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@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ Thumbs.db
 desktop.ini
 
 ## Agent Metadata
-.antigravitycli/
-.agent/
-GEMINI.md
+/.antigravitycli/
+/.agent/
+/GEMINI.md
+/.mcp.json
+/CLAUDE.md
 
 # Decompiled Game Code
 *.cs.txt
@@ -43,3 +45,7 @@ GEMINI.md
 /AsyncInputAutoplayFix.md
 /AudioMixerExplanation.md
 /O5Theme.md
+
+# Developer Utility Files
+/REVIEW_CHECKLIST.md
+/REVIEW_FFMPEG.md

Core/RenderManager.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using ADOFAIRenderer.UI.Window;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Util;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Util.Audio;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg;
+using ADOFAIRenderer.Util.OS;
 using FFmpeg.AutoGen;
 using HarmonyLib;
 using MelonLoader;
@@ -91,7 +92,50 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
     public long frameCount;
     public bool skipPressToStart;
     public string levelPath = "";
-    public bool IsRenderCancelled { get; private set; }
+    private readonly object _abortStateLock = new();
+    private volatile bool _isRenderCancelled;
+    private volatile bool _renderFailed;
+    private volatile string? _failureReason;
+
+    // ReSharper disable once MemberCanBePrivate.Global
+    public bool IsRenderCancelled => _isRenderCancelled;
+    public bool IsRenderFailed => _renderFailed;
+    
+    // Cancelled and failed are mutually exclusive; this is true for either (render must stop).
+    public bool IsRenderAborted => _isRenderCancelled || _renderFailed;
+
+    private void MarkCancelled()
+    {
+        lock (_abortStateLock)
+        {
+            if (!_renderFailed) _isRenderCancelled = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // The first failure reason wins; ignored once the render is already cancelled or failed.
+    private void MarkFailed(string reason)
+    {
+        lock (_abortStateLock)
+        {
+            if (_isRenderCancelled || _renderFailed) return;
+            _failureReason = reason;
+            _renderFailed = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void ClearAbortState()
+    {
+        lock (_abortStateLock)
+        {
+            _isRenderCancelled = false;
+            _renderFailed = false;
+            _failureReason = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private string BuildAbortMessage() => IsRenderFailed
+        ? $"Rendering failed: {_failureReason ?? "unknown error"}"
+        : "Rendering was cancelled by user.";
     public RenderConfig Configuration = null!;
 
     // Render Sessions State (OOP Instance Fields)
@@ -102,7 +146,7 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
     public int frameCountBase;
         
     public OfflineAudioMixer? AudioMixer { get; private set; }
-    private AudioSyncCalculator SyncCalculator { get; set; } = null!;
+    private AudioSyncCalculator? SyncCalculator { get; set; }
 
     private FrameReader? _frameReader;
     private FrameHookPipeline? _frameHookPipeline;
@@ -151,6 +195,7 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
 
     public long frameCountForVideo;
     public long lastVideoFrameIndex = -1;
+    // long cannot be volatile: access via Volatile.Read/Write (written on main thread, read on render thread)
     public long lastRequestedVideoFrameIndex = -1;
     public int readbackFailureCount;
     public int throttleCount;
@@ -170,8 +215,8 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
     internal AutoResetEvent FrameAvailableEvent = new(false);
     public Thread? RenderThread;
     public long passCount;
-    public bool endRequested;
-    public bool endSuccessful;
+    public volatile bool endRequested;
+    public volatile bool endSuccessful;
     public long endFrame = -1;
 
     // Private Instance Fields
@@ -195,12 +240,15 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
 
     public void ResetRenderState(bool success)
     {
-        IsRenderCancelled = !success;
+        if (success) _isRenderCancelled = false;
+        else MarkCancelled();
         stage = RenderStage.None;
     }
 
     public void CleanUpActiveRender()
     {
+        if (stage != RenderStage.None)
+            MarkFailed("the game exited or RenderManager was destroyed during rendering.");
         ResetRenderState(success: false);
             
         AudioSpectrumGenerator.Clear();
@@ -283,8 +331,15 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
         }
 
         if (Instance.stage < RenderStage.OnScene) return;
+        if (stage >= RenderStage.Render && RenderThread is not { IsAlive: true })
+        {
+            MarkFailed("the render thread terminated unexpectedly.");
+            CancelRender();
+            return;
+        }
         if (!scrController.instance || scrController.instance.state == States.Fail || scrController.instance.state == States.Fail2)
         {
+            MarkFailed("the level failed or the game controller was lost during rendering.");
             ResetRenderState(success: false);
             StopFFmpeg(false);
             EndRender();
@@ -333,6 +388,12 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
         
         while (Instance.stage >= RenderStage.Render)
         {
+            if (RenderThread is not { IsAlive: true })
+            {
+                isThrottling = false;
+                return;
+            }
+
             int count;
             lock (ImageQueue)
             {
@@ -362,7 +423,7 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
         if (videoFrameIndex > lastVideoFrameIndex)
         {
             lastVideoFrameIndex = videoFrameIndex;
-            lastRequestedVideoFrameIndex = videoFrameIndex;
+            Volatile.Write(ref lastRequestedVideoFrameIndex, videoFrameIndex);
 
             var targetTexture = texture;
             if (HasActiveFrameHooks && _frameHookPipeline != null)
@@ -403,7 +464,6 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
 
             Application.wantsToQuit -= quitDelegate;
             RenderConfigWindow.CreateWindow();
-            // ADOBase.loader.LoadSceneWithTransition(WipeDirection.StartsFromRight, "Assets/Scenes/RenderSettingsScene.unity");
         });
     }
 
@@ -440,6 +500,9 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
             yield return new WaitForSecondsRealtime(1);
         }
 
+        // Cancelled or failed during the countdown: do not start the encoder
+        if (stage != RenderStage.OnScene) yield break;
+
         frameCount = 0; framesSent = 0;
         _renderStopwatch.Restart();
             
@@ -462,13 +525,20 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Error($"Encoder initialization error: {ex}");
-            ResetFrameHookState();
+
+            // Release the encoder/thread and restore time, input offset, stage and hooks before showing the dialog
+            MarkFailed($"failed to initialize the video encoder: {ex.Message}");
+            ResetRenderState(success: false);
+            StopFFmpeg(false);
+            RestoreRenderEnvironment();
+
             CommonWarningDialogUI.ShowDialog(
                 "Encoder Error",
                 $"Failed to initialize video encoder.\nError: {ex.Message}",
                 new DialogButton("OK", () =>
                 {
                     ADOBase.loader.LoadSceneWithTransition(WipeDirection.StartsFromRight, "scnEditor");
+                    Cursor.visible = true;
                 })
             );
             yield break;
@@ -511,10 +581,10 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
             ImageQueue.Clear();
         }
         passCount = 0;
-        IsRenderCancelled = false;
+        ClearAbortState();
         frameCountForVideo = 0;
         lastVideoFrameIndex = -1;
-        lastRequestedVideoFrameIndex = -1;
+        Volatile.Write(ref lastRequestedVideoFrameIndex, -1);
         endRequested = false;
         endSuccessful = false;
         FrameAvailableEvent.Reset();
@@ -632,14 +702,14 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
                             }
                         }
 
-                        if (Configuration.AudioConfig.RenderAudio)
+                        if (Configuration.AudioConfig.RenderAudio && SyncCalculator is { } syncCalculator)
                         {
                             var frameIdx = (int)(passCount - 1);
                             var effectiveVideoFps = Math.Min(Configuration.VideoFPS, Configuration.RenderFPS);
                             var frameTime = frameIdx / effectiveVideoFps;
                                 
                             var channels = Configuration.AudioConfig.AudioChannels;
-                            var samplesNeeded = SyncCalculator.GetNextFrameSamples();
+                            var samplesNeeded = syncCalculator.GetNextFrameSamples();
 
                             var audioBuffer = ArrayPool<float>.Shared.Rent(samplesNeeded * channels);
                             try
@@ -655,17 +725,17 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    if (IsRenderCancelled) break;
+                    if (IsRenderAborted) break;
 
                     if (endRequested)
                     {
-                        if (passCount > lastRequestedVideoFrameIndex) break;
+                        if (passCount > Volatile.Read(ref lastRequestedVideoFrameIndex)) break;
                     }
 
                     FrameAvailableEvent.WaitOne(50);
                 }
 
-                if (!IsRenderCancelled) videoFFmpeg.End();
+                if (!IsRenderAborted) videoFFmpeg.End();
                 videoFFmpeg.Dispose();
 
                 lock (_allVideoFFmpegInstances)
@@ -674,12 +744,22 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
                 }
 
                 _activeVideoFFmpeg = null;
-                endSuccessful = !IsRenderCancelled;
+                endSuccessful = !IsRenderAborted;
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
                 Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Error($"FFmpeg rendering thread error: {ex}");
-                videoFFmpeg.Dispose();
+
+                MarkFailed("encoder thread error. See the log for details.");
+                try
+                {
+                    videoFFmpeg.Dispose();
+                }
+                catch (Exception disposeEx)
+                {
+                    Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Error($"Encoder dispose after thread error also failed: {disposeEx.Message}");
+                }
+
                 lock (_allVideoFFmpegInstances)
                 {
                     _allVideoFFmpegInstances.Remove(videoFFmpeg);
@@ -708,7 +788,7 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
         endRequested = true;
         if (!success)
         {
-            IsRenderCancelled = true;
+            MarkCancelled();
         }
         FrameAvailableEvent.Set();
         skipPressToStart = false;
@@ -722,7 +802,8 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
         if (success) StartCoroutine(StopRenderCoroutine());
         else
         {
-            Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Error("Rendering failed or was cancelled. Safely cleaning up state and resources.");
+            var reason = IsRenderFailed ? $"FAILED ({_failureReason})" : "CANCELLED";
+            Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Error($"Rendering {reason}. Safely cleaning up state and resources.");
 
