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

# 15 — Handoff Status

**Status: Complete**

- **Scope:** Authoritative Phase 1 completion handoff for cross-model continuation into Phase 2.
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-16
- **Current phase:** Phase 1 — Static Architecture (**complete**)
- **Last completed pass / batch:** Batch 5 / Pass 11 (synthesis)
- **Next authorized work:** Wait for user — **Phase 2A only** when explicitly authorized

## Phase completed

| Item | Value |
|------|--------|
| Phase | Phase 1 — Static Architecture |
| Phase status | **Complete** |
| Batch completed | Batch 5 — Synthesis |
| Passes completed | Passes 0–11 (Batches 1–5) |
| Date completed | 2026-07-16 |
| Model identifier | Cursor Grok 4.5 |

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## Passes completed

| Batch | Passes | Focus |
|-------|--------|-------|
| 1 | 0–2 | Continuity; modules/config; native C++ |
| 2 | 3, 5 | BP hierarchy; BP_PlayerCharacterBase |
| 3 | 6 | Per-character abilities |
| 4A | 8 | Animation / AnimNotify |
| 4B | 7 | Partial GAS |
| 4C | 9 | Enemy AI static |
| 4D | 4, 10 | Frontend/sessions; HUD/pickups |
| 5 | 11 | Executive summary; migration matrix; final handoff |

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## Documents created

| File | Role |
|------|------|
| Documentation/Archaeology/01-ExecutiveSummary.md | Phase 1 executive synthesis |
| Documentation/Archaeology/07-AbilityMigrationMatrix.md | Final ability migration matrix |

(Other archaeology docs were created in prior batches.)

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## Documents completed

| File | Status |
|------|--------|
| 00-MCP-Capability-Calibration.md | Complete (unchanged in Pass 11) |
| 00A-Phase-1-Execution-Plan.md | Execution plan (Batch 5 marked completed; not a result doc) |
| 01-ExecutiveSummary.md | **Complete** |
| 02-ProjectArchitecture.md | **Complete** |
| 03-ClassHierarchy.md | **Complete** |
| 05-LegacyAbilityArchitecture.md | **Complete** |
| 06-PartialGASArchitecture.md | **Complete** |
| 07-AbilityMigrationMatrix.md | **Complete** |
| 08-CharacterSystems.md | **Complete** |
| 09-EnemyAI-StaticAnalysis.md | **Complete** |
| 10-AnimationDependencies.md | **Complete** |
| 11-UI-HUD-And-Sessions.md | **Complete** |
| 12-Pickups-And-Effects.md | **Complete** |
| 14-EvidenceIndex.md | **Complete** |
| 15-HandoffStatus.md | **Complete** (this document) |

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## Documents remaining Draft

| File | Why Draft |
|------|-----------|
| 13-Unknowns-And-RuntimeQuestions.md | Runtime validation planned but **not executed**; remains the open runtime boundary |

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## Repository state

### Starting state (Pass 11)

- **Git before gate commit:** Dirty — only `Documentation/Archaeology/00A-Phase-1-Execution-Plan.md` (Batch 4 complete status).
- **Gate commit:** `48d7a751` — Mark Batch 4 complete in Phase 1 execution plan.
- **After gate:** `git status --short` empty; diffs empty. Batch 4D docs already at `ee652712`.

### Ending state (Pass 11 close)

- Modified/created: Markdown under `Documentation/Archaeology/` only (Pass 11 synthesis set).
- No Unreal assets, source, config, plugins, or maps modified.
- PIE not started; level unchanged at closeout.
- Ending Git: Archaeology Markdown dirty only (expected before user commit request).

