Fehler im LOD System behoben

An den LOD im Editor gearbeitet
Ladescreen hinzugefügt. hat noch einen Bug bezüglich der positionierung des fensters
2026-07-21 07:08:26 +02:00 · 2026-07-20 13:35:27 +02:00 · 2026-07-19 20:14:50 +02:00 · 2026-07-19 15:00:40 +02:00 · 2026-07-19 12:30:11 +02:00
39 changed files with 2152 additions and 335 deletions
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/.thumbnails/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190939.j3o.thumb.png
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/.thumbnails/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190939.j3o.thumb.png
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/.thumbnails/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190947.j3o.thumb.png
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/.thumbnails/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190947.j3o.thumb.png
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/.thumbnails/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190953.j3o.thumb.png
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/.thumbnails/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190953.j3o.thumb.png
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/MatDefs/Tree.j3md
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/MatDefs/Tree.j3md
@@ -10,6 +10,30 @@ MaterialDef Tree {
        Vector3   LightDir      : 0.6 -0.8 0.4
        Vector3   SunColor      : 0.68 0.65 0.60
        Vector3   AmbientColor  : 0.08 0.10 0.16
+
+        // Vom Shadow-Renderer befüllt (PostShadow-Pass)
+        Int       BoundDrawBuffer
+        Int       FilterMode
+        Boolean   HardwareShadows
+        Texture2D ShadowMap0
+        Texture2D ShadowMap1
+        Texture2D ShadowMap2
+        Texture2D ShadowMap3
+        Texture2D ShadowMap4
+        Texture2D ShadowMap5
+        Float     ShadowIntensity    : 1.0
+        Vector4   Splits
+        Vector2   FadeInfo
+        Matrix4   LightViewProjectionMatrix0
+        Matrix4   LightViewProjectionMatrix1
+        Matrix4   LightViewProjectionMatrix2
+        Matrix4   LightViewProjectionMatrix3
+        Matrix4   LightViewProjectionMatrix4
+        Matrix4   LightViewProjectionMatrix5
+        Vector3   LightPos
+        Float     PCFEdge
+        Float     ShadowMapSize
+        Boolean   BackfaceShadows    : false
    }

    Technique {
@@ -25,4 +49,19 @@ MaterialDef Tree {
        Defines {
        }
    }
+
+    Technique PostShadow {
+        VertexShader   GLSL150 : Shaders/TreePostShadow.vert
+        FragmentShader GLSL150 : Shaders/TreePostShadow.frag
+
+        WorldParameters {
+            WorldViewProjectionMatrix
+            WorldMatrix
+        }
+
+        ForcedRenderState {
+            Blend Modulate
+            DepthWrite Off
+        }
+    }
 }
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190939.j3o
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190939.j3o
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190939.j3o.meta
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190939.j3o.meta
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#Sat Jul 18 13:44:33 CEST 2026
+#Mon Jul 20 20:34:07 CEST 2026
 attachedEmitters.count=0
 attachedLights.count=0
 castShadow=true
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190947.j3o
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190947.j3o
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190947.j3o.meta
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190947.j3o.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#Mon Jul 20 20:34:14 CEST 2026
+attachedEmitters.count=0
+attachedLights.count=0
+castShadow=true
+category=
+cullDistance=120.0
+footstepSurface=
+interactableOffsetX=0.0
+interactableOffsetY=0.5
+interactableOffsetZ=0.0
+interactableRotY=0.0
+interactableType=NONE
+lod1Distance=30.0
+lod1Path=
+lod2Distance=80.0
+lod2Path=
+name=pine_medium_20260706_190947
+pivotOffsetY=0.0
+placementOffsetY=0.0
+randomScaleMax=1.0
+randomScaleMin=1.0
+receiveShadow=true
+scaleX=1.0
+scaleY=1.0
+scaleZ=1.0
+solid=false
+tags=
+uniformScale=true
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190953.j3o
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190953.j3o
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190953.j3o.meta
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_20260706_190953.j3o.meta
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#Sat Jul 18 11:14:25 CEST 2026
+#Mon Jul 20 20:34:23 CEST 2026
 attachedEmitters.count=0
 attachedLights.count=0
 castShadow=true
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/TreePostShadow.frag
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/TreePostShadow.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#import "Common/ShaderLib/GLSLCompat.glsllib"
+
+uniform sampler2D m_ShadowMap0;
+uniform float     m_ShadowIntensity;
+
+in vec4 shadowCoord;
+
+void main() {
+    vec3  coord    = shadowCoord.xyz / shadowCoord.w;
+    float mapDepth = texture2D(m_ShadowMap0, coord.xy).r;
+    float lit      = (coord.z > mapDepth + 0.001) ? (1.0 - m_ShadowIntensity) : 1.0;
+    gl_FragColor   = vec4(lit, lit, lit, 1.0);
+}
--- a/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/TreePostShadow.vert
+++ b/blight-assets/src/main/resources/Shaders/TreePostShadow.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#import "Common/ShaderLib/GLSLCompat.glsllib"
+
+uniform mat4 g_WorldViewProjectionMatrix;
+uniform mat4 g_WorldMatrix;
+uniform mat4 m_LightViewProjectionMatrix0;
+
+in vec3 inPosition;
+
+out vec4 shadowCoord;
+
+void main() {
+    gl_Position = g_WorldViewProjectionMatrix * vec4(inPosition, 1.0);
+    vec4 worldPos = g_WorldMatrix * vec4(inPosition, 1.0);
+    shadowCoord   = m_LightViewProjectionMatrix0 * worldPos;
+}
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/EditorApp.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/EditorApp.java
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

    // Modell-Editor-Zustand
    private Label       modelEditorDimLabel;
+    private Label       modelEditorPolyLabel;
    private Spinner<Double> modelEditorSpinX, modelEditorSpinY, modelEditorSpinZ;
    private CheckBox    modelEditorUniformCB;
    private boolean     modelEditorSuppressListeners = false;
@@ -254,16 +255,19 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
    private String       modelEditorLod2Path    = "";
    private Label        modelEditorLod1Label;
    private Label        modelEditorLod2Label;
+    private ToggleButton modelEditorLod0Btn;
    private ToggleButton modelEditorLod1Btn;
    private ToggleButton modelEditorLod2Btn;
    private Label        modelEditorLod1StatusLabel;
    private Label        modelEditorLod2StatusLabel;
    private Button       modelEditorLod1GenBtn;
    private Button       modelEditorLod2GenBtn;
+    private ToggleButton importLod0Btn;
    private ToggleButton importLod1Btn;
    private ToggleButton importLod2Btn;
    private Button       modelImportLod1ClearBtn;
    private Button       modelImportLod2ClearBtn;
+    private Button       modelImportLod2GenBtn;
    // Anhänge (veränderliche Listen, werden bei Änderung an JME übertragen)
    private final java.util.List<de.blight.common.ModelMeta.AttachedLight>   modelEditorLights   = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
    private final java.util.List<de.blight.common.ModelMeta.AttachedEmitter> modelEditorEmitters = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
@@ -430,6 +434,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
                Alert confirm = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.CONFIRMATION,
                        "Es gibt ungespeicherte Änderungen.\nTrotzdem beenden?",
                        ButtonType.YES, ButtonType.NO);
+                confirm.initOwner(stage);
                confirm.setHeaderText("Ungespeicherte Änderungen");
                confirm.showAndWait().ifPresent(btn -> {
                    if (btn != ButtonType.YES) e.consume();
@@ -665,7 +670,8 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
                    updateModelEditorDimensions(
                            input.modelEditorBoundsW,
                            input.modelEditorBoundsH,
-                            input.modelEditorBoundsD);
+                            input.modelEditorBoundsD,
+                            input.modelEditorPolyCount);
                }

                // Modell-Editor: eingebettete LODs erkannt → Labels aktualisieren
@@ -687,13 +693,25 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
                // Generieren-Buttons: nur aktiv wenn genau dieses LOD-Level noch nicht gesetzt
                if (modelEditorLod1GenBtn != null)
                    modelEditorLod1GenBtn.setDisable(input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1 || !modelEditorLod1Path.isBlank() || input.modelImportHasLod1);
-                if (modelEditorLod2GenBtn != null)
-                    modelEditorLod2GenBtn.setDisable(input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 || !modelEditorLod2Path.isBlank() || input.modelImportHasLod2);
+                if (modelEditorLod2GenBtn != null) {
+                    boolean lod1Set = input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1 || !modelEditorLod1Path.isBlank() || input.modelImportHasLod1;
+                    boolean lod2Set = input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 || !modelEditorLod2Path.isBlank() || input.modelImportHasLod2;
+                    modelEditorLod2GenBtn.setDisable(!lod1Set || lod2Set);
+                }
                // Importer LOD-Buttons freischalten sobald generiert
                if (importLod1Btn != null) importLod1Btn.setDisable(!input.modelImportHasLod1);
                if (importLod2Btn != null) importLod2Btn.setDisable(!input.modelImportHasLod2);
+                // Ausgewählten LOD-Button mit aktuellem Preview-Level synchronisieren
+                int lodPreview = input.modelEditorLodPreview;
+                if (modelEditorLod0Btn != null) { modelEditorLod0Btn.setSelected(lodPreview == 0); }
+                if (modelEditorLod1Btn != null) { modelEditorLod1Btn.setSelected(lodPreview == 1); }
+                if (modelEditorLod2Btn != null) { modelEditorLod2Btn.setSelected(lodPreview == 2); }
+                if (importLod0Btn != null) { importLod0Btn.setSelected(lodPreview == 0); }
+                if (importLod1Btn != null) { importLod1Btn.setSelected(lodPreview == 1); }
+                if (importLod2Btn != null) { importLod2Btn.setSelected(lodPreview == 2); }
                if (modelImportLod1ClearBtn != null) modelImportLod1ClearBtn.setDisable(!input.modelImportHasLod1);
                if (modelImportLod2ClearBtn != null) modelImportLod2ClearBtn.setDisable(!input.modelImportHasLod2);
+                if (modelImportLod2GenBtn   != null) modelImportLod2GenBtn.setDisable(!input.modelImportHasLod1 || input.modelImportHasLod2);

                // Modell-Import/Editor: LOD-Status
                String lodStatus = input.modelLodGenStatus;
@@ -867,7 +885,8 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        Label label = new Label("Model Editor");
        label.setStyle("-fx-font-weight: bold; -fx-font-size: 13;");

-        ToggleButton lod0Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 0");
+        modelEditorLod0Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 0");
+        ToggleButton lod0Btn = modelEditorLod0Btn;
        modelEditorLod1Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 1");
        modelEditorLod2Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 2");
        javafx.scene.control.ToggleGroup lodGroup = new javafx.scene.control.ToggleGroup();
@@ -2247,6 +2266,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        objSaveBtn.setDisable(true);
        objSaveBtn.setOnAction(e -> {
            TextInputDialog dlg = new TextInputDialog("Vorlage");
+            dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
            dlg.setTitle("Vorlage speichern");
            dlg.setHeaderText("Name der Vorlage (ohne .j3o):");
            dlg.setContentText("Name:");
@@ -4435,6 +4455,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
                            "Textur-Set wirklich löschen?\n" + setDir.getFileName()
                            + "\n(Alle enthaltenen Dateien werden gelöscht!)",
                            ButtonType.OK, ButtonType.CANCEL);
+                    confirm.initOwner(primaryStage);
                    confirm.setHeaderText(null);
                    confirm.showAndWait().filter(b -> b == ButtonType.OK).ifPresent(b -> {
                        try {
@@ -4604,6 +4625,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
                        Alert confirm = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.CONFIRMATION,
                                "Datei wirklich löschen?\n" + p.getFileName(),
                                ButtonType.OK, ButtonType.CANCEL);
+                        confirm.initOwner(primaryStage);
                        confirm.setHeaderText(null);
                        confirm.showAndWait().filter(b -> b == ButtonType.OK).ifPresent(b -> {
                            try {
@@ -4706,6 +4728,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        Path parentPath = itemPaths.get(parentItem);
        if (parentPath == null) return;
        TextInputDialog dlg = new TextInputDialog("Neuer Ordner");
+        dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        dlg.setTitle("Ordner erstellen");
        dlg.setHeaderText("Neuen Unterordner in " + parentPath.getFileName() + " erstellen:");
        dlg.setContentText("Name:");
@@ -4747,6 +4770,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

        String headerExt = ext.isEmpty() ? "" : "  (Endung " + ext + " wird beibehalten)";
        TextInputDialog dlg = new TextInputDialog(baseName);
+        dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        dlg.setTitle("Umbenennen");
        dlg.setHeaderText(oldFileName + " umbenennen:" + headerExt);
        dlg.setContentText("Neuer Name:");
@@ -5985,6 +6009,10 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        modelEditorDimLabel.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
        modelEditorDimLabel.setWrapText(true);

+        modelEditorPolyLabel = new Label("– Polygone");
+        modelEditorPolyLabel.setStyle("-fx-text-fill:#aaa; -fx-font-family:monospace; -fx-font-size:11;");
+        modelEditorPolyLabel.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
+
        // ── Pivot & Platzierungs-Versatz ─────────────────────────────────────
        Label offsetTitle = new Label("Versatz:");
        offsetTitle.setStyle("-fx-font-weight:bold; -fx-text-fill:#ccc;");
@@ -6014,6 +6042,10 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        receiveCB.setSelected(meta.receiveShadow());
        for (CheckBox cb : new CheckBox[]{solidCB, castCB, receiveCB})
            cb.setStyle("-fx-text-fill:#ccc;");
+        if (relPath.startsWith("Models/trees/")) {
+            solidCB.setSelected(false);
+            solidCB.setDisable(true);
+        }

        // ── Zufällige Skalierung beim Multi-Place ─────────────────────────────
        Label rndTitle = new Label("Zufallsskalierung (Multi-Place):");
@@ -6050,16 +6082,23 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        lod1ClearBtn.setStyle("-fx-text-fill:#c0392b;");
        lod1ClearBtn.setOnAction(e -> {
            if (input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1) {
+                // ModelEditorState.removeEmbeddedLod(1) kaskadiert automatisch LOD2
                input.modelEditorRemoveEmbeddedLod = 1;
            }
            if (input.modelImportHasLod1) {
+                // ModelImportState.clearLod==1 kaskadiert automatisch LOD2
                input.modelImportClearLodLevel = 1;
                if (modelEditorLod1StatusLabel != null) modelEditorLod1StatusLabel.setText("–");
+                if (modelEditorLod2StatusLabel != null) modelEditorLod2StatusLabel.setText("–");
            }
            modelEditorLod1Path = "";
            input.modelEditorLod1Path = "";
            modelEditorLod1Label.setText("(kein Pfad)");
-            if (input.modelEditorLodPreview == 1) {
+            // Kaskade LOD2 (Pfad + Preview)
+            modelEditorLod2Path = "";
+            input.modelEditorLod2Path = "";
+            if (modelEditorLod2Label != null) modelEditorLod2Label.setText("(kein Pfad)");
+            if (input.modelEditorLodPreview == 1 || input.modelEditorLodPreview == 2) {
                input.modelEditorLodPreview = 0;
                input.modelEditorLodChanged = true;
            }
@@ -6072,7 +6111,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        modelEditorLod2GenBtn = new Button("LOD 2 generieren");
        modelEditorLod2GenBtn.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
        boolean lod2Exists = input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 || !modelEditorLod2Path.isBlank() || input.modelImportHasLod2;
-        modelEditorLod2GenBtn.setDisable(lod2Exists);
+        modelEditorLod2GenBtn.setDisable(!lod1Exists || lod2Exists);
        modelEditorLod2GenBtn.setOnAction(e -> showLodGenDialog(2, 85));

        modelEditorLod2StatusLabel = new Label("–");
@@ -6390,7 +6429,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
                tagsLabel, tagsTF,
                new Separator(),
                scaleTitle, modelEditorUniformCB, scaleGrid,
-                modelEditorDimLabel,
+                modelEditorDimLabel, modelEditorPolyLabel,
                new Separator(),
                offsetTitle, offsetGrid,
                new Separator(),
@@ -6481,6 +6520,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        modelImportLod2StatusLabel = null;
        modelImportLod1ClearBtn    = null;
        modelImportLod2ClearBtn    = null;
+        modelImportLod2GenBtn      = null;
        modelImportExportStatusLabel = null;
        input.modelImportHasLod1 = false;
        input.modelImportHasLod2 = false;
@@ -6524,7 +6564,8 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        Label label = new Label("Modell importieren");
        label.setStyle("-fx-font-weight: bold; -fx-font-size: 13;");

-        ToggleButton lod0Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 0");
+        importLod0Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 0");
+        ToggleButton lod0Btn = importLod0Btn;
        importLod1Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 1");
        importLod2Btn = new ToggleButton("LOD 2");
        javafx.scene.control.ToggleGroup lodGroup = new javafx.scene.control.ToggleGroup();
@@ -6644,6 +6685,10 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        modelEditorDimLabel.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
        modelEditorDimLabel.setWrapText(true);

+        modelEditorPolyLabel = new Label("– Polygone");
+        modelEditorPolyLabel.setStyle("-fx-text-fill:#aaa; -fx-font-family:monospace; -fx-font-size:11;");
+        modelEditorPolyLabel.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
+
        // ── LOD-Algorithmus ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
        Label algoTitle = new Label("Reduktions-Algorithmus");
        algoTitle.setStyle("-fx-font-weight:bold; -fx-text-fill:#ccc;");
@@ -6703,8 +6748,10 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        modelImportLod1ClearBtn.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
        modelImportLod1ClearBtn.setDisable(true);
        modelImportLod1ClearBtn.setOnAction(e -> {
+            // ModelImportState.clearLod==1 kaskadiert automatisch LOD2
            input.modelImportClearLodLevel = 1;
            modelImportLod1StatusLabel.setText("(nicht gesetzt)");
+            modelImportLod2StatusLabel.setText("(nicht gesetzt)");
        });

        // ── LOD 2 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -6720,7 +6767,8 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        lod2FileRB.setToggleGroup(lod2Group);
        lod2MeshRB.setSelected(true);

-        Button lod2GenBtn = new Button("LOD 2 generieren");
+        modelImportLod2GenBtn = new Button("LOD 2 generieren");
+        Button lod2GenBtn = modelImportLod2GenBtn;
        lod2GenBtn.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
        lod2GenBtn.setOnAction(e -> {
            if (lod2MeshRB.isSelected()) {
@@ -6791,7 +6839,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        panel.getChildren().addAll(
                title,
                new Separator(),
-                scaleTitle, modelEditorUniformCB, scaleGrid, modelEditorDimLabel,
+                scaleTitle, modelEditorUniformCB, scaleGrid, modelEditorDimLabel, modelEditorPolyLabel,
                new Separator(),
                algoTitle, algoBlightRB, algoJmeRB,
                new Separator(),
@@ -6871,9 +6919,11 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
        input.modelEditorScaleChanged = true;
    }

-    private void updateModelEditorDimensions(float w, float h, float d) {
+    private void updateModelEditorDimensions(float w, float h, float d, int polyCount) {
        if (modelEditorDimLabel != null)
            modelEditorDimLabel.setText(String.format("B %.2f × H %.2f × T %.2f m", w, h, d));
+        if (modelEditorPolyLabel != null)
+            modelEditorPolyLabel.setText(String.format("%,d Polygone", polyCount).replace(',', '.'));
    }

    private void saveModelMeta(String relPath,
@@ -6965,6 +7015,12 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
            input.modelEditorBakeScaleRequest = true;
        }

+        // In-Memory-LODs in j3o einbetten (nach Scale-Bake, vor Thumbnail)
+        if (input.modelImportHasLod1 || input.modelImportHasLod2) {
+            input.modelEditorEmbedLodsPath    = finalJ3o;
+            input.modelEditorEmbedLodsRequest = true;
+        }
+
        // Thumbnail generieren (JME3-Thread liest das Flag und rendert)
        input.modelEditorThumbnailRequest = finalJ3o;
    }
@@ -7142,6 +7198,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

    private void showLodGenDialog(int level, int defaultPct) {
        javafx.scene.control.Dialog<javafx.util.Pair<String, Integer>> dlg = new javafx.scene.control.Dialog<>();
+        dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        dlg.setTitle("LOD " + level + " generieren");
        dlg.setHeaderText("Methode und Reduktion für LOD " + level + " wählen");

