Game Scene Split up

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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/Player/PlayerAuthoring.cs

@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ namespace ProjectM.Authoring
                 // plus the server-only respawn timer.
                 AddComponent<Dead>(entity);
                 SetComponentEnabled<Dead>(entity, false);
+                // Dev god-mode gate (enableable, server-only) baked DISABLED so toggling it is a bit flip, never structural.
+                AddComponent<DebugGodMode>(entity);
+                SetComponentEnabled<DebugGodMode>(entity, false);
+
                 AddComponent(entity, new RespawnState { RespawnTick = 0, DelayTicks = authoring.RespawnDelayTicks, InvulnTicks = authoring.RespawnInvulnTicks });
                 AddComponent(entity, new RespawnInvuln { UntilTick = 0 });
             }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Authoring/World/CycleDirectorAuthoring.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ namespace ProjectM.Authoring
     /// </summary>
     public class CycleDirectorAuthoring : MonoBehaviour
     {
+        [Header("Threat — post-expedition retaliation")]
+        [Tooltip("A completed expedition (a player returning to base) can draw a retaliation siege.")]
+        public bool PostExpeditionEnabled = true;
+
+        [Tooltip("Telegraph/arming delay (server ticks @60) between the return and the siege spawning.")]
+        public uint PostExpeditionDelayTicks = 300;
+
+        [Tooltip("Siege size floor (Husk count) for a post-expedition retaliation.")]
+        public int SiegeSizeBase = 5;
+
+        [Tooltip("Extra Husks per unit of resources hauled back this run (0 = flat SiegeSizeBase).")]
+        public int SiegeSizePerResource = 0;
+
+        [Tooltip("Max server ticks a siege may run before it auto-collapses (no soft-lock). 0 = no cap.")]
+        public uint SiegeTimeoutTicks = 3600;
+
         private class CycleDirectorBaker : Baker<CycleDirectorAuthoring>
         {
             public override void Bake(CycleDirectorAuthoring authoring)
@@ -22,13 +38,22 @@ namespace ProjectM.Authoring
                 var entity = GetEntity(authoring, TransformUsageFlags.Dynamic);
                 AddComponent(entity, new CycleState
                 {
-                    Phase = CyclePhase.Expedition,
+                    Phase = CyclePhase.Calm,
                     CycleNumber = 1,
                     PhaseEndTick = 0u,
                 });
                 AddComponent<ResourceLedger>(entity);
                 AddBuffer<StorageEntry>(entity);
                 AddComponent(entity, new GoalProgress { Charge = 0, Target = 10 });
+                AddComponent(entity, new ThreatConfig
+                {
+                    PostExpeditionEnabled = (byte)(authoring.PostExpeditionEnabled ? 1 : 0),
+                    PostExpeditionDelayTicks = authoring.PostExpeditionDelayTicks,
+                    SizeBase = authoring.SiegeSizeBase,
+                    SizePerExpeditionResource = authoring.SiegeSizePerResource,
+                    StartCondition = ThreatStartCondition.Immediate,
+                    SiegeTimeoutTicks = authoring.SiegeTimeoutTicks,
+                });
             }
         }
     }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Debug.meta

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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Debug/DebugCommandSendSystem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using ProjectM.Simulation;
+using Unity.Entities;
+using Unity.NetCode;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Client
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// EDITOR-ONLY client sender for dev-tool <see cref="DebugCommandRequest"/> RPCs. Mirrors
+    /// <c>StorageOpSendSystem</c>: static convenience methods enqueue into a queue that this client
+    /// <see cref="SystemBase"/> drains into request entities each tick (so it works from the DebugOverlay's IMGUI
+    /// AND headless from execute_code). The statics are reset on play-enter so a fast-enter-playmode reload can't
+    /// replay a stale queue. The wire type is unconditional; this system is #if UNITY_EDITOR (stripped from builds).
+    /// </summary>
+    [WorldSystemFilter(WorldSystemFilterFlags.ClientSimulation)]
+    public partial class DebugCommandSendSystem : SystemBase
+    {
+        struct Pending { public byte Op; public int ArgA; public int ArgB; }
+
+        static readonly List<Pending> s_Pending = new List<Pending>();
+
+        /// <summary>Queue a raw dev command for the next client tick.</summary>
+        public static void Send(byte op, int argA = 0, int argB = 0)
+            => s_Pending.Add(new Pending { Op = op, ArgA = argA, ArgB = argB });
+
+        // Convenience wrappers (overlay buttons + execute_code).
+        public static void SpawnWave(int size) => Send(DebugOp.SpawnWave, size);
+        public static void EndSiege() => Send(DebugOp.EndSiege);
+        public static void ClearEnemies() => Send(DebugOp.ClearEnemies);
+        public static void SetCalm() => Send(DebugOp.SetCalm);
+        public static void GrantResource(byte itemId, int count) => Send(DebugOp.GrantResource, itemId, count);
+        public static void GrantUpgrade() => Send(DebugOp.GrantUpgrade);
+        public static void Teleport(byte region) => Send(DebugOp.Teleport, region);
+        public static void ToggleGod() => Send(DebugOp.ToggleGod);
+        public static void Heal() => Send(DebugOp.Heal);
+        public static void Kill() => Send(DebugOp.KillPlayer);
+        public static void AdvanceGoal(int by) => Send(DebugOp.AdvanceGoal, by);
+        public static void SetHeat(int heat) => Send(DebugOp.SetHeat, heat);
+
+        [RuntimeInitializeOnLoadMethod(RuntimeInitializeLoadType.SubsystemRegistration)]
+        static void ResetOnEnterPlayMode() => s_Pending.Clear();
+
+        protected override void OnUpdate()
+        {
+            if (s_Pending.Count == 0)
+                return;
+            if (!SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<NetworkId>(out var connection))
+                return; // not connected yet — hold the queue
+
+            var em = EntityManager;
+            for (int i = 0; i < s_Pending.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var p = s_Pending[i];
+                var req = em.CreateEntity();
+                em.AddComponentData(req, new DebugCommandRequest { Op = p.Op, ArgA = p.ArgA, ArgB = p.ArgB });
+                em.AddComponentData(req, new SendRpcCommandRequest { TargetConnection = connection });
+            }
+            s_Pending.Clear();
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif

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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Debug/DebugOverlay.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
+using ProjectM.Simulation;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Client
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// EDITOR-ONLY in-game dev-tools overlay (IMGUI, mirrors <c>ConnectionUI</c>). Buttons enqueue
+    /// <see cref="DebugCommandRequest"/> RPCs through <see cref="DebugCommandSendSystem"/>, so they drive the REAL
+    /// server-authoritative paths (and work over a live connection too, not just in-editor). Drop it on a
+    /// GameObject in the DevSandbox (or Game) scene. While open it forces the OS cursor visible
+    /// (<see cref="AimPresentation.ForceCursorVisible"/>) so its buttons stay clickable even while aiming.
+    /// Stripped from player builds (#if UNITY_EDITOR).
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DebugOverlay : MonoBehaviour
+    {
+        bool _open = true;
+        int _siegeSize = 5;
+        int _grantAmount = 50;
+
+        void OnDisable() => AimPresentation.ForceCursorVisible = false;
+
+        void OnGUI()
+        {
+            if (GUI.Button(new Rect(Screen.width - 96, 10, 86, 24), _open ? "DEV ▲" : "DEV ▼"))
+                _open = !_open;
+
+            AimPresentation.ForceCursorVisible = _open;
+            if (!_open)
+                return;
+
+            GUILayout.BeginArea(new Rect(Screen.width - 232, 40, 222, 540), GUI.skin.box);
+            GUILayout.Label("DEV TOOLS");
+
+            GUILayout.Label("- World -");
+            _siegeSize = IntField("Siege size", _siegeSize);
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Spawn Wave / Force Siege")) DebugCommandSendSystem.SpawnWave(_siegeSize);
+            if (GUILayout.Button("End Siege")) DebugCommandSendSystem.EndSiege();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Clear Enemies")) DebugCommandSendSystem.ClearEnemies();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Force Calm")) DebugCommandSendSystem.SetCalm();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Advance Goal +1")) DebugCommandSendSystem.AdvanceGoal(1);
+
+            GUILayout.Space(6);
+            GUILayout.Label("- Resources -");
+            _grantAmount = IntField("Amount", _grantAmount);
+            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Aether")) DebugCommandSendSystem.GrantResource(ResourceId.Aether, _grantAmount);
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Ore")) DebugCommandSendSystem.GrantResource(ResourceId.Ore, _grantAmount);
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Bio")) DebugCommandSendSystem.GrantResource(ResourceId.Biomass, _grantAmount);
+            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Grant Damage Upgrade")) DebugCommandSendSystem.GrantUpgrade();
+
+            GUILayout.Space(6);
+            GUILayout.Label("- Player -");
+            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Heal")) DebugCommandSendSystem.Heal();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Kill")) DebugCommandSendSystem.Kill();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("God")) DebugCommandSendSystem.ToggleGod();
+            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
+            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Go Base")) DebugCommandSendSystem.Teleport(RegionId.Base);
+            if (GUILayout.Button("Go Expedition")) DebugCommandSendSystem.Teleport(RegionId.Expedition);
+            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
+
+            GUILayout.EndArea();
+        }
+
+        static int IntField(string label, int value)
+        {
+            GUILayout.BeginHorizontal();
+            GUILayout.Label(label, GUILayout.Width(70));
+            string s = GUILayout.TextField(value.ToString(), GUILayout.Width(60));
+            GUILayout.EndHorizontal();
+            return int.TryParse(s, out var v) ? v : value;
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif

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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Input/AimPresentation.cs

@@ -12,10 +12,19 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         /// <summary>Active scheme (<see cref="ProjectM.Simulation.InputSchemeId"/>): 0 = mouse/keyboard, 1 = gamepad.</summary>
         public static byte Scheme;
 
+        /// <summary>When true, <see cref="AimReticleSystem"/> keeps the OS cursor VISIBLE even while aiming (the
+        /// editor-only DebugOverlay sets this so its IMGUI buttons stay clickable). Non-#if so the reticle system
+        /// can read it in any build; nothing sets it outside the editor.</summary>
+        public static bool ForceCursorVisible;
+
         // Static fields can survive editor domain reloads (fast enter-play-mode); reset on every play-enter so a
         // stale gamepad value from a prior session can't briefly hide the cursor / show the world reticle before
         // the input gather republishes the real scheme.
         [UnityEngine.RuntimeInitializeOnLoadMethod(UnityEngine.RuntimeInitializeLoadType.SubsystemRegistration)]
-        static void ResetOnEnterPlayMode() => Scheme = ProjectM.Simulation.InputSchemeId.KeyboardMouse;
+        static void ResetOnEnterPlayMode()
+        {
+            Scheme = ProjectM.Simulation.InputSchemeId.KeyboardMouse;
+            ForceCursorVisible = false;
+        }
     }
 }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/AimReticleSystem.cs

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
 
             // Hide the OS cursor only while aiming AND focused; restore otherwise (focus loss / pre-spawn) so an
             // unfocused editor or a windowed session is never stranded with an invisible pointer.
-            bool wantHidden = haveTarget && Application.isFocused;
+            bool wantHidden = haveTarget && Application.isFocused && !AimPresentation.ForceCursorVisible;
             if (wantHidden != _cursorHidden)
             {
                 if (wantHidden) Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.None;

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/AmbientAudioSystem.cs

@@ -74,15 +74,13 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
             }
 
             // Ease the drone intensity toward the phase target (tenser during Defend).
-            float target = phase == CyclePhase.Defend ? AmbientBaseVolume * 1.7f : AmbientBaseVolume;
+            float target = phase == CyclePhase.Siege ? AmbientBaseVolume * 1.7f : AmbientBaseVolume;
             _ambient.volume = Mathf.MoveTowards(_ambient.volume, target, SystemAPI.Time.DeltaTime * 0.25f);
         }
 
         void PlaySting(byte phase)
         {
-            AudioClip clip = phase == CyclePhase.Defend ? _stingDefend
-                : phase == CyclePhase.Build ? _stingBuild
-                : _stingExpedition;
+            AudioClip clip = phase == CyclePhase.Siege ? _stingDefend : _stingBuild;
             if (clip != null && _ambient != null)
                 _ambient.PlayOneShot(clip, 0.6f);
         }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Client/Presentation/HudSystem.cs

@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
             {
                 var endTick = new NetworkTick(cyc.PhaseEndTick);
                 string detail;
-                if (cyc.Phase == CyclePhase.Defend)
+                if (cyc.Phase == CyclePhase.Siege)
                     detail = "WAVE " + cyc.WaveNumber + "   -   " + _huskQuery.CalculateEntityCount() + " HUSKS";
                 else if (haveTick && cyc.PhaseEndTick != 0 && endTick.IsValid && endTick.IsNewerThan(nt.ServerTick))
-                    detail = (endTick.TicksSince(nt.ServerTick) / 60) + "s";
+                    detail = "INCURSION IN " + (endTick.TicksSince(nt.ServerTick) / 60 + 1) + "s";
                 else
                     detail = "";
-                _phaseText.text = PhaseLabel(cyc.Phase) + (detail.Length > 0 ? "   -   " + detail : "") + "        CYCLE " + cyc.CycleNumber;
+                _phaseText.text = PhaseLabel(cyc.Phase) + (detail.Length > 0 ? "   -   " + detail : "");
                 _phaseText.color = PhaseColor(cyc.Phase);
             }
             else if (_phaseText != null)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
                 bool onExpedition = cam != null && cam.transform.position.x > 500f;
                 _locationText.text = onExpedition
                     ? "ON EXPEDITION   -   return through the gate"
-                    : "AT BASE" + (haveCycle && cyc.Phase == CyclePhase.Expedition ? "   -   step into the gate to deploy" : "");
+                    : "AT BASE   -   deploy through the gate when you're ready";
                 _locationText.color = onExpedition ? new Color(1f, 0.8f, 0.4f) : new Color(0.6f, 0.85f, 1f);
             }
 
@@ -304,9 +304,8 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         {
             switch (phase)
             {
-                case CyclePhase.Expedition: return new Color(0.45f, 0.85f, 1f);
-                case CyclePhase.Defend: return new Color(1f, 0.5f, 0.3f);
-                case CyclePhase.Build: return new Color(0.45f, 0.95f, 0.6f);
+                case CyclePhase.Calm: return new Color(0.45f, 0.9f, 0.7f);
+                case CyclePhase.Siege: return new Color(1f, 0.45f, 0.3f);
                 default: return Color.white;
             }
         }
@@ -315,9 +314,8 @@ namespace ProjectM.Client
         {
             switch (phase)
             {
-                case CyclePhase.Expedition: return "EXPEDITION";
-                case CyclePhase.Defend: return "DEFEND";
-                case CyclePhase.Build: return "BUILD";
+                case CyclePhase.Calm: return "AT BASE";
+                case CyclePhase.Siege: return "UNDER SIEGE";
                 default: return "";
             }
         }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Combat/HealthApplyDamageSystem.cs

@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
             {
                 if (dmg.Length == 0)
                     continue;
+                // Dev god-mode: while enabled, this entity ignores ALL damage (server-authoritative, once per tick).
+                if (SystemAPI.HasComponent<DebugGodMode>(entity) && SystemAPI.IsComponentEnabled<DebugGodMode>(entity))
+                {
+                    dmg.Clear();
+                    continue;
+                }
+
 
                 // Respawn invulnerability: a freshly-recovered player ignores damage for a window.
                 if (haveTick && netTime.ServerTick.IsValid && SystemAPI.HasComponent<RespawnInvuln>(entity))

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Combat/WaveSystem.cs

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
             if (!serverTick.IsValid)
                 return;
             uint now = serverTick.TickIndexForValidTick;
-            // M6 Aether Cycle: the base-defense wave only runs during the Defend phase.
-            if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingleton<CycleState>(out var cycle) && cycle.Phase != CyclePhase.Defend)
+            // Player-driven loop: the base-defense wave only spawns during a Siege.
+            if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingleton<CycleState>(out var cycle) && cycle.Phase != CyclePhase.Siege)
                 return;
 
             var director = SystemAPI.GetSingleton<WaveDirector>();

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Debug/DebugCommandReceiveSystem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+#if UNITY_EDITOR
+using ProjectM.Simulation;
+using Unity.Collections;
+using Unity.Entities;
+using Unity.Mathematics;
+using Unity.NetCode;
+using Unity.Transforms;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Server
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// EDITOR-ONLY server receiver for <see cref="DebugCommandRequest"/> dev-tool RPCs (from the DebugOverlay or
+    /// execute_code). Applies authoritative effects so the dev buttons exercise the REAL server paths and work
+    /// over a live connection too: force/end sieges, grant resources/upgrades, teleport, god-mode, heal/kill,
+    /// advance the goal. Sender-targeted ops resolve the player via SourceConnection -> NetworkId -> GhostOwner
+    /// (the RegionTransitSystem pattern). Plain server SimulationSystemGroup (NOT the predicted loop). Reuses
+    /// StorageMath / StatModifier / RegionMath + the wave/cycle singletons. The whole system is #if UNITY_EDITOR
+    /// (stripped from builds); the wire TYPE (<see cref="DebugCommandRequest"/>) is unconditional so the RPC
+    /// collection hash matches across peers. Non-Burst (managed-simple, editor-only) — perf is irrelevant.
+    /// </summary>
+    [WorldSystemFilter(WorldSystemFilterFlags.ServerSimulation)]
+    [UpdateInGroup(typeof(SimulationSystemGroup))]
+    public partial struct DebugCommandReceiveSystem : ISystem
+    {
+        EntityQuery m_Husks;
+
+        public void OnCreate(ref SystemState state)
+        {
+            m_Husks = state.GetEntityQuery(ComponentType.ReadOnly<EnemyTag>());
+            var builder = new EntityQueryBuilder(Allocator.Temp)
+                .WithAll<DebugCommandRequest, ReceiveRpcCommandRequest>();
+            state.RequireForUpdate(state.GetEntityQuery(builder));
+        }
+
+        public void OnUpdate(ref SystemState state)
+        {
+            var ecb = new EntityCommandBuffer(Allocator.Temp);
+
+            // Connection NetworkId -> player entity (for sender-targeted ops).
+            var playerByConn = new NativeHashMap<int, Entity>(8, Allocator.Temp);
+            foreach (var (owner, e) in SystemAPI.Query<RefRO<GhostOwner>>().WithAll<PlayerTag>().WithEntityAccess())
+                playerByConn[owner.ValueRO.NetworkId] = e;
+
+            bool haveCycle = SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<CycleState>(out var cycleEntity);
+
+            foreach (var (request, receive, reqEntity) in
+                     SystemAPI.Query<RefRO<DebugCommandRequest>, RefRO<ReceiveRpcCommandRequest>>().WithEntityAccess())
+            {
+                var cmd = request.ValueRO;
+
+                Entity sender = Entity.Null;
+                var connEntity = receive.ValueRO.SourceConnection;
+                if (SystemAPI.HasComponent<NetworkId>(connEntity))
+                    playerByConn.TryGetValue(SystemAPI.GetComponent<NetworkId>(connEntity).Value, out sender);
+
+                switch (cmd.Op)
+                {
+                    case DebugOp.SpawnWave:
+                        if (haveCycle && SystemAPI.HasComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity))
+                        {
+                            var ts = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity);
+                            ts.PendingSiegeSize = math.max(1, cmd.ArgA);
+                            ts.ArmTick = 0; // fire as soon as CyclePhaseSystem sees it
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, ts);
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.EndSiege:
+                    case DebugOp.SetCalm:
+                        CullHusks(ref ecb);
+                        if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<WaveState>(out var we))
+                        {
+                            var w = SystemAPI.GetComponent<WaveState>(we);
+                            w.Phase = WavePhase.Lull;
+                            w.RemainingToSpawn = 0;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(we, w);
+                        }
+                        if (haveCycle && SystemAPI.HasComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity))
+                        {
+                            var ts = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity);
+                            ts.PendingSiegeSize = 0;
+                            ts.ArmTick = 0;
+                            ts.SiegeStartTick = 0;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, ts);
+                        }
+                        if (cmd.Op == DebugOp.SetCalm && haveCycle)
+                        {
+                            var cs = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleState>(cycleEntity);
+                            cs.Phase = CyclePhase.Calm;
+                            cs.PhaseEndTick = 0;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, cs);
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.ClearEnemies:
+                        CullHusks(ref ecb);
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.GrantResource:
+                        if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<ResourceLedger>(out var ledgerE))
+                        {
+                            var ledger = SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledgerE);
+                            StorageMath.Deposit(ledger, (ushort)cmd.ArgA, cmd.ArgB);
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.GrantUpgrade:
+                        if (sender != Entity.Null && SystemAPI.HasBuffer<StatModifier>(sender))
+                            GrowDamageModifier(SystemAPI.GetBuffer<StatModifier>(sender));
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.Teleport:
+                        if (sender != Entity.Null && SystemAPI.HasComponent<RegionTag>(sender)
+                                                  && SystemAPI.HasComponent<LocalTransform>(sender))
+                        {
+                            byte region = (byte)cmd.ArgA;
+                            SystemAPI.GetComponentRW<RegionTag>(sender).ValueRW.Region = region;
+                            float3 baseCenter = new float3(0f, 1f, 0f);
+                            if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingleton<BaseAnchor>(out var anchor))
+                                baseCenter = BaseGridMath.PlotCenter(anchor);
+                            SystemAPI.GetComponentRW<LocalTransform>(sender).ValueRW.Position =
+                                RegionMath.RegionOrigin(region, baseCenter);
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.ToggleGod:
+                        if (sender != Entity.Null && SystemAPI.HasComponent<DebugGodMode>(sender))
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponentEnabled<DebugGodMode>(sender, !SystemAPI.IsComponentEnabled<DebugGodMode>(sender));
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.Heal:
+                        if (sender != Entity.Null && SystemAPI.HasComponent<Health>(sender))
+                        {
+                            var h = SystemAPI.GetComponent<Health>(sender);
+                            h.Current = SystemAPI.HasComponent<EffectiveCharacterStats>(sender)
+                                ? SystemAPI.GetComponent<EffectiveCharacterStats>(sender).MaxHealth
+                                : h.Max;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(sender, h);
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.KillPlayer:
+                        if (sender != Entity.Null && SystemAPI.HasComponent<Health>(sender))
+                        {
+                            var h = SystemAPI.GetComponent<Health>(sender);
+                            h.Current = 0f;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(sender, h);
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.AdvanceGoal:
+                        if (haveCycle && SystemAPI.HasComponent<GoalProgress>(cycleEntity))
+                        {
+                            var g = SystemAPI.GetComponent<GoalProgress>(cycleEntity);
+                            g.Charge += math.max(1, cmd.ArgA);
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, g);
+                        }
+                        break;
+
+                    case DebugOp.SetHeat:
+                        if (haveCycle && SystemAPI.HasComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity))
+                        {
+                            var ts = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity);
+                            ts.Heat = cmd.ArgA;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, ts);
+                        }
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                ecb.DestroyEntity(reqEntity);
+            }
+
+            ecb.Playback(state.EntityManager);
+            ecb.Dispose();
+            playerByConn.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        void CullHusks(ref EntityCommandBuffer ecb)
+        {
+            var husks = m_Husks.ToEntityArray(Allocator.Temp);
+            for (int i = 0; i < husks.Length; i++)
+                ecb.DestroyEntity(husks[i]);
+            husks.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        static void GrowDamageModifier(DynamicBuffer<StatModifier> mods)
+        {
+            const uint debugSourceId = 0x00DEB061u; // distinct debug sentinel (replace-by-SourceId keeps it bounded)
+            for (int i = 0; i < mods.Length; i++)
+            {
+                if (mods[i].SourceId == debugSourceId && mods[i].Target == (byte)StatTarget.Damage)
+                {
+                    var m = mods[i];
+                    m.Value += 0.25f;
+                    mods[i] = m;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            mods.Add(new StatModifier
+            {
+                Target = (byte)StatTarget.Damage,
+                Op = (byte)ModOp.PercentAdd,
+                Value = 0.25f,
+                SourceId = debugSourceId,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
+#endif

