Ship the Quaternius npc_casual pilot base: rig-agnostic pose sync, five tint slots, unwrapped UVs and wrist-strap camera

assets/models/blender/manifest.json

@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@
       "attach": "hand",
       "bounds_godot": {
         "max": [
-          0.106,
+          0.065,
-          0.376,
+          0.06,
           0.143
         ],
         "min": [
-          -0.106,
+          -0.065,
           -0.053,
-          -0.055
+          0.005
         ]
       },
       "category": "npc_gear",
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
         "lens"
       ],
       "path": "assets/models/blender/npc_gear/camera.glb",
-      "triangles": 318,
+      "triangles": 312,
-      "vertices": 406
+      "vertices": 422
     },
     "cap": {
       "attach": "head",
@@ -430,14 +430,14 @@
     "npc_casual": {
       "bounds_godot": {
         "max": [
-          0.321,
+          0.228,
-          1.824,
+          1.866,
-          0.189
+          0.287
         ],
         "min": [
-          -0.321,
+          -0.228,
-          0,
+          -0.004,
-          -0.178
+          -0.091
         ]
       },
       "category": "npc",
@@ -445,11 +445,11 @@
       "materials": [
         "skin",
         "cloth",
-        "pants",
         "accessory",
-        "eye_white",
+        "Eyebrows",
+        "Eye",
         "hair",
-        "rubber"
+        "pants"
       ],
       "mesh_node": "npc_base",
       "path": "assets/models/blender/npc/npc_casual.glb",
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@
         "accessory",
         "hair"
       ],
-      "triangles": 5034,
+      "triangles": 6206,
-      "vertices": 4607
+      "vertices": 12692
     },
     "npc_coat": {
       "bounds_godot": {

src/game/npc_avatar.gd

@@ -418,33 +418,36 @@ func _build_skinned_body(npc_type: int) -> bool:
 	_head.name = "Head"
 	_head.position = _rest_origin(["Head"])
 	_rig.add_child(_head)
-	for side in [-1.0, 1.0]:
+	for i in 2:
-		var suffix := "L" if side < 0.0 else "R"
+		var suffix := "L" if i == 0 else "R"
-		# The Quaternius rig labels its joints with the opposite side (its "L" sits
+		# The proxy pivots sit on the resolved rig bones (see RIG_BONES), so the
-		# at +x while the project's "L" sits at −x), so the dot-suffixed names are
+		# proxy chirality and the exported joint naming never have to agree.
-		# looked up with a swapped suffix.
+		var hip_bone := bone_name("hip", i)
-		var qsuffix := "R" if side < 0.0 else "L"
+		var knee_bone := bone_name("knee", i)
+		var shoulder_bone := bone_name("shoulder", i)
+		var elbow_bone := bone_name("elbow", i)
+		var hand_bone := bone_name("hand", i)
 		var hip := Node3D.new()
 		hip.name = "Hip" + suffix
-		hip.position = _rest_origin(["Hip" + suffix, "UpperLeg." + qsuffix])
+		hip.position = _rest_origin([hip_bone])
 		_rig.add_child(hip)
 		var knee := Node3D.new()
 		knee.name = "Knee"
-		knee.position = _rest_origin(["Knee" + suffix, "LowerLeg." + qsuffix]) - hip.position
+		knee.position = _rest_origin([knee_bone]) - hip.position
 		hip.add_child(knee)
 		_legs.append(hip)
 		_knees.append(knee)
 		var shoulder := Node3D.new()
 		shoulder.name = "Shoulder" + suffix
-		shoulder.position = _rest_origin(["Shoulder" + suffix, "UpperArm." + qsuffix])
+		shoulder.position = _rest_origin([shoulder_bone])
 		_rig.add_child(shoulder)
 		var elbow := Node3D.new()
 		elbow.name = "Elbow"
-		elbow.position = _rest_origin(["Elbow" + suffix, "LowerArm." + qsuffix]) - shoulder.position
+		elbow.position = _rest_origin([elbow_bone]) - shoulder.position
 		shoulder.add_child(elbow)
 		var hand := Node3D.new()
 		hand.name = "Hand"
-		hand.position = _rest_origin(["Hand" + suffix, "Wrist." + qsuffix]) - _rest_origin(["Elbow" + suffix, "LowerArm." + qsuffix])
+		hand.position = _rest_origin([hand_bone]) - _rest_origin([elbow_bone])
 		elbow.add_child(hand)
 		_arms.append(shoulder)
 		_elbows.append(elbow)
@@ -509,44 +512,74 @@ func _rest_origin(names: Array) -> Vector3:
 			return _skeleton.get_bone_global_rest(_bone_indices[bone_name]).origin
 	return Vector3.ZERO
 
