *before* checkVictoryRewards runs -- if
+-- this header also set it, the reward's flag guard would early-return and
+-- swallow the prize dialogue.  trainerDefeated tracks him via
+-- defeatedTrainers[npc.id] like the leaders.
+function Data:seedFightingDojoKarateMaster()
+  local headers = self.trainer_headers
+  if not headers then return end
+  headers.FightingDojo = headers.FightingDojo or {}
+  if headers.FightingDojo[1] then return end
+  headers.FightingDojo[1] = {
+    range = 4,
+    battle = "_FightingDojoKarateMasterText",
+    won = "_FightingDojoKarateMasterDefeatedText",
+    after = "_FightingDojoKarateMasterStayAndTrainWithUsText",
+  }
+end
+
 function Data:seedCinnabarGymTrainerHeaders()
   local headers = self.trainer_headers
   if not headers or headers.CinnabarGym then return end
@@ -175,10 +206,15 @@ function Data:load()
               (function() local n = 0 for _ in pairs(self.moves) do n = n + 1 end return n end)())
 end
 
--- dev-mode hot reload only (src/dev/HotReload.lua): drop every namespace the
+-- Drop every namespace the mod merge created and evict the generated modules
--- mod merge created, then re-require the generated modules so base records
+-- from package.loaded, so the next load() re-reads them off disk instead of
--- return to their on-disk values even where a mod edited them in place
+-- handing back the cached tables.  Two callers:
-function Data:reloadGenerated()
+--   * reloadGenerated below (dev hot reload)
+--   * main.lua, when the launcher closes the save editor -- the editor may
+--     have loaded the OTHER game's cache, and require would otherwise serve
+--     those modules to a subsequent Play (see CacheFs.unmountVersion, which
+--     clears the matching read-path overlay).
+function Data:unloadGenerated()
   local pristine = self._pristineKeys
   if pristine then
     for key in pairs(self) do
@@ -191,6 +227,13 @@ function Data:reloadGenerated()
   for _, name in ipairs(OPTIONAL) do
     package.loaded["data.generated." .. name] = nil
   end
+end
+
+-- dev-mode hot reload only (src/dev/HotReload.lua): drop every namespace the
+-- mod merge created, then re-require the generated modules so base records
+-- return to their on-disk values even where a mod edited them in place
+function Data:reloadGenerated()
+  self:unloadGenerated()
   self:load()
 end
 
@@ -215,6 +258,20 @@ function Data:resolveText(mapLabel, textConst)
     local s = self.text[entry.text]
     if s then return s, entry.asm end
   end
+  -- A text_asm entry names its wrapper label but carries no string, because
+  -- the extractor cannot follow asm.  A handful of those wrappers are plain
+  -- `text_far <label> / text_end` pairs with no logic at all -- BoulderText
+  -- (home/overworld_text.asm:16), MartSignText, PokeCenterSignText -- and
+  -- for those the extracted _Label string IS the whole behavior, so the
+  -- boulders and signs printed nothing at all (#318).  Wrappers that really
+  -- do run logic have no _Label string to find, so they still fall through
+  -- to their hand-ported script in data/scripts/.
+  -- needsAsm comes back false here on purpose: showMapText's warning tells
+  -- the reader to go port a script, and for these there is nothing to port.
+  if entry.label then
+    local s = self.text["_" .. entry.label]
+    if s then return s, false end
+  end
   return nil, entry.asm
 end
 

src/core/DiscordPresence.lua

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 local Json = require("src.link.Json")
 local Logger = require("src.core.Logger")
 local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local DiscordPresence = {
   APP_ID = "1529183141267374262",
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ end
 local function buildActivity()
   local details, activityState
   if state.activity == "battle" then
-    details = state.battleLabel or "In battle"
+    details = state.battleLabel or Strings("In battle")
     activityState = state.location and (state.location) or "Kanto"
   elseif state.activity == "exploring" and state.location then
     details = state.location
@@ -550,20 +551,20 @@ local function subscribe(game)
 
   track("battle.started", function(ev)
     local battle = ev and ev.battle
-    local label = "In battle"
+    local label = Strings("In battle")
     if ev and ev.kind == "wild" then
       local name = speciesName(game, ev.species)
       if name then
         label = "Battling wild " .. name
         if ev.level then label = label .. " Lv" .. tostring(ev.level) end
       else
-        label = "Wild battle"
+        label = Strings("Wild battle")
       end
     elseif ev and ev.kind == "trainer" then
       local tname = battle and battle.trainer and battle.trainer.name
-      label = tname and ("Battling " .. tname) or "Trainer battle"
+      label = tname and ("Battling " .. tname) or Strings("Trainer battle")
     elseif ev and ev.kind == "link" then
-      label = "Link battle"
+      label = Strings("Link battle")
     end
     local mapId = state.mapId
       or (game.save and game.save.player and game.save.player.map)
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ local function subscribe(game)
       state.mapId = nil
       setPresence({
         activity = "menu",
-        location = id == "IntroMovie" and "Watching the intro" or "Title screen",
+        location = id == "IntroMovie" and "Watching the intro" or Strings("Title screen"),
         clearBattle = true,
       })
     end

src/core/Game.lua

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ local Logger = require("src.core.Logger")
 local Renderer = require("src.render.Renderer")
 local SaveData = require("src.core.SaveData")
 local StateStack = require("src.core.StateStack")
-local TouchInput = require("src.core.TouchInput")
+local TouchControls = require("src.core.TouchControls")
 local ModLoader = require("src.mods.Loader")
 local ModRuntime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local Screens = require("src.ui.Screens")
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ function Game:load()
   self.input = Input
   Input:init()
 
-  self.touchInput = TouchInput
+  self.touchControls = TouchControls
-  TouchInput:init()
+  TouchControls:init()
 
   self.renderer = Renderer
   Renderer:init()
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ function Game:load()
   require("src.render.Font").load(Data)
   -- menu cursor/border/geometry constants; field.theme restyles them
   require("src.ui.Theme").load(Data)
+  -- the engine's own text, after the merge so a translation mod's catalog
+  -- is already in Data.strings; empty on a mod-free boot and skipped
+  require("src.core.Strings").load(Data)
 
   self.stack = StateStack
   StateStack:init()
@@ -96,6 +99,20 @@ function Game:load()
   end
 
   Logger.info("game loaded")
+  -- Scaling bug reports (#87, #208) are unanswerable without these three
+  -- numbers: LOVE units, drawable pixels, and the integer physical pixels
+  -- per GB pixel the renderer settled on.  Cheap, once, and it turns "it
+  -- looks stretched" into something reproducible.
+  if love.graphics and love.graphics.getDimensions then
+    local ww, wh = love.graphics.getDimensions()
+    local pw, ph = ww, wh
+    if love.graphics.getPixelDimensions then
+      pw, ph = love.graphics.getPixelDimensions()
+    end
+    Logger.info(string.format(
+      "display: %dx%d units, %dx%d px, fit scale %d px/GB px",
+      ww, wh, pw, ph, Renderer:fitScale()))
+  end
 end
 
 -- the merged field.boot: spawn, names, money and the naming presets a
@@ -174,15 +191,21 @@ end
 -- or screenshot run does not depend on whatever the player last chose.
 function Game:logicSpeed()
   local GameSpeed = require("src.core.GameSpeed")
+  -- Link play is always 1X on both machines, and this wins over every other
+  -- source including POKEPORT_SPEED.  Fast-forward multiplies the logic
+  -- clock, so a peer at 10X burned a tournament shot clock ten times faster
+  -- than the opponent it is racing, and drove its own animation/message
+  -- queue at a different rate than the peer it is locked to.  Nothing about
+  -- a match should depend on what either player set this to.
+  if self.linkSession or (self.linkNet and not self.linkNet.closed) then
+    return 1
+  end
   if self.speedOverride then return GameSpeed.clamp(self.speedOverride) end
   local opts = self.save and self.save.options
   return GameSpeed.clamp(opts and opts.speed or GameSpeed.DEFAULT)
 end
 
 function Game:update(dt)
-  -- Touch timers / prior-frame auto-releases before the fixed step so
-  -- deferred A and edge pulses land in Input's press queue for this step.
-  TouchInput:update(dt)
   -- Fast-forward scales only the logic clock (see src/core/GameSpeed.lua).
   -- Give the accumulator room for one full frame at the current speed,
   -- or the anti-spiral clamp quietly caps every level above ~15X.
@@ -224,6 +247,16 @@ function Game:draw()
   -- white clear
   local base = self.stack:visibleBase()
   local worldBelow = self.stack.states[base] == self.overworld
+  -- The UI surface is resolved once, before any state draws: the top state
+  -- may want more than the Game Boy's 160x144 (the widescreen battle layout
+  -- asks for 304x144).  Anything else keeps the classic surface, so a menu
+  -- pushed over a wide battle brings the screen straight back to 160x144.
+  local top = self.stack:top()
+  if top and top.uiSize then
+    Renderer:setUISize(top:uiSize())
+  else
+    Renderer:setUISize(Renderer.WIDTH, Renderer.HEIGHT)
+  end
   Renderer:beginFrame(worldBelow)
   self.stack:draw()
   -- SGB colorization: the topmost state that knows its palette owns the
@@ -246,6 +279,8 @@ function Game:draw()
     worldZones = self.overworld:sgbWorldZones()
   end
   Renderer:endFrame(zones, worldZones)
+  -- on-screen mobile controls: pure screen-space, over the finished frame
+  TouchControls:draw()
 end
 
 -- overworld survey zoom: wheel up / '=' zooms in, wheel down / '-' out
@@ -375,6 +410,9 @@ function Game:keyreleased(key)
 end
 
 function Game:gamepadpressed(joystick, button)
+  -- a controller is being used: the touch overlay steps aside until the
+  -- next screen touch (mobile only; a no-op elsewhere)
+  TouchControls:noteGamepad()
   -- BindingsMenu's pad capture rides the same top-state routing as keys
   local top = self.stack and self.stack:top()
   if top and top.onGamepadPressed then
@@ -389,6 +427,8 @@ function Game:gamepadreleased(joystick, button)
 end
 
 function Game:gamepadaxis(joystick, axis, value)
+  -- past-deadzone only, so resting-stick drift can't hide the overlay
+  if math.abs(value) > 0.5 then TouchControls:noteGamepad() end
   Input:gamepadaxis(joystick, axis, value)
 end
 
@@ -398,12 +438,12 @@ end
 -- state is worse than asking the player to re-press.
 function Game:focus(f)
   Input:reset()
-  TouchInput:reset()
+  TouchControls:reset()
 end
 
 function Game:visible(v)
   Input:reset()
-  TouchInput:reset()
+  TouchControls:reset()
 end
 
 -- A disconnected/dropped controller can't send the button-up for whatever
@@ -411,19 +451,19 @@ end
 -- flags it owned.
 function Game:joystickremoved(joystick)
   Input:reset()
-  TouchInput:reset()
+  TouchControls:joystickremoved()
 end
 
 function Game:touchpressed(id, x, y)
-  TouchInput:touchpressed(id, x, y)
+  TouchControls:touchpressed(id, x, y)
 end
 
 function Game:touchmoved(id, x, y)
-  TouchInput:touchmoved(id, x, y)
+  TouchControls:touchmoved(id, x, y)
 end
 
 function Game:touchreleased(id, x, y)
-  TouchInput:touchreleased(id, x, y)
+  TouchControls:touchreleased(id, x, y)
 end
 
 -- Point the loader's mod.save backing at this save's modData so per-mod

src/core/Input.lua

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function Input:step()
     elseif next(sources) ~= nil then
       self.state[btn] = true
     end
-    -- sources == {}: real press fully released before this step — keep up
+    -- sources == {}: real press fully released before this step -- keep up
   end
   for btn, sources in pairs(self.sources) do
     if next(sources) == nil then
@@ -154,6 +154,17 @@ function Input:step()
   self.pressQueue = {}
 end
 
+-- The on-screen touch overlay (src/core/TouchControls.lua) presses GB
+-- buttons directly by name -- not through a keyboard alias -- so a player
+-- rebind can never detach or shadow the overlay.
+function Input:overlayPressed(btn)
+  press(self, btn, "touch:" .. btn)
+end
+
+function Input:overlayReleased(btn)
+  release(self, btn, "touch:" .. btn)
+end
+
 function Input:gamepadpressed(joystick, button)
   local btn = self.padBindings[button]
   if btn then

src/core/Music.lua

@@ -24,7 +24,31 @@ local FILTER_HIGHGAIN = { 0.4, 0.16, 0.064 }
 local filterLevel = 0
 
 local function applyVolume(src)
-  if src then pcall(src.setVolume, src, VOLUME * volumeScale) end
+  if not src then return end
+  local vol = VOLUME * volumeScale
+  if Runtime.wantsHook("music.volume") then
+    local ctx = {
+      song = state.current,
+      mapSong = state.mapSong,
+      onBike = state.onBike,
+      surfing = state.surfing,
+      fading = state.fade ~= nil,
+      optionScale = volumeScale,
+    }
+    local ok, Game = pcall(require, "src.core.Game")
+    if ok and Game then
+      local ow = Game.overworld
+      if ow and ow.player then
+        ctx.x, ctx.y = ow.player.cellX, ow.player.cellY
+        ctx.mapId = ow.map and ow.map.id
+        ctx.tod = ow.tod
+      end
+    end
+    vol = Runtime.call("music.volume", function(v) return v end, vol, ctx)
+    vol = tonumber(vol) or (VOLUME * volumeScale)
+    if vol < 0 then vol = 0 end
+  end
+  pcall(src.setVolume, src, vol)
 end
 
 -- Source:setFilter needs OpenAL EFX; the pcall degrades to unfiltered
@@ -408,6 +432,12 @@ end
 -- restores the map theme after a one-shot jingle
 function Music.update(data)
   if state.chip then require("src.core.ChipAudio").update() end
+  -- distance / indoor muffling mods re-apply volume every frame while
+  -- subscribed; otherwise applyVolume only runs on song/option changes
+  if Runtime.wantsHook("music.volume") and not state.fade then
+    applyVolume(state.source)
+    applyVolume(state.loopSource)
+  end
   -- volume ramp (Music.fadeOut): hold the current level for `control`
   -- frames, then drop one level (FadeOutAudio decrements both rAUDVOL
   -- nibbles when its counter reaches 0); at level 0 the music stops.

src/core/SaveData.lua

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ local SaveSerializer = require("src.core.SaveSerializer")
 local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local Semver = require("src.mods.Semver")
 local Boxes = require("src.pokemon.Boxes")
+local Stats = require("src.pokemon.Stats")
 local Bag = require("src.inventory.Bag")
 local Badges = require("src.inventory.Badges")
 
@@ -132,17 +133,26 @@ local function detectPortable()
   -- Recover the folder containing the .app so a packaged app finds its
   -- marker.  On Windows/Linux the executable is not a bundle, so this is nil
   -- and the plain source-base directory (next to the .exe/AppImage) is used.
-  local function appContainer(path)
+  local function parentDir(path)
-    local appPath = path and path:match("^(.*%.app)/Contents/")
+    return path and path:match("^(.*)/[^/]+$") or nil
-    return appPath and appPath:match("^(.*)/[^/]+$") or nil
   end
-  -- Order: the .app's containing folder (packaged macOS), then the
+  local function appContainer(path)
-  -- source-base directory (next to a packaged .exe/AppImage), then the
+    return parentDir(path and path:match("^(.*%.app)/Contents/"))
-  -- source itself (a `love <gamedir>` run drops portable.txt in the game
+  end
-  -- folder).  First one holding the marker wins.  Built by appending so a
+  -- The Linux AppImage build works similarly to macOs, but the runtime mounts
-  -- nil (e.g. no .app in the path) never truncates the ipairs scan.
+  -- the squashfs at a temp path, and that becomes the base directory.
+  -- The runtime exports the real .AppImage path in $APPIMAGE, so we get the
+  -- base dir from there.
+  local function appImageContainer()
+    return parentDir(os.getenv("APPIMAGE"))
+  end
+  -- Order: the packaged-app containing folder (macOS .app / Linux AppImage),
+  -- then the source-base directory (next to a packaged .exe), then the source
+  -- itself (a `love <gamedir>` run drops portable.txt in the game folder).
+  -- First one holding the marker wins.  Built by appending so a nil (e.g. no
+  -- .app in the path) never truncates the ipairs scan.
   local candidates = {}
-  local appDir = appContainer(src) or appContainer(sbd)
+  local appDir = appContainer(src) or appContainer(sbd) or appImageContainer()
   if appDir then candidates[#candidates + 1] = appDir end
   if sbd then candidates[#candidates + 1] = sbd end
   if src then candidates[#candidates + 1] = src end
@@ -193,6 +203,9 @@ function SaveData.defaultOptions()
     textSpeed = 3,
     animations = true,
     battleStyle = "shift",
+    -- battle screen composition: og (the 160x144 original) | wide
+    -- (304x144, src/battle/WideBattle.lua)
+    battleLayout = "og",
     ruleset = "gen1_faithful",
     -- 0-7 like the GB's NR50 master volume
     musicVol = 7,
@@ -442,6 +455,25 @@ function SaveData.slotSummary(save)
   }
 end
 
+-- The absolute on-disk path of a slot's save file, for the one caller that
+-- cannot go through love.filesystem: the save editor reads and writes with
+-- raw io.* so it can also open a file the player dragged in from anywhere.
+-- Resolves against the same root persistFs would write to -- the portable
+-- game folder when portable mode is on, otherwise LOVE's save directory --
+-- so Edit on a launcher save row lands on the file the game actually plays.
+-- nil when neither root is available (headless tests with an injected fs).
+function SaveData.slotDiskPath(version, slotId)
+  version = version or GameVersion.get()
+  if not knownVersion(version) or not slotId then return nil end
+  local base = SaveData.portableBaseDir()
+    or (love and love.filesystem and love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory
+        and love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory())
+  if not base then return nil end
+  local sep = package.config:sub(1, 1)
+  local rel = select(1, slotNames(version, slotId))
+  return base .. sep .. rel:gsub("/", sep)
+end
+
 -- Slots visible to the launcher: every registered slot for a version, each
 -- with whether it holds a save and the cheap summary above.  A fresh
 -- install with nothing registered returns an empty array; a legacy install
@@ -458,11 +490,44 @@ function SaveData.listSlots(version)
   for _, id in ipairs(list) do
     local save = decodeSlot(fs, version, id)
     local name, meta = SaveData.slotSummary(save)
-    out[#out + 1] = { id = id, exists = save ~= nil, name = name, meta = meta }
+    out[#out + 1] = { id = id, exists = save ~= nil, name = name, meta = meta,
+                      label = reg.names and reg.names[id] or nil }
   end
   return out
 end
 
