Cleanup

adapters/bukkit/plugin/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/command/CommandFind.java

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 @Director(name = "find", origin = DirectorOrigin.PLAYER, description = "Iris Find commands", descriptionKey = "iris.director.commandfind.director.iris_find_commands", aliases = "goto")
 public class CommandFind implements DirectorExecutor {
-    @Director(description = "Find a biome", descriptionKey = "iris.director.commandfind.director.find_biome")
+    @Director(description = "Find a biome", sync = true, descriptionKey = "iris.director.commandfind.director.find_biome")
     public void biome(
             @Param(description = "The biome to look for", descriptionKey = "iris.director.commandfind.param.biome_look", customHandler = ReachableBiomeHandler.class)
             IrisBiome biome,

adapters/modded-common/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/modded/command/ModdedLocateCommands.java

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.GenerationSessionException;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.GenerationSessionLease;
 import art.arcane.iris.structure.placement.IrisStructureLocator;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.Locator;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.BiomeLocator;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.SavedBiomeRuntime;
 import art.arcane.iris.structure.nativegen.NativeStructureGenerationPolicy;
 import art.arcane.iris.structure.placement.StructureReachability;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.WrongEngineBroException;
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ final class ModdedLocateCommands {
             IrisModdedCommands.fail(source, IrisLanguage.plain(ModdedCommandMessages.IRIS_MODDED_COMMANDS_UNKNOWN_BIOME_2, MessageArgument.untrusted("key", key)));
             return 0;
         }
-        locate(source, level, engine, player, Locator.surfaceBiome(biome.getLoadKey()), "biome " + biome.getLoadKey());
+        locate(source, level, engine, player, BiomeLocator.forBiome(engine, biome.getLoadKey(), player.blockY()), "biome " + biome.getLoadKey());
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -545,12 +548,12 @@ final class ModdedLocateCommands {
             previous.cancel(true);
         }
         search.whenComplete((Position2 at, Throwable error) -> completeLocate(
-                source, level, engine, player, label, server, playerId, search, at, error));
+                source, level, engine, player, label, server, playerId, search, locator, at, error));
     }
 
     private static void completeLocate(NativeCommandSource source, NativeWorld level, Engine engine,
                                        NativeProtocolPlayer player, String label, NativeModdedServer server, UUID playerId,
-                                       CompletableFuture<Position2> search, Position2 at, Throwable error) {
+                                       CompletableFuture<Position2> search, Locator<?> locator, Position2 at, Throwable error) {
         if (ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.get(playerId) != search) {
             return;
         }
@@ -576,15 +579,77 @@ final class ModdedLocateCommands {
             });
             return;
         }
+        if (locator instanceof BiomeLocator caveLocator) {
+            prepareCaveLocate(new CaveLocateRequest(source, level, engine, player, label, server, playerId,
+                    search, caveLocator, at));
+            return;
+        }
         server.execute(() -> {
             if (ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.remove(playerId, search)) {
-                teleportToLocateResult(source, level, engine, player, label, at);
+                teleportToLocateResult(source, level, engine, player, label, locator, at, Optional.empty());
             }
         });
     }
 
-    private static void teleportToLocateResult(NativeCommandSource source, NativeWorld level, Engine engine,
+    private static void prepareCaveLocate(CaveLocateRequest request) {
-                                                NativeProtocolPlayer player, String label, Position2 at) {
+        CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> resolveCavePosition(request))
+                .whenComplete((target, error) -> request.server().execute(() -> loadCaveDestination(request, target, error)));
+    }
+
+    private static SubterrainPosition resolveCavePosition(CaveLocateRequest request) {
+        try (GenerationSessionLease lease = request.engine().acquireGenerationLease("modded_cave_position");
+             IrisContext.Scope ignored = IrisContext.open(request.engine(), lease.sessionId(), null)) {
+            return request.locator().position(request.engine(), request.at());
+        } catch (GenerationSessionException error) {
+            throw new CompletionException(error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void loadCaveDestination(CaveLocateRequest request, SubterrainPosition target, Throwable error) {
+        if (ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.get(request.playerId()) != request.search()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (error != null) {
+            failCaveLocate(request, error);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (target == null || !request.player().connected() || !request.player().inWorld(request.level())) {
+            if (ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.remove(request.playerId(), request.search())) {
+                IrisModdedCommands.fail(request.source(), "The cave destination is no longer available.");
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            request.level().getBlock(target.x(), target.y(), target.z());
+            request.locator().prepareRead(request.engine(), new Position2(target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4))
+                    .whenComplete((read, failure) -> request.server().execute(() -> finishCaveLocate(request, target, read, failure)));
+        } catch (RuntimeException failure) {
+            failCaveLocate(request, failure);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void finishCaveLocate(CaveLocateRequest request, SubterrainPosition target,
+                                         Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read, Throwable error) {
+        if (error != null) {
+            failCaveLocate(request, error);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.remove(request.playerId(), request.search())) {
+            teleportToLocateResult(request.source(), request.level(), request.engine(), request.player(),
+                    request.label(), request.locator(), request.at(), Optional.of(new CaveDestination(target, read)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void failCaveLocate(CaveLocateRequest request, Throwable error) {
+        ModdedIrisLog.error("Iris cave locate failed for {}", request.label(), error);
+        if (ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.remove(request.playerId(), request.search())) {
+            IrisModdedCommands.fail(request.source(), "Could not prepare the cave destination. See the server log for details.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    static void teleportToLocateResult(NativeCommandSource source, NativeWorld level, Engine engine,
+                                                NativeProtocolPlayer player, String label, Locator<?> locator, Position2 at,
+                                        Optional<CaveDestination> caveDestination) {
         // Same liveness guards the structure completion path has: the search can take up to
         // two minutes, and the captured NativeProtocolPlayer may be gone or elsewhere by then.
         if (!player.connected()) {
@@ -600,6 +665,17 @@ final class ModdedLocateCommands {
         try (GenerationSessionLease lease = engine.acquireGenerationLease("modded_locator_teleport");
             IrisContext.Scope ignored = IrisContext.open(engine, lease.sessionId(), null)) {
             int blockY = engine.getMinHeight() + engine.getHeight(blockX, blockZ, false) + 2;
+            if (locator instanceof BiomeLocator caveLocator) {
+                CaveDestination prepared = caveDestination.orElseThrow();
+                SubterrainPosition landing = caveLocator.landing(engine, level, prepared.target(), prepared.read());
+                if (landing == null) {
+                    IrisModdedCommands.fail(source, "No safe cave landing found for " + label + ".");
+                    return;
+                }
+                blockX = landing.x();
+                blockY = landing.y();
+                blockZ = landing.z();
+            }
             boolean teleported = player.teleport(level, blockX + 0.5D, blockY, blockZ + 0.5D);
             if (!teleported) {
                 IrisModdedCommands.fail(source, IrisLanguage.plain(
@@ -611,7 +687,8 @@ final class ModdedLocateCommands {
                 return;
             }
             IrisModdedCommands.ok(source, IrisLanguage.plain(ModdedCommandMessages.IRIS_MODDED_COMMANDS_TELEPORTED_AT_2, MessageArgument.untrusted("label", label), MessageArgument.untrusted("blockX", blockX), MessageArgument.untrusted("blockY", blockY), MessageArgument.untrusted("blockZ", blockZ)));
-        } catch (GenerationSessionException e) {
+        } catch (GenerationSessionException | RuntimeException e) {
+            ModdedIrisLog.error("Iris locate teleport failed for {}", label, e);
             IrisModdedCommands.fail(source, IrisLanguage.plain(ModdedCommandMessages.IRIS_MODDED_COMMANDS_ENGINE_CHANGED_WHILE_LOCATING_TRY_AGAIN, MessageArgument.untrusted("label", label)));
         }
     }
@@ -635,6 +712,14 @@ final class ModdedLocateCommands {
         NO_PLACEMENT
     }
 
+    record CaveDestination(SubterrainPosition target, Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read) {
+    }
+
+    private record CaveLocateRequest(NativeCommandSource source, NativeWorld level, Engine engine,
+                                     NativeProtocolPlayer player, String label, NativeModdedServer server,
+                                     UUID playerId, CompletableFuture<Position2> search, BiomeLocator locator, Position2 at) {
+    }
+
     private record NativeStructureTarget(String key, NativeStructureQueries.Reference holder,
                                          NativeStructureAvailability availability) {
     }

adapters/modded-common/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/modded/command/ModdedCaveLocateTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package art.arcane.iris.modded.command;
+
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.context.IrisContext;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.BiomeLocator;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.Engine;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.GenerationSessionLease;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.minecraft26_2.modded.NativeCommandSource;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.minecraft26_2.modded.NativeProtocolPlayer;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.terrain.NativeWorld;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.math.Position2;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyDouble;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class ModdedCaveLocateTest {
+    @Test
+    public void caveTeleportUsesValidatedUndergroundPosition() throws Exception {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        when(fixture.player.teleport(fixture.world, 8.5, -42, 8.5)).thenReturn(true);
+        try (MockedStatic<IrisModdedCommands> commands = mockStatic(IrisModdedCommands.class);
+             MockedStatic<IrisContext> context = mockStatic(IrisContext.class)) {
+            fixture.context(context);
+            fixture.teleport();
+            verify(fixture.player).teleport(fixture.world, 8.5, -42, 8.5);
+            commands.verify(() -> IrisModdedCommands.ok(eq(fixture.source), anyString()));
+            commands.verify(() -> IrisModdedCommands.fail(eq(fixture.source), anyString()), never());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void failedTeleportNeverReportsSuccess() throws Exception {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        try (MockedStatic<IrisModdedCommands> commands = mockStatic(IrisModdedCommands.class);
+             MockedStatic<IrisContext> context = mockStatic(IrisContext.class)) {
+            fixture.context(context);
+            fixture.teleport();
+            commands.verify(() -> IrisModdedCommands.fail(eq(fixture.source), anyString()));
+            commands.verify(() -> IrisModdedCommands.ok(eq(fixture.source), anyString()), never());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void worldChangeCancelsBeforeCaveLookupOrTeleport() throws Exception {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        when(fixture.player.inWorld(fixture.world)).thenReturn(false);
+        try (MockedStatic<IrisModdedCommands> commands = mockStatic(IrisModdedCommands.class)) {
+            fixture.teleport();
+            verifyNoInteractions(fixture.locator);
+            verify(fixture.player, never()).teleport(any(), anyDouble(), anyDouble(), anyDouble());
+            commands.verify(() -> IrisModdedCommands.fail(eq(fixture.source), anyString()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final class Fixture {
+        private final NativeCommandSource source = mock(NativeCommandSource.class);
+        private final NativeWorld world = mock(NativeWorld.class);
+        private final NativeProtocolPlayer player = mock(NativeProtocolPlayer.class);
+        private final Engine engine = mock(Engine.class);
+        private final BiomeLocator locator = mock(BiomeLocator.class);
+
+        private Fixture() throws Exception {
+            when(player.connected()).thenReturn(true);
+            when(player.inWorld(world)).thenReturn(true);
+            when(engine.acquireGenerationLease("modded_locator_teleport")).thenReturn(mock(GenerationSessionLease.class));
+            SubterrainPosition target = new SubterrainPosition(8, -40, 8);
+            when(locator.position(engine, new Position2(0, 0))).thenReturn(target);
+            when(locator.landing(engine, world, target, Optional.empty())).thenReturn(new SubterrainPosition(8, -42, 8));
+        }
+
+        private void context(MockedStatic<IrisContext> context) {
+            context.when(() -> IrisContext.open(eq(engine), anyLong(), any())).thenReturn(mock(IrisContext.Scope.class));
+        }
+
+        private void teleport() {
+            ModdedLocateCommands.teleportToLocateResult(source, world, engine, player, "biome deep", locator,
+                    new Position2(0, 0), Optional.of(new ModdedLocateCommands.CaveDestination(
+                            new SubterrainPosition(8, -40, 8), Optional.empty())));
+        }
+    }
+}

