acdream/docs/research/2026-08-25-campaign-as-test-script.md

# Campaign AS — connected gate script (AS6, user-driven)

**Purpose:** live verification of the assess/examination-window parity
campaign (AS2–AS5) against ACE, retail side-by-side as the oracle.
Launch: the normal connected launch (`ACDREAM_RETAIL_UI=1`, live ACE at
`127.0.0.1:9000`, `ACDREAM_PAK_PATH=<worktree>\artifacts\owner-gate\acdream-v5.pak`).
Sections marked **[TWO-CLIENT]** use the FA-campaign account pair
(`testaccount`/`+Acdream` + `testaccount2`/`+Horan`) — assess the OTHER
player. Where a second retail client is available, compare the same assess
performed from retail.

**Two standing rulings, read before judging:**
- **Row COLORS are out of scope this gate.** The Society green/red (and any
  buffed/debuffed row tint) is MODEL-ONLY today — `ResolveColor` renders
  the authored default until AP-110's FontInfo-list residual lands. Judge
  TEXT content, ordering, and presence only.
- **The paperdoll is our registered intentional deviation (AD-114):** ours
  mirrors the target's live motion; retail's clone plays its own decoupled
  idle cycle. A mismatch there is EXPECTED and correct.

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## 1. Header identity block (AS2) [TWO-CLIENT]

Assess the other player. Under the title bar, four lines:

1. **Gender+heritage**: "<Gender> <Heritage>" composed (e.g. "Female
   Aluvian") — not a raw property string. PASS: matches retail's line for
   the same target.
2. **Title**: the target's CURRENT display title (e.g. "War Mage"). Have
   the target change their display title (Character panel → Titles → Set
   as Display Title), re-assess: the new title shows. No title set →
   the line is empty (ours deliberately clears where retail can show a
   stale previous target's title — register AD-115; do not fail us for
   being cleaner than retail here).
3. **PK status**: "Non-Player Killer" for a normal character. (If a PK or
   PKLite character is available, verify its variant.)
4. **Allegiance name**: shown only when the target is in a named
   allegiance (sworn, rank ≥ 1); otherwise empty.
5. **Failed assess**: on the TARGET client enable Deception's
   "Attempt to Deceive" option (retail Options → Character) if available
   with a high-Deception target; a failed assess shows "???" attributes
   BUT the four header lines above still render (identity rides even on
   failure). Best-effort — needs a target whose Deception beats the
   examiner's Assess Person.
6. **The invented literal is gone**: assess a MONSTER and fail (or any
   monster assess) — the line that used to read "Assessment incomplete"
   shows nothing, matching retail.

## 2. Per-bodypart armor levels (AS3) [TWO-CLIENT]

1. Target wearing armor: three rows appear —
   "Head/Chest/Groin AL: a/b/c", "Bicep/Wrist/Hand AL: a/b/c",
   "Thigh/Shin/Foot AL: a/b/c" — values matching retail's assess of the
   same target (buffed values: cast an armor buff on the target and
   re-assess; numbers rise).
2. Target naked (bank the armor): the three rows AND their leading blank
   line disappear entirely.
3. Unenchantable coverage (if an unenchantable piece is available): the
   affected group shows "*N" (N = the level without the sentinel).
4. **The R3 legend check (explicit retail side-by-side):** "* =
   Unenchantable" renders as the LAST line of a player assess. Our port
   shows it UNCONDITIONALLY (decomp-proven structure). Confirm retail
   does the same on a player with NO starred values and again with NO
   armor at all. If retail hides it in either case, report it — that
   flips ruling R3 and we change ours.

## 3. Ratings block (regression)

On a target with ratings (augmented/geared): "Dmg/CritDmg Rating: x/y",
"Dmg/CritDmg Resist: x/y", "DoT/Life: Resist: x/y" rows as before,
each appearing only when its family is nonzero. Unchanged behavior —
spot-check only.

## 4. Society / allegiance / fellowship rows (AS4) [TWO-CLIENT]

1. **Fellowship**: form a fellowship (FA campaign flow), assess the other
   member: "Fellowship: <name>" row appears; disband → row gone on
   re-assess.
2. **Allegiance cascade** (best-effort — ACE's swear-at-close-range quirk
   #384 may block creating fresh vassals): assess a sworn character —
   "Monarch:" (and "Patron:" when different, "Monarch/Patron:" when the
   same person). Assess a MONARCH: "Alleg. Monarch:" + "N Follower(s)".
3. **Society** (only if a faction-joined character exists on this ACE):
   "Society: <name>" with the rank suffix (" ~ Initiate" … " ~ Master")
   per the target's standing. TEXT only — ignore colors (standing ruling).

## 5. Target-configurable extras (AS4) [TWO-CLIENT]

On the TARGET client open Options → the retail Character tab and toggle
each "Allow others to see..." option, re-assessing from the other client
after each change (each row appears iff the target allows it — the server
gates; we render what arrives):

| Toggle on target | Row | Expected value shape |
|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | `Arrived in Dereth:` | server-formatted date, verbatim |
| Age | `Time in Dereth:` | retail duration format — bare units, e.g. "3mo 2d 5h 12m 40s"; zero components omitted except seconds |
| Chess Rank | `Chess Rank:` | number |
| Fishing Skill | `Fishing Skill:` | number |
| Number of Deaths | `Deaths:` | number; a deathless character shows "Has never died" as the value (label stays "Deaths:") |
| Number of Titles | `Titles Earned:` | number |

PASS: each row toggles with its option, the labels match retail exactly,
and the full extras ORDER matches retail: Society → allegiance rows →
[blank] → armor trio → [blank] → ratings → [blank] → Fellowship → Arrived
→ Time → Chess → Fishing → Deaths → Titles → "* = Unenchantable".

## 6. Title-bar allegiance rank prefix (AS5) [TWO-CLIENT, best-effort]

Assess a sworn character with an allegiance rank: the WINDOW TITLE reads
"<RankTitle> <Name>" (e.g. "Yeoman Horan") — heritage- and
gender-specific title from retail's table. The character panel (F9) name
line of YOUR OWN sworn character shows the same prefix. Unsworn/rank 0 →
plain name in both places. (Creating a fresh sworn pair may be blocked by
#384 — use any already-sworn character; otherwise mark SKIPPED.)

## 7. Combat auto-refresh

Enter combat mode with the exam window open on a player: the window
refreshes ~every 0.75 s; the AL trio, extras, and header lines persist
and update (buff the target's armor mid-watch: values change without
re-assessing manually).

## 8. Regression sweep (5 minutes)

- Monster assess: species line + stat rows + ratings as before; NO armor
  trio, NO legend, nothing where the old invented literal was.
- Item assess: the full item report unchanged; inscription flow intact.
- Spell assess unchanged.
- The animated paperdoll mirrors the target's motion (our AD-114
  deviation — expected).
- Character panel (F9): CT-campaign behaviors intact (titles page, header
  identity block, resize clamps 372–1000, scrollbar hand-off).

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## Report back

Per section PASS/FAIL plus anything odd. The three answers that matter
most:
1. §5 — does every option-gated row toggle correctly with the target's
   own options, in retail's exact order?
2. §2.4 — does retail show the "* = Unenchantable" legend unconditionally
   (our R3 reading), or does it hide it in some case?
3. §1 — is the identity block exact against retail for the same target
   (composition, title live-update, PK text)?