diff --git a/game/reconstructed/heat.cpp b/game/reconstructed/heat.cpp
index 9446f27..6ac3032 100644
--- a/game/reconstructed/heat.cpp
+++ b/game/reconstructed/heat.cpp
@@ -546,6 +546,19 @@ HeatSink::HeatSink(
 
 	pendingHeat				= 0.0f;
 
+	// #96 -- "each mech has a unique heating profile".  The heat-family COUNT is
+	// identical on every chassis (6 condensers, 1 bank, 1 reservoir), so if
+	// per-mech cooling variation exists it must live in these authored values.
+	// Dump them so that is a measured fact rather than an assumption.
+	if (getenv("BT_MYO_LOG"))
+		DEBUG_STREAM << "[hsparm] " << (GetName() ? GetName() : "?")
+			<< " startT=" << startingTemperature
+			<< " degradeT=" << degradationTemperature
+			<< " failT=" << failureTemperature
+			<< " conductance=" << thermalConductance
+			<< " thermalMass=" << thermalMass
+			<< "\n" << std::flush;
+
 	//
 	// A "master" heat sink (segment flagged 0x100, not a sub-/damaged copy)
 	// drives the per-frame thermal simulation.
diff --git a/game/reconstructed/myomers.cpp b/game/reconstructed/myomers.cpp
index 659b32a..a981fc8 100644
--- a/game/reconstructed/myomers.cpp
+++ b/game/reconstructed/myomers.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,25 @@ Myomers::Myomers(
 	recommendedSeekVoltageIndex	= resource->seekVoltageRecommendedIndex;	// @0x324  res+0x1AC
 	currentSeekVoltageIndex		= recommendedSeekVoltageIndex;				// @0x320
 	minSeekVoltageIndex			= 0;										// @0x328
+
+	// #96 -- "each mech has a unique heating profile".  Dump what THIS mech's
+	// myomer record actually streamed, so per-chassis variation is a measured
+	// fact rather than an assumption.  One line per myomer built.
+	if (getenv("BT_MYO_LOG"))
+	{
+		DEBUG_STREAM << "[myoparm] " << (GetName() ? GetName() : "?")
+			<< " velEff=" << velocityEfficiency
+			<< " accEff=" << accelerationEfficiency
+			<< " gears=[";
+		for (int g = 0; g <= maxSeekVoltageIndex && g < 5; ++g)
+			DEBUG_STREAM << (g ? "," : "") << seekVoltage[g];
+		DEBUG_STREAM << "] rec=" << recommendedSeekVoltageIndex
+			<< " max=" << maxSeekVoltageIndex
+			<< " degradeT=" << degradationTemperature
+			<< " failT=" << failureTemperature
+			<< " thermalMass=" << thermalMass
+			<< "\n" << std::flush;
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -726,20 +745,31 @@ void Myomers::MyomersDriveHeat(Scalar time_slice)
 	//   accTerm = m |v| |a| dt             (acceleration power)
 	Scalar work = mass * (velMag * velMag) * 0.5f;		// dot(v,v)*0.5 (_DAT_004b8ee4)
 
-	pendingHeat /* @0x1C8 */ +=
-		ratio * ratio * damageGain *
-		( velComplement * vy * mass * gravity * time_slice
-		+ workComplement * work
-		+ velComplement * velMag * accMag * mass * time_slice );
+	// The three terms, kept separate for diagnosis (#96 "myomers run too hot"):
+	// two are POWER (x dt), one is an ENERGY added per TICK.
+	Scalar termClimb   = velComplement  * vy * mass * gravity * time_slice;
+	Scalar termKinetic = workComplement * work;			// <-- no dt, per the binary
+	Scalar termAccel   = velComplement  * velMag * accMag * mass * time_slice;
+	Scalar gain        = ratio * ratio * damageGain;
+
+	pendingHeat /* @0x1C8 */ += gain * (termClimb + termKinetic + termAccel);
 
