@jgengine/core 0.11.0 → 0.12.0

package/dist/game/cameraConfig.d.ts

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+export interface CameraFollowState {
+    entityId: string;
+    target: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+        z: number;
+    };
+    camera: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+        z: number;
+    };
+    distance: number;
+}
+export interface FirstPersonCameraConfig {
+    /** Camera height above the followed entity's origin. Default 1.6. */
+    eyeHeight?: number;
+    /** Mouse-look radians per pixel of pointer movement. Default 0.0025. */
+    sensitivity?: number;
+    /** Clamp on look pitch in radians (± from horizon). Default 1.45. */
+    maxPitch?: number;
+    /** Show the centered crosshair overlay. Default true. */
+    reticle?: boolean;
+    /** Render a viewmodel in view: the built-in three-mesh gun, or `PlayableGame.viewmodel` when set (#542). `false` renders no viewmodel regardless of `PlayableGame.viewmodel`. Default true. */
+    viewmodel?: boolean;
+}
+/**
+ * Which camera rig the shell mounts. Every rig accepts `followEntityId: null`
+ * (avatar-less games — city-builders, card games, auto-battlers — still get a
+ * camera). Rigs are tuned through their config block below, never by writing
+ * camera positions from `onTick`.
+ * - `orbit` — third-person chase (the historical default; `perspective: "third"`).
+ * - `first` — pointer-lock mouse-look (`perspective: "first"`).
+ * - `topDown` — fixed height/pitch/yaw with decoupled follow (ARPG iso, top-down).
+ * - `rts` — free-pan / edge-scroll / rotate / zoom, optional follow.
+ * - `shoulder` — over-the-shoulder with ADS transition + shoulder swap.
+ * - `lockOn` — yaw bound to the player→target vector; move axis becomes strafe.
+ * - `chase` — speed-reactive vehicle chase (speed→FOV, spring arm, shake) + cockpit/hood/rear views.
+ * - `observer` — detached spectator/photo cam bound to any entity or fixed point; never reads player input.
+ * - `turntable` — slow auto-orbit of a fixed point: a rotating display stand for a scene. The friendly, flat spelling of `observer`'s point-orbit mode; providing `camera.turntable` selects it without an explicit `rig`.
+ * - `sideScroll` — fixed lateral follow (2.5D platformer/beat-'em-up side view); reads no player input.
+ * - `inspection` — model-viewer / editor rig (#207.7, #866): middle-drag pan, right-drag orbit, scroll zoom toward a configurable anchor; orbits a fixed point, reads no player/entity input.
+ * - `none` — no camera rig is mounted; use for HUD-only presentations or a game that manages its own camera.
+ */
+export type CameraRigKind = "orbit" | "first" | "topDown" | "rts" | "shoulder" | "lockOn" | "chase" | "observer" | "turntable" | "sideScroll" | "inspection" | "none";
+/** Canvas camera projection. "orthographic" renders a flat 2D-style view (side-scrollers, falling-block puzzles) — pair with `rig: "sideScroll"`; default "perspective". */
+export type CameraProjection = "perspective" | "orthographic";
+/** Fixed lateral 2.5D follow (side-on platformer cam): the camera sits perpendicular to the travel axis, tracks the followed entity, and never reads player look input. */
+export interface SideScrollCameraConfig {
+    /** World axis the action travels along; the camera watches from the perpendicular side. Default "x". */
+    axis?: "x" | "z";
+    /** Camera distance from the followed entity along the perpendicular axis. Default 10. */
+    distance?: number;
+    /** Camera height above the followed entity. Default 3. */
+    height?: number;
+    /** Height of the look point above the entity. Default 1. */
+    lookHeight?: number;
+    /** Per-second smoothing factor for the follow (0 hard-locks). Default 8. */
+    followSmoothing?: number;
+    fov?: number;
+}
+/** Fixed top-down / isometric rig (#23) — height/pitch/yaw + decoupled follow. */
+export interface TopDownCameraConfig {
+    /** Camera height above the follow point. Default 18. */
+    height?: number;
+    /** Elevation of the camera above the ground plane in radians (PI/2 = straight down, near 0 = grazing; values below 0.05 clamp to 0.05). Default ~1.02 (~58°, ARPG iso). */
+    pitch?: number;
+    /** Fixed azimuth in radians; ~PI/4 reads as isometric, 0 as straight top-down. Default PI/4. */
+    yaw?: number;
+    /** Horizontal look offset applied to the follow point. */
+    targetOffset?: {
+        x?: number;
+        y?: number;
+        z?: number;
+    };
+    /** Exponential follow smoothing (higher = snappier, decoupled from any orbit drag). Default 8. */
+    followSmoothing?: number;
+    /** Scroll zoom bounds as a height multiplier. */
+    zoom?: {
+        min?: number;
+        max?: number;
+        speed?: number;
+    };
+}
+/** Free-pan / edge-scroll RTS rig (#24) — pan/rotate/zoom independent of any avatar. */
+export interface RtsCameraConfig extends TopDownCameraConfig {
+    /** WASD / arrow pan speed in world units per second. Default 24. */
+    panSpeed?: number;
+    /** Edge-scroll when the pointer nears a screen edge; number sets the margin fraction. Default true. */
+    edgeScroll?: boolean | {
+        margin?: number;
+        speed?: number;
+    };
+    /** Yaw rotate speed (radians/sec) for rotate keys / middle-drag. Default 1.4. */
+    rotateSpeed?: number;
+    /** World-space clamp for the pan center. */
+    bounds?: {
+        minX?: number;
+        maxX?: number;
+        minZ?: number;
+        maxZ?: number;
+    };
+    /** Start centered on this world point when there is no follow target. */
+    start?: {
+        x?: number;
+        z?: number;
+    };
+    /** Read WASD/arrow pan, edge-scroll, Q/E rotate, and wheel zoom. `false` sits static at the start/bounds position — a backdrop camera, no input at all. Default true. */
+    pan?: boolean;
+}
+/** Over-the-shoulder combat rig (#25) — offset, ADS, shoulder swap, decoupled reticle. */
+export interface ShoulderCameraConfig {
+    /** Lateral shoulder offset (world units, sign flips on swap). Default 0.6. */
+    shoulderOffset?: number;
+    /** Vertical offset above the follow point. Default 1.6. */
+    heightOffset?: number;
+    /** Boom distance behind the shoulder. Default 3.2. */
+    distance?: number;
+    /** Starting shoulder side. Default "right". */
+    side?: "left" | "right";
+    /** Aim-down-sights framing, blended in while `aim` is held. */
+    ads?: {
+        distance?: number;
+        shoulderOffset?: number;
+        fov?: number;
+        heightOffset?: number;
+    };
+    /** ADS blend speed (higher = snappier). Default 10. */
+    adsTransitionSpeed?: number;
+    /** Screen-space reticle offset (fraction of viewport), decoupled from camera center. */
+    reticleOffset?: {
+        x?: number;
+        y?: number;
+    };
+    /** Mouse-look sensitivity (radians per pixel). Default 0.0025. */
+    sensitivity?: number;
+    /** Base field of view. Default 55. */
+    fov?: number;
+}
+/** Lock-on / strafe rig (#26) — yaw bound to player→target, move axis becomes strafe. */
+export interface LockOnCameraConfig {
+    /** Target instance id; when omitted the rig reads the follower's current `getTarget`. */
+    targetEntityId?: string;
+    /** Boom distance behind the player, away from the target. Default 5. */
+    distance?: number;
+    /** Camera height above the follow point. Default 2.4. */
+    height?: number;
+    /** Height of the framed look point above the midpoint. Default 1.2. */
+    lookHeight?: number;
+    /** 0 frames the player, 1 frames the target, 0.5 the midpoint. Default 0.5. */
+    framingBias?: number;
+    /** Exponential yaw smoothing toward the player→target vector. Default 9. */
+    yawSmoothing?: number;
+}
+/** Fixed interior view for the chase rig (#27). */
+export type ChaseView = "chase" | "cockpit" | "hood" | "rear";
+/** Speed-reactive vehicle chase rig (#27) — speed→FOV, spring arm, procedural shake, interior views. */