+-- Give a registered slot a custom label (#205: "a way to name save slots so
+-- you can see that in the launcher").  The label lives in the options
+-- registry next to list/active, never in the save file itself, so renaming
+-- needs no save rewrite and an empty slot can be labeled too.  The label is
+-- trimmed; an empty (or whitespace-only) one clears it.  Returns true, or
+-- false + an error string when the id is not registered.
+function SaveData.renameSlot(version, slotId, name)
+  version = version or GameVersion.get()
+  if not knownVersion(version) then return false, "unknown version" end
+  if type(slotId) ~= "string" or slotId == "" then
+    return false, "missing slot id"
+  end
+  local fs = persistFs(nil)
+  local opts = SaveData.loadOptions(fs)
+  opts.saveSlots = opts.saveSlots or {}
+  local reg = opts.saveSlots[version]
+  if not reg or not reg.list then return false, "slot not registered" end
+  local found = false
+  for _, id in ipairs(reg.list) do
+    if id == slotId then found = true break end
+  end
+  if not found then return false, "slot not registered" end
+  local label = type(name) == "string" and name:match("^%s*(.-)%s*$") or nil
+  if label == "" then label = nil end
+  reg.names = reg.names or {}
+  reg.names[slotId] = label
+  if next(reg.names) == nil then reg.names = nil end
+  opts.saveSlots[version] = reg
+  SaveData.saveOptions(opts, fs)
+  return true
+end
+
 -- Point the active slot at slotId (registering it if new) and persist the
 -- choice to options.lua; also update the process-global cache so the very
 -- next save/load lands in the chosen slot.
@@ -552,6 +617,45 @@ function SaveData.writeSlot(version, slotId, saveTable)
   return true
 end
 
+-- Delete a registered slot: remove its main/.bak/.tmp files, drop it from the
+-- options registry, and if it was active point active at another remaining
+-- slot (or clear active when the list is empty).  Returns true, or false +
+-- an error string when the id is unknown / not registered.
+function SaveData.deleteSlot(version, slotId)
+  version = version or GameVersion.get()
+  if not knownVersion(version) then return false, "unknown version" end
+  if type(slotId) ~= "string" or slotId == "" then
+    return false, "missing slot id"
+  end
+  local fs = persistFs(nil)
+  ensureVersionSlots(version, fs)
+  local opts = SaveData.loadOptions(fs)
+  opts.saveSlots = opts.saveSlots or {}
+  local reg = opts.saveSlots[version]
+  if not reg or not reg.list then return false, "slot not registered" end
+  local found, idx = false, nil
+  for i, id in ipairs(reg.list) do
+    if id == slotId then found = true; idx = i; break end
+  end
+  if not found then return false, "slot not registered" end
+
+  local main, bak, tmp = slotNames(version, slotId)
+  remove(fs, main)
+  remove(fs, bak)
+  remove(fs, tmp)
+
+  table.remove(reg.list, idx)
+  if reg.names then reg.names[slotId] = nil end
+  if reg.active == slotId then
+    reg.active = reg.list[1]  -- may be nil when the list is now empty
+  end
+  opts.saveSlots[version] = reg
+  SaveData.saveOptions(opts, fs)
+  slotsChecked[version] = true
+  activeSlotCache[version] = reg.active or false
+  return true
+end
+
 -- Test seam: drop the process-global slot cache so a suite can exercise
 -- migration/resolution against a freshly injected filesystem.  Unused by
 -- the game, which resolves each version exactly once per boot.
@@ -934,6 +1038,17 @@ local function scrubKnownMon(mon, data)
     for stat, v in pairs(mon.statExp) do mon.statExp[stat] = clamp(v, 0, 65535, 0) end
   end
   mon.level = clamp(mon.level, 1, 100, 1)
+  -- Box mons imported from a real .sav carry NO stat block: box_struct stops
+  -- before MON_LEVEL/MON_STATS, so src/save_convert/GenSave.lua decodeMon
+  -- only fills `stats` for party slots.  Every HP-bar draw then nil-indexes
+  -- mon.stats: the status screen opened in the box (#233) and the party list
+  -- after withdrawing one (#304).  The original derives them on demand
+  -- (status_screen.asm:66-76, add_mon.asm _MoveMon); deriving once here means
+  -- every later reader (menus, battle, items, SGB bar zones, the link
+  -- fingerprint) sees a party-shaped mon.  Runs after the level clamp above
+  -- so the derived stats use a sane level.  A save that already has stats is
+  -- untouched.
+  Stats.ensure(data.pokemon and data.pokemon[mon.species], mon)
   local moves = mon.moves
   if type(moves) ~= "table" then return end
   local hadMoves = #moves > 0
@@ -1117,9 +1232,16 @@ function SaveData.defaultHeal(boot)
 end
 
 -- Post-credits home (issue #103).  pokered left the player in HALL_OF_FAME
--- after jp Init; this port places CONTINUE at the NewGameWarp bedroom and
+-- after jp Init; this port relocates CONTINUE instead, and retargets
--- retargets LAST_MAP exits (Red's house mats) at the heal-point town so
+-- LAST_MAP exits (Red's house mats) at the heal-point town so leaving the
--- leaving the house does not dump the player back at Indigo Plateau.
+-- house does not dump the player back at Indigo Plateau.
+--
+-- The landing spot is the blackout point, not the NewGameWarp bedroom:
+-- HallOfFameResetEventsAndSaveScript sets wLastBlackoutMap := PALLET_TOWN,
+-- so resuming puts the player outside the front door.  Spawning them back
+-- in the upstairs bedroom was a port-only detour (#253).  Non-vanilla
+-- spawns are unaffected -- defaultHeal returns boot's own start map for
+-- those, which is what the bedroom branch resolved to anyway.
 -- Marks postGameHomeOk so a later intentional HoF save is not relocated.
 function SaveData.applyPostGameHome(save, boot)
   boot = type(boot) == "table" and boot or {}
@@ -1127,9 +1249,9 @@ function SaveData.applyPostGameHome(save, boot)
   save.lastHeal = { map = heal.map, x = heal.x, y = heal.y }
   save.lastOutdoor = { id = heal.map, x = heal.x, y = heal.y }
   save.player = save.player or {}
-  save.player.map = boot.startMap or "REDS_HOUSE_2F"
+  save.player.map = heal.map
-  save.player.x = boot.startX or 3
+  save.player.x = heal.x
-  save.player.y = boot.startY or 6
+  save.player.y = heal.y
   save.player.facing = boot.startFacing or "down"
   save.postGameHomeOk = true
   return heal
@@ -1171,7 +1293,7 @@ function SaveData.newGame(boot)
     inventory = {},
     -- Vanilla Gen1 seeds one Potion in the player's item PC
     -- (wBoxItems / players_pc.asm); existing saves keep whatever they
-    -- already have — this only applies to New Game.
+    -- already have -- this only applies to New Game.
     pcItems = { POTION = 1 },
     party = {},
     box = {},

src/core/Strings.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+-- The engine's own player-facing text, made overridable.
+--
+-- Extracted dialogue already had a home: `Data.text`, keyed by pokered's
+-- labels, which a mod reaches through `mod.content.text`.  The strings the
+-- engine *authors* had none.  Battle messages, item results, menu labels
+-- and the link-play screens were literals in Lua, so a translator could
+-- reach two thirds of the game and no more (#186, #245).
+--
+-- Those literals stay where they are, wrapped in `S(...)`, and the English
+-- source doubles as the catalog key:
+--
+--   self:say(S("But, it failed!"))
+--   self:say(S("Wild %s\nappeared!", self.enemy.name))
+--
+-- Keying on the source rather than on an invented id is deliberate.  It
+-- keeps the English readable at the point it is used (the alternative
+-- scatters a thousand `battle.it_failed` ids that have to be looked up to
+-- review a diff), it needs no id registry to stay in sync, and an entry a
+-- translation has not covered yet falls through to English instead of
+-- rendering a raw id at the player.  The cost is that editing an English
+-- string orphans its translations; `tools/modkit.py translation --refresh`
+-- reports those as changed keys rather than silently dropping them.
+--
+-- Same-source-different-meaning is the one case source keys cannot hold on
+-- their own ("OFF" as a filter setting vs "OFF" as a toggle, which some
+-- languages render differently).  Those sites pass a context:
+--
+--   S("OFF", "options.musicFilter")   -- key: "options.musicFilter|OFF"
+--
+-- A mod supplies the catalog through the `strings` registry:
+--
+--   mod.content.strings:override("But, it failed!", "Echec !")
+--
+-- With no mod loaded the catalog is empty and `S` is an identity function
+-- guarded by one boolean, so a vanilla boot draws byte-identical text.
+
+local Strings = {}
+
+local catalog = nil   -- Data.strings once a mod has put something in it
+local missing = {}    -- format-arity complaints, reported once each
+
+-- Called from Game after the mod merge, and again on dev-mode hot reload.
+-- Holding the table (not a copy) means a mod that registers late still
+-- takes effect without a second load.
+function Strings.load(data)
+  local t = data and data.strings
+  catalog = nil
+  if type(t) ~= "table" then return end
+  for _ in pairs(t) do
+    catalog = t
+    return
+  end
+end
+
+function Strings.active()
+  return catalog ~= nil
+end
+
+-- The lookup itself.  `context` is optional and only disambiguates sources
+-- that collide; the plain key is tried after it, so a translation that does
+-- not care about the distinction can supply one entry for both.
+function Strings.lookup(source, context)
+  if not catalog then return source end
+  if context then
+    local hit = catalog[context .. "|" .. source]
+    if type(hit) == "string" then return hit end
+  end
+  local hit = catalog[source]
+  if type(hit) == "string" then return hit end
+  return source
+end
+
+-- Count `%`-directives so a translation that drops or adds one is caught
+-- here rather than as a mid-battle `string.format` error.
+local function specifiers(s)
+  local n = 0
+  for spec in s:gmatch("%%(.)") do
+    if spec ~= "%" then n = n + 1 end
+  end
+  return n
+end
+
+-- S(source)                -> translated source
+-- S(source, ...)           -> translated source, string.format'ed
+-- S(source, context)       -> context-disambiguated lookup, no formatting
+--
+-- The two-argument forms are told apart by whether the source carries any
+-- format directives: a source with no `%s` cannot be formatting, so a lone
+-- string second argument is a context.
+function Strings.get(source, ...)
+  local argc = select("#", ...)
+  if argc == 0 then return Strings.lookup(source) end
+
+  local wants = specifiers(source)
+  if wants == 0 and argc == 1 and type((...)) == "string" then
+    return Strings.lookup(source, (...))
+  end
+
+  local text = Strings.lookup(source)
+  -- A translation with the wrong arity would raise inside string.format,
+  -- which in a battle means a crash the player cannot escape.  Fall back to
+  -- the English source, which is known to match, and say so once.
+  if specifiers(text) ~= wants then
+    if not missing[source] then
+      missing[source] = true
+      require("src.core.Logger").warn(
+        "strings: translation of %q has %d format directives, source has %d"
+        .. " -- using the source", source, specifiers(text), wants)
+    end
+    text = source
+  end
+  local ok, out = pcall(string.format, text, ...)
+  if not ok then return source end
+  return out
+end
+
+-- A marker, not a lookup: returns its argument untouched.
+--
+-- Some templates are declared in a module-level table and formatted much
+-- later (BattleState's charge-move lines, for one).  Translating at the
+-- declaration would freeze the English, because those tables are built at
+-- require time and Strings.load has no catalog yet; the use site therefore
+-- calls Strings(template, ...) and looks the source up then.  That works at
+-- runtime but leaves the literal invisible to the catalog generator, which
+-- only sees what is spelled out at a call site.  Wrapping the declaration in
+-- Strings.source puts it back in the harvest while changing nothing at all
+-- about when the lookup happens.
+function Strings.source(text)
+  return text
+end
+
+setmetatable(Strings, { __call = function(_, ...) return Strings.get(...) end })
+
+return Strings

src/core/TouchControls.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,287 @@
+-- On-screen touch controls: a visible d-pad, A, B, START and SELECT drawn
+-- over the finished frame (art: Xelu's CC0 controller prompts, see
+-- assets/touch/README.md).  Replaces the old touch gesture recognizer:
+-- every control is a real button under the thumb, so there is no
+-- tap-vs-swipe classification, no deferred-A double-tap window, and no
+-- added latency.
+--
+-- Mobile only, and only while no controller is being used: the overlay
+-- shows on Android/iOS, disappears the moment a gamepad button or stick
+-- is used, and comes back on the next screen touch (Game routes both
+-- events here).  POKEPORT_TOUCH=1 forces it on for desktop testing
+-- (main.lua then drives it with the mouse); POKEPORT_TOUCH=0 forces it
+-- off everywhere.
+--
+-- Controls press GB buttons through Input:overlayPressed/Released -- their
+-- own input source, not a keyboard alias -- so a held overlay direction
+-- merges cleanly with a keyboard key or stick holding the same button,
+-- and a player rebind can never detach the overlay.
+
+local Input = require("src.core.Input")
+
+local TouchControls = {}
+
+-- idle vs pressed overlay opacity
+local ALPHA = 0.65
+local ALPHA_PRESSED = 0.95
+-- translucent backing disc behind each control: the prompt art is dark
+-- gray, so without it the controls melt into dark map areas
+local BACK = 0.24
+local BACK_PRESSED = 0.38
+
+-- neutral zone at the d-pad center, as a fraction of the d-pad width;
+-- inside it no direction is held (keeps a resting thumb from jittering)
+local DPAD_DEAD = 0.16
+
+-- hit slop: how far past the visible edge a press still counts, as a
+-- multiplier on the control's half-width.  START/SELECT get more because
+-- the glyphs are small.
+local SLOP = { a = 1.3, b = 1.3, start = 1.4, select = 1.4 }
+
+local BUTTONS = { "a", "b", "start", "select" }
+
+local IMAGES = {
+  dpad = "assets/touch/dpad.png",
+  dpad_up = "assets/touch/dpad_up.png",
+  dpad_down = "assets/touch/dpad_down.png",
+  dpad_left = "assets/touch/dpad_left.png",
+  dpad_right = "assets/touch/dpad_right.png",
+  a = "assets/touch/a.png",
+  b = "assets/touch/b.png",
+  start = "assets/touch/start.png",
+  select = "assets/touch/select.png",
+}
+
+local function wantsOverlay()
+  local env = os.getenv("POKEPORT_TOUCH")
+  if env == "1" then return true end
+  if env == "0" then return false end
+  local osName = love.system and love.system.getOS and love.system.getOS()
+  return osName == "Android" or osName == "iOS"
+end
+
+function TouchControls:init()
+  self.active = wantsOverlay()
+  self.controllerHidden = false
+  self.touches = {}
+  -- per-GB-button owner count: two fingers on A must not double-press it,
+  -- and lifting one of them must not release the other's hold
+  self.held = {}
+  self.dpadTouch = nil
+  self.layoutW, self.layoutH = nil, nil
+  self.img = nil
+  if not self.active then return end
+  -- soft-fail: a missing/corrupt PNG must never block boot; the overlay
+  -- stays off and keyboard/controller play still works
+  local img = {}
+  for name, path in pairs(IMAGES) do
+    local ok, im = pcall(love.graphics.newImage, path)
+    if not ok then
+      img = nil
+      break
+    end
+    -- smooth UI icons; the global default filter is nearest for GB pixels
+    im:setFilter("linear", "linear")
+    img[name] = im
+  end
+  self.img = img
+end
+
+function TouchControls:visible()
+  return self.active and self.img ~= nil and not self.controllerHidden
+end
+
+-- Layout in LOVE units (density-independent on mobile), recomputed when
+-- the window size changes (rotation, resize).  D-pad bottom-left, B/A
+-- bottom-right with A above B (the Game Boy diagonal), START/SELECT
+-- flanking the bottom center.
+function TouchControls:layout()
+  local ww, wh = love.graphics.getDimensions()
+  if self.layoutW == ww and self.layoutH == wh then return self.L end
+  self.layoutW, self.layoutH = ww, wh
+  local short = math.min(ww, wh)
+  -- ~a third of the short edge, capped so tablets don't get a dinner plate
+  local dpadW = math.min(180, short * 0.34)
+  local abW = dpadW * 0.46
+  local ssW = dpadW * 0.30
+  local margin = dpadW * 0.12
+  -- START/SELECT hug the bottom center: on a narrow portrait phone the
+  -- d-pad and B leave little room, so a tight pair is what keeps them off
+  -- the neighboring controls
+  self.L = {
+    dpad = { cx = margin + dpadW / 2, cy = wh - margin - dpadW / 2, w = dpadW },
+    a = { cx = ww - margin - abW * 0.55, cy = wh - margin - abW * 1.75, w = abW },
+    b = { cx = ww - margin - abW * 1.60, cy = wh - margin - abW * 0.55, w = abW },
+    start = { cx = ww / 2 + ssW * 0.60, cy = wh - margin - ssW * 0.95, w = ssW },
+    select = { cx = ww / 2 - ssW * 0.60, cy = wh - margin - ssW * 0.95, w = ssW },
+  }
+  local fontSize = math.max(8, math.floor(ssW * 0.26))
+  if not self.labelFont or self.fontSize ~= fontSize then
+    self.fontSize = fontSize
+    self.labelFont = love.graphics.newFont(fontSize)
+  end
+  return self.L
+end
+
+local function inCircle(zone, x, y, slop)
+  local r = zone.w * 0.5 * slop
+  local dx, dy = x - zone.cx, y - zone.cy
+  return dx * dx + dy * dy <= r * r
+end
+
+local function dpadDir(zone, x, y)
+  local dx, dy = x - zone.cx, y - zone.cy
+  local dead = zone.w * DPAD_DEAD
+  if math.abs(dx) < dead and math.abs(dy) < dead then return nil end
+  if math.abs(dx) >= math.abs(dy) then
+    return dx > 0 and "right" or "left"
+  end
+  return dy > 0 and "down" or "up"
+end
+
+local function pressBtn(self, btn)
+  local n = (self.held[btn] or 0) + 1
+  self.held[btn] = n
+  if n == 1 then Input:overlayPressed(btn) end
+end
+
+local function releaseBtn(self, btn)
+  local n = self.held[btn]
+  if not n then return end
+  if n > 1 then
+    self.held[btn] = n - 1
+  else
+    self.held[btn] = nil
+    Input:overlayReleased(btn)
+  end
+end
+
+-- the d-pad touch's held direction changed (or ended): swap the GB hold
+local function setDpad(self, touch, dir)
+  if touch.dir == dir then return end
+  if touch.dir then releaseBtn(self, touch.dir) end
+  touch.dir = dir
+  if dir then pressBtn(self, dir) end
+end
+
+function TouchControls:touchpressed(id, x, y)
+  if not (self.active and self.img) then return end
+  -- a controller hid the overlay; the first touch only brings it back
+  if self.controllerHidden then
+    self.controllerHidden = false
+    return
+  end
+  local L = self:layout()
+  for _, btn in ipairs(BUTTONS) do
+    if inCircle(L[btn], x, y, SLOP[btn]) then
+      self.touches[id] = { control = btn }
+      pressBtn(self, btn)
+      return
+    end
+  end
+  -- square hit zone a bit past the cross art; one owning finger at a time
+  local dz = L.dpad
+  local half = dz.w * 0.65
+  if not self.dpadTouch
+     and math.abs(x - dz.cx) <= half and math.abs(y - dz.cy) <= half then
+    self.dpadTouch = id
+    local touch = { control = "dpad", dir = nil }
+    self.touches[id] = touch
+    setDpad(self, touch, dpadDir(dz, x, y))
+  end
+end
+
+function TouchControls:touchmoved(id, x, y)
+  local touch = self.touches[id]
+  -- only the d-pad tracks movement (slide between directions without
+  -- lifting); buttons hold until release wherever the finger wanders
+  if not touch or touch.control ~= "dpad" then return end
+  setDpad(self, touch, dpadDir(self:layout().dpad, x, y))
+end
+
+function TouchControls:touchreleased(id, x, y)
+  local touch = self.touches[id]
+  if not touch then return end
+  self.touches[id] = nil
+  if touch.control == "dpad" then
+    setDpad(self, touch, nil)
+    self.dpadTouch = nil
+  else
+    releaseBtn(self, touch.control)
+  end
+end
+
+-- LÖVE has no touchcancelled: a touch interrupted by the OS (app
+-- backgrounded, a system gesture stealing the finger) never fires
+-- touchreleased and would strand its button held forever.  Called from
+-- Game alongside Input:reset() on focus/visibility loss.
+function TouchControls:reset()
+  for btn in pairs(self.held) do
+    Input:overlayReleased(btn)
+  end
+  self.held = {}
+  self.touches = {}
+  self.dpadTouch = nil
+end
+
+-- a gamepad is being used: hide the overlay (dropping anything it held)
+-- until the next screen touch asks for it back
+function TouchControls:noteGamepad()
+  if not self.active or self.controllerHidden then return end
+  self.controllerHidden = true
+  self:reset()
+end
+
+-- last controller unplugged: show the overlay again immediately instead
+-- of requiring a blind first tap
+function TouchControls:joystickremoved()
+  self:reset()
+  if love.joystick and love.joystick.getJoystickCount
+     and love.joystick.getJoystickCount() == 0 then
+    self.controllerHidden = false
+  end
+end
+
+local function drawIcon(img, zone, pressed)
+  love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, pressed and BACK_PRESSED or BACK)
+  love.graphics.circle("fill", zone.cx, zone.cy, zone.w * 0.58)
+  local scale = zone.w / img:getWidth()
+  love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, pressed and ALPHA_PRESSED or ALPHA)
+  love.graphics.draw(img, zone.cx - zone.w / 2,
+                     zone.cy - img:getHeight() * scale / 2, 0, scale, scale)
+end
+
+-- Screen-space, called by Game:draw after Renderer:endFrame so the
+-- overlay rides on top of everything (world, UI, CRT/GBC FX included).
+function TouchControls:draw()
+  if not self:visible() then return end
+  local L = self:layout()
+  love.graphics.push("all")
+  love.graphics.origin()
+
+  local dpadTouch = self.dpadTouch and self.touches[self.dpadTouch]
+  local dir = dpadTouch and dpadTouch.dir
+  drawIcon(dir and self.img["dpad_" .. dir] or self.img.dpad, L.dpad,
+           dir ~= nil)
+  for _, btn in ipairs(BUTTONS) do
+    drawIcon(self.img[btn], L[btn], self.held[btn] ~= nil)
+  end
+
+  -- the +/- glyphs alone don't say which is which; shadowed so the text
+  -- reads on both the black letterbox and battle's white one
+  love.graphics.setFont(self.labelFont)
+  local ly = L.start.cy + L.start.w * 0.66
+  local function label(text, zone)
+    local w = self.labelFont:getWidth(text)
+    love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 0.6)
+    love.graphics.print(text, zone.cx - w / 2 + 1, ly + 1)
+    love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, ALPHA + 0.2)
+    love.graphics.print(text, zone.cx - w / 2, ly)
+  end
+  label("START", L.start)
+  label("SELECT", L.select)
+
+  love.graphics.pop()
+end
+
+return TouchControls

