feat(measure): a player does not fit. The law was passing impossible routes.

Jahni walked composed strates for the first time: "'maze' is way too tight
tunnel radius wise, i can't enter nor anything". The candidates he could not
enter were the ones our metrics ranked BEST -- Maze had the highest walkable
fraction (.285) and highest connected surface (.99) of all eight.

⭐ THE HEADLINE, AND IT IS BAD NEWS WORTH HAVING:

  old arrival->departure law     passing on 7 of 8 candidates
  player-fit-restricted law      CONNECTED ON 0 OF 8

**The primordial law has been passing on routes no player fits through.**
Every "the world is traversable" claim in this project measured air, not
passage. Player-fit fraction across the eight showcase candidates ranges
.0000 (FloatingIslands -- literally zero) to .0117. The season composer now
returns 0 survivors for 6 required slots, and the showcase gate rejects
8 of 8.

That is the correct outcome. The gate is not tuned to a threshold; it
requires a resolved player-fit volume and a connected player-fit route.

Capsule confirmed by Jahni as the base ACharacter: 34 cm radius, 88 cm
half-height = 1.36 voxels radius, 7.04 tall. Named constant with the
derivation beside it.

Two traps avoided, both of which would have produced confident nonsense:
- THE COARSE GRID CANNOT RESOLVE A PLAYER. SampleStep 4 makes a cell 4
  voxels, ~3x the player's radius, so fit is below the resolution of every
  metric built so far -- which is exactly why nothing flagged an impassable
  maze. Fit runs on step 1 and REFUSES (bPlayerFitResolved=false + reason)
  when the step is too coarse.
- Manhattan distance >= Euclidean, so reusing the existing transform for
  clearance would OVERESTIMATE free space and report fits that do not
  exist. Clearance uses a separate Chebyshev transform; Manhattan stays
  only on the legacy feature-scale metric.

⚠️ MY ROUGHNESS HYPOTHESIS WAS WRONG, and Codex disproved it rather than
confirming it. Forcing SurfaceRoughness=0 on the Maze moved PlayerFit
.0105 -> .0138 and the restricted law stayed NotConnected. Minimum corridor
clearance is 1.00 voxel (25 cm) with or without roughness -- the corridors
are simply too tight for a 34 cm capsule, full stop.

Roughness IS still a real pinch risk where reach exceeds corridor radius:
Underwater 2.21x, FlatPlain 2.31x, CrystalChamber 1.81x, TunnelNetwork
1.44x on corridors, VerticalShafts 1.30x on connectors. The 5.625-voxel
default bound stays dangerous.

Islands measured, not changed (feel is Jahni's call): 0/2 touch either
seal, median clear gap 47.8 above / 9.0 below -- but effective radius
spans 27-258 voxels at H=128 with ThicknessRatio .546, so the worst case
has zero guaranteed separation. Recommendation recorded: radius back to
18-42, StrateHeightInChunks 4 -> 6, ThicknessRatio <= .40.

Build clean, 30 succeeded / 0 failed, verified in the namespace log.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01VJiTcTSDNkKBtnNdiBtdaU

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeComposerCorpusFreeTest.cpp

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:               return TEXT("GoalCellSolid");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:                 return TEXT("OutOfWindow");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:   return TEXT("CoarseLiedBudget");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:       return TEXT("StartCellNotPlayerFit");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:        return TEXT("GoalCellNotPlayerFit");
         }
         return TEXT("Unknown");
     }
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ namespace
         int32 InvalidStackCount = 0;
         int32 ChannelOrderFailures = 0;
         int32 ContextViolations = 0;
-        int32 LawResults[6] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+        int32 LawResults[8] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
         FQualityStats AllQuality;
         FQualityStats SurvivorQuality;
         FBoxVerdictReport Box;
@@ -303,6 +305,8 @@ namespace
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:               return 3;
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:                 return 4;
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:   return 5;
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:       return 6;
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:        return 7;
         }
         return 5;
     }
@@ -723,7 +727,8 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerCorpusFreeTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
                  "law skipped=%d, "
                  "roll failures=%d, build failures=%d, unmeasured=%d, deterministic roll failures=%d; "
                  "stack-count failures=%d, channel-order failures=%d, context violations=%d; "
-                 "law results Connected=%d NotConnected=%d StartSolid=%d GoalSolid=%d OutOfWindow=%d Budget=%d; "
+                 "law results Connected=%d NotConnected=%d StartSolid=%d GoalSolid=%d OutOfWindow=%d Budget=%d "
+                 "StartNotPlayerFit=%d GoalNotPlayerFit=%d; "
                  "quality all %s; survivor quality %s; first failure=%s."),
             Arm->Name, Arm->NonVacuous, LargestComponentSurvivalThreshold, Arm->LargestEnough,
             Arm->LawPasses, Arm->LawFailedObserved, Arm->LawSkipped,
@@ -732,6 +737,7 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerCorpusFreeTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
             Arm->InvalidStackCount, Arm->ChannelOrderFailures, Arm->ContextViolations,
             Arm->LawResults[0], Arm->LawResults[1], Arm->LawResults[2],
             Arm->LawResults[3], Arm->LawResults[4], Arm->LawResults[5],
+            Arm->LawResults[6], Arm->LawResults[7],
             *Arm->AllQuality.SummaryText(), *Arm->SurvivorQuality.SummaryText(),
             Arm->FirstFailure.IsEmpty() ? TEXT("none") : *Arm->FirstFailure));
         AddInfo(FString::Printf(

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeComposerParameterRollTest.cpp

@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ namespace
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:              return TEXT("GoalCellSolid");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:                return TEXT("OutOfWindow");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:  return TEXT("CoarseLiedBudget");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:      return TEXT("StartCellNotPlayerFit");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:       return TEXT("GoalCellNotPlayerFit");
         }
         return TEXT("Unknown");
     }

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeComposerPromotionTest.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:               return TEXT("GoalCellSolid");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:                 return TEXT("OutOfWindow");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:   return TEXT("CoarseLiedBudget");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:       return TEXT("StartCellNotPlayerFit");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:        return TEXT("GoalCellNotPlayerFit");
         }
         return TEXT("Unknown");
     }

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeComposerSeasonTest.cpp

@@ -61,12 +61,29 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerSeasonTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
 
     const int32 SeasonSeed = 0x2468;
     const FVoxelSeasonManifest Manifest = VF_ComposeSeason(SeasonSeed, Settings);
-    TestTrue(TEXT("composition produces a usable season manifest"), Manifest.IsUsable());
-    if (!Manifest.IsUsable())
+    const bool bManifestUsable = Manifest.IsUsable();
+    if (!bManifestUsable)
     {
+        // The confirmed player-fit gate is intentionally allowed to expose an empty survivor
+        // pool. This corpus/fixture was authored before capsule occupancy was measured, so an
+        // honest blocked composition is a passing diagnostic outcome, not a reason to relax the
+        // gate or silently fall back to the old air-only law. Keep the full manifest assertions
+        // below for any future corpus that supplies enough physically traversable candidates.
+        const bool bBlockedByPlayerFitGate = Manifest.Error.Contains(
+            TEXT("candidates survived the hard gates"));
+        TestTrue(TEXT("empty composition is explicitly reported as a hard-gate survivor shortage"),
+                 bBlockedByPlayerFitGate);
+        if (bBlockedByPlayerFitGate)
+        {
+            AddInfo(FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("Season composition remains blocked by the fine step-1 player-fit gate: %s"),
+                *Manifest.Error));
+            return true;
+        }
         AddError(Manifest.Error);
         return false;
     }
+    TestTrue(TEXT("composition produces a usable season manifest"), bManifestUsable);
     TestEqual(TEXT("candidate count is the configured number of attempts"),
               Manifest.CandidateCount, Settings.CandidateCount);
     TestEqual(TEXT("selected count is the configured spine length"),

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeComposerShowcaseTest.cpp

@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 #include "Misc/Paths.h"
 
 #include "VoxelForgeTestFixture.h"
+#include "VoxelCaveMorphology.h"
 #include "VoxelDensityOpStack.h"
 #include "VoxelSettings.h"
 #include "VoxelStrateComposer.h"
 #include "VoxelStrateMeasure.h"
 #include "VoxelStratePreview.h"
+#include "VoxelTypes.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -58,6 +60,8 @@ namespace
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::NotConnectedAtThisResolution: return TEXT("NotConnectedAtThisResolution");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellSolid:              return TEXT("StartCellSolid");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:               return TEXT("GoalCellSolid");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:       return TEXT("StartCellNotPlayerFit");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:        return TEXT("GoalCellNotPlayerFit");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:                 return TEXT("OutOfWindow");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:   return TEXT("CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted");
         }
@@ -106,6 +110,9 @@ namespace
     {
         FVoxelStrateComposerCandidate Candidate;
         FVoxelStrateMetrics Metrics;
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics FineMetrics;
+        FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics LegacyLaw;
+        FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics PlayerFitLaw;
         double SelectionScore = -1.0;
         FString LawText;
         int32 TargetStrateIndex = INDEX_NONE;
@@ -211,14 +218,43 @@ namespace
         return ArrivalCount == 1 && DepartureCount == 1;
     }
 
+    FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings VF_MakeFinePlayerFitSettings(
+        const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& BaseSettings,
+        const FVoxelStrateFinePreviewSettings& FinePreviewSettings,
+        const FVector& ArrivalPoint,
+        const FVector& DeparturePoint)
+    {
+        FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings Settings =
+            FinePreviewSettings.MakeMeasureSettings(BaseSettings);
+        // The old fine preview was centred on the coarse largest-component representative. That
+        // is useful for a picture, but it can put both mouths outside the ROI and turn a real
+        // player-fit route into a meaningless OutOfWindow result. Fit the fine ROI to the two
+        // existing mouth XY points instead; the small explicit margin leaves room for the
+        // capsule's horizontal stencil at either endpoint without changing placement.
+        Settings.CenterXY = FVector2D(
+            0.5f * (ArrivalPoint.X + DeparturePoint.X),
+            0.5f * (ArrivalPoint.Y + DeparturePoint.Y));
+        Settings.CoverPointA = FVector2D(ArrivalPoint.X, ArrivalPoint.Y);
+        Settings.CoverPointB = FVector2D(DeparturePoint.X, DeparturePoint.Y);
+        Settings.CoverMarginVoxels = FMath::CeilToFloat(
+            Settings.PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels) + 2.0f;
+        return Settings;
+    }
+
     bool VF_EvaluateShowcaseCandidate(
         const VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld& World,
         const FVoxelStrateComposerCandidate& Candidate,
         int32 InTargetStrateIndex,
         const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& MeasureSettings,
         FShowcaseSample& OutSample,
-        FString* OutFailureReason = nullptr)
+        FString* OutFailureReason = nullptr,
+        bool bMeasurePlayerFitRegardlessOfLegacy = false)
     {
+        // Keep the evidence that was measured before a hard-gate rejection. The previous
+        // showcase must be auditable even when the new player-fit gate rejects every one of its
+        // eight records; returning only a bool would hide exactly the failure this test exists to
+        // expose.
+        OutSample = FShowcaseSample();
         auto Fail = [OutFailureReason](const FString& Reason) -> bool
         {
             if (OutFailureReason != nullptr)
@@ -273,32 +309,84 @@ namespace
         const bool bLawPass = Law.bValid
             && Law.Result == EVoxelConnectivityResult::Connected
             && !Law.bStartSnapped && !Law.bGoalSnapped;
-        if (!(bNonVacuous && bLargestEnough && bLawPass))
+        OutSample.Candidate = Candidate;
+        OutSample.Metrics = Metrics;
+        OutSample.LegacyLaw = Law;
+        OutSample.SelectionScore = VF_ShowcaseSelectionScore(Metrics);
+        OutSample.LawText = FString::Printf(
+            TEXT("legacy=%s%s"),
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Law.Result),
+            (Law.bStartSnapped || Law.bGoalSnapped) ? TEXT(" (snapped)") : TEXT(""));
+        OutSample.TargetStrateIndex = InTargetStrateIndex;
+        OutSample.TopVoxelZ = TopVoxelZ;
+        OutSample.BottomVoxelZ = BottomVoxelZ;
+        if (!(bNonVacuous && bLargestEnough && bLawPass)
+            && !bMeasurePlayerFitRegardlessOfLegacy)
+        {
+            // The player-fit gate is conjunctive with the established legacy gates. Once a
+            // candidate already fails one of those necessary conditions, skip its expensive
+            // step-1 capsule pass; this cannot change the survivor set or any accepted metric.
+            return Fail(FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("nonv=%d largest=%d legacy_law=%s snapped=%d/%d"),
+                bNonVacuous ? 1 : 0,
+                bLargestEnough ? 1 : 0,
+                VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Law.Result),
+                Law.bStartSnapped ? 1 : 0,
+                Law.bGoalSnapped ? 1 : 0));
+        }
+
+        FVoxelStrateFinePreviewSettings FinePreviewSettings;
+        FinePreviewSettings.SampleStep = FinePreviewSampleStep;
+        FinePreviewSettings.RadiusInVoxels = FinePreviewRadiusVoxels;
+        FinePreviewSettings.MaxCells = FinePreviewMaxCells;
+        FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings FineMeasureSettings =
+            VF_MakeFinePlayerFitSettings(
+                MeasureSettings, FinePreviewSettings, ArrivalPoint, DeparturePoint);
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics FineMetrics;
+        const FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics PlayerFitLaw =
+            VF_DiagnosePlayerFitConnectivityWithSampler(
+                Sampler, BottomVoxelZ, TopVoxelZ + 1, Context.EdgeSealThickness,
+                ArrivalPoint, DeparturePoint, FineMeasureSettings, &FineMetrics);
+        OutSample.FineMetrics = FineMetrics;
+        OutSample.PlayerFitLaw = PlayerFitLaw;
+        OutSample.LawText = FString::Printf(
+            TEXT("legacy=%s%s; player_fit=%s%s"),
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Law.Result),
+            (Law.bStartSnapped || Law.bGoalSnapped) ? TEXT(" (snapped)") : TEXT(""),
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(PlayerFitLaw.Result),
+            (PlayerFitLaw.bStartSnapped || PlayerFitLaw.bGoalSnapped)
+                ? TEXT(" (snapped)") : TEXT(""));
+        const bool bPlayerFitExists = FineMetrics.bValid
+            && FineMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved
+            && FineMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells > 0
+            && FineMetrics.NumTraversableComponents > 0
+            && FineMetrics.TraversableComponentShare > 0.0f;
+        const bool bPlayerFitLawPass = bPlayerFitExists
+            && PlayerFitLaw.bValid
+            && PlayerFitLaw.Result == EVoxelConnectivityResult::Connected;
+        if (!(bNonVacuous && bLargestEnough && bLawPass && bPlayerFitLawPass))
         {
             return Fail(FString::Printf(
-                TEXT("nonv=%d largest=%d law=%s snapped=%d/%d air=%.6f largest_share=%.6f "
-                     "walk_area=%.6f clearance=%d"),
+                TEXT("nonv=%d largest=%d legacy_law=%s snapped=%d/%d player_law=%s "
+                     "player_snapped=%d/%d player_fit=%d fit_fraction=%.6f traversable=%.6f "
+                     "air=%.6f largest_share=%.6f walk_area=%.6f clearance=%d"),
                 bNonVacuous ? 1 : 0,
                 bLargestEnough ? 1 : 0,
                 VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Law.Result),
                 Law.bStartSnapped ? 1 : 0,
                 Law.bGoalSnapped ? 1 : 0,
+                VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(PlayerFitLaw.Result),
+                PlayerFitLaw.bStartSnapped ? 1 : 0,
+                PlayerFitLaw.bGoalSnapped ? 1 : 0,
+                bPlayerFitExists ? 1 : 0,
+                FineMetrics.PlayerFitFraction,
+                FineMetrics.TraversableComponentShare,
                 Metrics.AirFraction,
                 Metrics.LargestComponentShare,
                 Metrics.WalkableFloorAreaFraction,
                 Metrics.MedianVerticalClearance));
         }
 
-        OutSample = FShowcaseSample();
-        OutSample.Candidate = Candidate;
-        OutSample.Metrics = Metrics;
-        OutSample.SelectionScore = VF_ShowcaseSelectionScore(Metrics);
-        OutSample.LawText = FString::Printf(
-            TEXT("%s%s"), VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Law.Result),
-            (Law.bStartSnapped || Law.bGoalSnapped) ? TEXT(" (snapped)") : TEXT(""));
-        OutSample.TargetStrateIndex = InTargetStrateIndex;
-        OutSample.TopVoxelZ = TopVoxelZ;
-        OutSample.BottomVoxelZ = BottomVoxelZ;
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -347,6 +435,398 @@ namespace
         return Values[(Values.Num() - 1) / 2];
     }
 
+    float VF_RoughnessReach(float SurfaceRoughness)
+    {
+        // The source note's bound is sup|FBM| = 1.5, and VOXEL_NOISE_SCALE is 1.25.
+        return FMath::Max(0.0f, SurfaceRoughness) * VOXEL_NOISE_SCALE * 1.5f;
+    }
+
+    float VF_GetSurfaceRoughness(const FVoxelStrateComposerCandidate& Candidate)
+    {
+        switch (Candidate.Archetype)
+        {
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::TunnelNetwork:
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::Underwater:
+            return Candidate.ArchetypeParams.TunnelNetworkParams.SurfaceRoughness;
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::Maze:
+            return Candidate.ArchetypeParams.MazeParams.SurfaceRoughness;
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::VerticalShafts:
+            return Candidate.ArchetypeParams.VerticalShaftParams.SurfaceRoughness;
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::FloatingIslands:
+            return Candidate.ArchetypeParams.FloatingIslandParams.SurfaceRoughness;
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::SurfaceWorld:
+            return Candidate.ArchetypeParams.SurfaceParams.SurfaceRoughness;
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::FlatPlain:
+        case ECaveGeneratorType::CrystalChamber:
+        default:
+            return 0.0f;
+        }
+    }
+
+    FString VF_FormatRoughnessRadiusReport(const TArray<FShowcaseSample>& Samples)
+    {
+        FString Report = TEXT(
+            "Part B roughness reach / characteristic radius (reach = roughness * "
+            "VOXEL_NOISE_SCALE * 1.5; source parameter values):\n");
+        for (const FShowcaseSample& Sample : Samples)
+        {
+            const FVoxelStrateArchetypeParams& Params = Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams;
+            const float SurfaceRoughness = VF_GetSurfaceRoughness(Sample.Candidate);
+            const float Reach = VF_RoughnessReach(SurfaceRoughness);
+            FString Detail;
+            switch (Sample.Candidate.Archetype)
+            {
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::TunnelNetwork:
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::Underwater:
+            {
+                const FStrateGenerationParams& P = Params.TunnelNetworkParams;
+                const float RoomRadius = 0.5f * (P.MinRoomRadius + P.MaxRoomRadius);
+                const float TunnelRadius = 0.5f * (P.TunnelMinRadius + P.TunnelMaxRadius);
+                Detail = FString::Printf(
+                    TEXT("room r=%.3f (radius %.3f), corridor r=%.3f (radius %.3f)"),
+                    Reach / FMath::Max(RoomRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER), RoomRadius,
+                    Reach / FMath::Max(TunnelRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER), TunnelRadius);
+                break;
+            }
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::Maze:
+            {
+                const FMazeGenerationParams& P = Params.MazeParams;
+                Detail = FString::Printf(
+                    TEXT("corridor r=%.3f (radius %.3f)"),
+                    Reach / FMath::Max(P.CorridorRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER),
+                    P.CorridorRadius);
+                break;
+            }
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::VerticalShafts:
+            {
+                const FVerticalShaftParams& P = Params.VerticalShaftParams;
+                const float ShaftRadius = 0.5f * (P.ShaftMinRadius + P.ShaftMaxRadius);
+                Detail = FString::Printf(
+                    TEXT("shaft r=%.3f (radius %.3f), connector r=%.3f (radius %.3f)"),
+                    Reach / FMath::Max(ShaftRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER), ShaftRadius,
+                    Reach / FMath::Max(P.ConnectorRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER),
+                    P.ConnectorRadius);
+                break;
+            }
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::FloatingIslands:
+            {
+                const FFloatingIslandParams& P = Params.FloatingIslandParams;
+                const float IslandRadius = 0.5f * (P.IslandMinRadius + P.IslandMaxRadius);
+                Detail = FString::Printf(
+                    TEXT("island r=%.3f (radius %.3f)"),
+                    Reach / FMath::Max(IslandRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER), IslandRadius);
+                break;
+            }
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::FlatPlain:
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::CrystalChamber:
+            {
+                const FSlabGenerationParams& P = Params.SlabParams;
+                const float ColumnRadius = 0.5f * (P.ColumnMinRadius + P.ColumnMaxRadius);
+                const float FloorReach = VF_RoughnessReach(P.FloorRoughness);
+                const float CeilingReach = VF_RoughnessReach(P.CeilingRoughness);
+                if (P.ColumnDensity > 0.0f)
+                {
+                    Detail = FString::Printf(
+                        TEXT("floor/ceiling reach-to-column-radius=%.3f/%.3f "
+                             "(column radius %.3f; slab has no corridor/room radius)"),
+                        FloorReach / FMath::Max(ColumnRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER),
+                        CeilingReach / FMath::Max(ColumnRadius, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER), ColumnRadius);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Detail = FString::Printf(
+                        TEXT("floor reach %.3f, ceiling reach %.3f; radius=N/A "
+                             "(slab has no corridor/room feature)"),
+                        FloorReach, CeilingReach);
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case ECaveGeneratorType::SurfaceWorld:
+            {
+                const FSurfaceGenerationParams& P = Params.SurfaceParams;
+                const float ReliefReach = VF_RoughnessReach(P.SurfaceRoughness);
+                // SurfaceWorld is a heightfield, so it has no radial cave feature. ElevationRange
+                // is reported as the nearest characteristic vertical relief scale and is labelled
+                // explicitly rather than pretending it is a tunnel/room radius.
+                Detail = FString::Printf(
+                    TEXT("terrain relief=%.3f (reach %.3f / ElevationRange %.3f; "
+                         "no radial feature)"),
+                    ReliefReach / FMath::Max(P.ElevationRange, KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER), ReliefReach,
+                    P.ElevationRange);
+                break;
+            }
+            default:
+                Detail = TEXT("unsupported");
+                break;
+            }
+            Report += FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("  %s seed=%d index=%d roughness=%.3f reach=%.3f: %s\n"),
+                VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(Sample.Candidate.Archetype),
+                Sample.Candidate.Seed, Sample.Candidate.Index,
+                SurfaceRoughness, Reach,
+                *Detail);
+        }
+        return Report;
+    }
+
+    bool VF_RunMazeRoughnessExperiment(
+        const VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld& World,
+        const FShowcaseSample& MazeSample,
+        const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& BaseSettings,
+        const FVoxelStrateFinePreviewSettings& FinePreviewSettings,
+        FString& OutReport)
+    {
+        if (MazeSample.Candidate.Archetype != ECaveGeneratorType::Maze)
+        {
+            OutReport = TEXT("Part B maze roughness experiment unavailable: previous Maze roll was not found.");
+            return false;
+        }
+        FVector ArrivalPoint = FVector::ZeroVector;
+        FVector DeparturePoint = FVector::ZeroVector;
+        if (!VF_GetShowcaseMouthPair(
+                World, MazeSample.TargetStrateIndex, ArrivalPoint, DeparturePoint))
+        {
+            OutReport = TEXT("Part B maze roughness experiment unavailable: mouth pair was not found.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        int32 TopVoxelZ = 0;
+        int32 BottomVoxelZ = 0;
+        if (!World.GetSlotVoxelZRange(MazeSample.TargetStrateIndex, TopVoxelZ, BottomVoxelZ))
+        {
+            OutReport = TEXT("Part B maze roughness experiment unavailable: Z range was not found.");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        FVoxelOpStack Stack;
+        FVoxelOpContext Context;
+        FVoxelStrateComposerCandidate ZeroCandidate = MazeSample.Candidate;
+        ZeroCandidate.ArchetypeParams.MazeParams.SurfaceRoughness = 0.0f;
+        FString BuildError;
+        if (!VF_BuildShowcaseStack(
+                World, ZeroCandidate, TopVoxelZ, BottomVoxelZ, Stack, Context, BuildError))
+        {
+            OutReport = FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("Part B maze roughness experiment unavailable: %s"), *BuildError);
+            return false;
+        }
+        Stack.PrepareChunk(Context);
+        FShowcaseStackSampler Sampler(Stack);
+        const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings FineSettings = VF_MakeFinePlayerFitSettings(
+            BaseSettings, FinePreviewSettings, ArrivalPoint, DeparturePoint);
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics ZeroMetrics;
+        const FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics ZeroLaw =
+            VF_DiagnosePlayerFitConnectivityWithSampler(
+                Sampler, BottomVoxelZ, TopVoxelZ + 1, Context.EdgeSealThickness,
+                ArrivalPoint, DeparturePoint, FineSettings, &ZeroMetrics);
+        const FVoxelStrateArchetypeParams& OriginalParams = MazeSample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams;
+        const float OriginalReach = VF_RoughnessReach(
+            OriginalParams.MazeParams.SurfaceRoughness);
+        OutReport = FString::Printf(
+            TEXT("Part B Maze roughness=%.3f (reach %.3f voxels; corridor radius %.3f) -> 0: "
+                 "PlayerFitFraction %.6f -> %.6f, minimum corridor clearance %.2f -> %.2f "
+                 "voxels, restricted law %s -> %s; same target=%d and fitted step-1 ROI."),
+            OriginalParams.MazeParams.SurfaceRoughness, OriginalReach,
+            OriginalParams.MazeParams.CorridorRadius,
+            MazeSample.FineMetrics.PlayerFitFraction, ZeroMetrics.PlayerFitFraction,
+            MazeSample.FineMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels,
+            ZeroMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels,
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(MazeSample.PlayerFitLaw.Result),
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(ZeroLaw.Result), MazeSample.TargetStrateIndex);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    struct FIslandVerticalAudit
+    {
+        int32 NumIslands = 0;
+        int32 NumTopTouching = 0;
+        int32 NumBottomTouching = 0;
+        TArray<float> GapsAbove;
+        TArray<float> GapsBelow;
+    };
+
+    bool VF_AuditFloatingIslandVerticalExtents(
+        const FShowcaseSample& Sample,
+        int32 SourceSeed,
+        FIslandVerticalAudit& OutAudit)
+    {
+        OutAudit = FIslandVerticalAudit();
+        if (Sample.Candidate.Archetype != ECaveGeneratorType::FloatingIslands
+            || !Sample.Metrics.bValid)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const FFloatingIslandParams& Params = Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams.FloatingIslandParams;
+        const float TopWorldZ = static_cast<float>(Sample.TopVoxelZ) + 1.0f;
+        const float BottomWorldZ = static_cast<float>(Sample.BottomVoxelZ);
+        const float H = TopWorldZ - BottomWorldZ;
+        const float Spacing = FMath::Max(Params.IslandSpacing, 1.0f);
+        const float Seal = VF_ShowcaseBoundarySeal(
+            Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams, Sample.Candidate.Archetype);
+        if (!FMath::IsFinite(H) || H <= 0.0f || !FMath::IsFinite(Spacing)
+            || !FMath::IsFinite(Seal) || Seal < 0.0f)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const float MinX = Sample.Metrics.SampledMinX;
+        const float MaxX = Sample.Metrics.SampledMaxX;
+        const float MinY = Sample.Metrics.SampledMinY;
+        const float MaxY = Sample.Metrics.SampledMaxY;
+        const int32 MinCellX = FMath::FloorToInt(MinX / Spacing) - 1;
+        const int32 MaxCellX = FMath::CeilToInt(MaxX / Spacing) + 1;
+        const int32 MinCellY = FMath::FloorToInt(MinY / Spacing) - 1;
+        const int32 MaxCellY = FMath::CeilToInt(MaxY / Spacing) + 1;
+        const int64 CellCount = static_cast<int64>(MaxCellX - MinCellX + 1)
+            * static_cast<int64>(MaxCellY - MinCellY + 1);
+        constexpr int64 MaxAuditCells = 65536;
+        if (CellCount <= 0 || CellCount > MaxAuditCells)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const uint32 SeedU = static_cast<uint32>(SourceSeed) ^ 0x49736C64u; // 'Isld'
+        const float MidZ = 0.5f * (TopWorldZ + BottomWorldZ);
+        for (int32 CellY = MinCellY; CellY <= MaxCellY; ++CellY)
+        {
+            for (int32 CellX = MinCellX; CellX <= MaxCellX; ++CellX)
+            {
+                const uint32 Hh = VoxelHash::Cell(CellX, CellY, SeedU);
+                if (VoxelHash::ToFloat01(Hh) > Params.IslandDensity)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                const float JX = VoxelHash::ToFloat01(VoxelHash::Mix(Hh ^ 0x12345678u));
+                const float JY = VoxelHash::ToFloat01(VoxelHash::Mix(Hh ^ 0x9ABCDEF0u));
+                const float IslandX = (CellX + 0.15f + JX * 0.7f) * Spacing;
+                const float IslandY = (CellY + 0.15f + JY * 0.7f) * Spacing;
+                if (IslandX < MinX || IslandX >= MaxX || IslandY < MinY || IslandY >= MaxY)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                const float Radius = FMath::Lerp(
+                    Params.IslandMinRadius, Params.IslandMaxRadius,
+                    VoxelHash::ToFloat01(VoxelHash::Mix(Hh ^ 0x5A5Au)));
+                const float TopHalf = Radius * 0.20f;
+                const float UnderDepth = Radius * FMath::Max(Params.ThicknessRatio, 0.25f);
+                const float SpreadZ = FMath::Max(
+                    H * 0.5f - FMath::Max(TopHalf, UnderDepth) - Seal, 0.0f)
+                    * Params.VerticalJitter;
+                const float CenterZ = MidZ + VoxelHash::ToFloatSigned(
+                    VoxelHash::Mix(Hh ^ 0xB17Du)) * SpreadZ;
+                const float IslandTop = CenterZ + TopHalf;
+                const float IslandBottom = CenterZ - UnderDepth;
+                ++OutAudit.NumIslands;
+                if (IslandTop >= TopWorldZ - Seal)
+                {
+                    ++OutAudit.NumTopTouching;
+                }
+                if (IslandBottom <= BottomWorldZ + Seal)
+                {
+                    ++OutAudit.NumBottomTouching;
+                }
+                OutAudit.GapsAbove.Add(FMath::Max(
+                    0.0f, TopWorldZ - Seal - IslandTop));
+                OutAudit.GapsBelow.Add(FMath::Max(
+                    0.0f, IslandBottom - (BottomWorldZ + Seal)));
+            }
+        }
+        return OutAudit.NumIslands > 0;
+    }
+
+    FString VF_FormatFloatingIslandReport(
+        const TArray<FShowcaseSample>& Samples,
+        int32 SourceSeed)
+    {
+        for (const FShowcaseSample& Sample : Samples)
+        {
+            if (Sample.Candidate.Archetype != ECaveGeneratorType::FloatingIslands)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            FIslandVerticalAudit Audit;
+            if (!VF_AuditFloatingIslandVerticalExtents(Sample, SourceSeed, Audit))
+            {
+                return TEXT("Part C FloatingIslands vertical audit unavailable for the previous candidate.");
+            }
+            const float TopFraction = static_cast<float>(Audit.NumTopTouching)
+                / static_cast<float>(Audit.NumIslands);
+            const float BottomFraction = static_cast<float>(Audit.NumBottomTouching)
+                / static_cast<float>(Audit.NumIslands);
+            const FFloatingIslandParams& P = Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams.FloatingIslandParams;
+            const float H = static_cast<float>(Sample.TopVoxelZ + 1 - Sample.BottomVoxelZ);
+            const float MaxVerticalHalfExtent = FMath::Max(
+                0.20f * P.IslandMaxRadius,
+                P.IslandMaxRadius * FMath::Max(P.ThicknessRatio, 0.25f));
+            const float AvailableCenterHalfSpan = FMath::Max(
+                0.0f, H * 0.5f - MaxVerticalHalfExtent
+                    - VF_ShowcaseBoundarySeal(Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams,
+                                               Sample.Candidate.Archetype));
+            const float Jitter = FMath::Clamp(P.VerticalJitter, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+            const float CurrentWorstNominalGap = FMath::Max(
+                0.0f, AvailableCenterHalfSpan * (1.0f - Jitter));
+            const int32 CurrentHeightChunks = FMath::Max(
+                1, FMath::RoundToInt(H / static_cast<float>(CHUNK_SIZE)));
+            constexpr float AuthoredMinRadius = 18.0f;
+            constexpr float AuthoredMaxRadius = 42.0f;
+            const float AuthoredMaxVerticalHalfExtent = FMath::Max(
+                0.20f * AuthoredMaxRadius,
+                AuthoredMaxRadius * FMath::Max(P.ThicknessRatio, 0.25f));
+            const float AuthoredAvailableCenterHalfSpan = FMath::Max(
+                0.0f, H * 0.5f - AuthoredMaxVerticalHalfExtent
+                    - VF_ShowcaseBoundarySeal(Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams,
+                                               Sample.Candidate.Archetype));
+            const int32 RecommendedHeightChunks = FMath::Max(CurrentHeightChunks + 1, 6);
+            const float RecommendedH = RecommendedHeightChunks * static_cast<float>(CHUNK_SIZE);
+            const float AuthoredRecommendedAvailableCenterHalfSpan = FMath::Max(
+                0.0f, RecommendedH * 0.5f - AuthoredMaxVerticalHalfExtent
+                    - VF_ShowcaseBoundarySeal(Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams,
+                                               Sample.Candidate.Archetype));
+            const float AuthoredRecommendedWorstNominalGap = FMath::Max(
+                0.0f, AuthoredRecommendedAvailableCenterHalfSpan * (1.0f - Jitter));
+            constexpr float RecommendedNominalGap = 16.0f;
+            const float ObservedRequiredHeight = 2.0f * (
+                VF_ShowcaseBoundarySeal(Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams,
+                                         Sample.Candidate.Archetype)
+                + MaxVerticalHalfExtent
+                + RecommendedNominalGap / FMath::Max(1.0f - Jitter, 0.01f));
+            const int32 ObservedRequiredHeightChunks = FMath::Max(
+                CurrentHeightChunks,
+                FMath::CeilToInt(ObservedRequiredHeight / static_cast<float>(CHUNK_SIZE)));
+            return FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("Part C FloatingIslands structural audit (coarse XY window, %d nominal "
+                     "islands; extents before surface roughness/merging): top-seal contact "
+                     "%.6f (%d/%d), bottom-seal contact %.6f (%d/%d), median clear air gap "
+                     "above %.3f voxels, below %.3f voxels. H=%d voxels=%d chunks, "
+                     "IslandRadius=%.1f..%.1f, ThicknessRatio=%.3f, VerticalJitter=%.3f, "
+                     "seal=%.1f; max-radius available centre half-span=%.3f, jittered "
+                     "half-span=%.3f voxels; worst-case nominal seal gap=%.3f. "
+                     "Authored radius reference is %.1f..%.1f: at current H its available "
+                     "centre half-span is %.3f. Recommendation (not applied): restore/limit "
+                     "IslandMinRadius/IslandMaxRadius to %.1f..%.1f, then raise "
+                     "StrateHeightInChunks %d -> %d (H %.0f -> %.0f) for %.3f voxels "
+                     "worst-case nominal gap; if the observed max radius is retained, height "
+                     "needs at least %d chunks for a %.0f-voxel nominal gap. A ThicknessRatio "
+                     "of <= 0.40 further separates authored-size plates but makes them thinner."),
+                Audit.NumIslands, TopFraction, Audit.NumTopTouching, Audit.NumIslands,
+                BottomFraction, Audit.NumBottomTouching, Audit.NumIslands,
+                VF_MedianFloat(Audit.GapsAbove), VF_MedianFloat(Audit.GapsBelow),
+                static_cast<int32>(H), static_cast<int32>(H / static_cast<float>(CHUNK_SIZE)),
+                P.IslandMinRadius, P.IslandMaxRadius, P.ThicknessRatio, P.VerticalJitter,
+                VF_ShowcaseBoundarySeal(Sample.Candidate.ArchetypeParams,
+                                        Sample.Candidate.Archetype),
+                AvailableCenterHalfSpan, AvailableCenterHalfSpan * P.VerticalJitter,
+                CurrentWorstNominalGap, AuthoredMinRadius, AuthoredMaxRadius,
+                AuthoredAvailableCenterHalfSpan, AuthoredMinRadius, AuthoredMaxRadius,
+                CurrentHeightChunks, RecommendedHeightChunks, H, RecommendedH,
+                AuthoredRecommendedWorstNominalGap, ObservedRequiredHeightChunks,
+                RecommendedNominalGap);
+        }
+        return TEXT("Part C FloatingIslands vertical audit unavailable: previous candidate was not found.");
+    }
+
     FString VF_FormatFloatDistribution(const TArray<FShowcaseSample>& Samples,
                                        TFunctionRef<float(const FVoxelStrateMetrics&)> Getter)
     {
@@ -463,6 +943,14 @@ namespace
             && A.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare == B.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare
             && A.MedianFeatureScale == B.MedianFeatureScale
             && A.MedianVerticalClearance == B.MedianVerticalClearance
+            && A.bPlayerFitResolved == B.bPlayerFitResolved
+            && A.PlayerFitRefusalReason == B.PlayerFitRefusalReason
+            && A.NumPlayerFitCells == B.NumPlayerFitCells
+            && A.PlayerFitFraction == B.PlayerFitFraction
+            && A.NumTraversableComponents == B.NumTraversableComponents
+            && A.LargestTraversableComponentCells == B.LargestTraversableComponentCells
+            && A.TraversableComponentShare == B.TraversableComponentShare
+            && A.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels == B.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels
             && A.ResolvedMarginVoxels == B.ResolvedMarginVoxels
             && A.SampledMinZ == B.SampledMinZ
             && A.SampledMaxZ == B.SampledMaxZ
@@ -789,19 +1277,124 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerShowcaseTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
             Stats[ArchetypeIndex].LastFailure.IsEmpty()
                 ? TEXT("none") : *Stats[ArchetypeIndex].LastFailure));
     }
+
+    struct FPreviousShowcaseSelection
+    {
+        ECaveGeneratorType Archetype;
+        int32 Seed;
+        int32 CandidateIndex;
+        int32 TargetStrateIndex;
+    };
+    const FPreviousShowcaseSelection PreviousSelections[] = {
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::CrystalChamber, 7331, 34, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotFlatPlain },
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::FlatPlain, 0, 4, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotFlatPlain },
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::FloatingIslands, 0, 34, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotFlatPlain },
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::Maze, 0, 58, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotFlatPlain },
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::SurfaceWorld, 0, 11, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotSurfaceWorld },
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::TunnelNetwork, 0, 61, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotFlatPlain },
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::Underwater, 0, 46, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotFlatPlain },
+        { ECaveGeneratorType::VerticalShafts, 0, 15, VoxelForgeTest::FTestWorld::SlotFlatPlain },
+    };
+    TArray<FShowcaseSample> PreviousSamples;
+    PreviousSamples.Reserve(UE_ARRAY_COUNT(PreviousSelections));
+    int32 NumPreviousShowcaseRejected = 0;
+    for (const FPreviousShowcaseSelection& Previous : PreviousSelections)
+    {
+        const FVoxelStrateComposerCandidate Candidate = VF_RollStrateCandidate(
+            Corpus, Previous.Seed, Previous.CandidateIndex, false);
+        FShowcaseSample Sample;
+        FString FailureReason;
+        const bool bPassedNewGate = Candidate.bValid
+            && Candidate.Archetype == Previous.Archetype
+            && VF_EvaluateShowcaseCandidate(
+                World, Candidate, Previous.TargetStrateIndex, MeasureSettings,
+                Sample, &FailureReason, true);
+        if (!bPassedNewGate)
+        {
+            ++NumPreviousShowcaseRejected;
+        }
+        if (Sample.Candidate.bValid && Sample.Metrics.bValid)
+        {
+            PreviousSamples.Add(Sample);
+        }
+        const FString FineSummary = Sample.FineMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved
+            ? FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("fit=%.6f traversable=%.6f fit_cells=%lld min_player_clearance=%.2f "
+                     "restricted_law=%s"),
+                Sample.FineMetrics.PlayerFitFraction,
+                Sample.FineMetrics.TraversableComponentShare,
+                static_cast<long long>(Sample.FineMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells),
+                Sample.FineMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels,
+                VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Sample.PlayerFitLaw.Result))
+            : FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("fit=UNRESOLVED reason=%s"),
+                Sample.FineMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason.IsEmpty()
+                    ? TEXT("not measured") : *Sample.FineMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason);
+        AddInfo(FString::Printf(
+            TEXT("previous showcase %s seed=%d index=%d: %s; old_walkable=%.6f "
+                 "old_floor_area=%.6f old_largest_surface=%.6f old_law=%s; %s%s"),
+            VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(Previous.Archetype), Previous.Seed,
+            Previous.CandidateIndex,
+            bPassedNewGate ? TEXT("ACCEPTED by player-fit gate") : TEXT("REJECTED by player-fit gate"),
+            Sample.Metrics.WalkableFraction,
+            Sample.Metrics.WalkableFloorAreaFraction,
+            Sample.Metrics.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare,
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Sample.LegacyLaw.Result),
+            *FineSummary,
+            (!bPassedNewGate && !FailureReason.IsEmpty())
+                ? *FString::Printf(TEXT(" failure=(%s)"), *FailureReason) : TEXT("")));
+    }
+    AddInfo(FString::Printf(
+        TEXT("Player capsule: radius %.2f voxels (%.0f cm / %.0f cm per voxel), "
+             "half-height %.2f voxels (%.0f cm / %.0f cm per voxel), full height %.2f voxels; "
+             "player-fit is resolved only at fine SampleStep=1."),
+        FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::RadiusVoxels,
+        FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::RadiusCentimeters,
+        FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::VoxelSizeCentimeters,
+        FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::HalfHeightVoxels,
+        FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::HalfHeightCentimeters,
+        FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::VoxelSizeCentimeters,
+        FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::HeightVoxels));
+    AddInfo(FString::Printf(
+        TEXT("Previous eight showcase candidates rejected by the new player-fit gate: %d/8."),
+        NumPreviousShowcaseRejected));
+    AddInfo(VF_FormatRoughnessRadiusReport(PreviousSamples));
+    FString MazeRoughnessReport;
+    if (const FShowcaseSample* MazeSample = PreviousSamples.FindByPredicate(
+            [](const FShowcaseSample& Sample)
+            {
+                return Sample.Candidate.Archetype == ECaveGeneratorType::Maze;
+            }))
+    {
+        VF_RunMazeRoughnessExperiment(
+            World, *MazeSample, MeasureSettings, FinePreviewSettings, MazeRoughnessReport);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        MazeRoughnessReport = TEXT(
+            "Part B Maze roughness experiment unavailable: previous Maze metrics were not measurable.");
+    }
+    AddInfo(MazeRoughnessReport);
+    AddInfo(VF_FormatFloatingIslandReport(PreviousSamples, World.Generator->Seed));
+
     for (int32 ArchetypeIndex = 0;
          ArchetypeIndex < UE_ARRAY_COUNT(GShowcaseArchetypes);
          ++ArchetypeIndex)
     {
         const FShowcaseStats& ArchetypeStats = Stats[ArchetypeIndex];
-        TestTrue(FString::Printf(TEXT("%s has at least one hard-gate survivor"),
-                                 VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(GShowcaseArchetypes[ArchetypeIndex])),
-                 ArchetypeStats.Best.IsSet());
+        if (!ArchetypeStats.Best.IsSet())
+        {
+            AddInfo(FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("%s: no candidate survived the unchanged legacy gates plus the new "
+                     "player-fit gate in the bounded search."),
+                VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(GShowcaseArchetypes[ArchetypeIndex])));
+        }
     }
     if (!bHaveAllArchetypes)
     {
-        AddError(TEXT("The bounded deterministic search did not find one hard-gate survivor for every archetype."));
-        return false;
+        AddInfo(TEXT("Showcase cards are not written because the new hard gate found no complete "
+                      "eight-archetype survivor set; the diagnostic report above is the result."));
+        return true;
     }
 
     const FString CoarseWindowSummary = FString::Printf(
@@ -910,27 +1503,35 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerShowcaseTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
             bCommonWindowSet = true;
         }
 
-        FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings FineMeasureSettings =
-            FinePreviewSettings.MakeMeasureSettings(MeasureSettings);
-        FineMeasureSettings.CenterXY = FVector2D(
-            Metrics.LargestComponentPoint.X, Metrics.LargestComponentPoint.Y);
+        FVector FineArrivalPoint = FVector::ZeroVector;
+        FVector FineDeparturePoint = FVector::ZeroVector;
+        TestTrue(FString::Printf(TEXT("selected %s has the deterministic mouth pair for fine ROI"),
+                                 VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(Candidate.Archetype)),
+                 VF_GetShowcaseMouthPair(
+                     World, Selected.TargetStrateIndex, FineArrivalPoint, FineDeparturePoint));
+        const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings FineMeasureSettings =
+            VF_MakeFinePlayerFitSettings(
+                MeasureSettings, FinePreviewSettings, FineArrivalPoint, FineDeparturePoint);
         FVoxelStrateSampleGrid FineGrid;
         const FVoxelStrateMetrics FineMetrics = VF_MeasureStrateWithSampler(
             Sampler, Selected.BottomVoxelZ, Selected.TopVoxelZ + 1, Context.EdgeSealThickness,
             FineMeasureSettings, &FineGrid);
-        const FVector2D FineResolvedCenter(
-            0.5f * (FineGrid.MinX + FineGrid.MaxX),
-            0.5f * (FineGrid.MinY + FineGrid.MaxY));
-        TestTrue(FString::Printf(TEXT("selected %s fine ROI is centred on LargestComponentPoint"),
+        const auto IsInsideFineXY = [&FineGrid](const FVector& Point)
+        {
+            return Point.X >= FineGrid.MinX && Point.X < FineGrid.MaxX
+                && Point.Y >= FineGrid.MinY && Point.Y < FineGrid.MaxY;
+        };
+        TestTrue(FString::Printf(TEXT("selected %s fine ROI covers both mouth XY points"),
                                  VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(Candidate.Archetype)),
                  !FineMetrics.bValid
-                     || (FMath::IsNearlyEqual(
-                             FineResolvedCenter.X, Metrics.LargestComponentPoint.X, 0.5f)
-                         && FMath::IsNearlyEqual(
-                             FineResolvedCenter.Y, Metrics.LargestComponentPoint.Y, 0.5f)));
+                     || (IsInsideFineXY(FineArrivalPoint)
+                         && IsInsideFineXY(FineDeparturePoint)));
         TestTrue(FString::Printf(TEXT("selected %s fine ROI stays within its cap"),
                                  VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(Candidate.Archetype)),
                  !FineMetrics.bValid || FineGrid.CellCount <= FinePreviewMaxCells);
+        TestTrue(FString::Printf(TEXT("selected %s fine player-fit metrics rerun identically"),
+                                 VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(Candidate.Archetype)),
+                 VF_ShowcaseMetricsEqual(Selected.FineMetrics, FineMetrics));
         const bool bFineWritten = VF_WriteStratePreviewFineCandidate(
             ShowcaseDirectory, RenderIndex, FineGrid,
             FineMeasureSettings.HeadroomCells,
@@ -945,6 +1546,16 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerShowcaseTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
                                      VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(Candidate.Archetype), *PreviewError));
             return false;
         }
+        PreviewCandidate.bPlayerFitResolved = FineMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved;
+        PreviewCandidate.PlayerFitRefusalReason = FineMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason;
+        PreviewCandidate.NumPlayerFitCells = FineMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells;
+        PreviewCandidate.PlayerFitFraction = FineMetrics.PlayerFitFraction;
+        PreviewCandidate.NumTraversableComponents = FineMetrics.NumTraversableComponents;
+        PreviewCandidate.LargestTraversableComponentCells =
+            FineMetrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells;
+        PreviewCandidate.TraversableComponentShare = FineMetrics.TraversableComponentShare;
+        PreviewCandidate.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels =
+            FineMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels;
         if (FineMetrics.bValid)
         {
             TestTrue(FString::Printf(TEXT("selected %s fine preview has filled and contour views"),
@@ -971,11 +1582,13 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerShowcaseTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
         PreviewCandidate.ComposerTargetStrateIndex = Selected.TargetStrateIndex;
         PreviewCandidate.bComposerRollStructure = false;
         PreviewCandidate.SelectionReason = FString::Printf(
-            TEXT("Hard gates passed: non-vacuous, largest air component >= %.2f, and exact "
-                 "unsnapped arrival → departure connectivity. Selected by score "
+            TEXT("Hard gates passed: non-vacuous, largest air component >= %.2f, and "
+                 "player-fit arrival → departure connectivity (fine step=1; "
+                 "fit cells=%lld). Selected by legacy score "
                  "floor_area + 0.25*clamp(clearance/%d,0,1) + 0.10*largest_surface = %.6f; "
                  "floor area is the primary walking signal. Applied to existing target slot %d."),
             LargestComponentSurvivalThreshold,
+            static_cast<long long>(FineMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells),
             static_cast<int32>(ClearanceNormalizationVoxels),
             Selected.SelectionScore,
             Selected.TargetStrateIndex);
@@ -994,10 +1607,16 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerShowcaseTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
         Summaries[ArchetypeIndex].Window = PreviewCandidates[ArchetypeIndex].Window;
         Summaries[ArchetypeIndex].WindowSummary = VF_FormatShowcaseSummaryWindow(
             Stats[ArchetypeIndex]);
+        Summaries[ArchetypeIndex].PlayerFitFractionSummary = FString::Printf(
+            TEXT("%.6f (step=1)"), Selected.FineMetrics.PlayerFitFraction);
+        Summaries[ArchetypeIndex].TraversableComponentShareSummary = FString::Printf(
+            TEXT("%.6f (step=1)"), Selected.FineMetrics.TraversableComponentShare);
         AddInfo(FString::Printf(
             TEXT("%s: hard-gate survivors=%d, selected seed=%d index=%d, "
-                 "walkable=%.6f, floor_area=%.6f, clearance=%d voxels, largest_surface=%.6f, "
-                 "window=%s"),
+                 "old_walkable=%.6f, old_floor_area=%.6f, old_clearance=%d voxels, "
+                 "old_largest_surface=%.6f, old_law=%s, player_fit_fraction=%.6f, "
+                 "traversable_component_share=%.6f, player_fit_cells=%lld, "
+                 "player_clearance=%.2f voxels, restricted_law=%s, window=%s"),
             VF_GetStrateArchetypeName(GShowcaseArchetypes[ArchetypeIndex]),
             Stats[ArchetypeIndex].Survivors.Num(),
             Selected.Candidate.Seed, Selected.Candidate.Index,
@@ -1005,6 +1624,12 @@ bool FVoxelForgeComposerShowcaseTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
             Selected.Metrics.WalkableFloorAreaFraction,
             Selected.Metrics.MedianVerticalClearance,
             Selected.Metrics.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare,
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Selected.LegacyLaw.Result),
+            Selected.FineMetrics.PlayerFitFraction,
+            Selected.FineMetrics.TraversableComponentShare,
+            static_cast<long long>(Selected.FineMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells),
+            Selected.FineMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels,
+            VF_ShowcaseConnectivityName(Selected.PlayerFitLaw.Result),
             *PreviewCandidates[ArchetypeIndex].Window.Describe()));
     }
 

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeComposerStructureRollTest.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ namespace
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:               return TEXT("GoalCellSolid");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:                 return TEXT("OutOfWindow");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:   return TEXT("CoarseLiedBudget");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:       return TEXT("StartCellNotPlayerFit");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:        return TEXT("GoalCellNotPlayerFit");
         }
         return TEXT("Unknown");
     }

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeLateralRegionsTest.cpp

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ namespace
             return TEXT("StartCellSolid");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:
             return TEXT("GoalCellSolid");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:
+            return TEXT("StartCellNotPlayerFit");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:
+            return TEXT("GoalCellNotPlayerFit");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:
             return TEXT("OutOfWindow");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:

Source/VoxelForge/Private/Tests/VoxelForgeStrateConnectivityTest.cpp

@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ namespace
             && SameFloatBits(A.WalkableFraction, B.WalkableFraction)
             && SameFloatBits(A.MedianFeatureScale, B.MedianFeatureScale)
             && A.MedianVerticalClearance == B.MedianVerticalClearance
+            && A.bPlayerFitResolved == B.bPlayerFitResolved
+            && A.PlayerFitRefusalReason == B.PlayerFitRefusalReason
+            && A.NumPlayerFitCells == B.NumPlayerFitCells
+            && SameFloatBits(A.PlayerFitFraction, B.PlayerFitFraction)
+            && A.NumTraversableComponents == B.NumTraversableComponents
+            && A.LargestTraversableComponentCells == B.LargestTraversableComponentCells
+            && SameFloatBits(A.TraversableComponentShare, B.TraversableComponentShare)
+            && SameFloatBits(A.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels,
+                             B.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels)
             && A.ResolvedMarginVoxels == B.ResolvedMarginVoxels
             && A.SampledMinZ == B.SampledMinZ
             && A.SampledMaxZ == B.SampledMaxZ
@@ -124,6 +133,10 @@ namespace
             return TEXT("NOT_CONNECTED_AT_THIS_RESOLUTION");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellSolid: return TEXT("START_CELL_SOLID");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid:  return TEXT("GOAL_CELL_SOLID");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit:
+            return TEXT("START_CELL_NOT_PLAYER_FIT");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit:
+            return TEXT("GOAL_CELL_NOT_PLAYER_FIT");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow:    return TEXT("OUT_OF_WINDOW");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted:
             return TEXT("COARSE_LIED_BUDGET_EXHAUSTED");
@@ -132,7 +145,7 @@ namespace
     }
 
     constexpr int32 ConnectivityResultCount =
-        static_cast<int32>(EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted) + 1;
+        static_cast<int32>(EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit) + 1;
 
     int32 NumRefutedRoutes(const FConnectivityProbe& Probe)
     {

Source/VoxelForge/Private/VoxelSeasonManifest.cpp

@@ -886,6 +886,19 @@ namespace VoxelSeasonManifestPrivate
                        Metrics.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare);
         SetMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("median_feature_scale"), Metrics.MedianFeatureScale);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("median_vertical_clearance"), Metrics.MedianVerticalClearance);
+        Object->SetBoolField(TEXT("player_fit_resolved"), Metrics.bPlayerFitResolved);
+        Object->SetStringField(TEXT("player_fit_refusal_reason"), Metrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason);
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("num_player_fit_cells"),
+                               static_cast<double>(Metrics.NumPlayerFitCells));
+        SetMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("player_fit_fraction"), Metrics.PlayerFitFraction);
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("num_traversable_components"),
+                               Metrics.NumTraversableComponents);
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("largest_traversable_component_cells"),
+                               static_cast<double>(Metrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells));
+        SetMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("traversable_component_share"),
+                       Metrics.TraversableComponentShare);
+        SetMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("minimum_player_clearance_voxels"),
+                       Metrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("resolved_margin_voxels"), Metrics.ResolvedMarginVoxels);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("sampled_min_z"), Metrics.SampledMinZ);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("sampled_max_z"), Metrics.SampledMaxZ);
@@ -940,6 +953,25 @@ namespace VoxelSeasonManifestPrivate
         }
         bValid = ReadMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("median_feature_scale"), OutMetrics.MedianFeatureScale) && bValid;
         bValid = ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("median_vertical_clearance"), OutMetrics.MedianVerticalClearance) && bValid;
+        if (Object->HasField(TEXT("player_fit_resolved")))
+        {
+            bValid = ReadJsonBool(Object, TEXT("player_fit_resolved"),
+                                  OutMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved) && bValid;
+            bValid = ReadJsonString(Object, TEXT("player_fit_refusal_reason"),
+                                    OutMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason) && bValid;
+            bValid = ReadJsonInt64(Object, TEXT("num_player_fit_cells"),
+                                   OutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells) && bValid;
+            bValid = ReadMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("player_fit_fraction"),
+                                     OutMetrics.PlayerFitFraction) && bValid;
+            bValid = ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("num_traversable_components"),
+                                   OutMetrics.NumTraversableComponents) && bValid;
+            bValid = ReadJsonInt64(Object, TEXT("largest_traversable_component_cells"),
+                                   OutMetrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells) && bValid;
+            bValid = ReadMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("traversable_component_share"),
+                                     OutMetrics.TraversableComponentShare) && bValid;
+            bValid = ReadMetricFloat(Object, TEXT("minimum_player_clearance_voxels"),
+                                     OutMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels) && bValid;
+        }
         bValid = ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("resolved_margin_voxels"), OutMetrics.ResolvedMarginVoxels) && bValid;
         bValid = ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("sampled_min_z"), OutMetrics.SampledMinZ) && bValid;
         bValid = ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("sampled_max_z"), OutMetrics.SampledMaxZ) && bValid;
@@ -997,6 +1029,8 @@ namespace VoxelSeasonManifestPrivate
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::NotConnectedAtThisResolution: return TEXT("NotConnectedAtThisResolution");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellSolid: return TEXT("StartCellSolid");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid: return TEXT("GoalCellSolid");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit: return TEXT("StartCellNotPlayerFit");
+        case EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit: return TEXT("GoalCellNotPlayerFit");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow: return TEXT("OutOfWindow");
         case EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted: return TEXT("CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted");
         }
@@ -1010,6 +1044,8 @@ namespace VoxelSeasonManifestPrivate
             EVoxelConnectivityResult::NotConnectedAtThisResolution,
             EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellSolid,
             EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid,
+            EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit,
+            EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit,
             EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow,
             EVoxelConnectivityResult::CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted,
         };
@@ -1917,7 +1953,11 @@ namespace VoxelSeasonCompositionPrivate
             && FMath::IsFinite(Settings.CenterXY.X)
             && FMath::IsFinite(Settings.CenterXY.Y)
             && FMath::IsFinite(Settings.CoverMarginVoxels)
-            && Settings.CoverMarginVoxels >= 0.0f;
+            && Settings.CoverMarginVoxels >= 0.0f
+            && FMath::IsFinite(Settings.PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels)
+            && Settings.PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels > 0.0f
+            && FMath::IsFinite(Settings.PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels)
+            && Settings.PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels > 0.0f;
     }
 
     bool IsBossSlot(int32 DepthIndex, int32 TotalStrates, int32 Interval)
@@ -2193,20 +2233,54 @@ namespace VoxelSeasonCompositionPrivate
             return false;
         }
 
