P9.4 Second-Cycle Adaptation Implementation Plan

Status: COMPLETE Active step: NONE Baseline: 73834ab Goal: docs/goals/PHASE9_4_SECOND_CYCLE_ADAPTATION_GOAL.md Contract: docs/runtime/PHASE9_4_SECOND_CYCLE_ADAPTATION_CONTRACT.md

Player Outcome

After one reward, the player sees a concrete next threat and chooses between a faster but riskier third member and a slower recovery-oriented third member. The second battle and returned Hall visibly prove the consequence.

Steps

Step	Status	Outcome	Gate
P9.4-STEP-0 Contract	`COMPLETE`	Owner continuation and one second-cycle decision are bounded.	Goal, contract, plan, checkpoint and ledger agree.
P9.4-STEP-1 Dual-path domain	`COMPLETE`	Both legal recruits produce exact distinct Crosswind outcomes and once-only receipts.	Source `58cf775`; dual-path and P9.3 domain markers pass.
P9.4-STEP-2 Visible incoming threat	`COMPLETE`	Returned Hall shows Crosswind in-world before recruit input.	Source `e716431`; two 844x390 states, two enemies and no cards pass.
P9.4-STEP-3 Second-cycle runtime	`COMPLETE`	Parsed touch completes both recruit/battle/reward paths.	Source `b93715a`; 12 parsed touches, 10 frames and strict logs pass.
P9.4-STEP-4 H5 owner review	`COMPLETE`	Owner accepts the landscape second-cycle direction and asks development to continue.	Direction acceptance is recorded without upgrading detailed route comprehension, fun, listening, device or release gates.
P9.4-STEP-5 Five-profile pacing	`COMPLETE`	Normal, active, efficient, adversarial and returning traces preserve the two route consequences and expose explicit decision timestamps.	Source `66c2759`; five profiles, 35 timestamps, `13.30s` longest gap, both counterfactuals, starvation zero and invalid mutations zero pass strict-clean.

Active Step Contract

ID: P9.4-STEP-5 FIVE_PROFILE_PACING
PLAYER OUTCOME: The second-cycle choice remains timely and mechanically distinct
  across normal, active, efficient, adversarial and returning play patterns.
IN SCOPE: one new test under runtime/tests/p9_4/ plus P9.4 durable documents.
OUT OF SCOPE: product rules, UI, assets, save/offline implementation, content,
  packaging, stores, release and every other game.
OWNED FILES: runtime/tests/p9_4/second_cycle_five_profile_test.gd and its UID;
  this plan, the P9.4 Goal, CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md and the Phase 9 ledger.
ACCEPTANCE CHECKS: five named traces; explicit decision timestamps; both
  Wayrunner and Kindhand outcomes; exact tick/HP/heal/Coin authority; rejected
  adversarial actions leave state unchanged; longest no-decision interval is
  reported; P9.4 domain and P9.3 complete-loop regressions remain strict-clean.
EVIDENCE LEVEL EXPECTED: simulation_verified for this bounded second cycle.
COMMIT BOUNDARY: focused pushed test source, followed by a docs-only closure.
LEGAL TERMINAL: Aetherbound Guild P9.4 second-cycle adaptation candidate ready.
NEXT STEP: a separate P9.5 Goal/contract/plan; no product edit before it exists.

Frozen

Owned product files are limited to runtime/p9_3/core_loop_controller.gd, a new runtime/tests/p9_4/ test family and the P9.4 durable documents. Domain rules and P9.3 first-cycle transactions stay unchanged unless the dual-path test disproves the fixed contract. No new media, content expansion, persistence, packaging or release work is authorized.

Current Evidence

Product source: b93715a.
Source-bound root: /private/tmp/abg-p94-b93715a-runtime-r1/.
Domain marker: ABG_P9_4_SECOND_CYCLE_DOMAIN_OK.
Runtime marker: ABG_P9_4_SECOND_CYCLE_RUNTIME_OK paths=2 touch=12 fallback=0 direct=0.
Ten 844x390 frames cover both returned-threat states, both focused Recruits, COUNTER/HEAL actions, both results and both returned three-person lines.
P9.3 complete-loop and P9.0R3 battle-feedback regressions pass strict-clean.
H5 delivery: docs/runtime/p9_4/H5_DELIVERY.md; Gallery _-JIXWqW38jO.
Source-bound five-profile root: /private/tmp/abg-p94-66c2759-five-profile-r1/; inventory SHA-256 cc5bb70f7237ee551dcf259cad98970a971631b76682a97b83cc4bb7c5a8ee0f.
Five-profile marker reports profiles=5 routes=2 decisions=35 longest_gap=13.30, exact counterfactual values, starvation=0 and invalid_mutations=0; P9.4 and P9.3 domain regressions pass strict-clean.

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