Tactics Gamemode

Key Source Files

Rules Data Authority

Tactics data — species profiles, point costs, weapon stats, vehicle rules, army composition limits, special abilities — MUST be verified against docs/rules/tactics_source.txt and the Tactics PDF. Never invent Tactics values. Never copy data from the Tactica prototype (wrong IP — Age of Fantasy, not Five Parsecs).

Critical Gotchas

1. Implementation COMPLETE (Session 55-57) — 59 files created, 108 costs verified, 5/7 QA scenarios PASS
2. class_name parse-order — UI files use runtime load() for Tactics data classes, NOT preload() or bare class_names. This avoids Godot 4.6 parse-order issues across directories. See RT-003 in QA doc
3. Missing .uid files — If new .gd files are created outside the Godot editor, UIDs won't be generated. Open the editor once to trigger UID generation. See RT-002 in QA doc
4. Training stat is new — Not in 5PFH/Bug Hunt/Planetfall. In all unit profiles
5. Kill Points (KP) replace wounds — Vehicles have 2-8 KP, characters 1-3 KP
6. Temp data prefix — All keys use "tactics_*" prefix
7. Creation UI extends Control — NOT TacticsScreenBase (thin shell pattern, matches all other modes)
8. Army building validation — Hero limit (1 per 375pts), duplicate limit (1+1 per 750pts), max 35% single unit
9. 15 specialist unit costs are GAME_BALANCE_ESTIMATE — Not in Master Points Costs table (pp.178-180). Tagged in JSON
10. HubFeatureCards emit card_pressed — Dashboard uses PanelContainers, not Button nodes. Can't use click_element in MCP testing