From e713d6958213d575d43eaa188cbf62e9528c4bc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Wagoner <ewagoner@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:34:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Round two of the outside eye: contrast, scale, and travel
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The whiff darkens to slate and sweeps longer; the portal-cell opens
a dark void behind its collapsing rings — an opening in space, not a
selected square; the tacks grow half again and recoil harder; the
streak's reveal slows so the travel reads even in a sampled frame;
dust lifts its contrast a step without turning heavy. The sector
ghosts stay board-machinery on purpose — the reviewer allowed it,
and the maze grinding IS an operation, not a spell.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 packages/web/src/fx-sprites/DustPuff.svelte |  6 +++---
 packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Portal.svelte   | 19 ++++++++++++++++++
 packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Streak.svelte   |  8 ++++----
 packages/web/src/fx-sprites/TacksOw.svelte  | 14 ++++++-------
 packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Whiff.svelte    | 22 ++++++++++-----------
 5 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/DustPuff.svelte b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/DustPuff.svelte
index 2bd1edf..60c7f4a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/DustPuff.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/DustPuff.svelte
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
 <defs>
   <radialGradient id={`dust-soft-${uid}`}>
-    <stop offset="0" stop-color="#a5977a" stop-opacity="0.95" />
-    <stop offset="0.75" stop-color="#8d8266" stop-opacity="0.55" />
+    <stop offset="0" stop-color="#96876a" stop-opacity="1" />
+    <stop offset="0.75" stop-color="#7d7358" stop-opacity="0.7" />
     <stop offset="1" stop-color="#8d8266" stop-opacity="0" />
   </radialGradient>
 </defs>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   .puff.back { animation-name: blow-b; }
   .puff.late { animation-delay: 0.08s; }
   .puff.later { animation-delay: 0.16s; }
-  .grit circle { fill: #5c523e; animation: grit-fall 0.6s ease-in forwards; }
+  .grit circle { fill: #4a4232; animation: grit-fall 0.6s ease-in forwards; }
   @keyframes blow-a {
     0% { opacity: 1; transform: translate(0, 0) scale(0.8); }
     100% { opacity: 0; transform: translate(var(--ax), var(--ay)) scale(2); }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Portal.svelte b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Portal.svelte
index f9f92ca..6b325b2 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Portal.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Portal.svelte
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import type { FxOf } from "../fx";
   import { CELL } from "./geom";
   let { fx }: { fx: FxOf<"portal" | "portal-cell"> } = $props();
+  const uid = $props.id();
 </script>
 
 {#if fx.kind === "portal"}
@@ -12,6 +13,17 @@
   <line {x1} {y1} {x2} {y2} class="curtain glow" />
   <line {x1} {y1} {x2} {y2} class="curtain" pathLength="100" />
 {:else}
+  <defs>
+    <radialGradient id={`portal-void-${uid}`}>
+      <stop offset="0" stop-color="#0d2430" stop-opacity="0.85" />
+      <stop offset="0.6" stop-color="#12414a" stop-opacity="0.5" />
+      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#9be3e0" stop-opacity="0.1" />
+    </radialGradient>
+  </defs>
+  <rect x={fx.at.x * CELL + 5} y={fx.at.y * CELL + 5}
+    width={CELL - 10} height={CELL - 10} rx="8"
+    fill={`url(#portal-void-${uid})`} class="void"
+    style={`transform-origin: ${fx.at.x * CELL + CELL / 2}px ${fx.at.y * CELL + CELL / 2}px`} />
   <rect x={fx.at.x * CELL + 3} y={fx.at.y * CELL + 3}
     width={CELL - 6} height={CELL - 6} rx="6" class="veil outer"
     style={`transform-origin: ${fx.at.x * CELL + CELL / 2}px ${fx.at.y * CELL + CELL / 2}px`} />
@@ -55,6 +67,7 @@
     stroke-dasharray: 7 5;
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px rgba(155, 227, 224, 0.8));
   }
+  .void { animation: void-open 0.9s ease-out forwards; }
   .veil.outer { stroke-width: 2.5; animation: veil-in 0.9s ease-in forwards; }
   .veil.inner {
     stroke: rgba(180, 138, 224, 0.8);
@@ -62,6 +75,12 @@
     animation: veil-in 0.9s ease-in 0.2s forwards;
     opacity: 0;
   }
+  @keyframes void-open {
+    0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.4); }
+    30% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
+    75% { opacity: 0.9; transform: scale(0.92); }
+    100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(0.5); }
+  }
   @keyframes veil-in {
     0% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(1.25); }
     25% { opacity: 1; }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Streak.svelte b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Streak.svelte
index 311cc86..8b3992c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Streak.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Streak.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <path {d} pathLength="100" class="trail wide" />
 <path {d} pathLength="100" class="trail bright" />
 <circle r="4.5" class="head" cx="0" cy="0">
-  <animateMotion dur="0.26s" fill="freeze" path={d} calcMode="spline"
+  <animateMotion dur="0.38s" fill="freeze" path={d} calcMode="spline"
     keySplines="0.3 0 0.4 1" keyTimes="0;1" keyPoints="0;1" />
 </circle>
 
