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# TODO
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Work is grouped by theme. Each item should be small enough to complete and verify on its own;
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see `AGENTS.md` for the workflow and `MEMORY.md` for the decisions behind these plans.
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**Priority order:** 3D model re-evaluation → character development → local map development →
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versioned release milestones (0.10.0) → future/deferred work. See `AGENTS.md` §Priority and
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Versioning and §Local Blender skills.
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The MIT Blender skill pack lives locally at `.agents/skills/blender-skills/` (gitignored). Every
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3D workstream below names the skills to load; they are guidance only, and the project contract,
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`blender_assets.py audit`/`fit`/`inspect` and the capture gates stay authoritative.
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## 3D model re-evaluation
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Goal: re-judge every shipped 3D asset against the newly available Blender skill guidance, rank
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the real gaps, and fix only what the rankings justify. Evidence comes from three separate sources:
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licensed real-location photos, generated concept boards, and build captures. This is an unversioned development track:
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it must not change the `npc_base` contract, the renderer or the 0.10.0 release candidate.
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Reference material is collected first (section A): local, gitignored, development-only photo
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research may use any source the owner authorises (DuckDuckGo image search, street-view frames,
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neighbouring properties, buildings across the street) **without the licence gate**. The licence
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and privacy gates still apply the moment a frame is promoted into `docs/screens/refs/` or any
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committed asset — local `tmp/research/` is the only licence-free zone.
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Scope: 8 library characters (`npc_casual`, `npc_jacket`, `npc_coat`, `npc_vest`, `npc_dress`,
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`npc_hoodie`, `npc_firefighter`, `npc_guard`), the frozen `npc_base` fallback, 18 gear pieces,
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20 library props, 6 generated props, and the three venue families.
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**Exit:** `docs/3d-model-review.md` scores every catalogue asset; every P0/P1 is fixed or
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explicitly accepted with a measurement; `inspect`/`audit`/`fit`/proportions, the 24-NPC budget
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and the capture gates are green; no runtime contract, dependency or release artifact changed
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except the rebuilt assets themselves.
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### A. Local reference material collection (development-only, gitignored)
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*Owner override (2026-11-03):* for local, development-only photo research the licence gate does
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**not** apply. Anything downloaded for this track stays under `tmp/research/` (gitignored) and is
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never committed, shipped, or used as a committed asset. The moment a frame is promoted to
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`docs/screens/refs/<venue>/` it must pass the sidecar licence + privacy gate; local research is the
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licence-free zone only.
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- [x] Add a DuckDuckGo image-search fetcher: `tools/refcollect.py search <query> --slug <block>
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--limit N` downloads top results into `tmp/research/<block>/` with a source-URL manifest
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(no licence filter, marked `local_only`/`unchecked-local`), and `sheet` composes a local
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contact sheet. Requests go through a token bucket plus polite jittered backoff that honours
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`Retry-After`, and send a full Firefox header set. Tests in
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`tools/test_refcollect.py`. **Run note:** DDG rate-limits aggressively; space batches and
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run the per-venue collection below when the limit clears.
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- [ ] Collect Hollywood block reference: El Capitan facade (day/night/close-up), the El Capitan
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Theatre marquee + blade sign neighbour, the east retail neighbour, Ovation Hollywood and
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other buildings across the boulevard, the Walk of Fame terrazzo and stars, and the premiere
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staging/arrival area.
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- [ ] Collect Joke Shop / Comedy Store block reference: the black hall facade and signature
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canopy, the side parking lot, the neighbouring hotel building and its parking ramp, the
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hillside houses and palms directly behind the roofline, the buildings across Sunset
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Boulevard, the entrance recess and door hardware, and any street-level context.
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- [ ] Collect street-view frames of both blocks (the owner allows street-view captures for local
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reference): save the street-level facades, corners and opposite frontages into the same
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`tmp/research/<block>/` folders with a note of the capture viewpoint.
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- [ ] Build a local contact sheet per block (`tmp/research/<block>/sheet.jpg`) from the collected
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frames so the scorecard and the venue review can cite them; keep it in `tmp/` and never
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commit it.
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- [ ] Record which local frames actually changed a decision in `docs/3d-model-review.md` or the
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venue map doc, with the frame filename, but do not commit the image itself. If a frame is
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promoted to the committed board, it goes through the normal sidecar gate and `CREDITS.md`.
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### B. Baseline, scorecard and routing
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- [x] Load `blender-director` plus the per-family specialists before touching geometry, and
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record the skill stack and the advice that changed a decision in `docs/3d-model-review.md`.
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(Routing, QA severity/verdict, texel-density tiers, character loop criteria and budget rules
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recorded in the review doc; MCP-only steps translated to headless flatpak runs.)
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- [x] Re-run the neutral NPC baseline (48 frames), the final-context review (96 frames), the
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prop gallery and the 24-NPC budget on the current build; keep raw frames in `tmp/` and do
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not replace committed sheets until a fix lands. (48/48 and 96/96 frames captured under
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`xvfb-run`, none blank; raw sets in `tmp/model-baseline` and `tmp/model-review`; committed
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sheets untouched. 24-NPC smoke still 6.94 ms / 168 meshes / 131,616 triangles.)
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- [x] Create `docs/3d-model-review.md` with a per-asset scorecard: silhouette, anatomy/proportion,
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topology/edge flow, UV/texel density, textures/materials, rig/weights, LOD/impostor,
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collision/grounding, export contract, provenance, skill route, verdict (P0/P1/P2/accept).
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(Doc created with character/gear/prop/venue tables, verdict columns and a ranked candidate
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list; unmeasured cells are marked `—` instead of being guessed.)
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- [x] Collect the baseline measurements in one table: `blender_assets.py inspect`, `audit`, `fit`,
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`npc_proportions.py`, texel density, triangles/meshes, 24-NPC frame time. (All seven captured;
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`texels` and `inspect --json --out` were added to make the measurements repeatable. All 46
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assets audit/inspect clean; texel density 64–122 px/m authored, 287–440 effective fabric.)
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- [ ] Review the scorecard with the project owner, rank the P0/P1 gaps and decide fix vs accept
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per item; record the decision and the reason in the review document.
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### C. Character re-evaluation (8 variants + fallback)
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*Skill route: `character-artist`, `retopology`, `rigging`, `uv-workflow`, `texture-workflow`,
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`materials`, `hair-groom`, `asset-optimization`, `lookdev`, `qa-review`.*
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- [ ] Face/head: review eye/mouth loops, cheek/brow/chin transitions and faceting at the 2 m
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portrait distance against `character-artist` and `retopology`; write the concrete edits.
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- [ ] Hands/grip: re-check palm, finger segments, thumb and gear contact; decide between a
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finger-curl rig or the current open hand plus `HAND_ITEM_FORWARD`, and record the limit.
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- [ ] Weights/pose: capture idle, walk, sit and wave; inspect shoulder, hip and neck collapse;
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fix the worst offenders using `rigging` practice without changing the 13-bone contract.
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**Blocked:** the new `capture_npc_pose.gd` reports the seated/walking pose while the saved
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frames still show the rest pose; direct bone writes deform the mesh, so this is a staging/
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capture discrepancy that may also affect live venue frames. See
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`docs/3d-model-review.md` §"Pose evidence is blocked".
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- [ ] Rebuild the pose harness from the verified recipe. Established: the pose reaches proxies
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and bones (headless test, 273/273), direct bone rotations deform the mesh, and both window
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probes and a `SubViewport` + `RenderingServer.force_draw()` probe render the crouch (offscreen
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diff 602 at +2/+6/+12 frames, including a re-created avatar). The current harness still
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saves rest frames, so its phase/camera/force-draw ordering is the remaining defect. Rebuild
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one pose at a time using the recipe in `docs/3d-model-review.md`, verify each pose visually,
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then wire the sheets and fill the weights/pose column.
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- [ ] UV/texel density: measure the 256² slot maps; decide whether atlas, UDIM or a resolution
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change is justified. Do not change `CHAR_MAX_TRIS`/`CHAR_MAX_VERTS` without re-running the
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budget smoke and the Web/Compatibility path.
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- [ ] Cloth and hair: re-check coat/dress hem clipping and the hair/beard/headgear meshes against
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`hair-groom` guidance; decide explicitly whether cloth simulation stays out of scope.
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- [ ] Fix only the ranked P0/P1s, one asset family per commit; refresh the comparison sheet and
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re-run `inspect`, `audit`, `fit` and `npc_proportions.py` after each fix.
