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Crafting station queue: Fast crafters finish instantly · case 01

Short jobs take zero time at high speed.

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ROOT CAUSE

The one-second minimum duration is missing.

THE FAILURE

The one-second minimum duration is missing.

Unsuccessful approach: Subtracting speed as seconds ignores that speed is a percentage.

Case contract

jobs = [[name, duration], ...] in queue order. Effective duration = max(1, floor(duration*(100-speed)/100)). Each job starts on the station that frees earliest (lowest index on ties) at that station free time. Return names of jobs finished by now (finish <= now) ordered by finish time then queue position.

Why this case matters

Game economies leak or destroy currency when one crafting or pricing rule is off by one boundary, rounding stage or state update; the defect is observable in exact integer outcomes.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(jobs, stations, speed, now):
    free = [0] * stations
    done = []
    for idx, (name, dur) in enumerate(jobs):
        d = dur * (100 - speed) // 100
        s = min(range(stations), key=lambda k: (free[k], k))
        start = free[s]
        free[s] = start + d
        done.append((free[s], idx, name))
    return [name for fin, idx, name in sorted(done) if fin <= now]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('fault site duration floor #1',
   [[['flask', 1], ['cape', 60], ['ember', 1], ['bow', 1], ['anvil', 2], ['dagger', 33]], 2, 25, 1],
   ['flask']),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['anvil', 2], ['dagger', 2], ['flask', 5]], 1, 90, 1], ['anvil']),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['flask', 2], ['bow', 10], ['cape', 1], ['dagger', 2], ['anvil', 10], ['ember', 10]], 2, 10, 5],
   ['flask', 'cape', 'dagger']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2', [[['flask', 10], ['bow', 60]], 1, 90, 5], ['flask']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('speed floor #1', [[['x', 1], ['y', 1]], 1, 90, 2], ['x', 'y']),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['anvil', 2], ['flask', 2], ['cape', 1], ['dagger', 103], ['ember', 5]], 2, 10, 60],
   ['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1', [[['anvil', 5], ['dagger', 10], ['cape', 1]], 1, 90, 1], ['anvil']),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['dagger', 60], ['cape', 5], ['flask', 1]], 3, 25, 0], []),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['anvil', 10], ['bow', 1], ['dagger', 10], ['cape', 60]], 2, 25, 1],
   ['bow']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2',
   [[['flask', 5], ['bow', 10], ['anvil', 1], ['dagger', 2], ['cape', 78]], 2, 50, 208],
   ['flask', 'anvil', 'dagger', 'bow', 'cape']),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['anvil', 2], ['flask', 2], ['cape', 1], ['dagger', 103], ['ember', 5]], 2, 10, 60],
   ['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember']),
  ('control #2',
   [[['dagger', 10], ['bow', 119], ['cape', 1], ['flask', 2], ['ember', 60], ['anvil', 5]], 1, 0, 60],
   ['dagger'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1', [[['anvil', 1], ['flask', 5], ['ember', 5]], 2, 90, 0], []),
  ('fault site duration floor #2',
   [[['dagger', 2], ['anvil', 1], ['bow', 5], ['ember', 75], ['cape', 60], ['flask', 59]], 2, 50, 0],
   []),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['ember', 60], ['anvil', 1], ['dagger', 1], ['cape', 1], ['bow', 1], ['flask', 2]], 2, 90, 60],
   ['anvil', 'dagger', 'cape', 'bow', 'flask', 'ember']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2',
   [[['bow', 5], ['flask', 60], ['dagger', 1], ['anvil', 10]], 1, 50, 30],
   ['bow']),
  ('speed floor #1', [[['x', 1], ['y', 1]], 1, 90, 2], ['x', 'y']),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['dagger', 10], ['bow', 119], ['cape', 1], ['flask', 2], ['ember', 60], ['anvil', 5]], 1, 0, 60],
   ['dagger']),
  ('control #2', [[['dagger', 1], ['bow', 5]], 1, 99, 161], ['dagger', 'bow'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1',
   [[['anvil', 5], ['ember', 5], ['bow', 1], ['cape', 10], ['dagger', 2], ['flask', 2]], 1, 99, 0],
   []),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['anvil', 1], ['ember', 2]], 3, 50, 0], []),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['ember', 11], ['bow', 60], ['dagger', 5]], 3, 10, 30],
   ['dagger', 'ember']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2',
   [[['anvil', 10], ['dagger', 19], ['flask', 2], ['cape', 60], ['ember', 90], ['bow', 5]], 3, 25, 60],
   ['flask', 'anvil', 'dagger', 'bow', 'cape']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('speed floor #1', [[['x', 1], ['y', 1]], 1, 90, 2], ['x', 'y']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['dagger', 60], ['flask', 1], ['anvil', 60], ['cape', 1], ['ember', 5], ['bow', 33]], 1, 99, 154],
   ['dagger', 'flask', 'anvil', 'cape', 'ember', 'bow']),
  ('control #2', [[['anvil', 2]], 3, 90, 1], ['anvil'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1', [[['dagger', 1], ['anvil', 60]], 2, 25, 0], []),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['flask', 2], ['cape', 10], ['bow', 81]], 2, 99, 1], ['flask', 'cape']),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['cape', 2], ['anvil', 10], ['ember', 2], ['bow', 2], ['flask', 1]], 1, 50, 5],
   ['cape']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2', [[['dagger', 5], ['flask', 10], ['anvil', 1], ['ember', 60]], 2, 10, 1], []),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('control #1', [[['flask', 60]], 1, 25, 30], []),
  ('control #2',
   [[['anvil', 105], ['dagger', 10], ['ember', 1], ['flask', 5], ['cape', 5], ['bow', 5]], 1, 99, 0],
   [])]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fault site duration floor #1['flask', 'ember', 'bow', 'anvil']['flask']Failed
fault site duration floor #2['anvil', 'dagger', 'flask']['anvil']Failed
partial repair boundary #1['flask', 'cape', 'dagger']['flask', 'cape', 'dagger']Passed
partial repair boundary #2['flask']['flask']Passed
two stations tie #1['a', 'b', 'c']['a', 'b', 'c']Passed
speed floor #1['x', 'y']['x', 'y']Passed
finish exactly now #1['a']['a']Passed
control #1['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember']['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember']Passed

