Findings-index regen (tools_pc/gen_findings_index.py) — only D194's row
had actually drifted (fix direction implemented since, on PR #62, not
"not implemented" as the cell said). GRAPHICS-BACKLOG.md's D233/D234
rows were also stale ("not investigated") despite both being fixed and
verified since M-107/M-108 per findings.md.
New findings from user QA (M-119):
- D249: LOD/culling breaks on far geometry on big open levels (Streets,
Egyptian) at default FOV; distinct from D222/D218. Also a QoL ask for
a togglable LOD improvement, N64-accurate LOD kept selectable.
- D250: FPS now drops to 20-40 intermittently on many levels, a likely
direct consequence of D248 (M-118) exposing real per-frame cost that
was invisible while the port silently ran at half rate.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016DQUKGLZxFtPy52MkKXXog
Reviewed docs/dev/notes/PD-LEGACY-SURVEY.md (local Qwen agent's read-only
survey of the PD PC port for N64-legacy concepts worth modernizing/
noting) and folded its 8 candidates in:
- D224 (rumble): the stated fix is NOT sufficient alone - two upstream
blockers (CONT_CARD_ON never set; osPfsInit returns PFS_ERR_NOPACK
instead of PFS_ERR_DEVICE) sit before osMotorInit is ever reached.
Both must land alongside the SDL_GameControllerRumble wiring.
- WIDESCREEN-FOV-PLAN: recorded two deliberate GE-vs-PD divergences so
they're never mistaken for gaps - full-frame render (no PD-style
overscan crop) and keeping the SCREEN_RATIO_16_9 path GE already ships
(PD deleted its equivalent) as the widescreen mechanism.
- QOL-INVENTORY per-pad tuning row: PD's incremental hot-plug with
remembered seat is the natural implementation shape, sidesteps GE's
boot-latch controller-mask merge.
- D223 note: PD's per-player PC-controls-mode (save-compat shim) filed
for later, only relevant if P2+ keyboard input is ever a real ask.
- UNLOCKED-FPS-PLAN: PD's TickRateDivisor/ExtraSleep noted as a fallback
lever only if this plan stalls and GE stays fixed-tick.
Candidates 6/7 (MP-setup persistence, PD's PC-only gameplay options)
correctly judged net-new / rule-#2-cost-too-high by the survey - no
action, not re-noted elsewhere.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_016TaKy6AAsVUTfjkhrX6CjG
All referenced from HANDOFF.md / GRAPHICS-BACKLOG.md but untracked:
- D172-PARTICLE-COLOR-RESEARCH.md: magenta/cyan blood root-cause candidate
(unhandled GBI opcode 0xB9 in ROM particle records + D146 guard)
- D176a-SKY-NOTES.md: RDPHALF sky-tri wire format decoded; Path B draft state
- VIEWMODEL-RESEARCH.md: 1P weapon model static audit, three ranked suspects
- QOL-INVENTORY.md / WIDESCREEN-FOV-PLAN.md / UNLOCKED-FPS-PLAN.md: parked
Phase-4 proposals
James Dansereau