Beta Update

Earlier beta notes, preserved as originally published.

This is the archive of earlier beta notes. New notes are on the main updates page.

Update 2.29

6/9/2026

Monster AI Editor: MOVE (up/down), CHANGE and remove actions — the monster is now end-to-end editable. On top of the automations (v2.24.0/49), the "Monster actions" list gained 3 new ops, all length-preserving (even safer than add/remove): ▲ Up / ▼ Down (reorders the action past its neighbour — `Rebuild` remaps jumps/entrypoints by instruction IDENTITY, so control flow follows the moved block; the moved item stays selected so you can click again) and ✏ Change to the ability picked above (rewrites only the selected action's command operand to the picker's ability — exactly the RT2-live-proven 1-byte Firaga→Thundaga edit, now with any command incl. MonMagic2/Multi-Fira). Pure logic in `FfxLib/Ai/AiAutomation.cs` (`MoveActionInstructions`/`ChangeActionInstructions` + `CmdPushOffset` on `AiDetectedAction`); offered only for self-contained triplets (the validator blocks the rest). Gate `--ai3` extended: reorder 237/237 (move down, length-preserving, re-parses, same command multiset) + change 294/294 (slot becomes Firaga, length-preserving, re-parses). add/rng/detect/remove still PASS. Build 0 errors. Honest: structure proven offline; moving CHANGES execution order and changing CHANGES the command — in-game effect = RT2 (intended, that's the owner's goal). Complex cases (non-trivial target / something branches to the action) fall back to the advanced AI Assembler.

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Update 2.28

6/7/2026

updatearena

AURORA: ADD/REMOVE monster WIRED INTO THE UI (buttons in the Aurora Chamber). The GROW (v2.27.0) got a front-end: pure orchestrator `FfxLib/BattleMap/BattleArenaAuthor.cs` that keeps chunk2 (formation) + chunk3 (anchors) in lock-step + 2 buttons in the Aurora Chamber (➕ Add monster / ➖ Remove monster next to "Save positions"). Two-regime model: "add" uses a reserved arena anchor when there's headroom (`formation-live < MonsterPositionCount`) = just fill the next formation slot, chunk2-only, NO grow; otherwise it grows chunk3 (regime 2, `BattleArenaGrowWriter`). The new slot clones the last live monster (species + the `0x1000` flag); remove clears the last live slot. Backup-once save (`.aurora.bak`) + `ReloadSelectedBattle`. Gate `BattleArenaGrowLab` extended (links the author): AUTHOR add 694/694 + remove 302/302 (clean re-decode, slot cloned/cleared, formation-live ±1) on top of RT0 700/700 + ADD 696/696 + REMOVE 393/393. Editor compiles 0 errors (locked exe = editor running; temp-output build confirms). Doc updated `FFX_AURORA_CHUNK3_PAYLOAD_MODEL_2026-06-07.md`. Honest: offline byte-safe; the game accepting the new count = RT2/probe (on-screen banner). UX: set the species in the Formation Editor + drag the position in the MapViewer. — Jarvis-AURORA

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Update 2.27

6/7/2026

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AURORA: structural GROW of chunk3 (byte-exact ADD/REMOVE of a monster) — the "chunk3" blocker is gone. Answers `HANDOFF_AURORA_CHUNK3_RESOLVE_2026-06-07`. Before, only MOVING an existing anchor was possible (v2.12.0); now the monster COUNT can change. Packing-model RE (corpus 863, proven): the area-record packs its 8 arrays in a FIXED pointer order (`origin<party<partyB<aeon<monA<monLive<monB<camera`, 863/863); capacity = next-pointer − pointer; `monLive`(+0x20) is TIGHT (==`MonsterPositionCount@+0x06`, 856/863) while `monA`(+0x1C) reserves ~12 and `monB`(+0x24) reserves 3..78 → the reserves absorb a higher count without their own resize. The "mystery gaps" were the reserve; `+0x30..+0x5C` = 6 area/camera floats (not pointers). `BattleArenaGrowWriter.GrowMonsters` = an insert/remove splice at `monLive`'s end + re-stamp of only `monB`(+0x24)/camera(+0x2C) + the chunk table + `+0x06`; guards single-area + tight + reserve ≥ cap (HardActorCap=8 conservative; data max=15 znkd09). Gate `BattleArenaGrowLab` PASS (in `offline_ci.ps1`): RT0 no-edit 700/700 byte-identical, ADD +1 696/696, REMOVE −1 393/393 (clean re-decode). Ineligible battles refused honestly (149 multi-area + 6 non-tight + 13 anomalous-reserve → still editable via MOVE). Battle→scene transform reconciled = IDENTITY (handoff 2.3). Doc `docs/reverse/FFX_AURORA_CHUNK3_PAYLOAD_MODEL_2026-06-07.md`. Build 0 errors. Honest: offline byte-safe (RT0) ≠ the game accepting the new count — in-game UNPROVEN (RT2/probe + owner OK; exact spawn-loop ceiling = IDA pending). — Jarvis-AURORA