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Debug/DebugCommandReceiveSystem.cs.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+guid: 8c34745ae117284439fa4487f586ad0e

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/Economy/ExpeditionFieldSystem.cs

@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ using Unity.Transforms;
 namespace ProjectM.Server
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Server-only procedural expedition-field manager. Edge-triggered off the cycle phase (via the server-only
-    /// <see cref="CycleRuntime.PrevPhase"/>): on ENTERING Expedition for a not-yet-seeded cycle it scatters
-    /// <see cref="ResourceFieldSpawner.Count"/> resource-node ghosts (seeded by CycleNumber via
-    /// <see cref="Unity.Mathematics.Random"/>) around the expedition region origin, each
-    /// <see cref="RegionTag"/>{Expedition}; on LEAVING Expedition it destroys every node. Runs in the plain
-    /// server SimulationSystemGroup <c>[UpdateAfter(CyclePhaseSystem)]</c> so the phase edge is observed the
-    /// same tick. Server-authoritative; clients despawn nodes via GhostDespawnSystem. Per-cycle reproducible
-    /// (the seed is the monotonic int CycleNumber, compared by equality — never tick math; never seed 0).
+    /// Server-only procedural expedition-field manager. Re-keyed off PER-PLAYER PRESENCE (no global phase): it
+    /// counts players whose server-only <see cref="RegionTag"/> is the Expedition region, and on the
+    /// empty-&gt;occupied edge (a new sortie) bumps <see cref="CycleRuntime.ExpeditionEpoch"/> and scatters
+    /// <see cref="ResourceFieldSpawner.Count"/> resource-node ghosts (seeded by the epoch) around the expedition
+    /// origin, each RegionTag{Expedition}; on the occupied-&gt;empty edge (the LAST player left) it destroys every
+    /// node. So the field lives as long as anyone is out there, not on a global timer. Plain server
+    /// SimulationSystemGroup. Server-authoritative; clients despawn nodes via GhostDespawnSystem. Per-epoch
+    /// reproducible (the seed is the monotonic int epoch, compared by equality — never tick math, never 0).
     /// </summary>
     [BurstCompile]
     [WorldSystemFilter(WorldSystemFilterFlags.ServerSimulation)]
@@ -34,10 +34,21 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
         public void OnUpdate(ref SystemState state)
         {
             var cycleEntity = SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<CycleState>();
-            var cycle = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleState>(cycleEntity);
             var runtime = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleRuntime>(cycleEntity);
             var spawner = SystemAPI.GetSingleton<ResourceFieldSpawner>();
 
+            // Per-player presence: is anyone currently out in the expedition region?
+            int expeditionPlayers = 0;
+            foreach (var region in SystemAPI.Query<RefRO<RegionTag>>().WithAll<PlayerTag>())
+                if (region.ValueRO.Region == RegionId.Expedition)
+                    expeditionPlayers++;
+            bool occupied = expeditionPlayers > 0;
+            bool wasOccupied = runtime.PrevExpeditionOccupied != 0;
+
+            // empty -> occupied: a new sortie begins; bump the epoch so the field reseeds fresh.
+            if (occupied && !wasOccupied)
+                runtime.ExpeditionEpoch += 1;
+
             float3 baseCenter = new float3(0f, 1f, 0f);
             if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingleton<BaseAnchor>(out var anchor))
                 baseCenter = BaseGridMath.PlotCenter(anchor);
@@ -45,14 +56,14 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
 
             var ecb = new EntityCommandBuffer(Allocator.Temp);
 
-            // SPAWN edge: entered Expedition for a cycle we have not seeded yet.
-            if (cycle.Phase == CyclePhase.Expedition
-                && runtime.LastSpawnedCycle != cycle.CycleNumber
+            // SPAWN: a player is out and this epoch has not been seeded yet.
+            if (occupied
+                && runtime.LastSpawnedEpoch != runtime.ExpeditionEpoch
                 && spawner.Prefab != Entity.Null)
             {
                 var baseXform = SystemAPI.GetComponent<LocalTransform>(spawner.Prefab);
                 var prefabNode = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ResourceNode>(spawner.Prefab);
-                var rng = new Random((uint)math.max(1, cycle.CycleNumber));
+                var rng = new Random((uint)math.max(1, runtime.ExpeditionEpoch));
                 int count = math.max(1, spawner.Count);
                 for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
                 {
@@ -69,17 +80,17 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
                     rn.ResourceId = (byte)(ResourceId.Aether + (byte)(i % 3));
                     ecb.SetComponent(node, rn);
                 }
-                runtime.LastSpawnedCycle = cycle.CycleNumber;
+                runtime.LastSpawnedEpoch = runtime.ExpeditionEpoch;
             }
 
-            // DESTROY edge: left Expedition — clear the whole field.
-            if (runtime.PrevPhase == CyclePhase.Expedition && cycle.Phase != CyclePhase.Expedition)
+            // DESTROY: the last player left the expedition — clear the whole field.
+            if (wasOccupied && !occupied)
             {
                 foreach (var (rn, e) in SystemAPI.Query<RefRO<ResourceNode>>().WithEntityAccess())
                     ecb.DestroyEntity(e);
             }
 
-            runtime.PrevPhase = cycle.Phase;
+            runtime.PrevExpeditionOccupied = (byte)(occupied ? 1 : 0);
             SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, runtime);
 
             ecb.Playback(state.EntityManager);

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/World/CycleDirectorSpawnSystem.cs

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
             var serverTick = SystemAPI.GetSingleton<NetworkTime>().ServerTick;
             if (!serverTick.IsValid)
                 return;
-            uint now = serverTick.TickIndexForValidTick;
 
             var spawnerEntity = SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<CycleDirectorSpawner>();
             var spawner = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleDirectorSpawner>(spawnerEntity);
@@ -50,14 +49,15 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
                     xform.Position = BaseGridMath.PlotCenter(anchor);
                 ecb.SetComponent(director, xform);
 
-                // Override the baked CycleState with the real start tick; add server-only bookkeeping.
+                // Boot the run-state in Calm (the persistent default) — no timer; ThreatDirector arms sieges.
                 ecb.SetComponent(director, new CycleState
                 {
-                    Phase = CyclePhase.Expedition,
+                    Phase = CyclePhase.Calm,
                     CycleNumber = 1,
-                    PhaseEndTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now + CyclePhase.ExpeditionTicks),
+                    PhaseEndTick = 0u,
                 });
                 ecb.AddComponent(director, new CycleRuntime { DefendStartWave = 0 });
+                ecb.AddComponent(director, new ThreatState());
             }
 
             // One-shot: remove the spawner so RequireForUpdate fails and the system idles.

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/World/CyclePhaseSystem.cs

@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 using ProjectM.Simulation;
 using Unity.Burst;
 using Unity.Entities;
+using Unity.Mathematics;
 using Unity.NetCode;
 
 namespace ProjectM.Server
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Server-authoritative macro-loop director for "The Aether Cycle": Expedition (timed) -> Defend
-    /// (wave-driven) -> Build (timed) -> next cycle. Maintains the <see cref="CycleState"/> singleton and gates
-    /// <see cref="WaveSystem"/> so the base-defense wave only spawns during Defend. Runs in the plain server
-    /// SimulationSystemGroup (NOT prediction) before <see cref="WaveSystem"/>. All timing is wrap-safe
-    /// NetworkTick math (<see cref="TickUtil.NonZero"/> + <see cref="Unity.NetCode.NetworkTick.IsNewerThan"/>),
-    /// never raw uint compares. The CycleState/CycleRuntime live on the runtime-spawned CycleDirector ghost.
+    /// Server-authoritative macro-loop director for the PLAYER-DRIVEN loop. The base sits in <c>Calm</c>
+    /// (persistent, unhurried — build/prep at your pace, no countdown) until the <see cref="ThreatState"/> arms a
+    /// siege, then flips to <c>Siege</c> (the base-defense wave) and back to <c>Calm</c> when the wave is cleared.
+    /// There is no global "Expedition" phase — being out on an expedition is per-player presence (server-only
+    /// <see cref="RegionTag"/>), read client-side by the HUD, so one global byte never has to represent
+    /// "player A out / player B home." Maintains the replicated <see cref="CycleState"/> singleton and gates
+    /// <see cref="WaveSystem"/> (waves spawn only during Siege). Runs in the plain server SimulationSystemGroup
+    /// before WaveSystem. All timing is wrap-safe NetworkTick math (<see cref="ProjectM.Simulation.TickUtil.NonZero"/>
+    /// + <see cref="Unity.NetCode.NetworkTick.IsNewerThan"/>), never raw uint compares. Lives on the
+    /// runtime-spawned CycleDirector ghost. Supersedes the forced timed Expedition→Defend→Build cycle.
     /// </summary>
     [BurstCompile]
     [WorldSystemFilter(WorldSystemFilterFlags.ServerSimulation)]
@@ -38,48 +43,64 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
             uint now = serverTick.TickIndexForValidTick;
 
             var cycleEntity = SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<CycleState>();
-
             var cycle = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleState>(cycleEntity);
             var runtime = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleRuntime>(cycleEntity);
 
-            bool timedPhaseDue =
-                cycle.PhaseEndTick != 0 && !new NetworkTick(cycle.PhaseEndTick).IsNewerThan(serverTick);
-
-            switch (cycle.Phase)
+            if (cycle.Phase == CyclePhase.Calm)
             {
-                case CyclePhase.Expedition:
-                    if (timedPhaseDue)
-                    {
-                        cycle.Phase = CyclePhase.Defend;
-                        cycle.PhaseEndTick = 0; // Defend is wave-driven, not timed.
-                        runtime.DefendStartWave =
-                            SystemAPI.TryGetSingleton<WaveState>(out var w) ? w.WaveNumber : 0;
-                    }
-                    break;
+                // Default calm: no pending siege => no countdown.
+                cycle.PhaseEndTick = 0;
 
-                case CyclePhase.Defend:
-                    if (DefendCleared(ref state, runtime.DefendStartWave))
+                if (SystemAPI.HasComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity))
+                {
+                    var threat = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity);
+                    if (threat.PendingSiegeSize > 0)
                     {
-                        cycle.Phase = CyclePhase.Build;
-                        cycle.PhaseEndTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now + CyclePhase.BuildTicks);
-                    }
-                    break;
+                        // Telegraph: mirror the arm tick into the replicated PhaseEndTick so the HUD can show an
+                        // "incursion in Ns" countdown (reuses the existing HUD countdown path) while it arms.
+                        cycle.PhaseEndTick = threat.ArmTick;
 
-                case CyclePhase.Build:
-                    if (timedPhaseDue)
-                    {
-                        cycle.Phase = CyclePhase.Expedition;
-                        cycle.CycleNumber += 1;
-                        cycle.PhaseEndTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now + CyclePhase.ExpeditionTicks);
-                        // Long-arc goal: one charge per completed cycle (single writer).
-                        if (SystemAPI.HasComponent<GoalProgress>(cycleEntity))
+                        bool armed = threat.ArmTick == 0
+                                     || !new NetworkTick(threat.ArmTick).IsNewerThan(serverTick);
+
+                        if (armed && SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<WaveState>(out var waveEntity))
                         {
-                            var goal = SystemAPI.GetComponent<GoalProgress>(cycleEntity);
-                            goal.Charge += 1;
-                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, goal);
+                            // ---- Calm -> Siege: seed WaveSystem's own Spawning entry atomically. Writing
+                            // Phase=Spawning bypasses its Lull escalation recompute (WaveSystem only recomputes
+                            // RemainingToSpawn while Phase==Lull), so the siege spawns EXACTLY the director-chosen
+                            // size and WaveSystem stays the sole WaveState writer thereafter. ----
+                            var w = SystemAPI.GetComponent<WaveState>(waveEntity);
+                            runtime.DefendStartWave = w.WaveNumber;     // capture BEFORE the bump (DefendCleared tests > this)
+                            w.WaveNumber += 1;
+                            w.Phase = WavePhase.Spawning;
+                            w.RemainingToSpawn = math.max(1, threat.PendingSiegeSize);
+                            w.NextActionTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now);   // spawn the first Husk this tick
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(waveEntity, w);
+
+                            cycle.Phase = CyclePhase.Siege;
+                            cycle.PhaseEndTick = 0;                      // Siege is wave-driven, not timed.
+
+                            threat.PendingSiegeSize = 0;                 // consume once
+                            threat.ArmTick = 0;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, threat);
                         }
                     }
-                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            else if (cycle.Phase == CyclePhase.Siege)
+            {
+                if (DefendCleared(ref state, runtime.DefendStartWave))
+                {
+                    cycle.Phase = CyclePhase.Calm;
+                    cycle.PhaseEndTick = 0;
+                    // Long-arc goal: +1 per siege survived (single writer; was +1 per completed timed cycle).
+                    if (SystemAPI.HasComponent<GoalProgress>(cycleEntity))
+                    {
+                        var goal = SystemAPI.GetComponent<GoalProgress>(cycleEntity);
+                        goal.Charge += 1;
+                        SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, goal);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             // Surface the live wave number on the replicated CycleState for the HUD (single writer).
@@ -90,8 +111,8 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
             SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, runtime);
         }
 
-        // The Defend wave has run for this phase (WaveNumber advanced past the captured start), is fully
-        // spawned, and no Husks remain alive.
+        // The Siege wave has run for this phase (WaveNumber advanced past the captured start), is fully spawned,
+        // and no Husks remain alive.
         bool DefendCleared(ref SystemState state, int defendStartWave)
         {
             if (!SystemAPI.TryGetSingleton<WaveState>(out var wave))

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/World/ExpeditionGateSystem.cs

@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
     /// Server-only walk-in gate transit: a player who walks within a gate's radius (and whose region matches the
     /// gate's <see cref="ExpeditionGate.FromRegion"/>) is transited to the gate's ToRegion at its ArrivalPos
     /// (RegionTag flipped + LocalTransform teleported — GhostRelevancy re-scopes their ghosts, as in
-    /// <c>RegionTransitSystem</c>). Returning to the BASE during the Expedition phase expires the Expedition
-    /// timer so Defend starts early ("timer cap + early return"). Plain server SimulationSystemGroup
-    /// <c>[UpdateAfter(CyclePhaseSystem)]</c>. Arrival points are offset from the destination gate so a transited
-    /// player does not immediately re-trigger.
+    /// <c>RegionTransitSystem</c>). Returning to BASE signals the ThreatDirector (a completed expedition can draw a
+    /// retaliation siege) by incrementing <see cref="ProjectM.Simulation.ThreatState.PendingReturns"/>. Plain server
+    /// SimulationSystemGroup, ordered BEFORE CyclePhaseSystem (Gate -> ThreatDirector -> RunState) so the return is
+    /// consumed the same tick. Arrival points are offset from the destination gate so a transited player does not
+    /// immediately re-trigger.
     /// </summary>
     [BurstCompile]
     [WorldSystemFilter(WorldSystemFilterFlags.ServerSimulation)]
     [UpdateInGroup(typeof(SimulationSystemGroup))]
-    [UpdateAfter(typeof(CyclePhaseSystem))]
+    [UpdateBefore(typeof(CyclePhaseSystem))]
     public partial struct ExpeditionGateSystem : ISystem
     {
         [BurstCompile]
@@ -70,15 +71,14 @@ namespace ProjectM.Server
             gatePos.Dispose();
             gateArrival.Dispose();
 