src/core/TouchInput.lua

@@ -1,297 +0,0 @@
--- Touch gesture recognizer → virtual keyboard keys for Input.lua.
---
--- Deferred-tap tradeoff: A fires only after DOUBLE_TAP_MS with no second
--- tap. That adds ~280ms latency to every A press so a double-tap can be
--- remapped to START instead of A-then-START. Gen 1 has no frame-perfect
--- input needs, so the latency is acceptable.
---
--- Select = two-finger tap (open Q1 in docs/mobile-plan.md): when a second distinct
--- touch ID lands while another short, low-movement touch is active, fire
--- SELECT (press + one-frame auto-release).
-
-local Input = require("src.core.Input")
-
-local TouchInput = {}
-
-local function dpiScale()
-  if love and love.window then
-    if love.window.getDPIScale then
-      return love.window.getDPIScale()
-    end
-    if love.window.toPixels then
-      return love.window.toPixels(1)
-    end
-  end
-  return 1
-end
-
--- Tunables (device-DPI-scaled where noted). Adjust after on-device testing.
-local SWIPE_THRESHOLD_PX = 14
-local EDGE_PX = 24
-local EDGE_SWIPE_PX = 24
-local DOUBLE_TAP_MS = 280
-local TAP_MAX_MS = 320
-local TAP_MAX_MOVE_PX = 12
-
-local function scaled(px)
-  return px * dpiScale()
-end
-
-local DIRS = { up = true, down = true, left = true, right = true }
-
--- Virtual keys Input:keypressed looks up in KEYBOARD bindings (not button names).
-local KEY = {
-  up = "up",
-  down = "down",
-  left = "left",
-  right = "right",
-  a = "z",
-  b = "x",
-  start = "escape",
-  select = "tab",
-}
-
-local function nowMs()
-  return love.timer.getTime() * 1000
-end
-
-local function dominantDir(dx, dy)
-  if math.abs(dx) >= math.abs(dy) then
-    return dx > 0 and "right" or "left"
-  end
-  return dy > 0 and "down" or "up"
-end
-
-function TouchInput:init()
-  self.touches = {}
-  self.pendingA = nil          -- { deadlineMs = number }
-  -- Edge pulses (B / START / SELECT / deferred-A): press now, release on a
-  -- later update so FixedStep can consume wasPressed first.
-  -- `armed` = pressed during events since last update; promoted to
-  -- `autoRelease` at the start of update (released on the *following* update).
-  -- Deferred-A fired inside update goes straight into `autoRelease`.
-  self.armed = {}
-  self.autoRelease = {}
-  self.selectFired = false     -- one SELECT per two-finger gesture cluster
-end
-
--- LÖVE has no touchcancelled event, so a touch interrupted by the OS (app
--- backgrounded mid-touch, a system gesture stealing the finger) never fires
--- touchreleased and would otherwise strand its direction held forever.
--- Called from Game alongside Input:reset() on focus/visibility loss.
-function TouchInput:reset()
-  for _, touch in pairs(self.touches) do
-    releaseDir(self, touch)
-  end
-  self.touches = {}
-  self.pendingA = nil
-  self.armed = {}
-  self.autoRelease = {}
-  self.selectFired = false
-end
-
-local function pulse(self, key)
-  Input:keypressed(key)
-  self.armed[#self.armed + 1] = key
-end
-
-local function pulseInUpdate(self, key)
-  Input:keypressed(key)
-  self.autoRelease[#self.autoRelease + 1] = key
-end
-
-local function releaseDir(self, touch)
-  if touch.dir and DIRS[touch.dir] then
-    Input:keyreleased(KEY[touch.dir])
-    touch.dir = nil
-  end
-end
-
-local function pressDir(self, touch, dir)
-  if touch.dir == dir then return end
-  releaseDir(self, touch)
-  touch.dir = dir
-  Input:keypressed(KEY[dir])
-end
-
-local function totalMove(touch, x, y)
-  local dx = x - touch.x0
-  local dy = y - touch.y0
-  return math.abs(dx), math.abs(dy), dx, dy
-end
-
-local function isTapLike(touch, x, y, tMs)
-  local ax, ay = totalMove(touch, x, y)
-  local elapsed = tMs - touch.t0
-  return elapsed <= TAP_MAX_MS
-     and ax <= scaled(TAP_MAX_MOVE_PX)
-     and ay <= scaled(TAP_MAX_MOVE_PX)
-     and not touch.classified
-end
-
-local function countActive(self)
-  local n = 0
-  for _ in pairs(self.touches) do n = n + 1 end
-  return n
-end
-
-local function tryTwoFingerSelect(self, tMs)
-  if self.selectFired then return false end
-  local ids = {}
-  for id, touch in pairs(self.touches) do
-    if isTapLike(touch, touch.x, touch.y, tMs) then
-      ids[#ids + 1] = id
-    end
-  end
-  if #ids < 2 then return false end
-
-  self.selectFired = true
-  self.pendingA = nil
-  for _, id in ipairs(ids) do
-    local touch = self.touches[id]
-    touch.classified = true
-    touch.consumed = true
-    releaseDir(self, touch)
-  end
-  pulse(self, KEY.select)
-  return true
-end
-
-function TouchInput:update(dt)
-  -- Releases armed on a prior update (FixedStep already saw wasPressed).
-  for i = 1, #self.autoRelease do
-    Input:keyreleased(self.autoRelease[i])
-  end
-  -- Promote event-phase pulses from since the last update; they release next time.
-  self.autoRelease = self.armed
-  self.armed = {}
-
-  local tMs = nowMs()
-
-  -- Deferred A: fire once the double-tap window closes with no second tap.
-  -- Queued into autoRelease so the next update clears hold after this FixedStep.
-  if self.pendingA and tMs >= self.pendingA.deadlineMs then
-    self.pendingA = nil
-    pulseInUpdate(self, KEY.a)
-  end
-
-  -- Keep two-finger SELECT detection live while both fingers stay down.
-  if countActive(self) >= 2 then
-    tryTwoFingerSelect(self, tMs)
-  elseif countActive(self) == 0 then
-    self.selectFired = false
-  end
-end
-
-function TouchInput:touchpressed(id, x, y)
-  local tMs = nowMs()
-
-  -- Second tap inside the deferred-A window → START instead of A.
-  if self.pendingA and tMs < self.pendingA.deadlineMs then
-    self.pendingA = nil
-    pulse(self, KEY.start)
-    -- Still record this touch so a lingering finger doesn't become a stray swipe.
-    self.touches[id] = {
-      x0 = x, y0 = y, x = x, y = y, t0 = tMs,
-      edge = x < scaled(EDGE_PX),
-      classified = true,
-      consumed = true,
-      dir = nil,
-    }
-    return
-  end
-
-  self.touches[id] = {
-    x0 = x, y0 = y, x = x, y = y, t0 = tMs,
-    edge = x < scaled(EDGE_PX),
-    classified = false,
-    consumed = false,
-    dir = nil,
-  }
-
-  if countActive(self) >= 2 then
-    tryTwoFingerSelect(self, tMs)
-  end
-end
-
-function TouchInput:touchmoved(id, x, y)
-  local touch = self.touches[id]
-  if not touch or touch.consumed then return end
-
-  touch.x, touch.y = x, y
-  local ax, ay, dx, dy = totalMove(touch, x, y)
-  local swipeTh = scaled(SWIPE_THRESHOLD_PX)
-
-  -- Edge-origin swipes become B on release; never promote to d-pad.
-  if touch.edge then
-    if ax >= scaled(EDGE_SWIPE_PX) or ay >= scaled(EDGE_SWIPE_PX) then
-      touch.classified = true
-    end
-    return
-  end
-
-  if not touch.classified then
-    if ax < swipeTh and ay < swipeTh then return end
-    touch.classified = true
-    pressDir(self, touch, dominantDir(dx, dy))
-    return
-  end
-
-  -- Mid-hold direction change: release old, press new (dominant axis).
-  if touch.dir then
-    local fromLastX = x - touch.x0
-    local fromLastY = y - touch.y0
-    -- Re-evaluate from origin so small jitter doesn't flip; require threshold
-    -- distance from origin along the new dominant axis.
-    if math.abs(fromLastX) >= swipeTh or math.abs(fromLastY) >= swipeTh then
-      local newDir = dominantDir(fromLastX, fromLastY)
-      if newDir ~= touch.dir then
-        pressDir(self, touch, newDir)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-function TouchInput:touchreleased(id, x, y)
-  local touch = self.touches[id]
-  if not touch then return end
-
-  local tMs = nowMs()
-  touch.x, touch.y = x, y
-  local ax, ay = totalMove(touch, x, y)
-
-  if touch.dir then
-    releaseDir(self, touch)
-    self.touches[id] = nil
-    if countActive(self) == 0 then self.selectFired = false end
-    return
-  end
-
-  if touch.consumed then
-    self.touches[id] = nil
-    if countActive(self) == 0 then self.selectFired = false end
-    return
-  end
-
-  -- Left-edge B: origin in EDGE_PX strip and movement past EDGE_SWIPE_PX
-  -- (or already marked classified while moving). Prefer over d-pad / tap.
-  if touch.edge then
-    local edgeTh = scaled(EDGE_SWIPE_PX)
-    if touch.classified or ax >= edgeTh or ay >= edgeTh then
-      pulse(self, KEY.b)
-      self.touches[id] = nil
-      if countActive(self) == 0 then self.selectFired = false end
-      return
-    end
-  end
-
-  -- Plain tap → defer A (or it was already classified as swipe without dir, ignore).
-  if isTapLike(touch, x, y, tMs) then
-    self.pendingA = { deadlineMs = tMs + DOUBLE_TAP_MS }
-  end
-
-  self.touches[id] = nil
-  if countActive(self) == 0 then self.selectFired = false end
-end
-
-return TouchInput

src/import/CacheFs.lua

@@ -75,6 +75,32 @@ local function resolveMkdir()
   return mkdirFn
 end
 
+-- Lazily-resolved windowless rmdir, the mirror of resolveMkdir above:
+-- function(absolutePath) or false when FFI is unavailable.  Both syscalls
+-- refuse a non-empty directory, so a caller has to delete the files first.
+local rmdirFn = nil
+
+local function resolveRmdir()
+  if rmdirFn ~= nil then return rmdirFn end
+  rmdirFn = false
+  local ok, ffi = pcall(require, "ffi")
+  if not ok then return rmdirFn end
+  if ffi.os == "Windows" then
+    pcall(ffi.cdef, "int RemoveDirectoryA(const char *lpPathName);")
+    local resolved = pcall(function() return ffi.C.RemoveDirectoryA end)
+    if resolved then
+      rmdirFn = function(path) pcall(ffi.C.RemoveDirectoryA, path) end
+    end
+  else
+    pcall(ffi.cdef, "int rmdir(const char *pathname);")
+    local resolved = pcall(function() return ffi.C.rmdir end)
+    if resolved then
+      rmdirFn = function(path) pcall(ffi.C.rmdir, path) end
+    end
+  end
+  return rmdirFn
+end
+
 -- Mount an external directory onto the physfs read path (appended, so the
 -- game's own source always wins a name clash).  Returns true on success.
 --
@@ -122,6 +148,37 @@ local function mountReadable(dir, append)
   return fn(dir, append)
 end
 
+-- PHYSFS_unmount, resolved the same way PHYSFS_mount is.  Only
+-- CacheFs.unmountVersion needs it: the launcher can open the save editor on
+-- one game's cache and then Play the other, and an overlay left mounted
+-- would win the read path for the rest of the process.
+local physfsUnmountFn = nil
+local function resolveUnmount()
+  if physfsUnmountFn ~= nil then return physfsUnmountFn end
+  physfsUnmountFn = false
+  local ok, ffi = pcall(require, "ffi")
+  if not ok then return physfsUnmountFn end
+  pcall(ffi.cdef, "int PHYSFS_unmount(const char *oldDir);")
+  local libs = {
+    function() return ffi.C end,
+    function() return ffi.load("love") end,
+  }
+  for _, getlib in ipairs(libs) do
+    local okl, lib = pcall(getlib)
+    if okl and lib then
+      local oks, fn = pcall(function() return lib.PHYSFS_unmount end)
+      if oks and fn then
+        physfsUnmountFn = function(d)
+          local okr, ret = pcall(fn, d)
+          return okr and ret ~= 0
+        end
+        break
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  return physfsUnmountFn
+end
+
 -- The portable game folder when the cache should live there, else nil.
 -- Resolved (and, for a fused build, mounted) once and cached.  Requires a
 -- desktop portable install (SaveData) and a working windowless mkdir.
@@ -229,6 +286,23 @@ function CacheFs.remove(rel)
   love.filesystem.remove(rel)
 end
 
