# Progress — Server Map Explorer

Last visited: 2026-10-01T19:26:40Z
Status: Completed

## Tasks
- [x] Received dispatch assignment & recorded in DISPATCH.md
- [x] Initialized BRIEFING.md and progress.md
- [x] Review `server/world/map_data_types.py` & `server/world/map_biome_catalog.py`
- [x] Review `server/world/procedural_map_engine.py` (current dungeon generator, BSP, corridors, A*, obstacles)
- [x] Review `server/world/zone_catalog.py` & `server/world/zone_engine.py` (zone lifecycle, monster spawns, waypoints)
- [x] Analyze wilderness open-world generation requirements (dimensions 60x45 to 120x90, paths, encounter zones, dead ends, boss gate, POIs, safe radius)
- [x] Design compact binary serialization format (Uint8Array 1 byte/tile + metadata)
- [x] Survey existing test suite in `tests/unit/` (zones, maps, movement authority)
- [x] Draft comprehensive `report.md`
- [x] Write standard 5-component `handoff.md`
- [x] Send completion message to parent