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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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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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