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Erik 0bd9b9693b fix(rendering): #47 — walk DIDDegrade for retail close-detail meshes 
Humanoid bodies (Setup 0x02000001 + heritage variants) rendered visibly
flat / bulky vs retail because we drew the base GfxObj id from Setup /
AnimPartChange directly. Retail's CPhysicsPart::LoadGfxObjArray
(0x0050DCF0) treats that base id as the entry point to a DIDDegrade
table; close/player rendering uses Degrades[0].Id, which is the
higher-detail mesh that carries bicep / deltoid / shoulder geometry.

ACViewer also has this bug — it was the key signal it isn't acdream-
specific. Both clients drew the LOD-3 base mesh (e.g. 14 verts / 17
polys for Aluvian Male upper arm 0x01000055), missing the close-
detail variant (0x01001795: 32 verts / 60 polys).

Adds GfxObjDegradeResolver that walks the table with safe fallbacks
at every step. Wired in GameWindow after AnimPartChange application
and before texture-change resolution so texture overrides match the
resolved mesh's surfaces. Gated by ACDREAM_RETAIL_CLOSE_DEGRADES=1
and scoped to humanoid setups (34 parts with >=8 null-sentinel
attachment slots) while the fix bakes — the change is harmless on
non-humanoid setups (resolver falls back to base when no degrade
table) but we hold the broader sweep until LOD distance plumbing
lands.

