VoxelForge/CURRENT-STATE.md

# VoxelForge current state

As of 2026-10-31. The L130 baseline is on `assembler/world` as `044cd6d`; this L131 work branch starts at `cbbfd46`. Current-state claims below point to their code or measured report.

## What ships today

- **Core:** evaluator version **227**. Unreal's `AVoxelWorld::bUseVoxelForgeCore` is opt-in and defaults to `false`; the legacy generator remains the default runtime path. [Core version](Standalone/Core/include/VoxelForgeCore/VoxelForgeCore.h), [runtime switch](Source/VoxelForge/Public/VoxelWorld.h), [L130 report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux130/REPORT.md).
- **Generator dispatch when Core is enabled:** `SurfaceWorld` uses the Core surface adapter; `FloatingIslands` uses its Core adapter. `Caves` uses the Core cave field only with `Core.Caves.PrimitiveField` v1. `Maze` and `VerticalShafts` use the Core lattice field only with `Core.Lattice.PrimitiveField` v1. Other generator/recipe combinations fall through to `FLegacyGeneratorFieldAdapter`. [Dispatch](Standalone/Core/src/ShapeWorldInternal.h), [recipe checks](Standalone/Core/include/VoxelForgeCore/VoxelForgeCore.h).
- **Passages:** continuous smooth swept tubes with a continuous floor profile. L125 stamps conservative route slabs and outside sentinels into the tile cache; exact route geometry is still evaluated. All 21,425 route samples passed the open-air walk check; the nine-station floor probe's maximum root offset was 7.884 mm. L130 sets the shared influence reach to **1.0533 m** (0.75 m shell + 0.21 m relief + 0.50 m smooth-max support / 6 + 0.01 m margin), converted once from metres to Core voxels for the proof, feature, fallback, and off-grid bounds. [L125](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux125/REPORT.md), [L130](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux130/REPORT.md).
- **Streaming:** arrival uses a bounded startup apply burst: `voxel.StreamingStartupApplyBoost=1` by default, up to 24 visible meshes or 14 ms per frame for at most 30 seconds, until the initial desired set and walkable ring are ready. `voxel.StreamingFarApplySupplement=1` is also default-on: after the normal visible apply cap, at most one far result applies when under half the apply-time budget; it is inactive during the startup burst. Dynamic near reserve defaults on; coarse-first remains off; the legacy pending-result cap defaults off. The far-apply lane is Unreal-only. [CVar source](Source/VoxelForge/Private/VoxelWorld.cpp), [L121 report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux121/REPORT.md), [architecture](ARCHITECTURE.md).
- **Determinism:** proven on Linux with Clang and GCC at W1/W8/W12. L131's unchanged-output comparison covers owner4's SW/FI/TN/VS views in 24 compiler/worker cases; the canonical owner4/owner2 recipe matrix also passes. Windows determinism is unverified. [L131 checks](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux131/REPORT.md), [v227 canonical hashes](Standalone/Tools/verify/baselines/owner-hash/canonical/).

## Current performance references

Headless medians in seconds, five interleaved L80-style measurements per version in each cell. Near-ready means the complete LOD0–2 set; whole-view is the full requested view. Values below are the edited L131 binary; the paired pre-cleanup comparison is in the [L131 report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux131/REPORT.md) and [timing summary](Saved/Linux/l131/timing/summary.json).

| Stratum | Near-ready W8 / W12 | Whole-view W8 / W12 |
|---|---:|---:|
| S0 | 0.804 / 0.848 | 1.811 / 1.832 |
| S1 | 1.014 / 1.002 | 1.993 / 1.886 |
| S2 | 1.060 / 1.012 | 1.960 / 1.865 |
| S3 | 0.917 / 0.884 | 1.887 / 1.782 |

Across 40 paired runs per metric, the mean relative change from pre-cleanup L130 was −0.22% near-ready (95% CI −1.02% to +0.57%) and −0.29% whole-view (−1.04% to +0.46%); neither indicates a measurable slowdown. The machine gate was load 0.81 and 99.2% idle. [L80 protocol](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux80/REPORT.md), [runner and raw runs](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux131/RunL131Timing.py).

The latest recorded Linux Unreal start-to-LOD0–2 values are L127's one run per stratum: S0 2.456 s, S1 2.231 s, S2 2.514 s, S3 2.221 s. L130 did not rerun UE startup or movement. Five L127 runs at 30 m/s, 12 s moving plus 5 s dwell, had median moving near coverage **40.22%**, far holes **3.46%**, tick p99 **10.80 ms**, and worst tick **13.27 ms**. After stopping, near coverage reached 100% and far holes reached 0%. These are the latest UE references, not v227 UE measurements. [L127 report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux127/REPORT.md), [L127 movement summary](Saved/Linux/l127/ue/movement-pairs-summary.json), [L127 start summaries](Saved/Linux/l127/ue/merge/start-summary.json).

