Raise the back gear to shoulder-blade height and compact the review page

TODO.md

@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@ contract.
 - [x] `docs/blender-assets.md` documents the 15-piece matrix and the hand-item fit table;
       `architecture.md`, `asset-tooling.md` and the preview index were updated with the new counts.
       `CREDITS.md` still cites the upstream pack, which is unchanged.
+- [x] Owner feedback: the back gear hung at the waist. The `back` attach moved from y 1.10 to
+      1.26 (shoulder-blade height on the Quaternius torso); backpack, shoulder bag and SCBA tank
+      re-captured on the character sheet.
 - [x] Re-measure `fit` for the back and chest gear on the slimmer torso: `backpack` inner x 0.150
       against a 0.190 clothing radius (straps cross the body, as intended), `shoulder_bag` x
       clearance +0.072, `scba_tank` inner x 0.150, `lanyard` radial clearance +0.012 on the chest.

docs/npc-visual-review.md

@@ -1,146 +1,97 @@
 # NPC roster visual review — 0.9.9
 
-**Status: revised after owner feedback; awaiting a second signoff.** This page is the single
+**Status: awaiting the owner verdict on row 4.** This is the review point for the Quaternius roster
-review point for the Quaternius roster in
+([ADR-0017](adr/0017-quaternius-npc-base.md), [ADR-0018](adr/0018-quaternius-stage2-runtime-rig.md)).
-[ADR-0017](adr/0017-quaternius-npc-base.md) and
+Four sheets: the twelve roles, two studio views, the animation poses and the crowd distance.
-[ADR-0018](adr/0018-quaternius-stage2-runtime-rig.md). Every character name the game ships is
-captured here at gameplay distance, in two studio views, and in the three animation poses the
-runtime drives.
 
-## What changed since the first review
+## Where the roster stands
 
-The first pass was signed off **with follow-ups** and rejected three checklist rows: faces at
+The first pass was signed off **with follow-ups**; all of its findings traced to build defects and
-portrait distance, hands and hand-held gear, and head gear on the skull. The body findings were
+are fixed:
-all build defects, not art. This revision covers what was fixed and what is still open.
 
-| Owner finding | Cause | Status |
+- **Worker bodies** (`npc_guard`, `npc_vest`, `npc_firefighter`, `npc_crowd_d`) had holes in the
-| --- | --- | --- |
+  torso and an open crown because the build deleted the vest and hat materials — on the modular
-| `npc_guard` holes in the upper body | the build **deleted** the `Worker_Vest` material, and on the modular Worker the vest *is* the torso | fixed — the vest is the `cloth` slot, nothing is deleted |
+  Worker the vest *is* the torso and the hat *is* the crown. Nothing is deleted any more; both are
-| `npc_firefighter`, `npc_crowd_d` broken shoulders | same, plus the deleted `Worker_Yellow` hat was the skull crown | fixed — the crown stays and takes the `hair` tint |
+  remapped, and the hoodie's brows, eyes and hair are transplanted onto the Worker head.
-| one unibrow on `npc_guard`, `npc_vest`, `npc_crowd_d` | the Worker's `Eyebrows` is one bar across the face and its eye quads are oversized | fixed — the bar is cut, the hoodie's brows are transplanted 20 mm above the eye line |
+- **Faces** had a unibrow, oversized eye quads and no mouth. They now have two brows, two eyes and
-| Worker roles had **no visible eyes** | the Worker's own eye quads sit inside the head | fixed — the hoodie's eye pair is transplanted with a 4 mm forward offset |
+  an authored lip block on every base.
-| arms intersecting the body on `npc_dress`, `npc_jacket`, `npc_crowd_a`, `npc_crowd_d` | the baked rest aimed the upper arm straight down, which fails on the narrow bases | reduced — the arm rests 7° out from vertical (mesh width 0.180 → 0.220 on `casual`, 0.228 → 0.262 on `hoodie`) |
+- **Hats** are gone except the firefighter helmet (owner directive), and the performer's cone with
-| head gear did not sit on the skull | gear is authored around the procedural head centre (1.62); the Quaternius head centre is 1.69 | **resolved by removal** — see below |
+  them; carried props ride the hands.
-| performer cone swallowed the head | a 0.44 m cone authored for the old body | removed — the performer carries a baton and board in the hands |
+- **Hand and back gear** were authored for the old body (wrist y 0.78 → 1.017, chest 1.30 → 1.38,
-| faces had **no mouth at all** | none of the three upstream heads carries a mouth material | fixed — a small lip block is placed on the measured skin surface for every base (dark maroon, not tinted) |
+  back 1.10 → 1.26). Every hand item now drops into the palm; the clipboard grips its top edge.
-
+  Per-item numbers: [`blender-assets.md`](blender-assets.md#hand-item-fit-on-the-quaternius-rig).
-## Hats and head items
-
-**The firefighter helmet is the only head gear in the roster.** Caps, hoods and the performer cone
-were removed from the role table, the per-character gear list and the performer props, so no
-character can hide its face behind a hat. That also retired the head-gear lift/scale compensation
-the caps needed on the Quaternius head.
-
-| Role | Head gear | Body / hand items |
-| --- | --- | --- |
-| `npc_firefighter` | firefighter helmet | SCBA tank, flashlight |
-| `npc_influencer` | none | sunglasses, shoulder bag, phone |
-| `npc_tourist` | none | backpack, camera |
-| `npc_authorized_guest` | none | lanyard |
-| `npc_performer` | none | baton and board **in the hands** |
-| `npc_protester` | none | pole and sign **in the hands** |
-| every other role | none | role tint only |
 
