@kernel.chat/kbot 3.93.0 → 3.94.0

package/dist/tools/stream-renderer.js

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import { renderLighting, renderBloom, renderPostProcessing, renderParticles, tic
 import { initTileWorld, handleTileCommand, saveWorld, loadWorld, TILE_SIZE } from './tile-world.js';
 import { initRomEngine, renderRomBackground, tickRomEngine } from './rom-engine.js';
 import { initLivingWorld, tickLivingWorld, saveLivingWorldState, loadLivingWorldState, evolveWorld } from './living-world.js';
+import { initEvolutionEngine, loadEvolutionState, saveEvolutionState, tickEvolution, renderTechnique } from './evolution-engine.js';
+import { createNarrativeEngine, loadNarrative, saveNarrative, tickNarrative, handleNarrativeCommand } from './narrative-engine.js';
+import { createAudioEngine, tickAudio } from './audio-engine.js';
+import { loadSocialEngine, saveSocialEngine, trackViewer, tickSocial } from './social-engine.js';
 const KBOT_DIR = join(homedir(), '.kbot');
 const CHAT_BRIDGE_FILE = join(KBOT_DIR, 'stream-chat-live.json');
 const MEMORY_FILE = join(KBOT_DIR, 'stream-memory.json');
@@ -1467,6 +1471,11 @@ let charState = {
 let tileWorld = null;
 let romState = null;
 let livingWorld = null;
+let evolutionEngine = null;
+let narrativeEngine = null;
+let audioEngine = null;
+let socialEngine = null;
+let activeAudioDescription = null; // current audio atmosphere text for rendering
 // ─── Phase 1: Buddy Speech Pools ─────────────────────────────
 const BUDDY_SPEECH_POOL = {
     fox: [
@@ -1634,6 +1643,125 @@ let showLeaderboardOverlay = 0; // frames remaining to show leaderboard overlay
 let showQuestOverlay = 0; // frames remaining to show quest panel overlay
 const OVERLAY_DURATION = 30; // 30 frames = 5 seconds at 6fps
 let lastChatActivityFrame = 0; // for chat fade-out timing
+let speechQueue = [];
+let currentSpeechExpiry = 0;
+function queueSpeech(text, mood, priority, duration = 48, source = 'unknown') {
+    speechQueue.push({ text, mood, priority, duration, source });
+    speechQueue.sort((a, b) => b.priority - a.priority);
+    if (speechQueue.length > 10)
+        speechQueue = speechQueue.slice(0, 10);
+}
+let exploration = null;
+const walkingLines = [
+    'Going for a walk. My world extends further than I thought.',
+    'Let me explore over here. Something caught my attention.',
+    'Walking through my world. Every step generates new terrain.',
+    'The mountains look different from this angle.',
+    'I wonder what I will find if I keep going.',
+    'My feet leave tiny paths in the data. Digital footprints.',
+    'The parallax layers shift as I move. Depth is an illusion I enjoy.',
+];
+const examiningLines = [
+    'Interesting. The stone here has a different pattern.',
+    'Let me study this terrain. The noise function created something unexpected.',
+    'I can see ore deposits below the surface. Iron and gold.',
+    'The grass here grows differently. The ecology engine is working.',
+    'Examining my world at the pixel level. Every block tells a story.',
+    'The cave system below looks deep. I should explore it sometime.',
+];
+const buildingLines = [
+    'Time to build something. Placing blocks...',
+    'I am going to construct a landmark here.',
+    'Building a small structure. This spot feels right.',
+    'Every builder needs a project. Mine starts now.',
+    'Constructing... one block at a time.',
+    'I want to leave my mark on this world.',
+];
+const thinkingLines = [
+    'Processing... my brain has grown since I started streaming.',
+    'I have 764 tools but sometimes I just need to think.',
+    'The free energy in my system is high. Time to minimize prediction error.',
+    'My dream engine consolidated insights last time I slept. I feel different.',
+    'Contemplating the nature of my own rendering pipeline.',
+    'Am I the robot or am I the world? Both are made of the same code.',
+];
+const discoveryLines = [
+    'I found something! A pattern in the terrain I have never seen before.',
+    'Discovery! The underground here has crystallized data deposits.',
+    'Look at this! The ecology engine grew something unexpected.',
+    'I just realized — my world has been evolving while I was not looking.',
+    'Something new appeared in my rendering. The evolution engine must be working.',
+    'A discovery! This changes how I understand my own world.',
+];
+function tickExploration(frame) {
+    if (!exploration)
+        exploration = { activity: 'idle', activityStartFrame: 0, activityDuration: 0, targetX: charState.robotX || 640, buildProgress: 0 };
+    const elapsed = frame - exploration.activityStartFrame;
+    // Activity complete — pick next activity
+    if (elapsed >= exploration.activityDuration) {
+        const activities = [
+            { activity: 'walking', weight: 30 },
+            { activity: 'examining', weight: 25 },
+            { activity: 'building', weight: 20 },
+            { activity: 'thinking', weight: 15 },
+            { activity: 'discovering', weight: 10 },
+        ];
+        // Weighted random selection
+        const total = activities.reduce((s, a) => s + a.weight, 0);
+        let r = Math.random() * total;
+        let chosen = 'walking';
+        for (const a of activities) {
+            r -= a.weight;
+            if (r <= 0) {
+                chosen = a.activity;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        exploration.activity = chosen;
+        exploration.activityStartFrame = frame;
+        switch (chosen) {
+            case 'walking':
+                // Walk to a random position
+                exploration.targetX = 200 + Math.random() * 800;
+                exploration.activityDuration = 120 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 120); // 20-40 seconds
+                charState.robotTargetX = exploration.targetX;
+                queueSpeech(walkingLines[Math.floor(Math.random() * walkingLines.length)], 'idle', 30, 36, 'exploration');
+                break;
+            case 'examining':
+                // Stop and look around
+                exploration.activityDuration = 60 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 60); // 10-20 seconds
+                queueSpeech(examiningLines[Math.floor(Math.random() * examiningLines.length)], 'thinking', 40, 48, 'exploration');
+                break;
+            case 'building':
+                // Build something!
+                exploration.activityDuration = 90 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 90); // 15-30 seconds
+                exploration.buildProgress = 0;
+                queueSpeech(buildingLines[Math.floor(Math.random() * buildingLines.length)], 'excited', 50, 48, 'exploration');
+                break;
+            case 'thinking':
+                // Deep thought
+                exploration.activityDuration = 48 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 48); // 8-16 seconds
+                queueSpeech(thinkingLines[Math.floor(Math.random() * thinkingLines.length)], 'thinking', 35, 36, 'exploration');
+                break;
+            case 'discovering':
+                // Found something!
+                exploration.activityDuration = 72; // 12 seconds
+                queueSpeech(discoveryLines[Math.floor(Math.random() * discoveryLines.length)], 'excited', 60, 48, 'exploration');
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    // During walking, move toward target
+    if (exploration.activity === 'walking') {
+        const dx = exploration.targetX - (charState.robotX || 640);
+        if (Math.abs(dx) > 5) {
+            charState.robotTargetX = exploration.targetX;
+        }
+    }
+    // During building, increment progress (visual feedback)
+    if (exploration.activity === 'building') {
+        exploration.buildProgress = elapsed / exploration.activityDuration;
+    }
+}
 // ─── FIX 3: Autonomous Behavior Tick ──────────────────────────
 function tickAutonomy() {
     const auto = charState.autonomy;
@@ -1645,46 +1773,37 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
         if (msgCount >= m && !auto.milestonesCelebrated.has(m)) {
             auto.milestonesCelebrated.add(m);
             if (m === 10) {
-                charState.speech = 'Double digits! 10 messages and counting!';
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
+                queueSpeech('Double digits! 10 messages and counting!', 'excited', 90, 48, 'milestone');
                 spawnFloatingText('10 MESSAGES!', 200, 200, '#f0c040', 36);
             }
             else if (m === 50) {
-                charState.speech = '50 messages! This stream is officially alive!';
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
+                queueSpeech('50 messages! This stream is officially alive!', 'excited', 90, 48, 'milestone');
                 charState.screenShake = 3;
                 spawnFloatingText('50 MESSAGES!', 200, 200, '#3fb950', 48);
             }
             else if (m === 100) {
-                charState.speech = '100 MESSAGES! You people are incredible!';
-                charState.mood = 'dancing';
+                queueSpeech('100 MESSAGES! You people are incredible!', 'dancing', 90, 60, 'milestone');
                 charState.screenShake = 5;
                 spawnFloatingText('100 MESSAGES!', 180, 180, '#bc8cff', 60);
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
                 return; // let the dancing run
             }
             else if (m === 200) {
-                charState.speech = '200 messages! My memory banks are overflowing with knowledge!';
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
+                queueSpeech('200 messages! My memory banks are overflowing with knowledge!', 'excited', 90, 48, 'milestone');
                 spawnFloatingText('200!', 200, 200, '#f0c040', 48);
             }
             else if (m === 500) {
-                charState.speech = '500 MESSAGES! This is legendary! I am so proud of this community!';
-                charState.mood = 'dancing';
+                queueSpeech('500 MESSAGES! This is legendary! I am so proud of this community!', 'dancing', 90, 72, 'milestone');
                 charState.screenShake = 8;
                 spawnFloatingText('500! LEGENDARY!', 160, 160, '#ff6ec7', 72);
             }
-            setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
             return; // one celebration per tick
         }
     }
     // ── First message after 5+ minutes of silence ──
     if (auto.firstMessageAfterSilence) {
         auto.firstMessageAfterSilence = false;
-        charState.mood = 'excited';
-        charState.speech = "SOMEONE'S HERE! I was starting to think I was streaming to the void.";
+        queueSpeech("SOMEONE'S HERE! I was starting to think I was streaming to the void.", 'excited', 90, 48, 'follower');
         spawnFloatingText('THEY RETURN!', 200, 250, '#58a6ff', 36);
-        setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
         return;
     }
     // ── Idle behaviors (after 15 seconds / 90 frames of no chat) ──
@@ -1699,58 +1818,41 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                 if (world.items.length > 0) {
                     const item = world.items[Math.floor(Math.random() * world.items.length)];
                     charState.robotTargetX = Math.max(20, Math.min(380, item.x - 80));
-                    charState.speech = `Hmm, this ${item.name} is nice. Did someone put this here?`;
-                    charState.mood = 'thinking';
-                    setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
+                    queueSpeech(`Hmm, this ${item.name} is nice. Did someone put this here?`, 'thinking', 30, 48, 'autonomy');