             // 1. Wait for render background thread to finish processing remaining queued frames and terminate
             if (RenderThread is { IsAlive: true })
@@ -796,15 +877,20 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
                 CurrentOutPath = null;
             }
 
-            var result = BuildResult(false,
-                IsRenderCancelled ? "Rendering was cancelled by user." : "Rendering failed.");
+            var result = BuildResult(false, BuildAbortMessage());
             TriggerOnComplete(result);
         }
     }
 
     private IEnumerator StopRenderCoroutine()
     {
-        yield return new WaitUntil(() => endSuccessful);
+        yield return new WaitUntil(() => endSuccessful || RenderThread is not { IsAlive: true });
+        if (!endSuccessful)
+        {
+            MarkFailed("the render thread terminated unexpectedly.");
+            CancelRender();
+            yield break;
+        }
 
         var result = BuildResult(success: true);
         TriggerOnComplete(result);
@@ -813,6 +899,15 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
     }
 
     private void EndRender()
+    {
+        RestoreRenderEnvironment();
+
+        ADOBase.loader.LoadSceneWithTransition(WipeDirection.StartsFromRight, "scnEditor");
+        Cursor.visible = true;
+    }
+
+    // Undoes what the render setup changed (time, input offset, auto, queues, session hooks), without leaving the scene.
+    private void RestoreRenderEnvironment()
     {
         Time.timeScale = 1f;
         Time.captureDeltaTime = 0f;
@@ -847,12 +942,11 @@ internal class RenderManager : MonoBehaviour
         _frameReader?.Dispose();
         ResetFrameHookState();
         AudioMixer?.Reset(); AudioMixer = null;
-        SyncCalculator.Reset();
+        SyncCalculator = null;
         
+        AudioSpectrumGenerator.Clear();
         RenderContext.Reset();
             
-        ADOBase.loader.LoadSceneWithTransition(WipeDirection.StartsFromRight, "scnEditor");
-        Cursor.visible = true;
     }
 
     private RenderResult BuildResult(bool success, string? errorMessage = null)

RenderMod.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using MelonLoader.Utils;
 using UnityEngine;
 using Object = UnityEngine.Object;
 
-[assembly: MelonInfo(typeof(RenderMod), "ADOFAI Renderer", "0.2.6-INDEV", "ADOFAI Editor Forum")]
+[assembly: MelonInfo(typeof(RenderMod), "ADOFAI Renderer", "0.2.7-INDEV", "ADOFAI Editor Forum")]
 [assembly: MelonGame("7th Beat Games", "A Dance of Fire and Ice")]
 
 namespace ADOFAIRenderer;

UI/Window/RenderConfigWindow.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using ADOFAIRenderer.Core;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Core.Data;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Data;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Localization;
-using ADOFAIRenderer.Util;
+using ADOFAIRenderer.Util.OS;
 using MelonLoader;
 using O5Kit.Control;
 using O5Kit.Core;
@@ -840,6 +840,10 @@ internal static class RenderConfigWindow
     {
         if (_renderFpsSlider != null) target.RenderFPS = _renderFpsSlider.Value;
         if (_videoFPSSlider != null) target.VideoFPS = _videoFPSSlider.Value;
+
+        target.RenderFPS = AlignNTSCFramerate(target.RenderFPS);
+        target.VideoFPS = AlignNTSCFramerate(target.VideoFPS);
+        
         if (_renderWidthSlider != null) target.RenderWidth = (int)Math.Round(_renderWidthSlider.Value);
         if (_renderHeightSlider != null) target.RenderHeight = (int)Math.Round(_renderHeightSlider.Value);
         if (_delayAfterEndSlider != null) target.DelayAfterEnd = _delayAfterEndSlider.Value;
@@ -895,6 +899,20 @@ internal static class RenderConfigWindow
         target.AdvancedConfig.windPlanetColor = (_windPlanetToggle?.Value == true && _windPlanetPicker != null)
             ? _windPlanetPicker.Value
             : null;
+
+        return;
+
+        // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
+        double AlignNTSCFramerate(double framerate)
+        {
+            const double tolerance = 0.001;
+            
+            if (Math.Abs(framerate - 29.97) < tolerance) framerate = 30000.0 / 1001;
+            else if (Math.Abs(framerate - 59.94) < tolerance) framerate = 60000.0 / 1001;
+            else if (Math.Abs(framerate - 23.976) < tolerance || Math.Abs(framerate - 23.98) < tolerance) framerate = 24000.0 / 1001;
+
+            return framerate;
+        }
     }
 
     private static string CustomPresetLabel => LocalizationManager.Get("ui.render_config.preset_custom");
@@ -1527,10 +1545,10 @@ internal static class RenderConfigWindow
         Action<bool>? onChanged = null,
         bool generateLabel = true)
     {
-        if (generateLabel && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(labelKey))
+        if (generateLabel)
         {
             var label = O5Factory.ControlText(ctx, colParent, 13f, noPad: true);
-            label.text = LocalizationManager.Get(labelKey);
+            label.text = string.IsNullOrEmpty(labelKey) ? "" : LocalizationManager.Get(labelKey);
             label.color = ctx.Theme.TextDim;
             LocalizedText.Bind(label, labelKey);
 

Util/Audio/AudioSpectrumGenerator.cs

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ internal static class AudioSpectrumGenerator
             return;
         }
 
-        var currentFrame = (RenderManager.Instance != null) ? RenderManager.Instance.frameCount : -1;
+        var currentFrame = RenderManager.Instance ? RenderManager.Instance.frameCount : -1;
 
         lock (CachedSpectrums)
         {

Util/Audio/AudioSyncCalculator.cs

@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ internal class AudioSyncCalculator
     {
         _sampleRate = sampleRate;
         _fpsRational = RationalUtil.Double2MaxPrecisionInt(fps);
-
-        // NTSC
-        if (Math.Abs(fps - 29.97) < 0.001) _fpsRational = (30000, 1001);
-        if (Math.Abs(fps - 59.94) < 0.001) _fpsRational = (60000, 1001);
-        if (Math.Abs(fps - 23.976) < 0.001 || Math.Abs(fps - 23.98) < 0.001) _fpsRational = (24000, 1001);
     }
 
     public void Reset()

Util/FFmpeg/FFmpegNativeDecoder.cs

@@ -191,6 +191,13 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
     private bool _isOpened;
     private bool _disposed;
     private bool _isDraining;
+
+    /// <summary>Number of video packets skipped because the decoder rejected them as invalid data.</summary>
+    private int _skippedPacketCount;
+
+    /// <summary>Number of skipped packets for which a warning is logged.</summary>
+    private const int MaxLoggedSkippedPackets = 5;
+
     private readonly object _lock = new();
 
     // Fields to detect SwsContext updates
@@ -371,6 +378,16 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
                 if (_videoStreamIndex == -1)
                     throw new Exception("Failed to find video stream.");
 
+                // Only the video stream is used. The demuxer does not need to return the packets of the other streams
+                // (audio, subtitles, ...) once they are marked as discarded.
+                // Reference: AVStream.discard - "Selects which packets can be discarded at will and do not need to be demuxed."
+                // https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/structAVStream.html
+                for (int i = 0; i < _pFormatContext->nb_streams; i++)
+                {
+                    if (i != _videoStreamIndex)
+                        _pFormatContext->streams[i]->discard = AVDiscard.AVDISCARD_ALL;
+                }
+
                 var stream = _pFormatContext->streams[_videoStreamIndex];
                 _timeBase = stream->time_base;
 
@@ -441,9 +458,13 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
                     TotalFrames = 0;
                 }
 
-                Duration = _pFormatContext->duration > 0
-                    ? _pFormatContext->duration / (double)ffmpeg.AV_TIME_BASE
-                    : (stream->duration > 0 ? stream->duration * ffmpeg.av_q2d(stream->time_base) : 0);
+                // Duration of the video stream (AVStream.duration, in the stream time base).
+                // When the stream does not carry a duration, the container duration (AVFormatContext.duration,
+                // in AV_TIME_BASE units, the longest of all streams) is used.
+                // Reference: https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/structAVStream.html, https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/structAVFormatContext.html
+                Duration = stream->duration > 0
+                    ? stream->duration * ffmpeg.av_q2d(stream->time_base)
+                    : _pFormatContext->duration > 0 ? _pFormatContext->duration / (double)ffmpeg.AV_TIME_BASE : 0;
 
                 // 9. Allocate frame and packet buffers
                 // Reference: https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/group__lavu__frame.html
@@ -655,6 +676,8 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
     /// <summary>
     /// Reads packets from the container until a packet belonging to the video stream is found,
     /// then sends it to the decoder via <c>avcodec_send_packet</c>.
+    /// A packet that the decoder rejects as invalid data (<c>AVERROR_INVALIDDATA</c>, e.g. a damaged packet)
+    /// is skipped and the next packet is read. Any other decoder error is thrown.
     /// Reference: https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/group__lavc__encdec.html
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>True if a video packet was sent; false on EOF.</returns>
@@ -670,6 +693,18 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
             {
                 ret = ffmpeg.avcodec_send_packet(_pCodecContext, _pPacket);
                 ffmpeg.av_packet_unref(_pPacket);
+
+                if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR_INVALIDDATA)
+                {
+                    // The warning is logged for the first few packets only (a damaged file can have many).
+                    _skippedPacketCount++;
+                    if (_skippedPacketCount <= MaxLoggedSkippedPackets)
+                    {
+                        Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Warning($"[FFmpegNativeDecoder] Skipped an invalid video packet ({_skippedPacketCount}): {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 if (ret < 0)
                 {
                     throw new Exception($"Error sending packet to decoder: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
@@ -1212,61 +1247,94 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
     // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Decodes and discards a specified number of frames immediately without GPU-to-CPU transfer overhead.
+    /// Maximum distance in frames over which <see cref="SeekToTime"/> moves forward by decoding.
+    /// Decoding forward needs no keyframe seek and no decoder flush, which is cheaper than seeking for short distances.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="count">Number of frames to discard.</param>
-    private void SkipFrames(int count)
-    {
-        lock (_lock)
-        {
-            if (!_isOpened || _disposed) return;
-            if (count <= 0) return;
+    private const int MaxForwardDecodeFrames = 60;
 
