Add comprehensive test cases for Stage 9 validation (24 test scenarios)

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+# Mission 3 Test Cases
+
+**Mission:** Mission 3 - Ghost in the Machine
+**Purpose:** Comprehensive test cases for Stage 9 implementation validation
+**Date:** 2025-12-27
+
+---
+
+## Test Environment Setup
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- [ ] All 9 Ink scripts compiled and integrated
+- [ ] VM Docker network running (3 services)
+- [ ] All 7 rooms created and connected
+- [ ] Objectives system configured
+- [ ] Test save file available (fresh mission start)
+
+---
+
+## TC-001: Opening Briefing
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Narrative
+**Estimated Time:** 3 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Start Mission 3 from mission selection
+2. Opening briefing should auto-play
+3. Read Agent 0x99's briefing dialogue
+4. Select dialogue option: "What will I learn from this?"
+5. Read learning objectives response
+6. Select "Understood. I'm ready."
+7. Briefing ends, player spawns in Reception Lobby
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Briefing displays correctly
+- [ ] Agent 0x99 portrait shows (or placeholder)
+- [ ] Learning objectives dialogue accessible
+- [ ] Objectives panel shows "Zero Day Intelligence" mission
+- [ ] 3 aims visible: establish_cover, network_recon (locked), gather_evidence (locked)
+- [ ] Tasks under establish_cover: meet_victoria, clone_rfid_card
+
+### Pass Criteria
+All expected results achieved, no errors, player can proceed to gameplay.
+
+---
+
+## TC-002: Victoria Initial Conversation
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** NPC Dialogue
+**Estimated Time:** 5 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. From Reception, navigate North to Main Hallway
+2. Navigate North to Conference Room
+3. Approach Victoria Sterling
+4. Initiate conversation
+5. Select dialogue options that increase `victoria_influence`:
+   - "I'm interested in advanced research" (+10)
+   - "Researchers deserve to be paid" (+15)
+   - "The free market argument" (+15)
+   - "I'm not here to judge" (+15)
+6. Track influence counter (should reach 55)
+7. Continue conversation until RFID cloning option appears
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Victoria conversation initiates correctly
+- [ ] Victoria portrait displays (5 expression variations or placeholders)
+- [ ] Dialogue choices present correctly
+- [ ] `victoria_influence` variable increases (if visible in debug mode)
+- [ ] Hub pattern allows topic selection
+- [ ] "Move closer to examine whiteboard" option appears when `victoria_influence >= 20`
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Conversation flows naturally, all dialogue choices work, RFID cloning option accessible.
+
+---
+
+## TC-003: RFID Cloning Minigame
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Gameplay Challenge
+**Estimated Time:** 3 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. In Victoria conversation, select "Move closer to examine the whiteboard"
+2. Player moves within 2 meters of Victoria
+3. RFID cloner activates (progress bar appears)
+4. Select distraction dialogue options (3 beats):
+   - "What services are in the lab?"
+   - "How do you price vulnerabilities?"
+   - "I believe in understanding the full picture"
+5. Progress bar reaches 100%
+6. Device vibrates notification
+7. Victoria's keycard cloned successfully
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Progress bar UI displays (0% → 50% → 75% → 100%)
+- [ ] Player must stay within 2m range (distance check)
+- [ ] Dialogue provides distraction beats
+- [ ] Cloning completes after 10 seconds
+- [ ] Success notification: "VICTORIA STERLING'S EXECUTIVE KEYCARD CLONED"
+- [ ] Task completed: `clone_rfid_card` ✓
+- [ ] Aims unlock: `network_recon`, `gather_evidence`
+
+### Pass Criteria
+RFID cloning succeeds, objectives update correctly, player has Executive access.