SHA-256 / f4d5db3588d73ed8fe5eb0d8a0dd0fffa04c89f274dc6f28ed56670edea24d51

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(jobs, stations, speed, now):
    free = [0] * stations
    done = []
    for idx, (name, dur) in enumerate(jobs):
        d = max(1, dur - speed)
        s = min(range(stations), key=lambda k: (free[k], k))
        start = free[s]
        free[s] = start + d
        done.append((free[s], idx, name))
    return [name for fin, idx, name in sorted(done) if fin <= now]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
cases = [[('fault site duration floor #1',
   [[['flask', 1], ['cape', 60], ['ember', 1], ['bow', 1], ['anvil', 2], ['dagger', 33]], 2, 25, 1],
   ['flask']),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['anvil', 2], ['dagger', 2], ['flask', 5]], 1, 90, 1], ['anvil']),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['flask', 2], ['bow', 10], ['cape', 1], ['dagger', 2], ['anvil', 10], ['ember', 10]], 2, 10, 5],
   ['flask', 'cape', 'dagger']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2', [[['flask', 10], ['bow', 60]], 1, 90, 5], ['flask']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('speed floor #1', [[['x', 1], ['y', 1]], 1, 90, 2], ['x', 'y']),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['anvil', 2], ['flask', 2], ['cape', 1], ['dagger', 103], ['ember', 5]], 2, 10, 60],
   ['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1', [[['anvil', 5], ['dagger', 10], ['cape', 1]], 1, 90, 1], ['anvil']),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['dagger', 60], ['cape', 5], ['flask', 1]], 3, 25, 0], []),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['anvil', 10], ['bow', 1], ['dagger', 10], ['cape', 60]], 2, 25, 1],
   ['bow']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2',
   [[['flask', 5], ['bow', 10], ['anvil', 1], ['dagger', 2], ['cape', 78]], 2, 50, 208],
   ['flask', 'anvil', 'dagger', 'bow', 'cape']),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['anvil', 2], ['flask', 2], ['cape', 1], ['dagger', 103], ['ember', 5]], 2, 10, 60],
   ['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember']),
  ('control #2',
   [[['dagger', 10], ['bow', 119], ['cape', 1], ['flask', 2], ['ember', 60], ['anvil', 5]], 1, 0, 60],
   ['dagger'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1', [[['anvil', 1], ['flask', 5], ['ember', 5]], 2, 90, 0], []),
  ('fault site duration floor #2',
   [[['dagger', 2], ['anvil', 1], ['bow', 5], ['ember', 75], ['cape', 60], ['flask', 59]], 2, 50, 0],
   []),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['ember', 60], ['anvil', 1], ['dagger', 1], ['cape', 1], ['bow', 1], ['flask', 2]], 2, 90, 60],
   ['anvil', 'dagger', 'cape', 'bow', 'flask', 'ember']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2',
   [[['bow', 5], ['flask', 60], ['dagger', 1], ['anvil', 10]], 1, 50, 30],
   ['bow']),