+-- Remove a single cache-relative directory once its files are gone.  Needed
+-- because os.remove cannot delete a directory on Windows and
+-- love.filesystem.remove never reaches outside the save directory, so the
+-- portable game folder gets the same FFI-syscall treatment as its mkdir
+-- (issue #74: os.execute would flash a console window per call).  Used by the
+-- mod installer so an uninstall leaves nothing behind (#330).
+function CacheFs.removeDir(rel)
+  rel = withPrefix(rel)
+  local root = CacheFs.root()
+  if root then
+    local rmdir = resolveRmdir()
+    if rmdir then rmdir(realPath(root, rel)) end
+    return
+  end
+  love.filesystem.remove(rel)
+end
+
 -- Remove the game-folder copy of a cache subtree before a fresh import, so a
 -- cache-format bump does not leave orphaned files behind.  No-op when the
 -- portable cache is inactive (the save-directory copy is cleared by
@@ -280,4 +354,35 @@ function CacheFs.mountVersion(version)
   return false
 end
 
+-- Undo mountVersion.  A process normally mounts exactly one version and then
+-- boots it, but the launcher can open the save editor on a Blue save, close
+-- it, and press Play on Red: with blue/ still prepended, Red's
+-- require("data.generated.*") and its generated art would silently resolve to
+-- Blue's files.  Callers must also drop the generated modules from
+-- package.loaded (src.core.Data:unloadGenerated) -- unmounting alone only
+-- fixes the read path, not what require already cached.
+--
+-- Returns true when nothing was mounted or the unmount took.  Red is a no-op
+-- because its cache lives at the root and was never overlaid.
+function CacheFs.unmountVersion(version)
+  local prefix = require("src.core.GameVersion").cachePrefix(version)
+  if prefix == "" then return true end
+  local sub = prefix:gsub("/+$", "")
+  local base = CacheFs.root()
+  if not base and love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory then
+    base = love.filesystem.getSaveDirectory()
+  end
+  local done = false
+  local fn = resolveUnmount()
+  if fn and base then
+    done = fn(base .. SEP .. sub) or done
+  end
+  -- also drop the love.filesystem.mount fallback, which registers the folder
+  -- under its bare name rather than its absolute path
+  if love.filesystem.unmount then
+    done = love.filesystem.unmount(sub) or done
+  end
+  return done
+end
+
 return CacheFs

src/import/SaveFileIO.lua

@@ -47,11 +47,19 @@ local function readSource(source)
     return source
   end
   local f, openErr = io.open(source, "rb")
-  if not f then return nil, "could not read the save file: " .. tostring(openErr) end
+  if f then
-  local data = f:read("*a")
+    local data = f:read("*a")
-  f:close()
+    f:close()
-  if type(data) ~= "string" then return nil, "the save file was empty" end
+    if type(data) ~= "string" then return nil, "the save file was empty" end
-  return data
+    return data
+  end
+  -- Android SAF drops (picked_save.sav) and USB copies land in the LOVE save
+  -- directory; io.open cannot see them, so fall back to love.filesystem.
+  if love and love.filesystem and love.filesystem.read then
+    local data = love.filesystem.read(source)
+    if type(data) == "string" then return data end
+  end
+  return nil, "could not read the save file: " .. tostring(openErr)
 end
 
 -- importToSlot(source, version) -> ok, slotIdOrErr

src/inventory/ItemEffects.lua

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 local Pokemon = require("src.pokemon.Pokemon")
 local Flags = require("src.script.Flags")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local ItemEffects = {}
 
@@ -46,6 +47,17 @@ ItemEffects.BALLS = BALLS
 function ItemEffects.isBall(id) return BALLS[id] or false end
 function ItemEffects.isStone(id) return STONES[id] or false end
 
+-- Does using this item take item_effects.asm's .healHP path, the one that
+-- plays SFX_HEAL_HP and lengthens the party HP bar with UpdateHPBar2 before
+-- the message (item_effects.asm .doneHealing)?  The status-only cures branch
+-- to .playStatusAilmentCuringSound instead and never touch the bar.  BagMenu
+-- keeps the party picker open for these so the fill has something to draw
+-- on (#252).
+function ItemEffects.healsHP(id)
+  return HEAL_AMOUNT[id] ~= nil or id == "MAX_POTION" or id == "FULL_RESTORE"
+      or id == "REVIVE" or id == "MAX_REVIVE"
+end
+
 -- Does this item need a party-member target?
 function ItemEffects.needsTarget(id, itemDef)
   return HEAL_AMOUNT[id] or STATUS_HEAL[id] or id == "MAX_POTION"
@@ -119,8 +131,8 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
   if battle and (VITAMINS[itemId] or STONES[itemId] or itemId == "PP_UP"
                  or itemId == "RARE_CANDY" or itemId == "COIN_CASE"
                  or (itemDef and itemDef.machine)) then
-    return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name
+    return "failed", { Strings("OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!",
-      .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+                               save.player.name) }
   end
 
   if BALLS[itemId] then
@@ -138,11 +150,12 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
       local mapId, npc = adjacentSleepingSnorlax(save, ow)
       if npc then
         return "flute_wake", { data.text._PlayedFluteHadEffectText
-          or "{PLAYER} played the\nPOKé FLUTE." }, { mapId = mapId, npc = npc }
+          or Strings("{PLAYER} played the\nPOKé FLUTE.") },
+          { mapId = mapId, npc = npc }
       end
       -- otherwise: play the tune, nothing happens (ItemUsePokeFlute's
       -- PlayedFluteNoEffectText branch)
-      return "flute_field", { "Played the POKé\nFLUTE.\fNow, that's a\ncatchy tune!" }
+      return "flute_field", { Strings("Played the POKé\nFLUTE.\fNow, that's a\ncatchy tune!") }
     end
     local woke = false
     local function wake(mon)
@@ -157,24 +170,24 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
     -- WakeUpEntireParty runs on the enemy's bench too
     for _, mon in ipairs(battle.enemyParty or {}) do wake(mon) end
     if not woke then
-      return "failed", { "Played the POKé\nFLUTE.\fNow, that's a\ncatchy tune!" }
+      return "failed", { Strings("Played the POKé\nFLUTE.\fNow, that's a\ncatchy tune!") }
     end
-    return "flute", { ("%s played the\nPOKé FLUTE."):format(save.player.name),
+    return "flute", { Strings("%s played the\nPOKé FLUTE.", save.player.name),
-                      "All sleeping\nPOKéMON woke up!" }
+                      Strings("All sleeping\nPOKéMON woke up!") }
   end
 
   -- battle-only items
   if X_ITEMS[itemId] or itemId == "DIRE_HIT" or itemId == "GUARD_SPEC"
      or itemId == "POKE_DOLL" then
     if not battle then
-      return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+      return "failed", { Strings("OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!", save.player.name) }
     end
     local b = battle.player
     if itemId == "X_ACCURACY" then
       -- ItemUseXAccuracy sets USING_X_ACCURACY: moves never miss
       -- (not an accuracy stage)
       b.xAccuracy = true
-      return "consumed", { ("%s's\nhits will never\nmiss!"):format(b.name) }
+      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\nhits will never\nmiss!", b.name) }
     end
     if X_ITEMS[itemId] then
       local stat = X_ITEMS[itemId]
@@ -183,28 +196,28 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
       -- effect, so at +6 it is still consumed and StatModifierUpEffect
       -- just prints "Nothing happened!"
       if cur >= 6 then
-        return "consumed", { "Nothing happened!" }
+        return "consumed", { Strings("Nothing happened!") }
       end
       b.stages[stat] = cur + 1
-      return "consumed", { ("%s's\n%s rose!"):format(b.name, stat:upper()) }
+      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\n%s rose!", b.name, stat:upper()) }
     end
     -- ItemUseDireHit/ItemUseGuardSpec always set the bit and consume
     -- the item, even when it is already active
     if itemId == "DIRE_HIT" then
       b.focusEnergy = true
-      return "consumed", { ("%s's\ngetting pumped!"):format(b.name) }
+      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\ngetting pumped!", b.name) }
     end
     if itemId == "GUARD_SPEC" then
       b.mist = true
-      return "consumed", { ("%s's\nprotected against\nstat changes!"):format(b.name) }
+      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\nprotected against\nstat changes!", b.name) }
     end
     if itemId == "POKE_DOLL" then
       if battle.kind ~= "wild" then
         -- ItemUsePokeDoll jumps to ItemUseNotTime in trainer battles
-        return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name
+        return "failed", { Strings(
-          .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+          "OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!", save.player.name) }
       end
-      return "consumed_escape", { "The wild POKéMON\nran away!" }
+      return "consumed_escape", { Strings("The wild POKéMON\nran away!") }
     end
   end
 
@@ -213,7 +226,7 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
   -- restore every move with no menu.
   if itemId == "ETHER" or itemId == "MAX_ETHER"
      or itemId == "ELIXER" or itemId == "MAX_ELIXER" then
-    if not target then return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." } end
+    if not target then return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") } end
     local restored = false
     local full = itemId == "MAX_ETHER" or itemId == "MAX_ELIXER"
     local allMoves = itemId == "ELIXER" or itemId == "MAX_ELIXER"
@@ -235,9 +248,9 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
       restored = mv and restore(mv) or false
     end
     if not restored then
-      return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+      return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
     end
-    return "consumed", { ("%s's PP\nwas restored!"):format(monName(data, target)) }
+    return "consumed", { Strings("%s's PP\nwas restored!", monName(data, target)) }
   end
 
   local heal = HEAL_AMOUNT[itemId]
@@ -250,49 +263,57 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
       target.status = nil
       cureActiveToxic(battle, target)
       require("src.core.Sound").play(data, "Heal_Ailment")
-      return "consumed", { ("%s's\nstatus returned\nto normal!"):format(monName(data, target)) }
+      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\nstatus returned\nto normal!", monName(data, target)) }
     end
     if not target or target.hp <= 0 or target.hp >= target.stats.hp then
-      return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+      return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
     end
+    -- wHPBarOldHP: the bar animation starts from the HP the mon had BEFORE
+    -- the item landed (item_effects.asm latches it with the party menu still
+    -- up), so latch it here and hand it back as extra.healedFrom for the
+    -- party-menu fill (#252)
+    local before = target.hp
     if itemId == "MAX_POTION" or itemId == "FULL_RESTORE" then
       target.hp = target.stats.hp
     else
       target.hp = math.min(target.stats.hp, target.hp + heal)
     end
-    local msgs = { ("%s's HP\nwas restored!"):format(monName(data, target)) }
+    local msgs = { Strings("%s's HP\nwas restored!", monName(data, target)) }
     if itemId == "FULL_RESTORE" then
       target.status = nil
       cureActiveToxic(battle, target)
     end
     require("src.core.Sound").play(data, "Heal_HP")
-    return "consumed", msgs
+    return "consumed", msgs, { healedFrom = before }
   end
 
   local cures = STATUS_HEAL[itemId]
   if cures then
     if not target or not target.status or not cures[target.status] then
-      return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+      return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
     end
     target.status = nil
     cureActiveToxic(battle, target)
     require("src.core.Sound").play(data, "Heal_Ailment")
-    return "consumed", { ("%s's\nstatus returned\nto normal!"):format(monName(data, target)) }
+    return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\nstatus returned\nto normal!", monName(data, target)) }
   end
 
   if itemId == "REVIVE" or itemId == "MAX_REVIVE" then
     if not target or target.hp > 0 then
-      return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+      return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
     end
     target.status = nil
     target.hp = itemId == "REVIVE" and math.floor(target.stats.hp / 2) or target.stats.hp
     require("src.core.Sound").play(data, "Heal_HP")
-    return "consumed", { ("%s\nis revitalized!"):format(monName(data, target)) }
+    -- a revive takes the same .healHP -> .doneHealing route, animating up
+    -- from the fainted mon's 0 HP (#252)
+    return "consumed", { Strings("%s\nis revitalized!", monName(data, target)) },
+           { healedFrom = 0 }
   end
 
   if itemId == "RARE_CANDY" then
     if not target or target.level >= 100 then
-      return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+      return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
     end
     local Growth = require("src.pokemon.Growth")
     local Stats = require("src.pokemon.Stats")
@@ -302,56 +323,56 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
     local old = target.stats
     target.stats = Stats.calc(speciesDef, target.level, target.dvs, target.statExp)
     target.hp = math.min(target.stats.hp, target.hp + (target.stats.hp - old.hp))
-    return "consumed", { ("%s grew\nto level %d!"):format(monName(data, target), target.level) },
+    return "consumed", { Strings("%s grew\nto level %d!", monName(data, target), target.level) },
            { leveledTo = target.level }
   end
 
   if STONES[itemId] then
-    if not target then return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." } end
+    if not target then return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") } end
     local speciesDef = data.pokemon[target.species]
     for _, evo in ipairs(speciesDef.evolutions) do
       if evo.method == "ITEM" and evo.item == itemId then
         return "consumed", nil, { evolveTo = evo.species }
       end
     end
-    return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+    return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
   end
 
   -- vitamins: +2560 stat exp, refused at 25600+ (ItemUseVitamin,
   -- engine/items/item_effects.asm)
   local vitaminStat = VITAMINS[itemId]
   if vitaminStat then
-    if not target then return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." } end
+    if not target then return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") } end
     target.statExp = target.statExp or {}
     local cur = target.statExp[vitaminStat] or 0
     if cur >= 25600 then
-      return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+      return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
     end
     target.statExp[vitaminStat] = math.min(65535, cur + 2560)
     local Stats = require("src.pokemon.Stats")
     target.stats = Stats.calc(data.pokemon[target.species], target.level,
                               target.dvs, target.statExp)
     target.hp = math.min(target.hp, target.stats.hp)
-    return "consumed", { ("%s's %s\nrose!"):format(monName(data, target),
+    return "consumed", { Strings("%s's %s\nrose!", monName(data, target),
       vitaminStat == "hp" and "HP" or vitaminStat:upper()) }
   end
 
   -- PP UP boosts the move the player picked (ItemUsePPUp's move menu)
   if itemId == "PP_UP" then
-    if not target then return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." } end
+    if not target then return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") } end
     local mv = target.moves[moveIndex or 1]
     local mdef = mv and data.moves[mv.id]
     if mdef and (mv.ppUps or 0) < 3 then
       mv.ppUps = (mv.ppUps or 0) + 1
       -- each PP UP adds maxPP/5 uses on top of the base maximum
       mv.pp = mv.pp + math.floor(mdef.pp / 5)
-      return "consumed", { ("%s's PP\nincreased!"):format(mdef.name) }
+      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's PP\nincreased!", mdef.name) }
     end
-    return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." }
+    return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") }
   end
 
   if itemDef and itemDef.machine then
-    if not target then return "failed", { "It won't have\nany effect." } end
+    if not target then return "failed", { Strings("It won't have\nany effect.") } end
     local speciesDef = data.pokemon[target.species]
     local ok = false
     for _, m in ipairs(speciesDef.tmhm) do
@@ -362,11 +383,11 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
       -- plays SFX_DENIED before MonCannotLearnMachineMoveText (the generic
       -- ItemUseNotTime/NoCyclingAllowedHere paths are silent)
       require("src.core.Sound").play(data, "Denied")
-      return "failed", { ("%s can't\nlearn that move!"):format(monName(data, target)) }
+      return "failed", { Strings("%s can't\nlearn that move!", monName(data, target)) }
     end
     for _, mv in ipairs(target.moves) do
       if mv.id == itemDef.machine.move then
-        return "failed", { "It knows that\nmove already!" }
+        return "failed", { Strings("It knows that\nmove already!") }
       end
     end
     -- HMs are never consumed; TMs are single-use
@@ -375,14 +396,14 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
 
   if itemId == "OLD_ROD" or itemId == "GOOD_ROD" or itemId == "SUPER_ROD" then
     if battle then
-      return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+      return "failed", { Strings("OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!", save.player.name) }
     end
     return "fish", itemId
   end
 
   if itemId == "BICYCLE" then
     if battle then
-      return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+      return "failed", { Strings("OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!", save.player.name) }
     end
     return "bicycle"
   end
@@ -392,26 +413,26 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
   end
   if itemId == "TOWN_MAP" then
     if battle then
-      return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+      return "failed", { Strings("OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!", save.player.name) }
     end
     return "townmap"
   end
   if itemId == "ITEMFINDER" then
     if battle then
-      return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+      return "failed", { Strings("OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!", save.player.name) }
     end
     return "itemfinder"
   end
   if itemId == "COIN_CASE" then
-    return "failed", { ("Coin count:\n%d"):format(save.coins or 0) }
+    return "failed", { Strings("Coin count:\n%d", save.coins or 0) }
   end
   if itemId == "REPEL" or itemId == "SUPER_REPEL" or itemId == "MAX_REPEL" then
     local steps = itemId == "REPEL" and 100 or itemId == "SUPER_REPEL" and 200 or 250
     save.repelSteps = steps
-    return "consumed", { ("%s used\n%s!"):format(save.player.name, name) }
+    return "consumed", { Strings("%s used\n%s!", save.player.name, name) }
   end
 
-  return "failed", { "OAK: " .. save.player.name .. "!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!" }
+  return "failed", { Strings("OAK: %s!\nThis isn't the\ntime to use that!", save.player.name) }
 end
 
 return ItemEffects

src/link/LinkBattle.lua

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ local Logger = require("src.core.Logger")
 local Protocol = require("src.link.Protocol")
 local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local TurnOrder = require("src.battle.TurnOrder")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local LinkBattle = {}
 
@@ -111,6 +112,19 @@ local function scalar(v)
   return tostring(v)
 end
 
+-- A volatile slot is "off" three interchangeable ways -- absent, false, or
+-- a counter sitting at 0 -- because every reader tests `if b.key then` or
+-- `key > 0`.  They have to hash the same, or a match ends over a difference
+-- that does not exist.  They routinely disagree: the menu-phase flinch
+-- clear (BattleState:update) and the FIGHT-branch boundTurns mirror
+-- (fightLockedAction) are written by whichever machine is sitting at ITS
+-- OWN menu, and in a link battle that is a different battler on each side,
+-- so one peer holds flinched=false / boundTurns=0 where the other still
+-- holds nil with two identical simulations underneath.
+local function off(v)
+  return v == nil or v == false or v == 0
+end
+
 local function stageStr(b)
   local out = {}
   for i, stat in ipairs(STAGES) do
@@ -130,7 +144,7 @@ end
 local function volStr(b)
   local out = {}
   for _, key in ipairs(VOLATILE) do
-    if b[key] ~= nil then
+    if not off(b[key]) then
       out[#out + 1] = key .. "=" .. scalar(b[key])
     end
   end
@@ -167,6 +181,17 @@ end
 
 local PARTS = { "actives", "volatile", "bench" }
 
+-- Which components are allowed to end a match.  `actives` and `bench` carry
+-- what decides one -- species, HP, status, stat stages, PP, the rest of the
+-- party -- so a divergence there is a real split between the two
+-- simulations and stays a draw.  `volatile` is per-turn bookkeeping that
+-- both sides recompute from the authoritative state every turn (see `off`
+-- above): it can disagree for a turn without either side being wrong, and
+-- when it does mean something real it lands in `actives` as damage or
+-- status within a turn or two, where it is caught.  Ending a match on it
+-- alone cost players games they were winning, over nothing.
+local FATAL_PART = { actives = true, bench = true }
+
 -- opts: { myParty = packed, theirParty = packed, theirName, role =
 -- "host"/"guest", seed, verdict, strict }.  Returns nil plus a reason when
 -- the handshake says the two link surfaces don't match: a lockstep
@@ -177,18 +202,18 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
   local theirName = opts.theirName or "FOE"
 
   if not Handshake.battleAllowed(opts.verdict) then
-    return nil, "Link battle needs\nthe same mods on\nboth games."
+    return nil, Strings("Link battle needs\nthe same mods on\nboth games.")
   end
 