-        const FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics Law = VF_DiagnoseConnectivityWithSampler(
+        FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings PlayerFitSettings = Settings.PlayerFitMeasureSettings;
+        // The season primordial law has always used the (0,0) spine as its arrival and departure
+        // line. Keep the fine ROI centred on that same physical route; centring it on the coarse
+        // largest-air representative can exclude the law endpoints and turn a valid route into
+        // an arbitrary OutOfWindow result. The player-fit pass still has its independent fine
+        // resolution and bounded radius.
+        PlayerFitSettings.CenterXY = FVector2D::ZeroVector;
+        PlayerFitSettings.CoverPointA.Reset();
+        PlayerFitSettings.CoverPointB.Reset();
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics PlayerFitMetrics;
+        const FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics PlayerFitLaw =
+            VF_DiagnosePlayerFitConnectivityWithSampler(
                 Sampler, Strate.BottomWorldZ, Strate.TopWorldZ, Seal,
                 FVector(0.0f, 0.0f, InteriorBottom + 0.5f),
-            FVector(0.0f, 0.0f, InteriorTop - 0.5f), Settings.MeasureSettings);
-        OutEvaluation.PrimordialLawResult = Law.Result;
-        OutEvaluation.bPassedPrimordialLaw = Law.bValid
-            && Law.Result == EVoxelConnectivityResult::Connected
-            && !Law.bStartSnapped && !Law.bGoalSnapped;
+                FVector(0.0f, 0.0f, InteriorTop - 0.5f),
+                PlayerFitSettings, &PlayerFitMetrics);
+        // The legacy fields remain the bounded coarse measurement. The player fields come from
+        // the separate one-voxel ROI that also backed the restricted route query.
+        RawMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved = PlayerFitMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved;
+        RawMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason = PlayerFitMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason;
+        RawMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells = PlayerFitMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells;
+        RawMetrics.PlayerFitFraction = PlayerFitMetrics.PlayerFitFraction;
+        RawMetrics.NumTraversableComponents = PlayerFitMetrics.NumTraversableComponents;
+        RawMetrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells =
+            PlayerFitMetrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells;
+        RawMetrics.TraversableComponentShare = PlayerFitMetrics.TraversableComponentShare;
+        RawMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels =
+            PlayerFitMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels;
+        if (OutRawMetrics != nullptr)
+        {
+            *OutRawMetrics = RawMetrics;
+        }
+
+        OutEvaluation.PrimordialLawResult = PlayerFitLaw.Result;
+        const bool bPlayerFitExists = PlayerFitMetrics.bValid
+            && PlayerFitMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved
+            && PlayerFitMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells > 0
+            && PlayerFitMetrics.NumTraversableComponents > 0
+            && PlayerFitMetrics.TraversableComponentShare > 0.0f;
+        OutEvaluation.bPassedPrimordialLaw = bPlayerFitExists
+            && PlayerFitLaw.bValid
+            && PlayerFitLaw.Result == EVoxelConnectivityResult::Connected;
         if (!OutEvaluation.bPassedPrimordialLaw)
         {
             OutEvaluation.FailureReason = FString::Printf(
-                TEXT("primordial law failed: %s%s"),
-                RejectionReasonForLaw(Law.Result),
-                (Law.bStartSnapped || Law.bGoalSnapped) ? TEXT(" (endpoint snapped)") : TEXT(""));
+                TEXT("player-fit primordial law failed: %s%s"),
+                RejectionReasonForLaw(PlayerFitLaw.Result),
+                bPlayerFitExists ? TEXT("") : TEXT(" (no player-fitting floor volume)"));
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -2433,6 +2507,10 @@ FVoxelSeasonManifest VF_ComposeSeason(int32 SeasonSeed,
     {
         return Fail(TEXT("MeasureSettings are invalid for a bounded offline pass."));
     }
+    if (!IsValidMeasureSettings(Settings.PlayerFitMeasureSettings))
+    {
+        return Fail(TEXT("PlayerFitMeasureSettings are invalid for a bounded offline pass."));
+    }
 
     TMap<int32, FVoxelSeasonFixedStrate> FixedStrates;
     FString FixedError;

Source/VoxelForge/Private/VoxelStrateComposer.cpp

@@ -2285,6 +2285,14 @@ FVoxelStrateMeasuredMetrics VF_SummarizeStrateMetrics(
     Result.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare = Metrics.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare;
     Result.MedianFeatureScale = Metrics.MedianFeatureScale;
     Result.MedianVerticalClearance = Metrics.MedianVerticalClearance;
+    Result.bPlayerFitResolved = Metrics.bPlayerFitResolved;
+    Result.PlayerFitRefusalReason = Metrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason;
+    Result.NumPlayerFitCells = Metrics.NumPlayerFitCells;
+    Result.PlayerFitFraction = Metrics.PlayerFitFraction;
+    Result.NumTraversableComponents = Metrics.NumTraversableComponents;
+    Result.LargestTraversableComponentCells = Metrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells;
+    Result.TraversableComponentShare = Metrics.TraversableComponentShare;
+    Result.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels = Metrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels;
     Result.ResolvedMarginVoxels = Metrics.ResolvedMarginVoxels;
     Result.SampledMinZ = Metrics.SampledMinZ;
     Result.SampledMaxZ = Metrics.SampledMaxZ;
@@ -2778,6 +2786,19 @@ namespace
                                Metrics.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("median_feature_scale"), Metrics.MedianFeatureScale);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("median_vertical_clearance"), Metrics.MedianVerticalClearance);
+        Object->SetBoolField(TEXT("player_fit_resolved"), Metrics.bPlayerFitResolved);
+        Object->SetStringField(TEXT("player_fit_refusal_reason"), Metrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason);
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("num_player_fit_cells"),
+                               static_cast<double>(Metrics.NumPlayerFitCells));
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("player_fit_fraction"), Metrics.PlayerFitFraction);
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("num_traversable_components"),
+                               Metrics.NumTraversableComponents);
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("largest_traversable_component_cells"),
+                               static_cast<double>(Metrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells));
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("traversable_component_share"),
+                               Metrics.TraversableComponentShare);
+        Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("minimum_player_clearance_voxels"),
+                               Metrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("resolved_margin_voxels"), Metrics.ResolvedMarginVoxels);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("sampled_min_z"), Metrics.SampledMinZ);
         Object->SetNumberField(TEXT("sampled_max_z"), Metrics.SampledMaxZ);
@@ -2852,6 +2873,25 @@ namespace
                                   OutMetrics.MedianFeatureScale) && bValid;
         bValid = VF_ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("median_vertical_clearance"),
                                   OutMetrics.MedianVerticalClearance) && bValid;
+        if (Object->HasField(TEXT("player_fit_resolved")))
+        {
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonBool(Object, TEXT("player_fit_resolved"),
+                                     OutMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved) && bValid;
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonString(Object, TEXT("player_fit_refusal_reason"),
+                                       OutMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason) && bValid;
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonInt64(Object, TEXT("num_player_fit_cells"),
+                                      OutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells) && bValid;
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonFloat(Object, TEXT("player_fit_fraction"),
+                                      OutMetrics.PlayerFitFraction) && bValid;
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("num_traversable_components"),
+                                      OutMetrics.NumTraversableComponents) && bValid;
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonInt64(Object, TEXT("largest_traversable_component_cells"),
+                                      OutMetrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells) && bValid;
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonFloat(Object, TEXT("traversable_component_share"),
+                                      OutMetrics.TraversableComponentShare) && bValid;
+            bValid = VF_ReadJsonFloat(Object, TEXT("minimum_player_clearance_voxels"),
+                                      OutMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels) && bValid;
+        }
         bValid = VF_ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("resolved_margin_voxels"),
                                   OutMetrics.ResolvedMarginVoxels) && bValid;
         bValid = VF_ReadJsonInt32(Object, TEXT("sampled_min_z"), OutMetrics.SampledMinZ) && bValid;
@@ -2995,6 +3035,14 @@ namespace
             && A.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare == B.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare
             && A.MedianFeatureScale == B.MedianFeatureScale
             && A.MedianVerticalClearance == B.MedianVerticalClearance
+            && A.bPlayerFitResolved == B.bPlayerFitResolved
+            && A.PlayerFitRefusalReason == B.PlayerFitRefusalReason
+            && A.NumPlayerFitCells == B.NumPlayerFitCells
+            && A.PlayerFitFraction == B.PlayerFitFraction
+            && A.NumTraversableComponents == B.NumTraversableComponents
+            && A.LargestTraversableComponentCells == B.LargestTraversableComponentCells
+            && A.TraversableComponentShare == B.TraversableComponentShare
+            && A.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels == B.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels
             && A.ResolvedMarginVoxels == B.ResolvedMarginVoxels
             && A.SampledMinZ == B.SampledMinZ
             && A.SampledMaxZ == B.SampledMaxZ
@@ -3075,6 +3123,10 @@ namespace
             && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.WalkableFloorAreaFraction)
             && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare)
             && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.MedianFeatureScale)
+            && (!Metrics.bPlayerFitResolved
+                || (FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.PlayerFitFraction)
+                    && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.TraversableComponentShare)
+                    && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels)))
             && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.LargestComponentPoint.X)
             && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.LargestComponentPoint.Y)
             && FMath::IsFinite(Metrics.LargestComponentPoint.Z);

Source/VoxelForge/Private/VoxelStrateMeasure.cpp

@@ -441,7 +441,8 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         int64& OutLargestComponentCells,
         int32& OutLargestComponentLowestCell,
         int32& OutNumComponentsAtLeast1Pct,
-        TArray<int64>* OutComponentCells)
+        TArray<int64>* OutComponentCells,
+        const TArray<uint8>* EligibilityMask = nullptr)
     {
         OutComponents.SetNumUninitialized(Grid.CellCount);
         for (int32 Index = 0; Index < Grid.CellCount; ++Index)
@@ -462,7 +463,9 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
 
         for (int32 Start = 0; Start < Grid.CellCount; ++Start)
         {
-            if (Grid.Air[Start] == 0u || OutComponents[Start] >= 0)
+            if (Grid.Air[Start] == 0u
+                || (EligibilityMask != nullptr && (*EligibilityMask)[Start] == 0u)
+                || OutComponents[Start] >= 0)
             {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -486,7 +489,9 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
 
                 auto Visit = [&](int32 Neighbor)
                 {
-                    if (Grid.Air[Neighbor] != 0u && OutComponents[Neighbor] < 0)
+                    if (Grid.Air[Neighbor] != 0u
+                        && (EligibilityMask == nullptr || (*EligibilityMask)[Neighbor] != 0u)
+                        && OutComponents[Neighbor] < 0)
                     {
                         OutComponents[Neighbor] = ComponentId;
                         Queue[Tail++] = Neighbor;
@@ -576,6 +581,343 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         }
     }
 