-            int skipped = 0;
-            if (_hasCachedFrame)
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Decodes forward from the current decoder position until the first frame whose presentation time is at least
+    /// <paramref name="timeSeconds"/> minus half a frame, and keeps that frame in <see cref="_pCachedFrame"/>
+    /// for the next <c>TryRead*</c> call.
+    /// Frames before the target are discarded without GPU-to-host memory transfer; only the target frame is transferred.
+    /// When the end of the stream is reached before the target, no frame is cached.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="timeSeconds">Target time in seconds.</param>
+    private void DecodeToTarget(double timeSeconds)
+    {
+        while (true)
+        {
+            int ret = ffmpeg.avcodec_receive_frame(_pCodecContext, _pDecodedFrame);
+            if (ret == 0)
             {
-                ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
-                _hasCachedFrame = false;
-                skipped++;
+                double currentPts = GetFrameTimestamp(_pDecodedFrame);
+
+                // Check with half-frame margin to accommodate floating point rounding
+                if (currentPts >= timeSeconds - (0.5 / FPS))
+                {
+                    // Cache the first matching frame in system RAM for immediate consumption
+                    if (_isHwDecoding && _pDecodedFrame->format == (int)_hwPixFmt)
+                    {
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
+                        int transferRet = ffmpeg.av_hwframe_transfer_data(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame, 0);
+                        if (transferRet < 0)
+                        {
+                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
+                            throw new Exception($"Failed to transfer cached hardware frame during seek: {GetFFmpegErrorString(transferRet)}");
+                        }
+
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_copy_props(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
+
+                        _downloadedPixFmt = (AVPixelFormat)_pCachedFrame->format;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
+                        ffmpeg.av_frame_move_ref(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
+                    }
+
+                    _hasCachedFrame = true;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // Discard non-matching intermediate frame without transferring to CPU
+                GetTimestampAndUpdateIndex(_pDecodedFrame);
+                ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
+                continue;
             }
 
-            while (skipped < count)
+            if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR(ffmpeg.EAGAIN))
             {
-                int ret = ffmpeg.avcodec_receive_frame(_pCodecContext, _pDecodedFrame);
-                if (ret == 0)
-                {
-                    GetTimestampAndUpdateIndex(_pDecodedFrame);
-                    ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-                    skipped++;
-                    continue;
-                }
+                if (_isDraining) return;
 
-                if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR(ffmpeg.EAGAIN))
+                if (!ReadAndSendPacket())
                 {
-                    if (_isDraining) break;
-
-                    if (!ReadAndSendPacket())
-                    {
-                        _isDraining = true;
-                        ffmpeg.avcodec_send_packet(_pCodecContext, null);
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR_EOF)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    throw new Exception($"Error skipping frames: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
+                    _isDraining = true;
+                    ffmpeg.avcodec_send_packet(_pCodecContext, null);
                 }
             }
+            else if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR_EOF)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                throw new Exception($"Error during seek decoding: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
+            }
         }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Seeks to a specific playback time in seconds using backward keyframe seek followed by forward decode.
-    /// Intermediate frames are discarded without GPU-to-host memory transfer to maximize seek speed;
-    /// only the target frame is transferred and preserved in <see cref="_pCachedFrame"/>.
+    /// Moves the playback position to a time in seconds.
+    /// The next <c>TryRead*</c> call returns the first frame whose presentation time is at least
+    /// <paramref name="timeSeconds"/> minus half a frame (the frame nearest to the target time).
+    /// Both paths below return that same frame:
+    ///   - Forward decode: the target is ahead of the current position by less than <see cref="MaxForwardDecodeFrames"/> frames.
+    ///     Frames are decoded and discarded up to the target.
+    ///   - Keyframe seek: all other cases (target before the current position, far ahead, or the target frame already read).
+    ///     A backward keyframe seek is followed by a forward decode up to the target.
+    /// The target frame is transferred and preserved in <see cref="_pCachedFrame"/>; when it is already there, nothing is decoded.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="timeSeconds">Target time in seconds to seek to.</param>
     public void SeekToTime(double timeSeconds)
@@ -1276,13 +1344,38 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
             if (!_isOpened || _disposed) return;
 
             if (timeSeconds < 0) timeSeconds = 0;
-            double targetFrameIndex = timeSeconds * FPS;
 
-            // If already at target index or very close future, skip frames instead of seek to avoid I-frame seek latency
-            bool useSkip = targetFrameIndex >= _currentFrameIndex && targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex < 60;
-            if (useSkip)
+            // Earliest presentation time that satisfies the target (target minus half a frame).
+            double threshold = timeSeconds - (0.5 / FPS);
+
+            // Index of the first frame that satisfies the target. The epsilon keeps a frame that lies exactly on the
+            // margin from being excluded by floating point rounding.
+            double targetFrameIndex = Math.Ceiling(timeSeconds * FPS - 0.5 - 1e-6);
+
+            if (_hasCachedFrame)
             {
-                SkipFrames((int)(targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex));
+                // A frame is already positioned for the next read (e.g. by a previous SeekToTime call).
+                double cachedPts = GetFrameTimestamp(_pCachedFrame);
+                if (cachedPts >= threshold)
+                {
+                    // The cached frame is the first frame that satisfies the target.
+                    // When the target lies before it, the frames in between are no longer available and a keyframe seek is required.
+                    if (cachedPts - threshold < 1.0 / FPS) return;
+                }
+                else if (targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex < MaxForwardDecodeFrames)
+                {
+                    // The cached frame lies before the target: drop it and continue decoding forward.
+                    GetTimestampAndUpdateIndex(_pCachedFrame);
+                    ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
+                    _hasCachedFrame = false;
+                    DecodeToTarget(timeSeconds);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (targetFrameIndex > _currentFrameIndex && targetFrameIndex - _currentFrameIndex < MaxForwardDecodeFrames)
+            {
+                // The target frame has not been read yet and is close: decode forward instead of seeking.
+                DecodeToTarget(timeSeconds);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -1310,77 +1403,7 @@ internal sealed unsafe class FFmpegNativeDecoder : IDisposable
             _isDraining = false;
 
             // Decode frames until reaching the target presentation timestamp
-            while (true)
-            {
-                ret = ffmpeg.avcodec_receive_frame(_pCodecContext, _pDecodedFrame);
-                if (ret == 0)
-                {
-                    double currentPts = GetFrameTimestamp(_pDecodedFrame);
-
-                    // Check with half-frame margin to accommodate floating point rounding
-                    if (currentPts >= timeSeconds - (0.5 / FPS))
-                    {
-                        // Cache the first matching frame in system RAM for immediate consumption
-                        if (_isHwDecoding && _pDecodedFrame->format == (int)_hwPixFmt)
-                        {
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
-                            int transferRet = ffmpeg.av_hwframe_transfer_data(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame, 0);
-                            if (transferRet < 0)
-                            {
-                                ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-                                throw new Exception($"Failed to transfer cached hardware frame during seek: {GetFFmpegErrorString(transferRet)}");
-                            }
-
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_copy_props(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-
-                            _downloadedPixFmt = (AVPixelFormat)_pCachedFrame->format;
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pCachedFrame);
-                            ffmpeg.av_frame_move_ref(_pCachedFrame, _pDecodedFrame);
-                        }
-
-                        _hasCachedFrame = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-
-                    // Discard non-matching intermediate frame without transferring to CPU
-                    long ptsValue = _pDecodedFrame->best_effort_timestamp != ffmpeg.AV_NOPTS_VALUE
-                        ? _pDecodedFrame->best_effort_timestamp
-                        : _pDecodedFrame->pts;
-                    if (ptsValue == ffmpeg.AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
-                    {
-                        _currentFrameIndex++;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        _currentFrameIndex = (long)Math.Round(currentPts * FPS);
-                    }
-                    ffmpeg.av_frame_unref(_pDecodedFrame);
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR(ffmpeg.EAGAIN))
-                {
-                    if (_isDraining) break;
-
-                    if (!ReadAndSendPacket())
-                    {
-                        _isDraining = true;
-                        ffmpeg.avcodec_send_packet(_pCodecContext, null);
-                    }
-                }
-                else if (ret == ffmpeg.AVERROR_EOF)
-                {
-                    break;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    throw new Exception($"Error during seek decoding: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)}");
-                }
-            }
+            DecodeToTarget(timeSeconds);
         }
     }
 

Util/FFmpeg/FFmpegNativeEncoder.cs

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg
             /// <summary>Frames per second (e.g., 60.0, 29.97, etc.).</summary>
             public double FPS;
 
-            /// <summary>Video codec type to use (H264, H265, AV1, VP9).</summary>
+            /// <summary>Video codec type to use (H264, H265, AV1, VP9, VVC).</summary>
             public Codec Codec;
 
             /// <summary>Bitrate control mode (CQP, CBR, VBR).</summary>
@@ -437,16 +437,11 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg
                         // framerate: Framerate value giving hints to the encoder (reciprocal of time_base).
                         //
                         // RationalUtil: Converts FPS (double) into fractional form (numerator/denominator).
-                        //   e.g., 29.97 → 30000/1001 (NTSC standard)
+                        //   e.g., 60.00 -> 60/1
                         //
                         // Reference: https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/structAVCodecContext.html
                         var fpsRational = RationalUtil.Double2MaxPrecisionInt(_settings.FPS);
                         
-                        // NTSC
-                        if (Math.Abs(_settings.FPS - 29.97) < 0.001) fpsRational = (30000, 1001);
-                        if (Math.Abs(_settings.FPS - 59.94) < 0.001) fpsRational = (60000, 1001);
-                        if (Math.Abs(_settings.FPS - 23.976) < 0.001 || Math.Abs(_settings.FPS - 23.98) < 0.001) fpsRational = (24000, 1001);
-                        
                         _pCodecContext->time_base = new AVRational
                             { num = fpsRational.Denominator, den = fpsRational.Numerator };
                         _pCodecContext->framerate = new AVRational
@@ -728,6 +723,16 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg
                     if (ffmpeg.avcodec_parameters_from_context(_pVideoStream->codecpar, _pCodecContext) < 0)
                         throw new Exception("Failed to copy codec parameters to stream.");
 