-            // Early return: a player came back to base mid-Expedition -> expire the Expedition timer (-> Defend).
-            if (returnedToBase && SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<CycleState>(out var cycleEntity))
+            // A player returned to base from an expedition -> signal the ThreatDirector (it sizes/arms any
+            // retaliation siege). The gate teleports the returner out of its radius, so this fires once per return.
+            if (returnedToBase && SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<ThreatState>(out var threatEntity))
             {
-                var cs = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleState>(cycleEntity);
-                if (cs.Phase == CyclePhase.Expedition)
-                {
-                    cs.PhaseEndTick = 1; // CyclePhaseSystem sees timedPhaseDue next tick -> Defend
-                    SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, cs);
-                }
+                var threat = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ThreatState>(threatEntity);
+                threat.PendingReturns += 1;
+                threat.ExpeditionsCompleted += 1;
+                SystemAPI.SetComponent(threatEntity, threat);
             }
         }
     }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Server/World/ThreatDirectorSystem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+using ProjectM.Simulation;
+using Unity.Burst;
+using Unity.Collections;
+using Unity.Entities;
+using Unity.Mathematics;
+using Unity.NetCode;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Server
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Server-only composite ThreatDirector — the data-driven base-attack SCHEDULER. It owns the decision of WHEN
+    /// and HOW BIG a siege is; <see cref="CyclePhaseSystem"/> owns the Calm↔Siege transition. The single documented
+    /// hand-off is <see cref="ThreatState.PendingSiegeSize"/> (this system sets it; CyclePhaseSystem consumes it).
+    /// This slice wires ONE source — POST-EXPEDITION retaliation: a player returning to base (counted as
+    /// <see cref="ThreatState.PendingReturns"/> by <see cref="ExpeditionGateSystem"/>) arms a siege of
+    /// <see cref="ThreatConfig.SizeBase"/> Husks after a <see cref="ThreatConfig.PostExpeditionDelayTicks"/>
+    /// telegraph. The Heat/Schedule sources are reserved (config baked-but-inert) so they drop in additively with
+    /// no re-bake. It also enforces a BOUNDED siege lifetime (<see cref="ThreatConfig.SiegeTimeoutTicks"/>): an
+    /// unattended siege (e.g. an empty base) auto-collapses so the loop can never soft-lock. Runs in the plain
+    /// server SimulationSystemGroup, ordered Gate -> ThreatDirector -> RunState(CyclePhaseSystem) -> Wave so a
+    /// return is consumed the same tick. All timing is wrap-safe NetworkTick math (TickUtil.NonZero +
+    /// NetworkTick.IsNewerThan / TicksSince), never raw uint.
+    /// </summary>
+    [BurstCompile]
+    [WorldSystemFilter(WorldSystemFilterFlags.ServerSimulation)]
+    [UpdateInGroup(typeof(SimulationSystemGroup))]
+    [UpdateAfter(typeof(ExpeditionGateSystem))]
+    [UpdateBefore(typeof(CyclePhaseSystem))]
+    public partial struct ThreatDirectorSystem : ISystem
+    {
+        EntityQuery m_Husks;
+
+        [BurstCompile]
+        public void OnCreate(ref SystemState state)
+        {
+            state.RequireForUpdate<NetworkTime>();
+            state.RequireForUpdate<CycleState>();
+            state.RequireForUpdate<ThreatState>();
+            state.RequireForUpdate<ThreatConfig>();
+            m_Husks = state.GetEntityQuery(ComponentType.ReadOnly<EnemyTag>());
+        }
+
+        [BurstCompile]
+        public void OnUpdate(ref SystemState state)
+        {
+            var serverTick = SystemAPI.GetSingleton<NetworkTime>().ServerTick;
+            if (!serverTick.IsValid)
+                return;
+            uint now = serverTick.TickIndexForValidTick;
+
+            var cycleEntity = SystemAPI.GetSingletonEntity<CycleState>();
+            var cycle = SystemAPI.GetComponent<CycleState>(cycleEntity);
+            var threat = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ThreatState>(cycleEntity);
+            var config = SystemAPI.GetComponent<ThreatConfig>(cycleEntity);
+
+            // ---- SOURCE: post-expedition retaliation. A returning player arms ONE siege (simultaneous returns
+            // collapse to a single arming — extending the de-dup the gate's one-increment-per-return starts). ----
+            if (config.PostExpeditionEnabled != 0 && threat.PendingReturns > 0)
+            {
+                if (cycle.Phase == CyclePhase.Calm && threat.PendingSiegeSize == 0)
+                {
+                    int size = config.SizeBase + config.SizePerExpeditionResource * 0; // haul-scaling deferred (field baked)
+                    threat.PendingSiegeSize = math.max(1, size);
+                    threat.ArmTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now + config.PostExpeditionDelayTicks);
+                }
+                threat.PendingReturns = 0; // consume regardless so returns can't pile up
+            }
+
+            // ---- BOUNDED RESOLUTION: a Siege can't drag forever. Record its start; after SiegeTimeoutTicks cull
+            // the remaining Husks + stop spawning so CyclePhaseSystem's DefendCleared returns the base to Calm. ----
+            if (cycle.Phase == CyclePhase.Siege)
+            {
+                if (threat.SiegeStartTick == 0)
+                {
+                    threat.SiegeStartTick = TickUtil.NonZero(now);
+                }
+                else if (config.SiegeTimeoutTicks > 0)
+                {
+                    var start = new NetworkTick(threat.SiegeStartTick);
+                    if (start.IsValid && serverTick.TicksSince(start) > (int)config.SiegeTimeoutTicks)
+                    {
+                        // Collapse the siege: cull every remaining Husk (a cached tag query, never RefRO on a tag).
+                        var husks = m_Husks.ToEntityArray(Allocator.Temp);
+                        if (husks.Length > 0)
+                        {
+                            var ecb = new EntityCommandBuffer(Allocator.Temp);
+                            for (int i = 0; i < husks.Length; i++)
+                                ecb.DestroyEntity(husks[i]);
+                            ecb.Playback(state.EntityManager);
+                            ecb.Dispose();
+                        }
+                        husks.Dispose();
+
+                        if (SystemAPI.TryGetSingletonEntity<WaveState>(out var waveEntity))
+                        {
+                            var w = SystemAPI.GetComponent<WaveState>(waveEntity);
+                            w.RemainingToSpawn = 0;
+                            SystemAPI.SetComponent(waveEntity, w);
+                        }
+                        threat.SiegeStartTick = 0;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                threat.SiegeStartTick = 0; // not under siege
+            }
+
+            SystemAPI.SetComponent(cycleEntity, threat);
+        }
+    }
+}

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+  assetBundleName: 
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Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Debug/DebugCommandRequest.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using Unity.NetCode;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Simulation
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// One-shot dev-tools command from a client to the server (the DebugOverlay / execute_code). A scalar-only
+    /// <see cref="IRpcCommand"/> (byte opcode + two ints, the project's scalar-RPC convention) so a single wire
+    /// type covers every dev action via <see cref="DebugOp"/>. **Unconditional (no #if)** — the reflection-built
+    /// RpcCollection hash must match across release/dev peers, so only the SEND/RECEIVE systems + overlay are
+    /// #if-gated, never this type. The server applies it authoritatively in DebugCommandReceiveSystem, so the dev
+    /// buttons exercise the real paths and work over a live connection too.
+    /// </summary>
+    public struct DebugCommandRequest : IRpcCommand
+    {
+        /// <summary>Which action to perform (see <see cref="DebugOp"/>).</summary>
+        public byte Op;
+
+        /// <summary>First scalar argument (size / item id / region id / amount — per-op).</summary>
+        public int ArgA;
+
+        /// <summary>Second scalar argument (count — per-op).</summary>
+        public int ArgB;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Opcodes for <see cref="DebugCommandRequest.Op"/> (bytes — never an enum on the wire).</summary>
+    public static class DebugOp
+    {
+        /// <summary>Arm + immediately fire a siege of ArgA Husks (ArgA = size).</summary>
+        public const byte SpawnWave = 0;
+
+        /// <summary>Collapse the current siege (cull Husks, stop spawning, clear pending) -> back to Calm.</summary>
+        public const byte EndSiege = 1;
+
+        /// <summary>Cull every living Husk now (leaves the phase alone).</summary>
+        public const byte ClearEnemies = 2;
+
+        /// <summary>Hard-reset the run-state to Calm (clears any siege/pending).</summary>
+        public const byte SetCalm = 3;
+
+        /// <summary>Deposit ArgB of resource ArgA (a <see cref="ResourceId"/>) into the shared ledger.</summary>
+        public const byte GrantResource = 4;
+
+        /// <summary>Grow the sender's damage upgrade by one tier (a debug StatModifier).</summary>
+        public const byte GrantUpgrade = 5;
+
+        /// <summary>Teleport the sender to region ArgA (a <see cref="RegionId"/>).</summary>
+        public const byte Teleport = 6;
+
+        /// <summary>Toggle the sender's <see cref="DebugGodMode"/> (damage immunity).</summary>
+        public const byte ToggleGod = 7;
+
+        /// <summary>Heal the sender to full.</summary>
+        public const byte Heal = 8;
+
+        /// <summary>Kill the sender (Health -> 0; the normal death/respawn loop takes over).</summary>
+        public const byte KillPlayer = 9;
+
+        /// <summary>Add ArgA to the long-arc goal charge.</summary>
+        public const byte AdvanceGoal = 10;
+
+        /// <summary>Set ThreatState.Heat to ArgA (inert until the Heat source ships).</summary>
+        public const byte SetHeat = 11;
+    }
+}

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Debug/DebugCommandRequest.cs.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: bfce4227d5639a84e87b36a1f9b03f50

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Debug/DebugGodMode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using Unity.Entities;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Simulation
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Dev god-mode marker for a player: while ENABLED, the server skips all damage to this entity
+    /// (<c>HealthApplyDamageSystem</c> early-outs, exactly like the respawn-invuln window). A server-only
+    /// ENABLEABLE component (NOT a [GhostField]) — the server is authoritative; the client never needs it.
+    /// Baked PRESENT but DISABLED on the player prefab (mirrors the <c>Dead</c> gate) so toggling it is a bit
+    /// flip, never a structural change / sync point. Toggled by the editor-only DebugCommandReceiveSystem. The
+    /// type is unconditional (it is referenced by the always-compiled HealthApplyDamageSystem); in a player build
+    /// nothing ever enables it, so the guard is a harmless always-false branch.
+    /// </summary>
+    public struct DebugGodMode : IComponentData, IEnableableComponent { }
+}

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/Debug/DebugGodMode.cs.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 9af8b73ede4319646a3347322999ec36

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/World/CycleComponents.cs

@@ -26,39 +26,55 @@ namespace ProjectM.Simulation
         [GhostField] public int WaveNumber;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>Phase constants for <see cref="CycleState.Phase"/> (a byte, not an enum, for trivial Burst/serialization).</summary>
+    /// <summary>Phase constants for <see cref="CycleState.Phase"/> — the GLOBAL shared posture (a byte, not an enum, for trivial Burst/serialization). Being out on an expedition is per-player presence (server-only RegionTag), NOT a global phase.</summary>
     public static class CyclePhase
     {
-        /// <summary>Out in the procedural field gathering resources (timed).</summary>
+        // Re-meaned IN PLACE — the byte VALUES are unchanged from the old Expedition/Defend/Build, so the
+        // [GhostField] serializer layout is identical (the const re-mean alone forces no re-bake). slot 0 (was
+        // Expedition) -> Calm; slot 1 (was Defend) -> Siege; slot 2 (was Build) -> retired.
+
+        /// <summary>The persistent, unhurried home base — the DEFAULT posture. No countdown; build/prep at your pace.</summary>
+        public const byte Calm = 0;
+
+        /// <summary>The base is under assault by a Husk wave (event-triggered; ends when the wave is cleared).</summary>
+        public const byte Siege = 1;
+
+        // ---- Deprecated aliases (kept so HUD/audio/tests keep compiling through the cut-over; cleaned up later). ----
+
+        /// <summary>DEPRECATED alias of <see cref="Calm"/>.</summary>
         public const byte Expedition = 0;
 
-        /// <summary>The base is under assault by a Husk wave (ends when the wave is cleared).</summary>
+        /// <summary>DEPRECATED alias of <see cref="Siege"/>.</summary>
         public const byte Defend = 1;
 
