worldbox-observer-mod/docs/event-prose-audit.md

Event prose audit (vs game call sites)

Authored IdleSpectator sentences must match what the game actually does when an id fires. Source of truth: Assembly-CSharp apply sites (changeHappiness, relationship patches, status receive), not English guesses from the id string.

Audit date: 2026-07-16. Scope: Happiness (all authored), Relationship (all), Status/WorldLog/Plot/etc. sampled.

Fixed this pass

Id	Was	Actual	Now
just_born	"is born into the world" / "first breath"	Actor.newCreature spawn; may precede egg form	"appears in the world" / "is brought into existence"; strength 48; no hatch strength floor
just_kissed	"shares a kiss"	Mating afterglow (BehCheckForBabiesFromSexualReproduction)	"mates with …" / "shares intimacy …"
just_killed	"takes a life"	Only with trait bloodlust	Explicit bloodlust wording
add_child / EventReason.NewChild	"{a} and {b} have a new child"	{b} is the child	"{a} gains a child, {b}"
baby_created / EventReason.BabyBorn	"{a} welcomes a baby"	{a} is the baby	"{a} is created as a baby"
just_had_child	Named newborn {related}	Related newborn not wired	"has a child" / parenthood only
just_started_war	Anyone cheers war	Culture trait happiness_from_war	"is glad war has started" / culture-loves-war
just_talked	Always warm	Talk can be good or bad	Neutral "finishes talking"
just_inspired	Onset of inspiration	Status inspired end	"comes down from inspiration"
slept_outside	Rough night over	Sleep start, no house	"has to sleep without a house"
just_rebelled	Joins / rises	Whole city units swept	"is swept up as the city rebels"
just_forced_power	Vague forced power	God force shove	"is flung by a god power"
got_caught	Shady catch Signal	No game caller found	Ambient, weak strength
lost_fight	Decisive loss	Yield / submit mid-fight	"is forced to yield"
just_talked_gossip	Generic juicy gossip	gossip_lovers culture	Lover-gossip wording
become_king	"crowned king"	Any sex ruler	"takes the crown" / "becomes ruler"
become_alpha	Fight for alpha	Oldest living family unit	"becomes the family alpha"
Dreams	"wakes from …"	Dream status on receive	"has a … dream"

Policy notes

• Hatch camera floor (Max(strength, 88)) applies only to just_got_out_of_egg / just_hatched, not just_born.
• True hatch prose (just_got_out_of_egg → "hatches from an egg") matches Actor.eventHatchFromEgg.
• Live parent beat is just_had_child, not just_born.

Still clean (sample)

Grief deaths, fallen_in_love, gifts, house find/lose, just_got_out_of_egg, just_became_adult, WorldLog king_new template roles, Status egg / pregnant / drowning prose.

A/B camera policy (2026-07-16)

Interesting = interest candidate. Director ranks by strength.

Happiness Ambient only for true FX: poke, caught stub, tax, ate, pooped. Status CreatesInterest false only for brief FX/cooldowns + egg gain.

Gate helper: EventCatalog.IsCameraWorthy. Drops: InterestDropLog.

Hatch camera path (fixed)

Hatch was Activity-only for many units:

• Status egg has CreatesInterest=false (becoming an egg is not a camera beat).
• OnStatusChange previously ignored losses, so "Hatches from an egg" never became interest.
• Happiness just_got_out_of_egg is often suppressed (!hasEmotions()).
• Even when a hatch Label existed, dossier identity filter dropped verbs without is (e.g. "Name hatches …").

Fix:

• Egg status loss → InterestFeeds.EmitHatch + EventReason.Hatch, key hatch:{id} shared with happiness.
• Keep Name verb … EventReason sentences in UnitDossier.OwnedEventReason.

Reasons

EventLed camera candidates always get a Label (orange reason) when ownership + sentence filters pass. Sources: EventReason.*, happiness catalog PlainClause, or discrete catalog templates. Character fill / ambient may show empty reason. Not every Activity line is a camera event (Ambient happiness, status gains with CreatesInterest=false, status losses except egg).