feat: added ascension logic 4-7, added new decision (eating fast food), indicating meter changes better, added discussions (needs more work, but meh ... fine like this)

inc/logic/logic.meter.lua

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ local METER_DECAY_PER_DAY = 20
 local COMBO_BASE_BONUS = 0.02
 local COMBO_MAX_BONUS = 0.16
 local COMBO_TIMEOUT_FRAMES = 600
+local FLASH_DURATION = 2.0
+local FLASH_COLOR = 4
 
 -- Internal meters for tracking game progress and player stats.
 Meter.COLOR_ISM = Config.colors.orange
@@ -16,6 +18,12 @@ Meter.COLOR_BM = Config.colors.red
 Meter.COLOR_BG = Config.colors.meter_bg
 Meter.COLOR_CONTOUR = Config.colors.white
 
+local _flash = {
+  wpm = { timer = 0, delta = 0 },
+  ism = { timer = 0, delta = 0 },
+  bm  = { timer = 0, delta = 0 },
+}
+
 --- Gets initial meter values.
 --- @within Meter
 --- @return result table Initial meter values. </br>
@@ -95,6 +103,12 @@ function Meter.update()
       end
     end
   end
+  local dt = Context.delta_time or 0
+  for _, key in ipairs({ "wpm", "ism", "bm" }) do
+    if _flash[key].timer > 0 then
+      _flash[key].timer = _flash[key].timer - dt
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 --- Adds amount to a meter.
@@ -109,7 +123,18 @@ function Meter.add(key, amount)
       GameOverWindow.show(key)
       return
     end
+    local prev_wpm = (key == "wpm") and m.wpm or nil
+    local old_val = m[key]
     m[key] = math.max(0, math.min(METER_MAX, m[key] + amount))
+    local actual_delta = m[key] - old_val
+    if actual_delta ~= 0 and _flash[key] then
+      _flash[key].delta = actual_delta
+      _flash[key].timer = FLASH_DURATION
+    end
+    if prev_wpm and prev_wpm > 0 and m.wpm == 0 and Context.game_in_progress
+        and Ascension.get_level() == 5 then
+      Context.should_ascend = true
+    end
   end
 end
 
@@ -258,12 +283,32 @@ function Meter.draw()
     local fill_w = math.max(0, math.floor((m[meter.key] / max) * bar_w))
     rect(bar_x - 1, bar_y - 1, bar_w + 2, bar_h + 2, Meter.COLOR_CONTOUR)
     rect(bar_x, bar_y, bar_w, bar_h, Meter.COLOR_BG)
-    if fill_w > 0 then
+    local flash = _flash[meter.key]
+    if flash and flash.timer > 0 then
+      local old_val = m[meter.key] - flash.delta
+      local old_fill_w = math.max(0, math.floor((old_val / max) * bar_w))
+      local stable_w = math.min(fill_w, old_fill_w)
+      if stable_w > 0 then
+        rect(bar_x, bar_y, stable_w, bar_h, meter.color)
+      end
+      if flash.delta > 0 then
+        local hi_w = fill_w - stable_w
+        if hi_w > 0 then
+          rect(bar_x + stable_w, bar_y, hi_w, bar_h, FLASH_COLOR)
+        end
+      else
+        local hi_w = old_fill_w - fill_w
+        if hi_w > 0 then
+          rect(bar_x + fill_w, bar_y, hi_w, bar_h, FLASH_COLOR)
+        end
+      end
+    elseif fill_w > 0 then
       rect(bar_x, bar_y, fill_w, bar_h, meter.color)
     end
     ---print(meter.label, label_x, label_y, meter.color, false, 1, true)
   end
 
   local ascension_y = start_y + 3 * line_h + 1
-  Ascension.draw(bar_x, ascension_y, { spacing = 8 })
+  Ascension.draw(bar_x - 4, ascension_y, { spacing = 8 })
 end
+