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+# Investor Readiness Audit - 2026-05-19
+
+## Current Verdict
+
+The current build should not be presented as investor visual MVP until it passes
+a real-GPU packaged-client visual and stability check. The systems are further
+along than the presentation, but the player-facing first impression is still at
+risk.
+
+## Findings
+
+- Packaged crash logs show a Slate/UI paint crash while the character-selection
+  frontend is active. The crash callstack centers on `SButton::OnPaint` and
+  `FSlateDrawElement::MakeBox`, so the immediate fix removes custom button brush
+  styling, defers frontend actions to the next tick, and shortens the investor
+  path from character selection directly into Ground Zero.
+- The project content library still contains only placeholder meshes plus the
+  Manny/Quinn mannequin assets for characters. The current character and object
+  visuals are proxy-quality, not final investor-quality realism.
+- Ground Zero editor verification confirms landscape, water/resource actors,
+  foliage variation actors, and environment materials exist, but this does not
+  prove the packaged executable looks good through the real GPU path.
+- Cooked runtime logs warned that tree, shrub, and grass materials were missing
+  instanced-static-mesh usage. Those flags are now set on the assets and in the
+  repeatable map setup script.
+- The generated investor roadmap/report can show old milestone completion state
+  if it is not regenerated from the current roadmap after fixes. The source
+  roadmap still contains explicit visual QA acceptance items that remain open
+  until real packaged screenshots or clips are captured.
+
+## Required Before Investor-Ready Label
+
+- Launch the packaged Windows demo through the real GPU desktop path.
+- Capture startup credits, character selection, first spawn, terrain, vegetation,
+  water, campfire, shelter, pause menu, and save/quit.
+- Confirm selecting a character and entering Ground Zero does not crash.
+- Confirm the first player view is not ground/legs, the menu does not appear
+  after gameplay starts, water is visible, foliage is visible, and debug-looking
+  primitives are not the dominant read.
+- Replace proxy/mannequin art with real or production-directed free/internal art
+  assets before calling the build visually investor-ready.
+
+## Verification Completed In This Pass
+
+- `verify_mvp_menu_input_and_quit_flow.py`
+- `verify_mvp_character_archetype_choice.py`
+- `verify_mvp_character_proxies.py`
+- `verify_mvp_frontend_umg_flow.py`
+- `verify_ground_zero_natural_environment_pass.py`
+- Windows package BuildCookRun completed successfully after the fixes.
+
+## Remaining Risk
+
+The packaged build still needs a real interactive visual pass through
+Sunshine/Moonlight or direct Windows display access. Static checks and editor
+commandlets are not enough to clear the user-reported crash and visual quality
+concerns.