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+## rewards.nim — Raw reward computation + running mean/variance normalizer.
+## Welford online algorithm; safe cold-start (0 or 1 samples).
+
+import std/math
+
+# ── Raw reward ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+proc computeReward*(
+    damageInflicted: float64 = 0.0,  # fire power p of own shot that hit
+    damageReceived:  float64 = 0.0,  # fire power p_e of enemy shot that hit
+    wallHitTicks:    int     = 0,    # ticks in wall contact this step
+    wastedShotPower: float64 = 0.0,  # fire power of shot that missed/hit wall
+    win:  bool = false,
+    loss: bool = false
+): float64 =
+  ## Returns the raw (un-normalized) reward for one decision step.
+  ## Damage formula: 4p + 2(p-1) = 6p - 2  (matches Tank Royale bullet rules).
+  let p    = damageInflicted
+  let pe   = damageReceived
+  if p > 0.0:    result += 6.0 * p - 2.0
+  if pe > 0.0:   result -= 6.0 * pe - 2.0
+  result -= 5.0 * wallHitTicks.float64
+  if wastedShotPower > 0.0: result -= 0.1 * wastedShotPower
+  if win:  result += 20.0
+  if loss: result -= 10.0
+
+# ── Running normalizer (Welford) ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const NormEps = 1e-8
+
+type
+  RewardNormalizer* = object
+    n*:    int      # samples seen
+    mean*: float64
+    m2*:   float64  # sum of squared deviations (Welford M2)
+
+proc update*(rn: var RewardNormalizer; r: float64) =
+  rn.n += 1
+  let delta  = r - rn.mean
+  rn.mean   += delta / rn.n.float64
+  let delta2 = r - rn.mean
+  rn.m2     += delta * delta2
+
+proc normalize*(rn: RewardNormalizer; r: float64): float64 =
+  ## Returns (r - mean) / (std + eps).
+  ## Cold start (n < 2): returns 0.0 to avoid NaN/inf.
+  if rn.n < 2: return 0.0
+  let variance = rn.m2 / rn.n.float64  # ponytail: population var; switch to n-1 if bias matters
+  result = (r - rn.mean) / (sqrt(variance) + NormEps)
diff --git a/SAC_LSTM_Bot/tests/test_rewards.nim b/SAC_LSTM_Bot/tests/test_rewards.nim
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+## Assert-based tests for rewards.nim.
+## Run: nim c -r tests/test_rewards.nim
+
+import std/[math, strformat]
+import SAC_LSTM_Bot/rewards
+
+template check(cond: bool, msg: string) =
+  if not cond:
+    quit("FAIL: " & msg, 1)
+
+# ── computeReward ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+block damageInflicted:
+  # p=1: 6*1 - 2 = 4
+  check abs(computeReward(damageInflicted = 1.0) - 4.0) < 1e-9, "p=1 damage = +4"
+  # p=3: 6*3 - 2 = 16
+  check abs(computeReward(damageInflicted = 3.0) - 16.0) < 1e-9, "p=3 damage = +16"
+
+block damageReceived:
+  # p_e=1: -(6*1 - 2) = -4
+  check abs(computeReward(damageReceived = 1.0) - (-4.0)) < 1e-9, "p_e=1 received = -4"
+  # p_e=3: -(6*3 - 2) = -16
+  check abs(computeReward(damageReceived = 3.0) - (-16.0)) < 1e-9, "p_e=3 received = -16"
+
+block wallHit:
+  check abs(computeReward(wallHitTicks = 1) - (-5.0)) < 1e-9, "1 wall tick = -5"
+
+block wastedShot:
+  # p=2: -0.1 * 2 = -0.2
+  check abs(computeReward(wastedShotPower = 2.0) - (-0.2)) < 1e-9, "missed p=2 = -0.2"
+
+block winLoss:
+  check abs(computeReward(win = true) - 20.0) < 1e-9, "win = +20"
+  check abs(computeReward(loss = true) - (-10.0)) < 1e-9, "loss = -10"
+
+# ── RewardNormalizer cold start ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+block coldStart:
+  var rn: RewardNormalizer
+  # 0 samples
+  let v0 = rn.normalize(99.0)
+  check not isNaN(v0), "0 samples: not NaN"
+  check classify(v0) != fcInf and classify(v0) != fcNegInf, "0 samples: not inf"
+  check abs(v0) < 1e-9, "0 samples: returns 0"
+  # 1 sample (variance undefined)
+  rn.update(5.0)
+  let v1 = rn.normalize(5.0)
+  check not isNaN(v1), "1 sample: not NaN"
+  check classify(v1) != fcInf and classify(v1) != fcNegInf, "1 sample: not inf"
+  check abs(v1) < 1e-9, "1 sample: returns 0"
+
+# ── Running normalization convergence ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+block convergence:
+  var rn: RewardNormalizer
+  # Feed 1000 identical samples of 5.0 — mean=5.0, std=0 → normalizer returns ~0
+  for _ in 0 ..< 1000:
+    rn.update(5.0)
+  let v = rn.normalize(5.0)
+  check not isNaN(v), "convergence: not NaN"
+  check classify(v) != fcInf and classify(v) != fcNegInf, "convergence: not inf"
+  # (5 - 5) / (0 + eps) = 0
+  check abs(v) < 1e-6, "convergence to mean: normalized ≈ 0"
+
+block knownMeanStd:
+  # Insert samples -1 and +1 repeatedly → mean=0, std=1
+  var rn: RewardNormalizer
+  for _ in 0 ..< 500:
+    rn.update(-1.0)
+    rn.update( 1.0)
+  # normalize(1.0) ≈ (1 - 0) / (1 + eps) ≈ 1
+  let vPos = rn.normalize(1.0)
+  check abs(vPos - 1.0) < 1e-4, &"normalize(+1) ≈ +1, got {vPos}"
+  let vNeg = rn.normalize(-1.0)
+  check abs(vNeg - (-1.0)) < 1e-4, &"normalize(-1) ≈ -1, got {vNeg}"
+  let vMid = rn.normalize(0.0)
+  check abs(vMid) < 1e-4, &"normalize(0) ≈ 0, got {vMid}"
+
+echo "test_rewards: all passed"