Bump version to 0.5.0

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MXBNaEBmrYDSMcv4NgUWtV

.gdlintrc

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ disable:
   - class-definitions-order
   - no-else-return
 max-line-length: 120
-max-file-lines: 1200
+max-file-lines: 3000

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+name: CI
+
+# Gitea Actions is GitHub-Actions-compatible: drop this in .gitea/workflows/, enable Actions on the
+# repo ([actions] ENABLED=true in app.ini, Gitea >= 1.19) and register an act_runner — it then runs
+# on every push / PR. Godot and gdtoolkit are installed with plain shell steps (not the chickensoft
+# setup-godot action), because a self-hosted runner usually can't reach the GitHub action registry
+# (unless DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL is set to proxy github.com). Only actions/checkout and upload-artifact
+# remain as external actions — both ship with Gitea's default proxy; if yours is offline, mirror them
+# into your instance.
+#
+# It also runs once a day (schedule) as a safety net over main's tip. The `guard` job skips that daily
+# run when the commit already passed — so an idle main isn't re-tested, but a commit whose push-time
+# run was missed/skipped still gets verified. schedule needs Gitea >= 1.21; workflow_dispatch (the
+# manual "Run workflow" button) needs >= 1.23; from 1.23 the cron is evaluated in UTC.
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 4 * * *" # 04:00 UTC daily
+
+# statuses:write lets the test job stamp a `ci/headless` commit status the guard reads back.
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  statuses: write
+
+env:
+  # The Godot build the team runs (godot --version -> 4.7.beta.custom_build.417cd33bf). Pin this to a
+  # PUBLISHED build from https://github.com/godotengine/godot-builds/releases. If you run a custom
+  # build with no public binary, host the linux headless zip where the runner can reach it and set
+  # GODOT_URL to that (it overrides the constructed URL below).
+  GODOT_VERSION: "4.7-beta1"
+  GODOT_URL: ""
+
+jobs:
+  # On push/PR this passes straight through. On the daily schedule it asks the API whether main's tip
+  # already carries a successful `ci/headless` status (stamped by an earlier run) and, if so, tells the
+  # test job to skip — that's the "don't re-test a commit that already ran" rule.
+  guard:
+    name: Decide whether to run
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      run: ${{ steps.decide.outputs.run }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for an existing pass on this commit
+        id: decide
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -u
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" != "schedule" ]; then
+            echo "event=${{ github.event_name }} -> run"
+            echo "run=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          api="${{ github.api_url }}"; [ -n "$api" ] || api="${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1"
+          curl -sfL -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+            "$api/repos/${{ github.repository }}/commits/${{ github.sha }}/statuses?limit=100" \
+            -o /tmp/statuses.json || echo '[]' > /tmp/statuses.json
+          python3 - <<'PY'
+          import json, os
+          try:
+              data = json.load(open("/tmp/statuses.json"))
+          except Exception:
+              data = []
+          items = data.get("statuses", data) if isinstance(data, dict) else data
+          done = any(
+              s.get("context") == "ci/headless" and (s.get("state") or s.get("status")) == "success"
+              for s in (items or [])
+          )
+          with open(os.environ["GITHUB_OUTPUT"], "a") as f:
+              f.write("run=%s\n" % ("false" if done else "true"))
+          print("commit already passed ci/headless -> skip" if done else "no prior pass -> run")
+          PY
+
+  test:
+    name: Lint & headless tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest # must match a label your act_runner registered with
+    needs: guard
+    if: ${{ needs.guard.outputs.run == 'true' }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Godot ${{ env.GODOT_VERSION }}
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          url="${GODOT_URL:-https://github.com/godotengine/godot-builds/releases/download/${GODOT_VERSION}/Godot_v${GODOT_VERSION}_linux.x86_64.zip}"
+          curl -fL "$url" -o /tmp/godot.zip
+          unzip -o /tmp/godot.zip -d /tmp/godot
+          install -m 755 /tmp/godot/Godot_v*_linux.x86_64 /usr/local/bin/godot
+          godot --version
+
+      - name: Install gdlint (gdtoolkit)
+        # A venv sidesteps PEP-668 "externally managed" pip on recent runner images; putting its bin on
+        # GITHUB_PATH lets run_tests.sh call bare `gdlint` in later steps.
+        run: |
+          set -eux
+          python3 -m venv /tmp/venv
+          /tmp/venv/bin/pip install "gdtoolkit==4.*"
+          echo "/tmp/venv/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+
+      # A cold .godot cache (CI always starts cold) needs two import passes: the first imports base
+      # assets, the second resolves scenes that depend on them (the .fbx/.glb -> .scn imports). One pass
+      # leaves those unresolved and the headless tests fail to load them. Warnings exit non-zero.
+      - name: Import resources
+        run: |
+          godot --headless --import || true
+          godot --headless --import || true
+
+      - name: gdlint
+        run: gdlint actors systems ui props levels tests
+
+      - name: Headless tests
+        env:
+          GODOT: godot
+        run: bash run_tests.sh --no-gameplay
+
+      # Stamp the commit so the daily guard recognizes it as already tested. Best-effort: a fork PR whose
+      # token can't write statuses just skips this (the build still passes).
+      - name: Mark commit as tested
+        if: success()
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          api="${{ github.api_url }}"; [ -n "$api" ] || api="${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1"
+          curl -sfL -X POST -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            "$api/repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ github.sha }}" \
+            -d '{"context":"ci/headless","state":"success","description":"headless suite green"}' \
+            >/dev/null || echo "could not post commit status (token lacks statuses:write?)"
+
+      - name: Upload test output on failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: test-output
+          path: tests/output/
+          if-no-files-found: ignore

.gitignore

@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 .godot/
 /android/
 
+# Godot editor autosave scratch files (e.g. Bear.tscn12015901897.tmp)
+*.tmp
+
 # JetBrains IDE — contains absolute paths (Godot binary, SDK dirs), varies per user
 .idea/
 
 # Blender render previews (generated by render_anim_preview.py)
-Blender/preview/
+art/blender/preview/
 
-Blender/*.blend1
+# Blender auto-save backups (.blend1, .blend2, … — Blender rewrites these on every save)
+art/blender/*.blend[0-9]
 
 # Test output (generated screenshots, frame strips)
 tests/output/

Animations/anim_publik_mees.gd

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-extends Node3D
-
-
-func _ready() -> void:
-	var anim := get_node_or_null(^"AnimationPlayer") as AnimationPlayer
-	if anim:
-		anim.play(&"Juubeldab")

Animations/anim_publik_mees.gd.uid

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://wj6tgh8nb0ka

Animations/mees_plaksutab.gd

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-extends Node3D
-
-
-func _ready() -> void:
-	$AnimationPlayer.play("ArmatureAction")

Animations/mees_plaksutab.gd.uid

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://gt3kfchac3m3

Assets/matador.gd

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-extends Node3D
-
-
-func _ready() -> void:
-	$AnimationPlayer.play("Taunt")

Assets/matador.gd.uid

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://bn3xwnlktwdlf

Assets/matador_2.tscn

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://bl6jlbq1dpkc"]
-
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://eu2lqjhowj4t" path="res://Assets/Matador.glb" id="1_m7x6l"]
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dpoq87w5pvqa" path="res://matador_2.gd" id="2_mftd2"]
-
-[node name="matador2" unique_id=1179710042 instance=ExtResource("1_m7x6l")]
-script = ExtResource("2_mftd2")
-
-[node name="Skeleton3D" parent="Armature" parent_id_path=PackedInt32Array(1269629432) index="0" unique_id=978366810]
-bones/0/position = Vector3(0.056660548, 0.6424767, -0.0167365)
-bones/0/rotation = Quaternion(0.080643006, 0, 0, 0.996743)
-bones/1/rotation = Quaternion(0.083861314, 0, 0, 0.9964774)
-bones/3/rotation = Quaternion(0.04833339, 0.5302496, -0.71466804, 0.4535955)
-bones/4/rotation = Quaternion(0.031473875, -0.17018215, -0.15981929, 0.97185665)
-bones/5/rotation = Quaternion(0.6747468, -0.021427644, -0.06245957, 0.7350895)
-bones/6/rotation = Quaternion(3.1828083e-08, -9.5969504e-08, -0.0587008, 0.99827564)
-bones/7/rotation = Quaternion(0.1907551, 0.20328633, 0.7258648, 0.6288143)
-bones/8/rotation = Quaternion(0.16639966, -0.05474137, 0.010937729, 0.984477)
-bones/9/rotation = Quaternion(0.5914298, 0.005839911, -0.041949864, 0.8052435)
-bones/10/rotation = Quaternion(2.3105285e-08, 1.0152064e-07, 0.05870079, 0.99827564)
-bones/11/rotation = Quaternion(0.39202613, 0.47060952, 0.5799399, 0.53713316)
-bones/12/rotation = Quaternion(0.62021786, 0.40894383, 0.44191495, 0.5027981)
-bones/13/rotation = Quaternion(-0.11584477, 0.0021730124, 0.6343679, 0.7642989)
-bones/14/rotation = Quaternion(0.1454883, 0.14013468, -0.7254941, 0.65791625)
-bones/15/rotation = Quaternion(0.71668345, 0.065085255, -0.6923973, -0.05210323)
-bones/16/rotation = Quaternion(-0.10161893, -0.0019664483, -0.65947086, 0.7448275)
-bones/17/rotation = Quaternion(0.06964938, -0.042099692, 0.74388325, 0.6633358)
-bones/18/rotation = Quaternion(0.5305965, -0.28927496, 0.76720744, -0.21489602)
-bones/19/position = Vector3(0.16341288, 0.31487355, 0.3966543)
-bones/20/position = Vector3(0.22012731, 0.38421977, 0.95168185)
-bones/21/position = Vector3(-0.09492579, 0.40446192, -0.46390092)
-bones/21/rotation = Quaternion(0.7216726, 0.064735115, -0.6891729, 0.0062273443)
-bones/22/position = Vector3(-0.22012731, 0.38421977, 0.95168185)
-bones/23/position = Vector3(-0.0382514, 1.7423625, 0.0026792884)
-bones/23/rotation = Quaternion(0.8626007, 0.0068245474, -0.099159576, -0.49602506)
-bones/23/scale = Vector3(0.6647317, 1.001677, 1.0066445)
-bones/24/rotation = Quaternion(-0.007878712, 8.3020435e-09, -0.0023950166, 0.9999661)
-bones/25/rotation = Quaternion(5.5870206e-09, 5.5879354e-09, -2.0518176e-09, 1)

Assets/matador_intro_menu.gd

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-extends Node3D
-
-
-@onready var animation_player: AnimationPlayer = $AnimationPlayer
-
-func _ready():
-	animation_player.play("Taunt")
-	animation_player.animation_finished.connect(_on_animation_finished)
-
-func _on_animation_finished(anim_name):
-	if anim_name == "Taunt":
-		animation_player.play("Taunt")

Assets/matador_intro_menu.gd.uid

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://dycnoiadljbb1

Blender/matador2.gd.uid

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://ymaeifakqovf

CLAUDE.md

@@ -10,21 +10,64 @@ I am a **Godot 4.6+ expert**. I follow current best practices for GDScript, scen
 
 ## Project structure
 
+Files are grouped by **role**, not by type. Scripts and scenes are `snake_case`;
+`PascalCase` is reserved for `class_name` identifiers (this avoids case-insensitive
+filesystem aliasing on the web/macOS targets).
+
+```
+actors/{player,matador,bear}/   the three characters (script + scene together)
+systems/combat/                 hitbox.gd, damage_event.gd, physics_layers.gd
+systems/fx/                     Fx autoload + effect scenes (Siim's authoring dir)
+systems/input/                  controls_manager.gd, touch_controls.gd
+systems/debug/                  debug_params.gd (DP), debug_draw.gd, console.gd
+systems/render/                 rigid_skin.gd, ps1_filter (post-process)
+systems/crowd/                  billboard audience
+systems/config/                 settings.gd (Settings autoload)
+ui/                             hud, mobile_hud, main_menu, ui_theme/fonts, overlays
+props/                          barrels, torch
+levels/                         game_shell.tscn + level modules
+tools/ tests/                   editor/bake scripts, headless tests
+art/                            all raw art, grouped by role (snake_case):
+  characters/ levels/ weapons/    bull/matador/bear, arena/lobby geometry, spear/sword
+  fx/ anim/ textures/             bear_fx, crowd_clap, baked sheets
+  ui/ icons/ fonts/               menu art, ability icons, Cinzel fonts
+  hdri/ materials/                sky HDRIs, shared StandardMaterial3D resources
+  blender/                        Siim's .blend working files (Godot-ignored)
+```
+
 | Path | Purpose |
 |---|---|
-| `scene.tscn` | Main scene (arena + player) |
-| `Player.tscn` | Player scene root (`CharacterBody3D`) |
-| `player.gd` | Movement, charge, turning logic |
+| `levels/game_shell.tscn` | The reusable **shell** loaded for every level: player, camera, HUD, PS1 filter, and an empty `LevelRoot`. Its `game_shell.gd` instances the active level's module into `LevelRoot` at runtime |
+| `levels/` | The level system: per-level module scenes plus the code that defines, loads and sequences them (see rows below) |
+| `levels/game_shell.gd` | Shell controller — on load, frees any current level module and instances `Run.active_level().level_scene` into `LevelRoot`. Swapping the whole subtree (never hiding it) is what keeps one level's meshes/colliders/spawners from leaking into the next |
+| `levels/arena_level.tscn` | The arena **level module**: floor + wall colliders, arena meshes, `MatadorSpawner` (with child `Node3D` spawn points placed by the designer), lighting, audience (`PublikNode`). Instanced into the shell's `LevelRoot` |
+| `levels/bear_level.tscn` | The Bear's Den **level module**: bear-arena mesh, its own floor collider, lighting, and a `BearSpawner` (`bear_spawn.gd`) that places the bear at center. Instanced into the shell's `LevelRoot` |
+| `actors/player/player.tscn` | Player scene root (`CharacterBody3D`) |
+| `actors/player/player.gd` | Movement, charge, turning, and abilities (kick/dash/slam/roll). Ability & movement particle FX are **not** built here — they're authored scenes in `systems/fx/` (`bull_*.tscn`), fired via `Fx.spawn()` (one-shots) / `Fx.attach()` (continuous) |
+| `actors/player/bull_impact_fx.gd` | Bull's coded, non-particle impact FX (the slam shockwave rings + kick flash-pop — tweened meshes, not CPUParticles3D, so they can't be `systems/fx/` scenes). Created by `player.gd` |
+| `actors/player/bull_legs.gd` | Bull body-wobble + tail Verlet-chain simulation. Created by `player.gd` |
 | `camera_spring_arm.gd` | Mouse-look pivot (`Node3D` + `SpringArm3D`) |
 | `camera_follow.gd` | Smooth camera follow (`Camera3D`) |
-| `matador.gd` | Matador AI (wander / ragdoll state machine) |
-| `matador_spawn.gd` | Spawns N matadors at random arena positions |
-| `debug_params.gd` | Runtime-tunable parameter registry (autoload `DP`) |
-| `Assets/` | Raw 3D assets (`.glb`, `.fbx`) |
-| `Blender/` | Blender source files, animation scripts, FBX exports |
-| `Blender/create_matador_anims.py` | Creates walk + idle animations and exports FBX |
-| `Blender/render_anim_preview.py` | Renders animation preview PNGs for visual verification |
-| `Blender/preview/` | Output directory for animation preview images |
+| `actors/matador/matador.gd` | Matador AI (wander / ragdoll state machine) |
+| `levels/matador_spawn.gd` | Arena spawner — one matador per designer-placed child `Node3D` spawn point (each enters with a jump-roll toward center); falls back to a programmatic spread if no spawn points are present. Also handles the split-on-death hydra logic |
+| `levels/bear_spawn.gd` | Bear-level spawner — instantiates `enemy_scene` at the arena center; emits the same `all_defeated` / `matador_killed` signals as `matador_spawn.gd` |
+| `actors/bear/bear.tscn` / `actors/bear/bear.gd` | Dark-Souls-style bear boss (`CharacterBody3D`). Routine state machine (wind-up → active → recovery) picking telegraphed moves by range band: Double Swipe / Overhead Smash (close), Leap Slam (mid-far), plus Stalk (2-leg walk-in) / Prowl (4-leg lope) positioning. Melee steps in during the swing (`bear_lunge_speed`) + tracks the bull; the leap is frame-synced to JUMP_SMASH so the paws hit ground on the impact frame (`bear_leap_impact_frame`); slams kick up dust + shake. Combos chain, hyper-armour mid-swing + poise (`bear_stagger_cd`), phase 2 enrage under `bear_enrage_frac` HP. Never damages the bull by colliding — only swings/slams. A horns-first bull charge wounds it (`_sweep_bull_ram`: swept prev→now so a tunnelling/point-blank charge still lands, gated by `bear_ram_reach` + `bull_gore_arc`, edge-triggered = one charge per wound). Joins `&"matador"` so bull abilities already hit it. Tuning under the `Bear` DP section |
+| `actors/bear/bear_attack_hitboxes.tscn` | The bear's attack colliders as a self-contained sub-scene (instanced under `bear_model`): a `LeapSlamHitbox` (Hitbox + cylinder = ground circle) and `SmashHitbox` (Hitbox + box = forward shockwave lane), plus an `AnimationPlayer` whose `leap_slam` / `smash_travel` clips author each collider's size + travel — scrub to tweak, like `Bear_FX`. `actors/bear/bear.gd` only fires the clip, arms the knock-up shaping, and sweeps for overlaps while it runs (see `_setup_attack_hitboxes` / `_start_attack_hitbox`) |
+| `actors/matador/sword.tscn` / `systems/combat/hitbox.gd` | The matador's sword wrapper (glb + editor-tweakable `BladeHitbox`). `systems/combat/hitbox.gd` (`class_name Hitbox`, Area3D) is the shared attack collider: `activate()`/`deactivate()` gate an active window, `sweep()` catches bodies already inside (AoE), and knock-up can ramp by distance (`knock_up_min_dist`/`_max_dist`) for the bear's outer-ring launch / further-hit-flies-higher |
+| `levels/run_state.gd` | Run progression autoload (`Run`) — the lobby hub and which level is being fought, across scene reloads |
+| `levels/level_def.gd` | `LevelDef` resource — a level's name / `scene_path` (always the shell) / `level_scene` (the level module instanced into the shell) / optional `enemy_scene` (arena wave vs. a boss like the bear) |
+| `systems/crowd/crowd_marker.gd` | `CrowdMarker` (`@tool Node3D`, `class_name`) — designer drops one per billboard spectator via the editor's Add-Node dialog; picks one of six 60°-spaced facings from the `orientation` dropdown. Draws an editor-only preview (slab + forward arrow, never serialised) and joins the `&"crowd_marker"` group |
+| `systems/crowd/crowd_billboards.gd` / `systems/crowd/crowd_billboard.gdshader` | `MultiMeshInstance3D` that harvests every `CrowdMarker` (group `&"crowd_marker"`) into one draw call, using each marker's world position + chosen facing. Front/back sprite sheet baked by `tools/bake_crowd_sheet.gd`; falls back to a generated inward-facing ring when no markers are placed |
+| `systems/debug/debug_params.gd` | Runtime-tunable parameter registry (autoload `DP`). Mobile-relevant flags: `force_touch_controls`, `touch_debug` (also enabled on-device with `?debug=1` in the page URL — shows the live profiler overlay in `systems/input/touch_controls.gd`), and `use_rigid_skin` (default **off** — native GPU skinning everywhere now that the 4.7 web templates fixed the Mali/ANGLE invisible-skinning bug; `systems/render/rigid_skin.gd` is a retained opt-in fallback). Rigid-skin is gated through `Controls.rigid_skin_enabled()`, which a page URL param overrides for on-device A/B with no console: `?skin=1` forces the workaround on (for a device where native skinning still fails), `?noskin=1` forces native off. Turning the workaround off also removes its per-spawn SurfaceTool rebuild, which was the arena's matador-spawn lag |
+| `systems/input/touch_controls.gd` | On-screen thumb UI for touch/web (`CanvasLayer`, instanced by `ui/hud.gd`, self-gating on `Controls.use_touch_ui()`): a floating left-side joystick feeding the `move_*` actions + a right-side ability cluster, drawn/hit-tested in one IGNORE-filtered Control from raw `_input()`. The joystick self-heals — the latest left-zone touch re-acquires it (`_stick_index`), and a relayout / focus-out / vanished touch resets state so a dropped touchend can't strand a stuck stick. Ability buttons use grown hit-rects + a press flash. `_draw_debug()` (gated on `Controls.debug_overlay()` — DP `touch_debug` or `?debug=1`) is a live on-device profiler reading Godot's `Performance` monitors: FPS/frame-ms with a bottleneck verdict, `process`(main-thread GDScript) vs `physics`(ragdoll/Jolt) ms with 2 s peak-hold, draw calls/objects/primitives, node count, render resolution, and `crossOriginIsolated` — so a lag spike is pinned to CPU-script vs CPU-physics vs GPU-fill instead of guessed |
+| `ui/web_start_gate.gd` | Autoload `WebStartGate` — "TAP TO PLAY" panel shown on web+touch before play; the tap drives `Controls.request_fullscreen_landscape()` so the fullscreen/orientation churn happens with no in-flight touch to lose. Re-armable: polls browser fullscreen state and returns if the player leaves it (iPhone Safari can't fullscreen, so it stops nagging once a request never takes) |
+| `ui/mobile_hud.gd` | Mobile-only health readouts (`CanvasLayer`, instanced by `ui/hud.gd` only on touch): big bull pip row top-left + a Souls-style bear boss bar top-centre (discovered via group `&"bear"`, tracks `health_changed`). The desktop bottom pip cluster is hidden on touch |
+| `ui/orientation_guard.gd` | Autoload `OrientationGuard` — full-screen "rotate your device" prompt shown on touch devices while portrait |
+| `art/` | All raw art, grouped by role (`characters/ levels/ weapons/ fx/ anim/ textures/ ui/ icons/ fonts/`). GLBs use **Extract Textures** import, so their embedded textures land beside them (e.g. `art/levels/arena_*.png`) named from the GLB — expected, keep them tracked |
+| `art/blender/` | Blender source files, animation scripts, FBX exports (Godot-ignored via `.gdignore`) |
+| `art/blender/create_matador_anims.py` | Creates walk + idle animations and exports FBX |
+| `art/blender/render_anim_preview.py` | Renders animation preview PNGs for visual verification |
+| `art/blender/preview/` | Output directory for animation preview images |
 | `tests/` | Headless test scripts (screenshot capture, logic validation) |
 | `addons/rider-plugin/` | JetBrains Rider IDE integration |
 
@@ -58,7 +101,7 @@ I am a **Godot 4.6+ expert**. I follow current best practices for GDScript, scen
 
 ## Animation & bone conventions
 
-### Blender rig (matador_v02)
+### Blender rig (matador)
 - **Armature bones:** `matador` (root) → `COG` → `chest` → `head`, `collarbone_L/R` → `arm_L/R` → `forearm_L/R` → `hand_L/R`, `leg_L/R` → `shin_L/R` → `foot_L/R`
 - **Rotation mode:** All animated bones use **XYZ Euler** (set in `create_matador_anims.py`)
 - **Bone-local axes:** Swing (forward/back) is on **local X**. Arm lowering from T-pose is on **local Y** (positive = left arm down, negative = right arm down). Knee bend is **positive X** (shins only bend backward).
@@ -76,8 +119,8 @@ After FBX import, animations appear as `Armature|walk` and `Armature|idle` in An
 
 ### Verification workflow
 1. Edit bones/animations in Blender (`create_matador_anims.py`)
-2. Run render preview: `blender --background Blender/matador_v02.blend --python Blender/render_anim_preview.py`
-3. Inspect PNGs in `Blender/preview/` — check bone orientations **before** exporting to Godot
+2. Run render preview: `blender --background art/blender/matador.blend --python art/blender/render_anim_preview.py`
+3. Inspect PNGs in `art/blender/preview/` — check bone orientations **before** exporting to Godot
 4. Export FBX (done automatically by `create_matador_anims.py`)
 5. Re-import in Godot and test in-game
 
@@ -88,10 +131,26 @@ After FBX import, animations appear as `Armature|walk` and `Armature|idle` in An
 bash run_tests.sh
 
 # Individual tests:
-gdlint *.gd tests/*.gd                                # GDScript lint (gdtoolkit, installed via uv)
+gdlint actors systems ui props levels tests                      # GDScript lint (gdtoolkit, installed via uv)
 godot --headless --script tests/logic_test.gd         # pure logic, ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/harness_selftest.gd   # shared test_helpers: seeded RNG + approx + tally, ~1 s
+godot --headless --script tests/damage_pipeline_test.gd # bull's hit reception (take_sword_hit + typed receive_damage/DamageEvent), ~3 s
+godot --headless --script tests/fx_gallery_test.gd    # every registered Fx effect spawns + self-frees, ~2 s
 godot --headless --script tests/performance_test.gd   # frame-budget regression guard, ~4 s
+godot --headless --script tests/ragdoll_perf_test.gd  # on-hit spike breakdown: ragdoll build / sim-start / blood / mass hit, ~90 s
 godot --headless --script tests/gameplay_test.gd      # full scene, bone sanity, ~4 s
+godot --headless --script tests/level_switch_test.gd  # no arena geometry leaks into the bear level, ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/touch_controls_test.gd # joystick self-heals: relayout/focus-out/vanished-touch never strand a stuck stick, ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/ui_layout_test.gd     # UI layout invariants (no pixels): HUD/menu stay on-screen, text fits, tap targets ≥44px, scroll works — across resolutions + pseudo-locale, ~6 s
+godot --headless --script tests/rigid_skin_test.gd    # web mesh conversion keeps every material (no bald / recoloured matadors), ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/bear_boss_test.gd     # bear boss moveset: routines, leap landing, hyper-armour, ~10 s
+godot --headless --script tests/bear_fx_test.gd       # bear attack-FX: each Bear_FX clip pops its mesh + self-hides, ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/bear_hitbox_test.gd   # bear attack colliders: leap launches everywhere (ring_frac slider) + smash lane travel, ~3 s
+godot --headless --script tests/bear_ram_test.gd      # a horns-first bull charge wounds the bear once; away/wide/slow spared, ~3 s
+godot --headless --script tests/matador_stab_test.gd  # matador's BladeHitbox thrust gores a stationary bull, and a landed stab breaks it off to taunt (anti-spam), ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/matador_taunt_react_test.gd # a taunting matador answers a charge: spear from range, sword up close, ignores non-charges, ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/matador_charge_test.gd # bull's charge is swept (tunnel-proof) so a fast dash still gores; a committed charge pierces the survival roll, ~2 s
+godot --headless --script tests/matador_spear_test.gd # thrown spear masks the BULL layer and hits a stationary bull, ~2 s
 
 # Gameplay test with real rendering (inspect frame strip visually):
 godot --script tests/gameplay_test.gd                 # opens a window, saves real screenshots

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Making a GOOD third person camera in Godot 4 - YouTube.url

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-[InternetShortcut]
-URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCb12AHKMfE

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actors/bear/bear.gd.uid

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+
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actors/matador/matador.gd

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 extends CharacterBody3D
 
-# WANDER  → bull outside flee range, roaming freely
-# FLEE    → bull within range, matador backs away (raycast-steered around walls)
-# BRACE   → charge detected: plant feet, face the bull (cite phase)
-# SIDESTEP→ bull commits: sharp lateral step to let it pass (pase phase)
-# ATTACK  → post-dodge or mid-range: chase and strike
-# ROLL    → hit by bull but roll chance fires: survive and recover
-# THROW   → planted, winding up an overhand throw, then releasing the sword
-# RAGDOLL → hit by bull, no roll chance
+# WANDER → roam/taunt outside flee range.  FLEE → bull close: back away (raycast-steered).
+# BRACE → charge detected: plant + face (cite).  SIDESTEP → bull commits: lateral pass (pase).
+# ATTACK → chase and strike.  ROLL → hit but rolled: survive.  THROW → wind up + hurl the spear.
+# RAGDOLL → hit, no roll.
 enum State { WANDER, FLEE, BRACE, SIDESTEP, ATTACK, ROLL, THROW, RAGDOLL }
 
 # The matador's high-level *want*, chosen by a weighted utility vote (see
@@ -22,6 +18,7 @@ var _sim:           PhysicalBoneSimulator3D = null
 var _anim_player:   AnimationPlayer         = null
 var _wander_target: Vector3                 = Vector3.ZERO
 var _idle_timer:    float                   = 0.0
+var _taunt_swap:    float                   = 0.0
 var _idle_anim:     StringName              = _ANIM_IDLE
 var _bull:          CharacterBody3D         = null
 var _step_dir:      Vector3                 = Vector3.ZERO
@@ -31,9 +28,12 @@ var _dodge_cd:      float                   = 0.0
 var _will_dodge:    bool                    = true
 var _attack_timer:  float                   = 0.0
 var _swing_timer:   float                   = 0.0
-var _lunge_timer:   float                   = 0.0
+var _attack_cd:     float                   = 0.0
+var _bull_prev_pos: Vector3                 = Vector3.ZERO
+var _bull_prev_seen: bool                   = false
 var _roll_timer:    float                   = 0.0
 var _roll_dir:      Vector3                 = Vector3.ZERO
+var _is_spawning:   bool                    = false
 var _throw_timer:   float                   = 0.0
 var _throw_aim_cd:  float                   = 0.0
 var _throw_dir:     Vector3                 = Vector3.ZERO
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ var _drawing:       bool                    = false
 var _sheathing:     bool                    = false
 var _draw_timer:    float                   = 0.0
 var _draw_len:      float                   = 0.0
-var _resword_timer: float                   = 0.0
-var _sword_blade_area: Area3D               = null
+var _sword_blade_area: Hitbox               = null
+var _spear_node:    Node3D                  = null
 var _blade_hit_cd:  float                   = 0.0
 var _death_player:  AudioStreamPlayer       = null
 var _blood_burst:   CPUParticles3D          = null
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var _blood_burst:   CPUParticles3D          = null
 @onready var _mesh:      Node3D           = $matador2
 @onready var _hit_area:  Area3D           = $HitArea
 
+
 const _ANIM_RUN:    StringName = &"Run"
 const _ANIM_IDLE:   StringName = &"Taunt"
 const _ANIM_ATTACK: StringName = &"Attack"
@@ -73,7 +74,11 @@ const _ANIM_TAUNTS: Array[StringName] = [&"Taunt", &"Taunt_B", &"Taunt_C"]
 # reparents from holster to hand at this point in the animation.
 const _DRAW_GRAB_AT: float = 0.55
 
-const _SWORD_SCENE: PackedScene = preload("res://Assets/sword.glb")
+# Wrapper scenes (glb + an editor-tweakable hitbox / collider) — see sword.tscn / spear.tscn.
+const _SWORD_SCENE: PackedScene = preload("res://actors/matador/sword.tscn")
+const _SPEAR_SCENE: PackedScene = preload("res://actors/matador/spear.tscn")
+
+const _GRAVITY: float = 9.8           # arena gravity, for the spear's ballistic arc
 
 const _STEER_LOOKAHEAD: float = 3.5   # longer = turns before hitting wall
 const _STEER_INTERVAL:  float = 0.12  # recompute direction at most ~8×/sec
@@ -88,15 +93,24 @@ const _TURN_FACE:    float = 16.0   # face the bull while engaging
 const _TURN_SHARP:   float = 24.0   # snap onto a sidestep / roll direction
 
 
+const RigidSkin = preload("res://systems/render/rigid_skin.gd")
+
+
 func _ready() -> void:
 	add_to_group(&"matador")
 	_skeleton = _find_skeleton(_mesh)
 	_anim_player = _find_anim_player(_mesh)
 	if _skeleton:
 		_sim = MatadorRagdoll.build(_skeleton)
+	# Native GPU skinning by default; rigid_skin is an opt-in fallback now (the Mali/ANGLE
+	# invisible-skinning bug is fixed in the 4.7 web templates). See Controls.rigid_skin_enabled().
+	# When on, it runs after the ragdoll sim is built (both drive the same bones).
+	if Controls.rigid_skin_enabled():
+		RigidSkin.convert_tree(self)
 	if _anim_player:
-		for anim in [_ANIM_RUN, _ANIM_ATTACK, _ANIM_ROLL] + _ANIM_TAUNTS:
+		for anim in [_ANIM_RUN, _ANIM_ATTACK] + _ANIM_TAUNTS:
 			_ensure_loop(anim)
+		_flatten_roll_travel()
 		if not _anim_player.has_animation(_ANIM_RUN):
 			push_warning("Matador: expected animations not found. Available: %s" %
 				str(_anim_player.get_animation_list()))
@@ -104,20 +118,22 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 		_anim_player.play(_ANIM_IDLE)
 	_setup_sword()
 	DP.any_changed.connect(_on_dp_changed)
-	_throw_aim_cd = randf_range(0.3, 1.0)
+	_throw_aim_cd = randf_range(2.0, 5.0)
 	_hit_area.body_entered.connect(_on_body_entered)
 	_pick_wander_target()
-	_blood_burst = preload("res://blood_burst.gd").new()
+	_blood_burst = preload("res://systems/fx/blood_burst.gd").new()
 	add_child(_blood_burst)
 	if ResourceLoader.exists("res://sounds/ole.ogg"):
 		_ole_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
 		_ole_player.stream = load("res://sounds/ole.ogg")
 		_ole_player.volume_db = 0.0
+		_ole_player.bus = &"Effects"
 		add_child(_ole_player)
 	if ResourceLoader.exists("res://sounds/matador_death.ogg"):
 		_death_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
 		_death_player.stream = load("res://sounds/matador_death.ogg")
 		_death_player.volume_db = 2.0
+		_death_player.bus = &"Effects"
 		add_child(_death_player)
 
 
@@ -138,6 +154,10 @@ func _acquire_bull() -> void:
 func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	_acquire_bull()
 
+	if _is_spawning and is_on_floor():
+		_is_spawning = false
+		collision_layer = 1
+
 	if DP.b("show_raycasts") and _steer_dir != Vector3.ZERO:
 		var o := global_position + Vector3.UP * 0.6
 		DebugDraw.ray(o, o + _steer_dir * _STEER_LOOKAHEAD, Color(0.3, 1.0, 0.9))
@@ -148,12 +168,9 @@ func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	_dodge_cd      = maxf(0.0, _dodge_cd - delta)
 	_blade_hit_cd  = maxf(0.0, _blade_hit_cd - delta)
 	_throw_aim_cd  = maxf(0.0, _throw_aim_cd - delta)
-	# Pull a replacement sword from the holster a beat after throwing the last one.
-	if _state != State.RAGDOLL and not is_instance_valid(_sword_node) \
-			and (_sword_rest_attach != null or _sword_hand_attach != null):
-		_resword_timer -= delta
-		if _resword_timer <= 0.0:
-			_spawn_sword()
+	_attack_cd     = maxf(0.0, _attack_cd - delta)
+	if _bull != null:
+		_sweep_bull_gore()
 	if _state != State.RAGDOLL and _bull != null:
 		_update_ai_state(delta)
 
@@ -171,9 +188,8 @@ func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
 	_advance_draw(delta)
 
 
-# Utility-driven brain. The physically committed states (a brace, a pass, a roll, a
-# throw wind-up) run to completion on their own timers; from the free states the
-# matador re-scores its options every mat_decide_interval and acts on the winner.
+# Utility-driven brain. Committed states (brace / pass / roll / throw wind-up) run to completion on
+# their own timers; from the free states the matador re-scores every mat_decide_interval.
 func _update_ai_state(delta: float) -> void:
 	if _state == State.BRACE or _state == State.SIDESTEP \
 			or _state == State.ROLL or _state == State.THROW:
@@ -190,9 +206,8 @@ func _update_ai_state(delta: float) -> void:
 		_enter_intent(intent)
 
 
-# Score each intent from weighted heuristics and return the winner. Weights (the
-# mat_w_* params) shape the personality; a small commit bonus on the current intent
-# stops it flip-flopping between two near-tied options.
+# Score each intent from weighted mat_w_* heuristics and return the winner; a small commit bonus on
+# the current intent stops it flip-flopping between two near-tied options.
 func _choose_intent() -> Intent:
 	var dist := global_position.distance_to(_bull.global_position)
 	var bull_flat := Vector3(_bull.velocity.x, 0.0, _bull.velocity.z)
@@ -213,25 +228,41 @@ func _choose_intent() -> Intent:
 	# A matador won't commit to a strike it can't bail out of, so a spent dodge
 	# cooldown makes attacking (and dodging outright) less attractive.
 	var dodge_ready := 1.0 if _dodge_cd <= 0.0 else 0.35
+	# The post-stab recovery beat (mat_stab_recovery) kills ATTACK outright — the matador circles
+	# or gives ground between thrusts rather than machine-gunning the bull; DODGE/FLEE stay live.
+	var attack_ready := 0.0 if _attack_cd > 0.0 else 1.0
 	var throw_ok := _throw_aim_cd <= 0.0 and is_instance_valid(_sword_node) \
 		and dist >= DP.f("mat_throw_min_dist") and dist <= DP.f("mat_throw_range")
 
+	# Only the nearest few matadors work the bull at once; the rest hang back and
+	# taunt (see _engagement_rank). This turns a crowd into a bullring — matadors
+	# spreading out and taking turns — instead of a swarm all piling on together.
+	var is_engager := _engagement_rank() < maxi(1, int(DP.f("mat_engage_slots")))
+	# Supporting matadors strut and circle constantly; the lead only struts between
+	# passes, once the bull is back out past horn reach.
+	var strut := 0.65 if not is_engager else 0.3 * beyond
+	var engage_mult := 1.0 if is_engager else 0.15
+
 	var score := {
-		# Only drift when the bull is out past throw range; up close this is ~0.
-		Intent.WANDER: DP.f("mat_w_showmanship") * 0.3 * beyond,
+		# Showmanship: circle the bull at a taunting distance and pose for the crowd.
+		Intent.WANDER: DP.f("mat_w_showmanship") * strut,
 		# Retreat only when the bull is close AND actually dangerous.
 		Intent.FLEE:   DP.f("mat_w_flee") * close * (0.25 + 0.75 * danger),
-		# Press the attack; ease off a touch when a charge is barrelling in.
+		# Press the attack; ease off a touch when a charge is barrelling in. Supporting
+		# matadors barely press — they yield the pass to whoever's engaging.
 		Intent.ATTACK: DP.f("mat_w_aggression") * (0.45 + 0.55 * close) \
-			* (1.0 - 0.55 * danger) * dodge_ready,
+			* (1.0 - 0.55 * danger) * dodge_ready * engage_mult * attack_ready,
 		# Sidestep / plant against an incoming charge.
 		Intent.DODGE:  DP.f("mat_w_caution") * danger * (1.0 if _dodge_cd <= 0.0 else 0.0),
-		# Hurl the blade whenever there's a clean lane at range — the ranged threat
-		# that punishes a bull for hanging back out of horn reach.
-		Intent.THROW:  ((DP.f("mat_w_showmanship") * 0.55 + DP.f("mat_w_aggression") * 0.6) \
-			* (0.35 + 0.65 * (1.0 - close))) if throw_ok else -1.0,
+		# Hurl the blade — an occasional ranged flourish from an engaging matador when
+		# there's a clean lane, not a barrage (see mat_w_throw). Supporters never pelt.
+		Intent.THROW:  (DP.f("mat_w_throw") * (0.35 + 0.65 * (1.0 - close))) \
+			if (throw_ok and is_engager) else -1.0,
 	}
-	score[_intent] = float(score[_intent]) + DP.f("mat_w_commit")
+	# Commit bonus keeps a near-tied choice from flip-flopping — but don't re-reinforce a
+	# just-swung ATTACK we're recovering from, or the matador clings to it and spams the bull.
+	if not (_intent == Intent.ATTACK and _attack_cd > 0.0):
+		score[_intent] = float(score[_intent]) + DP.f("mat_w_commit")
 
 	var best: Intent = Intent.WANDER
 	var best_score := -INF
@@ -277,6 +308,39 @@ func _enter_intent(intent: Intent) -> void:
 			_start_throw()
 
