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 # MEMORY
 
-Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove obsolete entries.
+Session memory for durable decisions, gotchas, and commands. Implementation history lives in
+`DONE.md`, user-facing changes in `CHANGELOG.md`, the live task list in `TODO.md`, and the
+canonical implemented-features list in `docs/development-status.md`.
 
 ## Decisions
 
-- **DuckDuckGo collection tool (2026-11-03):** `tools/refcollect.py` wraps the `duckduckgo_search`
-  package (installed locally; renamed `ddgs` upstream). All outbound requests share one
-  `TokenBucket` (`--rate` 0.5 req/s, `--burst` 3) and a polite retry routine: full-jitter
-  exponential backoff, `Retry-After` honoured, permanent HTTP failures fail fast, six attempts
-  maximum. Requests send a complete Firefox header set, not just the UA. DDG rate-limits by IP for
-  a while after probing, so the per-venue collections should still be run in small spaced batches.
-  Downloads are `local_only`/`unchecked-local` and never committed.
-- **Comedy Store multi-model concepts (2026-11-03):** four scene pairs (facade, street, strip,
-  visitor) now live in `docs/screens/concepts/joke_shop/`, each anchored on a local-only
-  `tmp/research/comedy-store/` photo with one `google/gemini-2.5-flash-image` and one
-  `openai/gpt-5-image-mini` frame (`.refgen.json` records `unchecked`). Gotcha: DDG photo 07.jpg
-  was titled "Ramada hotel" but is actually an interior stage shot — Gemini refused it with a
-  text-only message; the hotel/parking ramp reference is still missing from the local set. The
-  map-recreation plan is tracked in `TODO.md` §3D model and local map re-evaluation → K. Comedy Store map recreation.
-- **Jimmy Kimmel Live = starting point (2026-11-03):** the building is the game's starting
-  point: the Hollywood first shift and the late-night TV Studio arrival both begin at the El
-  Capitan Entertainment Centre housing the Kimmel stage/studio. Four photo-anchored entrance
-  concepts (day + night × gemini + gpt) are in `docs/screens/concepts/hollywood_boulevard/`,
-  and the fact is stated in `docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md` and `docs/gameplay.md`.
-- **Jimmy Kimmel Live research (2026-11-03):** three new local-only DDG sets —
-  `tmp/research/jimmy-kimmel-stage/` (15 frames, stage/audience), `tmp/research/jimmy-kimmel-entrance/`
-  (12 frames, the El Capitan entrance with the Kimmel marquee/signs) and
-  `tmp/research/hollywood-block/` (11 frames, the Masonic Temple/El Capitan block). The Kimmel
-  entrance frames confirm the starting-point building is the El Capitan Entertainment Centre with
-  "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" signage over the same six-column facade. Some DDG frames arrive as AVIF
-  mislabeled `.png`/`.jpg`; `refcollect.py sheet` now skips unreadable files and the AVIF frames
-  were converted with `ffmpeg` for the contact sheets.
-- **Street-view limitation (2026-11-03):** true Google Street View panoramas are not fetchable
-  without a Google API key or a manual browser capture, so the local reference sets use DDG
-  street-level photos (facades, corners, opposite frontages) instead. If real Street View capture
-  is ever needed, it requires the owner to provide an API key or take screenshots.
-- **Local-only reference override (2026-11-03, owner decision):** for development-only photo
-  research the licence gate does **not** apply. Downloads for this track live in `tmp/research/`
-  (gitignored) and may come from DuckDuckGo image search, street-view frames, neighbouring
-  properties and buildings across the street — never committed, never shipped, never used as a
-  committed asset. The moment a frame is promoted to `docs/screens/refs/<venue>/` it passes the
-  sidecar licence + privacy gate and `CREDITS.md`; the committed boards and the deferred Gaussian
-  splatting gate are unchanged. Tracked in `TODO.md` §3D model and local map re-evaluation → A.
-- **Godot 4.7.2 `--import` gotcha (2026-11-03):** with a stale `.godot/` cache, `--import`
-  (and `--editor --quit-after N`) scans new image files but never imports them — no `.import`
-  files are created, and `preload()` of the new texture then fails to compile every dependent
-  script (the confusing `Could not resolve external class member "spec"` comes from
-  `game_manager.gd`, not the texture). A brand-new file still not importing after several runs
-  is the signature. Workaround that works: run the import in a scratch copy with `.godot/`
-  removed (`rsync -a --exclude .godot --exclude tmp --exclude .git ./ /tmp/proj-copy/` then
-  `godot --headless --import` there), and copy back the generated `.png.import` plus the
-  matching `.godot/imported/*.ctex/.md5`. CI is unaffected (it imports fresh and `.import`
-  files are committed).
-- **Facade-realism pass complete (2026-11-03):** the masonic facade now uses the photo-anchored
-  `limestone_ashlar` field (see the ashlar decision below), the event banners carry a warm
-  self-light (`0.14` base, `0.28` night / `0.028` day via `_marquee_emissive`), and the marquee
-  sign face + bulbs are test-verified to brighten at night (`test_marquee_emissive_balanced_at_night`).
-  The marquee canopy/sign box stay `black_metal` by design — it is the fictional "GIG LINE"
-  marquee over the Masonic Temple, not the red El Capitan Theatre marquee next door (which is
-  represented by the blade-sign neighbour). Day and night captures promoted; both three-up boards
-  rebuilt.
-- **Image-recitation filter (2026-11-03):** Gemini image models (`google/gemini-2.5-flash-image`)
-  reject a reference image with `finish_reason: content_filter` /
-  `native_finish_reason: IMAGE_RECITATION` when the photo shows a well-known branded facade (the
-  Comedy Store wall) — the same photo is fine as documentation evidence, just not as a generation
-  anchor. Workaround: anchor on a less-branded frame of the same block (the hillside photo worked),
-  or generate the texture text-only when the reference adds no geometric detail (the dark stucco
-  tile is text-only for this reason).
-- **Ashlar limestone pick (2026-11-03):** the masonic facade field uses
-  `limestone_ashlar[_normal].png`, generated reference-anchored on the 2009 CC BY facade photo,
-  768 px tile ≈ 4.6 m of wall (~167 px/m, inside the 40–400 band). `stone_steps` stays for trim;
-  facade tint warm-shifted to `Color(0.85, 0.81, 0.74)`. Night emissive balance and
-  banner/canopy materials are still open in the facade-realism item.
-- **OpenRouter reference-anchored generation (2026-11-03):** the `/v1/images` endpoint takes no
-  input image; the working image-to-image path is `POST /v1/chat/completions` with a
-  `content` array (`{"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "data:...;base64,..."}}`).
-  `google/gemini-2.5-flash-image` honours reference geometry well (kept the El Capitan column
-  rhythm, motto band, banner slots and blade sign from a photo); response images arrive as
-  `message.images[].image_url.url` (data URL) — the parser also falls back to a data URI inside
-  the message text. Implemented in `generate_textures.generate_image(reference_path=...)` and
-  `scene_concepts.py generate --reference`; licence gate + `.refgen.json` provenance sidecar.
-- **Recent-photo research, gitignored (2026-11-03):** Commons geosearch around the El Capitan block
-  found usable last-12-months imagery (Dolby billboards 2026-09-30 CC0 x6, Dolby street + fresh star
-  2026-07-17 CC0, El Capitan frontage with an impersonator 2026-02-25 CC BY-SA 4.0, Celia Cruz
-  marker and a star series 2025-09-28 CC0, Thunderbolts premiere 2025-04-28 CC BY-SA 2.0). Eight
-  candidates downloaded to `tmp/research/elcapitan-2026/` with `meta.json` — **never commit these**;
-  committed references still go through the sidecar licence gate. Finding: no recent photo frames
-  the El Capitan facade straight-on in daylight; the 2009 CC BY facade frame stays the geometry
-  reference. Geosearch (`generator=geosearch`, `ggscoord`, radius, `ggsnamespace=6`) is the reliable
-  "photos of this exact location" query; keyword search is not. Plan for reference-anchored
-  generation (`--reference`) is in TODO before any tool code is written.
-- **TV Studio shares the Hollywood location (2026-11-03, owner clarification):** the Late Night TV
-  Studio venue is **the same** El Capitan Entertainment Centre block at 6840 Hollywood Blvd (the
-  building houses *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*), restaged for a late-night arrival with a bulb canopy, black
-  sedan and barrier line. `VENUE_SPECS["tv_studio"]` is a 30.0 m variant of the 29.6 m Hollywood
-  facade. One reference board (`docs/screens/refs/hollywood/`) serves both venues; do not create a
-  separate TV Studio photo board or treat it as a distinct real site.
-- **Hollywood reference board (2026-11-03):** five Wikimedia photos live in
-  `docs/screens/refs/hollywood/` with `SIDECAR.md` (licences: CC BY 2.0 x2, CC BY 3.0, PD x2),
-  cropped/re-encoded to <=1600 px JPEG q85 with EXIF stripped, foreground crowd cropped out of the
-  facade shot. The board is linked from `docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md` and the CC BY files are
-  credited in `CREDITS.md`. Gotchas: the Commons API needs a descriptive User-Agent and rate-limits
-  rapid thumbnail downloads (HTTP 429) - fetch all metadata in one `titles=A|B|C` query and space
-  the downloads. `check_docs` requires each image to be linked from its folder `README.md`, so each
-  venue folder needs both `README.md` (board) and `SIDECAR.md` (provenance). The board grew to nine
-  photos on 2026-11-03 (El Capitan Theatre neighbour CC BY 2.0, terrazzo + star close-up CC0, night
-  street context CC BY-SA 3.0). The CC BY-SA frame is redistributed unmodified for study only with
-  no derived asset, and that review is written into the sidecar; a licensed night photo of the hero
-  facade is still the top missing reference.
-- **Joke Shop reference board removed (2026-11-03):** the committed Comedy Store photo board was removed in favour of the local-only `tmp/research/comedy-store/` research set (owner override: development reference, no licence gate, never committed). The three-up board's photo panel remains a historical public-domain frame; the block's current reference lives in the gitignored research folder.
+- **Local-only reference override (2026-11-03, owner):** development-only photo research ignores
+  the licence gate. Downloads live in `tmp/research/` (gitignored): DDG image search, street-view
+  frames, neighbouring buildings — never committed, never shipped. Promotion into
+  `docs/screens/refs/` always passes the sidecar licence + privacy gate and `CREDITS.md`.
+- **TV Studio shares the Hollywood location (owner):** the Late Night TV Studio is the same El
+  Capitan Entertainment Centre block at 6840 Hollywood Blvd (which houses *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*),
+  restaged for a late-night arrival. `VENUE_SPECS["tv_studio"]` is a 30.0 m variant of the 29.6 m
+  Hollywood facade. One reference board serves both venues; never create a separate TV Studio board.
