Findings: POD: Planet of Death

This is the current evidence map for POD's latest release. The local reference files are under target/pod/; none of the game's files are in git. Claims below are observed in the executable or disc, or measured by a named test. The release comparison is retained as history in versions.md.

Current reference

Item	Finding	Evidence
Game build	WINPOD.EXE is a 32-bit x86 PE. Its fixed file version is 2.2.8.1; it was linked 1997-10-26.	Observed: peinfo.py, peres.py on target/pod/disc/WINPOD.EXE
Disc image	POD2_0.CUE has a 231,180-sector Mode 1 data track and a 65,880-sector audio track after a 150-sector pregap.	Observed: discinfo.py on target/pod/cd/POD2_0.CUE
Disc files	The Joliet tree has 951 files in 49 directories, including six hidden videos. All files (471,896,442 bytes) match the extracted copy in target/pod/disc/.	Measured: crates/disc-image/tests/user_image.rs
Game content	The data folder has 32 circuits, 16 cars, 66 track geometry files, 32 car model files, 212 menu images, and 50 sound banks.	Measured: crates/pod-formats/tests/disc.rs
Python decoder coverage	322 of 423 DATA files decode completely; none fail. The remaining 101 files are track, car and chrome data plus NUKE___1.BCH; Rust readers cover the tracks and cars.	Measured: the catalogue result summarized in CHECKLIST.md

Builds and systems

The disc contains software, MMX, 3dfx, ATI, S3, Direct3D, PowerVR and Maxi Sound 64 builds. The build inventory and export state are in versions.md and hardware/3d-cards.md. The Windows software build is the reference binary for the Rust port; measurements name the exact function, input set and method.

Area	Current evidence
File formats	Readers and byte-identical writers are tested across the current POD data in the format specifications. The full per-format inventory is in CHECKLIST.md.
Race rules	Traced and measured against POD recordings and emulator runs (systems/race.md, systems/race-recording.md).
Controllers and physics	Ported and measured against POD states, calls and race step logs (systems/controllers.md, systems/physics.md).
World loading	Track geometry, race cars, paths and props are read from POD's data and compared with the running game's state (systems/world.md).
Front end	Menu actions, saved settings, records, championships and time attack are implemented in pod-ui; screen capture coverage is tracked in CHECKLIST.md.
Rendering	Span, shading, clipping, transform and horizon routines have measured ports. Full scene parity remains open (systems/render.md).
Sound	The mixer, channels, spatial audio, events and engine groups have measured ports. CD audio is read from the local image and follows the track's play/stop events (systems/sound.md).

Open work

• Finish complete 640 × 480 frame comparisons and connect the remaining renderer passes.
• Compare a full live-race sound capture against a fresh recording from POD.
• Finish the HUD elements and camera views listed as open in systems/hud.md.
• Continue the end-to-end checks and update their evidence in PORT.md and CHECKLIST.md.