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
     fill: none;
     stroke-linecap: round;
     stroke-dasharray: 100 100;
-    animation: draw-collapse 0.55s ease-out forwards;
+    animation: draw-collapse 0.68s ease-out forwards;
   }
   .trail.wide { stroke: rgba(233, 225, 203, 0.4); stroke-width: 7; }
   .trail.bright { stroke: rgba(255, 253, 240, 0.9); stroke-width: 3; }
   .head {
     fill: #fffdf0;
-    animation: head-life 0.5s ease-out forwards;
+    animation: head-life 0.6s ease-out forwards;
   }
   /* Draw from source to head, then the tail chases it into the destination. */
   @keyframes draw-collapse {
     0% { stroke-dashoffset: 100; opacity: 0.95; }
-    47% { stroke-dashoffset: 0; opacity: 0.95; }
+    56% { stroke-dashoffset: 0; opacity: 0.95; }
     100% { stroke-dashoffset: -100; opacity: 0; }
   }
   @keyframes head-life {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/TacksOw.svelte b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/TacksOw.svelte
index 75a4473..9f93389 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/TacksOw.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/TacksOw.svelte
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 {#each TACKS as t (t.cls)}
   <g transform={`translate(${c.x + t.x} ${c.y + t.y}) rotate(${t.rot})`}>
     <g class={`tack ${t.cls}`}>
-      <circle cx="0" cy="2.5" r="2.6" class="head" />
-      <path d="M -1.4 1 L 0 -5 L 1.4 1 z" class="spike" />
+      <circle cx="0" cy="3.8" r="3.9" class="head" />
+      <path d="M -2.1 1.5 L 0 -7.5 L 2.1 1.5 z" class="spike" />
     </g>
   </g>
 {/each}
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
   .tack.late { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
   .tack.later { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
   @keyframes tack-hop {
-    0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(3px); }
-    25% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-6px); }
-    55% { transform: translateY(-1px); }
-    75% { transform: translateY(-4px); }
-    100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-1px); }
+    0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px); }
+    22% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-10px); }
+    50% { transform: translateY(-2px); }
+    72% { transform: translateY(-7px); }
+    100% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-2px); }
   }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Whiff.svelte b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Whiff.svelte
index 8b90edd..7b844df 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Whiff.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/fx-sprites/Whiff.svelte
@@ -6,27 +6,27 @@
 </script>
 
 <g class="whiff" style={`transform-origin: ${c.x}px ${c.y}px`}>
-  <path d={`M ${c.x - 20} ${c.y - 8} q 14 -5 40 -3`} pathLength="100" class="streak a" />
-  <path d={`M ${c.x - 22} ${c.y + 1} q 16 3 42 0`} pathLength="100" class="streak b" />
-  <path d={`M ${c.x - 18} ${c.y + 9} q 12 5 38 4`} pathLength="100" class="streak c" />
+  <path d={`M ${c.x - 30} ${c.y - 9} q 20 -7 58 -4`} pathLength="100" class="streak a" />
+  <path d={`M ${c.x - 32} ${c.y + 1} q 24 4 62 0`} pathLength="100" class="streak b" />
+  <path d={`M ${c.x - 28} ${c.y + 10} q 18 7 56 5`} pathLength="100" class="streak c" />
 </g>
 
 <style>
   .streak {
     fill: none;
-    stroke: rgba(190, 200, 210, 0.85);
-    stroke-width: 2.4;
+    stroke: rgba(110, 125, 140, 0.9);
+    stroke-width: 3;
     stroke-linecap: round;
-    stroke-dasharray: 30 100;
-    stroke-dashoffset: 30;
+    stroke-dasharray: 38 100;
+    stroke-dashoffset: 38;
     animation: sweep 0.5s ease-out forwards;
   }
-  .streak.b { animation-delay: 0.06s; stroke-width: 3; }
-  .streak.c { animation-delay: 0.12s; stroke-width: 2; }
+  .streak.b { animation-delay: 0.06s; stroke-width: 3.6; }
+  .streak.c { animation-delay: 0.12s; stroke-width: 2.6; }
   .whiff { animation: wobble 0.55s ease-in-out forwards; }
   @keyframes sweep {
-    0% { stroke-dashoffset: 30; opacity: 0; }
-    20% { opacity: 0.9; }
+    0% { stroke-dashoffset: 38; opacity: 0; }
+    18% { opacity: 0.95; }
     100% { stroke-dashoffset: -100; opacity: 0; }
   }
   @keyframes wobble {