Moon Traveler v0.5.2 Release

What's New

Six Features, Zero API Calls

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ASCII Animations

A dedicated animation bar renders 2-line sprites in-place. Scan, travel, look, hazard, drone, and exchange — each with its own character. Toggleable via config animations off.

[O]

Evolving Drone

The travel drone sprite visually upgrades as you install components. Eyes go o→O, the belly fills with [] brackets — one pair per upgrade.

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In-Place Upgrades

Type update mid-game to check for new versions. Downloads the right binary for your platform, verifies integrity, and guides installation. Also: --upgrade flag.

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Download Progress

Model downloads now show a TUI-compatible progress bar at 10% intervals. Ctrl+C during download offers to switch to a smaller model. Loading shows animated frames.

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LLM Diagnostics

Dev mode now tracks every inference call: elapsed time, prompt/completion tokens, RSS memory delta. Last 5 calls visible in the panel. Logged to JSONL.

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Cross-Platform CI

Test matrix expanded to 3 OS × 2 Python versions = 6 jobs. Ubuntu, Windows, macOS. Python 3.11 + 3.12. Coverage reporting via pytest-cov.

Drone Sprites

Your Drone Evolves With You

Every upgrade you install changes the drone's appearance during travel. The sprite is rendered in the animation bar — a dedicated widget that updates in-place without scrolling the game log.

[ ]--(+)--[ ]
\___________/

0 Upgrades

[O]--(+)--[O]
\[]_________/

1 Upgrade

[O]--(+)--[O]
\[][]___[][][/

3 Upgrades

[O]--(+)--[O]
\[][][]_[][]/

5 Upgrades

Animations

Every Action Has a Sprite

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 ( o )-( o )

Look

  ((*))  ((*))
 Scan complete.

Scan

   /!\
 — HAZARD —

Hazard

Commands

New Commands

        # Check for game updates

        update

        # Re-download or switch AI model

        model

        # Toggle animations

        config animations off

        # CLI flags

        python play_tui.py --upgrade

        python play_tui.py --disable-animation

Changelog

Full Change List

new Dedicated #animation-bar widget for in-place 2-line sprite animations
new Drone travel sprite evolves with upgrades (eyes o→O, belly fills [])
new Binoculars sweep animation for look command
new Spinning sensor animation for scan command
new Hazard flash, exchange flash, drone transmit animations
new Drone conversation messages show in animation bar (private HUD)
new config animations on|off toggle + --disable-animation flag
new update command — check GitHub for new versions, download platform binary
new --upgrade CLI flag for headless update checks
new URL domain validation and path traversal protection in upgrade flow
new Download size verification for upgrade archives
new model command — re-download or switch AI model mid-game
new TUI-compatible model download progress (10% interval bars)
new Model loading animation in animation bar
new Ctrl+C during download offers to switch to a smaller model
new _timed_inference() wraps all 4 LLM call sites with timing
new log_llm_call() in dev mode — last 5 calls + JSONL logging
infra CI matrix: 3 OS × 2 Python = 6 test jobs
infra pytest-cov coverage reporting in CI
infra --prefer-binary for llama-cpp-python on Windows CI
infra 30/30 screenshot validations (3 new animation captures)
fix Leaderboard test data cleaned up after screenshot/walkthrough runs
fix Intro timing — title holds 1s, scan report heading delayed 1s
fix Beat pause only fires after valid commands (not typos)