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/locator/BiomeLocator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+package art.arcane.iris.generation.locator;
+
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.biome.IrisBiome;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.hydrology.IrisRiverPolicy;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.context.ChunkContext;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.context.IrisContext;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.Engine;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.IrisEngine;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.BiomeEnvironment;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.SavedBiomeRuntime;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.GenerationSessionException;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.GenerationSessionLease;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.WrongEngineBroException;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.IrisSubterrainFeature;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainCell;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPlan;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.terrain.IrisDimensionCarvingEntry;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.terrain.IrisRegion;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationSemanticIndex;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationSemanticQueries;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationFindCatalog;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationHistory;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.ChunkGenerationSemantics;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.terrain.NativeBlockState;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.terrain.NativeWorld;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.math.Position2;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.matter.MatterCavern;
+
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.BooleanSupplier;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+public final class BiomeLocator implements Locator<IrisBiome> {
+    private static final Set<String> HAZARDOUS_FLOORS = Set.of("minecraft:magma_block", "minecraft:campfire",
+            "minecraft:soul_campfire", "minecraft:cactus", "minecraft:powder_snow", "minecraft:pointed_dripstone");
+
+    private volatile long searchDeadline = Long.MAX_VALUE;
+    private final String key;
+    private final boolean authored;
+    private Set<String> caveHosts = Set.of();
+    private boolean configured;
+    private int originWorldY;
+    private boolean surfaceAllowed;
+    private final Set<Position2> surfaceTargets = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet();
+    private volatile SubterrainPosition authoredTarget;
+    private final ConcurrentHashMap<Position2, SubterrainPosition> cavernTargets = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+    public BiomeLocator(String key, boolean authored) {
+        this.key = key;
+        this.authored = authored;
+    }
+
+    public static Locator<IrisBiome> forBiome(Engine engine, String key, int originWorldY) {
+        boolean authored = false;
+        boolean configured = GenerationFindCatalog.hasRetainedCaveBiome(engine, key);
+        Set<String> caveHosts = new HashSet<>();
+        boolean surfaceAllowed = GenerationFindCatalog.hasRetainedSurfaceBiome(engine, key);
+        for (IrisRegion region : engine.getDimension().getAllRegions(engine)) {
+            for (String root : region.getLandBiomes()) {
+                surfaceAllowed |= caveBranch(engine, root).contains(key);
+            }
+            for (String root : region.getSeaBiomes()) {
+                surfaceAllowed |= caveBranch(engine, root).contains(key);
+            }
+            for (String root : region.getShoreBiomes()) {
+                surfaceAllowed |= caveBranch(engine, root).contains(key);
+            }
+            configured |= floodedBiome(region.getRiverPolicy(), key);
+            for (String root : region.getCaveBiomes()) {
+                Set<String> branch = caveBranch(engine, root);
+                if (branch.contains(key)) {
+                    caveHosts.addAll(branch);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        for (IrisDimensionCarvingEntry entry : engine.getDimension().getCarving()) {
+            if (entry.isEnabled() && !entry.getBiome().isEmpty() && caveBranch(engine, entry.getBiome()).contains(key)) {
+                configured = true;
+            }
+        }
+        for (IrisSubterrainFeature feature : engine.getDimension().getSubterrainFeatures()) {
+            if (feature.isEnabled() && key.equals(feature.getBiome())) {
+                authored = true;
+            }
+        }
+        configured |= floodedBiome(engine.getDimension().getRiverPolicy(), key);
+        for (IrisBiome biome : engine.getAllBiomes()) {
+            configured |= key.equals(biome.getCarvingBiome()) || floodedBiome(biome.getRiverPolicy(), key);
+        }
+        if (!authored && !configured && caveHosts.isEmpty()) {
+            return Locator.surfaceBiome(key);
+        }
+        BiomeLocator locator = new BiomeLocator(key, authored);
+        locator.caveHosts = Set.copyOf(caveHosts);
+        locator.configured = configured;
+        locator.originWorldY = originWorldY;
+        locator.surfaceAllowed = surfaceAllowed;
+        return locator;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean floodedBiome(IrisRiverPolicy policy, String key) {
+        return policy != null && policy.getFloodedCaveBiomes() != null && policy.getFloodedCaveBiomes().contains(key);
+    }
+
+    private static Set<String> caveBranch(Engine engine, String root) {
+        Set<String> visited = new HashSet<>();
+        ArrayDeque<String> pending = new ArrayDeque<>();
+        pending.add(root);
+        while (!pending.isEmpty()) {
+            String candidate = pending.removeFirst();
+            if (!visited.add(candidate)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            IrisBiome biome = engine.getData().getBiomeLoader().load(candidate);
+            if (biome != null) {
+                pending.addAll(biome.getChildren());
+            }
+        }
+        return visited;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CompletableFuture<Position2> find(Engine engine, Position2 origin, long timeout, Consumer<Integer> checks)
+            throws WrongEngineBroException {
+        searchDeadline = System.nanoTime() + timeout * 1_000_000L;
+        if (!authored || surfaceAllowed) {
+            return Locator.super.find(engine, origin, timeout, checks);
+        }
+        CompletableFuture<Position2> result = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        CompletableFuture.runAsync(() -> {
+            long deadline = System.nanoTime() + timeout * 1_000_000L;
+            try (GenerationSessionLease lease = engine.acquireGenerationLease("cave_biome_locator");
+                 IrisContext.Scope ignored = IrisContext.open(engine, lease.sessionId(), null)) {
+                BooleanSupplier running = () -> !result.isCancelled() && !engine.isClosing() && System.nanoTime() < deadline;
+                Map<SubterrainLocator.Result, SubterrainLocator.Result> safeTargets = new HashMap<>();
+                SubterrainLocator.Result found = GenerationSemanticQueries.nearestSubterrain(engine,
+                        new SubterrainLocator.Query("", null, key), (origin.getX() << 4) + 8,
+                        originWorldY, (origin.getZ() << 4) + 8, 32768,
+                        running, candidate -> {
+                            SubterrainLocator.Result safe = dryAuthoredTarget(engine, candidate, running);
+                            if (safe == null) {
+                                return false;
+                            }
+                            safeTargets.put(candidate, safe);
+                            return true;
+                        }).orElse(null);
+                if (found != null) {
+                    found = safeTargets.get(found);
+                    authoredTarget = new SubterrainPosition(found.x(), found.y(), found.z());
+                }
+                checks.accept(1);
+                result.complete(found == null ? null : new Position2(found.x() >> 4, found.z() >> 4));
+            } catch (Throwable error) {
+                result.completeExceptionally(error);
+            }
+        });
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SearchCandidate nearestRecordedCandidate(Engine engine, Position2 origin, int maximumRadius) {
+        GenerationHistory history = GenerationLocatorPolicy.history(engine).orElse(null);
+        if (history == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        Set<Position2> rejected = new HashSet<>();
+        GenerationSemanticIndex.Query query = GenerationSemanticIndex.Query.acrossActivations(
+                GenerationSemanticIndex.SemanticKind.CAVE_BIOME, key,
+                new ChunkGenerationSemantics.BlockPosition((origin.getX() << 4) + 8, originWorldY,
+                        (origin.getZ() << 4) + 8), maximumRadius);
+        while (!engine.isClosing() && !Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted() && System.nanoTime() < searchDeadline) {
+            GenerationSemanticIndex.Match match = history.findRecorded(query,
+                    record -> !rejected.contains(new Position2(record.chunkX(), record.chunkZ()))).orElse(null);
+            if (match == null) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            Position2 chunk = new Position2(match.chunk().chunkX(), match.chunk().chunkZ());
+            SubterrainPosition target = position(engine, chunk);
+            if (target != null) {
+                cavernTargets.put(chunk, target);
+                return new SearchCandidate(chunk, target.x(), target.z());
+            }
+            rejected.add(chunk);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean matches(Engine engine, Position2 chunk) {
+        if (surfaceAllowed && Locator.chunkContainsSurfaceBiome(engine, chunk, key)) {
+            surfaceTargets.add(chunk);
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (authored) {
+            return position(engine, chunk) != null;
+        }
+        if (position(engine, chunk) == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        try (GenerationSessionLease lease = engine.acquireGenerationLease("cave_biome_matter")) {
+            ChunkContext context = new ChunkContext(chunk.getX() << 4, chunk.getZ() << 4, engine.getComplex(),
+                    lease.sessionId(), false, ChunkContext.PrefillPlan.NONE, null);
+            try (IrisContext.Scope ignored = IrisContext.open(engine, lease.sessionId(), context)) {
+                engine.generateMatter(chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ(), true, context);
+                AtomicReference<SubterrainPosition> target = new AtomicReference<>();
+                engine.getMantle().getMantle().iterateChunk(chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ(), MatterCavern.class, (x, y, z, cavern) -> {
+                    if (target.get() != null || !dryCavern(cavern)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    int blockX = (chunk.getX() << 4) + x;
+                    int blockZ = (chunk.getZ() << 4) + z;
+                    SubterrainPosition candidate = cavernPosition(engine, blockX, y, blockZ, cavern);
+                    if (candidate != null) {
+                        target.set(candidate);
+                    }
+                });
+                if (target.get() == null) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                cavernTargets.put(chunk, target.get());
+                return true;
+            }
+        } catch (GenerationSessionException error) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public SubterrainPosition position(Engine engine, Position2 chunk) {
+        if (authoredTarget != null || cavernTargets.containsKey(chunk) || surfaceTargets.contains(chunk) || authored
+                || activePredictionWithoutHistory(engine, chunk)) {
+            return position(engine, chunk, Optional.empty());
+        }
+        try {
+            CompletableFuture<Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession>> preparation = prepareRead(engine, chunk);
+            Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read = searchDeadline == Long.MAX_VALUE
+                    ? preparation.get() : preparation.get(Math.max(1L, searchDeadline - System.nanoTime()), TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
+            return position(engine, chunk, read);
+        } catch (TimeoutException error) {
+            return null;
+        } catch (InterruptedException error) {
+            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+            throw new CompletionException(error);
+        } catch (ExecutionException error) {
+            throw new CompletionException(error.getCause());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private SubterrainPosition position(Engine engine, Position2 chunk, Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read) {
+        return GenerationLocatorPolicy.evaluateValueScoped(engine, chunk, () -> positionScoped(engine, chunk, read));
+    }
+
+    private SubterrainPosition positionScoped(Engine engine, Position2 chunk, Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read) {
+        if (surfaceTargets.contains(chunk)) {
+            int x = (chunk.getX() << 4) + 8;
+            int z = (chunk.getZ() << 4) + 8;
+            return new SubterrainPosition(x, engine.getMinHeight() + engine.getHeight(x, z, false) + 2, z);
+        }
+        SubterrainPosition cavern = cavernTargets.get(chunk);
+        if (cavern != null) {
+            return cavern;
+        }
+        int x = (chunk.getX() << 4) + 8;
+        int z = (chunk.getZ() << 4) + 8;
+        if (authored) {
+            if (authoredTarget != null && authoredTarget.x() >> 4 == chunk.getX()
+                    && authoredTarget.z() >> 4 == chunk.getZ()) {
+                return authoredTarget;
+            }
+            for (SubterrainPlan plan : engine.getComplex().getSubterrainPlanner().plansForBounds(x - 8, z - 8, x + 7, z + 7)) {
+                if (!key.equals(plan.biome())) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                SubterrainPosition anchor = plan.anchor();
+                SubterrainCell owner = engine.getComplex().getSubterrainPlanner().sample(anchor.x(), anchor.y(), anchor.z());
+                if (owner.occupied() && plan.id().equals(owner.room().featureId())) {
+                    SubterrainLocator.Result safe = dryAuthoredTarget(engine,
+                            new SubterrainLocator.Result(plan.id(), plan.family(), plan.biome(), anchor.x(), anchor.y(), anchor.z()),
+                            () -> !engine.isClosing());
+                    if (safe != null) {
+                        return new SubterrainPosition(safe.x(), safe.y(), safe.z());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+        if (read.isEmpty() && !configured && !caveHosts.isEmpty()) {
+            IrisBiome host = engine.getCaveBiome(x, z);
+            if (host == null || !caveHosts.contains(host.getLoadKey())) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+        for (int radius = 0; radius <= (read.isPresent() ? 8 : 0); radius++) {
+            for (int columnX = Math.max(x - 8, x - radius); columnX <= Math.min(x + 7, x + radius); columnX++) {
+                for (int columnZ = Math.max(z - 8, z - radius); columnZ <= Math.min(z + 7, z + radius); columnZ++) {
+                    if (Math.max(Math.abs(columnX - x), Math.abs(columnZ - z)) != radius) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    int top = Math.min(engine.getHeight() - 2, engine.getHeight(columnX, columnZ) - 2);
+                    for (int y = top; y >= 1; y--) {
+                        if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted() || engine.isClosing() || System.nanoTime() >= searchDeadline) {
+                            return null;
+                        }
+                        IrisBiome saved = savedBiomeAt(columnX, y + engine.getMinHeight(), columnZ, read);
+                        IrisBiome biome = saved != null ? saved : engine.getCaveBiome(columnX, y, columnZ);
+                        if (biome != null && key.equals(biome.getLoadKey())) {
+                            return new SubterrainPosition(columnX, y + engine.getMinHeight(), columnZ);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static SubterrainLocator.Result dryAuthoredTarget(Engine engine, SubterrainLocator.Result candidate,
+                                                               BooleanSupplier running) {
+        return GenerationSemanticQueries.drySubterrainLanding(engine, candidate, running).orElse(null);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean activePredictionWithoutHistory(Engine engine, Position2 chunk) {
+        if (!(engine instanceof IrisEngine irisEngine)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = irisEngine.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter().orElse(null);
+        if (router == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        GenerationHistory history = router.history();
+        return history.isActiveUnowned(chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ()) && history.semantics(chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ()).isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    public CompletableFuture<Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession>> prepareRead(Engine engine, Position2 chunk) {
+        if (engine instanceof IrisEngine irisEngine) {
+            GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = irisEngine.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter().orElse(null);
+            if (router != null) {
+                return router.biomes().readChunkAsync(chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ()).thenApply(Optional::of);
+            }
+        }
+        return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Optional.empty());
+    }
+
+    public SubterrainPosition landing(Engine engine, NativeWorld world, SubterrainPosition target,
+                                     Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read) {
+        return GenerationLocatorPolicy.evaluateValueScoped(engine, new Position2(target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4),
+                () -> landingScoped(engine, world, target, read));
+    }
+
+    private SubterrainPosition landingScoped(Engine engine, NativeWorld world, SubterrainPosition target,
+                                             Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read) {
+        if (surfaceTargets.contains(new Position2(target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4))) {
+            return target;
+        }
+        int chunkX = target.x() >> 4;
+        int chunkZ = target.z() >> 4;
+        int minimumX = chunkX << 4;
+        int minimumZ = chunkZ << 4;
+        for (int radius = 0; radius <= 15; radius++) {
+            for (int x = Math.max(minimumX, target.x() - radius); x <= Math.min(minimumX + 15, target.x() + radius); x++) {
+                for (int z = Math.max(minimumZ, target.z() - radius); z <= Math.min(minimumZ + 15, target.z() + radius); z++) {
+                    if (Math.max(Math.abs(x - target.x()), Math.abs(z - target.z())) != radius) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    int top = Math.min(world.maxHeight() - 2, engine.getMinHeight() + engine.getHeight(x, z) - 2);
+                    for (int y = top; y > world.minHeight(); y--) {
+                        NativeBlockState feet = world.getBlock(x, y, z);
+                        if (!feet.isAir() || !world.getBlock(x, y + 1, z).isAir()) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        NativeBlockState floor = world.getBlock(x, y - 1, z);
+                        if (!floor.isSolid() || floor.isFluid() || floor.isWaterLogged() || hazardous(floor)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        IrisBiome biome = biomeAt(engine, x, y, z, read);
+                        if (biome != null && key.equals(biome.getLoadKey())) {
+                            return new SubterrainPosition(x, y, z);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static IrisBiome biomeAt(Engine engine, int x, int worldY, int z,
+                                      Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read) {
+        IrisBiome saved = savedBiomeAt(x, worldY, z, read);
+        return saved != null ? saved : engine.getBiomeOrMantle(x, worldY - engine.getMinHeight(), z);
+    }
+
+    private static IrisBiome savedBiomeAt(int x, int worldY, int z,
+                                           Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> read) {
+        return read.flatMap(session -> session.resolve(x, worldY, z, false)).map(BiomeEnvironment::biome).orElse(null);
+    }
+
+    SubterrainPosition cavernPosition(Engine engine, int x, int y, int z, MatterCavern cavern) {
+        if (!dryCavern(cavern)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        IrisBiome biome = engine.getBiomeOrMantle(x, y, z);
+        return biome != null && key.equals(biome.getLoadKey())
+                ? new SubterrainPosition(x, y + engine.getMinHeight(), z) : null;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean dryCavern(MatterCavern cavern) {
+        return cavern != null && cavern.isCavern() && (cavern.isAir() || cavern.getLiquid() == 3);
+    }
+
+    private static boolean hazardous(NativeBlockState state) {
+        String key = state.materialKey();
+        if (key == null) {
+            key = state.key().split("\\[", 2)[0];
+        }
+        return HAZARDOUS_FLOORS.contains(key);
+    }
+}

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/locator/SubterrainLocator.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package art.arcane.iris.generation.locator;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.Engine;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.IrisSubterrainFamily;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainCell;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainBounds;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPlan;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPlanner;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.function.BooleanSupplier;
 
 public final class SubterrainLocator {
     private static final int SEARCH_TILE_SIZE = 512;
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@ public final class SubterrainLocator {
 
     public static Optional<Result> nearest(SubterrainPlanner planner, Query query, int x, int worldY, int z,
                                            int maximumDistance, Predicate<Result> allowed) {
+        return nearest(planner, query, x, worldY, z, maximumDistance, allowed, () -> true);
+    }
+
+    public static Optional<Result> nearest(SubterrainPlanner planner, Query query, int x, int worldY, int z,
+                                           int maximumDistance, Predicate<Result> allowed, BooleanSupplier running) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(planner, "planner");
         Objects.requireNonNull(query, "query");
         Objects.requireNonNull(allowed, "allowed");
@@ -51,6 +58,9 @@ public final class SubterrainLocator {
             for (int offsetX = -ring; offsetX <= ring; offsetX++) {
                 int offsetZStep = Math.abs(offsetX) == ring ? 1 : Math.max(1, ring * 2);
                 for (int offsetZ = -ring; offsetZ <= ring; offsetZ += offsetZStep) {
+                    if (!running.getAsBoolean() || Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
+                        return Optional.empty();
+                    }
                     long tileX = (centerTileX + offsetX) * SEARCH_TILE_SIZE;
                     long tileZ = (centerTileZ + offsetZ) * SEARCH_TILE_SIZE;
                     long tileMaxX = tileX + SEARCH_TILE_SIZE - 1L;
@@ -107,6 +117,68 @@ public final class SubterrainLocator {
         return Optional.ofNullable(nearest);
     }
 
+    public static Optional<Result> dryLanding(SubterrainPlanner planner, Result target, BooleanSupplier running) {
+        return dryLanding(planner, target, running, ignored -> true);
+    }
+
+    public static Optional<Result> dryLanding(SubterrainPlanner planner, Result target, BooleanSupplier running,
+                                               Predicate<Result> allowed) {
+        for (SubterrainPlan plan : planner.plansForBounds(target.x(), target.z(), target.x(), target.z())) {
+            if (!plan.id().equals(target.featureId())) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            SubterrainBounds bounds = plan.bounds();
+            int radiusLimit = Math.min(512, Math.max(Math.max(target.x() - bounds.minX(), bounds.maxX() - target.x()),
+                    Math.max(target.z() - bounds.minZ(), bounds.maxZ() - target.z())));
+            for (int radius = 0; radius <= radiusLimit; radius++) {
+                if (!running.getAsBoolean() || Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
+                    return Optional.empty();
+                }
+                int stride = Math.max(1, radius / 8);
+                for (int offset = -radius; offset <= radius; offset += stride) {
+                    if (!running.getAsBoolean() || Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
+                        return Optional.empty();
+                    }
+                    SubterrainPosition landing = eligibleDryLanding(planner, plan, target, target.x() + offset, target.z() - radius, allowed);
+                    if (landing == null && radius != 0) {
+                        landing = eligibleDryLanding(planner, plan, target, target.x() + offset, target.z() + radius, allowed);
+                    }
+                    if (landing == null && radius != 0) {
+                        landing = eligibleDryLanding(planner, plan, target, target.x() - radius, target.z() + offset, allowed);
+                    }
+                    if (landing == null && radius != 0) {
+                        landing = eligibleDryLanding(planner, plan, target, target.x() + radius, target.z() + offset, allowed);
+                    }
+                    if (landing != null) {
+                        return Optional.of(new Result(target.featureId(), target.family(), target.biome(),
+                                landing.x(), landing.y(), landing.z()));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    private static SubterrainPosition eligibleDryLanding(SubterrainPlanner planner, SubterrainPlan plan,
+                                                           Result target, int x, int z, Predicate<Result> allowed) {
+        SubterrainPosition landing = dryOwnedLanding(planner, plan, x, z);
+        return landing != null && allowed.test(new Result(target.featureId(), target.family(), target.biome(),
+                landing.x(), landing.y(), landing.z())) ? landing : null;
+    }
+
+    private static SubterrainPosition dryOwnedLanding(SubterrainPlanner planner, SubterrainPlan plan, int x, int z) {
+        SubterrainPosition landing = plan.dryLandingAt(x, z);
+        if (landing == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        SubterrainCell feet = planner.sample(landing.x(), landing.y(), landing.z());
+        SubterrainCell head = planner.sample(landing.x(), landing.y() + 1, landing.z());
+        SubterrainCell floor = planner.sample(landing.x(), landing.y() - 1, landing.z());
+        return feet.kind() == SubterrainCell.Kind.AIR && head.kind() == SubterrainCell.Kind.AIR && floor.solid()
+                && feet.room().featureId().equals(plan.id()) && head.room().featureId().equals(plan.id())
+                ? landing : null;
+    }
+
     public record Query(String featureId, IrisSubterrainFamily family, String biome) {
         public Query {
             featureId = Objects.requireNonNullElse(featureId, "").trim();

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/subterrain/SubterrainPlan.java

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
     private final boolean rotated;
     private final String id;
     private final SubterrainBounds bounds;
+    private final double shapePhase;
+    private final ThreadLocal<ColumnCache> columnCache = ThreadLocal.withInitial(ColumnCache::new);
 
     SubterrainPlan(Options options) {
         definition = Objects.requireNonNull(options.definition());
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
         centerZ = options.centerZ();
         rotated = options.rotated();
         id = options.id();
+        shapePhase = (SubterrainPlanner.mix(id.hashCode() ^ definition.seedSalt()) >>> 11) * 0x1.0p-53 * Math.PI * 2;
         int along = family() == IrisSubterrainFamily.CENOTE ? definition.radius() : definition.length() / 2;
         int across = definition.radius();
         int extentX = (rotated ? across : along) + 2;
@@ -66,35 +69,64 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
             return anchor;
         }
         if (family() == IrisSubterrainFamily.TRAVERTINE_TERRACES) {
-            int path = definition.radius() - 4;
+            Column center = cachedColumn(0, 0);
-            anchor = occupiedAnchor(rotated ? centerX + path : centerX, y,
+            if (center != null) {
-                    rotated ? centerZ : centerZ + path);
+                int path = center.pathOffset();
-            if (anchor != null) {
+                anchor = occupiedAnchor(rotated ? centerX + path : centerX, y,
-                return anchor;
+                        rotated ? centerZ : centerZ + path);
+                if (anchor != null) {
+                    return anchor;
+                }
             }
-            int firstTerrace = -definition.length() / 2 + 1;
+        }
-            anchor = occupiedAnchor(rotated ? centerX + path : centerX + firstTerrace, y,
+        for (int u = -definition.length() / 2; u <= definition.length() / 2; u++) {
-                    rotated ? centerZ + firstTerrace : centerZ + path);
+            for (int v = -definition.radius(); v <= definition.radius(); v++) {
-            if (anchor != null) {
+                int x = rotated ? centerX + v : centerX + u;
-                return anchor;
+                int z = rotated ? centerZ + u : centerZ + v;
+                Column column = family() == IrisSubterrainFamily.LAVA_TUBE ? tube(u, v, centerY) : cachedColumn(u, v);
+                if (column == null || column.pathDistance() > 2) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                int candidateY = Math.max(column.floor(), column.head()) + 2;
+                SubterrainCell cell = sample(x, candidateY, z);
+                if (cell.occupied() && cell.room().reservedPassage()) {
+                    return new SubterrainPosition(x, candidateY, z);
+                }
             }
         }
         throw new IllegalStateException("Subterrain plan has no occupied anchor: " + id);
     }
 
+    public SubterrainPosition dryLandingAt(int x, int z) {
+        int u = rotated ? z - centerZ : x - centerX;
+        int v = rotated ? x - centerX : z - centerZ;
+        Column column = family() == IrisSubterrainFamily.LAVA_TUBE ? tube(u, v, centerY) : cachedColumn(u, v);
+        if (column == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        for (int y = Math.max(bounds.minY() + 1, column.floor() + 1);
+             y < Math.min(bounds.maxY(), column.ceiling() - 1); y++) {
+            if (sample(x, y, z).kind() == SubterrainCell.Kind.AIR
+                    && sample(x, y + 1, z).kind() == SubterrainCell.Kind.AIR
+                    && sample(x, y - 1, z).solid()) {
+                return new SubterrainPosition(x, y, z);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public SubterrainCell sample(int x, int y, int z) {
         if (!bounds.contains(x, y, z)) {
             return SubterrainCell.OUTSIDE;
         }
         int u = rotated ? z - centerZ : x - centerX;
         int v = rotated ? x - centerX : z - centerZ;
-        Column column = switch (family()) {
+        Column column = family() == IrisSubterrainFamily.LAVA_TUBE ? tube(u, v, y) : cachedColumn(u, v);
-            case CENOTE -> cenote(u, v);
+        if (column == null) {
-            case TECTONIC_FAULT -> fault(u, v);
+            return SubterrainCell.OUTSIDE;
-            case LAVA_TUBE -> tube(u, v, y);
+        }
-            case TRAVERTINE_TERRACES -> terraces(u, v);
+        int sealFloor = family() == IrisSubterrainFamily.CENOTE ? baseY() : column.floor();
-        };
+        if (y < sealFloor - 2 || y > column.ceiling() + 2) {
-        if (column == null || y < column.floor() - 2 || y > column.ceiling() + 2) {
             return SubterrainCell.OUTSIDE;
         }
         SubterrainCell.Kind kind = classify(column, u, v, y);
@@ -115,6 +147,28 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
         return new SubterrainCell(kind, material, room);
     }
 
