LANTERN purge B2: delete EB-2 turret defense

TurretFireSystem, TurretAuthoring, Turret.prefab, Turret component, turret cap,
B hotkey, HUD Charge chip + out-of-ammo cue, catalog entry, Tuning consts, tests
(-7, 452 green). StructureType.Turret byte + ResourceId.Charge stay reserved.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/Building/StructureCatalogAuthoring.cs

@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Authoring
     /// </summary>
     public class StructureCatalogAuthoring : MonoBehaviour
     {
-        [Tooltip("Turret structure ghost prefab (TurretAuthoring + GhostAuthoring).")]
-        public GameObject TurretPrefab;
-
-        [Tooltip("Ore cost to build a turret.")]
-        [Min(0)] public int TurretCostOre = 40; // DR-042 combat pass: was 10 (~1/3 node) -> 40 (~1.3 nodes); a real investment
-
         [Tooltip("Wall structure ghost prefab (StructureAuthoring{Wall} + GhostAuthoring).")]
         public GameObject WallPrefab;
 
@@ -39,16 +33,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Authoring
                 AddComponent<StructureCatalog>(entity);
                 var buf = AddBuffer<StructureCatalogEntry>(entity);
 
-                if (authoring.TurretPrefab != null)
-                {
-                    buf.Add(new StructureCatalogEntry
-                    {
-                        Type = StructureType.Turret,
-                        Prefab = GetEntity(authoring.TurretPrefab, TransformUsageFlags.Dynamic),
-                        CostResourceId = ResourceId.Ore,
-                        CostAmount = authoring.TurretCostOre,
-                    });
-                }
                 if (authoring.WallPrefab != null)
                 {
                     buf.Add(new StructureCatalogEntry

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/Building/TurretAuthoring.cs

@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-using ProjectM.Simulation;
-using Unity.Entities;
-using UnityEngine;
-
-namespace ProjectM.Authoring
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Authoring for the turret structure ghost prefab (duplicate UpgradePickup.prefab so the ownerless
-    /// interpolated GhostAuthoringComponent comes free). Bakes <see cref="PlacedStructure"/>{Type=Turret} +
-    /// <see cref="Turret"/> stats. BuildPlaceSystem stamps Cell + LastProcessedTick at placement.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class TurretAuthoring : MonoBehaviour
-    {
-        [Min(1f)] public float Range = 10f;
-        [Min(1)] public int CooldownTicks = 30;
-        [Min(1f)] public float Damage = 12f;
-        [Min(1f)] public float MaxHp = 120f;
-
-        private class TurretBaker : Baker<TurretAuthoring>
-        {
-            public override void Bake(TurretAuthoring authoring)
-            {
-                var entity = GetEntity(authoring, TransformUsageFlags.Dynamic);
-                this.AddPlacedStructure(entity, StructureType.Turret);
-                AddComponent(entity, new Turret
-                {
-                    Range = authoring.Range,
-                    CooldownTicks = authoring.CooldownTicks,
-                    Damage = authoring.Damage,
-                });
-                // EB-1: structures are damageable + destructible (Husks push for them; HealthApplyDamageSystem
-                // destroys a Destructible at Health<=0). The DamageEvent buffer MUST exist on the archetype or an
-                // AI/turret strike crashes at ECB playback. NO HitRadius on purpose -> ProjectileDamageSystem (needs
-                // Health+HitRadius) ignores structures, so player shots never friendly-fire your own turret.
-                this.AddDamageable(entity, authoring.MaxHp);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Building/BuildSendSystem.cs

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         // Dev hotkey fallback: key -> buildable.
         static readonly (UnityEngine.InputSystem.Key Key, byte Type)[] s_BuildHotkeys =
         {
-            (UnityEngine.InputSystem.Key.B, StructureType.Turret),
             (UnityEngine.InputSystem.Key.V, StructureType.Wall),
             // LANTERN purge: the automation buildables (Fabricator/Harvester/Conveyor) are deleted; Pylon stays
             // hidden from the hotkey fallback to match the build palette. PlaceStructure execute_code statics remain.
@@ -54,8 +53,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         public static void PlaceStructure(byte type, int cellX, int cellZ, byte direction = 0) =>
             s_PendingBuild.Enqueue(new PendingBuild { Type = type, CellX = cellX, CellZ = cellZ, Direction = direction });
 
