Implement audio beacon cadence configurability

FFVI_Mod/Core/AudioLoopManager.cs

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class AudioLoopManager
         private const float TILE_SIZE = 16f;
         private const float MAP_EXIT_TOLERANCE = 12.0f;
         private const float WALL_TONE_INTERVAL = 0.1f;
-        private const float BEACON_INTERVAL = 2.0f;
         private const float SCENE_LOAD_SUPPRESSION = 1.0f;
         private const float INITIAL_LOOP_DELAY = 0.3f;
 
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ private IEnumerator BeaconLoop()
                     yield return null;
                     continue;
                 }
-                nextBeaconTime = Time.time + BEACON_INTERVAL;
+                nextBeaconTime = Time.time + (0.1f + (PreferencesManager.BeaconDelay / 25f));
 
                 if (Time.time < beaconSuppressedUntil)
                     continue;
@@ -252,11 +251,6 @@ private IEnumerator BeaconLoop()
                     float pan = Mathf.Clamp(deltaX / 100f, -1f, 1f) * 0.5f + 0.5f;
 
                     bool isSouth = entityPos.y < playerPos.y - 8f;
-
-                    float timeSinceLast = Time.time - lastBeaconPlayedAt;
-                    if (timeSinceLast < BEACON_INTERVAL * 0.8f)
-                        continue;
-
                     SoundPlayer.PlayBeacon(isSouth, pan, volumeScale);
                     lastBeaconPlayedAt = Time.time;
                 }

FFVI_Mod/Core/ModMenu.cs

@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ public ToggleItem(string name, Func<bool> getter, Action toggle)
             public override void Toggle() => toggle();
         }
 
-        private class VolumeItem : MenuItem
+        private class SliderItem : MenuItem
         {
-            private readonly Func<int> getter;
-            private readonly Action<int> setter;
+            protected readonly Func<int> getter;
+            protected readonly Action<int> setter;
 
-            public VolumeItem(string name, Func<int> getter, Action<int> setter)
+            public SliderItem(string name, Func<int> getter, Action<int> setter)
             {
                 nameKey = name;
                 this.getter = getter;
@@ -71,12 +71,29 @@ public override void Adjust(int delta)
                 setter(newValue);
             }
 
+            public override void Toggle()
+            {
+                //Only makes sense for volume controls, so leave as no-op.
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        private class VolumeItem: SliderItem
+        {
+
+            public VolumeItem(string name, Func<int> getter, Action<int> setter)
+                : base(name, getter, setter)
+            {
+            }
+
             public override void Toggle()
             {
                 // Toggle between 0 and 50 for quick mute/unmute
                 int current = getter();
                 setter(current == 0 ? 50 : 0);
             }
+
         }
 
         private class EnumItem : MenuItem
@@ -183,6 +200,9 @@ public static void Initialize()
                 new ToggleItem("Audio Beacons",
                     () => FFVI_ScreenReaderMod.AudioBeaconsEnabled,
                     () => FFVI_ScreenReaderMod.Instance?.ToggleAudioBeacons()),
+                                new SliderItem("Beacon delay",
+                () => PreferencesManager.BeaconDelay,
+                PreferencesManager.SetBeaconDelay),
                 new VolumeItem("Beacon Volume",
                     () => PreferencesManager.BeaconVolume,
                     PreferencesManager.SetBeaconVolume),

FFVI_Mod/Core/PreferencesManager.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public static class PreferencesManager
         private static MelonPreferences_Entry<bool> prefWallBumps;
         private static MelonPreferences_Entry<bool> prefFootsteps;
         private static MelonPreferences_Entry<bool> prefAudioBeacons;
+        private static MelonPreferences_Entry<int> prefBeaconDelay;
         private static MelonPreferences_Entry<bool> prefExpCounter;
 
         // Volume preferences (0-100, default 50)
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public static void Initialize()
             prefWallBumps = prefsCategory.CreateEntry<bool>("WallBumps", false, "Wall Bumps", "Play bump sound when walking into walls");
             prefFootsteps = prefsCategory.CreateEntry<bool>("Footsteps", false, "Footsteps", "Play click sound on each tile movement");
             prefAudioBeacons = prefsCategory.CreateEntry<bool>("AudioBeacons", false, "Audio Beacons", "Play periodic pings toward the selected entity");
+            prefBeaconDelay = prefsCategory.CreateEntry<int>("BeaconDelay", 50, "Beacon delay", "How long to wait between audio beacons (0-100, higher values mean greater delay between pings)");
             prefExpCounter = prefsCategory.CreateEntry<bool>("ExpCounter", false, "EXP Counter Sound", "Play rapid beeping while EXP bar animates on battle results");
 
             prefWallBumpVolume = prefsCategory.CreateEntry<int>("WallBumpVolume", 50, "Wall Bump Volume", "Volume for wall bump sounds (0-100)");
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ public static void Initialize()
         public static bool WallBumpsDefault => prefWallBumps?.Value ?? false;
         public static bool FootstepsDefault => prefFootsteps?.Value ?? false;
         public static bool AudioBeaconsDefault => prefAudioBeacons?.Value ?? false;
+        public static int BeaconDelay => prefBeaconDelay?.Value ?? 50;
+
         public static bool ExpCounterDefault => prefExpCounter?.Value ?? false;
 
         #endregion
@@ -117,6 +121,14 @@ public static void SetBeaconVolume(int value)
                 prefsCategory?.SaveToFile(false);
             }
         }
+        public static void SetBeaconDelay(int value)
+        {
+            if (prefBeaconDelay != null)
+            {
+                prefBeaconDelay.Value = Math.Clamp(value, 0, 100);
+                prefsCategory?.SaveToFile(false);
+            }
+        }
 
         public static void SetExpCounterVolume(int value)
         {