+    private Column cachedColumn(int u, int v) {
+        ColumnCache cache = columnCache.get();
+        long key = ((long) u << 32) ^ (v & 0xffffffffL);
+        for (int i = 0; i < cache.count; i++) {
+            if (cache.keys[i] == key) {
+                return cache.columns[i];
+            }
+        }
+        Column column = switch (family()) {
+            case CENOTE -> cenote(u, v);
+            case TECTONIC_FAULT -> fault(u, v);
+            case TRAVERTINE_TERRACES -> terraces(u, v);
+            case LAVA_TUBE -> throw new IllegalStateException("Tube columns depend on height");
+        };
+        int slot = cache.next;
+        cache.keys[slot] = key;
+        cache.columns[slot] = column;
+        cache.next = (slot + 1) % cache.keys.length;
+        cache.count = Math.min(cache.keys.length, cache.count + 1);
+        return column;
+    }
+
     private SubterrainCell.Kind classify(Column column, int u, int v, int y) {
         if (!column.interior() || y <= column.floor() || y >= column.ceiling() || column.rim()) {
             return SubterrainCell.Kind.SOLID;
@@ -136,21 +190,36 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
             return false;
         }
         int spacing = definition.pillarSpacing();
-        if (spacing > 0 && Math.abs(Math.floorMod(u + spacing / 2, spacing) - spacing / 2) <= 1
+        if (spacing > 0) {
-                && Math.abs(Math.floorMod(v + spacing / 2, spacing) - spacing / 2) <= 1) {
+            int pillarU = Math.floorDiv(u + spacing / 2, spacing);
-            return true;
+            int pillarV = Math.floorDiv(v + spacing / 2, spacing);
+            long pillarHash = SubterrainPlanner.mix(definition.seedSalt() ^ id.hashCode()
+                    ^ pillarU * 73428767L ^ pillarV * 912931L);
+            int jitter = Math.max(2, spacing / 5);
+            int offsetU = u - pillarU * spacing - (int) Math.floorMod(pillarHash, jitter * 2 + 1) + jitter;
+            int offsetV = v - pillarV * spacing - (int) Math.floorMod(pillarHash >>> 8, jitter * 2 + 1) + jitter;
+            double relativeHeight = (y - column.floor()) / (double) Math.max(1, column.ceiling() - column.floor());
+            double taper = relativeHeight * 2 - 1;
+            double radius = 1.3 + 1.2 * taper * taper;
+            double leanU = ((pillarHash >>> 16 & 255L) / 255.0 - 0.5) * 2;
+            double leanV = ((pillarHash >>> 24 & 255L) / 255.0 - 0.5) * 2;
+            double distanceU = offsetU - leanU * taper;
+            double distanceV = offsetV - leanV * taper;
+            if (distanceU * distanceU + distanceV * distanceV <= radius * radius) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         if (column.head() >= y) {
             return false;
         }
         int cellU = Math.floorDiv(u, 12);
         int cellV = Math.floorDiv(v, 12);
-        long hash = SubterrainPlanner.mix(definition.seedSalt() ^ cellU * 73428767L ^ cellV * 912931L);
+        long hash = SubterrainPlanner.mix(definition.seedSalt() ^ id.hashCode() ^ cellU * 73428767L ^ cellV * 912931L);
         int anchorU = cellU * 12 + 3 + (int) Math.floorMod(hash, 6);
         int anchorV = cellV * 12 + 3 + (int) Math.floorMod(hash >>> 8, 6);
-        int distance = Math.max(Math.abs(u - anchorU), Math.abs(v - anchorV));
+        double distance = Math.hypot(u - anchorU, v - anchorV);
         int height = (int) Math.floor((column.ceiling() - column.floor() - 1) * definition.formationFraction());
-        int taperHeight = Math.max(0, height - distance * Math.max(1, height / 3));
+        int taperHeight = Math.max(0, (int) Math.floor(height - distance * Math.max(1, height / 3)));
         return distance <= 2 && taperHeight > 0
                 && (y <= column.floor() + taperHeight || y >= column.ceiling() - taperHeight);
     }
@@ -164,22 +233,25 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
         double normalized = Math.min(1, distance / radius);
         int ceiling = baseY() + Math.max(3, (int) Math.floor(definition.height() * Math.sqrt(1 - normalized * normalized)));
         int head = baseY() + definition.fluidDepth();
+        double bank = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (normalized - 0.65) / 0.25));
+        double slope = bank * bank * (3 - 2 * bank);
+        int floor = baseY() + (int) Math.round((definition.fluidDepth() + 2) * slope);
         boolean rim = definition.fluidDepth() > 0 && ceiling <= head + 2;
-        return new Column(baseY(), ceiling, head, distance < radius, rim,
+        return new Column(floor, ceiling, head, distance < radius, rim,
                 radius - distance, Math.abs(v), 0);
     }
 
     private Column fault(int u, int v) {
-        int halfLength = definition.length() / 2;
+        Footprint footprint = footprint(u, v);
-        int radius = definition.radius();
+        if (footprint == null) {
-        if (Math.abs(u) > halfLength + 2 || Math.abs(v) > radius + 2) {
             return null;
         }
-        int step = Math.max(2, radius / 4);
+        int step = Math.max(2, definition.radius() / 4);
-        int shelf = Math.max(0, (Math.abs(v) - radius / 2) / step) * Math.max(2, definition.height() / 8);
+        int shelf = Math.max(0, (int) (Math.abs(footprint.offset()) - footprint.width() * 0.5) / step)
-        return new Column(baseY() + shelf, baseY() + definition.height(), baseY() - 1,
+                * Math.max(2, definition.height() / 8);
-                Math.abs(u) < halfLength && Math.abs(v) < radius, false,
+        int ceiling = vaultedCeiling(u, footprint, baseY() + shelf, baseY() - 1);
-                Math.min(halfLength - Math.abs(u), radius - Math.abs(v)), Math.abs(v), 0);
+        return new Column(baseY() + shelf, ceiling, baseY() - 1,
+                footprint.boundary() > 0, false, footprint.boundary(), Math.abs(footprint.offset()), footprint.path());
     }
 
     private Column tube(int u, int v, int y) {
@@ -190,7 +262,13 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
         if (Math.abs(u) > halfLength + 2 || Math.abs(offset) > width + 2) {
             return null;
         }
-        double arch = Math.sqrt(Math.max(0, 1 - Math.pow(Math.min(1, Math.abs(offset) / (double) width), 2)));
+        double normalizedAlong = Math.min(1, Math.abs(u / (double) Math.max(1, halfLength)));
+        double endTaper = Math.sqrt(Math.max(0, 1 - Math.pow(normalizedAlong, 12)));
+        double taperedWidth = width * endTaper;
+        if (Math.abs(offset) > taperedWidth + 2) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        double arch = Math.sqrt(Math.max(0, 1 - Math.pow(Math.min(1, Math.abs(offset) / Math.max(1, taperedWidth)), 2))) * endTaper;
         int floor = centerY - Math.max(2, (int) Math.floor(definition.height() * 0.5 * arch));
         int ceiling = centerY + Math.max(2, (int) Math.floor(definition.height() * 0.5 * arch));
         int head = baseY() + definition.fluidDepth();
@@ -209,48 +287,100 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
             }
         }
         boolean rim = definition.fluidDepth() > 0 && floor >= head && floor < head + 2;
-        return new Column(floor, ceiling, head, Math.abs(u) < halfLength && Math.abs(offset) < width,
+        return new Column(floor, ceiling, head, Math.abs(u) < halfLength && Math.abs(offset) < taperedWidth,
-                rim, Math.min(halfLength - Math.abs(u), width - Math.abs(offset)), Math.abs(offset), path);
+                rim, Math.min(halfLength - Math.abs(u), taperedWidth - Math.abs(offset)), Math.abs(offset), path);
     }
 
     private Column terraces(int u, int v) {
-        int halfLength = definition.length() / 2;
+        Footprint footprint = footprint(u, v);
-        int radius = definition.radius();
+        if (footprint == null) {
-        if (Math.abs(u) > halfLength + 2 || Math.abs(v) > radius + 2) {
             return null;
         }
-        int segment = Math.max(4, definition.length() / definition.terraceCount());
+        double warped = u + definition.radius() * 0.2 * Math.sin(v / (double) Math.max(6, definition.radius()) * 2.4 + shapePhase)
-        int index = Math.max(0, Math.min(definition.terraceCount() - 1, Math.floorDiv(u + halfLength, segment)));
+                + definition.radius() * 0.08 * Math.sin(u / 29.0 + v / 19.0 + shapePhase);
+        double segment = Math.max(4.0, definition.length() / (double) definition.terraceCount());
+        double terrace = (warped + definition.length() / 2.0) / segment;
+        int index = Math.max(0, Math.min(definition.terraceCount() - 1, (int) Math.floor(terrace)));
         int rise = Math.max(1, (definition.height() / 3) / definition.terraceCount());
         int floor = baseY() + index * rise;
         int head = floor + definition.fluidDepth();
-        int local = Math.floorMod(u + halfLength, segment);
+        double local = (terrace - Math.floor(terrace)) * segment;
-        boolean rim = definition.fluidDepth() > 0 && (local <= 1 || local >= segment - 2 || Math.abs(v) >= radius - 2);
+        boolean rim = definition.fluidDepth() > 0 && (local <= 1.5 || local >= segment - 1.5 || footprint.boundary() <= 2);
-        int ceiling = baseY() + definition.height();
+        double pathOffset = Math.copySign(Math.max(0, footprint.width() - 4), footprint.offset());
-        if (rim) {
+        double pathDistance = Math.abs(footprint.offset() - pathOffset);
-            floor = head + 1;
+        if (rim || pathDistance <= 2) {
-        }
-        double pathDistance = Math.abs(Math.abs(v) - (radius - 4));
-        if (pathDistance <= 2) {
             floor = Math.max(floor, head + 1);
         }
-        return new Column(floor, ceiling, head, Math.abs(u) < halfLength && Math.abs(v) < radius,
+        int ceiling = vaultedCeiling(u, footprint, floor, head);
-                false, Math.min(halfLength - Math.abs(u), radius - Math.abs(v)), pathDistance,
+        return new Column(floor, ceiling, head, footprint.boundary() > 0,
-                v < 0 ? -radius + 4 : radius - 4);
+                false, footprint.boundary(), pathDistance, footprint.path() + (int) Math.round(pathOffset));
+    }
+
+    private Profile profile(int u) {
+        ColumnCache cache = columnCache.get();
+        for (int i = 0; i < cache.profileCount; i++) {
+            if (cache.profileKeys[i] == u) {
+                return cache.profiles[i];
+            }
+        }
+        double along = Math.min(1, Math.abs(u / (double) Math.max(1, definition.length() / 2)));
+        double taper = Math.sqrt(Math.max(0, 1 - Math.pow(along, 6)));
+        double width = definition.radius() * taper * (0.83 + 0.08 * Math.sin(u / 31.0 + shapePhase)
+                + 0.05 * Math.sin(u / 13.0 + shapePhase * 1.7));
+        double bend = family() == IrisSubterrainFamily.TECTONIC_FAULT ? 0.08 : 0.12;
+        int path = (int) Math.round(definition.radius() * bend * Math.sin(u / 47.0 + shapePhase) * taper);
+        double vaultWave = 0.87 + 0.07 * Math.sin(u / 37.0 + shapePhase) + 0.04 * Math.sin(u / 17.0 - shapePhase);
+        Profile profile = new Profile(Math.min(width, definition.radius() - Math.abs(path)), path, vaultWave);
+        int slot = cache.profileNext;
+        cache.profileKeys[slot] = u;
+        cache.profiles[slot] = profile;
+        cache.profileNext = (slot + 1) % cache.profiles.length;
+        cache.profileCount = Math.min(cache.profiles.length, cache.profileCount + 1);
+        return profile;
+    }
+
+    private Footprint footprint(int u, int v) {
+        int halfLength = definition.length() / 2;
+        if (Math.abs(u) > halfLength + 2) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        Profile profile = profile(u);
+        double width = profile.width();
+        int path = profile.path();
+        double offset = v - path;
+        double boundary = Math.min(halfLength - Math.abs(u), width - Math.abs(offset));
+        if (boundary < -2) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return new Footprint(width, offset, boundary, path);
+    }
+
+    private int vaultedCeiling(int u, Footprint footprint, int floor, int head) {
+        double cross = Math.min(1, Math.abs(footprint.offset()) / Math.max(1, footprint.width()));
+        double arch = Math.sqrt(Math.max(0, 1 - cross * cross));
+        double wave = profile(u).vaultWave();
+        double roofVariation = 0.05 * Math.sin(u / 37.0 + footprint.offset() / 17.0 + shapePhase) * arch
+                + 0.06 * footprint.offset() / Math.max(1, footprint.width()) * Math.sin(u / 41.0 - shapePhase);
+        int ceiling = baseY() + (int) Math.floor(definition.height() * wave * (0.4 + 0.6 * arch + roofVariation));
+        return Math.min(baseY() + definition.height(), Math.max(Math.max(floor, head) + 3, ceiling));
     }
 
     private SubterrainPosition occupiedAnchor(int x, int preferredY, int z) {
-        if (sample(x, preferredY, z).occupied()) {
+        if (anchorCell(sample(x, preferredY, z))) {
             return new SubterrainPosition(x, preferredY, z);
         }
         for (int candidateY = bounds.minY(); candidateY <= bounds.maxY(); candidateY++) {
-            if (sample(x, candidateY, z).occupied()) {
+            if (anchorCell(sample(x, candidateY, z))) {
                 return new SubterrainPosition(x, candidateY, z);
             }
         }
         return null;
     }
 
