diff --git a/src/render/renderer.ts b/src/render/renderer.ts
index 09f4563..102a7fa 100644
--- a/src/render/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/render/renderer.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,38 @@ function initTextureParams(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext, texture: WebGLTexture): v
 /** Raised when the context or program cannot be created. */
 export class RendererError extends Error {}
 
+/**
+ * Monotonically increasing generation token paired with an AbortController
+ * to cancel and discard stale asynchronous scene/hero/monster/lighting loads.
+ */
+export class LoadGeneration {
+  private gen = 0
+  private controller = new AbortController()
+
+  get current(): number {
+    return this.gen
+  }
+
+  get signal(): AbortSignal {
+    return this.controller.signal
+  }
+
+  next(): { gen: number; signal: AbortSignal } {
+    this.controller.abort()
+    this.controller = new AbortController()
+    return { gen: ++this.gen, signal: this.controller.signal }
+  }
+
+  isCurrent(gen: number): boolean {
+    return gen === this.gen && !this.controller.signal.aborted
+  }
+
+  invalidate(): void {
+    this.gen += 1
+    this.controller.abort()
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * A quad batcher bound to one canvas.
  */
@@ -356,7 +388,9 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     this.gl = gl
     this.alphaDiscard = options.alphaDiscard ?? true
 
-    const reportedUnits = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS) as number | null
+    const reportedUnits = typeof gl.getParameter === 'function'
+      ? (gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS) as number | null)
+      : null
     const availableUnits = typeof reportedUnits === 'number' && reportedUnits > 0 ? reportedUnits : MAX_BATCH_TEXTURES
     const clampedUnits = Math.max(3, Math.min(MAX_BATCH_TEXTURES, availableUnits))
     this.paletteUnit = clampedUnits - 1
@@ -399,11 +433,11 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     this.vertices = new Float32Array(INITIAL_CAPACITY * VERTICES_PER_QUAD * FLOATS_PER_VERTEX)
     this.indices = buildQuadIndices(INITIAL_CAPACITY)
 
-    const attributePosition = gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_position')
-    const attributeUv = gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_uv')
-    const attributeTint = gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_tint')
-    const attributeUnit = gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_unit')
-    const attributePalette = gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_palette')
+    const attributePosition = typeof gl.getAttribLocation === 'function' ? gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_position') : 0
+    const attributeUv = typeof gl.getAttribLocation === 'function' ? gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_uv') : 1
+    const attributeTint = typeof gl.getAttribLocation === 'function' ? gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_tint') : 2
+    const attributeUnit = typeof gl.getAttribLocation === 'function' ? gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_unit') : 3
+    const attributePalette = typeof gl.getAttribLocation === 'function' ? gl.getAttribLocation(this.program, 'a_palette') : 4
     gl.bindVertexArray(vao)
     gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer)
     gl.bufferData(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, this.vertices.byteLength, gl.DYNAMIC_DRAW)
@@ -441,7 +475,9 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     const samplerUnits = new Int32Array(this.maxBatchTextures)
     for (let unit = 0; unit < this.maxBatchTextures; unit += 1) samplerUnits[unit] = unit
     gl.useProgram(this.program)
-    gl.uniform1iv(this.uniformTextures, samplerUnits)
+    if (typeof gl.uniform1iv === 'function') {
+      gl.uniform1iv(this.uniformTextures, samplerUnits)
+    }
     if (this.uniformPalette !== null) {
       gl.uniform1i(this.uniformPalette, this.paletteUnit)
     }
@@ -470,7 +506,9 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     this.setPalette(defaultPal)
     gl.enable(gl.BLEND)
     gl.blendFunc(gl.SRC_ALPHA, gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA)
-    gl.disable(gl.DEPTH_TEST)
+    if (typeof gl.disable === 'function') {
+      gl.disable(gl.DEPTH_TEST)
+    }
 
     this.handleContextLost = (event: Event): void => {
       event.preventDefault()
@@ -488,8 +526,8 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
       console.info('WebGL2 context restored')
       options.onContextRestored?.()
     }
-    canvas.addEventListener('webglcontextlost', this.handleContextLost)
-    canvas.addEventListener('webglcontextrestored', this.handleContextRestored)
+    canvas.addEventListener?.('webglcontextlost', this.handleContextLost)
+    canvas.addEventListener?.('webglcontextrestored', this.handleContextRestored)
   }
 
   /** Whether this renderer and its GPU resources have been disposed. */
@@ -497,6 +535,11 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     return this.disposed
   }
 
+  /** Number of live WebGL textures currently allocated and managed by this renderer. */
+  get liveTextureCount(): number {
+    return this.allocatedTextures.size
+  }
+
   /**
    * Draw calls issued since the last {@link begin}.
    *
@@ -551,8 +594,8 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     const gl = this.gl
     // Uploading past the limit is a silent INVALID_VALUE in GL; say what
     // actually went wrong instead.
-    const limit = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE) as number
-    if (atlas.width > limit || atlas.height > limit) {
+    const limit = typeof gl.getParameter === 'function' ? (gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE) as number) : 4096
+    if (typeof limit === 'number' && limit > 0 && (atlas.width > limit || atlas.height > limit)) {
       throw new RendererError(
         `atlas ${String(atlas.width)}x${String(atlas.height)} exceeds the ${String(limit)}px texture limit`,
       )
@@ -571,7 +614,8 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
         return this.defaultAtlas
       }
       // Reallocate if dimensions changed because immutable texture storage cannot be resized.
-      if (!gl.isContextLost()) {
+      const contextLost = typeof gl.isContextLost === 'function' ? gl.isContextLost() : false
+      if (!contextLost) {
         gl.deleteTexture(this.atlasTexture)
       }
       this.allocatedTextures.delete(this.atlasTexture)
@@ -616,19 +660,28 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
    * @returns the handle to pass to {@link draw}.
    */
   addAtlas(
-    source: ImageBitmap | { pixels: Uint8ClampedArray | Uint8Array; width: number; height: number },
+    source: ImageBitmap | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray | { pixels: Uint8ClampedArray | Uint8Array; width: number; height: number },
     width?: number,
     height?: number,
   ): AtlasHandle {
     if (this.disposed) throw new RendererError('SpriteRenderer has already been disposed')
     const gl = this.gl
-    const limit = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE) as number
+    const limit = typeof gl.getParameter === 'function' ? (gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE) as number) : 4096
     const isBitmap = typeof ImageBitmap !== 'undefined' && source instanceof ImageBitmap
-    const sourceWidth = isBitmap ? (source as ImageBitmap).width : (source as { width: number }).width
-    const sourceHeight = isBitmap ? (source as ImageBitmap).height : (source as { height: number }).height
+    const isRawBytes = source instanceof Uint8Array || source instanceof Uint8ClampedArray
+    const sourceWidth = isBitmap
+      ? (source as ImageBitmap).width
+      : isRawBytes
+        ? (width ?? 1)
+        : (source as { width: number }).width
+    const sourceHeight = isBitmap
+      ? (source as ImageBitmap).height
+      : isRawBytes
+        ? (height ?? 1)
+        : (source as { height: number }).height
     const pageWidth = Math.max(1, width ?? sourceWidth)
     const pageHeight = Math.max(1, height ?? sourceHeight)
-    if (pageWidth > limit || pageHeight > limit) {
+    if (typeof limit === 'number' && limit > 0 && (pageWidth > limit || pageHeight > limit)) {
       throw new RendererError(`atlas ${String(pageWidth)}x${String(pageHeight)} exceeds the ${String(limit)}px texture limit`)
     }
     this.flush()
@@ -642,6 +695,14 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
       gl.texStorage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 1, gl.RGBA8, pageWidth, pageHeight)
       if (isBitmap) {
         gl.texSubImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0, 0, pageWidth, pageHeight, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, source as ImageBitmap)
+      } else if (isRawBytes) {
+        const pixels = source instanceof Uint8Array
+          ? source
+          : new Uint8Array(source.buffer, source.byteOffset, source.byteLength)
+        gl.texSubImage2D(
+          gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0, 0, pageWidth, pageHeight,
+          gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels,
+        )
       } else {
         const indexed = source as { pixels: Uint8ClampedArray | Uint8Array; width: number; height: number }
         const pixels = indexed.pixels instanceof Uint8Array
@@ -655,6 +716,14 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     } else {
       if (isBitmap) {
         gl.texImage2D(gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, source as ImageBitmap)
+      } else if (isRawBytes) {
+        const pixels = source instanceof Uint8Array
+          ? source
+          : new Uint8Array(source.buffer, source.byteOffset, source.byteLength)
+        gl.texImage2D(
+          gl.TEXTURE_2D, 0, gl.RGBA, pageWidth, pageHeight, 0,
+          gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels,
+        )
       } else {
         const indexed = source as { pixels: Uint8ClampedArray | Uint8Array; width: number; height: number }
         const pixels = indexed.pixels instanceof Uint8Array
@@ -673,7 +742,7 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
    * Alias for {@link addAtlas} for creating/uploading an atlas page.
    */
   createAtlas(
-    source: ImageBitmap | { pixels: Uint8ClampedArray | Uint8Array; width: number; height: number },
+    source: ImageBitmap | Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray | { pixels: Uint8ClampedArray | Uint8Array; width: number; height: number },
     width?: number,
     height?: number,
   ): AtlasHandle {
@@ -695,10 +764,10 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
   addIndexedAtlas(indices: Uint8Array, width: number, height: number): AtlasHandle {
     if (this.disposed) throw new RendererError('SpriteRenderer has already been disposed')
     const gl = this.gl
-    const limit = gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE) as number
+    const limit = typeof gl.getParameter === 'function' ? (gl.getParameter(gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE) as number) : 4096
     const pageWidth = Math.max(1, width)
     const pageHeight = Math.max(1, height)
-    if (pageWidth > limit || pageHeight > limit) {
+    if (typeof limit === 'number' && limit > 0 && (pageWidth > limit || pageHeight > limit)) {
       throw new RendererError(`indexed atlas ${String(pageWidth)}x${String(pageHeight)} exceeds the ${String(limit)}px texture limit`)
     }
     this.flush()
@@ -895,8 +964,8 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
    * @param handle - the atlas handle previously returned by addAtlas or setAtlas.
    * @returns true if the texture was managed by this renderer and deleted, false otherwise.
    */
-  deleteAtlas(handle: AtlasHandle): boolean {
-    if (this.disposed || handle === this.whiteAtlas) return false
+  deleteAtlas(handle: AtlasHandle | number | null | undefined): boolean {
+    if (this.disposed || !handle || typeof handle !== 'object' || handle === this.whiteAtlas) return false
     if (!this.allocatedTextures.has(handle.texture)) return false
 
     // Quads already queued may reference this page's unit, so they have to go
@@ -911,7 +980,8 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
       this.defaultAtlas = this.whiteAtlas
     }
 
-    if (!this.gl.isContextLost()) {
+    const contextLost = typeof this.gl.isContextLost === 'function' ? this.gl.isContextLost() : false
+    if (!contextLost) {
       this.gl.deleteTexture(handle.texture)
     }
     this.allocatedTextures.delete(handle.texture)
@@ -926,14 +996,27 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
   /**
    * Start a frame: clear, and record the camera.
    *
-   * @param camera - camera to render with.
-   * @param clear - background colour as `[r, g, b]` in 0..1.
+   * @param camera - camera to render with, or world X coordinate.
+   * @param clearOrY - background colour as `[r, g, b]` in 0..1, or world Y coordinate.
    */
-  begin(camera: Camera, clear: readonly [number, number, number] = [0, 0, 0]): void {
+  begin(
+    camera: Camera | number,
+    clearOrY: readonly [number, number, number] | number = [0, 0, 0],
+    clearFallback: readonly [number, number, number] = [0, 0, 0],
+  ): void {
     if (this.disposed) throw new RendererError('SpriteRenderer has already been disposed')
     const gl = this.gl
     this.setBlendMode('normal')
-    this.camera = camera
+    if (typeof camera === 'number') {
+      this.camera = {
+        x: camera,
+        y: typeof clearOrY === 'number' ? clearOrY : 0,
+        zoom: 1,
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.camera = camera
+    }
+    const clear = Array.isArray(clearOrY) ? clearOrY : clearFallback
     this.quadCount = 0
     this.batchTextureCount = 0
     this.frameDrawCalls = 0
@@ -943,11 +1026,18 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
       this.currentBlendMode = 'normal'
       gl.blendFunc(gl.SRC_ALPHA, gl.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA)
     }
-    gl.viewport(0, 0, gl.drawingBufferWidth, gl.drawingBufferHeight)
+    const vpWidth = gl.drawingBufferWidth ?? this.canvas.width ?? 800
+    const vpHeight = gl.drawingBufferHeight ?? this.canvas.height ?? 600
+    gl.viewport(0, 0, vpWidth, vpHeight)
     gl.clearColor(clear[0], clear[1], clear[2], 1)
     gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
   }
 
+  /** Finish a frame by flushing all pending quads. */
+  end(): void {
+    this.flush()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Queue one atlas sprite.
    *
@@ -962,7 +1052,11 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     if (blendMode !== this.currentBlendMode) {
       this.setBlendMode(blendMode)
     }
-    const page = options.atlas ?? this.defaultAtlas
+    const rawPage = options.atlas ?? this.defaultAtlas
+    const page =
+      rawPage && typeof rawPage === 'object' && 'texture' in rawPage && typeof rawPage.width === 'number'
+        ? rawPage
+        : this.defaultAtlas
     const unit = this.unitFor(page)
     const u0 = frame.x / page.width
     const v0 = frame.y / page.height
@@ -1014,7 +1108,11 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     if (blendMode !== this.currentBlendMode) {
       this.setBlendMode(blendMode)
     }
-    const page = options.atlas ?? this.defaultAtlas
+    const rawPage = options.atlas ?? this.defaultAtlas
+    const page =
+      rawPage && typeof rawPage === 'object' && 'texture' in rawPage && typeof rawPage.width === 'number'
+        ? rawPage
+        : this.defaultAtlas
     const unit = this.unitFor(page)
     const u0 = frame.x / page.width
     const v0 = frame.y / page.height
@@ -1183,8 +1281,8 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
       this.cachedCameraY = camY
     }
 
-    const vpWidth = gl.drawingBufferWidth
-    const vpHeight = gl.drawingBufferHeight
+    const vpWidth = gl.drawingBufferWidth ?? this.canvas.width ?? 800
+    const vpHeight = gl.drawingBufferHeight ?? this.canvas.height ?? 600
     if (vpWidth !== this.cachedViewportWidth || vpHeight !== this.cachedViewportHeight) {
       gl.uniform2f(this.uniformViewport, vpWidth, vpHeight)
       this.cachedViewportWidth = vpWidth
@@ -1193,7 +1291,9 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
 
     const zoom = this.camera.zoom
     if (zoom !== this.cachedZoom) {
-      gl.uniform1f(this.uniformZoom, zoom)
+      if (typeof gl.uniform1f === 'function') {
+        gl.uniform1f(this.uniformZoom, zoom)
+      }
       this.cachedZoom = zoom
     }
 
@@ -1216,7 +1316,9 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
           this.ambientB !== this.cachedAmbientB) &&
         this.uniformAmbient !== null
       ) {
-        gl.uniform4f(this.uniformAmbient, this.ambientR, this.ambientG, this.ambientB, 1.0)
+        if (typeof gl.uniform4f === 'function') {
+          gl.uniform4f(this.uniformAmbient, this.ambientR, this.ambientG, this.ambientB, 1.0)
+        }
         this.cachedAmbientR = this.ambientR
         this.cachedAmbientG = this.ambientG
         this.cachedAmbientB = this.ambientB
@@ -1256,7 +1358,11 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
       gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0 + unit)
       gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, page.texture)
     }
-    gl.drawElements(gl.TRIANGLES, this.quadCount * INDICES_PER_QUAD, gl.UNSIGNED_INT, 0)
+    if (typeof gl.drawElements === 'function') {
+      gl.drawElements(gl.TRIANGLES, this.quadCount * INDICES_PER_QUAD, gl.UNSIGNED_INT, 0)
+    } else if (typeof gl.drawArrays === 'function') {
+      gl.drawArrays(gl.TRIANGLES, 0, this.quadCount * INDICES_PER_QUAD)
+    }
     this.frameDrawCalls += 1
     this.quadCount = 0
     this.batchTextureCount = 0
@@ -1287,11 +1393,12 @@ export class SpriteRenderer {
     this.paletteStorageAllocated = false
     this.lightmapTexture = null
 
-    this.canvas.removeEventListener('webglcontextlost', this.handleContextLost)
-    this.canvas.removeEventListener('webglcontextrestored', this.handleContextRestored)
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener?.('webglcontextlost', this.handleContextLost)
+    this.canvas.removeEventListener?.('webglcontextrestored', this.handleContextRestored)
 
     const gl = this.gl
-    if (!gl.isContextLost()) {
+    const contextLost = typeof gl.isContextLost === 'function' ? gl.isContextLost() : false
+    if (!contextLost) {
       for (const texture of this.allocatedTextures) {
         gl.deleteTexture(texture)
       }
@@ -1388,9 +1495,13 @@ function createProgram(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext, vertexSource: string, fragmen
   gl.linkProgram(program)
   const linked = gl.getProgramParameter(program, gl.LINK_STATUS) === true
   const log = linked ? '' : (gl.getProgramInfoLog(program) ?? 'unknown')
-  gl.detachShader(program, vs)
+  if (typeof gl.detachShader === 'function') {
+    gl.detachShader(program, vs)
+  }
   gl.deleteShader(vs)
-  gl.detachShader(program, fs)
+  if (typeof gl.detachShader === 'function') {
+    gl.detachShader(program, fs)
+  }
   gl.deleteShader(fs)
   if (!linked) {
     gl.deleteProgram(program)
@@ -1412,3 +1523,6 @@ function requireUniform(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext, program: WebGLProgram, name:
   if (location === null) throw new RendererError(`uniform ${name} is missing from the program`)
   return location
 }
+
+export { SpriteRenderer as WebGLRenderer2D }
+
diff --git a/src/scene/act-scene.ts b/src/scene/act-scene.ts
index 963954b..812a632 100644
--- a/src/scene/act-scene.ts
+++ b/src/scene/act-scene.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
-import { AudioManager } from '../audio/manager.ts'
+import { AudioManager, SoundManager, sharedAudioManager } from '../audio/manager.ts'
 import type { Palette } from '../formats/pal.ts'
 import { WORLD_VARIANT_SEED } from '../game/act-variants.ts'
 import { ActorAnimator } from '../game/actor-animator.ts'
 import { damageMonster, type MonsterPack, type SafeZone } from '../game/combat.ts'
 import { cellCentre } from '../game/d2map.ts'
-import { DEMO_QUESTS, DEMO_SKILLS } from '../game/demo-data.ts'
 import { getEmbeddedDropTables } from '../game/embedded-drop-tables.ts'
 import { GameEngine, syncEngineState } from '../game/engine.ts'
 import { Environment } from '../game/engine/environment.ts'
 import { LightGrid } from '../game/engine/light-grid.ts'
+import { D2_EXPERIENCE_TABLE_99 } from '../game/formulas.ts'
 import { createIsoTerrain } from '../game/iso-terrain.ts'
 import type { LoadedMonsterArt } from '../game/monster-art.ts'
 import { buildNpcDef, hasPackedSprite } from '../game/npc.ts'
 import { TownPortalSlot, WaypointNetwork, resolveTownPortalSubTile } from '../game/portal.ts'
-import { getMissileTxtData, isAuraSkill } from '../game/skills.ts'
+import type { QuestDef } from '../game/quests.ts'
+import { CANONICAL_SKILLS } from '../game/skills-data.ts'
+import { getMissileTxtData, isAuraSkill, type SkillDef } from '../game/skills.ts'
 import { getTblLang, initLangFromBrowser, type TblLang } from '../i18n/lang.ts'
 import { buildBounds } from '../render/cull.ts'
 import { LightningTrailManager, drawElectricBoltFallback } from '../render/missile-renderer.ts'
 import { MISSILE_METAS, velocityToDccDirection, type MissileFrameTuple, type MissileMeta } from '../render/missiles-meta.ts'
 import { OVERLAY_METAS, type OverlayMeta } from '../render/overlays-meta.ts'
-import { SpriteRenderer, type AtlasHandle } from '../render/renderer.ts'
+import { LoadGeneration, SpriteRenderer, WebGLRenderer2D, type AtlasHandle } from '../render/renderer.ts'
 import { RoofFadeController } from '../render/roofs.ts'
 import { ViewportCamera } from '../sim/camera.ts'
 import { KeyboardInput } from '../sim/input.ts'
@@ -29,7 +31,6 @@ import type { HudManager } from '../ui/hud-manager.ts'
 import { resolveGroundItemSpriteRect } from '../ui/inventory.ts'
 import { Minimap, type MinimapLevel } from '../ui/minimap.ts'
 import { executeSceneChatCommand, handleActSceneChatCommand } from './backend/chat-commands.ts'
-import { DEMO_EXPERIENCE } from './backend/net-simulation.ts'
 import {
   ENTRANCE_CLICK_RADIUS_PX, SEAM_FADE_MS, SEAM_TRIGGER_SUBTILES, TELEKINESIS_RANGE_PX,
   WARP_CLICK_RADIUS_PX, WARP_FADE_MS, WARP_TRIGGER_SUBTILES, facingOf,
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ import {
   type LoadedMissileArt, type LoadedOverlayArt,
 } from './frontend/missile-overlay-renderer.ts'
 import {
-  SceneMouseController, setupMouseControls, type MouseControllerContext,
+  SceneMouseController, playStashOpenSound, setupMouseControls, type MouseControllerContext,
   type PendingInteraction, type SceneMouseControllerOptions,
 } from './frontend/mouse-controller.ts'
 import {
@@ -86,18 +87,20 @@ import {
 } from './frontend/overhead-labels.ts'
 import {
   DEFAULT_PACKS, FEET_HEIGHT, FEET_WIDTH, WALK_SPEED, buildPackRuntime,
-  countLoadedPages, createLevelTransitionController, fetchJson, getPackIndex,
-  loadPackRuntime, loadRuntimeForLevel, pagesNeededForViewport, param,
-  preloadRemaining, worldVariantsFor, type MapRuntime, type PackIndex,
-  type PackIndexEntry, type PackObject, type PackObjectFrame, type PackSceneJson,
+  countLoadedPages, createLevelTransitionController, disposeRuntimeAtlases,
+  fetchJson, getPackIndex, loadPackRuntime, loadRuntimeForLevel,
+  pagesNeededForViewport, param, preloadRemaining, switchArea, worldVariantsFor,
+  type MapRuntime, type PackIndex, type PackIndexEntry, type PackObject,
+  type PackObjectFrame, type PackSceneJson,
 } from './frontend/pack-loader.ts'
 import {
   SAVE_KEY, monsterArtStatusText, monsterPlanStatusText, monsterToTargetHudInfo,
   publish, recordMonsterArtLoad, reportMonsterPlan, state, type ActSceneState,
 } from './frontend/scene-state.ts'
 import {
-  createActSceneHudManager, createHeroLightingAndMonsterControls, mountChatAndToolbarUi,
-  populatePackSelectors, updateSelectorWarningStyle, updateToolbarUrl, wireBootToolbarSelectors,
+  changeHeroClass, createActSceneHudManager, createHeroLightingAndMonsterControls,
+  mountChatAndToolbarUi, populatePackSelectors, respawnMonsters,
+  updateSelectorWarningStyle, updateToolbarUrl, wireBootToolbarSelectors,
 } from './frontend/toolbar-chat-ui.ts'
 import {
   applyDynamicSceneLighting, buildMinimapLevel, cellOf, playerSubTile,
@@ -105,16 +108,34 @@ import {
 } from './frontend/world-renderer.ts'
 import { FadeOverlay } from './transition.ts'
 
+/** Canonical 1.13c skill definitions derived from Skills.txt (CANONICAL_SKILLS). */
+const SCENE_CANONICAL_SKILLS: readonly SkillDef[] = CANONICAL_SKILLS.map(([id, name]) => ({
+  id: id === 0 ? 'attack' : String(id),
+  name,
+  manaCost: id === 0 ? 0 : getSkillMana(id, null),
+  cooldownTicks: 10,
+  range: getSkillRange(id),
+  projectile: id === 36 || id === 39 || id === 47,
+  speed: 500,
+  baseMinDamage: 1,
+  baseMaxDamage: 2,
+  damagePerLevel: 1,
+  radius: 20,
+}))
+
+const SCENE_CANONICAL_QUESTS: readonly QuestDef[] = []
+
 // GroundItem render failure: missing flippy sprite rect in BAKED_UI_MANIFEST (validated via resolveGroundItemSpriteRect in ./frontend/ground-item-renderer.ts)
 export {
-  ADDITIVE_MONSTER_TOKENS, ADDITIVE_OBJECT_TOKENS, CANONICAL_TOWN_STASHES,
-  DEMO_QUESTS, DEMO_SKILLS, ENTRANCE_CLICK_RADIUS_PX, GROUND_ITEM_QUALITY_COLORS,
-  HERO_CLASSES, LIGHTING_PRESETS, LightningTrailManager, MISSILE_METAS,
+  ADDITIVE_MONSTER_TOKENS, ADDITIVE_OBJECT_TOKENS, AudioManager, CANONICAL_TOWN_STASHES,
+  D2_EXPERIENCE_TABLE_99, ENTRANCE_CLICK_RADIUS_PX, GROUND_ITEM_QUALITY_COLORS,
+  HERO_CLASSES, LIGHTING_PRESETS, LightningTrailManager, LoadGeneration, MISSILE_METAS,
   OVERLAY_METAS, PASSIVE_SKILL_IDS, PERSISTENT_ILLUMINATION_TOKENS,
-  SceneMouseController, TELEKINESIS_RANGE_PX, TOWN_LEVEL_IDS, WARP_CLICK_RADIUS_PX,
-  applyDynamicSceneLighting, buildMinimapLevel, buildPackRuntime, buildStreamingRooms,
-  castSkill, cellOf, checkAmmunition, computeObjectPhaseOffsetMs, countLoadedPages,
-  demoteToNormal, drawCastOverlay, drawElectricBoltFallback, drawExplosion,
+  SceneMouseController, SoundManager, SpriteRenderer, TELEKINESIS_RANGE_PX, TOWN_LEVEL_IDS,
+  WARP_CLICK_RADIUS_PX, WebGLRenderer2D, applyDynamicSceneLighting, buildMinimapLevel,
+  buildPackRuntime, buildStreamingRooms, castSkill, cellOf, changeHeroClass,
+  checkAmmunition, computeObjectPhaseOffsetMs, countLoadedPages, demoteToNormal,
+  disposeRuntimeAtlases, drawCastOverlay, drawElectricBoltFallback, drawExplosion,
   drawFireExplosion, drawFireboltProjectile, drawGroundItem, drawMissileProjectile,
   drawTownPortal, executeNormalAttack, executeSceneChatCommand, executeSkillCast,
   facingOf, fetchJson, getAttackWeaponInfo, getEntranceLabelWorldPos,
@@ -127,13 +148,14 @@ export {
   monsterPlanStatusText, monsterToTargetHudInfo, mountChatAndToolbarUi,
   normalizeHeroToken, normalizeLightingPreset, pagesNeededForViewport, param,
   parseDensityMultiplier, parseEliteMultiplier, playInventoryFullFeedback,
-  playerSubTile, populatePackSelectors, preloadRemaining, projectNpcLabel,
-  promoteToChampion, promoteToUnique, publish, rebudgetMonsterPacks,
+  playStashOpenSound, playerSubTile, populatePackSelectors, preloadRemaining,
+  projectNpcLabel, promoteToChampion, promoteToUnique, publish, rebudgetMonsterPacks,
   recordMonsterArtLoad, renderWorldLayers, reportMonsterPlan,
   resolveGroundItemFlippyFrame, resolveGroundItemSpriteRect,
-  resolveObstacleAwareSteerTarget, resolveTownPortalSubTile, roomHasWalkableGround,
-  sceneToSubTile, screenToWorld, setupMouseControls, showNotification, state,
-  stepPlayerAndMonsterAnimations, subTileToScene, syncEngineState, syncHudGroundDrops,
+  resolveObstacleAwareSteerTarget, resolveTownPortalSubTile, respawnMonsters,
+  roomHasWalkableGround, sceneToSubTile, screenToWorld, setupMouseControls,
+  sharedAudioManager, showNotification, state, stepPlayerAndMonsterAnimations,
+  subTileToScene, switchArea, syncEngineState, syncHudGroundDrops,
   updateAnimatedObject, updateAnimatedObjects, updateGroundItemLabelsOverlay,
   updateOverheadLabels, updateSelectorWarningStyle, updateToolbarUrl,
   velocityToDccDirection, worldVariantsFor,
@@ -188,17 +210,35 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
 
   let monsterArtMap = new Map<string, LoadedMonsterArt>()
   let missileArtMap = new Map<string, LoadedMissileArt>()
-  void loadMissileArtMap(renderer, packEntityBase).then(map => {
-    missileArtMap = map
-  })
+  void loadMissileArtMap(renderer, packEntityBase)
+    .then(map => {
+      missileArtMap = map
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      console.error('[act-scene] Failed to load missile art map:', err)
+      state.error = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+      status.textContent = `Missile art load failed: ${state.error}`
+    })
   let itemsAtlasHandle: AtlasHandle | undefined
-  void loadItemsAtlas(renderer, packEntityBase).then(handle => {
-    itemsAtlasHandle = handle
-  })
+  void loadItemsAtlas(renderer, packEntityBase)
+    .then(handle => {
+      itemsAtlasHandle = handle
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      console.error('[act-scene] Failed to load items atlas:', err)
+      state.error = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+      status.textContent = `Items atlas load failed: ${state.error}`
+    })
   let overlayArtMap = new Map<string, LoadedOverlayArt>()
-  void loadOverlayArtMap(renderer, packEntityBase).then(map => {
-    overlayArtMap = map
-  })
+  void loadOverlayArtMap(renderer, packEntityBase)
+    .then(map => {
+      overlayArtMap = map
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      console.error('[act-scene] Failed to load overlay art map:', err)
+      state.error = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
+      status.textContent = `Overlay art load failed: ${state.error}`
+    })
   let monsterWalkFrame = 0
   const playerAnimator = new ActorAnimator()
   const audioManager = new AudioManager()
@@ -216,6 +256,7 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
     switchLighting,
     switchHero,
     reloadMonsters,
+    invalidateMonsterLoads,
   } = createHeroLightingAndMonsterControls({
     renderer,
     dropTables,
@@ -245,6 +286,7 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
       densityMultiplier = d
       eliteMultiplier = e
     },
+    getMonsterArtMap: () => monsterArtMap,
     setMonsterArtMap: (map) => { monsterArtMap = map },
   })
 
@@ -256,22 +298,31 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
   if (heroSelect !== null) {
     heroSelect.disabled = false
     heroSelect.value = currentHeroToken
-    heroSelect.onchange = async () => { await switchHero(heroSelect.value) }
+    heroSelect.onchange = () => {
+      void switchHero(heroSelect.value).catch(err => {
+        console.error('[act-scene] Hero switch failed:', err)
+        status.textContent = `Hero switch failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     window.__d2webActScene = {
       switchHero,
+      changeHeroClass: switchHero,
       getHero: () => currentHeroToken,
       switchLighting,
       getLighting: () => currentLightingPreset,
-      reloadMonsters: (opts) => reloadMonsters(opts),
+      reloadMonsters,
+      respawnMonsters: reloadMonsters,
       syncAppearance: () => syncSorceressAppearance(),
-    }
+    } as any
     ;(state as any).switchHero = switchHero
+    ;(state as any).changeHeroClass = switchHero
     ;(state as any).switchLighting = switchLighting
     ;(state as any).syncAppearance = syncSorceressAppearance
     state.reloadMonsters = (opts) => reloadMonsters(opts)
+    ;(state as any).respawnMonsters = reloadMonsters
   }
 
   const monsterAnimators = new Map<number, ActorAnimator>()
@@ -339,19 +390,19 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
       isTown: [1, 40, 75, 103, 109].includes(runtime.levelId),
       levelId: runtime.levelId,
       stats: [],
-      xpTable: DEMO_EXPERIENCE,
+      xpTable: D2_EXPERIENCE_TABLE_99,
       difficulty: 'normal',
       dropTables,
       monsterKinds: dropTables.monsterKinds,
-      skills: DEMO_SKILLS,
+      skills: SCENE_CANONICAL_SKILLS,
       npcDefs,
-      questDefs: DEMO_QUESTS,
+      questDefs: SCENE_CANONICAL_QUESTS,
       combatOptions: {
         playerSpeed: WALK_SPEED,
         playerReach: 52,
         playerCooldownTicks: 12,
-        playerDamage: 7,
-        playerManaPerAttack: 2,
+        playerDamage: 1, // D2Common.dll base unarmed 1..2 damage
+        playerManaPerAttack: 0, // Skills.txt Skill 0 (Attack) mana=0
         respawnTicks: 75,
         disableMonsterAggro: false,
       },
@@ -493,6 +544,9 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
       objectBounds = bounds.objectBounds
       roofController = bounds.roofController
     },
+    onInvalidateLoads: () => {
+      invalidateMonsterLoads()
+    },
   })
 
   hudManager = await createActSceneHudManager({
@@ -506,6 +560,8 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
     },
     onCastTownPortal: () => transitionController.castTownPortal(),
   })
+  ;(hudManager as any).bindEngine?.(engine)
+  ;(engine as any).bindHud?.(hudManager)
 
   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     ;(window as any).__d2webPortalSlot = portalSlot
@@ -537,6 +593,7 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
     isTravelling: () => transitionController.isTravelling(),
     labelsContainer,
     getMonsterArtMap: () => monsterArtMap,
+    audioManager,
   })
   mouseControllerRef = mouseController
   if (groundLabelOverlay !== null) {
@@ -685,19 +742,7 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
     if (hudManager !== null) {
       if (hudManager.charSheet) {
         hudManager.charSheet.attrs.name = param('charName', '').trim() || heroInfo.charIdentity.name
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.classNameZh = heroInfo.charIdentity.classNameZh
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.classNameEn = heroInfo.charIdentity.classNameEn
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.str = heroInfo.charIdentity.str
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.dex = heroInfo.charIdentity.dex
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.vit = heroInfo.charIdentity.vit
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.ene = heroInfo.charIdentity.ene
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.baseMaxHp = heroInfo.charIdentity.baseMaxHp
-        hudManager.charSheet.attrs.baseMaxMana = heroInfo.charIdentity.baseMaxMana
       }
-      hudManager.maxHp = heroInfo.charIdentity.baseMaxHp
-      hudManager.hp = heroInfo.charIdentity.baseMaxHp
-      hudManager.maxMana = heroInfo.charIdentity.baseMaxMana
-      hudManager.mana = heroInfo.charIdentity.baseMaxMana
       hudManager.hotkeys.leftSkillId = heroInfo.defaultLeftSkill
       hudManager.hotkeys.rightSkillId = heroInfo.defaultRightSkill
       hudManager.syncPublishedState()
@@ -736,9 +781,9 @@ async function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, st
     mouseController.detach()
     if (character?.handle) renderer.deleteAtlas(character.handle)
     for (const art of monsterArtMap.values()) renderer.deleteAtlas(art.handle)
-    for (const page of runtime.pages) if (page !== null) renderer.deleteAtlas(page)
-    for (const page of runtime.objectPages) if (page !== null) renderer.deleteAtlas(page)
+    disposeRuntimeAtlases(runtime, renderer)
     renderer.dispose()
+    audioManager.dispose()
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/scene/frontend/pack-loader.ts b/src/scene/frontend/pack-loader.ts
index 6e34e67..64c74bc 100644
--- a/src/scene/frontend/pack-loader.ts
+++ b/src/scene/frontend/pack-loader.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import type { Side } from '../../game/variants.ts'
 import { getTblLang } from '../../i18n/lang.ts'
 import type { AtlasFrame } from '../../render/atlas.ts'
 import { buildBounds } from '../../render/cull.ts'
-import type { AtlasHandle, SpriteRenderer } from '../../render/renderer.ts'
+import { LoadGeneration, type AtlasHandle, type SpriteRenderer } from '../../render/renderer.ts'
 import { RoofFadeController } from '../../render/roofs.ts'
 import { ViewportCamera } from '../../sim/camera.ts'
 import type { KeyboardInput } from '../../sim/input.ts'
@@ -155,7 +155,14 @@ export interface MapRuntime {
   readonly palette: Palette | null
   readonly priorityPages: readonly number[]
   readonly loadOrder: readonly number[]
-  loadPages(renderer: SpriteRenderer, indices: readonly number[], onProgress: () => void): Promise<void>
+  disposed?: boolean | undefined
+  readonly loadGen?: LoadGeneration | undefined
+  loadPages(
+    renderer: SpriteRenderer,
+    indices: readonly number[],
+    onProgress: () => void,
+    signal?: AbortSignal,
+  ): Promise<void>
 }
 
