From 7387f2406a7909dd89e7d8fe295c0ef471daccdb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Orkuncakilkaya <orkuncakilkaya@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:12:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] ludic.npc: the package's two acts (walk, idle) are rows of
 acts.lres, not defs in code - still first, so NPCA_WALK is 0 and NPCA_IDLE 1

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 packages/ludic.npc/README.md  | 2 +-
 packages/ludic.npc/acts.lres  | 4 ++++
 packages/ludic.npc/defs.ludic | 3 +--
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/ludic.npc/acts.lres

diff --git a/packages/ludic.npc/README.md b/packages/ludic.npc/README.md
index dc46f886..8ccd0dfd 100644
--- a/packages/ludic.npc/README.md
+++ b/packages/ludic.npc/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ game's too (`NpcAct.clip` is a hint: `"walk"`, `"idle"`, or `""` for a pose of i
 - **`NpcSpots`** - where a step goes; `find(p, step)` sends the person (`npc_go` / `npc_do`, or
   `npc_step_go`) or says it cannot. The package's own: `here`, `home`, `near_home`, `near_here`,
   `shore_home`, `shore_here` (facing the water) and `wander`; a game adds its own (a sign, an animal).
-- **`NpcActs`** - what somebody does; the package's `walk` (`NPCA_WALK`) and `idle` come first.
+- **`NpcActs`** - what somebody does; the package's `walk` (`NPCA_WALK`) and `idle` come first, from `acts.lres`.
   `turns` (false: keeps its eyes on its work), `clip`, and `tick(p, dt)` (the game's while it lasts;
   true: decided).
 - **`NpcNames`** (`name`, `body`) and **`NpcLines`** - see below.
diff --git a/packages/ludic.npc/acts.lres b/packages/ludic.npc/acts.lres
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..107957bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ludic.npc/acts.lres
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# acts.lres - the package's own acts, first in NpcActs so NPCA_WALK is 0 and NPCA_IDLE 1; a game's
+# acts are appended after them (`def NpcActs from ...`)
+walk { clip: "walk" }
+idle { clip: "idle" }
diff --git a/packages/ludic.npc/defs.ludic b/packages/ludic.npc/defs.ludic
index 7b68f956..4bdf8d29 100644
--- a/packages/ludic.npc/defs.ludic
+++ b/packages/ludic.npc/defs.ludic
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ export property NpcAct {
 }
 
 export open registry NpcActs of NpcAct as NPCA
-def NpcActs walk { clip: "walk" }
-def NpcActs idle { clip: "idle" }
+def NpcActs from "acts.lres"
 
 # a name somebody can have; `body` the game's (a pool per model), so a Nora is drawn as a woman
 export property NpcName {