Verify fresh checkout opens

AGRARIAN_DEVELOPMENT_ROADMAP.md

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Remaining version 0.01 cleanup before moving deeper into new gameplay:
 - [x] Implement quiesced VM backup job for Windows-Builder and Ubuntu-Codex.
 - [x] Create repeatable dedicated server build instructions.
 - [x] Finish required plugin documentation.
-- [ ] Confirm the project opens cleanly from a fresh checkout, not just the current working share.
+- [x] Confirm the project opens cleanly from a fresh checkout, not just the current working share.
 - [ ] Organize `Content/Agrarian/` folders and move starter/prototype assets into clearly named locations.
 - [ ] Launch near-term MVP map-tile serving cloud VM.
 - [ ] Define MVP day/night length, survival pressure target, success loop, failure conditions, and closed-test readiness criteria.
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Goal: Prepare the project so all future development is controlled, recoverable,
 - [x] Document required plugins.
 - [x] Disable unneeded plugins.
 - [x] Confirm project compiles from a clean checkout.
-- [ ] Confirm project opens from a clean checkout.
+- [x] Confirm project opens from a clean checkout.
 
 Current tooling decisions:
 
@@ -603,6 +603,8 @@ Target deliverable: A small group can join a server, spawn into one biome, gathe
 ## 1.14 MVP UI And UX
 
 - [ ] Add main menu placeholder.
+- [ ] After splash/startup screens, land on an MVP character selection landing page.
+- [ ] Let players choose a realistic young adult male or female character with average proportions for the MVP.
 - [ ] Add join server screen.
 - [ ] Add loading screen.
 - [~] Add HUD.
@@ -1395,6 +1397,8 @@ The first playable MVP is not complete until:
 - [ ] Injury or damage can create meaningful risk.
 - [~] At least one wildlife system exists.
 - [ ] Inventory works and replicates.
+- [ ] Startup flow reaches a character selection landing page after splash/startup screens.
+- [ ] Player can select a realistic young adult male or female character with average proportions before entering the MVP world.
 - [ ] Server restart preserves core state.
 - [ ] The game communicates what to do without hand-holding too much.
 - [ ] The experience feels like the beginning of Agrarian, not a generic survival template.
@@ -1419,7 +1423,7 @@ Earliest incomplete foundation items:
 - [x] Implement quiesced VM backup job for Windows-Builder and Ubuntu-Codex.
 - [x] Create repeatable dedicated server build instructions.
 - [x] Finish required plugin documentation.
-- [ ] Confirm project opens cleanly from a fresh checkout.
+- [x] Confirm project opens cleanly from a fresh checkout.
 - [ ] Create the core design document.
 - [ ] Create the technical design document.
 - [ ] Create the multiplayer/networking design document.
@@ -1434,4 +1438,4 @@ Earliest incomplete foundation items:
 
 Immediate next item:
 
-- [ ] Confirm project opens cleanly from a fresh checkout.
+- [ ] Decide whether to keep current Unreal template variants or remove unused starter variants.