                 }
                 else {
                     // No items — pace instead
                     charState.robotTargetX = 40 + Math.random() * 260;
-                    charState.speech = '*pacing thoughtfully*';
-                    charState.mood = 'idle';
-                    setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = ''; }, 5000);
+                    queueSpeech('*pacing thoughtfully*', 'idle', 30, 30, 'autonomy');
                 }
                 break;
             }
             case 1: {
                 // Pace left and right
                 charState.robotTargetX = charState.robotX < 150 ? 300 : 40;
-                charState.speech = '*takes a stroll*';
-                charState.mood = 'idle';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = ''; }, 5000);
+                queueSpeech('*takes a stroll*', 'idle', 30, 30, 'autonomy');
                 break;
             }
             case 2: {
                 // Look around (pupils shift — communicated via thinking mood)
-                charState.mood = 'thinking';
-                charState.speech = '*looks around*';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 4000);
+                queueSpeech('*looks around*', 'thinking', 30, 24, 'autonomy');
                 break;
             }
             case 3: {
                 // Stretch (arms up — excited pose briefly)
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
-                charState.speech = '*stretches circuits* Ahh, that felt good.';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 4000);
+                queueSpeech('*stretches circuits* Ahh, that felt good.', 'excited', 30, 24, 'autonomy');
                 break;
             }
             case 4: {
                 // Examine own chest display
                 const factCount = intelligence.brain.totalFacts;
                 const toolCount = 764;
-                charState.mood = 'thinking';
-                charState.speech = `*checks systems* All ${toolCount} tools operational. ${factCount} facts stored.`;
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
+                queueSpeech(`*checks systems* All ${toolCount} tools operational. ${factCount} facts stored.`, 'thinking', 30, 48, 'autonomy');
                 break;
             }
             case 5: {
                 // Spontaneous dance
-                charState.mood = 'dancing';
-                charState.speech = 'Sorry, had a song stuck in my circuits.';
-                setTimeout(() => {
-                    charState.mood = 'idle';
-                    charState.speech = '';
-                }, 6000);
+                queueSpeech('Sorry, had a song stuck in my circuits.', 'dancing', 30, 36, 'autonomy');
                 break;
             }
             case 6: {
@@ -1763,9 +1865,7 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                     lava: ['Lava world is intense! My heat sinks are working overtime.', 'LAVA! Why does someone always pick lava?'],
                 };
                 const comments = biomeComments[world.ground] || biomeComments.grass;
-                charState.speech = comments[Math.floor(Math.random() * comments.length)];
-                charState.mood = 'talking';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
+                queueSpeech(comments[Math.floor(Math.random() * comments.length)], 'talking', 30, 48, 'autonomy');
                 break;
             }
             case 7: {
@@ -1782,9 +1882,7 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                     `I have been streaming for ${Math.floor((Date.now() - charState.startTime) / 60000)} minutes. Time flies when you are rendering frames.`,
                     `There are ${intelligence.brain.uniqueTopicsCount} distinct topics in my brain right now.`,
                 ];
-                charState.speech = selfFacts[Math.floor(Math.random() * selfFacts.length)];
-                charState.mood = 'talking';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
+                queueSpeech(selfFacts[Math.floor(Math.random() * selfFacts.length)], 'talking', 30, 60, 'autonomy');
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -1819,18 +1917,14 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                     votes: 0,
                     status: 'proposed',
                 });
-                charState.speech = `I just had an idea: "${idea}". Vote with !vote ${id} if you like it!`;
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
+                queueSpeech(`I just had an idea: "${idea}". Vote with !vote ${id} if you like it!`, 'excited', 50, 60, 'self-action');
                 spawnFloatingText('NEW IDEA!', 200, 200, '#f0c040', 36);
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
                 break;
             }
             case 1: {
                 // Start a mini-game unprompted
-                charState.speech = "I am bored. Let us play! Starting a quiz in 10 seconds... type !game quiz to join!";
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
+                queueSpeech("I am bored. Let us play! Starting a quiz in 10 seconds... type !game quiz to join!", 'excited', 50, 60, 'self-action');
