From 3e0d370677360e0a4a5c85896b4edad25d0d5f4c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: VinPropane <don@donmail.org>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 11:07:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] NEO-82: Use slot 1 in Bruno defeat spine to avoid cooldown
 clash.

Happy cast (seq 22) leaves slot 0 cooling; defeat spine pre-request casts
were denied with on_cooldown. Slot 1 + pre-request fail-fast on bad cast.
---
 .../Post cast lock pulse defeat spine.bru        | 16 +++++++++++-----
 bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/folder.bru |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/Post cast lock pulse defeat spine.bru b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/Post cast lock pulse defeat spine.bru
index a5bd209..c4db35c 100644
--- a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/Post cast lock pulse defeat spine.bru	
+++ b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/Post cast lock pulse defeat spine.bru	
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ meta {
 }
 
 docs {
-  NEO-82 spine: pre-request moves, locks alpha, casts prototype_pulse four times (3s catalog cooldown between), then this request is the fifth cast expecting target_defeated deny.
+  NEO-82 spine: slot 1 (slot 0 may be cooling from happy seq 22). Pre-request locks alpha, casts pulse four times (3.2s between), fifth request expects target_defeated deny.
 }
 
 script:pre-request {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ script:pre-request {
     `${baseUrl}/game/players/${playerId}/hotbar-loadout`,
     {
       schemaVersion: 1,
-      slots: [{ slotIndex: 0, abilityId: "prototype_pulse" }],
+      slots: [{ slotIndex: 1, abilityId: "prototype_pulse" }],
     },
     jsonHeaders,
   );
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ script:pre-request {
 
   const castBody = {
     schemaVersion: 1,
-    slotIndex: 0,
+    slotIndex: 1,
     abilityId: "prototype_pulse",
     targetId: "prototype_target_alpha",
   };
@@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ script:pre-request {
       castBody,
       jsonHeaders,
     );
-    castResults.push(response.data);
+    const body = response.data;
+    if (!body?.accepted || !body?.combatResolution) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `neo82 cast ${i + 1} failed: ${JSON.stringify(body)}`,
+      );
+    }
+    castResults.push(body);
     if (i < 3) {
       await sleep(3200);
     }
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ post {
 body:json {
   {
     "schemaVersion": 1,
-    "slotIndex": 0,
+    "slotIndex": 1,
     "abilityId": "prototype_pulse",
     "targetId": "prototype_target_alpha"
   }
diff --git a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/folder.bru b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/folder.bru
index 8d70f37..82d5d03 100644
--- a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/folder.bru
+++ b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/ability-cast/folder.bru
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ meta {
 }
 
 docs {
-  NEO-82: happy cast uses beta at spawn (5,5) so alpha stays fresh for defeat spine (seq 30).
+  NEO-82: happy cast uses beta on slot 0; defeat spine uses slot 1 on alpha (~13s pre-request).
 }