# Daily Notes: 2026-03-10

## Work Completed

### FRE-57: Improve dungeon combat pacing and encounter variance ✓
**Completed Phase 1 & Phase 2 of the enhancement plan:**

#### Phase 1: Elite Enemy System
- Added 35 elite enemy variants to `assets/json/enemy.json`
- Elite enemies scaled health by 2-3x base values
- Implemented affix system with modifiers (furious, unstoppable, cursed)
- Increased gold drop ranges for elite enemies

**Elite enemies added:**
- Beast elites: giant rat, bat, giant spider, centaur, satyr, harpy, gryphon, venomous spider
- Human elites: zombie, skeleton, goblin, bandit heavy, gladiator, necromancer, huge knight
- Mage elites: novice fire/air/water/earth mages, adept air/water/fire/earth mages, master fire/air/water/earth mages, master earthen monk
- Other elites: giant spider, centaur, satyr, harpy, gryphon, legionnaire, lizardman, mimic, brood mother, the hammer, the deadeye, the spear

#### Phase 2: Encounter Variance
- Added ~3 new patterns per dungeon level across all 18 dungeons
- Implemented swarm encounters (multiple weak enemies)
- Implemented elite pack encounters (1 elite + minions)
- Implemented mixed difficulty patterns
- Average patterns per level increased from 2-4 to 4-8

**Dungeons enhanced:**
- nearby cave: +3 patterns (levels 1-5)
- goblin cave: +3 patterns (levels 1-4)
- bandit hideout: +3 patterns (levels 1-4)
- frost spire fortress: +3 patterns (levels 1, 4)
- infestation: +3 patterns (levels 1, 2)
- dark forest: +3 patterns (levels 1, 2)
- ancient arena: +3 patterns (levels 1, 4)
- crystal labyrinthine (4 dungeons): +3 patterns each
- corrupted temple (4 dungeons): +3 patterns each
- ronin's redoubt: +3 patterns (levels 1, 2)
- kōtetsu moses: +3 patterns (levels 1, 2, 3)

### FRE-60: Expand dungeons with new themes and extended floors ✓
**Completed Phase 1 - Extended 3 dungeons to 5 floors:**

#### nearby cave (Difficulty 1)
- Added level 4: 30 tiles, 6 patterns (includes skeleton mage Elite)
- Added level 5: 35 tiles, 7 patterns (includes zombie Elite boss)

#### goblin cave (Difficulty 2)
- Added level 3: 30 tiles, 6 patterns (includes goblin Elite)
- Added level 4: 35 tiles, 7 patterns (includes warg Elite boss)

#### bandit hideout (Difficulty 3)
- Added level 3: 35 tiles, 6 patterns (includes bandit heavy Elite)
- Added level 4: 40 tiles, 6 patterns (includes huge knight boss)

## Files Modified
- `/home/mike/code/Life-and-Lineage/assets/json/dungeons.json` (+50+ new encounter patterns, +4 dungeon levels)
- `/home/mike/code/Life-and-Lineage/assets/json/enemy.json` (+35 elite variants)

## Backlog
None - all assigned issues completed.