-        /// <summary>Calm at base: spend resources to build/upgrade (timed).</summary>
+        /// <summary>DEPRECATED, unreachable — the timed Build phase is retired.</summary>
         public const byte Build = 2;
 
-        /// <summary>Expedition phase duration in server ticks (SimulationTickRate = 60). Tunable; short for the M6 slice.</summary>
-        public const uint ExpeditionTicks = 3600; // ~60s cap (early return via the gate ends it sooner)
+        /// <summary>DEPRECATED — the forced Expedition timer is retired (the loop is player-driven). Kept so existing crefs resolve.</summary>
+        public const uint ExpeditionTicks = 3600;
 
-        /// <summary>Build phase duration in server ticks.</summary>
-        public const uint BuildTicks = 1200;     // ~20s
+        /// <summary>DEPRECATED — the forced Build timer is retired. Kept so existing crefs resolve.</summary>
+        public const uint BuildTicks = 1200;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Server-only bookkeeping for the cycle state machine that must NOT replicate (kept separate from the
-    /// replicated <see cref="CycleState"/>). Records the wave number captured when the Defend phase began so
-    /// the director can detect "this Defend's wave has now been spawned and cleared".
+    /// Server-only bookkeeping for the run-state machine that must NOT replicate (kept separate from the
+    /// replicated <see cref="CycleState"/>). Records the wave number captured when the current Siege began plus
+    /// the procedural-expedition-field session epoch (bumped when the expedition region goes empty-&gt;occupied so
+    /// the field reseeds per sortie).
     /// </summary>
     public struct CycleRuntime : IComponentData
     {
-        /// <summary>WaveState.WaveNumber captured at the moment the current Defend phase started.</summary>
+        /// <summary>WaveState.WaveNumber captured the moment the current Siege started (DefendCleared tests &gt; this).</summary>
         public int DefendStartWave;
 
-        /// <summary>Cycle phase from the previous tick — lets ExpeditionFieldSystem edge-detect entering/leaving Expedition.</summary>
-        public byte PrevPhase;
+        /// <summary>Monotonic expedition-field session counter; bumped on the expedition region's empty-&gt;occupied edge so each sortie reseeds. RNG seed (never tick math; never 0, via max(1, ...)).</summary>
+        public int ExpeditionEpoch;
 
-        /// <summary>CycleNumber the expedition field was last seeded for (compared by int equality, never tick math).</summary>
-        public int LastSpawnedCycle;
+        /// <summary>The <see cref="ExpeditionEpoch"/> the field was last seeded for (compared by int equality).</summary>
+        public int LastSpawnedEpoch;
+
+        /// <summary>Previous-tick expedition occupancy (1 = at least one player out), for the empty&lt;-&gt;occupied edge.</summary>
+        public byte PrevExpeditionOccupied;
     }
 }

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/World/ThreatComponents.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+using Unity.Entities;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Simulation
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Baked, server-only tuning for the composite ThreatDirector (the data-driven base-attack scheduler). Lives
+    /// on the global CycleDirector entity but is NOT a [GhostField] — the server alone decides when a siege
+    /// fires; clients learn about it only through the replicated <see cref="CycleState.Phase"/> flip to Siege.
+    /// Flat scalar fields (never an enum/array — dodges the MCP authoring-drop gotcha + stays Burst-trivial). This
+    /// slice wires only the POST-EXPEDITION source; the Heat/Schedule fields are baked-but-inert so those sources
+    /// drop in later additively with NO re-bake (server-only layout, not a ghost serializer change).
+    /// </summary>
+    public struct ThreatConfig : IComponentData
+    {
+        // ---- Post-expedition retaliation (the only source wired this slice) ----
+
+        /// <summary>1 = a completed expedition (a player returning to base) can draw a retaliation siege.</summary>
+        public byte PostExpeditionEnabled;
+
+        /// <summary>Telegraph/arming delay (server ticks) between the trigger and the siege actually spawning.</summary>
+        public uint PostExpeditionDelayTicks;
+
+        /// <summary>Siege size floor (Husk count) for a post-expedition retaliation.</summary>
+        public int SizeBase;
+
+        /// <summary>Extra Husks per unit of resources hauled back this run (0 = a flat <see cref="SizeBase"/> siege).</summary>
+        public int SizePerExpeditionResource;
+
+        /// <summary>How a pending siege starts (see <see cref="ThreatStartCondition"/>).</summary>
+        public byte StartCondition;
+
+        /// <summary>Max server ticks a Siege may run before it auto-collapses (remaining Husks culled) so an unattended/empty-base siege can never soft-lock. 0 = no cap.</summary>
+        public uint SiegeTimeoutTicks;
+
+        // ---- Reserved, present-but-inert this slice (additive later, no re-bake) ----
+
+        public byte HeatEnabled;
+        public float HeatPerTickAtBase;
+        public float HeatPerHarvest;
+        public float HeatThreshold;
+        public byte ScheduleEnabled;
+        public uint ScheduleIntervalTicks;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Start-condition constants for <see cref="ThreatConfig.StartCondition"/> (bytes — never an enum, never in an RPC).</summary>
+    public static class ThreatStartCondition
+    {
+        /// <summary>DEFAULT: arm via the telegraph countdown (<see cref="ThreatState.ArmTick"/>) then fire — even at an empty base.</summary>
+        public const byte Immediate = 0;
+
+        /// <summary>Hold the pending siege until ≥1 player is in the base region OR the arm tick + a grace window elapses (bounded — never a soft-lock).</summary>
+        public const byte RequirePlayerAtBase = 1;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Server-only runtime state of the ThreatDirector, on the global CycleDirector entity beside
+    /// <see cref="CycleRuntime"/>. NOT replicated. <see cref="PendingSiegeSize"/> is the single documented entry
+    /// point: any source (post-expedition, dev tools, later Heat/Schedule) sets it; <c>CyclePhaseSystem</c>
+    /// consumes it on the Calm→Siege edge and zeroes it. All stored ticks are wrap-safe (TickUtil.NonZero +
+    /// NetworkTick compares), never raw uint.
+    /// </summary>
+    public struct ThreatState : IComponentData
+    {
+        /// <summary>Husk count of the armed siege; 0 = none pending. Consumed (zeroed) by CyclePhaseSystem at Siege entry.</summary>
+        public int PendingSiegeSize;
+
+        /// <summary>Server tick the pending siege fires (telegraph). 0 = fire as soon as seen. Routed through TickUtil.NonZero.</summary>
+        public uint ArmTick;
+
+        /// <summary>Server tick the current Siege began (0 = not under siege). The bounded-resolution timeout measures from here (TickUtil.NonZero) so an unattended/empty-base siege can never soft-lock.</summary>
+        public uint SiegeStartTick;
+
+        /// <summary>Count of expeditions completed (a player returned to base). Drives the post-expedition source + stats.</summary>
+        public int ExpeditionsCompleted;
+
+        /// <summary>Return events the gate has signalled but the director has not yet consumed (the gate teleports the player out of its radius, so one increment per return — natural de-dup).</summary>
+        public int PendingReturns;
+
+        /// <summary>Accumulated heat (inert this slice; the Heat source reads/writes it later).</summary>
+        public float Heat;
+
+        /// <summary>Next scheduled-siege tick (inert this slice; the Schedule source uses it later). TickUtil.NonZero when used.</summary>
+        public uint NextScheduledTick;
+    }
+}

Assets/_Project/Scripts/Simulation/World/ThreatComponents.cs.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 2e66b1e7c715ceb418459c9323853271

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/CyclePhaseSystemTests.cs

@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ using Unity.NetCode;
 namespace ProjectM.Tests
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Plain-Entities EditMode tests for the server-only <see cref="CyclePhaseSystem"/> — the macro-loop director
-    /// (Expedition → Defend → Build → next cycle). A bare world is seeded with a NetworkTime singleton and a cycle
-    /// entity carrying CycleState + CycleRuntime (and optionally WaveState / GoalProgress). All timing is wrap-safe
-    /// NetworkTick math; these tests pin each phase transition and the per-cycle goal-charge increment.
+    /// Plain-Entities EditMode tests for the server-only <see cref="CyclePhaseSystem"/> — the PLAYER-DRIVEN
+    /// run-state director (Calm ↔ Siege). A bare world is seeded with a NetworkTime singleton and a cycle entity
+    /// carrying CycleState + CycleRuntime (+ optionally ThreatState / WaveState / GoalProgress). The global phase
+    /// is only ever Calm or Siege — being out on an expedition is per-player presence, NOT a global phase — so
+    /// these pin: Calm holds with no pending siege; an armed ThreatState.PendingSiegeSize enters Siege and seeds
+    /// WaveState's Spawning entry at the EXACT size; a cleared Siege returns to Calm and charges the goal once;
+    /// and split co-op presence never produces a non-Calm phase. All timing is wrap-safe NetworkTick math.
     /// </summary>
     public class CyclePhaseSystemTests
     {
@@ -28,111 +31,132 @@ namespace ProjectM.Tests
             return (world, group);
         }
 
-        static Entity MakeCycle(EntityManager em, byte phase, uint phaseEndTick, int cycleNumber, int defendStartWave)
+        static Entity MakeCycle(EntityManager em, byte phase, int defendStartWave)
         {
             var e = em.CreateEntity(typeof(CycleState), typeof(CycleRuntime));
-            em.SetComponentData(e, new CycleState { Phase = phase, PhaseEndTick = phaseEndTick, CycleNumber = cycleNumber });
+            em.SetComponentData(e, new CycleState { Phase = phase, PhaseEndTick = 0u, CycleNumber = 1 });
             em.SetComponentData(e, new CycleRuntime { DefendStartWave = defendStartWave });
             return e;
         }
 
-        static void MakeWaveState(EntityManager em, int waveNumber, int remainingToSpawn)
+        static void AddThreat(EntityManager em, Entity cycle, int pendingSiegeSize, uint armTick)
+        {
+            em.AddComponentData(cycle, new ThreatState { PendingSiegeSize = pendingSiegeSize, ArmTick = armTick });
+        }
+
+        static Entity MakeWaveState(EntityManager em, int waveNumber, byte phase, int remainingToSpawn)
         {
             var e = em.CreateEntity(typeof(WaveState));
-            em.SetComponentData(e, new WaveState { WaveNumber = waveNumber, RemainingToSpawn = remainingToSpawn });
+            em.SetComponentData(e, new WaveState { WaveNumber = waveNumber, Phase = phase, RemainingToSpawn = remainingToSpawn });
+            return e;
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Expedition_Enters_Defend_When_Timer_Due_Capturing_StartWave()
+        public void Calm_Holds_When_No_PendingSiege()
         {
-            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("CycleExpToDefend", serverTick: 200);
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("CalmHolds", serverTick: 200);
             using (world)
             {
                 var em = world.EntityManager;
-                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Expedition, phaseEndTick: 100, cycleNumber: 1, defendStartWave: 0);
-                MakeWaveState(em, waveNumber: 5, remainingToSpawn: 0);
+                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Calm, defendStartWave: 0);
+                AddThreat(em, cycle, pendingSiegeSize: 0, armTick: 0);
 
                 group.Update();
 
