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zwitschi d4a115a987 release: v0.1.4 signoff, changelog entry; carry remaining geometry to 0.1.5 
- Review doc: all seven signoff items ticked (owner reviewed the local renders).
- Screenshots README: per-shot Approved column, 4/4 approved 2026-11-09.
- CHANGELOG: full 0.1.4 entry (kit, textures, materials, theatre trim, visual loop,
  the five placement/collision fixes, verified results, limitations).
- TODO: 0.1.4 section removed; new 0.1.5 'Facade finishing' patch carries the retail
  neighbours (from their own references, not the theatre's), hero fluting and motto
  band, the blockout cleaning pass, and a 1440p performance re-measure with the kit
  in the map.
- ROADMAP status updated.
2026-11-08 20:24:41 +01:00

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# TODO.md
Actionable task list for this project. This file is the single, central place for planned work, claims, and progress marks. Milestone goals, scope, and release gates are in [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md).
## Conventions
- Mark items **open** (`- [ ]`), **active/in progress** (`- [A]`, **deferred** `- [D]`), or **done** (`- [x]`). Keep the marks accurate.
- A level-three (`###`) section being worked on carries `- active - <sessionId>` (and optionally the branch name) in its heading. Remove the suffix when you stop.
- When all steps in a version section are done: write a `CHANGELOG.md` entry, then remove the version section from this file.
- Release gate: a version is tagged only on the owner's explicit go-ahead once its release checks pass, not automatically when the checkboxes close.
## 0.1.5 — Façade finishing (patch)
Suggested blender skills: **references** (reference-image-match against the photographs), **historical-worlds** / **archviz** (1920s Hollywood Blvd neoclassical detail), **materials** and **lookdev** for the remaining surface work.
The `0.1.4` kit, materials and theatre trim are signed off; these are the geometry items that were carried forward rather than grown inside that patch.
### Patch tasks
- [ ] **Retail neighbours (6822 Budget, 6806–6820, 6800 Lee Drug) from their own references.** The 18-frame set is the El Capitan Theatre, so it cannot stand in for these façades. Fetch or shoot per-building references first, then model the shopfront line and upper storeys rather than relying on the kit alone.
- [ ] **Hero façade: fluting and the motto band as geometry.** The colonnade is plain cylinders and the motto/medallions are flat panels; both are legible in the reference photography.
- [ ] **Blosm blockout cleaning pass.** Roofs and facades remain untextured volumes and the `setupScript` styles stay unused; with the kit carrying the elevations, this is now cleanup rather than a second façade system.
- [ ] **Re-measure 1440p performance** with 625 kit actors and 8 generated textures in the map. `0.1.0` measured 414 fps average, so there is headroom, but it has not been re-run since.
- [ ] Tag `v0.1.5` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.2.0 — MPFB player body, third-person camera, basic animation (weeks 7–9)
### Character setup
- [x] Generate MPFB human base mesh; export baked materials and deform skeleton. Done in bootstrap: idle-pose 19 158-vert human with a 137-bone standard rig, `Tools/mpfb_character_export.py` (now `--pose idle` + warm `make_diffuse`).
- [x] Import character into Unreal; validate skeleton, scale, and materials. Done: `/Game/Test/Character` — `SkeletalMesh` (138 bones), `Skeleton`, warm `M_Character_Export` material with baked `T_Character_Diffuse`.
- [x] Promote the character asset into a reusable NPC prefab (visible body, collision capsule, idle pose) ready for pedestrians (`0.5.0`) once the third-person body lands. Done 2026-11-07: `AGigLineNPCPerson` (see the 0.1.0 Character-development item); `0.5.0` reuses it as the pedestrian base.
- [ ] Create basic idle/walk animation set.
- [ ] Verify animation plays correctly on the imported rig.
### Camera and controls
- [ ] Add third-person camera following the player body.
- [ ] Add first/third-person toggle.
- [ ] Add camera collision to prevent clipping through geometry.
- [ ] Document any input changes.
### Release checks
- [ ] Third-person traversal works end-to-end in the demo area.
- [ ] No blocking animation or rig defects.
- [ ] Performance target still met at 1440p.
- [ ] Tag `v0.2.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.2.1 — Rig fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix skeletal/rigging defects reported after `0.2.0`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.2.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.2.2 — Skin and hair tuning (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Tune skin shading and hair materials on the player character.
- [ ] Tag `v0.2.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.2.3 — Camera clipping fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix remaining camera clipping cases in `0.2.x`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.2.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.3.0 — Chaos vehicle, enter/exit, closed driving route (weeks 10–13)
### Vehicle production
- [ ] Model one vehicle in Blender with collision meshes; export to Unreal.
- [ ] Set up Chaos Vehicle with wheel and physics configuration.
- [ ] Implement enter/exit interaction.
- [ ] Build a closed driving route with boundaries.
- [ ] Tune basic handling to a drivable state.
### Release checks
- [ ] Player can enter, drive the closed route, and exit without defects.
- [ ] No blocking vehicle collision or packaging defects.
- [ ] Performance target still met at 1440p.
- [ ] Tag `v0.3.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.3.1 — Handling tuning (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Refine vehicle handling feel based on `0.3.0` feedback.
- [ ] Tag `v0.3.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.3.2 — Vehicle collision fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix vehicle collision defects (mesh/physics mismatches).
- [ ] Tag `v0.3.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.3.3 — Input fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix vehicle/character input issues in `0.3.x`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.3.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.4.0 — Small connected neighborhood and map streaming (weeks 14–17)
### World expansion
- [ ] Extend geo pipeline to a small connected neighborhood beyond the demo block.
