Restrict speed boost to space

surface/PlanetSurface.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=21 format=3]
+[gd_scene load_steps=20 format=3]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://controllers/GameController.gd" id="1"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://surface/SurfaceBackground.tscn" id="3"]
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://controllers/LaserController.gd" id="16"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://controllers/DashController.gd" id="dash_ctrl"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://ui/AbilityButtonLayout.gd" id="ability_layout"]
-[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://ui/SpeedFader.gd" id="17"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://surface/CaptureLabel.gd" id="15"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://ui/NarrationBanner.gd" id="banner"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://world/QuestDirector.gd" id="quest_dir"]
@@ -173,32 +172,6 @@ offset_right = -12
 offset_top = -430
 offset_bottom = -80
 
-[node name="SpeedFader" type="Control" parent="UI"]
-visible = false
-mouse_filter = 2
-anchor_left = 1.0
-anchor_right = 1.0
-anchor_top = 1.0
-anchor_bottom = 1.0
-offset_left = -94
-offset_right = -24
-offset_top = -720
-offset_bottom = -560
-script = ExtResource("17")
-glow_color = Color(0.5, 0.18, 0.6, 1)
-core_color = Color(0.02, 0.09, 0.15, 1)
-
-[node name="Label" type="Label" parent="UI/SpeedFader"]
-mouse_filter = 2
-offset_left = -20
-offset_right = 90
-offset_top = -32
-offset_bottom = -4
-theme_override_font_sizes/font_size = 20
-theme_override_colors/font_color = Color(0.7, 0.3, 1, 1)
-horizontal_alignment = 1
-text = "x1.0"
-
 [node name="LaserButton" type="Control" parent="UI"]
 visible = false
 mouse_filter = 2

surface/PlanetSurfaceController.gd

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ var transitioning: bool = false
 func _ready() -> void:
 	var planet_definition: Resource = PLANET_DEFINITIONS.get_definition(GameState.planet_definition_id)
 	_compose_surface(SURFACE_PROFILES.get_profile(planet_definition.surface_profile_id))
+	# The Distorder's sustained travel boost is a space-navigation tool. A
+	# landing always returns the fleet to normal surface speed; the separate
+	# aimed dash remains available through its own ability button.
+	GameState.set_fleet_speed_multiplier(1.0)
 	fleet.spawn_ships(GameState.surviving_ship_count, Vector2.ZERO,
 		GameState.surviving_vessel_types)
 	camera.position = Vector2.ZERO

tests/test_energy_propulser_dash.gd

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extends SceneTree
 
 const DASH_COST: int = 15
 const DASH_DISTANCE: float = 520.0
+const DASH_SETTLE_TIME: float = 0.3
 
 var state: Node
 var main: Node
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> bool:
 			elapsed = 0.0
 			return false
 		1:
-			if elapsed < 0.7:
+			if elapsed < DASH_SETTLE_TIME:
 				return false
 			var moved: Vector2 = fleet.get_centroid() - first_origin
 			if absf(moved.x - DASH_DISTANCE) > 8.0 or absf(moved.y) > 8.0:
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> bool:
 			elapsed = 0.0
 			return false
 		2:
-			if elapsed < 0.7:
+			if elapsed < DASH_SETTLE_TIME:
 				return false
 			var moved: Vector2 = fleet.get_centroid() - second_origin
 			if absf(moved.y + DASH_DISTANCE) > 8.0 or absf(moved.x) > 8.0:
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> bool:
 			var surface: Node = load("res://surface/PlanetSurface.tscn").instantiate()
 			if not surface.has_node("DashController") or not surface.has_node("UI/DashButton"):
 				return _fail("planet surface does not carry the dash ability")
+			if surface.has_node("UI/SpeedFader"):
+				return _fail("planet surface still carries the sustained speed multiplier")
 			surface.free()
 			print("two aimed dashes moved %.0f units, preserved formation, and cooled down per Propulser" \
 				% DASH_DISTANCE)

tests/test_space_time_distorder.gd

@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ extends SceneTree
 #   B. dragging it up measurably increases distance travelled per second;
 #      at 1.0 the fleet moves exactly as it does today
 #   C. formation holds together under boost - ships stay near their slot
-#   D. losing the vessel resets the multiplier and hides the fader
-#   E. the multiplier survives the space -> surface scene swap (it lives
-#      in the autoload)
+#   D. losing the vessel resets the multiplier
+#   E. landing disables the space-only multiplier and surface fader
 
 var game_state: Node
 var main: Node
@@ -192,22 +191,11 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> bool:
 			release.pressed = false
 			main._handle_touch(release)
 
