magicciv/.project/objectives/p2-36-unit-audio-cues-stubs.md

id	title	priority	status	scope	owner	updated_at	assigned_by	blockedBy
p2-36	Unit audio_cues stub strings — selection/move/attack lines for the dwarven roster	p2	missing	game1	asset-audio	2026-04-27	shipwright	p1-34

Summary

The 50-unit dwarven roster needs in-character audio cue strings — the one-liner that plays when a unit is selected, told to move, or ordered to attack. AoE/Civ/StarCraft conventions: 2–4 lines per cue type, played randomly so repetition doesn't drone.

This objective lands the string content only. Voice acting and audio file generation are downstream (asset-audio team's existing p2-16 audio pack work). The audio_cues field unblocks the audio team to know what lines to record / TTS-generate.

Each unit gets:

"audio_cues": {
  "select":  ["...", "...", "..."],
  "move":    ["...", "..."],
  "attack":  ["...", "..."],
  "death":   ["..."]
}

Lines should reflect the unit's identity:

• Berserker: "BLOOD!" / "I do not need a shield."
• Mountain King: "The crown stands." / "Speak the names." (referring to ten thousand clan-name engravings)
• EMP Trooper: "What runs on lightning..." / "Quietly."
• Shield Bearer: "Hold." / "We become the place." / "One step. One step."

Acceptance criteria

• All 50 newly-authored dwarven military units have audio_cues field with select/move/attack/death arrays
• Each select array has 3 lines, move has 2, attack has 2, death has 1
• Lines are 2–8 words each (snappy enough for combat UI)
• Voice matches established dwarven flavor (terse, declarative, mountain/iron imagery)
• Unit-specific identity surfaces (a Berserker doesn't sound like a Shield Bearer)
• No lines reference Game 2/3 lore (no magic, no spells)
• Apex units (mountain_king, doomsoul, ancestral_walker, etc.) get weightier lines than T1 units

Out of scope

• Actual .ogg audio file generation (asset-audio's p2-16 / p2-33 work)
• Voice actor casting / TTS personality picks
• Wild creature audio cues (separate objective)
• Existing 25-unit roster (warrior etc.) — their audio cues already shipped via p0-21 / p2-33

Notes for implementing agent

The audio_cues field is additive and JSON-safe (string arrays). Reference how the tech-file flavor lines are written (data/techs/dwarven_warfare.json) for voice consistency.