From feb80b7dde200d4121cd9f9c583a08f9869c5588 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: historia <[not public]>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:19:40 -0400
Subject: feat: incardinal directions (nw, ne, sw, se). probably janky in ways
 I haven't yet discovered.

---
 internal/game/render_prompt.go | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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

diff --git a/internal/game/render_prompt.go b/internal/game/render_prompt.go
index b992c8c..68f1a9a 100644
--- a/internal/game/render_prompt.go
+++ b/internal/game/render_prompt.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (g *Game) expandPromptVars(sess *net.Session, text string) string {
 			if !ok {
 				continue
 			}
-			letter := strings.ToUpper(string(dir)[:1])
+			letter := exitPromptLetter(dir)
 			allExits += letter
 			if exitDef.Condition != nil && !g.checkCondition(sess, exitDef.Condition) {
 				continue
@@ -114,3 +114,31 @@ func xpToLevel(p *player.Player, sk player.SkillName) int {
 	nextLevelXP := player.XPForLevel(currentLevel + 1)
 	return nextLevelXP - currentXP
 }
+
+// Cardinal exits get uppercase single letters; intercardinal exits get lowercase
+// two-letter strings. This visual distinction helps players scan the prompt at a glance.
+func exitPromptLetter(dir world.ExitDir) string {
+	switch dir {
+	case world.North:
+		return "N"
+	case world.South:
+		return "S"
+	case world.East:
+		return "E"
+	case world.West:
+		return "W"
+	case world.Northeast:
+		return "ne"
+	case world.Northwest:
+		return "nw"
+	case world.Southeast:
+		return "se"
+	case world.Southwest:
+		return "sw"
+	case world.Up:
+		return "U"
+	case world.Down:
+		return "D"
+	}
+	return "?"
+}
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