Rename mini-game chase to maintenance debt

Author: KSemenenko

src/data/site.ts

@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ export const miniGame = {
   ariaLabel: 'Maintainer Day - mini game',
   controlsHintHtml:
     '←/→ or A/D move/backpedal · Space/↑/W or JUMP leap · ↓/S enters pipes · Esc quits',
-  voidTitle: 'BACKLOG',
-  voidSubtitle: 'endless micro-optimizations and useless features',
-  voidWarning: 'the queue is behind you. keep moving.',
-  voidSignLines: ['KEEP MOVING', 'QUEUE CLOSING', 'IT CATCHES UP'],
-  voidGameOverTitle: 'QUEUE CAUGHT UP',
+  voidTitle: 'MAINTENANCE DEBT',
+  voidSubtitle: 'unfunded fixes, CVEs, and release work',
+  voidWarning: 'unfunded maintenance is catching up. keep moving.',
+  voidSignLines: ['KEEP MOVING', 'CVE DRIFT', 'RELEASE LAG'],
+  voidGameOverTitle: 'DEBT CAUGHT UP',
   voidGameOverPrefix: 'you lasted',
   voidSecondLabel: 'second',
   voidSecondsLabel: 'seconds',
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const miniGame = {
     {
       title: 'QUICK FIX',
       main: 'the quick fix had five hidden migrations.',
-      void: 'the quick fix brought its own backlog.',
+      void: 'the quick fix brought its own maintenance debt.',
       detail: 'one line became a week of compatibility work.',
     },
     {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export const mascotCompanion = {
     'jump the bills',
     'fix the bugs',
     'keep me funded',
-    'beat the backlog',
+    'outrun the debt',
     'save the weekend',
     'patch the repo',
     'fund the hours',

src/scripts/game.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { miniGame } from '../data/site';
    maintainer. You ship for $0 while the expense monsters keep coming:
    RENT · TAX · ELECTRIC · WATER · MOBILE · SUBS · GAS · LOAN · FEES.
    Bump ? blocks for GitHub ★ (worth $0), grab the COFFEE, and find the secret
-   NEW PROJECT IDEA — the backlog grows, so the maintainer grows with it.
+   NEW PROJECT IDEA — the maintenance debt grows, so the maintainer grows with it.
 
    Reach the finale and you win, obviously: the lights warm up and fireworks go up
    because ManagedCode is glad to have you here, funding the maintenance work
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ export function createMascotGame(): Game {
   }
   function popNewProject(tx: number, ty: number) {
     // NOT a 1-UP / life-up — it's a NEW PROJECT idea. The shiny new repo you'll
-    // start instead of finishing this one. Bigger backlog, bigger sprite.
+    // start instead of finishing this one. Bigger maintenance debt, bigger sprite.
     oneups.push({ x: tx * TILE + 1, y: ty * TILE - 14, vx: 0.8, vy: -2.4, got: false });
     addParticle(tx * TILE - 20, ty * TILE - 4, 'NEW PROJECT IDEA', C.life);
   }
@@ -2377,6 +2377,9 @@ export function createMascotGame(): Game {
       pipeOccluded: Boolean(activePipe && state === 'pipe' && player.y + player.h > activePipe.top),
       camX: Math.round(camX),
       voidT,
+      voidTitle: miniGame.voidTitle,
+      voidWarning: miniGame.voidWarning,
+      voidSignLines: [...miniGame.voidSignLines],
       voidSeconds: voidSeconds(),
       voidDragonX: Math.round(voidDragon.x),
       voidGap: Math.round(voidGap()),

tests/functional.spec.ts

@@ -943,6 +943,9 @@ test.describe('Mission Run mini-game', () => {
     pipeOccluded?: boolean;
     camX?: number;
     voidT?: number;
+    voidTitle?: string;
+    voidWarning?: string;
+    voidSignLines?: readonly string[];
     voidSeconds?: number;
     voidDragonX?: number;
     voidGap?: number;
@@ -1199,6 +1202,10 @@ test.describe('Mission Run mini-game', () => {
     expect(voidStart?.transitionLabel).toBe('DOWN PIPE');
     expect(voidStart?.transitionT ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(voidStart?.transitionDuration ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(voidStart?.transitionT ?? 0);
+    expect(voidStart?.voidTitle).toBe('MAINTENANCE DEBT');
+    expect(voidStart?.voidTitle).not.toBe('BACKLOG');
+    expect(voidStart?.voidWarning).toBe('unfunded maintenance is catching up. keep moving.');
+    expect(voidStart?.voidSignLines).toEqual(['KEEP MOVING', 'CVE DRIFT', 'RELEASE LAG']);
     expect(voidStart?.voidGap ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(120);
 
     await page.evaluate(() => {