This milestone tracks the minimum set of work required to mark GeneralsXZH as stable for public use on the current cross-platform stack.

Stable means:

• Game launches reliably and reaches the main menu
• Core gameplay (skirmish) is playable without critical regressions
• Required assets setup is documented and reproducible
• Linux distribution path is defined and testable
• No known release-blocking graphics defects remain open

Release Blockers (Required)

• Fix animated object shadow rendering issues (fbraz3/GeneralsX#15)
• Finalize Linux packaging strategy and pipeline (fbraz3/GeneralsX#44)
• Automate and validate game assets setup flow (fbraz3/GeneralsX#73)
• LAN gameplay works reliably end-to-end (fbraz3/GeneralsX#86)

Post-Stable / Optional for This Milestone

• Windows x64 modern build (SDL3 + DXVK + OpenAL) (fbraz3/GeneralsX#29)

Out of Scope

• New gameplay features or balance changes
• Major refactors unrelated to release stability
• Non-critical visual polish not affecting playability