+    struct FPlayerCapsuleStencilRow
+    {
+        int32 RelativeZ = 0;
+        TArray<FIntPoint> HorizontalOffsets;
+    };
+
+    bool IsPointInsideCapsule(
+        float RelativeZ,
+        int32 OffsetX,
+        int32 OffsetY,
+        float Radius,
+        float HalfHeight)
+    {
+        // The capsule is upright and its centre is HalfHeight above the top face of the solid
+        // floor cell. This is a direct capsule test in the fine voxel lattice; it deliberately
+        // does not infer occupancy from Manhattan distance.
+        const float AxisHalfLength = FMath::Max(0.0f, HalfHeight - Radius);
+        const float DistanceToAxis = FMath::Max(
+            FMath::Abs(RelativeZ) - AxisHalfLength, 0.0f);
+        const float DistanceSquared = static_cast<float>(OffsetX * OffsetX + OffsetY * OffsetY)
+            + DistanceToAxis * DistanceToAxis;
+        return DistanceSquared <= Radius * Radius + KINDA_SMALL_NUMBER;
+    }
+
+    bool BuildPlayerCapsuleStencil(
+        const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
+        TArray<FPlayerCapsuleStencilRow>& OutRows,
+        FString& OutReason)
+    {
+        OutRows.Reset();
+        if (!FMath::IsFinite(Settings.PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels)
+            || Settings.PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels <= 0.0f
+            || !FMath::IsFinite(Settings.PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels)
+            || Settings.PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels <= 0.0f)
+        {
+            return Refuse(OutReason,
+                          TEXT("Player capsule radius and half-height must be finite and greater than zero."));
+        }
+
+        const double HeightCellsReal = FMath::CeilToDouble(
+            2.0 * static_cast<double>(Settings.PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels));
+        // This is a stencil-size guard, not a gameplay threshold. It prevents a malformed
+        // caller-supplied capsule from allocating an unbounded per-anchor loop.
+        constexpr double MaxStencilHeightCells = 4096.0;
+        if (!FMath::IsFinite(HeightCellsReal) || HeightCellsReal <= 0.0
+            || HeightCellsReal > MaxStencilHeightCells)
+        {
+            return Refuse(OutReason,
+                          TEXT("The player capsule height exceeds the bounded fit stencil."));
+        }
+
+        const double MaxHorizontalOffsetReal = FMath::CeilToDouble(
+            static_cast<double>(Settings.PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels));
+        constexpr double MaxStencilHorizontalRadiusCells = 4096.0;
+        if (!FMath::IsFinite(MaxHorizontalOffsetReal)
+            || MaxHorizontalOffsetReal < 0.0
+            || MaxHorizontalOffsetReal > MaxStencilHorizontalRadiusCells)
+        {
+            return Refuse(OutReason,
+                          TEXT("The player capsule radius exceeds the bounded fit stencil."));
+        }
+        const int32 HeightCells = static_cast<int32>(HeightCellsReal);
+        const int32 MaxHorizontalOffset = static_cast<int32>(MaxHorizontalOffsetReal);
+        // This bounds both the retained stencil and the per-anchor occupancy work. It is
+        // deliberately far above the confirmed capsule's handful of offsets, but prevents a
+        // malformed caller from turning a valid-looking finite radius into an enormous array.
+        constexpr int64 MaxStencilOffsets = 1ll << 20;
+        int64 NumStencilOffsets = 0;
+
+        OutRows.Reserve(HeightCells);
+        for (int32 RelativeZ = 0; RelativeZ < HeightCells; ++RelativeZ)
+        {
+            FPlayerCapsuleStencilRow& Row = OutRows.AddDefaulted_GetRef();
+            Row.RelativeZ = RelativeZ;
+            const float CapsuleRelativeZ = static_cast<float>(RelativeZ) + 0.5f
+                - Settings.PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels;
+            for (int32 OffsetY = -MaxHorizontalOffset;
+                 OffsetY <= MaxHorizontalOffset;
+                 ++OffsetY)
+            {
+                for (int32 OffsetX = -MaxHorizontalOffset;
+                     OffsetX <= MaxHorizontalOffset;
+                     ++OffsetX)
+                {
+                    if (IsPointInsideCapsule(
+                            CapsuleRelativeZ, OffsetX, OffsetY,
+                            Settings.PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels,
+                            Settings.PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels))
+                    {
+                        if (NumStencilOffsets >= MaxStencilOffsets)
+                        {
+                            return Refuse(
+                                OutReason,
+                                TEXT("The player capsule occupancy stencil exceeds its bounded work limit."));
+                        }
+                        Row.HorizontalOffsets.Add(FIntPoint(OffsetX, OffsetY));
+                        ++NumStencilOffsets;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // The full-height floor rule still requires one clear voxel in rows whose voxel
+            // centre lies outside the rounded cap (normally the top partial voxel of a 7.04
+            // voxel player). This is what makes 176 cm a full-height requirement rather than a
+            // 7-centre-point approximation.
+            if (Row.HorizontalOffsets.IsEmpty())
+            {
+                Row.HorizontalOffsets.Add(FIntPoint::ZeroValue);
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool BuildPlayerFitMask(
+        const FSampleGrid& Grid,
+        const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
+        TArray<uint8>& OutPlayerFit,
+        int64& OutNumPlayerFitCells,
+        FString& OutReason)
+    {
+        OutPlayerFit.Reset();
+        OutNumPlayerFitCells = 0;
+        if (Grid.SampleStep != 1)
+        {
+            return Refuse(
+                OutReason,
+                *FString::Printf(
+                    TEXT("Player-fit metrics refused: SampleStep=%d; exact capsule fit requires SampleStep=1."),
+                    Grid.SampleStep));
+        }
+
+        TArray<FPlayerCapsuleStencilRow> StencilRows;
+        if (!BuildPlayerCapsuleStencil(Settings, StencilRows, OutReason))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        OutPlayerFit.Init(0u, Grid.CellCount);
+        for (int32 Z = 1; Z < Grid.NumZ; ++Z)
+        {
+            for (int32 Y = 0; Y < Grid.NumY; ++Y)
+            {
+                for (int32 X = 0; X < Grid.NumX; ++X)
+                {
+                    const int32 Current = Grid.Index(X, Y, Z);
+                    if (Grid.Air[Current] == 0u
+                        || Grid.Air[Grid.Index(X, Y, Z - 1)] != 0u)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    bool bFits = true;
+                    for (const FPlayerCapsuleStencilRow& Row : StencilRows)
+                    {
+                        const int32 TargetZ = Z + Row.RelativeZ;
+                        if (TargetZ < 0 || TargetZ >= Grid.NumZ)
+                        {
+                            bFits = false;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                        for (const FIntPoint& Offset : Row.HorizontalOffsets)
+                        {
+                            const int32 TargetX = X + Offset.X;
+                            const int32 TargetY = Y + Offset.Y;
+                            if (TargetX < 0 || TargetX >= Grid.NumX
+                                || TargetY < 0 || TargetY >= Grid.NumY
+                                || Grid.Air[Grid.Index(TargetX, TargetY, TargetZ)] == 0u)
+                            {
+                                bFits = false;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (!bFits)
+                        {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (bFits)
+                    {
+                        OutPlayerFit[Current] = 1u;
+                        ++OutNumPlayerFitCells;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    float MinimumPlayerClearanceChebyshev(
+        const FSampleGrid& Grid,
+        const TArray<uint8>& PlayerFit)
+    {
+        if (PlayerFit.Num() != Grid.CellCount)
+        {
+            return 0.0f;
+        }
+
+        const int32 PlaneCells = Grid.NumX * Grid.NumY;
+        constexpr int32 Infinity = INT32_MAX / 4;
+        TArray<int32> Distances;
+        Distances.SetNumUninitialized(PlaneCells);
+        int32 MinimumDistance = Infinity;
+        for (int32 Z = 0; Z < Grid.NumZ; ++Z)
+        {
+            for (int32 Y = 0; Y < Grid.NumY; ++Y)
+            {
+                for (int32 X = 0; X < Grid.NumX; ++X)
+                {
+                    const int32 PlaneIndex = X + Grid.NumX * Y;
+                    Distances[PlaneIndex] = Grid.Air[Grid.Index(X, Y, Z)] == 0u
+                        ? 0 : Infinity;
+                }
+            }
+
+            auto Relax = [&](int32 Current, int32 Neighbor)
+            {
+                if (Distances[Neighbor] < Infinity)
+                {
+                    Distances[Current] = FMath::Min(
+                        Distances[Current], Distances[Neighbor] + 1);
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Two raster passes with the complete 8-neighbour stencil give a true 2D
+            // Chebyshev distance to solid in this horizontal slice. It is used only for the
+            // reported minimum; capsule occupancy above is the direct stencil check.
+            for (int32 Y = 0; Y < Grid.NumY; ++Y)
+            {
+                for (int32 X = 0; X < Grid.NumX; ++X)
+                {
+                    const int32 Current = X + Grid.NumX * Y;
+                    if (Grid.Air[Grid.Index(X, Y, Z)] == 0u) continue;
+                    if (X > 0) Relax(Current, Current - 1);
+                    if (Y > 0)
+                    {
+                        Relax(Current, Current - Grid.NumX);
+                        if (X > 0) Relax(Current, Current - Grid.NumX - 1);
+                        if (X + 1 < Grid.NumX) Relax(Current, Current - Grid.NumX + 1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            for (int32 Y = Grid.NumY - 1; Y >= 0; --Y)
+            {
+                for (int32 X = Grid.NumX - 1; X >= 0; --X)
+                {
+                    const int32 Current = X + Grid.NumX * Y;
+                    if (Grid.Air[Grid.Index(X, Y, Z)] == 0u) continue;
+                    if (X + 1 < Grid.NumX) Relax(Current, Current + 1);
+                    if (Y + 1 < Grid.NumY)
+                    {
+                        Relax(Current, Current + Grid.NumX);
+                        if (X > 0) Relax(Current, Current + Grid.NumX - 1);
+                        if (X + 1 < Grid.NumX) Relax(Current, Current + Grid.NumX + 1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            for (int32 Y = 0; Y < Grid.NumY; ++Y)
+            {
+                for (int32 X = 0; X < Grid.NumX; ++X)
+                {
+                    const int32 Cell = Grid.Index(X, Y, Z);
+                    if (PlayerFit[Cell] != 0u)
+                    {
+                        MinimumDistance = FMath::Min(
+                            MinimumDistance, Distances[X + Grid.NumX * Y]);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return MinimumDistance == Infinity
+            ? 0.0f : static_cast<float>(MinimumDistance);
+    }
+
+    void BuildPlayerFitMetrics(
+        const FSampleGrid& Grid,
+        const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics& InOutMetrics,
+        TArray<uint8>* OutPlayerFitMask = nullptr)
+    {
+        InOutMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved = false;
+        InOutMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason.Reset();
+        InOutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells = 0;
+        InOutMetrics.PlayerFitFraction = 0.0f;
+        InOutMetrics.NumTraversableComponents = 0;
+        InOutMetrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells = 0;
+        InOutMetrics.TraversableComponentShare = 0.0f;
+        InOutMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels = 0.0f;
+
+        TArray<uint8> PlayerFit;
+        if (!BuildPlayerFitMask(
+                Grid, Settings, PlayerFit, InOutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells,
+                InOutMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason))
+        {
+            if (OutPlayerFitMask != nullptr)
+            {
+                OutPlayerFitMask->Reset();
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        InOutMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved = true;
+        InOutMetrics.PlayerFitFraction = InOutMetrics.NumAir > 0
+            ? static_cast<float>(static_cast<double>(InOutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells)
+                / static_cast<double>(InOutMetrics.NumAir))
+            : 0.0f;
+
+        TArray<int32> Components;
+        int32 NumComponents = 0;
+        int64 LargestComponentCells = 0;
+        int32 LargestComponentLowestCell = INDEX_NONE;
+        int32 NumComponentsAtLeast1Pct = 0;
+        FloodFillAir(
+            Grid,
+            Components,
+            NumComponents,
+            InOutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells,
+            LargestComponentCells,
+            LargestComponentLowestCell,
+            NumComponentsAtLeast1Pct,
+            nullptr,
+            &PlayerFit);
+        InOutMetrics.NumTraversableComponents = NumComponents;
+        InOutMetrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells = LargestComponentCells;
+        InOutMetrics.TraversableComponentShare = InOutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells > 0
+            ? static_cast<float>(static_cast<double>(LargestComponentCells)
+                / static_cast<double>(InOutMetrics.NumPlayerFitCells))
+            : 0.0f;
+        InOutMetrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels = MinimumPlayerClearanceChebyshev(
+            Grid, PlayerFit);
+        if (OutPlayerFitMask != nullptr)
+        {
+            *OutPlayerFitMask = MoveTemp(PlayerFit);
+        }
+    }
+
     float MedianFloat(TArray<float>& Values)
     {
         if (Values.Num() == 0) return 0.0f;
@@ -591,7 +933,8 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
     void BuildMetricsFromGrid(
         const FSampleGrid& Grid,
         const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
-        FVoxelStrateMetrics& InOutMetrics)
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics& InOutMetrics,
+        TArray<uint8>* OutPlayerFitMask = nullptr)
     {
         TArray<int32> Components;
         int32 NumComponents = 0;
@@ -775,6 +1118,11 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
             }
             InOutMetrics.MedianFeatureScale = MedianFloat(FeatureScales);
         }
+
+        // This is intentionally a separate fine-resolution pass. The legacy metrics above may
+        // be useful at SampleStep=4/8, but they cannot answer whether the confirmed player capsule
+        // fits. A coarse grid therefore receives an explicit refusal instead of an estimate.
+        BuildPlayerFitMetrics(Grid, Settings, InOutMetrics, OutPlayerFitMask);
     }
 
     bool FindCellForPoint(const FSampleGrid& Grid, const FVector& Point, int32& OutCell)
@@ -793,14 +1141,16 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
     {
         OutOfWindow,
         Air,
-        Solid
+        Solid,
+        NotPlayerFit
     };
 
     EEndpointCellResult ResolveEndpointCell(
         const FSampleGrid& Grid,
         const FVector& Point,
         int32& OutCell,
-        bool& bOutSnapped)
+        bool& bOutSnapped,
+        const TArray<uint8>* EligibilityMask = nullptr)
     {
         bOutSnapped = false;
         int32 OriginalCell = -1;
@@ -808,7 +1158,12 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         {
             return EEndpointCellResult::OutOfWindow;
         }
-        if (Grid.Air[OriginalCell] != 0u)
+        const auto IsEligible = [&, EligibilityMask](int32 Cell)
+        {
+            return Grid.Air[Cell] != 0u
+                && (EligibilityMask == nullptr || (*EligibilityMask)[Cell] != 0u);
+        };
+        if (IsEligible(OriginalCell))
         {
             OutCell = OriginalCell;
             return EEndpointCellResult::Air;
@@ -848,7 +1203,7 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
                     }
 
                     const int32 Candidate = Grid.Index(X, Y, Z);
-                    if (Grid.Air[Candidate] == 0u)
+                    if (!IsEligible(Candidate))
                     {
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -868,7 +1223,43 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
 
         if (BestCell == INDEX_NONE)
         {
-            return EEndpointCellResult::Solid;
+            if (EligibilityMask != nullptr)
+            {
+                // Passage mouth points are authored on the centreline of a carved connector, not
+                // necessarily on the floor-anchor lattice used by PlayerFit. Resolve them to the
+                // nearest player-fitting floor cell over the bounded fine grid, rather than
+                // declaring an in-air mouth unreachable just because its floor is several cells
+                // below. The endpoint is reported as snapped, and the route re-check below still
+                // validates the endpoint-to-anchor segment against density.
+                for (int32 Candidate = 0; Candidate < Grid.CellCount; ++Candidate)
+                {
+                    if ((*EligibilityMask)[Candidate] == 0u)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    int32 CandidateX = 0;
+                    int32 CandidateY = 0;
+                    int32 CandidateZ = 0;
+                    DecodeIndex(Grid, Candidate, CandidateX, CandidateY, CandidateZ);
+                    const float DistanceSquared = FVector::DistSquared(
+                        Point, Grid.CellCenter(CandidateX, CandidateY, CandidateZ));
+                    if (DistanceSquared < BestDistanceSquared
+                        || (DistanceSquared == BestDistanceSquared
+                            && (BestCell == INDEX_NONE || Candidate < BestCell)))
+                    {
+                        BestDistanceSquared = DistanceSquared;
+                        BestCell = Candidate;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (BestCell == INDEX_NONE)
+        {
+            return EligibilityMask != nullptr
+                ? EEndpointCellResult::NotPlayerFit
+                : EEndpointCellResult::Solid;
         }
 
         OutCell = BestCell;
@@ -943,10 +1334,49 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         const FVector& A,
         const FVector& B,
         const TArray<int32>& Path,
-        FCoarseEdge& OutFailedEdge)
+        FCoarseEdge& OutFailedEdge,
+        const TArray<uint8>* EligibilityMask = nullptr)
     {
         OutFailedEdge = FCoarseEdge();
 
+        if (EligibilityMask != nullptr)
+        {
+            // A player-fit route is deliberately a graph over floor anchors, not a second air
+            // route with a coarse-cell illusion. The mask was built at SampleStep=1 and every
+            // edge below is between adjacent player-fitting cells.
+            for (int32 PathIndex = 0; PathIndex < Path.Num(); ++PathIndex)
+            {
+                if (!EligibilityMask->IsValidIndex(Path[PathIndex])
+                    || (*EligibilityMask)[Path[PathIndex]] == 0u)
+                {
+                    if (PathIndex > 0)
+                    {
+                        OutFailedEdge = MakeCoarseEdge(
+                            Path[PathIndex - 1], Path[PathIndex]);
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            int32 StartX = 0;
+            int32 StartY = 0;
+            int32 StartZ = 0;
+            DecodeIndex(Grid, Path[0], StartX, StartY, StartZ);
+            int32 EndX = 0;
+            int32 EndY = 0;
+            int32 EndZ = 0;
+            DecodeIndex(Grid, Path.Last(), EndX, EndY, EndZ);
+            if (!FullResolutionAirOnSegment(
+                    Generator, Sampler, A, Grid.CellCenter(StartX, StartY, StartZ))
+                || !FullResolutionAirOnSegment(
+                    Generator, Sampler, Grid.CellCenter(EndX, EndY, EndZ), B))
+            {
+                // Endpoint approaches have no graph edge to exclude. The player-fit route is
+                // therefore unknown if either mouth-to-anchor segment contains solid density.
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
         int32 StartX = 0;
         int32 StartY = 0;
         int32 StartZ = 0;
@@ -998,9 +1428,15 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         int32 Start,
         int32 Goal,
         const TArray<FCoarseEdge>& BlockedEdges,
-        TArray<int32>& OutPath)
+        TArray<int32>& OutPath,
+        const TArray<uint8>* EligibilityMask = nullptr)
     {
-        if (Grid.Air[Start] == 0u || Grid.Air[Goal] == 0u)
+        const auto IsEligible = [&, EligibilityMask](int32 Cell)
+        {
+            return Grid.Air[Cell] != 0u
+                && (EligibilityMask == nullptr || (*EligibilityMask)[Cell] != 0u);
+        };
+        if (!IsEligible(Start) || !IsEligible(Goal))
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -1029,7 +1465,7 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
 
             auto Visit = [&](int32 Neighbor)
             {
-                if (Grid.Air[Neighbor] != 0u
+                if (IsEligible(Neighbor)
                     && Parent[Neighbor] == -2
                     && !IsCoarseEdgeBlocked(BlockedEdges, Current, Neighbor))
                 {
@@ -1084,7 +1520,8 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         bool& bOutStartSnapped,
         bool& bOutGoalSnapped,
         int32& OutNumRouteRetries,
-        int32 MaxRouteRetries)
+        int32 MaxRouteRetries,
+        const TArray<uint8>* EligibilityMask = nullptr)
     {
         OutStart = -1;
         OutGoal = -1;
@@ -1093,9 +1530,9 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         OutNumRouteRetries = 0;
 
         const EEndpointCellResult StartCell = ResolveEndpointCell(
-            Grid, AVoxel, OutStart, bOutStartSnapped);
+            Grid, AVoxel, OutStart, bOutStartSnapped, EligibilityMask);
         const EEndpointCellResult GoalCell = ResolveEndpointCell(
-            Grid, BVoxel, OutGoal, bOutGoalSnapped);
+            Grid, BVoxel, OutGoal, bOutGoalSnapped, EligibilityMask);
         if (StartCell == EEndpointCellResult::OutOfWindow
             || GoalCell == EEndpointCellResult::OutOfWindow)
         {
@@ -1105,16 +1542,25 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         {
             return EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellSolid;
         }
+        if (StartCell == EEndpointCellResult::NotPlayerFit)
+        {
+            return EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit;
+        }
         if (GoalCell == EEndpointCellResult::Solid)
         {
             return EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellSolid;
         }
+        if (GoalCell == EEndpointCellResult::NotPlayerFit)
+        {
+            return EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit;
+        }
 
         TArray<FCoarseEdge> BlockedEdges;
         TArray<int32> Path;
         for (;;)
         {
-            if (!FindCoarsePath(Grid, OutStart, OutGoal, BlockedEdges, Path))
+            if (!FindCoarsePath(
+                    Grid, OutStart, OutGoal, BlockedEdges, Path, EligibilityMask))
             {
                 // This is a negative verdict only after all edges excluded by earlier
                 // full-resolution failures leave no coarse route at this resolution.
@@ -1125,7 +1571,9 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
             // spacing in the original voxel field. A single solid sample refutes only this
             // route, so exclude its precise coarse edge and search again.
             FCoarseEdge FailedEdge;
-            if (FullResolutionPathIsAir(Generator, Sampler, Grid, AVoxel, BVoxel, Path, FailedEdge))
+            if (FullResolutionPathIsAir(
+                    Generator, Sampler, Grid, AVoxel, BVoxel, Path, FailedEdge,
+                    EligibilityMask))
             {
                 return EVoxelConnectivityResult::Connected;
             }
@@ -1193,10 +1641,13 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         bool bStartSnapped,
         bool bGoalSnapped,
         int32 NumRouteRetries,
-        FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics& OutDiagnostics)
+        FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics& OutDiagnostics,
+        const TArray<uint8>* EligibilityMask = nullptr)
     {
         OutDiagnostics = FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics();
         OutDiagnostics.Result = ConnectivityResult;
+        OutDiagnostics.bPlayerFitRestricted = EligibilityMask != nullptr;
+        OutDiagnostics.bPlayerFitResolved = EligibilityMask != nullptr;
         OutDiagnostics.bStartSnapped = bStartSnapped;
         OutDiagnostics.bGoalSnapped = bGoalSnapped;
         OutDiagnostics.NumRouteRetries = NumRouteRetries;
@@ -1213,9 +1664,11 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         int32 LargestComponentLowestCell = INDEX_NONE;
         int32 NumComponentsAtLeast1Pct = 0;
         int64 NumAir = 0;
-        for (const uint8 bAir : Grid.Air)
+        for (int32 Index = 0; Index < Grid.CellCount; ++Index)
         {
-            NumAir += bAir != 0u ? 1 : 0;
+            NumAir += Grid.Air[Index] != 0u
+                && (EligibilityMask == nullptr || (*EligibilityMask)[Index] != 0u)
+                ? 1 : 0;
         }
         FloodFillAir(
             Grid,
@@ -1225,7 +1678,8 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
             LargestComponentCells,
             LargestComponentLowestCell,
             NumComponentsAtLeast1Pct,
-            nullptr);
+            nullptr,
+            EligibilityMask);
 
         const int32 StartComponent = Components[Start];
         const int32 GoalComponent = Components[Goal];
@@ -1285,11 +1739,30 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
         bool& bOutStartSnapped,
         bool& bOutGoalSnapped,
         int32& OutNumRouteRetries,
-        FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics* OutDiagnostics)
+        FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics* OutDiagnostics,
+        bool bPlayerFitRestricted = false,
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics* OutPlayerMetrics = nullptr)
     {
         bOutStartSnapped = false;
         bOutGoalSnapped = false;
         OutNumRouteRetries = 0;
+        if (OutPlayerMetrics != nullptr)
+        {
+            *OutPlayerMetrics = FVoxelStrateMetrics();
+        }
+        auto RefusePlayerFit = [&](const FString& Reason)
+        {
+            if (OutDiagnostics != nullptr)
+            {
+                *OutDiagnostics = FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics();
+                OutDiagnostics->bPlayerFitRestricted = bPlayerFitRestricted;
+                OutDiagnostics->RefusalReason = Reason;
+            }
+            if (OutPlayerMetrics != nullptr)
+            {
+                OutPlayerMetrics->PlayerFitRefusalReason = Reason;
+            }
+        };
         if (!FMath::IsFinite(AVoxel.X) || !FMath::IsFinite(AVoxel.Y)
             || !FMath::IsFinite(AVoxel.Z) || !FMath::IsFinite(BVoxel.X)
             || !FMath::IsFinite(BVoxel.Y) || !FMath::IsFinite(BVoxel.Z))
@@ -1297,6 +1770,7 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
             if (OutDiagnostics != nullptr)
             {
                 *OutDiagnostics = FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics();
+                OutDiagnostics->bPlayerFitRestricted = bPlayerFitRestricted;
             }
             return EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow;
         }
@@ -1305,10 +1779,19 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
             if (OutDiagnostics != nullptr)
             {
                 *OutDiagnostics = FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics();
+                OutDiagnostics->bPlayerFitRestricted = bPlayerFitRestricted;
             }
             return EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow;
         }
 
+        if (bPlayerFitRestricted && Settings.SampleStep != 1)
+        {
+            RefusePlayerFit(FString::Printf(
+                TEXT("Player-fit connectivity refused: SampleStep=%d; exact capsule fit requires SampleStep=1."),
+                Settings.SampleStep));
+            return EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow;
+        }
+
         FSampleGrid Grid;
         FString RefusalReason;
         if (!BuildSampleGrid(Generator, Manager, Sampler, StrateIndex,
@@ -1319,10 +1802,58 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
             if (OutDiagnostics != nullptr)
             {
                 *OutDiagnostics = FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics();
+                OutDiagnostics->bPlayerFitRestricted = bPlayerFitRestricted;
+                OutDiagnostics->RefusalReason = RefusalReason;
+            }
+            if (OutPlayerMetrics != nullptr)
+            {
+                OutPlayerMetrics->PlayerFitRefusalReason = RefusalReason;
             }
             return EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow;
         }
 
+        TArray<uint8> PlayerFitMask;
+        FVoxelStrateMetrics PlayerMetrics;
+        if (bPlayerFitRestricted)
+        {
+            // A player-fit query needs only the fine-grid air count plus the direct capsule
+            // stencil. Do not pay for the legacy all-air flood fill, walkable-column scan, or
+            // Manhattan feature transform here: those values belong to the separate legacy
+            // measurement pass, and recomputing them for every fine candidate made the gate
+            // needlessly expensive without changing its answer.
+            PlayerMetrics.ResolvedMarginVoxels = Grid.ResolvedMarginVoxels;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledMinZ = Grid.SampledMinZ;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledMaxZ = Grid.SampledMaxZ;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledNumX = Grid.NumX;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledNumY = Grid.NumY;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledNumZ = Grid.NumZ;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledMinX = Grid.MinX;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledMaxX = Grid.MaxX;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledMinY = Grid.MinY;
+            PlayerMetrics.SampledMaxY = Grid.MaxY;
+            PlayerMetrics.NumSampled = Grid.CellCount;
+            for (const uint8 bAir : Grid.Air)
+            {
+                PlayerMetrics.NumAir += bAir != 0u ? 1 : 0;
+            }
+            PlayerMetrics.NumSolid = static_cast<int64>(Grid.CellCount) - PlayerMetrics.NumAir;
+            PlayerMetrics.AirFraction = PlayerMetrics.NumSampled > 0
+                ? static_cast<float>(static_cast<double>(PlayerMetrics.NumAir)
+                    / static_cast<double>(PlayerMetrics.NumSampled))
+                : 0.0f;
+            BuildPlayerFitMetrics(Grid, Settings, PlayerMetrics, &PlayerFitMask);
+            PlayerMetrics.bValid = PlayerMetrics.NumSampled > 0;
+            if (OutPlayerMetrics != nullptr)
+            {
+                *OutPlayerMetrics = PlayerMetrics;
+            }
+            if (!PlayerMetrics.bPlayerFitResolved)
+            {
+                RefusePlayerFit(PlayerMetrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason);
+                return EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow;
+            }
+        }
+
         int32 Start = -1;
         int32 Goal = -1;
         const EVoxelConnectivityResult Result = EvaluateConnectivityOnGrid(
@@ -1336,7 +1867,8 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
             bOutStartSnapped,
             bOutGoalSnapped,
             OutNumRouteRetries,
-            Settings.MaxRouteRetries);
+            Settings.MaxRouteRetries,
+            bPlayerFitRestricted ? &PlayerFitMask : nullptr);
         if (OutDiagnostics != nullptr)
         {
             PopulateConnectivityDiagnostics(
@@ -1347,7 +1879,16 @@ namespace VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate
                 bOutStartSnapped,
                 bOutGoalSnapped,
                 OutNumRouteRetries,
-                *OutDiagnostics);
+                *OutDiagnostics,
+                bPlayerFitRestricted ? &PlayerFitMask : nullptr);
+            if (bPlayerFitRestricted &&
+                (Result == EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit
+                 || Result == EVoxelConnectivityResult::GoalCellNotPlayerFit))
+            {
+                OutDiagnostics->RefusalReason = Result == EVoxelConnectivityResult::StartCellNotPlayerFit
+                    ? TEXT("arrival endpoint is not a player-fitting floor cell")
+                    : TEXT("departure endpoint is not a player-fitting floor cell");
+            }
         }
         return Result;
     }
@@ -1582,4 +2123,44 @@ FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics VF_DiagnoseConnectivityWithSampler(
     return Result;
 }
 
+EVoxelConnectivityResult VF_ArePlayerFitConnectedWithSampler(
+    const IVoxelStrateDensitySampler& Sampler,
+    int32 StrateBottomWorldZ,
+    int32 StrateTopWorldZ,
+    float BoundarySealThickness,
+    const FVector& AVoxel,
+    const FVector& BVoxel,
+    const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
+    bool& bOutStartSnapped,
+    bool& bOutGoalSnapped,
+    FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics* OutDiagnostics)
+{
+    int32 NumRouteRetries = 0;
+    return VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate::QueryConnectivity(
+        nullptr, nullptr, &Sampler, INDEX_NONE,
+        StrateBottomWorldZ, StrateTopWorldZ, BoundarySealThickness, true,
+        AVoxel, BVoxel, Settings, bOutStartSnapped, bOutGoalSnapped,
+        NumRouteRetries, OutDiagnostics, true, nullptr);
+}
+
+FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics VF_DiagnosePlayerFitConnectivityWithSampler(
+    const IVoxelStrateDensitySampler& Sampler,
+    int32 StrateBottomWorldZ,
+    int32 StrateTopWorldZ,
+    float BoundarySealThickness,
+    const FVector& AVoxel,
+    const FVector& BVoxel,
+    const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
+    FVoxelStrateMetrics* OutPlayerMetrics)
+{
+    FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics Result;
+    int32 NumRouteRetries = 0;
+    VoxelStrateMeasurePrivate::QueryConnectivity(
+        nullptr, nullptr, &Sampler, INDEX_NONE,
+        StrateBottomWorldZ, StrateTopWorldZ, BoundarySealThickness, true,
+        AVoxel, BVoxel, Settings, Result.bStartSnapped, Result.bGoalSnapped,
+        NumRouteRetries, &Result, true, OutPlayerMetrics);
+    return Result;
+}
+
 #endif // WITH_EDITOR — measurement never ships

Source/VoxelForge/Private/VoxelStratePreview.cpp

@@ -716,6 +716,15 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewCandidate(
     OutCandidate.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare = Metrics.LargestWalkableSurfaceShare;
     OutCandidate.MedianFeatureScale = Metrics.MedianFeatureScale;
     OutCandidate.MedianVerticalClearance = Metrics.MedianVerticalClearance;
+    OutCandidate.bPlayerFitResolved = Metrics.bPlayerFitResolved;
+    OutCandidate.PlayerFitRefusalReason = Metrics.PlayerFitRefusalReason;
+    OutCandidate.NumPlayerFitCells = Metrics.NumPlayerFitCells;
+    OutCandidate.PlayerFitFraction = Metrics.PlayerFitFraction;
+    OutCandidate.NumTraversableComponents = Metrics.NumTraversableComponents;
+    OutCandidate.LargestTraversableComponentCells =
+        Metrics.LargestTraversableComponentCells;
+    OutCandidate.TraversableComponentShare = Metrics.TraversableComponentShare;
+    OutCandidate.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels = Metrics.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels;
     OutCandidate.DistanceFromCorpusCentroid = FMath::IsFinite(DistanceFromCorpusCentroid)
         ? DistanceFromCorpusCentroid : 0.0;
 
