diff --git a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
index f547a5f0d..147aa9b89 100644
--- a/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
+++ b/Aetheria.State.Verify/Program.cs
@@ -7133,6 +7133,31 @@ static void RequireUnitySharedDocumentAccessorErgonomics(string root)
             string.Join(", ", missingMapRendererSharedDocumentSymbols));
     }
 
+    var mainMenu = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(
+        root,
+        "Assets",
+        "Scripts",
+        "UI",
+        "MainMenu.cs"));
+    var requiredMainMenuSharedDocumentSymbols = new[]
+    {
+        "CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimePlayerSettingsDocument> _playerSettings",
+        ".Settings",
+        ".ReactivePlayer()",
+        "_playerSettings?.Dispose()",
+        "_playerSettings?.Current",
+        "private void OnDestroy()"
+    };
+    var missingMainMenuSharedDocumentSymbols = requiredMainMenuSharedDocumentSymbols
+        .Where(symbol => !mainMenu.Contains(symbol, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        .ToArray();
+    if (missingMainMenuSharedDocumentSymbols.Length > 0)
+    {
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            "MainMenu should bind player settings through the managed reactive Aetheria settings document: " +
+            string.Join(", ", missingMainMenuSharedDocumentSymbols));
+    }
+
     var tradeMenu = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(
         root,
         "Assets",
@@ -14705,7 +14730,7 @@ static void RequireRuntimeStateReaderOwnsUnityStateAcquisition(string root)
         !mainMenu.Contains("LatestSectorMap(AetheriaRuntimeStateBootReport stateBoot)", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
         !mainMenu.Contains(".Aetheria()", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
         !mainMenu.Contains(".LatestSectorMap()", StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
-        !mainMenu.Contains(".LatestPlayer()", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        !mainMenu.Contains(".ReactivePlayer()", StringComparison.Ordinal))
     {
         throw new InvalidOperationException(
             "MainMenu no longer routes sector-map lookup through the shared Aetheria client facade.");
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs b/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs
index 451a638cf..9b61fc7f8 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/MainMenu.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using GameCult.Mesh;
 using GameCult.Aetheria.EveRuntime;
 using GameCult.Aetheria.State.Verse;
 using GameCult.Eve.Surface;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
 
     private UIDocument _menuSurfaceDocument;
     private string _clientStatePath;
+    private CultMeshReactiveDocument<AetheriaRuntimePlayerSettingsDocument> _playerSettings;
     private Func<bool> _canOpenRuntimeInputScreen;
     private Action _openRuntimeInputScreen;
     private readonly AetheriaEveUnitySurfaceChrome _menuSurfaceChrome = new AetheriaEveUnitySurfaceChrome
@@ -164,14 +166,15 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
 
         try
         {
-            return ResolveClient(stateBoot)
+            _playerSettings ??= ResolveClient(stateBoot)
                 .Aetheria()
                 .Settings
-                .LatestPlayer();
+                .ReactivePlayer();
+            return _playerSettings?.Current;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Debug.LogError($"Failed to read typed Aetheria player settings for the main menu: {ex}");
+            Debug.LogError($"Failed to bind typed Aetheria player settings for the main menu: {ex}");
             return null;
         }
     }
@@ -458,13 +461,22 @@ public class MainMenu : MonoBehaviour
         if (!string.Equals(_clientStatePath, statePath, StringComparison.Ordinal))
         {
             _clientStatePath = statePath;
+            ClearClientCaches();
         }
 
         return AetheriaUnityRuntimeClientProvider.ResolveClient(stateBoot, "unity-main-menu");
     }
 
+    private void ClearClientCaches()
+    {
+        _playerSettings?.Dispose();
+        _playerSettings = null;
+    }
+
     private void OnDestroy()
     {
+        ClearClientCaches();
+
         if (_menuSurfaceDocument != null)
         {
             Destroy(_menuSurfaceDocument.gameObject);