Add player onboarding and tactical viewer updates

apps/backend/Auth/Api/GetRacesHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using FastEndpoints;
+using SpaceGame.Api.Universe.Bootstrap;
+
+namespace SpaceGame.Api.Auth.Api;
+
+public sealed class GetRacesHandler(IStaticDataProvider staticData) : EndpointWithoutRequest<IReadOnlyList<RaceSnapshot>>
+{
+    public override void Configure()
+    {
+        Get("/api/auth/races");
+        AllowAnonymous();
+    }
+
+    public override async Task HandleAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var races = staticData.RaceDefinitions.Values
+          .OrderBy(race => race.Name, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+          .Select(race => new RaceSnapshot(race.Id, race.Name, race.Description, race.Icon))
+          .ToList();
+        await SendOkAsync(races, cancellationToken);
+    }
+}

apps/backend/Auth/Api/RegisterHandler.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ using FastEndpoints;
 
 namespace SpaceGame.Api.Auth.Api;
 
-public sealed class RegisterHandler(AuthService authService) : Endpoint<RegisterRequest, AuthSessionResponse>
+public sealed class RegisterHandler(AuthService authService) : Endpoint<RegisterRequest, RegisterResponse>
 {
     public override void Configure()
     {

apps/backend/Auth/Contracts/AuthContracts.cs

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ public sealed record AuthSessionResponse(
   string RefreshToken,
   DateTimeOffset RefreshTokenExpiresAtUtc);
 
+public sealed record RegisterResponse(
+  Guid UserId,
+  string Email,
+  bool RequiresLogin);
+
 public sealed record ForgotPasswordResponse(
   bool Accepted,
   string? ResetToken = null);

apps/backend/Auth/Contracts/Races.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace SpaceGame.Api.Auth.Contracts;
+
+public sealed record RaceSnapshot(
+  string Id,
+  string Name,
+  string Description,
+  string Icon);

apps/backend/Auth/Simulation/AuthService.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public sealed class AuthService(
     RefreshTokenFactory refreshTokenFactory,
     IPasswordResetDelivery passwordResetDelivery)
 {
-    public async Task<AuthSessionResponse> RegisterAsync(RegisterRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    public async Task<RegisterResponse> RegisterAsync(RegisterRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var email = NormalizeEmail(request.Email);
         ValidatePassword(request.Password);
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public sealed class AuthService(
         }
 
         var user = await authRepository.CreateUserAsync(email, passwordHasher.HashPassword(request.Password), [], cancellationToken);
-        return await CreateSessionAsync(user, cancellationToken);
+        return new RegisterResponse(user.Id, user.Email, true);
     }
 
     public async Task<AuthSessionResponse> LoginAsync(LoginRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

apps/backend/Auth/Simulation/HttpContextPlayerIdentityResolver.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace SpaceGame.Api.Auth.Simulation;
 
 public sealed class HttpContextPlayerIdentityResolver(IHttpContextAccessor httpContextAccessor) : IPlayerIdentityResolver
 {
+    public const string EffectivePlayerHeaderName = "X-Act-As-Player-Id";
+
     public Guid? GetCurrentPlayerId()
     {
         var subject = httpContextAccessor.HttpContext?.User.FindFirstValue(ClaimTypes.NameIdentifier)
@@ -15,6 +17,21 @@ public sealed class HttpContextPlayerIdentityResolver(IHttpContextAccessor httpC
     public Guid GetRequiredPlayerId() =>
       GetCurrentPlayerId() ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Authenticated player identity is required.");
 
+    public Guid? GetEffectivePlayerId()
+    {
+        var currentPlayerId = GetCurrentPlayerId();
+        if (!CanAccessGm())
+        {
+            return currentPlayerId;
+        }
+
+        var requestedIdentity = httpContextAccessor.HttpContext?.Request.Headers[EffectivePlayerHeaderName].FirstOrDefault();
+        return Guid.TryParse(requestedIdentity, out var effectivePlayerId) ? effectivePlayerId : currentPlayerId;
+    }
+
+    public Guid GetRequiredEffectivePlayerId() =>
+      GetEffectivePlayerId() ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Authenticated player identity is required.");
+
     public bool CanAccessGm()
     {
         var user = httpContextAccessor.HttpContext?.User;

apps/backend/Auth/Simulation/IAuthRepository.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ public interface IAuthRepository
 {
     Task<UserAccount?> FindUserByEmailAsync(string email, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     Task<UserAccount?> FindUserByIdAsync(Guid userId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<UserAccount>> ListUsersAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     Task<UserAccount> CreateUserAsync(string email, string passwordHash, IReadOnlyCollection<string> roles, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     Task<UserAccount> UpsertUserAsync(string email, string passwordHash, IReadOnlyCollection<string> roles, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     Task StoreRefreshTokenAsync(Guid userId, string tokenHash, DateTimeOffset expiresAtUtc, CancellationToken cancellationToken);

apps/backend/Auth/Simulation/IPlayerIdentityResolver.cs

@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ public interface IPlayerIdentityResolver
 {
     Guid? GetCurrentPlayerId();
     Guid GetRequiredPlayerId();
+    Guid? GetEffectivePlayerId();
+    Guid GetRequiredEffectivePlayerId();
     bool CanAccessGm();
 }

apps/backend/Auth/Simulation/PostgresAuthRepository.cs

@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ public sealed class PostgresAuthRepository(NpgsqlDataSource dataSource) : IAuthR
         return await reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken) ? ReadUser(reader) : null;
     }
 
+    public async Task<IReadOnlyList<UserAccount>> ListUsersAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        await using var command = dataSource.CreateCommand("""
+            select id, email, password_hash, created_at_utc, roles
+            from auth_users
+            order by email asc
+            """);
+        await using var reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var users = new List<UserAccount>();
+        while (await reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken))
+        {
+            users.Add(ReadUser(reader));
+        }
+
+        return users;
+    }
+
     public async Task<UserAccount> CreateUserAsync(string email, string passwordHash, IReadOnlyCollection<string> roles, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var userId = Guid.NewGuid();

apps/backend/PlayerFaction/Api/CompletePlayerOnboardingHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using FastEndpoints;
+
+namespace SpaceGame.Api.PlayerFaction.Api;
+
+public sealed class CompletePlayerOnboardingHandler(WorldService worldService) : Endpoint<CompletePlayerOnboardingRequest, PlayerFactionSnapshot>
+{
+    public override void Configure()
+    {
+        Post("/api/player-faction/onboarding");
+    }
+
+    public override async Task HandleAsync(CompletePlayerOnboardingRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var snapshot = worldService.CompletePlayerOnboarding(request);
+            if (snapshot is null)
+            {
+                await SendNotFoundAsync(cancellationToken);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            await SendOkAsync(snapshot, cancellationToken);
+        }
+        catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
+        {
+            AddError(ex.Message);
+            await SendErrorsAsync(cancellation: cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+}

apps/backend/PlayerFaction/Api/GetPlayerIdentitiesHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using FastEndpoints;
+using SpaceGame.Api.Auth.Runtime;
+using SpaceGame.Api.Auth.Simulation;
+using SpaceGame.Api.PlayerFaction.Simulation;
+
+namespace SpaceGame.Api.PlayerFaction.Api;
+
+public sealed class GetPlayerIdentitiesHandler(IAuthRepository authRepository, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore)
+  : EndpointWithoutRequest<IReadOnlyList<PlayerIdentitySummaryResponse>>
+{
+    public override void Configure()
+    {
+        Get("/api/player-faction/identities");
+        Policies(AuthPolicyNames.GmAccess);
+    }
+
+    public override async Task HandleAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var users = await authRepository.ListUsersAsync(cancellationToken);
+        var playerFactionsById = playerStateStore.GetPlayerFactions()
+          .ToDictionary(player => player.Id, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        var responses = new List<PlayerIdentitySummaryResponse>(users.Count + playerFactionsById.Count);
+        var seenIds = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+        foreach (var user in users)
+        {
+            var userId = user.Id.ToString("N");
+            playerFactionsById.TryGetValue(userId, out var playerFaction);
+            responses.Add(new PlayerIdentitySummaryResponse(
+              userId,
+              user.Email,
+              user.Roles,
+              playerFaction is not null,
+              playerFaction?.Id,
+              playerFaction?.Label,
+              playerFaction?.SovereignFactionId));
+            seenIds.Add(userId);
+        }
+
+        foreach (var playerFaction in playerStateStore.GetPlayerFactions())
+        {
+            if (!seenIds.Add(playerFaction.Id))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            responses.Add(new PlayerIdentitySummaryResponse(
+              playerFaction.Id,
+              $"{playerFaction.Id}@unknown",
+              Array.Empty<string>(),
+              true,
+              playerFaction.Id,
+              playerFaction.Label,
+              playerFaction.SovereignFactionId));
+        }
+
+        await SendOkAsync(
+          responses
+            .OrderBy(response => response.Email, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .ThenBy(response => response.UserId, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+            .ToList(),
+          cancellationToken);
+    }
+}
+
+public sealed record PlayerIdentitySummaryResponse(
+  string UserId,
+  string Email,
+  IReadOnlyList<string> Roles,
+  bool HasPlayerFaction,
+  string? PlayerFactionId,
+  string? PlayerFactionLabel,
+  string? SovereignFactionId);

apps/backend/PlayerFaction/Contracts/PlayerFaction.cs

@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ public sealed record PlayerAlertSnapshot(
 public sealed record PlayerFactionSnapshot(
   string Id,
   string Label,
+  string? PersonaName,
+  string? RaceId,
   string SovereignFactionId,
+  bool RequiresOnboarding,
   string Status,
   DateTimeOffset CreatedAtUtc,
   DateTimeOffset UpdatedAtUtc,

apps/backend/PlayerFaction/Contracts/PlayerFactionCommands.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 namespace SpaceGame.Api.PlayerFaction.Contracts;
 
+public sealed record CompletePlayerOnboardingRequest(
+  string Name,
+  string RaceId);
+
 public sealed record PlayerOrganizationCommandRequest(
   string Kind,
   string Label,

apps/backend/PlayerFaction/Runtime/PlayerFactionRuntimeModels.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ public sealed class PlayerFactionRuntime
 {
     public required string Id { get; init; }
     public required string Label { get; set; }
+    public string? PersonaName { get; set; }
+    public string? RaceId { get; set; }
     public required string SovereignFactionId { get; set; }
+    public bool RequiresOnboarding { get; set; } = true;
     public string Status { get; set; } = "active";
     public DateTimeOffset CreatedAtUtc { get; set; } = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
     public DateTimeOffset UpdatedAtUtc { get; set; } = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;

apps/backend/PlayerFaction/Simulation/PlayerFactionProjectionService.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ public sealed class PlayerFactionProjectionService
         return new PlayerFactionSnapshot(
           player.Id,
           player.Label,
+          player.PersonaName,
+          player.RaceId,
           player.SovereignFactionId,
+          player.RequiresOnboarding,
           player.Status,
           player.CreatedAtUtc,
           player.UpdatedAtUtc,

apps/backend/PlayerFaction/Simulation/PlayerFactionService.cs

@@ -20,14 +20,12 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime EnsureDomain(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId)
     {
-        var sovereignFaction = world.Factions.OrderBy(faction => faction.Id, StringComparer.Ordinal).FirstOrDefault()
-          ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot create a player faction domain without any factions in the world.");
-
         var player = playerStateStore.GetOrAddPlayerFaction(playerId, () => new PlayerFactionRuntime
         {
             Id = PlayerFactionDomainId,
-            Label = $"{sovereignFaction.Label} Command",
+            Label = "Pending Pilot",
-            SovereignFactionId = sovereignFaction.Id,
+            SovereignFactionId = string.Empty,
+            RequiresOnboarding = true,
             CreatedAtUtc = world.GeneratedAtUtc,
             UpdatedAtUtc = world.GeneratedAtUtc,
         });
@@ -37,6 +35,58 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
         return player;
     }
 
+    internal PlayerFactionRuntime CompleteOnboarding(
+      SimulationWorld world,
+      IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore,
+      string playerId,
+      CompletePlayerOnboardingRequest request)
+    {
+        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        if (!player.RequiresOnboarding)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Player onboarding has already been completed.");
+        }
+
+        var personaName = request.Name.Trim();
+        if (personaName.Length < 2)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Player name must contain at least 2 characters.");
+        }
+
+        if (personaName.Length > 48)
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Player name must contain at most 48 characters.");
+        }
+
+        var ownedFactionId = BuildOwnedFactionId(playerId);
+        if (world.Factions.Any(faction => string.Equals(faction.Id, ownedFactionId, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Player faction '{ownedFactionId}' already exists in the current world.");
+        }
+
+        player.Label = personaName;
+        player.PersonaName = personaName;
+        player.RaceId = request.RaceId.Trim();
+        player.SovereignFactionId = ownedFactionId;
+        player.RequiresOnboarding = false;
+        player.UpdatedAtUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+        return player;
+    }
+
+    internal PlayerFactionRuntime EnsureInitializedDomain(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId)
+    {
+        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        if (player.RequiresOnboarding || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(player.SovereignFactionId))
+        {
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Player onboarding must be completed before issuing gameplay commands.");
+        }
+
+        return player;
+    }
+
+    internal static string BuildOwnedFactionId(string playerId) =>
+      $"player-{playerId.Replace("-", string.Empty, StringComparison.Ordinal).ToLowerInvariant()}";
+
     internal void Update(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, float _deltaSeconds, ICollection<SimulationEventRecord> events)
     {
         if (playerStateStore.GetPlayerFactions().Count == 0)
@@ -63,7 +113,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime CreateOrganization(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, PlayerOrganizationCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var id = CreateDomainId(request.Kind, request.Label, ExistingOrganizationIds(player));
         var nowUtc = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
 
@@ -180,7 +230,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime DeleteOrganization(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string organizationId)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         RemoveOrganization(player, organizationId);
         player.Assignments.RemoveAll(assignment =>
           assignment.FleetId == organizationId ||
@@ -198,7 +248,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpdateOrganizationMembership(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string organizationId, PlayerOrganizationMembershipCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var kind = ResolveOrganizationKind(player, organizationId);
         switch (kind)
         {
@@ -249,7 +299,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpsertDirective(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string? directiveId, PlayerDirectiveCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var directive = directiveId is null
           ? null
           : player.Directives.FirstOrDefault(candidate => string.Equals(candidate.Id, directiveId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
@@ -326,7 +376,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime DeleteDirective(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string directiveId)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         player.Directives.RemoveAll(directive => directive.Id == directiveId);
         foreach (var assignment in player.Assignments.Where(assignment => assignment.DirectiveId == directiveId))
         {
@@ -340,7 +390,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpsertPolicy(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string? policyId, PlayerPolicyCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var policy = policyId is null
           ? null
           : player.Policies.FirstOrDefault(candidate => string.Equals(candidate.Id, policyId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
@@ -411,7 +461,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpsertAutomationPolicy(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string? automationPolicyId, PlayerAutomationPolicyCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var policy = automationPolicyId is null
           ? null
           : player.AutomationPolicies.FirstOrDefault(candidate => string.Equals(candidate.Id, automationPolicyId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
@@ -469,7 +519,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpsertReinforcementPolicy(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string? reinforcementPolicyId, PlayerReinforcementPolicyCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var policy = reinforcementPolicyId is null
           ? null
           : player.ReinforcementPolicies.FirstOrDefault(candidate => string.Equals(candidate.Id, reinforcementPolicyId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
@@ -503,7 +553,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpsertProductionProgram(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string? productionProgramId, PlayerProductionProgramCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var program = productionProgramId is null
           ? null
           : player.ProductionPrograms.FirstOrDefault(candidate => string.Equals(candidate.Id, productionProgramId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
@@ -535,7 +585,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpsertAssignment(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string assetId, PlayerAssetAssignmentCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         var assignment = player.Assignments.FirstOrDefault(candidate =>
           string.Equals(candidate.AssetId, assetId, StringComparison.Ordinal) &&
           string.Equals(candidate.AssetKind, request.AssetKind, StringComparison.Ordinal));
@@ -594,7 +644,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal PlayerFactionRuntime UpdateStrategicIntent(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, PlayerStrategicIntentCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         player.StrategicIntent.StrategicPosture = request.StrategicPosture;
         player.StrategicIntent.EconomicPosture = request.EconomicPosture;
         player.StrategicIntent.MilitaryPosture = request.MilitaryPosture;
@@ -610,7 +660,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal ShipRuntime? EnqueueDirectShipOrder(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string shipId, ShipOrderCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         if (!player.AssetRegistry.ShipIds.Contains(shipId))
         {
             return null;
@@ -669,7 +719,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal ShipRuntime? RemoveDirectShipOrder(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string shipId, string orderId)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         if (!player.AssetRegistry.ShipIds.Contains(shipId))
         {
             return null;
@@ -712,7 +762,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     internal ShipRuntime? ConfigureDirectShipBehavior(SimulationWorld world, IPlayerStateStore playerStateStore, string playerId, string shipId, ShipDefaultBehaviorCommandRequest request)
     {
-        var player = EnsureDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
+        var player = EnsureInitializedDomain(world, playerStateStore, playerId);
         if (!player.AssetRegistry.ShipIds.Contains(shipId))
         {
             return null;
@@ -852,6 +902,24 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
 
     private static void SyncRegistry(SimulationWorld world, PlayerFactionRuntime player)
     {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(player.SovereignFactionId))
+        {
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.ShipIds, []);
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.StationIds, []);
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.CommanderIds, []);
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.ClaimIds, []);
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.ConstructionSiteIds, []);
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.PolicySetIds, player.Policies.Where(entry => entry.PolicySetId is not null).Select(entry => entry.PolicySetId!));
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.MarketOrderIds, []);
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.FleetIds, player.Fleets.Select(fleet => fleet.Id));
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.TaskForceIds, player.TaskForces.Select(taskForce => taskForce.Id));
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.StationGroupIds, player.StationGroups.Select(group => group.Id));
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.EconomicRegionIds, player.EconomicRegions.Select(region => region.Id));
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.FrontIds, player.Fronts.Select(front => front.Id));
+            SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.ReserveIds, player.Reserves.Select(reserve => reserve.Id));
+            return;
+        }
+
         SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.ShipIds, world.Ships.Where(ship => ship.FactionId == player.SovereignFactionId).Select(ship => ship.Id));
         SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.StationIds, world.Stations.Where(station => station.FactionId == player.SovereignFactionId).Select(station => station.Id));
         SyncSet(player.AssetRegistry.CommanderIds, world.Commanders.Where(commander => commander.FactionId == player.SovereignFactionId).Select(commander => commander.Id));
@@ -1224,8 +1292,7 @@ internal sealed class PlayerFactionService
             return player.AutomationPolicies.FirstOrDefault(policy => policy.Id == automationId);
         }
 