+- **Jimmy Kimmel Live = starting point:** the Hollywood first shift and the TV Studio arrival both
+  begin at the El Capitan block. Stated in `docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md` and `docs/gameplay.md`.
+- **Street-view limitation:** Google Street View panoramas need a Google API key or manual browser
+  capture, so the local reference sets use DDG street-level photos instead.
+- **Image-recitation filter:** Gemini image models reject well-known branded facades (Comedy Store
+  wall) as generation anchors (`IMAGE_RECITATION`). Workaround: anchor on a less-branded frame of
+  the same block, or generate text-only when the reference adds no geometry.
+- **OpenRouter image-to-image:** `/v1/images` is text-to-image only; the working path is
+  `POST /v1/chat/completions` with a `content` array carrying a base64 `image_url`. Response
+  images arrive as `message.images[].image_url.url` (fallback: a data URI inside the message text).
+  Implemented in `generate_textures.generate_image(reference_path=...)` and
+  `scene_concepts.py generate/anchor`; provenance sidecars are `.refgen.json`.
+- **Facade/venue material picks (2026-11-03):** the Masonic/El Capitan facade uses the
+  photo-anchored `limestone_ashlar` field (warm tint `Color(0.85, 0.81, 0.74)`) with `stone_steps`
+  for trim; the Joke Shop uses `dark_stucco`; the marquee canopy/sign box stay `black_metal` by
+  design (fictional "GIG LINE" marquee, not the red El Capitan Theatre marquee next door). The
+  TV Studio reuses `masonic_facade`. Committed Comedy Store refs were removed in favour of the
+  local-only `tmp/research/comedy-store/` set; the three-up board's photo panel is a historical
+  public-domain frame.
+- **Godot 4.7.2 `--import` gotcha:** with a stale `.godot/` cache, new image files never import
+  (no `.import` created) and `preload()` of the new texture fails every dependent script with the
+  misleading `Could not resolve external class member "spec"`. Fix: import in a scratch copy with
+  `.godot/` removed, then copy back the `.png.import` and `.godot/imported/*.ctex/.md5`.
+- **Blender skills pack (local aid):** MIT `blender-skills` at `.agents/skills/blender-skills/`
+  (94 skills + shared `references/`), gitignored, kept out of Godot's scanner by
+  `.agents/.gdignore`. Keep the pack flat when updating (`cp -a <pack>/.claude/skills/. ...`).
+  Pi gates project `.agents/skills` behind project trust.
+- **NPC model sourcing (ADR-0015):** CC0 acceptable for shipped assets; CC-BY only with
+  attribution in `CREDITS.md`; no service assets with redistribution restrictions. The procedural
+  generator is the primary path. Quaternius and MakeHuman were evaluated as references only, not
+  shipped bases (Quaternius: 62-bone T-pose rig mismatch; MakeHuman: needs retopology + custom
+  rig + clothing).
+- **Gaussian splatting (unversioned):** offline/development-only until an ADR proves licence,
+  privacy, Compatibility/Web cost and mesh collision. Accepted photo channels: team captures,
+  permissioned user/volunteer photos, clearly licensed downloads; every set needs a
+  provenance/consent sidecar. No runtime splat dependency in 0.10.0.
+- **0.10.0 balance protocol:** `docs/balance-acceptance.md` defines targets/denominators for the
+  36 venue/difficulty/phase cells, seeds 1–100, and access/emergency error rates. Gotcha:
+  `_read_npc_truth()` is type-derived, not behaviour-derived; the emergency-fairness review must
+  account for that oracle mismatch.
+- **Character mesh cap:** eight library variants use 8,000 tris / 8,000 glTF vertices
+  (`CHAR_MAX_TRIS`/`CHAR_MAX_VERTS` in `tools/blender_assets.py`); the frozen `npc_base` fallback
+  keeps 6,000/4,000. Measure after any geometry change; never silently lower the cap back to 5,000.
+- **Engine baseline:** Godot 4.7.2 stable (official editor `~/.local/bin/godot`). The system's
+  `godot-runner` cannot load arbitrary project paths (compiled without path overrides); use the
+  official editor binary.
+- **GDScript/architecture:** cross-file references use explicit `preload()` constants (not
+  `class_name`) so scripts compile in headless `--script` runs; the test runner is a custom minimal
+  harness (not GUT, which needs the editor plugin); no autoload signal bus — `ShiftCoordinator`
+  owns the `EventBus` instance passed to subsystems.
+- **Skinned NPCs (v0.6.0):** `NpcAvatar._build_skinned_body()` loads `npc_base.glb`; procedural
+  `_build_body()` is the fallback. Bone pose rotation is the **absolute local orientation**, not an
+  offset — compose with `get_bone_rest(i).basis` or the body snaps to a broken pose. Five tint
+  slots via `SurfaceMaterials.npc_slot()`; keep `_rig.scale` uniform on the skinned path.
+- **NPC facing:** the avatar's visual front is **+Z**; Godot `look_at()` aims **-Z** (made NPCs
+  walk backwards). Use `NpcAvatar.yaw_towards(dir)` and set `rotation.y`; never `look_at()` on
+  avatars. Head-turn offsets use `+basis.z` for the same reason.
+- **Release blockers (still open):** macOS unsigned, AI image provider terms/commercial rights not
+  cleared, storefront/rating approval pending, external playtests and full hardware matrix pending.
+  Recorded in `CREDITS.md`, `PRIVACY.md`, `docs/accessibility.md`, `docs/known-limitations.md`.
 
-- **Blender Skills Pack installed locally (2026-11-03):** the MIT `blender-skills` pack
-  (v1.3.0, 94 skills + a shared `references/` folder) is installed at
-  `.agents/skills/blender-skills/` for Blender asset work. `.agents/` is gitignored and
-  `.agents/.gdignore` keeps Godot's scanner out, so it never ships, exports or affects tests.
-  Skills link shared docs as `../references/<file>.md`, so keep the pack flat when updating:
-  `cp -a <pack>/.claude/skills/. .agents/skills/blender-skills/`. Pi gates project
-  `.agents/skills` behind project trust, so the trust prompt must be accepted before the
-  skills load.
-
-- **Priority order (2026-11-03):** `TODO.md` now leads with the unversioned **3D model and
-  local map re-evaluation** track, then **Character development**, then the versioned 0.10.0
-  release candidate and later releases. Local map workstreams are H–M inside the same 3D
-  track. Do not attach a placeholder
-  version to an unversioned track; assign one only when its scope enters a release. Character
-  development is generator-first (ADR-0015); the map work evaluates OSM/3D data, licensed
-  reference imagery, AI-assisted composition and development-only Gaussian splatting.
-- **Commit/build discipline (2026-11-03):** commit each coherent verified change as it lands, not
-  only at milestone end, and push shareable commits. Every major, minor and patch version requires
-  a `CHANGELOG.md` entry, a local `tools/build_releases.sh` build and artifact/checksum
-  verification before tagging. CI tag builds are the second gate, not a substitute.
-- **Gaussian splatting / photo-derived maps (unversioned local track):** expanded in
-  `TODO.md` "Gaussian splatting evaluation". Accepted photo channels are team captures,
-  permissioned user/volunteer photos and clearly licensed downloads; every set needs a
-  provenance/consent sidecar. Sparse web photos are reference/training supplements, not a splat
-  source. Five enhancement paths are ranked (reference/QA, texture bake, mesh proxy, distant
-  backdrop, single-facade user-photo supplement). Splats stay offline/development-only until the
-  ADR proves licence, privacy, Godot Compatibility/Web cost and mesh-based collision; no runtime
-  splat dependency in 0.10.0.
-
-- **NPC model variety decision (2026-11-03, ADR-0015):** CC0 is acceptable for shipped
-  assets; CC-BY only with attribution in `CREDITS.md`; no service assets with redistribution
-  restrictions. The **procedural generator is the primary path**. Four crowd-variety specs were
-  prototyped with the existing builder (`npc_crowd_a` bun/slim/sunglasses, `npc_crowd_b`
-  bald/broad/beard/shoulder bag, `npc_crowd_c` coat/umbrella, `npc_crowd_d` hood/cup); all audit
-  clean at 4,550–5,258 tris / 4,356–5,086 verts. Prototype assets stay in
-  `tmp/npc-research/generator_proto/`; do not add them to the current release candidate.
-  **Quaternius is a reference, not a shipped base:** welding brings `Casual_Hoodie` from 12,518
-  to 3,199 verts and a 0.75 decimate to 2,423 verts / 4,654 tris, and its Idle/Walk clips read
-  well, but the T-pose 62-bone realistic rig/proportions do not match the arm-down 13-bone
-  contract. A contract rebuild is a no-go without a body proportion warp; a second
-  rig/animation path needs its own ADR. **MakeHuman is deferred** to a separate local pipeline:
-  the CC0 base is 19,158 verts / 36,972 tris and decimates to 3,780 / 6,468 at 0.35, but needs
-  retopology, a custom rig and project clothing. Research previews are committed under
-  `docs/blender_previews/sheet_npc_{sources_research,crowd_prototypes}.jpg`; the CC-BY entries
-  (CesiumMan/RiggedFigure, © Cesium) are attributed in `CREDITS.md` and are development-only.
-
-- **0.10.0 balance protocol:** `docs/balance-acceptance.md` defines targets and
-  denominator/cohort rules for the 36 venue/difficulty/phase cells, seeds 1–100,
-  access/emergency error rates and matched calm vs emergency-first comparisons.
-  These are acceptance criteria, not measured results; sweeps/playtests remain open.
-  Inspection found `_read_npc_truth()` is type-derived, not behavior-derived;
-  the pending emergency fairness review must cover this oracle mismatch rather
-  than treating internal truth as independent evidence.
-
-- The visual-alignment path/loader/panel/HUD work and the realism lighting pass are complete and
-  recorded in `DONE.md`; remaining visual items are the realism follow-ups in `TODO.md`.
-- **Character mesh cap (2026-11-02):** the eight library variants now use **8,000 triangles /
-  8,000 glTF vertices** per character (`CHAR_MAX_TRIS`/`CHAR_MAX_VERTS` in
-  `tools/blender_assets.py`), up from 6,000/5,000. The frozen `npc_base` fallback keeps its
-  6,000/4,000 contract. This headroom is specifically for the remaining face, hand-grip and
-  clothing realism work; re-run the 24-NPC and Web/Compatibility budgets as geometry lands. Do not
-  add detail without measuring, and do not silently lower the cap back to 5,000.
-- `PLAN.md` is a compact product/design document, not an implementation log. Historical control
-  and v0.3.0 specs were folded into its Presentation and Controls section; put new step-by-step
-  work in `TODO.md`, not the plan.
-- Editable Blender sources under `assets/models/blender_src/` are gitignored and untracked
-  (46 `.blend` files removed from the index on 2026-11-01); the `.gdignore` marker stays tracked.
-- `screen_designs.py judge` default `google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite` worked on 2026-11-01
-  (7 match / 4 review / 0 diff); `--model` remains available.
-- `capture_realism.gd` parses `--portrait-type=N`; it was documented but ignored before the gear
-  pass. Portrait captures need the requested NPC type to have spawned, otherwise the stage can
-  finish with an empty frame; use the Blender character previews (`render --only npc_coat`) for
-  deterministic gear checks.
-- Headgear: the firefighter helmet was lifted 2 cm after the brow/face pass; cap and hood were
-  visually checked on `npc_vest`/`npc_hoodie`. The beanie is unused and shares the cap shell.
-- Gear fit is measured with `python3 tools/blender_assets.py fit` (stdlib, reads the GLBs):
-  head width uses skin vertices weighted to Head in y 1.55–1.81; clothing radius is the cloth
-  skirt in y 0.30–0.52 with a pants hip fallback. The command reports per-character gear boxes,
-  head-band status and x/radial skirt clearance; `test_blender_assets` covers its shape.
-- Post-realism work is split by theme, not by date: finished items are archived in `DONE.md`, and
-  `TODO.md` carries the 0.x gap register and milestone roadmap. New work belongs there, not in
-  a revived historical plan document.
-
-- Graphics v0.6.0 plan (completed 2026-11-01; ADR-0013): NPCs move to Blender-authored skinned meshes. `tools/npc_pipeline.py` builds
-  `assets/models/generated/npc_base.glb`; `NpcAvatar` keeps the procedural `_build_body()`
-  fallback. Preserve `Rig/Head`, the limb node names, and the seed-deterministic
-  `outfit_for`/`layer_for`/`hand_item_for` helpers. Blender = flatpak 5.2.0 LTS, sandbox cwd
-  `/app/blender` → absolute paths for `--python`. CI stays offline (committed assets).
-
-- Engine: Godot 4.7.2 stable (official editor build, `~/.local/bin/godot`). The system's preinstalled `godot-runner` cannot load projects from arbitrary paths because it was compiled without path overrides; use the official editor binary instead.
-- Language: GDScript. All cross-file references use explicit `preload()` constants (not `class_name` globals) so scripts compile in headless `--script` runs without the editor's class cache.
-- Test framework deviation: the project uses a custom minimal headless test runner (`src/test/test_runner.gd`) instead of GUT, because GUT needs the editor plugin. CI runs it with `--headless`.
-- Eventing: no autoload signal bus. `ShiftCoordinator` owns an `EventBus` instance (`src/core/event_bus.gd`) passed to subsystems; subsystems emit only when a bus is assigned. Autoloads at parse time are unreliable under `--script`.
-- Static signals are not available in Godot GDScript ("Expected func or var after static") — do not use them.
-- GDScript lambdas capture local variables **by value**; mutating a captured local inside a lambda does not affect the outer variable. Use member functions for accumulators in tests.
-- Shift length is the scenario's `shift_duration_s` (900 s in all three venues). Tests and the screenshot tool override elapsed time; they do not change the default.
-- RNG: NPC reactions and event scheduling are seedable for deterministic tests.
-
-- **Mouse look (v0.7.3):** guard look is handled in `GuardController._input()` (before GUI), not `_unhandled_input`; focus/click-back recaptures the cursor and the HUD is made mouse-transparent recursively. Regression tests cover yaw/pitch and HUD filters.
-- **v0.9.0 production pass:** CI/release, local dev and project now use Godot 4.7.2; the version-adaptive light falloff remains for older editors. Audio settings are `master_volume`/`sfx_volume`/`ambience_volume`; accessibility has `reduce_motion` and `captions_enabled` (HUD log is the caption surface). Budget smoke is 24 NPCs (6.94 ms headless). Coat/dress stride is scaled to 0.76 to reduce hem clipping. Localization remains English-table based; pseudo-locale/VO/music are post-0.10.
-- **Radio submit fix (v0.8.1):** `RadioPanel.action_button` now connects `pressed` for normal reports; `button_down/up` remains exclusive to emergency hold-to-confirm. Regression test covers both modes.
-- **Campaign/v0.8.0:** `Campaign` owns Hollywood → Joke Shop → TV Studio progression. `campaign.json`, `shift_results.json`, `settings.json` and versioned `shift_state.json` persist separately; pause saves a checkpoint, review Continue advances, Settings resets with confirmation. Difficulty keys are `easy/normal/hard` (`ai_difficulty`); scripted QA bypasses tutorial unless `--tutorial` is passed. Help is searchable and generated from `InputBindings.REMAPPABLE`.
-- **Tutorial (0.8.0 work):** `docs/tutorial.md` is the eight-beat design; `src/game/tutorial.gd` is the pure state machine, `TutorialOverlay` is the non-blocking card, and `GameManager` wires it with a safe visitor, suppressed spawns, persisted completion/skip and Settings replay. Scripted test/capture runs bypass it unless `--tutorial` is passed; `smoke_tutorial.gd` covers completion/replay/skip.
-- **Pre-build NPC revisit (2026-11-02):** the final-context harness is
-  `src/test/capture_npc_review.gd` (8 library models, 3 distances, 2 venues,
-  day/night). It found two P1 gear-fit issues: the lanyard badge was hidden
-  under the jacket and the firefighter helmet brim sat over the eyes. Both are
-  fixed at runtime with `NpcAvatar.GEAR_OFFSETS` (`lanyard` forward 4 cm,
-  `firefighter_helmet` up 3 cm); the authored GLBs and the fit report remain
-  asset-space measurements. The guard model is staged through the review-only
-  `character_override` because it has no spawned NPC role. **Signed off
-  2026-11-02:** 96 final-context captures, no P0; lanyard/helmet P1 fixes; the
-  backpack straps, caps, low-poly hands/faces and optional close-range
-  flashlight wash were accepted or deferred. The 24-NPC budget is 6.94 ms, the
-  gallery is 13 good / 0 bad, the screen-design judge is 13/13 and a clean
-  portrait measured a 0.732 vision gap against the photoreal concept. No
-  release build, version bump or tag was created at this gate.
-- **NPC texture resolution (0.9.5, 2026-11-02):** `tools/npc_pipeline.py` now generates 256²
-  albedo/normal/ORM maps instead of 128² (AI shirt/trousers are resized to 256). The base and all
-  eight library GLBs plus AO maps were rebuilt; texture files total ~0.5 MB, eight GLBs ~5.75 MB,
-  and the 24-NPC smoke is 6.94 ms.
-- **0.9.5 texture/UI audit (2026-11-02):** all 21 screen-art textures are
-  1280×720 and referenced by their screens; access cards are 256×128 and HUD
-  icons 64×64, with no oversized or unused runtime texture. The 24-NPC smoke now
-  reports **168 meshes / 131,616 triangles / 6.94 ms** (50 ms budget). Compressed
-  payloads are picks **24.55 MB**, UI art **22.67 MB**, NPC maps **0.48 MB**.
-  Legacy root textures remain only for `generate_textures.py` and the asset test.
-- **Environment surface audit (0.9.5, 2026-11-02):** `capture_realism.gd` gained
-  `surfaces` (Hollywood pavers/asphalt/limestone/facade) and `surfaces_joke`
-  (neighbour awning, canopy, pavers) stages with the HUD hidden. The Walk of Fame
-  band now uses `T_CONCRETE` as dark terrazzo; the neighbour awning uses a neutral
-  tint (`0.62`) and 4× UV so the red/cream stripes survive; the skyline shader
-  fades its lower 42 m toward a per-phase haze colour. Brick/asphalt picks needed
-  no replacement. No seams or broken UV scales found.
-- **NPC fabric UV/AO (0.9.5, 2026-11-02):** cloth/pants use
-  `Materials.NPC_FABRIC_UV_SCALE = Vector3(4,4,1)`, and `NpcAvatar` skips the baked per-character
-  AO on those two slots. The 256² AO was magnifying into large blotches; the fabric now reads as a
-  fine weave. Skin/hair/gear keep baked AO. Test `test_fabric_uv_scale_avoids_the_baked_ao_pattern`
-  guards this. Current suite is 276/276.
-- **NPC visual baseline (0.9.4, 2026-11-02):** `src/test/capture_npc_baseline.gd` is the
-  neutral-studio 8-variant × 6-view baseline (front, three-quarter, profile, back, full body,
-  crowd). It uses a fixed orbit camera, mid-grey studio backdrop, key/fill lights, no HUD/crowd/animation;
-  raw frames stay in `tmp/`, and `tools/npc_baseline.py sheet` builds the committed
-  `sheet_npc_baseline.jpg`. Criteria and measurements are in `docs/npc-visual-review.md`. The first
-  ranked gaps were: tourist photo prop duplicates the backpack silhouette; shallow/faceted face;
-  backpack straps read as rigid bars. The tourist prop now hides outside photo/film poses and the
-  backpack straps were refit as flat forward bands (GLB + AO rebuilt); the face remains P1. Before/
-  after sheet: `sheet_npc_baseline_compare.jpg`.
-- **NPC proportion audit (0.9.4, 2026-11-02):** `tools/npc_proportions.py` measures the exported
-  GLBs (height, skin-head size, upper-chest shoulder silhouette, pants hip width, Spine-to-shoulder
-  torso, Spine-to-ground leg, shoulder-to-hand arm, shoe foot length). All eight variants pass the
-  stylized guide in `docs/npc-proportion-audit.md`; head ~0.190 (upper 0.22) and broad-build
-  shoulders ~0.370/hip ~0.225 are near the upper bounds, not outliers. No skeleton/mesh rescale was
-  needed; run the report after any body change.
-- **NPC 0.9.4 visual passes (2026-11-02, consolidated):** the neck/shoulder, face-depth,
-  torso/hip, footwear, face-detail and hand passes all landed and are baked into
-  `tools/npc_pipeline.py` / `NpcAvatar`. The durable bits are the `NpcAvatar.HAND_ITEM_FORWARD =
-  Vector3(0,0,0.04)` offset (hand gear is authored around the wrist proxy) and the zero-area-triangle
-  cleanup after the neck branch (see the Blender-tooling note in Known Issues). Exact per-pass
-  values, review sheets and current per-variant counts live in `docs/3d-model-review.md` and the
-  code; the library cap is 8,000/8,000. Open: true finger curl/thumb contact and umbrella/sign grips.
