ROOT CAUSE FIX for missing left-side animations.
The AC client's MotionTable has NO cycles for TurnLeft (0x000E),
SideStepLeft (0x0010), or WalkBackward (0x0006). The real client
calls adjust_motion() which remaps these to their right-side
equivalents with NEGATIVE speed before looking up the cycle. Then
multiply_framerate() swaps LowFrame↔HighFrame so the animation
plays backward.
Source: ACE MotionInterp.cs:394-428, decompiled FUN_005267E0.
Changes:
- AnimationSequencer.SetCycle: adds adjust_motion block that remaps
left→right with speed *= -1 (TurnLeft, SideStepLeft) or
speed *= -0.65 (WalkBackward = BackwardsFactor)
- LoadAnimNode: when framerate < 0, swaps Low↔High (matching the
decompiled multiply_framerate)
- GameWindow.UpdatePlayerAnimation: passes original animCommand to
SetCycle (sequencer handles remapping internally), keeps legacy
fallback for non-sequencer entities
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Complete decompilation of the retail Asheron's Call client using
Ghidra 12.0.4 + pyghidra headless. 22,225 of 22,226 functions
successfully decompiled in 75 seconds.
Output: docs/research/decompiled/ (54 files, 688,567 lines of C)
Key findings already identified:
- CLandBlockStruct::ConstructPolygons at chunk_00530000.c:2270
(split direction formula with 0x0CCAC033 constants)
- Motion command handlers at chunk_00510000.c (0x45000005 etc)
- Motion interpreter at chunk_00520000.c
- Portal space UI at chunk_004D0000.c and chunk_00560000.c
Next: identify CPhysicsObj, CMotionInterp, collision, and movement
functions by cross-referencing against ACE's C# port.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Exhaustive analysis of two working AC clients revealing three critical
findings that reshape acdream's movement system:
1. Server-authoritative Z: neither AC2D nor holtburger computes local
terrain Z for the player. AC2D sends keys, receives position. Holtburger
dead-reckons for smoothing but the server overrides.
2. Terrain split formula mismatch: AC2D and ACViewer's render path use
0x0CCAC033-based FSplitNESW; WorldBuilder (our source) uses a different
214614067-based physics formula. Our terrain mesh triangulation doesn't
match the real AC client's, causing Z mismatches on slopes.
3. Movement deduplication: MoveToState sent once per state change, not per
frame. AutonomousPosition heartbeat every 1 second.
Also adds AC2D to CLAUDE.md reference repos section.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