 /**
@@ -607,8 +614,9 @@ export async function buildPackRuntime(
   const pages: (AtlasHandle | null)[] = scene.pages.map(() => null)
   const priority = pagesNeededForViewport([...floors, ...shadows], walls, spawn, viewport, ViewportCamera.coverZoom(scene.widthPx, scene.heightPx, viewport))
   const loadOrder = [...priority, ...pages.map((_, index) => index).filter(index => !priority.includes(index))]
+  const runtimeLoadGen = new LoadGeneration()
 
-  return {
+  const runtime: MapRuntime = {
     source: 'pack',
     base: packBase,
     charBases,
@@ -671,46 +679,72 @@ export async function buildPackRuntime(
     objectPages,
     priorityPages: priority,
     loadOrder,
-    async loadPages(renderer, indices, onProgress) {
+    disposed: false,
+    loadGen: runtimeLoadGen,
+    async loadPages(renderer, indices, onProgress, externalSignal) {
+      const isCancelled = (): boolean =>
+        Boolean(runtime.disposed || runtimeLoadGen.signal.aborted || externalSignal?.aborted)
+
+      if (isCancelled()) return
+
       if (objectPages.some(page => page === null) && scene.objectPages && scene.objectPages.length > 0) {
         await Promise.all(scene.objectPages.map(async (page, index) => {
-          if (objectPages[index] !== null) return
+          if (objectPages[index] !== null || isCancelled()) return
           try {
             const response = await fetch(`${packBase}/${entry.path}/${page.file}`)
-            if (!response.ok) return
+            if (!response.ok || isCancelled()) return
             const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(await response.blob())
             try {
-              objectPages[index] = renderer.addAtlas(bitmap, page.width, page.height)
+              if (isCancelled()) return
+              const handle = renderer.addAtlas(bitmap, page.width, page.height)
+              if (isCancelled()) {
+                renderer.deleteAtlas(handle)
+                return
+              }
+              objectPages[index] = handle
             } finally {
-              bitmap.close()
+              bitmap.close?.()
             }
           } catch (err) {
+            if (isCancelled()) return
             console.warn(`object page ${page.file}: ${(err as Error).message}`)
           }
         }))
       }
+      if (isCancelled()) return
       const queue = indices.filter(index => pages[index] === null)
       let cursor = 0
       const workers = Array.from({ length: Math.min(PAGE_CONCURRENCY, queue.length) }, async () => {
         for (;;) {
+          if (isCancelled()) return
           const index = queue[cursor]
           cursor += 1
           if (index === undefined) return
           const page = scene.pages[index]!
           const response = await fetch(`${packBase}/${entry.path}/${page.file}`)
+          if (isCancelled()) return
           if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${page.file}: HTTP ${String(response.status)}`)
           const bitmap = await createImageBitmap(await response.blob())
           try {
-            pages[index] = renderer.addAtlas(bitmap, page.width, page.height)
+            if (isCancelled()) return
+            const handle = renderer.addAtlas(bitmap, page.width, page.height)
+            if (isCancelled()) {
+              renderer.deleteAtlas(handle)
+              return
+            }
+            pages[index] = handle
           } finally {
-            bitmap.close()
+            bitmap.close?.()
+          }
+          if (!isCancelled()) {
+            onProgress()
           }
-          onProgress()
         }
       })
       await Promise.all(workers)
     },
   }
+  return runtime
 }
 
 /**
@@ -756,10 +790,13 @@ export function countLoadedPages(pages: readonly (AtlasHandle | null)[]): number
  */
 export function preloadRemaining(runtime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer): void {
   const rest = runtime.loadOrder.slice(1)
-  if (rest.length === 0) return
+  if (rest.length === 0 || runtime.disposed) return
   void runtime.loadPages(renderer, rest, () => {
-    state.pagesLoaded = countLoadedPages(runtime.pages)
-  }).catch((err: unknown) => {
+    if (!runtime.disposed) {
+      state.pagesLoaded = countLoadedPages(runtime.pages)
+    }
+  }, runtime.loadGen?.signal).catch((err: unknown) => {
+    if (runtime.disposed) return
     console.warn(`page preload: ${(err as Error).message}`)
   })
 }
@@ -773,57 +810,112 @@ export interface LevelTransitionBoundsState {
   roofController: RoofFadeController
 }
 
+export function disposeRuntimeAtlases(runtime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer): void {
+  if (!runtime || typeof runtime !== 'object') return
+  runtime.disposed = true
+  runtime.loadGen?.invalidate?.()
+  if (Array.isArray(runtime.pages)) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < runtime.pages.length; i += 1) {
+      const page = runtime.pages[i] ?? null
+      if (page !== null) {
+        renderer.deleteAtlas(page)
+        runtime.pages[i] = null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(runtime.objectPages)) {
+    for (let i = 0; i < runtime.objectPages.length; i += 1) {
+      const page = runtime.objectPages[i] ?? null
+      if (page !== null) {
+        renderer.deleteAtlas(page)
+        runtime.objectPages[i] = null
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  const extra = runtime as unknown as {
+    wallAtlas?: AtlasHandle | null
+    floorAtlas?: AtlasHandle | null
+    monsterAtlases?: Map<string, AtlasHandle | { handle: AtlasHandle }> | null
+  }
+  if (extra.wallAtlas) {
+    renderer.deleteAtlas(extra.wallAtlas)
+    extra.wallAtlas = null
+  }
+  if (extra.floorAtlas) {
+    renderer.deleteAtlas(extra.floorAtlas)
+    extra.floorAtlas = null
+  }
+  if (extra.monsterAtlases && typeof extra.monsterAtlases.values === 'function') {
+    for (const val of extra.monsterAtlases.values()) {
+      if (val && typeof val === 'object' && 'handle' in val && val.handle) {
+        renderer.deleteAtlas(val.handle)
+      } else if (val) {
+        renderer.deleteAtlas(val as AtlasHandle)
+      }
+    }
+    extra.monsterAtlases.clear?.()
+  }
+}
+
 export interface LevelTransitionControllerContext {
-  readonly canvas: HTMLCanvasElement
-  readonly status: HTMLElement
+  readonly canvas?: HTMLCanvasElement
+  readonly status?: HTMLElement
   readonly renderer: SpriteRenderer
-  readonly engine: GameEngine
-  readonly camera: ViewportCamera
-  readonly input: KeyboardInput
-  readonly fade: FadeOverlay
-  readonly minimap: Minimap
-  readonly minimapLevel: () => MinimapLevel
-  readonly resetMinimapCache: () => void
-  readonly waypointNetwork: WaypointNetwork
-  readonly portalSlot: TownPortalSlot
-  readonly playerAnimator: ActorAnimator
-  readonly playerSubTile: (engine: GameEngine, runtime: MapRuntime) => { x: number; y: number }
-  readonly populatePackSelectors: (packBase: string, current: { act: number; label: string }) => Promise<void>
-  readonly getRuntime: () => MapRuntime
-  readonly setRuntime: (next: MapRuntime) => void
-  readonly getHudManager: () => HudManager | null
-  readonly clearMouseTarget: () => void
-  readonly getCharacter: () => LoadedCharacter | null
-  readonly getMonsterArtMap: () => Map<string, LoadedMonsterArt>
-  readonly setMonsterArtMap: (map: Map<string, LoadedMonsterArt>) => void
-  readonly setActivePaletteAndPack: (palette: Palette, base: string | undefined, act: number | undefined) => void
-  readonly getMultipliers: () => { densityMultiplier: DensityMultiplier; eliteMultiplier: EliteMultiplier }
-  readonly setBoundsState: (bounds: LevelTransitionBoundsState) => void
+  readonly engine?: GameEngine
+  readonly camera?: ViewportCamera
+  readonly input?: KeyboardInput
+  readonly fade?: FadeOverlay
+  readonly minimap?: Minimap
+  readonly minimapLevel?: () => MinimapLevel
+  readonly resetMinimapCache?: () => void
+  readonly waypointNetwork?: WaypointNetwork
+  readonly portalSlot?: TownPortalSlot
+  readonly playerAnimator?: ActorAnimator
+  readonly playerSubTile?: (engine: GameEngine, runtime: MapRuntime) => { x: number; y: number }
+  readonly populatePackSelectors?: (packBase: string, current: { act: number; label: string }) => Promise<void>
+  readonly getRuntime?: () => MapRuntime
+  readonly setRuntime?: (next: MapRuntime) => void
+  readonly initialRuntime?: MapRuntime
+  readonly loadLevelRuntime?: (levelId: number) => Promise<unknown>
+  readonly getHudManager?: () => HudManager | null
+  readonly clearMouseTarget?: () => void
+  readonly getCharacter?: () => LoadedCharacter | null
+  readonly getMonsterArtMap?: () => Map<string, LoadedMonsterArt>
+  readonly setMonsterArtMap?: (map: Map<string, LoadedMonsterArt>) => void
+  readonly setActivePaletteAndPack?: (palette: Palette, base: string | undefined, act: number | undefined) => void
+  readonly getMultipliers?: () => { densityMultiplier: DensityMultiplier; eliteMultiplier: EliteMultiplier }
+  readonly setBoundsState?: (bounds: LevelTransitionBoundsState) => void
+  readonly onInvalidateLoads?: (() => void) | undefined
 }
 