-			# --- E. survives the space -> surface scene swap -------------------
-			# Done here, with the distorder ship still crewed and the fleet
-			# still boosted: tearing this scene down while nothing else
-			# changes the fleet's own composition proves the multiplier
-			# lives in the autoload rather than being reset as a side effect
-			# of the old scene's own SpeedFader still ticking once more
-			# during teardown (it would, correctly, self-reset the instant
-			# it next saw a fleet with no distorder ship - not a real
-			# scenario here since this fleet keeps its distorder ship the
-			# whole way across the swap, via GameState.surviving_vessel_types
-			# exactly like every other vessel type).
-			# Check the premise before relying on it. Everything below is about
-			# the multiplier surviving a scene swap, which is only meaningful
-			# while the fleet still crews a distorder vessel - so if the fleet
-			# lost one on the way here, say THAT rather than reporting a reset
-			# multiplier as if the swap were at fault.
+			# --- E. landing disables the space-only sustained boost ------------
+			# Keep the Distorder crewed and the boost active across teardown so
+			# the landed surface itself has to enforce the boundary.
+			# Check the premise before relying on it: landing should reset the
+			# boost even though the fleet still owns the vessel that enables it.
 			if not fleet.has_capability("distorder"):
 				return _fail_now("the fleet lost its distorder vessel before the scene swap, so the multiplier reset is expected rather than a bug")
 			game_state.surviving_ship_count = fleet.ships.size()
@@ -225,26 +213,22 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> bool:
 			root.add_child(main)
 			current_scene = main
 			fleet = main.get_node("Fleet")
-			fader = main.get_node("UI/SpeedFader")
 			elapsed = 0.0
 			stage = 6
 			return false
 		6:
 			if elapsed < 0.3:
 				return false
-			if not is_equal_approx(game_state.fleet_speed_multiplier, 3.0):
-				return _fail_now("multiplier did not survive the space -> surface swap: %f" \
+			if not is_equal_approx(game_state.fleet_speed_multiplier, 1.0):
+				return _fail_now("landing did not reset the space-only multiplier: %f" \
 					% game_state.fleet_speed_multiplier)
-			fader._process(0.0)
-			if not fader.visible:
-				return _fail_now("the surface scene's fader did not show the surviving distorder ship")
-			print("multiplier and fader both survived the space -> surface swap")
+			if main.get_node_or_null("UI/SpeedFader") != null:
+				return _fail_now("the space-only speed fader is present on the planet")
+			print("landing reset the multiplier and omitted its space-only fader")
 
 			# --- D. losing the vessel resets the multiplier -------------------
+			game_state.set_fleet_speed_multiplier(GameState.MAX_FLEET_SPEED_MULTIPLIER)
 			fleet.spawn_ships(1, fleet.get_centroid(), PackedStringArray([GameState.VESSEL_INTERCEPTOR]))
-			fader._process(0.0)
-			if fader.visible:
-				return _fail_now("fader stayed visible after losing the last distorder ship")
 			if not is_equal_approx(game_state.fleet_speed_multiplier, 1.0):
 				return _fail_now("multiplier was not reset after losing the distorder ship: %f" \
 					% game_state.fleet_speed_multiplier)

vessels/Fleet.gd

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var steer_direction: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 var dash_direction: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 var dash_remaining: float = 0.0
 
-const DASH_SPEED: float = 1400.0
+const DASH_SPEED: float = 2800.0
 
 
 func _ready() -> void: