From 4163137e648d928f4e1518655aacfd1e267d4e51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hikari <hikari@nhcarrigan.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:44:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] balance: compress Zone 14 boss HP to close unlock gap (#176)

---
 apps/api/src/data/bosses.ts | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/api/src/data/bosses.ts b/apps/api/src/data/bosses.ts
index aadeff0..0b4b89f 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/data/bosses.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/data/bosses.ts
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ export const defaultBosses: Array<Boss> = [
   {
     bountyRunestones: 265,
     crystalReward:    3e31,
-    currentHp:        1e37,
+    currentHp:        2e35,
     damagePerSecond:  3e31,
     description:
       "A creature as wide as the observable universe — which, in the Expanse, is not a helpful measurement. It is simply everywhere the horizon is, which in this place is everywhere.",
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ export const defaultBosses: Array<Boss> = [
     essenceReward:       1e34,
     goldReward:          1e38,
     id:                  "horizon_beast",
-    maxHp:               1e37,
+    maxHp:               2e35,
     name:                "The Horizon Beast",
     prestigeRequirement: 8,
     status:              "locked",
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ export const defaultBosses: Array<Boss> = [
   {
     bountyRunestones: 350,
     crystalReward:    1e35,
-    currentHp:        5e40,
+    currentHp:        5e37,
     damagePerSecond:  1e35,
     description:
       "A self-replicating intelligence that has filled the Expanse with copies of itself. Every copy has the same purpose: to be the last thing in the Expanse. Your guild will need to convince all of them otherwise.",
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ export const defaultBosses: Array<Boss> = [
     essenceReward:       5e37,
     goldReward:          5e41,
     id:                  "infinity_construct",
-    maxHp:               5e40,
+    maxHp:               5e37,
     name:                "The Infinity Construct",
     prestigeRequirement: 8,
     status:              "locked",
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ export const defaultBosses: Array<Boss> = [
   {
     bountyRunestones: 465,
     crystalReward:    5e38,
-    currentHp:        2e44,
+    currentHp:        3e39,
     damagePerSecond:  5e38,
     description:
       "The thing that claims the Infinite Expanse as its territory — which, given the name of the place, is an ambitious claim. It enforces this claim with power that has had infinite space to accumulate.",
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ export const defaultBosses: Array<Boss> = [
     essenceReward:       2e41,
     goldReward:          2e45,
     id:                  "expanse_sovereign",
-    maxHp:               2e44,
+    maxHp:               3e39,
     name:                "The Expanse Sovereign",
     prestigeRequirement: 9,
     status:              "locked",