Changelog

[1.5.0] - 2026-09-07

Documented tournament operations suite (bin/phx-tournament-top, bin/phx-tournament-check, bin/phx-top).
Published canonical Full Stack Architecture & Operational Blueprint (docs/architecture/FULL_STACK.md).
Replay scrubber and historical match rewatch stabilization.

Documented the explainable combat, independent assurance, replay/liveness evidence, and stronger deterministic bot introduced by the current game release line.
Linked the public history narrative to the cross-repository continuity record.

Synchronized public status, rules, lifecycle, roadmap, and release language with the deployed Phalanx Duel v1.4.0 build and competitive rules spec v3.0.
Updated the Combat Lab to corrected v3.0 Club and Diamond boundary scope while preserving historical mode identifiers as compatibility aliases.
Added player-readable combat formulas, calculation-provenance context, and scientific assurance boundaries.
Removed staging as a supported public environment; production is the canonical deployment target.

All notable changes to the Phalanx Duel website and simulation engine will be documented in this file.

Tutorial Progression Engine: Introduced PedagogicalAdapter and ProgressionManager to support multi-stage learning (Foundations -> Tactics -> Mastery).
Canonical Asset Registry: Centralized asset management in _data/assets.yml with support for metadata, multiple media types, and status tracking.
High-Fidelity Visuals: Integrated ray-traced .webm video assets for key tutorial phases and a cinematic hero breach.
Mastery Dashboard: New analytical metrics in the Combat Lab, including Damage Efficiency (LP/Atk) and Ace Protection stability analysis.
Spectator Mode Roadmap: Architected the foundation for real-time match observation.
GitHub Integration: Added stylized [ Source ] link to header for improved open-source discoverability and issue reporting.

Modularized Engine: Refactored battle-resolver.js into a modern ES module with full testability in Node/Vitest environments.
Modernized Infrastructure: Upgraded to Jekyll 4 and refined bin/server for improved stability and LiveReload performance.
UI/Logic Decoupling: Extracted SimulationPresenter to separate raw simulation data from DOM rendering.

A11y/Contrast: Resolved color contrast failures in the final CTA and secondary buttons to meet WCAG AA standards.
CSS Variables: Added missing --color-muted and other semantic aliases required by the a11y contract.
GHA Stability: Fixed homepage tests that were failing due to structural layout changes.

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Build: 110*