fix: correct equipment balance and sort items by stat power #69

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Summary

Two improvements to the equipment system in one PR:

Balance fixes (closes #54)

Full equipment audit revealed 9 items with duplicated stats, regressions, or purchasable items weaker than free boss drops:

Item Change Reason
Void Conduit 4x → 7x combat 100M essence sink was equal to a zone-6 boss drop
Void Edge 2.75x → 3.25x combat Purchasable was weaker than free Celestial Blade (3x)
Astral Robe 2.25x → 2.75x gold Boss drop was weaker than purchasable Titan's Aegis (2.5x)
Philosopher's Stone 2x → 2.25x click Duplicated Frost Crystal's click multiplier
Eternal Flame 1.15x → 1.25x gold Gold regressed vs Philosopher's Stone (1.25x)
Celestial Focus 2.5x → 3x click 20M essence sink was weaker than free Angel's Halo (2.75x click + 1.3x gold)
Abyssal Tome 3x → 3.75x gold 50M essence sink was equal to free Heaven's Mantle (3x)
Crystal Matrix 4x → 4.75x gold 20M crystal sink was equal to free Sinslayer Aegis (4x)
Infernal Gem 3.5x → 4x click 5M crystal sink was identical to free Prism Eye

Equipment sorting (closes #55)

Equipment cards within each slot now render in ascending order of combined bonus power — the sum of all multiplier bonuses — so stronger items always appear further down the list. Hybrid items such as Volcanic Plate sort correctly without needing a per-slot primary stat.

Test plan

  • All purchasable weapons/armour/trinkets now exceed the stats of the highest free boss drop at their tier
  • No duplicate stat values between adjacent items in the same progression track
  • Equipment cards within each slot render weakest → strongest
  • Hybrid multi-stat items sort sensibly alongside single-stat items
  • Full pipeline green (lint + build + tests at 100% coverage)

This PR was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸

## Summary Two improvements to the equipment system in one PR: ### Balance fixes (closes #54) Full equipment audit revealed 9 items with duplicated stats, regressions, or purchasable items weaker than free boss drops: | Item | Change | Reason | |---|---|---| | Void Conduit | 4x → 7x combat | 100M essence sink was equal to a zone-6 boss drop | | Void Edge | 2.75x → 3.25x combat | Purchasable was weaker than free Celestial Blade (3x) | | Astral Robe | 2.25x → 2.75x gold | Boss drop was weaker than purchasable Titan's Aegis (2.5x) | | Philosopher's Stone | 2x → 2.25x click | Duplicated Frost Crystal's click multiplier | | Eternal Flame | 1.15x → 1.25x gold | Gold regressed vs Philosopher's Stone (1.25x) | | Celestial Focus | 2.5x → 3x click | 20M essence sink was weaker than free Angel's Halo (2.75x click + 1.3x gold) | | Abyssal Tome | 3x → 3.75x gold | 50M essence sink was equal to free Heaven's Mantle (3x) | | Crystal Matrix | 4x → 4.75x gold | 20M crystal sink was equal to free Sinslayer Aegis (4x) | | Infernal Gem | 3.5x → 4x click | 5M crystal sink was identical to free Prism Eye | ### Equipment sorting (closes #55) Equipment cards within each slot now render in ascending order of combined bonus power — the sum of all multiplier bonuses — so stronger items always appear further down the list. Hybrid items such as Volcanic Plate sort correctly without needing a per-slot primary stat. ## Test plan - [ ] All purchasable weapons/armour/trinkets now exceed the stats of the highest free boss drop at their tier - [ ] No duplicate stat values between adjacent items in the same progression track - [ ] Equipment cards within each slot render weakest → strongest - [ ] Hybrid multi-stat items sort sensibly alongside single-stat items - [ ] Full pipeline green (lint + build + tests at 100% coverage) ✨ This PR was created with help from Hikari~ 🌸
hikari added 1 commit 2026-03-18 17:39:12 -07:00
fix: correct equipment stat regressions and purchasable item balance
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Full equipment audit revealed 9 items where stats were duplicated,
regressed, or where purchasable items were weaker than free boss drops:

- Void Conduit: 4x → 7x combat (100M essence sink was equal to zone-6 drop)
- Void Edge: 2.75x → 3.25x combat (purchasable was weaker than Celestial Blade)
- Astral Robe: 2.25x → 2.75x gold (boss drop was weaker than Titan's Aegis)
- Philosopher's Stone: 2x → 2.25x click (duplicated Frost Crystal)
- Eternal Flame: 1.15x → 1.25x gold (regressed vs Philosopher's Stone)
- Celestial Focus: 2.5x → 3x click (20M essence sink was weaker than Angel's Halo)
- Abyssal Tome: 3x → 3.75x gold (50M essence sink was equal to Heaven's Mantle)
- Crystal Matrix: 4x → 4.75x gold (20M crystal sink was equal to Sinslayer Aegis)
- Infernal Gem: 3.5x → 4x click (5M crystal sink was identical to Prism Eye)

Closes #54
hikari added 1 commit 2026-03-18 18:35:12 -07:00
feat: sort equipment by combined stat power within each slot
Security Scan and Upload / Security & DefectDojo Upload (pull_request) Successful in 1m5s
CI / Lint, Build & Test (pull_request) Successful in 1m9s
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Equipment cards within each slot (weapon/armour/trinket) now render in
ascending order of combined bonus power — the sum of all multiplier bonuses
— so stronger items always appear further down the list. Hybrid items such
as Volcanic Plate sort correctly without needing a per-slot primary stat.

Closes #55
hikari changed title from fix: correct equipment stat regressions and purchasable item balance to fix: correct equipment balance and sort items by stat power 2026-03-18 18:35:29 -07:00
naomi merged commit ca2edb090e into main 2026-03-19 08:51:08 -07:00
naomi deleted branch fix/equipment-duplicate-combat-multiplier 2026-03-19 08:51:08 -07:00
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Reference: nhcarrigan/elysium#69