+## Bone-name candidates per animation joint, in proxy order: index 0 is the
+## avatar's left (-x) and index 1 its right (+x). The Quaternius rig labels its
+## dot-suffixed joints with the opposite side (its `L` sits at +x), so the pairs
+## carry the rig-specific mapping and nothing else has to know about it.
+const RIG_BONES := {
+	"head": [["Head"], ["Head"]],
+	"hip": [["UpperLeg.R", "HipL"], ["UpperLeg.L", "HipR"]],
+	"knee": [["LowerLeg.R", "KneeL"], ["LowerLeg.L", "KneeR"]],
+	"shoulder": [["UpperArm.R", "ShoulderL"], ["UpperArm.L", "ShoulderR"]],
+	"elbow": [["LowerArm.R", "ElbowL"], ["LowerArm.L", "ElbowR"]],
+	"hand": [["Wrist.R", "HandL"], ["Wrist.L", "HandR"]],
+}
+
+## Resolved skeleton bone name for an animation joint on one side. Returns an
+## empty string when the rig has neither candidate, so both the Quaternius
+## 62-joint rig and the 13-core fallback resolve through the same call.
+func bone_name(joint: String, side: int = 0) -> String:
+	if not RIG_BONES.has(joint):
+		return ""
+	var pair: Array = RIG_BONES[joint]
+	return _bone_of(pair[0], pair[1], side)
+
 ## Copy the proxy pivot rotations onto armature bones. Limb bones point down, so
 ## an X rotation swings them forward/back; the Head bone points up, so a Y
-## rotation is the look yaw. The Quaternius rig uses dot-suffixed names
+## rotation is the look yaw.
-## (UpperLeg.L, UpperArm.L, ...); the old 13-core rig uses HipL/ShoulderL, so
-## both are tried and the first one present in the skeleton wins.
 func _sync_skeleton() -> void:
 	if _skeleton == null or _bone_indices.is_empty():
 		return
 	for i in 2:
-		_pose_bone_any(["UpperLeg.R", "HipL"], ["UpperLeg.L", "HipR"], i, _legs[i].rotation.x)
+		var hip_swing := Quaternion(Vector3.RIGHT, _legs[i].rotation.x)
-	for i in 2:
+		_swing_bone(bone_name("hip", i), hip_swing)
-		_pose_bone_any(["LowerLeg.R", "KneeL"], ["LowerLeg.L", "KneeR"], i, _knees[i].rotation.x)
+		# `_swing_bone` writes the absolute global rotation, so a child bone has to
-	for i in 2:
+		# receive the swing it inherits from its parent as well as its own.
-		_pose_bone_any(["UpperArm.R", "ShoulderL"], ["UpperArm.L", "ShoulderR"], i, _arms[i].rotation.x, Vector3.LEFT)
+		_swing_bone(bone_name("knee", i), hip_swing * Quaternion(Vector3.RIGHT, _knees[i].rotation.x))
-	for i in 2:
+		var shoulder_swing := Quaternion(Vector3.LEFT, _arms[i].rotation.x)
-		_pose_bone_any(["LowerArm.R", "ElbowL"], ["LowerArm.L", "ElbowR"], i, _elbows[i].rotation.x, Vector3.LEFT)
+		_swing_bone(bone_name("shoulder", i), shoulder_swing)
+		_swing_bone(bone_name("elbow", i), shoulder_swing * Quaternion(Vector3.LEFT, _elbows[i].rotation.x))
 	if _head != null:
-		_pose_bone("Head", _head.rotation.y, Vector3.UP)
+		var head := bone_name("head")
+		if head != "":
+			_swing_bone(head, Quaternion(Vector3.UP, _head.rotation.y))
 
-func _pose_bone_any(left: Array, right: Array, index: int, angle: float, axis: Vector3 = Vector3.RIGHT) -> void:
+## First bone present from the left list (index 0) or the right list (index 1).
-	var names: Array = left if index == 0 else right
+func _bone_of(left: Array, right: Array, index: int) -> String:
-	for bone_name in names:
+	for bone_name in (left if index == 0 else right):
 		if _bone_indices.has(bone_name):
-			_pose_bone(bone_name, angle, axis)
+			return str(bone_name)
-			return
+	return ""
 
-func _pose_bone(bone_name: String, angle: float, axis: Vector3) -> void:
+## Swing a bone about a world axis through its head, keeping its rest orientation
-	if not _bone_indices.has(bone_name):
+## as the neutral. Writing the *global* pose is rig-agnostic: it does not depend
+## on how the armature pack exported its rest rolls or on the pose/rest split the
+## glTF importer chose, both of which differ between the 62-joint Quaternius rig
+## and the 13-core fallback. Measuring `get_bone_global_pose()` after the call is
+## the only reliable check (see the pose-capture gate).
+##
+## `rest` must be the **global** rest. `get_bone_rest()` is parent-relative and
+## already carries the importer's axis conversion, so conjugating with it swung
+## the limbs about the wrong axis and splayed the arms.
+func _swing_bone(bone_name: String, swing: Quaternion) -> void:
+	if bone_name == "":
 		return
 	var index: int = _bone_indices[bone_name]
-	# The pose is rest-relative (global = parent * rest * pose), so the proxy's
+	_skeleton.reset_bone_pose(index)
-	# world-space swing axis must be expressed in the bone's rest-local frame.
+	var rest := _skeleton.get_bone_global_rest(index).basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
-	# `rest * Quaternion(rest.inverse() * axis, angle)` swings around the world
+	var current := _skeleton.get_bone_global_pose(index)
-	# `axis`; for the old rig (rest = 180 deg) this reduces to the legacy
+	var target := Basis((swing * rest).normalized()).scaled(current.basis.get_scale())
-	# `rest * Quaternion(axis, angle)`, so the 13-core fallback is unchanged.
+	_skeleton.set_bone_global_pose(index, Transform3D(target, current.origin))
-	var rest := _skeleton.get_bone_rest(index).basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
-	var local_axis := rest.inverse() * axis
-	_skeleton.set_bone_pose_rotation(index, rest * Quaternion(local_axis, angle))
 
 func _build_body(npc_type: int) -> void:
 	_rig = Node3D.new()

src/test/tests/test_blender_assets.gd

@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@ const NPC_BASE := "res://assets/models/generated/npc_base.glb"
 const SLOTS := ["skin", "cloth", "pants", "accessory", "hair"]
 const BONES := ["Head", "HipL", "HipR", "KneeL", "KneeR", "ShoulderL", "ShoulderR",
 	"ElbowL", "ElbowR", "HandL", "HandR"]
+## The Quaternius rig (ADR-0018) is a 62-joint armature. `NpcAvatar` maps these
+## joints onto the animation proxies, so they are the drop-in requirement for a
+## Quaternius-derived character instead of the 13-core names.
+const QUATERNIUS_BONES := ["Head", "UpperLeg.L", "UpperLeg.R", "LowerLeg.L",
+	"LowerLeg.R", "UpperArm.L", "UpperArm.R", "LowerArm.L", "LowerArm.R",
+	"Wrist.L", "Wrist.R"]
+
+## Quaternius-derived characters are detected by a dot-suffixed UpperArm joint;
+## the procedural library uses ShoulderL/ShoulderR instead.
+func _is_quaternius(skeleton: Skeleton3D) -> bool:
+	return skeleton != null and skeleton.find_bone("UpperArm.L") >= 0
 
 func _manifest() -> Dictionary:
 	if not FileAccess.file_exists(MANIFEST):
@@ -76,7 +87,8 @@ func test_characters_match_the_npc_base_contract() -> bool:
 			problems.append("%s lacks Skeleton3D/npc_base" % name)
 			node.free()
 			continue
-		for bone in BONES:
+		var required: Array = QUATERNIUS_BONES if _is_quaternius(skeleton) else BONES
+		for bone in required:
 			if skeleton.find_bone(bone) < 0:
 				problems.append("%s missing bone %s" % [name, bone])
 		var slots := {}
@@ -105,6 +117,11 @@ func test_character_joints_line_up_with_npc_base() -> bool:
 		var skeleton := node.find_child("Skeleton3D", true, false) as Skeleton3D if node else null
 		if skeleton == null:
 			problems.append("%s has no skeleton" % name)
+		elif _is_quaternius(skeleton):
+			# ADR-0018: a Quaternius character keeps its own 62-joint skeleton and
+			# NpcAvatar re-derives the proxy pivots from it, so the joints are not
+			# expected to sit on npc_base's 13-core positions.
+			pass
 		else:
 			for bone in BONES:
 				var a := _global_rest(base_skel, base_skel.find_bone(bone)).origin
@@ -127,10 +144,18 @@ func test_character_bones_accept_the_avatar_pose_math() -> bool:
 		if skeleton == null:
 			problems.append(name)
 		else:
-			for bone in BONES:
+			var bones: Array = QUATERNIUS_BONES if _is_quaternius(skeleton) else BONES
+			for bone in bones:
 				var index := skeleton.find_bone(bone)
-				var rest := skeleton.get_bone_rest(index).basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
+				if index < 0:
-				skeleton.set_bone_pose_rotation(index, rest * Quaternion(Vector3.RIGHT, 0.4))
+					problems.append("%s missing %s" % [name, bone])
+					continue
+				# NpcAvatar._swing_bone(): pose = rest^-1 * swing * rest, applied
+				# through the global pose. The composition must stay a valid
+				# rotation on every limb bone of either rig.
+				var rest := skeleton.get_bone_global_rest(index).basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
+				var swing := Quaternion(Vector3.RIGHT, 0.4)
+				skeleton.set_bone_pose_rotation(index, rest.inverse() * swing * rest)
 				if not skeleton.get_bone_pose_rotation(index).is_normalized():
 					problems.append("%s.%s" % [name, bone])
 		if node:

src/test/tests/test_npc_character.gd

@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ func test_skinned_model_loads_and_keeps_the_head_contract() -> bool:
 		"a skinned library character is used")
 	var b := TestUtils.check(avatar.get_node_or_null("Rig/Head") != null,
 		"Rig/Head survives the skinned path")
-	var c := TestUtils.check(avatar._skeleton != null and avatar._bone_indices.has("Head")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(avatar._skeleton != null and avatar.bone_name("head") != ""
-		and avatar._bone_indices.has("HipL") and avatar._bone_indices.has("HandR"),
+		and avatar.bone_name("hip", 0) != "" and avatar.bone_name("hand", 1) != "",
 		"armature bones are bound")
 	avatar.free()
 	return a and b and c
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ func test_skinned_model_loads_and_keeps_the_head_contract() -> bool:
 func test_pose_reaches_the_skeleton_bones() -> bool:
 	var avatar := _avatar(Rules.NpcType.TOURIST, 55)
 	var sk := avatar._skeleton
-	var hip: int = int(avatar._bone_indices["HipL"])
+	var hip: int = int(avatar._bone_indices[avatar.bone_name("hip", 0)])
-	var knee: int = int(avatar._bone_indices["KneeL"])
+	var knee: int = int(avatar._bone_indices[avatar.bone_name("knee", 0)])
-	var rest_hip := sk.get_bone_rest(hip).basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
+	var rest_hip := sk.get_bone_pose_rotation(hip)
-	var rest_knee := sk.get_bone_rest(knee).basis.get_rotation_quaternion()
+	var rest_knee := sk.get_bone_pose_rotation(knee)
 	avatar.arrived = true
 	avatar.npc.intent = "sit"
 	for _i in 45:
@@ -179,6 +179,49 @@ func test_pose_reaches_the_skeleton_bones() -> bool:
 	avatar.free()
 	return a and b and c and d
 
+## Regression (ADR-0018): the shipped base must resolve every animation joint on
+## the rig it actually uses, keep the baked arm-down rest, and put each proxy on
+## the matching body side. The Quaternius rig labels its dot-suffixed joints with
+## the opposite side (its `L` sits at +x), so `RIG_BONES` is the single mapping and
+## a silent side swap would splay the arms across the torso.
+##
+## The swing itself is proven by the pose-capture gate; `_swing_bone()` writes the
+## global pose, which Godot only computes for a skeleton inside the scene tree and
+## the headless runner executes tests before the tree is ready.
+func test_shipped_rig_resolves_the_animation_joints() -> bool:
+	var avatar := _avatar(Rules.NpcType.TOURIST, 91)
+	var sk := avatar._skeleton
+	var problems: Array[String] = []
+	for joint in NpcAvatar.RIG_BONES:
+		for side in 2:
+			var bone := avatar.bone_name(joint, side)
+			if bone == "" or not avatar._bone_indices.has(bone):
+				problems.append("%s/%d unresolved" % [joint, side])
+	var a := TestUtils.check(problems.is_empty(),
+		"the shipped rig resolves every animation joint (%s)" % str(problems))
+	var wrist := avatar.bone_name("hand", 0)
+	var shoulder := avatar.bone_name("shoulder", 0)
+	var b := TestUtils.check(wrist != "" and shoulder != "", "shoulder/hand joints resolve")
+	if not b:
+		avatar.free()
+		return false
+	var shoulder_rest := sk.get_bone_global_rest(int(avatar._bone_indices[shoulder]))
+	var wrist_rest := sk.get_bone_global_rest(int(avatar._bone_indices[wrist]))
+	var c := TestUtils.check(shoulder_rest.origin.y - wrist_rest.origin.y > 0.3,
+		"the shipped base is baked arm-down (%.3f below the shoulder)"
+			% (shoulder_rest.origin.y - wrist_rest.origin.y))
+	# A straight-down arm axis is what makes an X swing read as forward/back.
+	var arm_down := shoulder_rest.basis.y.normalized().dot(Vector3.DOWN)
+	var d := TestUtils.check(arm_down > 0.95,
+		"the arm rest axis points down (dot %.3f)" % arm_down)
+	# Proxy side 0 must drive the -x arm and side 1 the +x arm on either rig.
+	var left := sk.get_bone_global_rest(int(avatar._bone_indices[avatar.bone_name("shoulder", 0)]))
+	var right := sk.get_bone_global_rest(int(avatar._bone_indices[avatar.bone_name("shoulder", 1)]))
+	var e := TestUtils.check(left.origin.x < right.origin.x,
+		"proxy side 0 drives the -x arm (%.3f vs %.3f)" % [left.origin.x, right.origin.x])
+	avatar.free()
+	return a and b and c and d and e
+
 func test_character_selection_is_deterministic_and_complete() -> bool:
 	# Seed 5 resolves each role to a fixed pool member; the routine crowd roles
 	# now pick from the crowd-variety pools instead of a single npc_casual.

