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Expert patterns (load on demand)

MANDATORY when implementing beyond Golden Path / Decision Trees. Do not paste into SKILL.md or scenes from memory.

Expert Time Trial Patterns

1. Delta-Compression for Ghosts

Instead of recording every frame, only store a new "keyframe" if the player's position or rotation has changed beyond a threshold.

• Storage: Use FileAccess.open_compressed() with FileAccess.COMPRESSION_ZSTD for maximum efficiency.
• Binary: Save as raw floats/integers rather than JSON to reduce file size by ~80%.

2. The Leaderboard Bridge

Standardize time formatting across your game to avoid precision issues.

• Precision: Store records in msec (int) or usec (int) to avoid float rounding errors.
• Formatting: Use %02d:%02d.%03d format strings for consistent UI display (e.g., 01:24.450).