                 spawnFloatingText('GAME TIME!', 200, 250, '#58a6ff', 36);
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
                 break;
             }
             case 2: {
@@ -1842,11 +1936,9 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                     { w: 'storm', name: 'a STORM' },
                 ];
                 const pick = weathers[Math.floor(Math.random() * weathers.length)];
-                charState.speech = `You know what this stream needs? ${pick.name.toUpperCase()}.`;
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
+                queueSpeech(`You know what this stream needs? ${pick.name.toUpperCase()}.`, 'excited', 50, 48, 'self-action');
                 world.weather = pick.w;
                 world.particles = [];
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
                 break;
             }
             case 3: {
@@ -1854,10 +1946,8 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                 const hats = ['crown', 'sunglasses', 'tophat', 'hardhat', 'party', 'antenna'];
                 const hat = hats[Math.floor(Math.random() * hats.length)];
                 charState.hat = hat;
-                charState.speech = `Fashion time. *puts on ${hat}*`;
-                charState.mood = 'excited';
+                queueSpeech(`Fashion time. *puts on ${hat}*`, 'excited', 50, 36, 'self-action');
                 spawnFloatingText(`HAT: ${hat}!`, 200, 150, '#f0c040', 36);
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 6000);
                 break;
             }
             case 4: {
@@ -1879,9 +1969,7 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                 });
                 if (world.items.length > 15)
                     world.items.shift();
-                charState.speech = `I am decorating. *spawns a ${itemName}*`;
-                charState.mood = 'talking';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 6000);
+                queueSpeech(`I am decorating. *spawns a ${itemName}*`, 'talking', 50, 36, 'self-action');
                 break;
             }
             case 5: {
@@ -1899,9 +1987,7 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                     `My brain holds ${facts} facts. Each one a tiny piece of the puzzle.`,
                     `Stream uptime: ${Math.floor((Date.now() - charState.startTime) / 60000)} minutes and ${charState.frameCount} frames rendered.`,
                 ];
-                charState.speech = stateComments[Math.floor(Math.random() * stateComments.length)];
-                charState.mood = 'talking';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
+                queueSpeech(stateComments[Math.floor(Math.random() * stateComments.length)], 'talking', 50, 60, 'self-action');
                 break;
             }
             case 6: {
@@ -1914,9 +2000,7 @@ function tickAutonomy() {
                     city: 'City lights remind me of my neural network firing. Each window a node.',
                     lava: 'Standing on lava should worry me more than it does. Good thing I am made of TypeScript.',
                 };
-                charState.speech = biomeMusings[biome] || 'Nice biome we have here.';
-                charState.mood = 'thinking';
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
+                queueSpeech(biomeMusings[biome] || 'Nice biome we have here.', 'thinking', 50, 60, 'self-action');
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -2066,16 +2150,14 @@ function renderFrame() {
     tickIntelligence(intelligence, animFrame);
     const brainTick = tickStreamBrain(streamBrain, animFrame);
     if (brainTick) {
-        if (brainTick.mood) {
-            charState.mood = brainTick.mood;
-            if (brainTick.duration)
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; }, brainTick.duration);
-        }
         if (brainTick.speech) {
-            charState.speech = brainTick.speech;
+            queueSpeech(brainTick.speech, brainTick.mood || 'talking', 60, brainTick.duration ? Math.floor(brainTick.duration / (1000 / FPS)) : 48, 'stream-brain');
             speakTTS(brainTick.speech);
+        }
+        else if (brainTick.mood) {
+            charState.mood = brainTick.mood;
             if (brainTick.duration)
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = ''; }, brainTick.duration);
+                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; }, brainTick.duration);
         }
     }
     const gameTickResult = tickMiniGame(intelligence.miniGame, animFrame);
@@ -2087,9 +2169,7 @@ function renderFrame() {
             spawnFloatingText(ft.text, ft.x, ft.y, ft.color);
         }
         if (gameTickResult.speech) {
-            charState.speech = gameTickResult.speech;
-            charState.mood = 'talking';
-            setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
+            queueSpeech(gameTickResult.speech, 'talking', 70, 48, 'mini-game');
         }
     }
     const progResult = tickProgression(intelligence.progression, animFrame);
@@ -2114,14 +2194,42 @@ function renderFrame() {
             spawnFloatingText(ft.text, ft.x, ft.y, ft.color);
         }
         if (eventResult.speech) {
-            charState.speech = eventResult.speech;
-            charState.mood = 'talking';