  ('speed floor #1', [[['x', 1], ['y', 1]], 1, 90, 2], ['x', 'y']),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['dagger', 10], ['bow', 119], ['cape', 1], ['flask', 2], ['ember', 60], ['anvil', 5]], 1, 0, 60],
   ['dagger']),
  ('control #2', [[['dagger', 1], ['bow', 5]], 1, 99, 161], ['dagger', 'bow'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1',
   [[['anvil', 5], ['ember', 5], ['bow', 1], ['cape', 10], ['dagger', 2], ['flask', 2]], 1, 99, 0],
   []),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['anvil', 1], ['ember', 2]], 3, 50, 0], []),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['ember', 11], ['bow', 60], ['dagger', 5]], 3, 10, 30],
   ['dagger', 'ember']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2',
   [[['anvil', 10], ['dagger', 19], ['flask', 2], ['cape', 60], ['ember', 90], ['bow', 5]], 3, 25, 60],
   ['flask', 'anvil', 'dagger', 'bow', 'cape']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('speed floor #1', [[['x', 1], ['y', 1]], 1, 90, 2], ['x', 'y']),
  ('control #1',
   [[['dagger', 60], ['flask', 1], ['anvil', 60], ['cape', 1], ['ember', 5], ['bow', 33]], 1, 99, 154],
   ['dagger', 'flask', 'anvil', 'cape', 'ember', 'bow']),
  ('control #2', [[['anvil', 2]], 3, 90, 1], ['anvil'])],
 [('fault site duration floor #1', [[['dagger', 1], ['anvil', 60]], 2, 25, 0], []),
  ('fault site duration floor #2', [[['flask', 2], ['cape', 10], ['bow', 81]], 2, 99, 1], ['flask', 'cape']),
  ('partial repair boundary #1',
   [[['cape', 2], ['anvil', 10], ['ember', 2], ['bow', 2], ['flask', 1]], 1, 50, 5],
   ['cape']),
  ('partial repair boundary #2', [[['dagger', 5], ['flask', 10], ['anvil', 1], ['ember', 60]], 2, 10, 1], []),
  ('finish exactly now #1', [[['a', 30]], 1, 0, 30], ['a']),
  ('two stations tie #1', [[['a', 10], ['b', 10], ['c', 5]], 2, 0, 15], ['a', 'b', 'c']),
  ('control #1', [[['flask', 60]], 1, 25, 30], []),
  ('control #2',
   [[['anvil', 105], ['dagger', 10], ['ember', 1], ['flask', 5], ['cape', 5], ['bow', 5]], 1, 99, 0],
   [])]]
for label, args, expected in cases[N-1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fault site duration floor #1['flask']['flask']Passed
fault site duration floor #2['anvil']['anvil']Passed
partial repair boundary #1['flask', 'bow', 'cape', 'dagger', 'anvil', 'ember']['flask', 'cape', 'dagger']Failed
partial repair boundary #2['flask', 'bow']['flask']Failed
two stations tie #1['a', 'b', 'c']['a', 'b', 'c']Passed
speed floor #1['x', 'y']['x', 'y']Passed
finish exactly now #1['a']['a']Passed
control #1['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember']['anvil', 'flask', 'cape', 'ember']Passed

SHA-256 / 538e1361e2fa0f744cf063be6dcb03bca45e019b6965a146fae15f0b41435c5e

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Verification & scope

Deterministic toy contract stipulated for this model; integer or exact arithmetic only, not a reproduction of any specific game engine. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:50:48.141797+00:00.

Case digest / 7532fbda0ed1d87a49a9e3bfc484639856a97e7fbf76797f719a1816fa945339