-        return SelectScopedAutomationPolicy(player, assignment, assetKind, assetId)
+        return SelectScopedAutomationPolicy(player, assignment, assetKind, assetId);
-          ?? player.AutomationPolicies.FirstOrDefault(policy => policy.Id == "player-core-automation");
     }
 
     private static PlayerFactionPolicyRuntime? ResolvePolicy(PlayerFactionRuntime player, PlayerAssignmentRuntime? assignment, PlayerDirectiveRuntime? directive, string assetKind, string assetId)

apps/backend/Universe/Scenario/ScenarioContentBuilder.cs

@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ public sealed class ScenarioContentBuilder(
           powerModuleId,
           plan.FactionId,
           staticData.ModuleDefinitions,
-          staticData.ItemDefinitions)
+          staticData.ItemDefinitions,
+          staticData.Recipes)
           .FirstOrDefault(moduleId =>
           {
               return staticData.ModuleDefinitions.TryGetValue(moduleId, out var definition)
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ public sealed class ScenarioContentBuilder(
               objectiveModuleId,
               plan.FactionId,
               staticData.ModuleDefinitions,
-              staticData.ItemDefinitions))
+              staticData.ItemDefinitions,
+              staticData.Recipes))
             {
                 EnsureStartingModule(startingModules, storageModuleId);
             }

apps/backend/Universe/Scenario/StarterStationLayoutResolver.cs

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ internal static class StarterStationLayoutResolver
       string moduleId,
       string? factionId,
       IReadOnlyDictionary<string, ModuleDefinition> moduleDefinitions,
-      IReadOnlyDictionary<string, ItemDefinition> itemDefinitions)
+      IReadOnlyDictionary<string, ItemDefinition> itemDefinitions,
+      IReadOnlyDictionary<string, RecipeDefinition> recipes)
     {
         if (!moduleDefinitions.TryGetValue(moduleId, out var moduleDefinition))
         {
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ internal static class StarterStationLayoutResolver
         foreach (var wareId in moduleDefinition.BuildRecipes
           .SelectMany(production => production.Wares.Select(ware => ware.ItemId))
           .Concat(moduleDefinition.ProductItemIds)
+          .Concat(recipes.Values
+            .Where(recipe => recipe.RequiredModules.Contains(moduleId, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+            .SelectMany(recipe => recipe.Inputs.Select(input => input.ItemId)
+              .Concat(recipe.Outputs.Select(output => output.ItemId))))
           .Distinct(StringComparer.Ordinal))
         {
             if (!itemDefinitions.TryGetValue(wareId, out var itemDefinition))

apps/backend/Universe/Scenario/WorldSeedingService.cs

@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ public sealed class WorldSeedingService(IStaticDataProvider staticData)
           objectiveModuleId,
           station.FactionId,
           world.ModuleDefinitions,
-          world.ItemDefinitions))
+          world.ItemDefinitions,
+          world.Recipes))
         {
             if (!station.InstalledModules.Contains(storageModuleId, StringComparer.Ordinal))
             {

apps/backend/Universe/Simulation/WorldService.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace SpaceGame.Api.Universe.Simulation;
 public sealed class WorldService
 {
     private const int DeltaHistoryLimit = 256;
+    private const string StarterPlayerShipId = "ship_arg_s_scout_01_a";
 
     private readonly Lock _sync = new();
     private readonly OrbitalSimulationSnapshot _orbitalSimulation;
@@ -148,11 +149,6 @@ public sealed class WorldService
     {
         lock (_sync)
         {
-            if (_world.Factions.Count == 0)
-            {
-                return null;
-            }
-
             var playerKey = GetCurrentPlayerKey();
             var player = _playerFaction.TryGetDomain(_playerStateStore, playerKey)
               ?? _playerFaction.EnsureDomain(_world, _playerStateStore, playerKey);
@@ -160,6 +156,26 @@ public sealed class WorldService
         }
     }
 
+    public PlayerFactionSnapshot? CompletePlayerOnboarding(CompletePlayerOnboardingRequest request)
+    {
+        lock (_sync)
+        {
+            if (!_staticData.RaceDefinitions.TryGetValue(request.RaceId.Trim(), out var race))
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Race '{request.RaceId}' is not defined in static data.");
+            }
+
+            var playerKey = GetCurrentPlayerKey();
+            var player = _playerFaction.CompleteOnboarding(_world, _playerStateStore, playerKey, request);
+            var playerFaction = CreatePlayerOwnedFactionUnsafe(player, race);
+            var starterSystemId = ResolveStarterSystemIdUnsafe();
+            SpawnPlayerStarterShipUnsafe(playerFaction, starterSystemId);
+            _playerFaction.EnsureInitializedDomain(_world, _playerStateStore, playerKey);
+            PublishSnapshotRefreshUnsafe("player-onboarding", $"Initialized player {player.PersonaName}", "faction", playerFaction.Id);
+            return GetPlayerFactionSnapshotUnsafe();
+        }
+    }
+
     public PlayerFactionSnapshot? CreatePlayerOrganization(PlayerOrganizationCommandRequest request)
     {
         lock (_sync)
@@ -530,7 +546,102 @@ public sealed class WorldService
     private PlayerFactionSnapshot? GetPlayerFactionSnapshotUnsafe() =>
       _playerFactionProjection.ToSnapshot(_playerFaction.TryGetDomain(_playerStateStore, GetCurrentPlayerKey()));
 
-    private string GetCurrentPlayerKey() => _playerIdentityResolver.GetRequiredPlayerId().ToString("N");
+    private FactionRuntime CreatePlayerOwnedFactionUnsafe(PlayerFactionRuntime player, RaceDefinition race)
+    {
+        var playerFaction = new FactionRuntime
+        {
+            Id = player.SovereignFactionId,
+            Label = player.PersonaName ?? player.Label,
+            Color = ResolvePlayerFactionColor(race.Id),
+            Credits = 25000f,
+        };
+
+        _world.Factions.Add(playerFaction);
+
+        var policy = _worldSeedingService.CreatePolicies([playerFaction]).Single();
+        var templateFaction = _staticData.FactionDefinitions.Values
+          .Where(candidate => string.Equals(candidate.RaceId, race.Id, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+          .OrderBy(candidate => candidate.Id, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+          .Select(candidate => _world.Factions.FirstOrDefault(worldFaction => string.Equals(worldFaction.Id, candidate.Id, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
+          .FirstOrDefault(candidate => candidate is not null);
+        if (templateFaction?.DefaultPolicySetId is { } racePolicyId
+            && _world.Policies.FirstOrDefault(candidate => candidate.Id == racePolicyId) is { } racePolicy)
+        {
+            policy.TradeAccessPolicy = racePolicy.TradeAccessPolicy;
+            policy.DockingAccessPolicy = racePolicy.DockingAccessPolicy;
+            policy.ConstructionAccessPolicy = racePolicy.ConstructionAccessPolicy;
+            policy.OperationalRangePolicy = racePolicy.OperationalRangePolicy;
+            policy.CombatEngagementPolicy = racePolicy.CombatEngagementPolicy;
+            policy.FleeHullRatio = racePolicy.FleeHullRatio;
+            policy.AvoidHostileSystems = racePolicy.AvoidHostileSystems;
+            foreach (var systemId in racePolicy.BlacklistedSystemIds)
+            {
+                policy.BlacklistedSystemIds.Add(systemId);
+            }
+        }
+        _world.Policies.Add(policy);
+
+        var factionCommander = CreateFactionCommander(playerFaction);
+        _world.Commanders.Add(factionCommander);
+        playerFaction.CommanderIds.Add(factionCommander.Id);
+        return playerFaction;
+    }
+
+    private string ResolveStarterSystemIdUnsafe()
+    {
+        return _world.Systems
+                 .Select(system => system.Definition.Id)
+                 .OrderBy(systemId => systemId, StringComparer.Ordinal)
+                 .FirstOrDefault()
+               ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("No systems are available for player onboarding.");
+    }
+
+    private void SpawnPlayerStarterShipUnsafe(FactionRuntime playerFaction, string systemId)
+    {
+        var request = new SpawnShipCommandRequest(
+          playerFaction.Id,
+          systemId,
+          StarterPlayerShipId,
+          Idle);
+        var system = _world.Systems.First(candidate => string.Equals(candidate.Definition.Id, request.SystemId, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+        var definition = ResolveShipDefinition(request, playerFaction.Id);
+        var shipId = $"ship-{playerFaction.Id}-{definition.Id}-{Guid.NewGuid():N}".ToLowerInvariant();
+        var spawnPosition = ResolveSpawnPosition(system.Definition.Id);
+        var defaultBehavior = CreateSpawnBehavior(request, definition, system.Definition.Id, null);
+
+        var ship = new ShipRuntime
+        {
+            Id = shipId,
+            SystemId = system.Definition.Id,
+            Definition = definition,
+            FactionId = playerFaction.Id,
+            Position = spawnPosition,
+            TargetPosition = spawnPosition,
+            SpatialState = SpatialBuilder.CreateInitialShipSpatialState(system.Definition.Id, spawnPosition, _world.Celestials),
+            DefaultBehavior = defaultBehavior,
+            Skills = ShipBootstrapPolicy.CreateSkills(definition),
+            Health = definition.Hull,
+        };
+
+        _world.Ships.Add(ship);
+        EnsureShipCommander(playerFaction, ship);
+        new GeopoliticalSimulationService().Update(_world, 0f, []);
+    }
+
+    private string ResolvePlayerFactionColor(string raceId) =>
+      raceId switch
+      {
+          "argon" => "#3b82f6",
+          "boron" => "#14b8a6",
+          "paranid" => "#eab308",
+          "split" => "#b91c1c",
+          "teladi" => "#22c55e",
+          "terran" => "#38bdf8",
+          "xenon" => "#9ca3af",
+          _ => "#94a3b8",
+      };
+
+    private string GetCurrentPlayerKey() => _playerIdentityResolver.GetRequiredEffectivePlayerId().ToString("N");
 
     private bool CanCurrentActorAccessGm() => _playerIdentityResolver.CanAccessGm();
 
@@ -807,7 +918,8 @@ public sealed class WorldService
           powerModuleId,
           factionId,
           _staticData.ModuleDefinitions,
-          _staticData.ItemDefinitions)
+          _staticData.ItemDefinitions,
+          _staticData.Recipes)
           .FirstOrDefault(moduleId =>
           {
               return _staticData.ModuleDefinitions.TryGetValue(moduleId, out var definition)
@@ -820,6 +932,24 @@ public sealed class WorldService
             EnsureStationModule(modules, defaultContainerStorageModuleId);
         }
 
+        var defaultSolidStorageModuleId = StarterStationLayoutResolver.ResolveRequiredStorageModuleIds(
+          powerModuleId,
+          factionId,
+          _staticData.ModuleDefinitions,
+          _staticData.ItemDefinitions,
+          _staticData.Recipes)
+          .FirstOrDefault(moduleId =>
+          {
+              return _staticData.ModuleDefinitions.TryGetValue(moduleId, out var definition)
+                && definition is StorageModuleDefinition storageDefinition
+                && storageDefinition.StorageKind == StorageKind.Solid;
+          });
+
+        if (defaultSolidStorageModuleId is not null)
+        {
+            EnsureStationModule(modules, defaultSolidStorageModuleId);
+        }
+
         var objectiveModuleId = StarterStationLayoutResolver.ResolveObjectiveModuleId(objective, factionId, _staticData.ModuleDefinitions);
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(objectiveModuleId))
         {
@@ -828,7 +958,8 @@ public sealed class WorldService
               objectiveModuleId,
               factionId,
               _staticData.ModuleDefinitions,
-              _staticData.ItemDefinitions))
+              _staticData.ItemDefinitions,
+              _staticData.Recipes))
             {
                 EnsureStationModule(modules, storageModuleId);
             }

apps/viewer/src/App.vue

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
 import { nextTick, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { GameViewer } from "./GameViewer";
-import CollapsibleHudPanel from "./components/CollapsibleHudPanel.vue";
-import HtmlInfoPanel from "./components/HtmlInfoPanel.vue";
 import ViewerHistoryLayer from "./components/ViewerHistoryLayer.vue";
 import ViewerEntityBrowserPanel from "./components/ViewerEntityBrowserPanel.vue";
 import ViewerEntityInspectorPanel from "./components/ViewerEntityInspectorPanel.vue";
@@ -13,9 +11,12 @@ import GmTelemetryWindow from "./components/gm/GmTelemetryWindow.vue";
 import GmSettingsWindow from "./components/gm/GmSettingsWindow.vue";
 import AuthSessionPanel from "./components/AuthSessionPanel.vue";
 import AuthLandingPage from "./components/AuthLandingPage.vue";
+import PlayerOnboardingPanel from "./components/PlayerOnboardingPanel.vue";
+import { fetchPlayerFaction } from "./api";
 import { useShipAutomationCatalogStore } from "./ui/stores/shipAutomationCatalogStore";
 import { createViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
 import { useAuthStore } from "./ui/stores/authStore";
+import { usePlayerFactionStore } from "./ui/stores/playerFactionStore";
 import { useViewerSelectionStore } from "./ui/stores/viewerSelection";
 import type { Selectable } from "./viewerTypes";
 
@@ -27,19 +28,24 @@ const hoverConnectorLineEl = ref<SVGLineElement | null>(null);
 
 const hudState = createViewerHudState();
 const authStore = useAuthStore();
+const playerFactionStore = usePlayerFactionStore();
 const automationCatalogStore = useShipAutomationCatalogStore();
 const selectionStore = useViewerSelectionStore();
 const { selectedEntityId, selectedEntityLabel } = storeToRefs(selectionStore);
-const { canAccessGm } = storeToRefs(authStore);
+const { canAccessGm, effectivePlayerId } = storeToRefs(authStore);
+const { playerFaction } = storeToRefs(playerFactionStore);
 let viewer: GameViewer | undefined;
 
 const gmOpsOpen = ref(false);
 const gmTelemetryOpen = ref(false);
 const gmSettingsOpen = ref(false);
 const gmMenuOpen = ref(false);
+const leftSidebarTab = ref<"player" | "entities">("player");
+const playerContextReady = ref(false);
 
 onMounted(async () => {
   void automationCatalogStore.load();
+  await refreshPlayerContext();
   await startViewerIfAuthenticated();
 });
 
@@ -47,15 +53,35 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   viewer?.dispose();
 });
 
-watch(() => authStore.isAuthenticated, async (isAuthenticated) => {
+watch(
-  if (isAuthenticated) {
+  [() => authStore.isAuthenticated, () => effectivePlayerId.value],
-    await startViewerIfAuthenticated();
+  async ([isAuthenticated]) => {
-    return;
+    if (!isAuthenticated) {
-  }
+      playerContextReady.value = false;
+      playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+      viewer?.dispose();
+      viewer = undefined;
+      return;
+    }
 
-  viewer?.dispose();
+    await refreshPlayerContext();
-  viewer = undefined;
+    await startViewerIfAuthenticated();
-});
+  },
+  { immediate: true },
+);
+
+watch(
+  () => playerFaction.value?.requiresOnboarding ?? false,
+  async (requiresOnboarding) => {
+    if (requiresOnboarding) {
+      viewer?.dispose();
+      viewer = undefined;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await startViewerIfAuthenticated();
+  },
+);
 
 function onHistoryWindowResize(id: string, width: number, height: number) {
   const windowState = hudState.historyWindows.find((entry) => entry.id === id);
@@ -76,7 +102,7 @@ function onFocusSelection(selection: Selectable, cameraMode?: "follow" | "tactic
 }
 
 async function startViewerIfAuthenticated() {
-  if (!authStore.isAuthenticated || viewer) {
+  if (!authStore.isAuthenticated || viewer || !playerContextReady.value || playerFaction.value?.requiresOnboarding) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -101,58 +127,112 @@ async function startViewerIfAuthenticated() {
   });
   void viewer.start();
 }
+
+async function refreshPlayerContext() {
+  if (!authStore.isAuthenticated) {
+    playerContextReady.value = false;
+    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  playerContextReady.value = false;
+  try {
+    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(await fetchPlayerFaction());
+  } catch {
+    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+  } finally {
+    playerContextReady.value = true;
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <AuthLandingPage v-if="!authStore.isAuthenticated" />
+  <div v-else-if="!playerContextReady" class="auth-landing">
+    <div class="auth-landing__backdrop" />
+    <div class="auth-landing__hero">
+      <h1>Preparing player context</h1>
+      <p>Loading your in-universe identity and ownership state.</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <PlayerOnboardingPanel v-else-if="playerContextReady && playerFaction?.requiresOnboarding" />
   <div v-else class="viewer-app">
     <div
       ref="canvasHostEl"
       class="viewer-canvas-host"
     />
     <div class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-0">
-      <div class="absolute left-5 top-5 flex max-h-[calc(100vh-40px)] w-[min(360px,calc(100vw-40px))] flex-col gap-4 overflow-hidden max-[760px]:right-5 max-[760px]:bottom-[148px] max-[760px]:w-auto max-[760px]:max-h-[38vh]">
+      <div class="viewer-left-sidebar-dock">
-        <AuthSessionPanel />
+        <section class="viewer-left-sidebar pointer-events-auto">
-        <CollapsibleHudPanel
+          <div class="viewer-left-sidebar__tabs">
-          v-model:collapsed="hudState.gamePanel.collapsed"
+            <button
-          class-name="topbar"
+              type="button"
-          panel-name="game"
+              class="viewer-left-sidebar__tab"
-          title="Game"
+              :class="leftSidebarTab === 'player' ? 'viewer-left-sidebar__tab--active' : ''"
-          :summary="hudState.gamePanel.summary"
+              @click="leftSidebarTab = 'player'"
-          :body-text="hudState.gamePanel.bodyText"
+            >
-        />
+              Player Informations
-        <CollapsibleHudPanel
+            </button>
-          v-model:collapsed="hudState.networkPanel.collapsed"
+            <button
-          class-name="network-panel"
+              type="button"
-          panel-name="network"
+              class="viewer-left-sidebar__tab"
-          title="Network"
+              :class="leftSidebarTab === 'entities' ? 'viewer-left-sidebar__tab--active' : ''"
-          :summary="hudState.networkPanel.summary"
+              @click="leftSidebarTab = 'entities'"
-          :body-text="hudState.networkPanel.bodyText"
+            >
-        />
+              Entities
-        <CollapsibleHudPanel
+            </button>
-          v-model:collapsed="hudState.performancePanel.collapsed"
+          </div>
-          class-name="performance-panel"
+
-          panel-name="performance"
+          <div class="viewer-left-sidebar__body">
-          title="Performance"
+            <div
-          :summary="hudState.performancePanel.summary"
+              v-if="leftSidebarTab === 'player'"
-          :body-text="hudState.performancePanel.bodyText"
+              class="viewer-left-sidebar__panel viewer-left-sidebar__panel--player"
-        />
+            >
-        <ViewerEntityBrowserPanel
+              <AuthSessionPanel />
-          class="min-h-0 flex-1"
+            </div>
-          @focus="(selection, cameraMode) => onFocusSelection(selection, cameraMode)"
+            <ViewerEntityBrowserPanel
-        />
+              v-else
+              class="viewer-left-sidebar__panel viewer-left-sidebar__panel--entities"
+              @focus="(selection, cameraMode) => onFocusSelection(selection, cameraMode)"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      </div>
+
+      <div
+        v-if="hudState.statsOverlay.lines.length > 0"
+        class="viewer-stats-overlay-dock"
+      >
+        <div
+          class="viewer-stats-overlay"
+          :class="hudState.statsOverlay.mode === 'compact' ? 'viewer-stats-overlay--compact' : ''"
+        >
+          <div
+            v-for="(line, index) in hudState.statsOverlay.lines"
+            :key="`${index}-${line}`"
+            class="viewer-stats-overlay__line"
+            :class="line === '' ? 'viewer-stats-overlay__line--spacer' : ''"
+          >
+            {{ line === "" ? "\u00A0" : line }}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div
+        v-if="!hudState.systemPanel.hidden"
+        class="viewer-system-label-dock"
+      >
+        <div class="viewer-system-label">
+          <div class="viewer-system-label__title">
+            {{ hudState.systemPanel.title }}
+          </div>
+          <div class="viewer-system-label__subtitle">
+            {{ hudState.systemPanel.bodyHtml }}
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="absolute right-5 top-5 flex max-h-[calc(100vh-40px)] w-[min(380px,calc(100vw-40px))] flex-col gap-4 overflow-hidden max-[760px]:bottom-[148px] max-[760px]:left-5 max-[760px]:right-5 max-[760px]:top-auto max-[760px]:max-h-[38vh] max-[760px]:w-auto">
-        <HtmlInfoPanel
-          class-name="system-panel-section"
-          title="System"
-          :subtitle="hudState.systemPanel.title"
-          :body-html="hudState.systemPanel.bodyHtml"
-          :hidden="hudState.systemPanel.hidden"
-          subtitle-class="system-title"
-          body-class="system-body"
-        />
         <ViewerEntityInspectorPanel
           class="min-h-0 flex-1"
           :fallback-title="hudState.detailPanel.title"
@@ -222,7 +302,7 @@ async function startViewerIfAuthenticated() {
       <GmOpsWindow
         v-if="gmOpsOpen"
         @close="gmOpsOpen = false"
-        @focus="(id, kind) => onFocusSelection({ kind, id }, kind === 'ship' ? 'follow' : 'tactical')"
+        @focus="(id, kind) => onFocusSelection({ kind, id }, 'tactical')"
       />
       <GmTelemetryWindow
         v-if="gmTelemetryOpen"

apps/viewer/src/ViewerAppController.ts

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
   private currentDistance = NAV_DISTANCE.system;
   private desiredDistance = NAV_DISTANCE.system;
   private orbitYaw = -2.3;
-  private orbitPitch = 0.62;
+  private orbitPitch = 1.08;
   private cameraMode: CameraMode = "tactical";
   private dragMode?: DragMode;
   private dragPointerId?: number;
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
     return this.sceneDataController.createWorldPresentationContext({
       world: this.world,
       activeSystemId: this.activeSystemId,
+      cameraMode: this.cameraMode,
       povLevel: this.povLevel,
       orbitYaw: this.orbitYaw,
       systemCamera: this.systemLayer.camera,
@@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
     }
 
     this.updatePanFromKeyboard(delta);
-    this.orbitPitch = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(this.orbitPitch, 0.18, 1.3);
+    this.orbitPitch = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(this.orbitPitch, 0.92, 1.32);
 
     const orbitOffset = this.computeOrbitOffset();
 

apps/viewer/src/api.ts

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ import type { WorldDelta, WorldSnapshot } from "./contracts";
 import type { TelemetrySnapshot } from "./contractsTelemetry";
 import type { BalanceSettings } from "./contractsBalance";
 import type { PlayerFactionSnapshot } from "./contractsPlayerFaction";
-import type { AuthSessionResponse, ForgotPasswordResponse } from "./contractsAuth";
+import type { RaceSnapshot } from "./contractsRaces";
+import type { AuthSessionResponse, ForgotPasswordResponse, RegisterResponse } from "./contractsAuth";
+import type { PlayerIdentitySummary } from "./contractsIdentity";
 import type { ShipAutomationCatalogSnapshot } from "./contractsShipAutomation";
 import type { FactionSnapshot } from "./contractsFactions";
 import type { ShipSnapshot } from "./contractsShips";
 import type { StationSnapshot } from "./contractsInfrastructure";
 import { clearAuthSession, getAuthSession, setAuthSession } from "./authSession";
+import { getEffectivePlayerIdentityId } from "./effectiveIdentitySession";
 import type {
   PlayerAssetAssignmentCommandRequest,
   PlayerAutomationPolicyCommandRequest,
@@ -35,6 +38,12 @@ async function fetchJson<T>(input: RequestInfo | URL, init?: RequestInit, option
     if (session?.accessToken) {
       headers.set("Authorization", `Bearer ${session.accessToken}`);
     }
+    if (session?.roles.some((role) => role === "gm" || role === "admin")) {
+      const effectivePlayerId = getEffectivePlayerIdentityId();
+      if (effectivePlayerId) {
+        headers.set("X-Act-As-Player-Id", effectivePlayerId);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   const response = await fetch(input, {
@@ -160,13 +169,11 @@ export async function resetWorld() {
 }
 
 export async function register(request: { email: string; password: string }) {
-  const session = await fetchJson<AuthSessionResponse>("/api/auth/register", {
+  return fetchJson<RegisterResponse>("/api/auth/register", {
     method: "POST",
     headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
     body: JSON.stringify(request),
   }, { skipAuth: true, skipRefresh: true });
-  setAuthSession(session);
-  return session;
 }
 
 export async function login(request: { email: string; password: string }) {
@@ -199,6 +206,22 @@ export async function fetchPlayerFaction(signal?: AbortSignal) {
   return fetchJson<PlayerFactionSnapshot>("/api/player-faction", { signal });
 }
 
+export async function fetchRaces(signal?: AbortSignal) {
+  return fetchJson<RaceSnapshot[]>("/api/auth/races", { signal }, { skipAuth: true });
+}
+
+export async function completePlayerOnboarding(request: { name: string; raceId: string }) {
+  return fetchJson<PlayerFactionSnapshot>("/api/player-faction/onboarding", {
+    method: "POST",
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    body: JSON.stringify(request),
+  });
+}
+
+export async function fetchPlayerIdentities(signal?: AbortSignal) {
+  return fetchJson<PlayerIdentitySummary[]>("/api/player-faction/identities", { signal });
+}
+
 export async function fetchShipAutomationCatalog(signal?: AbortSignal) {
   return fetchJson<ShipAutomationCatalogSnapshot>("/api/ships/catalog", { signal }, { skipAuth: true });
 }

apps/viewer/src/components/AuthLandingPage.vue

@@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ async function submitLogin() {
 
 async function submitRegister() {
   await execute(async () => {
-    const session = await register(registerForm);
+    await register(registerForm);
-    authStore.setSession(session);
     playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+    infoMessage.value = "Account created. Sign in to enter the universe.";
+    pane.value = "login";
+    loginForm.email = registerForm.email;
+    registerForm.password = "";
   });
 }
 

apps/viewer/src/components/AuthSessionPanel.vue

@@ -1,34 +1,54 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { reactive, ref } from "vue";
+import { computed, reactive, ref, watch } from "vue";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
-import { login, register } from "../api";
+import { fetchPlayerFaction, fetchPlayerIdentities, login, register } from "../api";
 import { useAuthStore } from "../ui/stores/authStore";
 import { usePlayerFactionStore } from "../ui/stores/playerFactionStore";
 
 const authStore = useAuthStore();
 const playerFactionStore = usePlayerFactionStore();
-const { session, busy } = storeToRefs(authStore);
+const { session, busy, availablePlayerIdentities, effectivePlayerId } = storeToRefs(authStore);
 
 const mode = ref<"login" | "register">("login");
 const email = ref("");
 const password = ref("");
 const errorMessage = ref("");
+const identityBusy = ref(false);
+const identityError = ref("");
 const forgotPasswordOpen = ref(false);
 const forgotPasswordState = reactive({
   email: "",
 });
 
+const selectedIdentityId = computed({
+  get: () => effectivePlayerId.value ?? "",
+  set: (value: string) => {
+    void switchIdentity(value || null);
+  },
+});
+
+const canAccessGm = computed(() => authStore.canAccessGm);
+const activeIdentitySummary = computed(() =>
+  availablePlayerIdentities.value.find((entry) => entry.userId === (effectivePlayerId.value ?? session.value?.userId ?? "")) ?? null,
+);
+
 async function submit() {
   errorMessage.value = "";
   authStore.setBusy(true);
   try {
-    const snapshot = mode.value === "login"
+    if (mode.value === "login") {
-      ? await login({ email: email.value, password: password.value })
+      const snapshot = await login({ email: email.value, password: password.value });
-      : await register({ email: email.value, password: password.value });
+      authStore.setSession(snapshot);
-    authStore.setSession(snapshot);
+      playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
-    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+      password.value = "";
-    password.value = "";
+      forgotPasswordOpen.value = false;
-    forgotPasswordOpen.value = false;
+    } else {
+      await register({ email: email.value, password: password.value });
+      playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+      errorMessage.value = "";
+      mode.value = "login";
+      password.value = "";
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     errorMessage.value = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Authentication failed.";
   } finally {
@@ -42,6 +62,59 @@ function logout() {
   errorMessage.value = "";
   password.value = "";
 }
+
+async function refreshPlayerContext() {
+  if (!authStore.isAuthenticated) {
+    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(await fetchPlayerFaction());
+  } catch {
+    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadPlayerIdentities() {
+  if (!authStore.isAuthenticated || !authStore.canAccessGm) {
+    authStore.setAvailablePlayerIdentities([]);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  identityBusy.value = true;
+  identityError.value = "";
+  try {
+    authStore.setAvailablePlayerIdentities(await fetchPlayerIdentities());
+  } catch (error) {
+    identityError.value = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to load player identities.";
+    authStore.setAvailablePlayerIdentities([]);
+  } finally {
+    identityBusy.value = false;
+  }
+}
+
+async function switchIdentity(nextPlayerId: string | null) {
+  authStore.setEffectivePlayerId(nextPlayerId);
+  identityBusy.value = true;
+  identityError.value = "";
+  try {
+    await refreshPlayerContext();
+  } catch (error) {
+    identityError.value = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to switch current identity.";
+  } finally {
+    identityBusy.value = false;
+  }
+}
+
+watch(
+  () => session.value?.userId ?? null,
+  async () => {
+    await loadPlayerIdentities();
+    await refreshPlayerContext();
+  },
+  { immediate: true },
+);
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -52,6 +125,29 @@ function logout() {
           <div class="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-white/45">Identity</div>
           <div class="mt-1 text-sm font-semibold">{{ session.email }}</div>
           <div class="mt-1 text-xs text-white/55">Player {{ session.userId.slice(0, 8) }}</div>
+          <div v-if="canAccessGm" class="mt-3">
+            <div class="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-white/45">Current Identity</div>
+            <select
+              v-model="selectedIdentityId"
+              class="mt-1 w-full rounded-xl border border-white/10 bg-black/20 px-3 py-2 text-sm outline-none transition focus:border-white/30"
+              :disabled="identityBusy"
+            >
+              <option value="">GM Self</option>
+              <option
+                v-for="identity in availablePlayerIdentities"
+                :key="identity.userId"
+                :value="identity.userId"
+              >
+                {{ identity.email }}{{ identity.playerFactionLabel ? ` · ${identity.playerFactionLabel}` : "" }}
+              </option>
+            </select>
+            <div class="mt-1 text-[11px] text-white/50">
+              Acting as
+              {{ activeIdentitySummary?.email ?? session.email }}
+              <span v-if="activeIdentitySummary?.playerFactionLabel"> · {{ activeIdentitySummary.playerFactionLabel }}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div v-if="identityError" class="mt-2 text-[11px] text-[#ffd8cf]">{{ identityError }}</div>
+          </div>
           <div v-if="session.roles.length > 0" class="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
             <span
               v-for="role in session.roles"

apps/viewer/src/components/PlayerOnboardingPanel.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed, onMounted, reactive, ref } from "vue";
+import { completePlayerOnboarding, fetchRaces } from "../api";
+import type { RaceSnapshot } from "../contractsRaces";
+import { useAuthStore } from "../ui/stores/authStore";
+import { usePlayerFactionStore } from "../ui/stores/playerFactionStore";
+
+const authStore = useAuthStore();
+const playerFactionStore = usePlayerFactionStore();
+
+const busy = ref(false);
+const loadingRaces = ref(false);
+const errorMessage = ref("");
+const raceOptions = ref<RaceSnapshot[]>([]);
+const form = reactive({
+  name: "",
+  raceId: "",
+});
+
+const canSubmit = computed(() =>
+  form.name.trim().length >= 2 && form.raceId.trim().length > 0 && !busy.value && !loadingRaces.value,
+);
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  loadingRaces.value = true;
+  errorMessage.value = "";
+  try {
+    raceOptions.value = (await fetchRaces()).sort((left, right) => left.name.localeCompare(right.name));
+    if (!form.raceId && raceOptions.value.length > 0) {
+      form.raceId = raceOptions.value[0].id;
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    errorMessage.value = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to load race options.";
+  } finally {
+    loadingRaces.value = false;
+  }
+});
+
+async function submit() {
+  if (!canSubmit.value) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  busy.value = true;
+  errorMessage.value = "";
+  try {
+    const snapshot = await completePlayerOnboarding({
+      name: form.name.trim(),
+      raceId: form.raceId,
+    });
+    playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(snapshot);
+  } catch (error) {
+    errorMessage.value = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to create your pilot.";
+  } finally {
+    busy.value = false;
+  }
+}
+
+function signOut() {
+  authStore.clearSession();
+  playerFactionStore.setPlayerFaction(null);
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="auth-landing">
+    <div class="auth-landing__backdrop" />
+
+    <div class="auth-landing__hero">
+      <h1>Create your pilot</h1>
+      <p>
+        This account has access to the universe, but it does not have an in-game identity yet. Choose a name and an origin faction, then you will start with a single basic ship.
+      </p>
+      <div class="auth-card">
+        <h2>First Login Setup</h2>
+
+        <form class="auth-card__form" @submit.prevent="submit">
+          <input
+            v-model.trim="form.name"
+            type="text"
+            autocomplete="nickname"
+            maxlength="48"
+            placeholder="Pilot name"
+          >
+          <select v-model="form.raceId" :disabled="loadingRaces || busy">
+            <option value="" disabled>Select a race</option>
+            <option
+              v-for="race in raceOptions"
+              :key="race.id"
+              :value="race.id"
+            >
+              {{ race.name }}
+            </option>
+          </select>
+          <button type="submit" :disabled="!canSubmit">
+            {{ busy ? "Entering universe..." : "Create pilot" }}
+          </button>
+        </form>
+
+        <div v-if="loadingRaces" class="auth-card__message auth-card__message--info">
+          Loading faction options...
+        </div>
+        <div v-if="errorMessage" class="auth-card__message auth-card__message--error">
+          {{ errorMessage }}
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="auth-card__footer">
+          <button type="button" class="auth-card__link" @click="signOut">
+            Sign out
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>

apps/viewer/src/components/ViewerEntityBrowserPanel.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, ref } from "vue";
 import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
+import type { StationSnapshot } from "../contractsInfrastructure";
+import type { PlayerFleetSnapshot } from "../contractsPlayerFaction";
+import type { ShipSnapshot } from "../contractsShips";
 import { getShipBehaviorLabel } from "../shipAutomationPresentation";
 import { useGmStore } from "../ui/stores/gmStore";
 import { usePlayerFactionStore } from "../ui/stores/playerFactionStore";
@@ -9,22 +12,27 @@ import { useViewerSelectionStore, type ViewerSelectionSummary } from "../ui/stor
 import type { Selectable } from "../viewerTypes";
 
 type BrowserTab = "visible" | "owned";
+type BrowserSortKey = "entity" | "location" | "ai" | "hp";
+type BrowserRowKind = "system" | "station" | "fleet" | "ship";
 
-interface BrowserItem {
+interface BrowserRow {
   key: string;
-  label: string;
+  kind: BrowserRowKind;
-  subtitle: string;
+  kindLabel: string;
-  meta?: string;
+  name: string;
+  ident: string;
+  location: string;
+  aiStates: string[];
+  hpLabel: string;
+  hpValue: number;
   selection?: ViewerSelectionSummary;
   focusSelection?: Selectable;
   focusMode?: "follow" | "tactical";
+  children: BrowserRow[];
 }
 
-interface BrowserSection {
+interface BrowserDisplayRow extends BrowserRow {
-  key: string;
+  depth: number;
-  label: string;
-  count: number;
-  items: BrowserItem[];
 }
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -40,22 +48,28 @@ const { selectedEntityId, selectedEntityKind } = storeToRefs(selectionStore);
 const { playerFaction } = storeToRefs(playerStore);
 const { activeSystemId, povLevel } = storeToRefs(sceneStore);
 
-const activeTab = ref<BrowserTab>("visible");
+const activeTab = ref<BrowserTab>("owned");
+const sortKey = ref<BrowserSortKey>("entity");
+const sortDirection = ref<"asc" | "desc">("asc");
 const searchText = ref("");
+const expandedRowKeys = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+
+const systemById = computed(() => new Map(gmStore.systems.map((system) => [system.id, system])));
+const stationById = computed(() => new Map(gmStore.stations.map((station) => [station.id, station])));
+const playerFleetByShipId = computed(() => {
+  const mapping = new Map<string, PlayerFleetSnapshot>();
+  for (const fleet of playerFaction.value?.fleets ?? []) {
+    for (const assetId of fleet.assetIds) {
+      mapping.set(assetId, fleet);
+    }
+  }
+  return mapping;
+});
 
 function normalize(text: string) {
   return text.trim().toLowerCase();
 }
 
-function matchesSearch(item: BrowserItem, search: string) {
-  if (!search) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  const haystack = `${item.label} ${item.subtitle} ${item.meta ?? ""}`.toLowerCase();
-  return haystack.includes(search);
-}
-
 function titleCase(value: string | null | undefined) {
   if (!value) {
     return "Unknown";
@@ -69,168 +83,387 @@ function titleCase(value: string | null | undefined) {
     .replace(/\b\w/g, (part) => part.toUpperCase());
 }
 
-function buildVisibleSections(): BrowserSection[] {
+function compactLabel(value: string | null | undefined, fallback: string) {
-  const sections: BrowserSection[] = [];
+  if (!value) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
 
+  const words = titleCase(value).split(" ");
+  if (words.length === 1) {
+    return words[0].slice(0, 4).toUpperCase();
+  }
+  return words
+    .slice(0, 2)
+    .map((word) => word.slice(0, 3).toUpperCase())
+    .join("-");
+}
+
+function shortId(value: string) {
+  if (value.length <= 8) {
+    return value.toUpperCase();
+  }
+  return `${value.slice(0, 4).toUpperCase()}-${value.slice(-4).toUpperCase()}`;
+}
+
+function uniqueTokens(tokens: string[]) {
+  return tokens.filter((token, index) => token.length > 0 && tokens.indexOf(token) === index);
+}
+
+function formatShipLocation(ship: ShipSnapshot) {
+  const dockedStation = ship.dockedStationId ? stationById.value.get(ship.dockedStationId) : undefined;
+  if (dockedStation) {
+    return `Docked ${dockedStation.label}`;
+  }
+
+  if (ship.spatialState.transit?.destinationNodeId) {
+    return `Transit ${ship.systemId}`;
+  }
+
+  if (ship.celestialId) {
+    return `Orbit ${titleCase(ship.celestialId)}`;
+  }
+
+  const system = systemById.value.get(ship.systemId);
+  return system?.label ?? ship.systemId;
+}
+
+function formatStationLocation(station: StationSnapshot) {
+  const system = systemById.value.get(station.systemId);
+  if (station.celestialId) {
+    return `${system?.label ?? station.systemId} · ${titleCase(station.celestialId)}`;
+  }
+
+  return system?.label ?? station.systemId;
+}
+
+function shipAiStates(ship: ShipSnapshot) {
+  const travelToken = ship.spatialState.transit ? "TRV" : "";
+  const dockToken = ship.dockedStationId ? "DCK" : "";
+  const behaviorToken = compactLabel(getShipBehaviorLabel(ship.defaultBehavior.kind), "AUTO");
+  const planToken = ship.activePlan?.steps.length ? "PLAN" : "";
+  const orderToken = ship.orderQueue.length > 0 ? "ORD" : "";
+  const commandToken = ship.commanderId ? "CMD" : "";
+
+  return uniqueTokens([behaviorToken, orderToken, planToken, travelToken, dockToken, commandToken]).slice(0, 5);
+}
+
+function stationAiStates(station: StationSnapshot) {
+  return uniqueTokens([
+    station.currentProcesses.length > 0 ? "PROC" : "",
+    station.dockedShips > 0 ? "DCK" : "",
+    station.commanderId ? "CMD" : "",
+  ]);
+}
+
+function fleetAiStates(fleet: PlayerFleetSnapshot) {
+  return uniqueTokens([
+    compactLabel(fleet.status, "STAT"),
+    compactLabel(fleet.role, "ROLE"),
+    fleet.commanderId ? "CMD" : "",
+  ]);
+}
+
+function systemAiStates(systemId: string) {
+  const stations = gmStore.stations.filter((station) => station.systemId === systemId).length;
+  const ships = gmStore.ships.filter((ship) => ship.systemId === systemId).length;
+  return uniqueTokens([stations > 0 ? `ST${stations}` : "", ships > 0 ? `SH${ships}` : ""]);
+}
+
+function buildShipRow(ship: ShipSnapshot): BrowserRow {
+  return {
+    key: `ship-${ship.id}`,
+    kind: "ship",
+    kindLabel: "SH",
+    name: ship.name,
+    ident: `${titleCase(ship.type)} · ${shortId(ship.id)}`,
+    location: formatShipLocation(ship),
+    aiStates: shipAiStates(ship),
+    hpLabel: Math.round(ship.health).toString(),
+    hpValue: ship.health,
+    selection: { id: ship.id, kind: "ship", label: ship.name },
+    focusSelection: { kind: "ship", id: ship.id },
+    focusMode: "tactical",
+    children: [],
+  };
+}
+
+function buildStationRow(station: StationSnapshot, children: BrowserRow[]): BrowserRow {
+  return {
+    key: `station-${station.id}`,
+    kind: "station",
+    kindLabel: "ST",
+    name: station.label,
+    ident: `${titleCase(station.category)} · ${titleCase(station.objective)}`,
+    location: formatStationLocation(station),
+    aiStates: stationAiStates(station),
+    hpLabel: "--",
+    hpValue: -1,
+    selection: { id: station.id, kind: "station", label: station.label },
+    focusSelection: { kind: "station", id: station.id },
+    focusMode: "tactical",
+    children,
+  };
+}
+
+function buildFleetRow(fleet: PlayerFleetSnapshot, children: BrowserRow[]): BrowserRow {
+  const homeStation = fleet.homeStationId ? stationById.value.get(fleet.homeStationId) : undefined;
+  const homeSystem = fleet.homeSystemId ? systemById.value.get(fleet.homeSystemId) : undefined;
+  return {
+    key: `fleet-${fleet.id}`,
+    kind: "fleet",
+    kindLabel: "FL",
+    name: fleet.label,
+    ident: `${titleCase(fleet.role)} · ${shortId(fleet.id)}`,
+    location: homeStation ? `Home ${homeStation.label}` : (homeSystem?.label ?? "No home"),
+    aiStates: fleetAiStates(fleet),
+    hpLabel: `${children.length}`,
+    hpValue: children.length,
+    children,
+  };
+}
+
+function buildSystemRow(systemId: string): BrowserRow | null {
+  const system = systemById.value.get(systemId);
+  if (!system) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    key: `system-${system.id}`,
+    kind: "system",
+    kindLabel: "SY",
+    name: system.label,
+    ident: shortId(system.id),
+    location: "Galaxy",
+    aiStates: systemAiStates(system.id),
+    hpLabel: "--",
+    hpValue: -1,
+    selection: { id: system.id, kind: "system", label: system.label },
+    focusSelection: { kind: "system", id: system.id },
+    focusMode: "tactical",
+    children: [],
+  };
+}
+
+function buildVisibleRows() {
   if (povLevel.value === "galaxy" || !activeSystemId.value) {
-    const systems = [...gmStore.systems]
+    return gmStore.systems
-      .sort((left, right) => left.label.localeCompare(right.label))
+      .map((system) => buildSystemRow(system.id))
-      .map<BrowserItem>((system) => ({
+      .filter((row): row is BrowserRow => row != null);
-        key: `system-${system.id}`,
-        label: system.label,
-        subtitle: `${system.planets.length} planets · ${system.stars.length} stars`,
-        meta: system.id,
-        selection: { id: system.id, kind: "system", label: system.label },
-        focusSelection: { kind: "system", id: system.id },
-        focusMode: "tactical",
-      }));
-    sections.push({
-      key: "systems",
-      label: "Systems",
-      count: systems.length,
-      items: systems,
-    });
-    return sections;
   }
 
   const systemId = activeSystemId.value;
-  const ships = gmStore.ships
+  const stations = gmStore.stations.filter((station) => station.systemId === systemId);
-    .filter((ship) => ship.systemId === systemId)
+  const ships = gmStore.ships.filter((ship) => ship.systemId === systemId);
-    .sort((left, right) => left.name.localeCompare(right.name))
+  const stationIds = new Set(stations.map((station) => station.id));
-    .map<BrowserItem>((ship) => ({
+  const stationChildren = new Map<string, BrowserRow[]>();
-      key: `ship-${ship.id}`,
+  const fleetChildren = new Map<string, BrowserRow[]>();
-      label: ship.name,
+  const independentShips: BrowserRow[] = [];
-      subtitle: `${titleCase(ship.type)} · ${titleCase(ship.state)}`,
-      meta: `${getShipBehaviorLabel(ship.defaultBehavior.kind)}${ship.defaultBehavior.itemId ? ` · ${ship.defaultBehavior.itemId}` : ""}`,
-      selection: { id: ship.id, kind: "ship", label: ship.name },
-      focusSelection: { kind: "ship", id: ship.id },
-      focusMode: "follow",
-    }));
-  const stations = gmStore.stations
-    .filter((station) => station.systemId === systemId)
-    .sort((left, right) => left.label.localeCompare(right.label))
-    .map<BrowserItem>((station) => ({
-      key: `station-${station.id}`,
-      label: station.label,
-      subtitle: `${titleCase(station.category)} · Docked ${station.dockedShips}/${station.dockingPads}`,
-      meta: station.factionId,
-      selection: { id: station.id, kind: "station", label: station.label },
-      focusSelection: { kind: "station", id: station.id },
-      focusMode: "tactical",
-    }));
 
-  sections.push({
+  for (const ship of ships) {
-    key: "ships",
+    const row = buildShipRow(ship);
-    label: "Ships",
-    count: ships.length,
-    items: ships,
-  });
-  sections.push({
-    key: "stations",
-    label: "Stations",
-    count: stations.length,
-    items: stations,
-  });
 
-  return sections;
+    if (ship.dockedStationId && stationIds.has(ship.dockedStationId)) {
+      const children = stationChildren.get(ship.dockedStationId) ?? [];
+      children.push(row);
+      stationChildren.set(ship.dockedStationId, children);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const fleet = playerFleetByShipId.value.get(ship.id);
+    if (fleet) {
+      const children = fleetChildren.get(fleet.id) ?? [];
+      children.push(row);
+      fleetChildren.set(fleet.id, children);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    independentShips.push(row);
+  }
+
+  const stationRows = stations.map((station) => buildStationRow(station, stationChildren.get(station.id) ?? []));
+  const fleetRows = (playerFaction.value?.fleets ?? [])
+    .filter((fleet) => (fleetChildren.get(fleet.id)?.length ?? 0) > 0)
+    .map((fleet) => buildFleetRow(fleet, fleetChildren.get(fleet.id) ?? []));
+
+  return [...stationRows, ...fleetRows, ...independentShips];
 }
 
-function buildOwnedSections(): BrowserSection[] {
+function buildOwnedRows() {
   const player = playerFaction.value;
   if (!player) {
     return [];
   }
 
-  const ships = player.assetRegistry.shipIds
+  const ownedShips = player.assetRegistry.shipIds
     .map((shipId) => gmStore.ships.find((ship) => ship.id === shipId))
-    .filter((ship): ship is NonNullable<typeof ship> => ship != null)
+    .filter((ship): ship is ShipSnapshot => ship != null);
-    .sort((left, right) => left.name.localeCompare(right.name))
+  const ownedStations = player.assetRegistry.stationIds
-    .map<BrowserItem>((ship) => ({
-      key: `owned-ship-${ship.id}`,
-      label: ship.name,
-      subtitle: `${ship.systemId} · ${titleCase(ship.state)}`,
-      meta: getShipBehaviorLabel(ship.defaultBehavior.kind),
-      selection: { id: ship.id, kind: "ship", label: ship.name },
-      focusSelection: { kind: "ship", id: ship.id },
-      focusMode: "follow",
-    }));
-  const stations = player.assetRegistry.stationIds
     .map((stationId) => gmStore.stations.find((station) => station.id === stationId))
-    .filter((station): station is NonNullable<typeof station> => station != null)
+    .filter((station): station is StationSnapshot => station != null);
-    .sort((left, right) => left.label.localeCompare(right.label))
+  const ownedFleetShipIds = new Set(player.fleets.flatMap((fleet) => fleet.assetIds));
-    .map<BrowserItem>((station) => ({
+  const ownedStationIds = new Set(ownedStations.map((station) => station.id));
-      key: `owned-station-${station.id}`,
-      label: station.label,
-      subtitle: `${station.systemId} · ${titleCase(station.category)}`,
-      meta: `${station.installedModules.length} modules`,
-      selection: { id: station.id, kind: "station", label: station.label },
-      focusSelection: { kind: "station", id: station.id },
-      focusMode: "tactical",
-    }));
-  const fleets = player.fleets
-    .slice()
-    .sort((left, right) => left.label.localeCompare(right.label))
-    .map<BrowserItem>((fleet) => ({
-      key: `fleet-${fleet.id}`,
-      label: fleet.label,
-      subtitle: `${titleCase(fleet.role)} · ${titleCase(fleet.status)}`,
-      meta: `${fleet.assetIds.length} assets`,
-    }));
 
-  return [
+  const stationChildren = new Map<string, BrowserRow[]>();
-    {
+  for (const ship of ownedShips) {
-      key: "owned-fleets",
+    if (!ship.dockedStationId || !ownedStationIds.has(ship.dockedStationId) || ownedFleetShipIds.has(ship.id)) {
-      label: "Fleets",
+      continue;
-      count: fleets.length,
+    }
-      items: fleets,
+    const children = stationChildren.get(ship.dockedStationId) ?? [];
-    },
+    children.push(buildShipRow(ship));
-    {
+    stationChildren.set(ship.dockedStationId, children);
-      key: "owned-stations",
+  }
-      label: "Stations",
+
-      count: stations.length,
+  const stationRows = ownedStations.map((station) => buildStationRow(station, stationChildren.get(station.id) ?? []));
-      items: stations,
+  const fleetRows = player.fleets.map((fleet) => buildFleetRow(
-    },
+    fleet,
-    {
+    fleet.assetIds
-      key: "owned-ships",
+      .map((shipId) => ownedShips.find((ship) => ship.id === shipId))
-      label: "Ships",
+      .filter((ship): ship is ShipSnapshot => ship != null)
-      count: ships.length,
+      .map((ship) => buildShipRow(ship)),
-      items: ships,
+  ));
-    },
+  const independentShips = ownedShips
-  ];
+    .filter((ship) => !ownedFleetShipIds.has(ship.id) && (!ship.dockedStationId || !ownedStationIds.has(ship.dockedStationId)))
+    .map((ship) => buildShipRow(ship));
+
+  return [...stationRows, ...fleetRows, ...independentShips];
 }
 
-const filteredSections = computed(() => {
+function getRowSortValue(row: BrowserRow, key: BrowserSortKey) {
-  const search = normalize(searchText.value);
+  if (key === "hp") {
-  const sections = activeTab.value === "visible" ? buildVisibleSections() : buildOwnedSections();
+    return row.hpValue;
-  return sections
+  }
-    .map((section) => ({
+
-      ...section,
+  if (key === "location") {
-      items: section.items.filter((item) => matchesSearch(item, search)),
+    return row.location;
-    }))
+  }
-    .filter((section) => section.items.length > 0);
+
+  if (key === "ai") {
+    return row.aiStates.join(" ");
+  }
+
+  return `${row.name} ${row.ident}`;
+}
+
+function sortRows(rows: BrowserRow[]): BrowserRow[] {
+  const direction = sortDirection.value === "asc" ? 1 : -1;
+  return [...rows]
+    .sort((left, right) => {
+      const leftValue = getRowSortValue(left, sortKey.value);
+      const rightValue = getRowSortValue(right, sortKey.value);
+
+      if (typeof leftValue === "number" && typeof rightValue === "number") {
+        return (leftValue - rightValue) * direction;
+      }
+
+      return String(leftValue).localeCompare(String(rightValue)) * direction;
+    })
+    .map((row) => ({
+      ...row,
+      children: sortRows(row.children),
+    }));
+}
+
+function rowMatches(row: BrowserRow, search: string) {
+  if (!search) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const haystack = `${row.name} ${row.ident} ${row.location} ${row.aiStates.join(" ")} ${row.hpLabel}`.toLowerCase();
+  return haystack.includes(search);
+}
+
+function isExpanded(row: BrowserRow) {
+  if (row.children.length === 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return expandedRowKeys.value[row.key] ?? true;
+}
+
+function flattenRows(rows: BrowserRow[], search: string, depth = 0, forceExpand = false): BrowserDisplayRow[] {
+  const flattened: BrowserDisplayRow[] = [];
+
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    const descendantMatches = flattenRows(row.children, search, depth + 1, forceExpand);
+    const matches = rowMatches(row, search);
+    if (!matches && descendantMatches.length === 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    flattened.push({
+      ...row,
+      depth,
+    });
+
+    if (row.children.length > 0 && (forceExpand || isExpanded(row))) {
+      flattened.push(...descendantMatches);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return flattened;
+}
+
+const rawRows = computed(() => {
+  if (activeTab.value === "owned") {
+    return buildOwnedRows();
+  }
+  return buildVisibleRows();
 });
 
-function selectItem(item: BrowserItem) {
+const displayRows = computed(() => {
-  if (!item.selection) {
+  const search = normalize(searchText.value);
+  const sortedRows = sortRows(rawRows.value);
+  return flattenRows(sortedRows, search, 0, search.length > 0);
+});
+
+function toggleSort(nextKey: BrowserSortKey) {
+  if (sortKey.value === nextKey) {
+    sortDirection.value = sortDirection.value === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc";
     return;
   }
 
-  selectionStore.selectSelection(item.selection, "ui");
+  sortKey.value = nextKey;
+  sortDirection.value = "asc";
 }
 
-function focusItem(item: BrowserItem) {
+function toggleRow(row: BrowserDisplayRow) {
-  if (item.selection) {
+  if (row.children.length === 0) {
-    selectionStore.selectSelection(item.selection, "ui");
+    return;
   }
-  if (item.focusSelection) {
+
-    emit("focus", item.focusSelection, item.focusMode);
+  expandedRowKeys.value[row.key] = !isExpanded(row);
+}
+
+function selectItem(row: BrowserDisplayRow) {
+  if (!row.selection) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  selectionStore.selectSelection(row.selection, "ui");
+}
+
+function focusItem(row: BrowserDisplayRow) {
+  if (row.selection) {
+    selectionStore.selectSelection(row.selection, "ui");
+  }
+  if (row.focusSelection) {
+    emit("focus", row.focusSelection, row.focusMode);
   }
 }
 
-function isSelected(item: BrowserItem) {
+function isSelected(row: BrowserDisplayRow) {
-  return !!item.selection
+  return !!row.selection
-    && item.selection.id === selectedEntityId.value
+    && row.selection.id === selectedEntityId.value
-    && item.selection.kind === selectedEntityKind.value;
+    && row.selection.kind === selectedEntityKind.value;
+}
+
+function sortMarker(key: BrowserSortKey) {
+  if (sortKey.value !== key) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  return sortDirection.value === "asc" ? " ▲" : " ▼";
 }
 </script>
 
@@ -276,47 +509,91 @@ function isSelected(item: BrowserItem) {
     <div v-if="activeTab === 'owned' && !playerFaction" class="entity-browser-panel__empty">
       No player-owned assets yet.
     </div>
-    <div v-else-if="filteredSections.length === 0" class="entity-browser-panel__empty">
+    <div v-else-if="displayRows.length === 0" class="entity-browser-panel__empty">
       Nothing matches the current view.
     </div>
     <div v-else class="entity-browser-panel__sections">
-      <section
+      <div class="entity-browser-table-wrap">
-        v-for="section in filteredSections"
+        <table class="entity-browser-table entity-browser-table--tree">
-        :key="section.key"
+          <colgroup>
-        class="entity-browser-section"
+            <col class="entity-browser-table__col entity-browser-table__col--entity">
-      >
+            <col class="entity-browser-table__col entity-browser-table__col--ident">
-        <header class="entity-browser-section__header">
+            <col class="entity-browser-table__col entity-browser-table__col--location">
-          <span>{{ section.label }}</span>
+            <col class="entity-browser-table__col entity-browser-table__col--ai">
-          <span>{{ section.items.length }}</span>
+            <col class="entity-browser-table__col entity-browser-table__col--hp">
-        </header>
+          </colgroup>
-        <div class="entity-browser-section__items">
+          <thead>
-          <div
+            <tr>
-            v-for="item in section.items"
+              <th scope="col">
-            :key="item.key"
+                <button type="button" class="entity-browser-table__sort" @click="toggleSort('entity')">
-            class="entity-browser-item"
+                  Entity{{ sortMarker("entity") }}
-            :class="isSelected(item) ? 'entity-browser-item--selected' : ''"
+                </button>
-          >
+              </th>
-            <button
+              <th scope="col">Ident</th>
-              type="button"
+              <th scope="col">
-              class="entity-browser-item__body"
+                <button type="button" class="entity-browser-table__sort" @click="toggleSort('location')">
-              :disabled="!item.selection"
+                  Location{{ sortMarker("location") }}
-              @click="selectItem(item)"
+                </button>
+              </th>
+              <th scope="col">
+                <button type="button" class="entity-browser-table__sort" @click="toggleSort('ai')">
+                  AI{{ sortMarker("ai") }}
+                </button>
+              </th>
+              <th scope="col" class="entity-browser-table__numeric">
+                <button type="button" class="entity-browser-table__sort" @click="toggleSort('hp')">
+                  HP{{ sortMarker("hp") }}
+                </button>
+              </th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            <tr
+              v-for="row in displayRows"
+              :key="row.key"
+              class="entity-browser-table__row"
+              :class="isSelected(row) ? 'entity-browser-table__row--selected' : ''"
+              @click="selectItem(row)"
+              @dblclick="focusItem(row)"
             >
-              <div class="entity-browser-item__label">{{ item.label }}</div>
+              <td class="entity-browser-table__name">
-              <div class="entity-browser-item__subtitle">{{ item.subtitle }}</div>
+                <div class="entity-browser-row" :style="{ paddingLeft: `${row.depth * 0.9}rem` }">
-              <div v-if="item.meta" class="entity-browser-item__meta">{{ item.meta }}</div>
+                  <button
-            </button>
+                    v-if="row.children.length > 0"
-            <button
+                    type="button"
-              v-if="item.focusSelection"
+                    class="entity-browser-row__toggle"
-              type="button"
+                    @click.stop="toggleRow(row)"
-              class="entity-browser-item__focus"
+                  >
-              @click.stop="focusItem(item)"
+                    {{ isExpanded(row) ? "-" : "+" }}
-            >
+                  </button>
-              Focus
+                  <span v-else class="entity-browser-row__toggle entity-browser-row__toggle--spacer" />
-            </button>
+                  <span class="entity-browser-row__kind" :class="`entity-browser-row__kind--${row.kind}`">
-          </div>
+                    {{ row.kindLabel }}
-        </div>
+                  </span>
-      </section>
+                  <span class="entity-browser-row__label">{{ row.name }}</span>
+                </div>
+              </td>
+              <td class="entity-browser-table__detail entity-browser-table__cell--truncate">{{ row.ident }}</td>
+              <td class="entity-browser-table__cell--truncate">{{ row.location }}</td>
+              <td class="entity-browser-table__cell--ai">
+                <div class="entity-browser-ai">
+                  <span
+                    v-for="token in row.aiStates"
+                    :key="`${row.key}-${token}`"
+                    class="entity-browser-ai__token"
+                  >
+                    {{ token }}
+                  </span>
+                  <span v-if="row.aiStates.length === 0" class="entity-browser-table__muted">--</span>
+                </div>
+              </td>
+              <td class="entity-browser-table__numeric">
+                {{ row.hpLabel }}
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </section>
 </template>

apps/viewer/src/components/ViewerEntityInspectorPanel.vue

@@ -76,6 +76,50 @@ function formatAmount(value: number) {
   return Math.abs(value - rounded) < 0.005 ? String(rounded) : value.toFixed(1);
 }
 
+function formatPercent(value: number) {
+  return `${Math.round(value * 100)}%`;
+}
+
+function joinDetail(parts: Array<string | null | undefined>) {
+  return parts.filter((part): part is string => !!part && part.trim().length > 0).join(" · ");
+}
+
+function describeOrderTarget(order: {
+  itemId?: string | null;
+  targetEntityId?: string | null;
+  targetSystemId?: string | null;
+  nodeId?: string | null;
+  constructionSiteId?: string | null;
+  sourceStationId?: string | null;
+  destinationStationId?: string | null;
+  moduleId?: string | null;
+}) {
+  return order.itemId
+    ?? order.targetEntityId
+    ?? order.targetSystemId
+    ?? order.nodeId
+    ?? order.constructionSiteId
+    ?? order.destinationStationId
+    ?? order.sourceStationId
+    ?? order.moduleId
+    ?? "—";
+}
+
+function describeSubTaskTarget(subTask: {
+  itemId?: string | null;
+  targetEntityId?: string | null;
+  targetSystemId?: string | null;
+  targetNodeId?: string | null;
+  moduleId?: string | null;
+}) {
+  return subTask.itemId
+    ?? subTask.targetEntityId
+    ?? subTask.targetSystemId
+    ?? subTask.targetNodeId
+    ?? subTask.moduleId
+    ?? "—";
+}
+
 const selectedShip = computed(() => {
   if (selectedEntityKind.value !== "ship" || !selectedEntityId.value) {
     return null;
@@ -100,10 +144,10 @@ const playerShipIds = computed(() =>
   new Set(playerFaction.value?.assetRegistry.shipIds ?? []),
 );
 
-const canAccessGm = computed(() => authStore.canAccessGm);
+const canAccessGmDirectly = computed(() => authStore.canAccessGm && !authStore.isActingAsAlternateIdentity);
 
 const canDirectControlSelectedShip = computed(() =>
-  !!selectedShip.value && (canAccessGm.value || playerShipIds.value.has(selectedShip.value.id)),
+  !!selectedShip.value && (canAccessGmDirectly.value || playerShipIds.value.has(selectedShip.value.id)),
 );
 
 const directOrders = computed(() =>
@@ -135,20 +179,208 @@ const formBehaviorNotes = computed(() =>
   getShipBehaviorNotes(behaviorForm.kind),
 );
 
-watch(selectedShip, (ship) => {
+const shipStatusRows = computed(() => {
-  if (!ship) {
+  if (!selectedShip.value) {
-    return;
+    return [];
   }
 
-  behaviorForm.kind = ship.defaultBehavior.kind;
+  return [
-  behaviorForm.areaSystemId = ship.defaultBehavior.areaSystemId ?? ship.systemId ?? "";
+    { label: "State", value: titleCase(selectedShip.value.state) },
-  behaviorForm.itemId = ship.defaultBehavior.itemId ?? "ore";
+    { label: "Behavior", value: getShipBehaviorLabel(selectedShip.value.defaultBehavior.kind) },
-  mineOrderForm.systemId = ship.systemId ?? "";
+    { label: "Control", value: titleCase(selectedShip.value.controlSourceKind) },
-  mineOrderForm.itemId = "ore";
+    { label: "Assignment", value: selectedShip.value.assignment?.kind ?? "unassigned" },
-  moveOrderSystemId.value = ship.systemId ?? "";
+    {
-  actionStatus.value = "";
+      label: "Plan",
-  actionError.value = "";
+      value: selectedShip.value.activePlan
-}, { immediate: true });
+        ? `${selectedShip.value.activePlan.kind} · ${titleCase(selectedShip.value.activePlan.status)}`
+        : "none",
+    },
+    { label: "Failure", value: selectedShip.value.lastAccessFailureReason ?? "none" },
+    { label: "Commander", value: selectedShip.value.commanderId ?? "none" },
+    { label: "Docked", value: selectedShip.value.dockedStationId ?? "no" },
+  ];
+});
+
+const shipCargoSummaryRows = computed(() => {
+  if (!selectedShip.value) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const usedCargo = selectedShip.value.inventory.reduce((sum, entry) => sum + entry.amount, 0);
+  return [
+    { label: "Used", value: formatAmount(usedCargo) },
+    { label: "Capacity", value: formatAmount(selectedShip.value.cargoCapacity) },
+    { label: "Free", value: formatAmount(Math.max(selectedShip.value.cargoCapacity - usedCargo, 0)) },
+    { label: "Travel", value: `${formatAmount(selectedShip.value.travelSpeed)} ${selectedShip.value.travelSpeedUnit}` },
+    { label: "Hull", value: formatAmount(selectedShip.value.health) },
+    { label: "Regime", value: titleCase(selectedShip.value.spatialState.movementRegime) },
+  ];
+});
+
+const shipCargoRows = computed(() =>
+  selectedShip.value?.inventory.map((entry) => ({
+    key: entry.itemId,
+    ware: entry.itemId,
+    amount: formatAmount(entry.amount),
+  })) ?? [],
+);
+
+const shipBehaviorRows = computed(() => {
+  if (!selectedShip.value) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return [
+    { label: "Area", value: selectedShip.value.defaultBehavior.areaSystemId ?? "none" },
+    { label: "Item", value: selectedShip.value.defaultBehavior.itemId ?? "none" },
+    { label: "Home Station", value: selectedShip.value.defaultBehavior.homeStationId ?? "none" },
+    { label: "Target", value: selectedShip.value.defaultBehavior.targetEntityId ?? "none" },
+    { label: "Range", value: String(selectedShip.value.defaultBehavior.maxSystemRange) },
+    { label: "Known Only", value: selectedShip.value.defaultBehavior.knownStationsOnly ? "yes" : "no" },
+  ];
+});
+
+const directOrderRows = computed(() =>
+  directOrders.value.map((order) => ({
+    id: order.id,
+    label: getShipOrderLabel(order.kind),
+    status: titleCase(order.status),
+    target: describeOrderTarget(order),
+    detail: joinDetail([
+      `P${order.priority}`,
+      titleCase(order.sourceKind),
+      order.failureReason ?? undefined,
+    ]),
+  })),
+);
+
+const behaviorOrderRows = computed(() =>
+  behaviorOrders.value.map((order) => ({
+    id: order.id,
+    label: getShipOrderLabel(order.kind),
+    status: titleCase(order.status),
+    target: describeOrderTarget(order),
+    detail: joinDetail([
+      `P${order.priority}`,
+      getShipOrderSupportStatusLabel(order.kind) ?? undefined,
+      getShipOrderNotes(order.kind) ?? undefined,
+      order.failureReason ?? undefined,
+    ]),
+  })),
+);
+
+const shipPlanRows = computed(() => {
+  if (!selectedShip.value?.activePlan) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return selectedShip.value.activePlan.steps.flatMap((step) => {
+    const stepRow = {
+      id: step.id,
+      scope: "Step",
+      activity: step.summary || titleCase(step.kind),
+      status: titleCase(step.status),
+      detail: joinDetail([
+        step.blockingReason ?? undefined,
+        `${step.subTasks.length} subtasks`,
+      ]),
+      isSubTask: false,
+    };
+
+    const subTaskRows = step.subTasks.map((subTask) => ({
+      id: subTask.id,
+      scope: "Subtask",
+      activity: subTask.summary || titleCase(subTask.kind),
+      status: titleCase(subTask.status),
+      detail: joinDetail([
+        describeSubTaskTarget(subTask),
+        subTask.blockingReason ?? undefined,
+        `${Math.round(subTask.progress * 100)}%`,
+      ]),
+      isSubTask: true,
+    }));
+
+    return [stepRow, ...subTaskRows];
+  });
+});
+
+const stationStatusRows = computed(() => {
+  if (!selectedStation.value) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return [
+    { label: "Category", value: titleCase(selectedStation.value.category) },
+    { label: "Objective", value: titleCase(selectedStation.value.objective) },
+    { label: "Docked", value: `${selectedStation.value.dockedShips} / ${selectedStation.value.dockingPads}` },
+    {
+      label: "Population",
+      value: `${formatAmount(selectedStation.value.population)} / ${formatAmount(selectedStation.value.populationCapacity)}`,
+    },
+    { label: "Workforce", value: formatAmount(selectedStation.value.workforceRequired) },
+    { label: "Efficiency", value: formatPercent(selectedStation.value.workforceEffectiveRatio) },
+    { label: "Commander", value: selectedStation.value.commanderId ?? "none" },
+    { label: "Policy", value: selectedStation.value.policySetId ?? "none" },
+  ];
+});
+
+const stationModuleRows = computed(() =>
+  selectedStation.value?.installedModules.map((moduleId) => ({
+    key: moduleId,
+    module: moduleNameById.get(moduleId) ?? moduleId,
+    moduleId,
+  })) ?? [],
+);
+
+const stationStorageRows = computed(() =>
+  selectedStation.value?.storageUsage.map((entry) => ({
+    key: entry.storageClass,
+    storageClass: titleCase(entry.storageClass),
+    used: formatAmount(entry.used),
+    capacity: formatAmount(entry.capacity),
+    fill: entry.capacity > 0 ? formatPercent(entry.used / entry.capacity) : "0%",
+  })) ?? [],
+);
+
+const stationInventoryRows = computed(() =>
+  selectedStation.value?.inventory.map((entry) => ({
+    key: entry.itemId,
+    ware: entry.itemId,
+    amount: formatAmount(entry.amount),
+  })) ?? [],
+);
+
+const stationProcessRows = computed(() =>
+  selectedStation.value?.currentProcesses.map((process) => ({
+    key: `${process.lane}-${process.label}`,
+    lane: process.lane,
+    label: process.label,
+    progress: formatPercent(process.progress),
+    timing: `${Math.ceil(process.timeRemainingSeconds)}s / ${Math.ceil(process.cycleSeconds)}s`,
+  })) ?? [],
+);
+
+watch(
+  () => `${selectedEntityKind.value ?? "none"}:${selectedEntityId.value ?? "none"}`,
+  () => {
+    const ship = selectedShip.value;
+    if (!ship) {
+      actionStatus.value = "";
+      actionError.value = "";
+      return;
+    }
+
+    behaviorForm.kind = ship.defaultBehavior.kind;
+    behaviorForm.areaSystemId = ship.defaultBehavior.areaSystemId ?? ship.systemId ?? "";
+    behaviorForm.itemId = ship.defaultBehavior.itemId ?? "ore";
+    mineOrderForm.systemId = ship.systemId ?? "";
+    mineOrderForm.itemId = "ore";
+    moveOrderSystemId.value = ship.systemId ?? "";
+    actionStatus.value = "";
+    actionError.value = "";
+  },
+  { immediate: true },
+);
 
 function focusShip(cameraMode?: "follow" | "tactical") {
   if (!selectedShip.value) {
@@ -357,36 +589,52 @@ async function clearOrders() {
         </div>
         <div class="entity-inspector-panel__actions">
           <button type="button" class="entity-inspector-panel__action" @click="focusShip('tactical')">Focus</button>
-          <button type="button" class="entity-inspector-panel__action" @click="focusShip('follow')">Follow</button>
+          <button type="button" class="entity-inspector-panel__action" @click="focusShip('follow')">Track</button>
         </div>
       </header>
 
       <div class="entity-inspector-section">
         <h4>Status</h4>
-        <div class="entity-inspector-grid">
+        <div class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <div><span>State</span><strong>{{ titleCase(selectedShip.state) }}</strong></div>
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table entity-inspector-table--kv">
-          <div><span>Behavior</span><strong>{{ getShipBehaviorLabel(selectedShip.defaultBehavior.kind) }}</strong></div>
+            <tbody>
-          <div><span>Control</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.controlSourceKind }}</strong></div>
+              <tr v-for="row in shipStatusRows" :key="row.label">
-          <div><span>Assignment</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.assignment?.kind ?? "unassigned" }}</strong></div>
+                <th scope="row">{{ row.label }}</th>
-          <div><span>Plan</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.activePlan ? `${selectedShip.activePlan.kind} · ${selectedShip.activePlan.status}` : "none" }}</strong></div>
+                <td>{{ row.value }}</td>
-          <div><span>Failure</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.lastAccessFailureReason ?? "none" }}</strong></div>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="entity-inspector-section">
         <h4>Cargo</h4>
-        <div class="entity-inspector-grid">
+        <div class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <div><span>Used</span><strong>{{ formatAmount(selectedShip.inventory.reduce((sum, entry) => sum + entry.amount, 0)) }}</strong></div>
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table entity-inspector-table--kv">
-          <div><span>Capacity</span><strong>{{ formatAmount(selectedShip.cargoCapacity) }}</strong></div>
+            <tbody>
-          <div><span>Travel</span><strong>{{ formatAmount(selectedShip.travelSpeed) }} {{ selectedShip.travelSpeedUnit }}</strong></div>
+              <tr v-for="row in shipCargoSummaryRows" :key="row.label">
-          <div><span>Hull</span><strong>{{ formatAmount(selectedShip.health) }}</strong></div>
+                <th scope="row">{{ row.label }}</th>
+                <td>{{ row.value }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+        <div v-if="shipCargoRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th scope="col">Ware</th>
+                <th scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">Amount</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              <tr v-for="row in shipCargoRows" :key="row.key">
+                <td>{{ row.ware }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">{{ row.amount }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
         </div>
-        <ul v-if="selectedShip.inventory.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-list">
-          <li v-for="entry in selectedShip.inventory" :key="entry.itemId">
-            <span>{{ entry.itemId }}</span>
-            <strong>{{ formatAmount(entry.amount) }}</strong>
-          </li>
-        </ul>
         <div v-else class="entity-inspector-empty">No cargo.</div>
       </div>
 