   -- both parties pass through the same pack->unpack clamp on both
   -- machines, so the copies are identical everywhere
   local unpackOpts = { strict = opts.strict or false, forceLevel = opts.forceLevel }
   local myParty, myErr = unpackParty(game, opts.myParty, unpackOpts, function(p)
-    return ("Your %s can't\nbattle on the\nother game."):format(tostring(p.species))
+    return Strings("Your %s can't\nbattle on the\nother game.", tostring(p.species))
   end)
   if not myParty then return nil, myErr end
   local theirParty, theirErr = unpackParty(game, opts.theirParty, unpackOpts, function(p, why)
-    return ("Their %s isn't\nin this game.\n(%s)"):format(tostring(p.species), tostring(why))
+    return Strings("Their %s isn't\nin this game.\n(%s)", tostring(p.species), tostring(why))
   end)
   if not theirParty then return nil, theirErr end
   if #myParty == 0 or #theirParty == 0 then
@@ -232,7 +257,7 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
   self.enemyParty = theirParty
   self.playerParty = myParty -- intro ball row uses the clamped copies
   self.opponentName = theirName
-  self.introText = ("%s wants\nto battle!"):format(theirName)
+  self.introText = Strings("%s wants\nto battle!", theirName)
   self.remoteHashes = {}
   self.localHashes = {}
   self.remoteParts = {}
@@ -292,7 +317,7 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
       battle = s, side = s.sides[2], battler = s.enemy, previous = previous,
     })
     s.enemySendingOut = true
-    s:sayNext(("%s sent\nout %s!"):format(theirName, s.enemy.name))
+    s:sayNext(Strings("%s sent\nout %s!", theirName, s.enemy.name))
     s:actNext(function()
       s.enemySendingOut = false
       s:startGrowIn(s.enemy)
@@ -314,9 +339,21 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
     Logger.warn("link: desync turn %s component=%s (%s vs %s)",
                 tostring(turn), component, tostring(localH), tostring(remoteH))
     Runtime.emit("link.desync", { turn = turn, component = component,
-                                  localHash = localH, remoteHash = remoteH })
+                                  localHash = localH, remoteHash = remoteH,
-    endAsDraw(s, ("Link desync!\n%s differs.\fAre both games\nrunning the same\nmods?")
+                                  fatal = true })
-                 :format(component))
+    endAsDraw(s, Strings(
+      "Link desync!\n%s differs.\fAre both games\nrunning the same\nmods?",
+      component))
+  end
+
+  -- a non-fatal component split: both sides log it and carry on, so the
+  -- match is decided by the battle rather than by bookkeeping
+  local function noteDrift(s, turn, component, localH, remoteH)
+    Logger.warn("link: %s drift on turn %s (%s vs %s) -- match continues",
+                component, tostring(turn), tostring(localH), tostring(remoteH))
+    Runtime.emit("link.desync", { turn = turn, component = component,
+                                  localHash = localH, remoteHash = remoteH,
+                                  fatal = false })
   end
 
   -- a verified turn stays recorded: consuming it here left a finished
@@ -331,8 +368,11 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
         if mine and theirs then
           for _, component in ipairs(PARTS) do
             if mine[component] ~= theirs[component] then
-              reportDesync(s, turn, component, mine[component], theirs[component])
+              if FATAL_PART[component] then
-              return
+                reportDesync(s, turn, component, mine[component], theirs[component])
+                return
+              end
+              noteDrift(s, turn, component, mine[component], theirs[component])
             end
           end
         end
@@ -349,7 +389,7 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
   local function resolveLockstep(s, myMsg, theirMsg)
     if myMsg.kind == "run" or theirMsg.kind == "run" then
       local who = myMsg.kind == "run" and game.save.player.name or theirName
-      endAsDraw(s, ("%s ran from\nthe battle!"):format(who))
+      endAsDraw(s, Strings("%s ran from\nthe battle!", who))
       return
     end
     s.phase = "messages"
@@ -479,9 +519,9 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
         party = myParty,
         onSwitch = function(mon)
           if mon == s.player.mon then
-            s:say(("%s is\nalready out!"):format(s.player.name))
+            s:say(Strings("%s is\nalready out!", s.player.name))
           elseif mon.hp <= 0 then
-            s:say("There's no will\nto fight!")
+            s:say(Strings("There's no will\nto fight!"))
           else
             s:resolveSwitch(mon)
           end
@@ -491,7 +531,7 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
   end
 
   self.openItems = function(s)
-    s:say("Items can't be\nused in a link\nbattle!")
+    s:say(Strings("Items can't be\nused in a link\nbattle!"))
     s.phase = "messages"
     s.afterQueue = "menu"
   end
@@ -509,7 +549,7 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
         return
       end
     end
-    s:sayNext(("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!"):format(game.save.player.name,
+    s:sayNext(Strings("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!", game.save.player.name,
                                                           theirName))
     s.result = "lose"
     s.afterQueue = "finish"
@@ -522,7 +562,7 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
         return
       end
     end
-    s:sayNext(("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!"):format(theirName,
+    s:sayNext(Strings("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!", theirName,
                                                           game.save.player.name))
     s.result = "win"
     s.afterQueue = "finish"
@@ -543,13 +583,13 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
         -- only a draw if our own simulation hasn't already decided
         -- (the winner's bye can arrive while we're still animating)
         if not s.result then
-          endAsDraw(s, ("%s left the\nbattle."):format(theirName))
+          endAsDraw(s, Strings("%s left the\nbattle.", theirName))
         end
       elseif msg.type == "forfeit" then
         -- the peer's own shot clock ran out; unlike a mutual RUN/desync
         -- draw, this has a definite winner (us)
         if not s.result then
-          endWithResult(s, "win", ("%s ran out of\ntime!"):format(theirName))
+          endWithResult(s, "win", Strings("%s ran out of\ntime!", theirName))
         end
       else
         -- a tournament control message (bracket_update, the next
@@ -563,10 +603,19 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
     if net.closed and not s.linkEnded and not s.result then
       endAsDraw(s)
     end
+    -- Both early returns below skip baseUpdate, which is where the
+    -- presentational clock normally advances -- so tick it here, in the same
+    -- order baseUpdate would (fx, then the queue).  Without this an
+    -- animation caught mid-flight froze for the whole wait: a flash stopped
+    -- on its inverted BGP step and repainted the UI in inverted shades, and
+    -- a pic part-way through a slide or grow-in stayed off screen, which is
+    -- the "the screen went inverted" / "a Pokemon just vanished" pair.
     if s.phase == "waitRemote" then
+      s:tickFx()
       return -- the other side is still choosing
     end
     if s.phase == "messages" and s.afterQueue == "linkNext" then
+      s:tickFx()
       if not s:updateQueue() then
         s.afterQueue = "menu"
         s.phase = "menu"
@@ -582,7 +631,7 @@ function LinkBattle.new(game, net, opts)
       if s.turnClock <= 0 then
         s.turnClockActive = false
         send({ type = "forfeit" })
-        endWithResult(s, "lose", "Time's up! You\nforfeit the match.")
+        endWithResult(s, "lose", Strings("Time's up! You\nforfeit the match."))
       end
     elseif opts.turnLimit then
       s.turnClockActive = false
@@ -643,17 +692,16 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
   local guestName = opts.guestName or "GUEST"
 
   if not Handshake.battleAllowed(opts.verdict) then
-    return nil, "Link battle needs\nthe same mods on\nboth games."
+    return nil, Strings("Link battle needs\nthe same mods on\nboth games.")
   end
 
   local unpackOpts = { strict = opts.strict or false, forceLevel = opts.forceLevel }
   local hostParty, hostErr = unpackParty(game, opts.hostParty, unpackOpts, function(p)
-    return ("%s's %s can't\nbattle on this\ngame."):format(hostName, tostring(p.species))
+    return Strings("%s's %s can't\nbattle on this\ngame.", hostName, tostring(p.species))
   end)
   if not hostParty then return nil, hostErr end
   local guestParty, guestErr = unpackParty(game, opts.guestParty, unpackOpts, function(p, why)
-    return ("%s's %s can't\nbattle on this\ngame.\n(%s)"):format(
+    return Strings("%s's %s can't\nbattle on this\ngame.\n(%s)", guestName, tostring(p.species), tostring(why))
-      guestName, tostring(p.species), tostring(why))
   end)
   if not guestParty then return nil, guestErr end
   if #hostParty == 0 or #guestParty == 0 then
@@ -672,7 +720,7 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
   self.enemyParty = guestParty
   self.playerParty = hostParty
   self.opponentName = guestName
-  self.introText = ("%s vs %s!"):format(hostName, guestName)
+  self.introText = Strings("%s vs %s!", hostName, guestName)
 
   local function orderMove(action)
     if action and action.id then return game.data.moves[action.id] end
@@ -712,7 +760,7 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
       battle = s, side = s.sides[2], battler = s.enemy, previous = previous,
     })
     s.enemySendingOut = true
-    s:sayNext(("%s sent\nout %s!"):format(guestName, s.enemy.name))
+    s:sayNext(Strings("%s sent\nout %s!", guestName, s.enemy.name))
     s:actNext(function()
       s.enemySendingOut = false
       s:startGrowIn(s.enemy)
@@ -741,6 +789,13 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
     end
 
     s:act(function()
+      -- the two real players cleared their flinch flags when their move
+      -- menu opened; a spectator has no menu, so it does it here instead,
+      -- at the same point in the turn (see BattleState:clearTurnFlinches).
+      -- Without this a flinch survived into the next turn and ate a move
+      -- that landed in the real match, and the replay -- sharing the RNG
+      -- stream -- was watching a different battle from that point on.
+      s:clearTurnFlinches()
       local hostAction = hostMsg.kind ~= "switch" and hostMsg.kind ~= "run"
                           and decodeWireAction(s, hostMsg, s.player) or nil
       local guestAction = guestMsg.kind ~= "switch" and guestMsg.kind ~= "run"
@@ -789,7 +844,7 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
         return
       end
     end
-    s:sayNext(("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!"):format(hostName, guestName))
+    s:sayNext(Strings("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!", hostName, guestName))
     s.result = "guestWin"
     s.afterQueue = "finish"
   end
@@ -801,7 +856,7 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
         return
       end
     end
-    s:sayNext(("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!"):format(guestName, hostName))
+    s:sayNext(Strings("%s is out of\nPOKéMON!\f%s wins!", guestName, hostName))
     s.result = "hostWin"
     s.afterQueue = "finish"
   end
@@ -836,7 +891,11 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
     if net.closed and not s.linkEnded and not s.result then
       endSpectate(s)
     end
+    -- same as the real-participant loop: every path that skips baseUpdate
+    -- still has to advance the presentational clock, and a spectator sits in
+    -- waitBoth between every single turn
     if s.phase == "messages" and s.afterQueue == "linkNext" then
+      s:tickFx()
       if not s:updateQueue() then
         s.afterQueue = "waitBoth"
         s.phase = "waitBoth"
@@ -844,6 +903,7 @@ function LinkBattle.newSpectator(game, net, opts)
       return
     end
     if s.phase == "menu" or s.phase == "waitBoth" then
+      s:tickFx()
       return -- frozen between resolved turns; never a real decision here
     end
     baseUpdate(s, dt)

src/link/LinkState.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ local Protocol = require("src.link.Protocol")
 local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local Screens = require("src.ui.Screens")
 local TextBox = require("src.render.TextBox")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local LinkState = {}
 LinkState.__index = LinkState
@@ -31,7 +32,12 @@ local function indexOf(list, value)
 end
 
 local function levelForWire(v)
-  return v == ANY and nil or v
+  -- ANY ("use each mon's real level") goes on the wire as nil (no forced
+  -- level).  An explicit guard, not `v == ANY and nil or v`: that idiom's
+  -- true branch is nil, so it falls through to `or v` and returned the
+  -- literal "ANY" string, which then crashed math.floor in unpackMon (#204).
+  if v == ANY then return nil end
+  return v
 end
 
 local function forceLevelLabel(v)
@@ -67,6 +73,9 @@ end
 function LinkState.new(game)
   local self = setmetatable({}, LinkState)
   self.game = game
+  -- a link session runs at 1X on both machines whatever either player set
+  -- GAME SPEED to (see Game:logicSpeed); cleared in exitWith
+  game.linkSession = true
   self.stage = "menu"
   self.index = 1
   self.addr = ipDigits(Net.lanIP())
@@ -85,13 +94,14 @@ function LinkState.newJoinOnline(game, code)
     self.stage = "onlineJoining"
   else
     self.stage = "menu" -- exitWith below needs a real stage to unwind from
-    self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. (self.net.error or "?"))
+    self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error or "?"))
   end
   return self
 end
 
 function LinkState:exitWith(message, reason)
   DiscordPresence.setJoinCode(nil)
+  self.game.linkSession = nil -- back to the player's own GAME SPEED
   Runtime.emit("link.ended", { reason = reason or (message and "error" or "bye") })
   if self.net then self.net:close() end
   self.game.stack:pop()
@@ -100,6 +110,46 @@ function LinkState:exitWith(message, reason)
   end
 end
 
+-- Online play meets strangers, so it requires vanilla on both ends
+-- (Handshake.onlineAllowed).  Mods merge into the shared Data registries at
+-- boot and there is no unmerge, so switching them off has to go through a
+-- relaunch -- but the player should not have to go find the mod manager and
+-- work out which mods count.  This turns every enabled mod off, records
+-- them so the mod manager can put them back, and relaunches.  The restart
+-- is confirmed rather than silent: it drops unsaved progress.
+function LinkState:offerVanillaRestart()
+  local game = self.game
+  local loader = game.mods
+  local mods = Handshake.mods(game)
+  local names = {}
+  for i, mod in ipairs(mods) do
+    if i > 2 then break end
+    names[#names + 1] = tostring(mod.id):upper():sub(1, 12)
+  end
+  local list = table.concat(names, ", ")
+  if #mods > #names then list = list .. (" +%d"):format(#mods - #names) end
+  local text = Strings(
+    "Online play runs\nvanilla for both\nplayers.\fTurn off %s\nand restart?", list)
+  self.game.linkSession = nil
+  Runtime.emit("link.ended", { reason = "error" })
+  if self.net then self.net:close() end
+  game.stack:pop()
+  game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game, text, nil, { choice = function(yes)
+    if not yes then return end
+    -- setEnabled persists the toggle itself (Loader:_saveState), so the
+    -- relaunch comes up vanilla and the mod manager lists them as disabled
+    -- for the player to switch back on afterwards
+    for _, mod in ipairs(mods) do
+      if loader and loader.setEnabled then loader:setEnabled(mod.id, false) end
+    end
+    if game.restartWithMods then
+      game:restartWithMods()
+    elseif love.event and love.event.quit then
+      love.event.quit("restart")
+    end
+  end }))
+end
+
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- handshake v2 (D8): both peers announce engine version, api version and
 -- a fingerprint of their link surface, and the verdict comes from the two
@@ -169,7 +219,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
   if self.net then
     self.net:update()
     if self.net.error and not PRE_CONNECT_STAGES[self.stage] then
-      self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. self.net.error:sub(1, 60))
+      self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error:sub(1, 60)))
       return
     end
     -- the peer vanished without a bye (only once the inbox is drained,
@@ -178,7 +228,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
        and not PRE_CONNECT_STAGES[self.stage] and self.stage ~= "addrEntry"
        and self.stage ~= "codeEntry" and self.stage ~= "notice"
        and self.stage ~= "battleRunning" then
-      self:exitWith("The link was\nbroken.")
+      self:exitWith(Strings("The link was\nbroken."))
       return
     end
   end
@@ -196,7 +246,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
         self.index = 1
       elseif self.index == 2 or self.index == 3 then
         if not Handshake.onlineAllowed(self.game) then
-          self:exitWith("Online play needs\nno mods enabled.\fDisable them in\nSTART > MODS.")
+          self:offerVanillaRestart()
           return
         end
         if self.index == 2 then
@@ -222,7 +272,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
         if self.net:host() then
           self.stage = "hosting"
         else
-          self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. (self.net.error or "?"))
+          self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error or "?"))
         end
       else
         self.stage = "addrEntry"
@@ -241,7 +291,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
         if self.net:hostOnline() then
           self.stage = "onlineHosting"
         else
-          self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. (self.net.error or "?"))
+          self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error or "?"))
         end
       else
         self.stage = "codeEntry"
@@ -279,7 +329,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
       if self.net:joinOnline(nil, code) then
         self.stage = "onlineJoining"
       else
-        self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. (self.net.error or "?"))
+        self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error or "?"))
       end
     end
 
@@ -318,7 +368,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
       if self.net:join(table.concat(octets, ".")) then
         self.stage = "joining"
       else
-        self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. (self.net.error or "?"))
+        self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error or "?"))
       end
     end
 
@@ -428,7 +478,7 @@ function LinkState:update(dt)
         end
         if not battle then
           self.net:send({ type = "bye" })
-          self:exitWith(why or "Link battle\ncan't start.", "error")
+          self:exitWith(why or Strings("Link battle\ncan't start."), "error")
           return
         end
         self.game.stack:push(battle)
@@ -486,15 +536,24 @@ function LinkState:updateTrade(input)
   local t = self.trade
 
   if t.stage == "cancelled" then
-    self:exitWith(t.error and ("The trade stopped:\n%s."):format(t.error)
+    self:exitWith(t.error and Strings("The trade stopped:\n%s.", t.error)
-                  or "The trade was\ncancelled.")
+                  or Strings("The trade was\ncancelled."))
     return
   end
   if t.stage == "done" then
     local sent = t.party[t.myPick]
     local received, evoTo = t:apply(self.game)
+    -- Autosave the instant the swap commits into game.save.party, matching the
+    -- Cable Club: pokered engine/link/cable_club.asm calls SaveSAVtoSRAM
+    -- (engine/menus/save.asm) right after every trade so the trade is on the
+    -- cartridge before the animation runs.  Without this the received mon
+    -- lives only in memory until a manual START-menu save, so a force-quit
+    -- would lose it and a reset would clone the sent mon (#222).  Guarded so
+    -- headless LinkBattle-style fake games with no writeSave are unaffected.
+    if self.game.writeSave then self.game:writeSave() end
     local name = received.nickname or self.game.data.pokemon[received.species].name
     Runtime.emit("link.ended", { reason = "done" })
+    self.game.linkSession = nil -- this path pops without exitWith
     self.net:close()
     self.game.stack:pop()
     local game = self.game
@@ -507,10 +566,16 @@ function LinkState:updateTrade(input)
       enemyOtId = received.otId,
       onDone = function()
         game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game,
-          ("Trade completed!\f%s received\n%s!"):format(game.save.player.name, name),
+          Strings("Trade completed!\f%s received\n%s!", game.save.player.name, name),
           function()
             if evoTo then
-              require("src.pokemon.Evolution").evolve(game, received, evoTo)
+              -- via="TRADE": a trade evolution cannot be B-cancelled
+              -- (pokered LINK_STATE_TRADING skips the flash B-poll) (#213).
+              -- Re-save once the evolution movie finishes so the evolved
+              -- species (not the pre-evo landed by t:apply) is what persists,
+              -- keeping disk in step with the autosave above (#222).
+              require("src.pokemon.Evolution").evolve(game, received, evoTo,
+                function() if game.writeSave then game:writeSave() end end, "TRADE")
             end
           end))
       end,
@@ -528,7 +593,7 @@ function LinkState:updateTrade(input)
     -- the trade) -- B is dead after that, matching the A branch's own
     -- self.confirmed == nil guard
     self.net:send({ type = "bye" })
-    self:exitWith("The trade was\ncancelled.")
+    self:exitWith(Strings("The trade was\ncancelled."))
   elseif t.stage == "picking" and input:wasPressed("a") then
     if t:canPick(self.index) then
       self.net:send(t:pick(self.index))
@@ -555,30 +620,30 @@ end
 function LinkState:draw()
   if self.stage == "menu" then
     drawTitle("BOIS CLUB LIVE")
-    Font.draw("LINK CABLE (LAN)", 32, 44)
+    Font.draw(Strings("LINK CABLE (LAN)"), 32, 44)
-    Font.draw("ONLINE MATCH", 32, 60)
+    Font.draw(Strings("ONLINE MATCH"), 32, 60)
-    Font.draw("TOURNAMENT", 32, 76)
+    Font.draw(Strings("TOURNAMENT"), 32, 76)
     Font.drawCode(CURSOR, 24, 44 + (self.index - 1) * 16)
 
   elseif self.stage == "lanMenu" then
     drawTitle("LINK CABLE (LAN)")
-    Font.draw("HOST A GAME", 32, 48)
+    Font.draw(Strings("HOST A GAME"), 32, 48)
-    Font.draw("JOIN A GAME", 32, 68)
+    Font.draw(Strings("JOIN A GAME"), 32, 68)
     Font.drawCode(CURSOR, 24, self.index == 1 and 48 or 68)
-    Font.draw("UDP port " .. Net.defaultPort(), 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("UDP port %s", Net.defaultPort()), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "onlineMenu" then
     drawTitle("ONLINE MATCH")
-    Font.draw("HOST ONLINE", 32, 48)
+    Font.draw(Strings("HOST ONLINE"), 32, 48)
-    Font.draw("JOIN ONLINE", 32, 68)
+    Font.draw(Strings("JOIN ONLINE"), 32, 68)
     Font.drawCode(CURSOR, 24, self.index == 1 and 48 or 68)
 
   elseif self.stage == "onlineHosting" then
     drawTitle("HOSTING ONLINE")
-    Font.draw("Tell your friend", 16, 40)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Tell your friend"), 16, 40)
-    Font.draw("the code:", 16, 52)
+    Font.draw(Strings("the code:"), 16, 52)
     Font.draw(self.net.code or "??????", 32, 68)
-    Font.draw("Waiting for join...", 8, 96)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Waiting for join..."), 8, 96)
 
   elseif self.stage == "codeEntry" then
     drawTitle("ENTER CODE")
@@ -590,18 +655,18 @@ function LinkState:draw()
         Font.drawCode(0xEE, x, 76) -- ▼ under the active slot
       end
     end
-    Font.draw("A: connect  B: back", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("A: connect  B: back"), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "onlineJoining" then
     drawTitle("CONNECTING...")
-    Font.draw("Calling...", 8, 56)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Calling..."), 8, 56)
     Font.draw(self.net.target or "", 8, 72)
 
   elseif self.stage == "hosting" then
     drawTitle("HOSTING")
-    Font.draw("Friend joins at:", 16, 48)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Friend joins at:"), 16, 48)
     Font.draw(self.net.address or "?", 16, 64)
-    Font.draw("Waiting for join...", 8, 96)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Waiting for join..."), 8, 96)
 
   elseif self.stage == "addrEntry" then
     drawTitle("ENTER HOST ADDRESS")
@@ -616,34 +681,34 @@ function LinkState:draw()
     for octet = 1, 3 do
       Font.draw(".", 16 + octet * 32 - 8, 64)
     end
-    Font.draw("Port: " .. Net.defaultPort(), 16, 96)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Port: %s", Net.defaultPort()), 16, 96)
-    Font.draw("A: connect  B: back", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("A: connect  B: back"), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "joining" then
     drawTitle("JOINING...")
-    Font.draw("Calling...", 8, 56)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Calling..."), 8, 56)
     Font.draw(self.net.target or "", 8, 72)
 
   elseif self.stage == "modeSelect" then
     drawTitle("CONNECTED!")
-    Font.draw("TRADE", 32, 48)
+    Font.draw(Strings("TRADE"), 32, 48)
-    Font.draw("BATTLE", 32, 68)
+    Font.draw(Strings("BATTLE"), 32, 68)
     Font.drawCode(CURSOR, 24, self.index == 1 and 48 or 68)
 
   elseif self.stage == "battleOptions" then
     drawTitle("BATTLE OPTIONS")
-    Font.draw("LEVELS:", 16, 56)
+    Font.draw(Strings("LEVELS:"), 16, 56)
     Font.draw(forceLevelLabel(self.levelChoice or ANY), 88, 56)
-    Font.draw("A: continue  B: back", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("A: continue  B: back"), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "waitMode" or self.stage == "waitHello" then
     drawTitle("CONNECTED!")
     if self.stage == "waitHello" then
-      Font.draw("Checking the", 16, 56)
+      Font.draw(Strings("Checking the"), 16, 56)
-      Font.draw("other game...", 16, 72)
+      Font.draw(Strings("other game..."), 16, 72)
     else
-      Font.draw("Waiting for the", 16, 56)
+      Font.draw(Strings("Waiting for the"), 16, 56)
-      Font.draw("host to choose...", 16, 72)
+      Font.draw(Strings("host to choose..."), 16, 72)
     end
 
   elseif self.stage == "notice" then
@@ -652,12 +717,12 @@ function LinkState:draw()
       if i > 8 then break end -- what fits above the prompt row
       Font.draw(line, 8, 24 + (i - 1) * 12)
     end
-    Font.draw(self.noticeExits and "A: back" or "A: trade anyway", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(self.noticeExits and "A: back" or Strings("A: trade anyway"), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "trade" then
     drawTitle("TRADE")
     local t = self.trade
-    Font.draw("YOURS", 8, 20)
+    Font.draw(Strings("YOURS"), 8, 20)
     for i, mon in ipairs(self.game.save.party) do
       local def = self.game.data.pokemon[mon.species]
       local label = (mon.nickname or def.name):sub(1, 8)
@@ -665,7 +730,7 @@ function LinkState:draw()
       Font.draw(label, 16, 20 + i * 12)
       if i == self.index then Font.drawCode(CURSOR, 8, 20 + i * 12) end
     end
-    Font.draw("THEIRS", 84, 20)
+    Font.draw(Strings("THEIRS"), 84, 20)
     for i, mon in ipairs(t.theirParty or {}) do
       local def = self.game.data.pokemon[mon.species]
       Font.draw((mon.nickname or def.name):sub(1, 8), 92, 20 + i * 12)
@@ -676,16 +741,16 @@ function LinkState:draw()
     elseif t.stage == "waitParty" then hint = "Exchanging data..."
     elseif t.stage == "picking" then
       hint = t:canPick(self.index) and "Pick one to trade"
-             or "X: not on theirs"
+             or Strings("X: not on theirs")
     elseif t.stage == "waitPick" then hint = "Waiting for them..."
     elseif t.stage == "confirming" then
-      hint = self.confirmed and "Waiting..." or "A: trade  B: cancel"
+      hint = self.confirmed and "Waiting..." or Strings("A: trade  B: cancel")
     end
     Font.draw(hint or "", 8, 132)
 
   elseif self.stage == "battleWait" or self.stage == "battleRunning" then
     drawTitle("LINK BATTLE")
-    Font.draw("Exchanging data...", 16, 64)
+    Font.draw(Strings("Exchanging data..."), 16, 64)
   end
   love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
 end

src/link/Net.lua

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 local Json = require("src.link.Json")
 local Logger = require("src.core.Logger")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local hasEnet, enet = pcall(require, "enet")
 if not hasEnet then enet = nil end
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ function Net:connectTCP(addr)
   tcp:settimeout(5)
   local ok, err = tcp:connect(host, port)
   if not ok then
-    self.error = ("can't reach relay %s:%d\n(%s)"):format(host, port, tostring(err))
+    self.error = Strings("can't reach relay %s:%d\n(%s)", host, port, tostring(err))
     return false
   end
   tcp:settimeout(0)
@@ -236,11 +237,14 @@ local function handleGenericRelayControl(self, msg)
     self.paired = true
     return true
   elseif msg.type == "join_error" then
-    self.error = ({
+    self.error = Strings(({
-      not_found = "That code wasn't\nfound.",
+      not_found = Strings.source("That code wasn't\nfound."),
-      full = "That game already\nhas two players.",
+      full = Strings.source("That game already\nhas two players."),
-      expired = "That code has\nexpired.",
+      expired = Strings.source("That code has\nexpired."),
-    })[msg.reason] or ("Couldn't join:\n%s"):format(tostring(msg.reason))
+    })[msg.reason] or "")
+    if self.error == "" then
+      self.error = Strings("Couldn't join:\n%s", tostring(msg.reason))
+    end
     self.closed = true
     return true
   elseif msg.type == "peer_gone" then
@@ -328,7 +332,7 @@ function Net:update()
       -- an unreachable join target surfaces as a service error
       -- (ICMP unreachable on the connected UDP socket)
       if self.mode == "joining" and not self.paired then
-        self.error = ("no answer from\n%s"):format(self.target or "the host")
+        self.error = Strings("no answer from\n%s", self.target or "the host")
       else
         self.error = tostring(event)
       end
@@ -358,14 +362,14 @@ function Net:update()
         self.closed = true
         if not self.paired then
           self.error = self.error or
-            ("no answer from\n%s"):format(self.target or "the host")
+            Strings("no answer from\n%s", self.target or "the host")
         end
       end
     end
   end
   if self.mode == "joining" and not self.paired
      and self.joinDeadline and now() > self.joinDeadline then
-    self.error = ("no answer from\n%s"):format(self.target or "the host")
+    self.error = Strings("no answer from\n%s", self.target or "the host")
     self.closed = true
     pcall(function() self.peer:disconnect_now() end)
   end

src/link/Protocol.lua

@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ Protocol.plainCopy = plainCopy
 
 -- serialize a mon instance for the wire (plain data only).  ppUps rides
 -- along because the real cable transmitted it and its absence silently
--- capped a PP-Upped move at base PP on the receiving side.
+-- capped a PP-Upped move at base PP on the receiving side.  ot/otId ride
+-- along too: pokered's trade sends the whole party block including each
+-- mon's OT ID (party_struct MON_OTID) and the OT-names block (wPartyMonOT),
+-- and the receiver keeps them verbatim -- a differing OT/ID is what marks a
+-- mon as traded (boosted EXP, high-level disobedience).  Omitting them made
+-- a received mon show the receiver as its OT (#215).
 function Protocol.packMon(mon)
   local moves = {}
   for _, mv in ipairs(mon.moves) do
@@ -59,6 +64,8 @@ function Protocol.packMon(mon)
     dvs = mon.dvs,
     statExp = mon.statExp,
     moves = moves,
+    ot = mon.ot,
+    otId = mon.otId,
     extra = plainCopy(mon.extra),
   }
 end
@@ -71,6 +78,14 @@ function Protocol.unpackMon(data, packed, opts)
   local Stats = require("src.pokemon.Stats")
   local Growth = require("src.pokemon.Growth")
   local strict = opts and opts.strict
+  -- forceLevel comes from an "auto-level" ruling.  The picker's ANY choice
+  -- ("use each mon's real level", Gen1's only mode) is a string sentinel on
+  -- the LinkState/Tournament side (see levelForWire) that must mean "no
+  -- forced level" here.  Coerce once so a non-numeric level string -- the ANY
+  -- sentinel, an old peer, or a mod (#204) -- can never reach math.floor
+  -- below: tonumber("ANY") == nil, i.e. keep the packed real level, while
+  -- tonumber(50)/tonumber("50") both give 50.
+  local forceLevel = opts and tonumber(opts.forceLevel) or nil
   local def = data.pokemon[packed.species]
   if not def then
     if strict then return nil, "unknown POKéMON" end
@@ -81,8 +96,8 @@ function Protocol.unpackMon(data, packed, opts)
   -- ignored and everyone rebuilds at the same fixed level instead, so a
   -- Lv12 and a Lv100 party can battle on equal footing. Both sides pass
   -- the identical forceLevel for a given match, so this stays symmetric.
-  if opts and opts.forceLevel then
+  if forceLevel then
-    level = math.max(2, math.min(100, math.floor(opts.forceLevel)))
+    level = math.max(2, math.min(100, math.floor(forceLevel)))
   end
   local dvs = {}
   for _, k in ipairs({ "hp", "attack", "defense", "speed", "special" }) do
@@ -115,10 +130,19 @@ function Protocol.unpackMon(data, packed, opts)
   -- current HP/status (a different level's numbers, possibly mid-fight)
   -- isn't meaningful anymore -- auto-level starts everyone full and fresh,
   -- same as a standardized tournament format would
-  local forced = opts and opts.forceLevel
+  local forced = forceLevel
   local hp = forced and stats.hp
     or math.max(0, math.min(stats.hp, math.floor(packed.hp or stats.hp)))
   local status = forced and nil or packed.status
+  -- preserve the sender's original-trainer identity (party_struct MON_OTID +
+  -- wPartyMonOT on a real cable), clamped/typed like every other field so a
+  -- tampered packet can't inject a bad ID or a huge name.  Left nil when the
+  -- packet omits them (a v1/old peer) -- no worse than before for that legacy
+  -- path, and once ot is set the load-time stampOT backfill (mon.ot or ...)
+  -- becomes a no-op so the sender's identity survives save/reload (#215).
+  local otId = packed.otId
+    and math.max(0, math.min(65535, math.floor(packed.otId))) or nil
+  local ot = type(packed.ot) == "string" and packed.ot:sub(1, 10) or nil
   return {
     species = packed.species,
     level = level,
@@ -129,6 +153,8 @@ function Protocol.unpackMon(data, packed, opts)
     hp = hp,
     status = status,
     nickname = packed.nickname,
+    ot = ot,
+    otId = otId,
     moves = moves,
     -- a namespace whose mod this install lacks survives untouched, so the
     -- mon keeps it for the trip home

src/link/Tournament.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ local Protocol = require("src.link.Protocol")
 local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local Sound = require("src.core.Sound")
 local TextBox = require("src.render.TextBox")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local Tournament = {}
 Tournament.__index = Tournament
@@ -57,7 +58,12 @@ local function levelLabel(v)
 end
 
 local function levelForWire(v)
-  return v == ANY and nil or v
+  -- ANY ("use each mon's real level") goes on the wire as nil (no forced
+  -- level).  An explicit guard, not `v == ANY and nil or v`: that idiom's
+  -- true branch is nil, so it falls through to `or v` and returned the
+  -- literal "ANY" string, which then crashed math.floor in unpackMon (#204).
+  if v == ANY then return nil end
+  return v
 end
 
 local function forceLevelLabel(v)
@@ -85,6 +91,11 @@ function Tournament.new(game)
   self.settingsIndex = 1
   self.roster = {}
   self.spectatorRoster = {}
+  -- everything from here to exitWith runs at 1X regardless of the GAME
+  -- SPEED option (see Game:logicSpeed): a tournament's shot clock counts
+  -- down on the logic step, so fast-forward would hand one player less
+  -- real time to choose than the opponent they are racing
+  game.linkSession = true
   Sound.startLoop(game.data, MUSIC)
   return self
 end
@@ -107,6 +118,7 @@ end
 
 function Tournament:exitWith(message)
   DiscordPresence.setJoinCode(nil)
+  self.game.linkSession = nil -- back to the player's own GAME SPEED
   Sound.stopLoop(MUSIC)
   Runtime.emit("link.ended", { reason = message and "error" or "bye" })
   if self.net then self.net:close() end
@@ -123,7 +135,7 @@ end
 function Tournament:startHosting()
   self.net = Net.new()
   if not self.net:connectTCP(Net.defaultRelayAddress()) then
-    self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. (self.net.error or "?"))
+    self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error or "?"))
     return
   end
   local size, minL, maxL = partyStats(self.game.save.party)
@@ -146,7 +158,7 @@ end
 function Tournament:startJoining(code)
   self.net = Net.new()
   if not self.net:connectTCP(Net.defaultRelayAddress()) then
-    self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. (self.net.error or "?"))
+    self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error or "?"))
     return
   end
   local size, minL, maxL = partyStats(self.game.save.party)
@@ -166,9 +178,9 @@ end
 -- -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 local JOIN_ERROR_TEXT = {
-  not_found = "That code wasn't\nfound.",
+  not_found = Strings.source("That code wasn't\nfound."),
-  already_started = "That tournament\nhas already begun.",
+  already_started = Strings.source("That tournament\nhas already begun."),
-  expired = "That code has\nexpired.",
+  expired = Strings.source("That code has\nexpired."),
 }
 
