diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/wild_creature_ai.gd b/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/wild_creature_ai.gd
index 99f44765..ea07fbe9 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/wild_creature_ai.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/modules/ai/wild_creature_ai.gd
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ func spawn_initial_creatures(game_map: RefCounted) -> void:
 	var wilds_cfg: Dictionary = _get_wilds_config()
 	var lair_types: Array = wilds_cfg.get("lair_types", [])
 	var primary_layer: Dictionary = GameState.get_primary_layer()
+	print("WildAI.spawn: npc_buildings=%d primary_empty=%s lair_types=%d" % [GameState.npc_buildings.size(), primary_layer.is_empty(), lair_types.size()])
 	if primary_layer.is_empty():
 		return
-
+	var spawned: int = 0
 	for b: Variant in GameState.npc_buildings:
 		var type_id: String = b.type_id
 		# Skip non-lair buildings (villages, ruins)
@@ -58,11 +59,13 @@ func spawn_initial_creatures(game_map: RefCounted) -> void:
 
 		var tier1_pool: Array = _get_tier_pool(type_id, "tier_1", lair_types)
 		if tier1_pool.is_empty():
+			print("WildAI.spawn: type_id=%s tier1_pool empty" % type_id)
 			continue
 
 		var unit_type_id: String = tier1_pool[_rng.randi() % tier1_pool.size()]
 		var unit_data: Dictionary = DataLoader.get_unit(unit_type_id)
 		if unit_data.is_empty():
+			print("WildAI.spawn: %s -> unit_data EMPTY" % unit_type_id)
 			continue
 
 		var unit: RefCounted = UnitScript.new()
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ func spawn_initial_creatures(game_map: RefCounted) -> void:
 
 		primary_layer.get("units", []).append(unit)
 		EventBus.wild_creature_spawned.emit(unit, b.position)
+		spawned += 1
+	print("WildAI.spawn: total spawned=%d" % spawned)
 
 
 func _act(