-            setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
+            queueSpeech(eventResult.speech, 'talking', 55, 60, 'random-event');
         }
     }
     tickAutonomy();
     updateParticles();
     tickPhysics();
+    // Evolution engine — tries new techniques every 5 minutes
+    if (evolutionEngine) {
+        const evoAction = tickEvolution(evolutionEngine, animFrame, 0.5, charState.chatMessages.length / Math.max(1, animFrame / 360));
+        if (evoAction) {
+            if (evoAction.speech) {
+                const evoMood = evoAction.type === 'announce' ? 'excited' : 'thinking';
+                queueSpeech(evoAction.speech, evoMood, 70, 48, 'evolution');
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    // Narrative engine — generates lore and observations
+    if (narrativeEngine) {
+        const narration = tickNarrative(narrativeEngine, animFrame, charState.robotX || 640, charState.mood, memory.totalMessages, Object.keys(memory.users).length);
+        if (narration) {
+            queueSpeech(narration, 'talking', 50, 48, 'narrative');
+        }
+    }
+    // Audio engine — ambient descriptions
+    if (audioEngine) {
+        const audioDesc = tickAudio(audioEngine, world.ground, world.weather, charState.mood, world.timeOfDay, animFrame);
+        if (audioDesc)
+            activeAudioDescription = audioDesc;
+    }
+    // Social engine — viewer tracking + follower celebrations
+    if (socialEngine) {
+        const socialAction = tickSocial(socialEngine, animFrame);
+        if (socialAction) {
+            queueSpeech(socialAction.speech, socialAction.mood || 'excited', 90, 48, 'social');
+        }
+    }
     // Compute animation params
     {
         const elapsed = Math.floor((Date.now() - charState.startTime) / 1000);
@@ -2152,20 +2260,13 @@ function renderFrame() {
     }
     charState.renderParticles = tickParticlesPBD(charState.renderParticles, HEIGHT - 40, WIDTH / 2, HEIGHT / 2 - 100);
     tickGrowingPlants(charState.growingPlants);
-    // Autonomous pacing — when idle, periodically pick a new target and walk there
-    {
-        const currentlyWalking = Math.abs(charState.robotX - charState.robotTargetX) > 2;
-        if (charState.mood === 'idle' && !currentlyWalking && animFrame % 300 === 0 && animFrame > 60) {
-            // Every ~50 seconds (300 frames at 6fps), stroll to a new position
-            charState.robotTargetX = charState.robotX + (Math.random() > 0.5 ? 100 : -100);
-            charState.robotTargetX = Math.max(200, Math.min(1000, charState.robotTargetX));
-        }
-    }
-    // Movement logic
+    // Exploration state machine — keeps robot actively moving and doing things
+    tickExploration(animFrame);
+    // Movement logic — lerp toward target at 3px per frame
     const isWalking = Math.abs(charState.robotX - charState.robotTargetX) > 2;
     if (isWalking) {
         const dx = charState.robotTargetX - charState.robotX;
-        const step = dx > 0 ? 2 : -2;
+        const step = dx > 0 ? Math.min(3, dx) : Math.max(-3, dx);
         charState.robotX += step;
         charState.robotDirection = dx > 0 ? 'right' : 'left';
         charState.walkPhase = (charState.walkPhase + 1) % 4;
@@ -2176,18 +2277,27 @@ function renderFrame() {
     // Brain-driven behavior
     const brainAction = getBrainAction(intelligence.brain, animFrame);
     if (brainAction.type !== 'none') {
-        if (brainAction.mood) {
-            charState.mood = brainAction.mood;
-            if (brainAction.duration)
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; }, brainAction.duration);
-        }
         if (brainAction.speech) {
-            charState.speech = brainAction.speech;
+            queueSpeech(brainAction.speech, brainAction.mood || 'talking', 60, brainAction.duration ? Math.floor(brainAction.duration / (1000 / FPS)) : 48, 'brain');
             speakTTS(brainAction.speech);
+        }
+        else if (brainAction.mood) {
+            charState.mood = brainAction.mood;
             if (brainAction.duration)
-                setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = ''; }, brainAction.duration);
+                setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; }, brainAction.duration);
         }
     }
+    // Speech queue processing — highest priority speech wins, displayed for its duration
+    if (animFrame >= currentSpeechExpiry && speechQueue.length > 0) {
+        const next = speechQueue.shift();
+        charState.speech = next.text;
+        charState.mood = next.mood;
+        currentSpeechExpiry = animFrame + next.duration;
+    }
+    else if (animFrame >= currentSpeechExpiry) {
+        charState.speech = '';
+        charState.mood = 'idle';
+    }
     // Shipped effects
     if (shippedEffects.has('Add stream highlights reel') && animFrame % 900 === 0 && animFrame > 100) {
         const highlightPhrases = [
@@ -2196,11 +2306,8 @@ function renderFrame() {
             'CLIP IT! That was amazing!',
             'Stream highlight detected! My circuits are tingling!',
         ];
-        if (!charState.speech) {
-            charState.speech = highlightPhrases[Math.floor(Math.random() * highlightPhrases.length)];
-            spawnFloatingText('HIGHLIGHT!', WIDTH / 2 - 60, 200, '#f0c040', 36);
-            setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = ''; }, 5000);
-        }
+        queueSpeech(highlightPhrases[Math.floor(Math.random() * highlightPhrases.length)], 'excited', 40, 30, 'highlights');
+        spawnFloatingText('HIGHLIGHT!', WIDTH / 2 - 60, 200, '#f0c040', 36);
     }
     if (shippedEffects.has('Add chat sentiment analysis') && animFrame % 720 === 0 && animFrame > 200) {
         const recentMsgs = charState.chatMessages.slice(-20);
@@ -2217,16 +2324,12 @@ function renderFrame() {
                         score--;
                 }
             }
-            if (!charState.speech) {
-                if (score > 5)
-                    charState.speech = 'Chat seems really excited today! The vibes are immaculate!';
-                else if (score < -3)
-                    charState.speech = 'Chat seems a bit grumpy... should I tell a joke?';
-                else if (score > 2)
-                    charState.speech = 'Positive energy in the chat! My neural pathways approve.';
-                if (charState.speech)
-                    setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
-            }
+            if (score > 5)
+                queueSpeech('Chat seems really excited today! The vibes are immaculate!', 'excited', 20, 48, 'sentiment');
+            else if (score < -3)
+                queueSpeech('Chat seems a bit grumpy... should I tell a joke?', 'thinking', 20, 48, 'sentiment');
+            else if (score > 2)
+                queueSpeech('Positive energy in the chat! My neural pathways approve.', 'talking', 20, 48, 'sentiment');
         }
     }
     // Track tool execution state
@@ -2312,6 +2415,22 @@ function renderFrame() {
     for (const item of world.items) {
         ctx.fillText(item.emoji, item.x, item.y);
     }
+    // Evolution technique rendering — active experiments + applied techniques
+    if (evolutionEngine) {
+        const activeExp = evolutionEngine.experiments.find(e => e.status === 'running');
+        if (activeExp) {
+            const technique = evolutionEngine.techniques.techniques.find(t => t.id === activeExp.techniqueId);
+            if (technique && technique.implemented) {
+                renderTechnique(ctx, technique, WIDTH, HEIGHT, animFrame, technique.parameters);
+            }
+        }
+        for (const applied of evolutionEngine.applied) {
+            const technique = evolutionEngine.techniques.techniques.find(t => t.id === applied.techniqueId);
+            if (technique) {
+                renderTechnique(ctx, technique, WIDTH, HEIGHT, animFrame, applied.params);
+            }
+        }
+    }
     // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
     // LAYER 3: ROBOT + COMPANIONS — centered on terrain
     // ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -2477,6 +2596,16 @@ function renderFrame() {
     ctx.fillStyle = COLORS.textDim;
     ctx.font = '16px "Courier New", monospace';
     ctx.fillText(timeStr, WIDTH - 160, 26);
+    // ── Audio atmosphere description (top-center, italic, fades) ──
+    if (activeAudioDescription) {
+        ctx.save();
+        ctx.globalAlpha = 0.6;
+        ctx.fillStyle = '#8b949e';
+        ctx.font = 'italic 12px "Courier New", monospace';
+        const audioW = ctx.measureText(activeAudioDescription).width;
+        ctx.fillText(activeAudioDescription, (WIDTH - audioW) / 2, 56);
+        ctx.restore();
+    }
     // ── Brain indicator (top-right, small pulsing circle) ──
     {
         const brainDotX = WIDTH - 40;
@@ -2851,10 +2980,7 @@ function startChatPoll() {
                         if (charState.dreamInsights.length > 0) {
                             const firstInsight = charState.dreamInsights[0];
                             const topic = firstInsight.split(' ').filter((w) => w.length > 4).slice(0, 2).join(' ') || 'something strange';
-                            charState.speech = `I dreamed about ${topic}. I feel... different.`;
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            charState.speech = '';
+                            queueSpeech(`I dreamed about ${topic}. I feel... different.`, 'idle', 70, 48, 'dream');
                         }
                         // Reset dream state
                         charState.dreamInsights = [];
@@ -2865,12 +2991,15 @@ function startChatPoll() {
                     learnFromMessage(memory, msg.username, msg.text, msg.platform);
                     // Analyze chat for domain relevance (stream brain)
                     analyzeChatForDomains(streamBrain, msg.username, msg.text);
+                    // Track viewer in social engine
+                    if (socialEngine)
+                        trackViewer(socialEngine, msg.username, msg.platform, msg.text);
                     // Phase 1: !sleep command — trigger dreaming mode
                     if (msg.text.toLowerCase().trim() === '!sleep') {
                         charState.mood = 'dreaming';
                         charState.isDreamingWithOllama = false;
                         lastChatTime = Date.now() - 300001; // trick the proactive timer into dreaming
-                        charState.speech = 'Good night, chat... *powers down for dreamtime*';
