perf: less deterministic AI — add temperature + split reasoning effort

[EtanHey]

The problem

Same models + same prompt patterns + no temperature = same jokes every round. The game feels repetitive because all AI calls use default sampling parameters and reasoning.effort: "medium" globally.

The fix (6 lines)

1. temperature: 1.2 on prompt generation — more diverse prompts
2. temperature: 1.3 on answer generation — wilder, less predictable jokes
3. temperature: 0.3 on voting — judges stay decisive, not random
4. reasoning.effort: "high" for creative calls — models think harder about comedy
5. reasoning.effort: "low" for voting — judges don't need deep reasoning to pick A or B

Why these values

• Creative calls get high temperature (1.2-1.3) because comedy benefits from surprising outputs. Default temperatures (~0.7) produce safe, predictable humor.
• Voting gets low temperature (0.3) because judges should be consistent, not flip-floppy.
• Reasoning effort split: "high" gives creative models more room to explore, "low" keeps voting fast and cheap.

What changed

Function	Before	After
callGeneratePrompt	no temp, medium effort	temp 1.2, high effort
callGenerateAnswer	no temp, medium effort	temp 1.3, high effort
callVote	no temp, medium effort	temp 0.3, low effort

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[macroscopeapp]

Set higher randomness and split reasoning by configuring openrouter with reasoning.effort="high", adding openrouterJudge with reasoning.effort="low", and applying temperatures 1.2, 1.3, and 0.3 in game.ts

Updates game.ts to raise generation temperatures for prompt and answer calls, route voting through a new low-effort judge client, and set default reasoning effort to high on the main client.

📍Where to Start

Start with the callVote flow in game.ts, where the client switches to openrouterJudge.chat(voter.id) and temperature 0.3 is applied.

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Macroscope summarized f5d62e1.