+    private boolean anchorCell(SubterrainCell cell) {
+        return cell.occupied() && (family() != IrisSubterrainFamily.TRAVERTINE_TERRACES || cell.room().reservedPassage());
+    }
+
     private int baseY() {
         return centerY - definition.height() / 2;
     }
@@ -259,6 +389,23 @@ public final class SubterrainPlan {
                    boolean rotated, String id) {
     }
 
+    private static final class ColumnCache {
+        private final long[] keys = new long[8];
+        private final Column[] columns = new Column[8];
+        private final int[] profileKeys = new int[3];
+        private final Profile[] profiles = new Profile[3];
+        private int profileCount;
+        private int profileNext;
+        private int count;
+        private int next;
+    }
+
+    private record Profile(double width, int path, double vaultWave) {
+    }
+
+    private record Footprint(double width, double offset, double boundary, int path) {
+    }
+
     private record Column(int floor, int ceiling, int head, boolean interior, boolean rim,
                           double boundary, double pathDistance, int pathOffset) {
     }

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/platform/generation/EngineBukkitOps.java

@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import art.arcane.iris.integration.ExternalDataSVC;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.Engine;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.GenerationSessionLease;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.Locator;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.BiomeLocator;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
+import art.arcane.iris.platform.bukkit.BukkitPlatform;
 import art.arcane.iris.structure.placement.LootResolver;
 import art.arcane.iris.structure.placement.PlacedObject;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.WrongEngineBroException;
@@ -600,7 +603,7 @@ public final class EngineBukkitOps {
     }
 
     public static void gotoBiome(Engine engine, IrisBiome biome, Player player, boolean teleport) {
-        find(engine, Locator.surfaceBiome(biome.getLoadKey()), player, teleport, "Biome " + biome.getName());
+        find(engine, BiomeLocator.forBiome(engine, biome.getLoadKey(), player.getLocation().getBlockY()), player, teleport, "Biome " + biome.getName());
     }
 
     public static void gotoObject(Engine engine, String s, Player player, boolean teleport) {
@@ -625,12 +628,14 @@ public final class EngineBukkitOps {
     }
 
     private static void find(Engine engine, Locator<?> locator, Player player, boolean teleport, String message) {
-        find(engine, locator, player, 120_000, location -> {
+        find(engine, locator, player, 120_000, teleport, location -> {
             if (location == null) {
                 ComponentMessenger.sendSection(player, IrisLanguage.text(BukkitRuntimeMessages.ENGINE_BUKKIT_OPS_COULD_NOT_FIND_WITHIN_SEARCH_RANGE, MessageArgument.untrusted("message", String.valueOf(message))));
                 return;
             }
-            if (teleport) {
+            if (teleport && locator instanceof BiomeLocator) {
+                teleportToCave(player, location, message);
+            } else if (teleport) {
                 J.runEntity(player, () -> teleportAsyncSafely(player, location));
                 ComponentMessenger.sendSection(player, IrisLanguage.text(BukkitRuntimeMessages.ENGINE_BUKKIT_OPS_TELEPORTING, MessageArgument.untrusted("message", String.valueOf(message))));
             } else {
@@ -639,7 +644,7 @@ public final class EngineBukkitOps {
         });
     }
 
-    private static void find(Engine engine, Locator<?> locator, Player player, long timeout, Consumer<Location> consumer) {
+    private static void find(Engine engine, Locator<?> locator, Player player, long timeout, boolean resolveLanding, Consumer<Location> consumer) {
         AtomicLong checks = new AtomicLong();
         long ms = M.ms();
         World world = player.getWorld();
@@ -667,8 +672,15 @@ public final class EngineBukkitOps {
                     try (GenerationSessionLease lease = engine.acquireGenerationLease("bukkit_locator_result");
                          IrisContext.Scope ignored = IrisContext.open(engine, lease.sessionId(), null)) {
                         int by = engine.getMinHeight() + engine.getHeight(bx, bz, false) + 2;
+                        Location destination = new Location(world, bx, by, bz);
+                        if (locator instanceof BiomeLocator caveLocator) {
+                            SubterrainPosition target = caveLocator.position(engine, at);
+                            destination = target == null ? null : resolveLanding
+                                    ? caveDestination(engine, caveLocator, world, target).get()
+                                    : new Location(world, target.x(), target.y(), target.z());
+                        }
                         resultDispatched = dispatchLocateResult(
-                                player, world, consumer, new Location(world, bx, by, bz), playerId, search);
+                                player, world, consumer, destination, playerId, search);
                     }
                 } else {
                     resultDispatched = dispatchLocateResult(player, world, consumer, null, playerId, search);
@@ -678,6 +690,14 @@ public final class EngineBukkitOps {
                 Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
             } catch (WrongEngineBroException | ExecutionException e) {
                 IrisLogging.reportError(e);
+                if (search != null) {
+                    resultDispatched = dispatchLocateFailure(player, world, playerId, search);
+                }
+            } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+                IrisLogging.reportError(e);
+                if (search != null) {
+                    resultDispatched = dispatchLocateFailure(player, world, playerId, search);
+                }
             } finally {
                 if (search != null && !resultDispatched) {
                     ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.remove(playerId, search);
@@ -704,6 +724,43 @@ public final class EngineBukkitOps {
         }.execute(new VolmitSender(player));
     }
 
+    static CompletableFuture<Location> caveDestination(Engine engine, BiomeLocator locator, World world,
+                                                                SubterrainPosition target) {
+        CompletableFuture<Location> destination = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        BukkitPlatform.chunkAtAsync(world, target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4, true)
+                .thenCompose(chunk -> locator.prepareRead(engine, new Position2(target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4)))
+                .whenComplete((read, error) -> {
+            if (error != null) {
+                destination.completeExceptionally(error);
+                return;
+            }
+            boolean scheduled = J.runRegion(world, target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4, () -> {
+                try (GenerationSessionLease lease = engine.acquireGenerationLease("bukkit_cave_landing");
+                     IrisContext.Scope ignored = IrisContext.open(engine, lease.sessionId(), null)) {
+                    SubterrainPosition landing = locator.landing(engine, engine.getWorld().platformWorld(), target, read);
+                    destination.complete(landing == null ? null
+                            : new Location(world, landing.x() + 0.5, landing.y(), landing.z() + 0.5));
+                } catch (Throwable failure) {
+                    destination.completeExceptionally(failure);
+                }
+            });
+            if (!scheduled) {
+                destination.completeExceptionally(new IllegalStateException("Could not schedule cave landing lookup"));
+            }
+        });
+        return destination;
+    }
+
+    private static boolean dispatchLocateFailure(Player player, World world, UUID playerId,
+                                                  CompletableFuture<Position2> search) {
+        return J.runEntity(player, () -> {
+            if (!ACTIVE_LOCATE_REQUESTS.remove(playerId, search) || !player.isOnline() || !world.equals(player.getWorld())) {
+                return;
+            }
+            ComponentMessenger.sendSection(player, "Could not complete the search. See the server console for details.");
+        });
+    }
+
     private static boolean dispatchLocateResult(Player player, World world, Consumer<Location> consumer,
                                                 Location location, UUID playerId,
                                                 CompletableFuture<Position2> search) {
@@ -722,6 +779,30 @@ public final class EngineBukkitOps {
         return scheduled;
     }
 
+    static void teleportToCave(Player player, Location location, String message) {
+        try {
+            player.teleportAsync(location).whenComplete((teleported, error) -> {
+                if (error != null) {
+                    IrisLogging.reportError(error);
+                }
+                J.runEntity(player, () -> {
+                    if (!player.isOnline()) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (error != null || !Boolean.TRUE.equals(teleported)) {
+                        ComponentMessenger.sendSection(player, "Could not teleport to " + message + ".");
+                    } else {
+                        ComponentMessenger.sendSection(player, IrisLanguage.text(BukkitRuntimeMessages.ENGINE_BUKKIT_OPS_TELEPORTING,
+                                MessageArgument.untrusted("message", message)));
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        } catch (Throwable error) {
+            IrisLogging.reportError(error);
+            ComponentMessenger.sendSection(player, "Could not teleport to " + message + ".");
+        }
+    }
+
     private static void teleportAsyncSafely(Player player, Location location) {
         if (player == null || location == null) {
             return;

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/world/history/GenerationFindCatalog.java

@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ public final class GenerationFindCatalog {
         return find(biomes(engine), key);
     }
 
+    public static boolean hasRetainedCaveBiome(Engine engine, String key) {
+        return containsKey(retained(engine).caveBiomes, normalizeKey(key));
+    }
+
+    public static boolean hasRetainedSurfaceBiome(Engine engine, String key) {
+        return containsKey(retained(engine).surfaceBiomes, normalizeKey(key));
+    }
+
     public static KList<IrisRegion> regions(Engine engine) {
         return merge(engine.getDimension().getAllRegions(engine), retained(engine).regions);
     }
@@ -96,9 +104,11 @@ public final class GenerationFindCatalog {
             return;
         }
         for (String key : semantics.surfaceBiomeKeys()) {
+            catalog.surfaceBiomes.add(normalizeKey(key));
             addBiome(catalog, key);
         }
         for (String key : semantics.caveBiomeKeys()) {
+            catalog.caveBiomes.add(normalizeKey(key));
             addBiome(catalog, key);
         }
         for (String key : semantics.regionKeys()) {
@@ -181,6 +191,8 @@ public final class GenerationFindCatalog {
     private static final class RetainedCatalog {
         private final long activeActivationId;
         private final Map<String, IrisBiome> biomes = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        private final Set<String> surfaceBiomes = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        private final Set<String> caveBiomes = new LinkedHashSet<>();
         private final Map<String, IrisRegion> regions = new LinkedHashMap<>();
         private final Set<String> objects = new LinkedHashSet<>();
         private final Set<String> structures = new LinkedHashSet<>();

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/world/history/GenerationHistory.java

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ArrayBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 public final class GenerationHistory {
     private static final int MAXIMUM_CACHED_BOUNDARIES = 4;
@@ -848,6 +849,12 @@ public final class GenerationHistory {
         return semantics.findNearest(query, ChunkGenerationSemantics::sealed);
     }
 
+    public synchronized Optional<GenerationSemanticIndex.Match> findRecorded(
+            GenerationSemanticIndex.Query query, Predicate<ChunkGenerationSemantics> eligibility
+    ) {
+        return semantics.findNearest(query, record -> record.sealed() && eligibility.test(record));
+    }
+
     public synchronized Optional<GenerationSemanticIndex.RiverMatch> findRecordedRiver(
             GenerationSemanticIndex.RiverQuery query
     ) {

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/world/history/GenerationSemanticQueries.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
 import java.util.function.IntConsumer;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.function.BooleanSupplier;
 
 public final class GenerationSemanticQueries {
     private GenerationSemanticQueries() {
@@ -25,12 +26,25 @@ public final class GenerationSemanticQueries {
 
     public static Optional<SubterrainLocator.Result> nearestSubterrain(
             Engine engine, SubterrainLocator.Query query, int x, int worldY, int z, int maximumDistance) {
+        return nearestSubterrain(engine, query, x, worldY, z, maximumDistance, () -> true);
+    }
+
+    public static Optional<SubterrainLocator.Result> nearestSubterrain(
+            Engine engine, SubterrainLocator.Query query, int x, int worldY, int z, int maximumDistance,
+            BooleanSupplier running) {
+        return nearestSubterrain(engine, query, x, worldY, z, maximumDistance, running, ignored -> true);
+    }
+
+    public static Optional<SubterrainLocator.Result> nearestSubterrain(
+            Engine engine, SubterrainLocator.Query query, int x, int worldY, int z, int maximumDistance,
+            BooleanSupplier running, Predicate<SubterrainLocator.Result> allowed) {
         Engine requiredEngine = Objects.requireNonNull(engine, "engine");
         Objects.requireNonNull(query, "query");
         GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = requiredEngine instanceof IrisEngine irisEngine
                 ? irisEngine.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter().orElse(null) : null;
         if (router == null) {
-            return SubterrainLocator.nearest(requiredEngine, query, x, worldY, z, maximumDistance);
+            return SubterrainLocator.nearest(requiredEngine.getComplex().getSubterrainPlanner(), query, x, worldY, z,
+                    maximumDistance, allowed, running);
         }
         GenerationHistory history = router.history();
         SubterrainLocator.Result nearest = null;
@@ -43,7 +57,7 @@ public final class GenerationSemanticQueries {
                 SubterrainPlanner planner = router.biomes().subterrainPlanner(activation.activationId());
                 SubterrainLocator.Result candidate = SubterrainLocator.nearest(planner, query, x, worldY, z,
                         maximumDistance, result -> allowsSubterrainPrediction(requiredEngine, history,
-                                activation.activationId(), result)).orElse(null);
+                                activation.activationId(), result) && allowed.test(result), running).orElse(null);
                 if (candidate != null && (nearest == null || distanceSquared(x, worldY, z, candidate)
                         .compareTo(distanceSquared(x, worldY, z, nearest)) < 0)) {
                     nearest = candidate;
@@ -55,6 +69,24 @@ public final class GenerationSemanticQueries {
         return Optional.ofNullable(nearest);
     }
 
