From ec2d852816a7725058bec4039125f25417da9d46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Trung Nguyen <personal.trungnguyen@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:14:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Keep start-of-stage fault tips over Easy coach tips

---
 src/App.tsx | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index a12a41f..1359de6 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ export default function App() {
     const pace = normalizePace(settings.campaignPace);
     if (!isSandbox && pace === 'easy') {
       const tip = coachTipForMission(m);
-      if (tip) {
+      const existing = state.snapshot.lastTip;
+      // Keep authored start-of-stage fault evidence (VLAN/media/admin/power).
+      const keepFaultTip =
+        existing &&
+        (existing.level === 'warn' || existing.level === 'error');
+      if (tip && !keepFaultTip) {
         state = {
           ...state,
           snapshot: {