+export interface ChaseCameraConfig {
+    /** Boom distance behind the vehicle. Default 6. */
+    distance?: number;
+    /** Camera height above the follow point. Default 2.6. */
+    height?: number;
+    /** Height of the look point above the follow point. Default 1.2. */
+    lookHeight?: number;
+    /** Spring-arm damping (higher = stiffer, less lag). Default 6. */
+    springDamping?: number;
+    /** Speed→FOV curve: FOV lerps from `base` to `max` as speed climbs to `speedForMax`. */
+    fov?: {
+        base?: number;
+        max?: number;
+        speedForMax?: number;
+    };
+    /** Procedural shake amplitude per unit of speed (adds to the trauma channel). Default 0.0. */
+    shakePerSpeed?: number;
+    /** Velocity-lead / predictive follow (#286.9): the rig aims `time` seconds ahead of the target along its velocity, clamped to `max` world units (default 4). */
+    lead?: {
+        time: number;
+        max?: number;
+    };
+    /** Roll into turns (#286.10): radians of camera roll per rad/s of the target's yaw rate, clamped to `max` (default 0.35), exponentially smoothed by `damping` (default 8). */
+    bank?: {
+        perYawRate: number;
+        max?: number;
+        damping?: number;
+    };
+    /**
+     * Drift-lag (#1051): when the target slides, rotate the chase anchor partway from
+     * its heading toward its travel (velocity) direction so the player sees the car's
+     * side while the framing stays stable. Omitting the block keeps the pure-heading
+     * behavior. `blend` (default 0.65) is the max fraction of the slip angle to
+     * follow, itself scaled by how far the slip has opened so straight-line driving
+     * is untouched; below `minSpeed` (default 4) planar speed the feature is off for
+     * parking-lot stability; reversing never swings the camera around. `response`
+     * (default 6) drives `1-exp(-response*dt)` smoothing toward the blended yaw.
+     */
+    velocityYaw?: {
+        blend?: number;
+        minSpeed?: number;
+        response?: number;
+    };
+    /** Which view to mount. Default "chase". */
+    view?: ChaseView;
+    /** Local offset for cockpit/hood/rear seats (relative to the vehicle, +z forward). */
+    seatOffsets?: {
+        cockpit?: {
+            x?: number;
+            y?: number;
+            z?: number;
+        };
+        hood?: {
+            x?: number;
+            y?: number;
+            z?: number;
+        };
+        rear?: {
+            x?: number;
+            y?: number;
+            z?: number;
+        };
+    };
+}
+/** Detached spectator/photo cam (#120) — binds to any entity or fixed point, never reads player input. */
+export interface ObserverCameraConfig {
+    /** What the observer looks at. Omit to stay on a fixed point at the origin (or `point`, if given). */
+    bind?: {
+        kind: "entity";
+        entityId: string;
+    } | {
+        kind: "point";
+        position: {
+            x: number;
+            y: number;
+            z: number;
+        };
+    };
+    /** Orbit distance from the bound subject. Default 8. */
+    distance?: number;
+    /** Camera height above the bound subject. Default 3. */
+    height?: number;
+    /** Height of the look point above the subject. Default 1.2. */
+    lookHeight?: number;
+    /** Radians/second of automatic orbit around the subject (CCTV-style sweep); 0 holds a fixed angle. Default 0.2. */
+    orbitSpeed?: number;
+    /** Starting orbit angle in radians. Default 0. */
+    startAngle?: number;
+    fov?: number;
+}
+/**
+ * Turntable / showcase rig — slowly auto-orbits a fixed world point (no player
+ * input), the way a museum turntable rotates an object on display. A flat,
+ * self-describing spelling of `observer`'s point-orbit mode: `target` names the
+ * point directly instead of `bind: { kind: "point", position }`. Set
+ * `camera.turntable` and the rig is inferred — you don't also write `rig`.
