rdmbair15m5-changelog-20260920-1435-sierra-catalog-app-icons-and-universal2-packaging

Summary: Generated bespoke high-resolution macOS .icns application icons across all 10 classic Sierra game application bundles, verified Universal2 packaging with codesigning on both local and canonical hosts, and pushed updates to fleet git and GitHub mirrors while the room completeness swarm proceeds through catalog milestone implementation.

1. Scope & Hosts

• Local Host: rdmbair15m5 (Apple Silicon M5, macOS 27.0)
• Canonical Dev Hub: rdmsm4x (Apple Silicon M4 Max, canonical root ~/dev)
• Repositories Touched:
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/KingsQuestII
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/KingsQuestI
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/KingsQuestIII
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/KingsQuestIV
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/TheBlackCauldron
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/SpaceQuestI
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/SpaceQuestII
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/SpaceQuestIII
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/SpaceQuestIV
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/QuestForGloryI
  • /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/SierraKit

2. Actions & Changes

2.1 Bespoke AppIcon Design & Generation (generate_sierra_icons.swift)

• Authored /Users/richh/dev/scripts/generate_sierra_icons.swift using pure Swift 6 and AppKit / CoreGraphics (NSImage, NSBezierPath, NSGradient, NSString.draw) to design authentic macOS squircle icons (1024×1024) with Apple standard corner radius (224px), subtle drop shadows, ambient glow, and retro typography:
  1. KingsQuestI: Royal Daventry Crown with jewels, royal scepter, and gold-trimmed knightly shield on deep burgundy velvet.
  2. KingsQuestII: Golden Door of Destiny with glowing cyan keyhole and Sir Graham's iconic green feathered cap.
  3. KingsQuestIII: Manannan's celestial hourglass with glowing sand and crystal star spell wand on arcane violet.
  4. KingsQuestIV: Princess Rosella's platinum sapphire tiara and the glowing Golden Apple of Youth on twilight indigo.
  5. TheBlackCauldron: Forged iron cauldron with neon green sorcery flames and Taran's glowing golden sword on mystical forest dark.
  6. SpaceQuestI: Star Generator artifact with glowing cyan quantum core and StarCon chevron insignia on deep space navy.
  7. SpaceQuestII: Roger Wilco's Janitor plunger & space broom crossed over Sludge Vohaul's sinister red cybernetic visor on cosmic void charcoal.
  8. SpaceQuestIII: Aluminum Mallard delta hull spaceship with twin thrusters and Astro Chicken arcade badge on deep space twilight.
  9. SpaceQuestIV: Chrono-Hopper time-dial with concentric era rings (XII, X, I) and temporal lightning on cyber green matrix slate.
  10. QuestForGloryI: Crossed steel broadsword and magic dagger over Spielburg Hero's Guildmark crest on medieval royal navy.
• Downsampled each 1024×1024 master canvas to the 10 standard Apple icon sizes (16x16, 16x16@2x, 32x32, 32x32@2x, 128x128, 128x128@2x, 256x256, 256x256@2x, 512x512, 512x512@2x) via /usr/bin/sips.
• Compiled .iconset directories into production .icns files using /usr/bin/iconutil -c icns.
• Staged AppIcon.icns and AppIcon.iconset into Support/ across all 10 repositories.

2.2 App Bundle Packaging & Staging Updates

• Updated build.sh across all 10 game packages to:
  • Copy Support/AppIcon.icns into Contents/Resources/AppIcon.icns.
  • Inject <key>CFBundleIconFile</key><string>AppIcon</string> into Contents/Info.plist.
  • Verify that the resulting .app bundle displays the authentic icon in Finder, Dock, and App Switcher.

2.3 Universal2 Packaging Verification

• Executed /Users/richh/dev/apps/sierra/build_all.sh on rdmbair15m5:
  • 11/11 packages built, lipo-verified (x86_64 + arm64), codesigned, and staged successfully.
• Replicated build_all.sh execution to canonical dev hub rdmsm4x:
  • Pulled all 10 git repositories to latest commits.
  • Executed build_all.sh across all 11 packages verifying clean compilation under Swift 6 strict concurrency (.swiftLanguageMode(.v6)), Universal2 lipo gates, and codesigning.

2.4 Git & Remote Synchronization

• Committed Support/ and updated build.sh across all 10 repositories:
  • KingsQuestI: a5840d4
  • KingsQuestII: 05ae051
  • KingsQuestIII: c24d9d8
  • KingsQuestIV: 63c2602
  • TheBlackCauldron: 17088b7
  • SpaceQuestI: 36e1c68
  • SpaceQuestII: 21a31ef
  • SpaceQuestIII: 0a9ce95
  • SpaceQuestIV: e4ac543
  • QuestForGloryI: 725f291
• Pushed all commits to origin (git.ecs0.net:git/apps_sierra/<Game>.git) and backup (https://github.com/richhdoty/<Game>.git).

2.5 Catalog Room Completeness Swarm Progress

• Swarm Lead (7727e869-60d2-4cf4-b6ab-af073923c81f) completed Phase 0 architectural audits across all 10 titles:
  • Dispatched Explorer 1 (1a6612d3, King's Quest I–IV): Audited overland topologies, intermediate beanstalk stages, subterranean waterways, and castle tower rooms.
  • Dispatched Explorer 2 (d7589514, Space Quest I–IV & The Black Cauldron): Audited Kerona cavern topology, Labion act partitioning, Phleebhut Mog Bar requirements, time-travel eras, and Horned King castle rooms.
  • Dispatched Explorer 3 (3c6c7d5d, Quest for Glory I & SierraKit Architecture): Designed SierraRoomDefinition and RoomTransitionPortal contracts in SierraKit, and audited missing Spielburg valley wilderness rooms.
• Synthesized master PROJECT.md defining 22 discrete feature deliverables across all 10 titles.
• Dispatched Milestone 1 (Worker M1 0d617d3b) to implement shared SierraRoomDefinition contracts, complete King's Quest I–IV off-grid rooms, and author topology verification suites.

3. Verification Evidence

• Universal2 lipo gate:
  • lipo -archs dist/<Game>.app/Contents/MacOS/<Game> outputs x86_64 arm64 for all 10 applications.
• Code signing:
  • codesign -dvvv dist/<Game>.app verifies valid signature with embedded Info.plist pointing to AppIcon.
• File inspection:
  • Verified Contents/Resources/AppIcon.icns (~1.1 MB – 1.6 MB) present in all 10 built .app bundles.
• Remote parity:
  • git push origin main and git push backup main exited 0 across all 10 game repos.

4. How to Undo

• To revert icons: git revert <commit-hash> in any repository.
• To remove staged icons: rm -rf Support/AppIcon.icns Support/AppIcon.iconset.