characters/player/fps_camera_rig.gd

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var _target_tilt: float = 0.0
 var _current_tilt: float = 0.0
 var _target_fov: float = 90.0
 var _weapon_fov_override: float = -1.0
+var _step_offset_y: float = 0.0
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> void:
 		camera.position.y = lerp(camera.position.y, 0.0, 0.15)
 		camera.position.x = lerp(camera.position.x, 0.0, 0.15)
 
+	# ── Step Smoothing ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+	_step_offset_y = lerpf(_step_offset_y, 0.0, 15.0 * delta)
+	camera.position.y += _step_offset_y
+
 	# ── Wall-run tilt ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 	_current_tilt = lerpf(_current_tilt, _target_tilt, 1.0 - exp(-params.wall_run_tilt_speed * delta))
 	camera.rotation.z = deg_to_rad(_current_tilt)
@@ -99,3 +104,9 @@ func set_weapon_fov(fov: float) -> void:
 ## Called to reset tilt (e.g., on landing).
 func clear_wall_tilt() -> void:
 	_target_tilt = 0.0
+
+## Adds an offset to the camera so that when the player physics body snaps up a step, 
+## the camera interpolates smoothly instead of snapping.
+func add_step_offset(offset_y: float) -> void:
+	_step_offset_y += offset_y
+

movement/movement_params.gd

@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ class_name MovementParams
 @export var wall_angle_threshold: float = 70.0
 @export var wall_detect_distance: float = 0.7
 @export var wall_ray_up_height: float = 0.6
-@export var wall_ray_down_height: float = -0.3
+@export var wall_ray_down_height: float = 0.0
 
 # ── Wall Climb ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 @export var wall_climb_speed: float = 6.0
 @export var wall_climb_duration: float = 3.0
-@export var wall_climb_max_angle: float = 55.0
+@export var wall_climb_max_angle: float = 75.0
 @export var wall_climb_vault_forward: float = 16.0
 @export var wall_climb_vault_up: float = 14.0
 @export var wall_climb_vault_height_check: float = 1.0

movement/states/state_air.gd

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func update(delta: float) -> void:
 		return
 
 	# ── Wall interaction (Run, Climb, Vault) ──────────────────────────────
-	if machine.input_dir.length() > 0.1 and machine.wall_cooldown_timer <= 0.0:
+	if machine.input_dir.length() > 0.1 and machine.input_dir.y <= 0.0 and machine.wall_cooldown_timer <= 0.0:
 		var fwd_wall = machine.detect_wall_forward()
 		if fwd_wall.hit:
 			if fwd_wall.is_short:

movement/states/state_ground.gd

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ func update(delta: float) -> void:
 						if space_state.intersect_ray(head_ray).is_empty():
 							# We can safely step up
 							player.global_position.y += step_height + 0.01
+							if player.head_pivot and player.head_pivot.has_method("add_step_offset"):
+								player.head_pivot.add_step_offset(-(step_height + 0.01))
 							# Push slightly forward to get onto the step
 							player.global_position += fwd * 0.1
 							# Restore horizontal velocity that was lost from hitting the wall
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ func update(delta: float) -> void:
 			return
 
 	# ── Wall interaction (Run, Climb, Vault) ──────────────────────────────
-	if machine.input_dir.length() > 0.1 and machine.wall_cooldown_timer <= 0.0 and not machine.input_crouch:
+	if machine.input_dir.length() > 0.1 and machine.input_dir.y <= 0.0 and machine.wall_cooldown_timer <= 0.0 and not machine.input_crouch:
 		var fwd_wall = machine.detect_wall_forward()
 		if fwd_wall.hit:
 			if fwd_wall.is_short: