diff --git a/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineCharacter.cpp b/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineCharacter.cpp
index 7f41a72..1b0705a 100644
--- a/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineCharacter.cpp
+++ b/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineCharacter.cpp
@@ -266,10 +266,18 @@ void AGigLineCharacter::StartQASelfTest()
 				UWorld* W = GetWorld();
 				int32 Holes = 0, Samples = 0;
 				float Lowest = 1.0e9f, Highest = -1.0e9f;
-				static const float Lanes[] = {-1400.0f, -167.0f, 1000.0f}; // N walk, road, S walk
-				for (float LaneY : Lanes)
+				// Probed world-space (2026-11-08): N sidewalk -1912..-1053, kerb
+				// -1382..-1053, road -1382..+1047, kerb +718..+1047, S sidewalk
+				// +718..+1447. Rows include the kerb/road/sidewalk boundary Ys so
+				// seam gaps are sampled, not just lane centres.
+				static const float Rows[] = {
+					-1750.0f, -1500.0f, -1382.0f, -1280.0f, -1053.0f, -900.0f,
+					-167.0f, 0.0f, 300.0f, 800.0f, 1047.0f, 900.0f, 718.0f,
+					900.0f, 1250.0f, 1447.0f
+				};
+				for (float LaneY : Rows)
 				{
-					for (float X = -14900.0f; X <= -9420.0f; X += 200.0f)
+					for (float X = -20000.0f; X <= -2000.0f; X += 200.0f)
 					{
 						FHitResult Hit;
 						FCollisionQueryParams Q(TEXT("GigLineTransect"), false, this);
@@ -289,6 +297,52 @@ void AGigLineCharacter::StartQASelfTest()
 				UE_LOG(LogTemp, Log,
 					TEXT("GigLine QA: transect %d samples, %d holes, ground Z %.0f..%.0f -> %s"),
 					Samples, Holes, Lowest, Highest, Holes == 0 ? TEXT("PASS") : TEXT("FAIL"));
+
+				// Invisible-wall / blocking-mesh probe: at each sample, first find
+				// the ground under the start point (vertical raycast), then run a
+				// horizontal trace 160 cm ABOVE that ground along the street row.
+				// A clean street should let the 30 m trace run clear; a short hit
+				// flags an invisible or misplaced blocker. Starting the horizontal
+				// trace at a fixed Z (e.g. 160) is wrong: the street is at Z ~366
+				// there, so a 160 cm probe starts inside the earth (dist 0).
+				int32 Walls = 0, WallSamples = 0;
+				static const float TraceYs[] = {-1400.0f, -167.0f, 1000.0f, -1382.0f, 1047.0f};
+				for (float WallY : TraceYs)
+				{
+					for (float X0 = -19500.0f; X0 <= -3000.0f; X0 += 2500.0f)
+					{
+						FHitResult GroundHit;
+						FCollisionQueryParams GQ(TEXT("GigLineWallGround"), false, this);
+						if (!W->LineTraceSingleByChannel(GroundHit,
+							FVector(X0, WallY, 3000.f), FVector(X0, WallY, -1000.f),
+							ECC_Visibility, GQ))
+						{
+							continue; // no ground under start -> skip
+						}
+						const float ProbeZ = GroundHit.ImpactPoint.Z + 160.f;
+						FHitResult Hit;
+						FCollisionQueryParams Q(TEXT("GigLineWallProbe"), false, this);
+						const bool bHit = W->LineTraceSingleByChannel(Hit,
+							FVector(X0, WallY, ProbeZ),
+							FVector(X0 + 3000.f, WallY, ProbeZ),
+							ECC_Visibility, Q);
+						++WallSamples;
+						if (!bHit) { continue; } // 30 m clear -> good
+						// Starting just above the ground, a hit within 21 m = blocker.
+						if (Hit.Distance < 2100.f)
+						{
+							++Walls;
+							UE_LOG(LogTemp, Log,
+								TEXT("GigLine QA: wall probe short-hit at X %.0f Y %.0f dist %.0f actor=%s"),
+								X0, WallY, Hit.Distance,
+								Hit.GetActor() ? *Hit.GetActor()->GetName() : TEXT("none"));
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				UE_LOG(LogTemp, Log,
+					TEXT("GigLine QA: wall probe %d/%d traces with blocking hit inside 21 m -> %s"),
+					Walls, WallSamples,
+					Walls == 0 ? TEXT("PASS") : TEXT("FAIL"));
 			}
 
 			// 7.0: verdict, then stop ticking.
diff --git a/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineShotActor.cpp b/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineShotActor.cpp
index d8d819a..ba0cc15 100644
--- a/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineShotActor.cpp
+++ b/Game/GigLine/Source/GigLine/GigLineShotActor.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ void AGigLineShotActor::Tick(float DeltaSeconds)
 {
 	Super::Tick(DeltaSeconds);
 
+	// QA mode: the -qaselftest run owns the process (it walks, resets, pauses,
+	// transects, then quits on its own). Skip the screenshot rounds so the game
+	// does not exit mid-test via bQuitWhenDone.
+	if (FParse::Param(FCommandLine::Get(), TEXT("qaselftest")))
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (bWaitingForSettle)
 	{
 		SettleCountdown -= DeltaSeconds;