docs(vfx #C.1.5a): ship Phase C.1.5a + file issue #56 for per-part collapse

Visual verification at the Holtburg Town network portal passed for the
slice's mechanism: 10-hook portal script fires end-to-end with correct
color, persistence, orientation, and multi-emitter dispatch. After the
334f0c6 rotation-seed fix, the swirl is oriented correctly along the
portal's facing instead of world-NS.

Known limitation surfaced during verification and filed as issue #56:
ParticleHookSink ignores CreateParticleHook.PartIndex, so all 10 of the
portal's emitters collapse to the entity root position + identity-rotated
offset, producing a compressed and partly-ground-buried swirl instead of
the multi-tier shape retail renders. Mechanism is correct; per-part
transform handling is the next vfx-pipeline concern (will affect every
multi-emitter PES — slice 2 chimneys/fireplaces in particular).

Documentation changes:
- docs/ISSUES.md: new #56 entry with the captured entity guids
  (0x7A9B405B / 0x7A9B4080), script ids (0x3300126D / 0x3300067A),
  symptom data, root-cause hypothesis, file pointers, and acceptance
  criterion. Notes the blocks-slice-2 relationship explicitly.
- docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-12-phase-c1.5a-portals-design.md §9:
  new limitation #1 documenting the verified PartIndex collapse symptom.
- docs/plans/2026-04-11-roadmap.md: new "C.1.5a" row in the shipped
  table referencing the spec, plan, and #56 caveat.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Active issues # Active issues
## #56`ParticleHookSink` ignores `CreateParticleHook.PartIndex`; multi-emitter scripts collapse to entity root
**Status:** OPEN
**Severity:** MEDIUM (every multi-emitter PES on a multi-part entity is visually wrong — portals, chimneys, fireplaces, animation-hook spell effects, anything where the dat author distributed emitters across mesh parts)
**Filed:** 2026-05-12
**Component:** vfx / `ParticleHookSink` (call-site contract gap with the renderer)
**Description:** When `EntityScriptActivator` (Phase C.1.5a) fires a multi-emitter `PhysicsScript` such as a portal's `DefaultScript`, every `CreateParticleHook` in the script spawns at `entity.Position + rotated(hook.Offset.Origin)` — ignoring the hook's `PartIndex`. The Holtburg Town network portal's script `0x3300126D` has 10 hooks (8 `CreateParticle` + sounds + sub-script calls) intended to attach to different mesh parts of the Setup (arch base, columns, apex). All 10 collapse to one point, producing a compressed, ground-buried swirl instead of the multi-tier shape retail renders.
Captured during C.1.5a visual verification 2026-05-12:
- Portal A: entity `0x7A9B405B`, script `0x3300126D`, anchor `(27.33, 137.49, 66.30)`, 10 hooks
- Portal B: entity `0x7A9B4080`, script `0x3300067A`, anchor `(14.39, 55.61, 78.20)`, 4 hooks
User report: "It's less flat [than pre-rotation-fix] but in retail it seems to expand more in all directions. … still buried in the ground."
**Root cause / status:** Documented in [ParticleHookSink.cs:18-24](../src/AcDream.Core/Vfx/ParticleHookSink.cs#L18) as a known C.1 limitation: "Retail attaches to a specific mesh part; we attach to the entity's root and will refine per-part when the renderer exposes per-part world transforms." The renderer (`WbDrawDispatcher`) does compute per-part transforms each frame for the modern bindless path, but they're not surfaced to the sink. The activator passes only `entity.Position` + `entity.Rotation`; the part-relative offsets the dat author chose are lost.
**Files:**
- [src/AcDream.Core/Vfx/ParticleHookSink.cs:176-217](../src/AcDream.Core/Vfx/ParticleHookSink.cs) (`SpawnFromHook` — currently `anchor = worldPos + Vector3.Transform(offset, rotation)`; missing the `part[PartIndex].Transform` multiplication).
- [src/AcDream.App/Rendering/Vfx/EntityScriptActivator.cs](../src/AcDream.App/Rendering/Vfx/EntityScriptActivator.cs) (would need to pass per-part transforms, or arrange for the sink to query them).
- Renderer-side: per-part transforms live in `WbDrawDispatcher` / `AnimatedEntityState`.
**Research:** For static entities (portals, chimneys, fireplaces), per-part offsets can be precomputed from `Setup.PlacementFrames[Resting]` at spawn time — no animation tick needed. For animated entities, the per-part transform varies per frame and the sink would need a per-tick refresh similar to how `UpdateEntityAnchor` works for AttachLocal emitters today.