-        /// <summary>EDITOR / execute_code hook: queue a turret placement at a specific cell.</summary>
-        public static void PlaceTurret(int cellX, int cellZ) => PlaceStructure(StructureType.Turret, cellX, cellZ);
 
         /// <summary>EDITOR / execute_code hook: queue a wall placement at a specific cell.</summary>
         public static void PlaceWall(int cellX, int cellZ) => PlaceStructure(StructureType.Wall, cellX, cellZ);

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/HudSystem.cs

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         static readonly Color AetherCyan = new(0.30f, 0.85f, 1f);
         static readonly Color OreAmber = new(1f, 0.72f, 0.35f);
         static readonly Color BioGreen = new(0.55f, 0.85f, 0.45f);
-        static readonly Color ChargeViolet = new(0.80f, 0.45f, 1f);
         static readonly Color CoreRed = new(1f, 0.40f, 0.32f); // END-1 Engine Core integrity bar
 
         static readonly Color PanelDark = new(0.08f, 0.11f, 0.15f, 0.90f);
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         readonly List<VisualElement> _pips = new();
 
         // resources
-        Label _aetherNum, _oreNum, _bioNum, _chargeNum;
+        Label _aetherNum, _oreNum, _bioNum;
 
         // build palette + hints
         VisualElement _paletteRow, _hintBar, _buildDiscoveryChip;
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
             }
 
             // ---- Resources (feed palette affordability) ----
-            int aether = 0, ore = 0, bio = 0, charge = 0;
+            int aether = 0, ore = 0, bio = 0;
             if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<ResourceLedger>(out var ledgerE))
             {
                 var buf = SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledgerE);
@@ -394,25 +393,13 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
                     if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Aether) aether = en.Count;
                     else if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Ore) ore = en.Count;
                     else if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Biomass) bio = en.Count;
-                    else if (en.ItemId == ResourceId.Charge) charge = en.Count;
                 }
             }
             _aetherNum.text = aether.ToString();
             _oreNum.text = ore.ToString();
             _bioNum.text = bio.ToString();
-            _chargeNum.text = charge.ToString();
 
 
-            // DR-042 C6a: dim the Aether upgrade button when it isn't affordable (cost is a compile-time const).
-            // (Step 11: upgrade-button affordability tint retired with the button.)
-            // EB-2 quiet-turret cue (GLOBAL, not per-turret, so the deterministic Charge split never reads as one
-            // broken turret): a dry base during a siege tells the player to build a Fabricator.
-            if (siege && charge == 0 && !onExpedition)
-            {
-                _locationText.text = "TURRETS OUT OF AMMO   -   build a Fabricator (Ore -> ammo)";
-                _locationText.style.color = new Color(1f, 0.4f, 0.9f);
-            }
-
 // ---- Engine Core integrity (END-1): a red base-heart bar; an overrun stamps a transient pulse we flash ----
             if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingleton<CoreIntegrity>(out var core) && core.Max > 0)
             {
@@ -1026,7 +1013,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
             strip.Add(ResourceChip(theme != null ? theme.AetherIcon : null, AetherCyan, "0", out _aetherNum, 26, 20));
             strip.Add(ResourceChip(theme != null ? theme.OreIcon : null, OreAmber, "0", out _oreNum, 30, 22));
             strip.Add(ResourceChip(theme != null ? theme.BioIcon : null, BioGreen, "0", out _bioNum, 26, 20));
-            strip.Add(ResourceChip(null, ChargeViolet, "0", out _chargeNum, 26, 20)); // EB-2 turret ammo (flat violet, no icon)
             // DR-042 C6a: the only Aether sink (ability-damage upgrade) gets a visible, clickable button (was U-key
             // only). The Button element handles its own picking even though the HUD root Ignores clicks.
             // (Step 11: the Aether UPGRADE-DMG button was RETIRED with AbilityUpgradeRequest — the choice-of-3
@@ -1318,7 +1304,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         {
             switch (type)
             {
-                case StructureType.Turret: return "Turret";
                 case StructureType.Wall: return "Wall";
                 case StructureType.Pylon: return "Pylon";
                 default: return "?";

