diff --git a/Aetheria.State.Smoke/Program.cs b/Aetheria.State.Smoke/Program.cs
index 2908cdacd..cf8897af2 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State.Smoke/Program.cs
+++ b/Aetheria.State.Smoke/Program.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Aetheria.State;
 using Aetheria.State.Documents;
 using Aetheria.State.Migration;
+using System.Buffers.Binary;
 using GameCult.Caching;
 using GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse;
 using GameCult.Mesh;
@@ -1277,7 +1278,6 @@ static async Task ProveDirectSoaPublicationPipeline()
         }
     };
 
-    using var liveBodies = new CultMeshNetworkBodyStore();
     using var publisher = new AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSoaFramePublisher(producerEpoch: 9);
     var built = publisher.BuildCurrentZoneEntities(frame);
     var payloadIdentity = built.View.Identities.SingleOrDefault(identity =>
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ static async Task ProveDirectSoaPublicationPipeline()
     if (cache.Get<EveEntitySoaViewDocument>(AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.EveEntitySoaViewLatest) != null)
         throw new InvalidOperationException("SoA view became visible before its body publication.");
 
-    var published = await publisher.PublishAsync(built);
+    var published = await publisher.PublishAsync(built, includeRealtimePayload: true);
     if (cache.Get<EveEntitySoaViewDocument>(AetheriaRuntimeVerseRecordKeys.EveEntitySoaViewLatest) != null)
         throw new InvalidOperationException("Building a CultMesh body publication made the Eve view visible before commit.");
     if (cache.GetAll<CultMeshCdnArtifactManifest>().Any() || cache.GetAll<CultMeshCdnArtifactChunk>().Any())
@@ -1353,11 +1353,10 @@ static async Task ProveDirectSoaPublicationPipeline()
         ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Typed Eve SoA view did not become visible after body publication.");
     var localRepresentation = body.Representations.SingleOrDefault(candidate =>
         candidate.TransportKind == CultMeshBodyTransportKind.SharedMemory);
-    var networkRepresentation = body.Representations.SingleOrDefault(candidate =>
-        candidate.TransportKind == CultMeshBodyTransportKind.Network);
-    if (localRepresentation == null || networkRepresentation == null ||
+    if (localRepresentation == null || published.RealtimePayload.IsEmpty ||
+        body.Representations.Any(candidate => candidate.TransportKind == CultMeshBodyTransportKind.Network) ||
         body.Representations.Any(candidate => candidate.TransportKind == CultMeshBodyTransportKind.SharedFileMapping))
-        throw new InvalidOperationException("Direct SoA publication did not expose shared memory plus direct network representations.");
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("Direct SoA publication did not expose shared memory plus an explicit realtime payload.");
 
     var request = new CultMeshBodyValidationRequest
     {
@@ -1373,34 +1372,25 @@ static async Task ProveDirectSoaPublicationPipeline()
     using var localLease = new CultMeshBodyPublicationResolver(new CultMeshBodyTransportService(
         new ICultMeshBodyTransportAdapter[]
         {
-            new CultMeshSharedMemoryBodyAdapter(),
-            new CultMeshNetworkBodyAdapter(descriptor => ReadLiveBody(liveBodies, descriptor))
-        },
-        (producerId, _) => producerId == AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSoaFramePublisher.ProducerId))
-        .ResolveReadOnly(body, request);
-    using var networkLease = new CultMeshBodyPublicationResolver(new CultMeshBodyTransportService(
-        new ICultMeshBodyTransportAdapter[]
-        {
-            new CultMeshNetworkBodyAdapter(descriptor => ReadLiveBody(liveBodies, descriptor))
+            new CultMeshSharedMemoryBodyAdapter()
         },
         (producerId, _) => producerId == AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSoaFramePublisher.ProducerId))
         .ResolveReadOnly(body, request);
 
     var localEntityIndex = ReadInt32(view, localLease, "entity.index", 0);
-    var networkEntityIndex = ReadInt32(view, networkLease, "entity.index", 0);
+    var networkEntityIndex = ReadInt32Bytes(view, published.RealtimePayload.Span, "entity.index", 0);
     var localPosition = ReadFloat3(view, localLease, "transform.position", 0);
-    var networkPosition = ReadFloat3(view, networkLease, "transform.position", 0);
+    var networkPosition = ReadFloat3Bytes(view, published.RealtimePayload.Span, "transform.position", 0);
     var localPayloadEntityIndex = ReadInt32(view, localLease, "entity.index", 2);
-    var networkPayloadEntityIndex = ReadInt32(view, networkLease, "entity.index", 2);
+    var networkPayloadEntityIndex = ReadInt32Bytes(view, published.RealtimePayload.Span, "entity.index", 2);
     var localPayloadPosition = ReadFloat3(view, localLease, "transform.position", 2);
-    var networkPayloadPosition = ReadFloat3(view, networkLease, "transform.position", 2);
+    var networkPayloadPosition = ReadFloat3Bytes(view, published.RealtimePayload.Span, "transform.position", 2);
     var localSunPosition = ReadFloat3(view, localLease, "transform.position", 3);
-    var networkSunPosition = ReadFloat3(view, networkLease, "transform.position", 3);
+    var networkSunPosition = ReadFloat3Bytes(view, published.RealtimePayload.Span, "transform.position", 3);
     var localAsteroidPosition = ReadFloat3(view, localLease, "transform.position", 4);
-    var networkAsteroidPosition = ReadFloat3(view, networkLease, "transform.position", 4);
+    var networkAsteroidPosition = ReadFloat3Bytes(view, published.RealtimePayload.Span, "transform.position", 4);
     var identity = view.Identities.Single(candidate => candidate.Index == localEntityIndex);
     if (localLease.TransportKind != CultMeshBodyTransportKind.SharedMemory ||
-        networkLease.TransportKind != CultMeshBodyTransportKind.Network ||
         localEntityIndex != 12 || networkEntityIndex != localEntityIndex ||
         localPosition != (1.25f, -2.5f, 7.75f) || networkPosition != localPosition ||
         localPayloadEntityIndex != payloadIdentity.EntityIndex ||
@@ -1410,7 +1400,7 @@ static async Task ProveDirectSoaPublicationPipeline()
         localAsteroidPosition.X != 45f || localAsteroidPosition.Z != 50f ||
         networkAsteroidPosition != localAsteroidPosition ||
         identity.EntityId != "ship:soa-witness" || identity.Label != "SoA Witness")
-        throw new InvalidOperationException("Local and network SoA views were not logically equivalent.");
+        throw new InvalidOperationException("Shared-memory and realtime SoA payloads were not logically equivalent.");
 
     frame.Run.Zones[0].PhysicalPayloads[0].Active = false;
     var withoutPayload = publisher.BuildCurrentZoneEntities(frame);
@@ -1419,25 +1409,6 @@ static async Task ProveDirectSoaPublicationPipeline()
         throw new InvalidOperationException("Inactive physical payload remained in SoA or disturbed a surviving synthetic identity.");
 }
 
-static byte[] ReadLiveBody(CultMeshNetworkBodyStore bodies, CultMeshBodyDescriptor descriptor)
-{
-    var request = new CultMeshBodyReadRequestMessage
-    {
-        MessageId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N"),
-        CapabilityToken = descriptor.CapabilityToken,
-        BodyId = descriptor.BodyId,
-        BodySchemaId = descriptor.SchemaId,
-        LayoutVersion = descriptor.LayoutVersion,
-        ProducerEpoch = descriptor.ProducerEpoch,
-        Sequence = descriptor.Sequence,
-        ExpectedSizeBytes = descriptor.ByteSize,
-        SemanticHash = descriptor.SemanticHash
-    };
-    if (!bodies.TryRead(request, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow, out _, out var body))
-        throw new InvalidOperationException("Ephemeral SoA network generation could not be resolved.");
-    return body;
-}
-
 static IEnumerable<AetheriaRuntimeSurfaceComponent> Flatten(AetheriaRuntimeSurfaceComponent component)
 {
     yield return component;
@@ -1453,6 +1424,14 @@ static int ReadInt32(EveEntitySoaViewDocument view, ICultMeshBodyReadLease lease
     return lease.ReadInt32(buffer.ByteOffset + column.ByteOffset + (long)row * column.ElementStride);
 }
 
+static int ReadInt32Bytes(EveEntitySoaViewDocument view, ReadOnlySpan<byte> body, string semantic, int row)
+{
+    var column = view.Columns.Single(candidate => candidate.Semantic == semantic);
+    var buffer = view.Buffers.Single(candidate => candidate.BufferId == column.BufferId);
+    var offset = checked((int)(buffer.ByteOffset + column.ByteOffset + (long)row * column.ElementStride));
+    return BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32LittleEndian(body.Slice(offset, sizeof(int)));
+}
+
 static (float X, float Y, float Z) ReadFloat3(
     EveEntitySoaViewDocument view,
     ICultMeshBodyReadLease lease,
@@ -1464,3 +1443,18 @@ static (float X, float Y, float Z) ReadFloat3(
     var offset = buffer.ByteOffset + column.ByteOffset + (long)row * column.ElementStride;
     return (lease.ReadSingle(offset), lease.ReadSingle(offset + 4), lease.ReadSingle(offset + 8));
 }
+
+static (float X, float Y, float Z) ReadFloat3Bytes(
+    EveEntitySoaViewDocument view,
+    ReadOnlySpan<byte> body,
+    string semantic,
+    int row)
+{
+    var column = view.Columns.Single(candidate => candidate.Semantic == semantic);
+    var buffer = view.Buffers.Single(candidate => candidate.BufferId == column.BufferId);
+    var offset = checked((int)(buffer.ByteOffset + column.ByteOffset + (long)row * column.ElementStride));
+    return (
+        BitConverter.Int32BitsToSingle(BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32LittleEndian(body.Slice(offset, sizeof(float)))),
+        BitConverter.Int32BitsToSingle(BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32LittleEndian(body.Slice(offset + 4, sizeof(float)))),
+        BitConverter.Int32BitsToSingle(BinaryPrimitives.ReadInt32LittleEndian(body.Slice(offset + 8, sizeof(float)))));
+}
diff --git a/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/manifest.json b/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/manifest.json
index abd61c3fc..6dd1e7741 100644
--- a/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/manifest.json
+++ b/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "com.gamecult.brokkr": "file:E:/Projects/Brokkr/surfaces/unity/Packages/com.gamecult.brokkr",
     "com.unity.ide.rider": "3.0.39",
     "com.unity.test-framework": "1.6.0",
     "com.unity.modules.assetbundle": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/packages-lock.json b/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/packages-lock.json
index e66349948..8f42c31f8 100644
--- a/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/packages-lock.json
+++ b/Aetheria.Unity/Packages/packages-lock.json
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "com.gamecult.brokkr": {
-      "version": "file:E:/Projects/Brokkr/surfaces/unity/Packages/com.gamecult.brokkr",
-      "depth": 0,
-      "source": "local",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "org.gamecult.cultlib": "1.0.16"
-      }
-    },
     "com.unity.burst": {
       "version": "1.8.29",
       "depth": 2,
diff --git a/Assets/Editor/EveAssetBundleBuilder.cs b/Assets/Editor/EveAssetBundleBuilder.cs
index 7e53b8f8c..7647b13bd 100644
--- a/Assets/Editor/EveAssetBundleBuilder.cs
+++ b/Assets/Editor/EveAssetBundleBuilder.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ namespace Aetheria.Editor
             foreach (var stale in Directory.GetFiles(output, "*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly))
                 File.Delete(stale);
 
-            var catalog = AetheriaRuntimeCatalogStore.OpenReadOnly(
-                Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine("GameData", "aetheria-world.cc")));
+            var configuredCatalog = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AETHERIA_ASSET_CATALOG_STATE");
+            var catalogPath = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuredCatalog)
+                ? Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine("GameData", "aetheria-world.cc"))
+                : Path.GetFullPath(configuredCatalog);
+            var catalog = AetheriaRuntimeCatalogStore.OpenReadOnly(catalogPath);
             var assets = AetheriaRuntimeAssets.ProjectManifest(catalog).Assets;
             foreach (var entry in assets.Where(entry =>
                          string.Equals(entry.Ref.Kind, AetheriaRuntimeAssetKinds.Prefab, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
diff --git a/Packages/manifest.json b/Packages/manifest.json
index 511a9b41d..ea4ebcfcf 100644
--- a/Packages/manifest.json
+++ b/Packages/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "com.gamecult.brokkr": "file:../../Brokkr/surfaces/unity/Packages/com.gamecult.brokkr/",
     "com.unity.2d.sprite": "1.0.0",
     "com.unity.2d.tilemap": "1.0.0",
     "com.unity.ai.navigation": "2.0.12",
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@
     "com.unity.xr.legacyinputhelpers": "3.0.1",
     "org.gamecult.aetheria.eve-runtime": "file:org.gamecult.aetheria.eve-runtime",
     "org.gamecult.aetheria.state": "file:org.gamecult.aetheria.state",
-    "org.gamecult.cultmath": "https://github.com/GameCult/CultMath.git?path=/unity/org.gamecult.cultmath#cultmath-unity-v0.1.1",
+    "org.gamecult.cultmath": "https://github.com/GameCult/CultMath.git?path=/unity/org.gamecult.cultmath#cultmath-unity-v0.1.2",
     "org.gamecult.cultlib": "https://github.com/GameCult/CultLib.git?path=/unity/org.gamecult.cultlib#cultlib-unity-v1.0.43",
     "org.gamecult.eve.surface": "file:../../EveUnity/packages/org.gamecult.eve.surface",
     "org.gamecult.eve.plugin-fields": "https://github.com/GameCult/EvePlugins.git?path=/plugins/eve-plugin-fields/unity/org.gamecult.eve.plugin-fields#eve-plugin-fields-unity-v0.2.3",
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeBehaviorSimulation.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeBehaviorSimulation.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beb8a8055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeBehaviorSimulation.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 5f127e58b7fe83d41aae3d2c07e92b93
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeBehaviorStateProjector.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeBehaviorStateProjector.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4aeaabccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeBehaviorStateProjector.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: c014edb10e374064983c53c270e56b25
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeCargoCapacityQueries.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeCargoCapacityQueries.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..998b64521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeCargoCapacityQueries.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 65b37579114393648b8c881ae488399b
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeCargoTransactions.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeCargoTransactions.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..108ea1ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeCargoTransactions.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: aeffd152980489d42a76727ed45cadcb
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSimulation.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSimulation.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09b299cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSimulation.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 479d0ef759b333b4dae8052bad70eca7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSimulationSettings.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSimulationSettings.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efce654bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeDaemonSimulationSettings.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 7a04293019e69804188e0fd89165928e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeEveSurfaceCatalog.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeEveSurfaceCatalog.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..969575684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeEveSurfaceCatalog.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 56b9ad6cb6412fb43a3bca09816f3c1e
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeGameEvents.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeGameEvents.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a63f66566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeGameEvents.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: d6d7dacec60ca5541b27d4edc3e71b67
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeInputCapabilityDocuments.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeInputCapabilityDocuments.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3d159475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeInputCapabilityDocuments.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 59cfb14aacc657e42840ff07db266e6d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeMiningSimulation.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeMiningSimulation.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..539d258da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeMiningSimulation.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: efde765b290564a448c25d1d21635889
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimePickupTransactions.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimePickupTransactions.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71bd6cd43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimePickupTransactions.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: e4f402f9be2534446ae0532a197acd5c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeProjectilePhysics.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeProjectilePhysics.cs.meta
deleted file mode 100644
index f756a4e89..000000000
--- a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeProjectilePhysics.cs.meta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-fileFormatVersion: 2
-guid: 5437add74c5d2fb45b81299b41aa999d
