feat(progression): lower default rank I threshold

README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ A Spigot 26.2 plugin that lets players earn six Creeper Aura ranks. Once unlocke
 
 ## Progression
 
-Players earn one current-tier point when they kill a creeper directly, through a projectile, or through an owned tameable. A self-destructing creeper also awards one point to every player its explosion hits. Each tier defaults to 100 points and resets progress to zero when unlocked.
+Players earn one current-tier point when they kill a creeper directly, through a projectile, or through an owned tameable. A self-destructing creeper also awards one point to every player its explosion hits. Rank I unlocks at 25 points by default; subsequent ranks require 100 points each. Progress resets to zero when a rank is unlocked.
 
 | Rank | Creeper damage | Block damage |
 | --- | ---: | --- |
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Commands provide permission-aware tab completion for subcommands, online player
 ```yaml
 progression:
   requirements:
-    I: 100
+    I: 25
     II: 100
     III: 100
     IV: 100

design/log.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ description: Chronological record of material changes to the Spigot Creeper Fear
 ## 2026-08-11
 
 - Updated US-002 so an unlocked player's aura protects blocks from any creeper explosion within 25 blocks, without requiring the explosion to hit the player.
+- Updated US-002 and US-006 so rank I requires 25 creeper kills by default while later ranks continue to require 100.
 
 ## 2026-08-10
 

design/user-stories/us-002-unlock-creeper-aura-ranks.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ As a **player**, I want Creeper Aura to become stronger as I defeat creepers so
 
 | Current state | Kills needed to unlock next rank | Damage to protected player | Creeper block damage |
 | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
-| Locked | 100 to unlock I | 1× | Normal |
+| Locked | 25 to unlock I | 1× | Normal |
 | Creeper Aura I | 100 to unlock II | 3× | Prevented |
 | Creeper Aura II | 100 to unlock III | 2× | Prevented |
 | Creeper Aura III | 100 to unlock IV | 1.5× | Prevented |
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ As a **player**, I want Creeper Aura to become stronger as I defeat creepers so
 
 ## Acceptance criteria
 
-- [x] A player unlocks the next rank after earning the configured number of kills within their current tier.
+- [x] A player unlocks rank I after 25 kills by default; subsequent ranks require 100 kills each by default.
 - [x] Unlocking a rank resets current-tier progress to zero.
 - [x] A player below rank I receives normal creeper explosion behavior.
 - [x] An aura protects blocks when a player with rank I or higher is within 25 blocks of a creeper at explosion time, including at exactly 25 blocks.

design/user-stories/us-006-configure-aura-progression.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ As a **server administrator**, I want to configure progression and aura behavior
 
 ## Acceptance criteria
 
-- [x] Configuration provides documented defaults for the six per-rank kill requirements and six unlocked-rank damage multipliers.
+- [x] Configuration defaults to 25 kills for rank I, 100 kills for each subsequent rank, and the documented six unlocked-rank damage multipliers.
 - [x] Rank requirements are positive integers.
 - [x] Damage multipliers are finite and non-negative.
 - [x] Progress boss-bar duration and player-facing rank messages are configurable.

src/main/java/games/dmg/creeperfear/aura/AuraRules.java

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public final class AuraRules {
     public static AuraRules defaults() {
         Map<AuraRank, Integer> requirements = new EnumMap<>(AuraRank.class);
         for (AuraRank rank : AuraRank.values()) {
-            if (!rank.isMaximum()) requirements.put(rank, 100);
+            if (!rank.isMaximum()) requirements.put(rank, rank == AuraRank.LOCKED ? 25 : 100);
         }
         Map<AuraRank, Double> multipliers = new EnumMap<>(AuraRank.class);
         multipliers.put(AuraRank.LOCKED, 1.0);

src/main/resources/config.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 progression:
   requirements:
-    I: 100
+    I: 25
     II: 100
     III: 100
     IV: 100

src/test/java/games/dmg/creeperfear/aura/AuraRulesTest.java

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ class AuraRulesTest {
     private final AuraRules rules = AuraRules.defaults();
 
     @Test
-    void unlocksOneRankAndResetsTierProgressAtOneHundredKills() {
-        PlayerProgress progress = new PlayerProgress(UUID.randomUUID(), "Player", AuraRank.LOCKED, 100);
+    void unlocksFirstRankAndResetsTierProgressAtTwentyFiveKills() {
+        PlayerProgress progress = new PlayerProgress(UUID.randomUUID(), "Player", AuraRank.LOCKED, 25);
 
         PlayerProgress advanced = rules.advanceIfEarned(progress);
 
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ class AuraRulesTest {
         assertEquals(0, advanced.tierKills());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void usesOneHundredKillsForLaterRanksByDefault() {
+        assertEquals(100, rules.requirementForCurrentRank(AuraRank.I));
+        assertEquals(100, rules.requirementForCurrentRank(AuraRank.V));
+    }
+
     @Test
     void appliesTheDefaultDamageMultipliers() {
         assertEquals(3.0, rules.damageMultiplier(AuraRank.I));

src/test/java/games/dmg/creeperfear/config/AuraConfigLoaderTest.java

@@ -4,10 +4,25 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import games.dmg.creeperfear.progress.AuraRank;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class AuraConfigLoaderTest {
+    @Test
+    void bundledConfigurationDefaultsFirstRankToTwentyFiveKills() throws Exception {
+        try (InputStream stream = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/config.yml")) {
+            YamlConfiguration config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(
+                    new InputStreamReader(stream, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+            AuraConfiguration configuration = new AuraConfigLoader().load(config);
+
+            assertEquals(25, configuration.rules().requirementForCurrentRank(AuraRank.LOCKED));
+            assertEquals(100, configuration.rules().requirementForCurrentRank(AuraRank.I));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void loadsPerRankRequirementsMultipliersAndFeedback() throws Exception {
         AuraConfiguration configuration = new AuraConfigLoader().load(validConfiguration());

src/test/java/games/dmg/creeperfear/feedback/ProgressDisplayTest.java

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ class ProgressDisplayTest {
 
     @Test
     void describesLockedCurrentTierProgress() {
-        PlayerProgress progress = new PlayerProgress(UUID.randomUUID(), "Player", AuraRank.LOCKED, 42);
+        PlayerProgress progress = new PlayerProgress(UUID.randomUUID(), "Player", AuraRank.LOCKED, 12);
 
         ProgressDisplay.State state = display.forProgress(progress);
 
-        assertEquals("Creeper Aura: Locked — 42 / 100", state.text());
-        assertEquals(0.42, state.fraction(), 0.0001);
+        assertEquals("Creeper Aura: Locked — 12 / 25", state.text());
+        assertEquals(0.48, state.fraction(), 0.0001);
         assertTrue(state.visible());
     }