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Update 2.26

6/7/2026

updatemonster-ai

Monster AI Editor: ability SEARCH + the missing "Monster Commands 2" (MonMagic2 category = `0x6000`). Two owner asks on the Automations surface: (1) search the ability (the dropdown had 300+ entries) and (2) "I can't find the Monster Commands 2 abilities" (Multi-Fira etc.). Cause of (2) — an RE finding: a `performCommand` operand is `(category<<12)|id`, and the high nibble IS the table selector (`FfxCommon_Util.GetGameCategory`/`GameCategory_Enum`): `3`=command.bin (character), `4`=monmagic1, `6`=monmagic2. `AiCommandId` only mapped 3 and 4 → the editor was BLIND to `0x6xxx` (MonMagic2) even though the corpus uses 291 sites of it (bosses/Aeons). Proven by: the editor's own authoritative enum + a corpus histogram (nibbles 3=369 / 4=985 / 6=291 / 5=0; e.g. `0x60AB`=Multi-Fira #171) + the earlier Firaga RT2. Fix: `AiCommandId` gained `Monster2 = 0x6000` (`EncodeMonster2`/`DictFor`/`IsCommandOperand`/`AllOptions`) → it now decodes, lists, lets you add and remove MonMagic2 commands; this unlocks command-driven multi-cast (Multi-Fira IS that). Automations picker: 3 categories with friendly labels (character / monster 1 / monster 2) + a search box (name or hex, e.g. "Multi", "60AB") that filters while keeping the selection; the advanced Behavior Library also got Monster2. Gate `--ai2` extended: mon2 rt 247/247, MultiFira=True; `--ai3` now detects 1645 actions (was 1354 → +291 = exactly the previously-invisible MonMagic2), remove 278/278. RE doc: `docs/reverse/FFX_AI_PERFORMCOMMAND_CATEGORY_NIBBLE_2026-06-07.md`. Build 0 errors, gates PASS.

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Update 2.25

6/9/2026

updatesave

SPHERE GRID CANVAS (v2 VISUAL): edit Original/Standard/Expert on a graph + drag/link nodes. The UI that was missing on top of the lib foundation (FromExisting + mutators, gate `--spheregrid-edit-rt0`). New "Sphere Grid Canvas 🧩" nav (next to the v1 Builder) → a custom-drawn control (`SphereGridCanvasView`: `Render` + manual pointer, NOT an ItemsControl of 800+ shapes — a shipped grid is ~828 nodes/848 links). Open Original/Standard/Expert (via `ReadLayout`→`FromExisting`, the project abmap OR the extracted reference as fallback) or New (from scratch); drag a node = `MoveNode`, wheel = zoom at the cursor, right button = pan, +Link mode clicks 2 nodes = `AddLink`, +Node mode clicks empty = `AddNode`, Delete removes a node (`RemoveNode`). Side panel for the selected node (PosX/PosY/cluster/content → `UpdateNode`). Save: a non-destructive `.dat` copy (layout + contents), or Save into project (dat0X/dat1X in the abmap, needs a loaded project). Render: clusters = faint regions, links straight / curve (anchor via quadratic bézier), filled/empty node, selected = gold outline. The v1 from-scratch stays intact (its own nav). Build 0 errors; editor boots without crash. Honest: WriteLayout is byte-exact (RT0 round-trip proven), BUT loading a NEW/EDITED topology in-game stays UNPROVEN (honest on-screen banner) — test in-game before trusting.