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeShotReceipts.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeShotReceipts.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6fbb95bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeShotReceipts.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: aa7945f476afeed42887ab43de504d89
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diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeSurveySimulation.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeSurveySimulation.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2049550dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeSurveySimulation.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 7250563f73fb3f0489c35f3bac88a8ce
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs
index 0aef76752..6e831e9e4 100644
--- a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeVerseClient.cs
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
             var fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(statePath);
             var effectiveRuntimeId = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(runtimeId) ? DefaultRuntimeId : runtimeId;
             var registry = AetheriaRuntimeVerseContractRegistry.CreateCultCacheRegistry();
+            var runtimeSchemaIds = new HashSet<string>(
+                registry.AllDescriptors.Select(descriptor => descriptor.SchemaId),
+                StringComparer.Ordinal);
             var node = await CultMesh.CreateNodeAsync(
                     fullPath,
                     new CultMeshNodeOptions
@@ -267,7 +270,12 @@ namespace GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse
                             Registry = registry,
                             PullOnOpen = pullOnOpen,
                             StoreFlushOnDispose = true,
-                            UseDirectoryStore = true
+                            UseDirectoryStore = true,
+                            // A thin runtime shares the daemon's physical CultCache, but it does not
+                            // own or understand catalog, migration, Hangar, or other daemon schemas.
+                            // Hydrate only the contract it can deserialize; untouched records remain
+                            // owned by the backing store and are not projected into this client cache.
+                            DirectoryStoreHydrationFilter = metadata => runtimeSchemaIds.Contains(metadata.SchemaId)
                         },
                         DatabaseOptions = new CultNetDatabaseOptions
                         {
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeWorldPhysics.cs.meta b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeWorldPhysics.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f8162cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/AetheriaRuntimeWorldPhysics.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fileFormatVersion: 2
+guid: 13dee70f7b1b8ef4eabd7f3d572b02f1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/GameCult.Aetheria.State.Unity.asmdef b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/GameCult.Aetheria.State.Unity.asmdef
index 5b9752053..f428629a5 100644
--- a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/GameCult.Aetheria.State.Unity.asmdef
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/Runtime/GameCult.Aetheria.State.Unity.asmdef
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "overrideReferences": true,
     "precompiledReferences": [
         "ConcurrentCollections.dll",
+        "CultMath.dll",
         "GameCult.Caching.MessagePack.dll",
         "GameCult.Caching.dll",
         "GameCult.Logging.dll",
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
         "Microsoft.NET.StringTools.dll",
         "MessagePack.Annotations.dll",
         "MessagePack.CultMesh.dll",
+        "MessagePack.dll",
         "R3.dll",
         "System.Collections.Immutable.dll",
         "System.ComponentModel.Annotations.dll",
diff --git a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/package.json b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/package.json
index 087f5ba61..ac372031a 100644
--- a/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/package.json
+++ b/Packages/org.gamecult.aetheria.state/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     "unity": "2021.3",
     "description": "Unity runtime boundary for Aetheria typed CultCache/CultMesh state.",
     "dependencies": {
-        "com.gamecult.brokkr": "0.1.0",
         "org.gamecult.eve.surface": "0.1.0"
     },
     "keywords": [
diff --git a/Packages/packages-lock.json b/Packages/packages-lock.json
index 6b7bb83d5..b10003255 100644
--- a/Packages/packages-lock.json
+++ b/Packages/packages-lock.json
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 {
   "dependencies": {
-    "com.gamecult.brokkr": {
-      "version": "file:../../Brokkr/surfaces/unity/Packages/com.gamecult.brokkr/",
-      "depth": 0,
-      "source": "local",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "org.gamecult.cultlib": "1.0.16"
-      }
-    },
     "com.unity.2d.sprite": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "depth": 0,
@@ -308,7 +300,6 @@
       "depth": 0,
       "source": "embedded",
       "dependencies": {
-        "com.gamecult.brokkr": "0.1.0",
         "org.gamecult.eve.surface": "0.1.0"
       }
     },
@@ -320,11 +311,11 @@
       "hash": "f67f5122ed1bd11da016e7b820ed60145ccd0299"
     },
     "org.gamecult.cultmath": {
-      "version": "https://github.com/GameCult/CultMath.git?path=/unity/org.gamecult.cultmath#cultmath-unity-v0.1.1",
+      "version": "https://github.com/GameCult/CultMath.git?path=/unity/org.gamecult.cultmath#cultmath-unity-v0.1.2",
       "depth": 0,
       "source": "git",
       "dependencies": {},
-      "hash": "c4543b9443e96d848260ef00254d2d3c0fa6a9d2"
+      "hash": "fcdddda72f6aa33ae6eeff3bce6a2d3e26eb16f3"
     },
     "org.gamecult.eve.plugin-fields": {
       "version": "https://github.com/GameCult/EvePlugins.git?path=/plugins/eve-plugin-fields/unity/org.gamecult.eve.plugin-fields#eve-plugin-fields-unity-v0.2.3",
diff --git a/docs/hangar-launcher.md b/docs/hangar-launcher.md
index e678bdec5..1182777ab 100644
--- a/docs/hangar-launcher.md
+++ b/docs/hangar-launcher.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Status: the shared Hangar, deployment admission, and portable Hangar surface
 contracts exist. Mode session bootstrap still has to consume accepted deployment
 receipts; the old generic New Game path remains live until that cut is complete.
-The state assembly and viewport queries compile against CultMath `0.1.1`, whose
+The state assembly and viewport queries compile against CultMath `0.1.2`, whose
 canonical `rect` stores normalized `min`/`max` bounds.
 
 The Hangar is the launcher and durable preparation space for Terminus,
diff --git a/scripts/run-aetheria-unity.ps1 b/scripts/run-aetheria-unity.ps1
index f4be04d09..5732d27ea 100644
--- a/scripts/run-aetheria-unity.ps1
+++ b/scripts/run-aetheria-unity.ps1
@@ -15,37 +15,41 @@ $state = Join-Path $project "Build\aetheria-unity.cc"
 $stateRecords = "$state.records"
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force $artifacts | Out-Null
 
-if (-not $SkipBuild) {
-  $assetLog = Join-Path $artifacts "asset-bundles.log"
-  $assets = Start-Process $UnityExe -ArgumentList @(
-    "-batchmode", "-quit", "-projectPath", $root,
-    "-executeMethod", "Aetheria.Editor.EveAssetBundleBuilder.BuildWindows",
-    "-logFile", $assetLog
-  ) -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
-  Write-Host "Asset build PID: $($assets.Id)"
-  Write-Host "Asset build log: $assetLog"
-  if (-not $assets.WaitForExit(240000)) { Stop-Process $assets.Id -Force; throw "Asset build timed out." }
-  if ($assets.ExitCode -ne 0) { Get-Content $assetLog -Tail 120; throw "Asset build failed." }
-
-  $clientLog = Join-Path $artifacts "client-build.log"
-  $build = Start-Process $UnityExe -ArgumentList @(
-    "-batchmode", "-quit", "-projectPath", $project,
-    "-executeMethod", "AetheriaUnityBuild.BuildWindows",
-    "-logFile", $clientLog
-  ) -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
-  Write-Host "Client build PID: $($build.Id)"
-  Write-Host "Client build log: $clientLog"
-  if (-not $build.WaitForExit(300000)) { Stop-Process $build.Id -Force; throw "Client build timed out." }
-  if ($build.ExitCode -ne 0 -or -not (Test-Path $clientExe)) { Get-Content $clientLog -Tail 120; throw "Client build failed." }
-}
-
-if (-not (Test-Path $clientExe)) { throw "Client executable not found. Run without -SkipBuild first." }
 if (-not (Test-Path $stateRecords)) {
   dotnet run --project $importProject -- $root $state
   if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or -not (Test-Path $stateRecords)) {
     throw "Aetheria typed state import failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE"
   }
 }
+
+if (-not $SkipBuild) {
+  $env:AETHERIA_ASSET_CATALOG_STATE = $state
+  $assetLog = Join-Path $artifacts "asset-bundles.log"
+  $assets = Start-Process $UnityExe -ArgumentList @(
+    "-batchmode", "-quit", "-projectPath", $root,
+    "-cacheServerEnableDownload", "false", "-cacheServerEnableUpload", "false",
+    "-executeMethod", "Aetheria.Editor.EveAssetBundleBuilder.BuildWindows",
+    "-logFile", $assetLog
+  ) -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
+  Write-Host "Asset build PID: $($assets.Id)"
+  Write-Host "Asset build log: $assetLog"
+  if (-not $assets.WaitForExit(600000)) { Stop-Process $assets.Id -Force; throw "Asset build timed out." }
+  if ($assets.ExitCode -ne 0) { Get-Content $assetLog -Tail 120; throw "Asset build failed." }
+
+  $clientLog = Join-Path $artifacts "client-build.log"
+  $build = Start-Process $UnityExe -ArgumentList @(
+    "-batchmode", "-quit", "-projectPath", $project,
+    "-cacheServerEnableDownload", "false", "-cacheServerEnableUpload", "false",
+    "-executeMethod", "AetheriaUnityBuild.BuildWindows",
+    "-logFile", $clientLog
+  ) -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
+  Write-Host "Client build PID: $($build.Id)"
+  Write-Host "Client build log: $clientLog"
+  if (-not $build.WaitForExit(600000)) { Stop-Process $build.Id -Force; throw "Client build timed out." }
+  if ($build.ExitCode -ne 0 -or -not (Test-Path $clientExe)) { Get-Content $clientLog -Tail 120; throw "Client build failed." }
+}
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $clientExe)) { throw "Client executable not found. Run without -SkipBuild first." }
 $daemonLog = Join-Path $artifacts "daemon.log"
 $daemon = Start-Process dotnet -ArgumentList @(
   "run", "--project", $daemonProject, "--",
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ $daemon = Start-Process dotnet -ArgumentList @(
   "--client-cultmesh-port", $Port,
   "--tick-interval-ms", 20,
   "--fixed-delta-ms", 20,
+  "--terminus-scenario", "standard",
   "--no-odin-announcements"
 ) -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden -RedirectStandardOutput $daemonLog -RedirectStandardError "$daemonLog.error"
 Write-Host "Daemon PID: $($daemon.Id)"
@@ -63,7 +68,11 @@ Write-Host "Daemon log: $daemonLog"
 
 try {
   $ready = $false
-  for ($i = 0; $i -lt 60; $i++) {
+  # A cold daemon build can take several minutes because the state schema
+  # generator and the Ymir/CultMesh dependency graph compile before Program
+  # publishes the endpoint. Readiness belongs to the endpoint, not an
+  # arbitrary 30-second process lifetime.
+  for ($i = 0; $i -lt 600; $i++) {
     if ($daemon.HasExited) { throw "Aetheria daemon exited. See $daemonLog" }
     if ((Test-Path $daemonLog) -and (Select-String $daemonLog -Pattern "Aetheria client CultMesh endpoint: cultnet\+tcp://127.0.0.1:$Port" -Quiet)) { $ready = $true; break }
     Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500
diff --git a/scripts/verify-aetheria-daemon.ps1 b/scripts/verify-aetheria-daemon.ps1
index f4e9ff9c6..4fb2073a5 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-aetheria-daemon.ps1
+++ b/scripts/verify-aetheria-daemon.ps1
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 param(
-    [string] $CultLibRoot = "E:\Projects\CultLib",
-    [string] $EveUnityRoot = "E:\Projects\EveUnity",
-    [string] $YmirRoot = "E:\Projects\Ymir"
+    [string] $CultLibRoot = "",
+    [string] $EveUnityRoot = "",
+    [string] $YmirRoot = ""
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $repoRoot = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+$projectsRoot = Split-Path -Parent $repoRoot
+if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($CultLibRoot)) { $CultLibRoot = Join-Path $projectsRoot "CultLib" }
+if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($EveUnityRoot)) { $EveUnityRoot = Join-Path $projectsRoot "EveUnity" }
+if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($YmirRoot)) { $YmirRoot = Join-Path $projectsRoot "Ymir" }
 $project = Join-Path $repoRoot "Aetheria.State.Daemon.Smoke\Aetheria.State.Daemon.Smoke.csproj"
 
 foreach ($dependency in @(
@@ -18,6 +22,17 @@ foreach ($dependency in @(
     }
 }
 