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- [ ] Build a licensed real-photo reference board for crowd variety (ages, builds, hair, outer
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layers) and record what was adopted; reference only, never traced or repainted.
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- [ ] Generate a face/hand concept board for the highest-ranked P1 and compare it with the 0.9.4
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baseline before rebuilding anything; keep it development-only and record model and prompt.
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- [ ] After each accepted fix, capture front/three-quarter/profile comparisons, add them to the
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review sheet, and refresh the README character row.
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- [ ] `qa-review` sign-off: a ship/no-ship verdict per variant with accepted limits recorded.
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### D. Gear and prop re-evaluation
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*Skill route: `prop-artist`, `hard-surface`, `vegetation-artist`, `materials`, `collision-proxy`,
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`lod-pipeline`, `qa-review`.*
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- [ ] Gear: review the 18 pieces for silhouette, straps/buckles, helmet and lanyard readability;
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verify attach space and body clearance with `fit`; rebuild only what fails the scorecard.
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- [ ] Props: review the 20 library props plus the 6 generated props for bevels, chamfers,
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silhouette, ground contact and shared material language (`prop-artist`, `hard-surface`);
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list the rebuilds that are actually worth the triangle budget.
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- [ ] Foliage: replace the flat-shaded `_shrub()`/`_tree()` clumps with `vegetation-artist`-style
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carded clusters; measure triangles and keep the 60k `LIBRARY_TRIANGLE_BUDGET`.
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- [ ] Materials and emissives: `lookdev` pass on bulbs, signs, lanterns, the marquee and the
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sedan at day and late; confirm the flashlight stays a tight spot with no beam geometry.
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- [ ] Collision: verify every prop collider and navigation obstacle matches its silhouette and
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add the missing `collision-proxy` shapes where walking is blocked.
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- [ ] Build a real-photo comparison for street furniture (bollard, bench, bin, hydrant, planter,
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lamp) and rank the silhouette and proportion mismatches.
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- [ ] Rebuild only the mismatched pieces through the assisted Blender pipeline
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(`blender_assets.py inspect` → scripted retopo/UV assist → atlas → `audit`/`fit`); document
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the exact commands in `docs/asset-tooling.md`.
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- [ ] Refresh `sheet_props.jpg`/`sheet_npc_gear.jpg`, the README asset rows and
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`docs/blender_previews/README.md` after the rebuilds.
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- [ ] Exit: a prop/gear capture sheet, budgets and collision checks pass with no unreviewed asset.
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### E. Venue and camera re-evaluation
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*Skill route: `environment-artist`, `archviz`, `set-dressing`, `lighting`, `camera-cinematography`,
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`lookdev`, `rendering`, `qa-review`.*
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- [ ] Facade/venue review: rank the top five shape-language fixes for Hollywood, the Joke Shop and
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the TV Studio (`environment-artist`, `archviz`) and check them against the map-budget tests.
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- [ ] Lighting: `lighting`/`lookdev` pass on sconces, canopy, marquee and street lamps with
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day/late captures; verify local attenuation stays at 1.0 and no constant-falloff light returns.
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- [ ] Set dressing: review entrance and sidewalk prop clusters (`set-dressing`) for occlusion,
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navigation obstacles and readable storytelling clusters.
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- [ ] Camera height: decide 1.7 m gameplay framing vs the ~1.55 m concept frames using
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`camera-cinematography`, and record the decision instead of leaving the mismatch open.
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- [x] Build the venue three-up boards (real photo | generated concept | current capture):
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`tools/three_up.py compose` renders labelled strips into `docs/screens/boards/` (caption
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sidecar per board, `rows` emits README rows). Boards committed: El Capitan day, El Capitan
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night, Joke Shop day. Tests in `tools/test_three_up.py`.
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- [x] Link each committed board from `docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md` and
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`docs/joke-shop-map.md`.
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- [ ] Use the generated concept lighting and palette as the target for the `lighting`/`lookdev`
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pass, and record the deviations that stay accepted.
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- [ ] After the pass, regenerate the venue captures and update README plus both venue documents.
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- [ ] Hooded/winter portrait: close the deferred close-up by staging a types 5–7 capture
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(`--portrait-type`) or adding a scenario spawn that provides one.
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### F. Reference images, concept boards and screenshots
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*Skill route: `lookdev`, `lighting`, `environment-artist`, `qa-review`; tooling:
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`tools/scene_concepts.py`, `tools/screen_designs.py`, `tools/asset_pipeline.py`.*
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Licensed photos are evidence of what a place looks like, generated boards are art-direction
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proposals, and captures are proof that the build matches. Keep the three labelled and separate,
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and never ship a generated or downloaded image without provenance.
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- [x] Create `docs/screens/refs/` with a README and a sidecar template: source URL, author,
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licence/attribution, capture or generation date, what it is evidence for, and whether it is
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shipped or development-only. (`docs/screens/refs/README.md` defines the layout, naming,
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licence and privacy gates and the three-way separation from concepts and captures;
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`SIDECAR-TEMPLATE.md` carries the photo table, redaction/permission notes, derived-decision
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log and the generated-board reference table. Linked from `docs/screens/README.md`.)
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- [x] Hollywood board: five licence-cleared photos (facade day, blade sign, 1922 elevation,
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Ovation across street, premiere staging) with a sidecar and per-image purpose, linked from
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`docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md` and credited in `CREDITS.md`. Cropped the foreground crowd
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out of the facade shot; EXIF stripped. (`docs/screens/refs/hollywood/`.)
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- [x] Joke Shop board: three licence-cleared photos (hillside/canopy block, frontage with palms,
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canopy signature band) with a sidecar, linked from `docs/joke-shop-map.md` and credited in
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`CREDITS.md`. The CC BY-SA `The Comedy Store.jpg` from the old link list was deliberately not
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used; the public-domain frames cover the same evidence. (`docs/screens/refs/joke-shop/`.)
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**Removed 2026-11-03:** the committed Comedy Store photo board was replaced by the local-only
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`tmp/research/comedy-store/` research set (owner override; see §3D model re-evaluation → A).
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- [ ] Find more pictures from the Comedy Store, the Sunset Boulevard block, collect at least five additional shots for reference; do not care about licensing, these images are only stored locally for reference and inference during development. Find pictures from the neighboring hotel building and the street surroundings.
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- [ ] Fill the Joke Shop gaps: better visual representation of actual facade, parking lot to the side, neighboring hotel parking ramp and building, night canopy/sign, entrance recess, south-side neighbours, buildings across the street, hillside behind the building, hill detail.
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house detail, neighbouring buildings, and any relevant street-level context.
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- [x] TV Studio: no separate board — the venue is the same El Capitan Entertainment Centre block as
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the Hollywood day shift, restaged for a late-night arrival. The Hollywood board covers both
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venues and the premiere-staging photo is the arrival evidence; the reuse is now stated in
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`docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md`, `docs/gameplay.md`, `PLAN.md` and
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`docs/development-status.md`.
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- [x] Fill the Hollywood gaps that have a clean licence: El Capitan Theatre neighbour and marquee,
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Walk of Fame terrazzo band, star close-up, and a night street-lighting context frame (cropped
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to remove people and a plate). The board now has nine photos. (CC BY-SA night frame is
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redistributed unmodified for study only; the review is recorded in the sidecar.)
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- [ ] Remaining Hollywood gap: a licensed **night photograph of the hero facade and blade sign**
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(the night frame on the board is a different block, near Vine), plus a sidewalk-level shot of
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the steps/door recess and the east retail neighbour. For the committed board the licence gate
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stays (no unlicensed Street View or scraped social media); local-only copies of the same
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viewpoints go through section A instead.
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- [ ] Generate one concept board per venue with `tools/scene_concepts.py generate` (palette, facade
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rhythm, lighting), keep raw output gitignored, commit only the selected board, and record the
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model, prompt and spend in the sidecar.
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- [x] Build a three-up sheet per venue (real photo | generated concept | current build capture) and
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use it as the reference for the character, prop and venue verdicts. (Done for the venue
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exteriors via `docs/screens/boards/`; character/prop verdicts still use the Blender
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preview sheets.)
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- [ ] Apply the screenshot rule to every workstream: each accepted fix updates the relevant row in
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`README.md` plus the matching docs page (`docs/blender_previews/README.md`,
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`docs/screenshots/README.md`, `docs/3d-model-review.md` or the venue map doc).