 function Tournament:handleMessage(msg)
@@ -193,17 +205,17 @@ function Tournament:handleMessage(msg)
     end
   elseif msg.type == "tournament_host_error" then
     if msg.reason == "party_ineligible" then
-      self:exitWith(("Can't host:\nneed %d Pokemon\nLv %s-%s."):format(
+      self:exitWith(Strings("Can't host:\nneed %d Pokemon\nLv %s-%s.", msg.requiredPartySize, levelLabel(msg.minLevel), levelLabel(msg.maxLevel)))
-        msg.requiredPartySize, levelLabel(msg.minLevel), levelLabel(msg.maxLevel)))
     else
-      self:exitWith("Couldn't host\nthat tournament.")
+      self:exitWith(Strings("Couldn't host\nthat tournament."))
     end
   elseif msg.type == "tournament_join_error" then
     if msg.reason == "party_ineligible" then
-      self:exitWith(("Your party needs\n%d Pokemon, Lv\n%s-%s."):format(
+      self:exitWith(Strings("Your party needs\n%d Pokemon, Lv\n%s-%s.", msg.requiredPartySize, levelLabel(msg.minLevel), levelLabel(msg.maxLevel)))
-        msg.requiredPartySize, levelLabel(msg.minLevel), levelLabel(msg.maxLevel)))
     else
-      self:exitWith(JOIN_ERROR_TEXT[msg.reason] or "Couldn't join\nthat tournament.")
+      self:exitWith(JOIN_ERROR_TEXT[msg.reason]
+                    and Strings(JOIN_ERROR_TEXT[msg.reason])
+                    or Strings("Couldn't join\nthat tournament."))
     end
   elseif msg.type == "tournament_roster" then
     self.roster = msg.players
@@ -276,7 +288,7 @@ function Tournament:beginMatchBattle()
     -- shouldn't happen (both sides already passed the online-play mods
     -- gate), but a mismatched engine/build is still possible -- bail out
     -- of just this match rather than crash the tournament
-    self:exitWith("Link error:\nversion mismatch\nwith opponent.")
+    self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\nversion mismatch\nwith opponent."))
     return
   end
   self.linkSeed = self.isHost and love.math.random(1, 2 ^ 30) or nil
@@ -346,11 +358,11 @@ function Tournament:update(dt)
     self.net:update()
     if self.net.error and self.stage ~= "menu" and self.stage ~= "hostSettings"
        and self.stage ~= "codeEntry" then
-      self:exitWith("Link error:\n" .. self.net.error:sub(1, 60))
+      self:exitWith(Strings("Link error:\n%s", self.net.error:sub(1, 60)))
       return
     end
     if self.net.closed and self.stage ~= "done" then
-      self:exitWith("The tournament\nconnection was\nlost.")
+      self:exitWith(Strings("The tournament\nconnection was\nlost."))
       return
     end
   end
@@ -376,7 +388,7 @@ function Tournament:update(dt)
           and LinkBattle.newHost(self.game, self.net, self.pendingBattleOpts)
           or LinkBattle.newGuest(self.game, self.net, self.pendingBattleOpts)
         if not battle then
-          self:exitWith(why or "Link battle\ncan't start.")
+          self:exitWith(why or Strings("Link battle\ncan't start."))
           return
         end
         -- anything after `party` in this same batch belongs to the
@@ -413,7 +425,7 @@ function Tournament:update(dt)
             forceLevel = levelForWire(self.settings.forceLevel),
           })
           if not battle then
-            self:exitWith(why or "Can't watch this\nmatch.")
+            self:exitWith(why or Strings("Can't watch this\nmatch."))
             return
           end
           for j = #msgs, i + 1, -1 do
@@ -536,8 +548,8 @@ local SETTINGS_LABELS = { "POKEMON", "MIN LV", "MAX LV", "TIMER", "LEVELS", "PLA
 function Tournament:draw()
   if self.stage == "menu" then
     drawTitle("TOURNAMENT")
-    Font.draw("HOST", 32, 48)
+    Font.draw(Strings("HOST"), 32, 48)
-    Font.draw("JOIN", 32, 68)
+    Font.draw(Strings("JOIN"), 32, 68)
     Font.drawCode(CURSOR, 24, self.index == 1 and 48 or 68)
 
   elseif self.stage == "hostSettings" then
@@ -556,7 +568,7 @@ function Tournament:draw()
       Font.draw(values[i], 96, y)
       if i == self.settingsIndex then Font.drawCode(CURSOR, 8, y) end
     end
-    Font.draw("START: create", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("START: create"), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "codeEntry" then
     drawTitle("ENTER CODE")
@@ -568,28 +580,27 @@ function Tournament:draw()
         Font.drawCode(0xEE, x, 76)
       end
     end
-    Font.draw("A: join  B: back", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("A: join  B: back"), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "registering" then
     drawTitle("CONNECTING...")
-    Font.draw("B: cancel", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("B: cancel"), 8, 128)
 
   elseif self.stage == "bracket" or self.stage == "matchHello"
       or self.stage == "matchWaitParty" or self.stage == "spectateWait" then
-    drawTitle(("TOURNAMENT %s"):format(self.code or "??????"))
+    drawTitle(Strings("TOURNAMENT %s", self.code or "??????"))
     if self.bracket then
       local y = 20
       for _, round in ipairs(self.bracket.rounds) do
-        Font.draw(("ROUND %d"):format(round.round), 8, y)
+        Font.draw(Strings("ROUND %d", round.round), 8, y)
         y = y + 10
         for _, m in ipairs(round.matches) do
           local line
           if m.bye then
-            line = ("%s (bye)"):format(m.a or m.b or "?")
+            line = Strings("%s (bye)", m.a or m.b or "?")
           else
             local mark = m.state == "live" and "*" or (m.winner and "" or "")
-            line = ("%s%s vs %s%s"):format(
+            line = Strings("%s%s vs %s%s", m.winner == m.a and ">" or " ", m.a or "?",
-              m.winner == m.a and ">" or " ", m.a or "?",
               m.b or "?", m.winner == m.b and "<" or (mark == "*" and " *" or ""))
           end
           Font.draw(line, 12, y)
@@ -599,11 +610,11 @@ function Tournament:draw()
       end
     else
       if self.participating == false then
-        Font.draw("(organizing --", 16, 32)
+        Font.draw(Strings("(organizing --"), 16, 32)
-        Font.draw("not playing)", 16, 42)
+        Font.draw(Strings("not playing)"), 16, 42)
       end
-      Font.draw("Waiting for", 16, 48)
+      Font.draw(Strings("Waiting for"), 16, 48)
-      Font.draw("players to join:", 16, 60)
+      Font.draw(Strings("players to join:"), 16, 60)
       local y = 60
       for i, name in ipairs(self.roster) do
         y = 60 + i * 10
@@ -615,18 +626,18 @@ function Tournament:draw()
       end
     end
     if self.isCreator and #self.roster >= 2 and not self.bracket then
-      Font.draw("A: START  B: cancel", 8, 132)
+      Font.draw(Strings("A: START  B: cancel"), 8, 132)
     else
-      Font.draw("B: cancel", 8, 132)
+      Font.draw(Strings("B: cancel"), 8, 132)
     end
 
   elseif self.stage == "done" then
     drawTitle("TOURNAMENT OVER")
     if self.champion then
-      Font.draw(("%s is the"):format(self.champion), 16, 56)
+      Font.draw(Strings("%s is the", self.champion), 16, 56)
-      Font.draw("champion!", 16, 68)
+      Font.draw(Strings("champion!"), 16, 68)
     end
-    Font.draw("A: continue", 8, 128)
+    Font.draw(Strings("A: continue"), 8, 128)
   end
   love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
 end

src/mods/LauncherMods.lua

@@ -3,17 +3,29 @@
 -- manifests only.  The full loader (src/mods/Loader.lua) still owns the real
 -- load at boot; this reads the same options.mods enable-state the loader
 -- writes, derives per-mod status with the pure ManagerState.resolveToggle,
--- and installs a dropped/chosen .zip into the save-dir "mods/<id>/" tree.
+-- installs a dropped/chosen .zip into a "mods/<id>/" tree, and uninstalls a
+-- mod by removing that tree + clearing options.mods[id].
+--
+-- Where that tree lives is CacheFs's call, not love.filesystem's: a portable
+-- install (portable.txt beside the executable) keeps its mods in the game
+-- folder like everything else it owns, and only the OS save directory
+-- otherwise (#330 -- love.filesystem.write always resolves to the save dir,
+-- so the installer used to strand every mod in appdata).  Reads stay on
+-- love.filesystem: the portable folder is on the physfs read path either way
+-- (it IS the source for a `love <gamedir>` run, and CacheFs mounts it for a
+-- fused build), which is why those mods still loaded while landing in the
+-- wrong place.
 --
 -- Split in two: the pure derivation (deriveList, locateRoot) has no love and
--- no filesystem, so the engine tier can table-drive it; the discovery and
+-- no filesystem, so the engine tier can table-drive it; the discovery,
--- install paths reach for love.filesystem and SaveData.
+-- install, and uninstall paths reach for love.filesystem and SaveData.
 
 local Manifest = require("src.mods.Manifest")
 local ManagerState = require("src.mods.ManagerState")
 local Semver = require("src.mods.Semver")
 local Version = require("src.core.Version")
 local SaveData = require("src.core.SaveData")
+local CacheFs = require("src.import.CacheFs")
 
 local LauncherMods = {}
 
@@ -142,6 +154,13 @@ local function discover()
   local fs = love and love.filesystem
   local out = {}
   if not (fs and fs.getInfo and fs.getDirectoryItems) then return out end
+  -- A fused portable build keeps its mods in the game folder next to the
+  -- executable; resolving the cache root is what mounts that folder onto the
+  -- physfs read path, so this is what makes those mods enumerable at all
+  -- (#330).  A source run needs nothing (the game folder IS the source), and
+  -- the launcher's readiness check has usually resolved it already; the call
+  -- is cached and idempotent.
+  CacheFs.root()
   if not fs.getInfo("mods") then return out end
   local seen = {}
   for _, name in ipairs(fs.getDirectoryItems("mods")) do
@@ -232,11 +251,14 @@ local function topLevelPaths(mount)
   return paths
 end
 
+-- Copy the mounted archive subtree at `src` to the install path `dst`.  Reads
+-- come from love.filesystem (the .zip is mounted there); every write goes
+-- through CacheFs so it lands in the portable game folder when portable.txt is
+-- in play and in the OS save directory otherwise (#330).  No explicit mkdir:
+-- CacheFs.write creates the parent chain on both paths, which also means an
+-- empty folder inside the .zip is simply not carried over (it holds nothing).
 local function copyTree(src, dst)
   local fs = love.filesystem
-  if not fs.createDirectory(dst) then
-    return nil, "could not create " .. dst
-  end
   for _, name in ipairs(fs.getDirectoryItems(src)) do
     local s = src .. "/" .. name
     local d = dst .. "/" .. name
@@ -247,13 +269,18 @@ local function copyTree(src, dst)
     else
       local data = fs.read(s)
       if data == nil then return nil, "could not read " .. name end
-      local ok, err = fs.write(d, data)
+      local ok, err = CacheFs.write(d, data)
       if not ok then return nil, "could not write " .. name .. ": " .. tostring(err) end
     end
   end
   return true
 end
 
+-- Delete an installed mod subtree.  Enumeration stays on love.filesystem (the
+-- portable game folder is on its read path), but the deletes go through
+-- CacheFs so a portable install's real files actually go away instead of
+-- love.filesystem no-opping outside the save directory (#330).  Directories
+-- are removed after their children, since rmdir refuses a non-empty one.
 local function removeTree(path)
   local fs = love.filesystem
   local info = fs.getInfo(path)
@@ -262,7 +289,15 @@ local function removeTree(path)
     for _, child in ipairs(fs.getDirectoryItems(path)) do
       removeTree(path .. "/" .. child)
     end
+    CacheFs.removeDir(path)
+  else
+    CacheFs.remove(path)
   end
+  -- A portable install can still be carrying a pre-#330 copy in the OS save
+  -- directory, which is where every install used to land and which physfs
+  -- searches first.  CacheFs only touched the game folder, so clear the
+  -- save-directory twin too or that copy would keep the mod alive; outside
+  -- portable mode this repeats the delete CacheFs just did and no-ops.
   fs.remove(path)
 end
 
@@ -321,10 +356,19 @@ function LauncherMods.installZip(source)
     return nil, "a mod named '" .. manifest.id .. "' is already installed"
   end
 
-  fs.createDirectory("mods")
+  -- CacheFs.prefix steers ROM-cache writes into a version subtree (blue/...);
+  -- the mods tree is shared by Red and Blue, so pin the prefix to the root for
+  -- the copy and the rollback, then hand back whatever the launcher had set
+  -- (an import coroutine leaves it pointed at that version -- RomImporter.lua).
+  -- No fs.createDirectory("mods") here any more: CacheFs.write creates the
+  -- parent chain in both homes, and doing it through love.filesystem would
+  -- only ever make the directory in the save dir (#330).
+  local savedPrefix = CacheFs.prefix
+  CacheFs.prefix = ""
   local copied, copyErr = copyTree(root, dest)
+  if not copied then removeTree(dest) end
+  CacheFs.prefix = savedPrefix
   if not copied then
-    removeTree(dest)
     cleanup()
     return nil, copyErr or "could not copy the mod files"
   end
@@ -332,4 +376,39 @@ function LauncherMods.installZip(source)
   return true, manifest.id
 end
 
+-- uninstall(id) -> true  |  nil, errString
+-- Removes mods/<id>/ from wherever it was installed (the portable game folder
+-- or the save directory, CacheFs decides -- #330) and clears options.mods[id]
+-- so the loader and in-game manager no longer see it.  Rejects missing ids.
+-- Does not touch other mods' enable state.
+function LauncherMods.uninstall(id)
+  if type(id) ~= "string" or id == "" then
+    return nil, "missing mod id"
+  end
+  if id:find("[/\\]") or id == "." or id == ".." then
+    return nil, "invalid mod id"
+  end
+  if not (love and love.filesystem) then
+    return nil, "mod uninstall needs LOVE"
+  end
+  local fs = love.filesystem
+  local dest = "mods/" .. id
+  if not fs.getInfo(dest) then
+    return nil, "mod '" .. id .. "' is not installed"
+  end
+  -- same root pin as installZip: the mods tree is not version-prefixed (#330)
+  local savedPrefix = CacheFs.prefix
+  CacheFs.prefix = ""
+  removeTree(dest)
+  CacheFs.prefix = savedPrefix
+  -- Drop the enable flag so a reinstall of the same id starts from the
+  -- loader's default (enabled) rather than a stale false.
+  local options = SaveData.loadOptions()
+  if options.mods and options.mods[id] ~= nil then
+    options.mods[id] = nil
+    SaveData.saveOptions(options)
+  end
+  return true
+end
+
 return LauncherMods

src/mods/Loader.lua

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ local devShim = { installed = false, permissions = {}, warned = {}, depth = 0 }
 local SUPPORTED_REQUIRES = {
   ["src.mods.Semver"] = true,
   ["src.audio.ChipAsm"] = true,
+  ["src.pokemon.Stats"] = true, -- Stats.isShiny / calc for indicator mods
 }
 
 local function scanRequire(name)
@@ -161,7 +162,11 @@ function Loader:_loadState()
   if next(options.mods or {}) == nil and self.fs.getInfo
       and self.fs.getInfo(MOD_STATE_FILE) then
     local chunk = self.fs.load(MOD_STATE_FILE)
-    local ok, state = chunk and pcall(chunk)
+    -- `chunk and pcall(chunk)` truncates to one value, so state came back nil
+    -- however well the chunk ran and the migration below never fired once:
+    -- the guard has to be a statement for pcall's second return to survive.
+    local ok, state = false, nil
+    if chunk then ok, state = pcall(chunk) end
     if ok and type(state) == "table" then
       for id, disabled in pairs(state) do
         if disabled then

src/mods/ManagerState.lua

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ local Semver = require("src.mods.Semver")
 local Version = require("src.core.Version")
 local Theme = require("src.ui.Theme")
 local OptionRows = require("src.ui.OptionRows")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local ManagerState = {}
 ManagerState.__index = ManagerState
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ function ManagerState:modRows()
     end
   end
   if #rows == 0 then
-    rows[1] = { header = true, label = "NO MODS INSTALLED" }
+    rows[1] = { header = true, label = Strings("NO MODS INSTALLED") }
   end
   return rows
 end
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ function ManagerState:profileRows()
     rows[#rows + 1] = { profile = p, label = p.name,
       glyph = opts.activeProfile == p.name and GLYPH.errored or " " }
   end
-  rows[#rows + 1] = { saveAs = true, label = "SAVE CURRENT AS.." }
+  rows[#rows + 1] = { saveAs = true, label = Strings("SAVE CURRENT AS..") }
   rows[#rows + 1] = { adhoc = true,
     label = opts.activeProfile and "[AD-HOC]" or "[AD-HOC] (LIVE)" }
   return rows
@@ -316,30 +317,30 @@ function ManagerState:detailRows(m)
   rows[#rows + 1] = { label = m.enabled and "DISABLE" or "ENABLE",
     action = function() self:beginToggle(m) end }
   if self:schemaFor(m) then
-    rows[#rows + 1] = { label = "OPTIONS..",
+    rows[#rows + 1] = { label = Strings("OPTIONS.."),
       action = function() self:openOptions(m) end }
   end
   if m.permissions and #m.permissions > 0 then
-    rows[#rows + 1] = { label = "PERMISSIONS..",
+    rows[#rows + 1] = { label = Strings("PERMISSIONS.."),
       action = function() self:goTo("permissions") end }
   end
   if m.error then
-    rows[#rows + 1] = { label = "VIEW ERROR..",
+    rows[#rows + 1] = { label = Strings("VIEW ERROR.."),
       action = function() self:goTo("errors") end }
   end
-  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = "BACK", action = function() self:goBack() end }
+  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = Strings("BACK"), action = function() self:goBack() end }
   return rows
 end
 
 function ManagerState:applyRows()
   local rows = {}
-  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = "APPLY & RESTART", action = function()
+  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = Strings("APPLY & RESTART"), action = function()
     self:openConfirm({ "RESTART NOW?" }, function() self:restartGame() end)
   end }
-  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = "DISCARD CHANGES", action = function()
+  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = Strings("DISCARD CHANGES"), action = function()
     self:discardChanges()
   end }
-  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = "BACK", action = function() self:goBack() end }
+  rows[#rows + 1] = { label = Strings("BACK"), action = function() self:goBack() end }
   return rows
 end
 