@@ -7599,8 +7656,18 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
            gameConsoleStage.setTitle("Spiel-Konsole");
            gameConsoleStage.setScene(scene);
            gameConsoleStage.initOwner(primaryStage);
+            // Auf zweitem Monitor platzieren und maximieren, falls vorhanden
+            var screens = javafx.stage.Screen.getScreens();
+            if (screens.size() > 1) {
+                javafx.geometry.Rectangle2D sb = screens.get(1).getVisualBounds();
+                gameConsoleStage.setX(sb.getMinX());
+                gameConsoleStage.setY(sb.getMinY());
+                gameConsoleStage.setWidth(sb.getWidth());
+                gameConsoleStage.setHeight(sb.getHeight());
+            } else {
                gameConsoleStage.setX(primaryStage.getX());
                gameConsoleStage.setY(primaryStage.getY() + primaryStage.getHeight());
+            }
        } else {
            gameConsoleArea.clear();
        }
@@ -8748,6 +8815,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
            list.getSelectionModel().selectFirst();

            javafx.scene.control.Dialog<java.util.List<String>> dlg = new javafx.scene.control.Dialog<>();
+            dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
            dlg.setTitle("Animation(en) hinzufügen");
            dlg.setHeaderText("Verfügbare Clips (noch nicht im Set) — Mehrfachauswahl möglich:");
            dlg.getDialogPane().setContent(list);
@@ -9042,6 +9110,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

        javafx.scene.control.Dialog<javafx.scene.control.ButtonType> kfDlg =
                new javafx.scene.control.Dialog<>();
+        kfDlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        kfDlg.setTitle(isAdd ? "Offset hinzufügen" : "Offset bearbeiten");
        javafx.scene.control.ButtonType okKf = new javafx.scene.control.ButtonType(
                isAdd ? "Hinzufügen" : "Übernehmen",
@@ -9174,6 +9243,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

        javafx.scene.control.Dialog<javafx.scene.control.ButtonType> dlg =
                new javafx.scene.control.Dialog<>();
+        dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        dlg.setTitle("Aktion zuordnen");
        javafx.scene.control.ButtonType ok = new javafx.scene.control.ButtonType("Hinzufügen",
                javafx.scene.control.ButtonBar.ButtonData.OK_DONE);
@@ -9226,6 +9296,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

        javafx.scene.control.Dialog<javafx.scene.control.ButtonType> dlg =
                new javafx.scene.control.Dialog<>();
+        dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        dlg.setTitle(isEdit ? "Clip-Teil bearbeiten" : "Clip-Teil hinzufügen");
        dlg.setHeaderText((isEdit ? "Bearbeiten: " : "Neuer Teil für: ") + source);
        javafx.scene.control.ButtonType ok = new javafx.scene.control.ButtonType(
@@ -9317,6 +9388,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
            Alert warn = new Alert(Alert.AlertType.CONFIRMATION,
                    "Das aktuelle AnimSet hat ungespeicherte Änderungen.\nTrotzdem ein neues Set anlegen?",
                    ButtonType.OK, ButtonType.CANCEL);
+            warn.initOwner(primaryStage);
            warn.setHeaderText("Ungespeicherte Änderungen");
            warn.showAndWait().filter(b -> b == ButtonType.OK).ifPresent(b -> doCreateNewAnimSet());
        } else {
@@ -9326,6 +9398,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

    private void doCreateNewAnimSet() {
        TextInputDialog dlg = new TextInputDialog();
+        dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        dlg.setTitle("Neues Animations-Set");
        dlg.setHeaderText("Name des neuen Animations-Sets:");
        dlg.setContentText("Name:");
@@ -9634,6 +9707,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {
    private void showSaveAnimSetDialog() {
        if (animClipListView == null || animClipListView.getItems().isEmpty()) return;
        javafx.scene.control.Dialog<javafx.scene.control.ButtonType> dlg = new javafx.scene.control.Dialog<>();
+        dlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
        dlg.setTitle("Animations-Set speichern");
        dlg.setHeaderText("Clips und Aktions-Zuweisung für das Set konfigurieren");
        javafx.scene.control.ButtonType ok = new javafx.scene.control.ButtonType("Speichern",
@@ -9706,6 +9780,7 @@ public class EditorApp extends Application {

            javafx.scene.control.Dialog<javafx.scene.control.ButtonType> addDlg =
                    new javafx.scene.control.Dialog<>();
+            addDlg.initOwner(primaryStage);
            addDlg.setTitle("Aktion zuweisen");
            javafx.scene.control.ButtonType addOk = new javafx.scene.control.ButtonType("Hinzufügen",
                    javafx.scene.control.ButtonBar.ButtonData.OK_DONE);
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/SharedInput.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/SharedInput.java
@@ -631,6 +631,13 @@ public class SharedInput {
    public final java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference<String>
            animStripClipsRequest = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference<>();

+    // ── Impostor-Regenerierung ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    /** JFX → JME: Impostor (lod2) für das angegebene j3o neu generieren + in gleicher Datei speichern.
+     *  Wert: relativer Asset-Pfad (z.B. "Models/trees/pine/medium/pine_medium_xxx.j3o"). null = kein Auftrag. */
+    public final AtomicReference<String> modelEditorRegenerateImpostor = new AtomicReference<>();
+    /** JME → JFX: Status nach Impostor-Regen ("OK" oder "Fehler: …"). */
+    public volatile String modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus = null;
+
    /** JME3 → JavaFX: Status-Meldung für Clip- und Set-Operationen. */
    public volatile String animOpStatus      = null;
    /** JME3 → JavaFX: Status-Meldung für Einbett-Operationen (Character Editor). */
@@ -681,6 +688,9 @@ public class SharedInput {
    public volatile float   modelEditorBoundsD      = 0f;
    public volatile boolean modelEditorBoundsReady  = false;

+    /** JME → JFX: Polygonanzahl der aktuell sichtbaren LOD-Stufe. */
+    public volatile int     modelEditorPolyCount    = 0;
+
    /** JFX → JME: aktuelle Skalierung (Echtzeit-Vorschau). */
    public volatile float   modelEditorScaleX       = 1f;
    public volatile float   modelEditorScaleY       = 1f;
@@ -719,6 +729,9 @@ public class SharedInput {
    public volatile boolean modelEditorLodChanged  = false;
    /** JFX → JME: Eingebettetes LOD aus j3o entfernen und speichern (1=lod1, 2=lod2, -1=kein Auftrag). */
    public volatile int     modelEditorRemoveEmbeddedLod = -1;
+    /** JFX → JME: In-Memory-LODs in die j3o-Datei einbetten und speichern. */
+    public volatile boolean modelEditorEmbedLodsRequest = false;
+    public volatile java.nio.file.Path modelEditorEmbedLodsPath = null;

    /** JFX → JME: Richtung der Hauptlichtquelle in der Vorschau.
     *  Azimut 0–360° (Kompassrichtung), Elevation 0–90° (Höhe über Horizont). */
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/EzTreeState.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/EzTreeState.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.jme3.app.state.BaseAppState;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
 import com.jme3.bounding.BoundingBox;
 import com.jme3.export.binary.BinaryExporter;
+import com.jme3.export.binary.BinaryImporter;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.material.RenderState;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {
    private int                          capturePass     = 0;
    private ByteBuffer[]                 capturePixels   = new ByteBuffer[ImpostorUtil.DIRS];

+    // ── Impostor-Regen-Phase (bestehendes j3o aktualisieren) ─────────────────
+    private Path pendingRegenAbsPath = null;
+    private Node pendingRegenRoot    = null;
+
    public EzTreeState(SharedInput input) { this.input = input; }

    // ── Lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -100,11 +105,18 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {

        if (pendingRequest != null && captureReady[0]) {
            finishCapture();
-        } else if (pendingRequest == null) {
+        } else if (pendingRegenAbsPath != null && captureReady[0]) {
+            finishRegenCapture();
+        } else if (pendingRequest == null && pendingRegenAbsPath == null) {
+            String regenAsset = input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostor.getAndSet(null);
+            if (regenAsset != null) {
+                startImpostorRegen(regenAsset);
+            } else {
                SharedInput.EzTreeGenRequest req = input.ezTreeGenQueue.poll();
                if (req != null) startGeneration(req);
            }
        }
+    }

    // ── Phase 1: Generierung ──────────────────────────────────────────────────

@@ -122,6 +134,18 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {
        ld1Node.setLocalScale(1f / 3f);

        BoundingBox bb = boundsOf(hdNode);
+        // Stammbasis auf Y=0 setzen: 1/3-Scale legt den Stamm typischerweise
+        // bei Y>0. Translation in hdNode/ld1Node einbacken, damit das j3o
+        // ohne Laufzeit-Korrektur auf dem Terrain steht.
+        if (bb != null) {
+            float minY = bb.getCenter().y - bb.getYExtent();
+            if (Math.abs(minY) > 0.01f) {
+                hdNode.setLocalTranslation(0f, -minY, 0f);
+                ld1Node.setLocalTranslation(0f, -minY, 0f);
+                hdNode.updateGeometricState();
+                bb = boundsOf(hdNode);
+            }
+        }
        float camDist = bb != null
                ? Math.max(bb.getXExtent(), Math.max(bb.getYExtent(), bb.getZExtent())) * 3.2f
                : 20f;
@@ -155,9 +179,8 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {

    private Node buildLod1Node(SharedInput.EzTreeGenRequest req) {
        TreeOptions opts = req.options();
-        // Versuche Node.js mit halber Blattanzahl – gleiche Baumform/-größe wie LOD0.
+        // Blattanzahl nicht reduzieren – nur Bark-Geometrie (sections/segments) vereinfachen.
        TreeOptions ld = opts.copy();
-        ld.leaves.count = Math.max(0, opts.leaves.count / 2);
        Node n = tryNodeJsGeneration(new SharedInput.EzTreeGenRequest(ld, req.presetName(), false));
        if (n != null) {
            n.setName("EzTree_ld1");
@@ -505,6 +528,106 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {
        return null;
    }

+    // ── Impostor-Regen für bestehendes j3o ───────────────────────────────────
+
+    private void startImpostorRegen(String assetPath) {
+        cleanupCapture();
+        try {
+            Path absPath = ASSET_ROOT.resolve(assetPath);
+            BinaryImporter im = BinaryImporter.getInstance();
+            im.setAssetManager(assets);
+            Object s = im.load(absPath.toFile());
+            if (!(s instanceof Node root)) {
+                input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus = "Fehler: kein Node in " + absPath.getFileName();
+                input.treeGenStatusMsg = input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus;
+                return;
+            }
+            if (root.getChildren().isEmpty() || !(root.getChild(0) instanceof Node hdNode)) {
+                input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus = "Fehler: kein HD-Kind in " + absPath.getFileName();
+                input.treeGenStatusMsg = input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus;
+                return;
+            }
+            root.updateGeometricState();
+            BoundingBox bb = boundsOf(hdNode);
+            if (bb == null) {
+                bb = new BoundingBox(Vector3f.ZERO, 5f, 10f, 5f);
+            }
+
+            pendingRegenAbsPath = absPath;
+            pendingRegenRoot    = root;
+            pendingHdNode       = hdNode;
+            pendingBb           = bb;
+            capturePass         = 0;
+            capturePixels       = new ByteBuffer[ImpostorUtil.DIRS];
+
+            startCapturePass(0);
+            input.treeGenStatusMsg = "Impostor neu generieren (1/" + ImpostorUtil.DIRS + ")…";
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("[EzTree] Impostor-Regen fehlgeschlagen: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+            input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus = "Fehler: " + e.getMessage();
+            input.treeGenStatusMsg = input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void finishRegenCapture() {
+        capturePixels[capturePass] = ImpostorUtil.readPixels(app, captureFB);
+        ImpostorUtil.cleanup(app, captureVP, captureFB);
+        captureVP = null;
+        captureFB = null;
+        captureReady[0] = false;
+
+        if (capturePass < ImpostorUtil.DIRS - 1) {
+            capturePass++;
+            input.treeGenStatusMsg = "Impostor neu generieren (" + (capturePass + 1) + "/" + ImpostorUtil.DIRS + ")…";
+            startCapturePass(capturePass);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Path absPath        = pendingRegenAbsPath;
+        Node root           = pendingRegenRoot;
+        BoundingBox bb      = pendingBb;
+        ByteBuffer[] pixels = capturePixels;
+
+        pendingRegenAbsPath = null;
+        pendingRegenRoot    = null;
+        pendingHdNode       = null;
+        pendingBb           = null;
+        capturePixels       = new ByteBuffer[ImpostorUtil.DIRS];
+
+        ByteBuffer atlas   = ImpostorUtil.combineAtlas(pixels);
+        Texture2D atlasTex = ImpostorUtil.buildAtlasTexture(atlas);
+
+        Spatial oldLod2 = root.getChild("lod2");
+        if (oldLod2 != null) root.detachChild(oldLod2);
+
+        Node newLod2 = ImpostorUtil.makeImpostorNode(bb, atlasTex, assets);
+        newLod2.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+        newLod2.setShadowMode(com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.ShadowMode.Off);
+        root.attachChild(newLod2);
+
+        stripControlsRecursive(root);
+
+        try {
+            BinaryExporter.getInstance().save(root, absPath.toFile());
+            log.info("[EzTree] Impostor gespeichert: {}", absPath.getFileName());
+            input.treeGenStatusMsg = "Impostor gespeichert: " + absPath.getFileName();
+            input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus = "OK";
+            input.refreshAssets = true;
+        } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
+            log.error("[EzTree] Impostor-Regen Speichern fehlgeschlagen: {}", e.getMessage());
+            input.treeGenStatusMsg = "Impostor-Regen-Fehler: " + e.getMessage();
+            input.modelEditorRegenerateImpostorStatus = "Fehler: " + e.getMessage();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void stripControlsRecursive(Spatial s) {
+        while (s.getNumControls() > 0) s.removeControl(s.getControl(0));
+        if (s instanceof Node n) {
+            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) stripControlsRecursive(child);
+        }
+    }
+
    private void cleanupCapture() {
        ImpostorUtil.cleanup(app, captureVP, captureFB);
        captureVP = null;
@@ -579,8 +702,7 @@ public class EzTreeState extends BaseAppState {
            Path baseDir = ASSET_ROOT.resolve("Models").resolve("trees").resolve(subPath);
            Files.createDirectories(baseDir);
            Path outPath = baseDir.resolve(fileName + ".j3o");
-            // Controls vor Export entfernen (nicht serialisierbar über BinaryExporter)
-            while (lodRoot.getNumControls() > 0) lodRoot.removeControl(lodRoot.getControl(0));
+            stripControlsRecursive(lodRoot);
            BinaryExporter.getInstance().save(lodRoot, outPath.toFile());

            de.blight.common.ModelMeta meta = new de.blight.common.ModelMeta(
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/ModelEditorState.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/ModelEditorState.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.jme3.anim.SkinningControl;
 import com.jme3.util.BufferUtils;
 import de.blight.editor.SharedInput;
 import de.blight.editor.util.ImpostorUtil;
+import de.blight.editor.util.ModelExportUtil;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
    private boolean    hasEmbeddedLods    = false;
    private Spatial[]  embeddedLodSpatials = null;

+    // true wenn showSpatialDirectly() zuletzt einen generierten Preview in modelWrapper gelegt hat.
+    // Beim Wechsel zurück zu einem eingebetteten LOD muss originalSpatial wiederhergestellt werden.
+    private boolean showingDirectPreview = false;
+
    // Materialien mit eigenem m_LightDir (Tree.j3md / TreeLeaf.j3md) – werden jedes Frame aktualisiert
    private final java.util.List<Material> treeLightMaterials = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
    // PBR-Materialien (PBRLighting) – brauchen EmissivePower=1 als IBL-Fallback
@@ -148,6 +153,25 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
        // Welt sofort ausblenden, auch wenn noch kein Modell geladen ist
        if (previewRoot == null) enterPreview();

+        // Scale-Bake und LOD-Einbettung VOR dem Modellwechsel verarbeiten.
+        // Sonst würde ein openPath im gleichen Frame die Preview-Nodes leeren,
+        // bevor embedLodsAndSave() sie lesen kann → LODs würden nicht gespeichert.
+        if (input.modelEditorBakeScaleRequest) {
+            input.modelEditorBakeScaleRequest = false;
+            Path bakePath = input.modelEditorBakeScalePath;
+            if (bakePath != null) {
+                bakeScaleIntoModel(bakePath,
+                        input.modelEditorScaleX,
+                        input.modelEditorScaleY,
+                        input.modelEditorScaleZ);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (input.modelEditorEmbedLodsRequest) {
+            input.modelEditorEmbedLodsRequest = false;
+            embedLodsAndSave(input.modelEditorEmbedLodsPath);
+        }
+
        // Modell laden
        String openPath = input.modelEditorOpenPath;
        if (openPath != null) {
@@ -186,8 +210,22 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
                }
                showSpatialDirectly(genPreview.clone());
            } else if (hasEmbeddedLods && embeddedLodSpatials != null) {
+                // Nach showSpatialDirectly() ist originalSpatial aus modelWrapper raus – wiederherstellen
+                if (showingDirectPreview && originalSpatial != null) {
+                    if (modelWrapper != null) previewRoot.detachChild(modelWrapper);
+                    modelWrapper = new Node("model_wrapper");
+                    modelWrapper.attachChild(originalSpatial);
+                    applyScale(input.modelEditorScaleX, input.modelEditorScaleY, input.modelEditorScaleZ);
+                    previewRoot.attachChild(modelWrapper);
+                    showingDirectPreview = false;
+                }
                // Eingebettete LOD-Kinder direkt ein-/ausblenden
-                int lodIdx = Math.min(input.modelEditorLodPreview, embeddedLodSpatials.length - 1);
+                int lodIdx = input.modelEditorLodPreview;
+                // Fallback auf 0 wenn der gewünschte Index keinen Eintrag hat
+                if (lodIdx >= embeddedLodSpatials.length || embeddedLodSpatials[lodIdx] == null) {
+                    lodIdx = 0;
+                    input.modelEditorLodPreview = 0;
+                }
                for (int i = 0; i < embeddedLodSpatials.length; i++) {
                    if (embeddedLodSpatials[i] != null) {
                        boolean show = (i == lodIdx);
@@ -195,6 +233,7 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
                        embeddedLodSpatials[i].setShadowMode(RenderQueue.ShadowMode.Off);
                    }
                }
+                updateBounds();
            } else {
                // Pfad-basierter Fallback
                String path = switch (input.modelEditorLodPreview) {
@@ -251,18 +290,6 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
                    input.modelEditorAttachedEmitters);
        }

-        // Scale in j3o einbrennen (vor Thumbnail, damit Thumbnail die gebackene Datei erhält)
-        if (input.modelEditorBakeScaleRequest) {
-            input.modelEditorBakeScaleRequest = false;
-            Path bakePath = input.modelEditorBakeScalePath;
-            if (bakePath != null) {
-                bakeScaleIntoModel(bakePath,
-                        input.modelEditorScaleX,
-                        input.modelEditorScaleY,
-                        input.modelEditorScaleZ);
-            }
-        }
-
        // Thumbnail auf Anforderung generieren
        Path thumbReq = input.modelEditorThumbnailRequest;
        if (thumbReq != null && modelWrapper != null) {
@@ -364,6 +391,7 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
        currentPath = assetPath;

        modelWrapper = new Node("model_wrapper");
+        showingDirectPreview = false;
        hasEmbeddedLods    = false;
        embeddedLodSpatials = null;
        input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLods = false;
@@ -383,18 +411,43 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
            originalSpatial = model;
            modelWrapper.attachChild(model);