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- [ ] Re-run `tools/check_screenshots.sh` and `python3 tools/check_docs.py` after gallery changes
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and record both results in the handoff.
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- [ ] Keep AI-generated images out of `assets/` until they are picked, cropped, credited and (for
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textures) audited; `CREDITS.md` and ADR-0015 still govern provenance.
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### G. Gates and documentation
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- [x] Add the measurable checks the review needs (texel density, weight/pose sanity, collider
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coverage, LOD/impostor check) as stdlib or GDScript gates where possible; CI stays offline.
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(Texel-density gate in `tools/test_blender_assets.py` checks all five slots per character
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and the 40–400 px/m authored band plus the 250 px/m fabric floor; the pose→bone contract is
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covered by `test_pose_reaches_the_skeleton_bones`; LOD/impostor already has
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`test_avatar_mesh_budget_and_lod_swap`. Collider coverage is still open — split below.)
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- [x] Add a collider/proxy check: every library prop that blocks walking has a
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`StaticBody3D` + `NavigationObstacle3D`, checked against the catalogue.
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(`world_builder.gd` tags every library node with a `library_prop` meta and declares the
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non-blocking `marquee`/`handrail`/`lantern`/`door` set; two tests in `test_world.gd`
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verify placed props (body + shape + avoidance radius, all three venues) and library
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dressing (body unless documented exempt). Mutation-checked: removing `_add_prop_collision`
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fails 3 tests, dropping `handrail` from the exemption list fails with the exact node.
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Suite is 275/275.)
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- [x] Add a coverage test so every catalogue asset has a scorecard row and verdict.
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(`tools/test_model_review.py`: every `CHARACTERS`/`GEAR`/`PROPS` entry needs a row in
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`docs/3d-model-review.md`, and character rows need a non-empty verdict.)
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- [ ] Update `docs/blender-assets.md`, `docs/npc-visual-review.md`, `docs/3d-model-review.md`,
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`docs/architecture.md` and `AGENTS.md` with the skill routes and the new gates.
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- [ ] Record accepted limits and deferred rebuilds in `docs/known-limitations.md` and `MEMORY.md`.
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## Character development
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Goal: break the eight-character clone effect with four licence-cleared crowd-variety looks while
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keeping the frozen `npc_base` bone, tint-slot and gear-attach contract. The procedural generator is
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the primary path; Quaternius is a reviewed reference and MakeHuman is deferred to a separate local
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development pipeline.
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The roster build is deliberately sequenced **after** the 3D model re-evaluation: the new variants
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must inherit the reviewed face/hand/gear baseline instead of multiplying whatever it finds.
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*Skill route: `character-artist`, `retopology`, `rigging`, `uv-workflow`, `materials`,
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`asset-optimization`, `lowpoly-style`, `godot-export`, `qa-review`.*
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### Source review and decision
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- [x] Research free/open-source character sources and evaluate at least three downloads against
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the existing Blender contract. (Measured Quaternius CC0, Kenney CC0, Khronos
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CesiumMan/RiggedFigure CC-BY and the MakeHuman CC0 base mesh; none is a drop-in.
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Results, local preview sheet and SHA-256 provenance are in
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`docs/npc-model-sourcing.md`.)
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- [x] Review the sourcing research with the project owner and choose Option A (procedural),
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Option B (Quaternius CC0 intake) or Option C (MakeHuman/MPFB body pipeline); record the
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decision in an ADR and in `MEMORY.md`. (2026-11-03: extend the procedural generator as the
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primary path, keep Quaternius as a reviewed prototype/reference, defer MakeHuman to a
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separate local pipeline. Recorded in ADR-0015 and `MEMORY.md`.)
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- [x] Add a source licence allow-list and provenance rule: CC0 preferred, CC-BY only with
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attribution in `CREDITS.md`, and no service assets whose terms restrict redistribution.
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(ADR-0015; the CC-BY research previews are attributed in `CREDITS.md`.)
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- [x] Decide whether the external preview sheet stays local under `tmp/` or is committed with
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the required CC-BY attribution. (Committed as
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`docs/blender_previews/sheet_npc_sources_research.jpg` with Cesium CC-BY attribution;
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the project-owned crowd prototype sheet is also committed.)
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### Intake and validation
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- [x] Add a Blender `inspect` path that imports a GLB, applies node transforms, reports
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tris/verts, bounds, bones, materials, UVs and skinning, and lists contract failures.
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(`blender_assets.py inspect --file ...` applies parent/object transforms, converts to
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Godot Y-up, ignores the importer's bone-shape helper and prints budgets, bones, slots,
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UVs, skinning and animations with issues/warnings; `--json` and `--category` supported.
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Seven synthetic contract tests added; all 46 library GLBs inspect clean. `audit` remains
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the final gate.)
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- [ ] Add an `adapt` path for future external assets: scale/ground, weld seams, decimate, map the
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five tint slots, and either rebuild the contract armature or record an explicit second-rig
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contract. Use `retopology`/`rigging`/`uv-workflow` guidance for the manual steps, but keep
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the Quaternius no-go: a contract rebuild needs a proportion warp, so this is not on the
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character critical path.
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- [ ] Keep `tools/blender_assets.py audit` as the single final gate; add a regression test for the
|
||
intake report/adaptation using a deterministic synthetic or licence-cleared fixture.
|
||
- [ ] Document the adapter commands and the go/no-go checks in `docs/asset-tooling.md`.
|
||
|
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### Quaternius prototype
|
||
|
||
- [x] Prototype one Quaternius CC0 variant: weld/decimate to budget and capture Idle/Walk
|
||
renders. (12,518 imported verts -> 3,199 after weld -> 2,423 / 4,654 tris after a 0.75
|
||
decimate; Idle/Walk quality is good. Preview in
|
||
`docs/blender_previews/sheet_npc_sources_research.jpg`.)
|
||
- [x] Measure the prototype against the `npc_casual` controls: silhouette, rest pose, body
|
||
proportions and gear fit. (No-go for a contract rebuild: T-pose 62-bone realistic rig,
|
||
~0.96 m hip, ~1.68 m arm span and ~0.153 m shoulder joint do not match the arm-down
|
||
13-bone contract. Keep as reference; a second rig/animation path needs its own ADR.)
|
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- [x] Make a go/no-go decision on Option B. (No-go for the current pass; proceed with the procedural
|
||
generator and keep Quaternius as a visual/style reference.)
|
||
|
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### Roster and runtime
|
||
|
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- [x] Approve four crowd-variety looks (build, head silhouette, hair/beard, outer layer and
|
||
accessory; no clothing that labels the NPC's behaviour). (`npc_crowd_a` bun/slim/sunglasses,
|
||
`npc_crowd_b` bald/broad/beard/shoulder bag, `npc_crowd_c` coat/umbrella, `npc_crowd_d`
|
||
hood/cup; prototype sheet committed.)
|
||
- [ ] Re-derive the four approved specs against the re-evaluated character baseline (face, hands,
|
||
proportions, gear offsets) so the new variants do not reintroduce the gaps the review found.
|
||
- [ ] Generate the four variants through the assisted pipeline (procedural generator → `inspect` →
|
||
`audit`/`fit`) and capture the result before committing any of them.
|
||
- [ ] Add the four approved specs to `CHARACTERS`, build and commit their GLBs/AO maps, and
|
||
update the manifest with roles and tint data. Build only the new assets, never a no-op full
|
||
rebuild, and remember that `export_filter="all_resources"` packs committed GLBs into the
|
||
next release build: keep this off `main` until after the 0.10.0 tag or accept the size.
|
||
- [ ] Replace the fixed `character_model_for()` mapping with deterministic per-role pools and add
|
||
tests for repeatability and duplicate avoidance (`godot-export` contract check included).
|
||
- [ ] Rebuild and verify gear fit for every new variant (`blender_assets.py fit` plus the runtime
|
||
gear checks) and re-run `inspect` on the four new GLBs.
|
||
- [ ] Build the crowd-variety reference board (licensed street-crowd photos plus AI proposals) and
|
||
compare it with the approved Blender prototypes before building; keep proposals
|
||
development-only and record them in `docs/npc-model-sourcing.md`.
|
||
- [ ] Capture the four new variants in the neutral baseline and a portrait set, add the rows to
|
||
`docs/npc-visual-review.md` and the README character row when they land.