-- **UI flow smoke (2026-11-02):** `smoke_ui_flows.gd` boots the real scene and
-  exercises inspection allow/deny, normal vs emergency radio, Help filtering,
-  wand allow/deny and review return-to-menu. Keep this smoke in the 0.9.6
-  handoff; it complements the unit tests that only exercise panels.
-- **Destructive actions (2026-11-02):** `SettingsPanel._open_destructive_dialog()`
-  owns one confirmation instance for reset/replay; repeated presses focus the
-  existing dialog, OK emits once, Cancel is inert. Emergency send remains the
-  RadioPanel hold path; `_holding` clears before submit so button-up cannot
-  double-send. Tests cover both.
-- **Font/layout limits (2026-11-02):** HUD scale is clamped to 0.75–1.75 and only
-  applies to HUD labels. `Hud.set_target_label()` measures the scaled font, widens
-  the chip to 180–420 px and re-measures after a scale change; top labels clip.
-  `UiStyles.apply_button()` sets `clip_text` + ellipsis so long localized labels
-  cannot force a panel past the viewport. Do not replace these with Control.scale.
-- **Modal close (2026-11-02):** `GameManager._close_top_modal()` is the single
-  Esc/right-click path for radial, inspection, wand, radio, timeline, Help,
-  Settings, Pause and review. Settings remembers whether it came from the menu and
-  restores it on apply/cancel; `_refresh_freeze()` recaptures the mouse and
-  `_show_start_menu()` keeps it visible. Do not add a new modal without adding it
-  to this close path.
-- **UI focus (2026-11-02):** `src/game/ui/ui_focus.gd` links visible/enabled
-  controls into a wrapping ring; each modal sets default focus on open. Start menu
-  uses its own focus-target list so Continue, venue rows and footer actions share
-  one ring. `GuardController._ensure_gamepad_bindings()` adds A/B to
-  `ui_accept`/`ui_cancel` so pad-only users can confirm/cancel; hidden Continue and
-  disabled timeline buttons never enter the ring.
-- **Button states (2026-11-02):** `src/game/ui/ui_styles.gd` owns the five action-button
-  states and font colours for the dark session/UI shell. Use `UiStyles.apply_button()`
-  for every new `Button`; CheckButton/OptionButton keep the engine theme. Timeline
-  Previous/Next disable at the ends; F1 tutorial skip is keyboard-only by design.
-- **Version and roadmap renumber (2026-11-02):** source was **0.9.3** at the UI
-  polish milestone, **0.9.4** after the NPC pass, now **0.9.5** after the texture
-  and material pass, and **0.9.6** as the integration checkpoint. Next work is
-  the **0.10.0** minor release candidate. `TODO.md` plans only 0.x patch/minor increments; no
-  major-version scope is defined yet. The `v0.9.6` tag is the release trigger; no
-  tag was created for 0.9.3.
-- **Priority change (2026-11-02):** the map optimization, pre-build NPC revisit,
-  0.9.3 UI polish, 0.9.4 NPC visual optimization, 0.9.5 texture/material pass and
-  0.9.6 integration are complete and in `DONE.md`. 0.10.0 release-candidate work
-  is next. The source version is 0.10.0-rc.1.
-- **0.10.0-rc.1 build (2026-11-03):** clean worktree `a9658ec` produced five
-  artifacts (Linux 161.5 MB, Windows 197.2 MB, macOS 148.0 MB, Web 97.8 MB, HQ
-  241.6 MB); Web/HQ include player docs, SHA-256 manifests are local, Linux/HQ
-  launch headless and Web files serve HTTP 200. Not published: external playtest,
-  AI/legal approval, macOS signing and the Windows/macOS matrix are still open.
-- **Release/legal blockers (0.10.0 work, 2026-11-03):** macOS remains unsigned
-  (quarantine instructions only); AI image provider terms/commercial rights and
-  external storefront/rating approval are not cleared; external playtests and the
-  full hardware matrix are pending. `CREDITS.md`, `PRIVACY.md`, `docs/accessibility.md`
-  and `docs/known-limitations.md` record these explicitly rather than claiming
-  approval. Do not tag 0.10.0 as final until these are accepted or cleared.
-- **Save migration (0.10.0 work, 2026-11-03):** fixtures in `src/test/fixtures/saves/`
-  cover 0.8 settings/campaign/history and a 0.9.0 checkpoint. `_load_json` uses
-  `JSON.new().parse()` so corrupt player files fall back silently instead of
-  logging a parse error; atomic writes leave the old file intact when the temp
-  path cannot be written. The migration suite is 9 tests; total 276.
-- **0.9.6 integration (2026-11-03):** no gameplay/content changes. A clean
-  detached worktree at `f5b8ef2` rebuilt Linux/Windows/macOS/Web/HQ without the
-  dirty tree's ignored `tmp/`/`build/` payload; the in-repo build was 1.6–3.1 GB
-  per artifact because those folders were packed, so always build release
-  artifacts from a clean checkout/worktree. Verification: 263/263 tests,
-  101/101 Python, 14 smokes, 24-NPC 6.90 ms / 168 meshes / 131,616 triangles,
-  gallery 21/0, screen judge 21/21, realism judge overall 2.1 / gap 0.291.
-- **Release v0.9.4/v0.9.5/v0.9.6 (2026-11-02/03):** tags `v0.9.4` (`a57b86c`),
-  `v0.9.5` (`4bc6390`) and `v0.9.6` (`4bb2896`, the 0.10.0 integration checkpoint) each
-  published seven assets (Linux, Windows, macOS, NSIS setup, AppImage, Web, Desktop HQ) with
-  full CI runs; release pages live under `releases/tag/`. Never reuse a tag — future fixes
-  need a new patch tag. Full per-version records stay in `CHANGELOG.md`.
-- **Hollywood landmark map (2026-11-02):** the default venue is the real El Capitan
-  Entertainment Centre block at 6840 Hollywood Blvd, not a generic brick entrance. Its
-  reference/mapping notes live in `docs/hollywood-boulevard-map.md`; the map-budget test
-  (`test_hollywood_geometry_stays_inside_the_map_budget`) currently measures 58,884 triangles
-  across 409 meshes. The facade uses the shared smooth limestone (`stone_steps`) texture; the
-  noisier granite pick was removed.
-- **Light falloff gotcha (2026-11-02):** in Godot 4.7 `omni_attenuation = 0.0` is constant
-  falloff, not physical falloff. It made the night facade a flat yellow wall and the street
-  lamps wash the set. All local lights now use `1.0`; the Hollywood facade was retuned with
-  0.50/0.28 washes, 1.3 sconces and 2.2 street lamps; the Joke Shop uses 1.8 sconces,
-  2.8 canopy downlights, 3.0 entrance, 1.35 ground uplights and 2.2 sign. Flashlight spot
-  attenuation is also `1.0`. Do not reintroduce `0.0` as a "modern" branch.
-- **Joke Shop map (2026-11-02):** the venue is now a 27 m Sunset Strip club based on The
-  Comedy Store at 8433 Sunset Blvd, not the old brick alley. `docs/joke-shop-map.md` carries
-  the OSM/Commons references and simplifications; `docs/screens/concepts/joke_shop/` holds the
-  new day/night/across-street frames. The map-budget test measures 22,680 triangles / 454
-  meshes. The hill behind the club is a custom hand-built ramp with an unshaded, fog-disabled
-  shader: a rotated `PlaneMesh` was edge-on and scene fog erased it from the street camera.
-  Local light names are `JokeSign`, `JokeCanopy_*`, `JokeEntrance`, `JokeSconce_*`,
-  `JokeGround_*`; `set_night_mode()` owns their energies and the hill tint.
-  The latest local realism judge reports a 0.454 reference gap on the night entrance;
-  the concept is photoreal while the map keeps stylized materials, so texture/foliage
-  detail stays with the 0.9.5 texture pass rather than the map milestone.
-- **Docs validation (2026-11-02):** `python3 tools/check_docs.py` requires a README
-  only in directories containing tracked files, verifies local links and requires
-  every tracked image in a folder to be linked from its README. Gitignored
-  generated files (notably `docs/screens/realism/`) are exempt; the tool also has
-  unit tests in `tools/test_check_docs.py`.
-- **Documentation ownership (2026-11-01):** `docs/architecture.md` §12 defines the source-of-truth map and consolidation rules. Obsolete/historical plan documents are removed rather than kept; current work belongs in `TODO.md`. README/development-status/Blender AO/Forward+ stale claims were corrected. The 0.x gap register and roadmap live in `TODO.md`.
-- **Vision judge (v0.7.2):** `tools/openrouter_judge.py` reads `/api/v1/models`, filters image-input models with `response_format`, and ranks by advertised prompt/image/completion prices. `--model auto` (default) uses the cheapest (`z-ai/glm-5.3-flash` on 2026-11-01) with fallbacks; explicit `--model`/`GIG_LINE_JUDGE_MODEL` wins. Auth errors abort, provider/model errors fall through. Full screen judge 13/13 match, 0 diff; A/B judge ~$0.006.
-- **Desktop HQ preset (v0.7.1):** `packaging/desktop_hq/override.cfg` switches a
-  copied executable to Forward+; `Materials.forward_plus_active()` gates
-  volumetric fog/SDFGI and `light_volumetric_fog_energy`, and
-  `Materials.modern_light_falloff()` compensates for Godot 4.7's much harsher
-  local-light falloff. LATE volumetric density is 0.020 with flashlight
-  volumetric energy 3.0. `tools/build_releases.sh` packages the Linux/Windows
-  binaries + override into `gig-line-desktop-hq-<version>.zip`;
-  `publish_release.sh` uploads it when present. A/B report:
-  `docs/screens/realism/2026-11-01-forward-plus/` (entrance gap 1.568→1.187).
-- **Godot toolchain (updated 2026-11-01):** local `~/.local/bin/godot`, CI and
-  `project.godot` now use Godot 4.7.2; 4.3 remains only as a local backup binary.
-  Export templates for 4.7.2 are installed under
-  `~/.local/share/godot/export_templates/4.7.2.stable`. Godot 4.7 writes
-  `*.gd.uid` files; they are kept out of this clone's status via
-  `.git/info/exclude`. CI downloads the binary/templates directly; Gitea
-  Actions cache is currently unreliable (see CI cache evaluation below).
-- **Blender invocation (v0.6.0):** `flatpak run org.blender.Blender --background --python
-  /run/media/system/DATA/Documents/06-games/security-game/tools/npc_pipeline.py -- build`.
-  The flatpak cannot read `/tmp`; use absolute repo paths. `assets/models/npc/.gdignore` is
-  required, otherwise Godot's editor tries to import the committed `.blend` and hangs during
-  `--import` (also add `.gdignore` to local build/squashfs folders when scanning is slow).