**Acceptance:** The Holtburg Town network portal's swirl matches retail in vertical extent (no ground-burial) and lateral spread (multiple emitters at distinct part positions, not collapsed to one point). Side-by-side dual-client visual check, same procedure as the C.1.5a acceptance gate.
**Blocks / unblocks:**
- Phase C.1.5b (EnvCell static chimneys + fireplaces) will visually disappoint without this fix — chimneys are multi-part dat objects with smoke emitters attached to the chimney-top part.
- Phase C.1.5a (portal wiring) shipped without it because the mechanism is correct end-to-end and the gap is a separate concern that benefits every multi-part PES path.
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## #55 — Static-entity slow path reports ~1.45M `meshMissing` per 5s at r4 standstill ## #55 — Static-entity slow path reports ~1.45M `meshMissing` per 5s at r4 standstill
**Status:** OPEN **Status:** OPEN

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| N.5 | Modern rendering path — lifted `WbDrawDispatcher` onto bindless textures (`GL_ARB_bindless_texture`) + `glMultiDrawElementsIndirect`. Per-frame entity rendering: 3 SSBO uploads (instance matrices @ binding=0, batch data @ binding=1, indirect commands) + 2 indirect draw calls (opaque + transparent). ~12-15 GL calls per frame regardless of group count, down from hundreds-of-per-group in N.4. CPU dispatcher: 1.23 ms/frame median at Holtburg courtyard (1662 groups, ~810 fps sustained). All textures on the WB modern path use 1-layer `Texture2DArray` + `sampler2DArray`. Legacy callers keep `Texture2D` / `sampler2D` via the parallel `TextureCache` path until N.6 retires them. Three gotchas captured in memory: texture target lock-in, bindless Dispose order (two-phase non-resident before delete), GL_TIME_ELAPSED double-buffering. **Ship amendment 2026-05-08:** legacy renderers (`InstancedMeshRenderer`, `StaticMeshRenderer`, `WbFoundationFlag`) retired within N.5 — modern path is mandatory; missing bindless throws `NotSupportedException` at startup. N.6 scope narrowed accordingly. Plan archived at `docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-08-phase-n5-modern-rendering.md`. | Live ✓ | | N.5 | Modern rendering path — lifted `WbDrawDispatcher` onto bindless textures (`GL_ARB_bindless_texture`) + `glMultiDrawElementsIndirect`. Per-frame entity rendering: 3 SSBO uploads (instance matrices @ binding=0, batch data @ binding=1, indirect commands) + 2 indirect draw calls (opaque + transparent). ~12-15 GL calls per frame regardless of group count, down from hundreds-of-per-group in N.4. CPU dispatcher: 1.23 ms/frame median at Holtburg courtyard (1662 groups, ~810 fps sustained). All textures on the WB modern path use 1-layer `Texture2DArray` + `sampler2DArray`. Legacy callers keep `Texture2D` / `sampler2D` via the parallel `TextureCache` path until N.6 retires them. Three gotchas captured in memory: texture target lock-in, bindless Dispose order (two-phase non-resident before delete), GL_TIME_ELAPSED double-buffering. **Ship amendment 2026-05-08:** legacy renderers (`InstancedMeshRenderer`, `StaticMeshRenderer`, `WbFoundationFlag`) retired within N.5 — modern path is mandatory; missing bindless throws `NotSupportedException` at startup. N.6 scope narrowed accordingly. Plan archived at `docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-08-phase-n5-modern-rendering.md`. | Live ✓ |
| N.5b | Terrain on the modern rendering path — `TerrainModernRenderer` replaces `TerrainChunkRenderer` (the latter plus `TerrainRenderer` + `terrain.vert/.frag` deleted). Single global VBO/EBO with slot allocator (one slot per landblock), per-frame `DrawElementsIndirectCommand[]` upload + `glMultiDrawElementsIndirect`, bindless atlas handles passed as `uvec2` uniforms reconstructed via `sampler2DArray(handle)`. **Path C** chosen: mirrors WB's `TerrainRenderManager` pattern but consumes `LandblockMesh.Build` so retail's `FSplitNESW` formula is preserved (closes ISSUE #51). Path A killed by 49.98% measured divergence between WB's `CalculateSplitDirection` and retail's at addr `00531d10`; Path B (fork-patch WB) rejected for permanent maintenance