 
+# How many other live matadors are closer to the bull than this one (0 = the lead engager); the
+# brain lets the nearest mat_engage_slots press while the rest spread out and taunt.
+func _engagement_rank() -> int:
+	if _bull == null:
+		return 0
+	var my_d := global_position.distance_squared_to(_bull.global_position)
+	var rank := 0
+	for node: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"matador"):
+		if node == self:
+			continue
+		var other := node as Node3D
+		if other == null or not is_instance_valid(other) or not other.call(&"is_active"):
+			continue
+		if other.global_position.distance_squared_to(_bull.global_position) < my_d:
+			rank += 1
+	return rank
+
+
+# Live and vying for the bull's attention — a ragdolled corpse doesn't hold a slot.
+func is_active() -> bool:
+	return _state != State.RAGDOLL
+
+
+# True when this matador is safely out of the action — not one of the engaging few,
+# and with the bull far enough off to strike a long, unhurried taunt for the crowd.
+func _out_of_harm() -> bool:
+	if _bull == null:
+		return true
+	if _engagement_rank() < maxi(1, int(DP.f("mat_engage_slots"))):
+		return false
+	return global_position.distance_to(_bull.global_position) >= DP.f("mat_taunt_ring") * 0.6
+
+
 # Bull is moving fast and aimed within ~30° of the matador
 func _is_charge_incoming() -> bool:
 	var bull_flat := Vector3(_bull.velocity.x, 0.0, _bull.velocity.z)
@@ -289,6 +353,19 @@ func _is_charge_incoming() -> bool:
 	return bull_flat.normalized().dot(to_me.normalized()) > 0.85
 
 
+# Bull charging fast and aimed straight at the matador, at ANY range (unlike _is_charge_incoming,
+# which is capped to brace range) — so a taunting matador can answer a charge from across the arena.
+func _charge_aimed_at_me() -> bool:
+	var bull_flat := Vector3(_bull.velocity.x, 0.0, _bull.velocity.z)
+	if bull_flat.length() < DP.f("mat_charge_speed"):
+		return false
+	var to_me := global_position - _bull.global_position
+	to_me.y = 0.0
+	if to_me.length() < 0.1:
+		return true
+	return bull_flat.normalized().dot(to_me.normalized()) > 0.9
+
+
 # Returns a wall-clear direction, recomputed at most every _STEER_INTERVAL seconds.
 # Randomises among available clear angles so juke direction is unpredictable.
 func _steer_clear(desired_dir: Vector3, delta: float) -> Vector3:
@@ -349,8 +426,29 @@ func _face_point(point: Vector3, delta: float, rate: float) -> void:
 func _tick_wander(delta: float) -> void:
 	# Plant the feet while drawing / sheathing instead of sliding through the clip.
 	if _drawing or _sheathing or _idle_timer > 0.0:
+		# A charge aimed at a taunting matador snaps it out of the pose: hurl a spear at a bull
+		# barrelling in from range, or switch to the sword (brace/cite) to meet a closer rush.
+		if _idle_timer > 0.0 and not _drawing and not _sheathing \
+				and _bull != null and _charge_aimed_at_me():
+			var dist := global_position.distance_to(_bull.global_position)
+			var throw_ok := _throw_aim_cd <= 0.0 and is_instance_valid(_sword_node) \
+				and dist >= DP.f("mat_throw_min_dist") and dist <= DP.f("mat_throw_range")
+			if dist > DP.f("mat_brace_range") and throw_ok:
+				_start_throw()          # far charge — get the spear off before it arrives
+				return
+			if dist <= DP.f("mat_brace_range"):
+				_start_brace()          # closer rush — draw the sword and cite the charge
+				return
 		_idle_timer = maxf(0.0, _idle_timer - delta)
 		_decelerate(10.0, delta)
+		# Taunt toward the bull so the posturing plays to it, not off into space.
+		if _bull != null and _idle_timer > 0.0:
+			_face_point(_bull.global_position, delta, _TURN_MOVE)
+		# Cycle gestures through a long hold so a posing matador stays lively.
+		_taunt_swap -= delta
+		if _taunt_swap <= 0.0 and not _drawing and not _sheathing:
+			_idle_anim = _pick_taunt()
+			_taunt_swap = randf_range(1.5, 3.0)
 		_play_anim(_idle_anim)
 		move_and_slide()
 		return
@@ -358,8 +456,12 @@ func _tick_wander(delta: float) -> void:
 	var to_target := Vector3(
 		_wander_target.x - global_position.x, 0.0, _wander_target.z - global_position.z)
 	if to_target.length() < 0.8:
-		_idle_timer = randf_range(DP.f("mat_idle_min"), DP.f("mat_idle_max"))
+		# A matador out of harm's way settles into a long taunt for the crowd; one still
+		# in the mix only pauses briefly between passes.
+		_idle_timer = randf_range(DP.f("mat_taunt_hold") * 0.7, DP.f("mat_taunt_hold") * 1.3) \
+			if _out_of_harm() else randf_range(DP.f("mat_idle_min"), DP.f("mat_idle_max"))
 		_idle_anim = _pick_taunt()
+		_taunt_swap = randf_range(1.5, 3.0)
 		_pick_wander_target()
 	else:
 		var dir := _steer_clear(to_target.normalized(), delta)
@@ -461,6 +563,7 @@ func _start_attack() -> void:
 
 func _tick_attack(delta: float) -> void:
 	_attack_timer -= delta
+	var was_swinging := _swing_timer > 0.0
 	_swing_timer = maxf(0.0, _swing_timer - delta)
 	# Plant the feet while drawing instead of sliding toward the bull mid-clip.
 	if _drawing or _sheathing:
@@ -473,22 +576,41 @@ func _tick_attack(delta: float) -> void:
 	to_bull.y = 0.0
 	var dist := to_bull.length()
 
-	# Commit to a full swing once in range instead of flipping Run/Attack at the
-	# distance boundary every frame (the old foot-slide jitter). When the swing
-	# ends the matador re-closes if the bull slipped away, or stabs again if not.
-	if _swing_timer <= 0.0 and dist <= DP.f("mat_attack_min_dist") and _sword_in_hand:
+	# A finished stab enforces a recovery beat (no re-commit for mat_stab_recovery), then decides
+	# what's next: a landed hit very likely breaks into a taunt/retreat, otherwise the usual roll
+	# to give ground / circle / throw — anything but instantly drilling the same thrust again.
+	if was_swinging and _swing_timer <= 0.0:
+		_attack_cd = DP.f("mat_stab_recovery")
+		var landed := _sword_blade_area != null and _sword_blade_area.did_hit()
+		if landed and randf() < DP.f("mat_taunt_after_hit"):
+			_do_taunt_retreat()
+			return
+		if randf() < DP.f("mat_stab_followup_chance"):
+			_do_stab_followup()
+			return
+
+	# Run in (Run clip) to mat_stab_standoff, then plant and swing on the spot — the standoff sits
+	# inside the sword's ~3.75 m thrust reach; killing velocity on commit stops the feet sliding.
+	# The recovery beat gates the next commit so back-to-back stabs can't machine-gun the bull.
+	if _swing_timer <= 0.0 and _attack_cd <= 0.0 and dist <= DP.f("mat_stab_standoff") and _sword_in_hand:
 		_swing_timer = _anim_length(_ANIM_ATTACK, 0.9)
-		_lunge_timer = DP.f("mat_lunge_time")
+		velocity.x = 0.0
+		velocity.z = 0.0
+		# Re-arm fresh each swing — back-to-back stabs commit before the else-branch deactivate runs.
+		if _sword_blade_area != null:
+			_sword_blade_area.deactivate()
 
 	if _swing_timer > 0.0:
-		_lunge_timer = maxf(0.0, _lunge_timer - delta)
-		if _lunge_timer > 0.0 and dist > 0.1:
-			_accelerate(to_bull.normalized(), DP.f("mat_lunge_speed"), delta)
-		else:
-			_decelerate(22.0, delta)
+		_decelerate(22.0, delta)
 		_play_anim(_ANIM_ATTACK)
-		_try_melee_hit(DP.f("mat_stab_reach"))
+		# Damage off the sword's own BladeHitbox (sword.tscn), riding the animated blade — gored only
+		# when the thrust reaches it. Arm at the thrust (mat_stab_strike_at) and sweep for the overlap.
+		if _sword_blade_area != null and _swing_phase() >= DP.f("mat_stab_strike_at"):
+			_sword_blade_area.activate()
+			_sword_blade_area.sweep()
 	else:
+		if _sword_blade_area != null:
+			_sword_blade_area.deactivate()
 		var dir := _steer_clear(to_bull.normalized(), delta)
 		_accelerate(dir, DP.f("mat_attack_speed"), delta)
 		_play_anim(_ANIM_RUN)
@@ -496,6 +618,50 @@ func _tick_attack(delta: float) -> void:
 	move_and_slide()
 
 
+# How far through the attack swing: 0 (just committed) → 1 (finished), tracking the clip's progress.
+func _swing_phase() -> float:
+	var length := _anim_length(_ANIM_ATTACK, 0.9)
+	if length <= 0.0:
+		return 1.0
+	return clampf(1.0 - _swing_timer / length, 0.0, 1.0)
+
+
+# Break off after a stab instead of drilling the same thrust: give ground, hurl a spear, or circle.
+# The brain re-engages after; _decide_cd is reset so the pick plays out before it re-scores.
+func _do_stab_followup() -> void:
+	_decide_cd = DP.f("mat_decide_interval")
+	_dodge_cd = DP.f("mat_dodge_cooldown")
+	_steer_cd = 0.0
+	var roll := randf()
+	if roll < 0.2 and _throw_aim_cd <= 0.0 and is_instance_valid(_sword_node):
+		_start_throw()                 # ranged flourish
+	elif roll < 0.6:
+		_state = State.FLEE            # give ground after the thrust
+		_intent = Intent.FLEE
+	else:
+		_state = State.WANDER          # circle to a fresh angle before pressing again
+		_intent = Intent.WANDER
+		_pick_wander_target()
+
+
+# A stab that LANDED: milk it. Break into a long taunt held toward the bull, then drift out to the
+# showmanship ring — and lock ATTACK out for the whole hold (_attack_cd) so the brain can't drag the
+# matador straight back into another thrust. DODGE/FLEE stay live, so a charging bull is still
+# answered. This is what stops the "stab, stab, stab" spam after the matador connects.
+func _do_taunt_retreat() -> void:
+	_state = State.WANDER
+	_intent = Intent.WANDER
+	_idle_timer = randf_range(DP.f("mat_taunt_hold") * 0.7, DP.f("mat_taunt_hold") * 1.3)
+	_idle_anim = _pick_taunt()
+	_taunt_swap = randf_range(1.5, 3.0)
+	_attack_cd = maxf(_attack_cd, _idle_timer)
+	_dodge_cd = DP.f("mat_dodge_cooldown")
+	_steer_cd = 0.0
+	_pick_wander_target()
+	if _sword_blade_area != null:
+		_sword_blade_area.deactivate()
+
+
 func _enter_roll(hit_dir: Vector3) -> void:
 	_state = State.ROLL
 	# Match the state to the actual clip so the roll plays through once instead of
@@ -509,6 +675,22 @@ func _enter_roll(hit_dir: Vector3) -> void:
 		_anim_player.seek(0.0, true)
 
 
+# Called (deferred) by the spawner to make the matador leap-roll toward a target on entry — the
+# cinematic arena entrance. After the roll it transitions to normal AI via the ROLL → FLEE path.
+func enter_spawn_roll(toward: Vector3) -> void:
+	var dir := toward - global_position
+	dir.y = 0.0
+	_roll_dir = dir.normalized() if dir.length() > 0.1 else -_mesh.global_transform.basis.z
+	_state = State.ROLL
+	_roll_timer = _anim_length(_ANIM_ROLL, DP.f("mat_roll_duration"))
+	_is_spawning = true
+	collision_layer = 0
+	velocity.y = 4.0
+	if _anim_player and _anim_player.has_animation(_ANIM_ROLL):
+		_anim_player.play(_ANIM_ROLL)
+		_anim_player.seek(0.0, true)
+
+
 func _tick_roll(delta: float) -> void:
 	_roll_timer -= delta
 	if _roll_timer <= 0.0:
@@ -528,7 +710,8 @@ func _start_throw() -> void:
 	_throw_timer = DP.f("mat_throw_windup")
 	velocity = Vector3.ZERO
 	_cancel_transitions()
-	_carry_sword(true)  # blade must be in hand for the wind-up and release
+	_carry_sword(false)     # the sword is melee-only — holster it for the throw
+	_spawn_spear_in_hand()  # a fresh spear is drawn for the overhand throw
 	if _anim_player:
 		_anim_player.pause()
 	var to_bull := _bull.global_position - global_position
@@ -552,8 +735,8 @@ func _tick_throw(delta: float) -> void:
 	_pose_throw_arm(phase)
 
 	var t_rel := DP.f("mat_throw_release")
-	if prev < t_rel and phase >= t_rel and is_instance_valid(_sword_node):
-		_release_sword()
+	if prev < t_rel and phase >= t_rel and is_instance_valid(_spear_node):
+		_release_spear()
 
 	if _throw_timer <= 0.0:
 		_end_throw()
@@ -562,20 +745,18 @@ func _tick_throw(delta: float) -> void:
 
 func _end_throw() -> void:
 	_state = State.FLEE
+	_clear_spear()  # drop any spear still in hand if the wind-up was cut short
 	_dodge_cd = DP.f("mat_dodge_cooldown")
-	# Space throws out so the utility brain doesn't immediately vote another one,
-	# but keep them frequent enough to pressure a bull that hangs back at range.
-	_throw_aim_cd = randf_range(1.6, 3.2)
+	# Space throws well apart so a hurl stays a flourish, not a barrage.
+	_throw_aim_cd = randf_range(4.0, 7.0)
 	_intent = Intent.FLEE
-	# Blend straight into locomotion so the manually-posed throw arm eases out
-	# (a bare resume() would snap and leave the player on whatever it paused on).
+	# Blend to locomotion so the manually-posed throw arm eases out (resume() snaps).
 	if _anim_player:
 		_anim_player.play(_ANIM_RUN)
 
 
 # Drive arm_R + forearm_R through a cock-back → release arc while the
-# AnimationPlayer is paused. Swing is on bone-local X (see CLAUDE.md rig notes);
-# angles are DP-tunable so the arc can be dialled in per rig.
+# AnimationPlayer is paused. Swing is on bone-local X (see CLAUDE.md), DP-tunable.
 func _pose_throw_arm(phase: float) -> void:
 	if not _skeleton:
 		return
@@ -605,82 +786,59 @@ func _set_bone_swing(bone: String, deg: float) -> void:
 	_skeleton.set_bone_pose_rotation(idx, rest * Quaternion(Vector3.RIGHT, deg_to_rad(deg)))
 
 
-# Detach the sword from the hand and launch it as a spinning physics projectile
-# that damages the bull on contact, then settles and despawns.
-func _release_sword() -> void:
-	if not is_instance_valid(_sword_node):
+# Draw a fresh spear into the throwing hand for the wind-up (no melee collider).
+func _spawn_spear_in_hand() -> void:
+	if is_instance_valid(_spear_node) or _sword_hand_attach == null:
 		return
-	var sword := _sword_node
-	var blade := _sword_blade_area
-	var gx := sword.global_transform
-	_sword_node = null
-	_sword_blade_area = null
-	_sword_in_hand = false
-	_resword_timer = DP.f("mat_resword_delay")
-	# The RigidBody owns collisions now — silence the melee blade Area it carries.
-	if is_instance_valid(blade):
-		blade.monitoring = false
+	_spear_node = _SPEAR_SCENE.instantiate() as Node3D
+	_sword_hand_attach.add_child(_spear_node)
+	_spear_node.position = Vector3(
+		DP.f("spear_pos_x"), DP.f("spear_pos_y"), DP.f("spear_pos_z"))
+	_spear_node.rotation_degrees = Vector3(
+		DP.f("spear_rot_x"), DP.f("spear_rot_y"), DP.f("spear_rot_z"))
 
-	var rb := RigidBody3D.new()
-	rb.collision_layer = 0
-	rb.collision_mask = 1
-	rb.contact_monitor = true
-	rb.max_contacts_reported = 6
-	# Fly nearly straight to the aim point instead of lobbing — the old horizontal
-	# throw sailed clean over the bull's low body. A small gravity_scale keeps a
-	# touch of drop for feel without dropping short.
-	rb.gravity_scale = DP.f("mat_throw_gravity")
-	get_tree().current_scene.add_child(rb)
-	rb.global_transform = gx
-	sword.reparent(rb, true)
 
-	# Physics collider along the blade (GLB +Z), which equals rb-local +Z because
-	# the mesh kept its global transform and rb adopted it. Fattened so a fast throw
-	# reliably overlaps the bull's collision spheres instead of tunnelling past.
-	var cap := CapsuleShape3D.new()
-	cap.radius = 0.14
-	cap.height = 1.4
-	var cs := CollisionShape3D.new()
-	cs.shape = cap
-	cs.position = Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.7)
-	cs.rotation_degrees = Vector3(90.0, 0.0, 0.0)
-	rb.add_child(cs)
+func _clear_spear() -> void:
+	if is_instance_valid(_spear_node):
+		_spear_node.queue_free()
+	_spear_node = null
 
-	# Aim at the bull's BODY (its collision spheres ride low, ~0.5 m below the
-	# origin), leading a moving target so it arrives where the bull will be. The aim
-	# keeps its vertical component so the blade drives into the body, not over it.
-	var speed := maxf(DP.f("mat_throw_speed"), 0.1)
-	var dir := (_throw_dir + Vector3.UP * 0.0)
+
+# Hurl the held spear on a ballistic arc that lands on the bull's low body. The
+# launch velocity is solved so gravity (mat_throw_gravity) carries it down onto the
+# lead point; SpearProjectile aims the shaft along the arc and embeds it on a hit.
+func _release_spear() -> void:
+	if not is_instance_valid(_spear_node):
+		return
+	var spear := _spear_node
+	var origin := spear.global_position
+	_spear_node = null
+
+	var hs := maxf(DP.f("mat_throw_speed"), 0.1)         # horizontal speed
+	var g := _GRAVITY * maxf(DP.f("mat_throw_gravity"), 0.05)
+	# Aim low (the bull's collision spheres ride ~0.5 m below its origin) and lead it
+	# across the arc's flight time.
+	var target := origin + _throw_dir * 5.0
 	if is_instance_valid(_bull):
-		var target := _bull.global_position + Vector3(0.0, DP.f("mat_throw_aim_y"), 0.0)
-		var flat := target - gx.origin
-		flat.y = 0.0
-		var flight := flat.length() / speed
-		target += _bull.velocity * flight
-		var to_target := target - gx.origin
-		if to_target.length() > 0.1:
-			dir = to_target.normalized()
-	# A little aim scatter so throws are a threat to READ and dodge, not a hitscan —
-	# a bull that keeps moving can slip them, a stationary one gets pinned.
+		target = _bull.global_position + Vector3(0.0, DP.f("mat_throw_aim_y"), 0.0)
+		var lead := target - origin
+		lead.y = 0.0
+		target += _bull.velocity * (lead.length() / hs)
+	var flat := target - origin
+	var rise := flat.y
+	flat.y = 0.0
+	var dist := flat.length()
+	var hdir := flat.normalized() if dist > 0.01 else _throw_dir
+	# Aim scatter so the arc can be read and sidestepped, not a hitscan.
 	var spread := deg_to_rad(DP.f("mat_throw_spread"))
-	dir = dir.rotated(Vector3.UP, randf_range(-spread, spread)).normalized()
-	rb.linear_velocity = dir * speed
-	rb.angular_velocity = dir.cross(Vector3.UP).normalized() * -DP.f("mat_throw_spin")
-
-	var hit_done := [false]
-	rb.body_entered.connect(func(body: Node) -> void:
-		if hit_done[0]:
-			return
-		if body.is_in_group(&"player"):
-			hit_done[0] = true
-			body.call(&"take_sword_hit", "thrown")
-	)
-
-	var cleanup := get_tree().create_timer(6.0)
-	cleanup.timeout.connect(func() -> void:
-		if is_instance_valid(rb):
-			rb.queue_free()
-	)
+	hdir = hdir.rotated(Vector3.UP, randf_range(-spread, spread)).normalized()
+	# Ballistic solve: with horizontal speed hs over distance dist, the flight lasts t;
+	# pick the vertical launch speed that lands the arc on the aim point's height.
+	var t := dist / hs
+	var vy := (rise + 0.5 * g * t * t) / t
+	var vel := hdir * hs + Vector3.UP * vy
+	SpearProjectile.launch(get_tree().current_scene, spear, origin, vel,
+		maxf(DP.f("mat_throw_gravity"), 0.05))
 
 
 func _tick_ragdoll(_delta: float) -> void:
@@ -707,34 +865,84 @@ func _on_body_entered(body: Node3D) -> void:
 	if not body.is_in_group(&"player"):
 		return
 	var player := body as CharacterBody3D
-	if player.velocity.length() < DP.f("mat_hit_threshold"):
+	var bull_speed := player.velocity.length()
+	if bull_speed < DP.f("mat_hit_threshold"):
+		return
+	if not _horns_first(player.global_position):
 		return
 	var flat_vel := Vector3(player.velocity.x, 0.0, player.velocity.z)
 	var hit_dir  := flat_vel.normalized() if flat_vel.length() > 0.5 else \
 		(global_position - player.global_position).normalized()
+	_take_bull_charge(bull_speed, hit_dir)
 
-	if randf() < DP.f("mat_roll_chance"):
+
+# Tunnel-proof charge detection: at dash speed the bull skips clean over the thin HitArea between
+# ticks, so body_entered never fires. Sweep its actual travel (prev → now) and gore on any pass within
+# mat_charge_gore_radius. Runs every frame (even ragdolled) to keep the segment fresh.
+func _sweep_bull_gore() -> void:
+	var now := _bull.global_position
+	var seg_from := _bull_prev_pos if _bull_prev_seen else now
+	_bull_prev_pos = now
+	_bull_prev_seen = true
+	if _state == State.RAGDOLL or _state == State.ROLL:
+		return
+	var flat_vel := Vector3(_bull.velocity.x, 0.0, _bull.velocity.z)
+	var bull_speed := flat_vel.length()
+	if bull_speed < DP.f("mat_hit_threshold"):
+		return
+	var a := Vector3(seg_from.x, 0.0, seg_from.z)
+	var b := Vector3(now.x, 0.0, now.z)
+	var p := Vector3(global_position.x, 0.0, global_position.z)
+	var closest := Geometry3D.get_closest_point_to_segment(p, a, b)
+	if p.distance_to(closest) > DP.f("mat_charge_gore_radius"):
+		return
+	if not _horns_first(seg_from):
+		return
+	var hit_dir := flat_vel.normalized() if bull_speed > 0.5 \
+		else (global_position - now).normalized()
+	_take_bull_charge(bull_speed, hit_dir)
+
+
+# Horns-first gate: gore only when the bull's velocity points within bull_gore_arc of the direction
+# from `from` to the matador — not a sideways brush or backing in. The dash ability skips the gate.
+func _horns_first(from: Vector3) -> bool:
+	if _bull == null:
+		return false
+	if _bull.has_method(&"is_dashing") and _bull.call(&"is_dashing"):
+		return true   # the dash ability is a committed lunge — it gores on contact, no angle gate
+	var vel := Vector3(_bull.velocity.x, 0.0, _bull.velocity.z)
+	if vel.length() < 0.5:
+		return false
+	var to_me := global_position - from
+	to_me.y = 0.0
+	if to_me.length() < 0.01:
+		return true
+	return vel.normalized().dot(to_me.normalized()) > cos(deg_to_rad(DP.f("bull_gore_arc")))
+
+
+# Resolve a connected charge: the survival roll fades as bull speed climbs (mat_charge_pierce), so a
+# committed charge gores rather than getting shrugged off.
+func _take_bull_charge(bull_speed: float, hit_dir: Vector3) -> void:
+	# The boulder roll bowls matadors over with its own launch + chain (player._roll_try_pop); don't
+	# pre-empt that with a quiet gore, or the ball rolls straight through without popping.
+	if _bull.has_method(&"is_rolling") and _bull.call(&"is_rolling"):
+		return
+	# The dash is a committed lunge — a connect is a guaranteed kill, no survival roll (it already
+	# bypasses the horns cone). A passive cruise-charge still leaves a roll chance that fades with speed.
+	var roll_chance := 0.0
+	if not (_bull.has_method(&"is_dashing") and _bull.call(&"is_dashing")):
+		var floor_spd := DP.f("mat_hit_threshold")
+		var full_spd := maxf(DP.f("mat_charge_speed"), floor_spd + 0.1)
+		var commit := clampf((bull_speed - floor_spd) / (full_spd - floor_spd), 0.0, 1.0)
+		roll_chance = DP.f("mat_roll_chance") * (1.0 - commit * DP.f("mat_charge_pierce"))
+	if randf() < roll_chance:
 		_enter_roll(hit_dir)
 	else:
-		_enter_ragdoll(hit_dir, player.velocity.length())
+		_enter_ragdoll(hit_dir, bull_speed)
 
 
-func _on_blade_hit(body: Node3D) -> void:
-	if _state != State.ATTACK and _state != State.SIDESTEP and _state != State.BRACE:
-		return
-	if not body.is_in_group(&"player"):
-		return
-	if _blade_hit_cd > 0.0:
-		return
-	_blade_hit_cd = DP.f("mat_stab_cooldown")
-	body.call(&"take_sword_hit", "gored")
-
-
-# Reach-based stab. A charging bull crosses metres per physics frame, so it easily
-# tunnels through the thin blade Area between frames — this distance check is the
-# reliable hit. Called from the offensive ticks (active swing / pass) whenever the
-# blade is drawn: if the bull is inside reach AND the matador is facing it — the
-# blade actually presented, not held off to the side — it's gored.
+# Reach-based hit for the sidestep PASS (fast lateral sweep — the thin blade Area tunnels, so a
+# distance+facing check is the reliable gore; the ATTACK stab uses the blade collider instead).
 func _try_melee_hit(reach: float) -> void:
 	if _blade_hit_cd > 0.0 or not _sword_in_hand or _bull == null:
 		return
@@ -743,19 +951,18 @@ func _try_melee_hit(reach: float) -> void:
 	var dist := to_bull.length()
 	if dist > reach or dist < 0.01:
 		return
-	# Only lands within the frontal arc — you're gored on a presented blade, not by
-	# brushing a matador whose sword is pointing elsewhere.
 	var facing := Vector3(sin(_mesh.rotation.y), 0.0, cos(_mesh.rotation.y))
 	if facing.dot(to_bull / dist) < cos(deg_to_rad(DP.f("mat_stab_arc"))):
 		return
 	_blade_hit_cd = DP.f("mat_stab_cooldown")
-	_bull.call(&"take_sword_hit", "gored")
+	DamageEvent.deal(_bull, DamageEvent.Cause.GORED, _bull.global_position, self)
 
 
 func _enter_ragdoll(hit_dir: Vector3, bull_speed: float, up_boost: float = 0.0) -> void:
 	_state = State.RAGDOLL
-	if _sword_blade_area:
-		_sword_blade_area.monitoring = false
+	if _sword_blade_area != null:
+		_sword_blade_area.deactivate()
+	_clear_spear()  # a spear mid-wind-up dies with the matador, not in the air
 	killed.emit()
 	var cleanup_timer := get_tree().create_timer(4.0)
 	cleanup_timer.timeout.connect(func() -> void:
@@ -866,6 +1073,32 @@ func _ensure_loop(anim_name: StringName) -> void:
 		anim.loop_mode = Animation.LOOP_LINEAR
 
 
+# Roll was authored *travelling* (COG drives ~4.5 m forward on Z), which snapped the
+# mesh back when the clip ended. _tick_roll moves the dodge, so strip that COG travel.
+func _flatten_roll_travel() -> void:
+	if _anim_player == null or not _anim_player.has_animation(_ANIM_ROLL):
+		return
+	var anim := _anim_player.get_animation(_ANIM_ROLL)
+	if anim.has_meta(&"_travel_flattened"):
+		return
+	anim.set_meta(&"_travel_flattened", true)
+	var cog := anim.find_track(NodePath("Armature/Skeleton3D:COG"), Animation.TYPE_POSITION_3D)
+	if cog < 0:
+		return
+	# Snapshot the COG travel before mutating (flattening COG first would zero it).
+	var travel: Dictionary = {}
+	for i in anim.get_track_count():
+		if anim.track_get_type(i) == Animation.TYPE_POSITION_3D:
+			for k in anim.track_get_key_count(i):
+				var t := anim.track_get_key_time(i, k)
+				travel[t] = anim.position_track_interpolate(cog, t).z
+	for i in anim.get_track_count():
+		if anim.track_get_type(i) == Animation.TYPE_POSITION_3D:
+			for k in anim.track_get_key_count(i):
+				var v: Vector3 = anim.track_get_key_value(i, k)
+				anim.track_set_key_value(i, k, v - Vector3(0.0, 0.0, travel[anim.track_get_key_time(i, k)]))
+
+
 func _pick_taunt() -> StringName:
 	var choices: Array[StringName] = []
 	for anim in _ANIM_TAUNTS:
@@ -893,13 +1126,25 @@ func _play_anim(anim_name: StringName) -> void:
 
 
 func _pick_wander_target() -> void:
-	# 35% chance: pick a point orbiting close to the bull for a daring pass
-	if _bull != null and randf() < 0.35:
-		var angle := randf() * TAU
-		var r     := randf_range(1.5, 4.0)
+	# Circle the bull for showmanship: mostly settle on the taunt ring (spreading the
+	# crowd out around it), with an occasional close pass for daring flair.
+	if _bull != null:
 		var bull_flat := _bull.global_position
 		bull_flat.y = 0.0
+		var r: float
+		if randf() < 0.2:
+			r = randf_range(1.5, 4.0)                       # close daring pass
+		else:
+			var ring := DP.f("mat_taunt_ring")
+			r = randf_range(ring * 0.7, ring * 1.3)         # the showmanship ring
+		var angle := randf() * TAU
 		_wander_target = bull_flat + Vector3(cos(angle) * r, 0.0, sin(angle) * r)
+		# Keep the pose inside the fighting floor rather than backing onto the benches.
+		var arena_r := DP.f("arena_spawn_radius")
+		var flat := Vector2(_wander_target.x, _wander_target.z)
+		if flat.length() > arena_r:
+			flat = flat.normalized() * arena_r
+			_wander_target = Vector3(flat.x, 0.0, flat.y)
 		return
 	var radius := DP.f("mat_wander_radius")
 	var angle  := randf() * TAU
@@ -909,13 +1154,9 @@ func _pick_wander_target() -> void:
 
 # ── Sword attachment ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-# The rig (matador_v03) carries two purpose-built bones for the sword:
-#   weapon_bone      — the grip pose in the right hand (drawn / fighting)
-#   weapon_rest_bone — the holstered pose at the hip (sheathed / wandering)
-# The sword lives in the holster by default and is carried to the hand while the
-# matador is in a combat state (see _carry_sword). Each bone has its own
-# DP-tunable local offset/rotation (sword_* for the hand, sword_rest_* for the
-# holster) so the two poses can be seated independently without re-exporting.
+# The rig (matador_v03) carries two bones: weapon_bone (right-hand grip) and weapon_rest_bone (hip
+# holster). The sword rides in the holster, carried to the hand in combat (_carry_sword); each bone
+# has its own DP-tunable offset/rotation (sword_* / sword_rest_*) so the poses seat independently.
 func _setup_sword() -> void:
 	if not _skeleton:
 		return
@@ -934,8 +1175,7 @@ func _setup_sword() -> void:
 	_spawn_sword()
 
 
-# Instantiate a fresh sword into the holster, with its own blade collider. Called
-# at spawn and again after a throw, so a matador can keep drawing replacements.
+# Instantiate the matador's sword into the holster, with its own blade collider.
 func _spawn_sword() -> void:
 	if is_instance_valid(_sword_node):
 		return
@@ -949,38 +1189,26 @@ func _spawn_sword() -> void:
 	_drawing = false
 	_apply_sword_grip()
 
-	# Blade collider spans the steel (hilt at local origin, blade running +Z out
-	# to ~1.4 m). Only monitors while the sword is in hand (see _carry_sword).
-	var blade_cap := CapsuleShape3D.new()
-	blade_cap.radius = 0.18
-	blade_cap.height = 1.30
-	var blade_cs := CollisionShape3D.new()
-	blade_cs.shape = blade_cap
-	blade_cs.position = Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.8)
-	# CapsuleShape3D runs along Y by default; tip it onto +Z to follow the blade.
-	blade_cs.rotation_degrees = Vector3(90.0, 0.0, 0.0)
-
-	_sword_blade_area = Area3D.new()
-	_sword_blade_area.collision_layer = 0
-	_sword_blade_area.collision_mask  = 1
-	_sword_blade_area.monitoring = _sword_in_hand
-	_sword_blade_area.add_child(blade_cs)
-	_sword_node.add_child(_sword_blade_area)
-	_sword_blade_area.body_entered.connect(_on_blade_hit)
+	# The blade hitbox (sword.tscn, hitbox.gd) is armed only during the ATTACK thrust (see
+	# _tick_attack); off while merely carried, so brushing a drawn matador never gores the bull.
+	_sword_blade_area = _sword_node.get_node_or_null("BladeHitbox") as Hitbox
+	if _sword_blade_area != null:
+		_sword_blade_area.deactivate()
 
 
-# The sword is carried by ACTION, not distance: drawn only while striking
-# (ATTACK / THROW) and holstered while running, dodging, bracing or taunting.
-# THROW snaps the blade out (its arm cock-back covers the motion); everything
-# else animates with the Draw_weapon clip — forward to draw, reversed to sheathe.
+# The sword is MELEE-only: drawn for ATTACK / BRACE / SIDESTEP, holstered otherwise. Ranged throws
+# use a spear (_spawn_spear_in_hand), so THROW keeps the sword holstered.
 func _wants_sword_drawn() -> bool:
-	return _state == State.ATTACK or _state == State.THROW \
+	return _state == State.ATTACK \
 		or _state == State.BRACE or _state == State.SIDESTEP
 
 
 func _update_sword_carry() -> void:
 	if not is_instance_valid(_sword_node) or _state == State.RAGDOLL:
 		return
+	# The blade collider lives only during the ATTACK thrust; leaving ATTACK disarms it.
+	if _state != State.ATTACK and _sword_blade_area != null:
+		_sword_blade_area.deactivate()
 	if _wants_sword_drawn():
 		if not _sword_in_hand and not _drawing:
 			_begin_draw()
@@ -1019,8 +1247,7 @@ func _begin_sheathe() -> void:
 	_anim_player.play(_ANIM_DRAW, -1.0, -_draw_speed(), true)
 
 
-# Progress a draw or sheathe; the blade reparents at the grab point (mirrored for
-# the reverse sheathe), and the transition ends when the clip's runtime elapses.
+# Progress a draw or sheathe; the blade reparents at the grab point (mirrored on the reverse).
 func _advance_draw(delta: float) -> void:
 	if not _drawing and not _sheathing:
 		return
@@ -1049,9 +1276,7 @@ func _draw_speed() -> float:
 	return maxf(DP.f("mat_draw_speed"), 0.1)
 
 
-# Move the sword between the hand grip and the hip holster. Reparenting follows
-# whichever bone the BoneAttachment tracks; the local grip transform is reapplied
-# so the seating is identical in both sockets.
+# Move the sword between hand grip and hip holster, reapplying the local seating.
 func _carry_sword(in_hand: bool) -> void:
 	if not is_instance_valid(_sword_node):
 		return
@@ -1063,8 +1288,9 @@ func _carry_sword(in_hand: bool) -> void:
 	_sword_in_hand = in_hand
 	_sword_node.reparent(target, false)
 	_apply_sword_grip()
-	if _sword_blade_area:
-		_sword_blade_area.monitoring = in_hand
+	# Carrying never arms the blade — only the ATTACK thrust does (see _tick_attack).
+	if _sword_blade_area != null:
+		_sword_blade_area.deactivate()
 
 
 func _apply_sword_grip() -> void:

actors/matador/matador.tscn

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://matador_scene_v1"]
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://d0te4mwbh33ag"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://matador.gd" id="1_matgd"]
-[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://eu2lqjhowj4t" path="res://Assets/Matador.glb" id="2_matfbx"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bvfa7xi0luysk" path="res://actors/matador/matador.gd" id="1_matgd"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://eu2lqjhowj4t" path="res://art/characters/matador.glb" id="2_matfbx"]
 
 [sub_resource type="CapsuleShape3D" id="CapsuleShape3D_body"]
 radius = 0.25
@@ -11,19 +11,18 @@ height = 1.2
 radius = 0.45
 height = 1.4
 
-[node name="Matador" type="CharacterBody3D"]
+[node name="Matador" type="CharacterBody3D" unique_id=1781857630]
 script = ExtResource("1_matgd")
 
-[node name="CollisionShape3D" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="."]
+[node name="CollisionShape3D" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="." unique_id=2101651042]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.85, 0)
 shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape3D_body")
 
-[node name="HitArea" type="Area3D" parent="."]
-monitoring = true
+[node name="HitArea" type="Area3D" parent="." unique_id=745037545]
 monitorable = false
 
-[node name="CollisionShape3D" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="HitArea"]
+[node name="CollisionShape3D" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="HitArea" unique_id=1497356275]
 transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.85, 0)
 shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape3D_hit")
 
-[node name="matador2" parent="." instance=ExtResource("2_matfbx")]
+[node name="matador2" parent="." unique_id=1487256381 instance=ExtResource("2_matfbx")]

actors/matador/matador_ragdoll.gd

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ extends RefCounted
 ## limited swing/twist (DP-tunable) so the corpse keeps its silhouette instead of
 ## folding into a flat "deflated" pile; the cape stays free (PIN) so it drapes.
 