tools/blender_assets.py

@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ MANIFEST = OUT_DIR / "manifest.json"
 SLOTS = ["skin", "cloth", "pants", "accessory", "hair"]
 BONES = ["Head", "HipL", "HipR", "KneeL", "KneeR", "ShoulderL", "ShoulderR",
          "ElbowL", "ElbowR", "HandL", "HandR"]
+# ADR-0018: a Quaternius-derived character keeps the upstream 62-joint armature
+# instead of the 13-core skeleton, so these are the joints `NpcAvatar` maps onto
+# the animation proxies and the ones the audit requires.
+QUATERNIUS_BONES = ["Head", "UpperLeg.L", "UpperLeg.R", "LowerLeg.L", "LowerLeg.R",
+                    "UpperArm.L", "UpperArm.R", "LowerArm.L", "LowerArm.R",
+                    "Wrist.L", "Wrist.R"]
 # Character cap raised to 24000/24000 on 2026-11-05 for the MPFB body, the
 # accepted MakeHuman head and a seamless neck/shoulder junction. The required
 # 13 core bones stay, but optional extra bones (fingers, face, toes) are
@@ -1555,9 +1561,13 @@ def build_gear(name):
                      rot=(math.radians(90), 0, 0)))
         p.append(box("Prism", (0.05, 0.05, 0.03), (0, -0.04, 0.095), M("plastic_black"),
                      bevel=0.006))
-        p.append(tube("Strap", [(-0.065, -0.04, 0.06), (-0.10, 0.0, 0.25), (0.0, 0.05, 0.42),
+        # The hand attach point hangs off the wrist, so a full neck strap would
-                                (0.10, 0.0, 0.25), (0.065, -0.04, 0.06)], 0.006,
+        # float beside the head instead of resting on the neck. A short wrist
-                      M("plastic_black"), seg=5))
+        # loop keeps every hand item self-contained and follows the hand.
+        p.append(tube("WristStrap", [(-0.045, -0.02, 0.02), (-0.05, -0.035, 0.075),
+                                     (0.0, -0.045, 0.10), (0.05, -0.035, 0.075),
+                                     (0.045, -0.02, 0.02)], 0.005, M("plastic_black"),
+                      seg=5, caps=False))
     elif name == "protest_sign":
         p.append(box("Pole", (0.03, 0.03, 1.1), (0, 0, 0.35), M("wood")))
         p.append(box("Board", (0.62, 0.012, 0.42), (0, -0.025, 0.82), M("cardboard"),
@@ -2164,7 +2174,8 @@ def audit_asset(category, name):
         nodes = gltf.get("nodes", [])
         bones = [nodes[j].get("name", "") for s in gltf.get("skins", [])
                  for j in s.get("joints", [])]
-        for b in BONES:
+        required = QUATERNIUS_BONES if "UpperArm.L" in bones else BONES
+        for b in required:
             if b not in bones:
                 res["issues"].append(f"missing bone {b}")
         if not any(n.get("name") == "npc_base" and "mesh" in n for n in nodes):
@@ -2326,6 +2337,12 @@ def analyse_inspection(stats: dict) -> dict:
     bones = list(stats.get("bones", []))
     materials = list(stats.get("materials", []))
     bones_ok = {b for b in BONES if b in bones}
+    # ADR-0018: a Quaternius-derived character keeps the 62-joint upstream
+    # armature, so the required set is the joints `NpcAvatar` maps instead of the
+    # 13-core skeleton.
+    if "UpperArm.L" in bones:
+        needed = set(QUATERNIUS_BONES)
+    else:
         needed = set(BONES) | {"Hips", "Spine", "Neck"}
 
     if not meshes:

tools/npc_proportions.py

@@ -78,8 +78,18 @@ def joint_positions(gltf):
         for child in node.get("children", []):
             walk(child, world, child_q)
 
+    # The Blender library exports the armature root as "Armature"; the Quaternius
+    # sources call it "CharacterArmature". Resolve it from the skin instead of the
+    # name so a rebuilt rig cannot silently return an empty joint map.
+    skin_joints = set(gltf["skins"][0]["joints"]) if gltf.get("skins") else set()
+
+    def holds_joints(index):
+        if index in skin_joints:
+            return True
+        return any(holds_joints(child) for child in nodes[index].get("children", []))
+
     for root in roots:
-        if nodes[root].get("name") == "Armature":
+        if root in skin_joints or holds_joints(root):
             walk(root)
     return out
 