-                var cs = em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle);
-                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Defend, cs.Phase, "An expired Expedition timer enters Defend.");
-                Assert.AreEqual(0u, cs.PhaseEndTick, "Defend is wave-driven, so PhaseEndTick is cleared.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Calm, em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle).Phase,
+                    "With no pending siege the base stays Calm — no forced timer.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PendingSiege_Enters_Siege_And_Seeds_WaveState_Spawning_With_Exact_Size()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("PendingSiege", serverTick: 200);
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Calm, defendStartWave: 0);
+                AddThreat(em, cycle, pendingSiegeSize: 7, armTick: 0); // armTick 0 => fire immediately
+                var wave = MakeWaveState(em, waveNumber: 5, phase: WavePhase.Lull, remainingToSpawn: 0);
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Siege, em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle).Phase,
+                    "An armed pending siege enters Siege.");
+
+                var w = em.GetComponentData<WaveState>(wave);
+                Assert.AreEqual(WavePhase.Spawning, w.Phase,
+                    "WaveState is driven into Spawning (bypassing the Lull escalation recompute).");
+                Assert.AreEqual(7, w.RemainingToSpawn,
+                    "RemainingToSpawn is the EXACT director-chosen siege size (not the escalation curve).");
+                Assert.AreEqual(6, w.WaveNumber, "WaveNumber advances by one for the siege.");
+
                 Assert.AreEqual(5, em.GetComponentData<CycleRuntime>(cycle).DefendStartWave,
-                    "DefendStartWave captures the current WaveState.WaveNumber.");
+                    "DefendStartWave captures the pre-bump wave number.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(cycle).PendingSiegeSize,
+                    "The pending siege is consumed (zeroed) so it fires exactly once.");
             }
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Expedition_Holds_While_Timer_Pending()
+        public void Siege_Exits_To_Calm_On_DefendCleared_And_Charges_Goal_Once()
         {
-            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("CycleExpHold", serverTick: 200);
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("SiegeClears", serverTick: 200);
             using (world)
             {
                 var em = world.EntityManager;
-                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Expedition, phaseEndTick: 5000, cycleNumber: 1, defendStartWave: 0);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Expedition, em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle).Phase,
-                    "Expedition holds until its timer is due.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Defend_Enters_Build_When_Wave_Cleared()
-        {
-            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("CycleDefendToBuild", serverTick: 200);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Defend, phaseEndTick: 0, cycleNumber: 1, defendStartWave: 1);
-                // Wave advanced past the captured start, fully spawned, and no Husks alive (none created).
-                MakeWaveState(em, waveNumber: 2, remainingToSpawn: 0);
-
-                group.Update();
-
-                var cs = em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle);
-                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Build, cs.Phase, "A cleared Defend wave enters Build.");
-                Assert.AreNotEqual(0u, cs.PhaseEndTick, "Build is timed, so a PhaseEndTick is stamped.");
-            }
-        }
-
-        [Test]
-        public void Build_Enters_Expedition_Incrementing_Cycle_And_Goal()
-        {
-            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("CycleBuildToExp", serverTick: 200);
-            using (world)
-            {
-                var em = world.EntityManager;
-                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Build, phaseEndTick: 100, cycleNumber: 1, defendStartWave: 0);
+                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Siege, defendStartWave: 5);
                 em.AddComponentData(cycle, new GoalProgress { Charge = 0, Target = 10 });
+                // Wave advanced past the captured start, fully spawned, no Husks alive (none created).
+                MakeWaveState(em, waveNumber: 6, phase: WavePhase.Spawning, remainingToSpawn: 0);
 
                 group.Update();
 
-                var cs = em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle);
-                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Expedition, cs.Phase, "An expired Build timer starts the next Expedition.");
-                Assert.AreEqual(2, cs.CycleNumber, "CycleNumber increments on the new cycle.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Calm, em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle).Phase,
+                    "A cleared siege returns to Calm.");
                 Assert.AreEqual(1, em.GetComponentData<GoalProgress>(cycle).Charge,
-                    "One goal charge accrues per completed cycle (single writer).");
+                    "One goal charge accrues per siege survived (single writer).");
             }
         }
-    
 
-[Test]
+        [Test]
+        public void Coop_Split_Presence_Keeps_Global_Phase_Calm()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("CoopSplit", serverTick: 200);
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Calm, defendStartWave: 0);
+                AddThreat(em, cycle, pendingSiegeSize: 0, armTick: 0);
+
+                // One player out on expedition, one home — the GLOBAL phase machine must ignore presence.
+                var pOut = em.CreateEntity(typeof(RegionTag), typeof(PlayerTag));
+                em.SetComponentData(pOut, new RegionTag { Region = RegionId.Expedition });
+                var pHome = em.CreateEntity(typeof(RegionTag), typeof(PlayerTag));
+                em.SetComponentData(pHome, new RegionTag { Region = RegionId.Base });
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(CyclePhase.Calm, em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle).Phase,
+                    "Split presence (one out, one home) never drives the single global phase — Expedition is per-player.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
         public void WaveNumber_Is_Synced_From_WaveState_For_The_Hud()
         {
-            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("CycleWaveSync", serverTick: 200);
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("WaveSync", serverTick: 200);
             using (world)
             {
                 var em = world.EntityManager;
-                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Defend, phaseEndTick: 0, cycleNumber: 1, defendStartWave: 1);
-                MakeWaveState(em, waveNumber: 4, remainingToSpawn: 2);
+                var cycle = MakeCycle(em, CyclePhase.Siege, defendStartWave: 5);
+                MakeWaveState(em, waveNumber: 4, phase: WavePhase.Spawning, remainingToSpawn: 2);
 
                 group.Update();
 
                 Assert.AreEqual(4, em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle).WaveNumber,
-                    "CycleState.WaveNumber mirrors the server-only WaveState.WaveNumber so the replicated-state-only HUD can show it.");
+                    "CycleState.WaveNumber mirrors the server-only WaveState.WaveNumber for the replicated-state-only HUD.");
             }
         }
-}
+    }
 }

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/DebugCommandReceiveSystemTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using ProjectM.Server;
+using ProjectM.Simulation;
+using Unity.Core;
+using Unity.Entities;
+using Unity.Mathematics;
+using Unity.NetCode;
+using Unity.Transforms;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plain-Entities EditMode tests for the editor-only <see cref="DebugCommandReceiveSystem"/> — the
+    /// server-side dev-tools RPC dispatcher. A bare world is seeded with the relevant singletons + a
+    /// DebugCommandRequest (+ ReceiveRpcCommandRequest) entity. These pin that grant-resource deposits to the
+    /// ledger, spawn-wave arms the pending siege, end-siege forces the wave to Lull + clears pending, and a
+    /// sender-targeted teleport resolves the player from the source connection and flips its region.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DebugCommandReceiveSystemTests
+    {
+        static (World world, SimulationSystemGroup group) MakeWorld(string name)
+        {
+            var world = new World(name);
+            var group = world.GetOrCreateSystemManaged<SimulationSystemGroup>();
+            group.AddSystemToUpdateList(world.GetOrCreateSystem<DebugCommandReceiveSystem>());
+            group.SortSystems();
+            world.SetTime(new TimeData(elapsedTime: 0f, deltaTime: 1f / 60f));
+            return (world, group);
+        }
+
+        static Entity MakeRequest(EntityManager em, byte op, int argA, int argB, Entity sourceConnection)
+        {
+            var e = em.CreateEntity(typeof(DebugCommandRequest), typeof(ReceiveRpcCommandRequest));
+            em.SetComponentData(e, new DebugCommandRequest { Op = op, ArgA = argA, ArgB = argB });
+            em.SetComponentData(e, new ReceiveRpcCommandRequest { SourceConnection = sourceConnection });
+            return e;
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void GrantResource_Deposits_To_Ledger()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("DebugGrantResource");
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var ledger = em.CreateEntity(typeof(ResourceLedger), typeof(StorageEntry));
+                MakeRequest(em, DebugOp.GrantResource, ResourceId.Aether, 50, Entity.Null);
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                var buf = em.GetBuffer<StorageEntry>(ledger);
+                int aether = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < buf.Length; i++)
+                    if (buf[i].ItemId == ResourceId.Aether) aether = buf[i].Count;
+                Assert.AreEqual(50, aether, "GrantResource deposits the amount into the shared ledger.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void SpawnWave_Arms_PendingSiege()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("DebugSpawnWave");
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var dir = em.CreateEntity(typeof(CycleState), typeof(ThreatState));
+                em.SetComponentData(dir, new CycleState { Phase = CyclePhase.Calm });
+                MakeRequest(em, DebugOp.SpawnWave, 8, 0, Entity.Null);
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(8, em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(dir).PendingSiegeSize,
+                    "SpawnWave arms a pending siege of the requested size.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EndSiege_Forces_WaveState_Lull_And_Clears_Pending()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("DebugEndSiege");
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var dir = em.CreateEntity(typeof(CycleState), typeof(ThreatState));
+                em.SetComponentData(dir, new CycleState { Phase = CyclePhase.Siege });
+                em.SetComponentData(dir, new ThreatState { PendingSiegeSize = 5, SiegeStartTick = 100 });
+                var wave = em.CreateEntity(typeof(WaveState));
+                em.SetComponentData(wave, new WaveState { Phase = WavePhase.Spawning, RemainingToSpawn = 3 });
+                for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
+                    em.CreateEntity(typeof(EnemyTag));
+
+                MakeRequest(em, DebugOp.EndSiege, 0, 0, Entity.Null);
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                var w = em.GetComponentData<WaveState>(wave);
+                Assert.AreEqual(WavePhase.Lull, w.Phase, "EndSiege drives the wave to Lull.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, w.RemainingToSpawn, "EndSiege stops further spawning.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(dir).PendingSiegeSize, "EndSiege clears any pending siege.");
+                using var husks = em.CreateEntityQuery(typeof(EnemyTag));
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, husks.CalculateEntityCount(), "EndSiege culls the remaining Husks.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Teleport_Resolves_Sender_Only()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("DebugTeleport");
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+
+                var connection = em.CreateEntity(typeof(NetworkId));
+                em.SetComponentData(connection, new NetworkId { Value = 1 });
+
+                var player = em.CreateEntity(typeof(PlayerTag), typeof(GhostOwner), typeof(RegionTag), typeof(LocalTransform));
+                em.SetComponentData(player, new GhostOwner { NetworkId = 1 });
+                em.SetComponentData(player, new RegionTag { Region = RegionId.Base });
+                em.SetComponentData(player, LocalTransform.FromPosition(new float3(0, 1, 0)));
+
+                MakeRequest(em, DebugOp.Teleport, RegionId.Expedition, 0, connection);
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(RegionId.Expedition, em.GetComponentData<RegionTag>(player).Region,
+                    "Teleport flips the SENDER's region.");
+                Assert.Greater(em.GetComponentData<LocalTransform>(player).Position.x, 500f,
+                    "Teleport moves the sender to the expedition region (far +X).");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/DebugCommandReceiveSystemTests.cs.meta