+const PhysicsLayers = preload("res://systems/combat/physics_layers.gd")
+
 # [bone, radius] → sphere collider; [bone, radius, height] → capsule.
 const _BONES: Array = [
 	["matador",       0.18],
@@ -53,10 +55,15 @@ static func build(skeleton: Skeleton3D) -> PhysicalBoneSimulator3D:
 		pb.bone_name       = bname
 		pb.mass            = 0.4
 		pb.linear_damp     = 0.1
-		pb.collision_layer = 1
-		pb.collision_mask  = 1
+		# The ragdoll only simulates once the matador is dead, so it lives on the CORPSE
+		# layer and masks to CORPSE alone: it rests on the ground/walls (which also carry
+		# CORPSE) but the bull — which collides only with WORLD — passes straight through
+		# the bodies instead of tripping over them.
+		pb.collision_layer = PhysicsLayers.CORPSE
+		pb.collision_mask  = PhysicsLayers.CORPSE
 		if bname.begins_with("Bone"):
-			# Cape: floppy cloth — free swing, light, draggy, one-way collision.
+			# Cape: floppy cloth — free swing, light, draggy, one-way collision (layer 0
+			# so nothing collides with it; it still drapes on the CORPSE-masked ground).
 			pb.joint_type      = PhysicalBone3D.JOINT_TYPE_PIN
 			pb.mass            = 0.15
 			pb.linear_damp     = 0.5

actors/matador/spear.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://c8spearwrap01"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://jepc74w8opbu" path="res://art/weapons/spear.glb" id="1_spearglb"]
+
+[sub_resource type="CapsuleShape3D" id="CapsuleShape3D_shaft"]
+radius = 0.13
+height = 2.2
+
+[node name="Spear" type="Node3D"]
+
+[node name="spear" parent="." instance=ExtResource("1_spearglb")]
+
+[node name="HitShape" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="."]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, -4.371139e-08, -1, 0, 1, -4.371139e-08, 0, 0, 0.79)
+shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape3D_shaft")

actors/matador/spear_projectile.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+class_name SpearProjectile
+extends RigidBody3D
+
+# A thrown spear. It flies a ballistic arc (gravity does the work — the launch
+# velocity is solved by the matador to land on the bull) and keeps its shaft aimed
+# along its own velocity, so it noses over at the apex and drives in point-first.
+# On impact it embeds where it struck: the tip buried just past the contact point
+# with the shaft trailing back along the flight line, so it reads as stuck-in rather
+# than floating alongside. A hit on the bull leaves the spear riding it like a spine
+# (see shed_all, which the bull's slam calls to fling them all off); other hits pin
+# it in place until the despawn timer clears it.
+
+const PhysicsLayers = preload("res://systems/combat/physics_layers.gd")
+
+const _DESPAWN_SEC: float = 8.0
+const _STUCK_GROUP: StringName = &"stuck_spear"
+# Shaft geometry in spear.glb local space: tip at +Z, butt behind the origin.
+const _TIP_Z: float = 1.915
+const _EMBED_DEPTH: float = 0.72  # how far past the surface the tip buries
+# Bone the bull's spears ride on. The collision spheres sit outside the hide, so a
+# spear stuck to the body root reads as floating; anchoring to COG also lets it bob
+# and rotate with the animated body instead of only the character root.
+const _COG_BONE: String = "COG"
+const _ANCHOR_NAME: String = "SpearAnchor"
+
+var _mesh: Node3D = null
+var _stopped: bool = false
+var _flight_dir: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO  # last pre-impact travel direction
+
+
+# Build, seat and launch a spear from an already-instantiated mesh (the one that was
+# in the matador's hand). `origin` is the release point; `velocity` is the full
+# ballistic launch vector; `gravity` is the RigidBody gravity_scale for the arc.
+static func launch(parent: Node, mesh: Node3D, origin: Vector3, velocity: Vector3,
+		gravity: float) -> SpearProjectile:
+	var s := SpearProjectile.new()
+	s.gravity_scale = gravity
+	s.collision_layer = 0
+	# Mask WORLD so a miss sticks in the arena, and BULL so it can actually hit the
+	# bull — the bull's body is on layer BULL, not WORLD, so a WORLD-only mask flew
+	# straight through it (every throw whiffed, even against a stationary bull).
+	s.collision_mask = PhysicsLayers.WORLD | PhysicsLayers.BULL
+	s.contact_monitor = true
+	s.max_contacts_reported = 6
+	parent.add_child(s)
+	# Seat the body so its local +Z (the shaft, see spear.glb) points along the throw.
+	s.global_transform = Transform3D(_aim_basis(velocity), origin)
+	# Take the editor-tweakable collider from the spear wrapper (Spear.tscn's HitShape)
+	# before reparenting, then drop the now-nested template.
+	var collider := _collider_from(mesh)
+	mesh.reparent(s, false)
+	mesh.transform = Transform3D.IDENTITY
+	s._mesh = mesh
+	var tmpl := mesh.get_node_or_null("HitShape")
+	if tmpl != null:
+		tmpl.queue_free()
+	s.add_child(collider)
+	s.linear_velocity = velocity
+	_despawn(s)
+	return s
+
+
+# Shed every spear stuck in `bull` — pop each off as a tumbling body that flies clear
+# and clears itself on the despawn timer. Called by the bull's slam.
+static func shed_all(bull: Node) -> void:
+	if not (bull is Node3D):
+		return
+	var scene: Node = bull.get_tree().current_scene
+	if scene == null:
+		scene = bull
+	var center: Vector3 = (bull as Node3D).global_position
+	# Stuck spears now live under a BoneAttachment3D deep in the skeleton, so walk the
+	# whole subtree by group rather than only the bull's direct children.
+	for node in bull.get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(_STUCK_GROUP):
+		if not (bull as Node).is_ancestor_of(node):
+			continue
+		var mesh := node as Node3D
+		var gx := mesh.global_transform
+		var rb := RigidBody3D.new()
+		rb.collision_layer = 0
+		rb.collision_mask = 1
+		scene.add_child(rb)
+		rb.global_transform = gx
+		mesh.reparent(rb, false)
+		mesh.transform = Transform3D.IDENTITY
+		mesh.remove_from_group(_STUCK_GROUP)
+		rb.add_child(_shaft_collider())
+		# Fling outward from the bull with a bit of lift and spin.
+		var out := gx.origin - center
+		out.y = 0.0
+		out = out.normalized() if out.length() > 0.01 else Vector3(randf() - 0.5, 0.0, randf() - 0.5)
+		rb.linear_velocity = out * randf_range(3.0, 6.0) + Vector3.UP * randf_range(3.0, 5.0)
+		rb.angular_velocity = Vector3(randf_range(-10.0, 10.0),
+			randf_range(-10.0, 10.0), randf_range(-10.0, 10.0))
+		_despawn(rb)
+
+
+# Clone the wrapper's editor-tweakable HitShape (Spear.tscn) into a fresh CollisionShape3D
+# for the projectile body; falls back to the built-in shaft collider if it's missing.
+static func _collider_from(source: Node) -> CollisionShape3D:
+	var tmpl := source.get_node_or_null("HitShape") as CollisionShape3D
+	if tmpl != null and tmpl.shape != null:
+		var cs := CollisionShape3D.new()
+		cs.shape = tmpl.shape
+		cs.transform = tmpl.transform
+		return cs
+	return _shaft_collider()
+
+
+static func _shaft_collider() -> CollisionShape3D:
+	# Collider along local +Z (mesh runs z≈-0.34 … 1.92), fattened so a fast throw
+	# can't tunnel past the bull's collision spheres.
+	var cap := CapsuleShape3D.new()
+	cap.radius = 0.13
+	cap.height = 2.2
+	var cs := CollisionShape3D.new()
+	cs.shape = cap
+	cs.position = Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 0.79)
+	cs.rotation_degrees = Vector3(90.0, 0.0, 0.0)
+	return cs
+
+
+# Continuous bleed from a spear lodged in the bull: a steady spurt of dark-red gobs out
+# of the entry wound. Parented to the stuck mesh so it tracks the wound as the bull
+# moves; world-space particles (local_coords off) so they arc off and fall behind as a
+# trail. Dies with the mesh when the spear is shed or despawned.
+static func _wound_emitter() -> CPUParticles3D:
+	var ramp := Gradient.new()
+	ramp.set_color(0, Color(0.5, 0.02, 0.02, 1.0))
+	ramp.set_color(1, Color(0.22, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
+
+	var sc := Curve.new()
+	sc.add_point(Vector2(0.0, 1.0))
+	sc.add_point(Vector2(0.6, 0.7))
+	sc.add_point(Vector2(1.0, 0.0))
+
+	var p := CPUParticles3D.new()
+	# Seat at the wound (where the shaft meets the hide) and spray back out along the
+	# shaft: mesh local -Z is the exit direction, rotated into world by the node basis.
+	p.position = Vector3(0.0, 0.0, _TIP_Z - _EMBED_DEPTH)
+	p.emitting = true
+	p.amount = 22
+	p.lifetime = 0.6
+	p.explosiveness = 0.0
+	p.randomness = 0.6
+	p.local_coords = false
+	p.direction = Vector3(0.0, 0.55, -1.0).normalized()
+	p.spread = 32.0
+	p.gravity = Vector3(0.0, -12.0, 0.0)
+	p.initial_velocity_min = 1.6
+	p.initial_velocity_max = 4.0
+	p.scale_amount_min = 0.5
+	p.scale_amount_max = 1.4
+	p.mesh = _blood_mesh()
+	p.color_ramp = ramp
+	p.scale_amount_curve = sc
+	return p
+
+
+# Small unshaded, vertex-coloured sphere for blood gobs.
+static func _blood_mesh() -> SphereMesh:
+	var mat := StandardMaterial3D.new()
+	mat.shading_mode = BaseMaterial3D.SHADING_MODE_UNSHADED
+	mat.transparency = BaseMaterial3D.TRANSPARENCY_ALPHA
+	mat.vertex_color_use_as_albedo = true
+	mat.cull_mode = BaseMaterial3D.CULL_DISABLED
+	var s := SphereMesh.new()
+	s.radius = 0.045
+	s.height = 0.09
+	s.radial_segments = 4
+	s.rings = 2
+	s.material = mat
+	return s
+
+
+static func _despawn(node: Node) -> void:
+	node.get_tree().create_timer(_DESPAWN_SEC).timeout.connect(func() -> void:
+		if is_instance_valid(node):
+			node.queue_free()
+	)
+
+
+# Basis whose local +Z points along `v` (looking_at points -Z at its target).
+static func _aim_basis(v: Vector3) -> Basis:
+	var dir := v.normalized()
+	if dir.length_squared() < 0.0001:
+		return Basis.IDENTITY
+	var up := Vector3.UP if absf(dir.dot(Vector3.UP)) < 0.99 else Vector3.FORWARD
+	return Basis.looking_at(-dir, up)
+
+
+# While flying, keep the shaft aligned with the velocity; on the first contact freeze
+# and hand off to _embed so the spear sticks where it struck instead of bouncing off.
+func _integrate_forces(state: PhysicsDirectBodyState3D) -> void:
+	if _stopped:
+		return
+	if state.get_contact_count() > 0:
+		_stopped = true
+		# Use the remembered pre-impact heading — state.linear_velocity is already the
+		# bounced (post-collision) velocity by now, which would aim the shaft wrong.
+		var contact := state.get_contact_collider_position(0)
+		var other := state.get_contact_collider_object(0)
+		state.linear_velocity = Vector3.ZERO
+		state.angular_velocity = Vector3.ZERO
+		_embed.call_deferred(other, contact, _flight_dir)
+		return
+	var v := state.linear_velocity
+	if v.length_squared() > 0.04:
+		_flight_dir = v.normalized()
+		var t := state.transform
+		t.basis = _aim_basis(v)
+		state.transform = t
+	state.angular_velocity = Vector3.ZERO
+
+
+# Compose the stuck pose (tip buried _EMBED_DEPTH past the contact, shaft along the
+# flight line) and plant the spear. A bull hit hands the mesh to the bull so it rides
+# along as a spine; anything else pins the body in place for the despawn timer.
+func _embed(other: Object, contact: Vector3, flight: Vector3) -> void:
+	var f := flight.normalized()
+	if f.length_squared() < 0.0001:
+		f = global_transform.basis.z.normalized()
+	var pose := Transform3D(_aim_basis(f), contact + f * (_EMBED_DEPTH - _TIP_Z))
+	var bull := other as Node
+	if bull != null and bull.is_in_group(&"player"):
+		DamageEvent.deal(bull, DamageEvent.Cause.THROWN, contact, self)
+		if is_instance_valid(_mesh) and is_instance_valid(bull):
+			_mesh.reparent(_spear_anchor(bull), false)
+			_mesh.global_transform = pose
+			_mesh.add_to_group(_STUCK_GROUP)
+			if Settings.gore:
+				_mesh.add_child(_wound_emitter())  # keep bleeding from the wound while lodged
+		queue_free()
+		return
+	freeze = true
+	global_transform = pose
+
+
+# Node embedded spears ride on the bull: a BoneAttachment3D pinned to the COG bone so
+# they follow the animated body (bob, turn) rather than only the character root. One
+# anchor is shared by every spear; falls back to the bull root if there's no skeleton.
+static func _spear_anchor(bull: Node) -> Node3D:
+	var existing := bull.find_child(_ANCHOR_NAME, true, false)
+	if existing is Node3D:
+		return existing as Node3D
+	var skel := bull.find_child("Skeleton3D", true, false) as Skeleton3D
+	if skel == null:
+		return bull as Node3D
+	var ba := BoneAttachment3D.new()
+	ba.name = _ANCHOR_NAME
+	skel.add_child(ba)
+	ba.bone_name = _COG_BONE
+	return ba

actors/matador/spear_projectile.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://dwjakh1is1jtj

actors/matador/sword.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://c8swordwrap01"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://xyvank512l5n" path="res://art/weapons/sword.glb" id="1_swordglb"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://systems/combat/hitbox.gd" id="2_hitbox"]
+
+[sub_resource type="CapsuleShape3D" id="CapsuleShape3D_blade"]
+radius = 0.18
+height = 1.3
+
+[node name="Sword" type="Node3D"]
+
+[node name="sword" parent="." instance=ExtResource("1_swordglb")]
+
+[node name="BladeHitbox" type="Area3D" parent="."]
+script = ExtResource("2_hitbox")
+damage_cause = "gored"
+
+[node name="CollisionShape3D" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="BladeHitbox"]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, -4.371139e-08, -1, 0, 1, -4.371139e-08, 0, 0, 0.8)
+shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape3D_blade")

actors/player/bull_impact_fx.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+extends Node
+## Procedural (non-particle) bull impact FX: the expanding ground-slam shockwave rings and the
+## kick flash-pop. These are tween-animated MeshInstance3D flashes, not CPUParticles3D, so they
+## can't be authored as systems/fx/ scenes and live in code here. Created by player.gd; the
+## transient meshes are parented into the level (the bull's parent) so they hold their world
+## position while the bull keeps moving.
+
+var _player: Node3D
+var _ring_mesh: ArrayMesh = null
+
+
+func setup(player: Node3D) -> void:
+	_player = player
+
+
+# Three nested shockwave rings racing outward from a ground slam, each fading as it grows.
+func slam_rings(origin: Vector3, max_r: float) -> void:
+	if _ring_mesh == null:
+		_ring_mesh = _make_ring_mesh()
+	_launch_ring(origin, max_r, 0.00, 0.55, Color(1.0, 0.70, 0.10, 0.85))
+	_launch_ring(origin, max_r, 0.10, 0.52, Color(1.0, 0.50, 0.10, 0.65))
+	_launch_ring(origin, max_r, 0.20, 0.48, Color(0.9, 0.30, 0.10, 0.50))
+
+
+# A quick bright flash-pop at the kick's contact point.
+func kick_flash(origin: Vector3) -> void:
+	var mat := _flat_material(Color(1.0, 0.97, 0.40, 0.0))
+	var sphere := SphereMesh.new()
+	sphere.radius = 1.0
+	sphere.height = 2.0
+	sphere.radial_segments = 8
+	sphere.rings = 4
+	sphere.material = mat
+
+	var mi := MeshInstance3D.new()
+	mi.mesh = sphere
+	mi.material_override = mat
+	mi.scale = Vector3(0.05, 0.05, 0.05)
+	_host().add_child(mi)
+	mi.global_position = origin
+
+	var tween := create_tween()
+	tween.set_parallel(true)
+	tween.tween_property(mi, "scale", Vector3(0.7, 0.7, 0.7), 0.13)\
+		.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_EXPO).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+	var fade := func(a: float) -> void: mat.albedo_color.a = a
+	tween.tween_method(fade, 0.92, 0.0, 0.14)\
+		.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_SINE).set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
+	tween.tween_callback(mi.queue_free).set_delay(0.16)
+
+
+func _launch_ring(origin: Vector3, max_r: float, delay: float, duration: float, col: Color) -> void:
+	var mat := _flat_material(Color(col.r, col.g, col.b, 0.0))
+	var mi := MeshInstance3D.new()
+	mi.mesh = _ring_mesh
+	mi.material_override = mat
+	mi.scale = Vector3(0.02, 1.0, 0.02)
+	_host().add_child(mi)
+	mi.global_position = origin
+
+	var tween := create_tween()
+	tween.set_parallel(true)
+	tween.tween_property(mi, "scale", Vector3(max_r, 1.0, max_r), duration)\
+		.set_delay(delay).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_EXPO).set_ease(Tween.EASE_OUT)
+	var fade := func(a: float) -> void: mat.albedo_color.a = a
+	tween.tween_method(fade, col.a, 0.0, duration)\
+		.set_delay(delay).set_trans(Tween.TRANS_SINE).set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
+	tween.tween_callback(mi.queue_free).set_delay(delay + duration + 0.05)
+
+
+func _flat_material(color: Color) -> StandardMaterial3D:
+	var mat := StandardMaterial3D.new()
+	mat.shading_mode = BaseMaterial3D.SHADING_MODE_UNSHADED
+	mat.transparency = BaseMaterial3D.TRANSPARENCY_ALPHA
+	mat.cull_mode = BaseMaterial3D.CULL_DISABLED
+	mat.albedo_color = color
+	return mat
+
+
+# A flat annulus in the XZ plane (unit radius), scaled up at runtime into the shockwave ring.
+func _make_ring_mesh() -> ArrayMesh:
+	const INNER_R: float = 0.82
+	const OUTER_R: float = 1.00
+	const SEGMENTS: int = 48
+
+	var verts := PackedVector3Array()
+	var indices := PackedInt32Array()
+	for i: int in SEGMENTS:
+		var a0 := i / float(SEGMENTS) * TAU
+		var a1 := (i + 1) / float(SEGMENTS) * TAU
+		var vi := i * 4
+		verts.append(Vector3(cos(a0) * INNER_R, 0.0, sin(a0) * INNER_R))
+		verts.append(Vector3(cos(a0) * OUTER_R, 0.0, sin(a0) * OUTER_R))
+		verts.append(Vector3(cos(a1) * OUTER_R, 0.0, sin(a1) * OUTER_R))
+		verts.append(Vector3(cos(a1) * INNER_R, 0.0, sin(a1) * INNER_R))
+		indices.append_array([vi, vi + 2, vi + 1, vi, vi + 3, vi + 2])
+
+	var arrays: Array = []
+	arrays.resize(Mesh.ARRAY_MAX)
+	arrays[Mesh.ARRAY_VERTEX] = verts
+	arrays[Mesh.ARRAY_INDEX] = indices
+	var mesh := ArrayMesh.new()
+	mesh.add_surface_from_arrays(Mesh.PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES, arrays)
+	return mesh
+
+
+func _host() -> Node:
+	if _player != null and _player.get_parent() != null:
+		return _player.get_parent()
+	return _player

actors/player/bull_impact_fx.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://sf5etma4kjt0

actors/player/camera_iso.gd

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+class_name IsoCamera
 extends Camera3D
 
 @export var height: float = 25.0
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ var _shake_amount: float = 0.0
 var _shake_decay: float = 0.0
 var _user_fov: float = 0.0
 
+# Per-level framing multiplier: 1.0 = the designer's base shot, >1 dollies the camera
+# back for a wider view (the lobby uses this). Set by game_shell when a level loads;
+# kept separate from the scroll-wheel FOV zoom so the two don't fight.
+var _framing_scale: float = 1.0
+
 # Trailing-camera state: _focus is the smoothed point the camera frames (it lags
 # the bull), _drag_offset is the velocity-driven trail that slides it behind.
 var _focus: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO
@@ -42,15 +48,30 @@ func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 		_user_fov = clamp(_user_fov * 1.1, fov_min, fov_max)
 
 
+# Pinch-to-zoom hook for the touch UI. `ratio` is the two-finger spread this frame over
+# last frame: >1 (fingers parting) narrows the FOV to zoom in, <1 widens it to pull back,
+# mirroring the scroll-wheel zoom_in/zoom_out feel.
+func adjust_zoom(ratio: float) -> void:
+	if ratio <= 0.0:
+		return
+	_user_fov = clampf(_user_fov / ratio, fov_min, fov_max)
+
+
+## Dolly the camera in/out for the level being loaded. 1.0 is the base framing; >1 pulls
+## back for a wider shot (the lobby hub uses this). Independent of the scroll-wheel zoom.
+func set_framing_scale(scale: float) -> void:
+	_framing_scale = maxf(scale, 0.1)
+
+
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 	fov = lerpf(fov, _user_fov, delta * 8.0)
 
 	var angle_rad := deg_to_rad(horizontal_angle_deg)
 
 	var offset := Vector3(
-		sin(angle_rad) * horizontal_distance,
-		height,
-		cos(angle_rad) * horizontal_distance
+		sin(angle_rad) * horizontal_distance * _framing_scale,
+		height * _framing_scale,
+		cos(angle_rad) * horizontal_distance * _framing_scale
 	)
 
 	var target := get_parent() as Node3D
@@ -92,6 +113,8 @@ func _drag_focus(target: Node3D, delta: float) -> Vector3:
 
 
 func trigger_hit(strength: float) -> void:
+	if not Settings.screen_shake:
+		return
 	_shake_amount = strength * 0.5
 	_shake_decay = _shake_amount / 0.4
 

