realms-in-ruin-dev/Documentation/Archaeology/15-HandoffStatus.md

15 — Handoff Status

Status: Draft

• Scope: Authoritative cross-model continuation document for Phase 1.
• Last updated: 2026-07-16
• Current phase: Phase 1 — Static Architecture
• Last completed pass / batch: Batch 4D (Pass 4 + Pass 10)
• Next authorized work: Wait for user — Pass 11 (synthesis / executive summary / Ability Migration Matrix) only when explicitly authorized

Phase completed

Item	Value
Phase	Phase 1 — Static Architecture (in progress; static archaeology complete pending Pass 11)
Batch completed	Batch 4D — Frontend/sessions + UI/HUD/pickups
Passes completed	Pass 4, Pass 10
Date completed	2026-07-16
Model identifier	Cursor Grok 4.5

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Repository integrity

Starting state (Batch 4D)

• Git: Clean (git status --short empty; git diff / git diff --cached empty).
• Authorization gate: Batch 4C committed; Migration-Notes resolved; working tree empty before investigation.
• Editor: IsPIERunning=false; level /Game/_Main/Levels/Testing/Test01; selected actor BP_Enemy_Skeleton_C_1.

Ending state (Batch 4D close)

• Modified files: Markdown under Documentation/Archaeology/ only (listed below).
• Temporary scratch files _tmp_pass4.txt / _tmp_pass10.txt deleted if present.
• No Unreal assets, source, config, plugins, or maps modified.
• PIE not started; level and selection unchanged at closeout check.
• Ending Git: Archaeology Markdown dirty only (expected before user commit request).

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Areas fully inspected (Batch 4D)

Pass 4

• GI_Dungeoneer, GM_MainMenu, GM_Dungeoneer, PC_MainMenu, PC_Character
• WBP_MainMenu, WBP_GameSlot, WBP_CharacterSelect, BP_MainMenuPawn
• Session create/find/join completion/failure pins
• Maps MainMenu, Test01, Dev_Island, LEVEL_01 (GameMode via deps)
• Config/*.ini OnlineSubsystem / Steam / GameInstanceClass grep (negative)
• Example AdvancedSessions BP referencers

Pass 10

• WBP_PlayerHUD CDO Overlay classes; WBP_Overlay tree + bar bindings
• BP_OverlayWidgetController (empty BP; native parent)
• BPI_PlayerController UpdatePlayerHUD / AddGold implementation status
• Four RIREffectActor pickups EventGraphs + CDO GE / replicate
• BP_BasePickUp / BP_SmallGoldPickUp gold + DEPRECATED health/mana paths
• UI inventory (pause missing; W_HUD_OLD unreferenced creator)
• Test01 placed pickup counts

Areas partially inspected

• JoinSession internal travel (no explicit success pin)
• Remote-client character-select (server-only CreateWidget)
• Sphere collision profile / GenerateOverlapEvents (tool limit)
• LEVEL_01 menu reachability (no OpenLevel referencer found)
• WBP_BannerMessage / GameStats widgets (existence only)

Areas not yet inspected

• Pass 11 synthesis / 01-ExecutiveSummary / 07-AbilityMigrationMatrix
• PIE / standalone / multiplayer runtime
• Full CommonUI content usage

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Files updated

File	Status
Documentation/Archaeology/02-ProjectArchitecture.md	Draft (Pass 4 maps/config)
Documentation/Archaeology/03-ClassHierarchy.md	Draft (PC/GI/BPI holes)
Documentation/Archaeology/06-PartialGASArchitecture.md	Draft (Overlay + EffectActor Pass 10)
Documentation/Archaeology/08-CharacterSystems.md	Draft (char-select spawn)
Documentation/Archaeology/11-UI-HUD-And-Sessions.md	Draft (Pass 4+10 rewrite)
Documentation/Archaeology/12-Pickups-And-Effects.md	Draft (Pass 10 rewrite)
Documentation/Archaeology/13-Unknowns-And-RuntimeQuestions.md	Draft
Documentation/Archaeology/14-EvidenceIndex.md	Draft
Documentation/Archaeology/15-HandoffStatus.md	Draft

09 not reopened (pickup enemy ASC note only via 12/06).
05 / 10 Animation not modified.
07 not created. 01-ExecutiveSummary not created.

Key Batch 4D outcomes

1. Sessions live in menu PC/widgets, not GameInstance; AdvancedSessions nodes connected; OnlineSubsystem project INI Missing.
2. GI_Dungeoneer Present but Unconnected.
3. Pawn spawn: DefaultPawn=None → character-select → SpawnActor+Possess (Gunslinger not in UI; char-select server-only create).
4. ASC Overlay Health/Mana connected statically; no stamina widget; Overlay class CDOs assigned.
5. Legacy UpdatePlayerHUD and AddGold unimplemented on PC_Character (not native either).
6. Four GE pickups Active static path with Authority Risk; gold Partial (AddGold hole); no other currency.
7. Do not claim sessions or pickups work without runtime testing.

Suggested next bounded task

Authorize Pass 11 explicitly (Phase 1 synthesis only), e.g.:

1. Create 01-ExecutiveSummary.md / update synthesis docs
2. Create 07-AbilityMigrationMatrix.md
3. No PIE unless separately authorized

Do not begin Pass 11 without explicit user authorization.

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Continuity checklist for next model

1. Read docs 00, 00A, 02–06, 08–15 (and 11–12 as primary Batch 4D deliverables).
2. Confirm git status before any work; only Archaeology Markdown may change unless user expands authorization.
3. Confirm PIE stopped; level Test01 unless user changed it.
4. Pass 11 = synthesis only — no Unreal mutation, no PIE unless authorized.