diff --git a/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp b/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp
index 1c8486a..babadfa 100644
--- a/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp
+++ b/src/system/xnet_transport.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,20 @@ void XNetTransport::ForceLiveFlag() {
     REXLOG_INFO("xnet trace: live flag 0x82FC8851 {} value={}",
                 flag != nullptr ? "mapped" : "NOT MAPPED",
                 flag != nullptr ? int(*flag) : -1);
+    // Dump the party state machine's internal state (static party struct at
+    // 0x82FD9750): state@336, eaip@344, byte417 (EA flag), byte421 (online),
+    // byte423 (EA connected). Tells us exactly where the machine is stuck.
+    const auto rd8 = [](uint32_t a) -> int {
+      uint8_t* p = REX_KERNEL_MEMORY()->TranslateVirtual<uint8_t*>(a);
+      return p != nullptr ? int(*p) : -1;
+    };
+    const auto rd32 = [](uint32_t a) -> uint32_t {
+      uint32_t* p = REX_KERNEL_MEMORY()->TranslateVirtual<uint32_t*>(a);
+      return p != nullptr ? *p : 0xFFFFFFFFu;
+    };
+    REXLOG_INFO("xnet trace: party state={} eaip=0x{:08X} b417={} b421={} b423={}",
+                rd32(0x82FD98A0), rd32(0x82FD98A8), rd8(0x82FD98F1), rd8(0x82FD98F5),
+                rd8(0x82FD98F7));
   }
   // The flag is the LIVE USER INDEX (not a boolean). The profile lives in
   // slot 0, so force 0 (any slot answers after the shim fix, but 0 is the