diff --git a/MEMORY.md b/MEMORY.md
index 40ae876..eb30c84 100644
--- a/MEMORY.md
+++ b/MEMORY.md
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ The playable build covers the three venues, tutorial/campaign/checkpoints, the 0
 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.
+Test counts as of 2026-11-03: Godot 277/277, Python 160/160, `check_docs` OK.
 
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diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 65cbf36..5d68c9f 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ licence-free zone only.
       board recaptured. Note: fix 2 (blade sign) is already a circular disc on a roof pole in the
       code (`37f925c`); the ranking note was stale.
 - [ ] Lighting: `lighting`/`lookdev` pass on sconces, canopy, marquee and street lamps with
-      day/late captures; verify local attenuation stays at 1.0 and no constant-falloff light returns.
+      day/late captures. (Attenuation is now gated: `test_venue_lights_use_physical_falloff`
+      asserts every `OmniLight3D`/`SpotLight3D` in all three venues uses `attenuation = 1.0`,
+      so a constant-falloff light cannot return unnoticed.)
 - [ ] Set dressing: review entrance and sidewalk prop clusters (`set-dressing`) for occlusion,
       navigation obstacles and readable storytelling clusters.
 - [x] Camera height: already decided in the 0.9.0 pass — keep the 1.7 m gameplay camera; the
@@ -594,7 +596,7 @@ must inherit the reviewed face/hand/gear baseline instead of multiplying whateve
 Unversioned housekeeping that keeps the planning sources trustworthy. Do these when they block a
 task, not on a schedule.
 
-**Status (2026-11-03):** v0.10.0-rc.1 source; three venues; 276 headless + 160 Python tests; the
+**Status (2026-11-03):** v0.10.0-rc.1 source; three venues; 277 headless + 160 Python tests; the
 Hollywood and Joke Shop facade-realism passes landed (`limestone_ashlar`, `dark_stucco`, banner
 night emissive, marquee emissive test); reference boards (`hollywood`, `joke-shop`) with sidecars;
 three-up boards; `tools/refboard.py` + reference-anchored generation (`--reference`, `anchor`) +
@@ -614,7 +616,7 @@ three-up boards; `tools/refboard.py` + reference-anchored generation (`--referen
 - [x] Fix stale status claims as they are found; add a documentation check or grep note only if
       the same class of drift returns. (Counts and the sign-in state corrected on 2026-11-03.)
 - [x] Keep the Gap Analysis baseline and the README status line in sync when a test count, version
-      or feature milestone changes (the baseline was bumped to 276/160 on 2026-11-03).
+      or feature milestone changes (the baseline was bumped to 277/160 on 2026-11-03).
 
 ### Imagery and provenance upkeep
 
@@ -660,7 +662,7 @@ three-up boards; `tools/refboard.py` + reference-anchored generation (`--referen
 
 Baseline: **v0.9.6** (2026-11-03). Three playable venues, tutorial/campaign/checkpoint resume,
 difficulty/help, audio/accessibility settings, a 24-NPC budget baseline, a complete
-escalation/access/radio loop, shift review, the Blender asset library, 276 headless + 160 Python
+escalation/access/radio loop, shift review, the Blender asset library, 277 headless + 160 Python
 tests, a 21/21 clean screen-design judge and an optional Forward+ Desktop HQ build. This is the
 baseline; 0.10.0-rc.1 is the current candidate source, with release approvals still open.
 
diff --git a/src/test/tests/test_world.gd b/src/test/tests/test_world.gd
index 87f30dd..d8330c2 100644
--- a/src/test/tests/test_world.gd
+++ b/src/test/tests/test_world.gd
@@ -388,6 +388,24 @@ func test_library_dressing_collision_matches_the_documented_exemptions() -> bool
 	return TestUtils.check(problems.is_empty(),
 		"library dressing is covered: %s" % ", ".join(problems.slice(0, 6)))
 
+func test_venue_lights_use_physical_falloff() -> bool:
+	var problems: Array[String] = []
+	for venue in ["hollywood_building", "joke_shop", "tv_studio"]:
+		var root := Node3D.new()
+		var builder := WorldBuilder.new(root, venue)
+		builder.build()
+		for light in root.find_children("*", "OmniLight3D", true, false):
+			if not is_equal_approx((light as OmniLight3D).omni_attenuation, 1.0):
+				problems.append("%s/%s omni_attenuation=%.2f" % [venue, light.name,
+					(light as OmniLight3D).omni_attenuation])
+		for light in root.find_children("*", "SpotLight3D", true, false):
+			if not is_equal_approx((light as SpotLight3D).spot_attenuation, 1.0):
+				problems.append("%s/%s spot_attenuation=%.2f" % [venue, light.name,
+					(light as SpotLight3D).spot_attenuation])
+		root.free()
+	return TestUtils.check(problems.is_empty(),
+		"every venue light uses physical falloff: %s" % ", ".join(problems.slice(0, 6)))
+
 func _walk_blocking_body(node: Node) -> StaticBody3D:
 	for child in node.find_children("*", "StaticBody3D", true, false):
 		var body := child as StaticBody3D