Contra: Operation Galuga (PPSA15368)

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Title

Contra: Operation Galuga (PPSA15368)

Content version tested

01.000.003, from sce_sys/param.json.

AnyPS5 commit

Production main 73f4f7e06e4f210a8c6570e335fd654dc0a86134; actual compiled bank 59fbec354b5c886294a043268be63f4724e04919 adds only a GuestMemory test fixture. No optional production PR or game-byte patch. This is not a run of #6321's production change. The intervening main474 changes are test infrastructure only.

System tested

Arch Linux x86_64, kernel 7.2.11-arch1-1, GCC 16.2.1, Release; AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (RADV NAVI23), Mesa 26.2.6-1.

Furthest point

Menu. A later debugger diagnostic renders an island scene after Start; controllable gameplay has not been verified.

What is shown

The title/main menu renders readable text and responds to input. The observed menu FPS counter is around 60; this is not a gameplay or performance comparison. Story Mode → New Game → Normal → Bill → Start can be selected. Audio and PS5 visual fidelity have not been qualified.

Current blocker

Intermittent first-stage loading stall / guest allocator crash: #14052. That issue contains the distinct native and debugger observations and full logs. A later debugger run advances into the island scene and closes normally; it does not establish a fix or stability. No required fix PR has been identified yet, and #14042 is not claimed to unblock this title.

How it was run

Unwrapped executable and all 16 shipped modules; relink with --registry --no-patches --linux-fixed-base 0x400000 --module-dir Media/Plugins --module-dir Media/Modules and the matching SDK rpath. Independent writable runtimes/saves; original extracted assets unchanged. VK_DRIVER_FILES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/radeon_icd.json, ANYPS5_GPU='AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT', APS5_HOST_IMPORT_MIB=16384, ANYPS5_NO_SHADER_CACHE=1, MESA_SHADER_CACHE_DISABLE=true. The harness temporarily used udmabuf size limit 16384 MiB, restored to 64. Native launches serialized on the Linux GPU. Detailed commands and per-run limits are in the linked issue.

Menu/island screenshots, raw logs and qualified observations; SHA-256 6dd6e4ec8168e2922b56f468526bad846e2ff812a9d33dee690f5faa2868f36a verified after download. No game binaries or memory dumps included.

AI-assisted: yes, Codex.