feat(ecology): F5 — render natural nodes (trees/rocks visible in-game) #258

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F5 of the ecology foundation (epic #250 / #251; on F1–F4 + #255): the client renders natural nodes — trees and rocks are finally visible in-game.

A node is just "an art at a cell," so it reuses the existing depth-sorted static path in WorldRenderer (~8 lines): each ClientWorld.Nodes entry (from F4) is added to the same WorldSprite pass as map statics, getting foot-anchor + Z-lift + depth-sort + occlusion-fade for free. The slice-design's two render gaps close by construction: occlusion-fade is geometric (works on any tall sprite, including a pine), and a node's anchor is its fixed cell (stable). A stage whose art is missing from the pack simply isn't drawn (assets policy).

How it was tested

No unit test (rendering has none) — verified by piloting the client on asterra, fresh DB (per the screenshot rule): teleported onto a northern_grassland island and the spawner's deterministic pines reconciled via AoI and drew correctly — foot-anchored, depth-sorted, occluding the coastline behind them. Whole solution builds 0 warnings.

Remaining (tracked, not blocking): the rock art ore_outcrop is a generate asset not yet in the pack — a rock node's stage is simply not drawn until it's added (I'll ask the owner for it with an Imagegen prompt). Node line-of-sight is the #255 follow-up.

Checklist

Whole solution builds, 0 warnings · [x] Screen HARD GATE (render in WorldRenderer, state in ClientWorld)
Real pack art (missing art = not drawn, no placeholder) · [x] Screenshot from a fresh DB, assistant-piloted
Completes the ecology foundation's visible slice · [x] Linked #251 (epic #250)

## Summary **F5 of the ecology foundation** (epic #250 / #251; on F1–F4 + #255): the client **renders natural nodes** — trees and rocks are finally **visible in-game**. A node is just "an art at a cell," so it **reuses the existing depth-sorted static path** in `WorldRenderer` (~8 lines): each `ClientWorld.Nodes` entry (from F4) is added to the same `WorldSprite` pass as map statics, getting **foot-anchor + Z-lift + depth-sort + occlusion-fade for free**. The slice-design's two render gaps close by construction: occlusion-fade is geometric (works on any tall sprite, including a pine), and a node's anchor is its fixed cell (stable). A stage whose art is missing from the pack simply isn't drawn (assets policy). ## How it was tested No unit test (rendering has none) — **verified by piloting the client on asterra, fresh DB** (per the screenshot rule): teleported onto a `northern_grassland` island and the spawner's deterministic pines reconciled via AoI and drew correctly — foot-anchored, depth-sorted, occluding the coastline behind them. Whole solution **builds 0 warnings**. ![F5 — natural nodes rendered on asterra](https://git.homelab.devncode.it/attachments/5d1ba476-2256-42ae-9343-e63383c5b834) **Remaining (tracked, not blocking):** the rock art `ore_outcrop` is a *generate* asset not yet in the pack — a rock node's stage is simply not drawn until it's added (I'll ask the owner for it with an Imagegen prompt). Node line-of-sight is the #255 follow-up. ## Checklist - [x] Whole solution builds, 0 warnings · [x] `Screen` HARD GATE (render in `WorldRenderer`, state in `ClientWorld`) - [x] Real pack art (missing art = not drawn, no placeholder) · [x] Screenshot from a fresh DB, assistant-piloted - [x] Completes the ecology foundation's visible slice · [x] Linked #251 (epic #250)

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feat(ecology): render natural nodes (reuse the depth-sorted static path) (F5 of #251 )

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