+
+---
+
+## TC-004: Day/Night Transition
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Event System
+**Estimated Time:** 2 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. After RFID cloning complete, exit Victoria conversation
+2. Navigate back to Reception Lobby
+3. Exit building (trigger nighttime transition)
+4. Screen fades out → nighttime phase begins
+5. Player re-enters building at Reception
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Transition trigger fires after RFID clone complete
+- [ ] Screen fade effect
+- [ ] Lighting changes to nighttime (darker, different ambiance)
+- [ ] NPCs change: Victoria absent (unless confrontation later), Guard appears
+- [ ] All 7 rooms now accessible (Executive Office, James's Office unlocked)
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Nighttime phase begins correctly, all rooms accessible, lighting/NPC states updated.
+
+---
+
+## TC-005: VM Terminal - nmap Scan
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Technical Challenge
+**Estimated Time:** 2 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Navigate to Server Room (East from Main Hallway)
+2. Interact with VM Terminal
+3. Terminal interface opens
+4. Enter command: `nmap -sV 192.168.100.0/24`
+5. Read output
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Terminal UI displays
+- [ ] Command input field accepts text
+- [ ] Command executes on Enter/Submit
+- [ ] Output shows:
+  ```
+  Nmap scan report for 192.168.100.10
+  PORT   STATE SERVICE VERSION
+  21/tcp open  ftp     ProFTPD 1.3.5
+
+  Nmap scan report for 192.168.100.20
+  PORT     STATE SERVICE VERSION
+  3632/tcp open  distcc  distccd v1 ((GNU) 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu4))
+
+  Nmap scan report for 192.168.100.30
+  PORT   STATE SERVICE VERSION
+  80/tcp open  http    Apache httpd 2.4.41
+  ```
+- [ ] Flag unlocked: `flag{network_scan_complete}`
+- [ ] Task completed: `scan_network` ✓
+
+### Pass Criteria
+nmap command works, output correct, flag validates, task completes.
+
+---
+
+## TC-006: VM Terminal - FTP Banner Grabbing
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Technical Challenge
+**Estimated Time:** 2 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. In VM Terminal, enter command: `nc 192.168.100.10 21`
+2. Read banner output
+3. Note ProFTPD version: 1.3.5
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] netcat command executes
+- [ ] Output displays: `220 ProFTPD 1.3.5 Server (WhiteHat Security Training Network)`
+- [ ] Flag unlocked: `flag{ftp_intel_gathered}`
+- [ ] Task completed: `ftp_banner` ✓
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Banner displays correctly, flag validates, task completes.
+
+---
+
+## TC-007: VM Terminal - HTTP Pricing Data
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Technical Challenge
+**Estimated Time:** 3 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. In VM Terminal, enter command: `curl http://192.168.100.30/pricing/data.txt`
+2. Observe Base64 encoded output
+3. Copy Base64 string
+4. Navigate to CyberChef Workstation (Server Room)
+5. Paste Base64 string into input field
+6. Select operation: "Base64"
+7. Click "Decode"
+8. Read decoded pricing structure
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] curl command returns Base64 string
+- [ ] CyberChef UI accepts input
+- [ ] Base64 decoder works correctly
+- [ ] Decoded output shows pricing structure:
+  ```
+  Zero Day Syndicate - Exploit Pricing Structure
+
+  Base Price Calculation:
+  CVSS Score × $1,000 = Base Price
+
+  Sector Premiums:
+  - Healthcare: +30% (Low defensive capacity)
+  - Finance: +20% (High-value targets)
+  - Energy/ICS: +40% (Critical infrastructure)
+  - Government: +50% (Strategic value)
+  ```
+- [ ] Flag unlocked: `flag{pricing_intel_decoded}`
+- [ ] Task completed: `http_analysis` ✓
+
+### Pass Criteria
+HTTP fetch works, CyberChef decoding works, flag validates, task completes.