-- **Skinned NPC integration (v0.6.0):** `NpcAvatar._build_skinned_body()` loads
-  `npc_base.glb` and keeps `_build_body()` as fallback (`use_skinned_model=false` in tests).
-  Bone pose rotation is the **absolute local orientation**, not an offset from rest: compose with
-  `get_bone_rest(i).basis` or the whole body snaps to a broken pose. Proxies named Hip/Knee/
-  Shoulder/Elbow/Hand + Head marker preserve the old animation math; `Rig/Head` is the marker.
-  Five material slots are tinted via `SurfaceMaterials.npc_slot()`; keep `_rig.scale` uniform on
-  the skinned path. Budget: 16 avatars = **144 meshes**, ~6.9 ms headless.
-- **NPC facing (fixed after v0.5.0):** the avatar's visual front is **+Z** (procedural eyes
-  and the Blender model's face). Godot `look_at()` aims **-Z**, which made every NPC walk
-  backwards. Use `NpcAvatar.yaw_towards(dir)` and set `rotation.y`; do not call `look_at()` on
-  avatars. Head-turn offsets use `+basis.z` for the same reason. Covered by
-  `test_yaw_faces_the_movement_direction`.
-
-- **Image root (ADR-0014, 2026-11-01):** `assets/images/` is the runtime root for composed
-  interface/scene art (`ui/`, `scenes/`); tiled PBR textures stay under `assets/textures/`;
-  `docs/screens/designs/` and `docs/screens/concepts/` stay reference-only; QA captures stay in
-  `docs/screenshots/`. When a mockup becomes runtime art, copy/process it into `assets/images/`
-  with a new name (no overwrites) and keep a fallback in code.
-  **Mockup copies:** 21 design references live in `assets/images/ui/`; `docs/screens/designs/`
-  remains the reference-only copy. `tools/screen_designs.py` reads/writes the runtime root.
-
-## UI / Presentation Decisions
-
-- Runtime UI/scene art is loaded through `src/game/ui/art.gd` (`assets/images/ui/` then `scenes/`); missing files return null so panels keep procedural fallbacks.
-- Screen mockups with baked-in controls are used as backdrops plus an opaque `ArtPanel` cover, not as clickable full-screen skins.
-- Radio, wand, inspection, and body-camera timeline panels use their reference art as backdrops; forms sit on transparent, padded panels over the covered mockup controls.
-- HUD target names use a boxed chip under the crosshair; escalation has a five-segment bar below the text label. The body-camera REC/clock block starts at y=92 on the right so it clears the shift/rep/crowd text.
-- Staged captures in `docs/screenshots/` are committed and were regenerated on 2026-11-03 with the full `tools/check_screenshots.sh` run (21 good / 0 bad, 13 PNGs changed). Re-run the whole script, never a partial capture, before replacing them. The README, `docs/README.md` quick preview, `docs/screenshots/README.md` and `docs/blender_previews/README.md` now carry captioned galleries; the previews README is curated by hand (all tracked sheets linked, local per-asset PNGs described as untracked).
-- `tools/check_screenshots.sh` is the repeatable capture+compare smoke; both capture scripts accept `--out=res://docs/screenshots`. Judge verdicts on the staged set were 7 match / 4 review / 0 diff.
-- Venue selection used to leave `guard.input_locked` true and the mouse visible; `_start_shift()` must call `_refresh_freeze()` after starting the clock.
-
-## Current State
-
-- **v0.3.0 pass (2026-10-31, historical; shipped):** rendering, generated prop models, screen
-  catalogue, aim-free selection. See ADR-0011 (selection) and ADR-0012 (materials/props).
-  - `src/game/materials.gd` (`SurfaceMaterials`) is now the single source of surface
-    recipes + `configure_environment()`. `GameManager.PHASE_LIGHTING` gained
-    `exposure/glow/fog_color/fog_density/fog_energy/contrast/saturation/ambient_energy`.
-    Renderer is **GL Compatibility**, so SSAO/SSIL are unavailable; glow+fog+ACES are used
-    instead and unsupported settings are ignored rather than gated in code.
-  - World: scaled brick (uv 22,10), framed windows with per-window night emission
-    (`i % 3 != 2` lit), stone base course, door trim/handles, curb, lane dashes (the old
-    loop had `Vector3(i * 0.0, …)` and stacked every dash at x=0), street lamps use the
-    metal profile. The two flat planters that clipped the steps were removed.
-  - `tools/model_pipeline.py` builds `assets/models/generated/*.glb` (bollard, bench,
-    trash_bin, planter_box, newspaper_box, fire_hydrant) from box/cylinder specs;
-    `WorldBuilder._add_prop_model()` loads them with a procedural fallback and records
-    `loaded_models` / `fallback_props`. **Gotcha:** glTF `baseColorFactor` is LINEAR —
-    writing sRGB made every prop pastel; `srgb_to_linear()` is applied in `build_glb`.
-    **Gotcha:** a new/changed `.glb` needs `godot --headless --path . --import` before
-    `ResourceLoader.exists()` / `load()` sees it (test_generated_props fails otherwise).
-  - `model_pipeline.py concept` (OpenRouter, reads repo `.env`) writes per-prop concept
-    sheets to `assets/models/concepts/`; `dominant_colors()` centre-crops and weights by
-    saturation (a grey studio backdrop otherwise wins), `assign_roles()` maps colours by
-    hue/value. Delete a concept file to fall back to the catalogue palette.
-  - NPC avatars: `outfit_for(type, seed)` (pure) gives shirt/trousers/hair/skin +
-    accessory (cap, hood, backpack, sunglasses, lanyard) and height scale; `_arms` and
-    `_legs` now swing (`limb_swing`) while walking. Keep `Rig/Head` named for focus.
-  - Selection: `NpcFocus.rank_indices` (angle then distance) — `pick_index` = first.
-    `GuardController.cycle_target(direction)` walks nearest-first `nearby_candidates()` and
-    sets `target_pinned`, which makes `_update_target()` skip the cone. `clear_target()`
-    sets `focus_suppress_s = 0.75` so the cone does not instantly re-acquire the person.
-    New input actions `walk_slow` (Shift), `cycle_target_next` / `cycle_target_prev`
-    (wheel down / up). Right click with nothing open clears focus (Esc still pauses).
-  - HUD: `nearby_label` + `set_nearby_hint(count)` show `hud.nearby`; `hud.controls` and
-    `hud.targeting` mention the wheel and Shift.
-  - `tools/screen_designs.py`: catalogue now 19 screens (added wand_screening,
-    joke_shop_queue, studio_arrival, crowd_panic, responder_arrival,
-    body_camera_timeline, escalation_hud), new `list` command, `generate --only/--force`
-    (existing designs are kept by default so a draft run cannot clobber AI mockups),
-    and `judge --dry-run` no longer raises `KeyError: 'class'`.
-  - Screenshot tool leak: `capture_screenshots.gd` intermittently prints
-    `ObjectDB instances leaked at exit`. Verified against a `git worktree` of HEAD~ — the
-    baseline leaks more often (3/3 vs 1/3), so it is a pre-existing quit-timing artifact,
-    not a regression. Normal boots are clean.
-
-- Access artifacts: `src/core/access_loadout.gd` builds from event `override_access` + venue policy.
-  Spawn signal is now `(profile, intent, npc_id, event)`. Recognition is not auto-attached to every
-  guest. `AccessVerifier.verify(..., already_screened=false)` so Joke Shop scoring uses
-  `controller.screened`. Joke Shop/Studio gained `sidewalk`/`steps_end` waypoints. Wand venues roll
-  `carried_items` per spawn (seeded). Tests in `src/test/tests/test_access_loadout.gd`.
-- Wand shortcut is **`C`**, not `W` (`W` is walk). `radio_emergency` input map no longer includes W.
-  `hud.controls` / `hud.screen_first` updated.
-- Control pass (historical; smoke-tested): cone focus via `src/game/npc_focus.gd`,
-  accel/decel, gravity only airborne, `input_locked` freeze, Esc no longer on the guard.
-  `NpcAvatar` in group `npc`; neck/hair/eyes/shoes; blue focus circle + `Label3D` name; `set_focus_visual`.
-  `src/game/ui/action_radial.gd` doughnut (LMB/Space open, A/D/arrows, Space/click confirm, Esc/RMB
-  cancel). Crosshair CanvasLayer. Emergency still `R` only. Number keys 1–6 when the wheel is closed.
-- Named input actions now exist and are used: `action_menu`, `confirm`, `cancel` (Esc + RMB),
-  `inspect` (E), `wand` (C). The old unused `interact` action was removed.
-- Runtime fixes from the smoke: `Head` is +1.6 above the guard root (root sits on the floor); guard
-  spawns in front of the door facing the street; building volume moved to z ∈ [-8,-4] so the door,
-  awning, and marquee are visible; step treads rise toward the door; `ShiftCoordinator` pulls the
-  event scheduler once per simulated second (was every physics frame → >1200 NPCs in seconds);
-  `GameManager.MAX_LIVE_NPCS = 16` caps live avatars.
-- **Session shell (2026-10-31, historical):** the game boots into `StartMenu`
-  (`src/game/ui/start_menu.gd`, layer 20) instead of a live shift. `GameManager._on_venue_selected()`
-  builds the scenario and calls `_start_shift()`; `_shift_running` gates input and `_refresh_freeze()`.
-  Esc with nothing open now pauses (`PauseOverlay`, layer 18) → resume / restart / settings /
-  quit-to-menu. `SettingsPanel` (layer 22) writes `look_sensitivity` + `hud_font_scale` through
-  `Save.save_settings()` → `user://settings.json`; `Save.load_settings()` merges over
-  `Save.DEFAULT_SETTINGS` on boot and `GameManager._apply_settings()` pushes them into the guard/HUD.
-  Shift review "Run another shift" now calls `_show_start_menu()` (not a silent restart). `V` stays a
-  debug venue bind. Smoke: `src/test/smoke_session_shell.gd` (menu → shift → pause → settings → menu).
-- **World follow-ups closed (2026-10-31):** skyline backdrop restored with `T_SKYLINE`
-  (`assets/textures/skyline.png`, regenerated RGBA with a transparent sky) and an
-  `TRANSPARENCY_ALPHA_SCISSOR` unshaded material (`_skyline_mat`); steps + landing are a
-  `StaticBody3D` with per-tread `BoxShape3D` colliders; marquee `font_size` 160 / outline 24; focus
-  circle (blue disc in front of the face) + name tag 48px; `NpcAvatar.ephemeral`/`lifetime_s` despawns routine traffic
-  (authored events stay). Guard spawn height verified on the landing (guard_y=0.84).
-- **PLAN verbs (2026-10-31, historical):** the radial has 12 slices
-  (`Stop, Look, Point, No, Ask, Inspect, Wand, Warn, Block, Reason, Recognize, Radio`).
-  `eye_contact` reuses the Level 1 reaction table via `_apply_interaction`. Recognition is a player
-  decision: `NPCController.player_recognized` + `IncidentRecorder.add_access_evidence`, and
-  `GameManager._artifacts_for()` prepends a `RECOGNITION` artifact only after the player declares
-  it. The body camera is a real flag (`GameManager.body_camera_on`, `Hud.set_body_camera`), off by
-  default, `B` toggles it, and a formal warning arms it and writes a `body_camera` incident event.
-  Blocking also calls `_station_between()` to physically place the guard 0.9 m from the NPC toward
-  the entrance. `_request_reason()` uses the authored `reason` context (falling back to seeded `dialogue_lines`) and stores the pick for the timeline.
-- **NPC navigation was dead (fixed 2026-10-31):** avatars never moved in the live game, for three
-  stacked reasons. (1) `agent.target_position` was re-assigned every physics frame, which
-  invalidates the path so `get_next_path_position()` keeps returning the current point — only set
-  it when the target changes. (2) Nav path points sit on the navmesh plane (y=0) while bodies stand
-  at y≈0.5, so a 3D "are we there" test always looked 0.5 m away and the horizontal direction was
-  zero — compare horizontally. (3) `path[0]` is the old start point, so picking any point "far
-  enough away" can pick the point behind you and oscillate — pick the first point that is
-  **closer to the goal** than the current position. `_nav_try_frames`/`_move_direct` fallback is
-  still there.
-- **Crowd reactions listen on the EventBus:** `CrowdSystem.apply_event()` emits
-  `event_bus.crowd_changed`; its own `changed` signal is never emitted. `GameManager._connect_crowd()`
-  therefore connects to `coordinator.event_bus.crowd_changed` (reconnect after every
-  `coordinator.setup()`, which recreates both crowd and event bus).
-- **Crowd presentation:** `NpcAvatar.start_rubberneck(at)` (idle bystanders away from the door stop
-  and face the incident for 12 s) and `start_flee(from)` (panic: walk away at 2.4 m/s, then free
-  themselves). Someone `awaiting_interaction` within 3 m of the door is "engaged" and does not
-  rubberneck. Use `position` (not `global_position`) for that distance check so it also works in
-  headless tests outside the tree.
-- **Perf:** a busy 16-NPC entrance measured ~1.2 ms/frame (824 fps with vsync off, 800 samples),
-  so LOD/culling is not warranted at `MAX_LIVE_NPCS = 16`. Re-measure before raising the cap.
-- **Incident recording was dead:** `IncidentRecorder.start_incident()` was never called, so every
-  `add_event`/`add_access_evidence` silently no-opped and the review always showed 0 incidents.
-  `_begin_incident()` now starts one per focused NPC (`has_open_incident()` guard), verbs call
-  `_ensure_incident()`, and `ShiftCoordinator._finish_shift()` closes leftovers as `unresolved`
-  before building the review.
-- **Editor-ready venues (2026-10-31):** `tools/export_venues.gd` (a SceneTree script) saves the
-  three factory scenarios to `content/venues/<id>.tres` with `ResourceSaver`; the `.tres` files
-  round-trip through `ResourceLoader` (events, profiles, policy, shift phases, door lines,
-  locations). `test_venue_resources.gd` also fails if the exported files are missing or stale
-  relative to the factory, so re-run the export after changing `ScenarioFactory`.
-- **Vision judge (2026-10-31):** `python3 tools/screen_designs.py judge` sends the capture plus
-  its concept mockup to a vision model (`DEFAULT_JUDGE_MODEL = google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite`,
-  override with `--model`; `openai/gpt-4o-mini` also works). Reads the repo `.env` via
-  `_load_env_file()` (never overrides real env). Verdicts are classed `match` / `review`
-  (mismatch below `--fail-confidence`, default 0.6) / `diff` (confident mismatch → exit 1) /
-  `unknown`. `--dry-run`, `--json`, `--only` supported. The prompt explicitly ignores art style,
-  because the references are stylised mockups; the live run gave 3 match, 3 review, 0 diff.
-  Python tests: `cd tools && python3 -m unittest test_asset_pipeline test_screen_designs`.
-- **String newlines (2026-11-02):** `content/strings.en.json` needs one escaped
-  newline (`\n`), not two. Two backslashes reached the HUD as literal `\n` in
-  the shift status and wand panel; `test_strings_format` now guards this.
-- **String formatting safety (2026-10-31):** `Strings.placeholder_count()` counts `%` specs
-  (ignoring `%%`), `fmt()` warns and returns the template when the arg count does not match
-  (instead of raising an engine error), and `validate()` lints the table for trailing `%`,
-  unsupported conversions, and mixed positional/sequential placeholders. Tests cover all three
-  plus a formatting pass over every placeholder key with type-correct dummy args.
-- **Authored scenario content (2026-10-31):** events can now carry `hint` (a string key logged
-  when the avatar spawns), `extra_spawns` (celebrity arrivals pull in tourists/influencers via
-  `_spawn_npc` with `kind: routine`), and `refuses_screening` (copied to
-  `NPCController.refuses_screening`; `_toggle_wand_screening` logs `wand.refused`, records a
-  `wand_refused` event, applies a small prop hit, and does not open the panel). `film_boundary`
-  is a new intent that maps to `steps_end` so the influencer stands past the posted line.
-- **Accessibility (2026-10-31):** escalation text is `"<name>  [###--] L3/5"` via
-  `Hud.escalation_meter(level)` (pure, tested) so the cue survives grayscale. HUD font scale uses
-  `add_theme_font_size_override` on the core labels (`set_font_scale`), **not** `Control.scale`,
-  which pushed the right-anchored clock label off-screen. Settings load before `_build_ui()`, so
-  `_ready()` re-applies player settings after the HUD exists.
-- **Audio (2026-10-31):** `AudioFeedback.start_crowd_bed()` builds a 4 s looping `AudioStreamWAV`
-  (one-pole-filtered noise + 68/103 Hz drone, seeded) and `set_crowd_level(mood)` maps 0..1 to
-  -34..-12 dB. `play_radio_open/close` push short filtered-noise bursts. All procedural; with a
-  dummy (headless) audio server the calls are no-ops. `_free_player()` returns null when `_ready`
-  has not run (tests), and callers handle null.
-- **NPC theater (2026-10-31):** `NpcAvatar.theater_pose()` maps `intent` + `arrived` to
-  idle/sit/photo/film/perform. Pure helpers `crouch_for_pose`, `prop_lift_for_pose`,
-  `sway_for_pose` keep the math testable. Sit lowers the rig by 0.34 and swings the legs forward
-  (negative X pitch; positive looked like kneeling). `_photo_prop` is set for influencer/tourist
-  cameras, `_sign_prop` for protester/performer boards; their base Y values are captured at build
-  time so the animation offsets from rest.
-- **Body-camera timeline (2026-10-31):** `src/game/ui/event_timeline.gd` flattens
-  `review.incidents.incidents[].events` into one time-ordered list (`flatten`), formats each row
-  with `describe`, and steps with Left/Right or the buttons. `ShiftCoordinator.started_at_ms`
-  gives the review an absolute start for mm:ss stamps. `GameManager._open_timeline` hides the
-  review dim (two stacked overlays made the screen nearly black) and `_timeline_from_review`
-  restores it on close. Smoke: `src/test/smoke_timeline.gd`.
-- **Radio dispatch was dead after the first shift:** `coordinator.setup()` builds a new
-  `RadioSystem`, so the `responder_arrived` connection made in `_ready` was lost on every venue
-  switch/restart (responders never resolved anything). `_connect_radio()` now re-wires it next to
-  `_connect_crowd()` after every setup. Same class of bug as the crowd signal.
-- **Emergency aftermath:** `ShiftCoordinator.responder_outcomes` / `investigations` feed the review.
-  `evacuation` (emergency call, low danger, no weapon) locks the door, makes every NPC flee, marks
-  them `leave_requested`, and applies a `security_failure` hit. An emergency placed while
-  `current_npc_truth` has no weapon and `danger_level <= 1` appends an investigation note, records
-  `investigation_opened`, and applies `false_report` -6.
-- **Skyline backdrop (2026-10-31):** `PlaneMesh` defaults to a **horizontal** XZ plane — set
-  `mesh.orientation = PlaneMesh.FACE_Z` or the "backdrop" renders as a band overhead. The skyline
-  is now a ring of four 400x60 planes at 200 m (center y=30, so building bases meet the ground),
-  `TEXTURE_FILTER` default, `TRANSPARENCY_ALPHA_SCISSOR` with threshold **0.5** (0.3 left faint
-  mip dashes across the sky), unshaded with a lifted albedo (`Color(2.6,2.7,3.0)`) so it is not
-  pure black. Ground is 500x500 so no sky gap shows under the buildings. The `skyline.png` import
-  needs `mipmaps/generate=true`.
-- **Asset gotcha:** `assets/textures/game_ready/` is *not* imported (no `.import`). Use the
-  imported `assets/textures/skyline.png` path. Untracked duplicate folder should not be referenced.
-- Host sign-in follow-up is **done**: `REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW = false` in `/etc/gitea/app.ini`
-  (backup `app.ini.bak-*` alongside), Gitea restarted; anonymous repo page/API return 200 and
-  release assets download in full. Reverse by setting it back to `true` and restarting.
-- **Release publishing (fixed 2026-10-31):** `publish_release.sh` falls back to the local git
-  extraheader that `actions/checkout` writes (`git config --local --get-regexp
-  '^http\..*\.extraheader$'`) because this Gitea/act runner provides no `GITEA_TOKEN`. Always
-  build release artifacts from a clean checkout/worktree (the dirty tree's ignored `tmp/`/`build/`
-  payload blew artifact size to 1.6–3.1 GB once). Per-version records live in `CHANGELOG.md`.
-- NSIS gotchas (validated in a local ubuntu:24.04 docker repro): makensis uses `-D` defines
-  (never `/D`), resolves relative `-DICON`/`-DARTIFACT` against the **script directory** so CI
-  passes `$PWD`-absolute paths; installed exe must be space-free (`gig-line.exe`); ICO must be
-  classic BMP entries (ImageMagick `icon:auto-resize=48,32,16`; PIL emits PNG-compressed ICOs NSIS
-  cannot load).
-- appimagetool runs system `appstreamcli` if present (strict, exit 3 on warnings) — project
-  metadata now passes `--pedantic`.
-- `~/.git-credentials` holds the Gitea creds (basic-auth usable); `.env` only holds
-  `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`.