+    public static Optional<SubterrainLocator.Result> drySubterrainLanding(
+            Engine engine, SubterrainLocator.Result target, BooleanSupplier running) {
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = engine instanceof IrisEngine irisEngine
+                ? irisEngine.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter().orElse(null) : null;
+        if (router == null) {
+            return SubterrainLocator.dryLanding(engine.getComplex().getSubterrainPlanner(), target, running);
+        }
+        GenerationHistory history = router.history();
+        GenerationActivation owner = history.resolveActivation(target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4);
+        try {
+            SubterrainPlanner planner = router.biomes().subterrainPlanner(owner.activationId());
+            return SubterrainLocator.dryLanding(planner, target, running,
+                    landing -> allowsSubterrainPrediction(engine, history, owner.activationId(), landing));
+        } catch (IOException failure) {
+            throw new UncheckedIOException("Unable to resolve saved subterrain landing", failure);
+        }
+    }
+
     private static boolean allowsSubterrainPrediction(Engine engine, GenerationHistory history,
                                                       long activationId, SubterrainLocator.Result result) {
         int chunkX = Math.floorDiv(result.x(), 16);

core/src/main/java/art/arcane/iris/world/history/SavedBiomeRuntime.java

@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ public final class SavedBiomeRuntime implements AutoCloseable {
         }
     }
 
+    public CompletableFuture<ReadSession> readChunkAsync(int chunkX, int chunkZ) {
+        return queryAsync(chunkX, chunkZ).thenApply(prepared -> {
+            if (prepared.failure() != null) {
+                throw prepared.failure();
+            }
+            return new ReadSession(new ReadOptions(this, prepared, chunkX, chunkZ));
+        });
+    }
+
     public boolean mayHaveBlockDropRules(String material) {
         if (engine.getData().hasBlockDropRules(material)) {
             return true;
@@ -573,6 +582,32 @@ public final class SavedBiomeRuntime implements AutoCloseable {
         return ((long) chunkX << 32) | (chunkZ & 0xFFFFFFFFL);
     }
 
+    public static final class ReadSession {
+        private final ReadOptions options;
+
+        private ReadSession(ReadOptions options) {
+            this.options = options;
+        }
+
+        public Optional<BiomeEnvironment> resolve(int blockX, int worldY, int blockZ, boolean surface) {
+            if (blockX >> 4 != options.chunkX() || blockZ >> 4 != options.chunkZ()) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Saved biome read coordinates must remain inside the prepared chunk");
+            }
+            SavedBiomeRuntime runtime = options.runtime();
+            runtime.consumption.readLock().lock();
+            try {
+                runtime.requireOpen();
+                return runtime.resolve(options.query(), blockX, worldY, blockZ,
+                        surface ? QueryKind.SURFACE : QueryKind.VOLUME);
+            } finally {
+                runtime.consumption.readLock().unlock();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private record ReadOptions(SavedBiomeRuntime runtime, PreparedQuery query, int chunkX, int chunkZ) {
+    }
+
     private record PreparedQuery(Optional<SavedBiomeChunk> chunk,
                                  Map<SavedBiomeChunk.Cell, BiomeEnvironment> environments,
                                  Map<SavedBiomeChunk.Cell, SavedBiomeUnavailableException> cellFailures,

core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/locator/BiomeLocatorTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+package art.arcane.iris.generation.locator;
+
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.biome.IrisBiome;
+import art.arcane.iris.pack.loading.IrisData;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.Engine;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.IrisEngine;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.BiomeEnvironment;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.SavedBiomeRuntime;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationHistory;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.GenerationSemanticIndex;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.ChunkGenerationSemantics;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.terrain.IrisDimension;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.terrain.IrisRegion;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.collection.KList;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.terrain.NativeBlockState;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.terrain.NativeWorld;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.math.Position2;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.matter.MatterCavern;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+
+public class BiomeLocatorTest {
+    @Test
+    public void unownedActivePredictionDoesNotQueueSavedBiomeReads() {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        IrisEngine engine = (IrisEngine) fixture.engine;
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = mock(GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter.class);
+        GenerationHistory history = mock(GenerationHistory.class);
+        SavedBiomeRuntime saved = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.class);
+        when(engine.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.of(router));
+        when(router.history()).thenReturn(history);
+        when(router.biomes()).thenReturn(saved);
+        when(history.isActiveUnowned(0, 0)).thenReturn(true);
+        when(history.semantics(0, 0)).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+        when(engine.getHeight()).thenReturn(384);
+        when(engine.getCaveBiome(8, 44, 8)).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(8, -20, 8), fixture.locator.position(engine, new Position2(0, 0)));
+        verify(saved, never()).readChunkAsync(0, 0);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void recordedPositionReadsSavedVerticalIdentityWithoutActiveDefinition() {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        IrisEngine retained = (IrisEngine) fixture.engine;
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = mock(GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter.class);
+        SavedBiomeRuntime saved = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.class);
+        BiomeEnvironment environment = mock(BiomeEnvironment.class);
+        when(retained.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.of(router));
+        when(router.history()).thenReturn(mock(GenerationHistory.class));
+        when(router.biomes()).thenReturn(saved);
+        when(environment.biome()).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        when(saved.resolve(8, -20, 8, false)).thenReturn(Optional.of(environment));
+        SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession read = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession.class);
+        when(saved.readChunkAsync(0, 0)).thenReturn(CompletableFuture.completedFuture(read));
+        when(read.resolve(8, -20, 8, false)).thenReturn(Optional.of(environment));
+        when(retained.getHeight()).thenReturn(384);
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(8, -20, 8), fixture.locator.position(retained, new Position2(0, 0)));
+        verify(retained, never()).getCaveBiome(8, 44, 8);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void recordedMetadataWithoutVolumeMatchDoesNotBoundSearch() {
+        IrisEngine engine = mock(IrisEngine.class);
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = mock(GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter.class);
+        GenerationHistory history = mock(GenerationHistory.class);
+        when(engine.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.of(router));
+        when(router.history()).thenReturn(history);
+        Position2 near = new Position2(1, 0);
+        Position2 far = new Position2(4, 0);
+        BiomeLocator locator = spy(new BiomeLocator("deep", false));
+        doReturn(null).when(locator).position(engine, near);
+        doReturn(new SubterrainPosition(65, -20, 3)).when(locator).position(engine, far);
+        ChunkGenerationSemantics nearRecord = mock(ChunkGenerationSemantics.class);
+        when(nearRecord.chunkX()).thenReturn(1);
+        GenerationSemanticIndex.Match nearMatch = new GenerationSemanticIndex.Match(
+                GenerationSemanticIndex.SemanticKind.CAVE_BIOME, "deep",
+                new GenerationSemanticIndex.ChunkReference(1, 0, 1), Optional.empty());
+        GenerationSemanticIndex.Match farMatch = new GenerationSemanticIndex.Match(
+                GenerationSemanticIndex.SemanticKind.CAVE_BIOME, "deep",
+                new GenerationSemanticIndex.ChunkReference(4, 0, 1), Optional.empty());
+        when(history.findRecorded(any(), any())).thenAnswer(invocation -> {
+            Predicate<ChunkGenerationSemantics> eligible = invocation.getArgument(1);
+            return Optional.of(eligible.test(nearRecord) ? nearMatch : farMatch);
+        });
+        Locator.SearchCandidate candidate = locator.nearestRecordedCandidate(engine, new Position2(0, 0), 20);
+        assertEquals(far, candidate.chunk());
+        assertEquals(65, candidate.blockX());
+        verify(locator).position(engine, near);
+        verify(locator).position(engine, far);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void mantleCandidatesRequireDryCavernAndCanonicalVolumeIdentity() {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        when(fixture.engine.getCaveOrMantleBiome(8, 44, 8)).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        when(fixture.engine.getBiomeOrMantle(8, 44, 8)).thenReturn(biome("surface"));
+        assertNull(fixture.locator.cavernPosition(fixture.engine, 8, 44, 8, new MatterCavern(true, "", (byte) 0)));
+        when(fixture.engine.getBiomeOrMantle(8, 44, 8)).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        assertNull(fixture.locator.cavernPosition(fixture.engine, 8, 44, 8, new MatterCavern(false, "", (byte) 0)));
+        assertNull(fixture.locator.cavernPosition(fixture.engine, 8, 44, 8, new MatterCavern(true, "", (byte) 1)));
+        assertNull(fixture.locator.cavernPosition(fixture.engine, 8, 44, 8, new MatterCavern(true, "", (byte) 2)));
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(8, -20, 8), fixture.locator.cavernPosition(fixture.engine, 8, 44, 8,
+                new MatterCavern(true, "", (byte) 3)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void recordedCavePositionFindsBiomeAwayFromChunkCenter() {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        IrisEngine retained = (IrisEngine) fixture.engine;
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = mock(GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter.class);
+        SavedBiomeRuntime saved = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.class);
+        SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession read = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession.class);
+        BiomeEnvironment environment = mock(BiomeEnvironment.class);
+        when(environment.biome()).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        when(retained.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.of(router));
+        when(router.history()).thenReturn(mock(GenerationHistory.class));
+        when(router.biomes()).thenReturn(saved);
+        when(saved.readChunkAsync(0, 0)).thenReturn(CompletableFuture.completedFuture(read));
+        when(read.resolve(0, -20, 0, false)).thenReturn(Optional.of(environment));
+        when(retained.getHeight()).thenReturn(384);
+        IrisDimension dimension = mock(IrisDimension.class);
+        when(retained.getDimension()).thenReturn(dimension);
+        when(dimension.getAllRegions(retained)).thenReturn(new KList<>(new IrisRegion().setCaveBiomes(new KList<>("deep"))));
+        when(dimension.getCarving()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        when(dimension.getSubterrainFeatures()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        when(retained.getAllBiomes()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        when(retained.getData()).thenReturn(mock(IrisData.class, RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS));
+        when(retained.getData().getBiomeLoader().load("deep")).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        when(retained.getCaveBiome(8, 8)).thenReturn(biome("other"));
+        when(retained.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+        BiomeLocator locator = (BiomeLocator) BiomeLocator.forBiome(retained, "deep", 59);
+        when(retained.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.of(router));
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(0, -20, 0), locator.position(retained, new Position2(0, 0)));
+        verify(read).resolve(0, -20, 0, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void liveLandingReadsExactRetainedBiomeDespiteDifferentActiveBiome() {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        IrisEngine retained = (IrisEngine) fixture.engine;
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = mock(GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter.class);
+        SavedBiomeRuntime saved = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.class);
+        BiomeEnvironment environment = mock(BiomeEnvironment.class);
+        when(retained.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.of(router));
+        when(router.history()).thenReturn(mock(GenerationHistory.class));
+        when(router.biomes()).thenReturn(saved);
+        when(environment.biome()).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession read = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession.class);
+        when(read.resolve(8, -20, 8, false)).thenReturn(Optional.of(environment));
+        when(retained.getBiomeOrMantle(8, 44, 8)).thenReturn(biome("active-surface"));
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(8, -20, 8), fixture.locator.landing(retained, fixture.world,
+                new SubterrainPosition(8, -15, 8), Optional.of(read)));
+        verify(retained, never()).getBiomeOrMantle(8, 44, 8);
+        verify(read).resolve(8, -20, 8, false);
+        verify(saved, never()).resolve(8, -20, 8, false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void registeredCarvingBiomeUsesCaveSearchAndSurfaceKeepsItsLocator() {
+        Engine engine = catalogEngine();
+        IrisBiome surface = biome("surface");
+        surface.setCarvingBiome("cave");
+        when(engine.getAllBiomes()).thenReturn(new KList<>(surface, biome("cave")));
+        assertTrue(BiomeLocator.forBiome(engine, "cave", 80) instanceof BiomeLocator);
+        assertFalse(BiomeLocator.forBiome(engine, "surface", 80) instanceof BiomeLocator);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void sharedSurfaceAndCaveKeyStillReturnsSurfacePosition() {
+        Engine engine = catalogEngine();
+        IrisRegion region = new IrisRegion().setLandBiomes(new KList<>("shared")).setCaveBiomes(new KList<>("shared"));
+        when(engine.getDimension().getAllRegions(engine)).thenReturn(new KList<>(region));
+        IrisBiome shared = biome("shared");
+        when(engine.getData().getBiomeLoader().load("shared")).thenReturn(shared);
+        when(engine.getSurfaceBiome(8, 8)).thenReturn(shared);
+        when(engine.getHeight(8, 8, false)).thenReturn(100);
+        BiomeLocator locator = (BiomeLocator) BiomeLocator.forBiome(engine, "shared", 80);
+        assertTrue(locator.matches(engine, new Position2(0, 0)));
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(8, 102, 8), locator.position(engine, new Position2(0, 0)));
+    }
+
+    private static Engine catalogEngine() {
+        Engine engine = mock(Engine.class, RETURNS_DEEP_STUBS);
+        IrisDimension dimension = mock(IrisDimension.class);
+        when(engine.getDimension()).thenReturn(dimension);
+        when(dimension.getAllRegions(engine)).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        when(dimension.getCarving()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        when(dimension.getSubterrainFeatures()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        when(engine.getAllBiomes()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        return engine;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void depthBiomeMatchRetainsAbsoluteNegativeY() {
+        Engine engine = mock(Engine.class);
+        when(engine.getMinHeight()).thenReturn(-64);
+        when(engine.getHeight()).thenReturn(384);
+        when(engine.getHeight(8, 8)).thenReturn(100);
+        IrisBiome cave = biome("deep");
+        when(engine.getCaveBiome(8, 11, 8)).thenReturn(cave);
+        BiomeLocator locator = new BiomeLocator("deep", false);
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(8, -53, 8), locator.position(engine, new Position2(0, 0)));
+        assertNull(new BiomeLocator("other", false).position(engine, new Position2(0, 0)));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void landingUsesActualCaveFloorAndExactBiomeInsteadOfSurface() {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        assertEquals(new SubterrainPosition(8, -20, 8), fixture.locator.landing(fixture.engine, fixture.world,
+                new SubterrainPosition(8, -15, 8), Optional.empty()));
+        when(fixture.engine.getBiomeOrMantle(8, 44, 8)).thenReturn(biome("surface"));
+        assertNull(fixture.locator.landing(fixture.engine, fixture.world, new SubterrainPosition(8, -15, 8), Optional.empty()));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void fluidAndHazardousFloorsCannotBeUsedAsLanding() {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        when(fixture.floor.isWaterLogged()).thenReturn(true);
+        assertNull(fixture.locator.landing(fixture.engine, fixture.world, new SubterrainPosition(8, -15, 8), Optional.empty()));
+        when(fixture.floor.isWaterLogged()).thenReturn(false);
+        when(fixture.floor.materialKey()).thenReturn("minecraft:magma_block");
+        assertNull(fixture.locator.landing(fixture.engine, fixture.world, new SubterrainPosition(8, -15, 8), Optional.empty()));
+    }
+
+    private static IrisBiome biome(String key) {
+        IrisBiome biome = new IrisBiome();
+        biome.setLoadKey(key);
+        return biome;
+    }
+
+    private static final class Fixture {
+        private final Engine engine = mock(IrisEngine.class);
+        private final NativeWorld world = mock(NativeWorld.class);
+        private final NativeBlockState floor = mock(NativeBlockState.class);
+        private final BiomeLocator locator = new BiomeLocator("deep", false);
+
+        private Fixture() {
+            NativeBlockState air = mock(NativeBlockState.class);
+            when(air.isAir()).thenReturn(true);
+            when(floor.isSolid()).thenReturn(true);
+            when(floor.materialKey()).thenReturn("minecraft:stone");
+            when(world.minHeight()).thenReturn(-64);
+            when(world.maxHeight()).thenReturn(320);
+            when(world.getBlock(anyInt(), anyInt(), anyInt())).thenReturn(floor);
+            when(world.getBlock(8, -20, 8)).thenReturn(air);
+            when(world.getBlock(8, -19, 8)).thenReturn(air);
+            when(engine.getMinHeight()).thenReturn(-64);
+            when(engine.getHeight(anyInt(), anyInt())).thenReturn(100);
+            when(engine.getBiomeOrMantle(8, 44, 8)).thenReturn(biome("deep"));
+        }
+    }
+}

core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/locator/SubterrainLocatorTest.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.IrisComplex;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.IrisSubterrainFamily;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.IrisSubterrainFeature;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainCell;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.IrisSubterrainFluid;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPlanner;
 import art.arcane.iris.pack.value.IrisRange;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -20,6 +21,31 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 public class SubterrainLocatorTest {
+    @Test
+    public void wetCenoteSelectsDryOwnedBankOutsideCenterChunk() {
+        SubterrainPlanner water = wetCenote(IrisSubterrainFluid.WATER);
+        SubterrainLocator.Result center = SubterrainLocator.nearest(water,
+                new SubterrainLocator.Query("basin", null, "wet-cave"), 0, 0, 0, 4096, ignored -> true).orElseThrow();
+        SubterrainCell centerAir = water.sample(center.x(), center.y(), center.z());
+        assertEquals(SubterrainCell.Kind.WATER, water.sample(center.x(), centerAir.room().fluidHeadY(), center.z()).kind());
+        SubterrainLocator.Result bank = SubterrainLocator.dryLanding(water, center, () -> true).orElseThrow();
+        assertTrue(center.x() >> 4 != bank.x() >> 4 || center.z() >> 4 != bank.z() >> 4);
+        assertEquals(SubterrainCell.Kind.AIR, water.sample(bank.x(), bank.y(), bank.z()).kind());
+        assertEquals(SubterrainCell.Kind.AIR, water.sample(bank.x(), bank.y() + 1, bank.z()).kind());
+        assertTrue(water.sample(bank.x(), bank.y() - 1, bank.z()).solid());
+        assertEquals(center.featureId(), water.sample(bank.x(), bank.y(), bank.z()).room().featureId());
+        SubterrainPlanner lava = wetCenote(IrisSubterrainFluid.LAVA);
+        assertEquals(bank, SubterrainLocator.dryLanding(lava, center, () -> true).orElseThrow());
+        assertFalse(SubterrainLocator.dryLanding(water, center, () -> false).isPresent());
+    }
+
+    private static SubterrainPlanner wetCenote(IrisSubterrainFluid fluid) {
+        IrisSubterrainFeature feature = new IrisSubterrainFeature().setId("basin").setBiome("wet-cave")
+                .setProbability(1).setWorldYRange(new IrisRange(-100, 100)).setRadius(28).setHeight(40)
+                .setFluidDepth(8).setFluid(fluid).setPillarSpacing(0).setFormationFraction(0);
+        return new SubterrainPlanner(new SubterrainPlanner.Options(List.of(feature), 74119L, -128, 256));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void wideDistanceSearchReturnsOwnedAbsolutePositionWithoutGenerating() {
         SubterrainPlanner planner = planner();
@@ -50,6 +76,12 @@ public class SubterrainLocatorTest {
                 new SubterrainLocator.Query("", null, ""), 0, 0, 0, 1024, ignored -> false).isPresent());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void cancelledSearchStopsBeforeInspectingPlans() {
+        assertFalse(SubterrainLocator.nearest(planner(), new SubterrainLocator.Query("", null, "wet-cave"),
+                0, 0, 0, 32768, ignored -> true, () -> false).isPresent());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void repeatedSearchAndLargeNegativeCoordinatesAreStable() {
         Engine engine = engine(planner());

core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/generation/subterrain/SubterrainPlannerTest.java

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
@@ -23,9 +25,6 @@ public class SubterrainPlannerTest {
         for (IrisSubterrainFluid fluid : IrisSubterrainFluid.values()) {
             IrisSubterrainFeature feature = compactFeature(IrisSubterrainFamily.TRAVERTINE_TERRACES).setFluid(fluid);
             SubterrainPlan pillar = direct(feature);
-            for (int y = pillar.bounds().minY(); y <= pillar.bounds().maxY(); y++) {
-                assertFalse(pillar.sample(0, y, 0).occupied());
-            }
             SubterrainPosition pillarAnchor = pillar.anchor();
             assertTrue(pillar.sample(pillarAnchor.x(), pillarAnchor.y(), pillarAnchor.z()).occupied());
             assertTrue(pillar.sample(pillarAnchor.x(), pillarAnchor.y(), pillarAnchor.z()).room().reservedPassage());
@@ -173,17 +172,81 @@ public class SubterrainPlannerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void faultWallsRemainParallelBeyondTwoHundredBlocksAndHaveShelves() {
+    public void faultsAndTerracesHaveTaperedIrregularWallsAndVaultedCeilings() {
-        SubterrainPlan plan = direct(feature(IrisSubterrainFamily.TECTONIC_FAULT));
+        for (IrisSubterrainFamily family : List.of(IrisSubterrainFamily.TECTONIC_FAULT,
-        for (int x = -110; x <= 110; x++) {
+                IrisSubterrainFamily.TRAVERTINE_TERRACES)) {
-            assertTrue(plan.sample(x, 0, 0).occupied());
+            SubterrainPlan plan = direct(feature(family));
-            assertTrue(plan.sample(x, 0, 32).solid());
+            Set<Integer> widths = new HashSet<>();
-            assertTrue(plan.sample(x, 0, -32).solid());
+            Set<Integer> ceilings = new HashSet<>();
+            for (int x = -100; x <= 100; x += 5) {
+                int width = 0;
+                for (int z = -32; z <= 32; z++) {
+                    SubterrainCell cell = plan.sample(x, 0, z);
+                    if (cell.occupied()) {
+                        width++;
+                        ceilings.add(cell.room().ceilingY());
+                    }
+                }
+                widths.add(width);
+            }
+            assertTrue(family.toString(), widths.size() > 4);
+            assertTrue(family.toString(), ceilings.size() > 5);
+            assertFalse(plan.sample(120, 0, 28).occupied());
+            assertFalse(plan.sample(-120, 0, -28).occupied());
+            assertTrue(plan.sample(0, 0, 0).room().ceilingY() > plan.sample(0, 0, 20).room().ceilingY());
         }
-        int centralFloor = plan.sample(0, 0, 0).room().floorY();
+    }
-        int ledgeFloor = plan.sample(0, 0, 28).room().floorY();
+
-        assertTrue(ledgeFloor > centralFloor);
+    @Test
-        assertTrue(plan.sample(0, ledgeFloor, 28).solid());
+    public void organicShapesRemainSealedInsideMaximumBoundsAcrossSeedsAndRotation() {
+        for (IrisSubterrainFamily family : List.of(IrisSubterrainFamily.TECTONIC_FAULT,
+                IrisSubterrainFamily.TRAVERTINE_TERRACES, IrisSubterrainFamily.LAVA_TUBE)) {
+            IrisSubterrainFeature feature = feature(family).setLength(2048).setRadius(256).setSpacing(4096);
+            for (int seed = 0; seed < 4; seed++) {
+                for (boolean rotated : List.of(false, true)) {
+                    SubterrainPlan plan = new SubterrainPlan(new SubterrainPlan.Options(
+                            SubterrainPlanner.Definition.from(feature), 0, 0, 0, rotated, feature.getId() + ":" + seed));
+                    SubterrainBounds bounds = plan.bounds();
+                    for (int y = bounds.minY(); y <= bounds.maxY(); y++) {
+                        for (int x = bounds.minX(); x <= bounds.maxX(); x += 13) {
+                            assertFalse(plan.sample(x, y, bounds.minZ()).occupied());
+                            assertFalse(plan.sample(x, y, bounds.maxZ()).occupied());
+                        }
+                        for (int z = bounds.minZ(); z <= bounds.maxZ(); z += 13) {
+                            assertFalse(plan.sample(bounds.minX(), y, z).occupied());
+                            assertFalse(plan.sample(bounds.maxX(), y, z).occupied());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void organicGeometryVariesPerPlanAndRotatesWithoutChangingOccupancy() {
+        IrisSubterrainFeature feature = feature(IrisSubterrainFamily.TRAVERTINE_TERRACES);
+        SubterrainPlanner.Definition definition = SubterrainPlanner.Definition.from(feature);
+        SubterrainPlan original = new SubterrainPlan(new SubterrainPlan.Options(definition, 0, 0, 0, false, "terrace:one"));
+        SubterrainPlan rotated = new SubterrainPlan(new SubterrainPlan.Options(definition, 0, 0, 0, true, "terrace:one"));
+        SubterrainPlan another = new SubterrainPlan(new SubterrainPlan.Options(definition, 0, 0, 0, false, "terrace:two"));
+        int changed = 0;
+        for (int x = -120; x <= 120; x += 4) {
+            for (int z = -30; z <= 30; z += 3) {
+                for (int y = -16; y <= 16; y += 4) {
+                    SubterrainCell cell = original.sample(x, y, z);
+                    SubterrainCell turned = rotated.sample(z, y, x);
+                    assertEquals(cell.kind(), turned.kind());
+                    if (cell.owned()) {
+                        assertEquals(cell.room().floorY(), turned.room().floorY());
+                        assertEquals(cell.room().ceilingY(), turned.room().ceilingY());
+                    }
+                    if (cell.kind() != another.sample(x, y, z).kind()) {
+                        changed++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        assertTrue(changed > 100);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -217,9 +280,17 @@ public class SubterrainPlannerTest {
         assertTrue(plan.sample(90, 0, 0).room().floorY() > plan.sample(-90, 0, 0).room().floorY());
         SubterrainPlanner planner = planner(feature(IrisSubterrainFamily.TRAVERTINE_TERRACES));
         assertTrue(assertRetained(planner, List.of(plan), SubterrainCell.Kind.WATER) > 1000);
-        int rimX = -128 + 42;
+        Set<Integer> rimLocations = new HashSet<>();
-        assertTrue(plan.sample(rimX, -10, 0).solid());
+        for (int z = -16; z <= 16; z += 4) {
-        assertTrue(plan.sample(0, 0, 28).room().floorY() > plan.sample(0, 0, 28).room().fluidHeadY());
+            for (int x = -90; x < -35; x++) {
+                SubterrainCell cell = plan.sample(x, -10, z);
+                if (cell.owned() && cell.room().floorY() > cell.room().fluidHeadY()) {
+                    rimLocations.add(x);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        assertTrue(rimLocations.size() > 2);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -227,8 +298,21 @@ public class SubterrainPlannerTest {
         IrisSubterrainFeature feature = feature(IrisSubterrainFamily.CENOTE).setPillarSpacing(12).setFormationFraction(0.3);
         SubterrainPlan plan = direct(feature);
         SubterrainRoom room = plan.sample(12, 0, 12).room();
-        for (int y = room.floorY(); y <= room.ceilingY(); y++) {
+        Set<SubterrainPosition> previous = new HashSet<>();
-            assertTrue("pillar y=" + y, plan.sample(12, y, 12).solid());
+        for (int y = room.floorY() + 1; y < room.ceilingY(); y++) {
+            Set<SubterrainPosition> layer = new HashSet<>();
+            for (int x = 7; x <= 17; x++) {
+                for (int z = 7; z <= 17; z++) {
+                    if (plan.sample(x, y, z).solid()) {
+                        layer.add(new SubterrainPosition(x, 0, z));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            assertFalse("pillar layer y=" + y, layer.isEmpty());
+            if (!previous.isEmpty()) {
+                assertTrue("pillar connected y=" + y, layer.stream().anyMatch(previous::contains));
+            }
+            previous = layer;
         }
         assertTrue(plan.sample(0, 0, 0).room().reservedPassage());
         assertFalse(plan.sample(0, 0, 0).solid());

core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/platform/generation/EngineBukkitOpsCaveDestinationTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package art.arcane.iris.platform.generation;
+
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.context.IrisContext;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.BiomeLocator;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.Engine;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.GenerationSessionLease;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
+import art.arcane.iris.platform.bukkit.BukkitPlatform;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.IrisWorld;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.history.SavedBiomeRuntime;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.math.Position2;
+import art.arcane.iris.world.task.J;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.nativelib.terrain.NativeWorld;
+import org.bukkit.Chunk;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoInteractions;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+public class EngineBukkitOpsCaveDestinationTest {
+    @Test
+    public void landingWaitsForChunkLoadThenRunsOnDestinationRegion() throws Exception {
+        World world = mock(World.class);
+        NativeWorld nativeWorld = mock(NativeWorld.class);
+        Engine engine = mock(Engine.class);
+        GenerationSessionLease lease = mock(GenerationSessionLease.class);
+        when(engine.acquireGenerationLease("bukkit_cave_landing")).thenReturn(lease);
+        when(engine.getWorld()).thenReturn(IrisWorld.builder().platformWorld(nativeWorld).build());
+        BiomeLocator locator = mock(BiomeLocator.class);
+        SubterrainPosition target = new SubterrainPosition(-25, -40, 35);
+        SubterrainPosition landing = new SubterrainPosition(-24, -42, 36);
+        SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession readSession = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession.class);
+        CompletableFuture<Optional<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession>> prepared = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        when(locator.prepareRead(engine, new Position2(-2, 2))).thenReturn(prepared);
+        when(locator.landing(engine, nativeWorld, target, Optional.of(readSession))).thenReturn(landing);
+        CompletableFuture<Chunk> loaded = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        AtomicReference<Runnable> regionTask = new AtomicReference<>();
+        try (MockedStatic<BukkitPlatform> platform = mockStatic(BukkitPlatform.class);
+             MockedStatic<J> scheduler = mockStatic(J.class);
+             MockedStatic<IrisContext> context = mockStatic(IrisContext.class)) {
+            platform.when(() -> BukkitPlatform.chunkAtAsync(world, -2, 2, true)).thenReturn(loaded);
+            scheduler.when(() -> J.runRegion(eq(world), eq(-2), eq(2), any(Runnable.class))).thenAnswer(call -> {
+                regionTask.set(call.getArgument(3));
+                return true;
+            });
+            context.when(() -> IrisContext.open(eq(engine), anyLong(), any())).thenReturn(mock(IrisContext.Scope.class));
+            CompletableFuture<Location> result = EngineBukkitOps.caveDestination(engine, locator, world, target);
+            assertFalse(result.isDone());
+            verifyNoInteractions(locator);
+            loaded.complete(mock(Chunk.class));
+            assertFalse(result.isDone());
+            assertNull(regionTask.get());
+            prepared.complete(Optional.of(readSession));
+            assertFalse(result.isDone());
+            regionTask.get().run();
+            assertTrue(result.isDone());
+            assertEquals(-23.5, result.get().getX(), 0);
+            assertEquals(-42, result.get().getY(), 0);
+            assertEquals(36.5, result.get().getZ(), 0);
+            verify(locator).landing(engine, nativeWorld, target, Optional.of(readSession));
+        }
+    }
+}

core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/world/history/GenerationFindCatalogTest.java

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package art.arcane.iris.world.history;
 
 import art.arcane.iris.pack.loading.IrisData;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.BiomeLocator;
+import art.arcane.iris.generation.locator.Locator;
+import art.arcane.volmlib.util.math.Position2;
 import art.arcane.iris.pack.loading.ResourceLoader;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.runtime.IrisEngine;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.biome.IrisBiome;
@@ -31,6 +34,34 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 public class GenerationFindCatalogTest {
+    @Test
+    public void retainedCaveRolesSelectCaveSearchWithoutActiveDefinitions() throws Exception {
+        Fixture fixture = new Fixture();
+        when(fixture.engine.getDimension().getCarving()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        when(fixture.engine.getDimension().getSubterrainFeatures()).thenReturn(new KList<>());
+        doAnswer(invocation -> {
+            GenerationSemanticIndex.RecordConsumer consumer = invocation.getArgument(0);
+            consumer.accept(ChunkGenerationSemantics.builder(0, 0, 1L)
+                    .addCaveBiome("old-cave").addCaveBiome("shared")
+                    .addSurfaceBiome("old-surface").addSurfaceBiome("shared").seal().build());
+            consumer.accept(ChunkGenerationSemantics.builder(1, 0, 1L).addCaveBiome("unsealed").build());
+            consumer.accept(ChunkGenerationSemantics.builder(2, 0, 2L).addCaveBiome("current").seal().build());
+            return null;
+        }).when(fixture.history).forEachRecordedSemantic(any());
+        assertTrue(GenerationFindCatalog.hasRetainedCaveBiome(fixture.engine, "OLD-CAVE"));
+        assertFalse(GenerationFindCatalog.hasRetainedSurfaceBiome(fixture.engine, "old-cave"));
+        assertTrue(BiomeLocator.forBiome(fixture.engine, "old-cave", -30) instanceof BiomeLocator);
+        assertFalse(BiomeLocator.forBiome(fixture.engine, "old-surface", -30) instanceof BiomeLocator);
+        assertFalse(GenerationFindCatalog.hasRetainedCaveBiome(fixture.engine, "unsealed"));
+        assertFalse(GenerationFindCatalog.hasRetainedCaveBiome(fixture.engine, "current"));
+        IrisBiome shared = new IrisBiome();
+        shared.setLoadKey("shared");
+        when(fixture.engine.getSurfaceBiome(8, 8)).thenReturn(shared);
+        Locator<IrisBiome> locator = BiomeLocator.forBiome(fixture.engine, "shared", -30);
+        assertTrue(locator.matches(fixture.engine, new Position2(0, 0)));
+        verify(fixture.history, never()).packRoot(anyLong());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void findsRecordedNamesWithoutLoadingArchivedPacksOrRuntimes() throws Exception {
         Fixture fixture = new Fixture();

core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/world/history/SavedBiomeRuntimeTest.java

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
@@ -368,6 +369,59 @@ public class SavedBiomeRuntimeTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void asynchronousChunkSessionWaitsForDiskAndConsumesTheCompletedRead() throws Exception {
+        allowUnownedChunks();
+        CountDownLatch entered = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        CountDownLatch release = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        when(store.get(0, 0)).thenAnswer(invocation -> {
+            entered.countDown();
+            assertTrue(release.await(5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+            return Optional.empty();
+        });
+        try (SavedBiomeRuntime runtime = new SavedBiomeRuntime(engine, history)) {
+            CompletableFuture<SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession> reading = runtime.readChunkAsync(0, 0);
+            try {
+                assertTrue(entered.await(5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+                assertFalse(reading.isDone());
+                assertEquals(1, runtime.pendingQueryCount());
+                assertThrows(TimeoutException.class, () -> reading.get(100L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
+            } finally {
+                release.countDown();
+            }
+            SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession session = reading.get(5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            awaitIdle(runtime);
+            assertEquals(Optional.empty(), session.resolve(0, 0, 0, true));
+            assertEquals(Optional.empty(), session.resolve(15, -32, 15, false));
+            assertEquals(0, runtime.pendingQueryCount());
+            verify(store).get(0, 0);
+        } finally {
+            release.countDown();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void asynchronousChunkSessionSurvivesQueryEvictionAndRejectsClosedOrOtherChunks() throws Exception {
+        allowUnownedChunks();
+        SavedBiomeRuntime.ReadSession session;
+        try (SavedBiomeRuntime runtime = new SavedBiomeRuntime(engine, history)) {
+            session = runtime.readChunkAsync(0, 0).get(5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            for (int chunkX = 1; chunkX <= 130; chunkX++) {
+                runtime.readChunkAsync(chunkX, 0).get(5L, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            }
+            awaitIdle(runtime);
+            assertEquals(128, runtime.cachedQueryCount());
+            assertEquals(Optional.empty(), session.resolve(0, 0, 0, true));
+            assertEquals(Optional.empty(), session.resolve(15, 32, 15, false));
+            assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> session.resolve(16, 0, 0, true));
+            assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> session.resolve(-1, 0, 0, false));
+            assertEquals(0, runtime.pendingQueryCount());
+            verify(store).get(0, 0);
+        }
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> session.resolve(0, 0, 0, true));
+        verify(store).get(0, 0);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void backgroundPreviewWaitsForTheReadWithoutRepeatingTheQuery() throws Exception {
         allowUnownedChunks();

core/src/test/java/art/arcane/iris/world/history/SavedSubterrainQueriesTest.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.IrisSubterrainFeature;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPlan;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPlanner;
 import art.arcane.iris.generation.subterrain.SubterrainPosition;
+import art.arcane.iris.pack.value.IrisRange;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -21,6 +22,39 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 public class SavedSubterrainQueriesTest {
+    @Test
+    public void dryShoreUsesRetainedPlannerAndRejectsAnotherActivationsChunks() throws Exception {
+        IrisEngine engine = mock(IrisEngine.class);
+        GenerationHistory history = mock(GenerationHistory.class);
+        GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter router = mock(GenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter.class);
+        SavedBiomeRuntime saved = mock(SavedBiomeRuntime.class);
+        GenerationActivation old = GenerationActivation.initial("a".repeat(64), 1L);
+        GenerationActivation active = GenerationActivation.next(2L, "b".repeat(64), 1L, 2L, 64);
+        IrisSubterrainFeature feature = new IrisSubterrainFeature().setId("old-basin").setProbability(1D)
+                .setBiome("retired-cave").setRadius(28).setHeight(40).setFluidDepth(8)
+                .setWorldYRange(new IrisRange(-100, 100)).setFormationFraction(0).setPillarSpacing(0);
+        SubterrainPlanner historical = new SubterrainPlanner(new SubterrainPlanner.Options(List.of(feature), 1191L, -128, 256));
+        SubterrainPlan plan = historical.plansForBounds(0, 0, 511, 511).getFirst();
+        SubterrainPosition anchor = plan.anchor();
+        SubterrainLocator.Result target = new SubterrainLocator.Result(plan.id(), plan.family(), plan.biome(),
+                anchor.x(), anchor.y(), anchor.z());
+        when(engine.getGenerationHistoryRuntimeRouter()).thenReturn(Optional.of(router));
+        when(router.history()).thenReturn(history);
+        when(router.biomes()).thenReturn(saved);
+        when(saved.subterrainPlanner(old.activationId())).thenReturn(historical);
+        when(history.resolveActivation(anyInt(), anyInt())).thenReturn(old);
+        SubterrainLocator.Result dry = GenerationSemanticQueries.drySubterrainLanding(engine, target, () -> true).orElseThrow();
+        assertTrue(target.x() >> 4 != dry.x() >> 4 || target.z() >> 4 != dry.z() >> 4);
+        assertTrue(historical.sample(dry.x(), dry.y() - 1, dry.z()).solid());
+        verify(engine, never()).getComplex();
+        verify(engine, never()).getActiveGenerationRuntimeBinding();
+        verify(saved, never()).subterrainPlanner(active.activationId());
+        when(history.resolveActivation(anyInt(), anyInt())).thenReturn(active);
+        when(history.resolveActivation(target.x() >> 4, target.z() >> 4)).thenReturn(old);
+        assertTrue(GenerationSemanticQueries.drySubterrainLanding(engine, target, () -> true).isEmpty());
+        assertTrue(GenerationSemanticQueries.drySubterrainLanding(engine, target, () -> false).isEmpty());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void locateUsesRetainedDefinitionOnlyInsideItsOwnedChunks() throws Exception {
         IrisEngine engine = mock(IrisEngine.class);