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/UI/HudTheme.cs

@@ -48,12 +48,10 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         public Sprite BioIcon;
 
         [Header("Structure icons")]
-        public Sprite TurretIcon;
         public Sprite WallIcon;
         public Sprite PylonIcon;
 
         [Header("Build-ghost preview meshes (authored real-size, ground pivot — BuildSendSystem)")]
-        public Mesh TurretGhostMesh;
         public Mesh WallGhostMesh;
 
         [Header("Build-mode control glyphs")]
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         {
             switch (type)
             {
-                case StructureType.Turret: return TurretIcon;
                 case StructureType.Wall: return WallIcon;
                 case StructureType.Pylon: return PylonIcon;
                 default: return null;
@@ -94,7 +91,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         {
             switch (type)
             {
-                case StructureType.Turret: return TurretGhostMesh;
                 case StructureType.Wall: return WallGhostMesh;
                 default: return null;
             }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Building/BuildPlaceSystem.cs

@@ -47,14 +47,10 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
             var catalog = SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StructureCatalogEntry>(SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<StructureCatalog>());
             var ledger = SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<ResourceLedger>());
 
-            // Derive occupancy from the live structure set (authoritative); also count turrets for the per-base cap.
+            // Derive occupancy from the live structure set (authoritative).
             var occupied = new NativeHashSet<int2>(64, Allocator.Temp);
-            int turretCount = 0;
             foreach (var ps in SystemAPI.Query<RefRO<PlacedStructure>>())
-            {
                 occupied.Add(ps.ValueRO.Cell);
-                if (ps.ValueRO.Type == StructureType.Turret) turretCount++;
-            }
 
             var ecb = new EntityCommandBuffer(Allocator.Temp);
 
@@ -68,9 +64,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
                 for (int i = 0; i < catalog.Length; i++)
                     if (catalog[i].Type == req.StructureType) { entryIdx = i; break; }
 
-                // DR-042 combat pass: cap turrets per base (server-authoritative) so they can't be spammed.
+                if (entryIdx >= 0 && catalog[entryIdx].Prefab != Entity.Null
-                bool turretCapOk = req.StructureType != StructureType.Turret || turretCount < Tuning.TurretCap;
-                                if (entryIdx >= 0 && catalog[entryIdx].Prefab != Entity.Null && turretCapOk
                     && BuildPlacementMath.CanPlace(anchor, occupied, cell))
                 {
                     var entry = catalog[entryIdx];
@@ -84,7 +78,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
                         // Commit IN-PLACE so a second same-tick request sees the spend + reservation.
                         StorageMath.Withdraw(ledger, entry.CostResourceId, entry.CostAmount);
                         occupied.Add(cell);
-                        if (req.StructureType == StructureType.Turret) turretCount++; // keep same-tick turret requests under the cap
 
                         var structure = ecb.Instantiate(entry.Prefab);
                         var xform = m_TransformLookup[entry.Prefab];

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Building/TurretFireSystem.cs

