Pheromone Seasons [Finished] - Version: 1.0.0

What's New in Pheromone Seasons Version - 1.0.0?

• Added Seasonal Mutators Per Run with daily/seasonal modifiers that now affect dungeon loot/traps, arena scaling/points, and farm league output.
• Added Monster Traits + Inheritance with trait/perk metadata on monsters, trait roll on capture, and inheritance/mutation logic during breeding offspring generation.
• Added a Rival/Nemesis System with persistent pressure/adaptation, arena scaling impact, league sabotage chance, and reward theft behavior.
• Added Meaningful Bonding Events at bond tier milestones with choice-based outcomes (Predator/Guardian/Bloodline) that grant real mechanical buffs.
• Added Dungeon Relic Draft flow offering 3 relic choices during runs, with temporary run modifiers and rewards.
• Added Postgame Ascension (NG+) with reset flow that keeps account-style unlocks, increases difficulty pressure, and tracks ascension level/tokens.
• Added Collections + Mastery Rewards system (bestiary, crystal codex, endings, hidden goals, mastery state, ascension state) and exposed it through a new UI button.
• Wired endgame progression into collections/mastery updates so ending unlock state is reflected immediately.
• Fixed a bonding-system bug during implementation: bond-event perk rewards now persist correctly instead of being overwritten on save-back.
• Added a dialogue toggle: Normal, Skip Seen, Fast Forward.
• Made Skip Seen actually work using Dialogic seen-history.
• Saved/loaded dialogue mode with save files.
• Added a non-debug battle speed toggle (x1 / x2) in main UI.
• Applied battle speed scaling to Arena combat timings/effects.
• Applied battle speed scaling to the RPS combat scene timings/effects.
• Added a “Recent Events” log system with day/year tracking.
• Added a UI view for recent events (today + latest events).
• Logged popups and quest messages into Recent Events automatically.
• Improved dungeon choice previews with clear before/after rewards/costs.
• Added trap-choice previews for success chance and failure/stamina impact.
• Logged dungeon choice selections into Recent Events.
• Added source-aware employee creation and de-dup helpers in autoload/EmployeeSystem.gd: hire_employee(…, source_item), find_employee_by_source(…), and ensure_employee_from_source(…).
• Wired global runtime sync/bridges in autoload/Global.gd: item->employee sync, legacy pregnancy<->PregSystem sync, employee daily-yield popup hook, pregnancy conceived/reset hooks, and re-sync after load.
• Integrated worker purchase with employee records in scenes/item.gd: on first worker buy, now creates the employee record (no duplicates).
• Connected league simulation to real progression in scripts/FarmLeague.gd: new _sync_player_profile_from_global_state() used on ready, load, and daily resolution.
• Fixed save/load slot button handlers in scenes/saveload.gd: added _on_save_slot_X_pressed / _on_load_slot_X_pressed methods for slots 1-3.
• Integrated pregnancy flow with PregSystem in scripts/Dialog.gd: updated _try_trigger_pregnancy() and added _sync_legacy_pregnancy_to_system().
• Updated birth completion to clear PregSystem state in scenes/breeding.gd before resetting Global.pregnancy.
• Implemented Bond gameplay action in scenes/monster_panel.gd: stamina cost, bond increase, lust reduction, travel lock checks, popup feedback, and power clamping.
• Enabled Bond UI control in scenes/monster_panel.tscn: removed WIP/disabled behavior and set label to Bond.
• Implemented endgame stage signal effects in scenes/end_game.gd: s2/s4/s5/s6/s7 transitions, overlay/flash/pulse helpers, and initial visual priming.
• Added altar interaction button to ranch scene in scenes/main.tscn: btn_altar with action = “alter” and summon icon resource.
• Refined altar crystal progression and endgame trigger sequencing in icons/button_icon.gd: completion priority logic and queued post-dialog transition to res://scenes/EndGame.tscn.
• Improved save/load UX metadata formatting in scenes/saveload.gd: slot rows now show readable save time plus Day and Season/Year when available.
• Hardened weekly upkeep flow in scripts/GlobalDaySystem.gd: weekly rent now uses queued timeline start, rent cost clamps resources at >= 0, and pregnancy danger updates are guarded.
• Refined pickup interaction stamina behavior in scenes/item_pickup.gd: uses explicit pickup stamina cost, shows no_energy when insufficient, and clamps stamina after pickup.
• Fixed monster capture stamina edge handling in scenes/monster.gd: standardized capture checks to avoid silent no-op edge cases.
• Added safer signal lifecycle management in scenes/forest.gd, scenes/birth.gd, and scenes/breeding.gd: connect guards in _ready() and clean disconnects in _exit_tree().
• Made forest trap timeline triggering collision-safe in scenes/forest.gd: added _start_dialogic_timeline(…) and used it for trap sex sequence.
• Prevented negative stamina across gameplay systems by clamping all major stamina deductions: scripts/Dialog.gd, scenes/combat.gd, scenes/dungeon.gd, scenes/monster_panel.gd, scenes/timing_minigame.gd.
• Removed noisy debug logging from player-facing interaction scripts: scenes/main.gd, scenes/button_travel.gd, scenes/quest_item.gd, scenes/ui.gd, scenes/item_pickup.gd, scenes/monster.gd.
• bond directly affects arena combat stats in arena.gd inside _apply_selected_monster_profile():

1. ally_max_hp increases with bond (+0.22 * bond) at arena.gd.
2. ally_damage_min increases with bond (+0.03 * bond) at arena.gd.
3. ally_crit_chance increases with bond (+0.0015 * bond) at arena.gd.
4. ally_dodge_chance increases with bond (+0.0008 * bond) at arena.gd.
5. Bond also raises player_rating (+0.05 * bond), which scales enemy strength upward at arena.gd.

