balance: comprehensive balance pass (closes #165, #166, #167, #170, #172, #173, #215) #239

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naomi merged 4 commits from feat/balance into main 2026-04-06 18:58:04 -07:00

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Author	SHA1	Message	Date
hikari	bd8ae930a5	balance: add crafting daily challenge type to unblock progression-stuck players (closes #167)	2026-04-06 18:54:39 -07:00
hikari	55a521a759	balance: increase runestone yield and reduce income_10/11 costs (closes #166, #170)	2026-04-06 18:44:44 -07:00
hikari	4e2bc2cb98	balance: crystal economy improvements (closes #165, #173, #215) ... Early game: first_steps and goblin_camp quests now award a small crystal bonus so the crystal economy is visible from turn one. Mid-game income: click_deity (1M clicks) 5k→15k, prestige_master (P10) 5k→15k, prestige_legend (P25) 25k→75k to close the gap before the first large crystal-cost upgrade. Crystal sinks: add crystal_pulse (3k→×1.5), crystal_surge (20k→×2), and crystal_tempest (150k→×3) global upgrades to fill the dead zone between crystal_mastery (600 crystals) and the existing 2M+ adventurer upgrades. Closes #165 Closes #173 Closes #215	2026-04-06 18:38:30 -07:00
hikari	b5eff7de31	balance: cap quest failure rates at 15% (closes #172) ... Proportionally scaled all zoneFailureChance values from the old 4%-40% range down to 4%-15%, preserving the relative gradient across zones. A 7-hour quest failing 40% of the time was too punishing; 15% max keeps risk meaningful without being cruel. Closes #172	2026-04-06 18:28:05 -07:00