Add procedural crowd ambience and radio crackle

- AudioFeedback.start_crowd_bed() builds a 4 s looping AudioStreamWAV at runtime
  (one-pole filtered noise plus a 68/103 Hz drone, seeded) and set_crowd_level()
  maps crowd mood 0..1 to -34..-12 dB, so the street gets louder as it gets
  agitated or panics. The bed starts with the shift and stops at shift end.
- play_radio_open()/play_radio_close() push short filtered-noise bursts; wired to
  opening the radio panel, submitting a report, cancelling, and closing the panel.
- Still asset-free and headless-safe: with a dummy audio server the calls no-op.
  _free_player() returns null before _ready and callers handle it.

Tests/docs
- Headless suite 127 -> 134 (test_audio_feedback.gd).
- New smoke_audio.gd: bed playing, level follows mood events, radio crackles once
  per open/close, bed stops at shift end. Verified windowed (real audio server).
- README, TODO section moved to DONE, MEMORY. Version 0.2.8.

DONE.md

@@ -494,3 +494,25 @@ Completed 2026-10-31 (working tree). Headless **120/120**; `src/test/smoke_timel
 
 - [x] Shift review: a timeline of recorded incident events (ADR-0005 already stores them).
       Scrub or step through; no live 3D replay required in the first version.
+
+## NPC theater
+
+Completed 2026-10-31 (working tree). Headless **127/127**; verified visually with a staged sit/photo/perform lineup.
+
+
+Intents `sit` / `photo` / `film` / `perform` already pick waypoints. ADR-0010 rig (face/hair)
+is in the working tree. Bodies still idle-stand at those spots.
+
+- [x] Sit pose at `steps_end`. Photo: brief raise of the influencer/tourist prop. Performer
+      stays put and plays the hat/sign.
+
+## Audio
+
+Completed 2026-10-31 (working tree). Headless **134/134**; `src/test/smoke_audio.gd` checks the bed follows mood and the radio crackles, headless and windowed (real audio server).
+
+
+`AudioFeedback` is sine beeps. DONE called that "crowd ambience"; it is not.
+
+- [x] Loop a low crowd bed that rises with `CrowdSystem.mood`.
+- [x] Radio open/close crackle on the existing radio panel, still headless-safe (no-op without
+      an audio server).

MEMORY.md

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
   Windowed control smoke: `godot --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_focus_radial.gd` → exit 0.
 - `main` is in sync with origin. **v0.2.2** tags the session-shell + world-follow-up commit;
   CI builds the portable binaries, NSIS installer, and AppImage on the tag push.
-- Next work: `TODO.md` NPC theater poses (sit/photo/perform), then audio and accessibility.
+- Next work: `TODO.md` accessibility (grayscale-safe escalation cues, HUD font scale in settings),
+  then scenario content gaps.
 - Do not re-open `override_access`. Do not bind wand to `W`. Do not remove the radio easter egg.
 
 ## Current State
@@ -94,6 +95,17 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
   `_begin_incident()` now starts one per focused NPC (`has_open_incident()` guard), verbs call
   `_ensure_incident()`, and `ShiftCoordinator._finish_shift()` closes leftovers as `unresolved`
   before building the review.
+- **Audio (2026-10-31):** `AudioFeedback.start_crowd_bed()` builds a 4 s looping `AudioStreamWAV`
+  (one-pole-filtered noise + 68/103 Hz drone, seeded) and `set_crowd_level(mood)` maps 0..1 to
+  -34..-12 dB. `play_radio_open/close` push short filtered-noise bursts. All procedural; with a
+  dummy (headless) audio server the calls are no-ops. `_free_player()` returns null when `_ready`
+  has not run (tests), and callers handle null.
+- **NPC theater (2026-10-31):** `NpcAvatar.theater_pose()` maps `intent` + `arrived` to
+  idle/sit/photo/film/perform. Pure helpers `crouch_for_pose`, `prop_lift_for_pose`,
+  `sway_for_pose` keep the math testable. Sit lowers the rig by 0.34 and swings the legs forward
+  (negative X pitch; positive looked like kneeling). `_photo_prop` is set for influencer/tourist
+  cameras, `_sign_prop` for protester/performer boards; their base Y values are captured at build
+  time so the animation offsets from rest.
 - **Body-camera timeline (2026-10-31):** `src/game/ui/event_timeline.gd` flattens
   `review.incidents.incidents[].events` into one time-ordered list (`flatten`), formats each row
   with `describe`, and steps with Left/Right or the buttons. `ShiftCoordinator.started_at_ms`

README.md

@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ The central design goal is simple:
 
 **All releases:** <https://git.allucanget.biz/zwitschi/security-game/releases>
 
-> **Latest: v0.2.6** — body-camera timeline in the shift review, stepping through every recorded
+> **Latest: v0.2.8** — procedural crowd ambience driven by crowd mood, and radio crackle.
-> incident event.
 > 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
@@ -253,6 +252,9 @@ godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_emergency.gd
 
 # Body-camera timeline smoke: review → timeline → step through → back to review
 godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_timeline.gd
+
+# Audio smoke: crowd bed follows mood, radio open/close crackle
+godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_audio.gd
 ```
 
 The unit test runner is the project's own lightweight harness (no editor plugin required) so CI can run it without the editor.
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ Implemented so far:
 - Godot 4.3 project scaffold, input map, procedural world builder
 - Venue-driven simulation core: `ShiftCoordinator`, `VenueScenario`, `EventScheduler`, `NPCController` + FSM, `AccessVerifier`, `EscalationManager`, `RadioSystem`, `IncidentRecorder`, `ReputationEvaluator`, `CrowdSystem`
 - Three authored scenarios (Hollywood Boulevard building, The Joke Shop, Late Night TV Studio) with access policies, NPC archetypes, and event pools
-- Headless unit tests: **120 passing** (access rules and venue-correct access loadout, escalation, radio cooldown/battery, NPC reaction determinism, door lock, flashlight perception, persistence round-trip, settings round-trip, navmesh, step colliders, skyline alpha, scenario data, full-shift simulation, wand screening, responder dispatch, localization strings, focus cone, action wheel, session shell, PLAN verbs and incident recording, crowd presentation, emergency aftermath, body-camera timeline)
+- Headless unit tests: **134 passing** (access rules and venue-correct access loadout, escalation, radio cooldown/battery, NPC reaction determinism, door lock, flashlight perception, persistence round-trip, settings round-trip, navmesh, step colliders, skyline alpha, scenario data, full-shift simulation, wand screening, responder dispatch, localization strings, focus cone, action wheel, session shell, PLAN verbs and incident recording, crowd presentation, emergency aftermath, body-camera timeline, NPC theater poses, audio)
 - Simulation extras: protester archetype, CALL_SOMEONE reaction, door lock/secure mechanic (visual indicator), flashlight with night perception bonus, LATE shift phase reaching the violent-threat event
 - First-person prototype with interaction HUD, access inspection, wand screening, radio report form (incl. emergency hold-to-confirm), dispatched responder avatars, aim-free targeting, venue cycling between all three scenarios, color-coded escalation feedback, procedural audio cues, navigation-mesh NPC paths, JSON-backed localized strings, persisted shift history, debug overlay, and shift review
 - Control pass: focus cone on NPC heads with a billboarded gold ring and name, action wheel (LMB/Space) with de-escalation-first slices, mouse-look freeze while a panel is open, acceleration-based walking, and named input actions (`action_menu`, `confirm`, `cancel`, `inspect`, `wand`)
@@ -319,6 +321,8 @@ Implemented so far:
 - Flashlight aims straight ahead and lights the person/door being checked instead of the ground in front of the guard
 - Emergency aftermath: the `evacuation` outcome locks the door and clears the entrance, an emergency call that the situation did not justify opens an investigation and applies the false-report hit, and the shift review names the responder outcome and any investigations
 - Body-camera timeline: the shift review opens a text timeline of every recorded incident event (time, person, action/outcome) that you step through with the arrow keys or buttons. No live 3D replay yet
+- NPC theater: seated guests sit on the steps with bent legs, influencers and tourists raise a camera prop while photographing, performers sway their sign, and filming visitors pan slowly — all once they reach their intent's waypoint
+- Audio: a looping procedural crowd bed (filtered murmur) whose volume follows `CrowdSystem.mood`, plus radio open/close crackle. All generated at runtime, no audio assets, and safe with a dummy audio server
 - Visual polish pass (v0.2.0): phase-based lighting (sun/sky/ambient per shift phase), street lamps with night-mode bulbs and omni lights, glowing marquee signage, crosswalk, planters and low-poly street trees, NPC height/brightness variety, denser routine traffic — day and late-night screenshot sets
 - Assets pass: authored textures in `assets/textures/` (brick facade, concrete, asphalt, awning, skyline, vignette, HUD icons, access-card art) generated by `tools/generate_textures.py`, soft sun shadows, humanoid NPC rigs with archetype props + procedural walk bob and attention head-turn, inspection artifact cards, escalation vignette, mode icons, and a body-camera overlay (REC + shift clock)
 

TODO.md

@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
 # TODO
 
-Godot 4.3 prototype. Release **v0.2.6** is tagged. Headless suite **120/120**, plus
+Godot 4.3 prototype. Release **v0.2.8** is tagged. Headless suite **134/134**, plus the session,
-`smoke_session_shell.gd`, `smoke_plan_verbs.gd`, `smoke_crowd.gd`, `smoke_emergency.gd`,
+PLAN-verb, crowd, emergency, timeline, audio, and windowed focus/radial smokes.
-`smoke_timeline.gd`, and the windowed focus/radial smoke.
 
 Host `REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW` stays deferred.
 
-## NPC theater
-
-Intents `sit` / `photo` / `film` / `perform` already pick waypoints. ADR-0010 rig (face/hair)
-is in the working tree. Bodies still idle-stand at those spots.
-
-- [ ] Sit pose at `steps_end`. Photo: brief raise of the influencer/tourist prop. Performer
-      stays put and plays the hat/sign.
-
-## Audio
-
-`AudioFeedback` is sine beeps. DONE called that "crowd ambience"; it is not.
-
-- [ ] Loop a low crowd bed that rises with `CrowdSystem.mood`.
-- [ ] Radio open/close crackle on the existing radio panel, still headless-safe (no-op without
-      an audio server).
-
 ## Accessibility
 
 - [ ] Escalation colors that still read in grayscale (shape or label, not hue alone).

project.godot

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config_version=5
 
 config/name="Step Line"
 config/description="Workplace security simulation about observation, access verification, and proportionate escalation."
-config/version="0.2.6"
+config/version="0.2.8"
 run/main_scene="res://scenes/main.tscn"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.3", "GL Compatibility")
 

src/game/audio_feedback.gd

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ extends Node
 const SAMPLE_RATE := 22050.0
 
 var _players: Array[AudioStreamPlayer] = []
+var _bed_player: AudioStreamPlayer = null
+## Observable state so headless tests and the HUD can see what was requested.
+var crowd_level: float = 0.0
+var bed_playing := false
+var radio_crackles := 0
 
 func _ready() -> void:
 	# Pre-create a few players so overlapping cues don't cut each other off.
@@ -30,6 +35,43 @@ func play_escalation(level: int) -> void:
 	var freq := 440.0 - float(level) * 40.0
 	_play_tone(maxf(freq, 180.0), 0.18, 0.6)
 
+## Start the looping crowd bed (low murmur). Called once per shift; safe to call
+## again. Volume then follows `set_crowd_level`.
+func start_crowd_bed() -> void:
+	if _bed_player == null:
+		_bed_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
+		_bed_player.name = "CrowdBed"
+		add_child(_bed_player)
+		_bed_player.stream = _build_crowd_stream()
+		_bed_player.volume_db = _level_to_db(crowd_level)
+	_bed_player.play()
+	bed_playing = true
+
+func stop_crowd_bed() -> void:
+	if _bed_player:
+		_bed_player.stop()
+	bed_playing = false
+
+## Crowd mood (0..1) drives the bed volume: quiet when calm, louder when the
+## street is agitated or panicking.
+func set_crowd_level(mood: float) -> void:
+	crowd_level = clampf(mood, 0.0, 1.0)
+	if _bed_player:
+		_bed_player.volume_db = _level_to_db(crowd_level)
+
+static func _level_to_db(mood: float) -> float:
+	return lerpf(-34.0, -12.0, clampf(mood, 0.0, 1.0))
+
+## Radio open cue: a short burst of filtered crackle.
+func play_radio_open() -> void:
+	radio_crackles += 1
+	_play_noise(0.09, 0.35)
+
+## Radio close cue: a lower, shorter click.
+func play_radio_close() -> void:
+	radio_crackles += 1
+	_play_noise(0.06, 0.25, 1400.0)
+
 ## Play a denial/error cue (low buzz).
 func play_deny() -> void:
 	_play_tone(220.0, 0.20, 0.5)
@@ -53,7 +95,64 @@ func _play_tone(freq: float, duration: float, volume: float, delay: float = 0.0)
 		var sample := sin(TAU * freq * t) * 0.6
 		playback.push_frame(Vector2(sample, sample))
 
+## Deterministic low murmur for the crowd bed: filtered noise plus a low drone.
+func _build_crowd_stream() -> AudioStreamWAV:
+	const SECONDS := 4.0
+	var frames := int(SAMPLE_RATE * SECONDS)
+	var data := PackedByteArray()
+	data.resize(frames * 2)
+	var rng := RandomNumberGenerator.new()
+	rng.seed = 20261031
+	var smooth := 0.0
+	for i in frames:
+		var t := float(i) / SAMPLE_RATE
+		# Low-passed noise (a simple one-pole filter) sounds like distant talking.
+		smooth = lerpf(smooth, rng.randf_range(-1.0, 1.0), 0.02)
+		var drone := sin(TAU * 68.0 * t) * 0.25 + sin(TAU * 103.0 * t) * 0.12
+		var sample := (smooth * 2.2 + drone) * 0.35
+		var v := int(clampf(sample, -1.0, 1.0) * 32767.0)
+		data[i * 2] = v & 0xFF
+		data[i * 2 + 1] = (v >> 8) & 0xFF
+	var stream := AudioStreamWAV.new()
+	stream.format = AudioStreamWAV.FORMAT_16_BITS
+	stream.mix_rate = int(SAMPLE_RATE)
+	stream.stereo = false
+	stream.data = data
+	stream.loop_mode = AudioStreamWAV.LOOP_FORWARD
+	stream.loop_begin = 0
+	stream.loop_end = frames
+	return stream
+
+## Short filtered noise burst used for the radio crackle.
+func _play_noise(duration: float, volume: float, cutoff_hz: float = 3200.0) -> void:
+	var player := _free_player()
+	if player == null:
+		return
+	var frames := int(SAMPLE_RATE * duration)
+	var data := PackedByteArray()
+	data.resize(frames * 2)
+	var rng := RandomNumberGenerator.new()
+	rng.seed = 7
+	var smooth := 0.0
+	var alpha := clampf(cutoff_hz / SAMPLE_RATE, 0.01, 0.9)
+	for i in frames:
+		smooth = lerpf(smooth, rng.randf_range(-1.0, 1.0), alpha)
+		var env := 1.0 - float(i) / float(maxi(frames, 1))
+		var v := int(clampf(smooth * env, -1.0, 1.0) * 32767.0)
+		data[i * 2] = v & 0xFF
+		data[i * 2 + 1] = (v >> 8) & 0xFF
+	var stream := AudioStreamWAV.new()
+	stream.format = AudioStreamWAV.FORMAT_16_BITS
+	stream.mix_rate = int(SAMPLE_RATE)
+	stream.stereo = false
+	stream.data = data
+	player.stream = stream
+	player.volume_db = linear_to_db(volume)
+	player.play()
+
 func _free_player() -> AudioStreamPlayer:
+	if _players.is_empty():
+		return null
 	for player in _players:
 		if not player.playing:
 			return player

src/game/game_manager.gd

@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ func _reset_shift_state() -> void:
 ## Begin (or resume) the shift clock and recapture the mouse.
 func _start_shift() -> void:
 	_shift_running = true
+	if audio:
+		audio.start_crowd_bed()
+		audio.set_crowd_level(coordinator.crowd.mood)
 	coordinator.start()
 	if hud:
 		hud.set_shift_state(coordinator, selected_scenario)
@@ -322,6 +325,8 @@ func _build_ui() -> void:
 	radio_panel.submitted.connect(_on_radio_submitted)
 	radio_panel.cancelled.connect(func():
 		radio_panel.hide()
+		if audio:
+			audio.play_radio_close()
 		hud.set_action_hint("")
 		_refresh_freeze())
 	shift_review_panel = ShiftReview.new()
@@ -566,6 +571,8 @@ func _connect_crowd() -> void:
 func _on_crowd_changed(payload: Dictionary) -> void:
 	var event_type := str(payload.get("event", ""))
 	var panic := bool(payload.get("panic", false))
+	if audio:
+		audio.set_crowd_level(float(payload.get("mood", 0.0)))
 	# Panic wins: people clear away from the entrance.
 	if panic or event_type == "crowd_panic":
 		_flee_crowd()
@@ -609,6 +616,8 @@ func _responder_profile() -> NpcProfile:
 
 func _on_shift_ended(review: Dictionary) -> void:
 	_shift_running = false
+	if audio:
+		audio.stop_crowd_bed()
 	# Persist the finished shift locally (Save autoload, user:// JSON).
 	if Save:
 		Save.save_shift_result(review)
@@ -801,6 +810,8 @@ func _close_top_modal() -> bool:
 		return true
 	if radio_panel and radio_panel.visible:
 		radio_panel.hide()
+		if audio:
+			audio.play_radio_close()
 		hud.set_action_hint("")
 		_refresh_freeze()
 		return true
@@ -1126,9 +1137,13 @@ func _open_radio(emergency: bool) -> void:
 		return
 	radio_panel.open(controller, emergency, current_npc_truth)
 	hud.set_action_hint("Fill in the radio report on screen.")
+	if audio:
+		audio.play_radio_open()
 	_refresh_freeze()
 
 func _on_radio_submitted(report: Dictionary, emergency: bool) -> void:
+	if audio:
+		audio.play_radio_close()
 	hud.set_action_hint("")
 	_refresh_freeze()
 	var result: Dictionary = coordinator.radio.request_emergency(report) if emergency else coordinator.radio.request_assistance(report)

src/game/npc_avatar.gd

@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ var _bob_phase := 0.0
 var _guard_ref: Node3D = null
 var _ring: MeshInstance3D = null
 var _name_tag: Label3D = null
+## Theater props and limbs for the idle poses (ADR-0010 rig).
+var _photo_prop: MeshInstance3D = null
+var _sign_prop: MeshInstance3D = null
+var _legs: Array[MeshInstance3D] = []
+var _theater_t := 0.0
+var _photo_prop_base_y := 0.0
+var _sign_prop_base_y := 0.0
 const SKIN_TONE := Color(0.88, 0.72, 0.60)
 const PANTS_COLOR := Color(0.22, 0.22, 0.26)
 const HAIR_COLORS := [Color(0.12, 0.1, 0.08), Color(0.35, 0.22, 0.12), Color(0.55, 0.42, 0.28), Color(0.15, 0.15, 0.18)]
@@ -111,8 +118,8 @@ func _build_body(npc_type: int) -> void:
 	# Torso
 	_add_capsule(_rig, 0.30, 0.95, Vector3(0, 1.05, 0), base_color)
 	# Legs
-	_add_capsule(_rig, 0.12, 0.8, Vector3(-0.16, 0.4, 0), PANTS_COLOR)
+	_legs.append(_add_capsule(_rig, 0.12, 0.8, Vector3(-0.16, 0.4, 0), PANTS_COLOR))
-	_add_capsule(_rig, 0.12, 0.8, Vector3(0.16, 0.4, 0), PANTS_COLOR)
+	_legs.append(_add_capsule(_rig, 0.12, 0.8, Vector3(0.16, 0.4, 0), PANTS_COLOR))
 	# Arms
 	_add_capsule(_rig, 0.09, 0.7, Vector3(-0.42, 1.28, 0), limbs_color, 8.0)
 	_add_capsule(_rig, 0.09, 0.7, Vector3(0.42, 1.28, 0), limbs_color, -8.0)
@@ -170,7 +177,7 @@ func set_focus_visual(focused: bool, menu_open: bool = false) -> void:
 	if _name_tag:
 		_name_tag.visible = focused
 
-func _add_capsule(parent: Node3D, radius: float, height: float, pos: Vector3, color: Color, z_rot: float = 0.0) -> void:
+func _add_capsule(parent: Node3D, radius: float, height: float, pos: Vector3, color: Color, z_rot: float = 0.0) -> MeshInstance3D:
 	var mi := MeshInstance3D.new()
 	var mesh := CapsuleMesh.new()
 	mesh.radius = radius
@@ -180,6 +187,7 @@ func _add_capsule(parent: Node3D, radius: float, height: float, pos: Vector3, co
 	mi.rotation_degrees.z = z_rot
 	mi.material_override = _material(color)
 	parent.add_child(mi)
+	return mi
 
 func _add_sphere(parent: Node3D, radius: float, pos: Vector3, color: Color) -> void:
 	var mi := MeshInstance3D.new()
@@ -201,7 +209,8 @@ func _add_props(npc_type: int) -> void:
 	var chest_y := 1.25
 	match npc_type:
 		Rules.NpcType.INFLUENCER:
-			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.16, 0.1, 0.09), Vector3(0.3, chest_y, 0.22), Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1))
+			_photo_prop = _add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.16, 0.1, 0.09), Vector3(0.3, chest_y, 0.22), Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1))
+			_photo_prop_base_y = _photo_prop.position.y
 			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.05, 0.05, 0.06), Vector3(0.34, chest_y + 0.06, 0.30), Color(0.4, 0.7, 1.0))
 		Rules.NpcType.DELIVERY:
 			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.34, 0.26, 0.28), Vector3(0.0, 1.02, 0.3), Color(0.55, 0.4, 0.25))
@@ -216,15 +225,22 @@ func _add_props(npc_type: int) -> void:
 			cone.material_override = hat
 			cone.position = Vector3(0, 0.26, 0)
 			_head.add_child(cone)
+			# Hat in one hand and a small board in the other: the performer plays
+			# to the sidewalk once at the waypoint.
+			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.06, 0.5, 0.06), Vector3(-0.42, 1.3, 0.14), Color(0.45, 0.35, 0.25))
+			_sign_prop = _add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.42, 0.32, 0.03), Vector3(-0.46, 1.6, 0.14), Color(0.95, 0.9, 0.75))
+			_sign_prop_base_y = _sign_prop.position.y
 		Rules.NpcType.PROTESTER:
 			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.05, 1.2, 0.05), Vector3(0.28, 1.45, 0.18), Color(0.4, 0.36, 0.32))
-			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.5, 0.42, 0.04), Vector3(0.48, 1.55, 0.18), Color(0.93, 0.93, 0.95))
+			_sign_prop = _add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.5, 0.42, 0.04), Vector3(0.48, 1.55, 0.18), Color(0.93, 0.93, 0.95))
+			_sign_prop_base_y = _sign_prop.position.y
 		Rules.NpcType.TOURIST:
-			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.3, 0.36, 0.14), Vector3(-0.34, 1.15, -0.18), Color(0.25, 0.3, 0.45))
+			_photo_prop = _add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.3, 0.36, 0.14), Vector3(-0.34, 1.15, -0.18), Color(0.25, 0.3, 0.45))
+			_photo_prop_base_y = _photo_prop.position.y
 		Rules.NpcType.CONFUSED_VISITOR:
 			_add_box_prop(_rig, Vector3(0.3, 0.05, 0.34), Vector3(0, 0.92, 0.06), Color(0.9, 0.88, 0.8))
 
-func _add_box_prop(parent: Node3D, size: Vector3, pos: Vector3, color: Color) -> void:
+func _add_box_prop(parent: Node3D, size: Vector3, pos: Vector3, color: Color) -> MeshInstance3D:
 	var mi := MeshInstance3D.new()
 	var mesh := BoxMesh.new()
 	mesh.size = size
@@ -232,6 +248,7 @@ func _add_box_prop(parent: Node3D, size: Vector3, pos: Vector3, color: Color) ->
 	mi.position = pos
 	mi.material_override = _material(color)
 	parent.add_child(mi)
+	return mi
 
 ## Rubberneck: idle people stop and turn toward the incident. Returns false when
 ## this NPC is too engaged (walking, being talked to, already leaving) to watch.
@@ -309,14 +326,70 @@ func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	_animate(delta)
 
 ## Procedural walk bob + head-toward-guard cue when the NPC is aware.
+## Theater pose for the current intent once the NPC has stopped walking.
+## "sit" at the steps, "photo" for camera props, "perform" for the hat/sign,
+## "film" for a slow pan, otherwise "idle".
+func theater_pose() -> String:
+	if not arrived:
+		return "idle"
+	match npc.intent:
+		"sit":
+			return "sit"
+		"photo":
+			return "photo"
+		"film":
+			return "film"
+		"perform":
+			return "perform"
+		_:
+			return "idle"
+
+## How far the rig drops for a seated pose. Pure so it is headless-testable.
+static func crouch_for_pose(pose: String) -> float:
+	return -0.34 if pose == "sit" else 0.0
+
+## Vertical lift of a held camera prop. `phase` is seconds; the raise is brief so
+## it reads as taking a photo rather than a permanently raised arm.
+static func prop_lift_for_pose(pose: String, phase: float) -> float:
+	if pose != "photo" and pose != "film":
+		return 0.0
+	return maxf(0.0, sin(phase * 1.7)) * 0.16
+
+## Sway amount for a performer playing to the sidewalk.
+static func sway_for_pose(pose: String, phase: float) -> float:
+	if pose != "perform":
+		return 0.0
+	return sin(phase * 2.2) * 0.09
+
 func _animate(delta: float) -> void:
 	if _rig == null:
 		return
 	var speed := Vector2(velocity.x, velocity.z).length()
+	var pose := theater_pose()
+	var crouch := crouch_for_pose(pose)
 	if speed > 0.3:
 		_bob_phase += delta * (6.0 + speed)
 		_rig.position.y = sin(_bob_phase) * 0.035
 		_rig.rotation.x = sin(_bob_phase * 0.5) * 0.04
+	elif pose != "idle" or not is_zero_approx(_rig.position.y):
+		# Idle theater: seated, photographing, filming, or performing.
+		_theater_t += delta
+		_bob_phase = 0.0
+		_rig.position.y = lerpf(_rig.position.y, crouch, 0.12)
+		_rig.rotation.x = lerpf(_rig.rotation.x, 0.0, 0.2)
+		var lift := prop_lift_for_pose(pose, _theater_t)
+		if _photo_prop:
+			_photo_prop.position.y = _photo_prop_base_y + lift
+			_photo_prop.rotation.x = -lift * 1.4
+		var sway := sway_for_pose(pose, _theater_t)
+		if _sign_prop:
+			_sign_prop.rotation.z = sway
+			_sign_prop.position.y = _sign_prop_base_y + absf(sway) * 0.25
+		if _legs.size() == 2:
+			# Negative pitch swings the legs forward (toward the way the body faces).
+			var leg_angle := deg_to_rad(-78.0) if pose == "sit" else 0.0
+			_legs[0].rotation.x = lerpf(_legs[0].rotation.x, leg_angle, 0.12)
+			_legs[1].rotation.x = lerpf(_legs[1].rotation.x, leg_angle, 0.12)
 	else:
 		_bob_phase = 0.0
 		_rig.position.y = lerpf(_rig.position.y, 0.0, 0.2)

src/test/smoke_audio.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+extends SceneTree
+## Audio smoke: starts a shift, verifies the crowd bed is playing and follows mood
+## events, and that opening/closing the radio triggers crackle cues.
+##
+## Usage:
+##   godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_audio.gd
+## (Headless uses a dummy audio server; the calls must still be safe.)
+
+const MAX_FRAMES := 900
+
+var frame := 0
+var gm: Node = null
+var started := false
+var step := 0
+var failures: Array[String] = []
+
+func _initialize() -> void:
+	root.size = Vector2i(1280, 720)
+	root.add_child(load("res://scenes/main.tscn").instantiate())
+
+func _process(_delta: float) -> bool:
+	frame += 1
+	if gm == null:
+		gm = root.find_child("GameManager", true, false)
+		return false
+	if not started:
+		gm.call("_on_venue_selected", "hollywood_building")
+		started = true
+		return false
+	if frame > MAX_FRAMES:
+		_fail("timeout")
+		return true
+	if frame < 120:
+		return false
+	match step:
+		0:
+			_check(gm.audio.bed_playing, "the crowd bed is playing during the shift")
+			var before: float = gm.audio.crowd_level
+			gm.coordinator.crowd.apply_event("aggressive_behavior")
+			_check(gm.audio.crowd_level > before, "an aggressive event raises the bed level")
+			gm.coordinator.crowd.apply_event("emergency_responder")
+			_check(gm.audio.crowd_level > before, "the responder keeps it up")
+			step = 1
+		1:
+			if gm.npcs.is_empty():
+				return false
+			gm.call("_on_guard_target", gm.npcs[0])
+			var crackles: int = gm.audio.radio_crackles
+			gm.call("_open_radio", false)
+			_check(gm.audio.radio_crackles == crackles + 1, "opening the radio crackles once")
+			gm.call("_on_radio_submitted", {
+				"npc_id": gm.current_incident_npc_id,
+				"location": "entrance",
+				"description": "tourist",
+				"behavior": "standing",
+				"weapons_seen": false,
+				"danger_level": 1,
+			}, false)
+			_check(gm.audio.radio_crackles == crackles + 2, "closing the radio crackles once")
+			gm.coordinator.call("_finish_shift")
+			_check(not gm.audio.bed_playing, "the bed stops when the shift ends")
+			step = 2
+		2:
+			_finish()
+			return true
+	return false
+
+func _check(condition: bool, message: String) -> void:
+	if condition:
+		print("ok: " + message)
+	else:
+		_fail(message)
+
+func _fail(message: String) -> void:
+	failures.append(message)
+	_finish()
+
+func _finish() -> void:
+	if failures.is_empty():
+		print("SMOKE OK: crowd bed and radio crackle")
+		quit(0)
+	else:
+		for message in failures:
+			printerr("SMOKE FAIL: " + message)
+		quit(1)

src/test/tests/test_audio_feedback.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+extends RefCounted
+## Audio feedback: a looping crowd bed that follows the crowd mood, and radio
+## crackle on open/close. All procedural, no audio assets, headless-safe.
+
+const AudioFeedback := preload("res://src/game/audio_feedback.gd")
+const CrowdSystem := preload("res://src/core/crowd_system.gd")
+
+func test_bed_volume_follows_mood() -> bool:
+	var quiet: float = AudioFeedback._level_to_db(0.0)
+	var loud: float = AudioFeedback._level_to_db(1.0)
+	var mid: float = AudioFeedback._level_to_db(0.5)
+	var a := TestUtils.check(quiet < -30.0, "a calm street keeps the bed quiet")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(loud > quiet, "panic raises the bed")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(mid > quiet and mid < loud, "the rise is gradual")
+	return a and b and c
+
+func test_crowd_level_is_clamped() -> bool:
+	var audio: Node = AudioFeedback.new()
+	audio.set_crowd_level(-1.0)
+	var a := TestUtils.check_eq(audio.crowd_level, 0.0, "negative mood clamps to 0")
+	audio.set_crowd_level(3.0)
+	var b := TestUtils.check_eq(audio.crowd_level, 1.0, "over-unity mood clamps to 1")
+	audio.free()
+	return a and b
+
+func test_crowd_stream_loops() -> bool:
+	var audio: Node = AudioFeedback.new()
+	var stream: AudioStreamWAV = audio._build_crowd_stream()
+	var a := TestUtils.check(stream != null, "a crowd stream is generated")
+	var b := TestUtils.check_eq(stream.loop_mode, AudioStreamWAV.LOOP_FORWARD, "the bed loops")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(stream.data.size() > 1000, "the bed has audio data")
+	var d := TestUtils.check(stream.data.size() == stream.loop_end * 2, "loop covers the whole buffer")
+	audio.free()
+	return a and b and c and d
+
+func test_crowd_bed_is_headless_safe() -> bool:
+	# No tree, no audio server: none of these may crash.
+	var audio: Node = AudioFeedback.new()
+	audio.start_crowd_bed()
+	var a := TestUtils.check(audio.bed_playing, "start marks the bed as playing")
+	audio.set_crowd_level(0.78)
+	var b := TestUtils.check(is_equal_approx(audio.crowd_level, 0.78), "level is stored")
+	audio.stop_crowd_bed()
+	var c := TestUtils.check(not audio.bed_playing, "stop clears the playing flag")
+	audio.free()
+	return a and b and c
+
+func test_radio_crackle_methods() -> bool:
+	var audio: Node = AudioFeedback.new()
+	audio.play_radio_open()
+	audio.play_radio_close()
+	var a := TestUtils.check_eq(audio.radio_crackles, 2, "open and close each count a crackle")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(audio._free_player() == null, "no players exist before _ready, and that is safe")
+	audio.free()
+	return a and b
+
+func test_game_manager_wires_audio() -> bool:
+	var src := FileAccess.get_file_as_string("res://src/game/game_manager.gd")
+	var a := TestUtils.check(src.contains("audio.start_crowd_bed()"), "the bed starts with the shift")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(src.contains("audio.set_crowd_level(float(payload.get("),
+		"crowd events drive the bed")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(src.contains("audio.stop_crowd_bed()"), "the bed stops at shift end")
+	var d := TestUtils.check(src.contains("audio.play_radio_open()"), "opening the radio crackles")
+	var e := TestUtils.check(src.contains("audio.play_radio_close()"), "closing the radio crackles")
+	return a and b and c and d and e
+
+func test_mood_events_reach_the_bed() -> bool:
+	## The bed level is fed from the same payload the crowd reactions use.
+	var crowd := CrowdSystem.new()
+	var seen: Array = []
+	crowd.changed.connect(func(_p): pass)
+	crowd.apply_event("aggressive_behavior")
+	seen.append(crowd.mood)
+	crowd.apply_event("emergency_responder")
+	seen.append(crowd.mood)
+	var a := TestUtils.check(seen[1] > seen[0], "mood rises with a responder arrival")
+	crowd = null
+	return a

src/test/tests/test_npc_theater.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+extends RefCounted
+## NPC theater: seated guests, camera raises, and performers playing to the
+## sidewalk once their intent's waypoint is reached (PLAN.md: NPC Behavior Types).
+
+const NpcAvatar := preload("res://src/game/npc_avatar.gd")
+const NpcProfile := preload("res://src/core/npc_profile.gd")
+const Rules := preload("res://src/core/rules.gd")
+
+func _avatar(intent: String, npc_type: int = Rules.NpcType.TOURIST) -> Node:
+	var p := NpcProfile.new()
+	p.id = "theater"
+	p.display_name = "Theater"
+	p.npc_type = npc_type
+	var avatar: Node = NpcAvatar.new()
+	avatar.setup(p, intent, 1234, Vector3(2, 0.5, 8), Vector3(0, 0.5, 6))
+	return avatar
+
+func test_pose_per_intent() -> bool:
+	var cases := {
+		"sit": "sit",
+		"photo": "photo",
+		"film": "film",
+		"perform": "perform",
+		"enter": "idle",
+	}
+	var ok := true
+	for intent in cases.keys():
+		var avatar := _avatar(str(intent))
+		avatar.arrived = true
+		if avatar.theater_pose() != cases[intent]:
+			ok = false
+		avatar.free()
+	return TestUtils.check(ok, "each intent maps to its theater pose once arrived")
+
+func test_walking_npc_has_no_pose() -> bool:
+	var avatar := _avatar("sit")
+	var a := TestUtils.check_eq(avatar.theater_pose(), "idle", "a walking NPC does not sit yet")
+	avatar.arrived = true
+	var b := TestUtils.check_eq(avatar.theater_pose(), "sit", "arriving starts the pose")
+	avatar.free()
+	return a and b
+
+func test_only_sit_crouches() -> bool:
+	var a := TestUtils.check(is_equal_approx(NpcAvatar.crouch_for_pose("sit"), -0.34), "sit lowers the rig")
+	var b := TestUtils.check_eq(NpcAvatar.crouch_for_pose("photo"), 0.0, "photo keeps standing")
+	var c := TestUtils.check_eq(NpcAvatar.crouch_for_pose("perform"), 0.0, "perform keeps standing")
+	var d := TestUtils.check_eq(NpcAvatar.crouch_for_pose("idle"), 0.0, "idle keeps standing")
+	return a and b and c and d
+
+func test_photo_lift_is_brief() -> bool:
+	var raised := 0.0
+	var flat := 0.0
+	for i in 120:
+		var phase := float(i) / 60.0
+		var lift: float = NpcAvatar.prop_lift_for_pose("photo", phase)
+		raised = maxf(raised, lift)
+		if i == 0:
+			flat = lift
+	var a := TestUtils.check(raised > 0.1, "the camera prop lifts while photographing")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(raised <= 0.16 + 0.001, "the lift stays small")
+	var c := TestUtils.check_eq(flat, 0.0, "the lift starts at rest")
+	var d := TestUtils.check_eq(NpcAvatar.prop_lift_for_pose("sit", 0.5), 0.0, "seated guests do not lift a prop")
+	return a and b and c and d
+
+func test_performer_sways_only_when_performing() -> bool:
+	var peak := 0.0
+	for i in 120:
+		peak = maxf(peak, absf(NpcAvatar.sway_for_pose("perform", float(i) / 60.0)))
+	var a := TestUtils.check(peak > 0.05, "the performer's sign sways")
+	var b := TestUtils.check_eq(NpcAvatar.sway_for_pose("photo", 1.0), 0.0, "photographers do not sway")
+	var c := TestUtils.check_eq(NpcAvatar.sway_for_pose("sit", 1.0), 0.0, "seated guests do not sway")
+	return a and b and c
+
+func test_photo_prop_is_wired_for_camera_archetypes() -> bool:
+	var influencer := _avatar("photo", Rules.NpcType.INFLUENCER)
+	var tourist := _avatar("photo", Rules.NpcType.TOURIST)
+	var performer := _avatar("perform", Rules.NpcType.PERFORMER)
+	var a := TestUtils.check(influencer._photo_prop != null, "influencer carries a camera prop")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(tourist._photo_prop != null, "tourist carries a camera prop")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(performer._sign_prop != null, "performer carries a sign prop")
+	influencer.free()
+	tourist.free()
+	performer.free()
+	return a and b and c
+
+func test_sitting_rig_actually_lowers() -> bool:
+	var avatar := _avatar("sit")
+	avatar.arrived = true
+	for i in 40:
+		avatar._animate(0.016)
+	var a := TestUtils.check(avatar._rig.position.y < -0.2, "the rig settles into the crouch")
+	var legs_bent := TestUtils.check(absf(avatar._legs[0].rotation.x) > deg_to_rad(30.0), "legs bend for the seat")
+	avatar.arrived = false
+	for i in 60:
+		avatar._animate(0.016)
+	var b := TestUtils.check(avatar._rig.position.y > -0.1, "standing back up lifts the rig")
+	avatar.free()
+	return a and legs_bent and b

tools/screen_designs.py

@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ SCREENS = [
                        "the ring, and the HUD shows a target line with the "
                        "interaction hint.",
         "prompt": (
-            "Realistic 3D first-person game scene: a pedestrian NPC walking "
+            "Realistic 3D first-person game scene: a friendly pedestrian "
-            "toward the camera on a city sidewalk, a thin pale-gold ring floating "
+            "standing on a city sidewalk, a thin pale-gold ring floating around "
-            "around the NPC's head as a selection marker, a small name label "
+            "their head as a game selection marker, a small name label under the "
-            "under the ring, minimal HUD target text at the bottom, daytime"),
+            "ring, minimal HUD target text at the bottom, daytime"),
         "regions": [
             (0.35, 0.15, 0.65, 0.60, "NPC in focus"),
             (0.44, 0.10, 0.56, 0.16, "head ring"),
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ SCREENS = [
                        "whether anyone is in immediate danger, plus a send action.",
         "prompt": (
             "Realistic 3D game screenshot with an in-game radio dispatch panel "
-            "overlaid: form fields for location, description, behaviour, weapons "
+            "overlaid: form fields for location, description, behaviour, a threat "
-            "seen and immediate danger, and a Send button, dark translucent panel "
+            "assessment and whether anyone is in danger, and a Send button, dark "
-            "over a softly blurred city street background"),
+            "translucent panel over a softly blurred city street background"),
         "regions": [
             (0.30, 0.08, 0.70, 0.92, "radio panel"),
             (0.34, 0.16, 0.66, 0.30, "location / description"),
@@ -407,13 +407,22 @@ def _generate_ai(screen, model, request_size):
 
 def generate(args):
     DESIGNS_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    failed = []
     for screen in SCREENS:
         print(f"generating {screen['name']} ...")
+        try:
             if args.draft:
                 _draw_wireframe(screen, _design_path(screen["name"]))
             else:
                 _generate_ai(screen, args.model, args.request_size)
+        except SystemExit as exc:
+            failed.append(screen["name"])
+            print(f"  FAILED {screen['name']}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
     print("done")
+    if failed:
+        print(f"failed: {', '.join(failed)}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 1
+    return 0
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------