@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-using ProjectM.Simulation;
-using Unity.Burst;
-using Unity.Collections;
-using Unity.Entities;
-using Unity.Mathematics;
-using Unity.NetCode;
-using Unity.Transforms;
-
-namespace ProjectM.Server
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Server-only turret fire (hitscan) — EnemyAISystem reversed. Snapshots living Husks once (entity, planar
-    /// pos, region); each turret picks the nearest Husk in ITS region within Range and, on a NetworkTick
-    /// cooldown stored in <see cref="PlacedStructure.NextTick"/>, appends a direct <c>DamageEvent</c>
-    /// (SourceNetworkId=-1) to it. Reuses HealthApplyDamageSystem (already destroys EnemyTag at HP&lt;=0) — no
-    /// projectile, no tunnelling, no friendly-fire. Plain server SimulationSystemGroup
-    /// <c>[UpdateAfter(PredictedSimulationSystemGroup)]</c> (the predicted group is OrderFirst → UpdateBefore is
-    /// ignored); the appended DamageEvent drains next tick (~16ms), consistent with EnemyAISystem. Self-gates:
-    /// Husks only exist during the Defend wave.
-    /// </summary>
-    [BurstCompile]
-    [WorldSystemFilter(WorldSystemFilterFlags.ServerSimulation)]
-    [UpdateInGroup(typeof(SimulationSystemGroup))]
-    [UpdateAfter(typeof(PredictedSimulationSystemGroup))]
-    public partial struct TurretFireSystem : ISystem
-    {
-        [BurstCompile]
-        public void OnCreate(ref SystemState state)
-        {
-            state.RequireForUpdate<NetworkTime>();
-            state.RequireForUpdate<ResourceLedger>();
-            state.RequireForUpdate(state.GetEntityQuery(ComponentType.ReadOnly<Turret>()));
-        }
-
-        [BurstCompile]
-        public void OnUpdate(ref SystemState state)
-        {
-            var serverTick = SystemAPI.GetSingleton<NetworkTime>().ServerTick;
-            if (!serverTick.IsValid)
-                return;
-            uint now = serverTick.TickIndexForValidTick;
-
-            var huskEntities = new NativeList<Entity>(Allocator.Temp);
-            var huskPos = new NativeList<float2>(Allocator.Temp);
-            var huskRegion = new NativeList<byte>(Allocator.Temp);
-            foreach (var (xform, health, region, e) in
-                     SystemAPI.Query<RefRO<LocalTransform>, RefRO<Health>, RefRO<RegionTag>>()
-                         .WithAll<EnemyTag>().WithNone<Dying>().WithEntityAccess()) // LIVING targets only (B3)
-            {
-                if (health.ValueRO.Current <= 0f)
-                    continue;
-                huskEntities.Add(e);
-                huskPos.Add(xform.ValueRO.Position.xz);
-                huskRegion.Add(region.ValueRO.Region);
-            }
-
-            if (huskEntities.Length == 0)
-            {
-                huskEntities.Dispose(); huskPos.Dispose(); huskRegion.Dispose();
-                return;
-            }
-
-            // EB-2: resolve the shared ledger ONCE (NEVER GetSingleton<StorageEntry> — a 2nd StorageEntry buffer
-            // exists on the base container). Turrets withdraw Charge from it sequentially (a finite pool split in
-            // query order; later turrets soft-fail when it empties).
-            var ledgerEntity = SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<ResourceLedger>();
-            var ledger = SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledgerEntity);
-
-            var ecb = new EntityCommandBuffer(Allocator.Temp);
-
-            foreach (var (ps, turret, xform, region) in
-                     SystemAPI.Query<RefRW<PlacedStructure>, RefRO<Turret>, RefRO<LocalTransform>, RefRO<RegionTag>>())
-            {
-                uint nextRaw = ps.ValueRO.NextTick;
-                if (nextRaw != 0)
-                {
-                    var nextTick = new NetworkTick(nextRaw);
-                    if (nextTick.IsValid && nextTick.IsNewerThan(serverTick))
-                        continue; // still cooling down
-                }
-
-                float2 tp = xform.ValueRO.Position.xz;
-                byte treg = region.ValueRO.Region;
-                float rangeSq = turret.ValueRO.Range * turret.ValueRO.Range;
-
-                int best = -1;
-                float bestSq = float.MaxValue;
-                for (int i = 0; i < huskEntities.Length; i++)
-                {
-                    if (huskRegion[i] != treg)
-                        continue;
-                    float sq = math.distancesq(huskPos[i], tp);
-                    if (sq <= rangeSq && sq < bestSq)
-                    {
-                        bestSq = sq;
-                        best = i;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (best >= 0)
-                {
-                    // EB-2 felt spend: a shot costs Charge from the shared ledger. Gate BOTH the damage AND the
-                    // cooldown advance on a SUCCESSFUL withdraw — out of Charge = SOFT-FAIL (no shot, no cooldown
-                    // burn, so the turret fires the instant Charge returns). Refund a partial (cost>1 underflow).
-                    int cost = math.max(1, Tuning.TurretChargeCostPerShot);
-                    int got = StorageMath.Withdraw(ledger, ResourceId.Charge, cost);
-                    if (got >= cost)
-                    {
-                        ecb.AppendToBuffer(huskEntities[best], new DamageEvent
-                        {
-                            Amount = turret.ValueRO.Damage,
-                            SourceNetworkId = -1,
-                            SourceTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now),
-                        });
-                        uint cd = (uint)math.max(1, turret.ValueRO.CooldownTicks);
-                        ps.ValueRW.NextTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now + cd);
-                    }
-                    else if (got > 0)
-                    {
-                        StorageMath.Deposit(ledger, ResourceId.Charge, got); // never consume Charge without firing
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            ecb.Playback(state.EntityManager);
-            ecb.Dispose();
-            huskEntities.Dispose(); huskPos.Dispose(); huskRegion.Dispose();
-        }
-    }
-}