|
||
|
||
### QA and release
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Run the 24-NPC budget smoke, portrait baseline, gear fit, headless suite and a release build
|
||
with the expanded library.
|
||
- [ ] Update `CREDITS.md`, `docs/development-status.md`, `docs/npc-visual-review.md` and
|
||
`CHANGELOG.md`; record any accepted visual limits.
|
||
- [ ] Exit: a reviewed 12-character library passes contract audit, portrait/gear acceptance,
|
||
the 24-NPC budget and licence/provenance review without changing the runtime contract.
|
||
|
||
### Deferred MakeHuman local pipeline
|
||
|
||
- [x] Evaluate the MakeHuman CC0 base mesh for a later separate local development pipeline.
|
||
(19,158 verts / 36,972 tris; scaled to 1.82 m; decimate 0.35 -> 3,780 verts / 6,468 tris;
|
||
UVs present, no normals/material groups/rig. Feasible only with retopology, a custom rig and
|
||
project-owned clothing; keep out of CI/build.)
|
||
- [ ] Decide whether body-shape diversity still matters after the 12-character library lands; if
|
||
yes, prototype the local MPFB/MakeHuman pipeline outside the repo and commit only the final
|
||
CC0-derived assets with provenance.
|
||
|
||
## Local map development
|
||
|
||
Goal: build a local, data-backed map pipeline that can replace or supplement the stylized venue
|
||
geometry with licensed OpenStreetMap footprints, 3D building massing, reference-derived photoreal
|
||
facades and AI-assisted composition. This is an unversioned development track, not a release gate.
|
||
|
||
*Skill route: `environment-artist`, `archviz`, `hard-surface`, `geometry-nodes`,
|
||
`procedural-modeling`, `vegetation-artist`, `set-dressing`, `lighting`, `materials`,
|
||
`texture-workflow`, `lookdev`, `scene-assembly`, `qa-review`.*
|
||
|
||
### Data, licensing and scope
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Define the first target block and whether the result replaces, supplements or only informs
|
||
the current stylized venue specs (`docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md`,
|
||
`docs/joke-shop-map.md`).
|
||
- [ ] Audit OpenStreetMap's ODbL attribution/share-alike obligations and decide whether derived
|
||
geometry ships, stays development-only, or needs a separate data layer.
|
||
- [ ] Choose an offline OSM extract workflow (Overpass/Geofabrik) and pin the extract date and
|
||
query so the map build is reproducible.
|
||
- [ ] Evaluate licence-compatible 3D building datasets (OSM Buildings, Overture, CityGML/LOD1–2
|
||
or local authority data); record coverage, accuracy, format and redistribution terms.
|
||
- [ ] Add a provenance sidecar for every map source and derived asset, including source URL,
|
||
licence, capture/extract date and attribution text.
|
||
|
||
### Reference imagery
|
||
|
||
**Recent-photo research (2026-11-03):** Commons geosearch around 34.10118/-118.34009 (500 m) plus
|
||
category/date sorting shows usable imagery from the last 12 months: Dolby Theatre billboards
|
||
(2026-09-30, CC0, 6 frames), Dolby street level and a fresh Walk of Fame star (2026-07-17, CC0),
|
||
a Michael Jackson impersonator at the El Capitan frontage (2026-02-25, CC BY-SA 4.0), the Celia
|
||
Cruz Square marker and a 2025-09-28 star series (CC0), and a Thunderbolts premiere (2025-04-28,
|
||
CC BY-SA 2.0). No recent frame shoots the El Capitan facade straight-on in daylight; the best
|
||
facade evidence is still the 2009 CC BY frame. The 8 downloaded candidates are in
|
||
`tmp/research/elcapitan-2026/` (gitignored) with `meta.json`; nothing was committed.
|
||
|
||
- [x] Wire `tools/refboard.py` (standalone, stdlib-only): `search --source search|geo|category`
|
||
lists candidates with ISO date, age-in-months and a commit/review/skip licence gate
|
||
(`--allow-ccbysa` after a recorded review); `fetch` downloads usable rows into `tmp/` with
|
||
spaced requests and writes `meta.json`; `rows` emits SIDECAR + README table rows from the
|
||
manifest. Six recent CC0 photos of the block were re-fetched into
|
||
`tmp/research/elcapitan-2026-tool/`. Tests in `tools/test_refboard.py` (licence gate, recent
|
||
filter, review-row exclusion, row emission).
|
||
- [ ] Add a `--max-age-months` filter (default 12) and a `--must-reuse` mode that matches the
|
||
folder's existing sidecar entries so a refresh only reports what changed.
|
||
- [ ] Research-diff step: keep the last-12-months board as the "current reality" evidence and the
|
||
older photos as the geometry evidence, labelled per photo; no sidecar date field needs to
|
||
change, only the purpose column.
|
||
- [ ] Write a reference shot list per block: facade materials, windows, signage, rooflines,
|
||
street furniture, curb cuts and lighting.
|
||
- [ ] Download and catalogue **committed** reference images from Wikimedia Commons, local/own
|
||
photography or other clearly licensed sources; record author, licence and attribution with
|
||
the §F sidecar template. Local-only research that ignores licence limits (DuckDuckGo,
|
||
street-view frames, neighbours, across-street buildings) is collected under §A into
|
||
`tmp/research/` and is never committed.
|
||
- [ ] Separate development-only references from shipped textures; commit only images with clear
|
||
redistribution rights and keep the rest under `tmp/` or the ignored reference folders.
|
||
- [ ] Build the per-block real-photo board under `docs/screens/refs/<block>/` using the sidecar
|
||
template from the 3D review §E, and link it from the venue map documents.
|
||
- [ ] Define the photoreal target and a material-derivation workflow (albedo/normal/roughness,
|
||
AO, weathering) that matches the existing Compatibility renderer (`texture-workflow`,
|
||
`materials`, `lookdev`), with the recent 2026 street frames as the current-reality reference
|
||
and the 2009 facade frame as the geometry reference.
|
||
|
||
### Geometry and AI-assisted composing
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Prototype OSM footprint import into Blender at game scale and orientation, then compare it
|
||
against the current venue footprint/collider layout.
|
||
- [ ] Import 3D building massing for the target block, clean the topology and assign LOD bands;
|
||
do not import unbounded city-scale meshes into the runtime (`scene-assembly`,
|
||
`asset-optimization`, `lod-pipeline`).
|
||
- [ ] Build a reusable photoreal facade kit (window bays, cornices, storefronts, awnings, signage)
|
||
with `environment-artist`/`hard-surface`/`geometry-nodes` so buildings share materials and
|
||
stay inside the venue triangle/material budgets.
|
||
- [ ] Run the assisted Blender pipeline end to end on the first block (OSM import → `inspect` →
|
||
retopo/UV assist → atlas → `audit`), and document the exact commands in
|
||
`docs/asset-tooling.md`.
|
||
- [x] Joke Shop building-appearance pass: `dark_stucco` tile (1024 px) promoted via the picks
|
||
pipeline and wired into `_build_comedy_store_building`, replacing the grey paver tile so the
|
||
hall reads as flat matte charcoal instead of masonry; photo-anchored day concept generated
|
||
from the hillside PD frame (the branded frontage photo trips the model's image-recitation
|
||
filter — recorded in the concept README); day capture promoted and the three-up board rebuilt.
|
||
Test asserts the hall wall carries `dark_stucco`.
|
||
- [x] Building-appearance realism pass, measured against the reference set: bring the masonic
|
||
facade's material response (limestone value/roughness, joint lines, weathering streaks),
|
||
the banner/canopy and marquee materials, and the night emissive balance to the level of the
|
||
2009 facade photo and the 2026 street frames; capture before/after and record each delta.
|
||
(Ashlar field: `limestone_ashlar` tile, reference-anchored on the facade photo, 768 px over
|
||
~4.6 m of wall = ~167 px/m, promoted via the picks pipeline, warm-shifted tint behind
|
||
`VENUE_SPECS`. Banner cloth: warm self-light registered with `_marquee_emissive` (0.14 base;
|
||
0.28 night / 0.028 day). Marquee sign face + bulbs: warm-incandescent already in the prop
|
||
PALETTE, now test-verified to brighten at night via `_marquee_emissive`. Day and night
|
||
captures promoted, both three-up boards rebuilt.)