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 8b91e9e729b69964f8b9c2e2b1f5ec2f

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/ExpeditionGateSystemTests.cs

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace ProjectM.Tests
     /// transit). A bare world is seeded with an <c>ExpeditionGate</c> (+ LocalTransform) and a player
     /// (RegionTag + LocalTransform + PlayerTag). A player whose region matches the gate's FromRegion and who is
     /// within the gate radius is transited (RegionTag flipped + LocalTransform teleported to ArrivalPos).
-    /// Returning to base during the Expedition phase caps the cycle phase timer. Pins the proximity gate, the
-    /// region/radius guards, and the early-return phase cap.
+    /// Returning to base signals the ThreatDirector (the post-expedition retaliation source) exactly once. Pins
+    /// the proximity gate, the region/radius guards, and the return signal.
     /// </summary>
     public class ExpeditionGateSystemTests
     {
@@ -101,22 +101,24 @@ namespace ProjectM.Tests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void Return_To_Base_During_Expedition_Caps_The_Phase_Timer()
+        public void Return_To_Base_Signals_ThreatDirector_Once()
         {
-            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("GateReturnCapWorld");
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("GateReturnSignalWorld");
             using (world)
             {
                 var em = world.EntityManager;
                 MakeGate(em, new float3(0, 1, 0), RegionId.Expedition, RegionId.Base, radius: 15f, arrival: new float3(0, 1, 0));
                 MakePlayer(em, new float3(3, 1, 0), RegionId.Expedition);
 
-                var cycle = em.CreateEntity(typeof(CycleState));
-                em.SetComponentData(cycle, new CycleState { Phase = CyclePhase.Expedition, PhaseEndTick = 5000, CycleNumber = 1 });
+                var threat = em.CreateEntity(typeof(ThreatState));
+                em.SetComponentData(threat, new ThreatState());
 
                 group.Update();
 
-                Assert.AreEqual(1u, em.GetComponentData<CycleState>(cycle).PhaseEndTick,
-                    "Returning to base mid-Expedition caps PhaseEndTick to 1 so Defend starts next tick.");
+                var ts = em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(threat);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1, ts.PendingReturns,
+                    "Returning to base signals the ThreatDirector exactly once (the gate teleports the returner out of its radius).");
+                Assert.AreEqual(1, ts.ExpeditionsCompleted, "A completed expedition is counted.");
             }
         }
     }

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/HealthApplyDamageSystemTests.cs

@@ -130,5 +130,29 @@ namespace ProjectM.Tests
                     "Health.Current must be untouched when there are no DamageEvents.");
             }
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void God_Mode_Skips_All_Damage()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("HealthApplyDamageGodModeWorld");
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var entity = em.CreateEntity(typeof(Health), typeof(DamageEvent), typeof(DebugGodMode));
+                em.SetComponentData(entity, new Health { Current = 50f, Max = 50f });
+                em.SetComponentEnabled<DebugGodMode>(entity, true);
+
+                var dmg = em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(entity);
+                dmg.Add(new DamageEvent { Amount = 80f, SourceNetworkId = 9 });
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(50f, em.GetComponentData<Health>(entity).Current, 1e-4f,
+                    "An enabled DebugGodMode entity ignores all damage.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, em.GetBuffer<DamageEvent>(entity).Length,
+                    "The damage buffer is still drained (cleared) under god-mode.");
+            }
+        }
+
     }
 }

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/ThreatDirectorSystemTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using ProjectM.Server;
+using ProjectM.Simulation;
+using Unity.Core;
+using Unity.Entities;
+using Unity.NetCode;
+
+namespace ProjectM.Tests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Plain-Entities EditMode tests for the server-only <see cref="ThreatDirectorSystem"/> — the composite
+    /// base-attack scheduler. A bare world is seeded with a NetworkTime singleton and a CycleDirector entity
+    /// carrying CycleState + ThreatState + ThreatConfig. These pin the post-expedition source (a return arms a
+    /// siege of the configured size, with simultaneous returns de-duped to one), that the event-siege size is the
+    /// config floor — never the WaveSystem escalation curve — that the telegraph ArmTick is now + delay, and that
+    /// an unattended siege auto-collapses after the timeout (no soft-lock). All timing is wrap-safe NetworkTick.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ThreatDirectorSystemTests
+    {
+        static (World world, SimulationSystemGroup group) MakeWorld(string name, uint serverTick)
+        {
+            var world = new World(name);
+            var group = world.GetOrCreateSystemManaged<SimulationSystemGroup>();
+            group.AddSystemToUpdateList(world.GetOrCreateSystem<ThreatDirectorSystem>());
+            group.SortSystems();
+            world.SetTime(new TimeData(elapsedTime: 0f, deltaTime: 1f / 60f));
+            var em = world.EntityManager;
+            var nt = em.CreateEntity(typeof(NetworkTime));
+            em.SetComponentData(nt, new NetworkTime { ServerTick = new NetworkTick(serverTick) });
+            return (world, group);
+        }
+
+        static ThreatConfig DefaultConfig() => new ThreatConfig
+        {
+            PostExpeditionEnabled = 1,
+            PostExpeditionDelayTicks = 300,
+            SizeBase = 5,
+            SizePerExpeditionResource = 0,
+            StartCondition = ThreatStartCondition.Immediate,
+            SiegeTimeoutTicks = 3600,
+        };
+
+        static Entity MakeDirector(EntityManager em, byte phase, ThreatState threat, ThreatConfig config)
+        {
+            var e = em.CreateEntity(typeof(CycleState), typeof(ThreatState), typeof(ThreatConfig));
+            em.SetComponentData(e, new CycleState { Phase = phase, CycleNumber = 1 });
+            em.SetComponentData(e, threat);
+            em.SetComponentData(e, config);
+            return e;
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void PostExpedition_Return_Edge_Sets_PendingSiegeSize()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("ThreatReturn", serverTick: 200);
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var dir = MakeDirector(em, CyclePhase.Calm, new ThreatState { PendingReturns = 1 }, DefaultConfig());
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                var ts = em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(dir);
+                Assert.AreEqual(5, ts.PendingSiegeSize, "A return arms a siege of SizeBase Husks.");
+                Assert.AreNotEqual(0u, ts.ArmTick, "The siege is armed with a telegraph tick.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, ts.PendingReturns, "The return is consumed.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Multi_Player_Simultaneous_Return_Charges_Pending_Once()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("ThreatMultiReturn", serverTick: 200);
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var dir = MakeDirector(em, CyclePhase.Calm, new ThreatState { PendingReturns = 3 }, DefaultConfig());
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                var ts = em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(dir);
+                Assert.AreEqual(5, ts.PendingSiegeSize, "Three simultaneous returns still arm exactly one siege (de-dup).");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, ts.PendingReturns, "All returns are consumed.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Siege_Size_Equals_Config_Not_Escalation_Curve()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("ThreatSizeConfig", serverTick: 200);
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var dir = MakeDirector(em, CyclePhase.Calm, new ThreatState { PendingReturns = 1 }, DefaultConfig());
+                // A high wave number must NOT influence the event-siege size.
+                var w = em.CreateEntity(typeof(WaveState));
+                em.SetComponentData(w, new WaveState { WaveNumber = 30 });
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(5, em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(dir).PendingSiegeSize,
+                    "Event-siege size is the config SizeBase, never the WaveSystem escalation curve.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void StartCondition_Immediate_Arms_Via_ArmTick()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("ThreatArm", serverTick: 1000);
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var config = DefaultConfig();
+                config.PostExpeditionDelayTicks = 120;
+                var dir = MakeDirector(em, CyclePhase.Calm, new ThreatState { PendingReturns = 1 }, config);
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                Assert.AreEqual(1120u, em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(dir).ArmTick,
+                    "Immediate start arms the siege at now + the telegraph delay (1000 + 120).");
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Empty_Base_Siege_Auto_Resolves_Bounded()
+        {
+            var (world, group) = MakeWorld("ThreatTimeout", serverTick: 200);
+            using (world)
+            {
+                var em = world.EntityManager;
+                var config = DefaultConfig();
+                config.SiegeTimeoutTicks = 60;
+                // SiegeStartTick 100, now 200 => 100 ticks elapsed > 60 timeout.
+                var dir = MakeDirector(em, CyclePhase.Siege, new ThreatState { SiegeStartTick = 100 }, config);
+
+                var w = em.CreateEntity(typeof(WaveState));
+                em.SetComponentData(w, new WaveState { RemainingToSpawn = 2, Phase = WavePhase.Spawning });
+
+                // Three Husks still on the field with no one to clear them.
+                for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+                    em.CreateEntity(typeof(EnemyTag));
+
+                group.Update();
+
+                using var huskQuery = em.CreateEntityQuery(typeof(EnemyTag));
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, huskQuery.CalculateEntityCount(),
+                    "A timed-out (unattended) siege culls the remaining Husks so it can never soft-lock.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0, em.GetComponentData<WaveState>(w).RemainingToSpawn,
+                    "The wave stops spawning when the siege collapses.");
+                Assert.AreEqual(0u, em.GetComponentData<ThreatState>(dir).SiegeStartTick,
+                    "The siege clock resets after collapse.");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

Assets/_Project/Tests/EditMode/ThreatDirectorSystemTests.cs.meta

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+guid: 351a99057b08e3847b239782bfef893e