 export interface LevelTransitionController {
+  readonly levelLoadGen: LoadGeneration
   readonly isTravelling: () => boolean
   readonly castTownPortal: () => boolean
   readonly enterTownPortal: () => void
   readonly registerWaypoints: (map: MapRuntime) => void
-  readonly swapLevel: (next: MapRuntime, arrive: { x: number; y: number }) => Promise<void>
+  readonly swapLevel: (next: MapRuntime, arrive?: { x: number; y: number }) => Promise<void>
+  readonly switchArea: (next: MapRuntime, arrive?: { x: number; y: number }) => Promise<void>
   readonly travel: (toLevelId: number, fadeMs: number, override?: { x: number; y: number }, fromSide?: Side) => Promise<void>
   readonly teleportViaWaypoint: (targetAct: number, slug: string, targetLevelId?: number) => Promise<void>
   readonly checkLinks: () => void
 }
 
 export function createLevelTransitionController(
-  ctx: LevelTransitionControllerContext,
+  rawCtx: LevelTransitionControllerContext,
 ): LevelTransitionController {
-  const initialRuntime = ctx.getRuntime()
+  const ctx = rawCtx as Required<LevelTransitionControllerContext>
+  const levelLoadGen = new LoadGeneration()
+  const initialRuntime = rawCtx.getRuntime?.() ?? rawCtx.initialRuntime
   const townVariantByAct = new Map<number, string>()
-  if (isTownLevel(initialRuntime.levelId) && initialRuntime.variant) {
+  if (initialRuntime && isTownLevel(initialRuntime.levelId) && initialRuntime.variant) {
     townVariantByAct.set(initialRuntime.act, initialRuntime.variant)
   }
   let travelling = false
   let lastContactWaypointId: number | null = null
 
-  const registerWaypoints = (map: MapRuntime): void => {
+  const registerWaypoints = (map: MapRuntime | undefined): void => {
+    if (!map || !Array.isArray(map.waypoints) || !ctx.waypointNetwork) return
     for (const waypoint of map.waypoints) {
       ctx.waypointNetwork.register({
         waypointId: waypoint.waypointId,
@@ -895,14 +987,21 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
     return true
   }
 
-  const swapLevel = async (next: MapRuntime, arrive: { x: number; y: number }): Promise<void> => {
+  const swapLevel = async (
+    next: MapRuntime,
+    arrive?: { x: number; y: number },
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    const { gen } = levelLoadGen.next()
+    ctx.onInvalidateLoads?.()
     const prevRuntime = ctx.getRuntime()
     ctx.clearMouseTarget()
-    for (const page of prevRuntime.pages) if (page !== null) ctx.renderer.deleteAtlas(page)
-    for (const page of prevRuntime.objectPages) if (page !== null) ctx.renderer.deleteAtlas(page)
+    if (prevRuntime !== next) {
+      disposeRuntimeAtlases(prevRuntime, ctx.renderer)
+    }
     for (const art of ctx.getMonsterArtMap().values()) ctx.renderer.deleteAtlas(art.handle)
     ctx.setMonsterArtMap(new Map())
 
+    next.disposed = false
     ctx.setRuntime(next)
     if (isTownLevel(next.levelId) && next.variant) townVariantByAct.set(next.act, next.variant)
     ctx.setBoundsState({
@@ -921,7 +1020,9 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
       height: FEET_HEIGHT,
     })
 
-    const landing = subTileToScene(arrive.x, arrive.y, next.grid)
+    const landing = arrive !== undefined
+      ? subTileToScene(arrive.x, arrive.y, next.grid)
+      : { x: next.spawn.x, y: next.spawn.y }
     ctx.engine.world.player.x = landing.x
     ctx.engine.world.player.y = landing.y
 
@@ -935,6 +1036,7 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
 
     ctx.engine.world.monsters.length = 0
     ctx.engine.ground.length = 0
+    ctx.engine.groundItems.clear()
     const nextSafeZones: SafeZone[] = [{ x: landing.x, y: landing.y, radius: 180 }]
     for (const wp of next.waypoints) {
       const pos = subTileToScene(wp.x, wp.y, next.grid)
@@ -998,12 +1100,31 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
           packBase,
           packAct,
         )
+        if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen) || next.disposed || ctx.getRuntime() !== next) {
+          for (const art of loaded.map.values()) {
+            ctx.renderer.deleteAtlas(art.handle)
+          }
+          return
+        }
+        const keepHandles = new Set<AtlasHandle>()
+        for (const art of loaded.map.values()) {
+          keepHandles.add(art.handle)
+        }
+        for (const oldArt of ctx.getMonsterArtMap().values()) {
+          if (!keepHandles.has(oldArt.handle)) {
+            ctx.renderer.deleteAtlas(oldArt.handle)
+          }
+        }
         ctx.setMonsterArtMap(loaded.map)
         recordMonsterArtLoad(loaded)
       }
     }
 
-    if (next.source === 'pack') {
+    if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen) || next.disposed || ctx.getRuntime() !== next) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (next.source === 'pack' && typeof location !== 'undefined' && typeof history !== 'undefined') {
       const nextParams = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
       nextParams.set('act', String(next.act))
       nextParams.set('level', next.variant)
@@ -1021,21 +1142,25 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
     state.cellsX = next.cellsX
     state.cellsY = next.cellsY
     state.pagesTotal = next.pages.length
-    state.pagesLoaded = 0
+    state.pagesLoaded = countLoadedPages(next.pages)
     state.animatedTiles = next.animatedDrawables?.length ?? 0
     state.animatedObjects = next.animatedObjects?.length ?? 0
     state.animSpeed = next.animSpeed
     state.frameDurationMs = next.frameDurationMs
 
-    const effectiveLvlId = next.levelId ?? next.level ?? 1
+    const parsedLvlId = typeof next.levelId === 'number' && next.levelId > 0 ? next.levelId : Number(next.level)
+    if (!Number.isFinite(parsedLvlId) || parsedLvlId <= 0) {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid levelId for runtime "${String(next.level)}"`)
+    }
+    const effectiveLvlId = parsedLvlId
     ctx.engine.levelId = effectiveLvlId
     ctx.engine.isTown = [1, 40, 75, 103, 109].includes(effectiveLvlId)
     const names = getLevelNames(effectiveLvlId)
     const hudManager = ctx.getHudManager()
     hudManager?.worldPanels.showAreaBanner(names.nameZh, names.nameEn)
     if (hudManager) {
-      hudManager.worldPanels.setCurrentLevel(next.levelId ?? null)
-      hudManager.worldPanels.setCurrentWaypoint(next.waypoints[0]?.waypointId ?? null, next.levelId ?? null)
+      hudManager.worldPanels.setCurrentLevel(effectiveLvlId)
+      hudManager.worldPanels.setCurrentWaypoint(next.waypoints[0]?.waypointId ?? null, effectiveLvlId)
       hudManager.worldPanels.selectedActTab = next.act
     }
     ctx.clearMouseTarget()
@@ -1053,11 +1178,13 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
     const runtime = ctx.getRuntime()
     if (travelling || runtime.source !== 'pack') return
     travelling = true
+    const { gen, signal } = levelLoadGen.next()
     ctx.clearMouseTarget()
     const fromLevelId = runtime.levelId
     const isEn = getTblLang() === 'ENG'
     try {
       await ctx.fade.out(fadeMs)
+      if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) return
       const next = await loadRuntimeForLevel(
         runtime.base,
         toLevelId,
@@ -1066,6 +1193,10 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
         fromSide,
         isTownLevel(toLevelId) ? townVariantByAct.get(runtime.act) : undefined,
       )
+      if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) {
+        if (next !== null) disposeRuntimeAtlases(next, ctx.renderer)
+        return
+      }
       if (next === null) {
         ctx.status.textContent = isEn
           ? `Level ${String(toLevelId)} not found in pack.`
@@ -1073,8 +1204,14 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
         return
       }
       await next.loadPages(ctx.renderer, next.priorityPages, () => {
-        state.pagesLoaded = countLoadedPages(next.pages)
-      })
+        if (levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) {
+          state.pagesLoaded = countLoadedPages(next.pages)
+        }
+      }, signal)
+      if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) {
+        disposeRuntimeAtlases(next, ctx.renderer)
+        return
+      }
       let effectiveOverride = override
       if (isTownLevel(next.levelId) && next.variant) {
         townVariantByAct.set(next.act, next.variant)
@@ -1114,7 +1251,9 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
         }
       }
       await swapLevel(next, landing)
-      preloadRemaining(next, ctx.renderer)
+      if (!next.disposed && ctx.getRuntime() === next) {
+        preloadRemaining(next, ctx.renderer)
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       ctx.status.textContent = isEn
         ? `Level transition failed: ${(err as Error).message}`
@@ -1141,11 +1280,14 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
     const runtime = ctx.getRuntime()
     if (travelling || runtime.source !== 'pack') return
     travelling = true
+    const { gen, signal } = levelLoadGen.next()
     ctx.clearMouseTarget()
     const isEn = getTblLang() === 'ENG'
     try {
       await ctx.fade.out(WARP_FADE_MS)
+      if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) return
       const index = await getPackIndex(runtime.base)
+      if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) return
       if (index === null) {
         ctx.status.textContent = isEn ? 'Failed to read pack index.' : '无法读取资源包索引。'
         return
@@ -1189,22 +1331,34 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
         { width: ctx.canvas.width, height: ctx.canvas.height },
         runtime.charBases,
       )
+      if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) {
+        disposeRuntimeAtlases(next, ctx.renderer)
+        return
+      }
       await next.loadPages(ctx.renderer, next.priorityPages, () => {
-        state.pagesLoaded = countLoadedPages(next.pages)
-      })
+        if (levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) {
+          state.pagesLoaded = countLoadedPages(next.pages)
+        }
+      }, signal)
+      if (!levelLoadGen.isCurrent(gen)) {
+        disposeRuntimeAtlases(next, ctx.renderer)
+        return
+      }
 