|
||
- [ ] Upgrade the facade from flat material bands to photoreal detail: either texture-projected
|
||
detail (Path B below) or AI-generated material tiles derived from the facade photo (with
|
||
provenance), then verify texel density, tiling and the night look.
|
||
- [ ] Integrate the result behind `WorldBuilder.VENUE_SPECS` with colliders, navigation obstacles,
|
||
occlusion and the existing day/night materials.
|
||
|
||
### Generated location imagery
|
||
|
||
*Skill route: `lookdev`, `lighting`, `environment-artist`, `texture-workflow`; tooling:
|
||
`tools/scene_concepts.py`, `tools/asset_pipeline.py`, `tools/screen_designs.py`.*
|
||
|
||
**Tool plan for reference-anchored generation (plan first, implement after this section's review):**
|
||
|
||
- [x] Add `scene_concepts.py generate --reference <photo.png>`: attach a licence-cleared real photo
|
||
as a source image to the OpenRouter image request (multimodal chat endpoint with a base64
|
||
data URL), with a prompt suffix that preserves the photographed facade geometry. Record the
|
||
reference file, its licence and page in the `.refgen.json` provenance sidecar next to the
|
||
generated frame.
|
||
- [x] Extend `generate_textures.generate_image()` with an optional `reference_path` argument
|
||
(base64 data URL of the photo); existing call signatures unchanged, and the path is gated by
|
||
`scene_concepts._reference_source` requiring a refs-board `SIDECAR.md` row (or an explicit
|
||
`--reference-unchecked`). Verified live on the El Capitan day concept anchored on the CC BY
|
||
2.0 2009 facade photo; tests in `ReferenceGateTests`.
|
||
- [x] Add a sidecar-driven variant pass: `scene_concepts.py anchor --reference <photo>
|
||
--treatments day,night,weathered` generates same-framing variants with treatment clauses,
|
||
one `.refgen.json` provenance sidecar per frame. Verified live on the facade photo (night +
|
||
overcast frames committed; the weathered treatment reads as mild overcast — noted on the
|
||
board). Tests in `AnchorTests`.
|
||
- [-] Generate facade, street and signage concept frames for the target block
|
||
(`scene_concepts.py generate --reference ...`), commit only the selected frames, and record
|
||
model, prompt, spend **and source photo** in the block sidecar. (First frame done:
|
||
`hollywood_boulevard_entrance_day-v2`, anchored on the facade photo; remaining framings
|
||
pending.)
|
||
- [ ] Derive palette, lighting and material targets from the real-photo board and the generated
|
||
concepts, and record the deltas the facade kit has to close.
|
||
- [ ] Generate signage, awning and poster texture candidates with `asset_pipeline.py`; run the
|
||
role audit and the `CREDITS.md` provenance check before anything is used in the kit.
|
||
- [ ] Compare generated concepts against the licensed photos: where they disagree, the photos win
|
||
for shape and the generated board only informs colour, mood and detail density. Human review
|
||
stays the acceptance gate, and AI output is never treated as licensed map data.
|
||
|
||
### QA and exit
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Compare the data-backed block against the existing screenshots and map documentation; keep
|
||
the stylized fallback available.
|
||
- [ ] Run the venue triangle/mesh budget, navigation and collider checks, plus day/night capture
|
||
comparisons.
|
||
- [ ] Capture day/night gallery frames of the new block and add before/after rows to `README.md`
|
||
and the venue map documents.
|
||
- [ ] Re-run `tools/check_screenshots.sh` after the map swap so the 21-shot gallery reflects the
|
||
new geometry, and refresh the `docs/screens/refs/` three-up sheets.
|
||
- [ ] Update `docs/architecture.md`, the venue map documents, `docs/asset-tooling.md`,
|
||
`docs/development-status.md` and `CHANGELOG.md` when the pipeline ships or a source is
|
||
rejected.
|
||
- [ ] Exit: one local block is reconstructed from licensed data with reference-derived photoreal
|
||
facades, passes performance/navigation/visual QA and has complete provenance; or the
|
||
pipeline is rejected with the findings recorded.
|
||
|
||
## Maintenance and documentation hygiene
|
||
|
||
Unversioned housekeeping that keeps the planning sources trustworthy. Do these when they block a
|
||
task, not on a schedule.
|
||
|
||
**Status (2026-11-03):** v0.10.0-rc.1 source; three venues; 276 headless + 143 Python tests; the
|
||
Hollywood and Joke Shop facade-realism passes landed (`limestone_ashlar`, `dark_stucco`, banner
|
||
night emissive, marquee emissive test); reference boards (`hollywood`, `joke-shop`) with sidecars;
|
||
three-up boards; `tools/refboard.py` + reference-anchored generation (`--reference`, `anchor`) +
|
||
`tools/three_up.py`. Gaussian splatting is deferred to the end of this file.
|
||
|
||
### Memory and status accuracy
|
||
|
||
- [x] Trim `MEMORY.md` from ~1088 lines to the durable set: dropped the superseded 2026-11-01
|
||
handoff, the v0.2.x host/disk/NSIS/release anecdotes and duplicated release notes; kept the
|
||
gotchas (async/event wiring, import order, colliders, RNG, contracts, Godot `--import` cache,
|
||
image-recitation filter, capture-harness windowing, bisect zero-area triangles) and the
|
||
easter-egg note. Now ~800 lines.
|
||
- [x] Re-check the remaining memory claims against code before deleting them; `MAX_LIVE_NPCS` is
|
||
still 16 for gameplay while the separate budget smoke spawns 24, so do not "fix" that.
|
||
(Verified phase timing is data-driven via `shift_phases`, fixed the stale `REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW`
|
||
contradiction and the old 272/108 counts.)
|
||
- [x] Fix stale status claims as they are found; add a documentation check or grep note only if
|
||
the same class of drift returns. (Counts and the sign-in state corrected on 2026-11-03.)
|
||
- [x] Keep the Gap Analysis baseline and the README status line in sync when a test count, version
|
||
or feature milestone changes (the baseline was bumped to 276/143 on 2026-11-03).
|
||
|
||
### Imagery and provenance upkeep
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Keep `docs/screens/refs/` sidecars, concept-board records and `CREDITS.md` in sync whenever
|
||
an image is added, replaced or dropped; photo-anchored concept frames must keep their
|
||
`.refgen.json` provenance sidecar (source photo, licence, page, model) next to the frame.
|
||
- [ ] Run `python3 tools/check_docs.py` after any gallery or reference-board edit so every tracked
|
||
image stays linked from its folder README.
|
||
- [ ] Use `tools/refboard.py search/fetch/rows` for new Commons research instead of ad-hoc API
|
||
scripts; downloads stay under `tmp/` and only licence-cleared rows (commit/review gate)
|
||
reach a board after a sidecar entry.
|
||
- [ ] Delete or ignore development-only photos and raw generations once a board is committed; the
|
||
repository carries the picks and their provenance, not the working set.
|
||
|
||
### Godot import-cache hygiene
|
||
|
||
- [ ] When a new committed texture (`assets/textures/...`, `picks/`) fails to import under the
|
||
existing `.godot/` cache, use the scratch-copy import (`rsync --exclude .godot ...` then
|
||
`godot --headless --import` and copy back the `.import` + `.godot/imported/*.ctex/.md5`);
|
||
never hand-edit the `uid=` in a copied `.import`. Record any new instance in MEMORY.
|
||
- [ ] Prefer `tools/scene_concepts.py promote` (or a manual move into `game_ready/v2/` plus a
|
||
`PICKS` entry) so new picks follow the same path as `limestone_ashlar` and `dark_stucco`.
|
||
|
||
### Blender skills upkeep
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Re-check the installed Blender pack (`version.json`) when updating it and record the version
|
||
in `AGENTS.md` if it changes; keep `.agents/` gitignored and `.agents/.gdignore` in place.
|
||
- [ ] Prune the skill routes in `AGENTS.md` if a skill stops matching the project (for example if
|
||
a future second-rig path makes `rigging`/`animation` guidance authoritative).
|
||
|
||
## Gap Analysis and 0.x Roadmap
|
||
|
||
Baseline: **v0.9.6** (2026-11-03). Three playable venues, tutorial/campaign/checkpoint resume,
|
||
difficulty/help, audio/accessibility settings, a 24-NPC budget baseline, a complete
|
||
escalation/access/radio loop, shift review, the Blender asset library, 276 headless + 143 Python
|
||
tests, a 21/21 clean screen-design judge and an optional Forward+ Desktop HQ build. This is the
|
||
baseline; 0.10.0-rc.1 is the current candidate source, with release approvals still open.