-            // Eingebettete LODs erkennen: Node mit ≥2 Kindern, wobei Kind 0 sichtbar
-            // und alle weiteren mit CullHint.Always gesetzt sind (EZ-Tree / TreeGenerator-Muster).
-            if (model instanceof Node rootNode && rootNode.getChildren().size() >= 2) {
+            // Eingebettete LODs erkennen: Node mit ≥2 Kindern, wobei mindestens eines
+            // hinter Index 0 CullHint.Always hat (EZ-Tree / TreeGenerator-Muster).
+            // embeddedLodSpatials ist immer 3 Einträge: [0]=HD, [1]=LOD1|null, [2]=LOD2|null
+            if (model instanceof Node rootNode) {
+                log.info("[ModelEditor] Geladen '{}': {} direkte Kinder", assetPath, rootNode.getChildren().size());
+                for (int i = 0; i < rootNode.getChildren().size(); i++) {
+                    Spatial c = rootNode.getChild(i);
+                    log.info("[ModelEditor]   [{}] '{}' cullHint={}", i, c.getName(), c.getCullHint());
+                }
+                if (rootNode.getChildren().size() >= 2) {
                    var children = rootNode.getChildren();
-                boolean lodPattern = children.stream().skip(1)
-                        .allMatch(s -> s.getCullHint() == Spatial.CullHint.Always);
-                if (lodPattern) {
-                    embeddedLodSpatials = children.toArray(new Spatial[0]);
-                    hasEmbeddedLods     = true;
+                    boolean hasAnyHidden = children.stream().skip(1)
+                            .anyMatch(s -> s.getCullHint() == Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+                    log.info("[ModelEditor] hasAnyHidden (ab Index 1)={}", hasAnyHidden);
+                    if (hasAnyHidden) {
+                        embeddedLodSpatials = new Spatial[3];
+                        embeddedLodSpatials[0] = children.get(0);
+                        for (int i = 1; i < children.size(); i++) {
+                            Spatial child = children.get(i);
+                            if (child.getCullHint() != Spatial.CullHint.Always) continue;
+                            if ("lod2".equals(child.getName())) {
+                                embeddedLodSpatials[2] = child;
+                            } else {
+                                embeddedLodSpatials[1] = child;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        hasEmbeddedLods = embeddedLodSpatials[1] != null || embeddedLodSpatials[2] != null;
+                        log.info("[ModelEditor] Eingebettete LODs erkannt: lod1={}, lod2={}",
+                                embeddedLodSpatials[1] != null, embeddedLodSpatials[2] != null);
+                        if (hasEmbeddedLods) {
                            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLods = true;
-                    input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1 = embeddedLodSpatials.length > 1;
-                    input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 = embeddedLodSpatials.length > 2;
+                            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1 = embeddedLodSpatials[1] != null;
+                            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 = embeddedLodSpatials[2] != null;
+                        } else {
+                            embeddedLodSpatials = null;
+                        }
+                    }
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -481,6 +534,7 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
        if (previewRoot == null) enterPreview();
        if (modelWrapper != null) previewRoot.detachChild(modelWrapper);
        modelWrapper = new Node("model_wrapper");
+        showingDirectPreview = true;
        stripControls(spatial);
        treeLightMaterials.clear();
        pbrMaterials.clear();
@@ -630,8 +684,13 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {

        if (toRemove.getParent() != null) toRemove.getParent().detachChild(toRemove);
        embeddedLodSpatials[lodIdx] = null;
-        if (lodIdx == 1) input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1 = false;
-        else if (lodIdx == 2) input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 = false;
+        if (lodIdx == 1) {
+            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1 = false;
+            // LOD2 setzt LOD1 voraus — Kaskade: LOD2 ebenfalls entfernen
+            removeEmbeddedLod(2);
+        } else if (lodIdx == 2) {
+            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 = false;
+        }

        if (input.modelEditorLodPreview == lodIdx) {
            input.modelEditorLodPreview = 0;
@@ -654,7 +713,8 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
                java.nio.file.Path absPath = ASSET_ROOT.resolve(currentPath);
                Spatial root = modelWrapper.getChild(0);
                BinaryExporter.getInstance().save(root, absPath.toFile());
-                app.getAssetManager().clearCache();
+                syncToMirrors(absPath);
+                app.getAssetManager().deleteFromCache(new com.jme3.asset.ModelKey(currentPath));
                log.info("[ModelEditor] LOD {} entfernt, Datei gespeichert: {}", lodIdx, currentPath);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                log.error("[ModelEditor] Speichern nach LOD-Entfernung fehlgeschlagen: {}", ex.getMessage(), ex);
@@ -781,10 +841,22 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
            input.modelEditorBoundsH     = bb.getYExtent() * 2f;
            input.modelEditorBoundsD     = bb.getZExtent() * 2f;
            input.modelEditorBoundsReady = true;
+            input.modelEditorPolyCount   = countVisibleTriangles(modelWrapper);
            orbitCenter = bb.getCenter().clone();
        }
    }

+    private static int countVisibleTriangles(Spatial s) {
+        if (s == null || s.getCullHint() == Spatial.CullHint.Always) return 0;
+        if (s instanceof Geometry g) return g.getMesh().getTriangleCount();
+        if (s instanceof Node n) {
+            int sum = 0;
+            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) sum += countVisibleTriangles(child);
+            return sum;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
    private BoundingBox getBoundingBox() {
        if (modelWrapper == null) return null;
        modelWrapper.updateGeometricState();
@@ -894,15 +966,29 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
        int i = 0;
        while (i < s.getNumControls()) {
            com.jme3.scene.control.Control c = s.getControl(i);
-            if (c instanceof ImpostorUtil.ImpostorViewControl) { i++; }
+            if (c instanceof ImpostorUtil.ImpostorViewControl
+                    || c instanceof com.jme3.scene.control.BillboardControl) { i++; }
            else { s.removeControl(c); }
        }
        if (s instanceof Node n) n.getChildren().forEach(ModelEditorState::stripControls);
    }

+    private static boolean isImpostorNode(Node n) {
+        // Direktkinder prüfen (NICHT rekursiv) – Node.getChild() sucht den ganzen Baum
+        for (Spatial c : n.getChildren()) {
+            if ("quad_0".equals(c.getName())) return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
    private void initImpostorControls(Spatial s) {
        ImpostorUtil.ImpostorViewControl ctrl = s.getControl(ImpostorUtil.ImpostorViewControl.class);
-        if (ctrl != null) ctrl.setCamera(cam);
+        if (ctrl != null) {
+            ctrl.setCamera(cam);
+        } else if (s instanceof Node n && isImpostorNode(n)) {
+            // Impostor-Node nach j3o-Reload ohne gespeicherten Control → neu hinzufügen
+            ImpostorUtil.addViewControl(n, cam);
+        }
        if (s instanceof Node n) {
            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) initImpostorControls(child);
        }
@@ -964,6 +1050,190 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
        }
    }

+    // ── LOD-Einbettung ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    /**
+     * Kopiert eine gespeicherte j3o-Datei in alle bekannten Spiegel-Verzeichnisse
+     * (IntelliJ bin/main und Gradle build/resources/main), damit JME's ClasspathLocator
+     * nicht die veraltete Fassung aus dem Classpath lädt.
+     */
+    private void syncToMirrors(Path savedFile) {
+        java.nio.file.Path rel;
+        try {
+            rel = ASSET_ROOT.relativize(savedFile);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return;
+        }
+        java.nio.file.Path projectRoot = de.blight.editor.ProjectRoot.PATH;
+        java.nio.file.Path[] mirrors = {
+            projectRoot.resolve("blight-assets").resolve("bin").resolve("main").resolve(rel),
+            projectRoot.resolve("blight-assets").resolve("build").resolve("resources").resolve("main").resolve(rel),
+        };
+        for (java.nio.file.Path mirror : mirrors) {
+            if (java.nio.file.Files.exists(mirror)) {
+                try {
+                    java.nio.file.Files.copy(savedFile, mirror,
+                            java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                    log.info("[ModelEditor] Spiegel aktualisiert: {}", mirror);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    log.warn("[ModelEditor] Spiegel-Update fehlgeschlagen ({}): {}", mirror, e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void embedLodsAndSave(Path j3oPath) {
+        log.info("[ModelEditor] embedLodsAndSave aufgerufen: path={}, originalSpatial={}",
+                j3oPath, originalSpatial != null ? originalSpatial.getName() : "null");
+        if (j3oPath == null || originalSpatial == null) {
+            log.warn("[ModelEditor] embedLodsAndSave abgebrochen: j3oPath={} originalSpatial={}",
+                    j3oPath, originalSpatial);
+            return;
+        }
+        Spatial lod1Preview = input.modelImportLod1PreviewNode.get();
+        Spatial lod2Preview = input.modelImportLod2PreviewNode.get();
+        log.info("[ModelEditor] Preview-Nodes: lod1={}, lod2={}",
+                lod1Preview != null ? lod1Preview.getName() : "null",
+                lod2Preview != null ? lod2Preview.getName() : "null");
+        if (lod1Preview == null && lod2Preview == null) {
+            log.warn("[ModelEditor] Beide Preview-Nodes null – kein Einbetten möglich");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!(originalSpatial instanceof Node rootNode)) {
+            log.warn("[ModelEditor] LOD-Einbettung: Modell-Root kein Node – abgebrochen");
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            log.info("[ModelEditor] rootNode '{}' hat vor Einbettung {} Kinder",
+                    rootNode.getName(), rootNode.getChildren().size());
+            for (int i = 0; i < rootNode.getChildren().size(); i++) {
+                Spatial c = rootNode.getChild(i);
+                log.info("[ModelEditor]   [{}] '{}' cullHint={}", i, c.getName(), c.getCullHint());
+            }
+
+            // Vorhandene LODs selektiv ersetzen:
+            // Index 0 (HD-Modell) NIEMALS entfernen, auch wenn CullHint.Always gesetzt ist.
+            if (lod1Preview != null) {
+                Spatial oldLod1 = null;
+                for (int i = 1; i < rootNode.getChildren().size(); i++) {
+                    Spatial c = rootNode.getChild(i);
+                    if (!"lod2".equals(c.getName())) { oldLod1 = c; break; }
+                }
+                if (oldLod1 != null) {
+                    log.info("[ModelEditor] Altes LOD1 '{}' entfernt", oldLod1.getName());
+                    rootNode.detachChild(oldLod1);
+                }
+            }
+            if (lod2Preview != null) {
+                Spatial oldLod2 = rootNode.getChild("lod2");
+                if (oldLod2 != null) {
+                    log.info("[ModelEditor] Altes LOD2 '{}' entfernt", oldLod2.getName());
+                    rootNode.detachChild(oldLod2);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Controls aus dem gesamten Baum entfernen (nicht serialisierbar im Game-Modul)
+            ModelExportUtil.stripControls(rootNode);
+
+            if (lod1Preview != null) {
+                Spatial l1 = lod1Preview.clone();
+                l1.setName("lod1");
+                ModelExportUtil.stripControls(l1);
+                l1.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+                rootNode.attachChild(l1);
+                log.info("[ModelEditor] LOD1 eingebettet als '{}'", l1.getName());
+            }
+            if (lod2Preview != null) {
+                Spatial l2 = lod2Preview.clone();
+                l2.setName("lod2");
+                ModelExportUtil.stripControls(l2);
+                l2.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+                l2.setShadowMode(com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.ShadowMode.Off);
+                rootNode.attachChild(l2);
+                log.info("[ModelEditor] LOD2 eingebettet als '{}'", l2.getName());
+            }
+
+            // HD-Modell (Index 0): sichtbar speichern und als "lod0" kennzeichnen
+            // damit WorldObjectsState Fall A (eingebettetes LOD) korrekt erkennt.
+            if (!rootNode.getChildren().isEmpty()) {
+                Spatial hd = rootNode.getChild(0);
+                hd.setName("lod0");
+                hd.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
+            }
+
+            log.info("[ModelEditor] rootNode '{}' hat vor dem Speichern {} Kinder:",
+                    rootNode.getName(), rootNode.getChildren().size());
+            for (int i = 0; i < rootNode.getChildren().size(); i++) {
+                Spatial c = rootNode.getChild(i);
+                log.info("[ModelEditor]   [{}] '{}' cullHint={}", i, c.getName(), c.getCullHint());
+            }
+
+            BinaryExporter.getInstance().save(rootNode, j3oPath.toFile());
+            long fileSize = j3oPath.toFile().length();
+            log.info("[ModelEditor] j3o gespeichert: {} ({} bytes)", j3oPath, fileSize);
+            syncToMirrors(j3oPath);
+
+            String relPath = ASSET_ROOT.relativize(j3oPath).toString().replace('\\', '/');
+            app.getAssetManager().deleteFromCache(new com.jme3.asset.ModelKey(relPath));
+
+            // In-Memory-Zustand ohne Reload synchronisieren (immer 3 Slots: [HD, LOD1, LOD2])
+            embeddedLodSpatials = new Spatial[3];
+            embeddedLodSpatials[0] = rootNode.getChild(0);
+            for (int i = 1; i < rootNode.getChildren().size(); i++) {
+                Spatial child = rootNode.getChild(i);
+                if ("lod2".equals(child.getName())) {
+                    embeddedLodSpatials[2] = child;
+                } else {
+                    embeddedLodSpatials[1] = child;
+                }
+            }
+            hasEmbeddedLods = true;
+            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLods = true;
+            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1 = embeddedLodSpatials[1] != null;
+            input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2 = embeddedLodSpatials[2] != null;
+            log.info("[ModelEditor] In-Memory-Status: hasLod1={}, hasLod2={}",
+                    input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod1, input.modelEditorHasEmbeddedLod2);
+
+            // ImpostorViewControl auf Impostor-Knoten wiederherstellen (für korrekte Editor-Anzeige)
+            for (Spatial s : embeddedLodSpatials) {
+                if (s instanceof Node ln && isImpostorNode(ln)) {
+                    if (ln.getControl(ImpostorUtil.ImpostorViewControl.class) == null) {
+                        ImpostorUtil.addViewControl(ln, cam);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // originalSpatial (= rootNode) in modelWrapper wiederherstellen.
+            // showSpatialDirectly() könnte modelWrapper durch einen Preview-Klon ersetzt haben.
+            if (previewRoot != null) {
+                if (modelWrapper != null) previewRoot.detachChild(modelWrapper);
+                modelWrapper = new Node("model_wrapper");
+                modelWrapper.attachChild(rootNode);
+                applyScale(input.modelEditorScaleX, input.modelEditorScaleY, input.modelEditorScaleZ);
+                previewRoot.attachChild(modelWrapper);
+                showingDirectPreview = false;
+            }
+
+            // LOD-Vorschau auf HD (Index 0) zurücksetzen
+            input.modelEditorLodPreview = 0;
+            embeddedLodSpatials[0].setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
+            for (int i = 1; i < embeddedLodSpatials.length; i++) {
+                if (embeddedLodSpatials[i] != null) {
+                    embeddedLodSpatials[i].setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+                }
+            }
+
+            input.modelImportHasLod1 = false;
+            input.modelImportHasLod2 = false;
+            input.modelImportLod1PreviewNode.set(null);
+            input.modelImportLod2PreviewNode.set(null);
+
+            log.info("[ModelEditor] LOD-Einbettung abgeschlossen: {}", j3oPath.getFileName());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("[ModelEditor] LOD-Einbettung fehlgeschlagen: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
    // ── Scale-Bake ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    /**
@@ -985,11 +1255,12 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
                log.info("[ModelEditor] Animiert: Scale ({},{},{}) als Spatial-Transform gespeichert", sx, sy, sz);
            } else {
                root.setLocalScale(sx, sy, sz);
-                ModelImportState.stripControls(root);
-                ModelImportState.bakeTransform(root, new Matrix4f());
+                ModelExportUtil.stripControls(root);
+                ModelExportUtil.bakeTransform(root, new Matrix4f());
                log.info("[ModelEditor] Statisch: Scale ({},{},{}) in Vertices gebacken", sx, sy, sz);
            }
            BinaryExporter.getInstance().save(root, j3oPath.toFile());
+            syncToMirrors(j3oPath);
            log.info("[ModelEditor] j3o nach Bake gespeichert: {}", j3oPath.getFileName());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.error("[ModelEditor] Scale-Bake fehlgeschlagen: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
@@ -1030,6 +1301,7 @@ public class ModelEditorState extends BaseAppState {
            if (savable instanceof Spatial root) {
                ThumbnailRenderer.embed(root, pngBytes);
                BinaryExporter.getInstance().save(root, j3oPath.toFile());
+                syncToMirrors(j3oPath);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.error("[ModelEditor] j3o-Embed fehlgeschlagen: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/ModelImportState.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/state/ModelImportState.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.blight.editor.state;

+import de.blight.editor.util.ModelExportUtil;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
@@ -104,10 +106,14 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
                input.modelImportHasLod1 = false;
                input.modelImportLod1PreviewNode.set(null);
                input.modelLodGenStatus = "LOD1: (entfernt)";
-                if (input.modelEditorLodPreview == 1) {
+                if (input.modelEditorLodPreview == 1 || input.modelEditorLodPreview == 2) {
                    input.modelEditorLodPreview = 0;
                    input.modelEditorLodChanged = true;
                }
+                // LOD2 setzt LOD1 voraus — Kaskade
+                lod2Node = null;
+                input.modelImportHasLod2 = false;
+                input.modelImportLod2PreviewNode.set(null);
            } else if (clearLod == 2) {
                lod2Node = null;
                input.modelImportHasLod2 = false;
@@ -161,17 +167,21 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
        }
        try {
            Spatial clone = modelSpatial.clone();
-            stripControls(clone);
+            ModelExportUtil.stripControls(clone);

            int trisBefore = countTriangles(clone);

+            // Blätter bei Bäumen von der Decimation ausnehmen (Vertices sollen unverändert bleiben)
+            String path = modelEditorState.getCurrentPath();
+            boolean skipLeaves = path != null && path.replace('\\', '/').contains("Models/trees");
+
            // Welding schafft geteilte Vertices → Manifold-Kanten für beide Algorithmen nötig
            weldVerticesRecursive(clone, 0.01f);

            if ("jme".equals(input.modelLodAlgorithm)) {
-                decimateRecursiveJme(clone, 1.0f - reduction);
+                decimateRecursiveJme(clone, 1.0f - reduction, skipLeaves);
            } else {
-                decimateRecursiveBlight(clone, 1.0f - reduction);
+                decimateRecursiveBlight(clone, 1.0f - reduction, skipLeaves);
            }

            Node wrapper;
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
        else        input.modelImportHasLod2 = false;
        try {
            Spatial loaded = assets.loadModel(assetPath);
-            stripControls(loaded);
+            ModelExportUtil.stripControls(loaded);
            Node wrapper;
            if (loaded instanceof Node n) wrapper = n;
            else { wrapper = new Node("lod" + level); wrapper.attachChild(loaded); }
@@ -253,7 +263,7 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
        Spatial cleanClone = src.clone();
        // Controls entfernen, damit z.B. ein ImportLodControl den CullHint
        // nicht auf lod0 zurücksetzt und die Geometrie im Capture unsichtbar macht.
-        stripControls(cleanClone);
+        ModelExportUtil.stripControls(cleanClone);
        cleanClone.setLocalTranslation(Vector3f.ZERO);
        cleanClone.setLocalScale(input.modelEditorScaleX, input.modelEditorScaleY, input.modelEditorScaleZ);
        cleanClone.setLocalRotation(Quaternion.IDENTITY);
@@ -337,7 +347,7 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {

            // Clone original, apply target scale, compute bottom-aligned pivot
            Spatial lod0 = srcSpatial.clone();
-            stripControls(lod0);
+            ModelExportUtil.stripControls(lod0);
            lod0.setLocalScale(sx, sy, sz);
            lod0.setLocalTranslation(Vector3f.ZERO);
            lod0.updateGeometricState();
@@ -348,7 +358,7 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
                translationY = -(bb.getCenter().y - bb.getYExtent()) + pivotY;
            }
            lod0.setLocalTranslation(0f, translationY, 0f);
-            bakeTransform(lod0, new Matrix4f());
+            ModelExportUtil.bakeTransform(lod0, new Matrix4f());
            lod0.setName("lod0");

            Node root = new Node(fileName);
@@ -366,11 +376,17 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
            }
            if (lod2Node != null) {
                lod2Node.setName("lod2");
+                boolean isImpostor = (lod2Node instanceof Node ln && ln.getChild("quad_0") != null);
+                if (isImpostor) {
+                    // Impostor-Quads haben vorberechnete Weltpositionen – bakeTransform würde die Geometrie zerstören
+                    ModelExportUtil.stripControls(lod2Node);
+                } else {
                    lod2Node.setLocalScale(sx, sy, sz);
                    lod2Node.setLocalTranslation(0f, translationY, 0f);
+                    bakeSpatialInPlace(lod2Node);
+                }
                lod2Node.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
                lod2Node.setShadowMode(RenderQueue.ShadowMode.Off);
-                bakeSpatialInPlace(lod2Node);
                root.attachChild(lod2Node);
            }

@@ -428,8 +444,11 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
    // ── Mesh-Decimation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    /** JME3 Progressive Mesh: verwendet JME's LodGenerator direkt. */
-    private static void decimateRecursiveJme(Spatial s, float keepRatio) {
+    private static void decimateRecursiveJme(Spatial s, float keepRatio, boolean skipLeaves) {
        if (s instanceof Geometry g) {
+            if (skipLeaves && isLeafGeometry(g)) {
+                return;
+            }
            Mesh mesh = g.getMesh();
            int origTris = mesh.getTriangleCount();
            try {
@@ -451,7 +470,7 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
                log.warn("[ModelImport] JME bakeLods fehlgeschlagen für {}: {}", g.getName(), e.getMessage());
            }
        } else if (s instanceof Node n) {
-            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) decimateRecursiveJme(child, keepRatio);
+            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) decimateRecursiveJme(child, keepRatio, skipLeaves);
        }
    }

