exp(vagrant): try procedural lower-body, drop WASD-to-root coupling

- humanoid.rig.json: removed locomotion-block (apply_locomotion no-ops
  now). head: removed look_at_speed (instant snap). body: unchanged
  (look_at_speed=180 lazy).
- init.lua: removed set_procedural("facing", ...) — root stays at
  rest.rot=0. walk.anim + idle_lower.anim no longer loaded/played
  (files retained on disk for revert). New set_procedural("walk_cycle",
  ...) drives legs per-frame: walk_phase advances at 1.25Hz, sin-cycle
  on leg.scl, walk_dir applied to leg.rot. Idle: legs scl=0.
- Lazy body + instant head + head-leading: head responds immediately
  to mouse, body lags via look_at_speed=180.

This is an experiment. If procedural feels worse, revert by re-enabling
walk.anim + idle_lower.anim + locomotion-block.

init.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- sporel-module-vagrant-skeleton v0.3.1
+-- sporel-module-vagrant-skeleton v0.3.2
 -- Sprite-mode test-chamber: 13-bone humanoid puppet + sprite-tilemap +
 -- hardcoded furniture. F.vagrant Tier-1 + Sprite-Upgrade-Bridge state.
 
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ local state = {
     bed_tex = nil,
     bench_tex = nil,
     backpack_tex = nil,
-    last_walk_rot_deg = 0,  -- persisted root.rot (degrees) across idle frames
+    is_walking = false,
+    walk_phase = 0,           -- 0..1 cycle position
+    walk_dir_rad = 0,         -- world-angle of walk direction (sprite-top convention)
+    walk_dir_set = false,     -- true after first move; legs orient even at idle once set
 }
 
 -- CI hook gating (mirrors Phase 1 convention).
@@ -33,18 +36,14 @@ local ci_assets_traced = false
 local function set_walk_or_idle(moving)
     local new_state = moving and "walk" or "idle"
     if moving then
-        if not puppet.is_playing(state.player, "walk") then
+        if not puppet.is_playing(state.player, "walk_upper") then
             puppet.stop(state.player, "idle")
-            puppet.stop(state.player, "idle_lower")
-            puppet.play(state.player, "walk",       { loop = true })
             puppet.play(state.player, "walk_upper", { loop = true })
         end
     else
         if not puppet.is_playing(state.player, "idle") then
-            puppet.stop(state.player, "walk")
             puppet.stop(state.player, "walk_upper")
             puppet.play(state.player, "idle", { loop = true })
-            puppet.play(state.player, "idle_lower", { loop = true })
         end
     end
     if CI_FRAME_PERF and new_state ~= ci_last_state then
@@ -64,22 +63,43 @@ function M.init(ctx)
     -- Puppet rig + sprite textures + animations.
     local rig  = puppet.load_rig("rigs/humanoid.rig.json", aliases)
     state.player = puppet.spawn(rig, { x = 320, y = 240 })
-    local walk = puppet.load_animation("animations/walk.anim.json", rig)
     local walk_upper = puppet.load_animation("animations/walk_upper.anim.json", rig)
     local idle = puppet.load_animation("animations/idle.anim.json", rig)
-    local idle_lower = puppet.load_animation("animations/idle_lower.anim.json", rig)
-    puppet.register_animation(state.player, idle)
-    puppet.register_animation(state.player, walk)
     puppet.register_animation(state.player, walk_upper)
-    puppet.register_animation(state.player, idle_lower)
+    puppet.register_animation(state.player, idle)
     puppet.play(state.player, "idle", { loop = true })
-    puppet.play(state.player, "idle_lower", { loop = true })
 
-    -- Procedural facing: root.rot = state.last_walk_rot_deg every frame.
+    -- Procedural lower-body: leg-cycle driven per-frame by walk-direction + phase.
-    -- Fires inside update_bone_recursive at root-visit (after reset, before compute_world).
+    -- Replaces keyframe walk.anim + idle_lower.anim. Runs every frame in
-    -- Root is not in any track, so write_bone bypasses track-guard.
+    -- update_bone_recursive's procedural callback step.
-    puppet.set_procedural(state.player, "facing", function(handle, dt)
+    puppet.set_procedural(state.player, "walk_cycle", function(handle, dt)
-        puppet.write_bone(handle, "root", { rot = state.last_walk_rot_deg })
+        if state.is_walking then
+            -- Advance phase. 0.8s full cycle (1/0.8 = 1.25 Hz, matches substrate walk_fwd_lower).
+            state.walk_phase = (state.walk_phase + dt * 1.25) % 1.0
+            local phase_rad = state.walk_phase * 2 * math.pi
+            local cycle_l = math.sin(phase_rad)
+            local cycle_r = -cycle_l
+            local walk_dir_deg = math.deg(state.walk_dir_rad)
+            -- Leg-rotation orients along walk direction (root stays at 0; legs rotate directly)
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "leg_l", { rot = walk_dir_deg, scl = {-1, cycle_l} })
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "leg_r", { rot = walk_dir_deg, scl = { 1, cycle_r} })
+            -- Foot: scale follows leg-extension absolute value; pos along leg axis
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "foot_l", {
+                scl = { 1, math.abs(cycle_l) },
+                pos = { 0, cycle_l > 0 and 25 or 0 }
+            })
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "foot_r", {
+                scl = { 1, math.abs(cycle_r) },
+                pos = { 0, cycle_r > 0 and 25 or 0 }
+            })
+        else
+            -- Idle: legs collapsed (scl=0), feet collapsed and centered
+            local walk_dir_deg = state.walk_dir_set and math.deg(state.walk_dir_rad) or 0
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "leg_l", { rot = walk_dir_deg, scl = {-1, 0} })
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "leg_r", { rot = walk_dir_deg, scl = { 1, 0} })
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "foot_l", { scl = { 1, 0 }, pos = { 0, 0 } })
+            puppet.write_bone(handle, "foot_r", { scl = { 1, 0 }, pos = { 0, 0 } })
+        end
     end)
 
     -- Furniture textures (preload to avoid first-frame load stutter).
@@ -126,7 +146,8 @@ function M.update(ctx, dt)
         if ci_drive_frame > 20 and ci_drive_frame <= 40 then
             dx = 1; dy = 0
             moving = true
-            state.last_walk_rot_deg = math.deg(math.atan(dx, -dy))  -- atan(1, 0) = pi/2 = 90deg
+            state.walk_dir_rad = math.atan(dx, -dy)  -- atan(1, 0) = pi/2 = 90deg
+            state.walk_dir_set = true
             local pos = puppet.position(state.player)
             puppet.move_to(state.player,
                 pos.x + dx * state.player_speed * dt, pos.y)
@@ -137,13 +158,15 @@ function M.update(ctx, dt)
 
     if moving and not CI_DRIVE then
         local len = math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy)
-        -- Update last_walk_rot_deg (sprite-top convention: angle=atan(dx,-dy)).
+        -- Update walk_dir_rad (sprite-top convention: angle=atan(dx,-dy)).
-        state.last_walk_rot_deg = math.deg(math.atan(dx / len, -dy / len))
+        state.walk_dir_rad = math.atan(dx / len, -dy / len)
+        state.walk_dir_set = true
         local pos = puppet.position(state.player)
         puppet.move_to(state.player,
             pos.x + dx / len * state.player_speed * dt,
             pos.y + dy / len * state.player_speed * dt)
     end
+    state.is_walking = moving
     set_walk_or_idle(moving)
 
     -- Headtrack: head looks at mouse world-position.

rigs/humanoid.rig.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "bones": [
     { "id": "root",        "parent": null,         "rest": {"x":   0, "y":   0, "rot": 0},                   "z_order": -1 },
     { "id": "body",        "parent": "root",       "rest": {"x":   0, "y":   0, "rot": 0},                   "z_order":  2, "texture": "body_001", "look_at": true, "look_at_speed": 180 },
-    { "id": "head",        "parent": "body",       "rest": {"x":   0, "y":  -3, "rot": 0, "rot_min": -90, "rot_max": 90}, "z_order":  6, "texture": "head_001", "look_at": true, "look_at_speed": 480 },
+    { "id": "head",        "parent": "body",       "rest": {"x":   0, "y":  -3, "rot": 0, "rot_min": -90, "rot_max": 90}, "z_order":  6, "texture": "head_001", "look_at": true },
     { "id": "shoulders",   "parent": "body",       "rest": {"x":   0, "y":   0, "rot": 0},                   "z_order":  5, "texture": "shoulder_001" },
     { "id": "upper_arm_l", "parent": "shoulders",  "rest": {"x": -19, "y":  -3, "rot": 0, "scl": [-1,  1]}, "z_order":  3, "texture": "upper_arm_001" },
     { "id": "upper_arm_r", "parent": "shoulders",  "rest": {"x":  20, "y":  -4, "rot": 0},                   "z_order":  3, "texture": "upper_arm_001" },
@@ -18,19 +18,5 @@
   "tracks": [
     { "id": "lower", "bones": ["leg_l", "leg_r", "foot_l", "foot_r"] },
     { "id": "upper", "bones": ["body", "head", "shoulders", "upper_arm_l", "upper_arm_r", "lower_arm_l", "lower_arm_r"] }
-  ],
-  "locomotion": {
-    "mode": "procedural",
-    "step_trigger":        [6,  24],
-    "step_placement":      [16, 28],
-    "step_duration":       0.18,
-    "step_height":         0,
-    "idle_return_delay":   0.5,
-    "idle_return_stagger": 0.3,
-    "idle_step_duration":  0.25,
-    "legs": [
-      { "leg": "leg_l", "foot": "foot_l", "group": 0 },
-      { "leg": "leg_r", "foot": "foot_r", "group": 1 }
   ]
 }
-}