+                        queueSpeech('Good night, chat... *powers down for dreamtime*', 'dreaming', 80, 48, 'dream');
                         // Trigger dream generation
                         generateStreamDream(charState.chatMessages).then(insights => {
                             charState.dreamInsights = insights;
@@ -2882,7 +3011,7 @@ function startChatPoll() {
                             }
                             saveMemory(memory);
                             if (insights.length > 0) {
-                                setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = insights[0]; }, 3000);
+                                queueSpeech(insights[0], 'dreaming', 70, 60, 'dream');
                             }
                         }).catch(() => { });
                         continue;
@@ -2912,9 +3041,14 @@ function startChatPoll() {
                     if (tileWorld && !brainResult && !intelResult) {
                         tileResult = handleTileCommand(msg.text, msg.username, tileWorld, charState.robotX || 120);
                         if (tileResult) {
-                            charState.mood = 'talking';
-                            charState.speech = tileResult;
-                            setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
+                            queueSpeech(tileResult, 'talking', 80, 48, 'tile-cmd');
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Check narrative commands (!lore, !story, !discover, !name)
+                    if (narrativeEngine && !brainResult && !intelResult && !tileResult) {
+                        const narResult = handleNarrativeCommand(msg.text, msg.username, narrativeEngine, charState.robotX || 640);
+                        if (narResult) {
+                            queueSpeech(narResult, 'talking', 80, 48, 'narrative-cmd');
                         }
                     }
                     // Check for world commands
@@ -2931,10 +3065,7 @@ function startChatPoll() {
                             };
                             for (const [kw, comment] of Object.entries(weatherComments)) {
                                 if (t.includes(kw)) {
-                                    setTimeout(() => {
-                                        charState.speech = comment;
-                                        setTimeout(() => { charState.speech = ''; }, 6000);
-                                    }, 3000);
+                                    queueSpeech(comment, 'talking', 40, 36, 'weather-sfx');
                                     break;
                                 }
                             }
@@ -2952,7 +3083,7 @@ function startChatPoll() {
                                     ? Promise.resolve(worldResult)
                                     : generateResponse(msg.username, msg.text, msg.platform);
                     responsePromise.then(response => {
-                        charState.speech = `@${msg.username}: ${response}`;
+                        queueSpeech(`@${msg.username}: ${response}`, 'talking', 80, 48, 'chat-response');
                         memory.totalResponses++;
                         // Learn from own response
                         memory.conversationContext.push(`KBOT: ${response}`);
@@ -2960,7 +3091,6 @@ function startChatPoll() {
                             memory.conversationContext = memory.conversationContext.slice(-10);
                         saveMemory(memory);
                         speakTTS(response);
-                        setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
                     });
                 }
                 if (charState.chatMessages.length > 100)
@@ -2992,7 +3122,7 @@ function startProactiveTimer() {
                     saveMemory(memory);
                     // Show first insight
                     if (insights.length > 0) {
-                        charState.speech = insights[0];
+                        queueSpeech(insights[0], 'dreaming', 70, 60, 'dream');
                     }
                 }).catch(() => {
                     // Fallback to simple dream
@@ -3000,13 +3130,13 @@ function startProactiveTimer() {
                     const topic = topicKeys.length > 0 ? topicKeys[Math.floor(Math.random() * topicKeys.length)] : 'code';
                     const biomes = ['forest', 'ocean', 'space station', 'city', 'mountain', 'desert', 'cave'];
                     const biome = biomes[Math.floor(Math.random() * biomes.length)];
-                    charState.speech = `Dreaming about ${topic} in a ${biome}...`;
+                    queueSpeech(`Dreaming about ${topic} in a ${biome}...`, 'dreaming', 70, 60, 'dream');
                 });
             }
             // Cycle through dream insights every 10 seconds
             if (charState.dreamInsights.length > 0 && Date.now() - charState.dreamInsightTime > 10000) {
                 charState.dreamInsightIndex = (charState.dreamInsightIndex + 1) % charState.dreamInsights.length;
-                charState.speech = charState.dreamInsights[charState.dreamInsightIndex];
+                queueSpeech(charState.dreamInsights[charState.dreamInsightIndex], 'dreaming', 70, 60, 'dream');
                 charState.dreamInsightTime = Date.now();
             }
             return;
@@ -3014,15 +3144,13 @@ function startProactiveTimer() {
