diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/claude_vs_ai_render_proof.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/claude_vs_ai_render_proof.gd
index 7a81c72b..aa7bd0a8 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/claude_vs_ai_render_proof.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/tests/claude_vs_ai_render_proof.gd
@@ -281,16 +281,62 @@ func _build_renderers() -> void:
 	var world_per_screen: float = max(fit_x, fit_y)
 	var zoom_factor: float = 1.0 / max(world_per_screen, 0.001)
 
+	_camera_overview_pos = center
+	_camera_overview_zoom = zoom_factor
+
+	# Capital-zoom preset: 9-tile wide window centred on player 0's
+	# starting capital. The renderer's procedural unit circle is ~30 px
+	# wide which is invisible at the overview zoom (a duel-map fits
+	# 1920×1080 with sub-pixel unit dots); capital zoom shows units and
+	# city sprites unambiguously. Falls back to map centre if start_positions
+	# is empty.
+	var capital_axial: Vector2i = Vector2i.ZERO
+	if _game_map.start_positions.size() > 0:
+		capital_axial = _game_map.start_positions[0]
+	_camera_capital_pos = HexUtilsScript.axial_to_pixel(capital_axial)
+	_camera_capital_zoom = float(VIEWPORT_SIZE.x) / (9.0 * 384.0)
+
 	_camera = Camera2D.new()
 	_camera.name = "DemoCamera"
-	_camera.position = center
-	_camera.zoom = Vector2(zoom_factor, zoom_factor)
+	_camera.position = _camera_overview_pos
+	_camera.zoom = Vector2(_camera_overview_zoom, _camera_overview_zoom)
 	add_child(_camera)
 	# `make_current` is a no-op until the node is inside the tree, so it
 	# MUST come after `add_child`. The reverse order spams a Camera2D
 	# warning at boot and silently drops the activation.
 	_camera.make_current()
 
+	# HUD overlay so each PNG carries the turn number + Claude's scoreboard
+	# state in-frame. Without this, a reviewer can't tell two screenshots
+	# apart at a glance — the unit dots are sub-pixel.
+	_hud_layer = CanvasLayer.new()
+	_hud_layer.name = "HUDLayer"
+	add_child(_hud_layer)
+	_hud_label = Label.new()
+	_hud_label.name = "HUDLabel"
+	_hud_label.position = Vector2(24, 24)
+	_hud_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", Color(1, 1, 1, 1))
+	_hud_label.add_theme_color_override("font_outline_color", Color(0, 0, 0, 1))
+	_hud_label.add_theme_constant_override("outline_size", 6)
+	_hud_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 28)
+	_hud_layer.add_child(_hud_label)
+
+
+func _set_camera_to(mode: String) -> void:
+	if _camera == null:
+		return
+	if mode == "capital":
+		_camera.position = _camera_capital_pos
+		_camera.zoom = Vector2(_camera_capital_zoom, _camera_capital_zoom)
+	else:
+		_camera.position = _camera_overview_pos
+		_camera.zoom = Vector2(_camera_overview_zoom, _camera_overview_zoom)
+
+
+func _set_hud(text: String) -> void:
+	if _hud_label != null:
+		_hud_label.text = text
+
 
 # ── Main loop ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -299,7 +345,7 @@ func _drive_game() -> void:
 	var initial_view: Dictionary = _request_view()
 	_rehydrate_view(initial_view)
 	await _flush_render()
-	_capture_screenshot(0)
+	await _capture_screenshot(0)
 	_turn_records.append({
 		"turn": 0,
 		"claude_actions": [],
@@ -350,7 +396,7 @@ func _drive_game() -> void:
 		_turn_records.append(record)
 
 		if turn_idx % _screenshot_every == 0 or turn_idx == _max_turns:
-			_capture_screenshot(turn_idx)
+			await _capture_screenshot(turn_idx)
 
 		# GameOver check — any event with type=game_over terminates.
 		if _events_contain_game_over(record["end_turn_events"]):
@@ -580,17 +626,47 @@ func _flush_render() -> void:
 
 
 func _capture_screenshot(turn_idx: int) -> void:
-	var image: Image = get_viewport().get_texture().get_image()
-	if image == null:
-		push_error("viewport image null at turn %d" % turn_idx)
-		return
-	var path: String = "%s/turn-%02d.png" % [_output_dir_abs, turn_idx]
-	var err: Error = image.save_png(path)
-	if err == OK:
-		_captured_turns.append(turn_idx)
-		print("SCREENSHOT_TURN:%02d:%s" % [turn_idx, path])
+	# Per-turn HUD overlay carries the turn + Claude's scoreboard so each
+	# PNG is self-identifying. Updated before each capture pose.
+	var scoreboard: String = "Turn %d" % turn_idx
+	if _turn_records.size() > 0:
+		var rec: Dictionary = _turn_records[-1] as Dictionary
+		var scores: Array = rec.get("scores", []) as Array
+		if scores.size() > 0:
+			var s0: Dictionary = scores[0] as Dictionary
+			scoreboard = "Turn %d  •  Claude (slot %d)  gold %d  cities %d  units %d" % [
+				turn_idx, _claude_slot,
+				int(s0.get("gold", 0)),
+				int(s0.get("cities", 0)),
+				int(s0.get("units", 0)),
+			]
+
+	var modes: Array[String] = []
+	if _zoom_mode == "both":
+		modes = ["overview", "capital"]
+	elif _zoom_mode == "capital":
+		modes = ["capital"]
 	else:
-		push_error("save_png failed turn=%d err=%s" % [turn_idx, error_string(err)])
+		modes = ["overview"]
+
+	for mode: String in modes:
+		_set_camera_to(mode)
+		_set_hud("%s  [%s]" % [scoreboard, mode])
+		# Give the engine 2 frames to apply camera change + HUD text + redraw.
+		for _i: int in range(2):
+			await get_tree().process_frame
+		var image: Image = get_viewport().get_texture().get_image()
+		if image == null:
+			push_error("viewport image null at turn %d (%s)" % [turn_idx, mode])
+			continue
+		var suffix: String = "" if _zoom_mode != "both" else ("-" + mode)
+		var path: String = "%s/turn-%02d%s.png" % [_output_dir_abs, turn_idx, suffix]
+		var err: Error = image.save_png(path)
+		if err == OK:
+			_captured_turns.append(turn_idx)
+			print("SCREENSHOT_TURN:%02d:%s:%s" % [turn_idx, mode, path])
+		else:
+			push_error("save_png failed turn=%d mode=%s err=%s" % [turn_idx, mode, error_string(err)])
 
 
 # ── Recap ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────