User confirmed visually 2026-05-06: bicep, deltoid, and back-muscle
definition match retail.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-06 16:46:23 +02:00
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2026-05-01-retail-motion-trace fix(motion): jump direction, AutoPos cadence, backward/strafe wire & anim 2026-05-02 16:11:15 +02:00
2026-05-02-remote-entity-motion docs(spec): Phase L.3 — Remote Entity Motion Conformance design 2026-05-02 18:12:18 +02:00
2026-05-03-remote-anim-cycle docs(research): investigation prompt for remote-anim-cycle bug 2026-05-03 19:59:22 +02:00
2026-05-04-l3-port feat(motion): L.3 M1 — fresh InterpolationManager port + retail spec 2026-05-05 14:56:42 +02:00
2026-05-06-locomotion-cycle-transitions docs(motion): #39 — candidate fix ineffective; refute Shift-toggle wire hypothesis 2026-05-06 07:21:42 +02:00
data docs(research): commit named retail decomp + spells.csv (foundation) 2026-04-25 17:27:19 +02:00
decompiled research: full acclient.exe decompilation — 22,225 functions, 688K lines 2026-04-12 23:25:51 +02:00
deepdives docs+feat: 13 retail-AC deep-dives (R1-R13) + C# port scaffolds + roadmap E-H 2026-04-18 10:32:44 +02:00
named-retail docs(research): canonical retail keymap + dump-keymap tool 2026-04-25 23:01:58 +02:00
retail-ui feat(ui): Phase D.2a — VitalsPanel wired into GameWindow + backend pivot 2026-04-25 00:43:46 +02:00
2026-04-12-movement-deep-dive.md docs: movement deep dive — AC2D + holtburger cross-reference 2026-04-12 21:52:12 +02:00
2026-04-21-animation-audit.md docs(research): animation-pipeline decompile audit — no real gaps 2026-04-21 21:18:45 +02:00
2026-04-21-sky-deep-audit.md fix(sky): scale keyframe Luminosity/Transparent/MaxBright from percent → fraction 2026-04-22 17:38:44 +02:00
2026-04-22-sky-lighting-decompile.md sky(phase-1): revert speculative tint, add ACDREAM_DUMP_SKY diagnostic 2026-04-23 18:06:52 +02:00
2026-04-23-daygroup-selection.md sky(phase-3c): port retail FUN_00501990 DayGroup picker (uniform LCG) 2026-04-24 08:45:34 +02:00
2026-04-23-lightning-crossfade.md sky(phase-5a): remove DayGroup-name rain hack, ship retail-only Overcast mapping 2026-04-24 11:04:36 +02:00
2026-04-23-lightning-real.md sky(phase-8): retail-faithful night sky + README refresh 2026-04-24 20:34:36 +02:00
2026-04-23-physicsscript.md sky(phase-5a): remove DayGroup-name rain hack, ship retail-only Overcast mapping 2026-04-24 11:04:36 +02:00
2026-04-23-retail-memory-probe.md sky(phase-3g): fix LCG multiplier — 360 (DaysPerYear), not 7620 2026-04-24 10:17:38 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-dat-schema.md sky(phase-1): revert speculative tint, add ACDREAM_DUMP_SKY diagnostic 2026-04-23 18:06:52 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-decompile-hunt-A.md sky(phase-1): revert speculative tint, add ACDREAM_DUMP_SKY diagnostic 2026-04-23 18:06:52 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-decompile-hunt-B.md sky(phase-8): retail-faithful night sky + README refresh 2026-04-24 20:34:36 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-decompile-hunt-C.md sky(phase-8): retail-faithful night sky + README refresh 2026-04-24 20:34:36 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-fog.md sky(phase-5a): remove DayGroup-name rain hack, ship retail-only Overcast mapping 2026-04-24 11:04:36 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-material-state.md docs(sky): port plan for PhysicsScript/fog/lightning/crossfade 2026-04-24 10:53:46 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-pes-wiring.md sky(phase-5a): remove DayGroup-name rain hack, ship retail-only Overcast mapping 2026-04-24 11:04:36 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-references-crossref.md sky(phase-1): revert speculative tint, add ACDREAM_DUMP_SKY diagnostic 2026-04-23 18:06:52 +02:00
2026-04-23-sky-retail-verbatim.md sky(phase-1): revert speculative tint, add ACDREAM_DUMP_SKY diagnostic 2026-04-23 18:06:52 +02:00
2026-04-24-lambert-brightness-split.md sky(phase-8): retail-faithful night sky + README refresh 2026-04-24 20:34:36 +02:00
2026-04-26-chorizite-pr-draft.md docs(research): sky/weather investigation handoff + diagnostic tools 2026-04-26 21:40:34 +02:00
2026-04-26-datreaderwriter-reference.md docs(research): sky/weather investigation handoff + diagnostic tools 2026-04-26 21:40:34 +02:00
2026-04-26-sky-investigation-handoff.md docs(research): sky/weather investigation handoff + diagnostic tools 2026-04-26 21:40:34 +02:00
2026-04-28-combat-animation-planner.md feat(anim): Phase L.1c select combat maneuvers 2026-04-28 11:44:17 +02:00
2026-04-28-pes-pseudocode.md feat(vfx): Phase C.1 — PES particle renderer + post-review fixes 2026-04-28 22:47:11 +02:00
2026-04-28-remote-moveto-pseudocode.md feat(anim): Phase L.1c port MoveTo path data + per-tick steer 2026-04-28 21:49:22 +02:00
2026-04-28-sky-cloud-material-trace.md feat(vfx): Phase C.1 — PES particle renderer + post-review fixes 2026-04-28 22:47:11 +02:00
2026-04-30-precipice-slide-pseudocode.md fix(physics): #32 L.2c precipice edge-slide context 2026-04-30 08:04:37 +02:00
2026-05-05-issue-42-handoff.md docs(research): expand #42 handoff prompt for fresh-session pickup 2026-05-05 18:02:58 +02:00
2026-05-06-issue-47-close-degrade-pseudocode.md fix(rendering): #47 — walk DIDDegrade for retail close-detail meshes 2026-05-06 16:46:23 +02:00
2026-05-06-issue-47-handoff.md docs(research): #47 handoff prompt for next-session agent 2026-05-06 11:34:25 +02:00
acclient_animation_map.md fix(anim): implement adjust_motion — TurnLeft/SideStepLeft play backward 2026-04-13 12:17:26 +02:00
acclient_animation_pseudocode.md research: full animation pseudocode from decompiled acclient.exe 2026-04-13 12:43:44 +02:00
acclient_architecture_map.md docs: comprehensive architecture plan for acdream 2026-04-13 14:23:50 +02:00
acclient_decompiled.c research: decompile acclient.exe terrain/physics via Ghidra headless 2026-04-12 23:18:27 +02:00
acclient_function_map.md docs(research): #9 sweep acclient_function_map.md against PDB symbols 2026-04-25 17:44:07 +02:00
acclient_indoor_transitions_pseudocode.md research: indoor transition pseudocode from ACE + decompiled analysis 2026-04-13 13:56:16 +02:00
transition_pseudocode.md docs(research): collision transition system pseudocode from decompiled + ACE 2026-04-13 23:41:13 +02:00