@@ -395,13 +643,15 @@ async function clearOrders() {
         <div v-if="selectedBehaviorStatus || selectedBehaviorNotes" class="entity-inspector-note">
           {{ [selectedBehaviorStatus, selectedBehaviorNotes].filter(Boolean).join(" · ") }}
         </div>
-        <div class="entity-inspector-grid">
+        <div class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <div><span>Area</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.defaultBehavior.areaSystemId ?? "none" }}</strong></div>
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table entity-inspector-table--kv">
-          <div><span>Item</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.defaultBehavior.itemId ?? "none" }}</strong></div>
+            <tbody>
-          <div><span>Home Station</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.defaultBehavior.homeStationId ?? "none" }}</strong></div>
+              <tr v-for="row in shipBehaviorRows" :key="row.label">
-          <div><span>Target</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.defaultBehavior.targetEntityId ?? "none" }}</strong></div>
+                <th scope="row">{{ row.label }}</th>
-          <div><span>Range</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.defaultBehavior.maxSystemRange }}</strong></div>
+                <td>{{ row.value }}</td>
-          <div><span>Known Only</span><strong>{{ selectedShip.defaultBehavior.knownStationsOnly ? "yes" : "no" }}</strong></div>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
         </div>
         <div v-if="canDirectControlSelectedShip" class="entity-inspector-form">
           <label class="entity-inspector-field">
@@ -473,52 +723,86 @@ async function clearOrders() {
         </div>
         <div v-if="actionStatus" class="entity-inspector-message entity-inspector-message--ok">{{ actionStatus }}</div>
         <div v-if="actionError" class="entity-inspector-message entity-inspector-message--error">{{ actionError }}</div>
-        <ul v-if="directOrders.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-list">
+        <div v-if="directOrderRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <li v-for="order in directOrders" :key="order.id">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
-            <span>{{ getShipOrderLabel(order.kind) }} · {{ order.status }}</span>
+            <thead>
-            <div class="entity-inspector-order-actions">
+              <tr>
-              <strong>{{ order.itemId ?? order.targetEntityId ?? order.targetSystemId ?? "—" }}</strong>
+                <th scope="col">Order</th>
-              <button
+                <th scope="col">Status</th>
-                v-if="canDirectControlSelectedShip"
+                <th scope="col">Target</th>
-                type="button"
+                <th scope="col">Detail</th>
-                class="entity-inspector-order-remove"
+                <th v-if="canDirectControlSelectedShip" scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__action-col">Action</th>
-                :disabled="actionBusy"
+              </tr>
-                @click="removeOrder(order.id)"
+            </thead>
-              >
+            <tbody>
-                Remove
+              <tr v-for="order in directOrderRows" :key="order.id">
-              </button>
+                <td>{{ order.label }}</td>
-            </div>
+                <td>{{ order.status }}</td>
-          </li>
+                <td>{{ order.target }}</td>
-        </ul>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__detail">{{ order.detail }}</td>
+                <td v-if="canDirectControlSelectedShip" class="entity-inspector-table__action-col">
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    class="entity-inspector-order-remove"
+                    :disabled="actionBusy"
+                    @click="removeOrder(order.id)"
+                  >
+                    Remove
+                  </button>
+                </td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
         <div v-else class="entity-inspector-empty">No direct orders queued.</div>
         <div class="entity-inspector-divider">
           <span>Behavior: {{ getShipBehaviorLabel(selectedShip.defaultBehavior.kind) }}</span>
         </div>
-        <ul v-if="behaviorOrders.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-list">
+        <div v-if="behaviorOrderRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <li v-for="order in behaviorOrders" :key="order.id">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
-            <span>{{ getShipOrderLabel(order.kind) }} · {{ order.status }}</span>
+            <thead>
-            <strong>{{ [order.itemId ?? order.targetEntityId ?? order.targetSystemId ?? "—", getShipOrderSupportStatusLabel(order.kind), getShipOrderNotes(order.kind)].filter(Boolean).join(" · ") }}</strong>
+              <tr>
-          </li>
+                <th scope="col">Order</th>
-        </ul>
+                <th scope="col">Status</th>
+                <th scope="col">Target</th>
+                <th scope="col">Detail</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              <tr v-for="order in behaviorOrderRows" :key="order.id">
+                <td>{{ order.label }}</td>
+                <td>{{ order.status }}</td>
+                <td>{{ order.target }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__detail">{{ order.detail }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
         <div v-else class="entity-inspector-empty">No behavior orders queued.</div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="entity-inspector-section">
         <h4>Plan Steps</h4>
-        <ul v-if="selectedShip.activePlan" class="entity-inspector-plan">
+        <div v-if="shipPlanRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <li v-for="step in selectedShip.activePlan.steps" :key="step.id">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
-            <div class="entity-inspector-plan__step">
+            <thead>
-              <span>{{ step.kind }} · {{ step.status }}</span>
+              <tr>
-              <strong>{{ step.blockingReason ?? "ok" }}</strong>
+                <th scope="col">Scope</th>
-            </div>
+                <th scope="col">Activity</th>
-            <ul class="entity-inspector-subtasks">
+                <th scope="col">Status</th>
-              <li v-for="subTask in step.subTasks" :key="subTask.id">
+                <th scope="col">Detail</th>
-                <span>{{ subTask.kind }} · {{ subTask.status }}</span>
+              </tr>
-                <strong>{{ subTask.blockingReason ?? `${Math.round(subTask.progress * 100)}%` }}</strong>
+            </thead>
-              </li>
+            <tbody>
-            </ul>
+              <tr v-for="row in shipPlanRows" :key="row.id" :class="row.isSubTask ? 'entity-inspector-table__row--subtask' : ''">
-          </li>
+                <td>{{ row.scope }}</td>
-        </ul>
+                <td :class="row.isSubTask ? 'entity-inspector-table__subtask' : ''">{{ row.activity }}</td>
+                <td>{{ row.status }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__detail">{{ row.detail }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
         <div v-else class="entity-inspector-empty">No active plan.</div>
       </div>
     </template>
@@ -537,46 +821,102 @@ async function clearOrders() {
 
       <div class="entity-inspector-section">
         <h4>Status</h4>
-        <div class="entity-inspector-grid">
+        <div class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <div><span>Category</span><strong>{{ titleCase(selectedStation.category) }}</strong></div>
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table entity-inspector-table--kv">
-          <div><span>Objective</span><strong>{{ titleCase(selectedStation.objective) }}</strong></div>
+            <tbody>
-          <div><span>Docked</span><strong>{{ selectedStation.dockedShips }} / {{ selectedStation.dockingPads }}</strong></div>
+              <tr v-for="row in stationStatusRows" :key="row.label">
-          <div><span>Population</span><strong>{{ formatAmount(selectedStation.population) }} / {{ formatAmount(selectedStation.populationCapacity) }}</strong></div>
+                <th scope="row">{{ row.label }}</th>
-          <div><span>Workforce</span><strong>{{ formatAmount(selectedStation.workforceRequired) }}</strong></div>
+                <td>{{ row.value }}</td>
-          <div><span>Efficiency</span><strong>{{ Math.round(selectedStation.workforceEffectiveRatio * 100) }}%</strong></div>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="entity-inspector-section">
         <h4>Modules</h4>
-        <ul v-if="selectedStation.installedModules.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-list">
+        <div v-if="stationModuleRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <li v-for="moduleId in selectedStation.installedModules" :key="moduleId">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
-            <span>{{ moduleNameById.get(moduleId) ?? moduleId }}</span>
+            <thead>
-            <strong>{{ moduleId }}</strong>
+              <tr>
-          </li>
+                <th scope="col">Module</th>
-        </ul>
+                <th scope="col">Id</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              <tr v-for="row in stationModuleRows" :key="row.key">
+                <td>{{ row.module }}</td>
+                <td>{{ row.moduleId }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
         <div v-else class="entity-inspector-empty">No modules installed.</div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="entity-inspector-section">
         <h4>Storage</h4>
-        <ul v-if="selectedStation.inventory.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-list">
+        <div v-if="stationStorageRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <li v-for="entry in selectedStation.inventory" :key="entry.itemId">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
-            <span>{{ entry.itemId }}</span>
+            <thead>
-            <strong>{{ formatAmount(entry.amount) }}</strong>
+              <tr>
-          </li>
+                <th scope="col">Class</th>
-        </ul>
+                <th scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">Used</th>
-        <div v-else class="entity-inspector-empty">No inventory.</div>
+                <th scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">Capacity</th>
+                <th scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">Fill</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              <tr v-for="row in stationStorageRows" :key="row.key">
+                <td>{{ row.storageClass }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">{{ row.used }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">{{ row.capacity }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">{{ row.fill }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+        <div v-if="stationInventoryRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th scope="col">Ware</th>
+                <th scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">Amount</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              <tr v-for="row in stationInventoryRows" :key="row.key">
+                <td>{{ row.ware }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">{{ row.amount }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+        <div v-else-if="stationStorageRows.length === 0" class="entity-inspector-empty">No inventory.</div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="entity-inspector-section">
         <h4>Production</h4>
-        <ul v-if="selectedStation.currentProcesses.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-list">
+        <div v-if="stationProcessRows.length > 0" class="entity-inspector-table-wrap">
-          <li v-for="process in selectedStation.currentProcesses" :key="`${process.lane}-${process.label}`">
+          <table class="entity-inspector-table">
-            <span>{{ process.label }}</span>
+            <thead>
-            <strong>{{ Math.round(process.progress * 100) }}% · {{ Math.ceil(process.timeRemainingSeconds) }}s</strong>
+              <tr>
-          </li>
+                <th scope="col">Lane</th>
-        </ul>
+                <th scope="col">Process</th>
+                <th scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">Progress</th>
+                <th scope="col" class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">Timing</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              <tr v-for="row in stationProcessRows" :key="row.key">
+                <td>{{ row.lane }}</td>
+                <td>{{ row.label }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">{{ row.progress }}</td>
+                <td class="entity-inspector-table__numeric">{{ row.timing }}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
         <div v-else class="entity-inspector-empty">No active processes.</div>
       </div>
     </template>

apps/viewer/src/components/ViewerShipOrderContextMenu.vue

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const canControlSelectedShip = computed(() => {
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (authStore.canAccessGm) {
+  if (authStore.canAccessGm && !authStore.isActingAsAlternateIdentity) {
     return true;
   }
 

apps/viewer/src/contractsAuth.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ export interface AuthSessionResponse {
   refreshTokenExpiresAtUtc: string;
 }
 
+export interface RegisterResponse {
+  userId: string;
+  email: string;
+  requiresLogin: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface ForgotPasswordResponse {
   accepted: boolean;
   resetToken?: string | null;

apps/viewer/src/contractsIdentity.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export interface PlayerIdentitySummary {
+  userId: string;
+  email: string;
+  roles: string[];
+  hasPlayerFaction: boolean;
+  playerFactionId?: string | null;
+  playerFactionLabel?: string | null;
+  sovereignFactionId?: string | null;
+}

apps/viewer/src/contractsPlayerFaction.ts

@@ -266,7 +266,10 @@ export interface PlayerAlertSnapshot {
 export interface PlayerFactionSnapshot {
   id: string;
   label: string;
+  personaName?: string | null;
+  raceId?: string | null;
   sovereignFactionId: string;
+  requiresOnboarding: boolean;
   status: string;
   createdAtUtc: string;
   updatedAtUtc: string;

apps/viewer/src/contractsRaces.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export interface RaceSnapshot {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  icon: string;
+}

apps/viewer/src/effectiveIdentitySession.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+const STORAGE_KEY = "space-game.auth.effective-player-id";
+
+let currentEffectivePlayerId = loadEffectivePlayerId();
+const listeners = new Set<(playerId: string | null) => void>();
+
+export function getEffectivePlayerIdentityId() {
+  return currentEffectivePlayerId;
+}
+
+export function setEffectivePlayerIdentityId(playerId: string | null) {
+  currentEffectivePlayerId = playerId && playerId.trim().length > 0 ? playerId.trim() : null;
+  persistEffectivePlayerId(currentEffectivePlayerId);
+  for (const listener of listeners) {
+    listener(currentEffectivePlayerId);
+  }
+}
+
+export function clearEffectivePlayerIdentityId() {
+  setEffectivePlayerIdentityId(null);
+}
+
+export function subscribeToEffectivePlayerIdentity(listener: (playerId: string | null) => void) {
+  listeners.add(listener);
+  return () => listeners.delete(listener);
+}
+
+function loadEffectivePlayerId() {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+  return raw && raw.trim().length > 0 ? raw.trim() : null;
+}
+
+function persistEffectivePlayerId(playerId: string | null) {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!playerId) {
+    window.localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, playerId);
+}

apps/viewer/src/runtime/rendering/ViewerRenderSurface.ts

@@ -13,14 +13,22 @@ export class ViewerRenderSurface {
   private readonly onFrame: () => void;
   private readonly onResizeCallback: (width: number, height: number) => void;
   private readonly resizeListener = () => this.resize();
+  private readonly resizeObserver?: ResizeObserver;
 
   constructor(options: ViewerRenderSurfaceOptions) {
     this.container = options.container;
     this.renderer = options.renderer;
     this.onFrame = options.onFrame;
     this.onResizeCallback = options.onResize;
+    this.renderer.domElement.style.width = "100%";
+    this.renderer.domElement.style.height = "100%";
+    this.renderer.domElement.style.display = "block";
     this.container.append(this.renderer.domElement);
     window.addEventListener("resize", this.resizeListener);
+    if (typeof ResizeObserver !== "undefined") {
+      this.resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => this.resize());
+      this.resizeObserver.observe(this.container);
+    }
     this.resize();
   }
 
@@ -46,6 +54,7 @@ export class ViewerRenderSurface {
   dispose() {
     this.stop();
     window.removeEventListener("resize", this.resizeListener);
+    this.resizeObserver?.disconnect();
     this.renderer.dispose();
     this.renderer.domElement.remove();
   }

apps/viewer/src/styles/viewer.css

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ body,
   margin: 0;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
+  min-height: 100dvh;
   overflow: hidden;
   background:
     radial-gradient(circle at top, rgba(89, 132, 247, 0.16), transparent 30%),
@@ -269,12 +270,162 @@ select {
 
 canvas {
   display: block;
+  touch-action: none;
 }
 
 .viewer-app,
 .viewer-canvas-host {
   width: 100%;
+  height: 100dvh;
+  min-height: 100dvh;
+}
+
+.viewer-canvas-host {
+  touch-action: none;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar-dock {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 0 auto 0 0;
+  width: min(360px, 100vw);
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
   height: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
+  padding: 16px;
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7, 14, 27, 0.9), rgba(7, 14, 27, 0.78)),
+    radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.08), transparent 34%);
+  border-right: 1px solid rgba(132, 196, 255, 0.14);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
+  box-shadow: 18px 0 42px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__tabs {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__tab {
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  color: var(--viewer-text);
+  padding: 0.75rem 0.95rem;
+  font-size: 0.76rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  transition: background 120ms ease, border-color 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__tab:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__tab--active {
+  background: rgba(116, 196, 255, 0.14);
+  border-color: rgba(116, 196, 255, 0.32);
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__body {
+  display: flex;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+  margin-top: 0.9rem;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__panel {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__panel--player {
+  overflow: auto;
+  padding-right: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__panel--entities {
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.viewer-left-sidebar__panel--entities.entity-browser-panel {
+  height: 100%;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  box-shadow: none;
+  backdrop-filter: none;
+}
+
+.viewer-stats-overlay {
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  line-height: 1.35;
+  color: rgba(234, 244, 255, 0.92);
+  text-shadow:
+    0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
+    0 0 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+}
+
+.viewer-stats-overlay-dock {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 20px;
+  left: calc(min(360px, calc(100vw - 40px)) + 56px);
+  max-width: min(420px, calc(100vw - 496px));
+}
+
+.viewer-system-label-dock {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 22px;
+  right: calc(min(380px, calc(100vw - 40px)) + 48px);
+  max-width: min(340px, calc(100vw - 500px));
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.viewer-system-label {
+  color: rgba(238, 246, 255, 0.96);
+  text-shadow:
+    0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.88),
+    0 0 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.42);
+}
+
+.viewer-system-label__title {
+  font-family: "Space Grotesk", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 1.1rem + 1vw, 2.1rem);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  line-height: 0.95;
+  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
+  text-wrap: balance;
+}
+
+.viewer-system-label__subtitle {
+  margin-top: 6px;
+  color: rgba(203, 219, 235, 0.78);
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.74rem;
+  line-height: 1.35;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.viewer-stats-overlay--compact {
+  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.viewer-stats-overlay__line--spacer {
+  line-height: 0.65;
 }
 
 .panel-summary,
@@ -1257,54 +1408,253 @@ canvas {
   color: rgba(173, 220, 255, 0.64);
 }
 
-.entity-browser-section__items {
+.entity-browser-table-wrap,
-  display: flex;
+.entity-inspector-table-wrap {
-  flex-direction: column;
+  overflow: auto;
-  gap: 0.45rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
-}
-
-.entity-browser-item {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: stretch;
-  gap: 0.55rem;
-}
-
-.entity-browser-item__body {
-  flex: 1 1 auto;
-  text-align: left;
-  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
   border-radius: 1rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
 }
 
-.entity-browser-item__body:disabled {
+.entity-browser-table,
-  opacity: 0.82;
+.entity-inspector-table {
-  cursor: default;
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
 
-.entity-browser-item--selected .entity-browser-item__body {
+.entity-browser-table {
-  border-color: rgba(116, 196, 255, 0.38);
+  table-layout: fixed;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__col--entity {
+  width: 38%;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__col--ident {
+  width: 18%;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__col--location {
+  width: 22%;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__col--ai {
+  width: 14%;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__col--hp {
+  width: 8%;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table th,
+.entity-browser-table td,
+.entity-inspector-table th,
+.entity-inspector-table td {
+  padding: 0.68rem 0.8rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  text-align: left;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table th,
+.entity-browser-table td {
+  padding: 0.42rem 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table thead th,
+.entity-inspector-table thead th {
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 0;
+  z-index: 1;
+  background: rgba(7, 12, 18, 0.96);
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  color: rgba(173, 220, 255, 0.72);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table tbody tr:last-child td,
+.entity-inspector-table tbody tr:last-child td,
+.entity-inspector-table tbody tr:last-child th {
+  border-bottom: none;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__sort {
+  border: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: inherit;
+  font: inherit;
+  letter-spacing: inherit;
+  text-transform: inherit;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__row {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__row:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__row--selected {
   background: rgba(116, 196, 255, 0.12);
 }
 
-.entity-browser-item__label {
+.entity-browser-table__name {
-  font-size: 0.88rem;
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 
-.entity-browser-item__subtitle,
+.entity-browser-table__cell--truncate {
-.entity-browser-item__meta {
+  overflow: hidden;
-  margin-top: 0.18rem;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__cell--ai {
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__detail,
+.entity-inspector-table__detail {
   color: var(--viewer-muted);
 }
 
-.entity-browser-item__focus,
+.entity-browser-table__action-col,
+.entity-inspector-table__action-col,
+.entity-inspector-table__numeric {
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__numeric {
+  text-align: right;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__action,
 .entity-inspector-panel__action {
-  padding: 0.65rem 0.9rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.72rem;
-  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
   align-self: center;
 }
 
+.entity-browser-table__action {
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  color: var(--viewer-text);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  transition: background 120ms ease, border-color 120ms ease;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__action:hover {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-table__muted {
+  color: var(--viewer-muted);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.38rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__toggle {
+  width: 1rem;
+  height: 1rem;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+  border-radius: 0.35rem;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  color: var(--viewer-text);
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.66rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  padding: 0;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__toggle--spacer {
+  visibility: hidden;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__kind {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 1.75rem;
+  padding: 0.14rem 0.3rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  color: rgba(234, 244, 255, 0.88);
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.58rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__kind--system {
+  border-color: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.24);
+  color: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.96);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__kind--station {
+  border-color: rgba(255, 191, 105, 0.22);
+  color: rgba(255, 222, 168, 0.92);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__kind--fleet {
+  border-color: rgba(146, 255, 200, 0.22);
+  color: rgba(190, 255, 223, 0.92);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__kind--ship {
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
+}
+
+.entity-browser-row__label {
+  min-width: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-ai {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.entity-browser-ai__token {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  min-width: 2rem;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  padding: 0.13rem 0.28rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.08);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.14);
+  color: rgba(206, 233, 255, 0.84);
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.56rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .entity-inspector-panel__actions {
   display: flex;
   gap: 0.45rem;
@@ -1328,71 +1678,31 @@ canvas {
   color: rgba(173, 220, 255, 0.7);
 }
 
-.entity-inspector-grid {
+.entity-inspector-table--kv th {
-  display: grid;
+  width: 38%;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
-  gap: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
-}
-
-.entity-inspector-grid span {
-  display: block;
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  color: var(--viewer-muted);
   text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  color: rgba(173, 220, 255, 0.68);
 }
 
-.entity-inspector-grid strong {
+.entity-inspector-table--kv td {
-  display: block;
+  font-size: 0.84rem;
-  margin-top: 0.15rem;
-  font-size: 0.86rem;
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 
-.entity-inspector-list,
+.entity-inspector-table__row--subtask {
-.entity-inspector-plan,
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
-.entity-inspector-subtasks {
-  list-style: none;
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.45rem;
 }
 
-.entity-inspector-list li,
+.entity-inspector-table__subtask {
-.entity-inspector-plan__step,
+  padding-left: 1.45rem;
-.entity-inspector-subtasks li {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 1rem;
-  align-items: baseline;
-  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
-  border-radius: 0.9rem;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
 }
 
-.entity-inspector-list span,
+.entity-inspector-table__subtask::before {
-.entity-inspector-plan__step span,
+  content: "↳ ";
-.entity-inspector-subtasks span {
+  color: rgba(173, 220, 255, 0.58);
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-}
-
-.entity-inspector-list strong,
-.entity-inspector-plan__step strong,
-.entity-inspector-subtasks strong {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  color: var(--viewer-muted);
-}
-
-.entity-inspector-plan > li {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.4rem;
-}
-
-.entity-inspector-subtasks {
-  padding-left: 0.8rem;
 }
 
