From a4322b7f0342c846312168924f049c47430c36cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tmdeveloper007 <tmdeveloper007@dailyforge.dev>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:02:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: persist ForgeMode soundscape volume to localStorage

---
 frontend/src/pages/ForgeMode.jsx | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ForgeMode.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/ForgeMode.jsx
index 3ee5c653..9d1d776a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ForgeMode.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ForgeMode.jsx
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ export default function ForgeMode() {
   
   // Ambient audio state
   const [currentSound, setCurrentSound] = useState("none");
-  const [volume, setVolume] = useState(0.5);
+  const [volume, setVolume] = useState(() => {
+    const saved = localStorage.getItem("forgeMode_volume");
+    return saved !== null ? Number(saved) : 0.5;
+  });
   const [isMuted, setIsMuted] = useState(false);
   const [soundscapeMenuOpen, setSoundscapeMenuOpen] = useState(false);
   
@@ -169,6 +172,11 @@ export default function ForgeMode() {
     }
   }, [volume, isMuted, currentSound]);
 
+  // Persist volume preference to localStorage
+  useEffect(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem("forgeMode_volume", String(volume));
+  }, [volume]);
+
   // Format MM:SS
   const formatTime = (secs) => {
     const m = Math.floor(secs / 60).toString().padStart(2, "0");