diff --git a/src/game/acts.ts b/src/game/acts.ts
index 25ada82..6d10208 100644
--- a/src/game/acts.ts
+++ b/src/game/acts.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *   `Levels.txt`    `Act N - Town`     → level id, act, palette index, level type
  *   `LvlTypes.txt`  level type id      → `File 1..File 32` (the DT1 libraries)
- *   `LvlPrest.txt`  level id (`LevelId`) → `File1..File6` (the DS1 quadrants), Dt1Mask
+ *   `LvlPrest.txt`  level id (`LevelId`) → `File1..File6` (the DS1 variants / versions), Dt1Mask
  *   `data\\global\\palette\\actN\\pal.pl2` → the act's palette
  *
  * Two details cost real time to find and are encoded here:
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@ export function resolveActTown(tables: ActTables, act: number): LevelInfo {
 export interface LoadedActTown {
   /** The resolution result. */
   readonly town: LevelInfo
-  /** The decoded DS1 quadrants. */
+  /** The decoded DS1 variants / versions. */
   readonly levels: readonly Ds1[]
   /** The decoded DT1 libraries, in file-list order. */
   readonly libraries: readonly Dt1[]
   /** The act palette. */
   readonly palette: Pl2
-  /** Total cells across the quadrants. */
+  /** Total cells across the variants. */
   readonly cells: number
 }
 
diff --git a/src/game/level-names-zh.ts b/src/game/level-names-zh.ts
index 4bc7544..bd75d64 100644
--- a/src/game/level-names-zh.ts
+++ b/src/game/level-names-zh.ts
@@ -178,15 +178,15 @@ export const LEVEL_NAMES_ZH: Readonly<Record<number, string>> = {
  * `CryptCountess1` 末尾也是 `s`，按猜测会错成"南"。
  */
 const DIRECTION_SUFFIXES: Readonly<Record<string, string>> = {
-  townn1: '北',
-  towne1: '东',
-  towns1: '南',
-  townw1: '西',
-  courtn: '北',
-  courte: '东',
-  courtw: '西',
-  lutn: '北',
-  lutw: '西',
+  townn1: '北门',
+  towne1: '东门',
+  towns1: '南门',
+  townw1: '西门',
+  courtn: '北向',
+  courte: '东向',
+  courtw: '西向',
+  lutn: '北门',
+  lutw: '西门',
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/game/variants.ts b/src/game/variants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..542d188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game/variants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import type { Side } from './world-graph.ts'
+import { oppositeSide } from './world-graph.ts'
+
+export { oppositeSide }
+export type { Side }
+
+export interface VariantCandidate {
+  readonly label?: string
+  readonly ds1?: string
+  readonly slug?: string
+  readonly act?: number
+  readonly levelId?: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract the compass direction / orientation from a variant's label or DS1 filename.
+ *
+ * Each variant (e.g. TownN1, TownE1, TownS1, TownW1) represents an independent town
+ * structure with an exit gate in that specific compass direction, not a quadrant.
+ *
+ * - `TownN1` / `townn1` / `LutN` -> `north`
+ * - `TownS1` / `towns1` -> `south`
+ * - `TownE1` / `towne1` / `CourtE` -> `east`
+ * - `TownW1` / `townw1` / `LutW` / `CourtW` -> `west`
+ */
+export function variantOrientation(candidate: VariantCandidate): Side | undefined {
+  const key = `${candidate.label ?? ''} ${candidate.ds1 ?? ''}`.toLowerCase()
+  if (key.includes('townn') || key.includes('lutn') || key.includes('courtn') || key.includes('-north')) {
+    return 'north'
+  }
+  if (key.includes('towns') || key.includes('luts') || key.includes('courts') || key.includes('-south')) {
+    return 'south'
+  }
+  if (key.includes('towne') || key.includes('lute') || key.includes('courte') || key.includes('-east')) {
+    return 'east'
+  }
+  if (key.includes('townw') || key.includes('lutw') || key.includes('courtw') || key.includes('-west')) {
+    return 'west'
+  }
+  return undefined
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find the candidate variant whose gate / exit orientation matches the required compass side.
+ *
+ * When travelling between abutting levels across a seam, if the player exits level A heading
+ * `fromSide`, the arrival level B must have its corresponding entrance on `oppositeSide(fromSide)`.
+ */
+export function findMatchingVariant<T extends VariantCandidate>(
+  candidates: readonly T[],
+  requiredSide?: Side | string,
+  variantSeed = 0,
+): T | undefined {
+  if (candidates.length === 0) return undefined
+  if (candidates.length === 1 || requiredSide === undefined || requiredSide === '') {
+    return candidates[Math.abs(variantSeed) % candidates.length]
+  }
+
+  const side = requiredSide.toLowerCase() as Side
+  const matched = candidates.find(c => variantOrientation(c) === side)
+  return matched ?? candidates[Math.abs(variantSeed) % candidates.length]
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the default town variant for a given act when starting fresh in town.
+ *
+ * - In Act 1: The Blood Moor (Level 2) has its palisade gate on the North (`Town S Transition`),
+ *   so Rogue Encampment (Level 1) must exit to the South (`TownS1.ds1` / `towns1`).
+ * - In Act 2: Rocky Waste (Level 41) has its town seam on the South (`Act 2 - Town Seam`),
+ *   so Lut Gholein (Level 40) must exit to the North (`LutN.ds1` / `lutn`).
+ * - Other acts default to their single town entry.
+ */
+export function getDefaultTownVariant<T extends VariantCandidate>(
+  forAct: readonly T[],
+  act: number,
+): T | undefined {
+  if (act === 1) {
+    const towns = forAct.find(c => variantOrientation(c) === 'south')
+    if (towns !== undefined) return towns
+  } else if (act === 2) {
+    const lutn = forAct.find(c => variantOrientation(c) === 'north')
+    if (lutn !== undefined) return lutn
+  }
+  return forAct.find(c => (c.slug ?? '').includes('town')) ?? forAct[0]
+}
diff --git a/src/scene/act-scene.ts b/src/scene/act-scene.ts
index 3e71dac..528457e 100644
--- a/src/scene/act-scene.ts
+++ b/src/scene/act-scene.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import type { SceneEntrance, SceneWarp, SceneWaypoint } from '../game/level-link
 import { SEAM_TRIGGER_SUBTILES, WARP_TRIGGER_SUBTILES } from '../game/level-links.ts'
 import { FadeOverlay, SEAM_FADE_MS, WARP_FADE_MS, subTileToScene } from './transition.ts'
 import { TownPortalSlot, WaypointNetwork, townLevelForAct } from '../game/portal.ts'
+import { findMatchingVariant, getDefaultTownVariant, oppositeSide, type Side } from '../game/variants.ts'
 import { Minimap } from '../ui/minimap.ts'
 import type { MinimapLevel, MinimapMarker } from '../ui/minimap.ts'
 
@@ -128,7 +129,11 @@ export interface ActSceneState {
   source: 'pack' | 'live' | ''
   act: number
   level: string
+  variant: string
+  variants: string[]
+  /** @deprecated Use `variant` instead. */
   quadrant: string
+  /** @deprecated Use `variants` instead. */
   quadrants: string[]
   /** The archive/pack location actually used. */
   base: string
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@ declare global {
 }
 
 const state: ActSceneState = {
-  ready: false, source: '', act: 1, level: '', quadrant: '', quadrants: [], base: '', roofs: 0,
+  ready: false, source: '', act: 1, level: '', variant: '', variants: [], quadrant: '', quadrants: [], base: '', roofs: 0,
   cellsX: 0, cellsY: 0, widthPx: 0, heightPx: 0, floors: 0, walls: 0, frames: 0,
   pagesLoaded: 0, pagesTotal: 0, pagesAtFirstFrame: -1, firstFrameMs: 0, priorityPages: [],
   character: false, characterMembers: 0, characterFrames: 0, characterGroup: -1,
@@ -257,15 +262,14 @@ interface MapRuntime {
   readonly warps: readonly SceneWarp[]
   /** The waypoint pedestal, when this level has one. */
   readonly waypoints: readonly SceneWaypoint[]
+  readonly variants: readonly string[]
+  readonly variantParam: 'level' | 'variant'
+  readonly variant: string
+  /** @deprecated Kept for backward compatibility. Use `variants` instead. */
   readonly quadrants: readonly string[]
-  /**
-   * Which query parameter names the currently shown map block.
-   *
-   * The pack path selects a prebaked map by its entry label (`?level=`), the live
-   * path selects a DS1 file inside one level (`?quadrant=`). Crossing the two
-   * silently falls back to the act's town, so each runtime declares its own.
-   */
+  /** @deprecated Kept for backward compatibility. Use `variantParam` instead. */
   readonly quadrantParam: 'level' | 'quadrant'
+  /** @deprecated Kept for backward compatibility. Use `variant` instead. */
   readonly quadrant: string
   readonly cellsX: number
   readonly cellsY: number
@@ -501,7 +505,8 @@ async function loadPackRuntime(
     ? undefined
     : forAct.find(candidate => candidate.label === wantedLevel)
       ?? forAct.find(candidate => candidate.slug === wantedLevel))
-    ?? forAct.find(candidate => candidate.slug === 'town')
+    ?? getDefaultTownVariant(forAct, act)
+    ?? forAct.find(candidate => candidate.slug.includes('town'))
     ?? forAct[0]!
   return await buildPackRuntime(packBase, index, entry, viewport, charBases)
 }
@@ -509,16 +514,18 @@ async function loadPackRuntime(
 /**
  * Build the runtime for one level, named by id rather than by label.
  *
- * Generated levels have three baked variants and the world graph names none of
- * them, so one is picked here. Which one does not matter for connectivity: the
- * act layout solve gives all three the same seams on the same edges, so any
- * variant docks with any neighbour. What does matter is that the choice depends
- * only on the level, so that the same level is the same map every time it is
- * entered — see {@link WORLD_VARIANT_SEED}.
+ * When a level has multiple baked variants (such as Rogue Encampment TownN1/E1/S1/W1,
+ * Lut Gholein LutN/LutW, or Cloister Courtyard N/E/W), the variant is selected based
+ * on the connecting border orientation (`fromSide`) so that the gate and road
+ * seamlessly align across the level boundary. If no directional requirement exists,
+ * it picks deterministically via `variantSeed`.
  *
  * @param packBase - directory holding `index.json`.
  * @param levelId - `Levels.txt` `Id` of the wanted level.
  * @param variantSeed - picks between the variants deterministically.
+ * @param viewport - current viewport dimensions.
+ * @param charBases - character assets bases.
+ * @param fromSide - the compass edge of the source level the player walked off of.
  * @returns the runtime, or null when the pack has no such level.
  */
 async function loadRuntimeForLevel(
@@ -527,11 +534,14 @@ async function loadRuntimeForLevel(
   variantSeed: number,
   viewport: { width: number; height: number },
   charBases: readonly string[],
+  fromSide?: Side,
 ): Promise<MapRuntime | null> {
   const index = await getPackIndex(packBase)
   if (index === null) return null
   const candidates = index.levels.filter(entry => entry.levelId === levelId)
-  const entry = candidates[Math.abs(variantSeed) % Math.max(1, candidates.length)]
+  if (candidates.length === 0) return null
+  const requiredSide = fromSide ? oppositeSide(fromSide) : undefined
+  const entry = findMatchingVariant(candidates, requiredSide, variantSeed)
   if (entry === undefined) return null
   return await buildPackRuntime(packBase, index, entry, viewport, charBases)
 }
@@ -677,6 +687,9 @@ async function buildPackRuntime(
     entrances: scene.entrances ?? [],
     warps: scene.warps ?? [],
     waypoints: scene.waypoints ?? [],
+    variants: forAct.map(candidate => candidate.label),
+    variantParam: 'level',
+    variant: entry.label,
     quadrants: forAct.map(candidate => candidate.label),
     quadrantParam: 'level',
     quadrant: entry.label,
@@ -818,9 +831,19 @@ async function loadLiveRuntime(
   const town: LevelInfo = wantedLevel === ''