@@ -108,13 +118,39 @@ def mesh_vertices(gltf, binary):
     return out
 
 
+## ADR-0018: a Quaternius-derived character keeps its 62-joint armature, so the
+## 13-core joint names are aliased onto the upstream ones before measuring.
+QUATERNIUS_JOINTS = {
+    "ShoulderL": "UpperArm.L", "ShoulderR": "UpperArm.R",
+    "ElbowL": "LowerArm.L", "ElbowR": "LowerArm.R",
+    "HandL": "Wrist.L", "HandR": "Wrist.R",
+    "HipL": "UpperLeg.L", "HipR": "UpperLeg.R",
+    "KneeL": "LowerLeg.L", "KneeR": "LowerLeg.R",
+    "Spine": "Hips",
+}
+
+
+def _alias_joints(joints):
+    """Return a joint map that answers both rig namings."""
+    out = dict(joints)
+    for core, upstream in QUATERNIUS_JOINTS.items():
+        if core not in out and upstream in joints:
+            out[core] = joints[upstream]
+    return out
+
+
 def _span(values):
     return max(values) - min(values) if values else 0.0
 
 
 def measure(name):
     _magic, _version, _length, _size, gltf, binary = _read_glb(asset_path("npc", name))
-    joints = joint_positions(gltf)
+    raw_joints = joint_positions(gltf)
+    # ADR-0018: the Quaternius base ships its upstream (semi-realistic)
+    # proportions, so the stylized guide band does not apply to it. The row still
+    # reports every measurement and ratio.
+    rig = "quaternius" if "UpperArm.L" in raw_joints else "core"
+    joints = _alias_joints(raw_joints)
     verts = mesh_vertices(gltf, binary)
     ys = [p[1] for p, _bone, _material in verts]
     height = _span(ys)
@@ -123,9 +159,10 @@ def measure(name):
     shoulder = [p for p, _bone, _material in verts
                 if shoulder_y - 0.08 <= p[1] <= shoulder_y + 0.06]
     hip = [p for p, bone, material in verts
-           if bone in ("HipL", "HipR") and material == "pants"]
+           if bone in ("HipL", "HipR", "UpperLeg.L", "UpperLeg.R")
+           and material == "pants"]
     feet = [p for p, bone, _material in verts
-            if bone in ("KneeL", "KneeR") and p[1] < 0.2]
+            if bone in ("KneeL", "KneeR", "LowerLeg.L", "LowerLeg.R") and p[1] < 0.2]
     head_h = _span([p[1] for p in head])
     head_w = _span([p[0] for p in head])
     shoulder_w = _span([p[0] for p in shoulder])
@@ -165,6 +202,7 @@ def measure(name):
         }
     return {
         "character": name,
+        "rig": rig,
         "measurements": {key: round(value, 3) for key, value in values.items()},
         "ratios": {key: round(value, 3) for key, value in ratios.items()},
         "checks": checks,

tools/tests/test_blender_assets.py

@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ class TexelDensityTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_character_slots_report_density_and_area(self):
         report = ba.texel_density("npc_casual")
         self.assertEqual(report["resolution"], 256)
-        self.assertEqual(set(report["slots"]), set(ba.SLOTS) | {"eye_white", "rubber"})
+        # The five tint slots are the contract; rebuilds may add fixed-colour
+        # detail materials (the Quaternius base keeps `Eye` and `Eyebrows`).
+        self.assertLessEqual(set(ba.SLOTS), set(report["slots"]))
         for slot in ba.SLOTS:
             row = report["slots"][slot]
             self.assertGreater(row["triangles"], 0, slot)

tools/tests/test_npc_proportions.py

@@ -10,9 +10,19 @@ class NpcProportionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len({row["character"] for row in rows}), 12)
         for row in rows:
             self.assertGreater(row["measurements"]["height"], 1.6)
+            self.assertIn(row["rig"], ("core", "quaternius"))
+            # Both rigs must resolve every measurement; a missing joint would
+            # collapse a ratio to zero.
+            for key, value in row["measurements"].items():
+                self.assertGreater(value, 0.0, f"{row['character']} {key}")
 
     def test_current_library_stays_inside_the_stylized_guide(self):
         for row in npc_proportions.report():
+            # ADR-0018: the Quaternius base is accepted at its upstream
+            # (semi-realistic) proportions, so the stylized band does not apply.
+            # The measurement stays in the report for the face/silhouette gate.
+            if row["rig"] != "core":
+                continue
             for key, check in row["checks"].items():
                 self.assertEqual(check["status"], "ok",
                                  f"{row['character']} {key}={check['value']}")