- [ ] Produce modular buildings, sidewalks, and roads for the expanded area.
- [ ] Set up World Partition with streaming cells.
- [ ] Configure HLOD for distant buildings.
- [ ] Verify no seams or popping between streamed cells during traversal.
### Release checks
- [ ] Continuous walking (and driving) across the expanded area works.
- [ ] Streaming does not introduce blocking defects.
- [ ] Performance target re-validated at 1440p with streaming active.
- [ ] Tag `v0.4.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.4.1 — Seam fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix visible seams between streamed cells.
- [ ] Tag `v0.4.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.4.2 — Streaming corrections (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Correct streaming/loading issues found in `0.4.x`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.4.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.4.3 — HLOD tuning (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Tune HLOD quality and distance settings.
- [ ] Tag `v0.4.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.5.0 — Pedestrians, crosswalk behavior, ambient traffic (weeks 18–21)
### Simulation
- [ ] Add pedestrian characters with navigation, using `AGigLineNPCPerson` (the reusable NPC prefab) as the base, driving it via AI/`AutoPossessAI`.
- [ ] Implement crosswalk behavior (pedestrians use the designated crossing).
- [ ] Add limited ambient traffic on the street network.
- [ ] Optimize simulation cost to stay within frame budget.
### Release checks
- [ ] Pedestrians and traffic behave without blocking defects.
- [ ] Performance target re-validated at 1440p.
- [ ] Tag `v0.5.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.5.1 — Navigation fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix pedestrian navigation issues.
- [ ] Tag `v0.5.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.5.2 — Crossing fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix crosswalk behavior defects.
- [ ] Tag `v0.5.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.5.3 — Simulation optimization (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Optimize pedestrian/traffic simulation cost.
- [ ] Tag `v0.5.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.6.0 — Visual/audio pass and evening lighting preset (weeks 22–24)
### Look and sound
- [ ] Create an evening lighting preset.
- [ ] Complete a visual polish pass across the neighborhood.
- [ ] Add ambient audio (city ambience, traffic, basic SFX).
- [ ] Verify licenses for all added audio files.
### Release checks
- [ ] Both day and evening presets render without defects.
- [ ] Audio plays without gaps or licensing issues.
- [ ] Performance target re-validated at 1440p.
- [ ] Tag `v0.6.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.6.1 — Lighting fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix lighting defects in day/evening presets.
- [ ] Tag `v0.6.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.6.2 — Material corrections (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix material errors found in `0.6.x`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.6.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.6.3 — Audio balancing (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Balance audio levels across the scene.
- [ ] Tag `v0.6.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.7.0 — Settings, control rebinding, save/load, accessibility (weeks 25–27)
### Systems
- [ ] Build settings menu (graphics and audio options).
- [ ] Implement control rebinding with persistence.
- [ ] Implement save/load for player state.
- [ ] Add accessibility basics (e.g. FOV, subtitle, colorblind options as applicable).
### Release checks
- [ ] Settings, rebinding, and save/load all persist across restarts.
- [ ] No blocking UI defects.
- [ ] Tag `v0.7.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.7.1 — Save fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix save/load defects.
- [ ] Tag `v0.7.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.7.2 — UI fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix UI issues in `0.7.x`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.7.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.7.3 — Input persistence fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix rebinding persistence issues.
- [ ] Tag `v0.7.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.8.0 — Performance budgets and broader Linux hardware testing (weeks 28–30)
### Performance
- [ ] Define performance budgets (frame time, VRAM) and document them.
- [ ] Profile the full neighborhood; fix budget violations.
- [ ] Test on broader Linux hardware and VRAM configurations; document results.
- [ ] Re-validate the 1440p quality preset with upscaling state recorded.
### Release checks
- [ ] Performance budgets met on documented hardware matrix.
- [ ] No blocking compatibility defects.
- [ ] Tag `v0.8.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.8.1 — VRAM reductions (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Reduce VRAM usage where profiling shows excess.
- [ ] Tag `v0.8.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.8.2 — Frame-time fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix frame-time spikes found in `0.8.x`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.8.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.8.3 — Compatibility fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix compatibility issues from the hardware testing matrix.
- [ ] Tag `v0.8.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.9.0 — Feature freeze, public beta, license and build audit (weeks 31–34)
### Freeze and audit
- [ ] Freeze features; document the freeze in `CHANGELOG.md`.
- [ ] Produce a public beta build for testers.
- [ ] Complete license audit: `THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md`, all MPFB assets, textures, animations, vehicles, audio.
- [ ] Review Epic distribution requirements before publishing.
- [ ] Verify a fresh checkout builds and packages reproducibly.
### Release checks
- [ ] Beta feedback triaged; blockers logged for `0.9.x`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.9.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.9.1 — Blocker fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix blockers reported during the public beta.
- [ ] Tag `v0.9.1` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.9.2 — Regression fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Fix regressions introduced by `0.9.x` fixes.
- [ ] Tag `v0.9.2` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 0.9.3 — Documentation fixes (patch)
### Patch tasks
- [ ] Update all `Docs/` for accuracy before `1.0.0`.
- [ ] Tag `v0.9.3` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
## 1.0.0 — Stable neighborhood-scale walking/driving release (weeks 35–40)
### Final release
- [ ] Complete final acceptance sweep across all `0.x` features.
- [ ] Confirm the stable, agreed game scope is met (neighborhood-scale walking and driving).
- [ ] Final build, documentation, and licensing verification.
- [ ] Tag `v1.0.0` and write `CHANGELOG.md` entry; then remove this section.
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