init mod

locale/en.properties

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+mod_map_base_name = World Map Engine
+mod_map_base_desc = Engine world map subsystem: the fullscreen map overlay, polygon zones, markers, the zone list, the scenario-facing map service (open/close/show/hide actions) and the shared zone style and enterability rules.

locale/ru.properties

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+mod_map_base_name = Движок карты мира
+mod_map_base_desc = Подсистема карты мира: полноэкранный оверлей карты, полигональные зоны, маркеры, список зон, сценарные действия open/close/show/hide и общие правила стиля и входа в зоны.

manifest.json

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+{
+  "id": "map_base",
+  "name": "World Map Engine",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "author": "ct",
+  "description": "Engine world map subsystem: the full-screen map overlay (MapWidget), polygon zones layer, markers, the zone list + runtime override singleton, the scenario-facing map service facade with the open/close/show/hide scenario actions, and the shared zone style and enterability rules. Replaces the former Core/UI/Tool Map* implementations and Core/Actions/MapZoneServiceImpl. The save-format DTO MapZoneStateData stays in the core because RuntimeSerializer owns the __core__ slot layout; the mod plugs into it through MapStateBridge.",
+  "category": "engine, library",
+  "sources": [
+    "src/**/*.cs"
+  ],
+  "depends": ["interface>=1"],
+  "ui": []
+}

src/Actions/MapCloseZoneAction.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.Actions;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Closes a map zone for travel by ID. Used for zones that were open by
+///     default but must become unavailable at some story point, or to take back
+///     access granted earlier. The override is stored by the map service and
+///     persisted in the save, so the closure survives scene changes and play
+///     sessions.
+/// </summary>
+public class MapCloseZoneAction : IScenarioAction
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Registered as "map.close_zone" — closes the zone named by the
+    ///     required "zone_id" dialog variable. Unknown IDs are ignored with a
+    ///     warning.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Name => "map.close_zone";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Reads "zone_id" and delegates to the map service. Missing
+    ///     "zone_id" is logged and the action does nothing instead of throwing
+    ///     inside dialog execution.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Run(IActionContext ctx)
+    {
+        var zoneId = ctx.GetParam("zone_id");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(zoneId))
+        {
+            ctx.Log("EVENT", "MapCloseZoneAction: missing 'zone_id' variable");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ctx.Map.Close(zoneId);
+        ctx.Log("MAP", $"MapCloseZoneAction: close '{zoneId}'");
+    }
+}
+}

src/Actions/MapHideZoneAction.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.Actions;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Hides a map zone by ID, removing it from the map until it is shown
+///     again. Useful when a location is destroyed or temporarily inaccessible
+///     in the story and the marker should disappear rather than appear closed.
+///     The override is stored by the map service and persisted in the save.
+/// </summary>
+public class MapHideZoneAction : IScenarioAction
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Registered as "map.hide_zone" — hides the zone named by the
+    ///     required "zone_id" dialog variable. Unknown IDs are ignored with a
+    ///     warning.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Name => "map.hide_zone";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Reads "zone_id" and delegates to the map service. Missing
+    ///     "zone_id" is logged and the action does nothing instead of throwing
+    ///     inside dialog execution.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Run(IActionContext ctx)
+    {
+        var zoneId = ctx.GetParam("zone_id");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(zoneId))
+        {
+            ctx.Log("EVENT", "MapHideZoneAction: missing 'zone_id' variable");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ctx.Map.Hide(zoneId);
+        ctx.Log("MAP", $"MapHideZoneAction: hide '{zoneId}'");
+    }
+}
+}

src/Actions/MapOpenZoneAction.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.Actions;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Opens a map zone for travel by ID. The counterpart of
+///     <see cref="MapCloseZoneAction"/>: authors close a zone in the map JSON
+///     (<c>"locked": true</c>) and then open it from a scenario when the story
+///     allows visiting it, e.g. after a quest tag is granted. The override is
+///     stored by the map service and persisted in the save, so the zone stays
+///     open across scene changes and play sessions.
+/// </summary>
+public class MapOpenZoneAction : IScenarioAction
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Registered as "map.open_zone" — opens the zone named by the
+    ///     required "zone_id" dialog variable. Unknown IDs are ignored with a
+    ///     warning, so a scenario can safely reference a zone added by another
+    ///     mod that may not be installed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Name => "map.open_zone";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Reads "zone_id" and delegates to the map service. Missing
+    ///     "zone_id" is a script authoring error: it is logged and the action
+    ///     does nothing instead of throwing inside dialog execution.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Run(IActionContext ctx)
+    {
+        var zoneId = ctx.GetParam("zone_id");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(zoneId))
+        {
+            ctx.Log("EVENT", "MapOpenZoneAction: missing 'zone_id' variable");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ctx.Map.Open(zoneId);
+        ctx.Log("MAP", $"MapOpenZoneAction: open '{zoneId}'");
+    }
+}
+}

src/Actions/MapShowZoneAction.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.Actions;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Reveals a hidden map zone by ID. Hidden zones are completely absent from
+///     the map — no polygon, no marker, no label, no zone counter entry — which
+///     lets authors keep late-game locations out of the early map without
+///     shipping separate map files. The override is stored by the map service
+///     and persisted in the save.
+/// </summary>
+public class MapShowZoneAction : IScenarioAction
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Registered as "map.show_zone" — reveals the zone named by the
+    ///     required "zone_id" dialog variable. Unknown IDs are ignored with a
+    ///     warning.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Name => "map.show_zone";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Reads "zone_id" and delegates to the map service. Missing
+    ///     "zone_id" is logged and the action does nothing instead of throwing
+    ///     inside dialog execution.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void Run(IActionContext ctx)
+    {
+        var zoneId = ctx.GetParam("zone_id");
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(zoneId))
+        {
+            ctx.Log("EVENT", "MapShowZoneAction: missing 'zone_id' variable");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ctx.Map.Show(zoneId);
+        ctx.Log("MAP", $"MapShowZoneAction: show '{zoneId}'");
+    }
+}
+}

src/Actions/MapZoneServiceImpl.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.Actions;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Thin adapter from the scenario action layer to the process-wide
+    /// <see cref="MapZoneService"/> singleton, following the same shape as
+    /// <see cref="QuestServiceImpl"/>: the interface exists so
+    /// <see cref="IActionContext"/> can be mocked in tests, while the actual
+    /// state always lives in the singleton and therefore survives for the whole
+    /// session and lands in the save through <c>RuntimeSerializer</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MapZoneServiceImpl : IMapZoneService
+    {
+        /// <summary>True when the zone is currently open for travel.</summary>
+        public bool IsOpen(string id) => MapZoneService.Instance.IsOpen(id);
+
+        /// <summary>True when the zone is currently visible on the map.</summary>
+        public bool IsVisible(string id) => MapZoneService.Instance.IsVisible(id);
+
+        /// <summary>Opens the zone for travel (overrides the map JSON's "locked" flag; persisted in the save).</summary>
+        public void Open(string id) => MapZoneService.Instance.Open(id);
+
+        /// <summary>Closes the zone — the marker stays but travel is blocked (persisted in the save).</summary>
+        public void Close(string id) => MapZoneService.Instance.Close(id);
+
+        /// <summary>Reveals a hidden zone on the map (persisted in the save).</summary>
+        public void Show(string id) => MapZoneService.Instance.Show(id);
+
+        /// <summary>Hides a zone from the map entirely (persisted in the save).</summary>
+        public void Hide(string id) => MapZoneService.Instance.Hide(id);
+    }
+}

