Allow Salusa Ghola before battle commitments

docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md

@@ -20,6 +20,27 @@ open mode gates.
 Keep identified Basic-function gaps ahead of Advanced and wider interactions.
 Prototype labels and final acceptance gates remain.
 
+**Salusa Ghola before battle commitments — 27 October. Prototyped / Partial.**
+An otherwise legal Sardaukar Ghola return can raise Salusa from one to two
+during the Emperor's uncommitted battle. That same battle uses current High
+free support; the returned counter stays at Salusa. Once either plan, an
+inspection answer or an active battle promise is committed, the existing
+preview boundary remains. It is unfinished timing, not an official Ghola ban.
+[Source and remaining boundary](HOMEWORLD_BENEFITS_RULES.md#salusa-ghola-before-battle-commitments--27-october-2026).
+
+**Nine files78/78**, types/lint and one native runtime programme pass. The
+original public Advanced E/A/G base33/Homeworld source uses51 actions to earn
+a paid first-battle star casualty and open a second actual uncommitted battle.
+Five further native actions play Ghola, seal both plans and complete both
+traitor calls. Eight GameTable SSR renders check current controls and the
+separate actual sealed-plan guard branch. Only unopened initial cards, land
+Spice positions and scalar lotteries are selected; no later force/purse/hand/
+phase/battle receipt is installed. Stateful Ghola/plan inputs use native
+packets, not operated browser controls. Four profiles retain legal plans after
+the return; no strategy or difficulty calibration is claimed. Native-Salusa
+battle, browser/mobile, deployed and final assurance are not newly certified.
+No build was repeated for this focused rule-helper change.
+
 **Occupied Ecaz captive-tenure expiry — 27 October. Prototyped / Partial.**
 An original occupied grant now retires at public turn end or entitlement loss
 while Harkonnen keeps the actual captive. Capture, concealment and physical

docs/HOMEWORLD_BATTLE_RUNTIME.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Ixian winners may exchange surviving Suboids for Cyborgs lost at that same Homew
 
 ## Explicit unfinished interactions
 
-The [replacement source audit](HOMEWORLD_REPLACEMENT_RULES.md) does not resolve the Advanced Emperor’s returned-army allocation between Kaitain and Salusa. That Face Dance return is gated with the same server, AI and interface reason; declining remains available. The existing Salusa Ghola support-timing question also remains gated. These restrictions are development boundaries, not official prohibitions. Other Homeworld face effects, occupation rights and full interaction coverage are still required.
+The [replacement source audit](HOMEWORLD_REPLACEMENT_RULES.md) does not resolve the Advanced Emperor’s returned-army allocation between Kaitain and Salusa. That Face Dance return is gated with the same server, AI and interface reason; declining remains available. The Salusa Ghola crossing remains gated after battle commitments; the [commitment-free window](HOMEWORLD_BENEFITS_RULES.md#salusa-ghola-before-battle-commitments--27-october-2026) now uses actual current population. These restrictions are development boundaries, not official prohibitions. Other Homeworld face effects, occupation rights and full interaction coverage are still required.
 
 ## Evidence
 

docs/HOMEWORLD_BENEFITS_RULES.md

@@ -2,6 +2,58 @@
 
 Source audit, 9 September 2026. This separates publisher wording, rule composition, and remaining decisions. It does not enable Homeworld games or replace the outstanding Ambassador/Duke revival rulings.
 
+## Salusa Ghola before battle commitments — 27 October 2026
+
+An otherwise legal Ghola may return a dead Sardaukar to Salusa during the
+Emperor's battle while no plan is sealed and no inspection answer or active
+Truthtrance battle promise is committed. Returning the actual counter from
+Tanks raises Salusa from one to two; the current High benefit then supplies
+free Sardaukar support in that same battle. It does not add that counter to an
+Arrakis army, spend ordinary revival allowance, waive the once-per-turn elite
+revival limit or bypass a pending response/decision. Existing force controls and
+minimal AI use the same projected elite allowance and combat descriptor.
+
+The user-authorized revised PDF establishes immediate Ghola at any time
+(physical39 / printed37), current population and the native return destination
+(physical22 / printed20), and strength/spice commitments plus matching casualty
+allocation (physical11–12 / printed9–10). Salusa's printed High face supplies
+the free support. No new timing priority is introduced around native modal
+decisions. A native-Salusa return joins that World's actual pool; its connected
+population rules remain current rather than freezing a face for the battle.
+
+**Remaining preview boundary:** once either plan, an inspection answer or an
+active battle promise exists, the population-crossing return remains guarded.
+This is an unfinished continuation, not an official prohibition. The source's
+identified unofficial impossible-Prescience-answer update (physical41 /
+printed39) supports a future explicit update, but does not settle every sealed
+dial/support composition. Do not refund support, reopen sealed plans, allow
+wasted support or weaken free Sardaukar merely to make an old dial legal. Normal
+force and eligible leader targets remain usable under their ordinary gates.
+
+### Focused evidence
+
+Nine selected files pass78/78 with types/lint. The public original Advanced
+E/A/G base33/Homeworld programme takes51 source actions: paid E4-star shipment,
+actual two-star movement and Guild entry create two real battles; a paid first
+win puts one actual star in Tanks. In the later uncommitted battle, five native
+actions play the originally dealt Ghola, submit plans with free star support
+and complete traitor calls. Salusa ends at two, Arrakis receives no revived
+counter and the same physical card is discarded once. All four profiles provide
+legal plans after that return. The previous paid-support and answered-Prescience
+guard cases remain; a new opponent-only sealed case also remains guarded.
+
+The separate native runtime renders eight GameTables before/after return,
+after an actual sealed-plan branch and after completion. This is server
+rendering with native action packets, not stateful Ghola/plan input operation
+or browser hydration. It does not certify native-Salusa battle chronology,
+module combinations, full modes, deployed acceptance or final recovery/privacy/
+custody assurance. No build was repeated for the focused rule-helper change.
+Private proof: `/home/quintine/.local/share/dune/checkpoints/20261027-salusa-ghola-proof-v1/`;
+runtime: `20261027-salusa-ghola-runtime/run-v1/` beside it. Frozen source tree
+`7d6408588870da018b93bc5a7208d19eb24a4050e023ce9eff3ac3c3227efbba`
+contains3350 files. Only this evidence text, the dashboard and implementation
+log are final documentation overlays after those checks.
+
 ## Provisional Low Homeworld revival prevention — 25 October 2026
 
 **Prototyped / Partial.** The earlier target guard against Tleilaxu special

docs/HOMEWORLD_COMBAT_IMPLEMENTATION.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Homeworld combat foundation and Salusa support
 
+Current follow-up: [commitment-free Ghola](HOMEWORLD_BENEFITS_RULES.md#salusa-ghola-before-battle-commitments--27-october-2026)
+can raise Salusa during an ongoing battle. The older whole-battle restriction
+below is superseded only before commitments; later repricing remains guarded.
+
 9 September 2026. This extends the native-reserve runtime. Homeworld invasion and live off-planet battle actions remain unavailable; no start gate is opened.
 
 ## Connected Salusa behavior

docs/HOMEWORLD_OCCUPATION_INTEGRATION.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ disclosure ability is explicitly lost under occupation.
 | `charity.ts::charityQuote`, `revival.ts::freeRevivalRate` | Shared low bonus | Preserve ordinary eligibility, bank funding, inflation, Recruits and resource caps. Changing the shared helper reaches engine/view quotes. |
 | `homeworld-benefits.ts::snapshotHomeworldRevival` | Tleilax physically low at Revival opening | Snapshot the verified low-penalty condition at the original phase-opening event. `tleilaxuHomeworldFreeIncomeBlocked` must continue reading that saved receipt, not current population or occupation. |
 | `homeworld-benefits.ts::homeworldSardaukarFreeSupport` | Advanced Salusa high | A native high capability. Occupied Salusa's loss of Sardaukar advantage needs its own rule composition, not a physical force conversion. |
-| `homeworld-benefits.ts::homeworldSardaukarGholaBlock` | Salusa population exactly one during an Emperor battle | Existing unresolved support-transition guard. If occupation changes effective support, compare the relevant before/after capability; do not remove the guard solely because occupation exists. |
+| `homeworld-benefits.ts::homeworldSardaukarGholaBlock` | Salusa population exactly one during a committed Emperor battle | Remaining support-transition preview guard; commitment-free Ghola now uses current population. If occupation changes effective support, compare the relevant before/after capability; do not remove the guard solely because occupation exists. |
 | `homeworld-mobility.ts::homeworldMovementForesightBlock` | Caladan low | Retained low penalty blocks a new Movement peek; it does not erase already acquired knowledge. |
 | `homeworld-mobility.ts::homeworldMobileStrongholdMovementBlock` | Ix low | Retained low penalty blocks stronghold relocation, including its special Karama route; ordinary troop movement remains separate. |
 | `homeworld-mobility.ts::homeworldNoFieldMovementBlock` | Richese low | Retained low penalty restricts existing marker movement. Shipment and reveal rules remain separate. |

docs/IMPLEMENTATION_STATUS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,30 @@
 # Dune implementation status
 
+## 27 October 2026 — Commitment-free Salusa Ghola
+
+Remove the whole-battle threshold guard only before either sealed plan,
+inspection answer or active battle promise. A real Sardaukar return raises
+Salusa from one to two and current High free support applies in the same battle;
+the revived piece remains in native reserves. The later timing boundary stays
+explicit and provisional. No refunds, sealed-plan changes or weakened free
+stars are invented. [Source and evidence](HOMEWORLD_BENEFITS_RULES.md#salusa-ghola-before-battle-commitments--27-october-2026).
+
+Nine-file78/78, types/lint and a separate native runtime pass. An original public
+Advanced E/A/G base33/Homeworld51-action prefix earns an actual paid-star loss,
+then reaches another live uncommitted battle;5 continuation actions play Ghola,
+seal plans and finish both traitor calls. Eight GameTable SSR renders include
+an actual sealed-plan guard branch. Initial unopened card/Spice positions and
+native scalar lotteries alone are selected; no later played resource, phase,
+hand or battle receipt is installed. Stateful card/plan controls use native
+packets. Four minimal profiles supply legal plans after the real return.
+No build was repeated for the focused rule-helper change; no browser/mobile,
+native-Salusa battle, deployed, complete-mode or final assurance is certified.
+Private proof `20261027-salusa-ghola-proof-v1/` and runtime
+`20261027-salusa-ghola-runtime/run-v1/` are under the existing private checkpoint
+directory. Frozen tree `7d6408588870da018b93bc5a7208d19eb24a4050e023ce9eff3ac3c3227efbba`
+contains3350 files; final evidence overlays are limited to this log,
+`CURRENT_STATUS.md` and `HOMEWORLD_BENEFITS_RULES.md`.
+
 ## 27 October 2026 — Occupied Ecaz captive-tenure expiry
 
 Public deadline/entitlement loss retires only the original occupied grant while

docs/RULE_DECISIONS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Rule decision index
 
+## Salusa Ghola commitment-free battle window — 27 October 2026
+
+Remove the whole-battle population-crossing restriction before any sealed plan,
+inspection answer or active battle promise. Actual revival raises current native
+Salusa population and the existing combat quote uses its new High free support;
+ordinary modal priorities and elite revival limits still apply. Retain the
+post-commitment guard as an unfinished preview boundary, not a publisher ban.
+The authorized PDF allows immediate Ghola/current population and separately
+requires dial/spice-compatible losses; it supplies no general refund, wasted
+support or sealed-plan rewrite. Its identified unofficial impossible-Prescience
+answer update supports a later continuation rather than bypassing those rules.
+[Source and boundary](HOMEWORLD_BENEFITS_RULES.md#salusa-ghola-before-battle-commitments--27-october-2026).
+
 ## Occupied Ecaz grant expiry during captivity — 27 October 2026
 
 Extend the selected provisional one-battle/turn/qualification tenure through