burden. Perf at Holtburg radius=5 (commit `da56063`): modern 6.4-7.0 µs / 9-14 µs p95 vs legacy 1.5 µs / 3.0 µs — **modern is ~4× SLOWER on CPU at radius=5** because legacy's 16×16-LB chunking collapsed visible LBs to one `glDrawElements`. Architectural wins (zero `glBindTexture`/frame, constant-cost dispatch, per-LB frustum cull) manifest at higher radius (A.5 territory). Spec acceptance criterion 5 ("≥10% lower CPU at radius=5") amended via `docs/plans/2026-05-09-phase-n5b-perf-baseline.md`. Three gotchas captured in memory: `uniform sampler2DArray` + `glProgramUniformHandleARB` GL_INVALID_OPERATIONs on at least one driver (use `uniform uvec2` + `sampler2DArray(handle)` constructor instead — N.5's mesh_modern pattern); `MaybeFlushTerrainDiag` median-calc underflow on first sample; visual gates need actual visual confirmation, not assent. Plan archived at `docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-09-phase-n5b-terrain-modern.md`. | Live ✓ | | N.5b | Terrain on the modern rendering path — `TerrainModernRenderer` replaces `TerrainChunkRenderer` (the latter plus `TerrainRenderer` + `terrain.vert/.frag` deleted). Single global VBO/EBO with slot allocator (one slot per landblock), per-frame `DrawElementsIndirectCommand[]` upload + `glMultiDrawElementsIndirect`, bindless atlas handles passed as `uvec2` uniforms reconstructed via `sampler2DArray(handle)`. **Path C** chosen: mirrors WB's `TerrainRenderManager` pattern but consumes `LandblockMesh.Build` so retail's `FSplitNESW` formula is preserved (closes ISSUE #51). Path A killed by 49.98% measured divergence between WB's `CalculateSplitDirection` and retail's at addr `00531d10`; Path B (fork-patch WB) rejected for permanent maintenance burden. Perf at Holtburg radius=5 (commit `da56063`): modern 6.4-7.0 µs / 9-14 µs p95 vs legacy 1.5 µs / 3.0 µs — **modern is ~4× SLOWER on CPU at radius=5** because legacy's 16×16-LB chunking collapsed visible LBs to one `glDrawElements`. Architectural wins (zero `glBindTexture`/frame, constant-cost dispatch, per-LB frustum cull) manifest at higher radius (A.5 territory). Spec acceptance criterion 5 ("≥10% lower CPU at radius=5") amended via `docs/plans/2026-05-09-phase-n5b-perf-baseline.md`. Three gotchas captured in memory: `uniform sampler2DArray` + `glProgramUniformHandleARB` GL_INVALID_OPERATIONs on at least one driver (use `uniform uvec2` + `sampler2DArray(handle)` constructor instead — N.5's mesh_modern pattern); `MaybeFlushTerrainDiag` median-calc underflow on first sample; visual gates need actual visual confirmation, not assent. Plan archived at `docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-09-phase-n5b-terrain-modern.md`. | Live ✓ |
| N.6 slice 1 | GPU timing fix + radius=12 perf baseline. Fixed the gpu_us double-buffering bug in `WbDrawDispatcher` (ring-of-3 query slots, read-before-overwrite, vendor-neutral across AMD/NVIDIA/Intel desktop GL). Added env-gated `ACDREAM_DUMP_SURFACES=1` one-shot surface-format histogram dump in `TextureCache` for the atlas-opportunity audit. Captured authoritative baseline at Holtburg radii 4 / 8 / 12 (standstill + walking) with the now-working `gpu_us` diagnostic; baseline doc concludes CPU dominates GPU by 3050× at every radius and recommends C.1.5 next then reduced-scope slice 2 (atlas + persistent-mapped buffers dropped). Baseline numbers at [docs/plans/2026-05-11-phase-n6-perf-baseline.md](2026-05-11-phase-n6-perf-baseline.md). Plan archived at `docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-11-phase-n6-slice1.md`. | Live ✓ | | N.6 slice 1 | GPU timing fix + radius=12 perf baseline. Fixed the gpu_us double-buffering bug in `WbDrawDispatcher` (ring-of-3 query slots, read-before-overwrite, vendor-neutral across AMD/NVIDIA/Intel desktop GL). Added env-gated `ACDREAM_DUMP_SURFACES=1` one-shot surface-format histogram dump in `TextureCache` for the atlas-opportunity audit. Captured authoritative baseline at Holtburg radii 4 / 8 / 12 (standstill + walking) with the now-working `gpu_us` diagnostic; baseline doc concludes CPU dominates GPU by 3050× at every radius and recommends C.1.5 next then reduced-scope slice 2 (atlas + persistent-mapped buffers dropped). Baseline numbers at [docs/plans/2026-05-11-phase-n6-perf-baseline.md](2026-05-11-phase-n6-perf-baseline.md). Plan archived at `docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-11-phase-n6-slice1.md`. | Live ✓ |