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Building/TurretFireSystem.cs.meta

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
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-guid: 53cc7669bd6cc5d4e8307b18732897bc

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Building/StructureComponents.cs

@@ -5,20 +5,19 @@ using Unity.NetCode;
 namespace ProjectM.Simulation
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Structure type ids (a byte, not an enum, per the cross-assembly enum-in-Burst hazard). Turret is the
+    /// Structure type ids (a byte, not an enum, per the cross-assembly enum-in-Burst hazard). Ids 1-4 are
-    /// first concrete structure; Harvester/Fabricator/Conveyor are RESERVED now (free) for the M7 automation
+    /// RETIRED (EB-2 turret defense + M7 automation machines, deleted in the LANTERN purge) and stay reserved
-    /// pillar (production chains) so adding them later is purely additive.
+    /// so PlacedStructure.Type's [GhostField] serializer + old save bytes never re-mean.
     /// </summary>
     public static class StructureType
     {
         public const byte None = 0;
+        // RETIRED ids — reserved, do not reuse:
         public const byte Turret = 1;
-        // Reserved for M7 automation — do not reuse these codes:
         public const byte Harvester = 2;
         public const byte Fabricator = 3;
         public const byte Conveyor = 4;
-        // World-pass structural/cosmetic build-out (additive; these byte values keep PlacedStructure.Type's
+        // Live buildables:
-        // [GhostField] serializer identical — no re-bake of existing ghosts). Do NOT reuse 2-4 (M7 automation).
         public const byte Wall = 5;
         public const byte Pylon = 6;
     }
@@ -29,10 +28,8 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
     /// (a cheap byte for client visual branching); <see cref="Cell"/> is server-only (clients derive it from
     /// the replicated LocalTransform via <see cref="BaseGridMath.WorldToCell"/>, so it stays off the wire).
     /// <see cref="NextTick"/> / <see cref="LastProcessedTick"/> are server-only raw NetworkTick values
-    /// (<see cref="TickUtil.NonZero"/>-guarded; 0 = inactive): the Turret reuses <see cref="NextTick"/> as its
+    /// (<see cref="TickUtil.NonZero"/>-guarded; 0 = inactive), kept for future timed structures (the turret
-    /// fire cooldown NOW (not dead weight), and M7 production reuses both as the next-production-tick +
+    /// cooldown + production catch-up that used them are retired — LANTERN purge).
-    /// deterministic offline catch-up linchpin (produced = floor((now - LastProcessedTick)/period)). These two
-    /// tick fields are the IDENTITY/TIMING that cannot be reconstructed retroactively, so they are baked now.
     /// </summary>
     public struct PlacedStructure : IComponentData
     {
@@ -42,29 +39,16 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
         /// <summary>Occupied grid cell (server-only; clients derive it from LocalTransform).</summary>
         public int2 Cell;
 
