diff --git a/context/multiplayer.md b/context/multiplayer.md
index 2c6ef3d..3922196 100644
--- a/context/multiplayer.md
+++ b/context/multiplayer.md
@@ -437,6 +437,18 @@ phase). Plan: `~/.claude/plans/partitioned-snuggling-piglet.md`.
   from take 2's commit is UNPROVEN -- the measured fact is just that loads outlive any fixed
   cap; the counter design is correct under either reading.  Residual: WHY loads take 1-2+ min
   on the operator box (vs ~30s earlier same day) is an open perf question ([loadobj] timings).
+- **WHERE THE LOAD MINUTE GOES (2026-07-22) [T2, measured]**: teal->green (egg receipt ->
+  WaitingForLaunch/READY) measured 58s on the operator box uncontended, ~28s on a quieter run.
+  Attribution (loadphase markers + queue dump): renderer LoadMission = **31ms**, model loads =
+  **0.2s** -- essentially ALL the time is the LoadingMission ready-gate
+  (`CheckLoadMessageHandler` requires `IsPriorityEmpty(MinEventPriority)`, which counts TIMED
+  events too) waiting out the **three renderers' entity-make streams**: every entity/subsystem
+  creation posts a make message (message 3) to each Renderer receiver (classIDs 8/30/36 =
+  video/audio/gauge), hundreds deep per queue, draining over the whole window (the audio
+  renderer's share is why sound starts mid-load).  Optimization (batch the makes / profile
+  per-event cost) is an OPEN perf item -- deliberately not attempted pre-8-player-night.
+  Diags: `[loadphase]` markers always on; the full queue dump gates on `BT_LOAD_DIAG=1`;
+  `GeneralEventQueue::DumpBlockers` + the named fallback in `Event::DumpData`.
 - **READY LIGHT (2026-07-22) [T2, live-verified]**: the roster showed "registered" for a
   still-loading pod and a ready one alike.  When the app ladder reaches WaitingForLaunch
   (APP.cpp CheckLoad transition) the pod sends ONE empty route **-10** frame on its live relay
diff --git a/engine/MUNGA/APP.cpp b/engine/MUNGA/APP.cpp
index c42825e..22a3e0f 100644
--- a/engine/MUNGA/APP.cpp
+++ b/engine/MUNGA/APP.cpp
@@ -1377,9 +1377,17 @@ void
 			static int s_busy_passes = 0;
 			++s_busy_passes;
 			if ((s_busy_passes % 5) == 1)
+			{
 				DEBUG_STREAM << "[loadphase] CheckLoad: event queue still busy"
 					<< " (pass " << s_busy_passes << ") t=" << GetTickCount()
 					<< std::endl << std::flush;
+				// full queue dump is VERBOSE (hundreds of lines per load) --
+				// finding of record: the blockers are the three renderers'
+				// entity-make streams (message 3 for Renderer, classIDs
+				// 8/30/36) -- re-enable to re-verify
+				if (getenv("BT_LOAD_DIAG") != NULL)
+					eventQueue->DumpBlockers(MinEventPriority);
+			}
 		}
 		if (eventQueue->IsPriorityEmpty(MinEventPriority))
 		{
diff --git a/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.cpp b/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.cpp
index 1ce56e0..7d40221 100644
--- a/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.cpp
+++ b/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ void
 	else
 	{
 Vanilla_Message:
-		DEBUG_STREAM << "Message " << messageToSend->messageID << " for object of classID " << target->GetClassID() << std::endl << std::flush;
+		DEBUG_STREAM << "Message " << messageToSend->messageID << " for "
+			<< (target->GetDerivation() ? target->GetDerivation()->className : "?")
+			<< " (classID " << target->GetClassID() << ")" << std::endl << std::flush;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -718,6 +720,31 @@ Logical
 	return !i.GetCurrent() && !j.GetCurrent();
 }
 
+//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+//
+void
+	GeneralEventQueue::DumpBlockers(int priority)
+{
+	Check(this);
+	Verify(priority >= 0 && priority < priorityLevels);
+	ChainIteratorOf<AbstractEvent*> pending(this[priority].pendingEvents);
+	AbstractEvent *event;
+	while ((event = pending.GetCurrent()) != NULL)
+	{
+		DEBUG_STREAM << "[loadphase]   pending: " << std::flush;
+		event->DumpData();
+		pending.Next();
+	}
+	ChainIteratorOf<AbstractEvent*> timed(this[priority].timedEvents);
+	while ((event = timed.GetCurrent()) != NULL)
+	{
+		DEBUG_STREAM << "[loadphase]   timed(+"
+			<< (float)(event->alarmTime - Now()) << "s): " << std::flush;
+		event->DumpData();
+		timed.Next();
+	}
+}
+
 //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 //
 Logical
diff --git a/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.h b/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.h
index fe66219..096fdf7 100644
--- a/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.h
+++ b/engine/MUNGA/EVENT.h
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ public:
 	Logical
 		IsPriorityEmpty(int priority);
 
+	// LOAD-ATTRIBUTION DIAG (2026-07-22): name every event holding a
+	// priority level non-empty (the LoadingMission ready-gate blocker hunt).
+	void
+		DumpBlockers(int priority);
+
 	Logical
 		ProcessOneEvent(int min_priority=0);
 	void