Phase-B first pass was stiff/awkward — the turn whipped ~180° in ~0.7s while the turn clip
ran 2.5s (fighting), and a flat fish spun that fast went edge-on. Rework:
- U-turn now runs over the clip's duration (~2.4s), smootherstep ease-in-out, banks in/out
(roll), glides the arc instead of stopping — heading + animation move together.
- Calmer: slower cruise (0.26), fewer modes (cruise/rest, dropped jerky darts), longer
timers, gentle continuous roll/pitch body sway so cruising isn't rigid.
- New "preview clip" tuner control: freeze locomotion + loop any raw clip broadside — proves
the animation itself is fluid (isolates engine vs asset).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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