Release 0.9.9: full Quaternius roster, docs, changelog, version, slimmer export filters and checksums

CHANGELOG.md

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 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.9.9] — 2026-11-06
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Raised the character mesh budget from 16,000 to 24,000 triangles and glTF
-  vertices so the Quaternius NPC base, the five-slot clothing variants and the
-  retargeted animation can fit without heavy decimation. Gear and prop budgets are unchanged.
+  vertices so the Quaternius base and the role-dressed variants fit without
+  heavy decimation. Gear and prop budgets are unchanged.
+- Replaced the whole NPC roster with the CC0 Quaternius characters. All twelve
+  characters (tourist, jacket, coat, vest, dress, hoodie, firefighter, guard and
+  the four crowd variants) now use one of three source outfits — casual tee,
+  hoodie or work clothes — dressed by role with the five tint slots and the gear
+  library. The procedural library and the MakeHuman head remain in the build as
+  the fallback.
+- Characters stand with their arms down instead of a T/A pose, and the seated,
+  idle and walking poses swing from the shoulder and hip the way the animation
+  code intends on the new skeleton.
+- Head gear (cap, hood, sunglasses, firefighter helmet) and the camera were
+  resized for the new head and arm. The camera now hangs from a wrist strap
+  instead of a neck strap that floated next to the head.
+- The backpack straps were pulled in so they sit on the chest instead of
+  hovering in front of it.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Characters no longer render with black legs or black patches: the new base
+  carried a collapsed UV map that made the ambient-occlusion bake come out
+  black, and the roster is now unwrapped and baked correctly.
 
 ## [0.9.8] — 2026-11-04