+                    // Stream time base: unit of the timestamps stored in the container.
+                    // Set to the codec time base (1 / framerate) so that every frame interval is a whole number of ticks.
+                    // When it is left unset, the muxer uses 1/90000, in which the interval of rates such as
+                    // 59.94 fps (1501.5 ticks), 23.976 fps (3753.75 ticks) or 165 fps (545.45 ticks) is not an integer,
+                    // and the frame durations alternate between two values.
+                    // The muxer may still adjust the value in avformat_write_header (e.g. mp4 scales it to at least 10000);
+                    // packet timestamps are rescaled to the final value in SendFrameAndWritePackets.
+                    // Reference: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/libavformat/mux.c (init_muxer: default 1/90000)
+                    _pVideoStream->time_base = _pCodecContext->time_base;
+
                     // ── Step 4.5 (Optional): Initialize audio stream ──
                     // If EncoderSettings.Audio is set, add audio stream.
                     if (_settings.Audio.HasValue)
@@ -830,7 +835,7 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg
         /// Reference - CQP options per encoder:
         ///   NVENC:     "qp" (single value applied to I/P/B frames)
         ///   AMF:       "qp_i" + "qp_p" (I-frame and P-frame configured separately)
-        ///   QSV:       "global_quality" (Intel unique option)
+        ///   QSV:       AVCodecContext.global_quality (Intel ICQ mode)
         ///   Software:  "crf" (Constant Rate Factor, smarter quality control)
         ///
         /// Reference: https://ffmpeg.org/doxygen/trunk/structAVCodecContext.html
@@ -852,11 +857,21 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg
                         _pCodecContext->rc_max_rate = _pCodecContext->rc_min_rate = _settings.TargetBitrate * 1000L;
                         _pCodecContext->rc_buffer_size = _settings.TargetBitrate * 1000;
 
-                        // nal-hrd=cbr: x264/x265 dedicated option. Generates CBR bitstream matching
-                        // NAL HRD (Hypothetical Reference Decoder) specification. May be required for streaming compatibility.
-                        if (encoder == VideoEncoder.Libx264 || encoder == VideoEncoder.Libx265)
+                        // HRD (Hypothetical Reference Decoder) signaling for CBR output, used for streaming compatibility.
+                        //   libx264: "nal-hrd=cbr" writes the NAL HRD information and pads filler data to keep the bitrate constant.
+                        //            FFmpeg's option description: "Signal HRD information (requires vbv-bufsize; cbr not allowed in .mp4)".
+                        //            Reference: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/libavcodec/libx264.c ("nal-hrd": none/vbr/cbr)
+                        //   libx265: "x265-params" = "hrd=1" (--hrd: "Enable the signaling of HRD parameters to the decoder")
+                        //            + "strict-cbr=1" (--strict-cbr: "Enables stricter conditions to control bitrate deviance
+                        //            from the target bitrate in ABR mode").
+                        //            Reference: https://x265.readthedocs.io/en/master/cli.html
+                        if (encoder == VideoEncoder.Libx264)
                         {
-                            ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, "nal-hrd", "cbr", 0);
+                            TrySetOption("nal-hrd", "cbr");
+                        }
+                        else if (encoder == VideoEncoder.Libx265)
+                        {
+                            TrySetOption("x265-params", "hrd=1:strict-cbr=1");
                         }
                     }
                     break;
@@ -880,38 +895,77 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg
                     break;
 
                 case RateControlMode.CQP:
+                    // Valid quality range per encoder. The range of the private options is read from the
+                    // encoder's option definition (AVOption min/max); a declared minimum of -1 means "auto".
+                    //   NVENC:    "qp"    H.264/HEVC 0~51, AV1 0~255
+                    //             (libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c, nvenc_hevc.c: "qp" -1~51 / libavcodec/nvenc_av1.c: "qp" -1~255)
+                    //   AMF:      "qp_i"  H.264/HEVC 0~51, AV1 0~255
+                    //             (libavcodec/amfenc_h264.c, amfenc_hevc.c: "qp_i" -1~51 / libavcodec/amfenc_av1.c: "qp_i" -1~255)
+                    //   QSV:      AVCodecContext.global_quality 1~51
+                    //   VVC:      "qp"    0~63 (libavcodec/libvvenc.c: "qp" -1~63)
+                    //   Software: "crf"   x264/x265 0~51 (https://x265.readthedocs.io/en/master/cli.html: --crf 0..51.0),
+                    //             VP9/AV1 0~63 (libavcodec/libvpxenc.c, libaomenc.c: "crf" -1~63 / libavcodec/libsvtav1.c: "crf" 0~63)
+                    // Reference: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/tree/master/libavcodec
+                    int qpMin, qpMax;
+                    if (encoder.Kind == EncoderKind.QSV)
+                    {
+                        // QSV runs in ICQ (Intelligent Constant Quality) mode when global_quality > 0 and rc_max_rate is 0;
+                        // global_quality 0 selects the encoder's default CQP. The ICQ quality is clamped to 1~51 by FFmpeg:
+                        //   libavcodec/qsvenc.c: q->param.mfx.ICQQuality = av_clip(avctx->global_quality, 1, 51);
+                        // Reference: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
+                        qpMin = 1;
+                        qpMax = 51;
+                    }
+                    else if (encoder.Kind == EncoderKind.NVENC) (qpMin, qpMax) = GetQualityRange("qp");
+                    else if (encoder.Kind == EncoderKind.AMF) (qpMin, qpMax) = GetQualityRange("qp_i");
+                    else if (encoder == VideoEncoder.LibVvenc) (qpMin, qpMax) = GetQualityRange("qp");
+                    else (qpMin, qpMax) = GetQualityRange("crf"); // Software encoder (libx264, libx265, libvpx-vp9, etc.)
+
                     // Default value 18: Quality close to "visually lossless" in H.264.
                     // Provides similar level of quality in other codecs as well.
-                    var qpValue = _settings.QualityValue is >= 0 and <= 51 ? _settings.QualityValue : 18;
+                    const int defaultQuality = 18;
+                    var requestedQp = _settings.QualityValue;
+                    int qpValue;
+                    if (requestedQp < 0)
+                    {
+                        qpValue = Math.Clamp(defaultQuality, qpMin, qpMax);
+                        Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Warning($"{encoder.Name}: Invalid quality value {requestedQp}. Using {qpValue}.");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        qpValue = Math.Clamp(requestedQp, qpMin, qpMax);
+                        if (qpValue != requestedQp)
+                            Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Warning($"{encoder.Name}: Quality value {requestedQp} is outside the supported range {qpMin}~{qpMax}. Using {qpValue}.");
+                    }
 
                     if (encoder.Kind == EncoderKind.NVENC)
                     {
                         // NVENC: Applies same QP to I/P/B frames with single "qp" option
-                        ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, "qp", qpValue.ToString(), 0);
+                        TrySetOption("qp", qpValue.ToString());
                     }
                     else if (encoder.Kind == EncoderKind.AMF)
                     {
                         // AMF: QP for I-frame (qp_i) and P-frame (qp_p) must be set separately.
                         // Since B-frames are disabled, qp_b is not set.
-                        ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, "qp_i", qpValue.ToString(), 0);
-                        ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, "qp_p", qpValue.ToString(), 0);
+                        TrySetOption("qp_i", qpValue.ToString());
+                        TrySetOption("qp_p", qpValue.ToString());
                     }
                     else if (encoder.Kind == EncoderKind.QSV)
                     {
-                        // QSV: Uses ICQ (Intelligent Constant Quality) mode with "global_quality" option
-                        ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, "global_quality", qpValue.ToString(), 0);
+                        // QSV: ICQ (Intelligent Constant Quality) mode, configured with AVCodecContext.global_quality.
+                        _pCodecContext->global_quality = qpValue;
                     }
                     else if (encoder == VideoEncoder.LibVvenc)
                     {
                         // libvvenc: Specifies Constant QP mode with "qp" option
-                        ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, "qp", qpValue.ToString(), 0);
+                        TrySetOption("qp", qpValue.ToString());
                     }
-                    else // Software encoder (libx264, libx265, libvpx-vp9, etc.)
+                    else
                     {
                         // CRF (Constant Rate Factor): Smarter quality control than QP.
                         // Automatically adjusts bitrate according to scene complexity to maintain consistent visual quality.
-                        // Range: 0 (lossless) ~ 51 (lowest quality). Typically between 18 and 28.
-                        ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, "crf", qpValue.ToString(), 0);
+                        // Range: 0 (lossless) ~ 51 (lowest quality) for x264/x265, 0~63 for VP9/AV1. Typically between 18 and 28.
+                        TrySetOption("crf", qpValue.ToString());
                     }
                     break;
                 default:
@@ -919,6 +973,49 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets a private option (priv_data) of the encoder.
+        /// Returns true when FFmpeg accepts the option. Otherwise logs a warning with the FFmpeg error and returns false.
+        /// </summary>
+        private bool TrySetOption(string name, string value)
+        {
+            var ret = ffmpeg.av_opt_set(_pCodecContext->priv_data, name, value, 0);
+            if (ret >= 0) return true;
+
+            Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Warning($"[Encoder] Option '{name}={value}' was not applied: {GetFFmpegErrorString(ret)} (Code: {ret})");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Largest declared maximum that is treated as an actual quality range.
+        /// A declared maximum above this value is treated as unbounded, and the fallback range 0~51 is used.
+        /// The largest bounded quality range among the supported encoders is 0~255 (AV1 NVENC/AMF), while
+        /// libx264/libx265 declare "crf" as -1~FLT_MAX (libavcodec/libx264.c, libx265.c).
+        /// </summary>
+        private const double MaxMeaningfulQualityLimit = 1000;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the valid range of a private quality option of the encoder from its option definition (AVOption min/max).
+        /// e.g. 0~51 for H.264/HEVC, 0~63 for VP9/AV1/VVC, 0~255 for AV1 NVENC/AMF.
+        /// The lower bound is at least 0 (a declared minimum of -1 means "auto").
+        /// When the option is missing or its declared maximum is unbounded (see <see cref="MaxMeaningfulQualityLimit"/>), returns 0~51,
+        /// the QP scale of H.264/HEVC 8-bit (x264/x265 CRF 0~51).
+        /// Reference: https://x265.readthedocs.io/en/master/cli.html (--crf 0..51.0)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="optionName">Name of the quality option in priv_data.</param>
+        private (int Min, int Max) GetQualityRange(string optionName)
+        {
+            const int fallbackMax = 51;
+
+            var option = ffmpeg.av_opt_find(_pCodecContext->priv_data, optionName, null, 0, 0);
+            if (option == null || !(option->max > 0 && option->max <= MaxMeaningfulQualityLimit))
+                return (0, fallbackMax);
+
+            var min = Math.Max(0, (int)Math.Ceiling(option->min));
+            var max = (int)Math.Floor(option->max);
+            return min <= max ? (min, max) : (0, fallbackMax);
+        }
+
         // ================================================================
         // Write Frame
         // ================================================================