-        /// <summary>Next action tick (server-only; turret cooldown now / next production tick in M7). 0 = inactive.</summary>
+        /// <summary>Next action tick (server-only). 0 = inactive.</summary>
         public uint NextTick;
 
-        /// <summary>Last tick this structure was processed (server-only; M7 offline-catch-up baseline). Stamped at spawn.</summary>
+        /// <summary>Last tick this structure was processed (server-only). Stamped at spawn.</summary>
         public uint LastProcessedTick;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// A buildable defense turret (the first structure). Hitscan: <c>TurretFireSystem</c> applies a direct
-    /// <c>DamageEvent</c> to the nearest in-range living Husk on cooldown (reusing
-    /// <see cref="PlacedStructure.NextTick"/>) — reuses HealthApplyDamageSystem, no projectile/friendly-fire.
-    /// </summary>
-    public struct Turret : IComponentData
-    {
-        public float Range;
-        public int CooldownTicks;
-        public float Damage;
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// One row of the build catalog: cost + prefab per structure type. Modeled on AbilityPrefabElement
-    /// (prefab baked via GetEntity, NEVER inside a blob — blobs don't remap entity refs). M7 adds a recipe
+    /// (prefab baked via GetEntity, NEVER inside a blob — blobs don't remap entity refs).
-    /// column to this element additively (the catalog is baked, not replicated → no format break).
     /// </summary>
     public struct StructureCatalogEntry : IBufferElementData
     {
@@ -85,3 +69,4 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
     /// </summary>
     public struct RuntimePlacedTag : IComponentData { }
 }
+

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Tuning.cs

@@ -56,18 +56,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
         /// baked telegraph can't drift from the server windup.</summary>
         public const int ChargerWindupTicks = 30;
 
-        // ---- Base defense (EB-2) ----
-
-
-        /// <summary>EB-2: Charge (turret munition) consumed per turret shot, withdrawn from the global ledger. A
-        /// turret with 0 Charge SOFT-FAILS (no shot, no cooldown advance). A ledger-fed Fabricator mints Charge from
-        /// Ore. Operator feel-fork: keep generous so turrets stay fed while you keep mining.</summary>
-        public const int TurretChargeCostPerShot = 1;
-
-        /// <summary>Max turrets buildable per base (server-enforced in BuildPlaceSystem; the client preview goes red at
-        /// the cap). Turrets are a deliberate fortress investment, not spammable — paired with the 40-Ore build cost.</summary>
-        public const int TurretCap = 6;
-
         // ---- Cold start (CycleDirectorSpawnSystem seeds the shared ledger on a NEW game) ----
 
         /// <summary>DR-042 C6c: Ore deposited into the shared ledger at spawn on a NEW game ONLY (a restored save