src/MapMarker.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.UI;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI.Theming;
+using Godot;
+
+using Cthangover.Mods.Interface.Theming;
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// One location marker on the world map: a round emblem with the zone icon,
+    /// the localised name pill and an optional state note ("вы здесь" /
+    /// "закрыто"). The node structure lives in <c>map_marker.tscn</c>; this
+    /// class only binds zone data and repaints state-dependent styles from
+    /// <see cref="UiTokens"/>.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// Visual state priority is current (green — the player's active scene) over
+    /// selected (gold) over locked (dimmed, with a drawn padlock) over hover.
+    /// The marker never navigates by itself: it reports presses and hover
+    /// changes to <see cref="MapWidget"/>, which owns the selected zone, the
+    /// location card and the actual scene switch. That keeps a marker reusable
+    /// and the map behaviour in one place.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class MapMarker : VBoxContainer
+    {
+        [Signal] public delegate void ZonePressedEventHandler(string zoneId);
+        [Signal] public delegate void ZoneHoverChangedEventHandler(string zoneId, bool hovered);
+
+        private const int EmblemRadius = 23;
+        private const float LockBadgeRadius = 9f;
+
+        private Control _emblemWrap;
+        private Panel _emblem;
+        private TextureRect _glyph;
+        private Label _nameLabel;
+        private Label _noteLabel;
+
+        private string _zoneId;
+        private bool _selected;
+        private bool _current;
+        private bool _locked;
+        private bool _hover;
+
+        /// <summary>Resolves the prefab nodes and subscribes pointer events; the marker never navigates on its own, it only reports to <see cref="MapWidget"/>.</summary>
+        public override void _Ready()
+        {
+            MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Stop;
+            ResolveNodes();
+            GuiInput += OnGuiInput;
+            MouseEntered += OnMouseEntered;
+            MouseExited += OnMouseExited;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Binds a zone to the marker; <paramref name="icon"/> is an already resolved marker texture.</summary>
+        public void Setup(MapZone zone, Texture2D icon, bool current, bool locked)
+        {
+            _zoneId = zone.ID;
+            _current = current;
+            _locked = locked;
+            _selected = false;
+            _hover = false;
+
+            if (_glyph != null)
+                _glyph.Texture = icon;
+
+            if (_nameLabel != null)
+                _nameLabel.Text = TranslationServer.Translate(zone.Title);
+
+            RefreshStyle();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Re-applies the dynamic zone state after the player moved to another scene.</summary>
+        public void ApplyState(bool current, bool locked)
+        {
+            _current = current;
+            _locked = locked;
+            RefreshStyle();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Panel-owned selection: the selected marker gets the golden ring and surface.</summary>
+        public void SetSelected(bool selected)
+        {
+            if (_selected == selected)
+                return;
+            _selected = selected;
+            RefreshStyle();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Hover can come from this marker's own pointer events or from the
+        /// paired polygon (<see cref="MapZonesLayer.SetHovered"/> mirror); the
+        /// method only repaints and never re-emits, so the two layers cannot
+        /// loop signals through each other.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SetHovered(bool hovered)
+        {
+            if (_hover == hovered)
+                return;
+            _hover = hovered;
+            RefreshStyle();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Draws the padlock badge of a closed zone over the emblem corner.
+        /// A drawn badge is used instead of a texture so marker states need no
+        /// extra icons from mods and stay sharp at any UI scale.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override void _Draw()
+        {
+            if (!_locked || _emblemWrap == null)
+                return;
+
+            var wrap = _emblemWrap.GetRect();
+            var center = new Vector2(wrap.End.X - 3f, wrap.Position.Y + 3f);
+            var outline = UiTokens.BadgeLine(UiTokens.TypeEnemy);
+
+            DrawCircle(center, LockBadgeRadius, UiTokens.Surface0);
+            DrawArc(center, LockBadgeRadius, 0f, Mathf.Tau, 28, outline, 1f, true);
+            DrawRect(new Rect2(center.X - 4.5f, center.Y - 0.5f, 9f, 6.5f), UiTokens.TypeEnemy, false, 1.2f);
+            DrawArc(center + new Vector2(0f, -0.5f), 3.2f, Mathf.Pi, Mathf.Tau, 14, UiTokens.TypeEnemy, 1.4f, true);
+        }
+
+        private void ResolveNodes()
+        {
+            _emblemWrap = GetNodeOrNull<Control>("EmblemWrap");
+            _emblem = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("EmblemWrap/Emblem");
+            _glyph = GetNodeOrNull<TextureRect>("EmblemWrap/Emblem/Glyph");
+            _nameLabel = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("NameLabel");
+            _noteLabel = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("NoteLabel");
+        }
+
+        private void RefreshStyle()
+        {
+            var background = UiTokens.Surface0;
+            var border = UiTokens.AccentLine;
+            var glyphColor = UiTokens.AccentBright;
+            var nameColor = UiTokens.Ink;
+            var nameBorder = UiTokens.Line;
+            var shadowColor = new Color(0f, 0f, 0f, 0f);
+            var shadowSize = 0;
+
+            if (_locked)
+            {
+                border = UiTokens.LineDisabled;
+                glyphColor = UiTokens.Faint;
+                nameColor = UiTokens.Faint;
+                nameBorder = UiTokens.LineDisabled;
+            }
+
+            if (_selected)
+            {
+                background = UiTokens.SurfaceSelected;
+                border = UiTokens.Accent;
+                glyphColor = UiTokens.AccentHover;
+                nameColor = UiTokens.AccentBright;
+                nameBorder = UiTokens.AccentLine;
+                shadowColor = UiTokens.Alpha(UiTokens.Accent, 0.35f);
+                shadowSize = 6;
+            }
+
+            if (_current)
+            {
+                background = UiTokens.Surface0;
+                border = UiTokens.TypePassive;
+                glyphColor = UiTokens.SuccessText;
+                nameColor = UiTokens.SuccessText;
+                nameBorder = UiTokens.BadgeLine(UiTokens.TypePassive);
+                shadowColor = UiTokens.SuccessSoft;
+                shadowSize = 3;
+            }
+            else if (_hover && !_selected && !_locked)
+            {
+                background = UiTokens.Surface1;
+                border = UiTokens.AccentLineStrong;
+            }
+
+            if (_emblem != null)
+            {
+                var style = UiKit.Frame(EmblemRadius, background, border);
+                if (shadowSize > 0)
+                {
+                    style.ShadowColor = shadowColor;
+                    style.ShadowSize = shadowSize;
+                }
+                _emblem.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", style);
+            }
+
+            if (_glyph != null)
+                _glyph.Modulate = glyphColor;
+
+            if (_nameLabel != null)
+            {
+                var style = UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusXs, UiTokens.SlotTagBg, nameBorder);
+                style.ContentMarginLeft = 8;
+                style.ContentMarginRight = 8;
+                style.ContentMarginTop = 2;
+                style.ContentMarginBottom = 2;
+                _nameLabel.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("normal", style);
+                _nameLabel.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", nameColor);
+                _nameLabel.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
+            }
+
+            ApplyNote();
+            QueueRedraw();
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyNote()
+        {
+            if (_noteLabel == null)
+                return;
+
+            _noteLabel.Visible = _current || _locked;
+            if (!_noteLabel.Visible)
+                return;
+
+            var color = _current ? UiTokens.SuccessText : UiTokens.DangerText;
+            var fill = _current ? UiTokens.SuccessSoft : UiTokens.DangerSoft;
+            var line = UiTokens.BadgeLine(_current ? UiTokens.TypePassive : UiTokens.TypeEnemy);
+
+            var style = UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusXs, fill, line);
+            style.ContentMarginLeft = 6;
+            style.ContentMarginRight = 6;
+            style.ContentMarginTop = 1;
+            style.ContentMarginBottom = 1;
+            _noteLabel.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("normal", style);
+            _noteLabel.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", color);
+            _noteLabel.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontMicro);
+
+            _noteLabel.Text = TranslationServer.Translate(_current ? "ui/map/you_are_here" : "ui/map/closed_note").ToString();
+            _noteLabel.Uppercase = true;
+        }
+
+        private void OnGuiInput(InputEvent @event)
+        {
+            if (@event is not InputEventMouseButton button || !button.Pressed || button.ButtonIndex != MouseButton.Left)
+                return;
+
+            EmitSignal(SignalName.ZonePressed, _zoneId);
+            AcceptEvent();
+        }
+
+        private void OnMouseEntered()
+        {
+            if (_hover)
+                return;
+            _hover = true;
+            RefreshStyle();
+            EmitSignal(SignalName.ZoneHoverChanged, _zoneId, true);
+        }
+
+        private void OnMouseExited()
+        {
+            if (!_hover)
+                return;
+            _hover = false;
+            RefreshStyle();
+            EmitSignal(SignalName.ZoneHoverChanged, _zoneId, false);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MapModInitializer.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.Actions;
+using Cthangover.Core.Mods;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Wires the map subsystem into the kernel. On
+    /// <c>OnModResourcesReady</c> it installs the zone-state hooks into
+    /// <see cref="MapStateBridge"/> — export into the save's
+    /// <c>__core__</c> slot, restore from a loaded save, and the
+    /// new-game override reset — so the core save pipeline keeps working
+    /// against the mod-owned <see cref="MapZoneService"/> singleton.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MapModInitializer : IModInitializer
+    {
+        /// <summary>No per-mod work: the bridge binding happens once the whole mod set is ready.</summary>
+        public void OnModLoaded(string modId)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Installs the zone-state hooks (first registration wins).</summary>
+        public void OnModResourcesReady()
+        {
+            var service = MapZoneService.Instance;
+            MapStateBridge.Register(service.ExportState, service.ImportState, service.ResetOverrides);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MapWidget.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Cthangover.Core.Events;
+using Cthangover.Core.Factories.Impls;
+using Cthangover.Core.Mods.Resolvers;
+using Cthangover.Core.Scenes;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI.Theming;
+using Cthangover.Core.Utils;
+using Godot;
+
+using Cthangover.Mods.Interface.Base.Lists;
+using Cthangover.Mods.Interface.Theming;
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Full-screen world map overlay toggled by the Map button in the TopView
+    /// toolbar. The window structure lives in <c>map_widget.tscn</c>; this
+    /// behaviour resolves the nodes, paints them with <see cref="UiTokens"/>,
+    /// renders the zones held by <see cref="MapZoneService"/> and drives the
+    /// interaction.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// The widget no longer reads map JSON itself: the zone list and the live
+    /// open/hidden state belong to <see cref="MapZoneService"/>, so scenarios
+    /// (<c>map.open_zone</c> and friends), save loading and the map editor all
+    /// affect the same state, and the map simply redraws from it. All
+    /// coordinates are normalised [0..1] against the displayed background
+    /// rectangle, which keeps the layout resolution-independent.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// Two layers compose a zone: the polygon drawn by <see cref="MapZonesLayer"/>
+    /// is the generous click target, and the icon produced by the
+    /// <c>map_marker.tscn</c> prefab is the readable pinned location. A zone
+    /// with a <c>label_pos</c> but no icon is a pure inscription — it is drawn
+    /// as text, has no click target and is excluded from the zone counter.
+    /// Zones whose runtime state is hidden are absent from both layers
+    /// entirely; that is how scenarios keep late-game locations off the map.
+    /// A zone whose scene is empty or unknown stays closed — it remains
+    /// selectable so the card can explain the block, but its marker is dimmed
+    /// and the transition is disabled. The zone matching the active scene is
+    /// marked "вы здесь" and cannot be entered again.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// The map closes on Escape, on the header close button, and automatically
+    /// after a successful transition. Zone state is recomputed on every
+    /// <see cref="ShowConstruct"/> and the widget also subscribes to
+    /// <see cref="MapZoneChangedEvent"/>, so a zone opened by a scenario while
+    /// the map is open updates live. <see cref="Reload"/> re-reads the raw zone
+    /// data without losing runtime overrides and is used by the map editor.
+    /// <see cref="SetPreviewZones"/> turns the widget into a game-like preview
+    /// of unsaved editor data: zones and their authoring flags come from the
+    /// caller instead of the service, while hover, selection, the location card
+    /// and markers behave exactly as in the live map.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class MapWidget : Widget
+    {
+        private const float MapMarginPercent = 0.08f;
+        private const string MarkerScenePath = "scenes/ui/map_marker.tscn";
+
+        private static readonly Color Transparent = new(0f, 0f, 0f, 0f);
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, MapMarker> _markers = new();
+        private readonly List<Control> _labels = new();
+
+        private ModScenePrefab _markerPrefab;
+        private Texture2D _mapTexture;
+        private MapZone _selectedZone;
+        private IReadOnlyList<MapZone> _previewZones;
+
+        private ColorRect _backdrop;
+        private Panel _sheet;
+        private TextureRect _mapImage;
+        private Panel _frame;
+        private MapZonesLayer _zonesLayer;
+        private Control _markersLayer;
+        private VBoxContainer _hud;
+        private Label _hudTitle;
+        private Label _hudSub;
+        private Button _closeButton;
+        private PanelContainer _legend;
+        private Panel _legendCurrentDot;
+        private Panel _legendAvailableDot;
+        private Panel _legendLockedDot;
+        private Label _legendCurrentText;
+        private Label _legendAvailableText;
+        private Label _legendLockedText;
+        private PanelContainer _hint;
+        private Label _hintLabel;
+        private PanelContainer _card;
+        private Panel _cardEmblem;
+        private TextureRect _cardGlyph;
+        private Label _cardName;
+        private Label _cardSub;
+        private HBoxContainer _cardBadges;
+        private Label _cardDesc;
+        private Panel _cardRule;
+        private Label _cardCaption;
+        private Label _cardHint;
+        private Label _cardMessage;
+        private Button _goButton;
+        private CenterContainer _emptyState;
+        private Label _emptyTitle;
+        private Label _emptyHint;
+
+        /// <summary>Resolves nodes, applies styles and texts, and subscribes to zone changes, close/go buttons and layer signals.</summary>
+        public override void _Ready()
+        {
+            base._Ready();
+            MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Stop;
+            _markerPrefab = new ModScenePrefab(MarkerScenePath);
+
+            ResolveNodes();
+            ApplyStaticStyles();
+            ApplyStaticTexts();
+
+            if (_emptyState != null)
+                MoveChild(_emptyState, GetChildCount() - 1);
+
+            ModEventBus.Subscribe<MapZoneChangedEvent>(OnZoneStateChanged);
+
+            if (_closeButton != null)
+                _closeButton.Pressed += OnClosePressed;
+            if (_goButton != null)
+                _goButton.Pressed += OnGoPressed;
+            if (_zonesLayer != null)
+            {
+                _zonesLayer.ZoneClicked += OnZoneClicked;
+                _zonesLayer.ZoneHovered += OnZoneHovered;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Unsubscribes from <see cref="MapZoneChangedEvent"/> so a closed map does not rebuild pointlessly.</summary>
+        public override void _ExitTree()
+        {
+            ModEventBus.Unsubscribe<MapZoneChangedEvent>(OnZoneStateChanged);
+            base._ExitTree();
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnceConstruct()
+        {
+            if (_previewZones == null)
+                MapZoneService.Instance.EnsureLoaded();
+
+            LoadMapBackground();
+            if (_mapTexture == null)
+            {
+                UpdateHud();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            RebuildAll();
+        }
+
+        protected override void ShowConstruct()
+        {
+            ClearSelection();
+            LayoutMap();
+            RebuildAll();
+        }
+
+        protected override void HideDestruct()
+        {
+            ClearSelection();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Closes the map on Escape while visible, consuming the input so it does not reach the scene underneath.</summary>
+        public override void _Input(InputEvent @event)
+        {
+            if (!Visible)
+                return;
+
+            if (@event is InputEventKey key && key.Pressed && key.Keycode == Key.Escape)
+            {
+                Hide();
+                GetViewport().SetInputAsHandled();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Re-reads the raw map data through <see cref="MapZoneService"/> while
+        /// keeping runtime overrides, then rebuilds every layer. Used by the map
+        /// editor after saving so the running game reflects the edit without a
+        /// restart; safe to call while the map is hidden.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Reload()
+        {
+            MapZoneService.Instance.Reload();
+            if (_mapTexture == null)
+                LoadMapBackground();
+            RebuildAll();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Switches the widget into authoring preview mode used by the map
+        /// editor: the supplied zone list replaces <see cref="MapZoneService"/>
+        /// data, and the initial <see cref="MapZone.Locked"/> /
+        /// <see cref="MapZone.Hidden"/> flags are applied directly, without
+        /// runtime overrides. Nothing is written back to the service or the
+        /// save, so the preview can show unsaved editor state next to the live
+        /// game without disturbing either.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SetPreviewZones(IReadOnlyList<MapZone> zones)
+        {
+            _previewZones = zones;
+            if (!Visible || _mapTexture == null || _zonesLayer == null)
+                return;
+
+            RebuildAll();
+        }
+
+        private void OnZoneStateChanged(MapZoneChangedEvent @event)
+        {
+            if (!Visible || _mapTexture == null)
+                return;
+
+            RebuildAll();
+        }
+
+        private void RebuildAll()
+        {
+            if (_zonesLayer == null || _markersLayer == null)
+                return;
+
+            ClearOverlay();
+
+            var zones = ZoneSource;
+            foreach (var zone in zones)
+            {
+                if (!IsVisible(zone))
+                    continue;
+
+                _zonesLayer.AddZone(zone.ID, zone.Points, IsLocked(zone));
+            }
+
+            foreach (var zone in zones)
+            {
+                if (!IsVisible(zone))
+                    continue;
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Image))
+                    BuildMarker(zone);
+                else if (zone.LabelPos.HasValue && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Title))
+                    BuildLabel(zone);
+            }
+
+            RestoreSelection();
+            UpdateHud();
+        }
+
+        private void ClearOverlay()
+        {
+            foreach (var marker in _markers.Values)
+            {
+                marker.ZonePressed -= OnMarkerPressed;
+                marker.ZoneHoverChanged -= OnMarkerHoverChanged;
+                marker.QueueFree();
+            }
+            _markers.Clear();
+
+            foreach (var label in _labels)
+                label.QueueFree();
+            _labels.Clear();
+
+            _zonesLayer.ClearZones();
+        }
+
+        private void BuildMarker(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            var icon = Textures.Resolve(zone.Image);
+            if (icon == null)
+            {
+                GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"marker icon '{zone.Image}' not found for zone '{zone.ID}'", LogLevel.Warning);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var marker = _markerPrefab.Instantiate<MapMarker>();
+            if (marker == null)
+            {
+                GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"failed to instantiate marker for zone '{zone.ID}'", LogLevel.Error);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _markersLayer.AddChild(marker);
+            marker.Setup(zone, icon, IsCurrent(zone), IsLocked(zone));
+            marker.ZonePressed += OnMarkerPressed;
+            marker.ZoneHoverChanged += OnMarkerHoverChanged;
+            marker.Size = marker.GetCombinedMinimumSize();
+            marker.Position = zone.ImagePos * _sheet.Size - marker.Size / 2f;
+
+            _markers[zone.ID] = marker;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the free-standing text inscription of a zone that has a
+        /// <c>label_pos</c> but no marker icon. Labels use the same pill styling
+        /// as marker names but are deliberately non-interactive: they name
+        /// regions, they are not locations.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void BuildLabel(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            var label = new Label
+            {
+                Text = Translate(zone.Title),
+                MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Ignore,
+                HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center
+            };
+
+            var style = UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusXs, UiTokens.SlotTagBg, UiTokens.Line);
+            style.ContentMarginLeft = 10;
+            style.ContentMarginRight = 10;
+            style.ContentMarginTop = 3;
+            style.ContentMarginBottom = 3;
+            label.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("normal", style);
+            label.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Ink);
+            label.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
+
+            _markersLayer.AddChild(label);
+            label.Size = label.GetCombinedMinimumSize();
+            label.Position = zone.LabelPos.Value * _sheet.Size - label.Size / 2f;
+            _labels.Add(label);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Re-applies the selected-zone highlight after the layers were rebuilt
+        /// from scratch, and clears the card when the selected zone became
+        /// hidden (or disappeared after a reload).
+        /// </summary>
+        private void RestoreSelection()
+        {
+            if (_selectedZone == null)
+                return;
+
+            if (!IsVisible(_selectedZone))
+            {
+                ClearSelection();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _zonesLayer.SetSelected(_selectedZone.ID);
+            foreach (var pair in _markers)
+                pair.Value.SetSelected(pair.Key == _selectedZone.ID);
+        }
+
+        private void ClearSelection()
+        {
+            _selectedZone = null;
+            _zonesLayer?.SetSelected(null);
+
+            foreach (var pair in _markers)
+                pair.Value.SetSelected(false);
+
+            if (_card != null)
+                _card.Visible = false;
+        }
+
+        private void ResolveNodes()
+        {
+            _backdrop = GetNodeOrNull<ColorRect>("Bg");
+            _sheet = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("MapRoot/Sheet");
+            _mapImage = GetNodeOrNull<TextureRect>("MapRoot/Sheet/MapImage");
+            _frame = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("MapRoot/Sheet/Frame");
+            _zonesLayer = GetNodeOrNull<MapZonesLayer>("MapRoot/Sheet/ZonesLayer");
+            _markersLayer = GetNodeOrNull<Control>("MapRoot/Sheet/MarkersLayer");
+            _hud = GetNodeOrNull<VBoxContainer>("Hud");
+            _hudTitle = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("Hud/Title");
+            _hudSub = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("Hud/Sub");
+            _closeButton = GetNodeOrNull<Button>("MapRoot/Sheet/CloseButton");
+            _legend = GetNodeOrNull<PanelContainer>("Legend");
+            _legendCurrentDot = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("Legend/Items/Current/Dot");
+            _legendCurrentText = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("Legend/Items/Current/Text");
+            _legendAvailableDot = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("Legend/Items/Available/Dot");
+            _legendAvailableText = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("Legend/Items/Available/Text");
+            _legendLockedDot = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("Legend/Items/Locked/Dot");
+            _legendLockedText = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("Legend/Items/Locked/Text");
+            _hint = GetNodeOrNull<PanelContainer>("Hint");
+            _hintLabel = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("Hint/Label");
+            _card = GetNodeOrNull<PanelContainer>("ZoneCard");
+            _cardEmblem = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("ZoneCard/Column/Head/Emblem");
+            _cardGlyph = GetNodeOrNull<TextureRect>("ZoneCard/Column/Head/Emblem/Glyph");
+            _cardName = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("ZoneCard/Column/Head/Info/Name");
+            _cardSub = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("ZoneCard/Column/Head/Info/Sub");
+            _cardBadges = GetNodeOrNull<HBoxContainer>("ZoneCard/Column/Badges");
+            _cardDesc = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("ZoneCard/Column/Desc");
+            _cardRule = GetNodeOrNull<Panel>("ZoneCard/Column/Rule");
+            _cardCaption = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("ZoneCard/Column/Caption");
+            _cardHint = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("ZoneCard/Column/CardHint");
+            _cardMessage = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("ZoneCard/Column/Message");
+            _goButton = GetNodeOrNull<Button>("ZoneCard/Column/GoButton");
+            _emptyState = GetNodeOrNull<CenterContainer>("EmptyState");
+            _emptyTitle = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("EmptyState/EmptyBox/Title");
+            _emptyHint = GetNodeOrNull<Label>("EmptyState/EmptyBox/Hint");
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyStaticStyles()
+        {
+            if (_backdrop != null)
+                UiKit.ApplyPanelBackdrop(_backdrop);
+
+            if (_sheet != null)
+                _sheet.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusMd, UiTokens.Paper, UiTokens.PaperLine));
+
+            if (_frame != null)
+                _frame.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusXs, Transparent, UiTokens.PaperInset));
+
+            if (_hudTitle != null)
+            {
+                _hudTitle.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontTitle);
+                _hudTitle.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.InkBright);
+            }
+
+            if (_hudSub != null)
+            {
+                _hudSub.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBody);
+                _hudSub.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Muted);
+            }
+
+            if (_closeButton != null)
+            {
+                _closeButton.Text = "✕";
+                CthangoverTheme.ApplyIcon(_closeButton);
+            }
+
+            if (_goButton != null)
+                CthangoverTheme.ApplyPrimary(_goButton);
+
+            StyleLegend();
+            StyleHint();
+            StyleCard();
+            StyleEmptyState();
+        }
+
+        private void StyleLegend()
+        {
+            if (_legend != null)
+            {
+                var style = UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusMd, UiTokens.Surface2, UiTokens.Line);
+                style.ContentMarginLeft = 14;
+                style.ContentMarginRight = 14;
+                style.ContentMarginTop = 10;
+                style.ContentMarginBottom = 10;
+                _legend.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", style);
+            }
+
+            StyleLegendItem(_legendCurrentDot, _legendCurrentText, UiTokens.TypePassive, UiTokens.SuccessSoft);
+            StyleLegendItem(_legendAvailableDot, _legendAvailableText, UiTokens.Accent, UiTokens.AccentSoft);
+            StyleLegendItem(_legendLockedDot, _legendLockedText, Transparent, Transparent);
+            if (_legendLockedDot != null)
+                _legendLockedDot.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", UiKit.Frame(5, Transparent, UiTokens.LineFaint));
+        }
+
+        private static void StyleLegendItem(Panel dot, Label text, Color dotColor, Color ringColor)
+        {
+            if (dot != null)
+            {
+                dot.CustomMinimumSize = new Vector2(10f, 10f);
+                var style = UiKit.Frame(5, dotColor);
+                style.ShadowColor = ringColor;
+                style.ShadowSize = 2;
+                dot.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", style);
+            }
+
+            if (text != null)
+            {
+                text.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
+                text.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Muted);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void StyleHint()
+        {
+            if (_hint != null)
+            {
+                var style = UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusSm, UiTokens.SlotTagBg, UiTokens.Line);
+                style.ContentMarginLeft = 14;
+                style.ContentMarginRight = 14;
+                style.ContentMarginTop = 8;
+                style.ContentMarginBottom = 8;
+                _hint.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", style);
+            }
+
+            if (_hintLabel != null)
+            {
+                _hintLabel.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
+                _hintLabel.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Muted);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void StyleCard()
+        {
+            if (_card != null)
+            {
+                var style = UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusMd, UiTokens.SurfaceRaised, UiTokens.Line);
+                style.ShadowColor = new Color(0f, 0f, 0f, 0.5f);
+                style.ShadowSize = 12;
+                style.ShadowOffset = new Vector2(0f, 5f);
+                style.ContentMarginLeft = 14;
+                style.ContentMarginRight = 14;
+                style.ContentMarginTop = 14;
+                style.ContentMarginBottom = 14;
+                _card.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", style);
+            }
+
+            if (_cardName != null)
+            {
+                _cardName.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontH2);
+                _cardName.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.InkBright);
+            }
+
+            if (_cardSub != null)
+            {
+                _cardSub.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontMicro);
+                _cardSub.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Faint);
+            }
+
+            if (_cardDesc != null)
+            {
+                _cardDesc.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBody);
+                _cardDesc.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Body);
+            }
+
+            if (_cardRule != null)
+                _cardRule.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", UiKit.Frame(0, UiTokens.Line));
+
+            if (_cardCaption != null)
+            {
+                _cardCaption.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontTiny);
+                _cardCaption.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.AccentDim);
+            }
+
+            if (_cardHint != null)
+            {
+                _cardHint.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
+                _cardHint.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Faint);
+            }
+
+            if (_cardMessage != null)
+            {
+                var style = UiKit.Frame(UiTokens.RadiusSm, UiTokens.DangerSoft, UiTokens.Danger);
+                style.ContentMarginLeft = 12;
+                style.ContentMarginRight = 12;
+                style.ContentMarginTop = 8;
+                style.ContentMarginBottom = 8;
+                _cardMessage.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("normal", style);
+                _cardMessage.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
+                _cardMessage.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.DangerText);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void StyleEmptyState()
+        {
+            if (_emptyTitle != null)
+            {
+                _emptyTitle.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodyLarge);
+                _emptyTitle.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Faint);
+            }
+
+            if (_emptyHint != null)
+            {
+                _emptyHint.AddThemeFontSizeOverride("font_size", UiTokens.FontBodySmall);
+                _emptyHint.AddThemeColorOverride("font_color", UiTokens.Faint);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyStaticTexts()
+        {
+            if (_hudTitle != null)
+                _hudTitle.Text = Translate("ui/map/title").ToUpperInvariant();
+            if (_hudSub != null)
+                _hudSub.Text = Translate("ui/map/subtitle");
+            if (_closeButton != null)
+                _closeButton.TooltipText = Translate("ui/map/close");
+            if (_legendCurrentText != null)
+                _legendCurrentText.Text = Translate("ui/map/legend_current");
+            if (_legendAvailableText != null)
+                _legendAvailableText.Text = Translate("ui/map/legend_available");
+            if (_legendLockedText != null)
+                _legendLockedText.Text = Translate("ui/map/legend_locked");
+            if (_hintLabel != null)
+                _hintLabel.Text = Translate("ui/map/hint");
+            if (_cardCaption != null)
+                _cardCaption.Text = Translate("ui/map/transition").ToUpperInvariant();
+            if (_cardHint != null)
+                _cardHint.Text = Translate("ui/map/card_hint");
+            if (_cardMessage != null)
+                _cardMessage.Text = Translate("ui/map/locked_message");
+            if (_emptyTitle != null)
+                _emptyTitle.Text = Translate("ui/map/empty");
+            if (_emptyHint != null)
+                _emptyHint.Text = Translate("ui/map/empty_hint");
+        }
+
+        private void LoadMapBackground()
+        {
+            _mapTexture = BackgroundFactory.Instance.Get("map");
+            if (_mapTexture == null)
+            {
+                GameLogger.Log("MAP", "map texture not found, showing empty state");
+                ShowEmptyState(true);
+                LayoutMap();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (_mapImage != null)
+                _mapImage.Texture = _mapTexture;
+
+            ShowEmptyState(false);
+            LayoutMap();
+        }
+
+        private void ShowEmptyState(bool empty)
+        {
+            if (_mapImage != null)
+                _mapImage.Visible = !empty;
+            if (_zonesLayer != null)
+                _zonesLayer.Visible = !empty;
+            if (_markersLayer != null)
+                _markersLayer.Visible = !empty;
+            if (_emptyState != null)
+                _emptyState.Visible = empty;
+            if (_legend != null)
+                _legend.Visible = !empty;
+            if (_hint != null)
+                _hint.Visible = !empty;
+            if (_card != null)
+                _card.Visible = false;
+        }
+
+        private void LayoutMap()
+        {
+            if (_sheet == null)
+                return;
+
+            var viewportSize = GetViewportRect().Size;
+            var available = viewportSize * (1f - 2f * MapMarginPercent);
+
+            Vector2 displaySize;
+            if (_mapTexture == null)
+            {
+                displaySize = available;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var textureSize = _mapTexture.GetSize();
+                if (textureSize.X <= 0f || textureSize.Y <= 0f)
+                {
+                    GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"invalid map texture size: {textureSize}", LogLevel.Error);
+                    _sheet.Position = viewportSize * MapMarginPercent;
+                    _sheet.Size = available;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var mapRatio = textureSize.X / textureSize.Y;
+                var availableRatio = available.X / available.Y;
+                if (mapRatio > availableRatio)
+                {
+                    displaySize.X = available.X;
+                    displaySize.Y = available.X / mapRatio;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    displaySize.Y = available.Y;
+                    displaySize.X = available.Y * mapRatio;
+                }
+            }
+
+            _sheet.Position = (viewportSize - displaySize) / 2f;
+            _sheet.Size = displaySize;
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateHud()
+        {
+            if (_hudSub == null)
+                return;
+
+            var count = 0;
+            foreach (var zone in ZoneSource)
+            {
+                if (!IsVisible(zone))
+                    continue;
+                if (IsLocation(zone))
+                    count++;
+            }
+
+            _hudSub.Text = $"{Translate("ui/map/subtitle")} · {string.Format(Translate("ui/map/zone_count"), count)}";
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A "location" is anything the player can see as a place to travel to:
+        /// a polygon region or a marker icon. Pure text inscriptions are not
+        /// locations and are not counted in the HUD.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static bool IsLocation(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            return zone.Points != null && zone.Points.Count >= 3
+                || !string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Image);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The zone list the widget currently renders: the preview list in
+        /// authoring preview mode, otherwise the live
+        /// <see cref="MapZoneService"/> data.
+        /// </summary>
+        private IReadOnlyList<MapZone> ZoneSource => _previewZones ?? MapZoneService.Instance.Zones;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Effective visibility of a single zone: the authoring flag in preview
+        /// mode (no runtime overrides), otherwise the service state.
+        /// </summary>
+        private bool IsVisible(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            return _previewZones == null
+                ? MapZoneService.Instance.IsVisible(zone.ID)
+                : !zone.Hidden;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Effective open state of a single zone: the authoring flag in preview
+        /// mode, otherwise the service state. Whether the zone is actually
+        /// enterable still depends on its scene resolving — see
+        /// <see cref="IsLocked"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        private bool IsOpen(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            return _previewZones == null
+                ? MapZoneService.Instance.IsOpen(zone.ID)
+                : !zone.Locked;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Turns a zone ID coming from a marker or polygon signal back into the rendered zone.</summary>
+        private MapZone FindZone(string id)
+        {
+            if (_previewZones == null)
+                return MapZoneService.Instance.Get(id);
+
+            foreach (var zone in _previewZones)
+            {
+                if (string.Equals(zone.ID, id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    return zone;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private static bool IsCurrent(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            var current = SceneManager.GetCurrentSceneName();
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(current))
+                return false;
+
+            return string.Equals(zone.Scene, current, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                || string.Equals(zone.ID, current, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        }
+
+        private bool IsLocked(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            return MapZoneRules.IsLocked(zone, IsOpen(zone));
+        }
+
+        private void OnZoneClicked(string zoneId)
+        {
+            SelectZone(FindZone(zoneId));
+        }
+
+        private void OnMarkerPressed(string zoneId)
+        {
+            SelectZone(FindZone(zoneId));
+        }
+
+        private void OnZoneHovered(string zoneId, bool hovered)
+        {
+            if (_markers.TryGetValue(zoneId, out var marker))
+                marker.SetHovered(hovered);
+        }
+
+        private void OnMarkerHoverChanged(string zoneId, bool hovered)
+        {
+            _zonesLayer?.SetHovered(zoneId, hovered);
+        }
+
+        private void SelectZone(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            if (zone == null)
+                return;
+
+            _selectedZone = zone;
+            _zonesLayer?.SetSelected(zone.ID);
+            foreach (var pair in _markers)
+                pair.Value.SetSelected(pair.Key == zone.ID);
+
+            RefreshCard(zone);
+        }
+
+        private void RefreshCard(MapZone zone)
+        {
+            if (_card == null)
+                return;
+
+            var current = IsCurrent(zone);
+            var locked = IsLocked(zone);
+
+            if (_cardName != null)
+                _cardName.Text = Translate(zone.Title);
+            if (_cardSub != null)
+                _cardSub.Text = string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Scene) ? zone.ID : $"scene: {zone.Scene}";
+            if (_cardDesc != null)
+            {
+                _cardDesc.Visible = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Description);
+                _cardDesc.Text = _cardDesc.Visible ? Translate(zone.Description) : string.Empty;
+            }
+            if (_cardMessage != null)
+                _cardMessage.Visible = locked && !current;
+
+            RebuildCardBadges(current, locked);
+            ApplyCardEmblem(zone, current, locked);
+
+            if (_goButton != null)
+            {
+                _goButton.Disabled = current || locked;
+                _goButton.Text = current ? Translate("ui/map/here") : Translate("ui/map/go");
+            }
+
+            _card.Visible = true;
+        }
+
+        private void RebuildCardBadges(bool current, bool locked)
+        {
+            if (_cardBadges == null)
+                return;
+
+            ClearChildren(_cardBadges);
+
+            if (current)
+                _cardBadges.AddChild(UiKit.Badge(Translate("ui/map/current"), UiTokens.TypePassive));
+            else if (locked)
+                _cardBadges.AddChild(UiKit.Badge(Translate("ui/map/locked"), UiTokens.TypeEnemy));
+            else
+                _cardBadges.AddChild(UiKit.Badge(Translate("ui/map/available"), UiTokens.Accent));
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyCardEmblem(MapZone zone, bool current, bool locked)
+        {
+            if (_cardEmblem == null)
+                return;
+
+            var accent = current ? UiTokens.TypePassive : locked ? UiTokens.TypeEnemy : UiTokens.Accent;
+            _cardEmblem.AddThemeStyleboxOverride("panel", UiKit.Frame(29, UiTokens.Surface2, UiTokens.BadgeLine(accent)));
+
+            if (_cardGlyph == null)
+                return;
+
+            _cardGlyph.Texture = string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Image) ? null : Textures.Resolve(zone.Image);
+            _cardGlyph.Modulate = current ? UiTokens.SuccessText : locked ? UiTokens.Faint : UiTokens.AccentBright;
+        }
+
+        private void OnGoPressed()
+        {
+            var zone = _selectedZone;
+            if (zone == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Scene) || IsCurrent(zone) || IsLocked(zone))
+                return;
+
+            var sceneManager = SceneContextNode.FindNode<SceneManager>("SceneManager");
+            if (sceneManager == null)
+            {
+                GameLogger.Log("MAP", "SceneManager not found, cannot switch scene", LogLevel.Error);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"navigating to scene '{zone.Scene}' from zone '{zone.ID}'");
+            sceneManager.SwitchScene(zone.Scene);
+            Hide();
+        }
+
+        private void OnClosePressed()
+        {
+            Hide();
+        }
+
+        private static void ClearChildren(Node parent)
+        {
+            if (parent == null)
+                return;
+
+            foreach (var child in parent.GetChildren())
+                child.QueueFree();
+        }
+
+        private static string Translate(string key)
+        {
+            return string.IsNullOrEmpty(key) ? string.Empty : TranslationServer.Translate(key).ToString();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MapZone.cs