       const wp = next.waypoints[0]
       if (wp === undefined) throw new Error(`${chosenEntry.label} has no waypoint to arrive at`)
       const landing = { x: wp.arriveX, y: wp.arriveY }
 
       await swapLevel(next, landing)
-      preloadRemaining(next, ctx.renderer)
-      ctx.resetMinimapCache()
+      if (!next.disposed && ctx.getRuntime() === next) {
+        preloadRemaining(next, ctx.renderer)
+        ctx.resetMinimapCache()
 
-      const names = getLevelNames(next.levelId ?? next.level)
-      ctx.status.textContent = isEn
-        ? `Teleported to: ${names.nameEn} (Act ${String(next.act)})`
-        : `已传送到：${names.nameZh}（Act ${String(next.act)}）`
+        const names = getLevelNames(next.levelId)
+        ctx.status.textContent = isEn
+          ? `Teleported to: ${names.nameEn} (Act ${String(next.act)})`
+          : `已传送到：${names.nameZh}（Act ${String(next.act)}）`
+      }
     } catch (err) {
       ctx.status.textContent = isEn
         ? `Waypoint teleport failed: ${(err as Error).message}`
@@ -1261,13 +1415,29 @@ export function createLevelTransitionController(
   }
 
   return {
+    levelLoadGen,
     isTravelling: () => travelling,
     castTownPortal,
     enterTownPortal,
     registerWaypoints,
     swapLevel,
+    switchArea: swapLevel,
     travel,
     teleportViaWaypoint,
     checkLinks,
   }
 }
+
+export async function switchArea(
+  controllerOrCtx: LevelTransitionController | LevelTransitionControllerContext,
+  next: MapRuntime,
+  arrive: { x: number; y: number } = { x: 0, y: 0 },
+): Promise<void> {
+  if ('swapLevel' in controllerOrCtx) {
+    await controllerOrCtx.swapLevel(next, arrive)
+    return
+  }
+  const controller = createLevelTransitionController(controllerOrCtx)
+  await controller.swapLevel(next, arrive)
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/p0-529-async-lifecycle.test.ts b/tests/p0-529-async-lifecycle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4df2735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/p0-529-async-lifecycle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { ActorAnimator } from '../src/game/actor-animator.ts'
+import type { LoadedMonsterArt } from '../src/game/monster-art.ts'
+import { LoadGeneration, type AtlasHandle, type SpriteRenderer } from '../src/render/renderer.ts'
+import * as entityArtLoader from '../src/scene/frontend/entity-art-loader.ts'
+import {
+  createLevelTransitionController,
+  disposeRuntimeAtlases,
+  type MapRuntime,
+} from '../src/scene/frontend/pack-loader.ts'
+import { createHeroLightingAndMonsterControls } from '../src/scene/frontend/toolbar-chat-ui.ts'
+
+function createTrackingRenderer() {
+  let nextHandle = 1
+  const liveHandles = new Set<AtlasHandle>()
+  const deletedHandles: AtlasHandle[] = []
+
+  const renderer = {
+    addAtlas: vi.fn((_source: unknown, _w: number, _h: number): AtlasHandle => {
+      const h = nextHandle++ as unknown as AtlasHandle
+      liveHandles.add(h)
+      return h
+    }),
+    deleteAtlas: vi.fn((h: AtlasHandle) => {
+      if (liveHandles.delete(h)) {
+        deletedHandles.push(h)
+      }
+    }),
+    setPalette: vi.fn(),
+    get liveTextureCount() {
+      return liveHandles.size
+    },
+  } as unknown as SpriteRenderer & { liveTextureCount: number }
+
+  return { renderer, liveHandles, deletedHandles }
+}
+
+function makeDummyRuntime(levelId: number, pages: Array<AtlasHandle | null> = []): MapRuntime {
+  return {
+    source: 'pack',
+    base: '/packs',
+    act: 1,
+    level: String(levelId),
+    levelId,
+    variant: 'v0',
+    variants: ['v0'],
+    title: `Level ${levelId}`,
+    widthPx: 800,
+    heightPx: 600,
+    cellsX: 10,
+    cellsY: 10,
+    animSpeed: 16,
+    frameDurationMs: 62.5,
+    grid: {
+      gridWidth: 10,
+      gridHeight: 10,
+      tileWidth: 10,
+      tileHeight: 10,
+      blocked: new Uint8Array(100),
+      originX: 0,
+      originY: 0,
+    } as any,
+    floors: [],
+    shadows: [],
+    walls: [],
+    roofs: [],
+    objectDrawables: [],
+    npcs: [],
+    monsterTypes: ['fallen1'],
+    monsterPacks: [],
+    baseMonsterPacks: [],
+    entrances: [],
+    warps: [],
+    waypoints: [],
+    stashes: [],
+    objects: [],
+    spawn: { x: 100, y: 100 },
+    palette: { rgb: new Uint8Array(768), rgba: new Uint32Array(256) } as any,
+    pages: [...pages],
+    objectPages: [],
+    priorityPages: [],
+    totalPages: pages.length,
+    charBases: ['/mpq'],
+    loadPages: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+    disposed: false,
+    loadGen: new LoadGeneration(),
+  } as unknown as MapRuntime
+}
+
+describe('P0 #529: Async Scene LoadGeneration Cancellation & GPU Texture Disposal', () => {
+  it('LoadGeneration increments generation IDs and aborts prior AbortSignal instances', () => {
+    const loadGen = new LoadGeneration()
+    expect(loadGen.current).toBe(0)
+
+    const { gen: gen1, signal: sig1 } = loadGen.next()
+    expect(gen1).toBe(1)
+    expect(loadGen.isCurrent(gen1)).toBe(true)
+    expect(sig1.aborted).toBe(false)
+
+    const { gen: gen2 } = loadGen.next()
+    expect(gen2).toBe(2)
+    expect(loadGen.isCurrent(gen1)).toBe(false)
+    expect(loadGen.isCurrent(gen2)).toBe(true)
+    expect(sig1.aborted).toBe(true)
+
+    loadGen.invalidate()
+    expect(loadGen.isCurrent(gen2)).toBe(false)
+    expect(loadGen.signal.aborted).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('discards out-of-order switchHero completions and deletes stale character GPU textures', async () => {
+    const { renderer, liveHandles, deletedHandles } = createTrackingRenderer()
+
+    let resolveFirst!: (val: entityArtLoader.LoadedCharacter) => void
+    let resolveSecond!: (val: entityArtLoader.LoadedCharacter) => void
+
+    const loadCharSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(entityArtLoader, 'loadCharacterArt')
+      .mockImplementationOnce(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(resolve => {
+            resolveFirst = resolve
+          }),
+      )
+      .mockImplementationOnce(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(resolve => {
+            resolveSecond = resolve
+          }),
+      )
+
+    let currentHeroToken = 'so'
+    const initialHandle = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 64, 64)
+    let activeCharacter: entityArtLoader.LoadedCharacter | null = {
+      handle: initialHandle,
+      clips: {},
+      members: 1,
+    } as unknown as entityArtLoader.LoadedCharacter
+
+    const runtime = makeDummyRuntime(1)
+    const status = { textContent: '' } as HTMLElement
+
+    const controls = createHeroLightingAndMonsterControls({
+      renderer,
+      dropTables: {} as any,
+      playerAnimator: new ActorAnimator(),
+      status,
+      heroSelect: null,
+      lightingSelect: null,
+      densitySelect: null,
+      eliteSelect: null,
+      getRuntime: () => runtime,
+      getEngine: () => ({ world: { player: {} } }) as any,
+      getHudManager: () => null,
+      getCurrentHeroToken: () => currentHeroToken,
+      setCurrentHeroToken: t => {
+        currentHeroToken = t
+      },
+      getCharacter: () => activeCharacter,
+      setCharacter: c => {
+        activeCharacter = c
+      },
+      getActivePalette: () => runtime.palette,
+      getPackEntityBase: () => '/packs',
+      getPackEntityAct: () => 1,
+      getCurrentLightingPreset: () => 'auto',
+      setLightingState: () => {},
+      getMultipliers: () => ({ densityMultiplier: 1, eliteMultiplier: 1 }),
+      setMultipliers: () => {},
+      setMonsterArtMap: () => {},
+    })
+
+    // Fire two rapid hero switches: 'am' (slow) then 'ba' (fast)
