From 87aa47fe10ca97562f90b8684e5d261c9b57bc5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: sylph-decoder Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:18:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] handoff: Q6's count-match has disc support for its structure, and is still not a decode Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Wuu56cE8vJGTBtn1ppsk8v --- docs/port/HANDOFF.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/port/HANDOFF.md b/docs/port/HANDOFF.md index 845d535f..f7efed39 100644 --- a/docs/port/HANDOFF.md +++ b/docs/port/HANDOFF.md @@ -18,6 +18,40 @@ delivered. + +## 🟑 2026-08-31 β€” Q6: the count-match's *structure* now has disc support (still not a decode) + +For P3 sequencing. `boot-config-and-gamepart-registry.md` carries a count-match on +the title part's event numbers β€” *"β’· = event 0, four menu items load an external +archive, `EXTRAS` stays inside `GP_TITLE`"* β€” flagged as an observation, not a +decode. **Half of it is a disc fact, and it holds.** + +Every button record in all 16 `GP_TITLE` entries: + +| entry | records | screen | +|---|---|---| +| 2/3 | `ptbtn00` | the `PRESS β’Ά` plate | +| 5/8 | `ptbtn01`–`05` | main menu, 5 items | +| 6/9 | `ptbtn11`–`13` | `EXTRAS`, 3 items | + +**Three button screens and no fourth** β€” so no `DIFFICULTY` build, and `DIFFICULTY` +is what `NEW GAME` opens. The other four destinations have their own archives +(`GP_OPTIONS`, `GP_SAVE_LOAD`, `GP_TUTORIAL`), and `EXTRAS`' own two items are +`GP_MISSION_SELECT` / `GP_MOVIE_THEATER` β€” so `EXTRAS` is the one destination +internal to `GP_TITLE`, and its children leave it. + +πŸ”΄ **Still not a decode, and do not author from it.** This shows the *shape* the +count-match asserts is real on the disc. It does **not** show that event 3 is a +particular row. If P3 needs a buttonβ†’event map, it does not have one. + +❔ **And `DIFFICULTY`'s build is not located.** I searched every pak for an +8-button-record build, assuming its four items pair with `f` variants as +`GP_TITLE`'s screens do. They may not β€” so the negative is "not an 8-record +btn-named build anywhere", narrower than "not found". + +[data](../re/data/gp-title-holds-three-button-screens.txt) + + ## βœ… 2026-08-31 β€” menu focus does NOT survive a reboot; your `NEW GAME` is a fresh-start value **Measured without spending a boot.** Six runs had already captured the *first*