@@ -459,14 +478,34 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {
     * Blight Edge Collapse: verschmilzt Kanten (je zwei geteilte Dreiecke) iterativ,
     * bis die Zielanzahl erreicht ist. Das Mesh bleibt durchgehend geschlossen.
     */
-    private static void decimateRecursiveBlight(Spatial s, float keepRatio) {
+    private static void decimateRecursiveBlight(Spatial s, float keepRatio, boolean skipLeaves) {
        if (s instanceof Geometry g) {
+            if (skipLeaves && isLeafGeometry(g)) {
+                return;
+            }
            g.setMesh(edgeCollapseMesh(g.getMesh(), keepRatio));
        } else if (s instanceof Node n) {
-            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) decimateRecursiveBlight(child, keepRatio);
+            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) decimateRecursiveBlight(child, keepRatio, skipLeaves);
        }
    }

+    private static boolean isLeafGeometry(Geometry g) {
+        String name = g.getName();
+        if (name != null) {
+            String lower = name.toLowerCase();
+            if (lower.contains("leaf") || lower.contains("leaves")) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (g.getMaterial() != null && g.getMaterial().getMaterialDef() != null) {
+            String defName = g.getMaterial().getMaterialDef().getName();
+            if (defName != null && defName.contains("TreeLeaf")) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
    /**
     * Extrahiert ein LOD-Level aus JME3's bakeLods-Ergebnis als eigenständiges Mesh.
     * Handhabt alle möglichen Index-Buffer-Formate (UnsignedShort, UnsignedInt, Float).
@@ -738,83 +777,14 @@ public class ModelImportState extends BaseAppState {

    private Spatial bakeSpatial(Spatial source) {
        Spatial clone = source.clone();
-        stripControls(clone);
-        bakeTransform(clone, new Matrix4f());
+        ModelExportUtil.stripControls(clone);
+        ModelExportUtil.bakeTransform(clone, new Matrix4f());
        return clone;
    }

    private void bakeSpatialInPlace(Spatial s) {
-        stripControls(s);
-        bakeTransform(s, new Matrix4f());
-    }
-
-    static void bakeTransform(Spatial s, Matrix4f accum) {
-        Matrix4f localMat = new Matrix4f();
-        s.getLocalTransform().toTransformMatrix(localMat);
-        Matrix4f combined = accum.mult(localMat);
-
-        if (s instanceof Geometry g) {
-            applyMatrixToMesh(g, combined);
-            g.setLocalTranslation(Vector3f.ZERO);
-            g.setLocalScale(1f);
-            g.setLocalRotation(Quaternion.IDENTITY);
-        } else if (s instanceof Node n) {
-            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) bakeTransform(child, combined);
-            n.setLocalTranslation(Vector3f.ZERO);
-            n.setLocalScale(1f);
-            n.setLocalRotation(Quaternion.IDENTITY);
-        }
-    }
-
-    static void applyMatrixToMesh(Geometry g, Matrix4f mat) {
-        Mesh newMesh = g.getMesh().deepClone();
-
-        FloatBuffer pos = newMesh.getFloatBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Position);
-        if (pos != null) {
-            pos.rewind();
-            Vector3f v = new Vector3f();
-            while (pos.remaining() >= 3) {
-                int idx = pos.position();
-                v.set(pos.get(), pos.get(), pos.get());
-                mat.mult(v, v);
-                pos.put(idx, v.x); pos.put(idx + 1, v.y); pos.put(idx + 2, v.z);
-            }
-            pos.rewind();
-            newMesh.getBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Position).setUpdateNeeded();
-        }
-
-        FloatBuffer norm = newMesh.getFloatBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Normal);
-        if (norm != null) {
-            Matrix3f normalMat = buildNormalMatrix(mat);
-            norm.rewind();
-            Vector3f n = new Vector3f();
-            while (norm.remaining() >= 3) {
-                int idx = norm.position();
-                n.set(norm.get(), norm.get(), norm.get());
-                normalMat.mult(n, n); n.normalizeLocal();
-                norm.put(idx, n.x); norm.put(idx + 1, n.y); norm.put(idx + 2, n.z);
-            }
-            norm.rewind();
-            newMesh.getBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Normal).setUpdateNeeded();
-        }
-
-        newMesh.updateBound();
-        g.setMesh(newMesh);
-    }
-
-    static Matrix3f buildNormalMatrix(Matrix4f mat) {
-        Matrix3f m3 = new Matrix3f(
-                mat.m00, mat.m01, mat.m02,
-                mat.m10, mat.m11, mat.m12,
-                mat.m20, mat.m21, mat.m22);
-        try { m3.invertLocal(); m3.transposeLocal(); }
-        catch (Exception e) { m3.loadIdentity(); }
-        return m3;
-    }
-
-    static void stripControls(Spatial s) {
-        while (s.getNumControls() > 0) s.removeControl(s.getControl(0));
-        if (s instanceof Node n) n.getChildren().forEach(ModelImportState::stripControls);
+        ModelExportUtil.stripControls(s);
+        ModelExportUtil.bakeTransform(s, new Matrix4f());
    }

    private static Node wrapInNode(Spatial s, String name) {
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tree/TreeMeshBuilder.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/tree/TreeMeshBuilder.java
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ public class TreeMeshBuilder {

    public MeshResult build(TreeParams p, float quality) {
        boolean hd       = quality >= 0.5f;
-        int     maxLevel = hd ? p.levels : Math.max(1, p.levels - 1);
+        // maxLevel immer voll – Tiefe (= Zahl der Verzweigungsebenen) gilt auch für LD.
+        // Bark-Reduktion erfolgt nur über numSec (/2) und segs (-2), nicht über Tiefe.
+        // Andernfalls fehlt in LD eine ganze Ast-Ebene → exponentiell weniger Blatt-Äste.
+        int     maxLevel = p.levels;

        Rng rng = new Rng(p.seed);
        VertexCollector barkCol = new VertexCollector();
@@ -49,7 +52,11 @@ public class TreeMeshBuilder {
            if (lv >= maxLevel) continue;

            // Per-Level-Parameter
-            int   numSec    = Math.max(1, hd ? TreeParams.lv(p.sections, lv)
+            // Auf dem Blatt-Level (letzte Ebene) immer volle Sektion-Dichte:
+            // Blätter sollen in LD genauso viele Vertices haben wie in HD.
+            boolean isLeafLevel = (lv == maxLevel - 1) && p.generateLeaves;
+            int   numSec    = Math.max(1, (hd || isLeafLevel)
+                                             ? TreeParams.lv(p.sections, lv)
                                             : TreeParams.lv(p.sections, lv) / 2);
            float branchLen = TreeParams.lv(p.length,    lv);
            float baseRad   = TreeParams.lv(p.radius,    lv);
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/util/ImpostorUtil.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/util/ImpostorUtil.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.jme3.renderer.ViewPort;
 import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue;
 import com.jme3.scene.*;
 import com.jme3.scene.control.AbstractControl;
+import com.jme3.scene.control.BillboardControl;
 import com.jme3.texture.FrameBuffer;
 import com.jme3.texture.Image;
 import com.jme3.texture.Texture2D;
@@ -87,17 +88,16 @@ public final class ImpostorUtil {
        applyTreeLighting(capNode, toLight);

        Node scene = new Node("impCapScene");
-        // Hauptlicht (warm, von Kamera-Seite)
+        // Lichtstärken auf typisches In-Game-Tageslicht abgestimmt.
+        // Das Game-FPP wendet Gamma-Korrektur an (lineare Werte erscheinen heller);
+        // deshalb sind die Werte etwas niedriger als die rein visuell korrekten Editor-Werte.
        scene.addLight(new DirectionalLight(fromLight,
-                new ColorRGBA(1.2f, 1.1f, 0.9f, 1f)));
-        // Fülllicht (kühler, von gegenüberliegender Seite)
+                new ColorRGBA(0.70f, 0.65f, 0.52f, 1f)));
        scene.addLight(new DirectionalLight(toLight.mult(-0.7f).addLocal(0f, 0.3f, 0f).normalizeLocal(),
-                new ColorRGBA(0.35f, 0.35f, 0.45f, 1f)));
-        // Oberlicht (Himmelslicht von oben)
+                new ColorRGBA(0.16f, 0.16f, 0.22f, 1f)));
        scene.addLight(new DirectionalLight(new Vector3f(0f, -1f, 0f),
-                new ColorRGBA(0.25f, 0.30f, 0.35f, 1f)));
-        // Starkes Ambient: verhindert vollständig schwarze Stellen bei Lighting.j3md
-        scene.addLight(new AmbientLight(new ColorRGBA(0.55f, 0.55f, 0.57f, 1f)));
+                new ColorRGBA(0.12f, 0.14f, 0.17f, 1f)));
+        scene.addLight(new AmbientLight(new ColorRGBA(0.30f, 0.30f, 0.32f, 1f)));
        scene.attachChild(capNode);

        ViewPort vp = app.getRenderManager().createPostView("impCap_" + System.nanoTime(), capCam);
@@ -181,17 +181,27 @@ public final class ImpostorUtil {
        Material mat = new Material(assets, "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md");
        if (tex != null) mat.setTexture("ColorMap", tex);
        else             mat.setColor("Color", new ColorRGBA(0.18f, 0.5f, 0.1f, 0.9f));
-        mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setBlendMode(RenderState.BlendMode.Alpha);
+        // Alpha Discard (Cutout) statt Alpha Blend:
+        // Transparente Pixel werden verworfen → Depth-Write bleibt aktiv → FogFilter,
+        // WaterFilter und andere Post-Effects sehen die korrekte Tiefe des Impostors.
+        mat.setFloat("AlphaDiscardThreshold", 0.5f);
+        mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setBlendMode(RenderState.BlendMode.Off);
        mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setFaceCullMode(RenderState.FaceCullMode.Back);

        Node n = new Node("lod2");
        for (int d = 0; d < DIRS; d++) {
-            float angle = d * FastMath.TWO_PI / DIRS;
            float uMin = (float) d      / DIRS;
            float uMax = (float)(d + 1) / DIRS;
-            n.attachChild(buildBillboardQuad("quad_" + d, angle, yOff, size, mat.clone(), uMin, uMax));
+            // Alle Quads in derselben Ebene (yRot=0). Der BillboardControl unten
+            // dreht den gesamten Node zur Kamera; ImpostorViewControl wählt den
+            // passenden UV-Streifen per Kamerawinkel.
+            n.attachChild(buildBillboardQuad("quad_" + d, 0f, yOff, size, mat.clone(), uMin, uMax));
        }
-        n.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Transparent);
+        // Opaque-Bucket: Depth-Write aktiv → korrekte Tiefen für alle Post-Effects.
+        n.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Opaque);
+        BillboardControl bc = new BillboardControl();
+        bc.setAlignment(BillboardControl.Alignment.AxialY);
+        n.addControl(bc);
        return n;
    }

@@ -347,20 +357,20 @@ public final class ImpostorUtil {
        protected void controlUpdate(float tpf) {
            if (cam == null || !(spatial instanceof Node n)) return;
            List<Spatial> quads = n.getChildren();
-            if (quads.size() < DIRS) return;
+            int dirs = quads.size();
+            if (dirs < 2) return;

            Vector3f toCamera = cam.getLocation().subtract(spatial.getWorldTranslation());
            float dx = toCamera.x, dz = toCamera.z;
            if (Math.abs(dx) < 0.001f && Math.abs(dz) < 0.001f) return;

-            // Winkelindex: t in Einheiten von 2π/DIRS; nächstes Capture = round(t) % DIRS
+            // Winkelindex: t in Einheiten von 2π/dirs; nächstes Capture = round(t) % dirs
            float angle = (float) Math.atan2(dx, dz);           // −π … +π
-            float t     = angle * DIRS / FastMath.TWO_PI;
-            int best = ((int) Math.round(t) % DIRS + DIRS) % DIRS;
-            int opp  = (best + DIRS / 2) % DIRS;               // gegenüberliegendes Quad
+            float t     = angle * dirs / FastMath.TWO_PI;
+            int best = ((int) Math.round(t) % dirs + dirs) % dirs;

-            for (int i = 0; i < quads.size(); i++) {
-                quads.get(i).setCullHint(i == best || i == opp
+            for (int i = 0; i < dirs; i++) {
+                quads.get(i).setCullHint(i == best
                        ? Spatial.CullHint.Inherit
                        : Spatial.CullHint.Always);
            }
--- a/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/util/ModelExportUtil.java
+++ b/blight-editor/src/main/java/de/blight/editor/util/ModelExportUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package de.blight.editor.util;
+
+import com.jme3.math.Matrix3f;
+import com.jme3.math.Matrix4f;
+import com.jme3.math.Quaternion;
+import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
+import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
+import com.jme3.scene.Mesh;
+import com.jme3.scene.Node;
+import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
+import com.jme3.scene.VertexBuffer;
+import com.jme3.scene.control.BillboardControl;
+
+import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
+
+public final class ModelExportUtil {
+
+    private ModelExportUtil() {}
+
+    public static void stripControls(Spatial s) {
+        int i = 0;
+        while (i < s.getNumControls()) {
+            // BillboardControl bleibt erhalten: JME3-Built-in, überlebt j3o-Roundtrip
+            // und wird im Game korrekt deserialisiert (kein Camera-Feld, keine externe Klasse).
+            if (s.getControl(i) instanceof BillboardControl) { i++; }
+            else { s.removeControl(s.getControl(i)); }
+        }
+        if (s instanceof Node n) {
+            n.getChildren().forEach(ModelExportUtil::stripControls);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void bakeTransform(Spatial s, Matrix4f accum) {
+        Matrix4f localMat = new Matrix4f();
+        s.getLocalTransform().toTransformMatrix(localMat);
+        Matrix4f combined = accum.mult(localMat);
+
+        if (s instanceof Geometry g) {
+            applyMatrixToMesh(g, combined);
+            g.setLocalTranslation(Vector3f.ZERO);
+            g.setLocalScale(1f);
+            g.setLocalRotation(Quaternion.IDENTITY);
+        } else if (s instanceof Node n) {
+            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) bakeTransform(child, combined);
+            n.setLocalTranslation(Vector3f.ZERO);
+            n.setLocalScale(1f);
+            n.setLocalRotation(Quaternion.IDENTITY);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void applyMatrixToMesh(Geometry g, Matrix4f mat) {
+        Mesh newMesh = g.getMesh().deepClone();
+
+        FloatBuffer pos = newMesh.getFloatBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Position);
+        if (pos != null) {
+            pos.rewind();
+            Vector3f v = new Vector3f();
+            while (pos.remaining() >= 3) {
+                int idx = pos.position();
+                v.set(pos.get(), pos.get(), pos.get());
+                mat.mult(v, v);
+                pos.put(idx, v.x); pos.put(idx + 1, v.y); pos.put(idx + 2, v.z);
+            }
+            pos.rewind();
+            newMesh.getBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Position).setUpdateNeeded();
+        }
+
+        FloatBuffer norm = newMesh.getFloatBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Normal);
+        if (norm != null) {
+            Matrix3f normalMat = buildNormalMatrix(mat);
+            norm.rewind();
+            Vector3f n = new Vector3f();
+            while (norm.remaining() >= 3) {
+                int idx = norm.position();
+                n.set(norm.get(), norm.get(), norm.get());
+                normalMat.mult(n, n); n.normalizeLocal();
+                norm.put(idx, n.x); norm.put(idx + 1, n.y); norm.put(idx + 2, n.z);
+            }
+            norm.rewind();
+            newMesh.getBuffer(VertexBuffer.Type.Normal).setUpdateNeeded();
+        }
+
+        newMesh.updateBound();
+        g.setMesh(newMesh);
+    }
+
+    public static Matrix3f buildNormalMatrix(Matrix4f mat) {
+        Matrix3f m3 = new Matrix3f(
+                mat.m00, mat.m01, mat.m02,
+                mat.m10, mat.m11, mat.m12,
+                mat.m20, mat.m21, mat.m22);
+        try { m3.invertLocal(); m3.transposeLocal(); }
+        catch (Exception e) { m3.loadIdentity(); }
+        return m3;
+    }
+}
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/BlightGame.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/BlightGame.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWVidMode;
 import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryStack;
 import com.jme3.system.lwjgl.LwjglWindow;
+import de.blight.game.state.HotbarState;
+import de.blight.game.state.HudState;
+import de.blight.game.state.LoadingScreenState;

 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import java.nio.IntBuffer;
@@ -50,14 +53,16 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
    private AudioScreen         audioScreen;
    private PauseMenu           pauseMenu;
    private MainMenuState       mainMenuState;
+    private LoadingScreenState  loadingScreen;

    /** Routed durch onClose-Callbacks, damit Config/Grafik-Screen zurück zum richtigen Menü springen. */
    private Runnable            screenCloseTarget;

-    // Vollbild-Watchdog: erkennt, wenn das Fenster unerwartet die Auflösung wechselt
-    // (z.B. GNOME Shell de-fullscreent OverrideRedirect-Fenster bei Monitorfokus-Wechsel)
    private long    startTimeMs             = 0;
    private long    lastFullscreenFix       = 0;
+    private long    pendingFullscreenFixAt  = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+    private boolean firstLaunch             = true;   // false nach dem ersten simpleInitApp()
+    private boolean initialFixDone          = false;  // Initial-Fix bei 0.5s bereits gelaufen

    private JWindow splashWindow;

@@ -101,6 +106,12 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
        settings.setBitsPerPixel(32);
        settings.setVSync(gs.vsync);
        settings.setSamples(gs.samples);
+        if (!gs.fullscreen) {
+            // Fenster beim Start auf dem Primär-Monitor zentrieren.
+            // Ohne diesen Hint öffnet GLFW das Fenster bei (0,0) oder wo der WM will –
+            // bei Editor-Start typisch auf dem Sekundär-Monitor.
+            settings.setCenterWindow(true);
+        }
        // Nur unter X11-Linux: GLFW auf X11-Backend festlegen, damit libdecor keine
        // Fensterrahmen im Vollbild hinzufügt. Unter nativem Wayland nicht setzen.
        if ("x11".equalsIgnoreCase(System.getenv("XDG_SESSION_TYPE"))) {
@@ -188,14 +199,23 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
        audioSettings    = AudioSettingsStore.load();

        startTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        initialFixDone = false;
        if (graphicsSettings.fullscreen) {
-            // Tatsächliche Cam-Auflösung als Watchdog-Baseline (main() nutzt native Monitorgröße)
-            graphicsSettings.width  = cam.getWidth();
-            graphicsSettings.height = cam.getHeight();
-            log.info("[Grafik] Vollbild-Start: cam={}×{} fullscreen={}",
-                    cam.getWidth(), cam.getHeight(), graphicsSettings.fullscreen);
-            fixFullscreenMonitor();
+            log.info("[Grafik] Vollbild-Start: cam={}×{} fullscreen={} gewünschte Aufl.={}×{}",
+                    cam.getWidth(), cam.getHeight(), graphicsSettings.fullscreen,
+                    graphicsSettings.width, graphicsSettings.height);
+            if (firstLaunch) {
+                pendingFullscreenFixAt = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+                // Fenster NICHT verstecken: der Toggle windowed→fullscreen in fixFullscreenMonitor()
+                // funktioniert nur zuverlässig, wenn das Fenster bereits in einem aktiven
+                // Fullscreen-Zustand war (wie beim 5s-Watchdog). Aus dem Hidden-Zustand behandelt
+                // Cinnamon den nächsten Fullscreen-Übergang als Neuerstplatzierung und ignoriert
+                // den Ziel-Monitor zugunsten des aktiven Workspaces (Editor-Monitor).
            }
+            // Restart nach Einstellungsänderung: pendingFullscreenFixAt (scheduleFullscreenFix)
+            // bleibt gesetzt und übernimmt den Fix nach 1 s.
+        }
+        firstLaunch = false;
        stateManager.attach(new AudioSettingsState(audioSettings));

        status("Lade Spielstand...");
@@ -207,6 +227,12 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
        worldScene.setEnabled(false);
        stateManager.attach(worldScene);