|
||
|
||
### Documentation audit (completed 2026-11-01)
|
||
|
||
- [x] Make `docs/architecture.md` the single architecture source: asset/content pipeline
|
||
contracts, runtime venue-switch/fallback flows, deployment/version constraints, quality
|
||
requirements, risk register and documentation ownership map.
|
||
- [x] Keep command-heavy operational pages separate but subordinate: `docs/asset-tooling.md`,
|
||
`docs/blender-assets.md`, `docs/getting-started.md`, `docs/RELEASING.md` and
|
||
`docs/smoke-checklist.md` link to architecture rather than acting as parallel sources.
|
||
- [x] Remove the obsolete `docs/plan-graphics-v0.6.md` and its links; completed graphics work is
|
||
represented by ADR-0013, the asset pipeline section and the changelog.
|
||
- [x] Resolve stale claims: README release version/download row, development status
|
||
"Forward+ not implemented", and Blender props "not AO-baked".
|
||
- [x] Record the documentation ownership rule in `docs/architecture.md` §12: design intent
|
||
(`PLAN.md`), mechanics (`gameplay.md`), system architecture/contracts (`architecture.md`),
|
||
decisions (ADRs), status (`development-status.md`), roadmap (`TODO.md`), operations
|
||
(tooling/release docs).
|
||
|
||
### Gap register (remaining roadmap)
|
||
|
||
| Area | Current baseline | Remaining gap | Risk | Milestone |
|
||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|
||
| 3D model re-evaluation | 8 characters, 18 gear, 20+6 props audited against budgets/proportions; no skill-guided scorecard yet | Scorecard, ranked P0/P1 fixes, texel/weight/collider measurements and accept decisions | Unmeasured drift stays in the shipped library | Unversioned |
|
||
| Character development | 8-variant library; source/licence review and Quaternius/MakeHuman evaluation complete | Four crowd variants, role pools, gear fit and runtime integration | Repetition remains or external assets break the contract | Unversioned |
|
||
| Local map development | Stylized venue geometry and reference maps | OSM/3D data, photoreal references, AI-assisted composition and splat evaluation | Licensing/provenance or performance failure | Unversioned |
|
||
| Content and balance | 3 venues with validated 12+ event matrices, recovery events and contextual dialogue | External playtest evidence, balance/fairness pass, event-weight tuning and final content lock | Repetition or unfair outcomes survive into the release candidate | 0.10.0 |
|
||
| Dialog/UI | Audited terminology, copy, button states, focus/navigation, modal close, long strings and all 21 screen captures | Keep the capture/compare/judge gate current as content changes | Low; the remaining risk is drift after new UI is added | Complete (0.9.3) |
|
||
| Animation/presentation | Procedural pose layers, portrait captures, reduced hem clipping, 8,000/8,000 NPC cap | Thorough NPC silhouette/face/gear/pose/LOD optimization before visual QA | Close-up jank reduces perceived quality | Complete (0.9.4) |
|
||
| Audio/accessibility | Procedural ambience/SFX, volume controls, captions/reduce-motion settings, searchable Help | Full accessibility/localization acceptance review, audio caption coverage and P0/P1 fixes | Public release cannot claim accessible play | 0.10.0 |
|
||
| Localization | English JSON table, validation and input-generated Help | Pseudo-locale/layout audit and translator workflow sign-off | Text expansion/clipping at release | 0.10.0 |
|
||
| Performance/platform | 24-NPC headless budget (6.94 ms), Compatibility/Web/HQ paths | Target hardware matrix, Web/HQ manual profiling, frame-time/memory evidence | Platform-specific drops or startup failures | 0.9.6 / 0.10.0 |
|
||
| Save lifecycle | Settings/campaign/history/checkpoint files, atomic writes | Migration fixtures from 0.8/0.9, fresh-install/upgrade verification, rollback instructions | Player progress loss on upgrade | 0.10.0 |
|
||
| QA/CI | Headless suite, smokes, screenshot compare, 21/21 judge | Release-candidate smoke matrix, final gallery and release dry run | Regressions escape the release gate | 0.9.6 / 0.10.0 |
|
||
| Release/legal | Unsigned desktop/macOS builds, Web/HQ packages | Signing/notarization decision, checksums, AI-asset provenance, credits, privacy/body-camera and rating review | Public release blocked by trust/policy | 0.10.0 |
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| Documentation | Architecture/ADR/status/roadmap ownership established | Final README/changelog/status/TODO/smoke-checklist sign-off and known-limitations page | Docs drift at launch | 0.9.6 / 0.10.0 |
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| Future 0.x | Stable 0.x feature set | Live replay, more venues, VO/music, image-to-mesh props and seasonal content | Scope creep before release | Unscheduled |
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**Current priority:** the unversioned **3D model re-evaluation** runs first because its findings
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gate the crowd-variant roster; **Character development** and **Local map development** follow.
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The **0.10.0 release candidate** is the next versioned release; content lock, external playtest,
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balance, save migration and release/legal sign-off remain tracked there. The source version is
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0.10.0-rc.1; the v0.9.6 release is published. Earlier map/NPC/UI/texture/integration passes are
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complete and in `DONE.md`.
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|
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## Milestone 0.10.0 — Release candidate
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|
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Goal: freeze the feature set, prove it with external players, clear release/legal blockers and
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verify every distribution path. This remains the next versioned release after the 0.9.x patch
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line, but follows the unversioned 3D re-evaluation, character and local-map tracks in planning
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order. Only a release-blocking defect from those tracks may enter this milestone before the tag.
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|
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### Content lock and external playtest
|
||
|
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- [x] Declare a content/feature freeze for 0.10.0; only release-blocking fixes and balance changes
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||
may land after the freeze. (Frozen 2026-11-03 after the 0.9.6 integration
|
||
checkpoint; this pass is limited to release reliability, accessibility,
|
||
balance evidence and packaging.)
|
||
- [x] Produce a release-candidate build with the tutorial, campaign, all three venues, Help,
|
||
accessibility settings and checkpoint/resume enabled. (Clean worktree
|
||
`a9658ec` built `0.10.0-rc.1`: Linux 161.5 MB, Windows 197.2 MB, macOS
|
||
148.0 MB, Web 97.8 MB and HQ 241.6 MB. The Web/HQ archives include the
|
||
credits, privacy, accessibility and known-limitations pages; SHA-256
|
||
manifests were written; the Linux and HQ binaries launched headless and the
|
||
Web index/wasm/pck/docs returned HTTP 200. Not published because external
|
||
playtest and legal approval remain open.)
|
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- [ ] Run at least five first-time-player sessions covering the tutorial and one full venue shift;
|
||
record where players get stuck, misunderstand evidence or choose disproportionate escalation.
|
||
- [ ] Triage findings by severity (P0/P1/P2) and fix every P0/P1 onboarding/accessibility issue;
|
||
keep the rest as explicit known limitations or post-0.10 items.
|
||
- [ ] Re-run the affected tutorial/campaign smokes after each fix and capture a fresh first-hour
|
||
walkthrough for the release notes.
|
||
|
||
### Balance and fairness pass
|
||
|
||
- [x] Define measurable targets for routine compliance, access-decision accuracy, peaceful
|
||
resolution, justified emergency calls and false-positive/false-negative rates.
|
||
(`docs/balance-acceptance.md` defines cohorts, denominators, 36 matrix cells,
|
||
seeds, thresholds and matched emergency-first comparisons. Documentation verified;
|
||
targets are not measured results.)
|
||
- [ ] Run scripted venue sweeps across easy/normal/hard and all four phases; compare outcomes and
|
||
tune event weights, reaction tables, compliance and report strictness where targets fail.
|
||
- [ ] Review emergency calls against actual danger: no routine behavior should make emergency the
|
||
dominant winning move, and genuine threats must remain answerable. Include the
|
||
type-derived `_read_npc_truth()` mismatch with observed threats/forced entry;
|
||
use independently labelled behavior evidence, not the helper as its own oracle.
|
||
- [ ] Verify the reputation grades, debrief explanations and campaign progression still communicate
|
||
the de-escalation-first design after tuning.
|
||
- [ ] Record the balance evidence and any deliberate exceptions in `docs/development-status.md`
|
||
or `MEMORY.md`.
