Raise the character mesh budget to 8000

tools/blender_assets.py

@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ MANIFEST = OUT_DIR / "manifest.json"
 SLOTS = ["skin", "cloth", "pants", "accessory", "hair"]
 BONES = ["Head", "HipL", "HipR", "KneeL", "KneeR", "ShoulderL", "ShoulderR",
          "ElbowL", "ElbowR", "HandL", "HandR"]
-CHAR_MAX_TRIS = 6000
-# Raised from 4000 to 5000 for the 2026-11-01 face/hand detail pass. The glTF
-# vertex count is after UV-seam splits, so the extra eyes, lids, cheeks, nose and
-# fingers cost ~700 verts per variant; `smoke_npc_budget.gd` measured 16 avatars at
-# ~6.9 ms (budget 50 ms), and each avatar is still a single skinned mesh.
-CHAR_MAX_VERTS = 5000
+# The eight library variants may use more geometry than the frozen npc_base
+# fallback (6000 tris / 4000 verts). Raised to 8000/8000 on 2026-11-02 so the
+# remaining face, hand-grip and clothing work is not forced to replace detail.
+# The glTF vertex count is after UV-seam splits; each avatar is still one
+# skinned mesh, and `smoke_npc_budget.gd` must confirm the 24-NPC frame time.
+CHAR_MAX_TRIS = 8000
+CHAR_MAX_VERTS = 8000
 GEAR_MAX_TRIS = 1500
 PROP_MAX_TRIS = 4000