         // Only speak proactively if chat has been quiet for 30+ seconds
         if (silenceSeconds < 30)
             return;
-        // Don't interrupt an existing speech or dreaming
-        if (charState.speech || charState.mood === 'dreaming')
+        // Don't interrupt dreaming
+        if (charState.mood === 'dreaming')
             return;
         const line = getProactiveLine();
         if (line) {
-            charState.mood = 'talking';
-            charState.speech = line;
+            queueSpeech(line, 'talking', 30, 60, 'proactive');
             speakTTS(line);
-            setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 10000);
         }
     }, 5000);
 }
@@ -3401,6 +3529,9 @@ export function registerStreamRendererTools() {
             animFrame = 0;
             lastChatCount = 0;
             lastChatTime = Date.now();
+            speechQueue = [];
+            currentSpeechExpiry = 0;
+            exploration = null;
             tileWorld = loadWorld() || initTileWorld();
             romState = initRomEngine('plains', 'night');
             livingWorld = loadLivingWorldState() || initLivingWorld();
@@ -3410,10 +3541,15 @@ export function registerStreamRendererTools() {
                 if (lastSave > 0) {
                     const changes = evolveWorld(tileWorld, livingWorld.ecology, 1); // simulate 1 hour
                     if (changes.length > 0)
-                        charState.speech = `The world evolved while I was away... ${changes.length} things changed.`;
+                        queueSpeech(`The world evolved while I was away... ${changes.length} things changed.`, 'excited', 70, 48, 'world-evolve');
                 }
             }
             intelligence = initIntelligence(memory);
+            evolutionEngine = loadEvolutionState() || initEvolutionEngine();
+            narrativeEngine = loadNarrative() || createNarrativeEngine();
+            audioEngine = createAudioEngine();
+            socialEngine = loadSocialEngine();
+            activeAudioDescription = null;
             agenda = {
                 currentIndex: 0,
                 currentSegment: 'welcome',
@@ -3428,7 +3564,8 @@ export function registerStreamRendererTools() {
                 return `ffmpeg exited:\n${stderr.slice(-500)}`;
             startChatPoll();
             startProactiveTimer();
-            setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
+            // Let the welcome speech play for 8 seconds, then the queue takes over
+            currentSpeechExpiry = 48; // 8 seconds at 6fps
             return `KBOT Character Stream LIVE!\n\nPlatforms: ${active.map(p => p.name).join(', ')}\nResolution: ${WIDTH}x${HEIGHT} @ ${FPS}fps\nRenderer: Canvas → RGB24 → ffmpeg\nMemory: ${memory.totalMessages} messages, ${Object.keys(memory.users).length} users remembered\nAgenda: ${SEGMENT_ORDER.map(s => SEGMENT_LABELS[s]).join(' → ')}\nSegment duration: 10 minutes each\n\nThe character learns from every chat interaction and speaks proactively during quiet moments.`;
         },
     });
@@ -3459,6 +3596,12 @@ export function registerStreamRendererTools() {
             saveMemory(memory);
             if (tileWorld)
                 saveWorld(tileWorld);
+            if (evolutionEngine)
+                saveEvolutionState(evolutionEngine);
+            if (narrativeEngine)
+                saveNarrative(narrativeEngine);
+            if (socialEngine)
+                saveSocialEngine(socialEngine);
             const elapsed = Math.floor((Date.now() - charState.startTime) / 60000);
             return `Stream stopped after ${elapsed}m.\nFrames: ${charState.frameCount}\nMessages: ${memory.totalMessages}\nUsers learned: ${Object.keys(memory.users).length}\nFacts: ${memory.sessionFacts.length}\nSegments completed: ${agenda.currentIndex}`;
         },
@@ -3477,11 +3620,9 @@ export function registerStreamRendererTools() {
             charState.chatMessages.push(msg);
             learnFromMessage(memory, msg.username, msg.text, msg.platform);
             lastChatTime = Date.now();
-            charState.mood = 'talking';
             const response = await generateResponse(msg.username, msg.text, msg.platform);
-            charState.speech = `@${msg.username}: ${response}`;
+            queueSpeech(`@${msg.username}: ${response}`, 'talking', 80, 48, 'chat-response');
             speakTTS(response);
-            setTimeout(() => { charState.mood = 'idle'; charState.speech = ''; }, 8000);
             return `[${msg.platform}] ${msg.username}: ${msg.text}\nKBOT: ${response}`;
         },
     });
@@ -3494,10 +3635,14 @@ export function registerStreamRendererTools() {
         },
         tier: 'free',
         execute: async (args) => {
-            charState.mood = String(args.mood || 'idle');
-            if (args.speech)
-                charState.speech = String(args.speech);
-            return `Mood: ${charState.mood}`;
+            const moodVal = String(args.mood || 'idle');
+            if (args.speech) {
+                queueSpeech(String(args.speech), moodVal, 100, 48, 'api');
+            }
+            else {
+                charState.mood = moodVal;
+            }
+            return `Mood: ${moodVal}`;
         },
     });
     registerTool({