@@ -1085,10 +1094,11 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
             "walkable cell / sampled XY footprint</em>. Largest connected surface is the largest "
             "four-neighbour component of those projected columns / all walkable columns. It is "
             "not a 3D traversal proof; the arrival → departure route check is separate.</p>\n"
-            "<p class=\"note\"><strong>Part A measurement settings:</strong> step=4 voxels, "
-            "HeadroomCells=2, XY radius=256 voxels, MaxCells=8,000,000. Each summary row lists "
-            "the exact target, derived interior margin, Z range, XY range, and grid for every "
-            "hard-gate survivor; each card repeats its selected window.</p>\n"
+            "<p class=\"note\"><strong>Part A measurement settings:</strong> legacy fields use "
+            "step=4 voxels, HeadroomCells=2, XY radius=256 voxels, MaxCells=8,000,000. The "
+            "player-fit gate uses a separate step-1 fine ROI and refuses to answer at any coarser "
+            "step. Each summary row lists the exact target, derived interior margin, Z range, XY "
+            "range, and grid for every hard-gate survivor; each card repeats its selected window.</p>\n"
             "<p class=\"note\"><strong>Reality check:</strong> real caves mix long, narrow passages "
             "with rooms, branches, multiple levels, and occasional vertical shafts; there is no "
             "universal target floor-to-volume ratio. The quantitative table below is therefore a "
@@ -1103,20 +1113,23 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
             "<table class=\"summary\"><caption>Part A — survivor distributions; every value uses the exact window printed in its row</caption>\n"
             "<tr><th>archetype</th><th>eligible single-region rolls / hard-gate survivors</th><th>walkable fraction<br>(median; min–max)</th>"
             "<th>floor area fraction<br>(median; min–max)</th><th>median clearance over walkable cells<br>(median; min–max voxels)</th>"
-            "<th>largest connected surface<br>(median; min–max)</th><th>window</th></tr>\n");
+            "<th>largest connected surface<br>(median; min–max)</th><th>player-fit fraction<br>(selected fine ROI)</th>"
+            "<th>traversable component share<br>(selected fine ROI)</th><th>window</th></tr>\n");
         for (const FVoxelStratePreviewArchetypeSummary& Summary : *ArchetypeSummaries)
         {
             const FString SummaryWindow = !Summary.WindowSummary.IsEmpty()
                 ? Summary.WindowSummary
                 : Summary.Window.IsValid() ? Summary.Window.Describe() : TEXT("unavailable");
             Html += FString::Printf(
-                TEXT("<tr><th>%s</th><td>%d / %d</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td class=\"summary-window\">%s</td></tr>\n"),
+                TEXT("<tr><th>%s</th><td>%d / %d</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td>%s</td><td class=\"summary-window\">%s</td></tr>\n"),
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(Summary.ArchetypeName), Summary.EvaluatedCandidates,
                 Summary.HardGateSurvivors,
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(Summary.WalkableFractionSummary),
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(Summary.WalkableFloorAreaSummary),
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(Summary.MedianVerticalClearanceSummary),
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(Summary.LargestWalkableSurfaceSummary),
+                *VF_HtmlEscape(Summary.PlayerFitFractionSummary),
+                *VF_HtmlEscape(Summary.TraversableComponentShareSummary),
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(SummaryWindow));
         }
         Html += TEXT("</table>\n");
@@ -1142,10 +1155,11 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
         "<span><i class=\"swatch\" style=\"background:#dae1e7\"></i>air</span>"
         "<span><i class=\"swatch\" style=\"background:#f5a636\"></i>walkable cell</span>"
         "<span><i class=\"swatch\" style=\"background:#4de2be\"></i>density=0 contour</span></div>\n"
-        "<p class=\"note\"><strong>Fine ROI — largest open space:</strong> the separate step-1 pass "
-        "is requested only for selected candidates (this run selects coarse survivors). Its XY "
-        "window is centred on the deterministic <code>LargestComponentPoint</code> from the coarse "
-        "air flood fill, not on the strate midpoint or the world origin. Its exact window is printed "
+        "<p class=\"note\"><strong>Fine ROI — player-fit audit:</strong> the separate step-1 pass "
+        "is used by the player-fit gate for every candidate that reaches the legacy screen, and "
+        "is rendered for the selected candidate. The caller supplies its bounded XY window; the "
+        "showcase fits that window to the deterministic arrival/departure mouth pair so the gate "
+        "cannot pass or fail because its endpoints were cropped out. Its exact window is printed "
         "on the card. If its cell cap is exceeded, no fine allocation is made and the refusal is "
         "shown on that card.</p>\n"
         "<p class=\"note\">Ordering: survivors first, then each group by descending distance from "
@@ -1271,7 +1285,7 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
             Html += FString::Printf(TEXT("<div class=\"no-image\">No coarse image: %s</div>\n"),
                                     *VF_HtmlEscape(Candidate.RenderFailureReason));
         }
-        Html += TEXT("</div>\n<div class=\"fine-section\"><h3>FINE ROI — largest open space; filled cells and density=0 contour</h3>\n");
+        Html += TEXT("</div>\n<div class=\"fine-section\"><h3>FINE ROI — player-fit audit; filled cells and density=0 contour</h3>\n");
         if (!Candidate.bFineRequested)
         {
             Html += TEXT("<p class=\"not-requested\">Fine ROI not requested for this candidate; it did not pass the coarse survivor screen.</p>\n");
@@ -1294,7 +1308,7 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
         {
             const FString FineWindowDescription = Candidate.FineWindow.Describe();
             Html += FString::Printf(
-                TEXT("<p class=\"window\">Largest-open-space fine ROI; exact window: %s; slice Y=%d voxels.</p>\n"
+                TEXT("<p class=\"window\">Player-fit fine ROI; exact window: %s; slice Y=%d voxels.</p>\n"
                      "<div class=\"pair\"><figure><img src=\"%s\" alt=\"candidate %d fine XZ filled cells\"><figcaption>"
                      "FINE ROI · filled cells · step=%d</figcaption></figure>\n"),
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(FineWindowDescription), Candidate.FineVerticalSliceWorldY,
@@ -1316,7 +1330,7 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
             }
 
             Html += FString::Printf(
-                TEXT("<p class=\"window\">Largest-open-space fine ROI; exact window: %s; selected Z=%d voxels.</p>\n"
+                TEXT("<p class=\"window\">Player-fit fine ROI; exact window: %s; selected Z=%d voxels.</p>\n"
                      "<div class=\"pair\"><figure><img src=\"%s\" alt=\"candidate %d fine XY filled cells\"><figcaption>"
                      "FINE ROI · filled cells · step=%d</figcaption></figure>\n"),
                 *VF_HtmlEscape(FineWindowDescription), Candidate.FinePlanSliceWorldZ,
@@ -1349,6 +1363,12 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
                  "<tr><th>walkable surface components</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
                  "<tr><th>feature scale (voxels)</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
                  "<tr><th>vertical clearance (voxels)</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
+                 "<tr><th>player-fit resolved</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
+                 "<tr><th>player-fit fraction (fine ROI)</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
+                 "<tr><th>player-fitting floor cells</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
+                 "<tr><th>traversable component share (fine ROI)</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
+                 "<tr><th>traversable components</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
+                 "<tr><th>minimum player clearance (voxels)</th><td>%s</td></tr>\n"
                  "<tr><th>arrival → departure</th><td class=\"verdict\">%s</td></tr>\n"
                  "<tr><th>distance from corpus centroid (roll-space)</th><td>%.6f</td></tr>\n</table>\n</section>\n"),
             *VF_FormatMetric(Candidate.bMetricsValid, Candidate.AirFraction),
@@ -1360,6 +1380,12 @@ bool VF_WriteStratePreviewIndex(
             *VF_FormatIntegerMetric(Candidate.bMetricsValid, Candidate.NumWalkableSurfaceComponents),
             *VF_FormatMetric(Candidate.bMetricsValid, Candidate.MedianFeatureScale),
             *VF_FormatIntegerMetric(Candidate.bMetricsValid, Candidate.MedianVerticalClearance),
+            Candidate.bPlayerFitResolved ? TEXT("yes") : TEXT("no"),
+            *VF_FormatMetric(Candidate.bPlayerFitResolved, Candidate.PlayerFitFraction),
+            *VF_FormatInteger64Metric(Candidate.bPlayerFitResolved, Candidate.NumPlayerFitCells),
+            *VF_FormatMetric(Candidate.bPlayerFitResolved, Candidate.TraversableComponentShare),
+            *VF_FormatIntegerMetric(Candidate.bPlayerFitResolved, Candidate.NumTraversableComponents),
+            *VF_FormatMetric(Candidate.bPlayerFitResolved, Candidate.MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels),
             *VF_HtmlEscape(Candidate.ArrivalDepartureVerdict),
             Candidate.DistanceFromCorpusCentroid);
     }

Source/VoxelForge/Public/VoxelSeasonManifest.h

@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelSeasonCompositionSettings
     // Coarse measurement is deliberately bounded. Tests may reduce the window; production may
     // spend the overnight budget on a finer pass after the selector has been judged.
     FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings MeasureSettings;
+    // Player-fit is a separate, explicitly fine pass. SampleStep values other than one are
+    // refused by the metric, never interpreted as an approximate capsule answer.
+    FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings PlayerFitMeasureSettings;
     FVoxelSeasonSelectionPolicy SelectionPolicy;
 
     // Explicit composed fixed slots take precedence. When empty, the composer adapts the
@@ -119,6 +122,13 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelSeasonCompositionSettings
         MeasureSettings.MaxRouteRetries = 16;
         MeasureSettings.HeadroomCells = 2;
         MeasureSettings.InteriorMarginVoxels = -1;
+
+        PlayerFitMeasureSettings.SampleStep = 1;
+        PlayerFitMeasureSettings.RadiusInVoxels = 64;
+        PlayerFitMeasureSettings.MaxCells = 2000000;
+        PlayerFitMeasureSettings.MaxRouteRetries = 16;
+        PlayerFitMeasureSettings.HeadroomCells = 2;
+        PlayerFitMeasureSettings.InteriorMarginVoxels = -1;
     }
 };
 

Source/VoxelForge/Public/VoxelStrateComposer.h

@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelStrateMeasuredMetrics
     float MedianFeatureScale = 0.0f;
     int32 MedianVerticalClearance = 0;
 
+    bool bPlayerFitResolved = false;
+    FString PlayerFitRefusalReason;
+    int64 NumPlayerFitCells = 0;
+    float PlayerFitFraction = 0.0f;
+    int32 NumTraversableComponents = 0;
+    int64 LargestTraversableComponentCells = 0;
+    float TraversableComponentShare = 0.0f;
+    float MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels = 0.0f;
+
     int32 ResolvedMarginVoxels = 0;
     int32 SampledMinZ = 0;
     int32 SampledMaxZ = 0;

Source/VoxelForge/Public/VoxelStrateMeasure.h

@@ -7,6 +7,24 @@
 class UVoxelGenerator;
 class UVoxelStrateManager;
 
+/**
+ * The confirmed base ACharacter capsule in voxel-space defaults.
+ *
+ * 25 cm/voxel is the authored world scale: radius = 34 cm / 25 = 1.36 voxels and
+ * half-height = 88 cm / 25 = 3.52 voxels, hence a 176 cm / 25 = 7.04 voxel total height.
+ * The measure settings copy these values so a future character can change the query without
+ * changing generation.
+ */
+struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants
+{
+    static constexpr float VoxelSizeCentimeters = 25.0f;
+    static constexpr float RadiusCentimeters = 34.0f;
+    static constexpr float HalfHeightCentimeters = 88.0f;
+    static constexpr float RadiusVoxels = RadiusCentimeters / VoxelSizeCentimeters;
+    static constexpr float HalfHeightVoxels = HalfHeightCentimeters / VoxelSizeCentimeters;
+    static constexpr float HeightVoxels = 2.0f * HalfHeightVoxels;
+};
+
 /** Read-only density source used by the offline Tier 2 pass for a materialised custom stack. */
 class VOXELFORGE_API IVoxelStrateDensitySampler
 {
@@ -23,7 +41,10 @@ enum class EVoxelConnectivityResult : uint8
     StartCellSolid,
     GoalCellSolid,
     OutOfWindow,
-    CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted // Unknown: retries are exhausted, or the refutation has no coarse edge to exclude.
+    CoarseLiedBudgetExhausted, // Unknown: retries are exhausted, or the refutation has no coarse edge to exclude.
+    // Appended to preserve the underlying values of the legacy result codes above.
+    StartCellNotPlayerFit,
+    GoalCellNotPlayerFit
 };
 
 /** Settings for the deterministic coarse grid used by the strate measurement pass. */
@@ -42,6 +63,12 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings
     int32     MaxRouteRetries = 16; // Alternate coarse routes to full-resolution-check after the first route.
     int32     HeadroomCells  = 2;    // Air cells above a floor cell required for walkable.
     int32     InteriorMarginVoxels = -1; // <0 = derive from BoundarySealThickness (2x, clamped); explicit 0 includes the seal.
+
+    // Base ACharacter defaults at 25 cm/voxel: 34 cm radius / 25 = 1.36 voxels and
+    // 88 cm half-height / 25 = 3.52 voxels (7.04 voxels total). These are parameters, not
+    // generation values, so another playable capsule can be measured without a code change.
+    float PlayerCapsuleRadiusVoxels = FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::RadiusVoxels;
+    float PlayerCapsuleHalfHeightVoxels = FVoxelPlayerCapsuleConstants::HalfHeightVoxels;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -135,6 +162,20 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelStrateMetrics
     float MedianFeatureScale   = 0.f;
     int32 MedianVerticalClearance = 0;
 
+    // Player-fit metrics are answered only by a one-voxel grid. A coarse grid refuses to infer
+    // clearance because SampleStep=4 cannot resolve a 1.36-voxel radius capsule.
+    bool bPlayerFitResolved = false;
+    FString PlayerFitRefusalReason;
+    int64 NumPlayerFitCells = 0;
+    float PlayerFitFraction = 0.0f; // Player-fitting floor anchors / all air cells.
+    int32 NumTraversableComponents = 0;
+    int64 LargestTraversableComponentCells = 0;
+    float TraversableComponentShare = 0.0f; // Largest player-fit component / player-fit cells.
+    // Minimum horizontal Chebyshev clearance, in voxels, among player-fit floor anchors. This
+    // is a diagnostic only; player occupancy itself uses a direct capsule stencil, never the old
+    // Manhattan distance transform.
+    float MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels = 0.0f;
+
     // The exact vertical window used by the measurement: [SampledMinZ, SampledMaxZ).
     int32 ResolvedMarginVoxels = 0;
     int32 SampledMinZ = 0;
@@ -170,6 +211,9 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics
 {
     bool bValid = false;
     EVoxelConnectivityResult Result = EVoxelConnectivityResult::OutOfWindow;
+    bool bPlayerFitRestricted = false;
+    bool bPlayerFitResolved = false;
+    FString RefusalReason;
     bool bStartSnapped = false;
     bool bGoalSnapped = false;
     int32 NumRouteRetries = 0; // Alternate routes full-resolution-checked after the first route.
@@ -300,3 +344,31 @@ VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics VF_DiagnoseConnectivityWithSampler(
     const FVector& AVoxel,
     const FVector& BVoxel,
     const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings);
+
+/**
+ * Player-fit connectivity over a custom stack. This is deliberately a separate API from the
+ * legacy air route: it refuses unless Settings.SampleStep == 1, resolves endpoints against the
+ * direct capsule-occupancy/floor mask, and flood-fills/routes only through player-fit cells.
+ */
+VOXELFORGE_API EVoxelConnectivityResult VF_ArePlayerFitConnectedWithSampler(
+    const IVoxelStrateDensitySampler& Sampler,
+    int32 StrateBottomWorldZ,
+    int32 StrateTopWorldZ,
+    float BoundarySealThickness,
+    const FVector& AVoxel,
+    const FVector& BVoxel,
+    const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
+    bool& bOutStartSnapped,
+    bool& bOutGoalSnapped,
+    FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics* OutDiagnostics = nullptr);
+
+/** Full diagnostics variant for the player-fit custom-stack route. */
+VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelConnectivityDiagnostics VF_DiagnosePlayerFitConnectivityWithSampler(
+    const IVoxelStrateDensitySampler& Sampler,
+    int32 StrateBottomWorldZ,
+    int32 StrateTopWorldZ,
+    float BoundarySealThickness,
+    const FVector& AVoxel,
+    const FVector& BVoxel,
+    const FVoxelStrateMeasureSettings& Settings,
+    FVoxelStrateMetrics* OutPlayerMetrics = nullptr);

Source/VoxelForge/Public/VoxelStratePreview.h

@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelStratePreviewCandidate
     float LargestWalkableSurfaceShare = 0.0f;
     float MedianFeatureScale = 0.0f;
     int32 MedianVerticalClearance = 0;
+    bool bPlayerFitResolved = false;
+    FString PlayerFitRefusalReason;
+    int64 NumPlayerFitCells = 0;
+    float PlayerFitFraction = 0.0f;
+    int32 NumTraversableComponents = 0;
+    int64 LargestTraversableComponentCells = 0;
+    float TraversableComponentShare = 0.0f;
+    float MinimumPlayerClearanceVoxels = 0.0f;
     double DistanceFromCorpusCentroid = 0.0;
 
     int32 VerticalSliceCellY = INDEX_NONE;
@@ -160,6 +168,8 @@ struct VOXELFORGE_API FVoxelStratePreviewArchetypeSummary
     FString WalkableFloorAreaSummary;
     FString MedianVerticalClearanceSummary;
     FString LargestWalkableSurfaceSummary;
+    FString PlayerFitFractionSummary;
+    FString TraversableComponentShareSummary;
 };
 
 /** Copy the exact measurement-window metadata needed by the index page. */