 .entity-inspector-panel__fallback {
@@ -1592,8 +1902,30 @@ canvas {
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 760px) {
-  .entity-inspector-grid {
+  .viewer-left-sidebar-dock {
-    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
+    width: min(360px, 100vw);
+  }
+
+  .viewer-left-sidebar {
+    padding: 14px;
+  }
+
+  .viewer-stats-overlay-dock {
+    top: 96px;
+    left: 20px;
+    right: 20px;
+    max-width: none;
+  }
+
+  .viewer-system-label-dock {
+    top: 20px;
+    left: 20px;
+    right: 20px;
+    max-width: none;
+  }
+
+  .viewer-system-label__title {
+    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1rem + 1vw, 1.8rem);
   }
 
   .entity-inspector-inline-form,
@@ -1602,4 +1934,9 @@ canvas {
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: stretch;
   }
+
+  .entity-browser-table,
+  .entity-inspector-table {
+    min-width: 640px;
+  }
 }

apps/viewer/src/ui/stores/authStore.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 import type { AuthSessionResponse } from "../../contractsAuth";
+import type { PlayerIdentitySummary } from "../../contractsIdentity";
 import { clearAuthSession, getAuthSession, setAuthSession, subscribeToAuthSession } from "../../authSession";
+import {
+  clearEffectivePlayerIdentityId,
+  getEffectivePlayerIdentityId,
+  setEffectivePlayerIdentityId,
+  subscribeToEffectivePlayerIdentity,
+} from "../../effectiveIdentitySession";
 
 export const useAuthStore = defineStore("auth", {
   state: () => ({
     session: getAuthSession() as AuthSessionResponse | null,
+    effectivePlayerId: getEffectivePlayerIdentityId() as string | null,
+    availablePlayerIdentities: [] as PlayerIdentitySummary[],
     busy: false,
     initialized: false,
   }),
@@ -14,19 +23,35 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore("auth", {
     roles: (state) => state.session?.roles ?? [],
     canAccessGm: (state) => (state.session?.roles ?? []).some((role) => role === "gm" || role === "admin"),
     accessToken: (state) => state.session?.accessToken ?? null,
+    isActingAsAlternateIdentity: (state) => state.effectivePlayerId != null && state.effectivePlayerId !== state.session?.userId,
+    activePlayerId: (state) => state.effectivePlayerId ?? state.session?.userId ?? null,
   },
   actions: {
     setSession(session: AuthSessionResponse | null) {
       this.session = session;
       setAuthSession(session);
+      if (!session || !(session.roles ?? []).some((role) => role === "gm" || role === "admin")) {
+        this.effectivePlayerId = null;
+        clearEffectivePlayerIdentityId();
+      }
     },
     clearSession() {
       this.session = null;
+      this.effectivePlayerId = null;
+      this.availablePlayerIdentities = [];
       clearAuthSession();
+      clearEffectivePlayerIdentityId();
     },
     setBusy(busy: boolean) {
       this.busy = busy;
     },
+    setEffectivePlayerId(playerId: string | null) {
+      this.effectivePlayerId = playerId && playerId.trim().length > 0 ? playerId.trim() : null;
+      setEffectivePlayerIdentityId(this.effectivePlayerId);
+    },
+    setAvailablePlayerIdentities(identities: PlayerIdentitySummary[]) {
+      this.availablePlayerIdentities = identities;
+    },
     initialize() {
       if (this.initialized) {
         return;
@@ -36,6 +61,9 @@ export const useAuthStore = defineStore("auth", {
       subscribeToAuthSession((session) => {
         this.session = session as AuthSessionResponse | null;
       });
+      subscribeToEffectivePlayerIdentity((playerId) => {
+        this.effectivePlayerId = playerId;
+      });
     },
   },
 });

apps/viewer/src/viewerCamera.ts

@@ -103,6 +103,42 @@ export function updatePanFromKeyboard(
   galaxyAnchor.addScaledVector(pan, speed * delta);
 }
 
+export function applyPanFromScreenDelta(
+  delta: THREE.Vector2,
+  orbitYaw: number,
+  currentDistance: number,
+  povLevel: PovLevel,
+  activeSystemId: string | undefined,
+  systemAnchor: THREE.Vector3,
+  galaxyAnchor: THREE.Vector3,
+  viewportWidth: number,
+  viewportHeight: number,
+  minimumDistance: number,
+  maximumDistance: number,
+) {
+  const safeWidth = Math.max(viewportWidth, 1);
+  const safeHeight = Math.max(viewportHeight, 1);
+  const normalized = new THREE.Vector2(delta.x / safeWidth, delta.y / safeHeight);
+  if (normalized.lengthSq() === 0) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const forward = new THREE.Vector3(Math.cos(orbitYaw), 0, Math.sin(orbitYaw));
+  const right = new THREE.Vector3(-forward.z, 0, forward.x);
+  const pan = right.multiplyScalar(-normalized.x).add(forward.multiplyScalar(-normalized.y));
+
+  if (activeSystemId) {
+    const scale = povLevel === "system"
+      ? THREE.MathUtils.mapLinear(currentDistance, 80, 4000, KILOMETERS_PER_AU * 0.35, KILOMETERS_PER_AU * 6.5)
+      : THREE.MathUtils.mapLinear(currentDistance, minimumDistance, 120, 1200, 180000);
+    systemAnchor.addScaledVector(pan, scale);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const galaxyScale = THREE.MathUtils.mapLinear(currentDistance, minimumDistance, maximumDistance, 1800, 22000);
+  galaxyAnchor.addScaledVector(pan, galaxyScale);
+}
+
 export function determineActiveSystemId(params: DetermineActiveSystemParams): string | undefined {
   const {
     world,

apps/viewer/src/viewerControllerFactory.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { ViewerPresentationController } from "./viewerPresentationController";
 import { ViewerSceneDataController } from "./viewerSceneDataController";
 import { ViewerWorldLifecycle } from "./viewerWorldLifecycle";
 import { ViewerHistoryWindowController } from "./viewerHistoryWindowController";
+import { applyPanFromScreenDelta } from "./viewerCamera";
+import { MAX_CAMERA_DISTANCE, MIN_CAMERA_DISTANCE } from "./viewerConstants";
 import { useViewerSceneStore } from "./ui/stores/viewerScene";
 import { useViewerOrderContextMenuStore } from "./ui/stores/viewerOrderContextMenu";
 import { viewerPinia } from "./ui/stores/pinia";
@@ -236,14 +238,21 @@ export function createViewerControllers(host: any) {
     getFollowCameraPosition: () => host.followCameraPosition,
     getFollowCameraFocus: () => host.followCameraFocus,
     screenPointFromClient: (x, y) => presentationController.screenPointFromClient(x, y),
-    applyOrbitDelta: (delta: THREE.Vector2) => {
+    applyPanDelta: (delta: THREE.Vector2) => {
-      if (host.cameraMode === "follow") {
+      const bounds = host.renderer.domElement.getBoundingClientRect();
-        host.followOrbitYaw += delta.x * 0.008;
+      applyPanFromScreenDelta(
-        host.followOrbitPitch = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(host.followOrbitPitch + delta.y * 0.004, 0.02, 1.45);
+        delta,
-      } else {
+        host.orbitYaw,
-        host.orbitYaw += delta.x * 0.008;
+        host.currentDistance,
-        host.orbitPitch = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(host.orbitPitch + delta.y * 0.004, 0.18, 1.3);
+        host.povLevel,
-      }
+        host.activeSystemId,
+        host.systemAnchor,
+        host.galaxyAnchor,
+        bounds.width,
+        bounds.height,
+        MIN_CAMERA_DISTANCE,
+        MAX_CAMERA_DISTANCE,
+      );
     },
     syncFollowStateFromSelection: () => navigationController.syncFollowStateFromSelection(),
     updatePanels: () => host.updatePanels(),
@@ -251,6 +260,11 @@ export function createViewerControllers(host: any) {
     updateGamePanel: (mode) => host.updateGamePanel(mode),
     openOrderContextMenu: (x, y, target) => orderContextMenuStore.open(x, y, target),
     closeOrderContextMenu: () => orderContextMenuStore.close(),
+    getStatsOverlayMode: () => host.hudState.statsOverlay.mode,
+    setStatsOverlayMode: (mode) => {
+      host.hudState.statsOverlay.mode = mode;
+    },
+    refreshStatsOverlay: () => presentationController.refreshStatsOverlay(),
     historyController,
   });
 
@@ -269,6 +283,7 @@ export function wireViewerEvents(host: any) {
   canvas.addEventListener("pointerdown", host.interactionController.onPointerDown);
   canvas.addEventListener("pointermove", host.interactionController.onPointerMove);
   canvas.addEventListener("pointerup", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointercancel", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
   canvas.addEventListener("pointerleave", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
   canvas.addEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onClick);
   canvas.addEventListener("contextmenu", host.interactionController.onContextMenu);
@@ -284,6 +299,7 @@ export function wireViewerEvents(host: any) {
     canvas.removeEventListener("pointerdown", host.interactionController.onPointerDown);
     canvas.removeEventListener("pointermove", host.interactionController.onPointerMove);
     canvas.removeEventListener("pointerup", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
+    canvas.removeEventListener("pointercancel", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
     canvas.removeEventListener("pointerleave", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
     canvas.removeEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onClick);
     canvas.removeEventListener("contextmenu", host.interactionController.onContextMenu);

apps/viewer/src/viewerControls.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { MAX_CAMERA_DISTANCE, MIN_CAMERA_DISTANCE, NAV_DISTANCE } from "./viewer
 import { scaleGalaxyVector, toThreeVector } from "./viewerMath";
 import { rawObject } from "./viewerScenePrimitives";
 import { resolveShipWorldPosition } from "./viewerWorldPresentation";
+import type { StatsOverlayMode } from "./viewerHudState";
 import type {
   CameraMode,
   Selectable,
@@ -250,3 +251,20 @@ export function applyKeyboardControl(params: {
 
   return { cameraMode, desiredDistance };
 }
+
+export function cycleStatsOverlayMode(current: StatsOverlayMode): StatsOverlayMode {
+  switch (current) {
+    case "hidden":
+      return "compact";
+    case "compact":
+      return "status";
+    case "status":
+      return "network";
+    case "network":
+      return "performance";
+    case "performance":
+      return "full";
+    default:
+      return "hidden";
+  }
+}

apps/viewer/src/viewerHudState.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ export interface HudPanelState {
   bodyText: string;
 }
 
+export type StatsOverlayMode = "hidden" | "compact" | "status" | "network" | "performance" | "full";
+
+export interface StatsOverlayState {
+  mode: StatsOverlayMode;
+  lines: string[];
+}
+
 export interface HudHtmlPanelState {
   hidden: boolean;
   title: string;
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ export interface ViewerHudState {
   gamePanel: HudPanelState;
   networkPanel: HudPanelState;
   performancePanel: HudPanelState;
+  statsOverlay: StatsOverlayState;
   systemPanel: HudHtmlPanelState;
   detailPanel: HudHtmlPanelState;
   error: HudErrorState;
@@ -135,6 +143,10 @@ export function createViewerHudState(): ViewerHudState {
       summary: "Waiting",
       bodyText: "Waiting for frame samples.",
     },
+    statsOverlay: {
+      mode: "compact",
+      lines: [],
+    },
     systemPanel: {
       hidden: false,
       title: "Deep Space",

apps/viewer/src/viewerInteractionController.ts

@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import {
-  completeMarqueeSelection,
-  hideMarqueeBox,
   pickSelectableHitAtClientPosition,
   pickSelectableAtClientPosition,
   updateHoverLabel,
-  updateMarqueeBox,
 } from "./viewerInteraction";
 import {
   applyKeyboardControl,
+  cycleStatsOverlayMode,
   toggleCameraMode,
   navigateFromWheel,
 } from "./viewerControls";
-import { NAV_DISTANCE, NAV_DISTANCE_PLANET_ORBIT, NAV_DISTANCE_SHIP_HULL } from "./viewerConstants";
+import { MAX_CAMERA_DISTANCE, MIN_CAMERA_DISTANCE, NAV_DISTANCE_PLANET_ORBIT } from "./viewerConstants";
 import { ViewerHistoryWindowController } from "./viewerHistoryWindowController";
-import type { ViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
+import type { StatsOverlayMode, ViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
 import type {
   CameraMode,
   DragMode,
@@ -61,88 +59,128 @@ export interface ViewerInteractionContext {
   getFollowCameraPosition: () => THREE.Vector3;
   getFollowCameraFocus: () => THREE.Vector3;
   screenPointFromClient: (clientX: number, clientY: number) => THREE.Vector2;
-  applyOrbitDelta: (delta: THREE.Vector2) => void;
+  applyPanDelta: (delta: THREE.Vector2) => void;
   syncFollowStateFromSelection: () => void;
   updatePanels: () => void;
   focusOnSelection: (selection: Selectable) => void;
   updateGamePanel: (mode: string) => void;
   openOrderContextMenu: (x: number, y: number, target: ViewerOrderContextMenuTarget) => void;
   closeOrderContextMenu: () => void;
+  getStatsOverlayMode: () => StatsOverlayMode;
+  setStatsOverlayMode: (mode: StatsOverlayMode) => void;
+  refreshStatsOverlay: () => void;
   historyController: ViewerHistoryWindowController;
 }
 
 export class ViewerInteractionController {
+  private readonly activePointers = new Map<number, THREE.Vector2>();
+  private pinchStartDistance?: number;
+  private pinchStartZoom?: number;
+  private pinchLastCenter?: THREE.Vector2;
+
   constructor(private readonly context: ViewerInteractionContext) {}
 
   readonly onPointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (event.button === 1) {
-      this.context.setDragMode("orbit");
-      this.context.setDragPointerId(event.pointerId);
-      this.context.dragLast.copy(this.context.screenPointFromClient(event.clientX, event.clientY));
-      this.context.renderer.domElement.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (event.button !== 0) {
       return;
     }
 
-    this.context.setDragMode("marquee");
+    const point = this.context.screenPointFromClient(event.clientX, event.clientY);
-    this.context.setDragPointerId(event.pointerId);
+    this.activePointers.set(event.pointerId, point);
-    this.context.dragStart.copy(this.context.screenPointFromClient(event.clientX, event.clientY));
-    this.context.dragLast.copy(this.context.dragStart);
-    this.context.setMarqueeActive(false);
     this.context.renderer.domElement.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+
+    if (this.activePointers.size >= 2) {
+      const gesture = this.getPinchGesture();
+      if (!gesture) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.context.setSuppressClickSelection(true);
+      this.context.setDragMode("pinch");
+      this.context.setDragPointerId(event.pointerId);
+      this.pinchStartDistance = gesture.distance;
+      this.pinchStartZoom = this.context.getDesiredDistance();
+      this.pinchLastCenter = gesture.center;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.context.setDragMode("pan");
+    this.context.setDragPointerId(event.pointerId);
+    this.context.dragStart.copy(point);
+    this.context.dragLast.copy(point);
   };
 
   readonly onPointerMove = (event: PointerEvent) => {
     this.updateHoverLabel(event);
 
+    const point = this.context.screenPointFromClient(event.clientX, event.clientY);
+    if (this.activePointers.has(event.pointerId)) {
+      this.activePointers.set(event.pointerId, point);
+    }
+
     if (this.context.getDragPointerId() !== event.pointerId || !this.context.getDragMode()) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const point = this.context.screenPointFromClient(event.clientX, event.clientY);
+    if (this.context.getDragMode() === "pinch") {
-    if (this.context.getDragMode() === "orbit") {
+      const gesture = this.getPinchGesture();
-      const delta = point.clone().sub(this.context.dragLast);
+      if (!gesture || !this.pinchStartDistance || !this.pinchStartZoom || !this.pinchLastCenter) {
-      this.context.dragLast.copy(point);
+        return;
-      this.context.applyOrbitDelta(delta);
+      }
+
+      const zoomRatio = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(gesture.distance / this.pinchStartDistance, 0.25, 4);
+      this.context.setDesiredDistance(THREE.MathUtils.clamp(
+        this.pinchStartZoom / zoomRatio,
+        MIN_CAMERA_DISTANCE,
+        MAX_CAMERA_DISTANCE,
+      ));
+      const centerDelta = gesture.center.clone().sub(this.pinchLastCenter);
+      this.pinchLastCenter = gesture.center;
+      this.context.applyPanDelta(centerDelta);
       return;
     }
 
+    const delta = point.clone().sub(this.context.dragLast);
     const dragDistance = point.distanceTo(this.context.dragStart);
-    if (!this.context.getMarqueeActive() && dragDistance > 8) {
+    if (dragDistance > 6) {
-      this.context.setMarqueeActive(true);
       this.context.setSuppressClickSelection(true);
-      this.context.hudState.marquee.visible = true;
-      this.context.marqueeEl.style.display = "block";
     }
-
-    if (!this.context.getMarqueeActive()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     this.context.dragLast.copy(point);
-    updateMarqueeBox(this.context.hudState.marquee, this.context.marqueeEl, this.context.dragStart, this.context.dragLast);
+    this.context.applyPanDelta(delta);
   };
 
   readonly onPointerUp = (event: PointerEvent) => {
-    if (this.context.getDragPointerId() !== event.pointerId) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (this.context.renderer.domElement.hasPointerCapture(event.pointerId)) {
       this.context.renderer.domElement.releasePointerCapture(event.pointerId);
     }
+    this.activePointers.delete(event.pointerId);
 
-    if (this.context.getDragMode() === "marquee" && this.context.getMarqueeActive()) {
+    if (this.activePointers.size >= 2) {
-      this.completeMarqueeSelection();
+      const gesture = this.getPinchGesture();
-      hideMarqueeBox(this.context.hudState.marquee, this.context.marqueeEl);
+      if (gesture) {
+        this.context.setDragMode("pinch");
+        this.pinchStartDistance = gesture.distance;
+        this.pinchStartZoom = this.context.getDesiredDistance();
+        this.pinchLastCenter = gesture.center;
+      }
+      return;
     }
 
-    this.context.setDragMode(undefined);
+    const remainingPointer = this.activePointers.entries().next();
-    this.context.setDragPointerId(undefined);
+    if (!remainingPointer.done) {
-    this.context.setMarqueeActive(false);
+      const [pointerId, point] = remainingPointer.value;
+      this.context.setDragMode("pan");
+      this.context.setDragPointerId(pointerId);
+      this.context.dragStart.copy(point);
+      this.context.dragLast.copy(point);
+    } else {
+      this.context.setDragMode(undefined);
+      this.context.setDragPointerId(undefined);
+    }
+
+    this.pinchStartDistance = undefined;
+    this.pinchStartZoom = undefined;
+    this.pinchLastCenter = undefined;
   };
 
   readonly onClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
@@ -225,8 +263,7 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
       this.context.setSelectedItems([{ kind: "ship", id: shipId }]);
       this.context.syncFollowStateFromSelection();
       this.context.focusOnSelection({ kind: "ship", id: shipId });
-      this.toggleCameraMode("follow");
+      this.toggleCameraMode("tactical");
-      this.context.setDesiredDistance(NAV_DISTANCE_SHIP_HULL);
       this.context.updatePanels();
       this.context.updateGamePanel("Live");
       return;
@@ -268,8 +305,7 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
     }
 
     if (selection.kind === "ship") {
-      this.toggleCameraMode("follow");
+      this.toggleCameraMode("tactical");
-      this.context.setDesiredDistance(NAV_DISTANCE_SHIP_HULL);
       this.context.updatePanels();
       this.context.updateGamePanel("Live");
       return;
@@ -288,6 +324,13 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
     }
 
     const key = event.key.toLowerCase();
+    if (key === "f10") {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      this.context.setStatsOverlayMode(cycleStatsOverlayMode(this.context.getStatsOverlayMode()));
+      this.context.refreshStatsOverlay();
+      return;
+    }
+
     const controlState = applyKeyboardControl({
       keyState: this.context.keyState,
       cameraMode: this.context.getCameraMode(),
@@ -371,17 +414,17 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
     );
   }
 