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/TurretFireSystemTests.cs

@@ -1,219 +0,0 @@
-using NUnit.Framework;
-using ProjectM.Server;
-using ProjectM.Simulation;
-using Unity.Core;
-using Unity.Entities;
-using Unity.Mathematics;
-using Unity.NetCode;
-using Unity.Transforms;
-
-namespace ProjectM.Tests
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Plain-Entities EditMode tests for the server-only <see cref="TurretFireSystem"/> (hitscan defense turret).
-    /// A bare world is seeded with a <c>NetworkTime</c> singleton, a <see cref="ResourceLedger"/> Charge pool (the
-    /// turret's EB-2 ammo), a turret (PlacedStructure + Turret + RegionTag + LocalTransform) and Husks (Health +
-    /// EnemyTag + RegionTag + LocalTransform + a DamageEvent buffer). The system snapshots living Husks, fires at
-    /// the nearest in-range one in its OWN region on the <c>PlacedStructure.NextTick</c> cooldown — but ONLY when
-    /// it can withdraw <see cref="Tuning.TurretChargeCostPerShot"/> Charge from the ledger; out of Charge =
-    /// soft-fail (no shot, no cooldown burn, so it fires the instant Charge returns). These tests pin range
-    /// filtering, region gating, the wrap-safe cooldown, and the EB-2 Charge spend / soft-fail.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class TurretFireSystemTests
-    {
-        // Range/region/cooldown tests never need to run dry; the spend tests pass an explicit small pool.
-        const int AmpleCharge = 1_000_000;
-
-        static (World world, SimulationSystemGroup group, Entity ledger) MakeWorld(
-            string name, uint serverTick, int charge = AmpleCharge)
-        {
-            var world = new World(name);
-            var group = world.GetOrCreateSystemManaged<SimulationSystemGroup>();
-            group.AddSystemToUpdateList(world.GetOrCreateSystem<TurretFireSystem>());
-            group.SortSystems();
-            world.SetTime(new TimeData(elapsedTime: 0f, deltaTime: 1f / 60f));
-            SetServerTick(world, serverTick);
-            var em = world.EntityManager;
-            var ledger = em.CreateEntity(typeof(ResourceLedger));
-            var buf = em.AddBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledger);
-            if (charge > 0)
-                buf.Add(new StorageEntry { ItemId = ResourceId.Charge, Count = charge });
-            return (world, group, ledger);
-        }
-
-        static void SetServerTick(World world, uint tick)
-        {
-            var em = world.EntityManager;
-            using var q = em.CreateEntityQuery(typeof(NetworkTime));
-            Entity e = q.IsEmpty ? em.CreateEntity(typeof(NetworkTime)) : q.GetSingletonEntity();
-            em.SetComponentData(e, new NetworkTime { ServerTick = new NetworkTick(tick) });
-        }
-
-        static Entity MakeTurret(EntityManager em, float3 pos, byte region, float range, int cooldown, float damage)
-        {
-            var e = em.CreateEntity();
-            em.AddComponentData(e, LocalTransform.FromPosition(pos));
-            em.AddComponentData(e, new RegionTag { Region = region });
-            em.AddComponentData(e, new PlacedStructure { Type = StructureType.Turret, NextTick = 0 });
-            em.AddComponentData(e, new Turret { Range = range, CooldownTicks = cooldown, Damage = damage });
-            return e;
-        }
-
-        static Entity MakeHusk(EntityManager em, float3 pos, byte region, float health)
-        {
-            var e = em.CreateEntity();
-            em.AddComponentData(e, LocalTransform.FromPosition(pos));
-            em.AddComponentData(e, new RegionTag { Region = region });
-            em.AddComponentData(e, new Health { Current = health, Max = health });
-            em.AddComponent<EnemyTag>(e);
-            em.AddBuffer<DamageEvent>(e);
-            return e;
-        }
-
-        static int LedgerCharge(EntityManager em, Entity ledger)
-        {
-            var buf = em.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledger);
-            for (int i = 0; i < buf.Length; i++)
-                if (buf[i].ItemId == ResourceId.Charge) return buf[i].Count;
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Turret_Fires_At_InRange_Husk_In_Its_Region()
-        {
-            var (world, group, _) = MakeWorld("TurretFireWorld", serverTick: 200);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                var turret = MakeTurret(em, new float3(5, 1, 5), RegionId.Base, range: 20f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                var husk = MakeHusk(em, new float3(10, 1, 10), RegionId.Base, health: 50f);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                var dmg = em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk);
-                Assert.AreEqual(1, dmg.Length, "An in-range, same-region Husk takes exactly one turret hit.");
-                Assert.AreEqual(10f, dmg[0].Amount, 1e-4f, "DamageEvent carries the turret's damage.");
-                Assert.AreEqual(-1, dmg[0].SourceNetworkId, "Turret damage uses the -1 (world) source id.");
-                Assert.AreNotEqual(0u, em.GetComponentData<PlacedStructure>(turret).NextTick,
-                    "The cooldown tick is stamped after firing.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Turret_Ignores_Husk_Out_Of_Range()
-        {
-            var (world, group, _) = MakeWorld("TurretRangeWorld", serverTick: 200);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                MakeTurret(em, new float3(0, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, range: 5f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                var husk = MakeHusk(em, new float3(100, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, health: 50f);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                Assert.AreEqual(0, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length, "A Husk beyond Range takes no hit.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Turret_Ignores_Husk_In_A_Different_Region()