+ */
+export interface TurntableCameraConfig {
+    /** World point the camera circles. Default the world origin. */
+    target?: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+        z: number;
+    };
+    /** Orbit radius from the target. Default 8. */
+    distance?: number;
+    /** Camera height above the target. Default 3. */
+    height?: number;
+    /** Height of the look point above the target. Default 1.2. */
+    lookHeight?: number;
+    /** Radians/second of rotation; 0 holds a fixed angle. Default 0.2. */
+    orbitSpeed?: number;
+    /** Starting angle in radians. Default 0. */
+    startAngle?: number;
+    fov?: number;
+}
+/**
+ * How scroll-zoom re-anchors the view for the inspection rig (#207.7):
+ * - `target` — dolly toward the orbit target (classic OrbitControls behavior).
+ * - `cursor` — dolly toward the point under the pointer.
+ * - `center` — dolly toward the viewport center; equivalent to `target` for an
+ *   OrbitControls-driven rig, since the camera always faces `target` and that
+ *   point already projects to the exact center of the viewport.
+ */
+export type InspectionZoomAnchor = "target" | "cursor" | "center";
+/** Model-viewer / inspection rig (#207.7) — orbit + pan + anchored zoom around a fixed point, never reads player input. */
+export interface InspectionCameraConfig {
+    /** Where scroll-zoom re-anchors the view. Default "target". */
+    anchor?: InspectionZoomAnchor;
+    /** Orbit target (the point orbited/panned around). Default origin. */
+    target?: {
+        x?: number;
+        y?: number;
+        z?: number;
+    };
+    /** Camera distance from `target` used to seed the initial camera position when `initialPosition` is unset. Default 6. */
+    initialDistance?: number;
+    /** Explicit starting camera world position; overrides `initialDistance` when set. */
+    initialPosition?: {
+        x?: number;
+        y?: number;
+        z?: number;
+    };
+    minDistance?: number;
+    maxDistance?: number;
+    /** Vertical orbit clamp (radians). Unset allows a full pole-to-pole orbit, unlike the tighter default on the classic orbit rig. */
+    minPolarAngle?: number;
+    maxPolarAngle?: number;
+    /** Middle-mouse pan. Default true for this rig. */
+    pan?: boolean;
+    rotateSpeed?: number;
+    zoomSpeed?: number;
+    dampingFactor?: number;
+}
+/** One stop on a scripted camera path (#29). */
+export interface CameraKeyframe {
+    position: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+        z: number;
+    };
+    lookAt: {
+        x: number;
+        y: number;
+        z: number;
+    };
+    fov?: number;
+    /** Seconds to travel from the previous keyframe to this one. Default 1. */
+    duration?: number;
+    /** Interpolation into this keyframe. Default "smooth" (smoothstep ease). */
+    ease?: "linear" | "smooth";
+}
+/** Scripted keyframe / path player (#29). When set it overrides the active rig. */
+export interface CinematicCameraConfig {
+    keyframes: readonly CameraKeyframe[];
+    /** Restart from the first keyframe after the last. Default false. */
+    loop?: boolean;
+}
+/** Camera-shake / trauma defaults (#28). Any rig reads the trauma channel; game systems feed it via `cameraShake()`. */
+export interface CameraShakeConfig {
+    /** Positional shake amplitude at full trauma (world units). Default 0.5. */
+    maxOffset?: number;
+    /** Rotational shake amplitude at full trauma (radians). Default 0.06. */
+    maxRoll?: number;
+    /** Trauma decay per second (fraction). Default 1.6. */
+    decayPerSecond?: number;
+    /** Trauma→shake exponent; 2 = quadratic falloff so small hits are subtle. Default 2. */
+    exponent?: number;
+    /** Noise frequency (Hz) of the shake oscillation. Default 24. */
+    frequency?: number;
+}
+export declare const CAMERA_FRUSTUM_DEFAULTS: {
+    readonly fov: 55;
+    readonly near: 0.1;
+    readonly far: 300;
