VMAD renaming

Preferred path

Use a typed plugin library that understands the target VMAD record family. Reload and compare the result.

Binary fallback

Raw byte replacement is allowed only when all conditions hold:

• the exact target string and owning record are identified;
• the encoding and length prefix are understood;
• every occurrence is classified;
• the transform updates lengths and enclosing record sizes correctly, or the replacement is exactly the same byte length;
• a parser can walk the complete file before and after;
• a byte diff shows no unrelated changes;
• the original remains untouched.

Do not use global bytes.replace on a plugin. Do not rename a script without also shipping the corresponding PSC/PEX and preserving property contracts.