+
+---
+
+## TC-008: VM Terminal - distcc Exploitation (M2 Trigger)
+
+**Priority:** ⭐ CRITICAL (M2 Revelation)
+**Category:** Technical Challenge + Narrative Event
+**Estimated Time:** 5 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. In VM Terminal, note distcc service at 192.168.100.20:3632
+2. Use Metasploit (or manual exploitation command)
+3. Exploit CVE-2004-2687 (distcc RCE)
+4. Gain access to distcc server filesystem
+5. Navigate to `/var/log/zeroday/sales_log.txt`
+6. Read operational logs content
+7. Note: "$12,500 hospital exploit sale to GHOST (Ransomware Incorporated)"
+8. Return to drop-site terminal
+9. Submit flag: `flag{distcc_legacy_compromised}`
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Exploitation command succeeds
+- [ ] Operational logs file accessible
+- [ ] Logs content displays:
+  ```
+  Date: 2024-05-15
+  Exploit: ProFTPD 1.3.5 Backdoor (CVE-2010-4652)
+  Client: GHOST (Ransomware Incorporated)
+  Target Sector: Healthcare
+  Base Price: $9,615
+  Healthcare Premium: +30% ($2,885)
+  Total: $12,500
+  Status: Delivered
+  Notes: Deployment confirmed at St. Catherine's Regional Medical Center.
+  ```
+- [ ] Flag submission accepted
+- [ ] Task completed: `distcc_exploit` ✓
+- [ ] **CRITICAL: Phone call from Agent 0x99 triggers immediately**
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Exploitation succeeds, logs readable, flag validates, **M2 revelation phone call triggers**.
+
+---
+
+## TC-009: M2 Revelation - Agent 0x99 Phone Call
+
+**Priority:** ⭐ CRITICAL (Emotional Climax)
+**Category:** Narrative Event
+**Estimated Time:** 4 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Immediately after submitting `flag{distcc_legacy_compromised}`
+2. Phone call overlay appears
+3. Agent 0x99's portrait changes to `agent_0x99_concerned.png`
+4. Read phone call dialogue (M2 revelation)
+5. Listen to Agent 0x99 describe St. Catherine's Hospital attack
+6. Note: 6 patient deaths, ransomware attack, patient monitoring failure
+7. Phone call ends
+8. `moral_choices` optional objective unlocks
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Phone call triggers automatically (no delay)
+- [ ] Phone UI overlay displays
+- [ ] Portrait shows `agent_0x99_concerned.png` (or placeholder)
+- [ ] Music cue: M2 revelation sting plays
+- [ ] Dialogue content matches `/stages/stage_7/m03_phone_agent0x99.ink`:
+  ```
+  Agent 0x99: I need to tell you something. About that ProFTPD exploit in the logs.
+  Agent 0x99: St. Catherine's Regional Medical Center. Ransomware attack. Six people died.
+  Agent 0x99: Patient monitoring systems went down. Two people in surgery. Four in critical care.
+  Agent 0x99: They couldn't see vitals. Couldn't respond in time.
+  Agent 0x99: The exploit Zero Day sold - that's how GHOST got in.
+  ```
+- [ ] Objectives panel updates: `moral_choices` aim unlocked
+- [ ] Player understands stakes are personal now
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Phone call triggers correctly, emotional impact conveyed, moral choices unlocked.
+
+**Emotional Impact Test:** Playtest with multiple users. Does the revelation change their motivation from "gather intelligence" to "justice"? If not, adjust dialogue delivery/timing.
+
+---
+
+## TC-010: CyberChef - ROT13 Decoding
+
+**Priority:** High
+**Category:** Decoding Challenge
+**Estimated Time:** 2 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Navigate to Server Room
+2. Examine whiteboard (shows ROT13 encoded message)
+3. Note message: `ZRRG JVGU GUR NEPUVGRPG - CEVBEVGVMR VASENFGEHPGHER RKCYBVGF`
+4. Navigate to CyberChef Workstation
+5. Input ROT13 string
+6. Select operation: "ROT13"
+7. Click "Decode"
+8. Read decoded output
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Whiteboard displays encoded message
+- [ ] CyberChef ROT13 decoder works
+- [ ] Decoded output: `MEET WITH THE ARCHITECT - PRIORITIZE INFRASTRUCTURE EXPLOITS`
+- [ ] Task completed: `decode_whiteboard` ✓
+
+### Pass Criteria
+ROT13 decoding works correctly, task completes.
+
+---
+
+## TC-011: Safe PIN Entry
+
+**Priority:** High
+**Category:** Puzzle Challenge
+**Estimated Time:** 3 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Navigate to Reception Lobby
+2. Examine company founding plaque
+3. Note founding year: 2010
+4. Navigate to Server Room
+5. Examine wall safe
+6. Safe PIN entry UI appears
+7. Enter PIN: 2010
+8. Submit
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Founding plaque shows: "Zero Day Syndicate - Founded 2010"
+- [ ] Safe PIN entry UI displays (numeric keypad 0-9)
+- [ ] Correct PIN (2010) unlocks safe
+- [ ] Safe opens, reveals LORE Fragment 2: "Q3 2024 Exploit Catalog"
+- [ ] Document displays exploit listings (including $12,500 hospital exploit)
+- [ ] LORE Fragment 2 collected (optional objective)
+
+### Pass Criteria
+PIN puzzle solvable, safe unlocks, LORE Fragment 2 accessible.
+
+---
+
+## TC-012: LORE Fragment 3 - Cascading Decode
+
+**Priority:** High
+**Category:** Advanced Decoding Challenge
+**Estimated Time:** 4 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Navigate to Executive Office (requires RFID clone)
+2. Examine Victoria's desk
+3. Find hidden USB drive
+4. USB contains encoded file
+5. Note: Double-encoded (Base64 → ROT13)
+6. Copy encoded string
+7. Navigate to CyberChef Workstation
+8. First decode: Base64
+9. Output is still encoded (ROT13)
+10. Second decode: ROT13
+11. Read The Architect's Directive (Phase 2 attack plans)
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] USB drive discoverable in Executive Office
+- [ ] File contents: Base64 string
+- [ ] CyberChef Base64 decode → ROT13 encoded text
+- [ ] CyberChef ROT13 decode → plaintext directive
+- [ ] Directive content matches `/stages/stage_6/lore_fragments.md` lines 214-368:
+  ```
+  Phase 2: Critical Infrastructure Compromise
+  Priority Targets:
+  1. Healthcare SCADA Systems
+  2. Energy Grid ICS (Winter Peak Demand)
+
+  Impact Projections:
+  - 50,000+ patient treatment delays
+  - 1.2 million without power (residential heating)
+  ```
+- [ ] LORE Fragment 3 collected (optional objective)
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Cascading decode works, The Architect's Directive readable, optional objective completes.
+
+---
+
+## TC-013: James Park Moral Choice
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Moral Choice System
+**Estimated Time:** 3 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Navigate to James's Office (nighttime, requires RFID clone)
+2. Examine desk
+3. Find James's diary
+4. Read diary contents (innocent researcher, unaware of Zero Day's crimes)
+5. Moral choice dialogue triggers
+6. Select choice: "Protect James (omit him from report)"
+7. OR: "Include James in evidence (thorough reporting)"
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Diary discoverable in James's Office
+- [ ] Diary content displays personal entries showing innocence
+- [ ] `m03_james_choice.ink` dialogue triggers
+- [ ] Two clear moral options presented
+- [ ] Choice consequences explained
+- [ ] Variable set: `james_protected = true` or `false`
+- [ ] Optional objective: `james_choice_made` ✓
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Diary readable, moral choice presents clearly, choice impacts tracked.
+
+**Moral Weight Test:** Choice should feel difficult. Protecting James = compassionate but less thorough. Including James = thorough but harsh. Both valid.
