diff --git a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Common/ShaderLib/Shadows.glsllib b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Common/ShaderLib/Shadows.glsllib
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d90d1a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Common/ShaderLib/Shadows.glsllib
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+// Blight-Override von JME3's Shadows.glsllib
+// Änderung: SHADOW_BIAS wird einmal in getDirectionalLightShadows() von
+// projCoord.z abgezogen (Empfänger-seitiger Depth-Bias).
+// Das behebt Self-Shadowing-Acne bei hohem Sonnenstand, ohne den
+// Pre-Shadow-PolyOffset zu erhöhen.
+// Wert anpassen: bei verbleibendem Acne erhöhen, bei "Peter Panning" verkleinern.
+#define SHADOW_BIAS 0.0002
+
+#if __VERSION__ >= 130
+    #ifdef GL_ES
+        #extension GL_OES_gpu_shader5 : enable
+    #else
+        #extension GL_ARB_gpu_shader5 : enable
+    #endif
+
+    #define IVEC2 ivec2
+    #ifdef HARDWARE_SHADOWS
+        #define SHADOWMAP sampler2DShadow
+        #define SHADOWCOMPAREOFFSET(tex,coord,offset) textureProjOffset(tex, coord, offset)
+        #define SHADOWCOMPARE(tex,coord) textureProj(tex, coord)
+        #if defined GL_ES && __VERSION__ <= 300
+            #define SHADOWGATHER(tex,coord) step(coord.z, textureGather(tex, coord.xy))
+        #else
+            #define SHADOWGATHER(tex,coord) textureGather(tex, coord.xy, coord.z)
+        #endif
+    #else
+        #define SHADOWMAP sampler2D
+        #define SHADOWCOMPAREOFFSET(tex,coord,offset) step(coord.z, textureProjOffset(tex, coord, offset).r)
+        #define SHADOWCOMPARE(tex,coord) step(coord.z, textureProj(tex, coord).r)
+        #define SHADOWGATHER(tex,coord) step(coord.z, textureGather(tex, coord.xy))
+    #endif
+
+    #if FILTER_MODE == 10
+        #define GETSHADOW Shadow_Nearest
+        #define KERNEL 1.0
+    #elif FILTER_MODE == 1
+        #ifdef HARDWARE_SHADOWS
+            #define GETSHADOW Shadow_Nearest
+        #else
+            #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoBilinear_2x2
+        #endif
+        #define KERNEL 1.0
+    #endif
+#else
+    #define IVEC2 vec2
+    #if defined GL_ES
+        #define SHADOWMAP sampler2D
+        #define SHADOWCOMPARE(tex,coord) step(coord.z, texture2DProj(tex, coord).r)
+    #elif defined HARDWARE_SHADOWS
+        #define SHADOWMAP sampler2DShadow
+        #define SHADOWCOMPARE(tex,coord) shadow2DProj(tex, coord).r
+    #else
+        #define SHADOWMAP sampler2D
+        #define SHADOWCOMPARE(tex,coord) step(coord.z, texture2DProj(tex, coord).r)
+    #endif
+
+    #if FILTER_MODE == 10
+        #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoShadowCompare
+        #define KERNEL 1.0
+    #elif FILTER_MODE == 1
+        #ifdef HARDWARE_SHADOWS
+            #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoShadowCompare
+        #else
+            #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoBilinear_2x2
+        #endif
+        #define KERNEL 1.0
+    #endif
+
+
+#endif
+
+#if (FILTER_MODE == 2)
+    #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoDither_2x2
+    #define KERNEL 1.0
+#elif FILTER_MODE == 3
+    #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoPCF
+    #define KERNEL 4.0
+#elif FILTER_MODE == 4
+    #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoPCFPoisson
+    #define KERNEL 4.0
+#elif FILTER_MODE == 5
+    #define GETSHADOW Shadow_DoPCF
+    #define KERNEL 8.0
+#endif
+
+uniform SHADOWMAP m_ShadowMap0;
+uniform SHADOWMAP m_ShadowMap1;
+uniform SHADOWMAP m_ShadowMap2;
+uniform SHADOWMAP m_ShadowMap3;
+#ifdef POINTLIGHT
+    uniform SHADOWMAP m_ShadowMap4;
+    uniform SHADOWMAP m_ShadowMap5;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef PSSM
+uniform vec4 m_Splits;
+#endif
+
+uniform float m_ShadowIntensity;
+
+const vec2 pixSize2 = vec2(1.0 / SHADOWMAP_SIZE);
+float shadowBorderScale = 1.0;
+
+float Shadow_DoShadowCompare(in SHADOWMAP tex,in vec4 projCoord){
+    return SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, projCoord);
+}
+
+float Shadow_BorderCheck(in vec2 coord){
+    #ifdef GL_ES
+        return 0.0;
+    #else
+        vec4 t = vec4(coord.xy, 0.0, 1.0);
+        t = step(t.wwxy, t.xyzz);
+        return dot(t,t);
+    #endif
+}
+
+float Shadow_Nearest(in SHADOWMAP tex,in vec4 projCoord){
+    float border = Shadow_BorderCheck(projCoord.xy);
+    if (border > 0.0){
+        return 1.0;
+    }
+    return SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, projCoord);
+}
+
+float Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(in SHADOWMAP tex,in vec4 projCoord,in vec2 offset){
+    vec4 coord = vec4(projCoord.xy + offset.xy * pixSize2 * shadowBorderScale, projCoord.zw);
+    return SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, coord);
+}
+
+
+float Shadow_DoDither_2x2(in SHADOWMAP tex, in vec4 projCoord){
+    float border = Shadow_BorderCheck(projCoord.xy);
+    if (border > 0.0)
+        return 1.0;
+
+    float shadow = 0.0;
+    vec2 o = vec2(IVEC2(mod(floor(gl_FragCoord.xy), 2.0)));
+    shadow += Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, (vec2(-1.5, 1.5)+o));
+    shadow += Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, (vec2( 0.5, 1.5)+o));
+    shadow += Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, (vec2(-1.5, -0.5)+o));
+    shadow += Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, (vec2( 0.5, -0.5)+o));
+    shadow *= 0.25;
+    return shadow;
+}
+
+float Shadow_DoBilinear_2x2(in SHADOWMAP tex, in vec4 projCoord){
+    float border = Shadow_BorderCheck(projCoord.xy);
+    if (border > 0.0){
+        return 1.0;
+    }
+
+    vec4 gather = vec4(0.0);
+    #if __VERSION__ >= 130
+        #if defined GL_ARB_gpu_shader5 || defined GL_OES_gpu_shader5
+            vec4 coord = vec4(projCoord.xyz / projCoord.www,0.0);
+            gather = SHADOWGATHER(tex, coord);
+        #else
+            gather.x = SHADOWCOMPAREOFFSET(tex, projCoord, ivec2(0, 1));
+            gather.y = SHADOWCOMPAREOFFSET(tex, projCoord, ivec2(1, 1));
+            gather.z = SHADOWCOMPAREOFFSET(tex, projCoord, ivec2(1, 0));
+            gather.w = SHADOWCOMPAREOFFSET(tex, projCoord, ivec2(0, 0));
+        #endif
+    #else
+        gather.x = Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, vec2(0.0, 0.0));
+        gather.y = Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, vec2(1.0, 0.0));
+        gather.z = Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, vec2(0.0, 1.0));
+        gather.w = Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, vec2(1.0, 1.0));
+    #endif
+
+   vec2 f = fract( projCoord.xy * SHADOWMAP_SIZE );
+   vec2 mx = mix( gather.wx, gather.zy, f.x );
+   return mix( mx.x, mx.y, f.y );
+}
+
+float Shadow_DoPCF(in SHADOWMAP tex,in vec4 projCoord){
+
+    float shadow = 0.0;
+    float border = Shadow_BorderCheck(projCoord.xy);
+    if (border > 0.0)
+        return 1.0;
+
+    const float bound = (KERNEL * 0.5 - 0.5 ) * PCFEDGE;
+    for (float y = -bound; y <= bound; y += PCFEDGE){
+        for (float x = -bound; x <= bound; x += PCFEDGE){
+            #if __VERSION__ < 130
+                shadow += clamp(Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex,projCoord,vec2(x,y)) + border, 0.0, 1.0);
+            #else
+                shadow += Shadow_DoShadowCompareOffset(tex, projCoord, vec2(x,y));
+            #endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    shadow = shadow / (KERNEL * KERNEL);
+    return shadow;
+}
+
+//12 tap poisson disk
+const vec2 poissonDisk0 =  vec2(-0.1711046, -0.425016);
+const vec2 poissonDisk1 =  vec2(-0.7829809, 0.2162201);
+const vec2 poissonDisk2 =  vec2(-0.2380269, -0.8835521);
+const vec2 poissonDisk3 =  vec2(0.4198045, 0.1687819);
+const vec2 poissonDisk4 =  vec2(-0.684418, -0.3186957);
+const vec2 poissonDisk5 =  vec2(0.6026866, -0.2587841);
+const vec2 poissonDisk6 =  vec2(-0.2412762, 0.3913516);
+const vec2 poissonDisk7 =  vec2(0.4720655, -0.7664126);
+const vec2 poissonDisk8 =  vec2(0.9571564, 0.2680693);
+const vec2 poissonDisk9 =  vec2(-0.5238616, 0.802707);
+const vec2 poissonDisk10 = vec2(0.5653144, 0.60262);
+const vec2 poissonDisk11 = vec2(0.0123658, 0.8627419);
+
+
+float Shadow_DoPCFPoisson(in SHADOWMAP tex, in vec4 projCoord){
+    float shadow = 0.0;
+    float border = Shadow_BorderCheck(projCoord.xy);
+    if (border > 0.0){
+        return 1.0;
+    }
+
+    vec2 texelSize = pixSize2 * 4.0 * PCFEDGE * shadowBorderScale;
+
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk0 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk1 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk2 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk3 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk4 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk5 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk6 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk7 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk8 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk9 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk10 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+    shadow += SHADOWCOMPARE(tex, vec4(projCoord.xy + poissonDisk11 * texelSize, projCoord.zw));
+
+    //this is divided by 12
+    return shadow * 0.08333333333;
+}
+
+#ifdef POINTLIGHT
+    float getPointLightShadows(in vec4 worldPos,in vec3 lightPos,
+                           in SHADOWMAP shadowMap0,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap1,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap2,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap3,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap4,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap5,
+                           in vec4 projCoord0,in vec4 projCoord1,in vec4 projCoord2,in vec4 projCoord3,in vec4 projCoord4,in vec4 projCoord5){
+        float shadow = 1.0;
+        vec3 vect = worldPos.xyz - lightPos;
+        vec3 absv= abs(vect);
+        float maxComp = max(absv.x,max(absv.y,absv.z));
+        if(maxComp == absv.y){
+           if(vect.y < 0.0){
+               shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap0, projCoord0 / projCoord0.w);
+           }else{
+               shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap1, projCoord1 / projCoord1.w);
+           }
+        }else if(maxComp == absv.z){
+           if(vect.z < 0.0){
+               shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap2, projCoord2 / projCoord2.w);
+           }else{
+               shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap3, projCoord3 / projCoord3.w);
+           }
+        }else if(maxComp == absv.x){
+           if(vect.x < 0.0){
+               shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap4, projCoord4 / projCoord4.w);
+           }else{
+               shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap5, projCoord5 / projCoord5.w);
+           }
+        }
+        return shadow;
+    }
+#else
+ #ifdef PSSM
+    float getDirectionalLightShadows(in vec4 splits,in float shadowPosition,
+                                    in SHADOWMAP shadowMap0,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap1,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap2,in SHADOWMAP shadowMap3,
+                                    in vec4 projCoord0,in vec4 projCoord1,in vec4 projCoord2,in vec4 projCoord3){
+        // Receiver-seitiger Depth-Bias: verhindert Self-Shadowing-Acne bei
+        // flachen Oberflächen und hohem Sonnenstand (PSSM nutzt orthografische
+        // Projektion → w=1, daher direkt von z abziehen).
+        vec4 pc0 = vec4(projCoord0.xy, projCoord0.z - SHADOW_BIAS, projCoord0.w);
+        vec4 pc1 = vec4(projCoord1.xy, projCoord1.z - SHADOW_BIAS, projCoord1.w);
+        vec4 pc2 = vec4(projCoord2.xy, projCoord2.z - SHADOW_BIAS, projCoord2.w);
+        vec4 pc3 = vec4(projCoord3.xy, projCoord3.z - SHADOW_BIAS, projCoord3.w);
+
+        float shadow = 1.0;
+        if(shadowPosition < splits.x){
+            shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap0, pc0);
+        }else if( shadowPosition <  splits.y){
+            shadowBorderScale = 0.5;
+            shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap1, pc1);
+        }else if( shadowPosition <  splits.z){
+            shadowBorderScale = 0.25;
+            shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap2, pc2);
+        }else if( shadowPosition <  splits.w){
+            shadowBorderScale = 0.125;
+            shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap3, pc3);
+        }
+        return shadow;
+    }
+ #else
+    float getSpotLightShadows(in SHADOWMAP shadowMap,in  vec4 projCoord){
+        float shadow = 1.0;
+        projCoord /= projCoord.w;
+        shadow = GETSHADOW(shadowMap,projCoord);
+
+        projCoord = projCoord * 2.0 - 1.0;
+        float fallOff = ( length(projCoord.xy) - 0.9 ) / 0.1;
+        return mix(shadow,1.0,clamp(fallOff,0.0,1.0));
+    }
+ #endif
+#endif
diff --git a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/MatDefs/BakedTerrain.j3md b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/MatDefs/BakedTerrain.j3md
index b179155..3cd9346 100644
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/MatDefs/BakedTerrain.j3md
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/MatDefs/BakedTerrain.j3md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ MaterialDef BakedTerrain {
         Vector3      SunColor     : 0.68 0.65 0.60
         Vector3      AmbientColor : 0.08 0.10 0.16
         Boolean      DebugNoLight
+        Float        Wetness
     }
 