-- NPC avatars now walk to per-intent waypoints (`VenueScenario.waypoint_for_intent`): enter/trespass/deliver/arrive → entrance, photo/film/perform/wander/roam → sidewalk, sit → steps_end. `NpcAvatar.setup` takes an explicit `door_position`.
-- Returning-trespasser behavior: `NpcProfile.return_probability` (trespasser 0.6, mental-crisis 0.4, others 0). `NPCController._maybe_schedule_return()` moves a directed-away NPC to `LOITERING_DISTANT`; `tick_return(delta)` fires after 20-60s and transitions back to `APPROACH`. `NpcAvatar._advance_fsm` re-targets the door on return.
-- Perception pass: `NPCController.perceive_guard(distance)` returns `{noticed, band, reaction}` with bands `unaware` (>6m), `aware` (2-6m), `near` (<2m). Near + temperament ≥0.6 → ARGUE, else COMPLY. `GameManager._perception_pass()` feeds real guard distance each physics tick and logs first-time notice.
-- Responder dispatch: `RadioSystem` tracks `pending_calls` and decrements `arrival_delay_s` in `tick`; emits `responder_arrived` when a call's delay elapses. `RadioSystem.responder_outcome(call)` maps danger/weapons → command/restraint/evacuation/arrest. `GameManager._on_responder_arrived` spawns a `RESPONDER` avatar at the entrance and logs the outcome. HUD shows an emergency-radio cooldown label via `_update_radio_cooldown`.
-- Wand screening (Joke Shop): `WandScreener` classifies carried items as prohibited vs false-alarm vs clear. `NpcProfile.carried_items` is filled at spawn on wand venues. `GameManager` binds **`C`** to `_toggle_wand_screening` and `A`/`D` to `decide_wand` while inspect/wand is open. `decide_access` still blocks admission until `controller.screened` is true, and `verify` now takes that flag. Door-staff lines log through GameManager.
-- Design change (2026-10-31): the selectable dialogue tone-of-voice system was **removed**.
-  `Rules.Tone`/`TONE_NAMES`, `NpcProfile.tone_modifiers`, and the tone param on
-  `NPCController.roll_reaction/apply_player_action` no longer exist; `NpcProfile.dialogue_lines`
-  is a flat `Array[String]`; `GameManager` uses `_apply_interaction(level, action_name)`;
-  the `T` key is gone. HUD `tone_label` removed and `hud.tone_prefix` string deleted from JSON.
-- Polish/accessibility: venue cycling (`V` cycles `VENUE_ORDER` and restarts the shift), aim-free
-  targeting (`Tab` cycles nearby NPCs within `NEARBY_RADIUS`), color-coded escalation indicator
-  (`Hud.set_escalation`), procedural audio (`AudioFeedback` node generates sine tones for
-  confirm/radio/escalation/deny), and a centralized `Strings` table (`src/core/strings.gd`, `lookup`/`fmt`)
-  backed by `content/strings.en.json`. NOTE: `Strings.get` was renamed to `Strings.lookup` because
-  `get` collides with `Object.get`.
-- Newly added: LATE shift phase (start 700s) with a reachability test; PROTESTER archetype + events + colors; CALL_SOMEONE reaction; `DoorState` core class + `L` binding + visual indicator; flashlight (`G`, SpotLight3D, perception bonus at evening/late); persistence wired (`Save.save_shift_result` on shift end, history + best score on the review screen); `NavigationRegion3D` flat navmesh + `NavigationAgent3D` NPC paths (steps now visual-only); strings moved to `res://content/strings.en.json` (41 keys, loader keeps `lookup`/`fmt`); `export_presets.cfg` (Linux/Windows/macOS) + `tools/build_releases.sh` + `docs/RELEASING.md`; README Downloads section.
-- Run tests: `godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/test_runner.gd`
-- Boot check: `godot --headless --path . --quit-after 120`
-- Screenshot tools: `godot --path . -s res://src/test/take_screenshot.gd` (single shot to `user://screenshot.png`); `godot --path . -s res://src/test/capture_screenshots.gd` (staged README gallery shots to `user://screenshots/`, copied to `docs/screenshots/`).
-- Release build verified locally: export templates for 4.3 installed at `~/.local/share/godot/export_templates/4.3.stable/`; `./tools/build_releases.sh` produced Linux/Windows/macOS artifacts for 0.1.0 in `build/` and the Linux binary passed a headless smoke test. Publishing to Gitea still needs a token (see `tools/publish_release.sh`, `docs/RELEASING.md`).
-- CI: the repo now carries a **Gitea Actions** workflow at `.gitea/workflows/build.yml` (checks on
-  push/PR; full export + artifact upload + optional release publish on tags and `workflow_dispatch`).
-  A repo secret `GITEA_TOKEN` is required for tag releases. The old `.github/workflows/ci.yml` was
-  removed so hosts scanning both paths do not double-run.
-- Venue cycling: `V` switches Hollywood Blvd → The Joke Shop → TV Studio and restarts the shift.
-- Venue door-staff dialogue: `VenueScenario.door_staff_line(context, rng)` and GameManager logging
-  (wristband, ID/ticket, wand-check, refusal, prohibited-item). Hollywood uses a wristband line,
-  the Joke Shop uses ID/ticket/wand lines, and the Studio uses ticket/credential/guest-list lines.
-- CI cache evaluation: Gitea Actions cache was tested for the Godot binary and
-  trimmed 4.7.2 templates. Restores were inconsistent and saves timed out in
-  `CreateCacheEntry` or were rejected as reserved by another job. The cache steps
-  are disabled until the host cache service is healthy; keep direct downloads.
-  `GODOT_SILENCE_ROOT_WARNING=1` is set on jobs.
-  Logs live in `.gitea/logs/` after each run.
-- Visual polish (v0.2.0): phase lighting (GameManager.PHASE_LIGHTING + ProceduralSkyMaterial),
-  street lamps + night mode in WorldBuilder.set_night_mode, marquee Label3D, crosswalk/planters/
-  trees, NPC per-seed variation. capture_screenshots.gd shoots day + fast-forwarded LATE night
-  (6 shots in docs/screenshots/). Version bumped to 0.2.0; binaries rebuilt.
-- Assets pipeline: `python3 tools/generate_textures.py` produces all authored PNGs under
-  `assets/textures/` (≤1024px, pow2); regenerate after changing the script, then run
-  `godot --headless --import` before tests. 57 headless tests guard the pipeline.
-- General image pipeline: `python3 tools/asset_pipeline.py` defaults to
-  `openai/gpt-5-image-mini`, requests supported 1:1/3:2 sources, then fits each role's target.
-  It provides crop, resize, tile edge blending, alpha-glyph recoloring, and role-aware audits.
-  Screenshot auditing checks 1280x720 minimum, 16:9 aspect, and contrast; visual composition
-  remains a manual check. Python tools require Pillow from `requirements-tools.txt`.
-- AI texture mode: `python3 tools/generate_textures.py --ai` generates textures via the
-  OpenRouter image API (`POST https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/images`, model
-  `bytedance-seed/seedream-4.5` by default, base64 PNG in `data[].b64_json`). Requires
-  `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` (a gitignored `.env` in the repo root holds it locally; source it
-  with `set -a && . ./.env && set +a`). `--prompt`/`--name`/`--model`/`--size` override the
-  default batch. Output is downscaled to ≤1024px. NOTE: seedream rejects sizes below
-  3,686,400 px (1920×1920), so the script requests `GEN_SIZE=2048` and downscales — do not
-  lower `GEN_SIZE` below 1920. Verified end-to-end 2026-10-31 (3 textures generated).
-  Legacy `--ai` remains on Seedream 4.5 and still ignores `background: transparent`; do not
-  use it for alpha-dependent assets. Gemini 3.1 Flash Image advertised broad ratios but the
-  current provider rejected authentication. The validated role-aware model is GPT-5 Image Mini.
-- Runtime assets: all 15 loaded world/HUD/card textures now live in
-  `assets/textures/ai/game_ready/`; each passes role audit. Generated tile edges are blended,
-  icon alpha masks are recolored white where needed, and the vignette uses the existing
-  deterministic generator because the API returned an empty transparent image. The six
-  `docs/screenshots/` captures were regenerated after wiring and pass screenshot audit.
-- Detailed graphics: textured facade/awning/skyline, humanoid NPC rigs + props + walk bob +
-  attention head-turn, inspection artifact cards, mode icons, escalation vignette, body-cam
-  overlay (REC + shift clock). Screenshot set regenerated (`docs/screenshots/`, day + night).
-- Polish: wand scan cooldown (`WAND_COOLDOWN_S` + `wand.recharge` message).
-- NOTE: collaborators occasionally add uncommitted work to this shared tree (e.g. the radio
-  easter egg); check `git status` before committing and leave foreign changes untouched unless asked.
-
-- Screen-design references (`tools/screen_designs.py`, tests in `tools/test_screen_designs.py`):
-  `generate` turns the screen descriptions in `docs/` (README captions, ADRs 0007–0010,
-  PLAN, architecture) into reference images under `docs/screens/designs/` — `--draft`
-  draws offline Pillow wireframes, `--ai` generates realistic 3D scenes / in-game UI via
-  OpenRouter (default model `openai/gpt-5-image-mini`). Screens are tagged `scene` or
-  `ui`; prompts get a shared art-direction suffix, and requests use a 3:2 landscape
-  source cropped to 16:9 (not a square centre-crop). `compare` checks `docs/screenshots/*.png` for aspect/size/
-  blank-frame and coarse layout/palette/detail drift. Drift distances are warnings, not
-  failures: a mockup never matches a real render, so semantic composition is a follow-up
-  vision-model judge (tracked in TODO).
-
-## Known Issues / Notes
+## Gotchas / Known Issues
 
+- **Pose capture is blocked** (narrowed 2026-11-03): the recipe (SubViewport + `force_draw()` +
+  `force_update_all_bone_transforms()` + disabled process/physics) still yields byte-identical rest
+  frames. Decisive probe: teleporting the avatar renders (diff 10) but moving its `Rig` child does
+  not (diff 0) — the skinned mesh ignores its `Rig` parent transform. Next attempt must answer
+  that, or stage poses via the known-good `capture_npc_review.gd`.
 - Capture/pose harness gotchas: scripts that read captured-mouse input must run windowed
-  (`smoke_props.gd`); the NPC FSM re-writes `rotation.y` every physics tick, so pose/portrait
-  captures set the yaw after `set_physics_process(false)`; and `visible = false` does not keep the
-  crowd out of a portrait frame (park the rest of the crowd away instead).
