Choose when you eat between fights

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

game.py

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ MAX_LOG = 200
 REGEN_PER_HOUR = 0.25   # share of max HP recovered per game hour
 REST_RATE = 0.01        # share of max HP back per game second resting between fights...
 BITE = 2.0              # ...and each bite of food takes this long, so food rests you faster
+EAT_BELOW = 0.5         # unless you choose otherwise, you only eat while under this share of your HP...
+EAT_CHOICES = (0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0)   # ...and these are the choices (never, up to always)
 KNOCKED_OUT_HP = 0.3    # share of max HP you come round with after being knocked out
 KNOCKOUTS_TO_STOP = 3   # in a row, and you stop fighting
 
@@ -2018,7 +2020,7 @@ def new_player(uid: str, name: str, cls: str, now: float) -> dict:
         "hp": 44, "hp_at": now,
         "action": None, "stopped": None,
         "last_active": now, "overflow": "city",
-        "perks": {"bank_slot": 0}, "manual": [], "patterns": [],
+        "perks": {"bank_slot": 0}, "manual": [], "patterns": [], "eat_below": EAT_BELOW,
         "rented": 0, "boosts": [], "bought": None, "deeds": {}, "owned": [], "look": dict(DEFAULT_LOOK),
         "garrison": False,
         "donated": 0,
@@ -2211,14 +2213,16 @@ def _average_hit(max_hit: float, crit: float = CRIT_CHANCE) -> float:
 
 def rest_plan(world: dict | None, player: dict, hp: float | None = None) -> tuple[float, dict]:
     """Resting back to full before a fight: how many game seconds, and the food eaten on the way.
-    A bite is only taken when it's quicker than resting, so better food makes for shorter rests."""
+    You eat while you're under the share of your HP you chose, and only when a bite is quicker than
+    resting, so better food makes for shorter rests. The rest of the way you rest."""
     top = max_hp(player)
     missing = top - (player["hp"] if hp is None else hp)
     rate = top * REST_RATE * regen_boost(world, player) / ware(player, "rest", "combat")
+    hungry = top * (1 - player.get("eat_below", EAT_BELOW))   # eat while more than this is missing
     seconds, eaten = 0.0, {}
     for food in edible(player):
         heal, left = ITEMS[food]["heal"], player["bank"].get(food, 0)
-        while missing > 0 and left and min(heal, missing) / rate > BITE:
+        while missing > hungry and missing > 0 and left and min(heal, missing) / rate > BITE:
             eaten[food] = eaten.get(food, 0) + 1
             left -= 1
             missing -= heal
@@ -2398,6 +2402,14 @@ def _input(world: dict, player: dict, now: float, kind: str, *args) -> str | Non
     return None
 
 
+def set_eat_below(player: dict, share) -> str | None:
+    """Below what share of your HP you eat between fights (0: never, 1: whenever it's quicker)."""
+    if share not in EAT_CHOICES:
+        return "Pick one of the choices"
+    player["eat_below"] = share
+    return None
+
+
 def learn_pattern(player: dict, item: str) -> str | None:
     """Read a pattern: from then on you can reforge its masterwork. The pattern's used up."""
     spec = ITEMS.get(item, {})
@@ -5964,6 +5976,8 @@ PATCH_NOTES = [
         ("new", "One unique per dungeon from its last boss (8% each), worn as a ring, amulet or trinket, that changes an "
                 "ability: One-Eye's fang, Ogre's knuckle, Barrow king's pendant, Warlord's whistle, Forgeheart, Rimeglass "
                 "lens, Wyrmscale quiver. Abilities it changes get a ✦."),
+        ("new", "Choose when you eat between fights: below 25 / 50 / 75% of your HP, always, or never (the food slot, "
+                "under \"Eat below\"). Default 50%: above it you just rest, so a scratch doesn't cost food."),
     ]},
     {"date": "2026-10-24", "title": "A dungeon in every area", "notes": [
         ("new", "Six more dungeons for 2–4, seven pulls each with two mini-bosses and a final boss: Goblin Warren "
@@ -6081,7 +6095,7 @@ def content() -> dict:
         "prayers": [{**prayer, "text": describe_prayer(prayer)} for prayer in PRAYERS], "max_prayers": MAX_PRAYERS,
         "potion_charges": POTION_CHARGES, "order_recipes": ORDER_RECIPES, "order_raw": ORDER_RAW,
         "order_limit": ORDER_LIMIT, "order_max": ORDER_MAX, "input_share": INPUT_SHARE, "problems": PROBLEMS, "fittings": list(FITTING_BY_ID.values()),
-        "equip_slots": EQUIP_SLOTS, "class_speed": CLASS_SPEED, "rest_rate": REST_RATE, "bite": BITE,
+        "equip_slots": EQUIP_SLOTS, "class_speed": CLASS_SPEED, "rest_rate": REST_RATE, "bite": BITE, "eat_below": EAT_BELOW, "eat_choices": EAT_CHOICES,
         "abilities": combat.ABILITIES, "enemy_abilities": combat.ENEMY_ABILITIES, "unlock": combat.UNLOCK, "auto_cd": combat.AUTO_CD, "watch": combat.WATCH, "gcd": combat.GCD,
         "weapon_kits": combat.WEAPON_KITS, "group_size": GROUP_SIZE, "dungeon_size": DUNGEON_SIZE, "dungeon_wipes": DUNGEON_WIPES, "trade_ability": combat.TRADE_ABILITY, "potion_below": combat.POTION_BELOW,
         "styles": STYLES, "damage_types": DAMAGE_TYPES, "weights": WEIGHTS, "vulnerable": VULNERABLE,