diff --git a/scripts/apricot/run_ap3.sh b/scripts/apricot/run_ap3.sh
index 5c2bfcb3..7e8b1cb0 100755
--- a/scripts/apricot/run_ap3.sh
+++ b/scripts/apricot/run_ap3.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+# Godot headless autoplay runner. Uses Godot's --headless flag (no weston,
+# no Wayland, no X). Screenshots will be blank but turn_stats.jsonl /
+# events.jsonl / saves/ are produced.
 set -uo pipefail
-export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
-pkill -f "weston.*godot-headless" 2>/dev/null || true
+pkill -f "flatpak run.*Godot" 2>/dev/null || true
 pkill -f godot 2>/dev/null || true
 sleep 1
-weston --backend=headless --socket=godot-headless --width=1920 --height=1080 &
-WESTON_PID=$!
-sleep 3
-export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=godot-headless
 : "${AUTO_PLAY:=true}"
-: "${AUTO_PLAY_DIR:=/tmp/ap_default}"
+: "${AUTO_PLAY_DIR:=$HOME/tmp/ap_default}"
 : "${AUTO_PLAY_TURN_LIMIT:=500}"
 mkdir -p "$AUTO_PLAY_DIR"
-cd ~/Code/@projects/@magic-civilization/src/game
+cd "$HOME/Code/@projects/@magic-civilization/src/game"
 SAFETY=$((AUTO_PLAY_TURN_LIMIT * 2 + 300))
 FLATPAK_ENVS=(
-  "--env=WAYLAND_DISPLAY=godot-headless"
   "--env=AUTO_PLAY=true"
   "--env=AUTO_PLAY_DIR=$AUTO_PLAY_DIR"
   "--env=AUTO_PLAY_TURN_LIMIT=$AUTO_PLAY_TURN_LIMIT"
@@ -24,11 +21,8 @@ if [ -n "${AUTO_PLAY_SEED:-}" ]; then
   FLATPAK_ENVS+=("--env=AUTO_PLAY_SEED=$AUTO_PLAY_SEED")
 fi
 timeout "$SAFETY" flatpak run --user \
-  --socket=wayland \
   --filesystem=home \
-  --filesystem=xdg-run/godot-headless \
   "${FLATPAK_ENVS[@]}" \
-  org.godotengine.Godot --path . --rendering-method gl_compatibility 2>&1
+  org.godotengine.Godot --path . --headless 2>&1
 EXIT=$?
-kill $WESTON_PID 2>/dev/null || true
 echo "EXIT_CODE=$EXIT"