Save Selector Active Flag Effect

route: map1_01a -> map2_02d; writer 0x005428bc; reader 0x00542b0c.

active flag 0x00457744; static 0x01; save offset 0x006c; startup init 0x00411300.

all predecessor starts pass: True; prior selectionBuffer still primary blocker under predecessor hypothesis: False; promotion status blocked.

The active-selection flag evidence removes one static unknown from the 0x005428bc writer: the EXE/startup default for 0x00457744 is 1, so opcode 0x12 normally starts from the prior selectionBuffer[0x20] value. However, 0x00457744 is also save offset 0x006c and can be overwritten by a loaded save. More importantly, the prior start slot is not the decisive blocker under the strongest predecessor-fill hypothesis: if 1:0 leaves secondaryBranchState as [1,1,0..], both activeFlag=1 for every possible prior slot and activeFlag=0 from zero select a passing slot. Without that predecessor/runtime table proof, opcode 0x12 still only selects a nonzero state, and state value 2 would fail the 0x00542b0c reader. Promotion therefore remains blocked on predecessor execution/state persistence, the gated control path, and a strict map1_01a hotspot.

Predecessor-Fill Outcomes

active flagstart sourcestart slotselected slotselected valuereader falls through
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]001yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]111yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]201yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]301yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]401yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]501yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]601yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]701yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]801yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]901yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]1001yes
1prior selectionBuffer[0x20]1101yes
0forced zero001yes

Counterexamples Without Predecessor Table Proof

start slotselected slotselected valuereader falls throughmeaning
002noopcode 0x12 can select a nonzero state value that is not the reader's required value 1
112nothe active flag can change the search start, but it cannot convert state value 2 into pass value 1

Remaining Blockers