Enable Picard's stats and tracing features, publish actor counters to the UI, and initialize configurable tracing output.\n\nCo-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Use terrain-aware pathfinding for travel toward home and resources so settlers do not get stranded against blocked terrain. Add a startup food reserve, slow hunger accumulation, let villagers return for food sooner, ensure available food is consumed before starvation, and make the first birth check available at the first weekly boundary.
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Poll the state endpoint while the WebSocket is not open so browsers that fail to establish the socket still receive initial state and continue updating the UI. Retain WebSocket streaming as the primary transport.
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Raise starter settlement capacity above its initial population and allow eligible partnerships one birth opportunity per week instead of a 20% monthly roll. Preserve food and housing constraints and cover both initial growth and per-week births in tests.
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Restore pre-life-cycle snapshots with working-age villagers and keep dependents near the shared food stock. Add regression coverage for legacy saves, child return-home behavior, and newborn placement.
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Show each person's life stage, age, and partner in the inspector. Add per-stage fertility toggles and document the life cycle and birth conditions.
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Persist calendar units and inclusive life-stage duration ranges, expose them in the UI, and preserve defaults when loading legacy snapshots. Date formatting now derives from calendar settings.
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Steve Biedermann