| C.1.5a | Portal PES wiring — server-spawned `WorldEntity` entities now fire their `Setup.DefaultScript` through the already-shipped `PhysicsScriptRunner` on enter-world. New ~70-line [`EntityScriptActivator`](../../src/AcDream.App/Rendering/Vfx/EntityScriptActivator.cs) class wires into `GpuWorldState`'s spawn lifecycle (`AppendLiveEntity``OnCreate`, `RemoveEntityByServerGuid``OnRemove`). Resolver lambda in `GameWindow` hits `_dats.Get<Setup>(...)?.DefaultScript.DataId` with defensive try/catch returning `0u` on miss. Activator also seeds `_particleSink.SetEntityRotation` so hook offsets transform from entity-local to world space correctly. **Verified at the Holtburg Town network portal**: 10-hook portal script fires end-to-end with correct color, persistence, orientation, multi-emitter dispatch. **Known limitation surfaced and filed as issue #56**: `ParticleHookSink` ignores `CreateParticleHook.PartIndex`, so the 10 emitters collapse to one root position instead of distributing across the portal Setup's parts — visually produces a compressed, partly-ground-buried swirl. Mechanism is correct; per-part transform handling is the next vfx-pipeline work (blocks slice 2 visual delight; affects every multi-emitter PES). Spec: [`docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-12-phase-c1.5a-portals-design.md`](../superpowers/specs/2026-05-12-phase-c1.5a-portals-design.md). Plan: [`docs/superpowers/plans/2026-05-12-phase-c1.5a-portals.md`](../superpowers/plans/2026-05-12-phase-c1.5a-portals.md). | Live ✓ (with #56) |
Plus polish that doesn't get its own phase number: Plus polish that doesn't get its own phase number:
- FlyCamera default speed lowered + Shift-to-boost - FlyCamera default speed lowered + Shift-to-boost

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These are intentionally not fixed in slice 1; tracked here so the next slice These are intentionally not fixed in slice 1; tracked here so the next slice
or a future phase picks them up: or a future phase picks them up:
1. **Moving entities** don't re-anchor their DefaultScript emitters per 1. **`PartIndex` collapse on multi-part entities** (NEW — verified 2026-05-12
at the Holtburg Town network portal). `ParticleHookSink.SpawnFromHook`
ignores `CreateParticleHook.PartIndex`, so every emitter in a multi-emitter
script collapses to `entity.Position + rotated(hook.Offset.Origin)`. Retail
distributes the script's emitters across the entity's mesh parts (arch base,
columns, apex). Visual symptom for the Holtburg portal: the 10-hook script
produces a compressed swirl partially buried in the ground instead of the
multi-tier shape retail renders. Filed as `docs/ISSUES.md` #56 with the
captured entity guids + script ids; affects slice 2 (EnvCell chimneys /
fireplaces are multi-part) and any future multi-emitter PES path.
2. **Moving entities** don't re-anchor their DefaultScript emitters per
frame. No evidence retail's portals or chimneys move; revisit if visual frame. No evidence retail's portals or chimneys move; revisit if visual
verification surfaces a regression. verification surfaces a regression.
2. **WB's re-fire-after-1s loop** is not implemented. Persistent emitters 3. **WB's re-fire-after-1s loop** is not implemented. Persistent emitters
work today; looping non-persistent emitters (if EnvCell static objects work today; looping non-persistent emitters (if EnvCell static objects
use them) would need it in C.1.5b. use them) would need it in C.1.5b.
3. **Animation-hook particle path** (`MotionInterpreter` 4. **Animation-hook particle path** (`MotionInterpreter`
`ParticleHookSink`) is shipped in C.1 but **not verified** by a recent `ParticleHookSink`) is shipped in C.1 but **not verified** by a recent
visual test in this codebase state. Confirming this path is the second visual test in this codebase state. Confirming this path is the second
half of C.1.5b. half of C.1.5b.