Separation of concerns
Briefing ends where force planning begins. Every branch exits to the existing planner instead of absorbing deck timing.
Omega War · Unthinkable · Alignment date 2026-07-10
Battle Briefing wiring evidence
All three briefing structures are reachable, interactive where specified, and exit to the existing Deployment Plan without changing planner or playable runtime code.
Alignment status: confirmed
Confirmed artifact: `prototypes/unthinkable/tactical-battle/battle-briefing/`. Approval source: user-authorized ad hoc comparison bypass. Selection state: all variants built; production winner pending.
Research integration
Orders hierarchy
Situation, Mission, battle conditions, execution context, and readiness are concise and decision-relevant.
Existing factual ceiling
Only approved scenario, force, objective, terrain, phase, and Checkpoint Alpha facts appear.
Flow reachability
| Route | Entry | Primary walk | Exit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Orders | Hub card | Scroll six semantic regions | Variations or Deployment Plan | reachable |
| Command Map | Hub card | Select SVG or list marker; read intel | Variations or Deployment Plan | reachable |
| Signal Room | Hub card | Next through five frames; Back or Skip anytime | Variations or Deployment Plan | reachable |
Interaction contract
| Interaction | Implementation | Equivalent / recovery |
|---|---|---|
| Map marker selection | Pointer click and Enter/Space on `tabindex=0`, `role=button` SVG groups | HTML marker list selects the same state |
| Map selected state | Double ring, thicker stroke, `aria-pressed`, and updated text panel | Does not rely on color |
| Signal advance | Native Back/Next buttons and `aria-current=step` progress | Back restores prior frame; final Next disables |
| Signal escape | Persistent Skip Briefing link | Mission Essentials jump and planner CTA remain available |
| Reduced motion | Shared media query suppresses transitions and animation | State changes remain static and labeled |
Responsive test matrix
The dependency-free browser smoke exercises every route at 1366×768, 960×540, and 390×844. It checks page-level horizontal overflow, headings, local planner/back links, console/runtime/resource errors, map pointer and keyboard selection, all five signal frames, Back, and Mission Essentials. Desktop and phone viewport screenshots are saved under the prototype `evidence/` directory.
Narrow portrait reflows briefing content and never uses a rotate-device blocker. The planner CTA may state that the next prototype prefers landscape.
Safety and scope boundary
- No network resources, fetch, modules, CDN, storage, or external service.
- No alternate selectable battle modes.
- No recommended attack arrows, lanes, units, or build order.
- No changes to `deployment-plan-first/` or `playable-battle/` runtime code.
- No generated art, audio, video, voiceover, autoplay, analytics, or persistence.
Evidence status
Automated: plain-script syntax, shared fixture contract, local-resource contract, exact-viewport browser smoke, and existing playable-battle headless regression are the required gates. Human: not run; the evaluation checklist lives in `tasks/manual-todo.md`.
Handoff verification
manual-uat-needed. Built comparison prototypes exist, but no human comprehension, timing, excitement, clarity, prescription, or preference evidence is recorded. Consolidation and planner insertion remain blocked.
Read-only approval record
Approved: construct and wire all three comparison branches. Not approved: production selection, consolidation, runtime integration, or automatically placing a briefing before Deployment Plan. Next work: complete the manual comparison and explicitly handle every sibling branch.