+    readonly zoom: 50;
+};
+/** Player-facing FOV preference applied across every perspective camera rig. Orthographic projections ignore it. */
+export interface PlayerFovConfig {
+    /** Inclusive lower bound for the slider and persisted values. Default 40. */
+    min?: number;
+    /** Inclusive upper bound for the slider and persisted values. Default 120. */
+    max?: number;
+    /** Initial FOV when nothing is persisted. Defaults to `frustum.fov` or 55. */
+    default?: number;
+    /** Persist the preference in localStorage across reloads. Default true. */
+    persist?: boolean;
+    /** Show the shell FOV slider. Default true for perspective cameras; forced off for orthographic. */
+    control?: boolean;
+}
+/** Camera tuning for the shell's rig stack: pick the rig via `rig`, then tune it through its matching config block. All fields optional — the default is the third-person orbit rig. */
+export interface GameCameraConfig {
+    /** Selects the rig — the one camera-selection knob. Overrides the legacy `perspective` shorthand. */
+    rig?: CameraRigKind;
+    /** Canvas camera projection. "orthographic" renders a flat 2D-style view (side-scrollers, falling-block puzzles) — pair with `rig: "sideScroll"`; default perspective. */
+    projection?: CameraProjection;
+    /** Render frustum overrides applied to the canvas camera. `far` defaults to 300 — raise it for worlds whose content spans more than a few hundred units, or distant scenery silently clips. `zoom` is the orthographic zoom in canvas pixels per world unit, read only when `projection` is "orthographic"; default 50. */
+    frustum?: {
+        fov?: number;
+        near?: number;
+        far?: number;
+        zoom?: number;
+    };
+    /** Universal player FOV preference (slider + persistence) for perspective rigs. Ignored when `projection` is `"orthographic"`. */
+    playerFov?: PlayerFovConfig;
+    /** @deprecated Legacy shorthand for `rig: "orbit" | "first"` — set `rig` instead. "third" mounts the orbit camera (default); "first" mounts pointer-lock mouse-look. */
+    perspective?: "third" | "first";
+    /** First-person tuning; only read when the rig resolves to "first". */
+    firstPerson?: FirstPersonCameraConfig;
+    /** Top-down / isometric tuning (#23); read when `rig: "topDown"`. */
+    topDown?: TopDownCameraConfig;
+    /** Free-pan / edge-scroll RTS tuning (#24); read when `rig: "rts"`. */
+    rts?: RtsCameraConfig;
+    /** Over-the-shoulder tuning (#25); read when `rig: "shoulder"`. */
+    shoulder?: ShoulderCameraConfig;
+    /** Lock-on / strafe tuning (#26); read when `rig: "lockOn"`. */
+    lockOn?: LockOnCameraConfig;
+    /** Vehicle chase tuning (#27); read when `rig: "chase"`. */
+    chase?: ChaseCameraConfig;
+    /** Detached spectator/photo cam tuning (#120); read when `rig: "observer"`. */
+    observer?: ObserverCameraConfig;
+    /** Turntable / showcase tuning; setting this selects the `turntable` rig on its own. */
+    turntable?: TurntableCameraConfig;
+    /** Fixed side-on follow tuning; read when `rig: "sideScroll"`. */
+    sideScroll?: SideScrollCameraConfig;
+    /** Model-viewer / inspection tuning (#207.7); read when `rig: "inspection"`. */
+    inspection?: InspectionCameraConfig;
+    /** Camera-shake / trauma channel defaults (#28); read by every rig. */
+    shake?: CameraShakeConfig;
+    /** Scripted keyframe path (#29); when set, plays over the active rig. */
+    cinematic?: CinematicCameraConfig;
+    /** Seconds to cross-fade the camera when the rig changes (#29). 0 hard-cuts. Default 0.6. */
+    transitionSeconds?: number;
+    minDistance?: number;
+    maxDistance?: number;
+    targetHeight?: number;
+    /** Extra offset on top of entity position for the orbit target. */
+    targetOffset?: {
+        x?: number;
+        y?: number;
+        z?: number;
+    };
+    initialDistance?: number;
+    initialHeight?: number;
