NCAA FOOTBALL 06 - TEAMMATE RELEASE CANDIDATE - 2026-10-19

1. Extract the entire ZIP to a writable folder.
2. Copy your own extracted Xbox game into assets: default.xbe and DATA,
   plus the remaining game-root files/folders. See the assets note.
3. Launch NCAA06.exe. Keep its DLLs and ncaa06-settings.toml beside it.
   No compiler or build script is needed for this runtime package.

Windowed mode includes minimize/maximize/close controls.
Alt+Enter or F11 toggles windowed/borderless; Alt+F4 exits.
F3 captures diagnostic evidence if you need to report a rendering problem.
Xbox controller testing is confirmed; other controller types are unverified.

Close the game before editing ncaa06-settings.toml. Package defaults:
1920x1200, render_percent200, 60 FPS cap, vsync, anisotropic16, xbox_720p=false.
Lower render_percent to100 if performance is poor. Output size and rendering
scale are separate. Leave the original guest 480p mode enabled (720p=false).

The executable is the exact tested Dynasty build, renamed NCAA06.exe.
See HANDOFF.txt for validation scope and remaining test coverage.
No game assets, HDD saves, mods, logs or captures are included. The game
creates hdd for new saves and may create logs/capture/crash-dump directories.
Keep new saves when upgrading. Do not share them unintentionally.

SHA256-MANIFEST.json verifies package file contents except itself.
Keep the licenses and third-party notices with the package.
Matching source: NCAA06-Source-2026-10-19.zip.

TITLE-ID STARTUP UPDATE - October 24, 2026
The runtime checks XBE title ID 45410080, not its whole-file SHA-1.
Xbox Live certificate metadata and softmod flags do not trigger the old version
warning when the title ID matches. Wrong titles or malformed headers are rejected.
SHA-1 remains in logs for troubleshooting only. Title-ID acceptance does not
prove compatibility with every regional or modified revision; build mappings
remain specific to the supported game executable.

Cursor hiding in active fullscreen/borderless mode and F12 PNG screenshots are
included. PNGs are saved in screenshots beside the EXE. F3 remains diagnostic.
Existing users: close the game and replace only NCAA06.exe. Back up your previous
EXE and saves; retain settings, DLLs, assets and hdd. No game files are included.
Release build and isolated parser tests passed. Game was not launched for this
update. Existing beta limitations still apply.