-- Pose capture blocked — root cause narrowed (2026-11-03 re-attempt): rebuilding the harness with
-  the recipe (SubViewport + `RenderingServer.force_draw()` + `force_update_all_bone_transforms()`
-  + disabled avatar process/physics) still produced byte-identical rest frames. Decisive probe:
-  teleporting the **avatar** (CharacterBody3D) changes the render (diff 10), but moving the
-  **`Rig` child** (the GLB model's parent) does not (diff 0) — the skinned mesh does not follow the
-  `Rig` Node3D transform, so the rig lowering (`rig_y=-0.339`) never reaches the rendered model.
-  The failure is upstream of capture ordering. Do not re-attempt the recipe; next attempt must
-  answer why the skinned model ignores its `Rig` parent, or stage poses via `capture_npc_review.gd`.
-- Blender tooling: `bisect_plane` and thin bevels leave zero-area triangles (Godot warns
-  "non-finite normal in LOD generation"); `_clean()` + a weld after bisect fix them and the audit
-  rejects them.
-- Image models have per-model size floors/caps (Seedream needs 1920+, gpt-5-image-mini caps
-  lower); `generate_image` applies model-specific sizing, and concept generation defaults to
-  `--request-size 1536`. Do not hand-set a single size for every model.
-- Frozen decisions: do not re-open `override_access`. Do not bind wand to `W`. Do not remove the
+  (`smoke_props.gd`); the NPC FSM rewrites `rotation.y` every physics tick, so pose/portrait
+  captures set the yaw after `set_physics_process(false)`; `visible=false` does not keep the crowd
+  out of a portrait frame (park the rest of the crowd away instead).
+- Blender: `bisect_plane` and thin bevels leave zero-area triangles (Godot "non-finite normal in
+  LOD generation"); `_clean()` + a weld after bisect fixes them and the audit rejects them.
+- Image models have per-model size floors/caps (Seedream needs 1920+; `GEN_SIZE=2048`, do not
+  lower; gpt-5-image-mini caps lower). `generate_image` applies model-specific sizing; concept
+  generation defaults to `--request-size 1536`.
+- Local photo research tooling: DDG rate-limits by IP (HTTP 202) — the `refcollect.py` token bucket
+  (0.5 req/s, burst 3) plus retry/backoff handles it; some DDG frames are AVIF mislabeled
+  `.png`/`.jpg` (convert with ffmpeg; `refcollect.py sheet` skips unreadable). Commons API needs a
+  descriptive User-Agent and rate-limits thumbnail downloads (fetch all metadata in one
+  `titles=A|B|C` query).
+- Frozen decisions: do not re-open `override_access`; do not bind wand to `W`; do not remove the
   radio easter egg.
-
-- Reference cycles are fixed: `FSM` holds its owner via `WeakRef`, `ShiftCoordinator` is
-  `RefCounted`, and persistence tests free the `Save` node — the suite exits with no
-  "resources still in use" warnings (was ~13). If a future subsystem introduces a cycle,
-  repeat the WeakRef pattern.
-- Shift length: `GameManager` uses the scenario's `shift_duration_s` (900s ≈ 10-15 min);
-  tests and the screenshot tool override elapsed time directly.
-- Headless (dummy renderer) logs "Parameter m is null" from `mesh_get_surface_count`; it does not occur with a real GL driver and does not affect logic.
-- Steps have per-tread colliders (`_build_steps()` adds a `StaticBody3D` with one `BoxShape3D`
-  per tread), so the guard and NPCs walk up the entrance; the guard spawns on the landing.
-- Persistence tests write into the real `user://shift_results.json` (harmless local pollution of the demo history).
-- macOS export required `rendering/textures/vram_compression/import_etc2_astc=true` in `project.godot` (universal build demands ETC2 ASTC enabled).
-- Venue `door_staff_lines` are logged through `GameManager` (inspect / wand / refuse). They are not a separate dialogue UI.
-- Access loadout is implemented; do not re-fix `override_access` as if it were still unread.
-- `Save.SETTINGS_FILE` is declared and unused; settings persistence goes through `Save.load_settings()` / `save_settings()`.
-- Headless suite is **276/276**; Python tooling is **143/143**; screenshot compare is **21 good / 0 bad** and the automatic judge is **21/21 match, 0 diff**. Remaining visual follow-ups are in `TODO.md`.
-- Typed spawn signal extra args: handlers must accept the 4th `event: Dictionary` or Godot will not call them (`test_shift_coordinator_runs_a_shift` failed until `_on_spawn` took four args).
-- GDScript inference trap that broke the main scene: a `var` typed as a base class
-  (`radial: CanvasLayer`) exposes script members as `Variant`, so `var x := radial.is_open` is a
-  parse error. Type it as the script type (`ActionRadial`) or annotate the local explicitly.
-  `--check-only --script` cannot see the `Save` autoload; use a real boot (`--quit-after 180`) to
-  verify a full-scene compile.
-- Do not snapshot right after changing a transform in the same frame: `capture_screenshots.gd`
+- GDScript: no static signals; lambdas capture locals **by value** (mutating a captured local does
+  not affect the outer variable — use member functions for accumulators).
+- Reference cycles: `FSM` holds its owner via `WeakRef`, `ShiftCoordinator` is `RefCounted`; if a
+  new subsystem introduces a cycle, repeat the WeakRef pattern.
+- Headless (dummy renderer) logs `Parameter m is null` from `mesh_get_surface_count` — benign, does
+  not occur with a real GL driver.
+- macOS export requires `rendering/textures/vram_compression/import_etc2_astc=true` (universal
+  build demands ETC2 ASTC).
+- Typed spawn signal: handlers must accept the 4th `event: Dictionary` arg or Godot will not call
+  them.
+- GDScript inference trap: a `var` typed as a base class (`radial: CanvasLayer`) exposes script
+  members as `Variant`; type it as the script type (`ActionRadial`). `--check-only --script`
+  cannot see the `Save` autoload — use a real boot (`--quit-after 180`) to verify full-scene
+  compile.
+- Do not snapshot right after changing a transform in the same frame — `capture_screenshots.gd`
   needs a state/frame gap or the capture uses the old camera orientation.
-- `EventScheduler` probabilities are per simulated second, not per call. Never poll it per frame.
-- Screenshot staging lives in `src/test/capture_screenshots.gd` (guard at z≈10.5 facing the door)
-  and `src/test/capture_ui_states.gd` (UI states 14–21). `tools/check_screenshots.sh` renders all
-  captures into `docs/screenshots/`; do not regenerate them by hand.
+- `EventScheduler` probabilities are per simulated second, not per call; never poll it per frame.
+- Light falloff: `omni_attenuation = 0.0` is **constant**, not physical, falloff in Godot 4.7 —
+  all local lights use `1.0`.
+- glTF `baseColorFactor` is LINEAR — writing sRGB makes props pastel; `srgb_to_linear()` is applied
+  in `build_glb`. A new/changed `.glb` needs `godot --headless --import` before `load()` sees it.
+- `Save.SETTINGS_FILE` is declared and unused; settings persist through
+  `load_settings()`/`save_settings()`.
+- Crowd reactions emit `event_bus.crowd_changed`; `GameManager._connect_crowd()` must reconnect
+  after every `coordinator.setup()` (same class of bug as the radio-dispatch reconnect).
+- Packaging: NSIS uses `-D` defines (never `/D`) and resolves relative defines against the script
+  directory (pass `$PWD`-absolute paths); installed exe must be space-free; ICO must be classic
+  BMP entries (PIL emits PNG-compressed ICOs NSIS can't load). appimagetool runs system
+  `appstreamcli` — pass `--pedantic`.
+- Credentials: `~/.git-credentials` holds the Gitea creds; `.env` holds only `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`.
+- `assets/textures/game_ready/` is not imported (no `.import`) — use the imported
+  `assets/textures/skyline.png` path.
+- Godot 4.7 writes `*.gd.uid` files — kept out of `git status` via `.git/info/exclude`.
+- Collaborators occasionally leave uncommitted work in the shared tree; check `git status` before
+  committing and leave foreign changes untouched.
+
+## Commands
+
+- Tests: `godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/test_runner.gd`
+- Boot check: `godot --headless --path . --quit-after 120`
+- Single screenshot: `godot --path . -s res://src/test/take_screenshot.gd`
+- Staged gallery: `tools/check_screenshots.sh` (re-run the whole script, never a partial capture)
+- Blender build: `flatpak run org.blender.Blender --background --python tools/npc_pipeline.py -- build`
+  (flatpak cwd is `/app/blender` and cannot read `/tmp` — use absolute repo paths; `.gdignore`
+  markers keep Godot from importing `.blend`/`tmp`)
+- Textures: `python3 tools/generate_textures.py` (then `godot --headless --import`); AI mode
+  `python3 tools/generate_textures.py --ai`; general pipeline `python3 tools/asset_pipeline.py`
+- Character checks: `python3 tools/blender_assets.py inspect|audit|fit`,
+  `python3 tools/npc_proportions.py`
+- Docs: `python3 tools/check_docs.py` (every tracked image must be linked from its folder README)
+- Reference research: `python3 tools/refcollect.py search <q> --slug <block> --limit N`
+  (local-only), `tools/refboard.py` (Commons), `tools/three_up.py compose/rows`,
+  `tools/scene_concepts.py generate/anchor/realism`
 
 ## Open Questions
 
@@ -756,20 +158,12 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
 - Localization target languages beyond English.
 - macOS notarization approach for broad distribution.
 
-## Plan vs code
+## Current State
 
-`PLAN.md` describes intended design; `README.md` and `DONE.md` describe what shipped. As of
-2026-11-03 the playable build covers the three venues, tutorials/campaign/checkpoints, the 0.9.3
-UI/accessibility pass, the 0.9.4 NPC visual optimization, the 0.9.5 texture/material pass, the
-0.9.6 integration checkpoint, and the Blender + realism asset pipeline. `TODO.md` holds the remaining
-0.9.6–0.10.0 work. The project uses a custom headless runner, not GUT, and Gitea Actions, not
-GitHub Actions.
+The playable build covers the three venues, tutorial/campaign/checkpoints, the 0.9.3–0.9.6
+polish/texture/integration passes and the Blender + realism asset pipeline (see `DONE.md` and
+`CHANGELOG.md`). Active work is the unversioned **3D model and local map re-evaluation** track,
+then character development, then the 0.10.0 release candidate — `TODO.md` is the priority source.
+Test counts as of 2026-11-03: Godot 276/276, Python 160/160, `check_docs` OK.
 
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-
-## Uncommitted Workstreams
-
-- **None (2026-11-03).** The 0.9.6 integration checkpoint is committed, tagged
-  `v0.9.6` and published with seven assets; the workspace is clean apart from
-  local/gitignored realism and capture output. Keep the rule from `AGENTS.md`: check `git status`
-  before committing, and never revert another contributor's in-flight files.