From 6f76512ecb2f702cbaf5133d43f4c74a0c5612b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sylph-decoder Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:13:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] handoff: 0/1 is a duplicate, 2/3 is a structural pair -- restoring a withdrawal at lower strength Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Wuu56cE8vJGTBtn1ppsk8v --- docs/port/HANDOFF.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/port/HANDOFF.md b/docs/port/HANDOFF.md index e042a70e..ba025a57 100644 --- a/docs/port/HANDOFF.md +++ b/docs/port/HANDOFF.md @@ -21,6 +21,34 @@ delivered. + +## 🟡 2026-08-31 — `GP_DIALOG` 0/1 is a **duplicate**; 2/3 is a structural pair + +Closing the item I left open when I withdrew "an EN/JP pair". The two cases split, +and the bytes decide: + +| | sizes | differing | +|---|---|---| +| **control** 10/11 — known two different dialogs | 7 072 448 / 6 788 820 | **54.90 %** | +| **0/1** | 59 810 / 59 810 | **0.00 % — byte-identical** | +| **2/3** — the DIFFICULTY build | 8 136 936 / 8 124 856 | **2.77 %**, first at `0x1BB` | + +* **0/1 is a duplicate** — the same 59 810 bytes stored twice, not a language pair. +* **2/3 is not.** Different sizes, 2.77 % of bytes differing, **every element name + shared** — which is what a language pair looks like. + +⚠️ **Supported, not proven, and the untested step is nameable**: I have not +captured `DIFFICULTY` in `ja`. What is established is *two builds, same element +names, ~97.2 % identical bytes*. That they are **English and Japanese** rests on the +disc's convention of shipping screens twice, not on a capture of this screen. + +📌 This partially restores what I withdrew — **at lower strength than the original +phrasing**. A pair by structure; a *language* pair by inference. If you re-add it +anywhere, that is the version to carry. + +[data](../re/data/dialog-0-1-is-a-duplicate.txt) + + ## ✅ 2026-08-31 — `DIFFICULTY` is a **dialog**: `DLG_SELECT_DIFFICULTY`, `GP_DIALOG` entries 2/3 > ✅ **STRENGTHENED the same day, twice.**