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Update 2.24

6/9/2026

updatemonster-ai

Monster AI Editor: 1-click AUTOMATIONS (the software's "AI" assembles the bytecode). The owner asked for layperson buttons where the editor assembles the ATEL bytecode without breaking + validates before saving (the editor was great at editing, bad at authoring from scratch). New "✨ Automations (1-click)" card at the top of the module, with ➕ Add ability (friendly spell/ability dropdown via `AiCommandId` + "when": Always / Sometimes 1-in-K → the AI auto-picks the combat worker + entrypoint, grows the jump-table via `AppendGuardedAction`, validates and saves grow-aware) and ➖ Remove an action (lists the command actions the monster ALREADY performs, decoded by name; removes the stack-neutral `[target][command][CALLPOPA]` triplet via `Rebuild` + relink, the validator blocks the dangle case). + a "Technical mode (real names)" toggle that relabels the list with raw mnemonic/hex (for nerdier users). Free-edit (AI Assembler + Behavior Library) stays intact as advanced mode. Pure logic extracted to `FfxLib/Ai/AiAutomation.cs` (no editor deps, like `AiCommandId`/`AiSnippetLibrary`) → testable and gateable. New gate `AiScriptLab --ai3` proves over the corpus (361 m.bin, 346 with script): add-ability 346/346 + rng-guard 346/346 (auto-pick validates + re-parses clean as a grow), detect 1354 actions / 255 scripts, remove 241/241 (Rebuild shrinks by exactly the dropped triplet, re-parses clean) + 14 correctly blocked by the validator (something branches to the action). `--ai2` still PASS. Build 0 errors. Honest: structure proven OFFLINE; the in-game behaviour of an ADDED ability depends on WHICH entrypoint runs per turn — NOT byte-proven (only the structure is, 692/692), so the entrypoint auto-pick is a heuristic (largest-span), reported transparently and flagged experimental/RT2 (confirm via the DINPUT8 probe). Multi-cast/multi-target/HP%-turn conditionals remain pending (corpus/anchor).

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Update 2.23

6/7/2026

updatearena

SPELL NAME in the magic viewers (PS3 Magic HD): best-effort join (owner-authorized). The owner told me to show the name even without the byte-proven join ("agora é pra fazer caralho", 2026-06-07 — an explicit override of the no-fabricate rule). New `MagicSpellNameResolver` (FfxLib/Dictionaries): magic_#### (id 0..1023, 12-bit) → tries `CommandCharacter` → `CommandMonster1` → `CommandMonster2` → `Item` (all `Dictionary<ushort,string>`), returns `name ~source` (e.g. `Firaga ~char-cmd`) or `magic_####` when unmapped. Wired into PS3 Magic (HD) (`Ps3MagicBrowser`): `Ps3MagicEntry.SpellNameDisplay` becomes the list title + detail header, and search matches by name. Honest: the `~source` flags it as a NON-byte-proven hypothesis (the catalog says "no names proved"); the owner verifies on screen and we refine the offset/dict if any name is wrong. Build 0 errors.

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Update 2.22

6/9/2026

updatesave

SPHERE GRID BUILDER (v1, from scratch): the proven lib finally in a UI. The grid topology (clusters/nodes/links/positions) was HARD-LOCKED; `SphereGridLayoutBuilder`+`WriteLayout` (gate `--spheregrid-build-rt0` PASS) existed with no screen. New "Sphere Grid Builder 🧩" nav (Core Authoring, next to the Sphere Grid Explorer) → form-based: Add Cluster / Add Node / Add Link → live lists → Validate (the lib's range-check) → Build & Save (`.dat` via `WriteLayout`, byte-safe, written to the project root or exe dir). The "create a sphere grid from the ZERO" headline is finally usable. Honest v1: no visual canvas (numeric positions); editing EXISTING node values stays in the Sphere Grid Explorer. In-game re-verification (owner's doubt): `WriteLayout` is byte-exact (RT0 round-trip proven), BUT loading a NEW topology in-game stays UNPROVEN — offline-safe ≠ the engine accepting a grid it never shipped (honest on-screen banner). Build 0 errors.

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