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+# Unit Sprite Rework Progress Log
+
+## 2026-07-10 Status Audit
+
+- Runtime unit sprite rework is complete for the current manifest.
+- Approved baseline units: `91`
+- Pending approval units: `0`
+- Queued rework units: `0`
+- Source of truth: `docs/unit-sprite-rework-manifest.json`
+- Generated queue: `docs/unit-sprite-batch-queue.md`
+- Generated next steps: `docs/unit-sprite-next-steps.md`
+- Workflow consistency: `docs/unit-sprite-workflow-consistency.md`
+- Art gate: `docs/unit-sprite-art-quality-gate.md`
+
+## Shu Infantry Resolution
+
+- `unit-shu-infantry` is no longer pending on the old v7 candidate.
+- The approved runtime baseline is `unit-shu-infantry` v8.
+- Approval packet: `docs/unit-sprite-shu-infantry-v8-approval-packet.md`
+- Source evidence: `docs/handpaint-batch2-shu-infantry-quality-restart-source-v8.png`
+- Runtime sheets:
+  - `src/assets/images/units/unit-shu-infantry.png`
+  - `src/assets/images/units/unit-shu-infantry-actions.png`
+- The v8 packet records browser verification, build verification, and the reason it superseded v7.
+
+## Current Gate
+
+- No current approval candidate is defined.
+- No next unit queue is defined in the manifest.
+- `scripts/check-unit-sprite-approval-gate.py --mode release` is the correct gate for sprite release checks in this state.
+- `scripts/render-current-sprite-approval-board.py` is skipped until a new pending sample exists.
+
+## Workspace Note
+
+- The working tree still contains many untracked historical art review artifacts under `docs/`.
+- These are review/evidence files, not automatically releasable runtime assets.
+- Stage only the specific files for the current task; do not bulk-add the untracked art review workspace.
+
+## Recommended Next Work
+
+1. Move visual polish focus from unit sprites to remaining item/equipment icon and UI asset quality.
+2. Build a small asset-quality inventory that lists runtime item/equipment images by file size, dimensions, and usage.
+3. Pick the highest-impact low-quality item/equipment icon group and upgrade it with the same reviewable, one-batch workflow used for maps and sprites.
+4. For any future sprite rework, first add a new `pendingApproval` candidate to `docs/unit-sprite-rework-manifest.json`, then regenerate the audit, boards, next steps, art gate, and workflow consistency docs.