Session 2026-07-15: the 5-Spark systems, content, and enemy-test-gym CODE done
(497 EditMode green); the fresh Gym.unity scene assembly + the L3 feel gate remain.
Roadmap Phase-1 status updated. Reusable gotchas banked (reel via re-aimed
KnockbackState; GymTag bypasses the meta spawn guard; manage_scriptable_object
target-object quirk).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Defer the in-game skinned-enemy animated check to a purpose-built semi-permanent
gym scene (Phase 1's 'no world - a gym') with spawn-a-chosen-enemy tooling, rather
than hacking the shared wave roster. Survives the coming enemy-system rework; the
3 skinned prefabs are ready to drop in.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
animationType=Human (enum 3, not Generic); CharactersAvatar.isHuman=true.
CLAUDE.md correct; the grounding agent misread the enum.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
A0: all 3 master shaders now present (Emissive-Gloam authored as HLSL w/
in-shader flicker). A1: skinned recipe proven for a LANTERN creature
(EnemyRigTools.BuildDrowner -> EnemyDrowner.prefab); in-game animated run +
custom-kit reattach + suit/2nd-creature still open. Flags the Generic-vs-
Humanoid rig-type discrepancy vs CLAUDE.md to reconcile.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Phase-0 status + Workstream A0/A1 callouts: the in-engine ArtStaging style-proof
scene is built (prop+creature+suit triad under murk + light-is-territory pool
lighting, passes full/200px/grayscale); statics recipe validated in-engine;
skinned Rukhanka bake + 3 master shaders still open.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adversarial pre-code review (wf_c7575828-934; 23 agents, 0 failures) over the Phase 1
combat-gym design raised 19 findings (8 CONFIRMED + 11 PARTIAL, 0 refuted) and caught
design-breakers before code:
- SpawnId bit budget exhausted (owner16|fireCount12|fork4) -> repack owner14|socket2|
fireCount12|fork4 so 4 sockets don't collide/desync.
- "KEEP as-is" client feel layer is a real migration (CombatFeedback/PlayerAnimationDrive/
HUD read the reworked AbilityRef/AbilityCooldown) + needs a new replicated class signal.
- predict-spawn is Projectile-only (Aoe/Hitscan/decoy = Cone-precedent server-only spawn);
Blink = velocity-blink in its own system (not a transform teleport); SocketCooldown hot
not cold; EffectiveAbilityStats 4-wide; windup needs a rollback-safe resolve tick;
Harpooner reel + player zone = new server-only code, not salvage.
Verdict: pass-with-changes on all 3 lenses, no redesign. Phase1_Combat_Gym_Build_Spec =
the implementation contract (8-step build order, wire/bake churn, open risks, ledger).
DR-050 records it; pre-review design -> superseded.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adversarial design review (wf_aa6fb661-e25; 22 agents, 0 failures) over the world-model
proposal + ground-truth code raised 18 findings (12 CONFIRMED + 6 PARTIAL, 0 refuted) and
caught real design-breakers before any code:
- DP-1/RS-1 (HIGH): the seed model was self-contradictory (RunMapMath regenerates the WHOLE
graph per seed, incompatible with a persistent pinned prefix) -> split: graph topology is
a pure function of WorldSeed ONLY; DescentSalt re-knots content; pinning freezes PinnedSalt.
- NR-2/RS-3 (HIGH): salvaged respawn warps a dead Wick to base -> splits the co-located party
-> in-pocket death; warp gated behind party-wipe; revive is new code, not salvage.
- DP-2 (HIGH): born-correct restore is per-entry lazy replay, not a boot one-shot.
- NR-1 phantom-kill CombatFeedback fix; NR-3 enemy wind-up gated on the light-union;
RS-2 RegionTag->PocketTag is a ~23-site semantic rewrite, not a rename.
World_Model_Build_Spec.md = the review-hardened contract (all 18 folded, findings ledger,
build order, open risks). DR-049 records the decision. Spike -> reviewed; proposal -> superseded.