+    /** Initial horizontal boom facing (radians): 0 = camera behind on -Z, PI = camera on +Z. Seeds the orbit rig; unset keeps the legacy -Z placement. */
+    initialYaw?: number;
+    /** Initial boom elevation (radians): 0 = level, positive = camera above the target looking down. Seeds the orbit rig; unset derives elevation from `initialHeight`/`initialDistance`. */
+    initialPitch?: number;
+    /** Lock orbit radius while the follow target moves (default true in shell). */
+    followLock?: boolean;
+    /** When false, orbit target stays fixed (cinematic / debug). Default true. */
+    followEnabled?: boolean;
+    /** Instance id to follow, or null for an avatar-less free camera; defaults to local player in the dev shell. */
+    followEntityId?: string | null;
+    /** Fired each frame after cameraFollow lock is applied. */
+    onCameraFollow?: (state: CameraFollowState) => void;
+    rotateSpeed?: number;
+    zoomSpeed?: number;
+    dampingFactor?: number;
+    targetSmoothing?: number;
+    dragTargetSmoothing?: number;
+    distanceSmoothing?: number;
+    /** Vertical look clamp (three.js polar angle, radians): 0 = top-down over the head, PI/2 = level, >PI/2 = look up from below. Widen for top-down or vertical aim; unset keeps the standard chase feel. */
+    minPolarAngle?: number;
+    maxPolarAngle?: number;
+    /** Signed boom-elevation clamp `[min, max]` (radians): min < 0 dips the camera below the target, max > 0 rises overhead. Maps onto `minPolarAngle`/`maxPolarAngle` (polar = PI/2 − pitch); explicit polar fields win. */
+    pitchClamp?: readonly [number, number];
+    /** Spring-arm occlusion for the orbit rig: pull the camera in past walls/terrain so it never clips inside geometry. Off unless `enabled`. */
+    collision?: {
+        enabled?: boolean;
+        padding?: number;
+        minTargetDistance?: number;
+    };
+}

package/dist/game/cameraConfig.js

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const CAMERA_FRUSTUM_DEFAULTS = { fov: 55, near: 0.1, far: 300, zoom: 50 };

package/dist/game/defineGame.d.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { type EntityStore } from "../scene/entityStore.js";
 import type { StoreHandle } from "../store/defineStore.js";
 import type { TimeConfig } from "../time/simClock.js";
 import type { WorldFeature } from "../world/features.js";
-/** Tunes offline whole-world save (`defineGame({ persist })`). Defaults: continuous `autosave` to `localStorage`, one slot, no version. */
+/** Tunes offline whole-world save (`defineGameDefinition({ persist })`). Defaults: continuous `autosave` to `localStorage`, one slot, no version. */
 export interface PersistConfig {
     /** `"autosave"` (default) writes on a debounce after any change; `"manual"` writes only on `ctx.game.save.checkpoint()` (save points / quest triggers). */
     mode?: RuntimeSaveMode;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export interface LifecycleConfig<TState = unknown> {
         restart?: string;
     };
 }
-/** Fully-resolved game description produced by {@link defineGame} — assets, scene, and opted-in subsystems. */
+/** Fully-resolved game description produced by {@link defineGameDefinition} — assets, scene, and opted-in subsystems. */
 export interface GameDefinition<TAssetRef extends ModelAssetRef = ModelAssetRef, TMultiplayer = unknown> {
     name: string;
     assets: AssetCatalog<TAssetRef>;
@@ -156,7 +156,13 @@ export interface GameDefinition<TAssetRef extends ModelAssetRef = ModelAssetRef,
      * Classic `loop` hooks still run for incremental migration (systems tick first, then `loop.onTick`).
      */
     systems?: readonly SystemDefinition[];
+    /**
+     * The place this game happens in — preferred shape is `world()` from `@jgengine/core/world/place`
+     * (ground + per-place laws; dressing lives in the editor's scene document). Omit entirely for
+     * pure UI/rules games that are not a spatial place.