+$ymirSession = Join-Path $YmirRoot "src\Ymir.Core\YmirSession.cs"
+$box2DProject = Join-Path $YmirRoot "src\Ymir.Box3D\Ymir.Box3D.csproj"
+$box2DSource = Join-Path $YmirRoot "extern\box3d\CMakeLists.txt"
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $ymirSession -PathType Leaf) -or
+    -not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $box2DProject -PathType Leaf)) {
+    throw "Ymir does not expose the retained Box2D session API required by Aetheria. Use the current Aetheria integration revision."
+}
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $box2DSource -PathType Leaf)) {
+    throw "Ymir's pinned Box2D submodule is missing. Run 'git -C $YmirRoot submodule update --init --recursive'."
+}
+
 $properties = @(
     "-p:CultLibRoot=$CultLibRoot",
     "-p:EveUnityRoot=$EveUnityRoot",
diff --git a/scripts/verify-aetheria-unity-client.ps1 b/scripts/verify-aetheria-unity-client.ps1
index 7b094bc0f..48413d70c 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-aetheria-unity-client.ps1
+++ b/scripts/verify-aetheria-unity-client.ps1
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ $manifest = Get-Content (Join-Path $ProjectPath "Packages/manifest.json") -Raw |
 $lock = Get-Content (Join-Path $ProjectPath "Packages/packages-lock.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
 $expected = @{
     "org.gamecult.cultlib" = @(
-        "https://github.com/GameCult/CultLib.git?path=/unity/org.gamecult.cultlib#cultlib-unity-v1.0.30",
-        "0ef59b50c27ac019929f5e68bcd602983a190062")
+        "https://github.com/GameCult/CultLib.git?path=/unity/org.gamecult.cultlib#cultlib-unity-v1.0.43",
+        "f67f5122ed1bd11da016e7b820ed60145ccd0299")
     "org.gamecult.eve.surface" = @(
         "https://github.com/GameCult/EveUnity.git?path=/packages/org.gamecult.eve.surface#eveunity-surface-v0.2.4",
         "e08fa08335f99e9edddeb706912eecfad07cb281")
     "org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene" = @(
-        "https://github.com/GameCult/EveUnity.git?path=/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene#eveunity-scene-v0.3.88",
-        "3ce813e29dcc5342b51985187de26c62eb8c90b4")
+        "https://github.com/GameCult/EveUnity.git?path=/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene#eveunity-scene-v0.3.103",
+        "050b2019bd6faa4275013516870d1ded245ee391")
 }
 
 foreach ($packageName in $expected.Keys) {
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ foreach ($packageName in $expected.Keys) {
 
 $cultLibPackage = Get-ChildItem (Join-Path $ProjectPath "Library/PackageCache") -Directory |
     Where-Object Name -Like "org.gamecult.cultlib@*" |
-    Where-Object { (Get-Content (Join-Path $_.FullName "package.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json).version -eq "1.0.30" } |
+    Where-Object { (Get-Content (Join-Path $_.FullName "package.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json).version -eq "1.0.43" } |
     Select-Object -First 1
-if (-not $cultLibPackage) { throw "Resolved CultLib package is missing from Library/PackageCache." }
+if (-not $cultLibPackage) { throw "Resolved CultLib 1.0.43 package is missing from Library/PackageCache." }
 
 $meshAssembly = Join-Path $cultLibPackage.FullName "Runtime/Plugins/GameCult.Mesh.dll"
 if (-not (Test-Path $meshAssembly)) { throw "Resolved GameCult.Mesh.dll is missing." }
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ $requiredMeshApiNames = @(
     "CultMeshBodyPublicationDocument",
     "CultMeshBodyPublicationHandle",
     "CultMeshFrameBodyPublisher",
-    "CultMeshContentServer",
-    "CultMeshSessionContentProviderOptions")
+    "CultMeshTcpContentServer",
+    "CultMeshSessionContentProvider")
 foreach ($apiName in $requiredMeshApiNames) {
     if (-not ($meshApi | Where-Object { $_ -eq $apiName })) {
         throw "Resolved GameCult.Mesh.dll does not expose $apiName."
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ foreach ($requiredInputContract in @("PayloadKeys", "CurrentValue", "ActionBar",
 
 $scenePackage = Get-ChildItem (Join-Path $ProjectPath "Library/PackageCache") -Directory |
     Where-Object Name -Like "org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene@*" |
-    Where-Object { (Get-Content (Join-Path $_.FullName "package.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json).version -eq "0.3.88" } |
+    Where-Object { (Get-Content (Join-Path $_.FullName "package.json") -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json).version -eq "0.3.103" } |
     Select-Object -First 1
-if (-not $scenePackage) { throw "Resolved Eve Unity scene 0.3.88 package is missing from Library/PackageCache." }
+if (-not $scenePackage) { throw "Resolved Eve Unity scene 0.3.103 package is missing from Library/PackageCache." }
 $advertisedInputSource = Get-Content (Join-Path $scenePackage.FullName "Runtime/EveUnityAdvertisedInputAction.cs") -Raw
 $inputDriverSource = Get-Content (Join-Path $scenePackage.FullName "Runtime/EveUnityPlayableWorldInputDriver.cs") -Raw
 $actionBarSource = Get-Content (Join-Path $scenePackage.FullName "Runtime/EveUnityInputActionBar.cs") -Raw