Implement comprehensive lag prevention mechanisms with dynamic entity limits based on performance

.gitignore

@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-*.pyc
+*.pyc
+.coverage
+cov.xml
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class

src/config/config.py

@@ -14,3 +14,15 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.earlyGameGracePeriod = 50  # Number of ticks of protection for player
         self.playerDamageReduction = 0.4  # 40% damage reduction for player during grace period
         # During grace period, other creatures have 85% chance to avoid attacking player
+
+        # Population control settings to prevent lag
+        self.maxEntities = 50  # Starting maximum number of entities (will adjust dynamically)
+        self.minEntities = 20   # Minimum entities to maintain for gameplay
+        self.maxEntitiesLimit = 200  # Hard upper limit for entities
+        self.entityCullThreshold = 0.9  # Cull entities when population reaches 90% of max
+        self.entityCullTarget = 0.7  # Reduce population to 70% of max when culling
+        self.entityLogMaxSize = 50  # Maximum number of log entries per entity to prevent memory bloat
+
+        # Dynamic performance monitoring settings
+        self.lagThreshold = 0.05  # Tick time in seconds that indicates lag (50ms)
+        self.performanceWindow = 10  # Number of recent ticks to analyze for performance