     Technique {
diff --git a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/BakedTerrain.frag b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/BakedTerrain.frag
index 3c1f520..20350f3 100644
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/BakedTerrain.frag
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/BakedTerrain.frag
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ uniform sampler2D m_AlphaMap_2;
 uniform int m_SteepIndex;
 #endif
 
-uniform vec3 m_LightDir;
-uniform vec3 m_SunColor;
-uniform vec3 m_AmbientColor;
-uniform vec3 g_CameraPosition;
+uniform vec3  m_LightDir;
+uniform vec3  m_SunColor;
+uniform vec3  m_AmbientColor;
+uniform vec3  g_CameraPosition;
+uniform float m_Wetness;
 
 in vec3 vWorldPos;
 in vec3 vNormal;
@@ -77,15 +78,22 @@ void main() {
     col = col * flatBlend + steepCol * steepBlend;
 #endif
 
-    vec3  N       = normalize(vNormal);
+    vec3  N        = normalize(vNormal);
     vec3  lightDir = normalize(m_LightDir);
     float diff     = max(dot(N, lightDir), 0.0);
     vec3  light    = m_AmbientColor + m_SunColor * diff;
 
+    // Nass-Effekt: Oberfläche abdunkeln + Blinn-Phong Specular Schimmer
+    float wet = clamp(m_Wetness, 0.0, 1.0);
+    col.rgb *= (1.0 - 0.20 * wet);
+    vec3  viewDir = normalize(g_CameraPosition - vWorldPos);
+    vec3  H       = normalize(lightDir + viewDir);
+    float spec    = pow(max(dot(N, H), 0.0), 80.0) * wet;
+
     const float BRIGHTNESS = 0.80;
 #ifdef DEBUG_NO_LIGHT
     outColor = vec4(col.rgb * BRIGHTNESS, col.a);
 #else
-    outColor = vec4(col.rgb * light * BRIGHTNESS, col.a);
+    outColor = vec4(col.rgb * light * BRIGHTNESS + vec3(spec * 0.35), col.a);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/Grass.vert b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/Grass.vert
index c3a654b..7ff1046 100644
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/Grass.vert
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/Grass.vert
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ void main() {
 
         vec2 windN = (dot(m_WindDir, m_WindDir) > 0.001) ? normalize(m_WindDir) : vec2(0.0, 1.0);
         float wavePhase = dot(worldXZ, windN);
+        // Pro-Halm-Zufallsphase: floor() macht sie für alle Vertices desselben Halms gleich
+        float randPhase = fract(sin(dot(floor(worldXZ), vec2(127.1, 311.7))) * 43758.5453) * 6.2832;
 
-        // Zwei überlagerte Sinuswellen für organische Bewegung
-        float sway = sin(t * 2.1 + wavePhase * 0.08) * 0.6
-                   + sin(t * 1.4 + wavePhase * 0.06) * 0.4;
+        // Zwei überlagerte Sinuswellen + Zufallsphase → kein synchroner Gleichtakt
+        float sway = sin(t * 2.1 + wavePhase * 0.08 + randPhase) * 0.6
+                   + sin(t * 1.4 + wavePhase * 0.06 + randPhase * 0.73) * 0.4;
 
-        // Mindest-Stärke damit bei wenig Wind noch Bewegung sichtbar ist
-        float effectiveStrength = max(m_WindStrength, 0.05);
+        // Halbierte Windstärke für Textur-Gras; Mindest-Stärke für minimale Bewegung
+        float effectiveStrength = max(m_WindStrength, 0.05) * 0.5;
 
         // Quadratische Gewichtung: Spitze bewegt sich mehr als Basis
         float bend = sway * effectiveStrength * inTexCoord.y * inTexCoord.y;
diff --git a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Textures/hud/compass_needle.png b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Textures/hud/compass_needle.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e84bdf7
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diff --git a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Textures/hud/compass_rose.png b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Textures/hud/compass_rose.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..145e615
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diff --git a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PlacedObjectState.java b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PlacedObjectState.java
index a5fcf85..6fe23d3 100644
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PlacedObjectState.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/PlacedObjectState.java
@@ -290,7 +290,8 @@ public class PlacedObjectState extends BaseAppState {
     }
 
     private void paintGrass(float cx, float cz, float radius) {
-        int    n     = Math.max(1, (int) input.grassTool.density.getValue());
+        int    n     = (int) Math.round(input.grassTool.density.getValue() * radius * 2.0);
+        if (n <= 0) return;
         float  baseH = (float) input.grassTool.grassHeight.getValue();
         int    slot  = input.grassActiveSlot;
         Random rng   = new Random();
@@ -423,13 +424,13 @@ public class PlacedObjectState extends BaseAppState {
             pos.put(x+w).put(y  ).put(z);  uv.put(1).put(0);
             pos.put(x+w).put(y+h).put(z);  uv.put(1).put(1);
             pos.put(x-w).put(y+h).put(z);  uv.put(0).put(1);
-            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { nor.put(0).put(0).put(1); tan.put(1).put(0).put(0).put(1); }
-            // Quad 2: liegt in ZY-Ebene (konstantes x) – Normal zeigt -X, Tangent zeigt +Z
+            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { nor.put(0).put(1).put(0); tan.put(1).put(0).put(0).put(1); }
+            // Quad 2: liegt in ZY-Ebene (konstantes x) – Normal zeigt +Y, Tangent zeigt +Z
             pos.put(x).put(y  ).put(z-w);  uv.put(0).put(0);
             pos.put(x).put(y  ).put(z+w);  uv.put(1).put(0);
             pos.put(x).put(y+h).put(z+w);  uv.put(1).put(1);
             pos.put(x).put(y+h).put(z-w);  uv.put(0).put(1);
-            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { nor.put(-1).put(0).put(0); tan.put(0).put(0).put(1).put(1); }
+            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { nor.put(0).put(1).put(0); tan.put(0).put(0).put(1).put(1); }
             idx.put(vi).put(vi+1).put(vi+2);
             idx.put(vi).put(vi+2).put(vi+3);
             idx.put(vi+4).put(vi+5).put(vi+6);
diff --git a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tool/GrassTool.java b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tool/GrassTool.java
index 99ea6b2..69ff675 100644
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tool/GrassTool.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tool/GrassTool.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public class GrassTool extends EditorTool {
 
-    public final ToolParameter brushRadius = new ToolParameter("Pinselradius",  40.0,  1.0, 500.0);
-    public final ToolParameter grassHeight = new ToolParameter("Grashöhe",       1.5,  0.1,  10.0);
-    public final ToolParameter density     = new ToolParameter("Dichte",         8.0,  1.0, 200.0);
+    public final ToolParameter brushRadius = new ToolParameter("Pinselradius",   5.0,  1.0,  50.0);
+    public final ToolParameter grassHeight = new ToolParameter("Grashöhe",       0.8,  0.0,   2.0);
+    public final ToolParameter density     = new ToolParameter("Dichte",         0.5,  0.0,   2.0);
 
     @Override public String getName() { return "Gras (Textur)"; }
 
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/BlightGame.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/BlightGame.java
index 0669611..11324de 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/BlightGame.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/BlightGame.java
@@ -339,12 +339,13 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
                 super.initialize(sm, a);
                 setDisplayFps(false);
                 setDisplayStatView(false);
-                int h = a.getCamera().getHeight();
-                if (fpsText  != null) fpsText.setLocalTranslation(0, h, 0);
-                if (statsView != null) {
-                    float fpsH = fpsText != null ? fpsText.getLineHeight() : 0f;
-                    statsView.setLocalTranslation(0, h - fpsH, 0);
-                }
+                int   h      = a.getCamera().getHeight();
+                float fpsH   = fpsText   != null ? fpsText.getLineHeight()  : 0f;
+                float statsH = statsView  != null ? statsView.getHeight()    : 0f;
+                if (fpsText   != null) fpsText.setLocalTranslation(0, h, 0);
+                if (statsView != null) statsView.setLocalTranslation(0, h - fpsH - statsH, 0);
+                if (darkenFps   != null) darkenFps.setLocalTranslation(0, h - fpsH,          -1);
+                if (darkenStats != null) darkenStats.setLocalTranslation(0, h - fpsH - statsH, -1);
             }
         };
         stateManager.attach(statsState);
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/LegacyAssetRedirectLocator.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/LegacyAssetRedirectLocator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c2178c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/LegacyAssetRedirectLocator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package de.blight.game;
+
+import com.jme3.asset.AssetInfo;
+import com.jme3.asset.AssetKey;
+import com.jme3.asset.AssetLocator;
+import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
+
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Leitet veraltete Textur-Pfade auf die aktuellen Speicherorte um.
+ * Behebt Laden von j3o-Dateien, die noch den alten Textur-Pfad
+ * (z. B. Textures/internal/leaves/) statt des neuen (internal/foliage/) enthalten.
+ *
+ * Registriert mit root = blight-assets/src/main/resources.
+ */
+public class LegacyAssetRedirectLocator implements AssetLocator {
+
+    private static final Map<String, String> PREFIXES = Map.of(
+        "Textures/bark/",            "Textures/internal/bark/",
+        "Textures/leaves/",          "Textures/internal/foliage/",
+        "Textures/internal/leaves/", "Textures/internal/foliage/",
+        "Textures/fern/",            "Textures/internal/fern/",
+        "Textures/water/",           "Textures/internal/water/",
+        "Textures/Water/",           "Textures/internal/water/"
+    );
+
+    private Path root;
+
+    @Override
+    public void setRootPath(String rootPath) {
+        root = Paths.get(rootPath);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+    public AssetInfo locate(AssetManager manager, AssetKey key) {
+        String name = key.getName();
+        for (var entry : PREFIXES.entrySet()) {
+            if (name.startsWith(entry.getKey())) {
+                String remapped = entry.getValue() + name.substring(entry.getKey().length());
+                AssetInfo info = tryFile(manager, key, remapped);
+                if (info != null) return info;
+                if (remapped.toLowerCase().endsWith(".tga")) {
+                    info = tryFile(manager, key, remapped.substring(0, remapped.length() - 4) + ".png");
+                    if (info != null) return info;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+    private AssetInfo tryFile(AssetManager manager, AssetKey key, String rel) {
+        Path p = root.resolve(rel);
+        if (!Files.exists(p)) return null;
+        return new AssetInfo(manager, key) {
+            @Override
+            public InputStream openStream() {
+                try { return new FileInputStream(p.toFile()); }
+                catch (FileNotFoundException ex) { throw new RuntimeException(ex); }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/MenuScreen.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/MenuScreen.java
index 5bb9262..235c39d 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/MenuScreen.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/MenuScreen.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public abstract class MenuScreen extends BaseAppState {
     public static final float CONT_W = MenuCanvas.CONT_W;
     public static final float CONT_H = MenuCanvas.CONT_H;
 
+    private static int openCount = 0;
+
+    public static boolean isAnyOpen() { return openCount > 0; }
+
     public enum BtnStyle { DEFAULT, SAVE, QUIT, DISABLED, ARROW }
 
     protected SimpleApplication app;
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ public abstract class MenuScreen extends BaseAppState {
 
     @Override
     protected void onEnable() {
+        openCount++;
         uiScale    = MenuCanvas.getScale(app.getCamera());
         bgLayer    = buildBgLayer();
         canvasNode = buildCanvas();
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ public abstract class MenuScreen extends BaseAppState {
 
     @Override
     protected void onDisable() {
+        if (openCount > 0) { openCount--; }
         onDisableExtras();
         app.getInputManager().removeListener(clickListener);
         if (app.getInputManager().hasMapping(MAP_CLICK)) {
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/OverlayState.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/OverlayState.java
index 6674a61..a57228d 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/OverlayState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/OverlayState.java
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public abstract class OverlayState extends BaseAppState {
 
     private static OverlayState activeOverlay;
 
+    public static boolean isAnyOpen() { return activeOverlay != null; }
+
     // ── Panel-Dimensionen (90% des Referenzraums) ─────────────────────────────
 
     public static final float PW    = MenuCanvas.CONT_W;
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/scene/WorldScene.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/scene/WorldScene.java
index 5bb00cf..66bb1a9 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/scene/WorldScene.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/scene/WorldScene.java
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
     @Override
     protected void onEnable() {
         try {
-            assetManager.registerLocator(
-                    AnimationLibrary.findAssetRoot().toAbsolutePath().toString(),
-                    com.jme3.asset.plugins.FileLocator.class);
+            String assetRootStr = AnimationLibrary.findAssetRoot().toAbsolutePath().toString();
+            assetManager.registerLocator(assetRootStr, com.jme3.asset.plugins.FileLocator.class);
+            assetManager.registerLocator(assetRootStr, de.blight.game.LegacyAssetRedirectLocator.class);
         } catch (Exception ignored) {}
 
         app.getCamera().setFrustumPerspective(45f,
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
         // Bullet-Charakter: Kapsel 0.4 Radius, 1.0 Höhe, Y-Achse (1)
         CapsuleCollisionShape capsule = new CapsuleCollisionShape(0.4f, 1.0f, 1);
         physicsChar = new CharacterControl(capsule, 0.05f);
-        physicsChar.setJumpSpeed(12f);
+        physicsChar.setJumpSpeed(7f);
         physicsChar.setFallSpeed(35f);
         physicsChar.setGravity(35f);
         character.addControl(physicsChar);
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/CompassHudState.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/CompassHudState.java
index ec1c0d4..625426b 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/CompassHudState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/CompassHudState.java
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import com.jme3.app.Application;
 import com.jme3.app.SimpleApplication;
 import com.jme3.app.state.BaseAppState;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
-import com.jme3.font.BitmapFont;
-import com.jme3.font.BitmapText;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.material.RenderState;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
@@ -15,51 +13,48 @@ import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.renderer.Camera;
 import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
-import com.jme3.scene.Mesh;
 import com.jme3.scene.Node;
-import com.jme3.scene.VertexBuffer;
-import com.jme3.util.BufferUtils;
+import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
+import com.jme3.scene.shape.Quad;
+import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
+import de.blight.game.animation.AnimationLibrary;
+import de.blight.game.config.MenuScreen;
+import de.blight.game.config.OverlayState;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 /**
- * Kompass unten links – runde rotierende Rose, identisch mit dem Editor-Kompass.
+ * Textur-basierter Kompass unten links.
  *
- * Die Rose dreht sich mit dem Kamera-Yaw; die Buchstaben konter-rotieren,
- * damit sie immer aufrecht bleiben. Ein festes goldenes Dreieck oben zeigt
- * die aktuelle Blickrichtung an.
+ * compass_rose.png   (100×100) – dreht sich mit dem Kamera-Yaw.
+ * compass_needle.png (100×100) – fix, zeigt immer nach oben (= aktuelle Blickrichtung).
+ *
+ * Beide Dateien werden beim ersten Start als Platzhalter erzeugt
+ * und können durch eigene Grafiken ersetzt werden.
  */
 public class CompassHudState extends BaseAppState {
 
-    // ── Layout ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    private static final float SIZE    = 100f;   // Canvas-Größe (px)
-    private static final float RADIUS  = 47f;    // Kreis-Außenradius
-    private static final float LABEL_R = 30f;    // Beschriftungsradius vom Mittelpunkt
-    private static final float MARGIN  = 16f;    // Abstand zum Bildschirmrand
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CompassHudState.class);
 
-    // ── Farben (matching EditorApp.drawCompass) ───────────────────────────────
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_BG      = new ColorRGBA(0.047f, 0.047f, 0.094f, 0.82f);
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_BORDER  = new ColorRGBA(0.392f, 0.392f, 0.627f, 0.85f);
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_TICK_MJ = new ColorRGBA(0.627f, 0.627f, 0.784f, 0.65f);
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_TICK_MN = new ColorRGBA(0.627f, 0.627f, 0.784f, 0.45f);
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_N       = new ColorRGBA(1.00f,  0.314f, 0.314f, 1.00f);
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_CARD    = new ColorRGBA(0.824f, 0.824f, 0.902f, 1.00f);
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_MARKER  = new ColorRGBA(1.00f,  0.863f, 0.235f, 0.95f);
-    private static final ColorRGBA COL_CENTER  = new ColorRGBA(0.784f, 0.784f, 0.941f, 0.85f);
-
-    // Kompasswinkel (Grad von Nord CW): N=0, O=90, S=180, W=270
-    private static final String[] LABELS    = {"N", "O", "S", "W"};
-    private static final float[]  LABEL_DEG = {0f, 90f, 180f, 270f};
+    private static final float SIZE   = 100f;
+    private static final float MARGIN = 16f;
 
     private SimpleApplication app;
     private Camera            cam;
     private AssetManager      assets;
-    private BitmapFont        font;
 
-    private Node compassNode;
-    private Node roseNode;
+    private Node              compassNode;
+    private Node              roseNode;
 
-    private final Node[]       labelNodes = new Node[4];
-    private final Quaternion   roseRot    = new Quaternion();
-    private final Quaternion   labelRot   = new Quaternion();
+    private final Quaternion  roseRot      = new Quaternion();
+    private boolean           lastMenuOpen = false;
 
     // ── Lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -68,7 +63,7 @@ public class CompassHudState extends BaseAppState {
         app    = (SimpleApplication) application;
         cam    = app.getCamera();
         assets = app.getAssetManager();
-        font   = assets.loadFont("Interface/Fonts/Default.fnt");
+        ensureAssets();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -94,169 +89,160 @@ public class CompassHudState extends BaseAppState {
     public void update(float tpf) {
         if (compassNode == null) { return; }
 
-        Vector3f dir = cam.getDirection();
-        // yaw=0 = Blick nach -Z (Nord); JME3-Kamera blickt in -Z bei Norden
-        float yaw = FastMath.atan2(dir.x, -dir.z);
+        boolean menuOpen = OverlayState.isAnyOpen() || MenuScreen.isAnyOpen();
+        if (menuOpen != lastMenuOpen) {
+            lastMenuOpen = menuOpen;
+            compassNode.setCullHint(menuOpen ? Spatial.CullHint.Always : Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
+        }
+        if (menuOpen) { return; }
 
-        // Rose dreht sich so, dass Nord immer in der echten Nord-Richtung liegt
+        Vector3f dir = cam.getDirection();
+        float yaw = FastMath.atan2(dir.x, -dir.z);
         roseRot.fromAngleAxis(-yaw, Vector3f.UNIT_Z);
         roseNode.setLocalRotation(roseRot);
-
-        // Buchstaben konter-rotieren → bleiben immer aufrecht
-        labelRot.fromAngleAxis(yaw, Vector3f.UNIT_Z);
-        for (Node ln : labelNodes) {
-            ln.setLocalRotation(labelRot);
-        }
     }
 
     // ── Aufbau ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     private void buildCompass() {
-        float oy = HotbarState.MARGIN_BOT + HotbarState.SLOT_SIZE + 8f;
-        float cx = MARGIN + SIZE / 2f;
-        float cy = oy    + SIZE / 2f;
+        // Textur-Größen auslesen → echte Pixelgröße bestimmt Layout und Quad-Größe
+        float roseW = SIZE, roseH = SIZE;
+        try {
+            com.jme3.texture.Texture roseTex = assets.loadTexture("Textures/hud/compass_rose.png");
+            roseW = roseTex.getImage().getWidth();
+            roseH = roseTex.getImage().getHeight();
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {}
+
+        // compassNode-Mittelpunkt so setzen, dass die Rose mit MARGIN Abstand zur Ecke endet
+        float cx = MARGIN + roseW / 2f;
+        float cy = MARGIN + roseH / 2f;
 
         compassNode = new Node("compass");
         compassNode.setLocalTranslation(cx, cy, 0f);
 
-        // Rahmen (etwas größerer Kreis) + Hintergrund
-        compassNode.attachChild(makeCircle(RADIUS + 1.5f, 64, COL_BORDER, 1f));
-        compassNode.attachChild(makeCircle(RADIUS,        64, COL_BG,     2f));
-
-        // Rotierende Rose
         roseNode = new Node("rose");
         compassNode.attachChild(roseNode);
+        roseNode.attachChild(makeTexQuad("Textures/hud/compass_rose.png", 2f));
 
-        // 8 Tick-Striche (major = Hauptrichtungen, minor = Zwischenrichtungen)
-        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-            float deg   = i * 45f;
-            boolean maj = (i % 2 == 0);
-            float innerR = RADIUS - (maj ? 9f : 5f);
-            roseNode.attachChild(makeTickQuad(deg, innerR, maj ? COL_TICK_MJ : COL_TICK_MN, 3f));
-        }
-
-        // Himmelsrichtungs-Beschriftungen
-        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-            float ca  = LABEL_DEG[i] * FastMath.DEG_TO_RAD;
-            float lx  = FastMath.sin(ca) * LABEL_R;
-            float ly  = FastMath.cos(ca) * LABEL_R;
-
-            BitmapText lbl = makeBitmapText(LABELS[i], i == 0 ? 14 : 12, i == 0 ? COL_N : COL_CARD);
-            // Buchstabe am Label-Ursprung zentrieren
-            lbl.setLocalTranslation(-lbl.getLineWidth() * 0.5f, lbl.getLineHeight() * 0.4f, 0f);
-
-            Node ln = new Node("lbl_" + LABELS[i]);
-            ln.setLocalTranslation(lx, ly, 4f);
-            ln.attachChild(lbl);
-            labelNodes[i] = ln;
-            roseNode.attachChild(ln);
-        }
-
-        // Fixer Richtungs-Zeiger: gelbes Dreieck oben (nicht in roseNode)
-        compassNode.attachChild(makeTriangle(COL_MARKER, 5f));
-
-        // Mittelpunkt-Punkt
-        compassNode.attachChild(makeCircle(2.5f, 16, COL_CENTER, 6f));
+        // Nadel zentriert auf dem Kompass-Mittelpunkt, auf natürlicher Textur-Größe
+        compassNode.attachChild(makeTexQuad("Textures/hud/compass_needle.png", 5f));
 
         app.getGuiNode().attachChild(compassNode);
     }
 
-    // ── Geometry-Helfer ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /** Gefüllter Kreis (Triangle-Fan) zentriert bei (0,0). */
-    private Geometry makeCircle(float r, int segs, ColorRGBA col, float z) {
-        float[] verts = new float[(segs + 2) * 3];
-        // Mittelpunkt
-        verts[0] = 0f; verts[1] = 0f; verts[2] = 0f;
-        for (int i = 0; i <= segs; i++) {
-            float a = FastMath.TWO_PI * i / segs;
-            int base = (i + 1) * 3;
-            verts[base]     = FastMath.cos(a) * r;
-            verts[base + 1] = FastMath.sin(a) * r;
-            verts[base + 2] = 0f;
+    /** Lädt Textur, erzeugt Quad in natürlicher Textur-Größe, zentriert bei (0,0). */
+    private Geometry makeTexQuad(String assetPath, float z) {
+        Material mat = new Material(assets, "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md");
+        mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setBlendMode(RenderState.BlendMode.Alpha);
+        float w = SIZE, h = SIZE;
+        try {
+            Texture tex = assets.loadTexture(assetPath);
+            w = tex.getImage().getWidth();
+            h = tex.getImage().getHeight();
+            mat.setTexture("ColorMap", tex);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            mat.setColor("Color", new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 1f, 0.5f));
         }
-        int[] idx = new int[segs * 3];
-        for (int i = 0; i < segs; i++) {
-            idx[i * 3]     = 0;
-            idx[i * 3 + 1] = i + 1;
-            idx[i * 3 + 2] = i + 2;
-        }
-        Geometry g = new Geometry("circle", buildMesh(verts, idx));
-        g.setMaterial(makeMat(col));
-        g.setLocalTranslation(0f, 0f, z);
-        g.setQueueBucket(col.a < 1f ? RenderQueue.Bucket.Transparent : RenderQueue.Bucket.Gui);
+        String name = "cmp_" + assetPath.substring(assetPath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+        Geometry g = new Geometry(name, new Quad(w, h));
+        g.setLocalTranslation(-w / 2f, -h / 2f, z);
+        g.setMaterial(mat);
+        g.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Gui);
         return g;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Tick-Strich als dünnes Quad entlang der radialen Richtung.
-     * ca_deg: Kompasswinkel (0=Nord, 90=Ost, CW).
-     */
-    private Geometry makeTickQuad(float ca_deg, float innerR, ColorRGBA col, float z) {
-        float ca  = ca_deg * FastMath.DEG_TO_RAD;
-        float sx  = FastMath.sin(ca);   // Richtung entlang des Radius
-        float cy_ = FastMath.cos(ca);
-        float px  = -cy_ * 0.75f;       // Halbe Breite (senkrecht zur Radiale)
-        float py  =  sx  * 0.75f;
+    // ── Placeholder-PNGs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-        float[] v = {
-            sx * innerR + px, cy_ * innerR + py, z,   // v0 links innen
-            sx * innerR - px, cy_ * innerR - py, z,   // v1 rechts innen
-            sx * RADIUS  + px, cy_ * RADIUS  + py, z, // v2 links außen
-            sx * RADIUS  - px, cy_ * RADIUS  - py, z  // v3 rechts außen
-        };
-        int[] idx = {0, 1, 2,  1, 3, 2};
-
-        Geometry g = new Geometry("tick", buildMesh(v, idx));
-        g.setMaterial(makeMat(col));
-        g.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Transparent);
-        return g;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Festes gelbes Dreieck – zeigt immer nach oben (Blickrichtung).
-     * Spitze bei (0, RADIUS−5), Basis bei (±5, RADIUS−16).
-     */
-    private Geometry makeTriangle(ColorRGBA col, float z) {
-        float tipY  = RADIUS - 5f;
-        float baseY = RADIUS - 16f;
-        float[] v = {
-             0f, tipY,  0f,   // Spitze
-            -5f, baseY, 0f,   // Basis links
-             5f, baseY, 0f    // Basis rechts
-        };
-        // CCW von +Z-Seite: (0,high)→(-5,low)→(5,low) ✓
-        int[] idx = {0, 1, 2};
-        Geometry g = new Geometry("triangle", buildMesh(v, idx));
-        g.setMaterial(makeMat(col));
-        g.setLocalTranslation(0f, 0f, z);
-        g.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Transparent);
-        return g;
-    }
-
-    private static Mesh buildMesh(float[] verts, int[] idx) {
-        Mesh m = new Mesh();
-        m.setBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Position, 3, BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(verts));
-        m.setBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Index,    3, BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(idx));
-        m.updateBound();
-        return m;
-    }
-
-    private Material makeMat(ColorRGBA col) {
-        Material m = new Material(assets, "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md");
-        m.setColor("Color", col.clone());
-        if (col.a < 1f) {
-            m.getAdditionalRenderState().setBlendMode(RenderState.BlendMode.Alpha);
+    private void ensureAssets() {
+        Path root = AnimationLibrary.findAssetRoot();
+        Path dir  = root.resolve("Textures").resolve("hud");
+        try {
+            Files.createDirectories(dir);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.warn("[Compass] Verzeichnis nicht erstellbar: {}", dir);
+            return;
         }
-        return m;
+        ensureRose(dir.resolve("compass_rose.png"));
+        ensureNeedle(dir.resolve("compass_needle.png"));
     }
 
-    private BitmapText makeBitmapText(String text, int size, ColorRGBA col) {
-        BitmapText t = new BitmapText(font);
-        t.setSize(size);
-        t.setColor(col.clone());
-        t.setText(text);
-        t.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Gui);
-        return t;
+    /** Erzeugt Platzhalter-Rose: dunkler Kreis + 8 Striche + N/E/S/W. */
+    private static void ensureRose(Path path) {
+        if (Files.exists(path)) { return; }
+        try {
+            int cx = 50, cy = 50, r = 47;
+            BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+            Graphics2D g = img.createGraphics();
+            g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,      RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
+            g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON);
+
+            // Hintergrund-Kreis
+            g.setColor(new Color(12, 12, 24, 209));
+            g.fillOval(cx - r, cy - r, r * 2, r * 2);
+
+            // Rand-Ring
+            g.setColor(new Color(100, 100, 160, 216));
+            g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(1.5f));
+            g.drawOval(cx - r, cy - r, r * 2, r * 2);
+
+            // 8 Tick-Striche; angle −90° → 0° zeigt nach oben (= Norden in BufferedImage-Y)
+            for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+                double angle = Math.toRadians(i * 45.0 - 90.0);
+                boolean major = (i % 2 == 0);
+                int innerR = r - (major ? 9 : 5);
+                int x1 = (int)(cx + Math.cos(angle) * innerR);
+                int y1 = (int)(cy + Math.sin(angle) * innerR);
+                int x2 = (int)(cx + Math.cos(angle) * (r - 1));
+                int y2 = (int)(cy + Math.sin(angle) * (r - 1));
+                g.setColor(new Color(160, 160, 200, 166));
+                g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(major ? 1.5f : 1.0f));
+                g.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2);
+            }
+
+            // Himmelsrichtungs-Buchstaben
+            int labelR = 31;
+
+            g.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 13));
+            FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();
+            g.setColor(new Color(255, 80, 80, 255));
+            drawCentered(g, fm, "N", cx, cy - labelR);  // oben in BufferedImage = oben auf dem Bildschirm
+
+            g.setFont(new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 11));
+            fm = g.getFontMetrics();
+            g.setColor(new Color(210, 210, 230, 255));
+            drawCentered(g, fm, "E", cx + labelR, cy);
+            drawCentered(g, fm, "S", cx, cy + labelR);
+            drawCentered(g, fm, "W", cx - labelR, cy);
+
+            g.dispose();
+            ImageIO.write(img, "PNG", path.toFile());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("[Compass] compass_rose.png nicht erstellbar: {}", e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Erzeugt Platzhalter-Nadel: gelbes Dreieck, Spitze oben. */
+    private static void ensureNeedle(Path path) {
+        if (Files.exists(path)) { return; }
+        try {
+            BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(100, 100, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+            Graphics2D g = img.createGraphics();
+            g.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON);
+            g.setColor(new Color(255, 220, 60, 242));
+            // Spitze bei y=8, Basis bei y=21; kleines y in BufferedImage = oben auf dem Bildschirm
+            int[] xp = {50, 43, 57};
+            int[] yp = { 8, 21, 21};
+            g.fillPolygon(xp, yp, 3);
+            g.dispose();
+            ImageIO.write(img, "PNG", path.toFile());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("[Compass] compass_needle.png nicht erstellbar: {}", e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void drawCentered(Graphics2D g, FontMetrics fm, String text, int cx, int cy) {
+        int x = cx - fm.stringWidth(text) / 2;
+        int y = cy + (fm.getAscent() - fm.getDescent()) / 2;
+        g.drawString(text, x, y);
     }
 }
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/GrassState.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/GrassState.java
index 7008d4a..2be3720 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/GrassState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/GrassState.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import com.jme3.app.Application;
 import com.jme3.app.SimpleApplication;
 import com.jme3.app.state.BaseAppState;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
+import com.jme3.bullet.BulletAppState;
+import com.jme3.bullet.collision.PhysicsRayTestResult;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.material.RenderState;
 import com.jme3.math.*;
@@ -201,6 +203,8 @@ public class GrassState extends BaseAppState
         List<GrassTuft> tufts = chunkTufts[idx];
         if (tufts.isEmpty()) return;
 
+        BulletAppState bullet = getApplication().getStateManager().getState(BulletAppState.class);
+
         Map<Integer, List<float[]>> bySlot = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         for (GrassTuft t : tufts) {
             long   seed = (long) Float.floatToRawIntBits(t.x()) * 0x9E3779B9L
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ public class GrassState extends BaseAppState
             for (int b = 0; b < BLADES_PER_TUFT; b++) {
                 float bx = t.x() + (rng.nextFloat() - 0.5f) * TUFT_SPREAD * 2f;
                 float bz = t.z() + (rng.nextFloat() - 0.5f) * TUFT_SPREAD * 2f;
-                float th = terrainChunkState.getHeightAt(bx, bz);
+                float th = surfaceHeight(bullet, bx, bz);
                 if (Float.isNaN(th)) continue;
                 float h = t.height() * (0.7f + rng.nextFloat() * 0.6f);
                 blades.add(new float[]{bx, th, bz, h});
@@ -259,12 +263,36 @@ public class GrassState extends BaseAppState
         chunkNodes[ci].setCullHint(visible ? Spatial.CullHint.Inherit : Spatial.CullHint.Always);
     }
 
+    // ── Oberflächen-Höhe via Physik-Raycast ──────────────────────────────────
+
+    private float surfaceHeight(BulletAppState bullet, float wx, float wz) {
+        float base = terrainChunkState.getHeightAt(wx, wz);
+        if (bullet == null || bullet.getPhysicsSpace() == null) {
+            return base;
+        }
+        float refY = Float.isNaN(base) ? 0f : base;
+        Vector3f from = new Vector3f(wx, refY + 200f, wz);
+        Vector3f to   = new Vector3f(wx, refY - 5f,   wz);
+        List<PhysicsRayTestResult> hits = bullet.getPhysicsSpace().rayTest(from, to);
+        if (hits.isEmpty()) {
+            return base;
+        }
+        float bestFrac = Float.MAX_VALUE;
+        for (PhysicsRayTestResult hit : hits) {
+            if (hit.getHitFraction() < bestFrac) {
+                bestFrac = hit.getHitFraction();
+            }
+        }
+        return from.y + (to.y - from.y) * bestFrac;
+    }
+
     // ── Mesh: Kreuz-Quad mit UV ───────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     private static Mesh buildGrassMesh(List<float[]> blades) {
         int n = blades.size();
         FloatBuffer pos = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(n * 8 * 3);
         FloatBuffer uv  = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(n * 8 * 2);
+        FloatBuffer nrm = BufferUtils.createFloatBuffer(n * 8 * 3);
         IntBuffer   idx = BufferUtils.createIntBuffer(n * 12);
 
         int vi = 0;
@@ -272,15 +300,15 @@ public class GrassState extends BaseAppState
             float x = blade[0], y = blade[1], z = blade[2], h = blade[3];
             float w = Math.max(0.05f, h * BLADE_WIDTH);
 
-            pos.put(x-w).put(y  ).put(z);  uv.put(0).put(0);
-            pos.put(x+w).put(y  ).put(z);  uv.put(1).put(0);
-            pos.put(x+w).put(y+h).put(z);  uv.put(1).put(1);
-            pos.put(x-w).put(y+h).put(z);  uv.put(0).put(1);
+            pos.put(x-w).put(y  ).put(z);  uv.put(0).put(0);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
+            pos.put(x+w).put(y  ).put(z);  uv.put(1).put(0);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
+            pos.put(x+w).put(y+h).put(z);  uv.put(1).put(1);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
+            pos.put(x-w).put(y+h).put(z);  uv.put(0).put(1);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
 
-            pos.put(x).put(y  ).put(z-w);  uv.put(0).put(0);
-            pos.put(x).put(y  ).put(z+w);  uv.put(1).put(0);
-            pos.put(x).put(y+h).put(z+w);  uv.put(1).put(1);
-            pos.put(x).put(y+h).put(z-w);  uv.put(0).put(1);
+            pos.put(x).put(y  ).put(z-w);  uv.put(0).put(0);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
+            pos.put(x).put(y  ).put(z+w);  uv.put(1).put(0);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
+            pos.put(x).put(y+h).put(z+w);  uv.put(1).put(1);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
+            pos.put(x).put(y+h).put(z-w);  uv.put(0).put(1);  nrm.put(0).put(1).put(0);
 
             idx.put(vi  ).put(vi+1).put(vi+2);
             idx.put(vi  ).put(vi+2).put(vi+3);
@@ -292,6 +320,7 @@ public class GrassState extends BaseAppState
         Mesh mesh = new Mesh();
         mesh.setBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Position, 3, pos);
         mesh.setBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.TexCoord,  2, uv);
+        mesh.setBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Normal,    3, nrm);
         mesh.setBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Index,     3, idx);
         mesh.updateBound();
         return mesh;
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HotbarState.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HotbarState.java
index ec810db..fe64d65 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HotbarState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HotbarState.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import com.jme3.scene.shape.Quad;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture;
 import de.blight.common.model.Item;
 import de.blight.common.model.MainCharacter;
+import de.blight.game.config.MenuScreen;
+import de.blight.game.config.OverlayState;
 
 /**
  * Immer sichtbare Schnellzugriffsleiste (Hotbar) mit 10 Slots (Tasten 1–9, 0).
@@ -60,8 +62,9 @@ public class HotbarState extends BaseAppState {
     private Node               hotbarNode;
     private float              originX, originY;
 
-    final  Item[]      slots       = new Item[SLOT_COUNT];
-    private int        activeSlot  = 0;
+    final  Item[]      slots        = new Item[SLOT_COUNT];
+    private int        activeSlot   = 0;
+    private boolean    lastMenuOpen = false;
 
     private final Geometry[]   borderGeoms = new Geometry[SLOT_COUNT];
     private final Node[]       thumbNodes  = new Node[SLOT_COUNT];
@@ -98,6 +101,17 @@ public class HotbarState extends BaseAppState {
     @Override
     protected void cleanup(Application application) {}
 
+    @Override
+    public void update(float tpf) {
+        boolean menuOpen = OverlayState.isAnyOpen() || MenuScreen.isAnyOpen();
+        if (menuOpen != lastMenuOpen) {
+            lastMenuOpen = menuOpen;
+            if (hotbarNode != null) {
+                hotbarNode.setCullHint(menuOpen ? Spatial.CullHint.Always : Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // ── Aufbau ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     private void buildHotbar() {
         float sw = app.getCamera().getWidth();
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HudState.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HudState.java
index 08077c0..db7fce7 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HudState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HudState.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import com.jme3.ui.Picture;
 import com.jme3.util.BufferUtils;
 import de.blight.common.model.MainCharacter;
 import de.blight.game.animation.AnimationLibrary;
+import de.blight.game.config.MenuScreen;
+import de.blight.game.config.OverlayState;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ public class HudState extends BaseAppState {
     private SimpleApplication app;
     private Node               hudNode;
     private final Geometry[]   fills = new Geometry[3];
-    private final float[]      lastRatios = { -1f, -1f, -1f };
+    private final float[]      lastRatios   = { -1f, -1f, -1f };
+    private boolean            lastMenuOpen = false;
 
     public HudState(MainCharacter mc) {
         this.mc = mc;
@@ -96,6 +99,13 @@ public class HudState extends BaseAppState {
 
     @Override
     public void update(float tpf) {
+        boolean menuOpen = OverlayState.isAnyOpen() || MenuScreen.isAnyOpen();
+        if (menuOpen != lastMenuOpen) {
+            lastMenuOpen = menuOpen;
+            if (hudNode != null) {
+                hudNode.setCullHint(menuOpen ? Spatial.CullHint.Always : Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
+            }
+        }
         if (mc == null) return;
         int maxHp = mc.getMaxHp();
         int maxSt = mc.getMaxStamina();
diff --git a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/SculptedMeshState.java b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/SculptedMeshState.java
index 92c3212..0e089c6 100644
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/SculptedMeshState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/SculptedMeshState.java
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ public class SculptedMeshState extends BaseAppState {
         ColorRGBA ac = dns.getCustomAmbient();
         material.setVector3("SunColor",     new Vector3f(sc.r, sc.g, sc.b));
         material.setVector3("AmbientColor", new Vector3f(ac.r, ac.g, ac.b));
+        RainState rs = app.getStateManager().getState(RainState.class);
+        if (rs != null) material.setFloat("Wetness", rs.getWetness());
     }
 
     // ── Laden ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_grass.blg b/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_grass.blg
index 07fba3f..090b31d 100644
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diff --git a/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_grass_vertex.blgv b/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_grass_vertex.blgv
index 7f99945..12f30bf 100644
Binary files a/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_grass_vertex.blgv and b/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_grass_vertex.blgv differ