From fbe5090ac3325ff8ea6989cdf4515c7f077c975b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: historia <[not public]>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 03:21:52 -0400
Subject: feat: item messaging standardized, custom messages for production
 paths implemented

---
 internal/game/act_use.go | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

(limited to 'internal/game/act_use.go')

diff --git a/internal/game/act_use.go b/internal/game/act_use.go
index 0d8582d..1e9d8e9 100644
--- a/internal/game/act_use.go
+++ b/internal/game/act_use.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package game
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"strings"
 
 	"thehouseoficarus/internal/behavior"
 	"thehouseoficarus/internal/engine"
@@ -34,7 +35,11 @@ func (g *Game) startUse(sess *net.Session, p *player.Player, obj *object.ObjectD
 		return
 	}
 
-	g.broadcastAction(sess, "%s uses the %s.", p.Name, obj.Name)
+	if cfg.BroadcastMessage != "" {
+		g.broadcastAction(sess, strings.ReplaceAll(cfg.BroadcastMessage, "%o", obj.Name), p.Name)
+	} else {
+		g.broadcastAction(sess, "%s uses the %s.", p.Name, obj.Name)
+	}
 
 	p.Action = &behavior.Action{
 		Type:       "use",
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ func (g *Game) startUse(sess *net.Session, p *player.Player, obj *object.ObjectD
 		Data:       &behavior.UseData{Cfg: cfg, Step: 0},
 	}
 
-	sess.WriteLine(fmt.Sprintf("%s", cfg.Message))
+	sess.WriteLine(fmt.Sprintf("%s", cfg.StartMessage))
 }
 
 func (g *Game) advanceUse(sess *net.Session, p *player.Player) {
@@ -76,8 +81,8 @@ func (g *Game) advanceUse(sess *net.Session, p *player.Player) {
 		skillLevel := p.Level(player.SkillName(cfg.Skill))
 		chance := behavior.SuccessChance(*cfg.Success, skillLevel, cfg.Level)
 		if rand.Float64() >= chance {
-			if cfg.FailMsg != "" {
-				sess.WriteLine(cfg.FailMsg)
+		if cfg.FailMessage != "" {
+			sess.WriteLine(cfg.FailMessage)
 			}
 			p.Action.WaitLeft = engine.ToTicks(cfg.Wait)
 			return
@@ -107,17 +112,30 @@ func (g *Game) advanceUse(sess *net.Session, p *player.Player) {
 	if rewardDef != nil {
 		itemName = rewardDef.Name
 	}
-	line := fmt.Sprintf("You make a %s.", g.itemColorize(sess, rewardDef, itemName))
+	coloredName := g.itemColorize(sess, rewardDef, itemName)
+
+	var line string
+	if cfg.SuccessMessage != "" {
+		line = strings.ReplaceAll(cfg.SuccessMessage, "%n", coloredName)
+	} else {
+		line = fmt.Sprintf("You make a %s.", coloredName)
+	}
 	if cfg.XP > 0 && p.OptionBool("xp_drops") {
 		line += g.formatXpDropSingle(sess, p, player.SkillName(cfg.Skill), cfg.XP)
 	}
 	sess.WriteLine(line)
 
 	if p.FirstFreeSlot() == -1 {
+		if cfg.EndMessage != "" {
+			sess.WriteLine(cfg.EndMessage)
+		}
 		sess.WriteLine("Your inventory is full.")
 		g.cancelAction(p)
 		return
 	}
+	if cfg.EndMessage != "" {
+		sess.WriteLine(cfg.EndMessage)
+	}
 
 	p.Action.WaitLeft = engine.ToTicks(cfg.Wait)
 }
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