restoHack v1.1.6

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Linux Static Binary: restoHack-v1.1.6-linux-x86_64-static.tar.gz
- Statically linked, runs on any x86_64 Linux
- No dependencies required
Source Code: restoHack-v1.1.6-source.tar.gz
- Full source for building on any platform
- Requires CMake, C compiler, and ncurses

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CRITICAL: ARM64/aarch64 crash during level generation (issue #15)
- Resolved a segmentation fault that occurred after character selection on aarch64 systems
- typedef char schar resolves to unsigned char on ARM64 by default (unlike x86), breaking
  the negative sentinel checks (hx >= 0) used throughout dungeon generation
- dosdoor() loop incremented broom past the end of rooms[], faulting on broom->fdoor
- Fixed by changing to typedef signed char schar in config.h
- Affects aarch64 Linux, Apple Silicon, Raspberry Pi, and any ARM64 platform
- Reported and verified by @Filipsys — thank you for the detailed GDB backtrace and for
  confirming the fix on your system
SAVE: Fixed ustuck garbage pointer in dorecover() on save restore
- u.ustuck was read from the raw struct dump and could contain a stale pointer
- Now clears u.ustuck = NULL after struct restore and uses the has_ustuck flag to relink
- Initializes mid = 0 to prevent uninitialized-use warnings in the monster restore loop

Historical research documentation synced from protoHack project
- docs/research/TIMELINE.md: corrected Hack origin timeline via primary sources
  (;login: June 1982, Craddock's Dungeon Hacks interviews)
- docs/research/COMPARISON.md: feature attribution evidence across Fenlason,
  VU Amsterdam (Huisjes & de Wilde), and Brouwer branches
CI: interactive smoke tests using expect for automated game startup and map rendering
CI: verify-map.sh validates smoke test log for evidence of successful map render

BUILD: Stack clash protection (-fstack-clash-protection) now conditional on non-macOS
BUILD: Security hardening linker flags conditional on non-Apple platforms
CI: Workflows skip builds on documentation-only changes (push/PR path filters)
CI: Smoke test drains multiple consecutive --More-- prompts after map render
README: added Hardfought online play instructions and acknowledgment to K2 for hosting
README: updated binary download instructions and development status

tar xzf restoHack-v1.1.6-source.tar.gz
cd restoHack-v1.1.6
cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build
./build/hack