Release 0.9.4 NPC visual optimization

README.md

@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ precision walk, the Joke Shop's Sunset Strip frontage, the TV Studio arrival, an
 > Downloads are public (no sign-in required) since the host's instance-wide
 > `REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW` was disabled on 2026-10-31.
 >
-> **Latest published: v0.9.1** — unified Godot 4.7.2 CI/release environment, plus
-> v0.9.0's production-quality and v0.8 tutorial/campaign/resume work.
+> **Latest published: v0.9.4** — the NPC visual optimization pass: face/head
+> depth, hands and gear placement, shoes and boots, headgear clearance, and the
+> 8,000/8,000 character mesh budget on top of the Hollywood/Joke Shop maps and
+> the v0.9.3 UI/accessibility polish.
 >
-> **Current source: v0.9.3** — the UI/accessibility polish pass on top of the
-> Hollywood/Joke Shop map rebuilds and the NPC final-context review; the release
-> tag is pending.
+> **Current source: v0.9.4** — tagged and built from the same commit.
 > Releases are built automatically when a `vX.Y.Z` tag is pushed
 > (see [`docs/RELEASING.md`](docs/RELEASING.md)); manual builds use
 > `./tools/build_releases.sh`. Installer/AppImage packaging runs in the same pipeline
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ Full setup, every run/test/smoke command, and the controls table are in
 
 ## Development Status
 
-v0.9.3 is the current source version: the completed UI/accessibility polish
-pass (dialogue, button states, focus/navigation, modal close, long-string layout,
-destructive-action guards and full screen capture coverage), on top of v0.9.2's
-Hollywood/Joke Shop map rebuilds and NPC final-context review. It builds on
+v0.9.4 is the current source version: the completed NPC visual optimization
+(face/head depth, hands and gear placement, shoes/boots, headgear clearance and
+the 8,000/8,000 mesh budget), on top of the v0.9.3 UI/accessibility polish
+pass and v0.9.2's Hollywood/Joke Shop map rebuilds. It builds on
 v0.9.1's Godot 4.7.2 baseline, v0.9.0's production-quality pass, v0.8's
 tutorial/campaign/resume work and the v0.7.x venue/gear/judge work. See [`docs/development-status.md`](docs/development-status.md)
 for the implemented list and [`TODO.md`](TODO.md) for the 0.x roadmap. Manual