diff --git a/guide/age-of-dwarves/src/hooks/useSimulationWorker.ts b/guide/age-of-dwarves/src/hooks/useSimulationWorker.ts
index a87182fd..948f3f7b 100644
--- a/guide/age-of-dwarves/src/hooks/useSimulationWorker.ts
+++ b/guide/age-of-dwarves/src/hooks/useSimulationWorker.ts
@@ -346,7 +346,19 @@ export function useSimulationWorker(): UseSimulationWorkerResult {
         '@data/climate_spec.json',
         { eager: true, import: 'default' },
       ) as Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>
-      const spec = Object.values(specMods)[0] ?? {}
+
+      // Load ecological event category specs (volcanic, impact, seismic, etc.)
+      const eventMods = import.meta.glob(
+        '@data/events/*.json',
+        { eager: true, import: 'default' },
+      ) as Record<string, Record<string, unknown>>
+      const ecological_events: Record<string, unknown> = {}
+      for (const [filePath, mod] of Object.entries(eventMods)) {
+        const category = filePath.split('/').pop()?.replace('.json', '')
+        if (category) ecological_events[category] = mod
+      }
+
+      const spec: Record<string, unknown> = { ...(Object.values(specMods)[0] ?? {}), ecological_events }
 
       // Load seed_easter_eggs.json (game-pack-owned — engine just supports the interface)
       type RawEasterEggs = Record<string, { name: string; flavor: string; mapType?: string; paramOverrides?: Record<string, number> }>
diff --git a/tools/sprite-generation/engine/ranker.py b/tools/sprite-generation/engine/ranker.py
index 8b1a435f..8cd62b63 100644
--- a/tools/sprite-generation/engine/ranker.py
+++ b/tools/sprite-generation/engine/ranker.py
@@ -100,12 +100,18 @@ _GATE_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[str, str] = {
         "a plain walking figure with no visible weapons, armor, or role-identifying equipment fails."
     ),
     "is_fantasy_dressed": (
-        "Is this character dressed in MEDIEVAL or FANTASY attire? Acceptable: armor, chainmail, "
-        "leather gear, fantasy robes, tabards, fur cloaks, medieval work clothes with leather aprons. "
-        "Answer FALSE if wearing MODERN clothing: t-shirts, hoodies, jeans, sneakers, tracksuits, "
-        "hard hats, hi-vis vests, safety goggles, cargo pants, sports jackets. "
+        "Is this character dressed in MEDIEVAL or FANTASY attire from a pre-industrial world? "
+        "Acceptable: plate armor, chainmail, leather armor with metal studs, fantasy robes, "
+        "tabards over mail, fur cloaks, rough-spun tunics, medieval blacksmith aprons. "
+        "Answer FALSE if wearing MODERN or CONTEMPORARY clothing or gear: t-shirts, hoodies, "
+        "jeans, sneakers, tracksuits, hard hats, hi-vis vests, safety goggles, cargo pants, "
+        "modern tool belts with nylon pouches, utility belts with snap closures, "
+        "modern leather holsters, construction worker gear, rubber boots, backpacks with zippers. "
+        "Also FALSE for Fortnite/Team Fortress/Overwatch style characters — these look like "
+        "modern cartoon characters in costumes, NOT medieval fantasy inhabitants. "
         "Also FALSE for featureless 3D mannequins with no clothing detail. "
-        "The character MUST look like they belong in a medieval/fantasy game world."
+        "The character MUST look like a medieval craftsman, warrior, or peasant — NOT a modern "
+        "person wearing a costume or a video game character from a contemporary setting."
     ),
     "dwarf_proportions": (
         "Does this character have DWARF proportions? Dwarves are SHORT and STOCKY — roughly "
@@ -115,10 +121,10 @@ _GATE_DESCRIPTIONS: dict[str, str] = {
         "Answer TRUE if the character is visibly short, wide, and stocky like a fantasy dwarf."
     ),
     "not_photorealistic": (
-        "Is this STYLIZED game art, NOT photorealistic or glossy 3D? "
-        "Acceptable styles: hand-painted fantasy art, Warcraft III renders, bold illustrated art, "
-        "DOTA 2 style, 2D cartoon illustration. "
-        "Answer FALSE if: (1) it looks like a real-world photograph with real skin, photographic "
+        "Is this PAINTED or ILLUSTRATED game art, NOT 3D-rendered or photorealistic? "
+        "Acceptable styles: hand-painted fantasy art (like classic Magic: The Gathering card art), "
+        "Warcraft III concept art, bold 2D illustration, digital painting with visible brushwork. "
+        "Answer FALSE if: (1) it looks like a real-world photograph with real skin, photographic"
         "lighting, studio-quality realism, OR (2) it is a GLOSSY PLASTIC 3D RENDER like Pixar, "
         "Fortnite, Clash Royale, or mobile game 3D art — smooth shiny surfaces, subsurface "
         "scattering on skin, plastic-looking materials, cartoon 3D modeling. "
diff --git a/tools/sprite-generation/spritegen.db-shm b/tools/sprite-generation/spritegen.db-shm
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diff --git a/tools/sprite-generation/spritegen.db-wal b/tools/sprite-generation/spritegen.db-wal
index 4a4fc5dd..160f88a8 100644
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