Normalize mixed damage lifesteal weighting

app.js

@@ -694,24 +694,28 @@ function createEmptyEffectTotals() {
   return Object.fromEntries(EFFECTS.map((effect) => [effect.id, 0]));
 }
 
-function calculateOptimizationMetric(candidateTotals, combatStyle, optimizationTarget) {
+function calculateOptimizationMetric(candidateTotals, combatStyle, optimizationTarget, metricContext = {}) {
   const dps = calculateDps(candidateTotals, combatStyle);
   const lifestealRegen = calculateRegenDetails(candidateTotals, dps).lifesteal;
   if (optimizationTarget === OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.LIFESTEAL_REGEN) return lifestealRegen;
+  if (optimizationTarget === OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.DAMAGE_LIFESTEAL_MIX) {
+    const damageScore = metricContext.bestDamageDps > 0 ? dps / metricContext.bestDamageDps : 0;
+    const lifestealScore = metricContext.bestLifestealRegen > 0 ? lifestealRegen / metricContext.bestLifestealRegen : 0;
+    return (2 * damageScore) + lifestealScore;
+  }
   return dps;
 }
 
 function getOptimizationMetricLabel(optimizationTarget) {
-  if (optimizationTarget === OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.DAMAGE_LIFESTEAL_MIX) return "Optimal DPS with 2:1 mix";
+  if (optimizationTarget === OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.DAMAGE_LIFESTEAL_MIX) return "Optimal weighted score";
   return optimizationTarget === OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.LIFESTEAL_REGEN ? "Optimal lifesteal regen" : "Optimal DPS";
 }
 
-function findOptimalDamageSetup(totals, effectCount, combatStyle, optimizationTarget) {
+function findOptimalDamageSetup(totals, effectCount, combatStyle, optimizationTarget, metricContext = {}) {
   const effectIds = getDamageOptimizationEffectIds(combatStyle, optimizationTarget);
   const emptyTotals = { ...totals, effects: createEmptyEffectTotals() };
-  const requiredLifestealCount = optimizationTarget === OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.DAMAGE_LIFESTEAL_MIX ? Math.round(effectCount / 3) : null;
   let best = {
-    metric: requiredLifestealCount ? -Infinity : calculateOptimizationMetric(emptyTotals, combatStyle, optimizationTarget),
+    metric: calculateOptimizationMetric(emptyTotals, combatStyle, optimizationTarget, metricContext),
     counts: Object.fromEntries(effectIds.map((id) => [id, 0])),
   };
   const counts = Object.fromEntries(effectIds.map((id) => [id, 0]));
@@ -720,14 +724,10 @@ function findOptimalDamageSetup(totals, effectCount, combatStyle, optimizationTa
     const effectId = effectIds[effectIndex];
     if (effectIndex === effectIds.length - 1) {
       counts[effectId] = remaining;
-      if (requiredLifestealCount !== null && counts.lifesteal !== requiredLifestealCount) {
-        counts[effectId] = 0;
-        return;
-      }
       const effects = createEmptyEffectTotals();
       for (const id of effectIds) effects[id] = counts[id] * effectById(id).cap;
       const candidateTotals = { baseDamage: totals.baseDamage, baseHealth: totals.baseHealth, effects };
-      const metric = calculateOptimizationMetric(candidateTotals, combatStyle, optimizationTarget);
+      const metric = calculateOptimizationMetric(candidateTotals, combatStyle, optimizationTarget, metricContext);
       if (metric > best.metric) best = { metric, counts: { ...counts } };
       counts[effectId] = 0;
       return;
@@ -763,8 +763,9 @@ function renderEffectComparisonRows(optimumCounts, currentSummary) {
 
 function renderOptimalDamageSetup(totals, currentDps) {
   const effectCount = countActiveEffects();
-  const optimum = findOptimalDamageSetup(totals, effectCount, state.combatStyle, state.optimizationTarget);
+  const metricContext = getOptimizationMetricContext(totals, effectCount, state.combatStyle, state.optimizationTarget);
-  const currentMetric = calculateOptimizationMetric(totals, state.combatStyle, state.optimizationTarget);
+  const optimum = findOptimalDamageSetup(totals, effectCount, state.combatStyle, state.optimizationTarget, metricContext);
+  const currentMetric = calculateOptimizationMetric(totals, state.combatStyle, state.optimizationTarget, metricContext);
   const delta = percentChange(currentMetric, optimum.metric);
   const currentEffectSummary = summarizeCurrentEffects();
 
@@ -776,6 +777,14 @@ function renderOptimalDamageSetup(totals, currentDps) {
   renderEffectComparisonRows(effectCount ? optimum.counts : {}, currentEffectSummary);
 }
 
+function getOptimizationMetricContext(totals, effectCount, combatStyle, optimizationTarget) {
+  if (optimizationTarget !== OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.DAMAGE_LIFESTEAL_MIX || effectCount <= 0) return {};
+  return {
+    bestDamageDps: findOptimalDamageSetup(totals, effectCount, combatStyle, OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.DAMAGE).metric,
+    bestLifestealRegen: findOptimalDamageSetup(totals, effectCount, combatStyle, OPTIMIZATION_TARGETS.LIFESTEAL_REGEN).metric,
+  };
+}
+
 function updateEffectImpactHints(totals, currentDps) {
   document.querySelectorAll(".gear-card").forEach((card, pieceIndex) => {
     const piece = state.pieces[pieceIndex];

index.html

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             <select id="optimizationTarget">
               <option value="damage">Raw damage</option>
               <option value="lifestealRegen">Lifesteal regen</option>
-              <option value="damageLifestealMix">2x damage + 1x lifesteal</option>
+              <option value="damageLifestealMix">2:1 weighted damage + lifesteal</option>
             </select>
           </label>
         </div>