|
||
|
||
### Save migration and session reliability
|
||
|
||
- [x] Add fixtures for a 0.8-era settings/campaign/history save and a 0.9.0 checkpoint; verify
|
||
migration/default-filling and a clean first launch with no files. (Committed
|
||
fixtures under `src/test/fixtures/saves/`; 9 migration/failure tests cover
|
||
old settings/campaign/history, the 0.9.0 checkpoint, all three venue
|
||
checkpoint round-trips, clean install, corrupt JSON and a blocked atomic
|
||
replace. Suite is now 272 tests.)
|
||
- [x] Test fresh install → tutorial → campaign → pause → quit → resume → review → next venue on
|
||
an isolated user-data directory. (Tutorial and campaign smokes shared one
|
||
isolated `XDG_DATA_HOME`; tutorial completion/replay/skip then campaign
|
||
resume/review-continue/help both passed. Pause/menu behavior is covered by
|
||
`smoke_session_shell.gd`.)
|
||
- [x] Test corrupt JSON, partial temp files, missing optional fields and a failed atomic rename;
|
||
confirm fallback behavior never destroys a valid save. (Corrupt/partial files
|
||
fall back to defaults; a blocked temp path reports an error and leaves the
|
||
prior valid settings intact. `_load_json` now uses the non-logging JSON
|
||
instance parser.)
|
||
- [x] Verify checkpoint resume after all three venues, after an incident, with NPCs at the door and
|
||
with flashlight/body-camera/door state set. (The migration suite round-trips a
|
||
checkpoint for Hollywood, the Joke Shop and the TV Studio with an open
|
||
incident, one NPC row, flashlight/body-camera/door flags; the campaign smoke
|
||
resumes a live checkpoint through the real `GameManager`.)
|
||
- [x] Document save locations, schema versions, reset behavior and rollback/export instructions in
|
||
`docs/getting-started.md` and the release notes. (`getting-started.md` now
|
||
documents the four files, version-1 checkpoint, atomic write/fallback,
|
||
clean install, reset and backup/rollback.)
|
||
|
||
### Release engineering and distribution
|
||
|
||
- [x] Run `tools/build_releases.sh` from a clean checkout and verify Linux/Windows/macOS/Web/HQ
|
||
artifact names, sizes and checksums. (Clean worktree `a9658ec` built the
|
||
five artifacts listed above; `PUBLISH_DRY_RUN=1` produced and printed
|
||
`build/SHA256SUMS-0.10.0-rc.1.txt` without touching the API.)
|
||
- [ ] Smoke-test fresh Linux portable/AppImage, Windows portable/installer, macOS unzip/launch,
|
||
Web static hosting and Desktop HQ Vulkan fallback on the target matrix.
|
||
(Linux portable and Desktop HQ launched headless; Web files served over a
|
||
local static server with HTTP 200. AppImage/installer were not built locally
|
||
and Windows/macOS launch testing still needs the target matrix.)
|
||
- [x] Add a disk-space preflight and retention policy to the release/publish scripts so a full
|
||
Gitea host cannot leave a partially uploaded release. (`publish_release.sh`
|
||
checks artifact size/free space, writes SHA-256 checksums, supports
|
||
`PUBLISH_DRY_RUN`, rolls back uploaded assets/new releases on failure, and
|
||
offers opt-in `RETAIN_RELEASES` pruning; dry-run verified.)
|
||
- [x] Verify release metadata, tag/version consistency, asset counts and download links; retain
|
||
at least the latest 0.8/0.9 releases and document older-asset pruning.
|
||
(Source/version and tag are both 0.9.6; all seven published releases carry
|
||
5–7 assets, including the retained v0.8.0/v0.8.1/v0.9.0/v0.9.1 line.
|
||
`publish_release.sh` documents opt-in `RETAIN_RELEASES` pruning and
|
||
`RELEASING.md` describes the seven-release policy.)
|
||
- [x] Decide and document whether macOS signing/notarization is required for 0.10.0 or explicitly
|
||
remains a future release blocker; record the quarantine instructions either way.
|
||
(0.10.0 ships unsigned with quarantine instructions; signing/notarization
|
||
remains an explicit public-release blocker in `RELEASING.md` and
|
||
`known-limitations.md`.)
|
||
|
||
### Legal, credits and platform policy
|
||
|
||
- [x] Audit AI-assisted asset provenance and licenses; record source/model usage and any
|
||
redistribution constraints for textures, characters, props and UI art.
|
||
(`CREDITS.md` records the Blender/OpenRouter toolchain, default model slugs,
|
||
missing per-file generation metadata and the commercial-rights review as an
|
||
explicit release blocker.)
|
||
- [x] Audit audio/SFX/music licensing (or confirm everything is procedural) and add a credits file.
|
||
(All runtime audio is procedural; no external music/SFX files are bundled.
|
||
`CREDITS.md` records this.)
|
||
- [x] Review body-camera/privacy language, mental-health-crisis representation, age/content rating
|
||
and storefront requirements; fix any release-blocking copy or content.
|
||
(`PRIVACY.md` clarifies the simulated body camera/local-only data; the
|
||
accessibility and known-limitations pages record the remaining
|
||
mental-health/rating/storefront review as a release blocker rather than
|
||
claiming approval.)
|
||
- [x] Add the player-facing credits, known limitations, accessibility statement and privacy note to
|
||
the release package/README. (`README.md` links `CREDITS.md`, `PRIVACY.md`,
|
||
`docs/accessibility.md` and `docs/known-limitations.md`; the Web and Desktop
|
||
HQ package builders copy those documents into the shipped archives.)
|
||
- [ ] Mark external legal/storefront approval as complete or explicitly block the 0.10.0 release on it.
|
||
|
||
### Documentation and visual sign-off
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Update `README.md`, `PLAN.md`, `docs/architecture.md`, ADRs, `docs/development-status.md`,
|
||
`docs/getting-started.md`, `docs/smoke-checklist.md`, `CHANGELOG.md` and this roadmap.
|
||
- [ ] Regenerate the full screenshot gallery and realism baselines from the release-candidate
|
||
build (not the dev tree) after content lock; run `check_screenshots.sh` and the pinned vision
|
||
judge, recording model/spend/verdicts, and refresh the README and venue-doc images.
|
||
- [ ] Include the reference/concept boards and the updated asset sheets in the release docs, and
|
||
verify every README and docs-page image resolves from the tagged build.
|
||
- [ ] Run the manual smoke checklist on every target and attach/link the release-candidate evidence.
|
||
- [ ] Verify the tutorial/campaign/help text at maximum font scale and with the longest strings.
|
||
- [x] Remove or archive stale plans/notes and confirm no contradictory version/status claims remain.
|
||
- [x] Document the character development toolchain in `docs/architecture.md`: base vs library
|
||
sources, tool/artifact/gate table, runtime attach/animation contracts and rebuild discipline.
|
||
(Added §5 "Character development tooling" plus risk and ownership-map updates;
|
||
documentation check passed.)
|
||
|
||
### Release-candidate QA and exit
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Run the complete headless suite, Python tooling, tutorial/campaign/session/scenario smokes,
|
||
24-NPC budget smoke and release build from a clean checkout.
|
||
- [ ] Run the manual QA matrix: fresh install, upgrade, offline launch, gamepad, accessibility
|
||
settings, pause/resume, all venues and Desktop HQ fallback.
|
||
- [ ] Confirm no P0/P1 defects remain; P2 items must be documented as known limitations or
|
||
post-0.10 work.
|
||
- [ ] Create the `v0.10.0` version bump, changelog entry and tag; build/publish the release and
|
||
verify all assets and download links.
|
||
- [ ] Exit: the release candidate is content-locked, externally played, legally reviewed,
|
||
documented, reproducibly built, and approved as the 0.10.0 release candidate.
|
||
|
||
## Roadmap dependencies and risks
|
||
|
||
- Content volume is the largest schedule risk; tutorial and campaign work must not outrun the
|
||
event/dialogue matrix.
|
||
- The vision judge is a dev-time aid with an external key/budget; CI must never make it a hard gate.
|
||
- Godot version changes can alter lighting/imports; do not combine an engine baseline move with a
|
||
content/feature milestone.
|
||
- Signed macOS builds and legal/AI provenance are release blockers, not polish.
|
||
- Photo-derived map assets add a second provenance risk: downloaded or user-supplied photos can
|
||
carry unclear licences, identifiable people, plates and property restrictions. No photo or
|
||
splat-derived asset ships without a completed sidecar, consent/licence review and redaction.