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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Cthangover.Core.Factories;
+using Cthangover.Core.Utils;
+using Godot;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Describes one interactive zone on the world map. Defines its bounding
+    /// polygon (for a semi-transparent highlight), a clickable marker icon,
+    /// a localised title label, and the target scene that opens when clicked.
+    ///
+    /// All coordinate properties (<see cref="Points"/> and <see cref="ImagePos"/>)
+    /// use normalised values in the [0.0 .. 1.0] range, relative to the map
+    /// background image dimensions. This makes zone layouts resolution-independent
+    /// and safe to share across mods.
+    ///
+    /// Maps use the standard <c>{"Items": [...]}</c> JSON envelope in
+    /// <c>mods/&lt;name&gt;/map/</c>. Zones are read per mod in load order, so later
+    /// mods can override zones by <see cref="ID"/>.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// This type is raw authoring data only. The live open/hidden state of a
+    /// zone is owned by <see cref="MapZoneService"/>, which seeds itself from
+    /// <see cref="Locked"/>/<see cref="Hidden"/> and lets scenarios and code
+    /// change it at runtime; only those runtime overrides are saved.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MapZone : IIdentifiable
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Unique zone identifier used as the dictionary key in factory collections.
+        /// Typically equals the target scene name for clarity.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("ID")]
+        public string ID { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Polygon vertices in normalised map coordinates [0..1].
+        /// Drawn as a semi-transparent colour wash over the map background
+        /// to visually outline the zone.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("points")]
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(Vector2ListJsonConverter))]
+        public List<Vector2> Points { get; set; } = new();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Localisation key for the zone name displayed next to the marker.
+        /// Resolved via <c>TranslationServer.Translate</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("title")]
+        public string Title { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Target scene identifier passed directly to
+        /// <c>SceneManager.SwitchScene</c> when the marker is clicked.
+        /// Causes the current visual-novel scene to transition to this zone.
+        /// An empty or unresolved scene marks the zone as closed: the map shows
+        /// its marker and polygon dimmed and blocks the transition button, which
+        /// lets authors sketch future regions without breaking navigation.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("scene")]
+        public string Scene { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Optional localisation key for the flavour text shown in the location
+        /// card. Zones without a description show only the state badge and the
+        /// transition button, so map data can stay minimal.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("description")]
+        public string Description { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Asset ID of the marker icon texture, resolved through the mod texture
+        /// system (e.g. <c>ModManager.ResolveTexture</c>).
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("image")]
+        public string Image { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Normalised [0..1] position of the marker icon on the map image.
+        /// Stored as <c>[x, y]</c> in JSON, deserialized into a <see cref="Vector2"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("image_pos")]
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(Vector2JsonConverter))]
+        public Vector2 ImagePos { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Normalised [0..1] position of a free-standing text label drawn
+        /// directly on the map. <c>null</c> (absent in JSON) means the zone has
+        /// no label. A zone with a label but no <see cref="Image"/> is a pure
+        /// inscription — it is not a clickable location, does not open the
+        /// location card and is excluded from the zone counter. Used for
+        /// region names that have no icon of their own.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("label_pos")]
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(Vector2NullableJsonConverter))]
+        public Vector2? LabelPos { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Authoring default for the zone being closed to travel. <c>false</c>
+        /// (the default) means the zone is enterable as soon as its scene
+        /// resolves. Runtime state is owned by <see cref="MapZoneService"/>:
+        /// scenarios open and close zones through the <c>map.open_zone</c> /
+        /// <c>map.close_zone</c> actions, and those overrides are persisted in
+        /// the save, while this field only seeds the state of an untouched zone.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("locked")]
+        public bool Locked { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Authoring default for the zone being completely hidden from the
+        /// map. <c>false</c> (the default) draws the zone. Hidden zones are
+        /// absent from the map until a scenario reveals them with the
+        /// <c>map.show_zone</c> action; like <see cref="Locked"/>, this is only
+        /// the initial value and the runtime override lives in
+        /// <see cref="MapZoneService"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        [JsonPropertyName("hidden")]
+        public bool Hidden { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/MapZoneRules.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.Scenes;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Shared rule that decides whether a map zone is actually enterable.
+    /// Lives outside <see cref="MapWidget"/> because three views must agree on
+    /// what "closed" means: the live map, the map editor's game-like preview
+    /// and the map editor canvas (plus its availability hint).
+    /// <para/>
+    /// The authoring flag alone is not the whole story: a zone with an empty or
+    /// unregistered target scene is closed in the running game no matter what
+    /// the flag says, because authors routinely sketch regions before the
+    /// target scene exists and travelling must stay blocked. Without this
+    /// shared helper the editor showed such zones as open while the player
+    /// blocked them — the editor must surface the same result the player gets.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class MapZoneRules
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Effective locked state of a zone. <paramref name="open"/> is the
+        /// open state owned by the caller: the runtime override in the live map
+        /// or the authoring <see cref="MapZone.Locked"/> flag in the editor. A
+        /// zone is locked when it is missing, has no target scene, is closed by
+        /// its state, or when its scene is not registered in the running game.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static bool IsLocked(MapZone zone, bool open)
+        {
+            if (zone == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.Scene))
+                return true;
+
+            if (!open)
+                return true;
+
+            var sceneManager = SceneContextNode.FindNode<SceneManager>("SceneManager");
+            return sceneManager != null && !sceneManager.HasScene(zone.Scene);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MapZoneService.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Cthangover.Core.Events;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI.Tool;
+using Cthangover.Core.Mods;
+using Cthangover.Core.Utils;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Single owner of the world map zone list and its live state. Replaces the
+    /// raw "read JSON per mod" logic that used to live inside <see cref="MapWidget"/>
+    /// so that the map, scenarios and mods all see the same zones and the same
+    /// open/hidden flags.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// Two layers of state exist:
+    /// <list type="bullet">
+    /// <item>authoring data — <see cref="MapZone"/> loaded from
+    /// <c>mods/&lt;name&gt;/map/*.json</c>, with initial <c>locked</c>/<c>hidden</c> flags;</item>
+    /// <item>runtime overrides — sparse dictionaries managed here through
+    /// <see cref="Open"/>, <see cref="Close"/>, <see cref="Show"/>, <see cref="Hide"/>
+    /// and <see cref="ResetZone"/>.</item>
+    /// </list>
+    /// The effective state is the override when present, otherwise the authoring
+    /// default. Overrides are what <see cref="ExportState"/> writes into the save
+    /// and <see cref="ImportState"/> restores, so a mod update that changes the
+    /// defaults is immediately reflected for every zone the player never touched.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// Every effective state change publishes <see cref="MapZoneChangedEvent"/> —
+    /// <see cref="MapWidget"/> rebuilds its layers from it and
+    /// <see cref="Scenes.ConditionStateMonitor"/> invalidates cached scenario
+    /// conditions, because zone state can gate scenario headers.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// The single instance is process-wide and deliberately not owned by
+    /// <see cref="AppServices"/>: zone overrides are identity-sensitive across
+    /// the whole process (map widget, saves, scenario conditions). New-game
+    /// reset goes through the AppServices resettable adapter ("map_zones",
+    /// see <see cref="ResetOverrides"/>); unit tests inject zones via
+    /// <see cref="LoadZones"/> while <c>GameEnvironment.IsRuntime</c> is false.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class MapZoneService
+    {
+        /// <summary>Owns the process-wide instance; lazily created and alive for the whole session.</summary>
+        private static readonly Lazy<MapZoneService> instance = new(() => new MapZoneService());
+
+    /// <summary>Process-wide singleton. Deliberately NOT owned by AppServices:
+    /// zone state is identity-sensitive across the process (map widget,
+    /// saves, scenario conditions); reset goes through the AppServices
+    /// resettable adapter instead.</summary>
+    public static MapZoneService Instance => instance.Value;
+
+        private readonly List<MapZone> zones = new();
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, MapZone> byId = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, bool> openOverrides = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        private readonly Dictionary<string, bool> visibleOverrides = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        private bool loaded;
+
+        private MapZoneService() { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// All loaded zones in mod load order, hidden ones included. The map
+        /// filters by <see cref="IsVisible"/>; other consumers (e.g. the map
+        /// editor) may want the full list.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IReadOnlyList<MapZone> Zones => zones;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads the zone list from the given data, replacing the previous list
+        /// but preserving runtime overrides. This is the testable entry point;
+        /// runtime code uses <see cref="ReloadFromMods"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void LoadZones(IEnumerable<MapZone> newZones)
+        {
+            zones.Clear();
+            byId.Clear();
+
+            if (newZones != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var zone in newZones)
+                {
+                    if (zone == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(zone.ID))
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (byId.ContainsKey(zone.ID))
+                    {
+                        GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"duplicate zone id '{zone.ID}' ignored", LogLevel.Warning);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    zones.Add(zone);
+                    byId[zone.ID] = zone;
+                }
+            }
+
+            loaded = true;
+            GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"MapZoneService loaded {zones.Count} zone(s)");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Reads every loaded mod's <c>map/*.json</c> through its
+        /// <see cref="IModFileProvider"/> and rebuilds the zone list. Safe to
+        /// call outside the Godot runtime: the call is a no-op in unit tests,
+        /// where zones are injected with <see cref="LoadZones"/> instead.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ReloadFromMods()
+        {
+            if (!GameEnvironment.IsRuntime)
+            {
+                loaded = true;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var result = new List<MapZone>();
+            var options = JsonOptionsProvider.ReadOptions;
+
+            foreach (var kvp in ModManager.Instance.Mods)
+            {
+                var modId = kvp.Key;
+                var provider = kvp.Value.FileProvider;
+
+                foreach (var entry in provider.ListFiles("map"))
+                {
+                    if (entry.EndsWith("/") || !entry.EndsWith(".json", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                        continue;
+
+                    var jsonText = provider.ReadFileText(entry);
+                    if (jsonText == null)
+                    {
+                        GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"failed to read map json '{modId}/{entry}'", LogLevel.Error);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var fileData = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<FileData<MapZone>>(jsonText, options);
+                        if (fileData?.Items == null)
+                            continue;
+
+                        foreach (var zone in fileData.Items)
+                        {
+                            result.Add(zone);
+                            GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"loaded zone '{zone.ID}' from '{modId}'");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (JsonException ex)
+                    {
+                        GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"JSON parse failed for '{modId}/{entry}': {ex.Message}", LogLevel.Error);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            LoadZones(result);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads zones on first use and re-reads nothing afterwards; call
+        /// <see cref="Reload"/> when the mod set or the map files changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void EnsureLoaded()
+        {
+            if (!loaded)
+                ReloadFromMods();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Re-reads the raw zone data while keeping every runtime override, so a
+        /// running game picks up map edits without losing progression. Publishes
+        /// a zone change so the map rebuilds.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void Reload()
+        {
+            ReloadFromMods();
+            ModEventBus.Publish(new MapZoneChangedEvent { ZoneId = string.Empty, Change = MapZoneChangeKind.Reload });
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Returns the zone with the given ID, or <c>null</c> when unknown.</summary>
+        public MapZone Get(string id)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
+                return null;
+            return byId.TryGetValue(id, out var zone) ? zone : null;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>True when a zone with the given ID is loaded from any mod.</summary>
+        public bool Contains(string id) => Get(id) != null;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Effective open state: runtime override when present, otherwise the
+        /// authoring default (<see cref="MapZone.Locked"/> negated). Unknown IDs
+        /// are closed. Note that a zone is only actually enterable when its
+        /// scene also resolves — that check stays in <see cref="MapWidget"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsOpen(string id)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
+                return false;
+            if (openOverrides.TryGetValue(id, out var value))
+                return value;
+            return Get(id) is { Locked: false };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Effective visibility: runtime override when present, otherwise the
+        /// authoring default (<see cref="MapZone.Hidden"/> negated). Unknown IDs
+        /// are invisible.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsVisible(string id)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
+                return false;
+            if (visibleOverrides.TryGetValue(id, out var value))
+                return value;
+            return Get(id) is { Hidden: false };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Opens the zone for travel, overriding the authoring default.</summary>
+        public void Open(string id) => SetOpen(id, true);
+
+        /// <summary>Closes the zone for travel, overriding the authoring default.</summary>
+        public void Close(string id) => SetOpen(id, false);
+
+        /// <summary>Reveals a hidden zone on the map.</summary>
+        public void Show(string id) => SetVisible(id, true);
+
+        /// <summary>Removes the zone from the map entirely until shown again.</summary>
+        public void Hide(string id) => SetVisible(id, false);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Drops both overrides, returning the zone to its authoring defaults.
+        /// Unlike the other mutators this one works on unknown IDs too, so stale
+        /// overrides of removed zones can be cleaned up.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ResetZone(string id)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
+                return;
+
+            var changed = openOverrides.Remove(id);
+            changed |= visibleOverrides.Remove(id);
+            if (changed)
+                PublishChange(id, MapZoneChangeKind.Reset);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Forgets every override, returning all zones to their authoring
+        /// defaults. Called when a new game starts so progression from the
+        /// previous playthrough does not leak into it.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ResetOverrides()
+        {
+            if (openOverrides.Count == 0 && visibleOverrides.Count == 0)
+                return;
+
+            openOverrides.Clear();
+            visibleOverrides.Clear();
+            PublishChange(string.Empty, MapZoneChangeKind.Reset);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Copies the sparse overrides for the save system.</summary>
+        public MapZoneStateData ExportState()
+        {
+            return new MapZoneStateData
+            {
+                Open = new Dictionary<string, bool>(openOverrides, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
+                Visible = new Dictionary<string, bool>(visibleOverrides, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase),
+            };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Replaces the overrides with the values from a save. A save is the
+        /// authoritative override set of its own playthrough, so the previous
+        /// overrides are dropped entirely; zone IDs that no longer exist are
+        /// kept (they cost nothing and survive a temporarily disabled mod).
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ImportState(MapZoneStateData data)
+        {
+            openOverrides.Clear();
+            visibleOverrides.Clear();
+
+            if (data?.Open != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var pair in data.Open)
+                    openOverrides[pair.Key] = pair.Value;
+            }
+
+            if (data?.Visible != null)
+            {
+                foreach (var pair in data.Visible)
+                    visibleOverrides[pair.Key] = pair.Value;
+            }
+
+            PublishChange(string.Empty, MapZoneChangeKind.Restore);
+        }
+
+        private void SetOpen(string id, bool value)
+        {
+            if (!ChangeOverride(openOverrides, id, value, "open/close"))
+                return;
+            PublishChange(id, value ? MapZoneChangeKind.Open : MapZoneChangeKind.Close);
+        }
+
+        private void SetVisible(string id, bool value)
+        {
+            if (!ChangeOverride(visibleOverrides, id, value, "show/hide"))
+                return;
+            PublishChange(id, value ? MapZoneChangeKind.Show : MapZoneChangeKind.Hide);
+        }
+
+        private bool ChangeOverride(Dictionary<string, bool> overrides, string id, bool value, string operation)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(id))
+                return false;
+
+            if (!Contains(id))
+            {
+                GameLogger.Log("MAP", $"cannot {operation} unknown zone '{id}'", LogLevel.Warning);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (overrides.TryGetValue(id, out var current) && current == value)
+                return false;
+
+            overrides[id] = value;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private static void PublishChange(string zoneId, string change)
+        {
+            ModEventBus.Publish(new MapZoneChangedEvent { ZoneId = zoneId, Change = change });
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MapZoneStyle.cs

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+using Cthangover.Core.UI.Theming;
+using Godot;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Single source of truth for world map zone visuals, shared by the live
+    /// map (<see cref="MapZonesLayer"/>, which also backs the map editor's
+    /// game-like preview) and the map editor's editing canvas. The editor and
+    /// the game read the same colours, pattern and outline parameters here, so
+    /// the two views cannot drift apart when the style is tuned.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// Zone visuals are built from a two-tone accent pair — gold with orange
+    /// as its partner — instead of flat washes of a single hue, so a zone reads
+    /// as an area while staying in the gold UI family:
+    /// <list type="bullet">
+    /// <item>the fill is a diagonal hatch whose stripes alternate gold and
+    /// orange, stamped through polygon UVs at a low state-dependent alpha so
+    /// the map texture stays readable through the gaps;</item>
+    /// <item>hover and selection use a two-tone dashed keyline: a solid orange
+    /// polyline with gold dashes stamped on top, the classic marching-ants
+    /// alternation repeated in the same accent pair.</item>
+    /// </list>
+    /// State only changes the hatch opacity and the outline weight, so the
+    /// visual language is identical across normal, hover, selected and locked
+    /// zones; the editor additionally uses the muted hidden state for zones the
+    /// game would omit. The hatch is a tiny repeating texture stamped through
+    /// polygon UVs rather than CPU line clipping, because the editor redraws on
+    /// every drag frame and geometry clipping per frame would be wasteful.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class MapZoneStyle
+    {
+        /// <summary>Side of the repeating hatch tile in pixels.</summary>
+        public const int HatchTile = 12;
+
+        /// <summary>Thickness of one hatch stripe in pixels; the orange stripe follows the gold one immediately.</summary>
+        public const int HatchStripe = 2;
+
+        /// <summary>Gold half of the zone accent pair, used for hatch stripes and keyline dashes.</summary>
+        public static readonly Color Gold = UiTokens.AccentBright;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Orange half of the zone accent pair, the deeper tone of the hatch
+        /// and the keyline underlay. Deliberately close to <see cref="Gold"/>
+        /// (the <c>TypeUsed</c> token) so the hatch reads as one warm texture
+        /// instead of two fighting colours.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly Color Orange = UiTokens.TypeUsed;
+
+        private static readonly Color NormalFill = UiTokens.Alpha(UiTokens.White, 0.4f);
+        private static readonly Color HoverFill = UiTokens.Alpha(UiTokens.White, 0.6f);
+        private static readonly Color SelectedFill = UiTokens.Alpha(UiTokens.White, 0.8f);
+        private static readonly Color LockedFill = UiTokens.Alpha(UiTokens.White, 0.18f);
+        private static readonly Color HiddenFill = UiTokens.Alpha(UiTokens.Faint, 0.8f);
+
+        private static readonly Color OutlineSolid = UiTokens.Alpha(Orange, 0.95f);
+        private static readonly Color OutlineDash = UiTokens.Alpha(Gold, 0.95f);
+        private static readonly Color OutlineSolidSoft = UiTokens.Alpha(Orange, 0.6f);
+        private static readonly Color OutlineDashSoft = UiTokens.Alpha(Gold, 0.7f);
+
+        private const float HoverOutlineWidth = 1.6f;
+        private const float SelectedOutlineWidth = 2.6f;
+        private const float OutlineDashLength = 7f;
+
+        /// <summary>Handle colour of a polygon vertex on the editing canvas.</summary>
+        public static readonly Color VertexHandle = UiTokens.AccentBright;
+
+        /// <summary>Handle colour of a marker position on the editing canvas.</summary>
+        public static readonly Color MarkerHandle = UiTokens.TypePassive;
+
+        /// <summary>Handle colour of a label position on the editing canvas.</summary>
+        public static readonly Color LabelHandle = UiTokens.AccentDim;
+
+        private static Texture2D _hatchTexture;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enables texture repeat and filtering needed by the hatch fills. Call
+        /// once from the drawing control (the map zones layer and the editing
+        /// canvas both do it when they enter the tree).
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void Prepare(CanvasItem canvas)
+        {
+            canvas.TextureRepeat = CanvasItem.TextureRepeatEnum.Enabled;
+            canvas.TextureFilter = CanvasItem.TextureFilterEnum.Linear;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Draws one zone polygon in pixel coordinates with the shared style.
+        /// Polygons that cannot be triangulated (a self-intersecting outline
+        /// produced while authoring) skip the hatch fill, so Godot does not
+        /// report a native triangulation error on every frame; the keyline is
+        /// still drawn for the selected and hovered states, which is enough
+        /// for the author to find and repair the shape.
+        /// <para/>
+        /// <paramref name="hidden"/> is only passed by the editing canvas: the
+        /// game and the preview omit hidden zones entirely, but the author
+        /// still has to see and edit them, so they are painted with the muted
+        /// hidden hatch and a soft keyline instead of disappearing.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void Draw(CanvasItem canvas, Vector2[] polygon, bool selected, bool hovered, bool locked, bool hidden = false)
+        {
+            if (canvas == null || polygon == null || polygon.Length < 2)
+                return;
+
+            var fill = hidden ? HiddenFill : locked ? LockedFill : selected ? SelectedFill : hovered ? HoverFill : NormalFill;
+            if (polygon.Length >= 3 && Geometry2D.TriangulatePolygon(polygon).Length > 0)
+                DrawHatch(canvas, polygon, fill);
+
+            if (selected)
+                DrawDashedKeyline(canvas, polygon, OutlineSolid, OutlineDash, SelectedOutlineWidth);
+            else if (hidden || (hovered && !locked))
+                DrawDashedKeyline(canvas, polygon, OutlineSolidSoft, OutlineDashSoft, HoverOutlineWidth);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Colour of the repeating hatch pattern at a pixel offset: a 45°
+        /// diagonal where the gold stripe is immediately followed by the orange
+        /// one. Kept pure (no Godot resources) so the two guarantees the whole
+        /// style rests on — the pattern tiles and every tile carries both
+        /// accent colours — are unit tested without a rendering context.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static Color HatchPixel(int x, int y)
+        {
+            var band = (x + y) % HatchTile;
+            if (band < 0)
+                band += HatchTile;
+
+            if (band < HatchStripe)
+                return Gold;
+            if (band < HatchStripe * 2)
+                return Orange;
+            return new Color(0f, 0f, 0f, 0f);
+        }
+
+        private static void DrawHatch(CanvasItem canvas, Vector2[] polygon, Color modulate)
+        {
+            var uvs = new Vector2[polygon.Length];
+            for (var i = 0; i < polygon.Length; i++)
+                uvs[i] = polygon[i] / HatchTile;
+
+            canvas.DrawColoredPolygon(polygon, modulate, uvs, HatchTexture);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Two-tone dashed keyline: the orange line is drawn solid first and
+        /// the gold dashes — whose gaps equal their length — are stamped on
+        /// top, so the perimeter alternates the two accent colours like
+        /// marching ants.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static void DrawDashedKeyline(CanvasItem canvas, Vector2[] polygon, Color solid, Color dash, float width)
+        {
+            var loop = new Vector2[polygon.Length + 1];
+            polygon.CopyTo(loop, 0);
+            loop[polygon.Length] = polygon[0];
+            canvas.DrawPolyline(loop, solid, width, true);
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < polygon.Length; i++)
+                canvas.DrawDashedLine(polygon[i], loop[i + 1], dash, width, OutlineDashLength, true, true);
+        }
+
+        private static Texture2D HatchTexture => _hatchTexture ??= BuildHatchTexture();
+
+        private static Texture2D BuildHatchTexture()
+        {
+            var image = Image.CreateEmpty(HatchTile, HatchTile, false, Image.Format.Rgba8);
+            for (var y = 0; y < HatchTile; y++)
+            {
+                for (var x = 0; x < HatchTile; x++)
+                    image.SetPixel(x, y, HatchPixel(x, y));
+            }
+
+            return ImageTexture.CreateFromImage(image);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/MapZonesLayer.cs

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+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Cthangover.Core.UI;
+using Godot;
+
+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Invisible interactive layer of the world map that draws every zone
+    /// polygon and reports pointer activity through signals. Polygons arrive as
+    /// normalised [0..1] point lists — the same data <see cref="MapZone"/> reads
+    /// from <c>mods/&lt;mod&gt;/map/*.json</c> — and are scaled by the layer's
+    /// own size, which keeps the map resolution-independent and makes the
+    /// polygon a much larger click target than the tiny marker icon.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// The layer never selects anything by itself: <see cref="MapWidget"/> owns
+    /// the selected zone and controls the outline through <see cref="SetSelected"/>.
+    /// Hover is deliberately split in two: <see cref="SetHovered"/> is the
+    /// cross-highlight entry point used when the pointer is over the paired
+    /// marker, while pointer motion inside the layer emits
+    /// <see cref="ZoneHoveredEventHandler"/>. Because the setter does not emit,
+    /// marker and polygon can highlight each other without signal loops.
+    /// <para/>
+    /// All painting is delegated to <see cref="MapZoneStyle"/>, the single
+    /// style definition shared with the map editor canvas, so the game and the
+    /// editor render zones identically. Closed zones stay selectable (the
+    /// location card explains the block): they use the dimmed locked hatch, and
+    /// unlike before the selection keyline is still drawn for them, so a picked
+    /// locked zone is visible too.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class MapZonesLayer : Control
+    {
+        [Signal] public delegate void ZoneClickedEventHandler(string zoneId);
+        [Signal] public delegate void ZoneHoveredEventHandler(string zoneId, bool hovered);
+
+        private sealed class ZoneShape
+        {
+            /// <summary>Zone id this shape highlights on hover and reports on click.</summary>
+            public string ZoneId;
+            /// <summary>Polygon vertices scaled to layer pixels at draw time.</summary>
+            public Vector2[] Points;
+            /// <summary>True when the zone's effective open state is closed; switches the hatch to the dimmed locked style.</summary>
+            public bool Locked;
+        }
+
+        private readonly List<ZoneShape> _shapes = new();
+        private string _selectedId;
+        private string _hoverId;
+
+        /// <summary>Prepares the canvas for hatch painting and subscribes pointer and resize handlers.</summary>
+        public override void _Ready()
+        {
+            MouseFilter = MouseFilterEnum.Stop;
+            MapZoneStyle.Prepare(this);
+            GuiInput += OnGuiInput;
+            MouseExited += OnMouseExited;
+            Resized += OnResized;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Drops every registered polygon; call before rebuilding the zone set.</summary>
+        public void ClearZones()
+        {
+            _shapes.Clear();
+            _selectedId = null;
+            _hoverId = null;
+            QueueRedraw();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Registers one normalised polygon. Shapes with fewer than three points
+        /// have no interior and are skipped — such a zone can still be reached
+        /// through its marker.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void AddZone(string zoneId, IReadOnlyList<Vector2> normalizedPoints, bool locked)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(zoneId) || normalizedPoints == null || normalizedPoints.Count < 3)
+                return;
+
+            var points = new Vector2[normalizedPoints.Count];
+            for (var i = 0; i < points.Length; i++)
+                points[i] = normalizedPoints[i];
+
+            _shapes.Add(new ZoneShape { ZoneId = zoneId, Points = points, Locked = locked });
+            QueueRedraw();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Updates the closed state of a registered zone, e.g. after the active scene changed.</summary>
+        public void SetLocked(string zoneId, bool locked)
+        {
+            foreach (var shape in _shapes)
+            {
+                if (shape.ZoneId != zoneId)
+                    continue;
+                shape.Locked = locked;
+                QueueRedraw();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Marks the zone as selected; its outline is painted above every other polygon.</summary>
+        public void SetSelected(string zoneId)
+        {
+            _selectedId = zoneId;
+            QueueRedraw();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Applies a hover state coming from the paired marker. Does not emit
+        /// <see cref="ZoneHoveredEventHandler"/> on purpose, so the marker's
+        /// hover and the polygon's hover never bounce off each other.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SetHovered(string zoneId, bool hovered)
+        {
+            if (hovered)
+            {
+                if (_hoverId == zoneId)
+                    return;
+                _hoverId = zoneId;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (_hoverId != zoneId)
+                    return;
+                _hoverId = null;
+            }
+            QueueRedraw();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Paints every zone polygon, redrawing the selected one last so its keyline sits on top.</summary>
+        public override void _Draw()
+        {
+            if (_shapes.Count == 0)
+                return;
+
+            ZoneShape selected = null;
+
+            foreach (var shape in _shapes)
+            {
+                if (shape.ZoneId == _selectedId)
+                {
+                    selected = shape;
+                    continue;
+                }
+                DrawShape(shape, Size);
+            }
+
+            if (selected != null)
+                DrawShape(selected, Size);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Paints one zone polygon through <see cref="MapZoneStyle"/>.
+        /// Polygons that cannot be triangulated — a self-intersecting outline
+        /// or a degenerate sliver produced while authoring — skip the fill
+        /// entirely, because Godot's textured polygon draw reports a native
+        /// triangulation error for them on every frame; the outline is still
+        /// drawn so the author can see and repair the shape.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void DrawShape(ZoneShape shape, Vector2 size)
+        {
+            MapZoneStyle.Draw(this, ScaledPolygon(shape, size), shape.ZoneId == _selectedId, shape.ZoneId == _hoverId, shape.Locked);
+        }
+
+        private void OnGuiInput(InputEvent @event)
+        {
+            switch (@event)
+            {
+                case InputEventMouseMotion:
+                    ApplyPointer(HitTest(GetLocalMousePosition()));
+                    break;
+                case InputEventMouseButton button when button.Pressed && button.ButtonIndex == MouseButton.Left:
+                    var shape = HitTest(button.Position);
+                    if (shape == null)
+                        return;
+                    EmitSignal(SignalName.ZoneClicked, shape.ZoneId);
+                    AcceptEvent();
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void OnMouseExited()
+        {
+            ApplyPointer(null);
+        }
+
+        private void OnResized()
+        {
+            QueueRedraw();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>Resolves the topmost zone under a layer-local point; polygons later in the list win overlaps.</summary>
+        private ZoneShape HitTest(Vector2 point)
+        {
+            for (var i = _shapes.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+            {
+                var shape = _shapes[i];
+                if (Geometry2D.IsPointInPolygon(point, ScaledPolygon(shape, Size)))
+                    return shape;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        private void ApplyPointer(ZoneShape shape)
+        {
+            var nextId = shape?.ZoneId;
+            var nextCursor = shape == null ? CursorShape.Arrow : CursorShape.PointingHand;
+
+            if (MouseDefaultCursorShape != nextCursor)
+                MouseDefaultCursorShape = nextCursor;
+
+            if (_hoverId == nextId)
+                return;
+
+            var previous = _hoverId;
+            _hoverId = nextId;
+            QueueRedraw();
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(previous))
+                EmitSignal(SignalName.ZoneHovered, previous, false);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(nextId))
+                EmitSignal(SignalName.ZoneHovered, nextId, true);
+        }
+
+        private static Vector2[] ScaledPolygon(ZoneShape shape, Vector2 size)
+        {
+            var result = new Vector2[shape.Points.Length];
+            for (var i = 0; i < result.Length; i++)
+                result[i] = shape.Points[i] * size;
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SubsystemRegistration.cs

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+namespace Cthangover.Mods.Map
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Marks the world map engine mod for subsystem coverage discovery: the
+    /// coverage test scans loaded assemblies for this marker and requires a
+    /// declared integration test for the subsystem.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class SubsystemRegistration
+    {
+        public static string SubsystemId => "map";
+    }
+}