-  private completeMarqueeSelection() {
+  private getPinchGesture() {
-    const selection = completeMarqueeSelection({
+    const points = [...this.activePointers.values()];
-      renderer: this.context.renderer,
+    if (points.length < 2) {
-      systemCamera: this.context.systemCamera,
+      return null;
-      dragStart: this.context.dragStart,
+    }
-      dragLast: this.context.dragLast,
+
-      systemSelectableTargets: this.context.systemSelectableTargets,
+    const [first, second] = points;
-    });
+    return {
-    this.context.setSelectedItems(selection);
+      center: first.clone().add(second).multiplyScalar(0.5),
-    this.context.syncFollowStateFromSelection();
+      distance: first.distanceTo(second),
-    this.context.updatePanels();
+    };
   }
 
   private shouldFocusSelectionOnClick(selection: Selectable) {

apps/viewer/src/viewerPanels.ts

@@ -248,6 +248,54 @@ function renderSystemOwnership(world: WorldState, systemId: string): string {
   return lines.join("<br>");
 }
 
+function titleCaseLabel(value: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!value) {
+    return "Unknown";
+  }
+
+  return value
+    .replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, "$1 $2")
+    .replace(/[-_]+/g, " ")
+    .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/\b\w/g, (part) => part.toUpperCase());
+}
+
+function describeSystemSubtitle(world: WorldState, systemId: string): string {
+  const control = world.geopolitics?.territory.controlStates.find((state) => state.systemId === systemId);
+  const zone = world.geopolitics?.territory.zones.find((entry) => entry.systemId === systemId);
+  const profile = world.geopolitics?.territory.strategicProfiles.find((entry) => entry.systemId === systemId);
+  const region = world.geopolitics?.economyRegions.regions.find((entry) => entry.systemIds.includes(systemId));
+
+  if (region?.label) {
+    return region.label;
+  }
+
+  if (zone?.reason) {
+    return titleCaseLabel(zone.reason);
+  }
+
+  if (zone?.kind) {
+    return titleCaseLabel(zone.kind);
+  }
+
+  if (profile?.zoneKind) {
+    return titleCaseLabel(profile.zoneKind);
+  }
+
+  if (control?.isContested) {
+    return "Contested";
+  }
+
+  if (control) {
+    return titleCaseLabel(control.controlKind);
+  }
+
+  const claims = [...world.claims.values()].filter((claim) =>
+    claim.systemId === systemId && claim.state !== "destroyed");
+  return claims.length === 0 ? "Deep Space" : `Claims ${claims.length}`;
+}
+
 export function buildDetailPanelState(params: DetailPanelParams) {
   const {
     world,
@@ -525,9 +573,7 @@ export function buildSystemPanelState(params: SystemPanelParams) {
   return {
     hidden: false,
     title: activeSystem.label,
-    bodyHtml: `
+    bodyHtml: describeSystemSubtitle(world, activeSystem.id),
-      <p>${renderSystemOwnership(world, activeSystem.id)}</p>
-    `,
   };
 }
 

apps/viewer/src/viewerPresentationController.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import {
+  describeCompactStatsLine,
   describeNetworkPanel,
   describePerformancePanel,
   recordPerformanceStats,
@@ -40,6 +41,56 @@ export interface ViewerPresentationContext {
 export class ViewerPresentationController {
   constructor(private readonly context: ViewerPresentationContext) { }
 
+  private refreshStatsOverlayLines(gameBodyText?: string) {
+    const mode = this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.mode;
+    if (mode === "hidden") {
+      this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.lines = [];
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const compactLine = describeCompactStatsLine(this.context.networkStats, this.context.performanceStats);
+    const gameLines = (gameBodyText ?? this.context.hudState.gamePanel.bodyText)
+      .split("\n")
+      .map((line) => line.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean);
+    const networkLines = this.context.hudState.networkPanel.bodyText
+      .split("\n")
+      .map((line) => line.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean);
+    const performanceLines = this.context.hudState.performancePanel.bodyText
+      .split("\n")
+      .map((line) => line.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean);
+
+    switch (mode) {
+      case "compact":
+        this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.lines = [compactLine];
+        return;
+      case "status":
+        this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.lines = [compactLine, ...gameLines];
+        return;
+      case "network":
+        this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.lines = [compactLine, ...networkLines];
+        return;
+      case "performance":
+        this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.lines = [compactLine, ...performanceLines];
+        return;
+      case "full":
+        this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.lines = [
+          compactLine,
+          "",
+          ...gameLines,
+          "",
+          ...networkLines,
+          "",
+          ...performanceLines,
+        ];
+        return;
+      default:
+        this.context.hudState.statsOverlay.lines = [];
+    }
+  }
+
   initializeAmbience() {
     this.context.ambienceGroup.renderOrder = -10;
     this.context.ambienceGroup.add(createBackdropStars(document));
@@ -67,6 +118,7 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
   updateNetworkPanel() {
     this.context.hudState.networkPanel.bodyText = describeNetworkPanel(this.context.networkStats);
     this.context.hudState.networkPanel.summary = summarizeNetworkStats(this.context.networkStats);
+    this.refreshStatsOverlayLines();
   }
 
   recordPerformanceStats(frameMs: number) {
@@ -79,6 +131,7 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
       this.context.hudState.performancePanel.bodyText = bodyText;
     }
     this.context.hudState.performancePanel.summary = summarizePerformanceStats(this.context.performanceStats);
+    this.refreshStatsOverlayLines();
   }
 
   updateShipPresentation() {
@@ -116,6 +169,11 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
     });
     this.context.hudState.gamePanel.bodyText = state.bodyText;
     this.context.hudState.gamePanel.summary = state.summaryText;
+    this.refreshStatsOverlayLines(state.bodyText);
+  }
+
+  refreshStatsOverlay() {
+    this.refreshStatsOverlayLines();
   }
 
   updateSystemPanel() {

apps/viewer/src/viewerSceneDataController.ts

@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ export class ViewerSceneDataController {
   createWorldPresentationContext(overrides: {
     world: any;
     activeSystemId?: string;
+    cameraMode: any;
     povLevel: any;
     orbitYaw: number;
     systemCamera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera;
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ export class ViewerSceneDataController {
       worldTimeSyncMs: this.context.getWorldTimeSyncMs(),
       worldSeed: this.context.getWorldSeed(),
       activeSystemId: overrides.activeSystemId,
+      cameraMode: overrides.cameraMode,
       povLevel: overrides.povLevel,
       orbitYaw: overrides.orbitYaw,
       camera: overrides.systemCamera,

apps/viewer/src/viewerSceneFactory.ts

@@ -571,19 +571,55 @@ export function createTacticalIcon(documentRef: Document, color: string, size: n
 export function createShipTacticalIcon(documentRef: Document, color: string, size: number): SceneNode {
   const canvas = documentRef.createElement("canvas");
   canvas.width = 128;
-  canvas.height = 96;
+  canvas.height = 192;
   const context = canvas.getContext("2d");
   if (!context) {
     throw new Error("Unable to create ship tactical icon");
   }
 
   context.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+  context.lineCap = "round";
+  context.lineJoin = "round";
   context.strokeStyle = color;
-  context.fillStyle = "rgba(7, 16, 30, 0.7)";
+  context.fillStyle = "rgba(7, 16, 30, 0.8)";
-  context.lineWidth = 5;
+  context.lineWidth = 6;
+
+  context.globalAlpha = 0.92;
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.moveTo(64, 182);
+  context.lineTo(64, 108);
+  context.stroke();
+
+  context.globalAlpha = 1;
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.arc(64, 70, 26, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+  context.fill();
+  context.stroke();
 
   context.beginPath();
-  context.arc(34, 48, 18, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+  context.moveTo(64, 34);
+  context.lineTo(64, 49);
+  context.stroke();
+
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.moveTo(64, 91);
+  context.lineTo(64, 106);
+  context.stroke();
+
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.moveTo(28, 70);
+  context.lineTo(43, 70);
+  context.stroke();
+
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.moveTo(85, 70);
+  context.lineTo(100, 70);
+  context.stroke();
+
+  context.beginPath();
+  context.moveTo(44, 116);
+  context.lineTo(64, 136);
+  context.lineTo(84, 116);
   context.stroke();
 
   const texture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
@@ -593,9 +629,10 @@ export function createShipTacticalIcon(documentRef: Document, color: string, siz
     depthWrite: false,
     depthTest: false,
     color: "#ffffff",
+    fog: false,
   }));
-  sprite.center.set(0.28, 0.5);
+  sprite.center.set(0.5, 0.08);
-  sprite.scale.set(size * 1.7, size * 1.275, 1);
+  sprite.scale.set(size * 1.2, size * 1.8, 1);
   sprite.visible = false;
   return createSceneNode(sprite);
 }

apps/viewer/src/viewerTelemetry.ts

@@ -41,14 +41,18 @@ export function describeNetworkPanel(networkStats: NetworkStats) {
 }
 
 export function summarizeNetworkStats(networkStats: NetworkStats): string {
+  const kbPerSecond = estimateDownlinkKbPerSecond(networkStats);
+  const direction = networkStats.streamConnected ? "live" : "offline";
+  return `${direction} | down ${kbPerSecond.toFixed(1)} KB/s | ${networkStats.deltasReceived} d`;
+}
+
+export function estimateDownlinkKbPerSecond(networkStats: NetworkStats): number {
   const now = performance.now();
   const recentBytes = networkStats.throughputSamples.reduce((sum, sample) => sum + sample.bytes, 0);
   const recentWindowSeconds = networkStats.throughputSamples.length > 1
     ? Math.max((now - networkStats.throughputSamples[0].atMs) / 1000, 1)
     : 1;
-  const kbPerSecond = recentBytes / 1024 / recentWindowSeconds;
+  return recentBytes / 1024 / recentWindowSeconds;
-  const direction = networkStats.streamConnected ? "live" : "offline";
-  return `${direction} | down ${kbPerSecond.toFixed(1)} KB/s | ${networkStats.deltasReceived} d`;
 }
 
 export function recordPerformanceStats(performanceStats: PerformanceStats, frameMs: number) {
@@ -116,12 +120,23 @@ export function describePerformancePanel(
 }
 
 export function summarizePerformanceStats(performanceStats: PerformanceStats): string {
+  const fps = estimateFps(performanceStats);
+  return `FPS ${fps.toFixed(1)} | ${performanceStats.lastFrameMs.toFixed(1)} ms`;
+}
+
+export function estimateFps(performanceStats: PerformanceStats): number {
   const samples = performanceStats.frameSamples;
   const elapsedWindowSeconds = samples.length > 1
     ? Math.max((samples[samples.length - 1].atMs - samples[0].atMs) / 1000, 0.25)
     : 1;
-  const fps = samples.length > 1
+  return samples.length > 1
     ? (samples.length - 1) / elapsedWindowSeconds
     : 0;
-  return `FPS ${fps.toFixed(1)} | ${performanceStats.lastFrameMs.toFixed(1)} ms`;
+}
+
+export function describeCompactStatsLine(networkStats: NetworkStats, performanceStats: PerformanceStats): string {
+  const onlineLabel = networkStats.streamConnected ? "Online" : "Offline";
+  const fps = estimateFps(performanceStats);
+  const down = estimateDownlinkKbPerSecond(networkStats);
+  return `${onlineLabel} | FPS ${fps.toFixed(1)} | Down ${down.toFixed(1)} KB/s`;
 }

apps/viewer/src/viewerTypes.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import type {
 
 export type PovLevel = "local" | "system" | "galaxy";
 export type SelectionGroup = "ships" | "structures" | "celestials";
-export type DragMode = "orbit" | "marquee";
+export type DragMode = "pan" | "pinch";
 export type CameraMode = "tactical" | "follow";
 
 export type Selectable =

apps/viewer/src/viewerWorldLifecycle.ts

@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ export class ViewerWorldLifecycle {
   }
 
   applySnapshot(snapshot: WorldSnapshot) {
-    usePlayerFactionStore(viewerPinia).setPlayerFaction(null);
     this.context.setWorldTimeSyncMs(performance.now());
     const signature = `${snapshot.seed}|${snapshot.systems.length}`;
     if (signature !== this.context.getWorldSignature()) {

apps/viewer/src/viewerWorldPresentation.ts

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import {
   updateSystemStarPresentation,
   getAnimatedShipLocalPosition,
   iconWorldScale,
-  MIN_ICON_PIXELS,
-  MAX_ICON_PIXELS,
 } from "./viewerPresentation";
 import { rawObject } from "./viewerScenePrimitives";
 import type {
@@ -42,6 +40,13 @@ import type {
 
 type SummaryIconKind = "ship" | "station" | "structure";
 
+const SHIP_BILLBOARD_HIDE_DISTANCE = 0.003;
+const SHIP_BILLBOARD_FULL_DISTANCE = 0.018;
+const SHIP_BILLBOARD_MIN_PIXELS = 34;
+const SHIP_BILLBOARD_MAX_PIXELS = 82;
+const STATION_ICON_MIN_PIXELS = 28;
+const STATION_ICON_MAX_PIXELS = 72;
+
 export interface WorldOrbitalContext {
   world?: WorldState;
   worldTimeSyncMs: number;
@@ -53,6 +58,7 @@ export interface WorldOrbitalContext {
 
 export interface WorldPresentationContext extends WorldOrbitalContext {
   activeSystemId?: string;
+  cameraMode: CameraMode;
   povLevel: PovLevel;
   orbitYaw: number;
   camera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera;
@@ -95,14 +101,22 @@ export function updateWorldPresentation(context: WorldPresentationContext) {
     visual.icon.setPosition(rawObject(visual.mesh).position.clone());
     const shipVisible = isShipVisible(renderMode, context.activeSystemId, ship);
     const distToShip = context.camera.position.distanceTo(displayPosition);
-    const useTacticalIcon = renderMode !== "local" || distToShip > 0.012;
+    const billboardOpacity = context.cameraMode === "tactical"
+      ? 1
+      : THREE.MathUtils.clamp(
+        (distToShip - SHIP_BILLBOARD_HIDE_DISTANCE) / (SHIP_BILLBOARD_FULL_DISTANCE - SHIP_BILLBOARD_HIDE_DISTANCE),
+        0,
+        1,
+      );
+    const useTacticalIcon = context.cameraMode === "tactical" || billboardOpacity > 0.01;
     const iconScale = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(
       visual.iconBaseScale,
-      iconWorldScale(distToShip, context.camera, MIN_ICON_PIXELS),
+      iconWorldScale(distToShip, context.camera, SHIP_BILLBOARD_MIN_PIXELS),
-      iconWorldScale(distToShip, context.camera, MAX_ICON_PIXELS + 10),
+      iconWorldScale(distToShip, context.camera, SHIP_BILLBOARD_MAX_PIXELS),
     );
     visual.icon.setScaleScalar(iconScale);
-    visual.mesh.setVisible(shipVisible && !useTacticalIcon);
+    visual.icon.setOpacity(shipVisible ? billboardOpacity : 0);
+    visual.mesh.setVisible(shipVisible && context.cameraMode !== "tactical" && billboardOpacity < 0.98);
     visual.icon.setVisible(shipVisible && useTacticalIcon);
     const desiredHeading = resolveShipHeading(visual, worldPosition, context.orbitYaw);
     if (desiredHeading.lengthSq() > 0.01) {
@@ -135,9 +149,19 @@ export function updateWorldPresentation(context: WorldPresentationContext) {
 
   for (const visual of context.stationVisuals.values()) {
     const animatedLocalPosition = resolveStructureAnimatedLocalPosition(context, visual, worldTimeSeconds);
-    visual.mesh.setPosition(context.toDisplayLocalPosition(animatedLocalPosition));
+    const displayPosition = context.toDisplayLocalPosition(animatedLocalPosition);
+    visual.mesh.setPosition(displayPosition);
     visual.icon.setPosition(rawObject(visual.mesh).position.clone());
-    visual.mesh.setVisible(visual.systemId === context.activeSystemId);
+    const stationVisible = visual.systemId === context.activeSystemId;
+    const distToStation = context.camera.position.distanceTo(displayPosition);
+    const stationIconScale = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(
+      130,
+      iconWorldScale(distToStation, context.camera, STATION_ICON_MIN_PIXELS),
+      iconWorldScale(distToStation, context.camera, STATION_ICON_MAX_PIXELS),
+    );
+    visual.icon.setScaleScalar(stationIconScale);
+    visual.icon.setVisible(stationVisible);
+    visual.mesh.setVisible(stationVisible && renderMode === "local" && context.cameraMode !== "tactical");
   }
 
   for (const visual of context.claimVisuals.values()) {

apps/viewer/vite.config.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     port: 5174,
     allowedHosts: ["sobina.local"],
     proxy: {
-      "/api": "http://127.0.0.1:5079",
+      "/api": "http://127.0.0.1:5080",
     },
   },
   build: {

scripts/start-postgres.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+container_name="${SPACEGAME_POSTGRES_CONTAINER:-space-game-postgres}"
+image_name="${SPACEGAME_POSTGRES_IMAGE:-postgres:16}"
+host_port="${SPACEGAME_POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}"
+database_name="${SPACEGAME_POSTGRES_DB:-spacegame}"
+database_user="${SPACEGAME_POSTGRES_USER:-spacegame}"
+database_password="${SPACEGAME_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-spacegame}"
+
+if ! command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "docker is required but was not found in PATH." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+existing_container_id="$(docker ps -aq -f "name=^${container_name}$")"
+
+if [[ -z "${existing_container_id}" ]]; then
+  echo "Creating Postgres container '${container_name}'..."
+  docker run -d \
+    --name "${container_name}" \
+    -e POSTGRES_DB="${database_name}" \
+    -e POSTGRES_USER="${database_user}" \
+    -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD="${database_password}" \
+    -p "${host_port}:5432" \
+    "${image_name}" >/dev/null
+  echo "Postgres container created and started."
+else
+  running_container_id="$(docker ps -q -f "name=^${container_name}$")"
+  if [[ -n "${running_container_id}" ]]; then
+    echo "Postgres container '${container_name}' is already running."
+  else
+    echo "Starting Postgres container '${container_name}'..."
+    docker start "${container_name}" >/dev/null
+    echo "Postgres container started."
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "Connection string:"
+echo "Host=127.0.0.1;Port=${host_port};Database=${database_name};Username=${database_user};Password=${database_password}"