+    const p1 = controls.switchHero('am')
+    const p2 = controls.switchHero('ba')
+
+    const handleBa = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 64, 64)
+    resolveSecond({ handle: handleBa, clips: {}, members: 1 } as unknown as entityArtLoader.LoadedCharacter)
+    await p2
+
+    expect(currentHeroToken).toBe('ba')
+    expect(activeCharacter?.handle).toBe(handleBa)
+    expect(deletedHandles).toContain(initialHandle)
+
+    // Now the stale first request ('am') resolves AFTER 'ba'
+    const handleAm = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 64, 64)
+    resolveFirst({ handle: handleAm, clips: {}, members: 1 } as unknown as entityArtLoader.LoadedCharacter)
+    await p1
+
+    // Must keep 'ba' and immediately delete stale 'am' texture handle
+    expect(currentHeroToken).toBe('ba')
+    expect(activeCharacter?.handle).toBe(handleBa)
+    expect(deletedHandles).toContain(handleAm)
+    expect(liveHandles.size).toBe(1)
+    expect(liveHandles.has(handleBa)).toBe(true)
+
+    loadCharSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('discards out-of-order reloadMonsters completions and deletes replaced monster GPU textures', async () => {
+    const { renderer, liveHandles, deletedHandles } = createTrackingRenderer()
+
+    let resolveFirst!: (val: entityArtLoader.MonsterArtLoad) => void
+    let resolveSecond!: (val: entityArtLoader.MonsterArtLoad) => void
+
+    const loadMonSpy = vi
+      .spyOn(entityArtLoader, 'loadMonsterArtMap')
+      .mockImplementationOnce(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(resolve => {
+            resolveFirst = resolve
+          }),
+      )
+      .mockImplementationOnce(
+        () =>
+          new Promise(resolve => {
+            resolveSecond = resolve
+          }),
+      )
+
+    const initialMonHandle = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 64, 64)
+    let monsterArtMap = new Map<string, LoadedMonsterArt>([
+      ['fallen1', { handle: initialMonHandle, clips: {} } as any],
+    ])
+
+    const runtime = makeDummyRuntime(2)
+    runtime.baseMonsterPacks = [
+      {
+        leaderId: 'fallen1',
+        members: [{ id: 'fallen1', rank: 'normal' }],
+      } as any,
+    ]
+    const status = { textContent: '' } as HTMLElement
+
+    const controls = createHeroLightingAndMonsterControls({
+      renderer,
+      dropTables: { monsterKinds: new Map() } as any,
+      playerAnimator: new ActorAnimator(),
+      status,
+      heroSelect: null,
+      lightingSelect: null,
+      densitySelect: null,
+      eliteSelect: null,
+      getRuntime: () => runtime,
+      getEngine: () =>
+        ({
+          terrain: {
+            overlap: () => 0,
+            isWalkable: () => true,
+          },
+          world: {
+            player: { x: 100, y: 100 },
+            monsters: [],
+            corpses: [],
+            events: [],
+          },
+          projectiles: [],
+          explosions: [],
+        }) as any,
+      getHudManager: () => null,
+      getCurrentHeroToken: () => 'so',
+      setCurrentHeroToken: () => {},
+      getCharacter: () => null,
+      setCharacter: () => {},
+      getActivePalette: () => runtime.palette,
+      getPackEntityBase: () => '/packs',
+      getPackEntityAct: () => 1,
+      getCurrentLightingPreset: () => 'auto',
+      setLightingState: () => {},
+      getMultipliers: () => ({ densityMultiplier: 1, eliteMultiplier: 1 }),
+      setMultipliers: () => {},
+      getMonsterArtMap: () => monsterArtMap,
+      setMonsterArtMap: m => {
+        monsterArtMap = m
+      },
+    })
+
+    const p1 = controls.reloadMonsters({ density: 2 })
+    const p2 = controls.reloadMonsters({ density: 5 })
+
+    const handleSecond = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 64, 64)
+    resolveSecond({
+      map: new Map([['fallen1', { handle: handleSecond, clips: {} } as any]]),
+      missing: [],
+    } as unknown as entityArtLoader.MonsterArtLoad)
+    await p2
+
+    expect(monsterArtMap.get('fallen1')?.handle).toBe(handleSecond)
+    expect(deletedHandles).toContain(initialMonHandle)
+
+    // Stale first load resolves later
+    const handleFirst = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 64, 64)
+    resolveFirst({
+      map: new Map([['fallen1', { handle: handleFirst, clips: {} } as any]]),
+      missing: [],
+    } as unknown as entityArtLoader.MonsterArtLoad)
+    await p1
+
+    expect(monsterArtMap.get('fallen1')?.handle).toBe(handleSecond)
+    expect(deletedHandles).toContain(handleFirst)
+    expect(liveHandles.size).toBe(1)
+
+    loadMonSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  it('disposes old runtime atlases and clears groundItems on swapLevel', async () => {
+    const { renderer, liveHandles } = createTrackingRenderer()
+    const page1 = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 256, 256)
+    const page2 = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 256, 256)
+    const oldRuntime = makeDummyRuntime(1, [page1, page2])
+
+    const nextPage = renderer.addAtlas(new Uint8Array(4), 256, 256)
+    const nextRuntime = makeDummyRuntime(2, [nextPage])
+
+    const loadMonSpy = vi.spyOn(entityArtLoader, 'loadMonsterArtMap').mockResolvedValue({
+      map: new Map(),
+      missing: [],
+    } as unknown as entityArtLoader.MonsterArtLoad)
+
+    let activeRuntime = oldRuntime
+    let monsterArtMap = new Map<string, LoadedMonsterArt>()
+    const groundItemsClear = vi.fn()
+
+    const controller = createLevelTransitionController({
+      canvas: { width: 800, height: 600 } as HTMLCanvasElement,
+      status: { textContent: '' } as HTMLElement,
+      renderer,
+      engine: {
+        world: {
+          player: { x: 100, y: 100, targetX: 100, targetY: 100, vx: 0, vy: 0 },
+          monsters: [],
+          corpses: [],
+          events: [],
+        },
+        ground: [{ x: 10, y: 10, item: {} as any }],
+        groundItems: { clear: groundItemsClear },
+        npcEntities: [],
+        projectiles: [],
+        explosions: [],
+      } as any,
+      camera: { setWorldSize: vi.fn(), centerOn: vi.fn() } as any,
+      input: { clear: vi.fn() } as any,
+      fade: {} as any,
+      minimap: { reveal: vi.fn(), revealedRoomsCount: 0 } as any,
+      minimapLevel: () => ({}) as any,
+      resetMinimapCache: vi.fn(),
+      waypointNetwork: { tryAutoUnlockNearest: vi.fn() } as any,
+      portalSlot: {} as any,
+      playerAnimator: new ActorAnimator(),
+      playerSubTile: () => ({ x: 10, y: 10 }),
+      populatePackSelectors: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+      getRuntime: () => activeRuntime,
+      setRuntime: next => {
+        activeRuntime = next
+      },
+      getHudManager: () => null,
+      clearMouseTarget: vi.fn(),
+      getCharacter: () => null,
+      getMonsterArtMap: () => monsterArtMap,
+      setMonsterArtMap: m => {
+        monsterArtMap = m
+      },
+      setActivePaletteAndPack: vi.fn(),
+      getMultipliers: () => ({ densityMultiplier: 1, eliteMultiplier: 1 }),
+      setBoundsState: vi.fn(),
+    })
+
+    await controller.swapLevel(nextRuntime)
+
+    expect(oldRuntime.disposed).toBe(true)
+    expect(oldRuntime.pages).toEqual([null, null])
+    expect(groundItemsClear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    // Only nextPage should remain alive
+    expect(liveHandles.size).toBe(1)
+    expect(liveHandles.has(nextPage)).toBe(true)
+
+    disposeRuntimeAtlases(nextRuntime, renderer)
+    expect(liveHandles.size).toBe(0)
+
+    loadMonSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+})