-        {
-            var (world, group, _) = MakeWorld("TurretRegionWorld", serverTick: 200);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                MakeTurret(em, new float3(0, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, range: 50f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                var husk = MakeHusk(em, new float3(2, 1, 2), RegionId.Expedition, health: 50f);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                Assert.AreEqual(0, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length,
-                    "A Husk in a different region is never targeted (region gating).");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Turret_Respects_Cooldown_Then_Fires_Again()
-        {
-            var (world, group, _) = MakeWorld("TurretCooldownWorld", serverTick: 200);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                MakeTurret(em, new float3(0, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, range: 50f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                var husk = MakeHusk(em, new float3(3, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, health: 5000f);
-
-                group.Update(); // fires at tick 200, NextTick -> 230
-                Assert.AreEqual(1, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length, "Fires on the first ready tick.");
-
-                SetServerTick(world, 210);
-                group.Update(); // 210 < 230 -> still cooling down
-                Assert.AreEqual(1, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length, "No second shot while cooling down.");
-
-                SetServerTick(world, 240);
-                group.Update(); // 240 >= 230 -> ready again
-                Assert.AreEqual(2, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length, "Fires again once the cooldown elapses.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        // ---- EB-2: turret ammo (Charge) spend + soft-fail ----
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Turret_Out_Of_Charge_Soft_Fails_No_Shot_No_Cooldown_Burn()
-        {
-            var (world, group, ledger) = MakeWorld("TurretNoChargeWorld", serverTick: 200, charge: 0);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                var turret = MakeTurret(em, new float3(0, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, range: 50f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                var husk = MakeHusk(em, new float3(3, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, health: 50f);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                Assert.AreEqual(0, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length,
-                    "With an empty Charge pool the turret cannot fire (soft-fail).");
-                Assert.AreEqual(0u, em.GetComponentData<PlacedStructure>(turret).NextTick,
-                    "A soft-failed shot burns no cooldown — the turret stays ready for the instant Charge returns.");
-                Assert.AreEqual(0, LedgerCharge(em, ledger), "No Charge is consumed when no shot is fired.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Turret_Consumes_One_Charge_Per_Shot()
-        {
-            var (world, group, ledger) = MakeWorld("TurretSpendWorld", serverTick: 200, charge: 5);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                MakeTurret(em, new float3(0, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, range: 50f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                var husk = MakeHusk(em, new float3(3, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, health: 50f);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                Assert.AreEqual(1, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length, "A funded turret fires.");
-                Assert.AreEqual(5 - Tuning.TurretChargeCostPerShot, LedgerCharge(em, ledger),
-                    "Exactly TurretChargeCostPerShot Charge is withdrawn for the shot.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Two_Turrets_Share_A_Finite_Charge_Pool_Second_Soft_Fails()
-        {
-            // One Charge, two turrets, one Husk: the first turret (query/creation order) spends the last Charge and
-            // fires; the second withdraws 0 and soft-fails. The Husk takes exactly one hit and the pool empties.
-            var (world, group, ledger) = MakeWorld("TurretSharedPoolWorld", serverTick: 200, charge: 1);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                MakeTurret(em, new float3(-2, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, range: 50f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                MakeTurret(em, new float3(2, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, range: 50f, cooldown: 30, damage: 10f);
-                var husk = MakeHusk(em, new float3(0, 1, 0), RegionId.Base, health: 500f);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                Assert.AreEqual(1, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(husk).Length,
-                    "A single Charge funds exactly one of the two turrets this tick.");
-                Assert.AreEqual(0, LedgerCharge(em, ledger), "The shared Charge pool is drained to zero.");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/TurretFireSystemTests.cs.meta

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