• Rebuilt the save/load scene layout to match journal-style composition (Backdrop + Journal panel + TopBar + card list + hint) in saveload.tscn.
• Replaced old background-image modal with journal-style panel cards for each slot, while keeping all existing slot button signals and handlers (save_slot_1..3, load_slot_1..3) in saveload.tscn.
• Added quest-journal-matching style system (fonts, colors, borders, button skins, card skins, shadow, open animation) in saveload.gd.
• Preserved slot functionality and metadata refresh logic, but adapted row copy to the new card format (No save data / formatted save metadata) in saveload.gd.
• Kept close behavior wired to the top-right close button via _on_button_pressed() in saveload.gd.

1.0.0 BETA

• Huge Code Overhaul (Speed & Performance)
• Added Quest Rite of Four Seasons
• Added Quest Monster Mastery
• Added Quest Dual Profession
• Added Quest League Champion
• Added Quest Ranch Manager
• Added Quest The Fifth Crystal
• Added Quest Altar Apotheosis
• Redesign & Bedroom, Quest, Dungeon & Arena UI & UX

Dungeon Upate:

• Reworked Dungeon into a full run loop with progression phases: entrance, mid chamber, deep chamber, and extraction.
• Expanded traps into choice-based encounters with Disarm, Dodge, Sacrifice Stamina, and Force Through outcomes.
• Added meaningful trap rewards including rare gem chance, temporary buffs, shard payouts, and hidden shortcut unlocks.
• Added per-run dungeon modifiers (Fog Maze, Trap Storm, Treasure Bloom, Hunter Pressure) that change gameplay each run.
• Upgraded quest progression from single-step to tiered dungeon goals including 3-gem and 8-gem milestones.
• Added deep-zone elite trap spawns and ambush pressure once you advance into late dungeon phases.
• Added hidden interactables: torch-chain progression, and rune-door unlock reward flow.
• Implemented a shrine risk/reward system with stamina/lust/resource offerings and different reward paths.
• Integrated Dialogic-safe branching at route and shrine decisions so narrative beats trigger cleanly in run flow.
• Added a Dungeon Shards economy and extraction vendor choices for gem refining, stamina kits, or shard liquidation.
• Updated trap nodes to pass trap metadata (kind, tier, label) into the new dungeon resolution system.
• Updated item pickups to use dungeon loot multipliers and feed dungeon shard/progression callbacks automatically.

Arena Update:

• Added captured-monster roster support in Arena by parsing Global.monsters into usable fighter profiles.
• Added a HUD monster selector (OptionButton) so the player can choose which captured monster enters Arena.
• Added a live monster stats label in HUD to preview selected fighter power/bond/lust and resulting combat stats.
• Updated fight start logic to block entry when no monsters are available and to apply the selected monster profile before battle.
• Scaled ally Arena stats dynamically from selected monster attributes (HP, damage, crit, dodge, armor).
• Added enemy stat scaling and randomization per fight to create more varied matchups tied to player monster strength.
• Added species-based sprite frame swapping for ally and enemy so different monsters are visually represented in combat.
• Locked monster selection during active battles and re-enabled it after battle/stop to prevent mid-fight loadout changes.
• Increased Arena pace by reducing base turn delay and adding round-by-round acceleration toward a minimum delay.
• Changed initiative flow so round 1 uses full RPS reveal while later rounds use faster initiative checks.
• Updated round structure so both combatants usually act each round (initiative decides first action) for denser combat.
• Added combat depth with combo scaling, burst attacks, lifesteal procs, and stronger bleed/stun pressure interactions.
• Added random Arena events (spikes, crowd roar heal/cleanse, frenzy) plus sudden-death pressure in long fights.
• Added end-of-round kill handling so deaths from bleed/events cleanly trigger proper battle finish and reward flow.

Farm League:

• Fixed Farm League parse error by removing invalid font reference in ai_farms.gd.
• Reworked Farm League singleton resolution to reliably use /root/FarmLeague with engine fallback in ai_farms.gd.
• Switched Farm League signal wiring to safe connect/disconnect calls and added cleanup on scene exit in ai_farms.gd.
• Added defensive leaderboard validation so bad data does not break the UI in ai_farms.gd.
• Added a new fantasy-styled “Standings Snapshot” summary card (day, rank, gap to first, AI difficulty, catch-up, reward preview) in ai_farms.gd.
• Kept and polished live update toasts for league_day_resolved and league_rewards_given in ai_farms.gd.
• Improved card presentation for leaderboard rows (rank badges, delta badges, highlighted player row, progress bars) in ai_farms.gd.
• Repositioned Farm League layout anchors to stop header/list/button overlap and improve responsiveness in AI_Farms.tscn.
• Confirmed UI entry path remains correct (btn_farm opens this updated scene) in ui.gd.
• Confirmed Farm League autoload is present and correctly named in project.godot.

End Game (In Progress):

• Added End Game Assets
• Added End Game Dialog