 	if (getenv("BT_MYO_LOG"))
 	{
 		static int s_n = 0;
 		if ((s_n++ % 120) == 0)
+		{
+			Scalar sum = termClimb + termKinetic + termAccel;
 			DEBUG_STREAM << "[myoheat] v=" << velMag << " a=" << accMag
 				<< " m=" << mass << " g=" << gravity
 				<< " ratio=" << ratio << " dmgGain=" << damageGain
+				<< " dt=" << time_slice
+				<< " | climb=" << (gain * termClimb)
+				<< " kinetic=" << (gain * termKinetic)
+				<< " accel=" << (gain * termAccel)
+				<< " kineticShare=" << (sum != 0.0f ? (termKinetic / sum) : 0.0f)
 				<< " pending=" << pendingHeat << "\n" << std::flush;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/scratchpad/night8/myocmp.sh b/scratchpad/night8/myocmp.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca3ff61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scratchpad/night8/myocmp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# #96: compare myomer heat GENERATION between chassis at seek 4, flat out.
+# Cooling capacity is identical across chassis (measured), and heat ~ m*v^2, so
+# a light fast mech may out-heat a heavy slow one despite half the mass.
+set -x
+. /c/git/bt411/scratchpad/night6/bench_common.sh
+cd /c/git/bt411/content || exit 1
+V="$1"
+taskkill //F //IM btl4.exe > /dev/null 2>&1
+sleep 2
+sed "s/^map=.*/map=grass/; s/^time=.*/time=day/; 0,/^vehicle=.*/s//vehicle=$V/" MP.EGG > MYOC.EGG
+LOG=myocmp_$V.log
+rm -f "$LOG"
+export BT_MYO_LOG=1 BT_FORCE_SEEK=3
+export BT_GOTO="1500 1500"
+bt_launch "$LOG" MYOC.EGG 0x03
+sleep 100
+taskkill //F //IM btl4.exe > /dev/null 2>&1
+sleep 2
diff --git a/scratchpad/night8/myoheat.sh b/scratchpad/night8/myoheat.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caa4590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scratchpad/night8/myoheat.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# #96: WHY do the myomers run too hot?  Split the heat into its three terms.
+#
+# The binary's integrator (FUN_004b8d18, constants 0.5 / 0.0 / 1.0 verified):
+#   heat += ratio^2 * (1+damage) * [ (1-effA)*|vy|*m*g*dt      climb  POWER
+#                                  + (1-effV)*(0.5*m*|v|^2)    kinetic ENERGY, NO dt
+#                                  + (1-effA)*|v|*|a|*m*dt ]   accel  POWER
+# Two terms are power (x dt); the kinetic one is an ENERGY added PER TICK, so its
+# contribution per SECOND scales with the tick rate.  On flat ground at steady
+# speed vy~0 and |a|~0, which should leave the dt-less term carrying nearly all
+# of the heat.  BT_MYO_LOG now prints the split.
+set -x
+. /c/git/bt411/scratchpad/night6/bench_common.sh
+cd /c/git/bt411/content || exit 1
+taskkill //F //IM btl4.exe > /dev/null 2>&1
+sleep 2
+sed "s/^map=.*/map=grass/; s/^time=.*/time=day/" MP.EGG > MYO.EGG
+LOG=myoheat_${1:-seek4}.log
+rm -f "$LOG"
+# Run flat out in the top gear, straight line, no combat.
+export BT_MYO_LOG=1 BT_DRIVE_LOG=1 BT_FORCE_SEEK=${2:-3}
+export BT_SPAWN_ENEMY=1   # a SECOND chassis -> one run dumps two myomer records
+export BT_GOTO="1500 1500"
+bt_launch "$LOG" MYO.EGG 0x03
+sleep 90
+taskkill //F //IM btl4.exe > /dev/null 2>&1
+sleep 2
+echo "=== heat term split ==="
+grep -oE "\[myoheat\][^\n]*" "$LOG" | tail -6
diff --git a/scratchpad/night8/myoparm.sh b/scratchpad/night8/myoparm.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42b8c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scratchpad/night8/myoparm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# #96 Q1: "each mech has a unique heating profile" -- is the myomer record
+# per-chassis, or shared?  Build one mech per run and dump what it streamed.
+# Oracle's example is the pair thr1 (Thor, sustains seek 4) vs own1 (Owens,
+# a light chicken-walker that cannot).
+set -x
+. /c/git/bt411/scratchpad/night6/bench_common.sh
+cd /c/git/bt411/content || exit 1
+V="$1"
+taskkill //F //IM btl4.exe > /dev/null 2>&1
+sleep 2
+# swap the FIRST pilot's vehicle -- that is the one solo flies
+sed "s/^map=.*/map=grass/; s/^time=.*/time=day/; 0,/^vehicle=.*/s//vehicle=$V/" MP.EGG > MYOP.EGG
+LOG=myoparm_$V.log
+rm -f "$LOG"
+export BT_MYO_LOG=1 BT_ROSTER=1
+bt_launch "$LOG" MYOP.EGG 0x03
+sleep 70
+taskkill //F //IM btl4.exe > /dev/null 2>&1
+sleep 2