+
+---
+
+## TC-014: Stealth System - Guard Patrol
+
+**Priority:** Medium (Optional Objective)
+**Category:** Stealth Mechanics
+**Estimated Time:** 5 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. During nighttime phase, navigate to Main Hallway
+2. Observe guard patrol route
+3. Attempt to cross hallway while guard is present
+4. **Test A:** Get detected by guard
+   - Guard detection meter fills
+   - Warning issued
+   - Return to patrol
+5. **Test B:** Get detected second time
+   - Bribery option appears ($500)
+   - Select "Pay bribe" or "Refuse"
+6. **Test C:** Perfect stealth (never detected)
+   - Time movements to avoid guard
+   - Complete mission with zero detections
+
+### Expected Results (Test A):
+- [ ] Guard patrol visible in Main Hallway
+- [ ] Line-of-sight detection system works
+- [ ] Detection meter fills over 3 seconds
+- [ ] First detection: Warning, guard returns to patrol
+- [ ] `perfect_stealth` still achievable
+
+### Expected Results (Test B):
+- [ ] Second detection: Bribery dialogue from `m03_npc_guard.ink`
+- [ ] Pay bribe ($500): Mission continues, `perfect_stealth` failed
+- [ ] Refuse bribe: Mission failure
+
+### Expected Results (Test C):
+- [ ] Zero detections throughout mission
+- [ ] Optional objective: `perfect_stealth` ✓
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Guard patrol functions, detection system works, bribery option available, perfect stealth trackable.
+
+---
+
+## TC-015: Victoria Confrontation - Recruitment Path
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Moral Choice + Branching Narrative
+**Estimated Time:** 6 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. After collecting sufficient evidence (LORE Fragments, operational logs)
+2. Navigate to Executive Office (nighttime)
+3. Victoria is present (optional confrontation trigger)
+4. Initiate confrontation
+5. Select: "You can help us take down The Architect"
+6. Navigate dialogue: Recruitment pitch
+7. Select: "We can protect you. Witness protection."
+8. Victoria agrees to become double agent
+9. Closing debrief reflects recruitment ending
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Victoria confrontation triggers correctly
+- [ ] `m03_npc_victoria.ink` nighttime_confrontation knot plays
+- [ ] Victoria's portrait changes through emotional states:
+  - shocked → defensive → conflicted → broken
+- [ ] Recruitment dialogue branch accessible
+- [ ] Victoria accepts double agent role
+- [ ] Variables set: `victoria_recruited = true`
+- [ ] Task completed: `victoria_choice_made` ✓
+- [ ] Closing debrief mentions: Victoria cooperation, Phase 2 intelligence
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Recruitment path works, dialogue flows naturally, debrief reflects choice.
+
+---
+
+## TC-016: Victoria Confrontation - Arrest Path
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Moral Choice + Branching Narrative
+**Estimated Time:** 5 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Follow TC-015 steps 1-4
+2. Select: "I know about St. Catherine's Hospital"
+3. Navigate dialogue: Moral confrontation
+4. Select: "Is $12,500 worth six lives?"
+5. Victoria breaks down (emotional climax)
+6. Select: "You need to face justice"
+7. Victoria accepts arrest
+8. Closing debrief reflects arrest ending
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Hospital revelation path works
+- [ ] Victoria's guilt and breakdown portrayed effectively
+- [ ] Arrest dialogue branch accessible
+- [ ] Victoria accepts consequences
+- [ ] Variables set: `victoria_arrested = true`
+- [ ] Task completed: `victoria_choice_made` ✓
+- [ ] Closing debrief mentions: Victoria prosecution, justice served
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Arrest path works, emotional beats land, debrief reflects choice.
+
+---
+
+## TC-017: Victoria Confrontation - Escape Path
+
+**Priority:** Medium
+**Category:** Moral Choice + Branching Narrative
+**Estimated Time:** 4 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Follow TC-015 steps 1-4
+2. Select: "SAFETYNET agent. You're under investigation."
+3. Show evidence but fail to convince Victoria
+4. Select insufficient guarantees during recruitment pitch
+5. Victoria refuses cooperation
+6. Victoria escapes (walks away)
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Conditional recruitment path works
+- [ ] Victoria refuses without guaranteed immunity
+- [ ] Variables set: `victoria_escaped = true`
+- [ ] Task completed: `victoria_choice_made` ✓
+- [ ] Closing debrief mentions: Victoria at large, mission incomplete
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Escape path accessible, Victoria's refusal logical, debrief reflects partial success.
+
+---
+
+## TC-018: Closing Debrief - Recruitment Ending
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Narrative Closure
+**Estimated Time:** 4 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Complete mission with Victoria recruitment path
+2. Complete all primary objectives (3 aims, 11 tasks)
+3. Closing debrief triggers
+4. Read Agent 0x99's debrief dialogue
+5. Note reflections on:
+   - Victoria's cooperation
+   - James's fate (if protected)
+   - Evidence collected
+   - Phase 2 intelligence gained
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] `m03_closing_debrief.ink` plays automatically
+- [ ] Debrief reflects player choices accurately:
+  - Victoria recruited → mentions double agent operation
+  - James protected → acknowledges compassion
+  - Perfect stealth → acknowledges operational excellence
+  - All LORE found → thorough investigation praise
+- [ ] Mission complete screen shows
+- [ ] Achievements/optional objectives display
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Debrief personalizes based on choices, mission completion satisfying, achievements tracked.
+
+---
+
+## TC-019: Closing Debrief - Arrest Ending
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Narrative Closure
+**Estimated Time:** 4 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Complete mission with Victoria arrest path
+2. Complete all primary objectives
+3. Closing debrief triggers
+4. Read Agent 0x99's debrief dialogue
+5. Note reflections on justice served, consequences acknowledged
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Debrief reflects arrest choice
+- [ ] Agent 0x99 acknowledges justice but notes Phase 2 intelligence gap
+- [ ] Mission complete (though Phase 2 threat remains)
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Arrest ending feels meaningful, trade-offs acknowledged.
+
+---
+
+## TC-020: Objectives System - Progressive Unlocking
+
+**Priority:** Critical
+**Category:** Game Systems
+**Estimated Time:** Full playthrough (45-60 min)
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Start mission
+2. Verify initial state:
+   - `establish_cover` aim active
+   - `network_recon` aim locked
+   - `gather_evidence` aim locked
+   - `moral_choices` aim locked
+3. Complete `clone_rfid_card` task
+4. Verify unlock:
+   - `network_recon` aim unlocks
+   - `gather_evidence` aim unlocks
+5. Complete `distcc_exploit` task (M2 trigger)
+6. Verify unlock:
+   - `moral_choices` aim unlocks
+7. Complete all primary tasks
+8. Verify mission complete condition
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Aims unlock progressively (not all available at start)
+- [ ] RFID clone unlocks reconnaissance and evidence collection
+- [ ] M2 revelation unlocks moral choices
+- [ ] All 11 primary tasks completable
+- [ ] 4 optional objectives trackable
+- [ ] Objectives panel updates in real-time
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Progressive unlocking works, no tasks accessible before prerequisites met.
+
+---
+
+## TC-021: Full Playthrough - Speed Run
+
+**Priority:** Medium
+**Category:** Performance
+**Estimated Time:** 45-60 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Complete mission as quickly as possible
+2. Skip optional objectives
+3. Minimal dialogue interaction
+4. Focus only on primary tasks (11 tasks)
+5. Track completion time
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Mission completable in 45-60 minutes
+- [ ] No mandatory waiting periods (except RFID clone 10 seconds)
+- [ ] All critical path tasks accessible
+- [ ] No dead ends or confusion
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Speed run possible in target time window, critical path clear.
+
+---
+
+## TC-022: Full Playthrough - 100% Completion
+
+**Priority:** Medium
+**Category:** Completionist
+**Estimated Time:** 75-90 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Complete all 11 primary tasks
+2. Complete all 4 optional objectives:
+   - Collect 3 LORE fragments
+   - Perfect stealth (zero detections)
+   - Make both moral choices (James, Victoria)
+3. Explore all dialogue branches
+4. Read all documents
+5. Track completion time
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] All primary tasks: ✓
+- [ ] All optional objectives: ✓
+- [ ] All LORE fragments collected: ✓
+- [ ] Perfect stealth achievement: ✓
+- [ ] All moral choices engaged: ✓
+- [ ] Completion time: 75-90 minutes
+
+### Pass Criteria
+100% completion achievable, all content accessible, reasonable time investment.
+
+---
+
+## TC-023: Error Recovery - Failed RFID Clone
+
+**Priority:** Medium
+**Category:** Error Handling
+**Estimated Time:** 5 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Begin RFID cloning minigame
+2. Move too far away from Victoria (> 2m)
+3. Progress bar resets
+4. Attempt cloning again
+5. Succeed on second attempt
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Progress bar resets if distance > 2m
+- [ ] Victoria's suspicion increases: `victoria_suspicious += 10`
+- [ ] Player can retry cloning
+- [ ] No permanent failure state
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Failed clone recoverable, player can retry without restart.
+
+---
+
+## TC-024: Edge Case - Skip Victoria Confrontation
+
+**Priority:** Low
+**Category:** Edge Case
+**Estimated Time:** 2 minutes
+
+### Test Steps
+1. Complete mission without triggering Victoria confrontation
+2. Collect all evidence
+3. Submit all flags
+4. Skip optional Victoria encounter
+5. Complete mission
+
+### Expected Results
+- [ ] Victoria confrontation is optional (not required for completion)
+- [ ] Mission completable without confrontation
+- [ ] Closing debrief acknowledges Victoria still at large
+- [ ] `victoria_choice_made` remains incomplete (optional objective)
+
+### Pass Criteria
+Victoria confrontation confirmed as optional, mission still completable.
+
+---
+
+## Test Summary Template
+
+**Test Session Date:** _____________
+**Tester Name:** _____________
+**Build Version:** _____________
+
+**Test Results:**
+- Total Test Cases: 24
+- Passed: _____ / 24
+- Failed: _____ / 24
+- Blocked: _____ / 24
+
+**Critical Failures** (prevent mission completion):
+- TC-_____: _____________________________________________
+- TC-_____: _____________________________________________
+
+**High Priority Failures** (degrade experience):
+- TC-_____: _____________________________________________
+- TC-_____: _____________________________________________
+
+**Medium/Low Failures** (minor issues):
+- TC-_____: _____________________________________________
+
+**Notes:**
+_________________________________________________________________
+_________________________________________________________________
+
+---
+
+## Regression Testing Checklist
+
+**After any code changes, re-test:**
+- [ ] TC-001 (Opening Briefing)
+- [ ] TC-003 (RFID Cloning)
+- [ ] TC-008 (distcc Exploitation)
+- [ ] TC-009 (M2 Revelation) ⭐ Critical
+- [ ] TC-013 (James Moral Choice)
+- [ ] TC-015 or TC-016 (Victoria Confrontation)
+- [ ] TC-018 or TC-019 (Closing Debrief)
+- [ ] TC-020 (Objectives Progressive Unlocking)
+
+**Smoke Test** (15-20 minutes):
+Run TC-001, TC-003, TC-008, TC-009, TC-015, TC-018 in sequence to verify critical path.
+
+---
+
+**Test Cases Version:** 1.0
+**Last Updated:** 2025-12-27
+**Total Test Coverage:** 24 test cases covering all critical systems
+
+Use these test cases during Stage 9 implementation to validate each feature as it's built.