|
||
- Gaussian-splat training is GPU/disk-heavy and the toolchain churns quickly; keep it offline,
|
||
version-pinned and outside CI, and never make a runtime splat renderer a release dependency.
|
||
- Keep the de-escalation-first rules and rare-emergency design unchanged while adding progression,
|
||
difficulty and feedback.
|
||
|
||
- The Blender skill pack is local, unversioned guidance; it can drift from the project contract or
|
||
assume Blender MCP. Re-verify every adopted technique with `inspect`/`audit`/`fit` and never
|
||
make a skill, asset pack or tool version a build or CI dependency.
|
||
- The 3D re-evaluation can expand without bound (retopo every head, rig every finger). Cap it with
|
||
the scorecard ranking: P0/P1 only, one asset family per commit, and an explicit accept for
|
||
everything else.
|
||
|
||
## Future / deferred (not scheduled)
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Live 3D body-camera replay; the timeline is text-only today.
|
||
- [ ] Additional venues or seasonal events authored from the `content/venues/` resources.
|
||
- [ ] Real voice/dialogue audio; ambience, cues and radio crackle are procedural.
|
||
- [ ] Swap the primitive prop builder for an image-to-mesh model API behind the same
|
||
`assets/models/generated/<prop>.glb` contract.
|
||
- [ ] Rare easter eggs/cameos (e.g. Bob Dobbs) only after core content and QA are stable.
|
||
|
||
## Gaussian splatting evaluation (deferred)
|
||
|
||
Postponed for further development on 2026-11-03. The local-map track ships the facade kit and
|
||
reference-anchored material passes first; this photo-driven pipeline stays an unversioned,
|
||
offline study with no runtime or release dependency until an ADR closes it. All licence and
|
||
privacy gates below remain in force whenever the track resumes.
|
||
|
||
### Photo intake and provenance
|
||
|
||
Gaussian splatting is evaluated as a photo-driven pipeline: licensed or permissioned photos
|
||
become a reference, texture source, mesh proxy or distant backdrop. It is an unversioned local
|
||
track with no runtime dependency or release gate until the ADR closes it, and it extends the
|
||
reference-image licence and privacy gates above rather than replacing them.
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Define the accepted photo channels: project/team captures, volunteer or user-supplied
|
||
photos with written permission, and downloaded images from clearly licensed archives
|
||
(Wikimedia Commons, Openverse, Mapillary and similar). Record which channel produced
|
||
each reconstruction.
|
||
- [ ] Write a one-page capture brief for user-supplied photos: overlapping arc or orbit around
|
||
the facade, 60–80% view overlap, 12 MP+ originals, fixed exposure/white balance, HDR and
|
||
filters off, no motion blur, no people or plates in frame where avoidable, overcast or
|
||
even light, and the facade height/doors/steps included in several frames.
|
||
- [ ] Build an intake checklist and provenance sidecar per photo set: contributor, consent or
|
||
property permission, licence and attribution text, source URL, capture date, camera/lens,
|
||
location, faces/plates/interiors present, redactions applied, file hashes and whether the
|
||
set is shipped or development-only.
|
||
- [ ] Set the licence gate: own photos need an explicit contributor licence; CC0/CC BY are
|
||
preferred; CC BY-SA triggers a share-alike review for derived textures and meshes; reject
|
||
Street View, social-media scrapes, unlicensed commercial imagery and AI-upscaled copies of
|
||
unknown originals. Attribution must be feasible in `CREDITS.md` before use.
|
||
- [ ] Set the privacy gate: blur or remove faces, minors, licence plates, screens, private
|
||
interiors and anything behind a closed door; obtain property permission where required;
|
||
keep a redacted copy as the reconstruction input and never commit the originals.
|
||
- [ ] Treat downloaded photo sets as sparse and of unknown intrinsics. Use them for reference,
|
||
palette and texture study, or as extra training views; do not expect a usable splat from
|
||
10–30 casual web photos of a facade.
|
||
- [ ] Keep photos, masks, COLMAP databases, checkpoints and splats outside git; commit only
|
||
derived, licensed, provenance-stamped assets that pass the review gate.
|
||
|
||
### Reconstruction and alignment
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Pin a reproducible offline toolchain (for example COLMAP or GLOMAP for camera poses plus
|
||
gsplat, OpenSplat, Nerfstudio or Brush for training), with exact versions, GPU/VRAM/disk
|
||
needs and known failure modes recorded in the sidecar.
|
||
- [ ] Reconstruct two quality tiers: a dense 100–400-photo arc/orbit capture and a sparse
|
||
10–30-photo downloaded set. Record camera-registration rate, training time, splat count,
|
||
file size and held-out PSNR/SSIM/LPIPS for both.
|
||
- [ ] Mask sky, people, vehicles and moving foliage before training; verify the masks do not
|
||
erase facade edges, signage or window detail, and keep the redacted input variant.
|
||
- [ ] Align the splat to game coordinates from the OSM footprint plus surveyed points (door
|
||
width, column spacing, step rise, storefront height) and record alignment residuals in a
|
||
Blender scene containing both the splat and the current venue geometry (`scene-assembly`).
|
||
- [ ] Judge quality from held-out views and a render from the game's day/night camera poses
|
||
(`camera-cinematography`, `lookdev`, `qa-review`), not from training views alone; reject
|
||
splats that only look correct from the capture path.
|
||
- [ ] Maintain a coverage map per block: which facades, corners and rooflines have usable views,
|
||
and which areas must fall back to the facade kit or stylized geometry.
|
||
|
||
### Map enhancement paths
|
||
|
||
- [ ] **Path A — Reference and QA (lowest risk):** render the splat from game camera poses and
|
||
compare it with the realism captures; derive dimensions, signage placement, facade rhythm
|
||
and material colours. No splat data reaches the runtime.
|
||
- [ ] **Path B — Texture derivation:** project splat renders **or reference photos** onto the
|
||
facade kit to produce albedo, normal, roughness and AO candidates; de-light and bake them
|
||
(`texture-workflow`), then verify UV scale, tiling and readability under the Compatibility
|
||
renderer. Deriving directly from a committed reference photo requires its licence to allow
|
||
derived works and a `CREDITS.md` entry; CC BY-SA sources stay out unless reviewed.
|
||
- [ ] **Path C — Mesh proxy:** extract a mesh from the splat or dense reconstruction, retopo and
|
||
dress it in Blender (`retopology`, `prop-artist`), assign LODs (`lod-pipeline`), and keep it
|
||
inside the venue triangle/material budgets with mesh-based colliders (`collision-proxy`).
|
||
- [ ] **Path D — Distant backdrop:** test a baked panorama, impostor or billboard generated from
|
||
the splat for skyline and opposite-street depth where the player cannot walk; measure file
|
||
size, loading and visible pop at the venue boundary.
|
||
- [ ] **Path E — User-photo supplement:** let a small supplied photo set improve one facade or
|
||
landmark (a signage patch, colour reference or hero detail) without rebuilding the venue;
|
||
define the minimum evidence and the same licence/privacy/review gate as a full capture.
|
||
- [ ] For every path record quality gain versus effort, licence compatibility of the derived
|
||
output, and whether the result may ship or stays development-only. Prefer the cheapest
|
||
path that closes the visible gap.
|
||
|
||
### Runtime evaluation and decision
|
||
|
||
- [ ] Probe Godot 4.7.2 Compatibility and Web support for splat rendering in a throwaway scene:
|
||
addon or importer availability, shader/sort cost, memory, load time and fallback behaviour.
|
||
Do not add a splat dependency to the release project during evaluation.
|
||
- [ ] Set hard limits before any runtime experiment: maximum per-splat file size and total
|
||
memory, allowed frame-time delta on the 24-NPC budget scene, acceptable Web load time, and
|
||
no compute-shader requirement for the Compatibility/Web path.
|
||
- [ ] Keep collision and navigation mesh-based even if a splat is displayed; a splat must never
|
||
become the playable floor or the access/occlusion authority.
|
||
- [ ] Write the ADR with a per-path go/no-go, the accepted licence/provenance rules, whether each
|
||
result ships or stays development-only, rejected alternatives and the evidence bundle.
|
||
- [ ] Exit: one licensed photo capture measurably improves a venue through a documented path and
|
||
passes visual, performance and provenance review; or the approach is rejected with
|
||
reproducible findings and removed from the release path.
|