## Open gaps

- Multiplayer world lifecycle is unfinished: seed/layout replication, authoritative modification RPCs, and serialized diff replay for late join are still open. See [ARCHITECTURE §9.5 and §9.7](ARCHITECTURE.md).
- Determinism has not been verified on Windows. Linux Clang/GCC agreement does not establish MSVC agreement.
- NullRHI measures residency and apply timing, not the first presented pixel or rendered enclosure. L127 also found four low-contrast views among 23 otherwise verified captures. [L121](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux121/REPORT.md), [L127](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux127/REPORT.md).
- UE startup/movement numbers above predate L130's v227 reach change; there is no L130/L131 UE movement comparison.

## How to verify

- Build standalone Clang or GCC with [`Standalone/BuildLinux.sh`](Standalone/BuildLinux.sh), for example `bash Standalone/BuildLinux.sh --compiler=clang++-19 --variant=l131-clang --fp-contract=off --jobs=4`. The script pins CPUs 0–11 and applies `prlimit --as=6442450944` itself.
- Fast tier: `python3 Standalone/Tools/verify/verify.py fast --out Saved/Linux/l131 --overall-timeout 1740`. It runs the walkability and current owner checks; per-run logs and the summary stay under `Saved/Linux/l131`.
- Canonical output baselines are the v227 files in `Standalone/Tools/verify/baselines/owner-hash/canonical/`. L131 also provides reproducible pre-cleanup identity matrices for owner4 tile hashes and owner4/owner2 canonical hashes under `Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux131/`.
- Timing follows L80: quiet machine, no overlapping build, one warm-up per version, five interleaved runs per stratum and worker count, W8/W12. Each headless run uses `taskset -c 0-11`, `prlimit --as=6442450944`, and a 1,740 s timeout. See [`RunL131Timing.py`](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux131/RunL131Timing.py).
- Linux host build: `/home/jahni/UnrealEngine/Engine/Build/BatchFiles/Linux/Build.sh VFHostEditor Linux Development -Project=/home/jahni/VFHost/VFHost.uproject -NoUBA -MaxParallelActions=4 -Log=/home/jahni/VoxelM/Plugins/VoxelForge/Saved/Linux/l131/ubt.log`. Run Unreal without `prlimit`.

## Closed experiments

These rejected speed/streaming proposals stay closed unless new evidence changes their measured failure. Reports and surviving patches are linked in the [L131 inventory](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux131/REPORT.md).

| Line | Result |
|---|---|
| L116 tunnel chord bound and z cache | Pair count fell 20.8%, but stayed 1.96× L109 and readiness was 15–30% slower. Patch: [`chord-bound-zcolumn-not-merged.patch`](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux116/patches/chord-bound-zcolumn-not-merged.patch), commit `89504ec`; see [report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux116/REPORT.md). |
| L118 pair pruning / deferred floor work | Pruned 17–18% of candidate pairs but remained 17.2–25.7% behind L109 near-ready. [Report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux118/REPORT.md); patch: [`l118-designs.patch`](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux118/l118-designs.patch). |
| L126 floor-call filters | Cut floor calls 20–23% without reducing pair counts; all eight cells missed L109. Candidate source was restored and no standalone patch was kept; see [report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux126/REPORT.md) and commit `01a5094`. |
| L128 half-open slab ownership | Ownership audit passed, but readiness was 14.8–28.0% behind L109 and moving coverage dropped. Report and patch `l128-slab-ownership.patch` are in archived commit `7022d02`. |
| L129 2 m physical reach | v225's metre/Core-voxel bounds mismatch made the correctly bounded candidate do more work; it was slower and failed UE movement gates. Report and patch `l129-reach-2m.patch` are in archived commit `0d1140c`. |
| L120 priority split / extra worker slots | Neither met coverage and tick gates; 10 slots reached a 16.67 ms worst tick against 15.43 ms baseline. [Report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux120/REPORT.md); no production patch retained. |
| L122 admission relaxation | Early admission missed p99 or far-hole gates; no behavior retained. [Report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux122/REPORT.md); patch: [`l122-trace.patch`](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux122/l122-trace.patch). |
| L123 lookahead / completion gate | Lookahead failed p99 and worsened near/far coverage; queue-only also failed p99. [Report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux123/REPORT.md); patch: [`l123-queue-lookahead.patch`](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux123/l123-queue-lookahead.patch). |
| L124 early LOD0 pages | Optimistic gain stayed below 100 ms except negative cases; no publication/scheduling implementation was made. [Report](Standalone/Research/WorldAssemblerM3/Linux124/REPORT.md). |