+     */
     world?: WorldFeature;
+    /** Game-level default physics laws; a place world's own `physics` resolves over this. */
     physics?: PhysicsConfig;
     /** Simulation clock: real→game time scale, selectable speeds, calendar. Exposed as `ctx.time`; the shell feeds its scaled dt to `loop.onTick`. */
     time?: TimeConfig;
@@ -165,8 +171,9 @@ export interface GameDefinition<TAssetRef extends ModelAssetRef = ModelAssetRef,
     inventories?: Record<string, InventoryDeclaration>;
     input?: ActionCodesMap;
     server?: GameServerConfig;
+    /** Hosted per-player save policy, read only by an authoritative multiplayer host. Solo games leave this unset (nothing persists by default) and use `persist` when they want a save at all. */
     save?: SaveConfig;
-    /** Offline/single-player whole-world save. `true` autosaves the entire game to `localStorage`; a config object tunes the mode/cadence/target. Binds `ctx.game.save` — the game drives save points and restore. Ignored for multiplayer worlds (the host persists). */
+    /** The one save knob for solo games: offline whole-world save. `true` autosaves the entire game to `localStorage`; a config object tunes the mode/cadence/target. Binds `ctx.game.save` — the game drives save points and restore. Ignored for multiplayer worlds (the host persists via `save`). */
     persist?: boolean | PersistConfig;
     ui?: unknown;
     loop?: GameLoop<GameContext>;
@@ -180,14 +187,14 @@ export interface GameDefinition<TAssetRef extends ModelAssetRef = ModelAssetRef,
      */
     replication?: ReplicationPolicy;
 }
-/** Input to {@link defineGame} — a `GameDefinition` with `scene` derived and `assets` optional. */
+/** Input to {@link defineGameDefinition} — a `GameDefinition` with `scene` derived and `assets` optional. */
 export type GameDefinitionConfig<TAssetRef extends ModelAssetRef = ModelAssetRef, TMultiplayer = unknown> = Omit<GameDefinition<TAssetRef, TMultiplayer>, "scene" | "assets"> & {
     assets?: AssetCatalog<TAssetRef>;
 };
 /**
- * Task-first entry point for authoring a game: fills in `scene` and default `assets`, validates `name`,
- * OR-merges `features` from installed systems, and composes `loop` from `systems` + any classic hooks.
- *
- * @capability define-game single public game-authoring path — compose systems, world, and loop in one definition
+ * Host-level constructor for a bare `GameDefinition`: fills in `scene` and default `assets`, validates
+ * `name`, OR-merges `features` from installed systems, and composes `loop` from `systems` + any classic
+ * hooks. Games author through `defineGame` from `@jgengine/shell/defineGame`, which calls this and adds
+ * the presentation layer; call this directly only from headless hosts that mount no shell.
  */
-export declare function defineGame<TAssetRef extends ModelAssetRef, TMultiplayer>(config: GameDefinitionConfig<TAssetRef, TMultiplayer>): GameDefinition<TAssetRef, TMultiplayer>;
+export declare function defineGameDefinition<TAssetRef extends ModelAssetRef, TMultiplayer>(config: GameDefinitionConfig<TAssetRef, TMultiplayer>): GameDefinition<TAssetRef, TMultiplayer>;

package/dist/game/defineGame.js

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { mergeSystemFeatures } from "./defineSystem.js";
 import { composeGameLoop } from "./systemRuntime.js";
 import { createAssetCatalog } from "../scene/assetCatalog.js";
 import { createEntityStore } from "../scene/entityStore.js";
+import { resolveWorldPhysics } from "../world/place.js";
 /** @internal */
 export function createDisposer() {
     const cleanups = [];
@@ -25,19 +26,26 @@ export function createDisposer() {
     };
 }
 /**
- * Task-first entry point for authoring a game: fills in `scene` and default `assets`, validates `name`,
- * OR-merges `features` from installed systems, and composes `loop` from `systems` + any classic hooks.
- *
- * @capability define-game single public game-authoring path — compose systems, world, and loop in one definition
+ * Host-level constructor for a bare `GameDefinition`: fills in `scene` and default `assets`, validates
+ * `name`, OR-merges `features` from installed systems, and composes `loop` from `systems` + any classic
+ * hooks. Games author through `defineGame` from `@jgengine/shell/defineGame`, which calls this and adds
+ * the presentation layer; call this directly only from headless hosts that mount no shell.
  */
-export function defineGame(config) {
+export function defineGameDefinition(config) {
     if (config.name.trim().length === 0) {
-        throw new Error("defineGame: name must be non-empty");
+        throw new Error("defineGameDefinition: name must be non-empty");
     }
+    // Boolean `features: { quest: true }` is sugar for the same activation map systems produce via
+    // `feature: "quest"`. Both OR-merge here; `createGameContext` only reads this final map through
+    // featureDescriptors.enabled — one enable path, no dual checks at install time.
     const features = mergeSystemFeatures(config.features, config.systems);
     const loop = composeGameLoop(config.systems, config.loop);
+    // A place world carries the laws of that place: its physics resolves over the game-level default,
+    // so every consumer of definition.physics (movement, combat, shell) sees the active world's laws.
+    const physics = resolveWorldPhysics(config.world, config.physics);
     return {
         ...config,
+        ...(physics === undefined ? {} : { physics }),
         features,
         loop,
         scene: createEntityStore(),

package/dist/game/defineSystem.d.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ export interface SystemDefinition {
 /**
  * Declare a composable game system. Pure data + hooks — the engine compiles the schedule and
  * installs lifecycle when the game boots.
+  *
+ * @capability define-system composable game behavior — pure data + hooks the engine schedules; pass via `defineGame({ systems })`
  */
 export declare function defineSystem(definition: SystemDefinition): SystemDefinition;
 /** Collect feature flags implied by a system list (OR-merge; installing a system activates its capability).

package/dist/game/defineSystem.js

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * Declare a composable game system. Pure data + hooks — the engine compiles the schedule and
  * installs lifecycle when the game boots.
+  *
+ * @capability define-system composable game behavior — pure data + hooks the engine schedules; pass via `defineGame({ systems })`
  */
 export function defineSystem(definition) {
     if (definition.id.trim().length === 0) {

package/dist/game/events.d.ts

@@ -191,6 +191,31 @@ export interface AudioMusicEvent {
     theme: string | null;
     transpose?: number;
 }
+/**
+ * Start (or idempotently keep) the retained, id-keyed audio loop `id` from catalog `sound`, optionally
+ * anchored at world `at`. Restarting with the same `sound` does not restart the source (no click); a
+ * different `sound` replaces it. Drives RPM-pitched engine loops and slip-scaled tire squeal (#1051).
+ */
+export interface AudioLoopStartEvent {
+    id: string;
+    sound: string;
+    at?: readonly [number, number, number];
+}
+/**
+ * Live-update the retained loop `id`: `rate` re-pitches it (1 = authored, the shell clamps to 0.25–4),
+ * `gain` rescales its volume (0–1), and `at` repositions its emitter. Emitted every tick to track a
+ * live signal (RPM, tire slip); the shell smooths rate/gain and ignores an unknown `id` (#1051).
+ */
+export interface AudioLoopSetEvent {
+    id: string;
+    rate?: number;
+    gain?: number;
+    at?: readonly [number, number, number];
+}
+/** Stop and dispose the retained loop `id`; an unknown `id` is ignored (#1051). */
+export interface AudioLoopStopEvent {
+    id: string;
+}
 export interface GameEventMap {
     "entity.died": EntityDiedEvent;
     "entity.floatText": EntityFloatTextEvent;
@@ -221,6 +246,9 @@ export interface GameEventMap {
     "audio.play": AudioPlayEvent;
     "audio.music": AudioMusicEvent;
     "audio.resume": AudioResumeEvent;
+    "audio.loopStart": AudioLoopStartEvent;
+    "audio.loopSet": AudioLoopSetEvent;
+    "audio.loopStop": AudioLoopStopEvent;
     "entity.animation": EntityAnimationEvent;
 }
 export type GameEventHandler<TPayload> = (payload: TPayload) => void;