{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "reviewedOn": "2026-10-15",
  "method": "Bounded review of retrieved public publisher and Valve pages; no login, installer execution, depot retrieval, or support inquiry.",
  "target": {
    "catalogueLabel": "Release Client #630 (Sep 11 2025)",
    "zipSHA256": "6cb5e3b52c27391051ddfe5f0896d05d6e240a87ec442269fdbe7739ec9397ab"
  },
  "channels": [
    {
      "url": "https://help.daybreakgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/217716528-How-do-I-download-the-game",
      "kind": "Publisher download instructions",
      "observed": "Describes latest LaunchPad and automatic updates when logging in.",
      "exactHistoricalDownloadIdentified": false,
      "payloadRetrieved": false,
      "limit": "Public instructions reviewed; installer payload, account options, and publisher support were not tested."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/205710/EverQuest/",
      "kind": "Official Steam storefront",
      "observed": "Official app 205710, free-to-play listing, Daybreak account requirement. No explicit matching historical-build link identified in the retrieved storefront.",
      "exactHistoricalDownloadIdentified": false,
      "payloadRetrieved": false,
      "limit": "Authenticated branches, depots, manifests, and entitlement conditions were not inspected."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/application/branches",
      "kind": "Valve platform documentation",
      "observed": "Publishers can manage separate branches and control access.",
      "exactHistoricalDownloadIdentified": null,
      "payloadRetrieved": false,
      "limit": "General platform documentation; not evidence of EverQuest-specific available versions."
    }
  ],
  "conclusion": "No exact-build public download was identified on the pages reviewed. This does not establish unavailability through all authorized channels.",
  "unresolved": [
    "publisher-authenticated reference manifest",
    "authenticated historical branch availability",
    "availability through publisher support",
    "market substitution effects",
    "independent researcher demand",
    "distribution authorization"
  ],
  "gameFilesDownloaded": false,
  "thirdPartiesContacted": false
}