New forks parked (dark-contact policy, lantern placement, END-1/EB-1 mothball timing).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Bundle 4 (critters + weather beats) shipped; all four World-Alive-II bundles
done. Next = the operator's Phase 1.5 gate lap.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Blight geyser (bundle 3) shipped review-first. Records the design-review fold
(2 HIGH: no edge-detect on the replicated tick; invert the invalid-guard for a
baked scheduled-tick so a born-0 can't storm) and the new CLAUDE.md tick-sentinel
corollary for baked [GhostField] scheduled-ticks.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Bundle 2 (decals): explosion scorch pool, cover damage-cracks, room-arena
scars — all procedural, client-only, zero netcode. Records the pivotal
finding that a stock Synty prop shadergraph's _BaseColor is Unity-Per-Material
(not Hybrid-Per-Instance), so URPMaterialPropertyBaseColor darkening silently
no-ops on cover — the fork to decal quads.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Session log Part C (execution + validation evidence), roadmap stabilize #2
ticked, CLAUDE.md gains the MeshCollider-bakes-only-if-Read/Write gotcha
(38.4 KB, in budget), validation-harness.md gains the EditorApplication.update
guardian + EditorPrefs handoff pattern.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Direction locked 2026-07-06: trunk fixes + full Co-op Hades conversion
(mothball tower-defense, win expedition-side, hub base, mechanic-changer
boons, 2nd ability, node types, 2nd boss, revive), depth folded in now,
Blender at hero-props+decals scope. Evidence: 9-agent analysis workflow +
live play tour (screenshots referenced by the plan doc).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Design-review-gated (wf_ebef4e81-dba, GREEN-WITH-CHANGES). The win-driver moves
from "survive N base sieges" to "clear N expeditions". The review overturned the
literal plan: credit on RETURN, not at the clear edge (clear-edge crediting arms
the undefended final base siege -> uncontestable terminal Loss).
- ExpeditionGateSystem: now the sole production writer of GoalProgress.Charge —
a clamped +1 per cleared expedition folded into the existing once-per-epoch
reward block, reusing the LastRewardedEpoch latch (Ore + Charge share fate) +
a SaveRequest checkpoint. No new latch, no new GhostField, no ordering change.
- CyclePhaseSystem: deleted the survived-siege +1 (the AFK win path). Victory
latch unchanged; GoalReached still arms the final base siege at cap.
- CycleDirectorAuthoring + CycleDirector.prefab: ScheduleEnabled baked OFF
(retaliation-only). A serialized prefab bool ignores the C# field initializer,
so the value is flipped in the prefab, not just the code default.
- Tests: re-pointed CyclePhaseSystemTests + EndgameWinLoseTests survived-siege
assertions; extended ExpeditionGateRewardTests (+1, no-double-credit, clamp).
389/389 EditMode green; clean netcode Play smoke (no sort-cycle, Schedule=0).
SaveData stays v5. Docs: DR-042 build record + forks resolved, CLAUDE.md
base-loop line, Backlog (A done).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- DR-042 (new): canonical loop re-shape — win-driver moves from base-siege
survival to expedition clears; blind scheduled siege retired; base siege
becomes retaliation consequence. Build order A (coherence) -> B (retaliation)
-> C (legibility) -> D (Slice 4 persistent meta).
- Backlog/Path_to_Fun/Home reconciled to the expedition-driven direction;
Slice 3 + Combat Depth marked built.
- DR-036 (END-2) flagged superseded-in-part; DR-034 (END-1) repurposed (Core
is a consequence, not the win-gate); DR-037 forward-pointer to DR-042.
- CombatFeedbackSystem: fix enemy health bar (sprite-less Filled Image ignored
fillAmount -> size via anchorMax.x).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Slice 2 complete: Warrior/Ranger, DRG-asymmetric, aim-directed cone, menu picker,
class carrier via GoInGameRequest. Two VFX-polish items deferred (review-sanctioned).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Playtest of the single-arena slice (Scratch Notes 6152026) found it stale fast.
Answer the post-END-2 Decision Gate as continue/expand: re-scope off the fixed
June-30 demo to a co-op roguelite-ARPG — base = persistent buildable hub (never
resets), the procedural Expedition region = the required combat spine, two classes
(Warrior/Ranger), persistent meta (SaveData v6 later). Mission-as-Sortie model:
fulfils locked pillar #4, preserves the never-a-run-reset pillar; reverses DR-031's
expedition pause. Backed by an 8-agent design+feasibility pass (feasibility GREEN:
server-spawns-ghosts removes seed replication). Slice doc archived/superseded.
See DR-037.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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