 ## 1. Full-body roster (12 roles)
 
-One tile per shipped character, neutral studio, camera at 4.2 m.
-
 ![NPC roster full body](blender_previews/sheet_npc_roster_0.9.9.jpg)
 
 ## 2. Front and profile per role
 
-Front set, then profile. Use this for silhouette, head size and gear placement without perspective
-hiding anything.
-
 ![NPC roster front and profile](blender_previews/sheet_npc_roster_views_0.9.9.jpg)
 
-## 3. Crowd distance (8 m)
+## 3. Animation poses (idle / sit / walk contact)
 
-The distance the player actually sees a passer-by from the sidewalk.
+Driven by the real `_animate()` path with the FSM frozen: arms hang, the seated pose puts the
-
+forearms on the thighs with the shins down, walk contact keeps contralateral opposition.
-![NPC roster at crowd distance](blender_previews/sheet_npc_roster_crowd_0.9.9.jpg)
-
-## 4. Animation poses (idle / sit / walk contact)
-
-Six roles × three poses, driven by the real `_animate()` path with the FSM frozen. Check that arms
-hang instead of holding an A-pose, the seated pose puts the forearms on the thighs with the shins
-down, walk contact keeps contralateral opposition, and nothing pinches or detaches at the shoulder,
-elbow, hip or knee.
 
 ![NPC roster poses](blender_previews/sheet_npc_roster_poses_0.9.9.jpg)
 
-## Signoff checklist
+## 4. Crowd distance (8 m)
 
-Tick a verdict per row. A rejected row becomes a concrete `TODO.md` task, not an opinion.
+![NPC roster at crowd distance](blender_previews/sheet_npc_roster_crowd_0.9.9.jpg)
+
+## 5. Gear on the character
+
+Every piece worn by a real avatar through the runtime attach path — the sheet to judge row 4 by.
+
+![Gear on the character](blender_previews/sheet_npc_gear_on_character.jpg)
+
+## Signoff checklist
 
 | # | Question | Verdict |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| 1 | Do the twelve characters read as distinct people at 8 m? | x yes ☐ no |
+| 1 | Do the twelve characters read as distinct people at 8 m? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
-| 2 | Is the head size right for the body (no bobblehead, no pinhead)? | x yes ☐ no |
+| 2 | Is the head size right for the body? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
-| 3 | Do the faces hold up at portrait distance — brows, eyes, mouth, hair? | x yes ☐ no |
+| 3 | Do the faces hold up at portrait distance — brows, eyes, mouth, hair? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
-| 4 | Do the hands and the hand-held items (camera, clipboard, board, baton, parcel) read correctly? | ☐ yes x no |
+| 4 | Do the hands and hand-held items (camera, clipboard, board, baton, parcel) read correctly? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
-| 5 | Is the firefighter helmet the only head gear, and does it sit correctly? | x yes ☐ no |
+| 5 | Is the firefighter helmet the only head gear, and does it sit correctly? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
-| 6 | Are the role outfits believable for a Hollywood-boulevard shift? | x yes ☐ no |
+| 6 | Are the role outfits believable for a Hollywood-boulevard shift? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
-| 7 | Are the seeded tint palettes acceptable, or too pastel/saturated? | x yes ☐ no |
+| 7 | Are the seeded tint palettes acceptable? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
-| 8 | Do the seated and walking poses hold up? | x yes ☐ no |
+| 8 | Do the seated and walking poses hold up? | ☐ yes ☐ no |
 
-**Signoff:** ☐ approved as shipped ☐ approved with the follow-ups below ☐ rejected
+**Signoff:** ☐ approved as shipped ☐ approved with follow-ups ☐ rejected
 