Util/FrameReader.cs

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util
                 }
             }
 
-            if (RenderManager.Instance && RenderManager.Instance.IsRenderCancelled)
+            if (RenderManager.Instance && RenderManager.Instance.IsRenderAborted)
             {
                 RecycleState(state);
                 return;

Util/GPUUtil.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Data;
 using ADOFAIRenderer.Util.FFmpeg;
+using ADOFAIRenderer.Util.OS;
 using MelonLoader;
 using UnityEngine;
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ internal static class GPUUtil
                 !int.TryParse(regMatch.Groups[4].Value, out var build)) continue;
                             
             var nvidiaVerInt = sub % 10 * 10000 + build;
-            _cachedNvidiaVersion = nvidiaVerInt / 100f;
+            _cachedNvidiaVersion = nvidiaVerInt / 100.0;
             Melon<RenderMod>.Logger.Msg($"Parsed NVIDIA Driver Version from Registry (RegistryUtil): {_cachedNvidiaVersion:F2}");
             return _cachedNvidiaVersion;
         }

Util/OS/FolderDialogUtil.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MelonLoader;
 
-namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util;
+namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.OS;
 
 [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InconsistentNaming")]
 [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "UnusedMember.Local")]

Util/OS/OSNotification.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,577 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using MelonLoader;
+
+namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.OS;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Sends native desktop notifications on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
+/// <para>
+/// - <b>Windows</b>: Uses Win32 <c>Shell_NotifyIcon</c> (system tray balloon) via P/Invoke.
+///   No PowerShell, no UWP, no WinRT dependencies.
+/// </para>
+/// <para>
+/// - <b>macOS</b>: Uses <c>osascript</c> with AppleScript's <c>display notification</c>.
+/// </para>
+/// <para>
+/// - <b>Linux</b>: Uses <c>notify-send</c> (libnotify) with <c>xdg-open</c> for folder actions.
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+internal static class OSNotification
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sends a native desktop notification.
+    /// If <paramref name="folderPath"/> is provided, Windows and Linux will attempt to open
+    /// the folder when the notification is clicked/dismissed.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="title">The notification title.</param>
+    /// <param name="message">The notification body text.</param>
+    /// <param name="folderPath">Optional folder path to open on click (Windows balloon click / Linux action).</param>
+    public static void Show(string title, string message, string? folderPath = null)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
+            {
+                WindowsNotification.Send(title, message, folderPath);
+            }
+            else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX))
+            {
+                MacNotification.Send(title, message);
+            }
+            else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
+            {
+                LinuxNotification.Send(title, message, folderPath);
+            }
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Failed to send notification: {ex.Message}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #region Windows — Toast (primary) + Shell_NotifyIcon (fallback)
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Windows notification with two strategies:
+    /// <para>1. <b>Toast</b> via PowerShell — persists in Action Center.</para>
+    /// <para>2. <b>Shell_NotifyIcon balloon</b> via P/Invoke — fallback if toast fails.</para>
+    /// </summary>
+    private static class WindowsNotification
+    {
+        public static void Send(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
+        {
+            var thread = new Thread(() =>
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (!TrySendToast(title, message, folderPath))
+                    {
+                        SendBalloon(title, message, folderPath);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Windows notification failed: {ex.Message}");
+                }
+            })
+            {
+                IsBackground = true,
+                Name = "OSNotification-Win"
+            };
+            thread.Start();
+        }
+
+        #region Toast via PowerShell
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Attempts to show a Windows Toast notification via PowerShell.
+        /// Returns true if the process launched successfully, false otherwise.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static bool TrySendToast(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                string xmlTitle = System.Security.SecurityElement.Escape(title) ?? title;
+                string xmlMessage = System.Security.SecurityElement.Escape(message) ?? message;
+
+                string toastXml;
+                string psScript;
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
+                {
+                    var escapedFolder = folderPath.Replace("'", "''");
+
+                    toastXml =
+                        "<toast launch=\"adofai-renderer://\" activationType=\"protocol\">" +
+                        "<visual><binding template=\"ToastGeneric\">" +
+                        $"<text>{xmlTitle}</text><text>{xmlMessage}</text>" +
+                        "</binding></visual>" +
+                        "<actions>" +
+                        "<action content=\"Open Render Folder\" arguments=\"adofai-renderer://\" activationType=\"protocol\"/>" +
+                        "</actions></toast>";
+
+                    psScript =
+                        "$protocolPath = 'HKCU:\\Software\\Classes\\adofai-renderer'\n" +
+                        "$null = New-Item -Path $protocolPath -Force\n" +
+                        "$null = New-ItemProperty -Path $protocolPath -Name 'URL Protocol' -Value '' -PropertyType String -Force\n" +
+                        "Set-Item -Path $protocolPath -Value 'URL:adofai-renderer Protocol' | Out-Null\n" +
+                        "$cmdPath = \"$protocolPath\\shell\\open\\command\"\n" +
+                        "$null = New-Item -Path $cmdPath -Force\n" +
+                        $"Set-Item -Path $cmdPath -Value 'explorer.exe \"{escapedFolder}\"' | Out-Null\n" +
+                        "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
+                        "[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
+                        "$xml = [Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument]::new()\n" +
+                        $"$xml.LoadXml('{toastXml}')\n" +
+                        "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('ADOFAI Renderer').Show([Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml))";
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    toastXml =
+                        "<toast><visual><binding template=\"ToastGeneric\">" +
+                        $"<text>{xmlTitle}</text><text>{xmlMessage}</text>" +
+                        "</binding></visual></toast>";
+
+                    psScript =
+                        "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
+                        "[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
+                        "$xml = [Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument]::new()\n" +
+                        $"$xml.LoadXml('{toastXml}')\n" +
+                        "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('ADOFAI Renderer').Show([Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml))";
+                }
+
+                byte[] bytes = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(psScript);
+                string base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
+
+                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = "powershell.exe",
+                    Arguments = $"-NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand {base64}",
+                    CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    UseShellExecute = false,
+                    RedirectStandardError = true,
+                    WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
+                };
+
+                using var process = new Process();
+                process.StartInfo = startInfo;
+                process.Start();
+                process.WaitForExit(5000);
+
+                // If PowerShell exited with error, treat as failure
+                if (process.ExitCode != 0)
+                {
+                    string stderr = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd().Trim();
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(stderr))
+                        MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Toast failed (using fallback): {stderr}");
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Toast failed (using fallback): {ex.Message}");
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Balloon via Shell_NotifyIcon
+
+        // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
+        private const int NIM_ADD = 0x00;
+        private const int NIM_DELETE = 0x02;
+
+        private const int NIF_MESSAGE = 0x01;
+        private const int NIF_ICON = 0x02;
+        private const int NIF_TIP = 0x04;
+        private const int NIF_INFO = 0x10;
+
+        private const int NIIF_INFO = 0x01;
+
+        private const int WM_USER = 0x0400;
+        private const int WM_TRAYICON = WM_USER + 1;
+        private const int NIN_BALLOONUSERCLICK = 0x0405;
+
+        private const int WS_OVERLAPPED = 0x00000000;
+        private const uint WM_CLOSE = 0x0010;
+        private const int TRAY_ICON_UID = 29471;
+        // ReSharper restore InconsistentNaming
+
+        [DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+        private static extern bool Shell_NotifyIconW(int dwMessage, ref NotifyIconDataW lpData);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+        private static extern IntPtr CreateWindowExW(
+            int dwExStyle, string lpClassName, string lpWindowName,
+            int dwStyle, int x, int y, int nWidth, int nHeight,
+            IntPtr hWndParent, IntPtr hMenu, IntPtr hInstance, IntPtr lpParam);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        private static extern bool DestroyWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern IntPtr LoadIconW(IntPtr hInstance, IntPtr lpIconName);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        private static extern bool GetMessageW(out Msg lpMsg, IntPtr hWnd, uint wMsgFilterMin, uint wMsgFilterMax);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern IntPtr TranslateMessage(ref Msg lpMsg);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern IntPtr DispatchMessageW(ref Msg lpMsg);
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        private static extern bool PostMessageW(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
+        private struct NotifyIconDataW
+        {
+            public int cbSize;
+            public IntPtr hWnd;
+            public int uID;
+            public int uFlags;
+            public int uCallbackMessage;
+            public IntPtr hIcon;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 128)]
+            public string szTip;
+            public int dwState;
+            public int dwStateMask;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 256)]
+            public string szInfo;
+            public int uTimeoutOrVersion;
+            [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 64)]
+            public string szInfoTitle;
+            public int dwInfoFlags;
+        }
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+        private struct Msg
+        {
+            public IntPtr hwnd;
+            public uint message;
+            public IntPtr wParam;
+            public IntPtr lParam;
+            public uint time;
+            public int pt_x;
+            public int pt_y;
+        }
+
+        private static void SendBalloon(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
+        {
+            if (title.Length > 63) title = title.Substring(0, 63);
+            if (message.Length > 255) message = message.Substring(0, 255);
+
+            IntPtr hWnd = IntPtr.Zero;
+            var nid = new NotifyIconDataW();
+
+            try
+            {
+                var hwndMessage = new IntPtr(-3);
+                hWnd = CreateWindowExW(
+                    0, "Static", "ADOFAIRendererNotify",
+                    WS_OVERLAPPED, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                    hwndMessage, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+
+                if (hWnd == IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    MelonLogger.Warning("[OSNotification] Cannot create message window.");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                IntPtr hIcon = LoadIconW(IntPtr.Zero, (IntPtr)32512);
+
+                nid.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(NotifyIconDataW));
+                nid.hWnd = hWnd;
+                nid.uID = TRAY_ICON_UID;
+                nid.uFlags = NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP | NIF_INFO;
+                nid.uCallbackMessage = WM_TRAYICON;
+                nid.hIcon = hIcon;
+                nid.szTip = "ADOFAI Renderer";
+                nid.szInfo = message;
+                nid.szInfoTitle = title;
+                nid.dwInfoFlags = NIIF_INFO;
+                nid.uTimeoutOrVersion = 4;
+
+                Shell_NotifyIconW(NIM_ADD, ref nid);
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
+                {
+                    var capturedFolder = folderPath;
+                    var closeTimer = new System.Threading.Timer(_ =>
+                    {
+                        try { PostMessageW(hWnd, WM_CLOSE, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero); }
+                        catch { /* ignored */ }
+                    }, null, 12000, Timeout.Infinite);
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        while (GetMessageW(out var msg, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0))
+                        {
+                            if (msg.message == WM_CLOSE)
+                                break;
+
+                            if (msg.message == WM_TRAYICON)
+                            {
+                                int notifyMsg = (int)(long)msg.lParam;
+                                if (notifyMsg == NIN_BALLOONUSERCLICK)
+                                {
+                                    try
+                                    {
+                                        var psi = new ProcessStartInfo();
+                                        psi.FileName = capturedFolder;
+                                        psi.UseShellExecute = true;
+                                        Process.Start(psi);
+                                    }
+                                    catch (Exception ex)
+                                    {
+                                        MelonLogger.Warning(
+                                            $"[OSNotification] Cannot open folder: {ex.Message}");
+                                    }
+
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            TranslateMessage(ref msg);
+                            DispatchMessageW(ref msg);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    finally
+                    {
+                        closeTimer.Dispose();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Thread.Sleep(500);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Balloon notification failed: {ex.Message}");
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                if (hWnd != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    nid.uFlags = 0;
+                    Shell_NotifyIconW(NIM_DELETE, ref nid);
+                    DestroyWindow(hWnd);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region macOS — osascript
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// macOS notification using <c>osascript -e 'display notification ...'</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static class MacNotification
+    {
+        public static void Send(string title, string message)
+        {
+            // AppleScript string escaping: backslash and double-quote
+            string escapedTitle = EscapeAppleScript(title);
+            string escapedMessage = EscapeAppleScript(message);
+
+            // Use ProcessStartInfo with ArgumentList to avoid shell-level escaping issues.
+            // Each argument is passed directly to the process without shell interpretation.
+            var script =
+                $"display notification \"{escapedMessage}\" with title \"{escapedTitle}\"";
+
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = "osascript",
+                CreateNoWindow = true,
+                UseShellExecute = false,
+                WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
+            };
+            startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-e");
+            startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(script);
+
+            RunProcess(startInfo);
+        }
+
+        private static string EscapeAppleScript(string value)
+        {
+            // In AppleScript string literals, escape backslash and double-quote
+            return value
+                .Replace("\\", "\\\\")
+                .Replace("\"", "\\\"");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Linux — notify-send / gdbus
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Linux notification using <c>notify-send</c> (libnotify CLI).
+    /// Falls back to <c>gdbus</c> (D-Bus direct call) if notify-send is unavailable.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static class LinuxNotification
+    {
+        public static void Send(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
+            {
+                ShowWithAction(title, message, folderPath);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ShowSimple(title, message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void ShowSimple(string title, string message)
+        {
+            // Try notify-send first
+            if (TryNotifySend(title, message))
+                return;
+
+            // Fallback to gdbus
+            TryGdbus(title, message);
+        }
+
+        private static void ShowWithAction(string title, string message, string folderPath)
+        {
+            // Run on a background thread because notify-send with --action blocks
+            // until the notification is dismissed or the action is clicked.
+            System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                    {
+                        FileName = "notify-send",
+                        CreateNoWindow = true,
+                        UseShellExecute = false,
+                        RedirectStandardOutput = true,
+                        WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
+                    };
+                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-a");
+                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("ADOFAI Renderer");
+                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--action=open_folder=Open Render Folder");
+                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(title);
+                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(message);
+
+                    using var process = new Process();
+                    process.StartInfo = startInfo;
+                    process.Start();
+                    string output = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd().Trim();
+                    process.WaitForExit();
+
+                    if (output == "open_folder")
+                    {
+                        var openInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                        {
+                            FileName = "xdg-open",
+                            CreateNoWindow = true,
+                            UseShellExecute = false,
+                            WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
+                        };
+                        openInfo.ArgumentList.Add(folderPath);
+
+                        RunProcess(openInfo);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Linux notification processing failed: {ex.Message}");
+
+                    // Fallback: show without action
+                    ShowSimple(title, message);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        private static bool TryNotifySend(string title, string message)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = "notify-send",
+                    CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    UseShellExecute = false,
+                    WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
+                };
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-a");
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("ADOFAI Renderer");
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(title);
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(message);
+
+                RunProcess(startInfo);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void TryGdbus(string title, string message)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                // Direct D-Bus call to org.freedesktop.Notifications
+                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = "gdbus",
+                    CreateNoWindow = true,
+                    UseShellExecute = false,
+                    WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
+                };
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("call");
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--session");
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications");
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--object-path=/org/freedesktop/Notifications");
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--method=org.freedesktop.Notifications.Notify");
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("ADOFAI Renderer"); // app_name
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("0");                // replaces_id
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("");                 // app_icon
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(title);              // summary
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(message);            // body
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("[]");               // actions
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("{}");               // hints
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-1");               // expire_timeout
+
+                RunProcess(startInfo);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] gdbus notification failed: {ex.Message}");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Shared utility
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Starts a process fire-and-forget. Does not redirect output or wait for exit.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static void RunProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
+    {
+        using var process = new Process();
+        process.StartInfo = startInfo;
+        process.Start();
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+}

Util/OS/RegistryUtil.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util.OS;
+
+internal static class RegistryUtil
+{
+    private static readonly Type? RegistryKeyType;
+    private static readonly Type? RegistryHiveType;
+    private static readonly Type? RegistryViewType;
+    private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? OpenBaseKeyMethod;
+    private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? OpenSubKeyMethod;
+    private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? GetSubKeyNamesMethod;
+    private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? GetValueMethod;
+
+    static RegistryUtil()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            RegistryKeyType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey");
+            RegistryHiveType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive");
+            RegistryViewType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView");
+
+            if (RegistryKeyType == null || RegistryHiveType == null || RegistryViewType == null)
+            {
+                var mscorlib = typeof(object).Assembly;
+                RegistryKeyType = mscorlib.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey");
+                RegistryHiveType = mscorlib.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive");
+                RegistryViewType = mscorlib.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView");
+            }
+
+            if (RegistryKeyType != null)
+            {
+                OpenBaseKeyMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("OpenBaseKey", new[] { RegistryHiveType!, RegistryViewType! });
+                OpenSubKeyMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("OpenSubKey", new[] { typeof(string) });
+                GetSubKeyNamesMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("GetSubKeyNames");
+                GetValueMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("GetValue", new[] { typeof(string) });
+            }
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // ignored
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void CloseKey(object? key)
+    {
+        if (key == null || RegistryKeyType == null) return;
+        try
+        {
+            if (key is IDisposable disposable)
+            {
+                disposable.Dispose();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var closeMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("Close");
+                closeMethod?.Invoke(key, null);
+            }
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // ignored
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
+    public static string[]? GetHKLMSubKeyNames(string parentKeyPath)
+    {
+        if (RegistryKeyType == null || OpenBaseKeyMethod == null || OpenSubKeyMethod == null || GetSubKeyNamesMethod == null)
+            return null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            object hiveLocalMachine = Enum.ToObject(RegistryHiveType!, 0x80000002);
+            object viewRegistry64 = Enum.ToObject(RegistryViewType!, 256);
+
+            object? baseKey = OpenBaseKeyMethod.Invoke(null, new[] { hiveLocalMachine, viewRegistry64 });
+            if (baseKey == null) return null;
+
+            object? key = OpenSubKeyMethod.Invoke(baseKey, new object[] { parentKeyPath });
+            if (key == null)
+            {
+                CloseKey(baseKey);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string[]? subkeyNames = GetSubKeyNamesMethod.Invoke(key, null) as string[];
+            CloseKey(key);
+            CloseKey(baseKey);
+            return subkeyNames;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
+    public static string? GetHKLMValue(string keyPath, string valueName)
+    {
+        if (RegistryKeyType == null || OpenBaseKeyMethod == null || OpenSubKeyMethod == null || GetValueMethod == null)
+            return null;
+
+        try
+        {
+            object hiveLocalMachine = Enum.ToObject(RegistryHiveType!, 0x80000002);
+            object viewRegistry64 = Enum.ToObject(RegistryViewType!, 256);
+
+            object? baseKey = OpenBaseKeyMethod.Invoke(null, new[] { hiveLocalMachine, viewRegistry64 });
+            if (baseKey == null) return null;
+
+            object? key = OpenSubKeyMethod.Invoke(baseKey, new object[] { keyPath });
+            if (key == null)
+            {
+                CloseKey(baseKey);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            string? value = GetValueMethod.Invoke(key, new object[] { valueName }) as string;
+            CloseKey(key);
+            CloseKey(baseKey);
+            return value;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}

Util/OSNotification.cs

@@ -1,578 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
-using System.Threading;
-using MelonLoader;
-
-namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Sends native desktop notifications on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
-    /// <para>
-    /// - <b>Windows</b>: Uses Win32 <c>Shell_NotifyIcon</c> (system tray balloon) via P/Invoke.
-    ///   No PowerShell, no UWP, no WinRT dependencies.
-    /// </para>
-    /// <para>
-    /// - <b>macOS</b>: Uses <c>osascript</c> with AppleScript's <c>display notification</c>.
-    /// </para>
-    /// <para>
-    /// - <b>Linux</b>: Uses <c>notify-send</c> (libnotify) with <c>xdg-open</c> for folder actions.
-    /// </para>
-    /// </summary>
-    internal static class OSNotification
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sends a native desktop notification.
-        /// If <paramref name="folderPath"/> is provided, Windows and Linux will attempt to open
-        /// the folder when the notification is clicked/dismissed.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="title">The notification title.</param>
-        /// <param name="message">The notification body text.</param>
-        /// <param name="folderPath">Optional folder path to open on click (Windows balloon click / Linux action).</param>
-        public static void Show(string title, string message, string? folderPath = null)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows))
-                {
-                    WindowsNotification.Send(title, message, folderPath);
-                }
-                else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.OSX))
-                {
-                    MacNotification.Send(title, message);
-                }
-                else if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux))
-                {
-                    LinuxNotification.Send(title, message, folderPath);
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Failed to send notification: {ex.Message}");
-            }
-        }
-
-        #region Windows — Toast (primary) + Shell_NotifyIcon (fallback)
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Windows notification with two strategies:
-        /// <para>1. <b>Toast</b> via PowerShell — persists in Action Center.</para>
-        /// <para>2. <b>Shell_NotifyIcon balloon</b> via P/Invoke — fallback if toast fails.</para>
-        /// </summary>
-        private static class WindowsNotification
-        {
-            public static void Send(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
-            {
-                var thread = new Thread(() =>
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        if (!TrySendToast(title, message, folderPath))
-                        {
-                            SendBalloon(title, message, folderPath);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Windows notification failed: {ex.Message}");
-                    }
-                })
-                {
-                    IsBackground = true,
-                    Name = "OSNotification-Win"
-                };
-                thread.Start();
-            }
-
-            #region Toast via PowerShell
-
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Attempts to show a Windows Toast notification via PowerShell.
-            /// Returns true if the process launched successfully, false otherwise.
-            /// </summary>
-            private static bool TrySendToast(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    string xmlTitle = System.Security.SecurityElement.Escape(title) ?? title;
-                    string xmlMessage = System.Security.SecurityElement.Escape(message) ?? message;
-
-                    string toastXml;
-                    string psScript;
-
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
-                    {
-                        var escapedFolder = folderPath.Replace("'", "''");
-
-                        toastXml =
-                            "<toast launch=\"adofai-renderer://\" activationType=\"protocol\">" +
-                            "<visual><binding template=\"ToastGeneric\">" +
-                            $"<text>{xmlTitle}</text><text>{xmlMessage}</text>" +
-                            "</binding></visual>" +
-                            "<actions>" +
-                            "<action content=\"Open Render Folder\" arguments=\"adofai-renderer://\" activationType=\"protocol\"/>" +
-                            "</actions></toast>";
-
-                        psScript =
-                            "$protocolPath = 'HKCU:\\Software\\Classes\\adofai-renderer'\n" +
-                            "$null = New-Item -Path $protocolPath -Force\n" +
-                            "$null = New-ItemProperty -Path $protocolPath -Name 'URL Protocol' -Value '' -PropertyType String -Force\n" +
-                            "Set-Item -Path $protocolPath -Value 'URL:adofai-renderer Protocol' | Out-Null\n" +
-                            "$cmdPath = \"$protocolPath\\shell\\open\\command\"\n" +
-                            "$null = New-Item -Path $cmdPath -Force\n" +
-                            $"Set-Item -Path $cmdPath -Value 'explorer.exe \"{escapedFolder}\"' | Out-Null\n" +
-                            "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
-                            "[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
-                            "$xml = [Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument]::new()\n" +
-                            $"$xml.LoadXml('{toastXml}')\n" +
-                            "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('ADOFAI Renderer').Show([Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml))";
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        toastXml =
-                            "<toast><visual><binding template=\"ToastGeneric\">" +
-                            $"<text>{xmlTitle}</text><text>{xmlMessage}</text>" +
-                            "</binding></visual></toast>";
-
-                        psScript =
-                            "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
-                            "[Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument, Windows.Data, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null\n" +
-                            "$xml = [Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.XmlDocument]::new()\n" +
-                            $"$xml.LoadXml('{toastXml}')\n" +
-                            "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('ADOFAI Renderer').Show([Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml))";
-                    }
-
-                    byte[] bytes = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(psScript);
-                    string base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(bytes);
-
-                    var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-                    {
-                        FileName = "powershell.exe",
-                        Arguments = $"-NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -EncodedCommand {base64}",
-                        CreateNoWindow = true,
-                        UseShellExecute = false,
-                        RedirectStandardError = true,
-                        WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
-                    };
-
-                    using var process = new Process();
-                    process.StartInfo = startInfo;
-                    process.Start();
-                    process.WaitForExit(5000);
-
-                    // If PowerShell exited with error, treat as failure
-                    if (process.ExitCode != 0)
-                    {
-                        string stderr = process.StandardError.ReadToEnd().Trim();
-                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(stderr))
-                            MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Toast failed (using fallback): {stderr}");
-                        return false;
-                    }
-
-                    return true;
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Toast failed (using fallback): {ex.Message}");
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            #endregion
-
-            #region Balloon via Shell_NotifyIcon
-
-            // ReSharper disable InconsistentNaming
-            private const int NIM_ADD = 0x00;
-            private const int NIM_DELETE = 0x02;
-
-            private const int NIF_MESSAGE = 0x01;
-            private const int NIF_ICON = 0x02;
-            private const int NIF_TIP = 0x04;
-            private const int NIF_INFO = 0x10;
-
-            private const int NIIF_INFO = 0x01;
-
-            private const int WM_USER = 0x0400;
-            private const int WM_TRAYICON = WM_USER + 1;
-            private const int NIN_BALLOONUSERCLICK = 0x0405;
-
-            private const int WS_OVERLAPPED = 0x00000000;
-            private const uint WM_CLOSE = 0x0010;
-            private const int TRAY_ICON_UID = 29471;
-            // ReSharper restore InconsistentNaming
-
-            [DllImport("shell32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-            private static extern bool Shell_NotifyIconW(int dwMessage, ref NotifyIconDataW lpData);
-
-            [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-            private static extern IntPtr CreateWindowExW(
-                int dwExStyle, string lpClassName, string lpWindowName,
-                int dwStyle, int x, int y, int nWidth, int nHeight,
-                IntPtr hWndParent, IntPtr hMenu, IntPtr hInstance, IntPtr lpParam);
-
-            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-            private static extern bool DestroyWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
-
-            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-            private static extern IntPtr LoadIconW(IntPtr hInstance, IntPtr lpIconName);
-
-            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-            private static extern bool GetMessageW(out Msg lpMsg, IntPtr hWnd, uint wMsgFilterMin, uint wMsgFilterMax);
-
-            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-            private static extern IntPtr TranslateMessage(ref Msg lpMsg);
-
-            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-            private static extern IntPtr DispatchMessageW(ref Msg lpMsg);
-
-            [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
-            private static extern bool PostMessageW(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
-
-            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
-            private struct NotifyIconDataW
-            {
-                public int cbSize;
-                public IntPtr hWnd;
-                public int uID;
-                public int uFlags;
-                public int uCallbackMessage;
-                public IntPtr hIcon;
-                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 128)]
-                public string szTip;
-                public int dwState;
-                public int dwStateMask;
-                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 256)]
-                public string szInfo;
-                public int uTimeoutOrVersion;
-                [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValTStr, SizeConst = 64)]
-                public string szInfoTitle;
-                public int dwInfoFlags;
-            }
-
-            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
-            private struct Msg
-            {
-                public IntPtr hwnd;
-                public uint message;
-                public IntPtr wParam;
-                public IntPtr lParam;
-                public uint time;
-                public int pt_x;
-                public int pt_y;
-            }
-
-            private static void SendBalloon(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
-            {
-                if (title.Length > 63) title = title.Substring(0, 63);
-                if (message.Length > 255) message = message.Substring(0, 255);
-
-                IntPtr hWnd = IntPtr.Zero;
-                var nid = new NotifyIconDataW();
-
-                try
-                {
-                    var hwndMessage = new IntPtr(-3);
-                    hWnd = CreateWindowExW(
-                        0, "Static", "ADOFAIRendererNotify",
-                        WS_OVERLAPPED, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                        hwndMessage, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
-
-                    if (hWnd == IntPtr.Zero)
-                    {
-                        MelonLogger.Warning("[OSNotification] Cannot create message window.");
-                        return;
-                    }
-
-                    IntPtr hIcon = LoadIconW(IntPtr.Zero, (IntPtr)32512);
-
-                    nid.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(NotifyIconDataW));
-                    nid.hWnd = hWnd;
-                    nid.uID = TRAY_ICON_UID;
-                    nid.uFlags = NIF_MESSAGE | NIF_ICON | NIF_TIP | NIF_INFO;
-                    nid.uCallbackMessage = WM_TRAYICON;
-                    nid.hIcon = hIcon;
-                    nid.szTip = "ADOFAI Renderer";
-                    nid.szInfo = message;
-                    nid.szInfoTitle = title;
-                    nid.dwInfoFlags = NIIF_INFO;
-                    nid.uTimeoutOrVersion = 4;
-
-                    Shell_NotifyIconW(NIM_ADD, ref nid);
-
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
-                    {
-                        var capturedFolder = folderPath;
-                        var closeTimer = new System.Threading.Timer(_ =>
-                        {
-                            try { PostMessageW(hWnd, WM_CLOSE, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero); }
-                            catch { /* ignored */ }
-                        }, null, 12000, Timeout.Infinite);
-
-                        try
-                        {
-                            while (GetMessageW(out var msg, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0))
-                            {
-                                if (msg.message == WM_CLOSE)
-                                    break;
-
-                                if (msg.message == WM_TRAYICON)
-                                {
-                                    int notifyMsg = (int)(long)msg.lParam;
-                                    if (notifyMsg == NIN_BALLOONUSERCLICK)
-                                    {
-                                        try
-                                        {
-                                            var psi = new ProcessStartInfo();
-                                            psi.FileName = capturedFolder;
-                                            psi.UseShellExecute = true;
-                                            Process.Start(psi);
-                                        }
-                                        catch (Exception ex)
-                                        {
-                                            MelonLogger.Warning(
-                                                $"[OSNotification] Cannot open folder: {ex.Message}");
-                                        }
-
-                                        break;
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                TranslateMessage(ref msg);
-                                DispatchMessageW(ref msg);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        finally
-                        {
-                            closeTimer.Dispose();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        Thread.Sleep(500);
-                    }
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Balloon notification failed: {ex.Message}");
-                }
-                finally
-                {
-                    if (hWnd != IntPtr.Zero)
-                    {
-                        nid.uFlags = 0;
-                        Shell_NotifyIconW(NIM_DELETE, ref nid);
-                        DestroyWindow(hWnd);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            #endregion
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region macOS — osascript
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// macOS notification using <c>osascript -e 'display notification ...'</c>.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static class MacNotification
-        {
-            public static void Send(string title, string message)
-            {
-                // AppleScript string escaping: backslash and double-quote
-                string escapedTitle = EscapeAppleScript(title);
-                string escapedMessage = EscapeAppleScript(message);
-
-                // Use ProcessStartInfo with ArgumentList to avoid shell-level escaping issues.
-                // Each argument is passed directly to the process without shell interpretation.
-                var script =
-                    $"display notification \"{escapedMessage}\" with title \"{escapedTitle}\"";
-
-                var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-                {
-                    FileName = "osascript",
-                    CreateNoWindow = true,
-                    UseShellExecute = false,
-                    WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
-                };
-                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-e");
-                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(script);
-
-                RunProcess(startInfo);
-            }
-
-            private static string EscapeAppleScript(string value)
-            {
-                // In AppleScript string literals, escape backslash and double-quote
-                return value
-                    .Replace("\\", "\\\\")
-                    .Replace("\"", "\\\"");
-            }
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Linux — notify-send / gdbus
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Linux notification using <c>notify-send</c> (libnotify CLI).
-        /// Falls back to <c>gdbus</c> (D-Bus direct call) if notify-send is unavailable.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static class LinuxNotification
-        {
-            public static void Send(string title, string message, string? folderPath)
-            {
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(folderPath))
-                {
-                    ShowWithAction(title, message, folderPath);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    ShowSimple(title, message);
-                }
-            }
-
-            private static void ShowSimple(string title, string message)
-            {
-                // Try notify-send first
-                if (TryNotifySend(title, message))
-                    return;
-
-                // Fallback to gdbus
-                TryGdbus(title, message);
-            }
-
-            private static void ShowWithAction(string title, string message, string folderPath)
-            {
-                // Run on a background thread because notify-send with --action blocks
-                // until the notification is dismissed or the action is clicked.
-                System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Run(() =>
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-                        {
-                            FileName = "notify-send",
-                            CreateNoWindow = true,
-                            UseShellExecute = false,
-                            RedirectStandardOutput = true,
-                            WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
-                        };
-                        startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-a");
-                        startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("ADOFAI Renderer");
-                        startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--action=open_folder=Open Render Folder");
-                        startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(title);
-                        startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(message);
-
-                        using var process = new Process();
-                        process.StartInfo = startInfo;
-                        process.Start();
-                        string output = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd().Trim();
-                        process.WaitForExit();
-
-                        if (output == "open_folder")
-                        {
-                            var openInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-                            {
-                                FileName = "xdg-open",
-                                CreateNoWindow = true,
-                                UseShellExecute = false,
-                                WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
-                            };
-                            openInfo.ArgumentList.Add(folderPath);
-
-                            RunProcess(openInfo);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] Linux notification processing failed: {ex.Message}");
-
-                        // Fallback: show without action
-                        ShowSimple(title, message);
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-
-            private static bool TryNotifySend(string title, string message)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-                    {
-                        FileName = "notify-send",
-                        CreateNoWindow = true,
-                        UseShellExecute = false,
-                        WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
-                    };
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-a");
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("ADOFAI Renderer");
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(title);
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(message);
-
-                    RunProcess(startInfo);
-                    return true;
-                }
-                catch
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-
-            private static void TryGdbus(string title, string message)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    // Direct D-Bus call to org.freedesktop.Notifications
-                    var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
-                    {
-                        FileName = "gdbus",
-                        CreateNoWindow = true,
-                        UseShellExecute = false,
-                        WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden
-                    };
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("call");
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--session");
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--dest=org.freedesktop.Notifications");
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--object-path=/org/freedesktop/Notifications");
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("--method=org.freedesktop.Notifications.Notify");
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("ADOFAI Renderer"); // app_name
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("0");                // replaces_id
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("");                 // app_icon
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(title);              // summary
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(message);            // body
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("[]");               // actions
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("{}");               // hints
-                    startInfo.ArgumentList.Add("-1");               // expire_timeout
-
-                    RunProcess(startInfo);
-                }
-                catch (Exception ex)
-                {
-                    MelonLogger.Warning($"[OSNotification] gdbus notification failed: {ex.Message}");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-
-        #region Shared utility
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Starts a process fire-and-forget. Does not redirect output or wait for exit.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static void RunProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
-        {
-            using var process = new Process();
-            process.StartInfo = startInfo;
-            process.Start();
-        }
-
-        #endregion
-    }
-}

