| name | balance |
| description | Change a tunable game number (buff/nerf/rebalance a chance, threshold, cooldown, cost, multiplier, stat) for King of the Garbage Hill. Use for "buff X", "nerf Y", "change Z from 3 to 5", "сделай шанс 20%". |
Balance change
Prime rule: docs are the map, anchors are the territory — never edit a hook/case you haven't read in full.
- Locate the number: find its row in
docs/BALANCE-CONSTANTS.md (grep the character or mechanic). If it's not there, treat that as a docs gap: find it in code via the CHARACTERS.md entry, then add the row.
- Read the anchored code in full — the whole
case/method containing the constant, not just the line. Check whether the same number appears in sibling cases (some constants repeat across attack/defense branches — e.g. goblin death % exists in two places; change all occurrences or none).
- Do NOT touch
characters.json descriptions — they are deliberately vague player-facing text (CLAUDE.md rule). If the old number is spelled out in the RU description ("+2 очка", "50%"), flag it in your summary so the designer can decide whether to reword; the exact new value goes into docs/CHARACTERS.md and docs/BALANCE-CONSTANTS.md only.
- Apply the code change (respect CLAUDE.md correctness rules — e.g. regular vs bonus points changes the round-multiplier behavior).
- Docs in the same change: update the
docs/BALANCE-CONSTANTS.md row (value + anchor if lines shifted); update the number in the docs/CHARACTERS.md entry; touch docs/INTERACTION-MATRIX.md only if a threshold changes an interaction rule (e.g. a range that gates forced fights or Harm).
- Verify:
dotnet build (+ pnpm build if a widget shows the number), bash tools/audit-passives.sh (must stay clean), bash tools/verify-docs.sh --changed.
- Commit message to
docs/commit-messages/<date>.md (-2, -3 on same-day collisions) stating old → new values; never git commit.
For sweeping balance passes (many numbers), work top-down through BALANCE-CONSTANTS.md sections and batch the verification.