actors/player/player.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,944 @@
+extends CharacterBody3D
+
+# Hoof positions in bull local space — dust emitter offsets
+const HOOF_OFFSETS: Array = [
+	Vector3(-0.30, -0.25, -0.50),
+	Vector3( 0.30, -0.25, -0.50),
+	Vector3(-0.30, -0.25,  0.60),
+	Vector3( 0.30, -0.25,  0.60),
+]
+
+# Bull animation clips (Armature|* action names in art/characters/bull.fbx). IDLE is the
+# looping base pose; the others are one-shot ability clips that return to it.
+const _ANIM_IDLE: StringName = &"Armature|IDLE"
+const _ANIM_KICK: StringName = &"Armature|KICK"
+const _ANIM_SLAM: StringName = &"Armature|SLAM"
+const _ANIM_DASH: StringName = &"Armature|DASH"
+const _ANIM_WALK: StringName = &"Armature|WALK"
+const _ANIM_ROLL: StringName = &"Armature|ROLL"
+const _ANIM_DEATH: StringName = &"Armature|DEATH"
+
+@onready var camera_pivot: Node3D = $Camera3D
+@onready var cube_guy:     Node3D = $bull
+
+var _hoof_emitters: Array[CPUParticles3D] = []
+var _legs: Node
+
+var _was_on_floor: bool         = false
+var _pre_slide_vel_y: float     = 0.0
+
+# Built once and reused: a fresh StandardMaterial3D/SphereMesh per spawn makes a mobile WebGL
+# driver recompile the shader + re-upload the mesh — a hitch "when attacking" absent on desktop.
+var _unshaded_mat: StandardMaterial3D = null
+var _particle_sphere_cache: Dictionary = {}   # "radius:seg:ring" -> SphereMesh (shared)
+var _impact_fx: Node = null   # bull_impact_fx.gd — the coded (non-particle) slam rings + kick flash
+
+# Ability system — kick=0, dash=1, slam=2, roll=3
+var ability_cd:      Array[float] = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
+var _ability_active: bool         = false
+var _ability_timer:  float        = 0.0
+var _active_ability: int          = -1
+var _dash_dir:       Vector3      = Vector3.ZERO
+var _dash_speed_cur: float        = 0.0
+var _roll_dir:       Vector3      = Vector3.ZERO
+var _roll_ramp:      float        = 0.0
+var _roll_spin:      float        = 0.0
+var _roll_target:    Node3D       = null
+var _roll_chains_left: int        = 0
+var _roll_hit:       Array[Node]  = []
+var _bull_anim:      AnimationPlayer = null
+# Locomotion animation state: true while the looping DASH clip is driving WASD
+# movement, false while idling. Flipping it cross-fades between the two clips.
+var _locomotion_moving: bool = false
+
+var _slam_pending: bool = false
+var _charge_trail_emitter: CPUParticles3D = null
+var _roll_spark_emitter:   CPUParticles3D = null
+var _cube_scale: Vector3 = Vector3.ONE
+
+# One clean hit ends the run — see take_sword_hit(). The HUD listens for `died`
+# to raise the lose screen (the `cause` tags how it happened, for the death notice);
+# _dead latches so a flurry of hits fires it only once.
+signal died(cause: String)
+var _dead: bool = false
+
+# HP system — the bull soaks several clean hits instead of dying to the first.
+# Each landed blade drops one pip and starts an i-frame window (so one pass can't
+# empty the bar); at 0 the run ends via `died`. The HUD listens on `health_changed`.
+signal health_changed(current: int, max_hp: int)
+# Fired on every landed hit (after i-frames pass) so the HUD can flash the damage
+# vignette; `cause` mirrors take_sword_hit ("gored" / "thrown").
+signal hit_taken(cause: String)
+var _max_hp:      int   = 10
+var _hp:          int   = 10
+# Bonus pips granted by lobby rewards (e.g. smashing every barrel). Tacked on top of the
+# base bar; the HUD paints these top pips yellow instead of red.
+var _bonus_hp:    int   = 0
+var _hit_iframes: float = 0.0
+
+var _huff_player:     AudioStreamPlayer   = null
+var _crowd_player:    AudioStreamPlayer   = null
+var _huff_timer:      float               = 0.0
+
+enum DustState { NONE, WALK, CHARGE }
+var _dust_state: DustState = DustState.NONE
+# Hoof-dust scale/velocity per state (the look — mesh, colour, curve — lives in bull_hoof_dust.tscn).
+# A charge sprint kicks up bigger, faster dust than a walk.
+const _WALK_DUST_SCALE:   Vector2 = Vector2(0.20, 0.40)
+const _WALK_DUST_VEL:     Vector2 = Vector2(0.8, 1.8)
+const _CHARGE_DUST_SCALE: Vector2 = Vector2(0.35, 0.70)
+const _CHARGE_DUST_VEL:   Vector2 = Vector2(2.8, 5.5)
+
+
+const RigidSkin = preload("res://systems/render/rigid_skin.gd")
+
+var _hit_flash_tween: Tween
+
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	add_to_group(&"player")
+	# Native GPU skinning by default (the old Mali/ANGLE invisible-skinning bug is fixed in the
+	# 4.7 web templates). rigid_skin is now an opt-in fallback — see Controls.rigid_skin_enabled().
+	if Controls.rigid_skin_enabled():
+		RigidSkin.convert_tree(self)
+	_max_hp = maxi(1, int(DP.f("bull_max_hp")))
+	_hp = _max_hp
+	# Carry any run-long bonus pips (barrel reward) into this level so they survive the
+	# scene reload between fights; the HUD paints these top pips yellow.
+	_bonus_hp = Run.bonus_hp
+	_max_hp += _bonus_hp
+	_hp += _bonus_hp
+	_cube_scale = cube_guy.scale
+	_setup_impact_fx()
+	_setup_hoof_dust()
+	_setup_legs()
+	_setup_charge_trail()
+	_setup_roll_sparks()
+	_setup_audio()
+	_bull_anim = _find_anim_player(cube_guy)
+	_setup_bull_idle()
+
+
+func _setup_legs() -> void:
+	_legs = Node.new()
+	_legs.set_script(load("res://actors/player/bull_legs.gd"))
+	add_child(_legs)
+	_legs.call(&"setup", self, cube_guy)
+
+
+func _setup_impact_fx() -> void:
+	_impact_fx = Node.new()
+	_impact_fx.set_script(load("res://actors/player/bull_impact_fx.gd"))
+	add_child(_impact_fx)
+	_impact_fx.call(&"setup", self)
+
+
+# The bull's ability/movement particle effects are authored as scenes in systems/fx/ (so Siim can
+# tune them in the inspector). The continuous ones follow the bull — instanced once here as
+# children, then toggled via `emitting`. The one-shots are fired on demand through Fx.spawn().
+func _setup_hoof_dust() -> void:
+	for offset: Vector3 in HOOF_OFFSETS:
+		var p := Fx.attach(&"bull_hoof_dust", cube_guy) as CPUParticles3D
+		if p == null:
+			continue
+		p.position = offset
+		_hoof_emitters.append(p)
+
+
+func _setup_charge_trail() -> void:
+	_charge_trail_emitter = Fx.attach(&"bull_charge_trail", cube_guy) as CPUParticles3D
+	if _charge_trail_emitter != null:
+		_charge_trail_emitter.position = Vector3(0.0, 0.25, 0.3)
+
+
+func _setup_roll_sparks() -> void:
+	_roll_spark_emitter = Fx.attach(&"bull_roll_sparks", cube_guy) as CPUParticles3D
+	if _roll_spark_emitter != null:
+		_roll_spark_emitter.position = Vector3(0.0, 0.10, 0.0)
+
+
+func _setup_audio() -> void:
+	if ResourceLoader.exists("res://sounds/bull_huff.ogg"):
+		_huff_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
+		_huff_player.stream = load("res://sounds/bull_huff.ogg")
+		_huff_player.volume_db = 0.0
+		_huff_player.bus = &"Effects"
+		add_child(_huff_player)
+	if ResourceLoader.exists("res://sounds/crowd_ambient.ogg"):
+		_crowd_player = AudioStreamPlayer.new()
+		var s := load("res://sounds/crowd_ambient.ogg") as AudioStreamOggVorbis
+		if s:
+			s.loop = true
+		_crowd_player.stream = s
+		_crowd_player.volume_db = -14.0
+		_crowd_player.autoplay = true
+		_crowd_player.bus = &"Ambient"
+		add_child(_crowd_player)
+
+
+# Toggle the hoof emitters and swap their scale/velocity for the walk vs charge feel. The blue
+# charge trail is the roll/dash ability's, driven from the roll loop, not by dust state.
+func _set_dust_state(new_state: DustState) -> void:
+	if new_state == _dust_state:
+		return
+	_dust_state = new_state
+	var scale := _CHARGE_DUST_SCALE if new_state == DustState.CHARGE else _WALK_DUST_SCALE
+	var vel := _CHARGE_DUST_VEL if new_state == DustState.CHARGE else _WALK_DUST_VEL
+	for p: CPUParticles3D in _hoof_emitters:
+		p.scale_amount_min = scale.x
+		p.scale_amount_max = scale.y
+		p.initial_velocity_min = vel.x
+		p.initial_velocity_max = vel.y
+		p.emitting = new_state != DustState.NONE
+
+
+func _find_anim_player(node: Node) -> AnimationPlayer:
+	if node is AnimationPlayer:
+		return node as AnimationPlayer
+	for child: Node in node.get_children():
+		var r := _find_anim_player(child)
+		if r:
+			return r
+	return null
+
+
+# IDLE ships one-shot; make it loop and start it so the bull breathes at rest
+# instead of freezing on a bind pose. It's the base every ability blends back to.
+func _setup_bull_idle() -> void:
+	if _bull_anim == null:
+		return
+	# IDLE, DASH and ROLL loop as continuous states (DASH doubles as the WASD
+	# locomotion cycle); the remaining ability clips are one-shot.
+	for clip: StringName in [_ANIM_IDLE, _ANIM_DASH, _ANIM_ROLL]:
+		if _bull_anim.has_animation(clip):
+			_bull_anim.get_animation(clip).loop_mode = Animation.LOOP_LINEAR
+	_play_idle()
+
+
+# Return to the looping idle (and undo any ability speed-scale). Cross-fades so a
+# finishing ability clip eases back to idle instead of snapping.
+func _play_idle() -> void:
+	_locomotion_moving = false
+	if _bull_anim == null:
+		return
+	_bull_anim.speed_scale = 1.0
+	if _bull_anim.has_animation(_ANIM_IDLE):
+		_bull_anim.play(_ANIM_IDLE, 0.05)
+
+
+# Drive the WASD locomotion clip: the looping DASH doubles as the run cycle while a
+# direction is held, easing back to idle when the bull coasts to a stop. Cross-fades
+# on each transition so idle↔run (and steering into it after an ability) blend rather
+# than snap. Abilities own the animation while active, so this yields to them.
+func _update_locomotion_anim(moving: bool) -> void:
+	if _ability_active or _bull_anim == null or moving == _locomotion_moving:
+		return
+	_locomotion_moving = moving
+	if moving:
+		if _bull_anim.has_animation(_ANIM_WALK):
+			_bull_anim.speed_scale = 2.0
+			_bull_anim.play(_ANIM_WALK, 1)
+			var anim = _bull_anim.get_animation(_ANIM_WALK)
+			anim.loop_mode = Animation.LOOP_LINEAR
+	else:
+		_play_idle()
+
+
+func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if _dead:
+		return
+	# Abilities can be chained: a new one interrupts whatever is currently
+	# active, gated only by each ability's own cooldown.
+	if event.is_action_pressed(&"ability_kick"):
+		try_activate_ability(0)
+	elif event.is_action_pressed(&"ability_dash"):
+		try_activate_ability(1)
+	elif event.is_action_pressed(&"ability_slam"):
+		try_activate_ability(2)
+	elif event.is_action_pressed(&"ability_roll"):
+		try_activate_ability(3)
+
+
+# Public ability entry point shared by keyboard/gamepad input and the on-screen
+# touch buttons. Slot order matches ability_cd — kick=0, dash=1, slam=2, roll=3.
+# No-ops if the bull is dead or the slot is still cooling down.
+func try_activate_ability(slot: int) -> void:
+	if _dead or slot < 0 or slot >= ability_cd.size() or ability_cd[slot] > 0.0:
+		return
+	match slot:
+		0: _activate_kick()
+		1: _activate_dash()
+		2: _activate_slam()
+		3: _activate_roll()
+
+
+func ability_cooldown_fraction(slot: int) -> float:
+	var maxcd := 0.0
+	match slot:
+		0: maxcd = DP.f("kick_cooldown")
+		1: maxcd = DP.f("dash_cooldown")
+		2: maxcd = DP.f("slam_cooldown")
+		3: maxcd = DP.f("roll_cooldown")
+	return ability_cd[slot] / maxcd if maxcd > 0.0 else 0.0
+
+
+func ability_cooldown_remaining(slot: int) -> float:
+	return ability_cd[slot]
+
+
+func _activate_kick() -> void:
+	ability_cd[0]   = DP.f("kick_cooldown")
+	_ability_active = true
+	_active_ability = 0
+	_ability_timer  = 0.3
+	if _bull_anim:
+		_bull_anim.speed_scale = 2.0
+	if _bull_anim and _bull_anim.has_animation(_ANIM_KICK):
+		_bull_anim.play(_ANIM_KICK)
+		_ability_timer = _bull_anim.get_animation(_ANIM_KICK).length
+	var raw  := cube_guy.global_transform.basis.z
+	var back := -Vector3(raw.x, 0.0, raw.z).normalized()
+	_spawn_kick_fx(back)
+	get_tree().create_timer(0.2).timeout.connect(
+		func() -> void: _hit_matadors_cone(DP.f("kick_range"), deg_to_rad(85.0), DP.f("kick_strength"), back)
+	)
+
+
+func _activate_slam() -> void:
+	ability_cd[2]   = DP.f("slam_cooldown")
+	_ability_active = true
+	_active_ability = 2
+	_legs.set(&"tail_ragdoll", true)
+	_slam_pending = true
+	SpearProjectile.shed_all.call_deferred(self)  # the leap shakes off any stuck spears
+	var jump_vel  := DP.f("slam_jump_velocity")
+	velocity.y     = jump_vel
+	# Airtime with an accelerated descent: rise (v/g) + fall (v / (g·√mult)).
+	var fall_mult := maxf(DP.f("slam_fall_mult"), 0.01)
+	var air_time  := (jump_vel / 9.8) * (1.0 + 1.0 / sqrt(fall_mult))
+	_ability_timer = air_time + 0.3
+	if _bull_anim and _bull_anim.has_animation(_ANIM_SLAM):
+		var anim_len := _bull_anim.get_animation(_ANIM_SLAM).length
+		_bull_anim.speed_scale = anim_len / maxf(air_time, 0.01)
+		_bull_anim.play(_ANIM_SLAM)
+
+
+func _activate_dash() -> void:
+	ability_cd[1]   = DP.f("dash_cooldown")
+	_ability_active = true
+	_active_ability = 1
+	_ability_timer  = 0.45
+	if _bull_anim:
+		_bull_anim.speed_scale = 1.0
+	if _bull_anim and _bull_anim.has_animation(_ANIM_DASH):
+		_bull_anim.play(_ANIM_DASH)
+		_ability_timer = _bull_anim.get_animation(_ANIM_DASH).length
+	var raw := cube_guy.global_transform.basis.z
+	_dash_dir = Vector3(raw.x, 0.0, raw.z).normalized()
+	_dash_speed_cur = DP.f("dash_speed")
+	velocity.x = _dash_dir.x * _dash_speed_cur
+	velocity.z = _dash_dir.z * _dash_speed_cur
+	_spawn_dash_burst()
+	_legs.set(&"charge_pitch_target", DP.f("charge_head_pitch"))
+	if _huff_player:
+		_huff_player.pitch_scale = randf_range(0.9, 1.1)
+		_huff_player.play()
+
+
+func _activate_roll() -> void:
+	ability_cd[3]   = DP.f("roll_cooldown")
+	_ability_active = true
+	_active_ability = 3
+	_ability_timer  = DP.f("roll_duration")
+	_roll_ramp      = 0.0
+	_roll_spin      = 0.0
+	_roll_chains_left = int(DP.f("roll_chain_count"))
+	_roll_hit.clear()
+	# Lock onto the closest matador and curl into the ball aimed at it; if the arena
+	# is empty, launch along the current heading (or facing when standing still).
+	_roll_target = _roll_pick_target()
+	var flat := Vector3(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z)
+	if _roll_target != null:
+		var to_t := _roll_target.global_position - global_position
+		_roll_dir = Vector3(to_t.x, 0.0, to_t.z).normalized()
+	elif flat.length() > 1.0:
+		_roll_dir = flat.normalized()
+	else:
+		var f := cube_guy.global_transform.basis.z
+		_roll_dir = Vector3(f.x, 0.0, f.z).normalized()
+	var launch := DP.f("roll_base_speed")
+	velocity.x = _roll_dir.x * launch
+	velocity.z = _roll_dir.z * launch
+	if _bull_anim and _bull_anim.has_animation(_ANIM_ROLL):
+		_bull_anim.speed_scale = 1.0
+		_bull_anim.play(_ANIM_ROLL)
+	_legs.set(&"tail_ragdoll", true)                           # tail streams out behind
+	_legs.set(&"charge_pitch_target", DP.f("charge_head_pitch"))  # horns down, plowing
+	_legs.set(&"external_rotation", true)   # roll owns the model's full orientation (tumble)
+	if _roll_spark_emitter:
+		_roll_spark_emitter.emitting = true
+	_spawn_dash_burst()
+	camera_pivot.call(&"trigger_hit", 0.35)
+	if _huff_player:
+		_huff_player.pitch_scale = randf_range(0.8, 1.0)
+		_huff_player.play()
+
+
+# One rolling frame: home on the current target matador, accelerate the longer the
+# roll lasts, move (walls just slide), then pop the ball on contact and chain to the
+# next closest. Fully replaces the normal locomotion path while active. `steer` is
+# ignored — the roll auto-targets — but kept so the caller stays uniform.
+func _tick_roll(delta: float, _steer: Vector3) -> void:
+	# Reacquire if the target ragdolled or was freed before we reached it.
+	if not _roll_target_valid():
+		_roll_target = _roll_pick_target()
+	if _roll_target != null:
+		var to_t := _roll_target.global_position - global_position
+		var flat := Vector3(to_t.x, 0.0, to_t.z)
+		if flat.length() > 0.1:
+			var t := clampf(DP.f("roll_turn") * delta, 0.0, 1.0)
+			_roll_dir = _roll_dir.slerp(flat.normalized(), t).normalized()
+
+	# Speed builds over time: base → max across roll_rampup_time, so a long roll
+	# winds up into a runaway boulder while a quick tap barely gets going.
+	_roll_ramp += delta
+	var ramp := clampf(_roll_ramp / maxf(DP.f("roll_rampup_time"), 0.01), 0.0, 1.0)
+	var top := DP.f("roll_max_speed")
+	var speed := lerpf(DP.f("roll_base_speed"), top, ramp)
+	velocity.x = _roll_dir.x * speed
+	velocity.z = _roll_dir.z * speed
+
+	# Tumble the whole model like a Powerball: face the travel direction (yaw) then
+	# spin forward about the horizontal axis perpendicular to it, angular speed = v/r
+	# so it "rolls" without slipping. Legs yield rotation control while active.
+	var radius := maxf(DP.f("roll_spin_radius"), 0.1)
+	_roll_spin = wrapf(_roll_spin + (speed / radius) * delta, 0.0, TAU)
+	var facing := Basis(Vector3.UP, atan2(_roll_dir.x, _roll_dir.z))
+	var tumble_axis := Vector3.UP.cross(_roll_dir).normalized()
+	cube_guy.basis = (Basis(tumble_axis, _roll_spin) * facing).scaled(_cube_scale)
+	if _bull_anim and _bull_anim.has_animation(_ANIM_ROLL):
+		_bull_anim.speed_scale = clampf(speed / maxf(top, 1.0), 0.6, 2.4)
+
+	_set_dust_state(DustState.CHARGE)
+	if _charge_trail_emitter:
+		_charge_trail_emitter.emitting = true
+		_charge_trail_emitter.direction = (-_roll_dir + Vector3(0.0, 0.25, 0.0)).normalized()
+
+	move_and_slide()
+	_was_on_floor = is_on_floor()
+	_smash_barrels_in_radius(DP.f("roll_hit_radius"))
+	_roll_try_pop(speed)
+
+
+# Pop the ball on ramming a matador: launch every matador in the hit radius up and
+# outward, then either CHAIN to the next closest (if chains remain and a target is
+# left) or end the roll. Returns true if it popped so the caller can stop touching
+# roll state this frame.
+func _roll_try_pop(speed: float) -> bool:
+	var radius := DP.f("roll_hit_radius")
+	for mat: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"matador"):
+		if _roll_hit.has(mat) or not _mat_active(mat):
+			continue
+		var to_mat: Vector3 = (mat as Node3D).global_position - global_position
+		to_mat.y = 0.0
+		if to_mat.length() > radius:
+			continue
+		# Record everyone this pop reaches so the chain never re-picks a downed body.
+		for m: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"matador"):
+			var d: Vector3 = (m as Node3D).global_position - global_position
+			d.y = 0.0
+			if d.length() <= radius and not _roll_hit.has(m):
+				_roll_hit.append(m)
+		_hit_matadors_radius(radius, DP.f("roll_hit_strength"), DP.f("roll_knockup"))
+		camera_pivot.call(&"trigger_hit", clampf(speed / 90.0, 0.35, 1.0))
+		if _huff_player:
+			_huff_player.pitch_scale = randf_range(1.05, 1.35)
+			_huff_player.play()
+		if _roll_chains_left > 0:
+			var next := _roll_pick_target()
+			if next != null:
+				_roll_chains_left -= 1
+				_roll_target = next
+				return true   # keep rolling — the ball carries on to the next target
+		_end_roll()
+		return true
+	return false
+
+
+# Closest thing the roll should home on — an active matador (arena) or an intact barrel
+# (lobby) we haven't already smashed this roll. Null if nothing is left to hit.
+func _roll_pick_target() -> Node3D:
+	var best: Node3D = null
+	var best_d := INF
+	for cand: Node3D in _roll_targets():
+		var d: float = cand.global_position.distance_squared_to(global_position)
+		if d < best_d:
+			best_d = d
+			best = cand
+	return best
+
+
+# Live roll targets: active matadors plus standing barrels, minus anything already popped.
+func _roll_targets() -> Array[Node3D]:
+	var out: Array[Node3D] = []
+	for mat: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"matador"):
+		if not _roll_hit.has(mat) and _mat_active(mat):
+			out.append(mat as Node3D)
+	for barrel: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"barrel"):
+		if _barrel_alive(barrel):
+			out.append(barrel as Node3D)
+	return out
+
+
+func _roll_target_valid() -> bool:
+	if not is_instance_valid(_roll_target):
+		return false
+	if _roll_target.is_in_group(&"barrel"):
+		return _barrel_alive(_roll_target)
+	return _mat_active(_roll_target)
+
+
+# A matador still in play — valid, not ragdolled/consumed. Ragdolled bodies report
+# is_active() == false, so a popped target is skipped on the next chain search.
+func _mat_active(mat: Node) -> bool:
+	return is_instance_valid(mat) and mat.has_method(&"is_active") and mat.call(&"is_active")
+
+
+# A lobby barrel still standing — valid and not already queued for removal by an earlier hit.
+func _barrel_alive(barrel: Node) -> bool:
+	return is_instance_valid(barrel) and not barrel.is_queued_for_deletion()
+
+
+# Burst every barrel whose centre sits within range_m on the ground plane. Shared by the
+# boulder roll (which ploughs straight through them) and the slam shockwave. Each barrel
+# self-removes and leaves the &"barrel" group, so the HUD's clear-the-lobby tally counts it
+# exactly once.
+func _smash_barrels_in_radius(range_m: float) -> void:
+	for barrel: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"barrel"):
+		if not _barrel_alive(barrel):
+			continue
+		var to_b: Vector3 = (barrel as Node3D).global_position - global_position
+		to_b.y = 0.0
+		if to_b.length() <= range_m:
+			barrel.call(&"destroy_barrel")
+
+
+# True while the boulder roll is live — matadors defer their charge-gore to the roll's own pop
+# (is_rolling guard in matador._take_bull_charge) so the ball pops instead of quietly goring.
+func is_rolling() -> bool:
+	return _active_ability == 3 and _ability_active
+
+
+# True while the dash ability is live. A dash is a committed lunge — it gores/rams on contact
+# regardless of angle (enemies bypass their horns-first cone while it's set).
+func is_dashing() -> bool:
+	return _active_ability == 1 and _ability_active
+
+
+# End the Powerball early: brake hard (the ball "pops" and unrolls) and drop back to the normal
+# locomotion path next frame.
+func _end_roll() -> void:
+	_ability_active = false
+	_active_ability = -1
+	_ability_timer  = 0.0
+	_roll_ramp      = 0.0
+	_roll_target    = null
+	_roll_chains_left = 0
+	_roll_hit.clear()
+	_legs.set(&"charge_pitch_target", 0.0)
+	_legs.set(&"tail_ragdoll", false)
+	_legs.set(&"external_rotation", false)
+	if _roll_spark_emitter:
+		_roll_spark_emitter.emitting = false
+	if _charge_trail_emitter:
+		_charge_trail_emitter.emitting = false
+	velocity.x *= 0.15
+	velocity.z *= 0.15
+	_play_idle()
+
+
+func _hit_matadors_cone(range_m: float, half_angle_rad: float, strength: float,
+		dir: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO) -> void:
+	var raw     := cube_guy.global_transform.basis.z
+	var forward := dir if dir.length_squared() > 0.01 else Vector3(raw.x, 0.0, raw.z).normalized()
+	for mat: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"matador"):
+		var to_mat: Vector3 = (mat as Node3D).global_position - global_position
+		to_mat.y = 0.0
+		var dist := to_mat.length()
+		if dist > range_m:
+			continue
+		if dist > 0.01 and forward.dot(to_mat / dist) < cos(half_angle_rad):
+			continue
+		mat.call(&"apply_ability_hit", (forward + Vector3.UP * 0.4).normalized(), strength)
+
+
+func _hit_matadors_radius(range_m: float, strength: float, up_boost: float = 0.0) -> void:
+	for mat: Node in get_tree().get_nodes_in_group(&"matador"):
+		var to_mat: Vector3 = (mat as Node3D).global_position - global_position
+		to_mat.y = 0.0
+		var dist := to_mat.length()
+		if dist > range_m:
+			continue
+		var away := to_mat / dist if dist > 0.01 \
+			else Vector3(randf() - 0.5, 0.0, randf() - 0.5).normalized()
+		mat.call(&"apply_ability_hit", (away + Vector3.UP * 0.6).normalized(), strength, up_boost)
+
+
+# ── Blood-spurt particle helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+# The ability effects now live in systems/fx/; only the spear-wound blood below is still built in
+# code. Shared material, built once so the mobile driver compiles this particle shader a single
+# time (colour comes per-particle from the colour_ramp via vertex colour, not this material).
+func _unshaded_material() -> StandardMaterial3D:
+	if _unshaded_mat == null:
+		_unshaded_mat = StandardMaterial3D.new()
+		_unshaded_mat.shading_mode = BaseMaterial3D.SHADING_MODE_UNSHADED
+		_unshaded_mat.transparency = BaseMaterial3D.TRANSPARENCY_ALPHA
+		_unshaded_mat.vertex_color_use_as_albedo = true
+		_unshaded_mat.cull_mode = BaseMaterial3D.CULL_DISABLED
+	return _unshaded_mat
+
+
+# Low-poly particle-sphere mesh (height = diameter), cached per size so repeats reuse one GPU upload.
+func _particle_sphere(radius: float, segments: int, rings: int, mat: Material) -> SphereMesh:
+	var key := "%.4f:%d:%d" % [radius, segments, rings]
+	var cached: SphereMesh = _particle_sphere_cache.get(key)
+	if cached != null:
+		return cached
+	var sphere := SphereMesh.new()
+	sphere.radius = radius
+	sphere.height = radius * 2.0
+	sphere.radial_segments = segments
+	sphere.rings = rings
+	sphere.material = mat
+	_particle_sphere_cache[key] = sphere
+	return sphere
+
+
+# Queue-free a transient FX node once its particles have finished.
+func _free_after(node: Node, delay: float) -> void:
+	get_tree().create_timer(delay).timeout.connect(func() -> void:
+		if is_instance_valid(node):
+			node.queue_free()
+	)
+
+
+func _spawn_slam_fx() -> void:
+	var origin := global_position + Vector3(0.0, -0.5, 0.0)
+	_impact_fx.call(&"slam_rings", origin, DP.f("slam_range"))
+	Fx.spawn(&"bull_slam", Transform3D(Basis(), origin))
+	camera_pivot.call(&"trigger_hit", 0.60)
+
+
+func _spawn_kick_fx(back_dir: Vector3) -> void:
+	var origin := global_position + back_dir * 0.55 + Vector3(0.0, -0.25, 0.0)
+	Fx.spawn(&"bull_kick", _aimed_xform(origin, back_dir))
+	_impact_fx.call(&"kick_flash", origin)
+	camera_pivot.call(&"trigger_hit", 0.35)
+
+
+func _spawn_dash_burst() -> void:
+	Fx.spawn(&"bull_dash", _aimed_xform(global_position + Vector3(0.0, 0.2, 0.0), _dash_dir))
+
+
+# A transform at `origin` whose local -Z faces `forward` (flattened to horizontal). The kick/dash
+# effects bake their spray in local space, so aiming the spawn transform points the burst the
+# right way. Falls back to an unrotated transform when `forward` has no horizontal component.
+func _aimed_xform(origin: Vector3, forward: Vector3) -> Transform3D:
+	var flat := Vector3(forward.x, 0.0, forward.z)
+	if flat.length_squared() < 0.0001:
+		return Transform3D(Basis(), origin)
+	return Transform3D(Basis(), origin).looking_at(origin + flat.normalized(), Vector3.UP)
+
+
+func _physics_process(delta: float) -> void:
+	# ── Dead bull ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	# The run is over the instant HP hits zero, but the lose screen holds off a
+	# beat before it appears (see HUD._show_game_over). Freeze the carcass through
+	# that delay — no input, no abilities, just coast to a stop under gravity — so a
+	# dead bull can't keep charging around while the screen is pending.
+	if _dead:
+		velocity.x = move_toward(velocity.x, 0.0, 40.0 * delta)
+		velocity.z = move_toward(velocity.z, 0.0, 40.0 * delta)
+		if not is_on_floor():
+			velocity += get_gravity() * delta
+		move_and_slide()
+		return
+
+	# ── Gravity ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if not is_on_floor():
+		var gravity := get_gravity()
+		# Crash a slam down hard: full leap on the way up, accelerated descent so
+		# the bull spends less time floating before the impact.
+		if _slam_pending and velocity.y < 0.0:
+			gravity *= DP.f("slam_fall_mult")
+		velocity += gravity * delta
+
+	# ── Camera-relative input direction ───────────────────────────────────────
+	var input_dir    := Input.get_vector("move_left", "move_right", "move_forward", "move_back")
+	var cam_basis    := camera_pivot.global_transform.basis
+	var flat_forward := -Vector3(cam_basis.z.x, 0.0, cam_basis.z.z).normalized()
+	var flat_right   :=  Vector3(cam_basis.x.x, 0.0, cam_basis.x.z).normalized()
+	var direction    := (flat_forward * -input_dir.y + flat_right * input_dir.x).normalized()
+
+	var on_floor := is_on_floor()
+
+	# ── Ability cooldowns ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	_hit_iframes = maxf(0.0, _hit_iframes - delta)
+	for i: int in 4:
+		ability_cd[i] = maxf(0.0, ability_cd[i] - delta)
+	if _ability_active:
+		_ability_timer -= delta
+		if _ability_timer <= 0.0:
+			if _active_ability == 3:
+				_end_roll()   # tears down roll-specific state (sparks, tumble control)
+			else:
+				_ability_active = false
+				_active_ability = -1
+				_legs.set(&"charge_pitch_target", 0.0)
+				_legs.set(&"tail_ragdoll", false)
+				_slam_pending = false
+				_play_idle()
+
+	# ── Boulder roll ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	# While rolling, the ability owns movement entirely (its own accel, low friction
+	# and wall ricochet) — bypass the normal input/kick/damping path below.
+	if _active_ability == 3 and _ability_active:
+		_tick_roll(delta, direction)
+		return
+
+	_was_on_floor = on_floor
+
+	# ── Ground locomotion — smooth accelerate / friction ──────────────────────
+	# WASD/arrows drive the bull directly: hold a direction to ramp up to max_speed
+	# and steer, release to coast to a stop. Ability bursts (dash) and wall bounces
+	# can exceed max_speed — while a direction is held we steer that momentum without
+	# braking it (cap tracks the current speed); friction only bleeds the excess once
+	# input is released.
+	var flat_vel  := Vector3(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z)
+	var max_speed := DP.f("max_speed")
+	if _active_ability == 1 and _ability_active:
+		# Dash: leave the barrel fast like a bullet, then bleed exponentially back
+		# down to cruise speed (fastest drop right at the start), so it settles into
+		# normal running by the time the clip ends instead of holding top speed.
+		_dash_speed_cur = lerpf(_dash_speed_cur, max_speed, 1.0 - exp(-DP.f("dash_decel") * delta))
+		flat_vel = _dash_dir * _dash_speed_cur
+	elif direction.length_squared() > 0.01:
+		var cap := maxf(max_speed, flat_vel.length())
+		flat_vel = flat_vel.move_toward(direction * cap, DP.f("move_accel") * delta)
+	else:
+		flat_vel = flat_vel.move_toward(Vector3.ZERO, DP.f("move_friction") * delta)
+	velocity.x = flat_vel.x
+	velocity.z = flat_vel.z
+
+	# ── Visual rotation follows velocity direction ─────────────────────────────
+	var flat_speed := Vector2(velocity.x, velocity.z).length()
+	if flat_speed > 0.4:
+		var target_angle := atan2(velocity.x, velocity.z)
+		cube_guy.rotation.y = lerp_angle(
+			cube_guy.rotation.y, target_angle, delta * DP.f("visual_turn_speed"))
+
+	# Looping WALK clip while genuinely moving on the ground, idle otherwise.
+	_update_locomotion_anim(on_floor and flat_speed > 1.0)
+
+	_pre_slide_vel_y = velocity.y
+	var pre_wall_vel := Vector3(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z)
+	move_and_slide()
+
+
+
+	# ── Wall bounce — no sliding, guaranteed exit ────────────────────────────
+	# pre_wall_vel is captured before move_and_slide strips the into-wall component,
+	# so into_spd correctly reflects how hard the bull hit the wall even when stationary.
+	for i in get_slide_collision_count():
+		var col    := get_slide_collision(i)
+		var normal := col.get_normal()
+		if abs(normal.y) < 0.5:
+			var flat_n   := Vector3(normal.x, 0.0, normal.z).normalized()
+			var into_spd := -pre_wall_vel.dot(flat_n)
+			var exit_spd := maxf(into_spd * DP.f("wall_bounce_restitution"),
+				DP.f("wall_min_bounce_speed"))
+			velocity.x   = flat_n.x * exit_spd
+			velocity.z   = flat_n.z * exit_spd
+			pre_wall_vel = Vector3(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z)
+
+			# Ram straight through a barrel that formed the wall we bounced off.
+			var hit := col.get_collider()
+			if hit != null and hit.has_method(&"destroy_barrel"):
+				hit.call(&"destroy_barrel")
+
+	# ── Landing. Don't bounce ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if is_on_floor() and not _was_on_floor:
+		velocity.y = 0.0
+
+	# ── Slam landing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if _slam_pending and is_on_floor() and not _was_on_floor:
+		_slam_pending   = false
+		_ability_active = false
+		_active_ability = -1
+		_ability_timer  = 0.0
+		_legs.set(&"charge_pitch_target", 0.0)
+		_legs.set(&"tail_ragdoll", false)
+		_play_idle()
+		_spawn_slam_fx()
+		_hit_matadors_radius(DP.f("slam_range"), DP.f("slam_strength"), DP.f("slam_launch_up"))
+		_smash_barrels_in_radius(DP.f("slam_range"))
+
+	# ── Dust ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if flat_speed > DP.f("dust_charge_spd") and on_floor:
+		_set_dust_state(DustState.CHARGE)
+	elif flat_speed > DP.f("dust_walk_spd") and on_floor:
+		_set_dust_state(DustState.WALK)
+	else:
+		_set_dust_state(DustState.NONE)
+
+	# ── Charge trail direction ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	if _dust_state == DustState.CHARGE and _charge_trail_emitter:
+		var vel_flat := Vector3(velocity.x, 0.0, velocity.z)
+		if vel_flat.length_squared() > 0.1:
+			_charge_trail_emitter.direction = (-vel_flat.normalized() + Vector3(0.0, 0.25, 0.0)).normalized()
+
+
+func get_hp() -> int:
+	return _hp
+
+
+func get_max_hp() -> int:
+	return _max_hp
+
+
+# Bonus pips currently on the bar — the HUD colours this many top pips yellow.
+func get_bonus_hp() -> int:
+	return _bonus_hp
+
+
+# Award extra health (from a lobby reward): grows both the cap and the current bar so the
+# new pips arrive full, and marks them as bonus so the HUD paints them yellow.
+func grant_bonus_hp(amount: int) -> void:
+	if amount <= 0:
+		return
+	_bonus_hp += amount
+	_max_hp   += amount
+	_hp       += amount
+	health_changed.emit(_hp, _max_hp)
+
+
+# A clean hit — thrown or swung blade — costs the bull one HP pip; the run ends only
+# when the last pip is gone. `cause` ("gored" / "thrown") tags how it happened for the
+# death notice. I-frames absorb a flurry so several blades in one pass drop one pip,
+# not the whole bar; `_dead` latches so the lose screen is raised exactly once.
+func take_sword_hit(cause: String = "", hit_pos: Vector3 = Vector3.ZERO) -> void:
+	if _dead or _hit_iframes > 0.0:
+		return
+	_hp -= 1
+	_hit_flash()
+	_hit_iframes = DP.f("bull_hit_iframes")
+	health_changed.emit(_hp, _max_hp)
+	hit_taken.emit(cause)
+	camera_pivot.call(&"trigger_hit", 0.7)
+	# Vibrate controller 0 with half weak strength, full strong strength, for 0.5 seconds
+	if DP.b("gamepad_vibration"):
+		Input.start_joy_vibration(0, 0.5, 1, 0.2)
+
+	# A spear gores a spot — blood spurts from the entry wound (where it struck the
+	# bull). Melee gores pass no position and skip the spurt; gore can be turned off.
+	if cause == "thrown" and Settings.gore:
+		_spawn_blood(hit_pos if hit_pos != Vector3.ZERO else global_position)
+	if _huff_player:
+		_huff_player.pitch_scale = randf_range(0.7, 0.9)
+		_huff_player.play()
+	if _hp <= 0:
+		if _bull_anim.current_animation != _ANIM_DEATH:
+			_bull_anim.speed_scale = 0.8
+			_bull_anim.play(_ANIM_DEATH)
+		_dead = true
+		died.emit(cause)
+
+
+# Pop the bull upward — a smash hitbox knocks it off its feet. Only ever raises the
+# vertical speed so a downward-moving bull still gets launched.
+func apply_knock_up(v: float) -> void:
+	velocity.y = maxf(velocity.y, v)
+
+
+# Typed entry point for the unified hit pipeline: a Hitbox (or any attacker) hands the bull a
+# DamageEvent instead of calling take_sword_hit directly. A thin adapter over the existing pip /
+# knock-up logic, so behaviour is unchanged while callers migrate off the stringly path.
+func receive_damage(event: DamageEvent) -> void:
+	take_sword_hit(event.cause_name(), event.hit_position)
+	if event.knock_up > 0.0:
+		apply_knock_up(event.knock_up)
+
+
+# Blood spurt from a spear wound: a short-lived spray of dark-red gobs flung out of the
+# entry point, biased outward from the bull's centre (so it reads as bursting from the
+# hide) with a touch of lift before gravity drags it down.
+func _spawn_blood(hit_pos: Vector3) -> void:
+	var out := hit_pos - global_position
+	out.y = 0.0
+	out = out.normalized() if out.length() > 0.05 else Vector3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0)
+	var dir := (out + Vector3.UP * 0.8).normalized()
+
+	var sphere := _particle_sphere(0.05, 4, 2, _unshaded_material())
+
+	var ramp := Gradient.new()
+	ramp.set_color(0, Color(0.55, 0.02, 0.02, 1.0))
+	ramp.set_color(1, Color(0.28, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0))
+
+	var scale_curve := Curve.new()
+	scale_curve.add_point(Vector2(0.0, 1.0))
+	scale_curve.add_point(Vector2(0.6, 0.7))
+	scale_curve.add_point(Vector2(1.0, 0.0))
+
+	var p := CPUParticles3D.new()
+	p.one_shot             = true
+	p.explosiveness        = 0.9
+	p.amount               = 34
+	p.lifetime             = 0.7
+	p.randomness           = 0.5
+	p.local_coords         = false
+	p.direction            = dir
+	p.spread               = 42.0
+	p.gravity              = Vector3(0.0, -14.0, 0.0)
+	p.initial_velocity_min = 3.5
+	p.initial_velocity_max = 8.0
+	p.scale_amount_min     = 0.5
+	p.scale_amount_max     = 1.6
+	p.mesh                 = sphere
+	p.color_ramp           = ramp
+	p.scale_amount_curve   = scale_curve
+	get_parent().add_child(p)
+	p.global_position = hit_pos
+	p.restart()
+	_free_after(p, 1.5)
+
+
+func _hit_flash() -> void:
+	var meshes := find_children("*", "MeshInstance3D", true, false)
+
+	for node in meshes:
+		var mesh := node as MeshInstance3D
+		if mesh:
+			mesh.material_overlay = _make_hit_overlay()
+
+	if _hit_flash_tween:
+		_hit_flash_tween.kill()
+
+	_hit_flash_tween = create_tween()
+	_hit_flash_tween.tween_interval(0.08)
+	_hit_flash_tween.tween_callback(_clear_hit_flash)
+
+
+func _make_hit_overlay() -> StandardMaterial3D:
+	var mat := StandardMaterial3D.new()
+	mat.shading_mode = BaseMaterial3D.SHADING_MODE_UNSHADED
+	mat.albedo_color = Color(1.0, 0.03, 0.03, 1.0)
+	return mat
+
+
+func _clear_hit_flash() -> void:
+	var meshes := find_children("*", "MeshInstance3D", true, false)
+
+	for node in meshes:
+		var mesh := node as MeshInstance3D
+		if mesh:
+			mesh.material_overlay = null

