netcode-revival: pin rexglue to frontend online-gate force + diagnostics

The Party Play gate (sub_8263E788(1)) hard-requires XamUserGetSigninState
== 2. The app's profile system forced user_live_signed_in=false (LocalProfile
live_signed_in=false), overriding rexglue's cvar default, so signin state was
1 and the option stayed greyed out. Default the profile to live-signed-in.

docs/netcode-revival.md

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# Netcode revival (branch `netcode-revival`)
+
+Goal: revive Skate 3's **original** Xbox 360 multiplayer — the game's own
+RakNet-based peer-to-peer netcode — instead of only the ghost co-presence
+layer. `main` keeps the working ghost multiplayer + releases; this branch
+carries the netcode work and stays clearly separate.
+
+The transport is **RakNet over XNet/XSocket** (confirmed: rexglue's XNet
+comments reference RakNet, and the game's `socket → setsockopt → bind →
+sendto` sequence matches `RakPeer::Startup`). The game speaks its own
+protocol; we only need the **platform netcode layer to work** (implement
+rexglue's stubbed XNet session APIs + route the game's UDP through the
+relay). We do not decode the game protocol.
+
+## Architecture
+- **Virtual addressing**: each machine gets a stable `XNADDR` (virtual IP
+  `10.80.0.x` + unique 6-byte `abEnet` → RakNet GUID). `XNetXnAddrToInAddr` /
+  `XNetServerToInAddr` resolve those into the socket layer's address space.
+- **Relay = P2P stabilizer**: session UDP is forwarded outbound through the
+  relay (tagged `game` vs `ghost`) to the destination member's real socket;
+  on a LAN the transport can go direct. The server stabilizes NAT/remote
+  play but is not required on a LAN.
+- **Session registry in the relay**: `XNetQosListen` advertises a session;
+  `XNetQosLookup` returns discovered sessions; the lobby/room-code UI stays
+  as the manual join path.
+- **Ghost layer is kept** as the guaranteed fallback (co-presence that works
+  for everyone even if the netcode path fails).
+
+## Phase 0 — XNet session/address layer (done, rexglue `767bd6e`)
+Implemented in `rexglue-sdk/src/kernel/xam/xam_net.cpp`:
+- `XNetGetTitleXnAddr`: stable virtual identity (was loopback + `0xCC` MAC).
+- `XNetXnAddrToInAddr` / `XNetInAddrToXnAddr` / `XNetServerToInAddr` /
+  `XNetXnAddrToMachineId` / `XNetInAddrToString`: resolve virtual addresses
+  (were failure / `666.666.666.666`).
+- `XNetQosListen`: accept advertisement (was `X_ERROR_FUNCTION_FAILED`).
+- `XNetQosLookup`: success + empty `XNQOS` + completion signal (Phase 1
+  fills it from the relay registry).
+- `XNetCreateKey` / `XNetRegisterKey` / `XNetUnregisterKey`: session keys.
+- `XNetConnect` / `XNetGetConnectStatus`: report established.
+- `getsockopt`: real basic reads off the native socket.
+- `XNetSetSystemLinkPort`: accept.
+
+## Phase 1 — relay game-transport + session registry (done, built)
+- v5 relay: `kTypeGame` (opaque game UDP, unicast or room-broadcast) +
+  `kTypeSessionQuery`/`Reply` (discovery). JoinPayload carries the virtual IP.
+- rexglue `XNetTransport`: joins the same relay + room as the ghost client,
+  routes `sendto` to `10.80.0.x` peers through the relay, injects inbound
+  game datagrams into the game's sockets, and serves session discovery to
+  `XNetQosLookup`.
+- Wire structs byte-verified against the game's proto (sizes 7/31/1410/25/801)
+  with `static_assert`s on both sides.
+
+## Test recipe (two instances on one machine, local relay)
+1. Build: `cmake --build out/build/linux-relwithdebinfo --target ghost_relay skate3 -j$(nproc)`
+2. Start the local relay: `./out/build/linux-relwithdebinfo/ghost_relay --port 40001`
+3. Launch instance A: `./out/build/linux-relwithdebinfo/skate3`
+   Launch instance B (same machine; the relay loops them via 127.0.0.1).
+4. In each instance's M menu: set `skate3_ghost_server = 127.0.0.1`, enable
+   multiplayer, join the SAME room code. The relay then routes both the ghost
+   poses and the game's own netcode traffic.
+5. Verify in the log (stdout): `xnet transport: connecting to relay ...`,
+   `xnet transport: relay joined`, and on session search
+   `xnet transport: session reply with N session(s)`. Enable the game's
+   online flow (invite/join) and check whether RakNet establishes a session.
+6. Two instances bind the same UDP data port → the second may fail to bind.
+   If so, the game's socket bind must become relay-aware (bind to an
+   ephemeral port in relay mode) — a known Phase 3 item.
+
+## Phase 2 — invite UI
+- `XamShowGameInviteUI` / `XamShowFriendsUI` as ImGui `XamDialog`s backed by
+  the relay lobby (real player list). Receive side (`XamNotifyCreateListener`
+  / `XamSessionRefObjByHandle`) already works.
+
+## Phase 3 — iterate to playable
+Whatever the game needs past discovery (RakNet handshake, ports, privilege
+fakes). Ghost stays as fallback throughout.
+
+## Notes
+- Testing is done with **two instances on one machine** (no second device);
+  the relay loops them via `127.0.0.1`. A headless harness may be added.
+- Build: `clang-22` override, preset `linux-relwithdebinfo`, per
+  `docs/build.md` — same as `main`.

src/native/skate3_native_ghost.cpp

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <rex/cvar.h>
 #include <rex/logging.h>
+#include <rex/system/xnet_transport.h>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -363,6 +364,10 @@ void SendJoin(GhostSock sock, const GhostAddr& to, bool ping) {
     std::memcpy(jp.room, g_room, g_room_len);
     jp.room_len = g_room_len;
   }
+  // v5: the machine's virtual IP (10.80.0.x) so the relay can route the
+  // game's own netcode and answer session queries. Mirrors the XNet layer's
+  // identity (single source of truth in the rexglue transport).
+  jp.virtual_ip = rex::system::XNetTransport::LocalVirtualIp();
   // Display name: JOIN carries it so the relay can echo it in the roster;
   // the LAN discovery PING carries it too (a host can tag probes).
   CurrentDisplayName(jp.name, &jp.name_len);
@@ -721,6 +726,11 @@ void GhostNetworkLoop() {
       const double dt = std::min(now - last_tick, 0.25);
       last_tick = now;
 
+    // netcode-revival: the game's frontend refuses "Xbox Live features"
+    // before calling any rexglue API when its internal live flag is 0; force
+    // it so the party/EA flow can start. Runs regardless of ghost enable.
+    rex::system::XNetTransport::Instance().ForceLiveFlag();
+
     if (!Enabled()) {
       ResetSession();
       std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
@@ -728,11 +738,27 @@ void GhostNetworkLoop() {
     }
 
     const bool debug = Debug();
-    const uint16_t port = uint16_t(REXCVAR_GET(skate3_ghost_port));
     std::string server = REXCVAR_GET(skate3_ghost_server);
     if (server.empty()) {
       server = kGhostDefaultServer;
     }
+    // A server string may carry its own port ("host:port"); prefer it over
+    // the port slider so the relay resolve AND the game's netcode transport
+    // agree on the endpoint.
+    std::string host = server;
+    uint16_t port = uint16_t(REXCVAR_GET(skate3_ghost_port));
+    const size_t colon = server.rfind(':');
+    if (colon != std::string::npos && colon != 0 &&
+        colon != server.size() - 1) {
+      host = server.substr(0, colon);
+      try {
+        const int p = std::stoi(server.substr(colon + 1));
+        if (p > 0 && p <= 65535) {
+          port = uint16_t(p);
+        }
+      } catch (...) {
+      }
+    }
     const std::string room_str = REXCVAR_GET(skate3_ghost_room);
     char room_buf[kGhostMaxRoomLen] = {};
     uint8_t room_len = 0;
@@ -749,6 +775,13 @@ void GhostNetworkLoop() {
         g_room_len = room_len;
       }
     }
+    // A typed/clicked room change re-joins the relay on the next tick
+    // instead of waiting up to the heartbeat interval.
+    static std::string s_last_room;
+    if (room_len != 0 && s_last_room != room_str) {
+      s_last_room = room_str;
+      g_peer_public.last_join = 0.0;
+    }
 
     if (sock == GHOST_INVALID_SOCKET) {
       sock = GhostSocketCreate(/*allow_broadcast=*/true);
@@ -763,7 +796,7 @@ void GhostNetworkLoop() {
     if (server != last_server || port != last_port) {
       GhostAddr a;
       g_peer_public.configured =
-          GhostResolve(server + ":" + std::to_string(port), port, &a);
+          GhostResolve(host + ":" + std::to_string(port), port, &a);
       if (g_peer_public.configured) {
         g_peer_public.addr = a;
       } else {
@@ -781,6 +814,14 @@ void GhostNetworkLoop() {
     // keeps the roster/name labels current as members join and leave), and
     // reconnect when the HELLO stream goes quiet.
     if (g_peer_public.configured) {
+      // netcode-revival: keep the game's own netcode transport on the same
+      // relay + room (idempotent; reconnect happens on any change).
+      char active_room[kGhostMaxRoomLen] = {};
+      {
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_mu);
+        std::memcpy(active_room, g_room, g_room_len);
+      }
+      rex::system::XNetTransport::Instance().SetRelay(host.c_str(), port, active_room);
       if (now - g_peer_public.last_join >= kJoinIntervalSec) {
         SendJoin(sock, g_peer_public.addr, /*ping=*/false);
         g_peer_public.last_join = now;

src/native/skate3_native_ghost_proto.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 namespace skate3::native_ghost {
 
 constexpr uint32_t kGhostMagic = 0x54484753u;  // "GHST" (LE)
-constexpr uint8_t kGhostVersion = 4;
+constexpr uint8_t kGhostVersion = 5;
 constexpr uint16_t kGhostDefaultPort = 40001;
 constexpr uint32_t kGhostMaxRoomLen = 8;
 constexpr uint32_t kGhostMaxRoster = 32;
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ enum PacketType : uint8_t {
   kTypePoseChunk = 7,  // client -> relay -> other members: { PoseChunkPayload }
   kTypeList = 8,   // client -> relay: request the room list (empty payload)
   kTypeRooms = 9,  // relay -> client: { RoomsPayload } (the lobby browser)
+  // netcode-revival (v5): the game's own RakNet UDP rides the same relay.
+  kTypeGame = 10,        // client -> relay -> member: { GamePayload } (opaque)
+  kTypeSessionQuery = 11, // client -> relay: request sessions in my room
+  kTypeSessionReply = 12, // relay -> client: { SessionReplyPayload }
 };
 
 // True byte-packing: the struct layouts below must match the wire format
@@ -72,13 +76,17 @@ struct PacketHeader {
 // JOIN and PING share the room payload (PING may carry the probing client's
 // room so LAN hosts can answer only matching rooms); JOIN additionally
 // carries the client's display name, which the relay echoes to room members
-// in the HELLO roster so nameplates can label every ghost.
+// in the HELLO roster so nameplates can label every ghost. v5 adds the
+// client's virtual IP (the 10.80.0.x identity XNet reports for this machine)
+// so the relay can route the game's own UDP (kTypeGame) and answer session
+// queries (kTypeSessionReply) with per-member addresses.
 struct alignas(1) JoinPayload {
   uint8_t version;  // protocol version (kGhostVersion); mismatches are refused
   uint8_t room_len;
   char room[kGhostMaxRoomLen];
   uint8_t name_len;
   char name[kGhostMaxNameLen];
+  uint32_t virtual_ip;  // host-order virtual IP (10.80.0.x); 0 = unknown
 };
 
 // One room member as reported in a HELLO roster: session id + display name.
@@ -114,6 +122,34 @@ struct alignas(1) RoomsPayload {
   RoomEntry rooms[kGhostMaxRooms];
 };
 
+// ---- netcode-revival: the game's own UDP through the relay ------------------
+// Opaque game datagrams (the game's RakNet netcode) are wrapped by rexglue's
+// XSocket relay-transport and forwarded by the relay to the destination
+// member. dst_virtual_ip selects the recipient (0 = broadcast to every other
+// member of the room); the relay re-stamps src_virtual_ip with the sender's
+// identity before forwarding so the recipient can reply. data[] is capped so
+// a full ~1400-byte UDP payload fits an MTU-safe datagram.
+constexpr uint16_t kGhostGameData = 1400;
+struct alignas(1) GamePayload {
+  uint32_t dst_virtual_ip;  // recipient (10.80.0.x) or 0 = all room members
+  uint32_t src_virtual_ip;  // filled by the relay on forward
+  uint16_t data_len;        // bytes valid in data[]
+  uint8_t data[kGhostGameData];
+};
+
+// One discovered session (a member of the room) as reported to XNetQosLookup.
+struct alignas(1) SessionEntry {
+  uint32_t session_id;    // the member's relay session id
+  uint32_t virtual_ip;    // the member's 10.80.0.x address (host order)
+  uint8_t name_len;
+  char name[kGhostMaxNameLen];
+};
+
+struct alignas(1) SessionReplyPayload {
+  uint8_t count;  // entries in list[] (<= kGhostMaxRoster)
+  SessionEntry list[kGhostMaxRoster];
+};
+
 // Full-pose blob (the character-model path): the sender's skater skeleton,
 // 3 float4 rows per bone (column-vector affine [R | t], model -> world, row
 // k = bone k exactly as the scene renderer's bone ring expects). Flags bit 0

src/native/skate3_native_ghost_relay.cpp

@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ void GhostRelay::HandlePacket(const GhostAddr& from, const PacketBuf& p,
         std::memcpy(me->name, jp.name, jp.name_len);
         me->name_len = jp.name_len;
       }
+      // v5: the client's virtual IP identity (used to route kTypeGame and to
+      // answer kTypeSessionQuery). PING probes may omit it.
+      if (jp.virtual_ip != 0) {
+        me->virtual_ip = jp.virtual_ip;
+      }
       // Empty room: assign one (uppercase alnum, 4 chars, seeded by the
       // session id and the wall of the receiving thread).
       if (me->room_len == 0) {
@@ -326,6 +331,73 @@ void GhostRelay::HandlePacket(const GhostAddr& from, const PacketBuf& p,
       break;
     }
 
+    case kTypeGame: {
+      // netcode-revival: the game's own RakNet UDP, opaque to us. Forward
+      // to the destination member (dst_virtual_ip, or every other member
+      // when 0), re-stamping the sender's virtual IP so the recipient can
+      // reply. Unknown addresses are dropped (a member with a bogus dst is
+      // gone or never joined).
+      if (me->refused) {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (p.h.payload_size != sizeof(GamePayload) || me->virtual_ip == 0) {
+        return;
+      }
+      GamePayload gp = {};
+      std::memcpy(&gp, p.payload, sizeof(gp));
+      if (gp.data_len > kGhostGameData) {
+        return;
+      }
+      me->last_seen = now;
+      PacketBuf out = p;
+      out.h.magic = kGhostMagic;
+      out.h.type = kTypeGame;
+      GamePayload* fwd = reinterpret_cast<GamePayload*>(out.payload);
+      fwd->src_virtual_ip = me->virtual_ip;
+      const uint16_t size = PacketSize(out);
+      uint32_t recipients = 0;
+      for (Client& c : clients_) {
+        if (&c == me || c.refused) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (c.room_len != me->room_len ||
+            !RoomEquals(c.room, c.room_len, me->room, me->room_len)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (gp.dst_virtual_ip != 0 && c.virtual_ip != gp.dst_virtual_ip) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        GhostSockSendTo(sock_, c.addr, &out, size);
+        ++recipients;
+      }
+      // Verbose: a windowed summary of game datagrams relayed, so the game's
+      // own netcode traffic is visible in the log.
+      if (verbose_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) && recipients != 0) {
+        ++game_forwards_;
+        if (now - last_game_log_ >= 2.0 || game_forwards_ == 1) {
+          GHOST_RELAY_INFO("game traffic: {} datagram(s) relayed to {} "
+                           "member(s) in room '{}'",
+                           game_forwards_, recipients,
+                           std::string(me->room, me->room_len));
+          last_game_log_ = now;
+          game_forwards_ = 0;
+        }
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+
+    case kTypeSessionQuery: {
+      // netcode-revival: a client asks "who's in my room?" so XNetQosLookup
+      // can discover sessions. Report every OTHER member with a known
+      // virtual IP (their session id + address + name).
+      if (me->refused) {
+        return;
+      }
+      me->last_seen = now;
+      BuildSessionReply(from, *me);
+      break;
+    }
+
     case kTypeLeave: {
       const auto it = std::remove_if(clients_.begin(), clients_.end(),
                                      [&from](const Client& c) {
@@ -399,14 +471,52 @@ void GhostRelay::BuildRoomList(const GhostAddr& to) {
   GhostSockSendTo(sock_, to, &out, PacketSize(out));
 }
 
+void GhostRelay::BuildSessionReply(const GhostAddr& to, const Client& me) {
+  // mu_ is held by the caller. Report the OTHER members of the requester's
+  // room that have a known virtual IP (their relay session id + 10.80.0.x
+  // address + display name) - exactly the discovery data XNetQosLookup needs
+  // to hand the game.
+  SessionReplyPayload sr = {};
+  for (const Client& c : clients_) {
+    if (&c == &me || c.refused || c.virtual_ip == 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (c.room_len != me.room_len || !RoomEquals(c.room, c.room_len, me.room, me.room_len)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (sr.count >= kGhostMaxRoster) {
+      break;
+    }
+    SessionEntry& e = sr.list[sr.count++];
+    e.session_id = c.session_id;
+    e.virtual_ip = c.virtual_ip;
+    e.name_len = c.name_len;
+    std::memcpy(e.name, c.name, c.name_len);
+  }
+
+  PacketBuf out;
+  BuildPacket(out, kTypeSessionReply, &sr, static_cast<uint16_t>(sizeof(sr)));
+  GhostSockSendTo(sock_, to, &out, PacketSize(out));
+}
+
 void GhostRelay::Sweep(double now) {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mu_);
   if (now <= 0.0) {
     return;
   }
-  clients_.erase(std::remove_if(clients_.begin(), clients_.end(),
+  const bool verbose = verbose_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
-                                [now](const Client& c) {
+  clients_.erase(std::remove_if(
-                                  return now - c.last_seen > kClientTimeoutSec;
+                    clients_.begin(), clients_.end(),
+                    [now, verbose](const Client& c) {
+                      const bool stale = now - c.last_seen > kClientTimeoutSec;
+                      if (stale && verbose) {
+                        GHOST_RELAY_INFO("{} timed out ({}s silence; {} joined "
+                                         "room '{}')",
+                                         GhostAddrStr(c.addr),
+                                         int(now - c.last_seen), c.session_id,
+                                         std::string(c.room, c.room_len));
+                      }
+                      return stale;
                     }),
                  clients_.end());
 }

src/native/skate3_native_ghost_relay.h

@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ class GhostRelay {
   void SetVerbose(bool verbose) { verbose_ = verbose; }
 
  private:
+  struct Client;
   void Run();
   void HandlePacket(const GhostAddr& from, const PacketBuf& p, double now);
   void BuildRoomList(const GhostAddr& to);
+  void BuildSessionReply(const GhostAddr& to, const Client& me);
   void Sweep(double now);
 
   GhostSock sock_ = GHOST_INVALID_SOCKET;
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ class GhostRelay {
   struct Client {
     GhostAddr addr;
     uint32_t session_id = 0;
+    uint32_t virtual_ip = 0;  // 10.80.0.x identity from the JOIN (0 = unknown)
     char room[kGhostMaxRoomLen] = {};
     uint8_t room_len = 0;
     char name[kGhostMaxNameLen] = {};
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ class GhostRelay {
   bool locked_ = false;
   char locked_room_[kGhostMaxRoomLen] = {};
   uint8_t locked_room_len_ = 0;
+  // Verbose game-traffic telemetry (netcode-revival): count forwarded game
+  // datagrams and log a windowed summary so the game's own RakNet traffic is
+  // observable without spamming the log per packet.
+  uint32_t game_forwards_ = 0;
+  double last_game_log_ = 0.0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace skate3::native_ghost

src/skate3_native_ghost_dialog.cpp

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include <imgui.h>
 
 #include <rex/cvar.h>
 #include <rex/logging.h>
+#include <rex/system/xnet_transport.h>
 
 #include "native/skate3_native_ghost.h"
 #include "skate3_native_scene.h"
@@ -97,11 +99,12 @@ void GhostDialog::OnDraw(ImGuiIO& io) {
   ImGui::Separator();
 
   ImGui::Text("Room code");
+  // Commits on every change so the relay follows the typed code immediately
+  // (no Enter required - Enter was flaky here). Partial codes are harmless:
+  // the relay just moves you to each intermediate room as you type.
   if (ImGui::InputText("##ghost_room", room_input_, sizeof(room_input_),
-                       ImGuiInputTextFlags_EnterReturnsTrue |
                        ImGuiInputTextFlags_CharsUppercase)) {
     REXCVAR_SET(skate3_ghost_room, std::string(room_input_));
-    ImGui::SetKeyboardFocusHere(-1);
   }
   ImGui::SameLine();
   // Copy the ACTIVE room (the one this player is actually in), which for an
@@ -125,10 +128,8 @@ void GhostDialog::OnDraw(ImGuiIO& io) {
   ImGui::Separator();
 
   ImGui::Text("Display name");
-  if (ImGui::InputText("##ghost_name", name_input_, sizeof(name_input_),
+  if (ImGui::InputText("##ghost_name", name_input_, sizeof(name_input_))) {
-                       ImGuiInputTextFlags_EnterReturnsTrue)) {
     REXCVAR_SET(skate3_ghost_name, std::string(name_input_));
-    ImGui::SetKeyboardFocusHere(-1);
   }
   ImGui::TextDisabled("Shown on your nameplate above the ghost. Empty = "
                       "your OS user name.");
@@ -174,14 +175,16 @@ void GhostDialog::OnDraw(ImGuiIO& io) {
 
   ImGui::Text("Relay server (optional)");
   ImGui::PushItemWidth(-1.0f);
-  if (ImGui::InputText("##ghost_server", server_input_, sizeof(server_input_),
+  // Commit on Enter OR when the field loses focus (clicking away), so a
-                       ImGuiInputTextFlags_EnterReturnsTrue)) {
+  // swallowed Enter cannot leave the old server active. Not commit-on-change:
+  // partial hostnames would flap the connection while typing.
+  ImGui::InputText("##ghost_server", server_input_, sizeof(server_input_));
+  if (ImGui::IsItemDeactivatedAfterEdit()) {
     REXCVAR_SET(skate3_ghost_server, std::string(server_input_));
-    ImGui::SetKeyboardFocusHere(-1);
   }
   ImGui::PopItemWidth();
-  ImGui::TextDisabled("Empty = built-in default relay. No port forwarding "
+  ImGui::TextDisabled("Empty = built-in default relay. Press Enter or click "
-                      "needed on any client.");
+                      "away to apply. No port forwarding needed on any client.");
 
   ImGui::Separator();
 
@@ -215,6 +218,34 @@ void GhostDialog::OnDraw(ImGuiIO& io) {
   if (st.peer[0] != '\0') {
     ImGui::Text("  Relay:        %s", st.peer);
   }
+  // netcode-revival: the game's own netcode transport (RakNet via the relay).
+  {
+    using rex::system::XNetTransport;
+    ImGui::Text("  Netcode:      %s",
+                XNetTransport::Instance().Active()
+                    ? "relay joined"
+                    : "not connected");
+    const std::vector<rex::system::XNetSession> xnet_sessions =
+        XNetTransport::Instance().Sessions();
+    if (!xnet_sessions.empty()) {
+      ImGui::Text("  Sessions:     %zu discoverable",
+                  xnet_sessions.size());
+    }
+    // netcode-revival: the frontend "Xbox Live features" gate inputs, so we
+    // can see why a menu item is greyed out without needing stdout.
+    const XNetTransport::GateStatus gs = XNetTransport::Instance().GetGateStatus();
+    ImGui::TextDisabled("-- Party Play gate --");
+    ImGui::Text("  Live flag:    %s value=%d",
+                gs.live_flag_mapped ? "mapped" : "NOT MAPPED",
+                gs.live_flag_value);
+    ImGui::Text("  Signin slot:  0=%u 1=%u 2=%u 3=%u", gs.signin_state[0],
+                gs.signin_state[1], gs.signin_state[2], gs.signin_state[3]);
+    ImGui::Text("  Signin info:  %s%s%s%s", gs.signin_info_ok[0] ? "0" : "x",
+                gs.signin_info_ok[1] ? "1" : "x", gs.signin_info_ok[2] ? "2" : "x",
+                gs.signin_info_ok[3] ? "3" : "x");
+    ImGui::Text("  Link active:  %s", gs.link_active ? "yes" : "no");
+    ImGui::Text("  Title online: %s", gs.title_online ? "yes" : "no");
+  }
   if (st.refused) {
     ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(1.0f, 0.5f, 0.3f, 1.0f),
                        "  Refused by relay (protocol version mismatch)");

src/skate3_user_settings.h

@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ struct LocalProfile {
   std::string gamertag;
   uint64_t xuid = 0;
   bool signed_in = true;
-  bool live_signed_in = false;
+  // netcode-revival: default the profile to Xbox Live signed-in so the
+  // game's online gates (which require XamUserGetSigninState == 2) open.
+  bool live_signed_in = true;
 };
 
 struct LocalProfileStore {

third_party/rexglue-sdk

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7eb0faf7787f5e01333c228b8e3f03c32f7295ea
+Subproject commit 30ee3e2b8647d80a48ce823a75ea3facf60f60af