Closes Phase D.2a. Launch with ACDREAM_DEVTOOLS=1 now shows a live
ImGui "Vitals" window whose HP bar reads CombatState.GetHealthPercent
for the local player. Without the env var the branches are dead code,
no ImGui context is created, and behaviour is identical to before.
GameWindow hunks:
- fields: _imguiBootstrap / _panelHost / _vitalsVm + DevToolsEnabled
- init (OnLoad): construct bootstrap + host, register VitalsPanel
- GUID push: _vitalsVm?.SetLocalPlayerGuid(chosen.Id) at live-connect
- frame begin: _imguiBootstrap.BeginFrame(dt) after GL clear
- frame end: _panelHost.RenderAll(ctx) + _imguiBootstrap.Render() after debug overlay
- input gating: skip WASD when ImGui.GetIO().WantCaptureKeyboard
Backend pivot: Hexa.NET.ImGui → ImGui.NET + Silk.NET.OpenGL.Extensions.ImGui.
First-light integration with the Hexa backend crashed 0xC0000005 inside
Hexa.NET.ImGui.Backends.OpenGL3.ImGuiImplOpenGL3.InitNative. Root cause:
Hexa's native OpenGL3 backend resolves GL function pointers via GLFW or
SDL internally; with Silk.NET (which uses neither) the pointers are null
and the native code crashes on first use. The mitigation path was
already planned — the design doc's Risk section called a pivot to
ImGui.NET a "one-morning operation" — and that's exactly what happened.
- Packages: Hexa.NET.ImGui 2.2.9 + Hexa.NET.ImGui.Backends 1.0.18
→ ImGui.NET 1.91.6.1 + Silk.NET.OpenGL.Extensions.ImGui 2.23.0
- ImGuiBootstrapper: was static Initialize(gl)+Shutdown() wrapping
Hexa's OpenGL3 init; now an IDisposable wrapping Silk.NET's
ImGuiController instance which handles GL backend init + input
subscription in one go.
- SilkInputBridge.cs deleted (~190 LOC): ImGuiController subscribes
IKeyboard / IMouse events itself, we don't need a bespoke bridge.
- ImGuiPanelRenderer: ImGuiNET.ImGui.* calls instead of
Hexa.NET.ImGui.ImGui.*. Widget surface unchanged.
Boundary discipline is preserved — no panel imports ImGuiNET; only
ImGuiPanelRenderer does. The D.2b custom toolkit will implement the
same IPanelRenderer contract without touching panel code.
Out of scope (tracked for follow-up):
- Stam/Mana currently return float? null (VitalsVM). Absolute values
need LocalPlayerState + PlayerDescription (0x0013) parsing to be
stored rather than discarded — filed as a post-D.2a issue.
- Mouse-capture gating (WorldMouseFallThrough-style click-through
tests) — not needed until we add clickable inventory items.
Roadmap + memory + architecture doc + UI framework plan updated in the
same commit per CLAUDE.md roadmap-discipline rules. 753 tests pass
(550 Core + 192 Core.Net + 11 new UI.Abstractions), 0 build warnings.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Two-stage rollout, one stable abstraction layer:
1. Short-term: Hexa.NET.ImGui as the backend. Wire up in days, iterate
game logic (chat, inventory, vitals) in weeks. Looks like a debugger,
acceptable while we prove the interaction logic end-to-end.
2. `AcDream.UI.Abstractions` — ViewModels + Commands + `IPanel` /
`IPanelRenderer` interfaces. Backend-agnostic. Plugin API targets
this layer; plugins never see ImGui.
3. Long-term: custom retail-look backend using dat assets. Swap panel
by panel. ImGui stays forever as the `ACDREAM_DEVTOOLS=1` overlay.
The new doc (`2026-04-24-ui-framework.md`) captures:
- Full design of the three-layer split
- Why Hexa.NET.ImGui over ImGui.NET + Silk.NET.OpenGL.Extensions.ImGui
(AOT readiness, tracks upstream ImGui faster, cleaner native-lib
bundling)
- Alternatives considered and ruled out (Myra, Avalonia, NoesisGUI,
RmlUi, pure custom from day one)
- Implementation order (Sprint 1 vitals HUD → Sprint 2 interaction
panels → Sprint 3 plugin API → Sprint 4+ more panels → later
custom retail-look)
- Risks + mitigations and open questions deferred to implementation
Roadmap Phase D updated with a pointer to the new plan so future
sessions start from the latest strategy, not the original
all-custom-from-day-one Phase D description.
No code changes yet. Ready to start Sprint 1 when approved.
