This is the website shelf page for docs/ps1/research/OCEAN_RESTORE_PLAN_2026-04-16.md. It exists because the project has hundreds of Markdown files and the website should not pretend the interesting work only happened in the polished essays.

Why this file matters

PS1 research worklog. This is one of the working notes that drove the port: plans, validation logs, classifier notes, and the pivots that eventually shaped the runtime.

Status: active short-term plan Owner: PS1 prerender pilot

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Outline

  • Ocean Restore Plan 2026-04-16
  • Safe baseline
  • What just failed
  • Goal
  • Execution rules
  • Step sequence
  • Step 1: Lock baseline again
  • Step 2: Prove ocean-only initialization in isolation
  • Step 3: Put the existing standalone foreground player on top of the proven
  • ocean-only base
  • Step 4: If Step 3 fails, fix restore semantics before trying more init work
  • Step 5: Only after ocean is stable, restore island
  • Step 6: Only after static island is stable, restore random island placement
  • Immediate next move

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