     ? resolveActTown(tables, act)
     : resolveLevel(tables, Number(wantedLevel), act)
-  const quadrants = town.ds1Names.map(name => name.split('\\').pop() ?? name)
-  const wanted = wantedQuadrant === '' ? (quadrants[0] ?? '') : wantedQuadrant
-  const index = Math.max(0, quadrants.indexOf(wanted))
+  const wantedVariant = wantedQuadrant || param('variant', '')
+  const variants = town.ds1Names.map(name => name.split('\\').pop() ?? name)
+  let index = 0
+  if (wantedVariant !== '') {
+    const found = variants.indexOf(wantedVariant)
+    if (found !== -1) index = found
+  } else if (act === 1) {
+    const s1 = variants.findIndex(v => v.toLowerCase().includes('towns1'))
+    if (s1 !== -1) index = s1
+  } else if (act === 2) {
+    const n = variants.findIndex(v => v.toLowerCase().includes('lutn'))
+    if (n !== -1) index = n
+  }
 
   const level = decodeDs1(await archives.read(town.ds1Names[index]!))
   const libraries = []
@@ -867,9 +890,12 @@ async function loadLiveRuntime(
     entrances: [],
     warps: [],
     waypoints: [],
-    quadrants,
+    variants,
+    variantParam: 'variant',
+    variant: variants[index] ?? '',
+    quadrants: variants,
     quadrantParam: 'quadrant',
-    quadrant: quadrants[index] ?? '',
+    quadrant: variants[index] ?? '',
     cellsX: scene.cellsX,
     cellsY: scene.cellsY,
     widthPx: scene.widthPx,
@@ -1535,13 +1561,17 @@ function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started:
     }
 
     if (next.source === 'pack') {
-      history.replaceState(null, '', `?act=${String(next.act)}&level=${encodeURIComponent(next.quadrant)}`)
-      void populatePackSelectors(next.base, { act: next.act, label: next.quadrant })
+      history.replaceState(null, '', `?act=${String(next.act)}&level=${encodeURIComponent(next.variant)}`)
+      void populatePackSelectors(next.base, { act: next.act, label: next.variant })
     }
 
     registerWaypoints(next)
     state.level = next.level
     state.act = next.act
+    state.variant = next.variant
+    state.variants = [...next.variants]
+    state.quadrant = next.variant
+    state.quadrants = [...next.variants]
     state.cellsX = next.cellsX
     state.cellsY = next.cellsY
     state.pagesTotal = next.pages.length
@@ -1558,11 +1588,13 @@ function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started:
    * @param toLevelId - the level to move to.
    * @param fadeMs - how long to black out for.
    * @param override - an explicit landing sub-tile, for waypoints and portals.
+   * @param fromSide - the compass edge left by the player on the source level.
    */
   const travel = async (
     toLevelId: number,
     fadeMs: number,
     override?: { x: number; y: number },
+    fromSide?: Side,
   ): Promise<void> => {
     if (travelling || runtime.source !== 'pack') return
     travelling = true
@@ -1576,6 +1608,7 @@ function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started:
         WORLD_VARIANT_SEED + toLevelId,
         { width: canvas.width, height: canvas.height },
         runtime.charBases,
+        fromSide,
       )
       if (next === null) {
         status.textContent = `资源包里没有关卡 ${String(toLevelId)}。`
@@ -1622,7 +1655,7 @@ function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started:
 
     for (const entrance of runtime.entrances) {
       if (!near(entrance.x, entrance.y, SEAM_TRIGGER_SUBTILES)) continue
-      void travel(entrance.toLevelId, SEAM_FADE_MS)
+      void travel(entrance.toLevelId, SEAM_FADE_MS, undefined, entrance.side)
       return
     }
 
@@ -1973,7 +2006,7 @@ function runScene(initialRuntime: MapRuntime, renderer: SpriteRenderer, started:
       // reader and stops the overlay from competing with the frame it describes.
       if (renderStarted >= hudNextMs) {
         hudNextMs = renderStarted + HUD_INTERVAL_MS
-        hud.textContent = `${runtime.level} · ${runtime.quadrant} · ${runtime.source === 'pack' ? '资源包' : '读归档'}`
+        hud.textContent = `${runtime.level} · ${runtime.variant} · ${runtime.source === 'pack' ? '资源包' : '读归档'}`
           + ` · ${String(runtime.cellsX)}×${String(runtime.cellsY)} 格 · ${String(runtime.floors.length)} 地面 / ${String(runtime.walls.length)} 墙`
           + ` · 页 ${String(state.pagesLoaded)}/${String(state.pagesTotal)}`
           + ` · 对象 ${String(runtime.objects)} · ${loop.tickRate.toFixed(1)} tps · pos ${engine.world.player.x.toFixed(0)},${engine.world.player.y.toFixed(0)}`
@@ -2107,6 +2140,8 @@ function publish(runtime: MapRuntime, base: string): void {
   state.base = base
   state.act = runtime.act
   state.level = runtime.level
+  state.variant = runtime.variant
+  state.variants = [...runtime.variants]
   state.quadrant = runtime.quadrant
   state.quadrants = [...runtime.quadrants]
   state.cellsX = runtime.cellsX
@@ -2260,18 +2295,19 @@ function populateLiveSelectors(runtime: MapRuntime): void {
   option.selected = true
   sceneSelect.replaceChildren(option)
   sceneSelect.disabled = false
-  variantSelect.replaceChildren(...runtime.quadrants.map(name => {
+  variantSelect.replaceChildren(...runtime.variants.map(name => {
     const item = document.createElement('option')
     item.value = name
     item.textContent = name
-    item.selected = name === runtime.quadrant
+    item.selected = name === runtime.variant
     return item
   }))
-  variantSelect.disabled = runtime.quadrants.length === 0
+  variantSelect.disabled = runtime.variants.length === 0
   actSelect.onchange = () => {
     const params = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
     params.set('act', actSelect.value)
     params.delete('level')
+    params.delete('variant')
     params.delete('quadrant')
     location.search = params.toString()
   }
@@ -2279,8 +2315,9 @@ function populateLiveSelectors(runtime: MapRuntime): void {
   variantSelect.onchange = () => {
     const params = new URLSearchParams(location.search)
     params.set('act', String(runtime.act))
-    params.set(runtime.quadrantParam, variantSelect.value)
-    params.delete(runtime.quadrantParam === 'level' ? 'quadrant' : 'level')
+    params.set(runtime.variantParam, variantSelect.value)
+    params.delete(runtime.variantParam === 'level' ? 'variant' : 'level')
+    params.delete('quadrant')
     location.search = params.toString()
   }
 }
@@ -2323,7 +2360,7 @@ async function boot(): Promise<void> {
         const runtime = await loadPackRuntime(packBase, act, param('level', ''), viewport, charBases)
         if (runtime === null) continue
         publish(runtime, packBase)
-        void populatePackSelectors(packBase, { act: runtime.act, label: runtime.quadrant })
+        void populatePackSelectors(packBase, { act: runtime.act, label: runtime.variant })
         const renderer = new SpriteRenderer(canvas, {
           onContextLost: () => {
             status.textContent = 'WebGL 上下文丢失，正在尝试恢复…'
@@ -2357,7 +2394,8 @@ async function boot(): Promise<void> {
             location.reload()
           },
         })
-        const runtime = await loadLiveRuntime(base, act, renderer, param('quadrant', ''))
+        const requestedVariant = param('variant', '') || param('quadrant', '')
+        const runtime = await loadLiveRuntime(base, act, renderer, requestedVariant)
         publish(runtime, base)
         runScene(runtime, renderer, started)
         return
diff --git a/tests/variants.test.ts b/tests/variants.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d835cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/variants.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  findMatchingVariant,
+  getDefaultTownVariant,
+  oppositeSide,
+  variantOrientation,
+} from '../src/game/variants.ts'
+
+describe('固定地图变体与朝向匹配 (Issue #42)', () => {
+  test('解析变体方向标识符', () => {
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '1-act-1-town-townn1' })).toBe('north')
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '1-act-1-town-towne1' })).toBe('east')
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '1-act-1-town-towns1' })).toBe('south')
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '1-act-1-town-townw1' })).toBe('west')
+
+    expect(variantOrientation({ ds1: 'data\\global\\tiles\\Act2\\Town\\LutN.ds1' })).toBe('north')
+    expect(variantOrientation({ ds1: 'data\\global\\tiles\\Act2\\Town\\LutW.ds1' })).toBe('west')
+
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '27-act-1-courtyard-1-courte' })).toBe('east')
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '27-act-1-courtyard-1-courtn' })).toBe('north')
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '27-act-1-courtyard-1-courtw' })).toBe('west')
+
+    expect(variantOrientation({ label: '8-act-1-cave-1-var1' })).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test('朝向互逆函数计算', () => {
+    expect(oppositeSide('north')).toBe('south')
+    expect(oppositeSide('south')).toBe('north')
+    expect(oppositeSide('east')).toBe('west')
+    expect(oppositeSide('west')).toBe('east')
+  })
+
+  test('依据相邻区域出口朝向自动匹配互逆的城镇变体', () => {
+    const act1TownVariants = [
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-townn1', levelId: 1 },
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-towne1', levelId: 1 },
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-towns1', levelId: 1 },
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-townw1', levelId: 1 },
+    ]
+
+    // 鲜血荒地（Level 2）在北侧大门离开（fromSide: 'north'），进入城镇要求城镇出口在南侧（'south'）
+    const matchedSouth = findMatchingVariant(act1TownVariants, oppositeSide('north'))
+    expect(matchedSouth?.label).toBe('1-act-1-town-towns1')
+
+    // 若鲜血荒地在西侧大门离开（fromSide: 'west'），进入城镇要求城镇出口在东侧（'east'）
+    const matchedEast = findMatchingVariant(act1TownVariants, oppositeSide('west'))
+    expect(matchedEast?.label).toBe('1-act-1-town-towne1')
+
+    // 鲁高因（Level 40）变体匹配
+    const act2TownVariants = [
+      { label: '40-act-2-town-lutw', ds1: 'LutW.ds1', levelId: 40 },
+      { label: '40-act-2-town-lutn', ds1: 'LutN.ds1', levelId: 40 },
+    ]
+
+    // 碎石荒地在南侧离开（fromSide: 'south'），进入鲁高因要求北门（'north'）
+    const matchedLutN = findMatchingVariant(act2TownVariants, oppositeSide('south'))
+    expect(matchedLutN?.label).toBe('40-act-2-town-lutn')
+  })
+
+  test('默认城镇变体与生成预置缝合对齐', () => {
+    const act1TownVariants = [
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-townn1', slug: '1-act-1-town', act: 1 },
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-towne1', slug: '1-act-1-town', act: 1 },
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-towns1', slug: '1-act-1-town', act: 1 },
+      { label: '1-act-1-town-townw1', slug: '1-act-1-town', act: 1 },
+    ]
+
+    // Act 1 鲜血荒地默认采用 Town S Transition（在荒地北边界），因此默认城镇应选择 TownS1
+    const defaultAct1 = getDefaultTownVariant(act1TownVariants, 1)
+    expect(defaultAct1?.label).toBe('1-act-1-town-towns1')
+
+    const act2TownVariants = [
+      { label: '40-act-2-town-lutw', slug: '40-act-2-town', act: 2 },
+      { label: '40-act-2-town-lutn', slug: '40-act-2-town', act: 2 },
+    ]
+    // Act 2 碎石荒地默认在南边界衔接城镇，因此默认鲁高因应选择 LutN
+    const defaultAct2 = getDefaultTownVariant(act2TownVariants, 2)
+    expect(defaultAct2?.label).toBe('40-act-2-town-lutn')
+  })
+})