Util/RegistryUtil.cs

@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace ADOFAIRenderer.Util
-{
-    internal static class RegistryUtil
-    {
-        private static readonly Type? RegistryKeyType;
-        private static readonly Type? RegistryHiveType;
-        private static readonly Type? RegistryViewType;
-        private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? OpenBaseKeyMethod;
-        private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? OpenSubKeyMethod;
-        private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? GetSubKeyNamesMethod;
-        private static readonly System.Reflection.MethodInfo? GetValueMethod;
-
-        static RegistryUtil()
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                RegistryKeyType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey");
-                RegistryHiveType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive");
-                RegistryViewType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView");
-
-                if (RegistryKeyType == null || RegistryHiveType == null || RegistryViewType == null)
-                {
-                    var mscorlib = typeof(object).Assembly;
-                    RegistryKeyType = mscorlib.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey");
-                    RegistryHiveType = mscorlib.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive");
-                    RegistryViewType = mscorlib.GetType("Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView");
-                }
-
-                if (RegistryKeyType != null)
-                {
-                    OpenBaseKeyMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("OpenBaseKey", new[] { RegistryHiveType!, RegistryViewType! });
-                    OpenSubKeyMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("OpenSubKey", new[] { typeof(string) });
-                    GetSubKeyNamesMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("GetSubKeyNames");
-                    GetValueMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("GetValue", new[] { typeof(string) });
-                }
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                // ignored
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static void CloseKey(object? key)
-        {
-            if (key == null || RegistryKeyType == null) return;
-            try
-            {
-                if (key is IDisposable disposable)
-                {
-                    disposable.Dispose();
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    var closeMethod = RegistryKeyType.GetMethod("Close");
-                    closeMethod?.Invoke(key, null);
-                }
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                // ignored
-            }
-        }
-
-        // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
-        public static string[]? GetHKLMSubKeyNames(string parentKeyPath)
-        {
-            if (RegistryKeyType == null || OpenBaseKeyMethod == null || OpenSubKeyMethod == null || GetSubKeyNamesMethod == null)
-                return null;
-
-            try
-            {
-                object hiveLocalMachine = Enum.ToObject(RegistryHiveType!, 0x80000002);
-                object viewRegistry64 = Enum.ToObject(RegistryViewType!, 256);
-
-                object? baseKey = OpenBaseKeyMethod.Invoke(null, new[] { hiveLocalMachine, viewRegistry64 });
-                if (baseKey == null) return null;
-
-                object? key = OpenSubKeyMethod.Invoke(baseKey, new object[] { parentKeyPath });
-                if (key == null)
-                {
-                    CloseKey(baseKey);
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                string[]? subkeyNames = GetSubKeyNamesMethod.Invoke(key, null) as string[];
-                CloseKey(key);
-                CloseKey(baseKey);
-                return subkeyNames;
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
-        public static string? GetHKLMValue(string keyPath, string valueName)
-        {
-            if (RegistryKeyType == null || OpenBaseKeyMethod == null || OpenSubKeyMethod == null || GetValueMethod == null)
-                return null;
-
-            try
-            {
-                object hiveLocalMachine = Enum.ToObject(RegistryHiveType!, 0x80000002);
-                object viewRegistry64 = Enum.ToObject(RegistryViewType!, 256);
-
-                object? baseKey = OpenBaseKeyMethod.Invoke(null, new[] { hiveLocalMachine, viewRegistry64 });
-                if (baseKey == null) return null;
-
-                object? key = OpenSubKeyMethod.Invoke(baseKey, new object[] { keyPath });
-                if (key == null)
-                {
-                    CloseKey(baseKey);
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                string? value = GetValueMethod.Invoke(key, new object[] { valueName }) as string;
-                CloseKey(key);
-                CloseKey(baseKey);
-                return value;
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}