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ function ManagerState:permissionRows(m)
       label = info and info.text or name }
   end
   if #rows == 0 then
-    rows[1] = { inert = true, label = "DATA & API ONLY" }
+    rows[1] = { inert = true, label = Strings("DATA & API ONLY") }
   end
   return rows
 end
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ function ManagerState:openCascade(r, m, want)
   else
     local dep = self.byId[r.alsoDisable[1]]
     lines[#lines + 1] = (dep and dep.name or r.alsoDisable[1]) .. " NEEDS THIS."
-    lines[#lines + 1] = #r.alsoDisable > 1 and "DISABLE ALL?" or "DISABLE BOTH?"
+    lines[#lines + 1] = #r.alsoDisable > 1 and "DISABLE ALL?" or Strings("DISABLE BOTH?")
   end
   self.overlay = { kind = "confirm", lines = lines, index = 1,
     onYes = function() self:commitToggle(r.apply) end }
@@ -700,7 +701,7 @@ end
 function ManagerState:saveCurrentAs()
   local NamingScreen = require("src.ui.NamingScreen")
   self.game.stack:push(NamingScreen.new(self.game, {
-    title = "PROFILE NAME?",
+    title = Strings("PROFILE NAME?"),
     maxLen = 10,
     onDone = function(name)
       local opts = self:optionsTable()
@@ -726,7 +727,7 @@ end
 function ManagerState:renameProfile(p)
   local NamingScreen = require("src.ui.NamingScreen")
   self.game.stack:push(NamingScreen.new(self.game, {
-    title = "RENAME?",
+    title = Strings("RENAME?"),
     maxLen = 10,
     default = p.name,
     onDone = function(name)
@@ -886,7 +887,7 @@ function ManagerState:buildOptionRows(m, schema)
         end }
     end
   end
-  rows[#rows + 1] = { id = "__reset", label = "RESET DEFAULTS",
+  rows[#rows + 1] = { id = "__reset", label = Strings("RESET DEFAULTS"),
     value = function() return "" end,
     activate = function()
       for _, row in ipairs(schema) do
@@ -1047,7 +1048,7 @@ function ManagerState:drawApply()
     y = y + 1
   end
   if #staged == 0 then
-    Font.draw(Runtime.safeMode and "SAFE MODE" or "NO CHANGES", 16, y * 8)
+    Font.draw(Runtime.safeMode and "SAFE MODE" or Strings("NO CHANGES"), 16, y * 8)
     y = y + 1
   end
   local rows = self:rowsForScreen()
@@ -1076,12 +1077,12 @@ function ManagerState:drawOverlay()
   end
   if overlay.kind == "confirm" then
     local yesY = ty + #lines + 1
-    Font.draw("YES", 5 * 8, yesY * 8)
+    Font.draw(Strings("YES"), 5 * 8, yesY * 8)
-    Font.draw("NO", 5 * 8, (yesY + 1) * 8)
+    Font.draw(Strings("NO"), 5 * 8, (yesY + 1) * 8)
     Font.drawCode(Theme.cursor, 4 * 8,
                   (overlay.index == 1 and yesY or yesY + 1) * 8)
   else
-    Font.draw("A:OK", 5 * 8, (ty + #lines + 1) * 8)
+    Font.draw(Strings("A:OK"), 5 * 8, (ty + #lines + 1) * 8)
   end
 end
 
@@ -1090,7 +1091,7 @@ function ManagerState:draw()
     OptionRows.draw(self.game, self.optionRows or {}, self.cursor,
                     self.scroll or 0)
     love.graphics.setColor(0, 0, 0, 1)
-    Font.draw(self.notice or "B:DONE (NO RESTART)", 8, 136)
+    Font.draw(self.notice or Strings("B:DONE (NO RESTART)"), 8, 136)
     love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
     if self.overlay then self:drawOverlay() end
     return
@@ -1099,7 +1100,7 @@ function ManagerState:draw()
   love.graphics.rectangle("fill", 0, 0, 160, 144)
   love.graphics.setColor(1, 1, 1, 1)
   Font.drawBox(0, 0, 20, 18)
-  Font.draw(self.banner or "MOD MANAGER", 16, 8)
+  Font.draw(self.banner or Strings("MOD MANAGER"), 16, 8)
   if self.screen == "list" then
     self:drawList()
   elseif self.screen == "detail" then

src/mods/Schemas.lua

@@ -584,6 +584,17 @@ R.text = {
   example = 'mod.content.text:override("_PalletTownText1", "HELLO!")',
 }
 
+-- The engine's own authored text, the half of the game `text` does not
+-- cover (src/core/Strings.lua).  The id is the English source string, so a
+-- translation supplies one entry per literal the engine draws and anything
+-- it has not reached yet keeps rendering in English.  Ids that collide in
+-- English but not elsewhere carry a "context|source" prefix.
+R.strings = {
+  semantics = "record", target = "strings",
+  value = f.str,
+  example = 'mod.content.strings:override("But, it failed!", "Echec !")',
+}
+
 -- the self-contained bytecode blob ChipAsm.song/sfx emit (13.1 shape 2);
 -- shared by every namespace that plays a chip program
 local chipProgram = f.rec{
@@ -918,8 +929,20 @@ R.battle_sprite_scales = {
     -- 1 = native pixels; the drawn size relative to the pic's own pixels
     scale = f.numRange(0.25, 4.0),
   },
-  example = 'mod.content.battle_sprite_scales:register("abra_back", ' ..
+  example = [[
-    '{ path = "assets/generated/battle/back/abrab.png", scale = 1.5 })',
+mod.content.battle_sprite_scales:register("abra_back", {
+  path = "assets/generated/battle/back/abrab.png",
+  scale = 1.5,
+})]],
+  notes = [[
+Scales one battle pic by its asset path, overriding the species-level
+`battleScaleFront`/`battleScaleBack` (see [pokemon](#pokemon)) for that
+image. The only way to scale a pic that is not species-keyed, like the
+player's trainer back sprite. Resolution order at draw time:
+image-level, then species-level, then the defaults (1x front, 2x back).
+The pic stays grounded at any scale: player feet stay flush on the
+text-box top, the enemy pic stays bottom-pinned in its slot, and the
+scale composes with the send-out grow animation.]],
 }
 
 -- ------- progression
@@ -1146,6 +1169,12 @@ R.field = {
                                             name = f.opt(f.str) })),
       nest = f.opt(f.any) },
     flyOrder = f.list(f.str),
+    -- the player's own trainer art (FieldDefaults.PLAYER_PICS): the battle
+    -- back pic, the catch tutorial's old man, and the front pic the intro,
+    -- trainer card and Hall of Fame share.  Every key is optional so a
+    -- conversion can replace one pic and inherit the rest.
+    playerPics = f.rec{
+      back = f.opt(f.str), demoBack = f.opt(f.str), front = f.opt(f.str) },
     -- the new-game and boot config a total conversion replaces
     boot = f.rec{
       startMap = f.opt(f.str), startX = f.opt(f.int(0)), startY = f.opt(f.int(0)),

src/pokemon/Evolution.lua

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
 local Screens = require("src.ui.Screens")
 local Stats = require("src.pokemon.Stats")
 local TextBox = require("src.render.TextBox")
+local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 
 local Evolution = {}
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ Evolution.METHODS = {
       return trigger.kind == "levelup" and mon.level >= (evo.level or 0)
     end,
     describe = function(evo)
-      return ("Level %d"):format(evo.level or 0)
+      return Strings("Level %d", evo.level or 0)
     end,
   },
   ITEM = {
@@ -106,21 +107,67 @@ function Evolution.apply(game, mon, newSpecies, via)
   })
 end
 
+-- After the "evolved into" text, Gen1 re-runs the level-up learn check on
+-- the EVOLVED species (engine/pokemon/evos_moves.asm EvolveMon calls the
+-- LearnMoveFromLevelUp predef, engine/pokemon/learn_move.asm) -- a mon
+-- evolving at exactly a learnset level gains that move (GYARADOS learns
+-- BITE at 20, so MAGIKARP->GYARADOS @20 learns BITE, @21 does not) (#12).
+-- Mirrors the rare-candy learn loop in src/ui/BagMenu.lua so a full move
+-- list opens the forget prompt.  mon.species is already the new species
+-- (Evolution.apply ran before the congrats text).  onDone runs once the
+-- learn list is exhausted, replacing the caller's direct onDone.
+function Evolution.learnEvolutionMoves(game, mon, onDone)
+  local Experience = require("src.battle.Experience")
+  local def = game.data.pokemon[mon.species]
+  -- movesLearnedAt uses entry.level == level (exact Gen1 rule); do NOT use
+  -- Pokemon.movesAtLevel (<= level), which would over-grant older moves.
+  local moves = Experience.movesLearnedAt(def, mon.level)
+  local i = 0
+  local function nextStep()
+    i = i + 1
+    local moveId = moves[i]
+    if not moveId then
+      if onDone then onDone() end
+      return
+    end
+    for _, mv in ipairs(mon.moves) do
+      if mv.id == moveId then return nextStep() end
+    end
+    local mdef = game.data.moves[moveId]
+    if not mdef then return nextStep() end
+    local name = mon.nickname or def.name
+    if #mon.moves < 4 then
+      table.insert(mon.moves, { id = moveId, pp = mdef.pp })
+      Runtime.emit("pokemon.move_learned", { mon = mon, moveId = moveId })
+      game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game,
+        Strings("%s learned\n%s!", name, mdef.name), nextStep))
+    else
+      -- LearnMoveFromLevelUp with a full moveset: the forget UI
+      Screens.push(game, "MoveLearnMenu", mon, moveId, nextStep)
+    end
+  end
+  nextStep()
+end
+
 -- Play the evolution movie (flashing forms), then apply + text.
 -- Headless (no real graphics) falls back to the plain text flow.
 function Evolution.evolve(game, mon, newSpecies, onDone, via)
   if love.image and love.image.newImageData then
-    Screens.push(game, "EvolutionState", mon, newSpecies, onDone)
+    -- forward `via` so EvolutionState can keep trade evolutions
+    -- non-cancelable (LINK_STATE_TRADING) while others accept B (#213)
+    Screens.push(game, "EvolutionState", mon, newSpecies, onDone, via)
     return
   end
   Music.play(game.data, Music.special(game.data, "evolution"))
   local oldName = mon.nickname or game.data.pokemon[mon.species].name
   Evolution.apply(game, mon, newSpecies, via)
-  local msg = ("What?\n%s is\nevolving!\fCongratulations!\nYour %s\nevolved into\n%s!")
+  local msg = Strings("What?\n%s is\nevolving!\fCongratulations!\nYour %s\nevolved into\n%s!",
-              :format(oldName, oldName, game.data.pokemon[newSpecies].name)
+                      oldName, oldName, game.data.pokemon[newSpecies].name)
   game.stack:push(TextBox.new(game, msg, function()
     Music.restoreMap(game.data)
-    if onDone then onDone() end
+    -- re-run the evolved species' level-up learn check before onDone
+    -- (evos_moves.asm EvolveMon -> learn_move.asm LearnMoveFromLevelUp, #12)
+    Evolution.learnEvolutionMoves(game, mon, onDone)
   end))
 end
 
@@ -138,13 +185,22 @@ function Evolution.request(game, mon, trigger, onDone)
   return species
 end
 
--- After-battle hook: evolve everyone who qualifies (queued one at a time).
+-- After-battle hook: evolve mons that leveled this battle and still
-function Evolution.checkParty(game, onDone)
+-- qualify (queued one at a time, party order).  Gen1 EvolveAfterBattle
+-- only considers mons that gained a level during the fight -- a B-cancel
+-- means "not this time", and the next offer waits for the next level-up
+-- (or Rare Candy / stone, which call Evolution.evolve directly).
+-- leveledUp is a set of party mon tables; nil/empty yields no evolutions.
+function Evolution.checkParty(game, onDone, leveledUp)
   local pending = {}
-  for _, mon in ipairs(game.save.party) do
+  if leveledUp then
-    local target, evo = Evolution.pendingFor(game, mon, { kind = "levelup" })
+    for _, mon in ipairs(game.save.party) do
-    if target then
+      if leveledUp[mon] then
-      table.insert(pending, { mon = mon, to = target, via = evo and evo.method })
+        local target, evo = Evolution.pendingFor(game, mon, { kind = "levelup" })
+        if target then
+          table.insert(pending, { mon = mon, to = target, via = evo and evo.method })
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
   local i = 0

src/pokemon/Pokemon.lua

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ end
 
 -- Day Care retrieve (pokered WriteMonMoves + wLearningMovesFromDayCare):
 -- grant learnset moves with startLevel < moveLevel <= newLevel, shifting
--- the oldest slot out when full. Silent — no LearnMove prompts.
+-- the oldest slot out when full. Silent -- no LearnMove prompts.
 function Pokemon.learnMovesFromDayCare(data, mon, speciesDef, startLevel, newLevel)
   if not (speciesDef and speciesDef.learnset and mon) then return end
   mon.moves = mon.moves or {}
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ function Pokemon.new(data, species, level, rng)
     statExp = { hp = 0, attack = 0, defense = 0, speed = 0, special = 0 },
     stats = stats,
     hp = stats.hp,
+    -- the Gen1 catch-rate byte freezes at catch time: evolution does NOT
+    -- update it, so PKHeX expects a preevolution's rate on an evolved mon
+    -- (#206).  Evolution.apply mutates in place and never touches this.
+    catchRate = def.catchRate,
     status = nil, -- "SLP"|"PSN"|"BRN"|"FRZ"|"PAR"
     moves = moves,
   }

src/pokemon/Sprites.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+-- Runtime Pokémon art resolution.  Content registries freeze after load,
+-- so a mod that lets the player pick an alternate skin mid-session cannot
+-- patch pokemon.spriteFront / icons.bySpecies.  These helpers are the
+-- sanctioned seam: every battle pic and party icon load goes through
+-- pokemon.sprite / pokemon.icon, which stay live for the whole process.
+--
+-- playerPath is the same seam for the player's own trainer art, whose
+-- vanilla paths are data (field.playerPics) rather than a species record.
+
+local Runtime = require("src.mods.Runtime")
+local FieldDefaults = require("src.world.FieldDefaults")
+
+local Sprites = {}
+
+local function samePath(path) return path end
+
+-- Resolve a battle / menu front or back pic path for `species`.
+-- side: "front" | "back"
+-- opts.mon: the live mon when available (per-instance skins)
+-- opts.kind: "battle" | "summary" | "dex" | "evolution" | "hof" | "trade"
+--            | "title" | "oak" | "credits" (informational for wrappers)
+-- Returns path, trueColor.
+function Sprites.path(data, species, side, opts)
+  opts = opts or {}
+  local def = data and data.pokemon and data.pokemon[species]
+  if not def then return nil, false end
+  local path = side == "back" and def.spriteBack or def.spriteFront
+  local ctx = {
+    species = species,
+    side = side == "back" and "back" or "front",
+    kind = opts.kind or "battle",
+    mon = opts.mon,
+    trueColor = def.trueColor and true or false,
+    data = data,
+  }
+  if path and Runtime.wantsHook("pokemon.sprite") then
+    local hooked = Runtime.call("pokemon.sprite", samePath, path, ctx)
+    if type(hooked) == "string" and hooked ~= "" then path = hooked end
+  end
+  return path, ctx.trueColor and true or false
+end
+
+-- Resolve the player's own trainer pic path.
+-- side: "back" (the battle intro pic) | "front" (intro / card / Hall of Fame)
+-- opts.kind: "battle" | "intro" | "trainer_card" | "hof"
+-- opts.demo: the catch tutorial, where the old man fights in the player's
+--            place and stands in for the back pic
+-- opts.battle: the live battle, for kind == "battle"
+-- Returns path, trueColor.
+function Sprites.playerPath(data, side, opts)
+  opts = opts or {}
+  side = side == "back" and "back" or "front"
+  -- one key per pic, so a conversion can replace the back and inherit the
+  -- rest; fieldValue folds data.field over FieldDefaults per key
+  local key = side == "front" and "front"
+              or (opts.demo and "demoBack" or "back")
+  local path = FieldDefaults.fieldValue(data, "playerPics", key)
+  local ctx = {
+    side = side,
+    kind = opts.kind or "battle",
+    demo = opts.demo and true or false,
+    battle = opts.battle,
+    trueColor = false,
+    data = data,
+  }
+  if path and Runtime.wantsHook("player.sprite") then
+    local hooked = Runtime.call("player.sprite", samePath, path, ctx)
+    if type(hooked) == "string" and hooked ~= "" then path = hooked end
+  end
+  return path, ctx.trueColor and true or false
+end
+
+-- Resolve a party-menu icon image path for `mon`.
+-- vanillaPath is the path PartyMenu already picked from icons.bySpecies /
+-- def.icon / icons.byDex; the hook may replace it.
+-- Returns path (possibly nil).
+function Sprites.iconPath(data, mon, vanillaPath, opts)
+  opts = opts or {}
+  if not vanillaPath and not Runtime.wantsHook("pokemon.icon") then
+    return vanillaPath
+  end
+  local species = mon and mon.species
+  local ctx = {
+    species = species,
+    mon = mon,
+    name = opts.name,
+    data = data,
+    kind = "icon",
+  }
+  if not Runtime.wantsHook("pokemon.icon") then return vanillaPath end
+  local hooked = Runtime.call("pokemon.icon", samePath, vanillaPath, ctx)
+  if type(hooked) == "string" and hooked ~= "" then return hooked end
+  if hooked == nil or hooked == false then return nil end
+  return vanillaPath
+end
+
+return Sprites