+        // Ladebildschirm – wird von startWorld() aktiviert und löst worldScene.setEnabled(true)
+        // erst nach einem gerenderten Frame aus (kein schwarzer Startbildschirm).
+        loadingScreen = new LoadingScreenState();
+        loadingScreen.setEnabled(false);
+        stateManager.attach(loadingScreen);
+
        // screenCloseTarget: dynamisch gesetzt, je nachdem ob Config/Grafik vom Hauptmenü
        // oder vom Pausemenü geöffnet wurde.
        screenCloseTarget = () -> {};
@@ -388,8 +414,16 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
        if (mainMenuState != null) {
            mainMenuState.setEnabled(false);
        }
-        worldScene.setEnabled(true);
        inputManager.setCursorVisible(false);
+        loadingScreen.setEnabled(true);
+        // LoadingScreenState löst worldScene.setEnabled(true) nach dem ersten gerenderten
+        // Ladebildschirm-Frame aus, damit der Spieler keinen schwarzen Bildschirm sieht.
+    }
+
+    /** Wird von GraphicsScreen aufgerufen bevor app.restart() – sorgt dafür, dass
+     *  fixFullscreenMonitor() ~1 s nach dem Neustart läuft (WM braucht Zeit zum Stabilisieren). */
+    public void scheduleFullscreenFix() {
+        pendingFullscreenFixAt = System.currentTimeMillis() + 1000;
    }

    // ── Render-Loop ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -400,11 +434,26 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
            gameReady = true;
            status("Bereit");
        }
-        // Vollbild-Watchdog: Wenn GNOME Shell oder der WM das Fenster unerwartet aus dem
-        // Vollbild-Modus holt (erkennbar an falscher Auflösung), sofort wiederherstellen.
-        // 5s Anlaufzeit überspringen (Initialisierungs-Resize-Events), 3s Cooldown.
-        if (graphicsSettings != null && graphicsSettings.fullscreen) {
        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+        // Initial-Fix: 200 ms nach dem ersten Start. Fenster war die ganze Zeit sichtbar
+        // (kein glfwHideWindow) → Cinnamon kennt es als "existing fullscreen window" →
+        // Toggle windowed→fullscreen respektiert Ziel-Monitor (identisch zum Watchdog-Pfad).
+        if (!initialFixDone && graphicsSettings != null && graphicsSettings.fullscreen
+                && now - startTimeMs > 200) {
+            initialFixDone = true;
+            lastFullscreenFix = now;
+            fixFullscreenMonitor();
+        }
+
+        if (now >= pendingFullscreenFixAt) {
+            pendingFullscreenFixAt = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+            lastFullscreenFix = now;
+            fixFullscreenMonitor();
+        }
+
+        // Watchdog: Vollbild-Verlust durch GNOME/WM (erkennbar an Auflösungs-Mismatch).
+        if (graphicsSettings != null && graphicsSettings.fullscreen) {
            if (now - startTimeMs > 5_000
                    && (cam.getWidth()  != graphicsSettings.width
                     || cam.getHeight() != graphicsSettings.height)
@@ -417,6 +466,28 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
        }
    }

+    @Override
+    public void reshape(int w, int h) {
+        super.reshape(w, h);
+        if (gameReady) {
+            rebuildScreenDependentStates();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void rebuildScreenDependentStates() {
+        rebuildState(HudState.class);
+        rebuildState(HotbarState.class);
+        rebuildState(LoadingScreenState.class);
+    }
+
+    private <T extends com.jme3.app.state.BaseAppState> void rebuildState(Class<T> cls) {
+        T state = stateManager.getState(cls);
+        if (state != null && state.isEnabled()) {
+            state.setEnabled(false);
+            state.setEnabled(true);
+        }
+    }
+
    // ── Konsolen-Befehle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

    private void registerGameCommands(JmeConsole console) {
@@ -482,6 +553,14 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
    }

    // Vollbild sicherstellen: GLFW ist hier bereits durch JME3 initialisiert.
+    /** Thread.sleep + glfwPollEvents: garantiertes Zeitfenster für WM-Reaktionen.
+     *  glfwWaitEventsTimeout() kehrt beim ersten Event zurück, nicht nach voller Zeit. */
+    private static void glfwSleep(long ms) {
+        GLFW.glfwPollEvents();
+        try { Thread.sleep(ms); } catch (InterruptedException e) { Thread.currentThread().interrupt(); }
+        GLFW.glfwPollEvents();
+    }
+
    // Problem: JME3 erstellt das Fenster sofort sichtbar. Cinnamon/Muffin (GLFW 3.5 nutzt
    // _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN statt OverrideRedirect) schiebt das Fenster beim ersten
    // Erscheinen um eine Panel-Höhe nach unten (z.B. Y+32), bevor der WM den State
@@ -503,34 +582,20 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
            // Ggf. iconifiziertes Fenster wiederherstellen
            GLFW.glfwRestoreWindow(win);

-            // Ist das Fenster bereits in GLFW-Vollbild (OverrideRedirect)?
+            long target = GLFW.glfwGetPrimaryMonitor();
            long currentMonitor = GLFW.glfwGetWindowMonitor(win);

-            // AWT-Primary-Monitor mit GLFW-Monitoren abgleichen
-            Rectangle awt = GraphicsEnvironment
-                    .getLocalGraphicsEnvironment()
-                    .getDefaultScreenDevice()
-                    .getDefaultConfiguration()
-                    .getBounds();
-
            PointerBuffer mons = GLFW.glfwGetMonitors();
-            if (mons == null || mons.limit() == 0) {
-                log.warn("[Grafik] glfwGetMonitors() liefert nichts");
-                GLFW.glfwFocusWindow(win);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            long target = GLFW.glfwGetPrimaryMonitor();
+            if (mons != null) {
                try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
                    IntBuffer mx = stack.mallocInt(1);
                    IntBuffer my = stack.mallocInt(1);
                    for (int i = 0; i < mons.limit(); i++) {
                        GLFW.glfwGetMonitorPos(mons.get(i), mx, my);
-                    log.info("[Grafik] GLFW-Monitor {}: pos=({},{}) | AWT-Primary: ({},{}) | aktuellerMonitor={}",
-                            i, mx.get(0), my.get(0), awt.x, awt.y,
+                        log.info("[Grafik] GLFW-Monitor {}: pos=({},{}), primary={}, current={}",
+                                i, mx.get(0), my.get(0),
+                                (target == mons.get(i)) ? "JA" : "nein",
                                (currentMonitor == mons.get(i)) ? "JA" : "nein");
-                    if (mx.get(0) == awt.x && my.get(0) == awt.y) {
-                        target = mons.get(i);
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -541,16 +606,39 @@ public class BlightGame extends SimpleApplication {
                return;
            }

-            // Windowed → Fullscreen Toggle:
-            // JME3 erstellt das Fenster sofort sichtbar; Cinnamon setzt Y+32 (Panel-Offset)
-            // bevor _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN vollständig verarbeitet ist.
-            // Kurz in den Fenstermodus wechseln und zurück → WM verarbeitet den
-            // State neu und setzt Y korrekt auf Monitor-Origin.
-            log.info("[Grafik] Vollbild-Fix: Toggle Fenstermodus → Vollbild auf Monitor {} ({}×{}@{}Hz)",
-                    target, vm.width(), vm.height(), vm.refreshRate());
-            GLFW.glfwSetWindowMonitor(win, 0L, awt.x, awt.y, vm.width(), vm.height(), 0);
-            GLFW.glfwWaitEventsTimeout(0.1);
-            GLFW.glfwSetWindowMonitor(win, target, 0, 0, vm.width(), vm.height(), vm.refreshRate());
+            int fsW = (graphicsSettings != null && graphicsSettings.width  > 0) ? graphicsSettings.width  : vm.width();
+            int fsH = (graphicsSettings != null && graphicsSettings.height > 0) ? graphicsSettings.height : vm.height();
+
+            // Primärmonitor-Position für den Windowed-Schritt
+            int primX = 0, primY = 0;
+            try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()) {
+                IntBuffer px = stack.mallocInt(1);
+                IntBuffer py = stack.mallocInt(1);
+                GLFW.glfwGetMonitorPos(target, px, py);
+                primX = px.get(0);
+                primY = py.get(0);
+            }
+
+            // Fenster VOR dem Toggle anzeigen und fokussieren.
+            // Cinnamon respektiert beim windowed-Schritt die angeforderte Position nur dann,
+            // wenn das Fenster fokussiert ist. Ohne Fokus verschiebt Cinnamon das Fenster
+            // auf den aktiven Workspace (Editor-Monitor) → der Fullscreen-Schritt danach
+            // landet dann ebenfalls auf dem falschen Monitor.
+            GLFW.glfwShowWindow(win);
+            GLFW.glfwFocusWindow(win);
+            glfwSleep(100); // WM-Fokuswechsel abwarten
+
+            // Toggle Vollbild → Fenster → Vollbild auf Primär-Monitor.
+            log.info("[Grafik] Vollbild-Fix: Toggle → Vollbild {}×{} auf Monitor {} (@{}Hz)",
+                    fsW, fsH, target, vm.refreshRate());
+            GLFW.glfwSetWindowMonitor(win, 0L, primX, primY, fsW, fsH, 0);
+            // Cursor auf Zielmonitor warpen: Muffin/Cinnamon nutzt meta_screen_get_current_monitor()
+            // (= Cursor-Position), nicht die Fensterposition, für Fullscreen-Placement.
+            // glfwSetCursorPos ist relativ zum Fenster → Mitte des Fensters = Mitte des Zielmonitors.
+            GLFW.glfwSetCursorPos(win, fsW / 2.0, fsH / 2.0);
+            glfwSleep(80);
+            GLFW.glfwSetWindowMonitor(win, target, 0, 0, fsW, fsH, vm.refreshRate());
+            glfwSleep(200);
            GLFW.glfwFocusWindow(win);

        } catch (Throwable e) {
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/GraphicsScreen.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/GraphicsScreen.java
@@ -4,14 +4,23 @@ import com.jme3.font.BitmapText;
 import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
 import com.jme3.scene.Node;
 import com.jme3.system.AppSettings;
+import com.jme3.system.lwjgl.LwjglWindow;
+import de.blight.game.BlightGame;
 import de.blight.game.state.TerrainChunkState;
 import de.blight.game.state.WeatherState;
+import de.blight.game.state.WorldObjectsState;
 import de.blight.lang.TextResolver;
+import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
+import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWVidMode;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+import java.util.List;

 public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {

-    private static final int[][] RESOLUTIONS = {
-        {1280, 720}, {1600, 900}, {1920, 1080}, {2560, 1440}, {3840, 2160}
+    private static final int[][] FALLBACK_RESOLUTIONS = {
+        {1024, 768}, {1280, 720}, {1600, 900}, {1920, 1080}, {2560, 1440}, {3840, 2160}
    };
    private static final int[] SAMPLES = {0, 2, 4, 8};

@@ -20,12 +29,14 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
    private static final int ROW_VSYNC    = 2;
    private static final int ROW_AA       = 3;
    private static final int ROW_VIEWDIST = 4;
-    private static final int ROW_COUNT    = 5;
+    private static final int ROW_SHADOW   = 5;
+    private static final int ROW_COUNT    = 6;

    private final GraphicsSettings live;
    private       GraphicsSettings edit;
    private final Runnable         onClose;

+    private int[][] resolutions = FALLBACK_RESOLUTIONS;
    private int resIdx;
    private int samplesIdx;

@@ -43,16 +54,19 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {

    @Override
    protected void onEnableExtras() {
+        resolutions = buildResolutionList();
+
        edit = new GraphicsSettings();
        edit.width = live.width; edit.height = live.height;
        edit.fullscreen  = live.fullscreen;
        edit.vsync       = live.vsync;
        edit.samples     = live.samples;
        edit.viewDistance  = live.viewDistance;
+        edit.shadowQuality = live.shadowQuality;

        resIdx = 0;
-        for (int i = 0; i < RESOLUTIONS.length; i++) {
-            if (RESOLUTIONS[i][0] == edit.width && RESOLUTIONS[i][1] == edit.height) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < resolutions.length; i++) {
+            if (resolutions[i][0] == edit.width && resolutions[i][1] == edit.height) {
                resIdx = i; break;
            }
        }
@@ -71,7 +85,8 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
            "menu.graphics.row.fullscreen",
            "menu.graphics.row.vsync",
            "menu.graphics.row.aa",
-            "menu.graphics.row.viewdist"
+            "menu.graphics.row.viewdist",
+            "menu.graphics.row.shadow"
        };

        float lblX   = CONT_X + 30f;
@@ -115,7 +130,7 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {

    private void refreshText(int row) {
        String val = switch (row) {
-            case ROW_RES      -> RESOLUTIONS[resIdx][0] + "x" + RESOLUTIONS[resIdx][1];
+            case ROW_RES      -> resolutions[resIdx][0] + "x" + resolutions[resIdx][1];
            case ROW_FULL     -> edit.fullscreen ? t("menu.graphics.val.on") : t("menu.graphics.val.off");
            case ROW_VSYNC    -> edit.vsync      ? t("menu.graphics.val.on") : t("menu.graphics.val.off");
            case ROW_AA       -> SAMPLES[samplesIdx] == 0
@@ -125,6 +140,11 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
                case NORMAL -> t("menu.graphics.val.viewdist.normal");
                case FAR    -> t("menu.graphics.val.viewdist.far");
            };
+            case ROW_SHADOW -> switch (edit.shadowQuality) {
+                case LOW    -> t("menu.graphics.val.shadow.low");
+                case MEDIUM -> t("menu.graphics.val.shadow.medium");
+                case HIGH   -> t("menu.graphics.val.shadow.high");
+            };
            default -> "";
        };
        BitmapText vt = valTexts[row];
@@ -140,9 +160,9 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
    private void cycleRow(int row, int dir) {
        switch (row) {
            case ROW_RES:
-                resIdx = (resIdx + dir + RESOLUTIONS.length) % RESOLUTIONS.length;
-                edit.width  = RESOLUTIONS[resIdx][0];
-                edit.height = RESOLUTIONS[resIdx][1];
+                resIdx = (resIdx + dir + resolutions.length) % resolutions.length;
+                edit.width  = resolutions[resIdx][0];
+                edit.height = resolutions[resIdx][1];
                break;
            case ROW_FULL:  edit.fullscreen = !edit.fullscreen; break;
            case ROW_VSYNC: edit.vsync = !edit.vsync; break;
@@ -154,16 +174,22 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
                GraphicsSettings.ViewDistance[] vds = GraphicsSettings.ViewDistance.values();
                edit.viewDistance = vds[(edit.viewDistance.ordinal() + dir + vds.length) % vds.length];
                break;
+            case ROW_SHADOW:
+                GraphicsSettings.ShadowQuality[] sqs = GraphicsSettings.ShadowQuality.values();
+                edit.shadowQuality = sqs[(edit.shadowQuality.ordinal() + dir + sqs.length) % sqs.length];
+                break;
        }
        refreshText(row);
    }

    private void applyAndSave() {
+        boolean shadowChanged = live.shadowQuality != edit.shadowQuality;
        boolean needsRestart  = live.width      != edit.width
                             || live.height     != edit.height
                             || live.fullscreen != edit.fullscreen
                             || live.vsync      != edit.vsync
-                            || live.samples    != edit.samples;
+                             || live.samples    != edit.samples
+                             || shadowChanged;

        live.width         = edit.width;
        live.height        = edit.height;
@@ -171,6 +197,7 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
        live.vsync         = edit.vsync;
        live.samples       = edit.samples;
        live.viewDistance  = edit.viewDistance;
+        live.shadowQuality = edit.shadowQuality;
        GraphicsStore.save(live);

        WeatherState ws = getApplication().getStateManager().getState(WeatherState.class);
@@ -179,6 +206,9 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
        TerrainChunkState tcs = getApplication().getStateManager().getState(TerrainChunkState.class);
        if (tcs != null) tcs.setLodRanges(live.viewDistance.lod0Range, live.viewDistance.lod1Range);

+        WorldObjectsState wos = getApplication().getStateManager().getState(WorldObjectsState.class);
+        if (wos != null) wos.setLodFactor((float) live.viewDistance.lod0Range);
+
        close();

        if (needsRestart) {
@@ -189,6 +219,9 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
            s.setVSync(live.vsync);
            s.setSamples(live.samples);
            app.setSettings(s);
+            if (live.fullscreen) {
+                ((BlightGame) getApplication()).scheduleFullscreenFix();
+            }
            app.restart();
        }
    }
@@ -198,5 +231,41 @@ public class GraphicsScreen extends MenuScreen {
        if (onClose != null) onClose.run();
    }

+    private int[][] buildResolutionList() {
+        try {
+            com.jme3.system.JmeContext ctx = getApplication().getContext();
+            if (!(ctx instanceof LwjglWindow)) {
+                return FALLBACK_RESOLUTIONS;
+            }
+            long monitor = GLFW.glfwGetPrimaryMonitor();
+            if (monitor == 0L) {
+                return FALLBACK_RESOLUTIONS;
+            }
+            GLFWVidMode.Buffer modes = GLFW.glfwGetVideoModes(monitor);
+            if (modes == null || modes.limit() == 0) {
+                return FALLBACK_RESOLUTIONS;
+            }
+            // Eindeutige (w, h) Paare sammeln — Duplikate (gleiche Auflösung, anderer Refresh) entfernen
+            LinkedHashSet<Long> seen = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+            List<int[]> list = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < modes.limit(); i++) {
+                modes.position(i);
+                int w = modes.width();
+                int h = modes.height();
+                long key = ((long) w << 32) | (h & 0xFFFFFFFFL);
+                if (w >= 1024 && h >= 600 && seen.add(key)) {
+                    list.add(new int[]{w, h});
+                }
+            }
+            if (list.isEmpty()) {
+                return FALLBACK_RESOLUTIONS;
+            }
+            list.sort((a, b) -> a[0] != b[0] ? Integer.compare(a[0], b[0]) : Integer.compare(a[1], b[1]));
+            return list.toArray(new int[0][]);
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            return FALLBACK_RESOLUTIONS;
+        }
+    }
+
    private static String t(String id) { return TextResolver.get().resolveId(id); }
 }
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/GraphicsSettings.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/config/GraphicsSettings.java
@@ -7,11 +7,41 @@ public class GraphicsSettings {
    public boolean       vsync         = false;
    public int           samples       = 4;
    public ViewDistance  viewDistance  = ViewDistance.NORMAL;
+    public ShadowQuality shadowQuality = ShadowQuality.MEDIUM;
+
+    /**
+     * Schattenqualitäts-Stufen.
+     * mapSize/splits sind Konstruktor-Parameter des Shadow-Filters → Neustart nötig.
+     * lambda/zExtend/zFade/backface können zur Laufzeit angepasst werden.
+     */
+    public enum ShadowQuality {
+        //             mapSize  splits  lambda  zExtend  zFade  backface
+        LOW    (        1024,    2,     0.70f,   40f,    5f,    false),
+        MEDIUM (        2048,    3,     0.75f,   60f,    8f,    true ),
+        HIGH   (        4096,    4,     0.80f,   80f,   10f,    true );
+
+        public final int     shadowMapSize;
+        public final int     splits;
+        public final float   lambda;
+        public final float   zExtend;
+        public final float   zFade;
+        public final boolean backface;
+
+        ShadowQuality(int shadowMapSize, int splits, float lambda,
+                      float zExtend, float zFade, boolean backface) {
+            this.shadowMapSize = shadowMapSize;
+            this.splits        = splits;
+            this.lambda        = lambda;
+            this.zExtend       = zExtend;
+            this.zFade         = zFade;
+            this.backface      = backface;
+        }
+    }

    public enum ViewDistance {
-        SHORT (0.55f, 0, 2),
-        NORMAL(1.00f, 1, 3),
-        FAR   (1.60f, 2, 5);
+        SHORT (1.00f, 1, 3),
+        NORMAL(1.60f, 2, 5),
+        FAR   (2.50f, 3, 7);

        public final float fogFactor;
        public final int   lod0Range;
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/scene/WorldScene.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/scene/WorldScene.java
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
        animLib = new AnimationLibrary();
        app.getStateManager().attach(animLib);

-        // Früh starten damit DayNightState bis onEnable() bereits initialisiert ist
+        // Früh starten damit DayNightState bis onEnable() bereits initialisiert ist.
+        // withShadows=false: Shadow-Filter wird in buildLighting() extern übergeben.
+        // setGameMode(true): Spiel-Beleuchtungswerte statt Editor-Werte verwenden.
        dayNight = new DayNightState(false);
+        dayNight.setGameMode(true);
        app.getStateManager().attach(dayNight);
    }

@@ -251,7 +254,7 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
        BlightGame.status("Lade Welt-Objekte...");
        app.getStateManager().attach(new RiverState());
        WorldObjectsState worldObjects = new WorldObjectsState();
-        worldObjects.setLodFactor(graphicsSettings.viewDistance.fogFactor);
+        worldObjects.setLodFactor((float) graphicsSettings.viewDistance.lod0Range);
        app.getStateManager().attach(worldObjects);
        app.getStateManager().attach(new WorldLightState(sharedFPP));
        app.getStateManager().attach(new StoneWorldState());
@@ -368,9 +371,19 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
                        new JobProgressAdapter<LightProbe>() {
                            @Override public void done(LightProbe result) {
                                dayNight.getDayTime().setTimeOfDay(restoreTime);
+                                // 2 Frames warten: JME3 braucht 1-2 Frames um die neue
+                                // Probe auf die GPU zu übertragen. isGameReady() prüft
+                                // envCam == null, daher erst dann setzen wenn die Probe
+                                // für den Renderer sichtbar ist.
+                                app.enqueue(() -> {
+                                    app.enqueue(() -> {
                                        app.getStateManager().detach(envCam);
                                        envCam = null;
                                        log.info("[WorldScene] LightProbe fertig, Uhrzeit zurück auf {}.", restoreTime);
+                                        return null;
+                                    });
+                                    return null;
+                                });
                            }
                        });
            }
@@ -532,6 +545,15 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
     * Setzt Ambient=(1,1,1,1) auf allen Lighting.j3md-Materialien eines Modells,
     * damit es den globalen AmbientLight korrekt empfängt (Blender-Export setzt Ambient oft auf schwarz).
     */
+    private static void applyShadowModeRecursive(Spatial s, RenderQueue.ShadowMode mode) {
+        s.setShadowMode(mode);
+        if (s instanceof Node n) {
+            for (Spatial child : n.getChildren()) {
+                applyShadowModeRecursive(child, mode);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    public static void applyFullAmbient(Spatial s) {
        if (s instanceof Geometry g) {
            com.jme3.material.Material m = g.getMaterial();
@@ -572,7 +594,7 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
            try {
                Spatial loaded = assetManager.loadModel(mc.getModelPath());
                stripEmbeddedClips(loaded, mc.getModelPath());
-                loaded.setShadowMode(RenderQueue.ShadowMode.CastAndReceive);
+                applyShadowModeRecursive(loaded, RenderQueue.ShadowMode.CastAndReceive);
                applyFullAmbient(loaded);
                collectPbrMaterials(loaded, characterPbrMaterials);
                log.info("[WorldScene] {} PBR-Materialien im Charakter-Modell gefunden.", characterPbrMaterials.size());
@@ -682,8 +704,15 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
        // Licht, Ambient und Sky kommen von DayNightState (der wurde in initialize() attached).
        // Wir erstellen hier nur den Shadow-Filter und übergeben ihn an DayNightState,
        // damit dieser Intensität und Lichtbindung dynamisch verwaltet.
+        GraphicsSettings.ShadowQuality sq = graphicsSettings.shadowQuality;
        DirectionalLightShadowFilter shadowFilter =
-            new DirectionalLightShadowFilter(assetManager, 2048, 3);
+            new DirectionalLightShadowFilter(assetManager, sq.shadowMapSize, sq.splits);
+        shadowFilter.setEdgeFilteringMode(
+            sq == GraphicsSettings.ShadowQuality.LOW ? EdgeFilteringMode.PCF4 : EdgeFilteringMode.PCFPOISSON);
+        shadowFilter.setLambda(sq.lambda);
+        shadowFilter.setShadowZExtend(sq.zExtend);
+        shadowFilter.setShadowZFadeLength(sq.zFade);
+        shadowFilter.setRenderBackFacesShadows(sq.backface);
        shadowFilter.setShadowIntensity(0.4f);
        shadowFilter.setEnabled(true);
        dayNight.setShadowFilter(shadowFilter);   // bindet sun + übernimmt Intensitäts-Updates
@@ -1372,6 +1401,10 @@ public class WorldScene extends BaseAppState {
     * Teleportiert den Spieler zu (x, y, z). Wenn y == Float.NaN wird die
     * Terrainhöhe an (x, z) verwendet und ein kleiner Offset nach oben addiert.
     */
+    public boolean isGameReady() {
+        return !physicsCharPending && animContextReady && envCam == null;
+    }
+
    public String teleportPlayer(float x, float y, float z) {
        if (physicsChar == null) return "Spieler noch nicht initialisiert";
        if (Float.isNaN(y)) {
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/DayNightState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/DayNightState.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class DayNightState extends BaseAppState implements TimeListener {

    // ── Sonnenrichtungs-Drosselung ────────────────────────────────────────────

-    private static final float SUN_DIR_INTERVAL = 0.25f;
+    private static final float SUN_DIR_INTERVAL = 2.0f;
    private float sunDirTimer = SUN_DIR_INTERVAL; // sofort bereit beim ersten Aufruf

    // ── Höhlen-Abdunkelung ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ public class DayNightState extends BaseAppState implements TimeListener {
    private ColorRGBA sunBaseColor        = new ColorRGBA(1, 1, 1, 1);
    private float     shadowBaseIntensity = 0f;
    private ColorRGBA customAmbient       = new ColorRGBA();
+    /** true = Spiel-Beleuchtungswerte, false = Editor-Werte. Standardmäßig = withShadows. */
+    private boolean   gameMode;

    private static final float CAVE_RAY_HEIGHT     = 12f;
    private static final float CAVE_CHECK_INTERVAL = 0.2f;
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ public class DayNightState extends BaseAppState implements TimeListener {
        this(new DayTime(), true);
    }

-    /** @param withShadows false für Editor (kein Shadow-Renderer) */
+    /** @param withShadows false für Editor (kein Shadow-Renderer, Editor-Beleuchtungswerte) */
    public DayNightState(boolean withShadows) {
        this(new DayTime(), withShadows);
    }
@@ -77,6 +79,15 @@ public class DayNightState extends BaseAppState implements TimeListener {
    public DayNightState(DayTime dayTime, boolean withShadows) {
        this.dayTime  = dayTime;
        this.withShadows = withShadows;
+        this.gameMode = withShadows;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Schaltet auf Spiel-Beleuchtungswerte um, unabhängig vom withShadows-Flag.
+     * Nützlich wenn der Shadow-Filter von außen gesetzt wird (z.B. WorldScene).
+     */
+    public void setGameMode(boolean gameMode) {
+        this.gameMode = gameMode;
    }

    public DayTime getDayTime()      { return dayTime; }
@@ -234,24 +245,28 @@ public class DayNightState extends BaseAppState implements TimeListener {
        float elevC = FastMath.clamp(elevation, 0f, 1f);

        // Spiel vs. Editor: unterschiedliche Helligkeitswerte aus LightingConfig
-        ColorRGBA ambDay    = withShadows ? LightingConfig.AMB_DAY            : LightingConfig.EDITOR_AMB_DAY;
-        ColorRGBA ambNight  = withShadows ? LightingConfig.AMB_NIGHT          : LightingConfig.EDITOR_AMB_NIGHT;
-        ColorRGBA custDay   = withShadows ? LightingConfig.CUSTOM_AMB_DAY     : LightingConfig.EDITOR_CUSTOM_AMB_DAY;
-        ColorRGBA custNight = withShadows ? LightingConfig.CUSTOM_AMB_NIGHT   : LightingConfig.EDITOR_CUSTOM_AMB_NIGHT;
-        float sunIntensity  = withShadows ? LightingConfig.SUN_INTENSITY      : LightingConfig.EDITOR_SUN_INTENSITY;
+        ColorRGBA ambDay    = gameMode ? LightingConfig.AMB_DAY            : LightingConfig.EDITOR_AMB_DAY;
+        ColorRGBA ambNight  = gameMode ? LightingConfig.AMB_NIGHT          : LightingConfig.EDITOR_AMB_NIGHT;
+        ColorRGBA custDay   = gameMode ? LightingConfig.CUSTOM_AMB_DAY     : LightingConfig.EDITOR_CUSTOM_AMB_DAY;
+        ColorRGBA custNight = gameMode ? LightingConfig.CUSTOM_AMB_NIGHT   : LightingConfig.EDITOR_CUSTOM_AMB_NIGHT;
+        float sunIntensity  = gameMode ? LightingConfig.SUN_INTENSITY      : LightingConfig.EDITOR_SUN_INTENSITY;

        // ── Sonnenfarbe: Dämmerung (orange) → Tag (warm-weiß) — jedes Frame ──
        float dawnFactor = 1f - FastMath.clamp(elevation * LightingConfig.SUN_DAWN_SLOPE, 0f, 1f);
-        ColorRGBA sunColor = LightingConfig.SUN_COLOR_DAWN.clone()
+        ColorRGBA sunTint = LightingConfig.SUN_COLOR_DAWN.clone()
                .interpolateLocal(LightingConfig.SUN_COLOR_DAY, 1f - dawnFactor);
-        sunBaseColor = sunColor.mult(elevC * sunIntensity);
+        sunBaseColor = sunTint.mult(elevC * sunIntensity);
        sun.setColor(sunBaseColor.mult(1f - caveFactor));

-        // ── Ambient: Nacht → Tag — jedes Frame ─────────────────────────────
+        // ── Ambient: Nacht (blau) → Tag (Sonnenfarbe-tinted) — jedes Frame ──
+        // Tages-Ambient bekommt den Farbton der Sonne: orange bei Dämmerung,
+        // warm-gelb tagsüber. Nachts bleibt das fixe Blau von AMB_NIGHT.
+        ColorRGBA ambDayTinted  = ambDay.mult(sunTint);
+        ColorRGBA custDayTinted = custDay.mult(sunTint);
        float ambFactor = FastMath.clamp(
                (elevation - LightingConfig.AMB_ELEV_LOW) / LightingConfig.AMB_ELEV_RANGE, 0f, 1f);
-        ambient.setColor(ambNight.clone().interpolateLocal(ambDay, ambFactor));
-        customAmbient.set(custNight.clone().interpolateLocal(custDay, ambFactor));
+        ambient.setColor(ambNight.clone().interpolateLocal(ambDayTinted, ambFactor));
+        customAmbient.set(custNight.clone().interpolateLocal(custDayTinted, ambFactor));

        shadowBaseIntensity = FastMath.clamp(
                elevation * LightingConfig.SHADOW_SLOPE, 0f, LightingConfig.SHADOW_MAX);
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HudState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/HudState.java
@@ -72,26 +72,26 @@ public class HudState extends BaseAppState {
    protected void initialize(Application application) {
        app = (SimpleApplication) application;
        ensureAssets();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void cleanup(Application application) {}
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onEnable() {
        hudNode = new Node("hud_bars");
+        fills[0] = fills[1] = fills[2] = null;
+        lastRatios[0] = lastRatios[1] = lastRatios[2] = -1f;
        buildBars();
        app.getGuiNode().attachChild(hudNode);
    }

-    @Override
-    protected void cleanup(Application application) {
-        if (hudNode.getParent() != null) {
-            app.getGuiNode().detachChild(hudNode);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void onEnable() {
-        hudNode.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
-    }
-
    @Override
    protected void onDisable() {
-        hudNode.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+        if (hudNode != null) {
+            app.getGuiNode().detachChild(hudNode);
+            hudNode = null;
+        }
    }

    @Override
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/ImpostorViewControl.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/ImpostorViewControl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package de.blight.game.state;
+
+import com.jme3.math.FastMath;
+import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
+import com.jme3.renderer.Camera;
+import com.jme3.renderer.RenderManager;
+import com.jme3.renderer.ViewPort;
+import com.jme3.scene.Node;
+import com.jme3.scene.Spatial;
+import com.jme3.scene.control.AbstractControl;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Wählt pro Frame das passende Quad-Paar eines 8-Richtungs-Impostors.
+ * Pass d wurde mit Kamera bei sin(d·2π/8), cos(d·2π/8) aufgenommen.
+ * Es werden immer zwei gegenüberliegende Quads (eine Ebene) angezeigt;
+ * die anderen 6 werden per CullHint.Always ausgeblendet.
+ */
+public class ImpostorViewControl extends AbstractControl {
+
+    private static final int DIRS = 8;
+
+    private Camera cam;
+
+    public ImpostorViewControl() {}
+
+    public ImpostorViewControl(Camera cam) { this.cam = cam; }
+
+    public void setCamera(Camera cam) { this.cam = cam; }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void controlUpdate(float tpf) {
+        if (cam == null || !(spatial instanceof Node n)) return;
+        List<Spatial> quads = n.getChildren();
+        int dirs = quads.size();
+        if (dirs < 2) return;
+
+        Vector3f toCamera = cam.getLocation().subtract(spatial.getWorldTranslation());
+        float dx = toCamera.x, dz = toCamera.z;
+        if (Math.abs(dx) < 0.001f && Math.abs(dz) < 0.001f) return;
+
+        float angle = (float) Math.atan2(dx, dz);
+        float t     = angle * dirs / FastMath.TWO_PI;
+        int best = ((int) Math.round(t) % dirs + dirs) % dirs;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < dirs; i++) {
+            quads.get(i).setCullHint(i == best
+                    ? Spatial.CullHint.Inherit
+                    : Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override protected void controlRender(RenderManager rm, ViewPort vp) {}
+}
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/LightingConfig.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/LightingConfig.java
@@ -77,16 +77,17 @@ public final class LightingConfig {
    /**
     * AmbientLight-Farbe am Mittag.
     * Skaliert den LightProbe-IBL: envLight = probeIBL × AMB_DAY.
-     * Hoch halten (≥ 0.7) damit PBR-Reflexionen sichtbar bleiben.
+     * Nicht zu hoch – LightProbe bäckt bereits Mittags-Beleuchtung ein;
+     * bei AMB_DAY=0.90 wäre probeIBL + direkte Sonne (0.68) zu hell für weiße Flächen.
     * Hat keinen Effekt solange kein LightProbe in der Szene ist.
     */
-    public static final ColorRGBA AMB_DAY   = new ColorRGBA(0.90f, 0.90f, 0.90f, 1f);
+    public static final ColorRGBA AMB_DAY   = new ColorRGBA(0.28f, 0.28f, 0.28f, 1f);

    /**
     * AmbientLight-Farbe in der Nacht (LightProbe-Multiplikator).
     * Leichter Blaustich simuliert Mondlicht-Reflexionen auf PBR-Flächen.
     */
-    public static final ColorRGBA AMB_NIGHT = new ColorRGBA(0.10f, 0.10f, 0.25f, 1f);
+    public static final ColorRGBA AMB_NIGHT = new ColorRGBA(0.05f, 0.05f, 0.125f, 1f);


    // ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public final class LightingConfig {
     * ↓ senken: mehr Kontrast, tiefere Schatten (wirkt moodiger/dramatischer).
     * Empfehlung: 0.03–0.10 pro Kanal.
     */
-    public static final ColorRGBA CUSTOM_AMB_DAY   = new ColorRGBA(0.04f, 0.05f, 0.08f, 1f);
+    public static final ColorRGBA CUSTOM_AMB_DAY   = new ColorRGBA(0.03f, 0.04f, 0.06f, 1f);

    /**
     * Ambient-Farbe in der Nacht.
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public final class LightingConfig {
     * Zu hoch → Nacht wirkt grau statt dunkel.
     * Empfehlung: 0.01–0.04 pro Kanal, Blau-Kanal darf höher sein.
     */
-    public static final ColorRGBA CUSTOM_AMB_NIGHT = new ColorRGBA(0.025f, 0.025f, 0.06f, 1f);
+    public static final ColorRGBA CUSTOM_AMB_NIGHT = new ColorRGBA(0.012f, 0.012f, 0.03f, 1f);


    // ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/LoadingScreenState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/LoadingScreenState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+package de.blight.game.state;
+
+import com.jme3.app.Application;
+import com.jme3.app.SimpleApplication;
+import com.jme3.app.state.BaseAppState;
+import com.jme3.material.Material;
+import com.jme3.material.RenderState;
+import com.jme3.math.ColorRGBA;
+import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue;
+import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
+import com.jme3.scene.Node;
+import com.jme3.scene.shape.Quad;
+import com.jme3.texture.Texture2D;
+import com.jme3.ui.Picture;
+import de.blight.game.scene.WorldScene;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Zeigt Logo + Ladebalken, bis WorldScene spielbereit ist.
+ *
+ * Timing-Garantie: WorldScene.setEnabled(true) wird erst aufgerufen, nachdem
+ * mindestens ein vollständiger Render-Frame mit dem Overlay stattgefunden hat.
+ * Dazu wird app.enqueue() genutzt: Der eingereihte Task läuft zu Beginn des
+ * NÄCHSTEN Application.update()-Aufrufs – also nach dem aktuellen Render-Frame.
+ */
+public class LoadingScreenState extends BaseAppState {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LoadingScreenState.class);
+
+    private static final float PROGRESS_SPEED = 0.18f;
+    private static final float TIMEOUT_SEC    = 60f;
+
+    private SimpleApplication app;
+    private Node              overlayNode;
+    private Geometry          barFill;
+
+    private boolean readyToTrigger = false;
+    private boolean worldTriggered = false;
+    private float   progress       = 0f;
+    private float   timeWaiting    = 0f;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void initialize(Application application) {
+        app = (SimpleApplication) application;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void cleanup(Application application) {}
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onEnable() {
+        if (!worldTriggered) {
+            readyToTrigger = false;
+            progress       = 0f;
+            timeWaiting    = 0f;
+            // Trigger erst im nächsten Frame einplanen: so wird der Overlay
+            // garantiert einmal gerendert, bevor WorldScene.onEnable() blockiert.
+            app.enqueue((java.util.concurrent.Callable<Void>) () -> {
+                if (!worldTriggered) {
+                    readyToTrigger = true;
+                }
+                return null;
+            });
+        }
+        buildOverlay();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDisable() {
+        if (overlayNode != null) {
+            app.getGuiNode().detachChild(overlayNode);
+            overlayNode = null;
+            barFill     = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void update(float tpf) {
+        if (!worldTriggered && readyToTrigger) {
+            readyToTrigger = false;
+            worldTriggered = true;
+            WorldScene ws = app.getStateManager().getState(WorldScene.class);
+            if (ws != null) {
+                ws.setEnabled(true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        timeWaiting += tpf;
+        WorldScene ws   = app.getStateManager().getState(WorldScene.class);
+        boolean    done = (ws != null && ws.isGameReady()) || timeWaiting >= TIMEOUT_SEC;
+
+        if (!done) {
+            progress = Math.min(progress + tpf * PROGRESS_SPEED, 0.9f);
+        } else {
+            progress = 1.0f;
+        }
+
+        if (barFill != null) {
+            barFill.setLocalScale(Math.max(0.001f, progress), 1f, 1f);
+        }
+
+        if (done) {
+            setEnabled(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // ── Aufbau ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    private void buildOverlay() {
+        if (overlayNode != null) {
+            app.getGuiNode().detachChild(overlayNode);
+        }
+        float sw = app.getCamera().getWidth();
+        float sh = app.getCamera().getHeight();
+
+        overlayNode = new Node("loading_overlay");
+
+        // Schwarzer Vollbild-Hintergrund (Z=200: liegt garantiert über allen HUD-Elementen)
+        overlayNode.attachChild(makeRect(sw, sh, ColorRGBA.Black, 200f));
+
+        // Blight-Logo
+        buildLogo(sw, sh);
+
+        // Ladebalken
+        buildBar(sw, sh);
+
+        app.getGuiNode().attachChild(overlayNode);
+    }
+
+    private void buildLogo(float sw, float sh) {
+        try {
+            Texture2D tex   = (Texture2D) app.getAssetManager().loadTexture("logo.png");
+            int       imgW  = tex.getImage().getWidth();
+            int       imgH  = tex.getImage().getHeight();
+            float     logoW = sw * 0.40f;
+            float     logoH = (imgH > 0 && imgW > 0) ? logoW * imgH / imgW : logoW * 0.27f;
+            Picture   logo  = new Picture("loading_logo");
+            logo.setTexture(app.getAssetManager(), tex, true);
+            logo.setWidth(logoW);
+            logo.setHeight(logoH);
+            logo.setLocalTranslation((sw - logoW) / 2f, sh * 0.42f, 202f);
+            logo.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Gui);
+            overlayNode.attachChild(logo);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("[LoadingScreen] logo.png nicht ladbar: {}", e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void buildBar(float sw, float sh) {
+        float bw     = sw * 0.50f;
+        float bh     = 16f;
+        float bx     = (sw - bw) / 2f;
+        float by     = sh * 0.14f;
+        float border = 2f;
+
+        Geometry barBorder = makeRect(bw, bh, new ColorRGBA(0.45f, 0.35f, 0.08f, 1f), 1f);
+        barBorder.setLocalTranslation(bx, by, 201f);
+        overlayNode.attachChild(barBorder);
+
+        Geometry barBg = makeRect(bw - border * 2, bh - border * 2,
+                new ColorRGBA(0.08f, 0.08f, 0.08f, 1f), 1f);
+        barBg.setLocalTranslation(bx + border, by + border, 201f);
+        overlayNode.attachChild(barBg);
+
+        // Füllbalken: X-Scale animiert die Breite von links nach rechts
+        barFill = makeRect(bw - border * 2, bh - border * 2,
+                new ColorRGBA(0.85f, 0.65f, 0.10f, 1f), 2f);
+        barFill.setLocalTranslation(bx + border, by + border, 202f);
+        barFill.setLocalScale(Math.max(0.001f, progress), 1f, 1f);
+        overlayNode.attachChild(barFill);
+    }
+
+    private Geometry makeRect(float w, float h, ColorRGBA color, float z) {
+        Quad     quad = new Quad(w, h);
+        Geometry g    = new Geometry("loading_rect", quad);
+        Material mat  = new Material(app.getAssetManager(), "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md");
+        mat.setColor("Color", color);
+        mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setBlendMode(RenderState.BlendMode.Alpha);
+        g.setMaterial(mat);
+        g.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Gui);
+        g.setLocalTranslation(0, 0, z);
+        return g;
+    }
+}
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/ModelLodControl.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/ModelLodControl.java
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ public class ModelLodControl extends AbstractControl {
    private final Camera cam;
    private final float  lod1DistSq;
    private final float  lod2DistSq;
-    private final float  cullDistSq;
-    private int          currentSlot = 0;   // 0=lod0, 1=lod1, 2=lod2, -1=culled
+    private int          currentSlot = 0;   // 0=lod0, 1=lod1, 2=lod2, -1=ausgeblendet

    // ── Embedded-LOD-Modus ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
    private final Spatial embLod0;
@@ -55,18 +54,17 @@ public class ModelLodControl extends AbstractControl {
    /**
     * Embedded-LOD-Modus: Die j3o-Nodes lod0/lod1/lod2 existieren bereits als
     * Child-Nodes im Spatial, an dem dieser Control befestigt wird.
-     * lod1 und lod2 dürfen null sein (dann bleibt lod0 bis zur cullDistance sichtbar).
+     * lod1 und lod2 dürfen null sein (dann wird lod0 ab der jeweiligen Schwelle ausgeblendet).
     */
    public ModelLodControl(Camera cam,
                           Spatial lod0, Spatial lod1, Spatial lod2,
-                           float lod1Distance, float lod2Distance, float cullDistance) {
+                           float lod1Distance, float lod2Distance) {
        this.cam        = cam;
        this.embLod0    = lod0;
        this.embLod1    = lod1;
        this.embLod2    = lod2;
-        this.lod1DistSq = lod1 != null ? lod1Distance * lod1Distance : Float.MAX_VALUE;
-        this.lod2DistSq = lod2 != null ? lod2Distance * lod2Distance : Float.MAX_VALUE;
-        this.cullDistSq = cullDistance  * cullDistance;
+        this.lod1DistSq = lod1Distance > 0f ? lod1Distance * lod1Distance : Float.MAX_VALUE;
+        this.lod2DistSq = lod2Distance > 0f ? lod2Distance * lod2Distance : Float.MAX_VALUE;
        this.assets     = null;
    }

@@ -76,14 +74,13 @@ public class ModelLodControl extends AbstractControl {
     */
    public ModelLodControl(AssetManager assets, Camera cam,
                           String lod1Path, String lod2Path,
-                           float lod1Distance, float lod2Distance, float cullDistance) {
+                           float lod1Distance, float lod2Distance) {
        this.assets     = assets;
        this.cam        = cam;
        this.lod1Path   = (lod1Path != null && !lod1Path.isBlank()) ? lod1Path : null;
        this.lod2Path   = (lod2Path != null && !lod2Path.isBlank()) ? lod2Path : null;
-        this.lod1DistSq = lod1Distance * lod1Distance;
-        this.lod2DistSq = lod2Distance * lod2Distance;
-        this.cullDistSq = cullDistance  * cullDistance;
+        this.lod1DistSq = lod1Distance > 0f ? lod1Distance * lod1Distance : Float.MAX_VALUE;
+        this.lod2DistSq = lod2Distance > 0f ? lod2Distance * lod2Distance : Float.MAX_VALUE;
        this.embLod0    = null;
        this.embLod1    = null;
        this.embLod2    = null;
@@ -115,21 +112,25 @@ public class ModelLodControl extends AbstractControl {

        boolean embedded = embLod0 != null;

+        boolean hasLod1 = embedded ? embLod1 != null : lod1Path != null;
+        boolean hasLod2 = embedded ? embLod2 != null : lod2Path != null;
+
+        // Sichtbarkeit hängt nur vom LOD-System ab — kein separates Culling.
+        // Fehlt LOD1 aber LOD2 vorhanden: bei lod1Distance direkt zu LOD2 wechseln (nicht ausblenden).
+        // Fehlt beides (z.B. Kaktusfeige): ab lod1Distance ausblenden.
        int targetSlot;
-        if (distSq >= cullDistSq) {
-            targetSlot = -1;
-        } else if (embedded) {
-            if (embLod2 != null && distSq >= lod2DistSq)      targetSlot = 2;
-            else if (embLod1 != null && distSq >= lod1DistSq) targetSlot = 1;
-            else                                               targetSlot = 0;
+        if (distSq >= lod2DistSq) {
+            targetSlot = hasLod2 ? 2 : -1;
+        } else if (distSq >= lod1DistSq) {
+            if (hasLod1)      targetSlot = 1;
+            else if (hasLod2) targetSlot = 2;  // kein LOD1, aber LOD2 vorhanden → Impostor früher
+            else              targetSlot = -1;  // weder LOD1 noch LOD2 → ausblenden
        } else {
-            if (lod2Path != null && distSq >= lod2DistSq)      targetSlot = 2;
-            else if (lod1Path != null && distSq >= lod1DistSq) targetSlot = 1;
-            else                                                targetSlot = 0;
+            targetSlot = 0;
        }

        if (targetSlot == currentSlot) return;
-        log.debug("[LOD] {} Slot {} → {} (dist={}m)",
+        log.info("[LOD] {} Slot {} → {} (dist={}m)",
                spatial.getName(), currentSlot, targetSlot,
                String.format("%.1f", Math.sqrt(distSq)));
        currentSlot = targetSlot;
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/TerrainChunkState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/TerrainChunkState.java
@@ -172,13 +172,21 @@ public class TerrainChunkState extends BaseAppState {

    @Override
    public void update(float tpf) {
-        float refX, refZ;
-        if (!Float.isNaN(spawnHintX)) {
-            refX = spawnHintX; refZ = spawnHintZ;
-            spawnHintX = Float.NaN; spawnHintZ = Float.NaN;
-        } else {
        Vector3f camPos = cam.getLocation();
-            refX = camPos.x; refZ = camPos.z;
+        float refX = camPos.x;
+        float refZ = camPos.z;
+        if (!Float.isNaN(spawnHintX)) {
+            int spawnCx = worldToChunk(spawnHintX);
+            int spawnCz = worldToChunk(spawnHintZ);
+            if (worldToChunk(refX) != spawnCx || worldToChunk(refZ) != spawnCz) {
+                // Kamera noch nicht am Spawn-Chunk — Hint beibehalten
+                refX = spawnHintX;
+                refZ = spawnHintZ;
+            } else {
+                // Kamera hat den Spawn-Chunk erreicht — Hint freigeben
+                spawnHintX = Float.NaN;
+                spawnHintZ = Float.NaN;
+            }
        }
        int pcx = worldToChunk(refX);
        int pcz = worldToChunk(refZ);
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/WorldItemsState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/WorldItemsState.java
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ public class WorldItemsState extends BaseAppState {
        float hMargin = cam.getWidth()  * 0.10f;
        float screenH = cam.getHeight();

-        boolean doLog = hoverLogTimer >= 1f;
+        boolean doLog = hoverLogTimer >= 1f && !items.isEmpty();
+        if (hoverLogTimer >= 1f) hoverLogTimer = 0f;
        if (doLog) {
-            hoverLogTimer = 0f;
            log.info("[Hover] items={} screenW={} screenH={} centerX={} hMargin={}",
                    items.size(), cam.getWidth(), cam.getHeight(), centerX, hMargin);
        }
--- a/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/WorldObjectsState.java
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/java/de/blight/game/state/WorldObjectsState.java
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import com.jme3.app.state.BaseAppState;
 import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
 import com.jme3.asset.plugins.FileLocator;
 import com.jme3.bullet.BulletAppState;
+import com.jme3.bullet.collision.shapes.CapsuleCollisionShape;
+import com.jme3.bullet.collision.shapes.CompoundCollisionShape;
 import com.jme3.bullet.control.RigidBodyControl;
 import com.jme3.bullet.util.CollisionShapeFactory;
+import com.jme3.bounding.BoundingBox;
 import com.jme3.material.Material;
 import com.jme3.material.MatParam;
 import com.jme3.material.RenderState;
@@ -38,6 +41,10 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
    private final List<Material> sceneLitMaterials  = new ArrayList<>();
    private final List<Material> windMaterials      = new ArrayList<>();
    private final List<Material> pbrMaterials       = new ArrayList<>();
+    /** Impostor-Unshaded-Materialien: erhalten pro Frame einen Ambient-Tint (Color-Uniform). */
+    private final List<Material> impostorMaterials  = new ArrayList<>();
+    /** Capture-Ambient, mit dem der Impostor-Atlas gerendert wurde. Normalisiert den Tint. */
+    private static final float   IMPOSTOR_CAP_AMB   = 0.30f;
    private float debugTimer = 0f;
    private float lodFactor  = 1.0f;

@@ -93,6 +100,30 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
                else                                     shadowMode = RenderQueue.ShadowMode.Off;
                s.setShadowMode(shadowMode);

+                // Baum-Stammkollision: Capsule statt Vollmesh (Blätter ausgeschlossen)
+                String objPath = m.modelPath() != null ? m.modelPath() : "";
+                if (objPath.startsWith("Models/trees/") && bulletAppState != null) {
+                    try {
+                        s.updateGeometricState();
+                        float treeHeight = 6f;
+                        com.jme3.bounding.BoundingVolume bv = s.getWorldBound();
+                        if (bv instanceof BoundingBox bb) {
+                            treeHeight = bb.getYExtent() * 2f;
+                        }
+                        float cylHeight = Math.max(0.5f, treeHeight - 0.5f);
+                        CapsuleCollisionShape capsule =
+                                new CapsuleCollisionShape(0.25f, cylHeight);
+                        CompoundCollisionShape compound =
+                                new CompoundCollisionShape();
+                        compound.addChildShape(capsule, new Vector3f(0f, treeHeight * 0.5f, 0f));
+                        RigidBodyControl treeRbc = new RigidBodyControl(compound, 0f);
+                        s.addControl(treeRbc);
+                        bulletAppState.getPhysicsSpace().add(treeRbc);
+                    } catch (Exception pe) {
+                        log.warn("[WorldObjects] Baum-Physik für '{}' nicht erzeugbar: {}", m.modelPath(), pe.getMessage());
+                    }
+                }
+
                // Physik-Kollision für solide Objekte
                if (m.solid() && bulletAppState != null) {
                    try {
@@ -143,6 +174,17 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
                for (Material mat : pbrMaterials) {
                    mat.setColor("Emissive", new ColorRGBA(ac.r, ac.g, ac.b, 1f));
                }
+                // Impostor-Tint: Unshaded-Atlas folgt dem Tag/Nacht-Zyklus über den Color-Multiplikator.
+                // Normiert auf die Capture-Ambient (0.30): Bei gleichem Ambient = 1.0, Nacht ≈ 0.05.
+                if (!impostorMaterials.isEmpty()) {
+                    float tR = Math.min(1.2f, ac.r / IMPOSTOR_CAP_AMB);
+                    float tG = Math.min(1.2f, ac.g / IMPOSTOR_CAP_AMB);
+                    float tB = Math.min(1.2f, ac.b / IMPOSTOR_CAP_AMB);
+                    ColorRGBA tint = new ColorRGBA(tR, tG, tB, 1f);
+                    for (Material mat : impostorMaterials) {
+                        mat.setColor("Color", tint);
+                    }
+                }
                debugTimer += tpf;
                if (debugTimer >= 5f) {
                    debugTimer = 0f;
@@ -194,41 +236,80 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
        }
        spatial.setName("obj_" + path);

-        // LOD / Distance-Culling
-        if (m.cullDistance() > 0f) {
+        // LOD — kein cullDistance mehr; Objekte ohne LOD-Stufe werden ab der jeweiligen Distanz ausgeblendet
+        if (m.lod1Distance() > 0f || m.lod2Distance() > 0f) {
            if (spatial instanceof Node treeNode) {
                Spatial lod0 = treeNode.getChild("lod0");
                Spatial lod1 = treeNode.getChild("lod1");
                Spatial lod2 = treeNode.getChild("lod2");

-                // Fall A: j3o hat explizite lod0/lod1/lod2 Child-Nodes.
+                // Neues eingebettetes Format: child[0] ist das HD-Modell, aber nicht explizit "lod0"
+                // benannt. Erkennungsmerkmal: "lod1" ist vorhanden (alter Impostor-Format hat nie lod1).
+                if (lod0 == null && lod1 != null && !treeNode.getChildren().isEmpty()) {
+                    lod0 = treeNode.getChild(0);
+                }
+
+                // Fall A: j3o hat eingebettete LOD-Child-Nodes (lod0 explizit oder per Index 0 erkannt).
                if (lod0 != null) {
+                    log.info("[WorldObjects-LOD] Fall A: {} | Kinder={} | lod0='{}' lod1={} lod2={} | dist={}/{}m",
+                            path, treeNode.getChildren().size(),
+                            lod0.getName(), lod1 != null ? "'" + lod1.getName() + "'" : "null",
+                            lod2 != null ? "'" + lod2.getName() + "'" : "null",
+                            m.lod1Distance() * lodFactor, m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor);
                    lod0.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
                    if (lod1 != null) lod1.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
-                    if (lod2 != null) lod2.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+                    if (lod2 != null) {
+                        lod2.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
+                        if (lod2 instanceof Node lod2Node && !lod2Node.getChildren().isEmpty()
+                                && isImpostorNode(lod2Node)) {
+                            initImpostor(lod2Node);
+                        }
+                    }
                    treeNode.addControl(new ModelLodControl(
                            app.getCamera(), lod0, lod1, lod2,
-                            m.lod1Distance() * lodFactor, m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor, m.cullDistance() * lodFactor));
+                            m.lod1Distance() * lodFactor, m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor));
                    return treeNode;
                }

+                // Vorhandene Controls im geladenen j3o loggen (sollten nach stripControls nicht vorhanden sein)
+                if (treeNode.getNumControls() > 0) {
+                    log.warn("[WorldObjects-LOD] {} hat {} Control(s) nach dem Laden! Controls werden entfernt.",
+                            path, treeNode.getNumControls());
+                    while (treeNode.getNumControls() > 0) treeNode.removeControl(treeNode.getControl(0));
+                }
+
                // Fall B: j3o hat nur "lod2" als Kind — Root ist lod0, lod2 ist das vereinfachte Mesh.
                // lod2 aus dem Root ausgliedern, damit beide unabhängig ein/ausgeblendet werden können.
                if (lod2 != null) {
+                    log.info("[WorldObjects-LOD] Fall B: {} | Kinder={} | lod2='{}' | dist=0/{}m",
+                            path, treeNode.getChildren().size(), lod2.getName(),
+                            m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor);
                    treeNode.detachChild(lod2);
                    Node lodRoot = new Node("lodRoot_" + path);
                    lodRoot.attachChild(treeNode);   // index 0 = lod0 (volle Qualität)
                    lodRoot.attachChild(lod2);        // index 1 = lod2 (Impostor-Karte)
                    treeNode.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Inherit);
                    lod2.setCullHint(Spatial.CullHint.Always);
-                    // Billboard: Impostor-Karte dreht sich immer zur Kamera,
-                    // unabhängig von der Baum-Rotation im BLO.
-                    BillboardControl bc = new BillboardControl();
-                    bc.setAlignment(BillboardControl.Alignment.Camera);
-                    lod2.addControl(bc);
+                    // Pivot-Korrektur: Stammbasis auf Y=0 ausrichten (Sicherungsnetz für
+                    // j3o-Dateien, deren 1/3-Scale-Offset nicht eingebacken wurde).
+                    // treeNode und lod2 gemeinsam verschieben → Geometrie und Impostor-Bild
+                    // bleiben deckungsgleich.
+                    lodRoot.updateGeometricState();
+                    if (treeNode.getWorldBound() instanceof com.jme3.bounding.BoundingBox treeBb) {
+                        float groundY = treeBb.getCenter().y - treeBb.getYExtent();
+                        if (Math.abs(groundY) > 0.01f) {
+                            treeNode.setLocalTranslation(0f, -groundY, 0f);
+                            lod2.setLocalTranslation(0f, -groundY, 0f);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // Impostor: wählt pro Frame das kamerawinkelrichtige Quad.
+                    if (lod2 instanceof Node lod2Node && !lod2Node.getChildren().isEmpty()
+                            && isImpostorNode(lod2Node)) {
+                        initImpostor(lod2Node);
+                    }
                    lodRoot.addControl(new ModelLodControl(
                            app.getCamera(), treeNode, null, lod2,
-                            m.lod1Distance() * lodFactor, m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor, m.cullDistance() * lodFactor));
+                            m.lod1Distance() * lodFactor, m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor));
                    return lodRoot;
                }
            }
@@ -239,7 +320,7 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
            ModelLodControl ctrl = new ModelLodControl(
                    assets, app.getCamera(),
                    m.lod1Path(), m.lod2Path(),
-                    m.lod1Distance() * lodFactor, m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor, m.cullDistance() * lodFactor);
+                    m.lod1Distance() * lodFactor, m.lod2Distance() * lodFactor);
            ctrl.setLodLoadCallback(lod -> {
                convertUnshadedToPbr(lod);
                collectSceneLitMaterials(lod);
@@ -251,6 +332,83 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
        return spatial;
    }

+    private boolean isImpostorNode(Node n) {
+        if (n.getControl(BillboardControl.class) != null) {
+            log.info("[Impostor] '{}' erkannt via BillboardControl", n.getName());
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (n.getChildren().isEmpty()) {
+            log.info("[Impostor] '{}' hat keine Kinder → kein Impostor", n.getName());
+            return false;
+        }
+        Spatial first = n.getChild(0);
+        log.info("[Impostor] '{}' erstes Kind: {} ({})", n.getName(), first.getName(), first.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        if (!(first instanceof Geometry g)) {
+            log.info("[Impostor] '{}' erstes Kind ist kein Geometry → kein Impostor", n.getName());
+            return false;
+        }
+        Material mat = g.getMaterial();
+        String matName = mat != null ? mat.getMaterialDef().getName() : "null";
+        log.info("[Impostor] '{}' Material: '{}'", n.getName(), matName);
+        return mat != null && "Unshaded".equals(matName);
+    }
+
+    private void initImpostor(Node lod2Node) {
+        lod2Node.addControl(new ImpostorViewControl(app.getCamera()));
+        if (lod2Node.getControl(BillboardControl.class) == null) {
+            BillboardControl bc = new BillboardControl();
+            bc.setAlignment(BillboardControl.Alignment.AxialY);
+            lod2Node.addControl(bc);
+        }
+
+        // In Opaque-Bucket verschieben (auch für ältere j3os, die noch Transparent hatten).
+        lod2Node.setQueueBucket(com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.Bucket.Opaque);
+
+        java.util.Set<Material> seen = new java.util.HashSet<>();
+        boolean firstMat = true;
+        for (Spatial child : lod2Node.getChildren()) {
+            if (!(child instanceof com.jme3.scene.Geometry geo)) continue;
+            Material mat = geo.getMaterial();
+            if (mat == null) continue;
+
+            mat.setFloat("AlphaDiscardThreshold", 0.5f);
+            mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setBlendMode(com.jme3.material.RenderState.BlendMode.Off);
+            // FaceCullMode.Off: Billboard dreht sich immer zur Kamera → beide Seiten rendern
+            // ist sicherer als Back, da Winding-Order nach Billboard-Rotation nicht deterministisch ist.
+            mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setFaceCullMode(com.jme3.material.RenderState.FaceCullMode.Off);
+            geo.setQueueBucket(com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue.Bucket.Opaque);
+
+            com.jme3.material.MatParam colorMap = mat.getParam("ColorMap");
+            if (colorMap != null && colorMap.getValue() instanceof com.jme3.texture.Texture t) {
+                t.getImage().setColorSpace(com.jme3.texture.image.ColorSpace.sRGB);
+                log.info("[Impostor] Tex '{}': {}×{} fmt={}",
+                        t.getName(), t.getImage().getWidth(), t.getImage().getHeight(), t.getImage().getFormat());
+                // Diagnose: Alpha-Wert im Zentrum von Strip 0 prüfen (Pixel 256,256)
+                if (firstMat) {
+                    firstMat = false;
+                    java.nio.ByteBuffer imgData = t.getImage().getData(0);
+                    if (imgData != null && imgData.capacity() >= (256 * 4096 + 256) * 4 + 4) {
+                        int off = (256 * 4096 + 256) * 4;
+                        int r = imgData.get(off)     & 0xFF;
+                        int g = imgData.get(off + 1) & 0xFF;
+                        int b = imgData.get(off + 2) & 0xFF;
+                        int a = imgData.get(off + 3) & 0xFF;
+                        log.info("[Impostor] Atlas Pixel(256,256) Strip0: R={} G={} B={} A={}", r, g, b, a);
+                    } else {
+                        log.warn("[Impostor] Atlas-Daten nicht lesbar (capacity={})",
+                                imgData != null ? imgData.capacity() : -1);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                log.warn("[Impostor] Quad '{}' hat KEINE ColorMap!", geo.getName());
+            }
+
+            if (seen.add(mat)) {
+                impostorMaterials.add(mat);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    private Spatial createPrimitive(String type) {
        return switch (type) {
            case "sphere"   -> new Geometry("sphere",   new Sphere(16, 16, 1f));
@@ -291,6 +449,7 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {

            geo.setMaterial(pbrMat);
        } else if (spatial instanceof Node node) {
+            if ("lod2".equals(node.getName())) return;
            for (Spatial child : new ArrayList<>(node.getChildren())) {
                convertUnshadedToPbr(child);
            }
@@ -303,12 +462,18 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
            if (mat == null) return;
            String name = mat.getMaterialDef().getName();
            if ("Tree".equals(name) || "TreeLeaf".equals(name)) {
-                // j3o-Loading setzt keine j3md-Defaults → Uniforms explizit setzen
-                // (Werte für Mittag; werden sofort in update() durch DayNightState überschrieben)
-                mat.setVector3("SunColor",     new Vector3f(1.00f, 0.95f, 0.88f));
-                mat.setVector3("AmbientColor", new Vector3f(0.08f, 0.10f, 0.16f));
+                // j3o-Loading setzt keine j3md-Defaults → Uniforms explizit setzen.
+                // SunColor = SUN_COLOR_DAY × SUN_INTENSITY (wie in update() bei Mittag),
+                // sonst leuchten Bäume weiß bis DayNightState das erste Mal überschreibt.
+                mat.setVector3("SunColor",     new Vector3f(0.68f, 0.65f, 0.60f));
+                mat.setVector3("AmbientColor", new Vector3f(0.04f, 0.05f, 0.08f));
                mat.setVector3("LightDir",     new Vector3f(0f, -1f, 0f));
                sceneLitMaterials.add(mat);
+                if ("TreeLeaf".equals(name)) {
+                    // discard statt blend → Blätter müssen Tiefenwerte schreiben (Nebel, Wasser).
+                    geo.setQueueBucket(RenderQueue.Bucket.Opaque);
+                    mat.getAdditionalRenderState().setDepthWrite(true);
+                }
            } else if ("Fern".equals(name)) {
                windMaterials.add(mat);
            } else if ("PBRLighting".equals(name)) {
@@ -325,6 +490,7 @@ public class WorldObjectsState extends BaseAppState {
                log.info("[WorldObjects] Material-Def '{}' an '{}' – unbekannt, übersprungen.", name, geo.getName());
            }
        } else if (spatial instanceof Node node) {
+            if ("lod2".equals(node.getName())) return;
            for (Spatial child : node.getChildren()) {
                collectSceneLitMaterials(child);
            }
--- a/blight-game/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/blight-game/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <configuration>

    <appender name="CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
-        <filter class="ch.qos.logback.classic.filter.ThresholdFilter">
-            <level>INFO</level>
-        </filter>
        <encoder>
            <pattern>%d{HH:mm:ss.SSS} %-5level [%logger{30}] %msg%n%ex</pattern>
        </encoder>
@@ -20,6 +17,9 @@
        </encoder>
    </appender>

+    <!-- LOD-Slot-Wechsel auf DEBUG aktivieren -->
+    <logger name="de.blight.game.state.ModelLodControl" level="DEBUG"/>
+
    <!-- JME-interne JUL-Logs auf WARN reduzieren -->
    <logger name="com.jme3" level="WARN"/>
    <!-- GltfLoader meldet bei jeder Animation "only supports linear interpolation" – bekanntes JME-Verhalten, kein Fehler -->
--- a/blight-lang/src/main/resources/lang/messages_de.properties
+++ b/blight-lang/src/main/resources/lang/messages_de.properties
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ menu.graphics.val.off=Aus
 menu.graphics.val.viewdist.short=Kurz
 menu.graphics.val.viewdist.normal=Normal
 menu.graphics.val.viewdist.far=Weit
+menu.graphics.row.shadow=Schattenqualität
+menu.graphics.val.shadow.low=Niedrig
+menu.graphics.val.shadow.medium=Mittel
+menu.graphics.val.shadow.high=Hoch
+menu.graphics.val.resolution.native=Nativ
 menu.graphics.btn.apply=Übernehmen
 menu.graphics.btn.cancel=Abbrechen

--- a/blight-lang/src/main/resources/lang/messages_en.properties
+++ b/blight-lang/src/main/resources/lang/messages_en.properties
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ menu.graphics.val.off=Off
 menu.graphics.val.viewdist.short=Short
 menu.graphics.val.viewdist.normal=Normal
 menu.graphics.val.viewdist.far=Far
+menu.graphics.row.shadow=Shadow Quality
+menu.graphics.val.shadow.low=Low
+menu.graphics.val.shadow.medium=Medium
+menu.graphics.val.shadow.high=High
+menu.graphics.val.resolution.native=Native
 menu.graphics.btn.apply=Apply
 menu.graphics.btn.cancel=Cancel

--- a/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_map.blm
+++ b/blight-map/src/main/map/blight_map.blm
--- a/com/jme3/shadow/AbstractShadowFilter.java
+++ b/com/jme3/shadow/AbstractShadowFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2025 jMonkeyEngine
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * * Neither the name of 'jMonkeyEngine' nor the names of its contributors
+ *   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *   without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+ * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+ * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+ * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+ * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package com.jme3.shadow;
+
+import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
+import com.jme3.material.Material;
+import com.jme3.material.RenderState;
+import com.jme3.math.Matrix4f;
+import com.jme3.math.Vector4f;
+import com.jme3.post.Filter;
+import com.jme3.renderer.RenderManager;
+import com.jme3.renderer.ViewPort;
+import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue;
+import com.jme3.texture.FrameBuffer;
+import com.jme3.util.TempVars;
+import com.jme3.util.clone.Cloner;
+import com.jme3.util.clone.JmeCloneable;
+
+/**
+ * Generic abstract filter that holds common implementations for the different
+ * shadow filters
+ *
+ * @author Rémy Bouquet aka Nehon
+ */
+public abstract class AbstractShadowFilter<T extends AbstractShadowRenderer> extends Filter implements JmeCloneable {
+
+    protected T shadowRenderer;
+    protected ViewPort viewPort;
+
+    private final Vector4f tempVec4 = new Vector4f();
+    private final Matrix4f tempMat4 = new Matrix4f();
+
+    /**
+     * For serialization only. Do not use.
+     */
+    protected AbstractShadowFilter() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an AbstractShadowFilter. Subclasses invoke this constructor.
+     *
+     * @param assetManager The application's asset manager.
+     * @param shadowMapSize The size of the rendered shadow maps (e.g., 512, 1024, 2048).
+     * @param shadowRenderer The shadowRenderer to use for this Filter
+     */
+    protected AbstractShadowFilter(AssetManager assetManager, int shadowMapSize, T shadowRenderer) {
+        super("Post Shadow");
+        this.shadowRenderer = shadowRenderer;
+        // this is legacy setting for shadows with backface shadows
+        this.shadowRenderer.setRenderBackFacesShadows(true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected Material getMaterial() {
+        return material;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean isRequiresDepthTexture() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #getMaterial()} instead.
+     * @return The Material used by this filter.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public Material getShadowMaterial() {       
+        return material;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void preFrame(float tpf) {
+        shadowRenderer.preFrame(tpf);
+        Matrix4f m = viewPort.getCamera().getViewProjectionMatrix();
+        material.setMatrix4("ViewProjectionMatrixInverse", tempMat4.set(m).invertLocal());
+        material.setVector4("ViewProjectionMatrixRow2", tempVec4.set(m.m20, m.m21, m.m22, m.m23));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void postQueue(RenderQueue queue) {
+        shadowRenderer.postQueue(queue);
+        if (shadowRenderer.skipPostPass) {
+            // removing the shadow map so that the post pass is skipped
+            material.setTexture("ShadowMap0", null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void postFrame(RenderManager renderManager, ViewPort viewPort, FrameBuffer prevFilterBuffer, FrameBuffer sceneBuffer) {
+        if (!shadowRenderer.skipPostPass) {
+            shadowRenderer.setPostShadowParams();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void initFilter(AssetManager manager, RenderManager renderManager, ViewPort vp, int w, int h) {
+        shadowRenderer.needsfallBackMaterial = true;
+        material = new Material(manager, "Common/MatDefs/Shadow/PostShadowFilter.j3md");
+        shadowRenderer.setPostShadowMaterial(material);
+        shadowRenderer.initialize(renderManager, vp);
+        this.viewPort = vp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * How far the shadows are rendered in the view
+     *
+     * @return shadowZExtend
+     * @see #setShadowZExtend(float zFar)
+     */
+    public float getShadowZExtend() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getShadowZExtend();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the distance from the eye where the shadows will be rendered default
+     * value is dynamically computed to the shadow casters/receivers union bound
+     * zFar, capped to view frustum far value.
+     *
+     * @param zFar the zFar values that override the computed one
+     */
+    public void setShadowZExtend(float zFar) {
+        shadowRenderer.setShadowZExtend(zFar);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Define the length over which the shadow will fade out when using a
+     * shadowZextend
+     *
+     * @param length the fade length in world units
+     */
+    public void setShadowZFadeLength(float length) {
+        shadowRenderer.setShadowZFadeLength(length);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * get the length over which the shadow will fade out when using a
+     * shadowZextend
+     *
+     * @return the fade length in world units
+     */
+    public float getShadowZFadeLength() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getShadowZFadeLength();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * returns the shadow intensity
+     *
+     * @see #setShadowIntensity(float shadowIntensity)
+     * @return shadowIntensity
+     */
+    public float getShadowIntensity() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getShadowIntensity();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the shadowIntensity, the value should be between 0 and 1, a 0 value
+     * gives a bright and invisible shadow, a 1 value gives a pitch black
+     * shadow, default is 0.7
+     *
+     * @param shadowIntensity the darkness of the shadow
+     */
+    final public void setShadowIntensity(float shadowIntensity) {
+        shadowRenderer.setShadowIntensity(shadowIntensity);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * returns the edges thickness <br>
+     *
+     * @see #setEdgesThickness(int edgesThickness)
+     * @return edgesThickness
+     */
+    public int getEdgesThickness() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getEdgesThickness();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the shadow edges thickness. Default is 10. Setting it to lower values
+     * can help reduce the jagged effect of shadow edges.
+     *
+     * @param edgesThickness the desired thickness (in tenths of a pixel, default=10)
+     */
+    public void setEdgesThickness(int edgesThickness) {
+        shadowRenderer.setEdgesThickness(edgesThickness);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * isFlushQueues does nothing and is kept only for backward compatibility
+     *
+     * @return false
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public boolean isFlushQueues() {
+        return shadowRenderer.isFlushQueues();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * sets the shadow compare mode see {@link CompareMode} for more info
+     *
+     * @param compareMode the desired mode
+     */
+    final public void setShadowCompareMode(CompareMode compareMode) {
+        shadowRenderer.setShadowCompareMode(compareMode);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * returns the shadow compare mode
+     *
+     * @see CompareMode
+     * @return the shadowCompareMode
+     */
+    public CompareMode getShadowCompareMode() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getShadowCompareMode();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the filtering mode for shadow edges see {@link EdgeFilteringMode}
+     * for more info
+     *
+     * @param filterMode the desired mode
+     */
+    final public void setEdgeFilteringMode(EdgeFilteringMode filterMode) {
+        shadowRenderer.setEdgeFilteringMode(filterMode);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * !! WARNING !! this parameter is defaulted to true for the ShadowFilter.
+     * Setting it to true, may produce edges artifacts on shadows.
+     *
+     * Set to true if you want back faces shadows on geometries.
+     * Note that back faces shadows will be blended over dark lighten areas and may produce overly dark lighting.
+     *
+     * Setting this parameter will override this parameter for ALL materials in the scene.
+     * This also will automatically adjust the faceCullMode and the PolyOffset of the pre shadow pass.
+     * You can modify them by using {@link #getPreShadowForcedRenderState()}
+     *
+     * If you want to set it differently for each material in the scene you have to use the ShadowRenderer instead
+     * of the shadow filter.
+     *
+     * @param renderBackFacesShadows true or false.
+     */
+    public void setRenderBackFacesShadows(boolean renderBackFacesShadows) {
+        shadowRenderer.setRenderBackFacesShadows(renderBackFacesShadows);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * if this filter renders back faces shadows
+     * @return true if this filter renders back faces shadows
+     */
+    public boolean isRenderBackFacesShadows() {
+        return shadowRenderer.isRenderBackFacesShadows();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * returns the pre shadows pass render state.
+     * use it to adjust the RenderState parameters of the pre shadow pass.
+     * Note that this will be overridden if the preShadow technique in the material has a ForcedRenderState
+     * @return the pre shadow render state.
+     */
+    public RenderState getPreShadowForcedRenderState() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getPreShadowForcedRenderState();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * returns the edge filtering mode
+     *
+     * @see EdgeFilteringMode
+     * @return the enum value
+     */
+    public EdgeFilteringMode getEdgeFilteringMode() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getEdgeFilteringMode();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the number of shadow maps rendered by this filter.
+     *
+     * @return count
+     */
+    public int getNumShadowMaps() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getNumShadowMaps();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the size of each shadow map rendered by this filter.
+     *
+     * @return a map's height (which is also its width, in pixels)
+     */
+    public int getShadowMapSize() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getShadowMapSize();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    public AbstractShadowFilter<T> jmeClone() {
+        try {
+            return (AbstractShadowFilter<T>) super.clone();
+        } catch (final CloneNotSupportedException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void cloneFields(final Cloner cloner, final Object original) {
+        material = cloner.clone(material);
+        shadowRenderer = cloner.clone(shadowRenderer);
+        shadowRenderer.setPostShadowMaterial(material);
+    }
+
+}
--- a/com/jme3/shadow/DirectionalLightShadowFilter.java
+++ b/com/jme3/shadow/DirectionalLightShadowFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2024 jMonkeyEngine
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ * * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *
+ * * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * * Neither the name of 'jMonkeyEngine' nor the names of its contributors
+ *   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+ *   without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
+ * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
+ * CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+ * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+ * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+ * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package com.jme3.shadow;
+
+import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
+import com.jme3.export.InputCapsule;
+import com.jme3.export.JmeExporter;
+import com.jme3.export.JmeImporter;
+import com.jme3.export.OutputCapsule;
+import com.jme3.light.DirectionalLight;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+/**
+ * This Filter does basically the same as a DirectionalLightShadowRenderer
+ * except it renders the post shadow pass as a fullscreen quad pass instead of a
+ * geometry pass. It's mostly faster than PssmShadowRenderer as long as you have
+ * more than about ten shadow receiving objects. The expense is the drawback
+ * that the shadow Receive mode set on spatial is ignored. So basically all and
+ * only objects that render depth in the scene receive shadows.
+ *
+ * API is basically the same as the PssmShadowRenderer.
+ *
+ * @author Rémy Bouquet aka Nehon
+ */
+public class DirectionalLightShadowFilter extends AbstractShadowFilter<DirectionalLightShadowRenderer> {
+
+    /**
+     * For serialization only. Do not use.
+     * 
+     * @see #DirectionalLightShadowFilter(AssetManager assetManager, int shadowMapSize, int nbSplits)
+     */
+    public DirectionalLightShadowFilter() {
+        super();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Creates a DirectionalLightShadowFilter.
+     * 
+     * @param assetManager  the application's asset manager
+     * @param shadowMapSize the size of the rendered shadow maps (512, 1024, 2048, etc...)
+     * @param nbSplits      the number of shadow maps rendered (more shadow maps = better quality, but slower)
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the provided 'nbSplits' is not within the valid range of 1 to 4.
+     */
+    public DirectionalLightShadowFilter(AssetManager assetManager, int shadowMapSize, int nbSplits) {
+        super(assetManager, shadowMapSize, new DirectionalLightShadowRenderer(assetManager, shadowMapSize, nbSplits));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the light used to cast shadows.
+     *
+     * @return the DirectionalLight
+     */
+    public DirectionalLight getLight() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getLight();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the light to use to cast shadows.
+     *
+     * @param light a DirectionalLight
+     */
+    public void setLight(DirectionalLight light) {
+        shadowRenderer.setLight(light);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the lambda parameter.
+     *
+     * @see #setLambda(float lambda)
+     * @return lambda
+     */
+    public float getLambda() {
+        return shadowRenderer.getLambda();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adjusts the partition of the shadow extend into shadow maps. Lambda is
+     * usually between 0 and 1.
+     * <p>
+     * A low value gives a more linear partition, resulting in consistent shadow
+     * quality over the extend, but near shadows could look very jagged. A high
+     * value gives a more logarithmic partition, resulting in high quality for near
+     * shadows, but quality decreases rapidly with distance.
+     * <p>
+     * The default value is 0.65 (the theoretical optimum).
+     *
+     * @param lambda the lambda value
+     */
+    public void setLambda(float lambda) {
+        shadowRenderer.setLambda(lambda);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if stabilization is enabled.
+     * 
+     * @return true if stabilization is enabled
+     */
+    public boolean isEnabledStabilization() {
+        return shadowRenderer.isEnabledStabilization();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Enables the stabilization of the shadow's edges. (default is true)
+     * This prevents shadow edges from flickering when the camera moves.
+     * However, it can lead to some loss of shadow quality in particular scenes.
+     *
+     * @param stabilize true to stabilize, false to disable stabilization
+     */
+    public void setEnabledStabilization(boolean stabilize) {
+        shadowRenderer.setEnabledStabilization(stabilize);        
+    }    
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(JmeExporter ex) throws IOException {
+        super.write(ex);
+        OutputCapsule oc = ex.getCapsule(this);
+        oc.write(shadowRenderer, "shadowRenderer", null);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void read(JmeImporter im) throws IOException {
+        super.read(im);
+        InputCapsule ic = im.getCapsule(this);
+        shadowRenderer = (DirectionalLightShadowRenderer) ic.readSavable("shadowRenderer", null);
+    }
+    
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Mario	1b3d9bf0af	Fehler im LOD System behoben	2026-07-21 07:08:26 +02:00
Mario	b17a71286a	An den LOD im Editor gearbeitet	2026-07-20 13:35:27 +02:00
Mario	e6440e3a46	Ladescreen hinzugefügt. hat noch einen Bug bezüglich der positionierung des fensters	2026-07-19 20:14:50 +02:00
Mario	4328d66fe7	Schatten System verbessert und Schatten qualität einstellbar gemacht	2026-07-19 15:00:40 +02:00
Mario	ad37720edd	Am Lightning rumgeschraubt (Nicht mc queen)	2026-07-19 12:30:11 +02:00