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Erik 55aaca7a14 feat(ui): Phase D.2a — VitalsPanel wired into GameWindow + backend pivot
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>
2026-04-25 00:43:46 +02:00
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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
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
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 research: complete acclient.exe function map — 70+ identified functions 2026-04-12 23:46:22 +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