 ## Still open
 
-Recorded as tasks in `TODO.md` under **Owner review findings**:
+1. **Eyes have no whites** — single-colour quads on every base.
-
+2. **Arms still graze the torso on the `worker` base** (accepted as tolerable for now).
-1. **Eyes have no whites.** Every base uses single-colour quads, so eyes read as dark rectangles at
+3. **Roster variety is three meshes for twelve roles** — the modular part library is the fix.
-   portrait distance. A light sclera plus pupil on the `Eye` slot would finish the face.
+4. **The wand and phone orientation** read poorly in the gear sheet; both may need re-authoring.
-2. **Hands and hand-held gear — measured and re-fitted.** `fit` now measures hand gear against the
-   Quaternius wrist (y 1.017) and reports `size_vs_head`, which turned "reads oversized" into a
-   number. Only the `clipboard` was genuinely mis-authored (grip in the middle of the board); it now
-   grips the top edge. The delivery parcel and the confused-visitor tray became carried props in
-   the hands, and the `cap`/`hood` gear were retired with the hats, leaving a 15-piece set. The
-   per-item table is in [`blender-assets.md`](blender-assets.md#hand-item-fit-on-the-quaternius-rig).
-   After the owner's grip-height feedback every hand item drops into the palm (`HAND_ITEM_DROP`),
-   the carried role props drop 0.06 m and the lanyard attach rose from y 1.30 to 1.38. Each piece
-   is now also captured **worn by a real avatar**
-   ([`sheet_npc_gear_on_character.jpg`](blender_previews/sheet_npc_gear_on_character.jpg)) — check
-   row 4 against that sheet. **Row 4 is the one still needing an owner verdict.**
-3. **Arms still graze the torso on the `worker` base** — the 7° rest tilt cleared the `casual` base
-   but not this one.
-4. **The `npc_vest` clipboard is oversized** on the shorter Quaternius arm.
-5. **Roster variety is three meshes for twelve roles.** Tint and gear carry the difference; the
-   modular part library (hair, outfits) is the fix.
-6. `npc_dress` and `npc_hoodie` have no coat or dress geometry — they are the `casual`/`hoodie`
-   bases with a matching tint.
 
 ## Measured facts
 
 | Metric | Value |
 | --- | --- |
 | Characters | 12, all on the Quaternius 62-joint rig |
-| Triangles per character | 4,458 (worker, before the head transplant) … 6,424 (`casual`) |
+| Triangles / glTF vertices | 6,218 … 6,436 / 13,012 … 13,459 |
-| glTF vertices per character | 9,370 … 13,440 |
+| Budget | 24,000 tris / 24,000 verts each |
-| Budget | 24,000 tris / 24,000 verts per character |
+| Tint slots | `skin`, `cloth`, `pants`, `hair`, `accessory` + fixed detail |
-| Tint slots | `skin`, `cloth`, `pants`, `hair`, `accessory`, plus fixed detail |
+| Texel density | 73–74 px/m on 256² maps |
-| Texel density | 73–74 px/m on the 256² maps |
 | Height | 1.82–1.88 m |
-| 24-NPC frame budget | 174,976 tris, 0.85 ms average frame (budget 50 ms) |
+| 24-NPC frame budget | 175,264 tris, 0.87 ms (budget 50 ms) |
-| Gates | `inspect` clean, `audit` 12/12, `fit` OK, Godot 278/278, Python 167/167 |
+| Gates | `audit` 12/12, `inspect` clean, `fit` OK, Godot 278/278, Python 167/167 |
 
-## Reproducing the captures
+## Reproducing
 
 ```sh
 godot --path . --script res://src/test/capture_npc_baseline.gd -- --out=res://tmp/npc-signoff
-godot --path . --script res://src/test/capture_npc_pose.gd \
+godot --path . --script res://src/test/capture_npc_pose.gd -- --out=res://tmp/p --pose=idle
-  --out=res://tmp/npc-signoff-pose --pose=idle   # repeat for sit and walk_contact
+godot --path . --script res://src/test/capture_npc_gear.gd -- --out=res://tmp/npc-gear
 ```
 
 ## History
 
-The page previously carried the 0.9.4 **procedural library** baseline (eight hand-built characters,
+This page replaced the 0.9.4 procedural-library baseline (eight hand-built characters, 13-core
-the face/hand/neck fixes, the 13-core proportion audit). That mesh no longer ships; its comparison
+proportion audit). Its comparison sheets stay in `blender_previews/` as records. Per-character
-sheets stay in `blender_previews/` as records:
+sources: [`npc-model-sourcing.md`](npc-model-sourcing.md); the face options that led to the full
-`sheet_npc_baseline_compare-p1.jpg`, `-body.jpg`, `-torso.jpg`, `-face-detail.jpg`,
+swap: [`screens/npc-face-gate/`](screens/npc-face-gate/README.md).
-`sheet_npc_hands_compare.jpg`, `sheet_npc_hands_grip_compare.jpg`.
-
-Per-character sources and build steps are in
-[`npc-model-sourcing.md`](npc-model-sourcing.md); the face options that led to the full swap are in
-[`screens/npc-face-gate/`](screens/npc-face-gate/README.md).

src/game/npc_avatar.gd

@@ -815,7 +815,9 @@ func _attach_gear(gear_name: String) -> bool:
 			if _rig == null:
 				node.free()
 				return false
-			node.position = Vector3(0, 1.10, 0)
+			# Shoulder-blade height on the Quaternius rig. 1.10 was the procedural
+			# torso midpoint and hung the pack at the waist (owner report).
+			node.position = Vector3(0, 1.26, 0)
 			_rig.add_child(node)
 		"chest":
 			if _rig == null: