The Rust foundation for player→ecology feedback: PopulationSlot::deplete(amount)
(floors at 0, can cross the is_extinct threshold) + EcologyEngine::deplete_population
(col,row,species_id,amount) → post-depletion population, safe 0.0 no-op for a
missing tile/species. This is the hook hunting/harvesting will call to make
over-harvest drive local extinction; the engine's existing growth/emergence then
recovers abundance once pressure eases.
Tests: deplete_reduces_floors_at_zero_and_can_extinct (PopulationSlot) +
deplete_population_reduces_tile_species_and_can_extinct (engine); mc-ecology green.
p3-19 → partial. Remaining: GdEcologyEngine #[func] + GDScript kill/harvest wiring
+ dylib/GUT (loop continues).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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