From 33b6db979e2ac7d64ddb869281ec6d37ed5e3a8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: VinPropane <don@donmail.org>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:47:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?NEON-29:=20Stair=20descent=20=E2=80=94=20tighte?=
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Lower WALK_CONTINUATION_MAX_BELOW_FEET to 0.078 m (under ~0.104 m treads) so
the next tread is not treated as forward walk support; ledge peel runs on
descents and pulls down onto each step instead of gliding with weak air gravity.

Raise PLAYER_VERTICAL_ACCEL_MULTIPLIER to 9× for peel, walk-air, and idle-air.
---
 client/scripts/player.gd | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/scripts/player.gd b/client/scripts/player.gd
index 3e20d4e..838f119 100644
--- a/client/scripts/player.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/player.gd
@@ -75,11 +75,12 @@ const WALK_STEP_ASSIST_MAX_SURFACE_DELTA: float = 0.35
 ## Down-ray length under the capsule foot disk while walking (~[member NavigationMesh.agent_max_climb]).
 const WALK_SUPPORT_PROBE_DEPTH: float = 0.32
 const WALK_SUPPORT_PROBE_MIN_UP_DOT: float = 0.42
-## Ignore ray hits farther below the feet than this (m). Prototype tread rise is ~0.104 m; without
-## this cap, a probe over a **void** still reaches the **main floor** (~0.3 m down from a gold step)
-## and reads as “forward support”, so snap + lip [code]is_on_floor()[/code] keep the capsule skating
-## at deck height until XZ arrival.
-const WALK_CONTINUATION_MAX_BELOW_FEET: float = 0.14
+## Ignore ray hits farther below the feet than this (m). Must stay **below** approach tread rise
+## (~0.104 m in [code]main.tscn[/code]): if the next tread counts as “continuation”, [method _walk_has_close_floor_probe_below]
+## stays true on stairs while [code]is_on_floor()[/code] flickers — ledge peel never runs and the capsule
+## glides horizontally with only weak airborne gravity. Still below a full gold→floor drop (~0.3 m) so
+## void probes toward the slab reject the lower hit.
+const WALK_CONTINUATION_MAX_BELOW_FEET: float = 0.078
 ## If capsule feet are farther above the click’s surface Y than this, always use walk gravity + zero
 ## moving snap (rays can still read “support” while [method CharacterBody3D.is_on_floor] hugs a lip).
 ## ~0.42 m: **TerracePlatformB** top (~0.6 m) → floor (0) qualifies; **TerraceStepB** (~0.3 m) → floor does
@@ -87,9 +88,8 @@ const WALK_CONTINUATION_MAX_BELOW_FEET: float = 0.14
 const WALK_DEEP_DESCENT_FEET_ABOVE_GOAL: float = 0.42
 ## [method get_gravity] can be ~0 with missing/odd project defaults; ledge peel + airborne walk still need a pull.
 const WALK_FALLBACK_GRAVITY_Y: float = -9.81
-## Multiplier on project gravity for walk ledge peel, walk-airborne, and idle-airborne — snappier than
-## real-world 9.81 m/s² for prototype feel; also offsets move_and_collide step coarseness at 120 Hz.
-const PLAYER_VERTICAL_ACCEL_MULTIPLIER: float = 2.45
+## Multiplier on project gravity for walk ledge peel, walk-airborne, and idle-airborne (arcade descent).
+const PLAYER_VERTICAL_ACCEL_MULTIPLIER: float = 9.0
 ## CapsuleShape3D in scene: height = 1.0 (cylinder portion), radius = 0.4.
 ## Total half-height from body origin to physical bottom = 0.5 + 0.4 = 0.9
 ## (`CAPSULE_HALF_HEIGHT + PLAYER_CAPSULE_RADIUS`).