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## Editor continuity

| Check | Result |
|-------|--------|
| IsPIERunning | false |
| Current level | `/Game/_Main/Levels/Testing/Test01` |
| Selected actors | Empty at Pass 11 continuity check (previously Batch 4D: `BP_Enemy_Skeleton_C_1`) |
| Editor mutation | None |

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## Runtime work intentionally not performed

- No PIE / Simulate / standalone / multiplayer sessions
- No compile or save of Unreal assets
- No Blueprint / GE / GA / tag / animation / widget / map / AI edits
- No OnlineSubsystem configuration changes
- Runtime validation plan written in doc 13 only

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## Major current-system conclusions

1. Combat is **legacy Blueprint abilities** (IA → Server_Ability_* → Multicast montage → AnimNotify), not GAS activation.
2. Player ASC/AttributeSet on PlayerState are **Active**; consumable GEs are the only confirmed GE apply path.
3. Dual DEPRECATED vs ASC resources are **unsynchronized** (P0).
4. Amazonian Ability 001 is the only ability with supplied **Observed Runtime Behavior** confirmation.
5. Enemy chase/attack/damage reception are **Implementation Missing** (independent of GetASC defect).
6. Sessions graphs exist but OSS project INI is **Missing**; do not claim MP works.
7. Overlay Health/Mana connected statically; legacy UpdatePlayerHUD and AddGold **unimplemented**.

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## Major defects

| Priority | Defect |
|----------|--------|
| P0 | Dual resource SoT; enemy damage/death missing; enemy chase/attack missing |
| P1 | Multicast notify gameplay/cleanup; EffectActor authority; GetASC nullptr; char-select MP; sessions/OSS; AddGold/UpdatePlayerHUD |
| P2 | Cleric 004 defects; orphan default GEs; stamina scaffolding |
| P3 | Naming/prefix debt; unused tags/cues/GI |

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## Ability migration summary

| Character | Disposition summary |
|-----------|---------------------|
| Amazonian 001 | Preserve behavior, migrate implementation (Phase 2C reference) |
| Paladin 001/003/004 | Preserve behavior, migrate implementation |
| Paladin 002 / Cleric partials | Reconstruct legacy behavior first, then migrate |
| Cleric 003 | Preserve behavior, migrate implementation |
| Wizard / Gunslinger stubs | Replace directly with GAS after framework |
| Wizard orphans | Defer pending design decision |
| Shared Multicast gameplay | Replace directly with native/shared framework |
| Dual resources | Reconstruct SoT in 2A first |

Full matrix: [`07-AbilityMigrationMatrix.md`](07-AbilityMigrationMatrix.md).

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## Phase 2 recommended starting point

**Phase 2A — Baseline framework stabilization**

Establish canonical health/mana/stamina source of truth; default attribute initialization; legacy↔ASC transition policy; shared death/damage architecture; server-authoritative gameplay rules; reliable cleanup/interruption rules; repeatable runtime validation harness.

Do **not** begin per-character implementation until these contracts are approved.

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## Required runtime-validation gates

Before trusting modernization claims, execute (when authorized) the grouped tests in [`13-Unknowns-And-RuntimeQuestions.md`](13-Unknowns-And-RuntimeQuestions.md):

1. Attributes/HUD → 2. Ability authority → 3. AnimNotify → 4. Interrupt cleanup → 5. Player death → 6–7. Enemy ASC/damage → 8. Pickups → 9. Char-select MP → 10. Sessions → 11. Gold → 12. Respawn/HUD.

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## Tool limitations

- CustomEvent Reliability flags not exposed via MCP
- AnimGraph / Death transition DSL empty
- Montage notify trigger times require Manual Editor
- Sphere CDO collision often unreadable
- Semantic Search unavailable in prior passes
- A blocked read-only query is a tool limitation, not evidence of mutation

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## Exact next action

Begin Phase 2A with a bounded runtime-baseline and shared resource-authority design pass. Do not begin per-character implementation until the canonical attribute, damage, death, authority, and cleanup contracts are approved.

**Do not begin Phase 2 without explicit user authorization.**

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## Integrity statement

No Unreal assets, source, configuration, maps, plugins, or editor state were modified during Phase 1 archaeology (Passes 0–11). Only Markdown files beneath `Documentation/Archaeology/` were created or updated.

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## Continuity checklist for next model

1. Read `01-ExecutiveSummary.md`, `07-AbilityMigrationMatrix.md`, `13`, `14`, `15`, then domain docs as needed.
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. Phase 2A = design + bounded runtime validation harness — not full character implementation.
5. Wait for explicit authorization before Phase 2.