actors/player/player.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://crtm0xtiql3r8"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://bn777gguclud5" path="res://actors/player/player.gd" id="1_xhfnw"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cpyq2r5cq653g" path="res://actors/player/camera_iso.gd" id="2_camera_iso"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://bun14xmk20pcj" path="res://art/characters/bull.fbx" id="4_e80uo"]
+
+[sub_resource type="CapsuleShape3D" id="CapsuleShape3D_kne1u"]
+radius = 0.7495117
+height = 1.845398
+
+[node name="Player" type="CharacterBody3D" unique_id=165510044]
+collision_layer = 2
+collision_mask = 9
+script = ExtResource("1_xhfnw")
+
+[node name="CollisionBull" type="CollisionShape3D" parent="." unique_id=571780801]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.29183745, 0.3197594)
+shape = SubResource("CapsuleShape3D_kne1u")
+
+[node name="Camera3D" type="Camera3D" parent="." unique_id=1120161087]
+script = ExtResource("2_camera_iso")
+
+[node name="bull" parent="." unique_id=1386495166 instance=ExtResource("4_e80uo")]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, -0.655, 0.23)
+
+[node name="Skeleton3D" parent="bull/Armature" parent_id_path=PackedInt32Array(1386495166, 1057197468) index="0" unique_id=840295370]
+bones/0/position = Vector3(0, 0, 0.009963839)
+bones/0/rotation = Quaternion(0.7071068, 0, 0, 0.7071067)
+bones/0/scale = Vector3(1, 1, 1)
+bones/1/position = Vector3(0.003526625, -0.0043296535, 0.0040827994)
+bones/1/rotation = Quaternion(-0.00038647873, 0.06909673, 0.9868542, -0.14609687)
+bones/2/rotation = Quaternion(-0.06929122, 3.2175163e-07, -0.112670615, 0.99121344)
+bones/4/position = Vector3(0.0045358227, -0.002137695, -0.004238624)
+bones/4/rotation = Quaternion(-0.24948503, 0.19590352, 0.9416978, -0.11217985)
+bones/4/scale = Vector3(1.0000001, 0.9999999, 1.0000001)
+bones/5/rotation = Quaternion(-0.58943665, -0.3660725, -0.22564478, 0.683842)
+bones/5/scale = Vector3(1, 1.0000001, 0.99999994)
+bones/6/rotation = Quaternion(0.52910197, 0.15997827, 0.120245, 0.8246207)
+bones/6/scale = Vector3(1, 1, 1.0000001)
+bones/17/position = Vector3(0, 0.0009373814, 0.007552617)
+bones/17/rotation = Quaternion(-9.4156974e-08, 0.7071068, 0.7071067, -9.4156974e-08)
+bones/19/position = Vector3(-0.003526625, -0.0043296535, 0.0040827994)
+bones/19/rotation = Quaternion(0.00038647873, 0.06909673, 0.9868542, 0.14609687)
+bones/20/rotation = Quaternion(-0.06929122, -3.2227587e-07, 0.11267061, 0.99121344)
+bones/22/position = Vector3(-0.0045358227, -0.002137695, -0.004238624)
+bones/22/rotation = Quaternion(0.24948503, 0.19590352, 0.9416978, 0.11217985)
+bones/23/rotation = Quaternion(-0.58943665, 0.3660725, 0.22564478, 0.683842)
+bones/23/scale = Vector3(1, 1.0000001, 1)
+bones/24/rotation = Quaternion(0.529102, -0.15997836, -0.120245025, 0.82462066)
+bones/24/scale = Vector3(1, 1.0000001, 1)
+
+[editable path="bull"]

actors/player/player_follow_light.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+extends Node3D
+
+var player: Node3D = null
+
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	# If we don't have the player yet, try to find them in the group
+	if not is_instance_valid(player):
+		var players = get_tree().get_nodes_in_group("player")
+		if players.size() > 0:
+			player = players[0] as Node3D
+	
+	# If the player exists, follow their position
+	if is_instance_valid(player):
+		global_position = player.global_position

actors/player/player_follow_light.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://cmapsaj010q40

actors/player/player_follow_light.tscn

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://4v25hb0qu5l0"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://cmapsaj010q40" path="res://actors/player/player_follow_light.gd" id="1_w7wrt"]
+
+[node name="PlayerFollowLight" type="Node3D" unique_id=1889971494]
+script = ExtResource("1_w7wrt")
+
+[node name="SpotLight3D" type="SpotLight3D" parent="." unique_id=1523840927]
+transform = Transform3D(1, 0, 0, 0, -4.371139e-08, 1, 0, -1, -4.371139e-08, 0, 2.6136062, 1.0431258e-07)
+light_color = Color(0.9999998, 0.8702623, 0.60548127, 1)
+light_energy = 8.0
+shadow_enabled = true
+distance_fade_length = 30.45
+spot_angle = 72.62192

addons/rider-plugin/plugin.cfg

@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ script="rider-plugin.gd"
 
 [presets]
 
-active="off"
+active="on"
 presets="presets.json"

animation_tree.gd.uid

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://sbf260u32upu

art/anim/crowd_clap.glb.import

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ importer="scene"
 importer_version=1
 type="PackedScene"
 uid="uid://cmxqocsdbgufr"
-path="res://.godot/imported/mees_plaksutab.glb-0ce4e4ee8c8f92069abfac9352f0f4b9.scn"
+path="res://.godot/imported/crowd_clap.glb-8bb3f532af711440142a67228d380ce0.scn"
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://Animations/mees_plaksutab.glb"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/mees_plaksutab.glb-0ce4e4ee8c8f92069abfac9352f0f4b9.scn"]
+source_file="res://art/anim/crowd_clap.glb"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/crowd_clap.glb-8bb3f532af711440142a67228d380ce0.scn"]
 
 [params]
 

art/blender/create_matador_anims.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """
-Blender 5.1 script: create walk + idle animations for matador_v02.
-Run:  blender --background matador_v02.blend --python create_matador_anims.py
+Blender 5.1 script: create walk + idle animations for matador.
+Run:  blender --background matador.blend --python create_matador_anims.py
 """
 import bpy, math, os
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ ti.name = 'idle'
 si = ti.strips.new('idle', 0, idle)
 
 # ── export FBX ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-fbx_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(bpy.data.filepath), 'matador_v02.fbx')
+fbx_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(bpy.data.filepath), 'matador.fbx')
 bpy.ops.export_scene.fbx(
     filepath=fbx_path,
     use_selection=False,

art/blender/render_anim_preview.py

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """
 Blender 5.1 script: render preview frames of matador animations to PNG.
-Run:  blender --background matador_v02.blend --python render_anim_preview.py
+Run:  blender --background matador.blend --python render_anim_preview.py
 
-Outputs to Blender/preview/ directory:
+Outputs to art/blender/preview/ directory:
   walk_frame_00.png .. walk_frame_09.png
   idle_frame_00.png
 

art/characters/bear.glb.import

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 importer="scene"
 importer_version=1
 type="PackedScene"
-uid="uid://eu2lqjhowj4t"
-path="res://.godot/imported/Matador.glb-84387af784b13addc4467fc8edace9ff.scn"
+uid="uid://cofv5dbavesis"
+path="res://.godot/imported/bear.glb-75dd9ad1d0d42d959c02624cfc22996d.scn"
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://Assets/Matador.glb"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Matador.glb-84387af784b13addc4467fc8edace9ff.scn"]
+source_file="res://art/characters/bear.glb"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/bear.glb-75dd9ad1d0d42d959c02624cfc22996d.scn"]
 
 [params]
 

art/characters/bull.fbx.import

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ importer="scene"
 importer_version=1
 type="PackedScene"
 uid="uid://bun14xmk20pcj"
-path="res://.godot/imported/bull.fbx-50f6d03a92c862695bbeaeba563be0db.scn"
+path="res://.godot/imported/bull.fbx-ffca5aad6fa2fef7c6aaeff23784274e.scn"
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://Assets/bull.fbx"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/bull.fbx-50f6d03a92c862695bbeaeba563be0db.scn"]
+source_file="res://art/characters/bull.fbx"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/bull.fbx-ffca5aad6fa2fef7c6aaeff23784274e.scn"]
 
 [params]
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ meshes/generate_lods=true
 meshes/create_shadow_meshes=true
 meshes/light_baking=1
 meshes/lightmap_texel_size=0.2
-meshes/force_disable_compression=false
+meshes/force_disable_compression=true
 skins/use_named_skins=true
 animation/import=true
 animation/fps=30

art/characters/matador.glb.import

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="scene"
+importer_version=1
+type="PackedScene"
+uid="uid://eu2lqjhowj4t"
+path="res://.godot/imported/matador.glb-d61955edf618ff60a81602b44843dd9c.scn"
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://art/characters/matador.glb"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/matador.glb-d61955edf618ff60a81602b44843dd9c.scn"]
+
+[params]
+
+nodes/root_type=""
+nodes/root_name=""
+nodes/root_script=null
+mesh_library/use_node_names_as_mesh_names=false
+array_mesh/deduplicate_surfaces=true
+nodes/apply_root_scale=true
+nodes/root_scale=1.0
+nodes/import_as_skeleton_bones=false
+nodes/use_name_suffixes=true
+nodes/use_node_type_suffixes=true
+meshes/ensure_tangents=true
+meshes/generate_lods=true
+meshes/create_shadow_meshes=true
+meshes/light_baking=1
+meshes/lightmap_texel_size=0.2
+meshes/force_disable_compression=true
+skins/use_named_skins=true
+animation/import=true
+animation/fps=30
+animation/trimming=false
+animation/remove_immutable_tracks=true
+animation/import_rest_as_RESET=false
+import_script/path=""
+materials/extract=0
+materials/extract_format=0
+materials/extract_path=""
+_subresources={}
+gltf/naming_version=2
+gltf/embedded_image_handling=1
+gltf/texture_map_mode=1

art/fonts/Cinzel.ttf.import

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 importer="font_data_dynamic"
 type="FontFile"
 uid="uid://fu84fchl1im6"
-path="res://.godot/imported/Cinzel.ttf-b9b78caa7497d2ec78b922cb77f34333.fontdata"
+path="res://.godot/imported/Cinzel.ttf-95f91c70d492f60cef14788d0547dff4.fontdata"
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://fonts/Cinzel.ttf"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Cinzel.ttf-b9b78caa7497d2ec78b922cb77f34333.fontdata"]
+source_file="res://art/fonts/Cinzel.ttf"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/Cinzel.ttf-95f91c70d492f60cef14788d0547dff4.fontdata"]
 
 [params]
 

art/fonts/CinzelDecorative-Bold.ttf.import

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 importer="font_data_dynamic"
 type="FontFile"
 uid="uid://rcfn6xhs7fur"
-path="res://.godot/imported/CinzelDecorative-Bold.ttf-fd8dd0c7ef2ceb6acaeb4b78a3c0a47b.fontdata"
+path="res://.godot/imported/CinzelDecorative-Bold.ttf-71cca077ba75a6c829f53e2548a2580d.fontdata"
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://fonts/CinzelDecorative-Bold.ttf"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/CinzelDecorative-Bold.ttf-fd8dd0c7ef2ceb6acaeb4b78a3c0a47b.fontdata"]
+source_file="res://art/fonts/CinzelDecorative-Bold.ttf"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/CinzelDecorative-Bold.ttf-71cca077ba75a6c829f53e2548a2580d.fontdata"]
 
 [params]
 

art/fx/bear_fx.glb.import

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 importer="scene"
 importer_version=1
 type="PackedScene"
-uid="uid://dxe72ig8gfbcg"
-path="res://.godot/imported/arena model2026.glb-299db01cae891e5005f8ac1e6c83d0a6.scn"
+uid="uid://bdbx0wwa73rhp"
+path="res://.godot/imported/bear_fx.glb-ec36223896f7444a4dbe06fe70380d22.scn"
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://Assets/arena model2026.glb"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/arena model2026.glb-299db01cae891e5005f8ac1e6c83d0a6.scn"]
+source_file="res://art/fx/bear_fx.glb"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/bear_fx.glb-ec36223896f7444a4dbe06fe70380d22.scn"]
 
 [params]
 

art/hdri/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr.import

@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 importer="texture"
 type="CompressedTexture2D"
 uid="uid://bxm7c6ldrdiq5"
-path.bptc="res://.godot/imported/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr-262868e8787abf05f7044da72beefce7.bptc.ctex"
+path.bptc="res://.godot/imported/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr-227da4c15c620e5b14eb76c27dcd326f.bptc.ctex"
+path.astc="res://.godot/imported/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr-227da4c15c620e5b14eb76c27dcd326f.astc.ctex"
 metadata={
-"imported_formats": ["s3tc_bptc"],
+"imported_formats": ["s3tc_bptc", "etc2_astc"],
 "vram_texture": true
 }
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://HDRI/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr-262868e8787abf05f7044da72beefce7.bptc.ctex"]
+source_file="res://art/hdri/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr-227da4c15c620e5b14eb76c27dcd326f.bptc.ctex", "res://.godot/imported/citrus_orchard_road_puresky_4k.hdr-227da4c15c620e5b14eb76c27dcd326f.astc.ctex"]
 
 [params]
 

art/hdri/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr.import

@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@
 importer="texture"
 type="CompressedTexture2D"
 uid="uid://3syhacswepyj"
-path.bptc="res://.godot/imported/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr-026f0eabdfce50035e2f8417ce3e0060.bptc.ctex"
+path.bptc="res://.godot/imported/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr-8cc5d2aeb82da4bd42ed9b64393cbf3a.bptc.ctex"
+path.astc="res://.godot/imported/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr-8cc5d2aeb82da4bd42ed9b64393cbf3a.astc.ctex"
 metadata={
-"imported_formats": ["s3tc_bptc"],
+"imported_formats": ["s3tc_bptc", "etc2_astc"],
 "vram_texture": true
 }
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://HDRI/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr-026f0eabdfce50035e2f8417ce3e0060.bptc.ctex"]
+source_file="res://art/hdri/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr-8cc5d2aeb82da4bd42ed9b64393cbf3a.bptc.ctex", "res://.godot/imported/kloppenheim_06_puresky_4k.hdr-8cc5d2aeb82da4bd42ed9b64393cbf3a.astc.ctex"]
 
 [params]
 

art/icons/dash.png.import

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 importer="texture"
 type="CompressedTexture2D"
 uid="uid://cyscxku0nw055"
-path="res://.godot/imported/DASH.png-02cbc39ec03a0c79526d7dc333659c48.ctex"
+path="res://.godot/imported/dash.png-f29ea607d0f55bfdf36de8ed38bf1a09.ctex"
 metadata={
 "vram_texture": false
 }
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://HUD/DASH.png"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/DASH.png-02cbc39ec03a0c79526d7dc333659c48.ctex"]
+source_file="res://art/icons/dash.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/dash.png-f29ea607d0f55bfdf36de8ed38bf1a09.ctex"]
 
 [params]
 

art/icons/kick.png.import

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 importer="texture"
 type="CompressedTexture2D"
 uid="uid://bdnc3jw1ykydi"
-path="res://.godot/imported/KICK.png-5482be80e8176ed7a0ae69a48ca1f5ed.ctex"
+path="res://.godot/imported/kick.png-8a80f588c63b84c72b33cb0d47b50412.ctex"
 metadata={
 "vram_texture": false
 }
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://HUD/KICK.png"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/KICK.png-5482be80e8176ed7a0ae69a48ca1f5ed.ctex"]
+source_file="res://art/icons/kick.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/kick.png-8a80f588c63b84c72b33cb0d47b50412.ctex"]
 
 [params]
 

art/icons/roll.png.import

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 importer="texture"
 type="CompressedTexture2D"
 uid="uid://d25i88cixy4pn"
-path="res://.godot/imported/ROLL.png-306dafcb4b6c13eded9a925aa6d2f62a.ctex"
+path="res://.godot/imported/roll.png-dc2c913f1361acd63205c54ed9ce4acf.ctex"
 metadata={
 "vram_texture": false
 }
 
 [deps]
 
-source_file="res://HUD/ROLL.png"
-dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/ROLL.png-306dafcb4b6c13eded9a925aa6d2f62a.ctex"]
+source_file="res://art/icons/roll.png"
+dest_files=["res://.godot/imported/roll.png-dc2c913f1361acd63205c54ed9ce4acf.ctex"]
 
 [params]