Merge branch 'cake-attempts-2.0.3' of https://git.lightless-sync.org/Lightless-Sync/LightlessClient into cake-attempts-2.0.3

Need: Lightless-Sync/LightlessServer#49
Authored-by: Tsubasahane <wozaiha@gmail.com>
Reviewed-on: #125
Reviewed-by: cake <cake@noreply.git.lightless-sync.org>
Co-authored-by: Tsubasa <tsubasa@noreply.git.lightless-sync.org>
Co-committed-by: Tsubasa <tsubasa@noreply.git.lightless-sync.org>

LightlessSync/FileCache/FileCacheManager.cs

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public sealed class FileCacheManager : IHostedService
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, ConcurrentDictionary<string, FileCacheEntity>> _fileCaches = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, FileCacheEntity> _fileCachesByPrefixedPath = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     private readonly SemaphoreSlim _getCachesByPathsSemaphore = new(1, 1);
+    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _evictSemaphore = new(1, 1);
     private readonly Lock _fileWriteLock = new();
     private readonly IpcManager _ipcManager;
     private readonly ILogger<FileCacheManager> _logger;
@@ -226,13 +227,23 @@ public sealed class FileCacheManager : IHostedService
             var compressed = LZ4Wrapper.WrapHC(raw, 0, raw.Length);
 
             var tmpPath = compressedPath + ".tmp";
-            await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(tmpPath, compressed, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            File.Move(tmpPath, compressedPath, overwrite: true);
+            try
+            {
+                await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(tmpPath, compressed, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                File.Move(tmpPath, compressedPath, overwrite: true);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                try { if (File.Exists(tmpPath)) File.Delete(tmpPath); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+            }
 
-            var compressedSize = compressed.LongLength;
+            var compressedSize = new FileInfo(compressedPath).Length;
             SetSizeInfo(hash, originalSize, compressedSize);
             UpdateEntitiesSizes(hash, originalSize, compressedSize);
 
+            var maxBytes = GiBToBytes(_configService.Current.MaxLocalCacheInGiB);
+            await EnforceCacheLimitAsync(maxBytes, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
             return compressed;
         }
         finally
@@ -877,6 +888,83 @@ public sealed class FileCacheManager : IHostedService
         }, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
+    private async Task EnforceCacheLimitAsync(long maxBytes, CancellationToken token)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CacheFolder) || maxBytes <= 0) return;
+
+        await _evictSemaphore.WaitAsync(token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        try
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(CacheFolder);
+
+            foreach (var tmp in Directory.EnumerateFiles(CacheFolder, "*" + _compressedCacheExtension + ".tmp"))
+            {
+                try { File.Delete(tmp); } catch { /* ignore */ }
+            }
+
+            var files = Directory.EnumerateFiles(CacheFolder, "*" + _compressedCacheExtension, SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
+                .Select(p => new FileInfo(p))
+                .Where(fi => fi.Exists)
+                .OrderBy(fi => fi.LastWriteTimeUtc)
+                .ToList();
+
+            long total = files.Sum(f => f.Length);
+            if (total <= maxBytes) return;
+
+            foreach (var fi in files)
+            {
+                token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                if (total <= maxBytes) break;
+
+                var hash = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fi.Name);
+
+                try
+                {
+                    var len = fi.Length;
+                    fi.Delete();
+                    total -= len;
+                    _sizeCache.TryRemove(hash, out _);
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to evict cache file {file}", fi.FullName);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _evictSemaphore.Release();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static long GiBToBytes(double gib)
+    {
+        if (double.IsNaN(gib) || double.IsInfinity(gib) || gib <= 0)
+            return 0;
+
+        var bytes = gib * 1024d * 1024d * 1024d;
+
+        if (bytes >= long.MaxValue) return long.MaxValue;
+
+        return (long)Math.Round(bytes, MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero);
+    }
+
+    private void CleanupOrphanCompressedCache()
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CacheFolder) || !Directory.Exists(CacheFolder))
+            return;
+
+        foreach (var path in Directory.EnumerateFiles(CacheFolder, "*" + _compressedCacheExtension))
+        {
+            var hash = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path);
+            if (!_fileCaches.ContainsKey(hash))
+            {
+                try { File.Delete(path); }
+                catch (Exception ex) { _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed deleting orphan {file}", path); }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         _logger.LogInformation("Starting FileCacheManager");
@@ -1060,6 +1148,8 @@ public sealed class FileCacheManager : IHostedService
             {
                 await WriteOutFullCsvAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
+
+            CleanupOrphanCompressedCache();
         }
 
         _logger.LogInformation("Started FileCacheManager");

LightlessSync/FileCache/TransientResourceManager.cs

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ public sealed class TransientResourceManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     private void DalamudUtil_FrameworkUpdate()
     {
-        RefreshPlayerRelatedAddressMap();
+        _ = Task.Run(() => RefreshPlayerRelatedAddressMap());
 
         lock (_cacheAdditionLock)
         {
@@ -306,20 +306,64 @@ public sealed class TransientResourceManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         if (_lastClassJobId != _dalamudUtil.ClassJobId)
         {
-            _lastClassJobId = _dalamudUtil.ClassJobId;
-            if (SemiTransientResources.TryGetValue(ObjectKind.Pet, out HashSet<string>? value))
-            {
-                value?.Clear();
-            }
-
-            PlayerConfig.JobSpecificCache.TryGetValue(_dalamudUtil.ClassJobId, out var jobSpecificData);
-            SemiTransientResources[ObjectKind.Player] = PlayerConfig.GlobalPersistentCache.Concat(jobSpecificData ?? []).ToHashSet(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-            PlayerConfig.JobSpecificPetCache.TryGetValue(_dalamudUtil.ClassJobId, out var petSpecificData);
-            SemiTransientResources[ObjectKind.Pet] = new HashSet<string>(
-                petSpecificData ?? [],
-                StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            UpdateClassJobCache();
         }
 
+        CleanupAbsentObjects();
+    }
+
+    private void RefreshPlayerRelatedAddressMap()
+    {
+        var tempMap = new ConcurrentDictionary<nint, GameObjectHandler>();
+        var updatedFrameAddresses = new ConcurrentDictionary<nint, ObjectKind>();
+
+        lock (_playerRelatedLock)
+        {
+            foreach (var handler in _playerRelatedPointers)
+            {
+                var address = (nint)handler.Address;
+                if (address != nint.Zero)
+                {
+                    tempMap[address] = handler;
+                    updatedFrameAddresses[address] = handler.ObjectKind;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        _playerRelatedByAddress.Clear();
+        foreach (var kvp in tempMap)
+        {
+            _playerRelatedByAddress[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+        }
+
+        _cachedFrameAddresses.Clear();
+        foreach (var kvp in updatedFrameAddresses)
+        {
+            _cachedFrameAddresses[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void UpdateClassJobCache()
+    {
+        _lastClassJobId = _dalamudUtil.ClassJobId;
+        if (SemiTransientResources.TryGetValue(ObjectKind.Pet, out HashSet<string>? value))
+        {
+            value?.Clear();
+        }
+
+        PlayerConfig.JobSpecificCache.TryGetValue(_dalamudUtil.ClassJobId, out var jobSpecificData);
+        SemiTransientResources[ObjectKind.Player] = PlayerConfig.GlobalPersistentCache
+            .Concat(jobSpecificData ?? [])
+            .ToHashSet(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        PlayerConfig.JobSpecificPetCache.TryGetValue(_dalamudUtil.ClassJobId, out var petSpecificData);
+        SemiTransientResources[ObjectKind.Pet] = new HashSet<string>(
+            petSpecificData ?? [],
+            StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    private void CleanupAbsentObjects()
+    {
         foreach (var kind in Enum.GetValues(typeof(ObjectKind)).Cast<ObjectKind>())
         {
             if (!_cachedFrameAddresses.Any(k => k.Value == kind) && TransientResources.Remove(kind, out _))
@@ -349,26 +393,6 @@ public sealed class TransientResourceManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         _semiTransientResources = null;
     }
 
-    private void RefreshPlayerRelatedAddressMap()
-    {
-        _playerRelatedByAddress.Clear();
-        var updatedFrameAddresses = new ConcurrentDictionary<nint, ObjectKind>();
-        lock (_playerRelatedLock)
-        {
-            foreach (var handler in _playerRelatedPointers)
-            {
-                var address = (nint)handler.Address;
-                if (address != nint.Zero)
-                {
-                    _playerRelatedByAddress[address] = handler;
-                    updatedFrameAddresses[address] = handler.ObjectKind;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        _cachedFrameAddresses = updatedFrameAddresses;
-    }
-
     private void HandleActorTracked(ActorObjectService.ActorDescriptor descriptor)
     {
         if (descriptor.IsInGpose)

LightlessSync/LightlessConfiguration/Configurations/LightlessConfig.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration.Models;
 using LightlessSync.UI;
 using LightlessSync.UI.Models;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories;
 
 namespace LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration.Configurations;
 
@@ -156,4 +157,8 @@ public class LightlessConfig : ILightlessConfiguration
     public string? SelectedFinderSyncshell { get; set; } = null;
     public string LastSeenVersion { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public HashSet<Guid> OrphanableTempCollections { get; set; } = [];
+    public AnimationValidationMode AnimationValidationMode { get; set; } = AnimationValidationMode.Safe;
+    public bool AnimationAllowOneBasedShift { get; set; } = true;
+
+    public bool AnimationAllowNeighborIndexTolerance { get; set; } = false;
 }

LightlessSync/LightlessSync.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Authors></Authors>
     <Company></Company>
-    <Version>2.0.1.69</Version>
+    <Version>2.0.3</Version>
     <Description></Description>
     <Copyright></Copyright>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Light-Public-Syncshells/LightlessClient</PackageProjectUrl>
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client" Version="10.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="10.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="10.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Glamourer.Api" Version="2.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NReco.Logging.File" Version="1.3.1" />

LightlessSync/PlayerData/Factories/AnimationValidationMode.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories
+{
+    public enum AnimationValidationMode
+    {
+        Unsafe = 0,
+        Safe = 1,
+        Safest = 2,
+    }
+}

LightlessSync/PlayerData/Factories/PlayerDataFactory.cs

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 using LightlessSync.API.Data.Enum;
 using LightlessSync.FileCache;
 using LightlessSync.Interop.Ipc;
+using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration;
 using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration.Models;
 using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Data;
 using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Handlers;
 using LightlessSync.Services;
 using LightlessSync.Services.Mediator;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories;
 
@@ -18,13 +21,34 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
     private readonly IpcManager _ipcManager;
     private readonly ILogger<PlayerDataFactory> _logger;
     private readonly PerformanceCollectorService _performanceCollector;
+    private readonly LightlessConfigService _configService;
     private readonly XivDataAnalyzer _modelAnalyzer;
     private readonly LightlessMediator _lightlessMediator;
     private readonly TransientResourceManager _transientResourceManager;
+    private static readonly SemaphoreSlim _papParseLimiter = new(1, 1);
 
-    public PlayerDataFactory(ILogger<PlayerDataFactory> logger, DalamudUtilService dalamudUtil, IpcManager ipcManager,
-        TransientResourceManager transientResourceManager, FileCacheManager fileReplacementFactory,
-        PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollector, XivDataAnalyzer modelAnalyzer, LightlessMediator lightlessMediator)
+    // Transient resolved entries threshold
+    private const int _maxTransientResolvedEntries = 1000;
+
+    // Character build caches
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<nint, Task<CharacterDataFragment>> _characterBuildInflight = new();
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<nint, CacheEntry> _characterBuildCache = new();
+
+    // Time out thresholds
+    private static readonly TimeSpan _characterCacheTtl = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(750);
+    private static readonly TimeSpan _softReturnIfBusyAfter = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(250);
+    private static readonly TimeSpan _hardBuildTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30);
+
+    public PlayerDataFactory(
+        ILogger<PlayerDataFactory> logger,
+        DalamudUtilService dalamudUtil,
+        IpcManager ipcManager,
+        TransientResourceManager transientResourceManager,
+        FileCacheManager fileReplacementFactory,
+        PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollector,
+        XivDataAnalyzer modelAnalyzer,
+        LightlessMediator lightlessMediator,
+        LightlessConfigService configService)
     {
         _logger = logger;
         _dalamudUtil = dalamudUtil;
@@ -34,15 +58,15 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
         _performanceCollector = performanceCollector;
         _modelAnalyzer = modelAnalyzer;
         _lightlessMediator = lightlessMediator;
+        _configService = configService;
         _logger.LogTrace("Creating {this}", nameof(PlayerDataFactory));
     }
+    private sealed record CacheEntry(CharacterDataFragment Fragment, DateTime CreatedUtc);
 
     public async Task<CharacterDataFragment?> BuildCharacterData(GameObjectHandler playerRelatedObject, CancellationToken token)
     {
         if (!_ipcManager.Initialized)
-        {
             throw new InvalidOperationException("Penumbra or Glamourer is not connected");
-        }
 
         if (playerRelatedObject == null) return null;
 
@@ -67,16 +91,17 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
 
         if (pointerIsZero)
         {
-            _logger.LogTrace("Pointer was zero for {objectKind}", playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind);
+            _logger.LogTrace("Pointer was zero for {objectKind}; couldn't build character", playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind);
             return null;
         }
 
         try
         {
-            return await _performanceCollector.LogPerformance(this, $"CreateCharacterData>{playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind}", async () =>
-            {
-                return await CreateCharacterData(playerRelatedObject, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }).ConfigureAwait(true);
+            return await _performanceCollector.LogPerformance(
+                this,
+                $"CreateCharacterData>{playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind}",
+                async () => await CreateCharacterData(playerRelatedObject, token).ConfigureAwait(false)
+            ).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException)
         {
@@ -92,17 +117,14 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
     }
 
     private async Task<bool> CheckForNullDrawObject(IntPtr playerPointer)
-    {
-        return await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(() => CheckForNullDrawObjectUnsafe(playerPointer)).ConfigureAwait(false);
-    }
+        => await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(() => CheckForNullDrawObjectUnsafe(playerPointer)).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-    private unsafe bool CheckForNullDrawObjectUnsafe(IntPtr playerPointer)
+    private unsafe static bool CheckForNullDrawObjectUnsafe(IntPtr playerPointer)
     {
         if (playerPointer == IntPtr.Zero)
             return true;
 
         var character = (Character*)playerPointer;
-
         if (character == null)
             return true;
 
@@ -113,93 +135,167 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
         return gameObject->DrawObject == null;
     }
 
-    private async Task<CharacterDataFragment> CreateCharacterData(GameObjectHandler playerRelatedObject, CancellationToken ct)
+    private static bool IsCacheFresh(CacheEntry entry)
+        => (DateTime.UtcNow - entry.CreatedUtc) <= _characterCacheTtl;
+
+    private Task<CharacterDataFragment> CreateCharacterData(GameObjectHandler playerRelatedObject, CancellationToken ct)
+        => CreateCharacterDataCoalesced(playerRelatedObject, ct);
+
+    private async Task<CharacterDataFragment> CreateCharacterDataCoalesced(GameObjectHandler obj, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var key = obj.Address;
+
+        if (_characterBuildCache.TryGetValue(key, out var cached) && IsCacheFresh(cached) && !_characterBuildInflight.ContainsKey(key))
+            return cached.Fragment;
+
+        var buildTask = _characterBuildInflight.GetOrAdd(key, _ => BuildAndCacheAsync(obj, key));
+
+        if (_characterBuildCache.TryGetValue(key, out cached))
+        {
+            var completed = await Task.WhenAny(buildTask, Task.Delay(_softReturnIfBusyAfter, ct)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (completed != buildTask && (DateTime.UtcNow - cached.CreatedUtc) <= TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5))
+            {
+                return cached.Fragment;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return await WithCancellation(buildTask, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<CharacterDataFragment> BuildAndCacheAsync(GameObjectHandler obj, nint key)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource(_hardBuildTimeout);
+            var fragment = await CreateCharacterDataInternal(obj, cts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            _characterBuildCache[key] = new CacheEntry(fragment, DateTime.UtcNow);
+            PruneCharacterCacheIfNeeded();
+
+            return fragment;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _characterBuildInflight.TryRemove(key, out _);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void PruneCharacterCacheIfNeeded()
+    {
+        if (_characterBuildCache.Count < 2048) return;
+
+        var cutoff = DateTime.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+        foreach (var kv in _characterBuildCache)
+        {
+            if (kv.Value.CreatedUtc < cutoff)
+                _characterBuildCache.TryRemove(kv.Key, out _);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<T> WithCancellation<T>(Task<T> task, CancellationToken ct)
+        => await task.WaitAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+    private async Task<CharacterDataFragment> CreateCharacterDataInternal(GameObjectHandler playerRelatedObject, CancellationToken ct)
     {
         var objectKind = playerRelatedObject.ObjectKind;
         CharacterDataFragment fragment = objectKind == ObjectKind.Player ? new CharacterDataFragmentPlayer() : new();
 
-        _logger.LogDebug("Building character data for {obj}", playerRelatedObject);
         var logDebug = _logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug);
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
-        // wait until chara is not drawing and present so nothing spontaneously explodes
-        await _dalamudUtil.WaitWhileCharacterIsDrawing(_logger, playerRelatedObject, Guid.NewGuid(), 30000, ct: ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
-        int totalWaitTime = 10000;
-        while (!await _dalamudUtil.IsObjectPresentAsync(await _dalamudUtil.CreateGameObjectAsync(playerRelatedObject.Address).ConfigureAwait(false)).ConfigureAwait(false) && totalWaitTime > 0)
+        _logger.LogDebug("Building character data for {obj}", playerRelatedObject);
+
+        await EnsureObjectPresentAsync(playerRelatedObject, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        var waitRecordingTask = _transientResourceManager.WaitForRecording(ct);
+
+        await _dalamudUtil.WaitWhileCharacterIsDrawing(_logger, playerRelatedObject, Guid.NewGuid(), 30000, ct: ct)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        if (await CheckForNullDrawObject(playerRelatedObject.Address).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("DrawObject became null during build (actor despawned)");
+
+        Task<string> getGlamourerData = _ipcManager.Glamourer.GetCharacterCustomizationAsync(playerRelatedObject.Address);
+        Task<string?> getCustomizeData = _ipcManager.CustomizePlus.GetScaleAsync(playerRelatedObject.Address);
+        Task<string?>? getMoodlesData = null;
+        Task<string>? getHeelsOffset = null;
+        Task<string>? getHonorificTitle = null;
+
+        if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Player)
         {
-            _logger.LogTrace("Character is null but it shouldn't be, waiting");
-            await Task.Delay(50, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            totalWaitTime -= 50;
+            getHeelsOffset = _ipcManager.Heels.GetOffsetAsync();
+            getHonorificTitle = _ipcManager.Honorific.GetTitle();
+            getMoodlesData = _ipcManager.Moodles.GetStatusAsync(playerRelatedObject.Address);
         }
 
+        var resolvedPaths = await _ipcManager.Penumbra.GetCharacterData(_logger, playerRelatedObject).ConfigureAwait(false) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Penumbra returned null data; couldn't proceed with character");
         ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-        DateTime start = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        var staticBuildTask = Task.Run(() => BuildStaticReplacements(resolvedPaths), ct);
 
-        // penumbra call, it's currently broken
-        Dictionary<string, HashSet<string>>? resolvedPaths;
-
-        resolvedPaths = (await _ipcManager.Penumbra.GetCharacterData(_logger, playerRelatedObject).ConfigureAwait(false));
-        if (resolvedPaths == null) throw new InvalidOperationException("Penumbra returned null data");
-
-        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-        fragment.FileReplacements =
-                new HashSet<FileReplacement>(resolvedPaths.Select(c => new FileReplacement([.. c.Value], c.Key)), FileReplacementComparer.Instance)
-                .Where(p => p.HasFileReplacement).ToHashSet();
-        fragment.FileReplacements.RemoveWhere(c => c.GamePaths.Any(g => !CacheMonitor.AllowedFileExtensions.Any(e => g.EndsWith(e, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))));
-
-        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        fragment.FileReplacements = await staticBuildTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
 
         if (logDebug)
         {
             _logger.LogDebug("== Static Replacements ==");
-            foreach (var replacement in fragment.FileReplacements.Where(i => i.HasFileReplacement).OrderBy(i => i.GamePaths.First(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            foreach (var replacement in fragment.FileReplacements
+                         .Where(i => i.HasFileReplacement)
+                         .OrderBy(i => i.GamePaths.First(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 _logger.LogDebug("=> {repl}", replacement);
                 ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
             }
         }
-        else
+
+        var staticReplacements = new HashSet<FileReplacement>(fragment.FileReplacements, FileReplacementComparer.Instance);
+
+        var transientTask = ResolveTransientReplacementsAsync(
+            playerRelatedObject,
+            objectKind,
+            staticReplacements,
+            waitRecordingTask,
+            ct);
+
+        fragment.GlamourerString = await getGlamourerData.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        _logger.LogDebug("Glamourer is now: {data}", fragment.GlamourerString);
+
+        var customizeScale = await getCustomizeData.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        fragment.CustomizePlusScale = customizeScale ?? string.Empty;
+        _logger.LogDebug("Customize is now: {data}", fragment.CustomizePlusScale);
+
+        if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Player)
         {
-            foreach (var replacement in fragment.FileReplacements.Where(i => i.HasFileReplacement))
-            {
-                ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-            }
-        }
+            CharacterDataFragmentPlayer? playerFragment = fragment as CharacterDataFragmentPlayer ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Failed to cast CharacterDataFragment to Player variant");
 
-        await _transientResourceManager.WaitForRecording(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            playerFragment.ManipulationString = _ipcManager.Penumbra.GetMetaManipulations();
+            playerFragment.HonorificData = await getHonorificTitle!.ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _logger.LogDebug("Honorific is now: {data}", playerFragment!.HonorificData);
 
-        // if it's pet then it's summoner, if it's summoner we actually want to keep all filereplacements alive at all times
-        // or we get into redraw city for every change and nothing works properly
-        if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Pet)
-        {
-            foreach (var item in fragment.FileReplacements.Where(i => i.HasFileReplacement).SelectMany(p => p.GamePaths))
-            {
-                if (_transientResourceManager.AddTransientResource(objectKind, item))
-                {
-                    _logger.LogDebug("Marking static {item} for Pet as transient", item);
-                }
-            }
+            playerFragment.PetNamesData = _ipcManager.PetNames.GetLocalNames();
+            _logger.LogDebug("Pet Nicknames is now: {petnames}", playerFragment!.PetNamesData);
 
-            _logger.LogTrace("Clearing {count} Static Replacements for Pet", fragment.FileReplacements.Count);
-            fragment.FileReplacements.Clear();
+            playerFragment.HeelsData = await getHeelsOffset!.ConfigureAwait(false);
+            _logger.LogDebug("Heels is now: {heels}", playerFragment!.HeelsData);
+
+            playerFragment.MoodlesData = (await getMoodlesData!.ConfigureAwait(false)) ?? string.Empty;
+            _logger.LogDebug("Moodles is now: {moodles}", playerFragment!.MoodlesData);
         }
 
         ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-        _logger.LogDebug("Handling transient update for {obj}", playerRelatedObject);
-
-        // remove all potentially gathered paths from the transient resource manager that are resolved through static resolving
-        _transientResourceManager.ClearTransientPaths(objectKind, fragment.FileReplacements.SelectMany(c => c.GamePaths).ToList());
-
-        // get all remaining paths and resolve them
-        var transientPaths = ManageSemiTransientData(objectKind);
-        var resolvedTransientPaths = await GetFileReplacementsFromPaths(playerRelatedObject, transientPaths, new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        var (resolvedTransientPaths, clearedForPet) = await transientTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (clearedForPet != null)
+            fragment.FileReplacements.Clear();
 
         if (logDebug)
         {
             _logger.LogDebug("== Transient Replacements ==");
-            foreach (var replacement in resolvedTransientPaths.Select(c => new FileReplacement([.. c.Value], c.Key)).OrderBy(f => f.ResolvedPath, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+            foreach (var replacement in resolvedTransientPaths
+                         .Select(c => new FileReplacement([.. c.Value], c.Key))
+                         .OrderBy(f => f.ResolvedPath, StringComparer.Ordinal))
             {
                 _logger.LogDebug("=> {repl}", replacement);
                 fragment.FileReplacements.Add(replacement);
@@ -208,85 +304,64 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
         else
         {
             foreach (var replacement in resolvedTransientPaths.Select(c => new FileReplacement([.. c.Value], c.Key)))
-            {
                 fragment.FileReplacements.Add(replacement);
-            }
         }
 
-        // clean up all semi transient resources that don't have any file replacement (aka null resolve)
         _transientResourceManager.CleanUpSemiTransientResources(objectKind, [.. fragment.FileReplacements]);
 
-        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-
-        // make sure we only return data that actually has file replacements
-        fragment.FileReplacements = new HashSet<FileReplacement>(fragment.FileReplacements.Where(v => v.HasFileReplacement).OrderBy(v => v.ResolvedPath, StringComparer.Ordinal), FileReplacementComparer.Instance);
-
-        // gather up data from ipc
-        Task<string> getHeelsOffset = _ipcManager.Heels.GetOffsetAsync();
-        Task<string> getGlamourerData = _ipcManager.Glamourer.GetCharacterCustomizationAsync(playerRelatedObject.Address);
-        Task<string?> getCustomizeData = _ipcManager.CustomizePlus.GetScaleAsync(playerRelatedObject.Address);
-        Task<string> getHonorificTitle = _ipcManager.Honorific.GetTitle();
-        fragment.GlamourerString = await getGlamourerData.ConfigureAwait(false);
-        _logger.LogDebug("Glamourer is now: {data}", fragment.GlamourerString);
-        var customizeScale = await getCustomizeData.ConfigureAwait(false);
-        fragment.CustomizePlusScale = customizeScale ?? string.Empty;
-        _logger.LogDebug("Customize is now: {data}", fragment.CustomizePlusScale);
-
-        if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Player)
-        {
-            var playerFragment = (fragment as CharacterDataFragmentPlayer)!;
-            playerFragment.ManipulationString = _ipcManager.Penumbra.GetMetaManipulations();
-
-            playerFragment!.HonorificData = await getHonorificTitle.ConfigureAwait(false);
-            _logger.LogDebug("Honorific is now: {data}", playerFragment!.HonorificData);
-
-            playerFragment!.HeelsData = await getHeelsOffset.ConfigureAwait(false);
-            _logger.LogDebug("Heels is now: {heels}", playerFragment!.HeelsData);
-
-            playerFragment!.MoodlesData = await _ipcManager.Moodles.GetStatusAsync(playerRelatedObject.Address).ConfigureAwait(false) ?? string.Empty;
-            _logger.LogDebug("Moodles is now: {moodles}", playerFragment!.MoodlesData);
-
-            playerFragment!.PetNamesData = _ipcManager.PetNames.GetLocalNames();
-            _logger.LogDebug("Pet Nicknames is now: {petnames}", playerFragment!.PetNamesData);
-        }
+        fragment.FileReplacements = new HashSet<FileReplacement>(
+            fragment.FileReplacements
+                .Where(v => v.HasFileReplacement)
+                .OrderBy(v => v.ResolvedPath, StringComparer.Ordinal),
+            FileReplacementComparer.Instance);
 
         ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
         var toCompute = fragment.FileReplacements.Where(f => !f.IsFileSwap).ToArray();
         _logger.LogDebug("Getting Hashes for {amount} Files", toCompute.Length);
-        var computedPaths = _fileCacheManager.GetFileCachesByPaths(toCompute.Select(c => c.ResolvedPath).ToArray());
-        foreach (var file in toCompute)
+
+        await Task.Run(() =>
         {
-            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
-            file.Hash = computedPaths[file.ResolvedPath]?.Hash ?? string.Empty;
-        }
+            var computedPaths = _fileCacheManager.GetFileCachesByPaths([.. toCompute.Select(c => c.ResolvedPath)]);
+            foreach (var file in toCompute)
+            {
+                ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                file.Hash = computedPaths[file.ResolvedPath]?.Hash ?? string.Empty;
+            }
+        }, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
         var removed = fragment.FileReplacements.RemoveWhere(f => !f.IsFileSwap && string.IsNullOrEmpty(f.Hash));
         if (removed > 0)
-        {
             _logger.LogDebug("Removed {amount} of invalid files", removed);
-        }
 
         ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
         Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>? boneIndices = null;
         var hasPapFiles = false;
-        if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Player)
-        {
-            hasPapFiles = fragment.FileReplacements.Any(f =>
-                !f.IsFileSwap && f.GamePaths.First().EndsWith("pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-            if (hasPapFiles)
-            {
-                boneIndices = await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(() => _modelAnalyzer.GetSkeletonBoneIndices(playerRelatedObject)).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            }
-        }
 
         if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Player)
         {
+            hasPapFiles = fragment.FileReplacements.Any(f =>
+                !f.IsFileSwap && f.GamePaths.Any(p => p.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)));
+
+            if (hasPapFiles)
+            {
+                boneIndices = await _dalamudUtil
+                    .RunOnFrameworkThread(() => _modelAnalyzer.GetSkeletonBoneIndices(playerRelatedObject))
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+
             try
             {
+#if DEBUG
+                if (hasPapFiles && boneIndices != null)
+                    _modelAnalyzer.DumpLocalSkeletonIndices(playerRelatedObject);
+#endif
+
                 if (hasPapFiles)
                 {
-                    await VerifyPlayerAnimationBones(boneIndices, (fragment as CharacterDataFragmentPlayer)!, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await VerifyPlayerAnimationBones(boneIndices, (CharacterDataFragmentPlayer)fragment, ct)
+                        .ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
             }
             catch (OperationCanceledException e)
@@ -300,105 +375,270 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
             }
         }
 
-        _logger.LogInformation("Building character data for {obj} took {time}ms", objectKind, TimeSpan.FromTicks(DateTime.UtcNow.Ticks - start.Ticks).TotalMilliseconds);
+        _logger.LogInformation("Building character data for {obj} took {time}ms",
+            objectKind, sw.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds);
 
         return fragment;
     }
 
-    private async Task VerifyPlayerAnimationBones(Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>? boneIndices, CharacterDataFragmentPlayer fragment, CancellationToken ct)
+    private async Task EnsureObjectPresentAsync(GameObjectHandler handler, CancellationToken ct)
     {
-        if (boneIndices == null) return;
-
-        if (_logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
-        {
-            foreach (var kvp in boneIndices)
-            {
-                _logger.LogDebug("Found {skellyname} ({idx} bone indices) on player: {bones}", kvp.Key, kvp.Value.Any() ? kvp.Value.Max() : 0, string.Join(',', kvp.Value));
-            }
-        }
-
-        var maxPlayerBoneIndex = boneIndices.SelectMany(kvp => kvp.Value).DefaultIfEmpty().Max();
-        if (maxPlayerBoneIndex <= 0) return;
-
-        int noValidationFailed = 0;
-        foreach (var file in fragment.FileReplacements.Where(f => !f.IsFileSwap && f.GamePaths.First().EndsWith("pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToList())
+        var remaining = 10000;
+        while (remaining > 0)
         {
             ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            var skeletonIndices = await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(() => _modelAnalyzer.GetBoneIndicesFromPap(file.Hash)).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            bool validationFailed = false;
-            if (skeletonIndices != null)
+            var obj = await _dalamudUtil.CreateGameObjectAsync(handler.Address).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            if (await _dalamudUtil.IsObjectPresentAsync(obj).ConfigureAwait(false))
+                return;
+
+            _logger.LogTrace("Character is null but it shouldn't be, waiting");
+            await Task.Delay(50, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            remaining -= 50;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static HashSet<FileReplacement> BuildStaticReplacements(Dictionary<string, HashSet<string>> resolvedPaths)
+    {
+        var set = new HashSet<FileReplacement>(FileReplacementComparer.Instance);
+
+        foreach (var kvp in resolvedPaths)
+        {
+            var fr = new FileReplacement([.. kvp.Value], kvp.Key);
+            if (!fr.HasFileReplacement) continue;
+
+            var allAllowed = fr.GamePaths.All(g =>
+                CacheMonitor.AllowedFileExtensions.Any(e => g.EndsWith(e, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)));
+
+            if (!allAllowed) continue;
+
+            set.Add(fr);
+        }
+
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    private async Task<(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string[]> ResolvedPaths, HashSet<FileReplacement>? ClearedReplacements)>
+        ResolveTransientReplacementsAsync(
+            GameObjectHandler obj,
+            ObjectKind objectKind,
+            HashSet<FileReplacement> staticReplacements,
+            Task waitRecordingTask,
+            CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        await waitRecordingTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        HashSet<FileReplacement>? clearedReplacements = null;
+
+        if (objectKind == ObjectKind.Pet)
+        {
+            foreach (var item in staticReplacements.Where(i => i.HasFileReplacement).SelectMany(p => p.GamePaths))
             {
-                // 105 is the maximum vanilla skellington spoopy bone index
-                if (skeletonIndices.All(k => k.Value.Max() <= 105))
-                {
-                    _logger.LogTrace("All indices of {path} are <= 105, ignoring", file.ResolvedPath);
-                    continue;
-                }
+                if (_transientResourceManager.AddTransientResource(objectKind, item))
+                    _logger.LogDebug("Marking static {item} for Pet as transient", item);
+            }
 
-                _logger.LogDebug("Verifying bone indices for {path}, found {x} skeletons", file.ResolvedPath, skeletonIndices.Count);
+            _logger.LogTrace("Clearing {count} Static Replacements for Pet", staticReplacements.Count);
+            clearedReplacements = staticReplacements;
+        }
 
-                foreach (var boneCount in skeletonIndices)
-                {
-                    var maxAnimationIndex = boneCount.Value.DefaultIfEmpty().Max();
-                    if (maxAnimationIndex > maxPlayerBoneIndex)
+        ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+        _transientResourceManager.ClearTransientPaths(objectKind, [.. staticReplacements.SelectMany(c => c.GamePaths)]);
+
+        var transientPaths = ManageSemiTransientData(objectKind);
+        if (transientPaths.Count == 0)
+            return (new Dictionary<string, string[]>(StringComparer.Ordinal), clearedReplacements);
+
+        var resolved = await GetFileReplacementsFromPaths(obj, transientPaths, new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal))
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        if (_maxTransientResolvedEntries > 0 && resolved.Count > _maxTransientResolvedEntries)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning("Transient entries ({resolved}) are above the threshold {max}; Please consider disable some mods (VFX have heavy load) to reduce transient load",
+                resolved.Count,
+                _maxTransientResolvedEntries);
+        }
+
+        return (resolved, clearedReplacements);
+    }
+
+
+    private async Task VerifyPlayerAnimationBones(
+        Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>? playerBoneIndices,
+        CharacterDataFragmentPlayer fragment,
+        CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var mode = _configService.Current.AnimationValidationMode;
+        var allowBasedShift = _configService.Current.AnimationAllowOneBasedShift;
+        var allownNightIndex = _configService.Current.AnimationAllowNeighborIndexTolerance;
+
+        if (mode == AnimationValidationMode.Unsafe)
+            return;
+
+        if (playerBoneIndices == null || playerBoneIndices.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        var localBoneSets = new Dictionary<string, HashSet<ushort>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        foreach (var (rawLocalKey, indices) in playerBoneIndices)
+        {
+            if (indices is not { Count: > 0 })
+                continue;
+
+            var key = XivDataAnalyzer.CanonicalizeSkeletonKey(rawLocalKey);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key))
+                continue;
+
+            if (!localBoneSets.TryGetValue(key, out var set))
+                localBoneSets[key] = set = [];
+
+            foreach (var idx in indices)
+                set.Add(idx);
+        }
+
+        if (localBoneSets.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        if (_logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug("SEND local buckets: {b}",
+                string.Join(", ", localBoneSets.Keys.Order(StringComparer.Ordinal)));
+
+            foreach (var kvp in localBoneSets.OrderBy(k => k.Key, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                var min = kvp.Value.Count > 0 ? kvp.Value.Min() : 0;
+                var max = kvp.Value.Count > 0 ? kvp.Value.Max() : 0;
+                _logger.LogDebug("Local bucket {bucket}: count={count} min={min} max={max}",
+                    kvp.Key, kvp.Value.Count, min, max);
+            }
+        }
+
+        var papGroups = fragment.FileReplacements
+            .Where(f => !f.IsFileSwap
+                        && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(f.Hash)
+                        && f.GamePaths is { Count: > 0 }
+                        && f.GamePaths.Any(p => p.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            .GroupBy(f => f.Hash!, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .ToList();
+
+        int noValidationFailed = 0;
+
+        foreach (var g in papGroups)
+        {
+            ct.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            var hash = g.Key;
+
+            Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>? papIndices = null;
+
+            await _papParseLimiter.WaitAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            try
+            {
+                papIndices = await Task.Run(() => _modelAnalyzer.GetBoneIndicesFromPap(hash), ct)
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                _papParseLimiter.Release();
+            }
+
+            if (papIndices == null || papIndices.Count == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            if (papIndices.All(k => k.Value.DefaultIfEmpty().Max() <= 105))
+                continue;
+
+            if (_logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+            {
+                var papBuckets = papIndices
+                    .Select(kvp => new
                     {
-                        _logger.LogWarning("Found more bone indices on the animation {path} skeleton {skl} (max indice {idx}) than on any player related skeleton (max indice {idx2})",
-                            file.ResolvedPath, boneCount.Key, maxAnimationIndex, maxPlayerBoneIndex);
-                        validationFailed = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
+                        Raw = kvp.Key,
+                        Key = XivDataAnalyzer.CanonicalizeSkeletonKey(kvp.Key),
+                        Indices = kvp.Value
+                    })
+                    .Where(x => x.Indices is { Count: > 0 })
+                    .GroupBy(x => string.IsNullOrEmpty(x.Key) ? x.Raw : x.Key!, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    .Select(grp =>
+                    {
+                        var all = grp.SelectMany(v => v.Indices).ToList();
+                        var min = all.Count > 0 ? all.Min() : 0;
+                        var max = all.Count > 0 ? all.Max() : 0;
+                        var raws = string.Join(',', grp.Select(v => v.Raw).Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+                        return $"{grp.Key}(min={min},max={max},raw=[{raws}])";
+                    })
+                    .ToList();
+
+                _logger.LogDebug("SEND pap buckets for hash={hash}: {b}",
+                    hash,
+                    string.Join(" | ", papBuckets));
             }
 
-            if (validationFailed)
-            {
-                noValidationFailed++;
-                _logger.LogDebug("Removing {file} from sent file replacements and transient data", file.ResolvedPath);
-                fragment.FileReplacements.Remove(file);
-                foreach (var gamePath in file.GamePaths)
-                {
-                    _transientResourceManager.RemoveTransientResource(ObjectKind.Player, gamePath);
-                }
-            }
+            if (XivDataAnalyzer.IsPapCompatible(localBoneSets, papIndices, mode, allowBasedShift, allownNightIndex, out var reason))
+                continue;
 
+            noValidationFailed++;
+
+            _logger.LogWarning(
+                "Animation PAP hash {hash} is not compatible with local skeletons; dropping all mappings for this hash. Reason: {reason}",
+                hash,
+                reason);
+
+            var removedGamePaths = fragment.FileReplacements
+                .Where(fr => !fr.IsFileSwap
+                             && string.Equals(fr.Hash, hash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                             && fr.GamePaths.Any(p => p.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                .SelectMany(fr => fr.GamePaths.Where(p => p.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                .ToList();
+
+            fragment.FileReplacements.RemoveWhere(fr =>
+                !fr.IsFileSwap
+                && string.Equals(fr.Hash, hash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                && fr.GamePaths.Any(p => p.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)));
+
+            foreach (var gp in removedGamePaths)
+                _transientResourceManager.RemoveTransientResource(ObjectKind.Player, gp);
         }
 
         if (noValidationFailed > 0)
         {
-            _lightlessMediator.Publish(new NotificationMessage("Invalid Skeleton Setup",
-                $"Your client is attempting to send {noValidationFailed} animation files with invalid bone data. Those animation files have been removed from your sent data. " +
-                $"Verify that you are using the correct skeleton for those animation files (Check /xllog for more information).",
-                NotificationType.Warning, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)));
+            _lightlessMediator.Publish(new NotificationMessage(
+                "Invalid Skeleton Setup",
+                $"Your client is attempting to send {noValidationFailed} animation files that don't match your current skeleton validation mode ({mode}). " +
+                "Please adjust your skeleton/mods or change the validation mode if this is unexpected. " +
+                "Those animation files have been removed from your sent (player) data. (Check /xllog for details).",
+                NotificationType.Warning,
+                TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)));
         }
     }
 
-    private async Task<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string[]>> GetFileReplacementsFromPaths(GameObjectHandler handler, HashSet<string> forwardResolve, HashSet<string> reverseResolve)
+
+    private async Task<IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string[]>> GetFileReplacementsFromPaths(
+        GameObjectHandler handler,
+        HashSet<string> forwardResolve,
+        HashSet<string> reverseResolve)
     {
         var forwardPaths = forwardResolve.ToArray();
         var reversePaths = reverseResolve.ToArray();
         Dictionary<string, List<string>> resolvedPaths = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
         if (handler.ObjectKind != ObjectKind.Player)
         {
             var (objectIndex, forwardResolved, reverseResolved) = await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
             {
                 var idx = handler.GetGameObject()?.ObjectIndex;
                 if (!idx.HasValue)
-                {
                     return ((int?)null, Array.Empty<string>(), Array.Empty<string[]>());
-                }
 
                 var resolvedForward = new string[forwardPaths.Length];
                 for (int i = 0; i < forwardPaths.Length; i++)
-                {
                     resolvedForward[i] = _ipcManager.Penumbra.ResolveGameObjectPath(forwardPaths[i], idx.Value);
-                }
 
                 var resolvedReverse = new string[reversePaths.Length][];
                 for (int i = 0; i < reversePaths.Length; i++)
-                {
                     resolvedReverse[i] = _ipcManager.Penumbra.ReverseResolveGameObjectPath(reversePaths[i], idx.Value);
-                }
 
                 return (idx, resolvedForward, resolvedReverse);
             }).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -409,31 +649,21 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
                 {
                     var filePath = forwardResolved[i]?.ToLowerInvariant();
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath))
-                    {
                         continue;
-                    }
 
                     if (resolvedPaths.TryGetValue(filePath, out var list))
-                    {
                         list.Add(forwardPaths[i].ToLowerInvariant());
-                    }
                     else
-                    {
                         resolvedPaths[filePath] = [forwardPaths[i].ToLowerInvariant()];
-                    }
                 }
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < reversePaths.Length; i++)
                 {
                     var filePath = reversePaths[i].ToLowerInvariant();
                     if (resolvedPaths.TryGetValue(filePath, out var list))
-                    {
                         list.AddRange(reverseResolved[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()));
-                    }
                     else
-                    {
-                        resolvedPaths[filePath] = new List<string>(reverseResolved[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()).ToList());
-                    }
+                        resolvedPaths[filePath] = [.. reverseResolved[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()).ToList()];
                 }
 
                 return resolvedPaths.ToDictionary(k => k.Key, k => k.Value.ToArray(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).AsReadOnly();
@@ -441,30 +671,23 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
         }
 
         var (forward, reverse) = await _ipcManager.Penumbra.ResolvePathsAsync(forwardPaths, reversePaths).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
         for (int i = 0; i < forwardPaths.Length; i++)
         {
             var filePath = forward[i].ToLowerInvariant();
             if (resolvedPaths.TryGetValue(filePath, out var list))
-            {
                 list.Add(forwardPaths[i].ToLowerInvariant());
-            }
             else
-            {
                 resolvedPaths[filePath] = [forwardPaths[i].ToLowerInvariant()];
-            }
         }
 
         for (int i = 0; i < reversePaths.Length; i++)
         {
             var filePath = reversePaths[i].ToLowerInvariant();
             if (resolvedPaths.TryGetValue(filePath, out var list))
-            {
                 list.AddRange(reverse[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()));
-            }
             else
-            {
-                resolvedPaths[filePath] = new List<string>(reverse[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()).ToList());
-            }
+                resolvedPaths[filePath] = [.. reverse[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()).ToList()];
         }
 
         return resolvedPaths.ToDictionary(k => k.Key, k => k.Value.ToArray(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).AsReadOnly();
@@ -475,11 +698,29 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
         _transientResourceManager.PersistTransientResources(objectKind);
 
         HashSet<string> pathsToResolve = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
-        foreach (var path in _transientResourceManager.GetSemiTransientResources(objectKind).Where(path => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(path)))
+
+        int scanned = 0, skippedEmpty = 0, skippedVfx = 0;
+
+        foreach (var path in _transientResourceManager.GetSemiTransientResources(objectKind))
         {
+            scanned++;
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
+            {
+                skippedEmpty++;
+                continue;
+            }
+
             pathsToResolve.Add(path);
         }
 
+        if (_logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+        {
+            _logger.LogDebug(
+                "ManageSemiTransientData({kind}): scanned={scanned}, added={added}, skippedEmpty={skippedEmpty}, skippedVfx={skippedVfx}",
+                objectKind, scanned, pathsToResolve.Count, skippedEmpty, skippedVfx);
+        }
+
         return pathsToResolve;
     }
-}
+}

LightlessSync/PlayerData/Pairs/PairHandlerAdapter.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using DalamudObjectKind = Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects.Enums.ObjectKind;
 using ObjectKind = LightlessSync.API.Data.Enum.ObjectKind;
 using FileReplacementDataComparer = LightlessSync.PlayerData.Data.FileReplacementDataComparer;
+using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration;
 
 namespace LightlessSync.PlayerData.Pairs;
 
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
     private readonly TextureDownscaleService _textureDownscaleService;
     private readonly PairStateCache _pairStateCache;
     private readonly PairPerformanceMetricsCache _performanceMetricsCache;
+    private readonly XivDataAnalyzer _modelAnalyzer;
     private readonly PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor _tempCollectionJanitor;
+    private readonly LightlessConfigService _configService;
     private readonly PairManager _pairManager;
     private CancellationTokenSource? _applicationCancellationTokenSource;
     private Guid _applicationId;
@@ -90,6 +93,10 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         ".avfx",
         ".scd"
     };
+
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte> _blockedPapHashes = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte> _dumpedRemoteSkeletonForHash = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
     private DateTime? _invisibleSinceUtc;
     private DateTime? _visibilityEvictionDueAtUtc;
     private DateTime _nextActorLookupUtc = DateTime.MinValue;
@@ -184,7 +191,9 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         TextureDownscaleService textureDownscaleService,
         PairStateCache pairStateCache,
         PairPerformanceMetricsCache performanceMetricsCache,
-        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor) : base(logger, mediator)
+        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor,
+        XivDataAnalyzer modelAnalyzer,
+        LightlessConfigService configService) : base(logger, mediator)
     {
         _pairManager = pairManager;
         Ident = ident;
@@ -203,6 +212,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         _pairStateCache = pairStateCache;
         _performanceMetricsCache = performanceMetricsCache;
         _tempCollectionJanitor = tempCollectionJanitor;
+        _modelAnalyzer = modelAnalyzer;
+        _configService = configService;
     }
 
     public void Initialize()
@@ -1423,7 +1434,7 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
     private Task _visibilityGraceTask;
 
     private async Task DownloadAndApplyCharacterAsync(Guid applicationBase, CharacterData charaData, Dictionary<ObjectKind, HashSet<PlayerChanges>> updatedData,
-        bool updateModdedPaths, bool updateManip, Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string>? cachedModdedPaths, CancellationToken downloadToken)
+     bool updateModdedPaths, bool updateManip, Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string>? cachedModdedPaths, CancellationToken downloadToken)
     {
         var concurrencyLease = await _pairProcessingLimiter.AcquireAsync(downloadToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         try
@@ -1577,24 +1588,37 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
                 RecordFailure("Handler not available for application", "HandlerUnavailable");
                 return;
             }
+            _applicationCancellationTokenSource = _applicationCancellationTokenSource.CancelRecreate() ?? new CancellationTokenSource();
 
-            var appToken = _applicationCancellationTokenSource?.Token;
-            while ((!_applicationTask?.IsCompleted ?? false)
-                   && !downloadToken.IsCancellationRequested
-                   && (!appToken?.IsCancellationRequested ?? false))
+            if (_applicationTask != null && !_applicationTask.IsCompleted)
             {
-                Logger.LogDebug("[BASE-{appBase}] Waiting for current data application (Id: {id}) for player ({handler}) to finish", applicationBase, _applicationId, PlayerName);
-                await Task.Delay(250).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                Logger.LogDebug("[BASE-{appBase}] Cancelling current data application (Id: {id}) for player ({handler})", applicationBase, _applicationId, PlayerName);
+
+                var timeoutCts = new CancellationTokenSource(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
+                var combinedCts = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(downloadToken, timeoutCts.Token);
+
+                try
+                {
+                    await _applicationTask.WaitAsync(combinedCts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogWarning("[BASE-{appBase}] Timeout waiting for application task {id} to complete, proceeding anyway", applicationBase, _applicationId);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    timeoutCts.Dispose();
+                    combinedCts.Dispose();
+                }
             }
 
-            if (downloadToken.IsCancellationRequested || (appToken?.IsCancellationRequested ?? false))
+            if (downloadToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
                 _forceFullReapply = true;
                 RecordFailure("Application cancelled", "Cancellation");
                 return;
             }
 
-            _applicationCancellationTokenSource = _applicationCancellationTokenSource.CancelRecreate() ?? new CancellationTokenSource();
             var token = _applicationCancellationTokenSource.Token;
 
             _applicationTask = ApplyCharacterDataAsync(applicationBase, handlerForApply, charaData, updatedData, updateModdedPaths, updateManip, moddedPaths, wantsModApply, pendingModReapply, token);
@@ -1656,11 +1680,36 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
                     return;
                 }
 
+                SplitPapMappings(moddedPaths, out var withoutPap, out var papOnly);
+
                 await _ipcManager.Penumbra.AssignTemporaryCollectionAsync(Logger, penumbraCollection, objIndex.Value).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                await _ipcManager.Penumbra.SetTemporaryModsAsync(Logger, _applicationId, penumbraCollection,
-                    moddedPaths.ToDictionary(k => k.Key.GamePath, k => k.Value, StringComparer.Ordinal)).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                _lastAppliedModdedPaths = new Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string>(moddedPaths, moddedPaths.Comparer);
+                await _ipcManager.Penumbra.SetTemporaryModsAsync(
+                    Logger, _applicationId, penumbraCollection,
+                    withoutPap.ToDictionary(k => k.Key.GamePath, k => k.Value, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                await _ipcManager.Penumbra.RedrawAsync(Logger, handlerForApply, _applicationId, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (handlerForApply.Address != nint.Zero)
+                    await _actorObjectService.WaitForFullyLoadedAsync(handlerForApply.Address, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                var removedPap = await StripIncompatiblePapAsync(handlerForApply, charaData, papOnly, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (removedPap > 0)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogTrace("[{applicationId}] Removed {removedPap} incompatible PAP mappings found for {handler}", _applicationId, removedPap, GetLogIdentifier());
+                }
+
+                var merged = new Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string>(withoutPap, withoutPap.Comparer);
+                foreach (var kv in papOnly)
+                    merged[kv.Key] = kv.Value;
+
+                await _ipcManager.Penumbra.SetTemporaryModsAsync(
+                    Logger, _applicationId, penumbraCollection,
+                    merged.ToDictionary(k => k.Key.GamePath, k => k.Value, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                _lastAppliedModdedPaths = new Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string>(merged, merged.Comparer);
+
                 LastAppliedDataBytes = -1;
                 foreach (var path in moddedPaths.Values.Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).Select(v => new FileInfo(v)).Where(p => p.Exists))
                 {
@@ -1693,45 +1742,45 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
             _needsCollectionRebuild = false;
             if (LastAppliedApproximateVRAMBytes < 0 || LastAppliedApproximateEffectiveVRAMBytes < 0)
             {
-            _playerPerformanceService.ComputeAndAutoPauseOnVRAMUsageThresholds(this, charaData, new List<DownloadFileTransfer>());
-        }
-        if (LastAppliedDataTris < 0)
-        {
-            await _playerPerformanceService.CheckTriangleUsageThresholds(this, charaData).ConfigureAwait(false);
-        }
+                _playerPerformanceService.ComputeAndAutoPauseOnVRAMUsageThresholds(this, charaData, new List<DownloadFileTransfer>());
+            }
+            if (LastAppliedDataTris < 0)
+            {
+                await _playerPerformanceService.CheckTriangleUsageThresholds(this, charaData).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
 
-        StorePerformanceMetrics(charaData);
-        _lastSuccessfulApplyAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
-        ClearFailureState();
-        Logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Application finished", _applicationId);
-    }
-    catch (OperationCanceledException)
-    {
-        Logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Application cancelled for {handler}", _applicationId, GetLogIdentifier());
-        _cachedData = charaData;
-        _pairStateCache.Store(Ident, charaData);
-        _forceFullReapply = true;
-        RecordFailure("Application cancelled", "Cancellation");
-    }
-    catch (Exception ex)
-    {
-        if (ex is AggregateException aggr && aggr.InnerExceptions.Any(e => e is ArgumentNullException))
+            StorePerformanceMetrics(charaData);
+            _lastSuccessfulApplyAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            ClearFailureState();
+            Logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Application finished", _applicationId);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
         {
-            IsVisible = false;
-                _forceApplyMods = true;
+            Logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Application cancelled for {handler}", _applicationId, GetLogIdentifier());
             _cachedData = charaData;
             _pairStateCache.Store(Ident, charaData);
             _forceFullReapply = true;
-            Logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Cancelled, player turned null during application", _applicationId);
+            RecordFailure("Application cancelled", "Cancellation");
         }
-        else
+        catch (Exception ex)
         {
-            Logger.LogWarning(ex, "[{applicationId}] Cancelled", _applicationId);
-            _forceFullReapply = true;
+            if (ex is AggregateException aggr && aggr.InnerExceptions.Any(e => e is ArgumentNullException))
+            {
+                IsVisible = false;
+                _forceApplyMods = true;
+                _cachedData = charaData;
+                _pairStateCache.Store(Ident, charaData);
+                _forceFullReapply = true;
+                Logger.LogDebug("[{applicationId}] Cancelled, player turned null during application", _applicationId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Logger.LogWarning(ex, "[{applicationId}] Cancelled", _applicationId);
+                _forceFullReapply = true;
+            }
+            RecordFailure($"Application failed: {ex.Message}", "Exception");
         }
-        RecordFailure($"Application failed: {ex.Message}", "Exception");
     }
-}
 
     private void FrameworkUpdate()
     {
@@ -1965,14 +2014,37 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(new FileInfo(fileCache.ResolvedFilepath).Extension))
                     {
                         hasMigrationChanges = true;
-                        fileCache = _fileDbManager.MigrateFileHashToExtension(fileCache, item.GamePaths[0].Split(".")[^1]);
+                        var anyGamePath = item.GamePaths.FirstOrDefault();
+
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(anyGamePath))
+                        {
+                            var ext = Path.GetExtension(anyGamePath);
+                            var extNoDot = ext.StartsWith('.') ? ext[1..] : ext;
+
+                            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(extNoDot))
+                            {
+                                hasMigrationChanges = true;
+                                fileCache = _fileDbManager.MigrateFileHashToExtension(fileCache, extNoDot);
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
 
                     foreach (var gamePath in item.GamePaths)
                     {
+                        var mode = _configService.Current.AnimationValidationMode;
+
+                        if (mode != AnimationValidationMode.Unsafe
+                            && gamePath.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                            && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.Hash)
+                            && _blockedPapHashes.ContainsKey(item.Hash))
+                        {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+
                         var preferredPath = skipDownscaleForPair
                             ? fileCache.ResolvedFilepath
                             : _textureDownscaleService.GetPreferredPath(item.Hash, fileCache.ResolvedFilepath);
+
                         outputDict[(gamePath, item.Hash)] = preferredPath;
                     }
                 }
@@ -2282,7 +2354,7 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         HandleVisibilityLoss(logChange: false);
     }
 
-    private bool TryResolveDescriptorHash(ActorObjectService.ActorDescriptor descriptor, out string hashedCid)
+    private static bool TryResolveDescriptorHash(ActorObjectService.ActorDescriptor descriptor, out string hashedCid)
     {
         hashedCid = descriptor.HashedContentId ?? string.Empty;
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(hashedCid))
@@ -2295,6 +2367,106 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(hashedCid);
     }
 
+    private static void SplitPapMappings(
+        Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string> moddedPaths,
+        out Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string> withoutPap,
+        out Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string> papOnly)
+    {
+        withoutPap = new(moddedPaths.Comparer);
+        papOnly = new(moddedPaths.Comparer);
+
+        foreach (var kv in moddedPaths)
+        {
+            var gamePath = kv.Key.GamePath;
+            if (gamePath.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                papOnly[kv.Key] = kv.Value;
+            else
+                withoutPap[kv.Key] = kv.Value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task<int> StripIncompatiblePapAsync(
+        GameObjectHandler handlerForApply,
+        CharacterData charaData,
+        Dictionary<(string GamePath, string? Hash), string> papOnly,
+        CancellationToken token)
+    {
+        var mode = _configService.Current.AnimationValidationMode;
+        var allowBasedShift = _configService.Current.AnimationAllowOneBasedShift;
+        var allownNightIndex = _configService.Current.AnimationAllowNeighborIndexTolerance;
+
+        if (mode == AnimationValidationMode.Unsafe || papOnly.Count == 0)
+            return 0;
+
+        var boneIndices = await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(
+            () => _modelAnalyzer.GetSkeletonBoneIndices(handlerForApply))
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        if (boneIndices == null || boneIndices.Count == 0)
+        {
+            var removedCount = papOnly.Count;
+            papOnly.Clear();
+            return removedCount;
+        }
+
+        var localBoneSets = new Dictionary<string, HashSet<ushort>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        foreach (var (rawKey, list) in boneIndices)
+        {
+            var key = XivDataAnalyzer.CanonicalizeSkeletonKey(rawKey);
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key)) continue;
+
+            if (!localBoneSets.TryGetValue(key, out var set))
+                localBoneSets[key] = set = [];
+
+            foreach (var v in list)
+                set.Add(v);
+        }
+
+        int removed = 0;
+
+        foreach (var hash in papOnly.Keys.Select(k => k.Hash).Where(h => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(h)).Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).ToList())
+        {
+            token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            var papIndices = await _dalamudUtil.RunOnFrameworkThread(
+            () => _modelAnalyzer.GetBoneIndicesFromPap(hash!))
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            if (papIndices == null || papIndices.Count == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            if (papIndices.All(k => k.Value.DefaultIfEmpty().Max() <= 105))
+                continue;
+
+            if (XivDataAnalyzer.IsPapCompatible(localBoneSets, papIndices, mode, allowBasedShift, allownNightIndex, out var reason))
+                continue;
+
+            var keysToRemove = papOnly.Keys.Where(k => string.Equals(k.Hash, hash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToList();
+            foreach (var k in keysToRemove)
+                papOnly.Remove(k);
+
+            removed += keysToRemove.Count;
+
+            if (_blockedPapHashes.TryAdd(hash!, 0))
+                Logger.LogWarning("Blocked remote object PAP (hash {hash}) for {handler}: {reason}", hash, GetLogIdentifier(), reason);
+
+            if (charaData.FileReplacements.TryGetValue(ObjectKind.Player, out var list))
+            {
+                list.RemoveAll(r => string.Equals(r.Hash, hash, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                                    && r.GamePaths.Any(p => p.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        var nullHashKeys = papOnly.Keys.Where(k => string.IsNullOrEmpty(k.Hash)).ToList();
+        foreach (var k in nullHashKeys)
+        {
+            papOnly.Remove(k);
+            removed++;
+        }
+
+        return removed;
+    }
+
     private async Task ApplyCustomizeAsync(nint address, string customizeData, ObjectKind kind)
     {
         _customizeIds[kind] = await _ipcManager.CustomizePlus.SetBodyScaleAsync(address, customizeData).ConfigureAwait(false);

LightlessSync/PlayerData/Pairs/PairHandlerAdapterFactory.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using LightlessSync.FileCache;
 using LightlessSync.Interop.Ipc;
+using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration;
 using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories;
 using LightlessSync.Services;
 using LightlessSync.Services.ActorTracking;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapterFactory : IPairHandlerAdapterFactory
     private readonly PairStateCache _pairStateCache;
     private readonly PairPerformanceMetricsCache _pairPerformanceMetricsCache;
     private readonly PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor _tempCollectionJanitor;
+    private readonly LightlessConfigService _configService;
+    private readonly XivDataAnalyzer _modelAnalyzer;
 
     public PairHandlerAdapterFactory(
         ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
@@ -50,7 +53,9 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapterFactory : IPairHandlerAdapterFactory
         TextureDownscaleService textureDownscaleService,
         PairStateCache pairStateCache,
         PairPerformanceMetricsCache pairPerformanceMetricsCache,
-        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor)
+        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor,
+        XivDataAnalyzer modelAnalyzer,
+        LightlessConfigService configService)
     {
         _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         _mediator = mediator;
@@ -69,6 +74,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapterFactory : IPairHandlerAdapterFactory
         _pairStateCache = pairStateCache;
         _pairPerformanceMetricsCache = pairPerformanceMetricsCache;
         _tempCollectionJanitor = tempCollectionJanitor;
+        _modelAnalyzer = modelAnalyzer;
+        _configService = configService;
     }
 
     public IPairHandlerAdapter Create(string ident)
@@ -95,6 +102,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapterFactory : IPairHandlerAdapterFactory
             _textureDownscaleService,
             _pairStateCache,
             _pairPerformanceMetricsCache,
-            _tempCollectionJanitor);
+            _tempCollectionJanitor,
+            _modelAnalyzer,
+            _configService);
     }
 }

LightlessSync/Plugin.cs

@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
         services.AddSingleton<IdDisplayHandler>();
         services.AddSingleton<PlayerPerformanceService>();
         services.AddSingleton<PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor>();
+        services.AddSingleton<LocationShareService>();
 
         services.AddSingleton<TextureMetadataHelper>(sp =>
             new TextureMetadataHelper(sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<TextureMetadataHelper>>(), gameData));

LightlessSync/Services/CharacterAnalyzer.cs

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public sealed class CharacterAnalyzer : MediatorSubscriberBase, IDisposable
         {
             _baseAnalysisCts = _baseAnalysisCts.CancelRecreate();
             var token = _baseAnalysisCts.Token;
-            _ = BaseAnalysis(msg.CharacterData, token);
+            _ = Task.Run(async () => await BaseAnalysis(msg.CharacterData, token).ConfigureAwait(false), token);
         });
         _fileCacheManager = fileCacheManager;
         _xivDataAnalyzer = modelAnalyzer;

LightlessSync/Services/ContextMenuService.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using LightlessSync.UI;
 using LightlessSync.UI.Services;
 using LightlessSync.Utils;
 using LightlessSync.WebAPI;
-using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
@@ -172,9 +171,8 @@ internal class ContextMenuService : IHostedService
             _logger.LogTrace("Cannot send pair request to {TargetName}@{World} while in PvP or GPose.", target.TargetName, target.TargetHomeWorld.RowId);
             return;
         }
-
-        var world = GetWorld(target.TargetHomeWorld.RowId);
-        if (!IsWorldValid(world))
+        
+        if (!IsWorldValid(target.TargetHomeWorld.RowId))
         {
             _logger.LogTrace("Target player {TargetName}@{World} is on an invalid world.", target.TargetName, target.TargetHomeWorld.RowId);
             return;
@@ -226,9 +224,8 @@ internal class ContextMenuService : IHostedService
     {
         if (args.Target is not MenuTargetDefault target)
             return;
-
-        var world = GetWorld(target.TargetHomeWorld.RowId);
-        if (!IsWorldValid(world))
+        
+        if (!target.TargetHomeWorld.IsValid || !IsWorldValid(target.TargetHomeWorld.RowId))
             return;
 
         try
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ internal class ContextMenuService : IHostedService
 
             if (targetData == null || targetData.Address == nint.Zero)
             {
-                _logger.LogWarning("Target player {TargetName}@{World} not found in object table.", target.TargetName, world.Name);
+                _logger.LogWarning("Target player {TargetName}@{World} not found in object table.", target.TargetName, target.TargetHomeWorld.Value.Name);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -252,7 +249,7 @@ internal class ContextMenuService : IHostedService
             }
 
             // Notify in chat when NotificationService is disabled
-            NotifyInChat($"Pair request sent to {target.TargetName}@{world.Name}.", NotificationType.Info);
+            NotifyInChat($"Pair request sent to {target.TargetName}@{target.TargetHomeWorld.Value.Name}.", NotificationType.Info);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -312,37 +309,8 @@ internal class ContextMenuService : IHostedService
                 p.HomeWorld.RowId == target.TargetHomeWorld.RowId);
     }
 
-    private World GetWorld(uint worldId)
+    private bool IsWorldValid(uint worldId)
     {
-        var sheet = _gameData.GetExcelSheet<World>()!;
-        var luminaWorlds = sheet.Where(x =>
-        {
-            var dc = x.DataCenter.ValueNullable;
-            var name = x.Name.ExtractText();
-            var internalName = x.InternalName.ExtractText();
-
-            if (dc == null || dc.Value.Region == 0 || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dc.Value.Name.ExtractText()))
-                return false;
-
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(internalName))
-                return false;
-
-            if (name.Contains('-', StringComparison.Ordinal) || name.Contains('_', StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                return false;
-
-            return x.DataCenter.Value.Region != 5 || x.RowId > 3001 && x.RowId != 1200 && IsChineseJapaneseKoreanString(name);
-        });
-
-        return luminaWorlds.FirstOrDefault(x => x.RowId == worldId);
-    }
-
-    private static bool IsChineseJapaneseKoreanString(string text) => text.All(IsChineseJapaneseKoreanCharacter);
-
-    private static bool IsChineseJapaneseKoreanCharacter(char c) => c >= 0x4E00 && c <= 0x9FFF;
-
-    public static bool IsWorldValid(World world)
-    {
-        var name = world.Name.ToString();
-        return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name) && char.IsUpper(name[0]);
+        return _dalamudUtil.WorldData.Value.ContainsKey((ushort)worldId);
     }
 }

LightlessSync/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Conditions;
 using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects.SubKinds;
 using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects.Types;
+using Dalamud.Game.Text;
 using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 using Dalamud.Utility;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.Character;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.Control;
+using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.UI;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Graphics.Scene;
 using FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.UI.Agent;
 using LightlessSync.API.Dto.CharaData;
@@ -20,12 +22,15 @@ using LightlessSync.Utils;
 using Lumina.Excel.Sheets;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 using BattleNpcSubKind = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.Object.BattleNpcSubKind;
 using DalamudObjectKind = Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Objects.Enums.ObjectKind;
 using GameObject = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.Object.GameObject;
+using Map = Lumina.Excel.Sheets.Map;
 using VisibilityFlags = FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.Object.VisibilityFlags;
 
 namespace LightlessSync.Services;
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
     private string _lastGlobalBlockReason = string.Empty;
     private ushort _lastZone = 0;
     private ushort _lastWorldId = 0;
+    private uint _lastMapId = 0;
     private bool _sentBetweenAreas = false;
     private Lazy<ulong> _cid;
 
@@ -86,7 +92,8 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
         WorldData = new(() =>
         {
             return gameData.GetExcelSheet<Lumina.Excel.Sheets.World>(clientLanguage)!
-                .Where(w => !w.Name.IsEmpty && w.DataCenter.RowId != 0 && (w.IsPublic || char.IsUpper(w.Name.ToString()[0])))
+                .Where(w => !w.Name.IsEmpty && w.DataCenter.RowId != 0 && (w.IsPublic || char.IsUpper(w.Name.ToString()[0])
+                    || w is { RowId: > 1000, Region: 101 or 201 }))
                 .ToDictionary(w => (ushort)w.RowId, w => w.Name.ToString());
         });
         JobData = new(() =>
@@ -659,7 +666,7 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
 
         var location = new LocationInfo();
         location.ServerId = _playerState.CurrentWorld.RowId;
-        //location.InstanceId = UIState.Instance()->PublicInstance.InstanceId; //TODO:Need API update first
+        location.InstanceId = UIState.Instance()->PublicInstance.InstanceId; 
         location.TerritoryId = _clientState.TerritoryType;
         location.MapId = _clientState.MapId;
         if (houseMan != null)
@@ -685,7 +692,7 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
                 var outside = houseMan->OutdoorTerritory;
                 var house = outside->HouseId;
                 location.WardId = house.WardIndex + 1u;
-                location.HouseId = (uint)houseMan->GetCurrentPlot() + 1;
+                //location.HouseId = (uint)houseMan->GetCurrentPlot() + 1;
                 location.DivisionId = houseMan->GetCurrentDivision();
             }
             //_logger.LogWarning(LocationToString(location));
@@ -713,10 +720,10 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
                 str += $" - {MapData.Value[(ushort)location.MapId].MapName}";
             }
 
-            // if (location.InstanceId is not 0)
-            // {
-            //     str += ((SeIconChar)(57520 + location.InstanceId)).ToIconString();
-            // }
+            if (location.InstanceId is not 0)
+            {
+                str += ((SeIconChar)(57520 + location.InstanceId)).ToIconString();
+            }
 
             if (location.WardId is not 0)
             {
@@ -838,31 +845,41 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
-    public async Task WaitWhileCharacterIsDrawing(ILogger logger, GameObjectHandler handler, Guid redrawId, int timeOut = 5000, CancellationToken? ct = null)
+    public async Task WaitWhileCharacterIsDrawing(
+        ILogger logger,
+        GameObjectHandler handler,
+        Guid redrawId,
+        int timeOut = 5000,
+        CancellationToken? ct = null)
     {
         if (!_clientState.IsLoggedIn) return;
 
-        if (ct == null)
-            ct = CancellationToken.None;
+        var token = ct ?? CancellationToken.None;
+
+        const int tick = 250; 
+        const int initialSettle = 50;
+
+        var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
-        const int tick = 250;
-        int curWaitTime = 0;
         try
         {
             logger.LogTrace("[{redrawId}] Starting wait for {handler} to draw", redrawId, handler);
-            await Task.Delay(tick, ct.Value).ConfigureAwait(true);
-            curWaitTime += tick;
 
-            while ((!ct.Value.IsCancellationRequested)
-                   && curWaitTime < timeOut
-                   && await handler.IsBeingDrawnRunOnFrameworkAsync().ConfigureAwait(false)) // 0b100000000000 is "still rendering" or something
+            await Task.Delay(initialSettle, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            while (!token.IsCancellationRequested
+                   && sw.ElapsedMilliseconds < timeOut
+                   && await handler.IsBeingDrawnRunOnFrameworkAsync().ConfigureAwait(false))
             {
                 logger.LogTrace("[{redrawId}] Waiting for {handler} to finish drawing", redrawId, handler);
-                curWaitTime += tick;
-                await Task.Delay(tick, ct.Value).ConfigureAwait(true);
+                await Task.Delay(tick, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
-            logger.LogTrace("[{redrawId}] Finished drawing after {curWaitTime}ms", redrawId, curWaitTime);
+            logger.LogTrace("[{redrawId}] Finished drawing after {ms}ms", redrawId, sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // ignore
         }
         catch (AccessViolationException ex)
         {
@@ -1135,6 +1152,18 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
                 Mediator.Publish(new ZoneSwitchEndMessage());
                 Mediator.Publish(new ResumeScanMessage(nameof(ConditionFlag.BetweenAreas)));
             }
+            
+            //Map
+            if (!_sentBetweenAreas)
+            {
+                var mapid = _clientState.MapId;
+                if (mapid != _lastMapId)
+                {
+                    _lastMapId = mapid;
+                    Mediator.Publish(new MapChangedMessage(mapid));
+                }
+            }
+            
 
             var localPlayer = _objectTable.LocalPlayer;
             if (localPlayer != null)

LightlessSync/Services/LocationShareService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+using LightlessSync.API.Data;
+using LightlessSync.API.Dto.CharaData;
+using LightlessSync.API.Dto.User;
+using LightlessSync.Services.Mediator;
+using LightlessSync.WebAPI;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives;
+
+namespace LightlessSync.Services
+{
+    public class LocationShareService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
+    {
+        private readonly DalamudUtilService _dalamudUtilService;
+        private readonly ApiController _apiController;
+        private IMemoryCache _locations = new MemoryCache(new MemoryCacheOptions());
+        private IMemoryCache _sharingStatus = new MemoryCache(new MemoryCacheOptions());
+        private CancellationTokenSource _resetToken = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        
+        public LocationShareService(ILogger<LocationShareService> logger, LightlessMediator mediator, DalamudUtilService dalamudUtilService, ApiController apiController) : base(logger, mediator)
+        {
+            _dalamudUtilService = dalamudUtilService;
+            _apiController = apiController;
+
+
+            Mediator.Subscribe<DisconnectedMessage>(this, (msg) =>
+            {
+                _resetToken.Cancel();
+                _resetToken.Dispose();
+                _resetToken = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            });
+            Mediator.Subscribe<ConnectedMessage>(this, (msg) =>
+            {
+                _ = _apiController.UpdateLocation(new LocationDto(new UserData(_apiController.UID, apiController.DisplayName), _dalamudUtilService.GetMapData()));
+                _ = RequestAllLocation();
+            } );
+            Mediator.Subscribe<LocationSharingMessage>(this, UpdateLocationList);
+            Mediator.Subscribe<MapChangedMessage>(this,
+                msg => _ = _apiController.UpdateLocation(new LocationDto(new UserData(_apiController.UID, _apiController.DisplayName), _dalamudUtilService.GetMapData())));
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateLocationList(LocationSharingMessage msg)
+        {
+            if (_locations.TryGetValue(msg.User.UID, out _) && msg.LocationInfo.ServerId is 0)
+            {
+                _locations.Remove(msg.User.UID);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if ( msg.LocationInfo.ServerId is not 0 && msg.ExpireAt > DateTime.UtcNow)
+            {
+                AddLocationInfo(msg.User.UID, msg.LocationInfo, msg.ExpireAt);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void AddLocationInfo(string uid, LocationInfo location, DateTimeOffset expireAt)
+        {
+            var options = new MemoryCacheEntryOptions()
+                .SetAbsoluteExpiration(expireAt)
+                .AddExpirationToken(new CancellationChangeToken(_resetToken.Token));
+            _locations.Set(uid, location, options);
+        }
+
+        private async Task RequestAllLocation()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var (data, status) = await _apiController.RequestAllLocationInfo().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                foreach (var dto in data)
+                {
+                    AddLocationInfo(dto.LocationDto.User.UID, dto.LocationDto.Location, dto.ExpireAt);
+                }
+
+                foreach (var dto in status)
+                {
+                    AddStatus(dto.User.UID, dto.ExpireAt);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(e,"RequestAllLocation error : ");
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void AddStatus(string uid, DateTimeOffset expireAt)
+        {
+            var options = new MemoryCacheEntryOptions()
+                .SetAbsoluteExpiration(expireAt)
+                .AddExpirationToken(new CancellationChangeToken(_resetToken.Token));
+            _sharingStatus.Set(uid, expireAt, options);
+        }
+
+        public string GetUserLocation(string uid)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (_locations.TryGetValue<LocationInfo>(uid, out var location))
+                {
+                    return _dalamudUtilService.LocationToString(location);
+                }
+                return String.Empty;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(e,"GetUserLocation error : ");
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public DateTimeOffset GetSharingStatus(string uid)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (_sharingStatus.TryGetValue<DateTimeOffset>(uid, out var expireAt))
+                {
+                    return expireAt;
+                }
+                return DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.LogError(e,"GetSharingStatus error : ");
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void UpdateSharingStatus(List<string> users, DateTimeOffset expireAt)
+        {
+            foreach (var user in users)
+            {
+                AddStatus(user, expireAt);
+            }
+        }
+        
+    }
+}

LightlessSync/Services/Mediator/Messages.cs

@@ -135,5 +135,7 @@ public record ChatChannelsUpdated : MessageBase;
 public record ChatChannelMessageAdded(string ChannelKey, ChatMessageEntry Message) : MessageBase;
 public record GroupCollectionChangedMessage : MessageBase;
 public record OpenUserProfileMessage(UserData User) : MessageBase;
+public record LocationSharingMessage(UserData User, LocationInfo LocationInfo, DateTimeOffset ExpireAt) : MessageBase;
+public record MapChangedMessage(uint MapId) : MessageBase;
 #pragma warning restore S2094
 #pragma warning restore MA0048 // File name must match type name

LightlessSync/Services/UiFactory.cs

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class UiFactory
             groupData: groupData,
             isLightfinderContext: isLightfinderContext,
             lightfinderCid: lightfinderCid,
-            performanceCollector: _performanceCollectorService);
+            performanceCollector: _performanceCollectorService,
+            _apiController);
     }
 }

LightlessSync/Services/XivDataAnalyzer.cs

@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ using FFXIVClientStructs.Havok.Common.Serialize.Util;
 using LightlessSync.FileCache;
 using LightlessSync.Interop.GameModel;
 using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration;
+using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories;
 using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Handlers;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace LightlessSync.Services;
 
-public sealed class XivDataAnalyzer
+public sealed partial class XivDataAnalyzer
 {
     private readonly ILogger<XivDataAnalyzer> _logger;
     private readonly FileCacheManager _fileCacheManager;
@@ -29,127 +31,441 @@ public sealed class XivDataAnalyzer
 
     public unsafe Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>? GetSkeletonBoneIndices(GameObjectHandler handler)
     {
-        if (handler.Address == nint.Zero) return null;
-        var chara = (CharacterBase*)(((Character*)handler.Address)->GameObject.DrawObject);
-        if (chara->GetModelType() != CharacterBase.ModelType.Human) return null;
-        var resHandles = chara->Skeleton->SkeletonResourceHandles;
-        Dictionary<string, List<ushort>> outputIndices = [];
+        if (handler is null || handler.Address == nint.Zero)
+            return null;
+
+        Dictionary<string, HashSet<ushort>> sets = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
         try
         {
-            for (int i = 0; i < chara->Skeleton->PartialSkeletonCount; i++)
+            var drawObject = ((Character*)handler.Address)->GameObject.DrawObject;
+            if (drawObject == null)
+                return null;
+
+            var chara = (CharacterBase*)drawObject;
+            if (chara->GetModelType() != CharacterBase.ModelType.Human)
+                return null;
+
+            var skeleton = chara->Skeleton;
+            if (skeleton == null)
+                return null;
+
+            var resHandles = skeleton->SkeletonResourceHandles;
+            var partialCount = skeleton->PartialSkeletonCount;
+            if (partialCount <= 0)
+                return null;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < partialCount; i++)
             {
                 var handle = *(resHandles + i);
-                _logger.LogTrace("Iterating over SkeletonResourceHandle #{i}:{x}", i, ((nint)handle).ToString("X"));
-                if ((nint)handle == nint.Zero) continue;
-                var curBones = handle->BoneCount;
-                // this is unrealistic, the filename shouldn't ever be that long
-                if (handle->FileName.Length > 1024) continue;
-                var skeletonName = handle->FileName.ToString();
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(skeletonName)) continue;
-                outputIndices[skeletonName] = [];
-                for (ushort boneIdx = 0; boneIdx < curBones; boneIdx++)
+                if ((nint)handle == nint.Zero)
+                    continue;
+
+                if (handle->FileName.Length > 1024)
+                    continue;
+
+                var rawName = handle->FileName.ToString();
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rawName))
+                    continue;
+
+                var skeletonKey = CanonicalizeSkeletonKey(rawName);
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(skeletonKey))
+                    continue;
+
+                var boneCount = handle->BoneCount;
+                if (boneCount == 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                var havokSkel = handle->HavokSkeleton;
+                if ((nint)havokSkel == nint.Zero)
+                    continue;
+
+                if (!sets.TryGetValue(skeletonKey, out var set))
                 {
-                    var boneName = handle->HavokSkeleton->Bones[boneIdx].Name.String;
-                    if (boneName == null) continue;
-                    outputIndices[skeletonName].Add((ushort)(boneIdx + 1));
+                    set = [];
+                    sets[skeletonKey] = set;
                 }
+
+                uint maxExclusive = boneCount;
+                uint ushortExclusive = (uint)ushort.MaxValue + 1u;
+                if (maxExclusive > ushortExclusive)
+                    maxExclusive = ushortExclusive;
+
+                for (uint boneIdx = 0; boneIdx < maxExclusive; boneIdx++)
+                {
+                    var name = havokSkel->Bones[boneIdx].Name.String;
+                    if (name == null)
+                        continue;
+
+                    set.Add((ushort)boneIdx);
+                }
+
+                _logger.LogTrace("Local skeleton raw file='{raw}', key='{key}', boneCount={count}",
+                    rawName, skeletonKey, boneCount);
             }
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Could not process skeleton data");
+            return null;
         }
 
-        return (outputIndices.Count != 0 && outputIndices.Values.All(u => u.Count > 0)) ? outputIndices : null;
+        if (sets.Count == 0)
+            return null;
+
+        var output = new Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>(sets.Count, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        foreach (var (key, set) in sets)
+        {
+            if (set.Count == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            var list = set.ToList();
+            list.Sort();
+            output[key] = list;
+        }
+
+        return (output.Count != 0 && output.Values.All(v => v.Count > 0)) ? output : null;
     }
 
-    public unsafe Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>? GetBoneIndicesFromPap(string hash)
+    public unsafe Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>? GetBoneIndicesFromPap(string hash, bool persistToConfig = true)
     {
-        if (_configService.Current.BonesDictionary.TryGetValue(hash, out var bones)) return bones;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hash))
+            return null;
+
+        if (_configService.Current.BonesDictionary.TryGetValue(hash, out var cached) && cached is not null)
+            return cached;
 
         var cacheEntity = _fileCacheManager.GetFileCacheByHash(hash);
-        if (cacheEntity == null) return null;
+        if (cacheEntity == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(cacheEntity.ResolvedFilepath) || !File.Exists(cacheEntity.ResolvedFilepath))
+            return null;
 
-        using BinaryReader reader = new(File.Open(cacheEntity.ResolvedFilepath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read));
+        using var fs = File.Open(cacheEntity.ResolvedFilepath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
+        using var reader = new BinaryReader(fs);
 
-        // most of this shit is from vfxeditor, surely nothing will change in the pap format :copium:
-        reader.ReadInt32(); // ignore
-        reader.ReadInt32(); // ignore
-        reader.ReadInt16(); // read 2 (num animations)
-        reader.ReadInt16(); // read 2 (modelid)
-        var type = reader.ReadByte();// read 1 (type)
-        if (type != 0) return null; // it's not human, just ignore it, whatever
+        // PAP header (mostly from vfxeditor)
+        _ = reader.ReadInt32(); // ignore
+        _ = reader.ReadInt32(); // ignore
+        _ = reader.ReadInt16(); // num animations
+        _ = reader.ReadInt16(); // modelid
+
+        var type = reader.ReadByte(); // type
+        if (type != 0)
+            return null; // not human
+
+        _ = reader.ReadByte();  // variant
+        _ = reader.ReadInt32(); // ignore
 
-        reader.ReadByte(); // read 1 (variant)
-        reader.ReadInt32(); // ignore
         var havokPosition = reader.ReadInt32();
         var footerPosition = reader.ReadInt32();
-        var havokDataSize = footerPosition - havokPosition;
+
+        // sanity checks
+        if (havokPosition <= 0 || footerPosition <= havokPosition || footerPosition > fs.Length)
+            return null;
+
+        var havokDataSizeLong = (long)footerPosition - havokPosition;
+        if (havokDataSizeLong <= 8 || havokDataSizeLong > int.MaxValue)
+            return null;
+
+        var havokDataSize = (int)havokDataSizeLong;
+
         reader.BaseStream.Position = havokPosition;
         var havokData = reader.ReadBytes(havokDataSize);
-        if (havokData.Length <= 8) return null; // no havok data
+        if (havokData.Length <= 8)
+            return null;
 
-        var output = new Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
-        var tempHavokDataPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), Path.GetRandomFileName()) + ".hkx";
-        var tempHavokDataPathAnsi = Marshal.StringToHGlobalAnsi(tempHavokDataPath);
+        var tempSets = new Dictionary<string, HashSet<ushort>>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        var tempHavokDataPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"lightless_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.hkx");
+        IntPtr tempHavokDataPathAnsi = IntPtr.Zero;
 
         try
         {
             File.WriteAllBytes(tempHavokDataPath, havokData);
 
+            if (!File.Exists(tempHavokDataPath))
+            {
+                _logger.LogTrace("Temporary havok file did not exist when attempting to load: {path}", tempHavokDataPath);
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            tempHavokDataPathAnsi = Marshal.StringToHGlobalAnsi(tempHavokDataPath);
+
             var loadoptions = stackalloc hkSerializeUtil.LoadOptions[1];
             loadoptions->TypeInfoRegistry = hkBuiltinTypeRegistry.Instance()->GetTypeInfoRegistry();
             loadoptions->ClassNameRegistry = hkBuiltinTypeRegistry.Instance()->GetClassNameRegistry();
             loadoptions->Flags = new hkFlags<hkSerializeUtil.LoadOptionBits, int>
             {
-                Storage = (int)(hkSerializeUtil.LoadOptionBits.Default)
+                Storage = (int)hkSerializeUtil.LoadOptionBits.Default
             };
 
             var resource = hkSerializeUtil.LoadFromFile((byte*)tempHavokDataPathAnsi, null, loadoptions);
             if (resource == null)
             {
-                throw new InvalidOperationException("Resource was null after loading");
+                _logger.LogWarning("Havok resource was null after loading from {path}", tempHavokDataPath);
+                return null;
             }
 
             var rootLevelName = @"hkRootLevelContainer"u8;
             fixed (byte* n1 = rootLevelName)
             {
                 var container = (hkRootLevelContainer*)resource->GetContentsPointer(n1, hkBuiltinTypeRegistry.Instance()->GetTypeInfoRegistry());
+                if (container == null)
+                    return null;
+
                 var animationName = @"hkaAnimationContainer"u8;
                 fixed (byte* n2 = animationName)
                 {
                     var animContainer = (hkaAnimationContainer*)container->findObjectByName(n2, null);
+                    if (animContainer == null)
+                        return null;
+
                     for (int i = 0; i < animContainer->Bindings.Length; i++)
                     {
                         var binding = animContainer->Bindings[i].ptr;
+                        if (binding == null)
+                            continue;
+
+                        var rawSkel = binding->OriginalSkeletonName.String;
+                        var skeletonKey = CanonicalizeSkeletonKey(rawSkel);
+                        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(skeletonKey))
+                            continue;
+
                         var boneTransform = binding->TransformTrackToBoneIndices;
-                        string name = binding->OriginalSkeletonName.String! + "_" + i;
-                        output[name] = [];
+                        if (boneTransform.Length <= 0)
+                            continue;
+
+                        if (!tempSets.TryGetValue(skeletonKey, out var set))
+                        {
+                            set = [];
+                            tempSets[skeletonKey] = set;
+                        }
+
                         for (int boneIdx = 0; boneIdx < boneTransform.Length; boneIdx++)
                         {
-                            output[name].Add((ushort)boneTransform[boneIdx]);
+                            var v = boneTransform[boneIdx];
+                            if (v < 0) continue;
+                            set.Add((ushort)v);
                         }
-                        output[name].Sort();
                     }
-
                 }
             }
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
             _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Could not load havok file in {path}", tempHavokDataPath);
+            return null;
         }
         finally
         {
-            Marshal.FreeHGlobal(tempHavokDataPathAnsi);
-            File.Delete(tempHavokDataPath);
+            if (tempHavokDataPathAnsi != IntPtr.Zero)
+                Marshal.FreeHGlobal(tempHavokDataPathAnsi);
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (File.Exists(tempHavokDataPath))
+                    File.Delete(tempHavokDataPath);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogTrace(ex, "Could not delete temporary havok file: {path}", tempHavokDataPath);
+            }
         }
 
+        if (tempSets.Count == 0)
+            return null;
+
+        var output = new Dictionary<string, List<ushort>>(tempSets.Count, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        foreach (var (key, set) in tempSets)
+        {
+            if (set.Count == 0) continue;
+
+            var list = set.ToList();
+            list.Sort();
+            output[key] = list;
+        }
+
+        if (output.Count == 0)
+            return null;
+
         _configService.Current.BonesDictionary[hash] = output;
-        _configService.Save();
+
+        if (persistToConfig)
+            _configService.Save();
+
         return output;
     }
 
+
+    public static string CanonicalizeSkeletonKey(string? raw)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(raw))
+            return string.Empty;
+
+        var s = raw.Replace('\\', '/').Trim();
+
+        var underscore = s.LastIndexOf('_');
+        if (underscore > 0 && underscore + 1 < s.Length && char.IsDigit(s[underscore + 1]))
+            s = s[..underscore];
+
+        if (s.StartsWith("skeleton", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            return "skeleton";
+
+        var m = _bucketPathRegex.Match(s);
+        if (m.Success)
+            return m.Groups["bucket"].Value.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+        m = _bucketSklRegex.Match(s);
+        if (m.Success)
+            return m.Groups["bucket"].Value.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+        m = _bucketLooseRegex.Match(s);
+        if (m.Success)
+            return m.Groups["bucket"].Value.ToLowerInvariant();
+
+        return string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    public static bool ContainsIndexCompat(
+        HashSet<ushort> available,
+        ushort idx,
+        bool papLikelyOneBased,
+        bool allowOneBasedShift,
+        bool allowNeighborTolerance)
+    {
+        Span<ushort> candidates = stackalloc ushort[2];
+        int count = 0;
+
+        candidates[count++] = idx;
+
+        if (allowOneBasedShift && papLikelyOneBased && idx > 0)
+            candidates[count++] = (ushort)(idx - 1);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        {
+            var c = candidates[i];
+
+            if (available.Contains(c))
+                return true;
+
+            if (allowNeighborTolerance)
+            {
+                if (c > 0 && available.Contains((ushort)(c - 1)))
+                    return true;
+
+                if (c < ushort.MaxValue && available.Contains((ushort)(c + 1)))
+                    return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static bool IsPapCompatible(
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, HashSet<ushort>> localBoneSets,
+        IReadOnlyDictionary<string, List<ushort>> papBoneIndices,
+        AnimationValidationMode mode,
+        bool allowOneBasedShift,
+        bool allowNeighborTolerance,
+        out string reason)
+    {
+        reason = string.Empty;
+
+        if (mode == AnimationValidationMode.Unsafe)
+            return true;
+
+        var papBuckets = papBoneIndices.Keys
+            .Select(CanonicalizeSkeletonKey)
+            .Where(k => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(k))
+            .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (papBuckets.Count == 0)
+        {
+            reason = "No skeleton bucket bindings found in the PAP";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (mode == AnimationValidationMode.Safe)
+        {
+            if (papBuckets.Any(b => localBoneSets.ContainsKey(b)))
+                return true;
+
+            reason = $"No matching skeleton bucket between PAP [{string.Join(", ", papBuckets)}] and local [{string.Join(", ", localBoneSets.Keys.Order())}].";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var bucket in papBuckets)
+        {
+            if (!localBoneSets.TryGetValue(bucket, out var available))
+            {
+                reason = $"Missing skeleton bucket '{bucket}' on local actor.";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var indices = papBoneIndices
+                .Where(kvp => string.Equals(CanonicalizeSkeletonKey(kvp.Key), bucket, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                .SelectMany(kvp => kvp.Value ?? Enumerable.Empty<ushort>())
+                .Distinct()
+                .ToList();
+
+            if (indices.Count == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            bool has0 = false, has1 = false;
+            ushort min = ushort.MaxValue;
+            foreach (var v in indices)
+            {
+                if (v == 0) has0 = true;
+                if (v == 1) has1 = true;
+                if (v < min) min = v;
+            }
+            bool papLikelyOneBased = allowOneBasedShift && (min == 1) && has1 && !has0;
+
+            foreach (var idx in indices)
+            {
+                if (!ContainsIndexCompat(available, idx, papLikelyOneBased, allowOneBasedShift, allowNeighborTolerance))
+                {
+                    reason = $"No compatible local skeleton for PAP '{bucket}': missing bone index {idx}.";
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    public void DumpLocalSkeletonIndices(GameObjectHandler handler, string? filter = null)
+    {
+        var skels = GetSkeletonBoneIndices(handler);
+        if (skels == null)
+        {
+            _logger.LogTrace("DumpLocalSkeletonIndices: local skeleton indices are null or not found");
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        var keys = skels.Keys
+            .Order(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            .ToArray();
+
+        _logger.LogTrace("Local skeleton indices found ({count}): {keys}",
+            keys.Length,
+            string.Join(", ", keys));
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filter))
+        {
+            var hits = keys.Where(k =>
+                k.Equals(filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                k.StartsWith(filter + "_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                 filter.StartsWith(k + "_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                k.Contains(filter, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                .ToArray();
+
+            _logger.LogTrace("Matches found for '{filter}': {hits}",
+                filter,
+                hits.Length == 0 ? "<none>" : string.Join(", ", hits));
+        }
+    }
+
     public async Task<long> GetTrianglesByHash(string hash)
     {
         if (_configService.Current.TriangleDictionary.TryGetValue(hash, out var cachedTris) && cachedTris > 0)
@@ -212,4 +528,23 @@ public sealed class XivDataAnalyzer
             return 0;
         }
     }
+
+    // Regexes for canonicalizing skeleton keys
+    private static readonly Regex _bucketPathRegex =
+    BucketRegex();
+
+    private static readonly Regex _bucketSklRegex =
+        SklRegex();
+
+    private static readonly Regex _bucketLooseRegex =
+        LooseBucketRegex();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"(?i)(?:^|/)(?<bucket>c\d{4})(?:/|$)", RegexOptions.Compiled, "en-NL")]
+    private static partial Regex BucketRegex();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"(?i)\bskl_(?<bucket>c\d{4})[a-z]\d{4}\b", RegexOptions.Compiled, "en-NL")]
+    private static partial Regex SklRegex();
+
+    [GeneratedRegex(@"(?i)(?<![a-z0-9])(?<bucket>c\d{4})(?!\d)", RegexOptions.Compiled, "en-NL")]
+    private static partial Regex LooseBucketRegex();
 }

LightlessSync/UI/Components/DrawUserPair.cs

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class DrawUserPair
     private readonly UiSharedService _uiSharedService;
     private readonly PlayerPerformanceConfigService _performanceConfigService;
     private readonly LightlessConfigService _configService;
+    private readonly LocationShareService _locationShareService;
     private readonly CharaDataManager _charaDataManager;
     private readonly PairLedger _pairLedger;
     private float _menuWidth = -1;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public class DrawUserPair
         UiSharedService uiSharedService,
         PlayerPerformanceConfigService performanceConfigService,
         LightlessConfigService configService,
+        LocationShareService locationShareService,
         CharaDataManager charaDataManager,
         PairLedger pairLedger)
     {
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ public class DrawUserPair
         _uiSharedService = uiSharedService;
         _performanceConfigService = performanceConfigService;
         _configService = configService;
+        _locationShareService = locationShareService;
         _charaDataManager = charaDataManager;
         _pairLedger = pairLedger;
     }
@@ -216,6 +219,48 @@ public class DrawUserPair
             _ = _apiController.UserSetPairPermissions(new UserPermissionsDto(_pair.UserData, permissions));
         }
         UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Changes VFX sync permissions with this user." + (individual ? individualText : string.Empty));
+        
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(10f);
+        _uiSharedService.IconText(FontAwesomeIcon.Globe);
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        if (ImGui.BeginMenu("Toggle Location sharing"))
+        {
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem("Share for 30 Mins"))
+            {
+                _ = ToggleLocationSharing([_pair.UserData.UID], DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddMinutes(30)); 
+            }
+
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem("Share for 1 Hour"))
+            {
+                _ = ToggleLocationSharing([_pair.UserData.UID], DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddHours(1)); 
+            }
+
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem("Share for 3 Hours"))
+            {
+                _ = ToggleLocationSharing([_pair.UserData.UID], DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddHours(3));
+            }
+            
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem("Share until manually stop"))
+            {
+                _ = ToggleLocationSharing([_pair.UserData.UID], DateTimeOffset.MaxValue);
+            }
+            
+            ImGui.Separator();
+            if (ImGui.MenuItem("Stop Sharing"))
+            {
+                _ = ToggleLocationSharing([_pair.UserData.UID], DateTimeOffset.MinValue);
+            }
+            ImGui.EndMenu();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task ToggleLocationSharing(List<string> users, DateTimeOffset expireAt)
+    {
+        var updated = await _apiController.ToggleLocationSharing(new LocationSharingToggleDto(users,  expireAt)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        if (updated)
+        {
+            _locationShareService.UpdateSharingStatus(users, expireAt);
+        }
     }
 
     private void DrawIndividualMenu()
@@ -574,6 +619,71 @@ public class DrawUserPair
             var individualVFXDisabled = (_pair.UserPair?.OwnPermissions.IsDisableVFX() ?? false) || (_pair.UserPair?.OtherPermissions.IsDisableVFX() ?? false);
             var individualIsSticky = _pair.UserPair!.OwnPermissions.IsSticky();
             var individualIcon = individualIsSticky ? FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowCircleUp : FontAwesomeIcon.InfoCircle;
+            
+            var shareLocationIcon = FontAwesomeIcon.Globe;
+            var location = _locationShareService.GetUserLocation(_pair.UserPair!.User.UID);
+            var shareLocation = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(location);
+            var expireAt = _locationShareService.GetSharingStatus(_pair.UserPair!.User.UID);
+            var shareLocationToOther =  expireAt > DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+            var shareColor = shareLocation switch
+            {
+                true when shareLocationToOther => UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen"),
+                true when !shareLocationToOther => UIColors.Get("LightlessBlue"),
+                _ => UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"),
+            };
+
+            if (shareLocation || shareLocationToOther)
+            {
+                currentRightSide -= (_uiSharedService.GetIconSize(shareLocationIcon).X + spacingX);
+                ImGui.SameLine(currentRightSide);
+                using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, shareColor, shareLocation || shareLocationToOther))
+                    _uiSharedService.IconText(shareLocationIcon);
+
+                if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                {
+                    ImGui.BeginTooltip();
+                    
+                    if (_pair.IsOnline)
+                    {
+                        if (shareLocation)
+                        {
+                            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(location))
+                            {
+                                _uiSharedService.IconText(FontAwesomeIcon.LocationArrow);
+                                ImGui.SameLine();
+                                ImGui.TextUnformatted(location);
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                ImGui.TextUnformatted("Location info not updated, reconnect or wait for update.");
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            ImGui.TextUnformatted("NOT Sharing location with you. o(TヘTo)");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ImGui.TextUnformatted("User not online. (´･ω･`)?");
+                    }
+                    ImGui.Separator();
+
+                    if (shareLocationToOther)
+                    {
+                        ImGui.TextUnformatted("Sharing your location. ヾ(•ω•`)o");
+                        if (expireAt != DateTimeOffset.MaxValue)
+                        {
+                            ImGui.TextUnformatted("Expires at " + expireAt.ToLocalTime().ToString("g"));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        ImGui.TextUnformatted("NOT sharing your location. ￣へ￣");
+                    }
+                    ImGui.EndTooltip();
+                }
+            }
 
             if (individualAnimDisabled || individualSoundsDisabled || individualVFXDisabled || individualIsSticky)
             {

LightlessSync/UI/DataAnalysisUi.cs

@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ public class DataAnalysisUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         bool toggleClicked = false;
         if (showToggle)
         {
-            var icon = isCollapsed ? FontAwesomeIcon.ChevronRight : FontAwesomeIcon.ChevronLeft;
+            var icon = !isCollapsed ? FontAwesomeIcon.ChevronRight : FontAwesomeIcon.ChevronLeft;
             Vector2 iconSize;
             using (_uiSharedService.IconFont.Push())
             {

LightlessSync/UI/DownloadUi.cs

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<GameObjectHandler, bool> _uploadingPlayers = new();
     private readonly Dictionary<GameObjectHandler, Vector2> _smoothed = [];
     private readonly Dictionary<GameObjectHandler, DownloadSpeedTracker> _downloadSpeeds = [];
+    private readonly Dictionary<GameObjectHandler, (int TotalFiles, long TotalBytes)> _downloadInitialTotals = [];
+
 
     private byte _transferBoxTransparency = 100;
     private bool _notificationDismissed = true;
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadStartedMessage>(this, (msg) => 
         {
             _currentDownloads[msg.DownloadId] = msg.DownloadStatus;
+            // Capture initial totals when download starts
+            var totalFiles = msg.DownloadStatus.Values.Sum(s => s.TotalFiles);
+            var totalBytes = msg.DownloadStatus.Values.Sum(s => s.TotalBytes);
+            _downloadInitialTotals[msg.DownloadId] = (totalFiles, totalBytes);
             _notificationDismissed = false;
         });
         Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadFinishedMessage>(this, (msg) => 
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         List<KeyValuePair<GameObjectHandler, Dictionary<string, FileDownloadStatus>>> transfers;
         try
         {
-            transfers = _currentDownloads.ToList();
+            transfers = [.. _currentDownloads];
         }
         catch (ArgumentException)
         {
@@ -435,9 +441,13 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             var handler = transfer.Key;
             var statuses = transfer.Value.Values;
 
-            var playerTotalFiles = statuses.Sum(s => s.TotalFiles);
-            var playerTransferredFiles = statuses.Sum(s => s.TransferredFiles);
-            var playerTotalBytes = statuses.Sum(s => s.TotalBytes);
+            var (playerTotalFiles, playerTotalBytes) = _downloadInitialTotals.TryGetValue(handler, out var totals)
+                ? totals
+                : (statuses.Sum(s => s.TotalFiles), statuses.Sum(s => s.TotalBytes));
+
+            var playerTransferredFiles = statuses.Count(s =>
+                s.DownloadStatus == DownloadStatus.Decompressing ||
+                s.TransferredBytes >= s.TotalBytes);
             var playerTransferredBytes = statuses.Sum(s => s.TransferredBytes);
 
             totalFiles += playerTotalFiles;

LightlessSync/UI/DrawEntityFactory.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public class DrawEntityFactory
     private readonly LightlessConfigService _configService;
     private readonly UiSharedService _uiSharedService;
     private readonly PlayerPerformanceConfigService _playerPerformanceConfigService;
+    private readonly LocationShareService _locationShareService;
     private readonly CharaDataManager _charaDataManager;
     private readonly SelectTagForPairUi _selectTagForPairUi;
     private readonly RenamePairTagUi _renamePairTagUi;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public class DrawEntityFactory
         LightlessConfigService configService,
         UiSharedService uiSharedService,
         PlayerPerformanceConfigService playerPerformanceConfigService,
+        LocationShareService locationShareService,
         CharaDataManager charaDataManager,
         SelectTagForSyncshellUi selectTagForSyncshellUi,
         RenameSyncshellTagUi renameSyncshellTagUi,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ public class DrawEntityFactory
         _configService = configService;
         _uiSharedService = uiSharedService;
         _playerPerformanceConfigService = playerPerformanceConfigService;
+        _locationShareService = locationShareService;
         _charaDataManager = charaDataManager;
         _selectTagForSyncshellUi = selectTagForSyncshellUi;
         _renameSyncshellTagUi = renameSyncshellTagUi;
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ public class DrawEntityFactory
             _uiSharedService,
             _playerPerformanceConfigService,
             _configService,
+            _locationShareService,
             _charaDataManager,
             _pairLedger);
     }

LightlessSync/UI/SettingsUi.cs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using LightlessSync.Interop.Ipc;
 using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration;
 using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration.Configurations;
 using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration.Models;
+using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories;
 using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Handlers;
 using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Pairs;
 using LightlessSync.Services;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ using System.Globalization;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
 using System.Numerics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
 
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
     private bool _pairDiagnosticsEnabled;
     private string? _selectedPairDebugUid = null;
     private string _lightfinderIconInput = string.Empty;
+    private bool _showLightfinderRendererWarning = false;
+    private LightfinderLabelRenderer _pendingLightfinderRenderer = LightfinderLabelRenderer.Pictomancy;
     private bool _lightfinderIconInputInitialized = false;
     private int _lightfinderIconPresetIndex = -1;
     private static readonly LightlessConfig DefaultConfig = new();
@@ -103,8 +107,8 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
     };
     private readonly UiSharedService.TabOption<TransferSettingsTab>[] _transferTabOptions = new UiSharedService.TabOption<TransferSettingsTab>[2];
     private readonly List<UiSharedService.TabOption<ServerSettingsTab>> _serverTabOptions = new(4);
-    private readonly string[] _generalTreeNavOrder = new[]
-    {
+    private readonly string[] _generalTreeNavOrder =
+    [
         "Import & Export",
         "Popup & Auto Fill",
         "Behavior",
@@ -114,7 +118,8 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         "Colors",
         "Server Info Bar",
         "Nameplate",
-    };
+        "Animation & Bones"
+    ];
     private static readonly HashSet<string> _generalNavSeparatorAfter = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
     {
         "Popup & Auto Fill",
@@ -1139,7 +1144,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     private async Task<List<string>?> RunSpeedTest(List<string> servers, CancellationToken token)
     {
-        List<string> speedTestResults = new();
+        List<string> speedTestResults = [];
         foreach (var server in servers)
         {
             HttpResponseMessage? result = null;
@@ -1923,14 +1928,25 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             {
                 using (ImRaii.PushIndent(20f))
                 {
-                    if (_validationTask.IsCompleted)
+                    if (_validationTask.IsCompletedSuccessfully)
                     {
                         UiSharedService.TextWrapped(
                             $"The storage validation has completed and removed {_validationTask.Result.Count} invalid files from storage.");
                     }
+                    else if (_validationTask.IsCanceled)
+                    {
+                        UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped(
+                            "Storage validation was cancelled.",
+                            UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"));
+                    }
+                    else if (_validationTask.IsFaulted)
+                    {
+                        UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped(
+                            "Storage validation failed with an error.",
+                            UIColors.Get("DimRed"));
+                    }
                     else
                     {
-
                         UiSharedService.TextWrapped(
                             $"Storage validation is running: {_currentProgress.Item1}/{_currentProgress.Item2}");
                         if (_currentProgress.Item3 != null)
@@ -2372,7 +2388,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                 var labelRenderer = _configService.Current.LightfinderLabelRenderer;
                 var labelRendererLabel = labelRenderer switch
                 {
-                    LightfinderLabelRenderer.SignatureHook => "Native nameplate (sig hook)",
+                    LightfinderLabelRenderer.SignatureHook => "Native Nameplate Rendering",
                     _ => "ImGui Overlay",
                 };
 
@@ -2382,18 +2398,25 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                     {
                         var optionLabel = option switch
                         {
-                            LightfinderLabelRenderer.SignatureHook => "Native Nameplate (sig hook)",
+                            LightfinderLabelRenderer.SignatureHook => "Native Nameplate Rendering",
                             _ => "ImGui Overlay",
                         };
 
                         var selected = option == labelRenderer;
                         if (ImGui.Selectable(optionLabel, selected))
                         {
-                            _configService.Current.LightfinderLabelRenderer = option;
-                            _configService.Save();
-                            _nameplateService.RequestRedraw();
+                            if (option == LightfinderLabelRenderer.SignatureHook)
+                            {
+                                _pendingLightfinderRenderer = option;
+                                _showLightfinderRendererWarning = true;
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                _configService.Current.LightfinderLabelRenderer = option;
+                                _configService.Save();
+                                _nameplateService.RequestRedraw();
+                            }
                         }
-
                         if (selected)
                             ImGui.SetItemDefaultFocus();
                     }
@@ -2401,6 +2424,34 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                     ImGui.EndCombo();
                 }
 
+                if (_showLightfinderRendererWarning)
+                {
+                    ImGui.SetNextWindowSize(new Vector2(450f, 0f), ImGuiCond.Appearing);
+                    ImGui.OpenPopup("Nameplate Warning");
+                }
+
+                if (ImGui.BeginPopupModal("Nameplate Warning", ref _showLightfinderRendererWarning, ImGuiWindowFlags.AlwaysAutoResize))
+                {
+                    ImGui.TextColored(UIColors.Get("DimRed"), "USE AT YOUR RISK!");
+                    ImGui.Spacing();
+                    ImGui.TextWrapped("Writing on to the native Nameplates is known to be unstable and MAY cause crashes. DO NOT REPORT THOSE CRASHES TO DALAMUD. We will also not be supporting Nameplate crashes. You have been warned.");
+                    ImGui.Spacing();
+                    ImGui.TextWrapped("By accepting this warning, you understand that you are using this feature at risk of crashing.");
+                    ImGui.Spacing();
+
+                    var buttonWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
+                    if (ImGui.Button("I Understand", new Vector2(buttonWidth, 0)))
+                    {
+                        _configService.Current.LightfinderLabelRenderer = _pendingLightfinderRenderer;
+                        _configService.Save();
+                        _nameplateService.RequestRedraw();
+                        _showLightfinderRendererWarning = false;
+                        ImGui.CloseCurrentPopup();
+                    }
+
+                    ImGui.EndPopup();
+                }
+
                 _uiShared.DrawHelpText("Choose how Lightfinder labels render: the default ImGui overlay or native nameplate nodes via signature hook.");
 
                 UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurpleDefault"), 1.5f);
@@ -3037,10 +3088,102 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             }
 
             ImGui.Separator();
+            ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(10));
+            _uiShared.BigText("Animation");
+
+            using (var animationTree = BeginGeneralTree("Animation & Bones", UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple")))
+            {
+                if (animationTree.Visible)
+                {
+                    ImGui.TextUnformatted("Animation Options");
+
+                    var modes = new[]
+                    {
+                        AnimationValidationMode.Unsafe,
+                        AnimationValidationMode.Safe,
+                        AnimationValidationMode.Safest,
+                    };
+
+                    var labels = new[]
+                    {
+                        "Unsafe",
+                        "Safe (Race)",
+                        "Safest (Race + Bones)",
+                    };
+
+                    var tooltips = new[]
+                    {
+                        "No validation. Fastest, but may allow incompatible animations (riskier).",
+                        "Validates skeleton race + modded skeleton check (recommended).",
+                        "Requires matching skeleton race + bone compatibility (strictest).",
+                    };
+
+
+                    var currentMode = _configService.Current.AnimationValidationMode;
+                    int selectedIndex = Array.IndexOf(modes, currentMode);
+                    if (selectedIndex < 0) selectedIndex = 1;
+
+                    ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(140 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
+
+                    bool open = ImGui.BeginCombo("Animation validation", labels[selectedIndex]);
+
+                    if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                        ImGui.SetTooltip(tooltips[selectedIndex]);
+
+                    if (open)
+                    {
+                        for (int i = 0; i < modes.Length; i++)
+                        {
+                            bool isSelected = (i == selectedIndex);
+
+                            if (ImGui.Selectable(labels[i], isSelected))
+                            {
+                                selectedIndex = i;
+                                _configService.Current.AnimationValidationMode = modes[i];
+                                _configService.Save();
+                            }
+
+                            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                                ImGui.SetTooltip(tooltips[i]);
+
+                            if (isSelected)
+                                ImGui.SetItemDefaultFocus();
+                        }
+
+                        ImGui.EndCombo();
+                    }
+
+                    UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"), 1.5f);
+
+                    var cfg = _configService.Current;
+
+                    bool oneBased = cfg.AnimationAllowOneBasedShift;
+                    if (ImGui.Checkbox("Treat 1-based PAP indices as compatible", ref oneBased))
+                    {
+                        cfg.AnimationAllowOneBasedShift = oneBased;
+                        _configService.Save();
+                    }
+                    if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                        ImGui.SetTooltip("Fixes off-by-one PAPs (one bone differance in bones and PAP). Can also increase crashing, toggle off if alot of crashing is happening");
+
+                    bool neighbor = cfg.AnimationAllowNeighborIndexTolerance;
+                    if (ImGui.Checkbox("Allow 1+- bone index tolerance", ref neighbor))
+                    {
+                        cfg.AnimationAllowNeighborIndexTolerance = neighbor;
+                        _configService.Save();
+                    }
+                    if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
+                        ImGui.SetTooltip("Looser matching on bone matching. Can reduce false blocks happening but also reduces safety and more prone to crashing.");
+
+                    ImGui.TreePop();
+                    animationTree.MarkContentEnd();
+                }
+            }
 
             ImGui.EndChild();
             ImGui.EndGroup();
 
+            ImGui.Separator();
             generalSelune.DrawHighlightOnly(ImGui.GetIO().DeltaTime);
         }
     }
@@ -3130,6 +3273,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         return 1f - (elapsed / GeneralTreeHighlightDuration);
     }
 
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Auto)]
     private struct GeneralTreeScope : IDisposable
     {
         private readonly bool _visible;
@@ -3437,7 +3581,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             _uiShared.DrawHelpText("Controls whether Lightless reduces index textures that exceed the size limit.");
 
             var dimensionOptions = new[] { 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 };
-            var optionLabels = dimensionOptions.Select(static value => value.ToString()).ToArray();
+            var optionLabels = dimensionOptions.Select(selector: static value => value.ToString()).ToArray();
             var currentDimension = textureConfig.TextureDownscaleMaxDimension;
             var selectedIndex = Array.IndexOf(dimensionOptions, currentDimension);
             if (selectedIndex < 0)

LightlessSync/UI/StandaloneProfileUi.cs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using LightlessSync.Services.ServerConfiguration;
 using LightlessSync.UI.Services;
 using LightlessSync.UI.Tags;
 using LightlessSync.Utils;
+using LightlessSync.WebAPI;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using System.Numerics;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ public class StandaloneProfileUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
     private readonly PairUiService _pairUiService;
     private readonly ServerConfigurationManager _serverManager;
     private readonly ProfileTagService _profileTagService;
+    private readonly ApiController _apiController;
     private readonly UiSharedService _uiSharedService;
     private readonly UserData? _userData;
     private readonly GroupData? _groupData;
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@ public class StandaloneProfileUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         GroupData? groupData,
         bool isLightfinderContext,
         string? lightfinderCid,
-        PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollector)
+        PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollector,
+        ApiController apiController)
         : base(logger, mediator, BuildWindowTitle(
             userData,
             groupData,
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ public class StandaloneProfileUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             .Apply();
 
         IsOpen = true;
+        _apiController = apiController;
     }
 
     public Pair? Pair { get; }
@@ -248,19 +252,33 @@ public class StandaloneProfileUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                 ResetBannerTexture();
                 _lastBannerPicture = bannerBytes;
             }
-
             string? noteText = null;
-            string statusLabel = _isLightfinderContext ? "Exploring" : "Offline";
+
+            var isSelfProfile = !_isLightfinderContext
+                                && _userData is not null
+                                && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_apiController.UID)
+                                && string.Equals(_userData.UID, _apiController.UID, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+            string statusLabel = _isLightfinderContext
+                ? "Exploring"
+                : isSelfProfile ? "Online" : "Offline";
+
             string? visiblePlayerName = null;
             bool directPair = false;
             bool youPaused = false;
             bool theyPaused = false;
             List<string> syncshellLines = [];
 
+            if (!_isLightfinderContext)
+            {
+                noteText = _serverManager.GetNoteForUid(_userData!.UID);
+            }
+
             if (!_isLightfinderContext && Pair != null)
             {
                 var snapshot = _pairUiService.GetSnapshot();
                 noteText = _serverManager.GetNoteForUid(Pair.UserData.UID);
+
                 statusLabel = Pair.IsVisible ? "Visible" : (Pair.IsOnline ? "Online" : "Offline");
                 visiblePlayerName = Pair.IsVisible ? Pair.PlayerName : null;
 
@@ -282,11 +300,15 @@ public class StandaloneProfileUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                             var groupLabel = snapshot.GroupsByGid.TryGetValue(gid, out var groupInfo)
                                 ? groupInfo.GroupAliasOrGID
                                 : gid;
+
                             var groupNote = _serverManager.GetNoteForGid(gid);
                             syncshellLines.Add(string.IsNullOrEmpty(groupNote) ? groupLabel : $"{groupNote} ({groupLabel})");
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                if (isSelfProfile)
+                    statusLabel = "Online";
             }
 
             var presenceTokens = new List<PresenceToken>

LightlessSync/UI/SyncshellAdminUI.cs

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
 
         var purple = UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple");
-        var gradLeft = purple.WithAlpha(0.0f); 
+        var gradLeft = purple.WithAlpha(0.0f);
         var gradRight = purple.WithAlpha(0.85f);
 
         uint colTopLeft = ImGui.ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(gradLeft);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         var subtitlePos = new Vector2(
             pMin.X + 12f * scale,
-            titlePos.Y + titleHeight - 2f * scale); 
+            titlePos.Y + titleHeight - 2f * scale);
 
         ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(subtitlePos);
         ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
@@ -392,25 +392,27 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
         UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("When enabled, inactive non-pinned, non-moderator users will be pruned automatically on the server.");
 
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-        ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(150);
-
-        using (ImRaii.Disabled(!_autoPruneEnabled))
-        {
-            _uiSharedService.DrawCombo(
-                "Day(s) of inactivity",
-                [1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 90],
-                days => $"{days} day(s)",
-                selected =>
-                {
-                    _autoPruneDays = selected;
-                    SavePruneSettings();
-                },
-                _autoPruneDays);
-        }
 
         if (!_autoPruneEnabled)
         {
+            ImGui.BeginDisabled();
+        }
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(150);
+        _uiSharedService.DrawCombo(
+            "Day(s) of inactivity (gets checked hourly)",
+            [0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 90],
+            (count) => count == 0 ? "2 hours(s)" : count + " day(s)",
+            selected =>
+            {
+                _autoPruneDays = selected;
+                SavePruneSettings();
+            },
+            _autoPruneDays);
+
+        if (!_autoPruneEnabled)
+        {
+            ImGui.EndDisabled();
             UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped(
                 "Automatic prune is currently disabled. Enable it and choose an inactivity threshold to let the server clean up inactive users automatically.",
                 ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
@@ -593,7 +595,7 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         _uiSharedService.DrawCombo(
             "Day(s) of inactivity",
             [0, 1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 90],
-            (count) => count == 0 ? "15 minute(s)" : count + " day(s)",
+            (count) => count == 0 ? "2 hours(s)" : count + " day(s)",
             (selected) =>
             {
                 _pruneDays = selected;
@@ -663,8 +665,8 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
         float fullW = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
 
-        float colIdentity = fullW * 0.45f; 
-        float colMeta = fullW * 0.35f; 
+        float colIdentity = fullW * 0.45f;
+        float colMeta = fullW * 0.35f;
         float colActions = fullW - colIdentity - colMeta - style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f;
 
         // Header
@@ -873,7 +875,7 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         var boolcolor = UiSharedService.GetBoolColor(pair.IsOnline);
         UiSharedService.ColorText(text, boolcolor);
-        
+
         if (ImGui.IsItemClicked())
             ImGui.SetClipboardText(pair.UserData.AliasOrUID);
 
@@ -1093,6 +1095,7 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 4 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
     }
+
     private void SavePruneSettings()
     {
         if (_autoPruneDays <= 0)
@@ -1100,8 +1103,7 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             _autoPruneEnabled = false;
         }
 
-        var enabled = _autoPruneEnabled && _autoPruneDays > 0;
-        var dto = new GroupPruneSettingsDto(Group: GroupFullInfo.Group, AutoPruneEnabled: enabled, AutoPruneDays: enabled ? _autoPruneDays : 0);
+        var dto = new GroupPruneSettingsDto(Group: GroupFullInfo.Group, AutoPruneEnabled: _autoPruneEnabled, AutoPruneDays: _autoPruneDays);
 
         try
         {

LightlessSync/UI/ZoneChatUi.cs

@@ -1000,23 +1000,26 @@ public sealed class ZoneChatUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             if (sanitized is not null)
             {
                 TrackPendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
+                draft = string.Empty;
+                _draftMessages[channel.Key] = draft;
+                _scrollToBottom = true;
 
-                if (TrySendDraft(channel, sanitized))
+                _ = Task.Run(async () =>
                 {
-                    _scrollToBottom = true;
-
-                    if (_draftMessages.TryGetValue(channel.Key, out var current) &&
-                        string.Equals(current, draftAtSend, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                    try
                     {
-                        draft = string.Empty;
-                        _draftMessages[channel.Key] = draft;
+                        var succeeded = await _zoneChatService.SendMessageAsync(channel.Descriptor, sanitized).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        if (!succeeded)
+                        {
+                            RemovePendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
+                        }
                     }
-
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    RemovePendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
-                }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to send chat message");
+                        RemovePendingDraftClear(channel.Key, sanitized);
+                    }
+                });
             }
         }
     }

LightlessSync/WebAPI/Files/FileDownloadManager.cs

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
     private readonly TextureMetadataHelper _textureMetadataHelper;
 
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<ThrottledStream, byte> _activeDownloadStreams;
+    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _decompressGate =
+    new(Math.Max(1, Environment.ProcessorCount / 2), Math.Max(1, Environment.ProcessorCount / 2));
+    
+    private readonly ConcurrentQueue<string> _deferredCompressionQueue = new();
 
     private volatile bool _disableDirectDownloads;
     private int _consecutiveDirectDownloadFailures;
@@ -402,76 +406,32 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     private async Task WaitForDownloadReady(List<DownloadFileTransfer> downloadFileTransfer, Guid requestId, CancellationToken downloadCt)
     {
-        bool alreadyCancelled = false;
-        try
+        while (true)
         {
-            CancellationTokenSource localTimeoutCts = new();
-            localTimeoutCts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
-            CancellationTokenSource composite = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(downloadCt, localTimeoutCts.Token);
+            downloadCt.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-            while (!_orchestrator.IsDownloadReady(requestId))
+            if (_orchestrator.IsDownloadReady(requestId))
+                break;
+
+            using var resp = await _orchestrator.SendRequestAsync(
+                HttpMethod.Get,
+                LightlessFiles.RequestCheckQueueFullPath(downloadFileTransfer[0].DownloadUri, requestId),
+                downloadFileTransfer.Select(t => t.Hash).ToList(),
+                downloadCt).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+            var body = (await resp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(downloadCt).ConfigureAwait(false)).Trim();
+            if (string.Equals(body, "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                body.Contains("\"ready\":true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                try
-                {
-                    await Task.Delay(250, composite.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                }
-                catch (TaskCanceledException)
-                {
-                    if (downloadCt.IsCancellationRequested) throw;
-
-                    var req = await _orchestrator.SendRequestAsync(
-                        HttpMethod.Get,
-                        LightlessFiles.RequestCheckQueueFullPath(downloadFileTransfer[0].DownloadUri, requestId),
-                        downloadFileTransfer.Select(c => c.Hash).ToList(),
-                        downloadCt).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                    req.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
-
-                    localTimeoutCts.Dispose();
-                    composite.Dispose();
-
-                    localTimeoutCts = new();
-                    localTimeoutCts.CancelAfter(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
-                    composite = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(downloadCt, localTimeoutCts.Token);
-                }
+                break;
             }
 
-            localTimeoutCts.Dispose();
-            composite.Dispose();
-
-            Logger.LogDebug("Download {requestId} ready", requestId);
+            await Task.Delay(250, downloadCt).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
-        catch (TaskCanceledException)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                await _orchestrator.SendRequestAsync(HttpMethod.Get, LightlessFiles.RequestCancelFullPath(downloadFileTransfer[0].DownloadUri, requestId))
-                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
-                alreadyCancelled = true;
-            }
-            catch 
-            {
-                // ignore
-            }
 
-            throw;
-        }
-        finally
-        {
-            if (downloadCt.IsCancellationRequested && !alreadyCancelled)
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    await _orchestrator.SendRequestAsync(HttpMethod.Get, LightlessFiles.RequestCancelFullPath(downloadFileTransfer[0].DownloadUri, requestId))
-                        .ConfigureAwait(false);
-                }
-                catch 
-                {
-                    // ignore
-                }
-            }
-            _orchestrator.ClearDownloadRequest(requestId);
-        }
+        _orchestrator.ClearDownloadRequest(requestId);
     }
 
     private async Task DownloadQueuedBlockFileAsync(
@@ -500,6 +460,14 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
     }
 
+    private void RemoveStatus(string key)
+    {
+        lock (_downloadStatusLock)
+        {
+            _downloadStatus.Remove(key);
+        }
+    }
+
     private async Task DecompressBlockFileAsync(
         string downloadStatusKey,
         string blockFilePath,
@@ -525,29 +493,53 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
                         if (fileLengthBytes < 0 || fileLengthBytes > int.MaxValue)
                             throw new InvalidDataException($"Invalid block entry length: {fileLengthBytes}");
 
+                        var len = checked((int)fileLengthBytes);
+
                         if (!replacementLookup.TryGetValue(fileHash, out var repl))
                         {
                             Logger.LogWarning("{dlName}: No replacement mapping for {fileHash}", downloadLabel, fileHash);
-                            // still need to skip bytes:
-                            var skip = checked((int)fileLengthBytes);
-                            fileBlockStream.Position += skip;
+                            fileBlockStream.Seek(len, SeekOrigin.Current);
                             continue;
                         }
 
                         var filePath = _fileDbManager.GetCacheFilePath(fileHash, repl.Extension);
+                        Logger.LogTrace("{dlName}: Decompressing {file}:{len} => {dest}", downloadLabel, fileHash, fileLengthBytes, filePath);
 
-                        Logger.LogDebug("{dlName}: Decompressing {file}:{len} => {dest}", downloadLabel, fileHash, fileLengthBytes, filePath);
-
-                        var len = checked((int)fileLengthBytes);
                         var compressed = new byte[len];
-
                         await ReadExactlyAsync(fileBlockStream, compressed.AsMemory(0, len), ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                        MungeBuffer(compressed);
-                        var decompressed = LZ4Wrapper.Unwrap(compressed);
+                        if (len == 0)
+                        {
+                            await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, Array.Empty<byte>(), ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                            PersistFileToStorage(fileHash, filePath, repl.GamePath, skipDownscale);
+                            continue;
+                        }
 
-                        await _fileCompactor.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, decompressed, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                        PersistFileToStorage(fileHash, filePath, repl.GamePath, skipDownscale);
+                        MungeBuffer(compressed);
+
+                        await _decompressGate.WaitAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        try
+                        {
+                            // offload CPU-intensive decompression to threadpool to free up worker
+                            await Task.Run(async () =>
+                            {
+                                var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+
+                                // decompress
+                                var decompressed = LZ4Wrapper.Unwrap(compressed);
+
+                                Logger.LogTrace("{dlName}: Unwrap {fileHash} took {ms}ms (compressed {c} bytes, decompressed {d} bytes)",
+                                    downloadLabel, fileHash, sw.ElapsedMilliseconds, compressed.Length, decompressed?.Length ?? -1);
+
+                                // write to file without compacting during download
+                                await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, decompressed, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                                PersistFileToStorage(fileHash, filePath, repl.GamePath, skipDownscale);
+                            }, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        }
+                        finally
+                        {
+                            _decompressGate.Release();
+                        }
                     }
                     catch (EndOfStreamException)
                     {
@@ -568,6 +560,10 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         {
             Logger.LogError(ex, "{dlName}: Error during block file read", downloadLabel);
         }
+        finally
+        {
+            RemoveStatus(downloadStatusKey);
+        }
     }
 
     public async Task<List<DownloadFileTransfer>> InitiateDownloadList(
@@ -605,20 +601,16 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             .. await FilesGetSizes(hashes, ct).ConfigureAwait(false),
         ];
 
-        Logger.LogDebug("Files with size 0 or less: {files}",
-            string.Join(", ", downloadFileInfoFromService.Where(f => f.Size <= 0).Select(f => f.Hash)));
-
         foreach (var dto in downloadFileInfoFromService.Where(c => c.IsForbidden))
         {
             if (!_orchestrator.ForbiddenTransfers.Exists(f => string.Equals(f.Hash, dto.Hash, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
                 _orchestrator.ForbiddenTransfers.Add(new DownloadFileTransfer(dto));
         }
 
-        CurrentDownloads = downloadFileInfoFromService
+        CurrentDownloads = [.. downloadFileInfoFromService
             .Distinct()
             .Select(d => new DownloadFileTransfer(d))
-            .Where(d => d.CanBeTransferred)
-            .ToList();
+            .Where(d => d.CanBeTransferred)];
 
         return CurrentDownloads;
     }
@@ -717,8 +709,16 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         if (gameObjectHandler is not null)
             Mediator.Publish(new DownloadStartedMessage(gameObjectHandler, _downloadStatus));
 
+        // work based on cpu count and slots
+        var coreCount = Environment.ProcessorCount;
+        var baseWorkers = Math.Min(slots, coreCount);
+
+        // only add buffer if decompression has capacity AND we have cores to spare
+        var availableDecompressSlots = _decompressGate.CurrentCount;
+        var extraWorkers = (availableDecompressSlots > 0 && coreCount >= 6) ? 2 : 0;
+
         // allow some extra workers so downloads can continue while earlier items decompress.
-        var workerDop = Math.Clamp(slots * 2, 2, 16);
+        var workerDop = Math.Clamp(baseWorkers + extraWorkers, 2, coreCount);
 
         // batch downloads
         Task batchTask = batchChunks.Length == 0
@@ -734,6 +734,9 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         await Task.WhenAll(batchTask, directTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+        // process deferred compressions after all downloads complete
+        await ProcessDeferredCompressionsAsync(ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
         Logger.LogDebug("Download end: {id}", objectName);
         ClearDownload();
     }
@@ -758,7 +761,6 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         try
         {
-            // download (with slot)
             var progress = CreateInlineProgress(bytes => AddTransferredBytes(statusKey, bytes));
 
             // Download slot held on get
@@ -838,11 +840,13 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             byte[] compressedBytes = await File.ReadAllBytesAsync(tempFilename, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var decompressedBytes = LZ4Wrapper.Unwrap(compressedBytes);
 
-            await _fileCompactor.WriteAllBytesAsync(finalFilename, decompressedBytes, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(finalFilename, decompressedBytes, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
             PersistFileToStorage(directDownload.Hash, finalFilename, repl.GamePath, skipDownscale);
 
             MarkTransferredFiles(directDownload.DirectDownloadUrl!, 1);
             Logger.LogDebug("Finished direct download of {hash}.", directDownload.Hash);
+
+            RemoveStatus(directDownload.DirectDownloadUrl!);
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException ex)
         {
@@ -937,14 +941,12 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         if (!_orchestrator.IsInitialized)
             throw new InvalidOperationException("FileTransferManager is not initialized");
 
-        // batch request
         var response = await _orchestrator.SendRequestAsync(
             HttpMethod.Get,
             LightlessFiles.ServerFilesGetSizesFullPath(_orchestrator.FilesCdnUri!),
             hashes,
             ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-        // ensure success
         return await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<List<DownloadFileDto>>(cancellationToken: ct).ConfigureAwait(false) ?? [];
     }
 
@@ -964,6 +966,10 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         fi.LastAccessTime = DateTime.Today;
         fi.LastWriteTime = RandomDayInThePast().Invoke();
 
+        // queue file for deferred compression instead of compressing immediately
+        if (_configService.Current.UseCompactor)
+            _deferredCompressionQueue.Enqueue(filePath);
+
         try
         {
             var entry = _fileDbManager.CreateCacheEntry(filePath);
@@ -989,6 +995,52 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     private static IProgress<long> CreateInlineProgress(Action<long> callback) => new InlineProgress(callback);
 
+    private async Task ProcessDeferredCompressionsAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (_deferredCompressionQueue.IsEmpty)
+            return;
+
+        var filesToCompress = new List<string>();
+        while (_deferredCompressionQueue.TryDequeue(out var filePath))
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(filePath))
+                filesToCompress.Add(filePath);
+        }
+
+        if (filesToCompress.Count == 0)
+            return;
+
+        Logger.LogDebug("Starting deferred compression of {count} files", filesToCompress.Count);
+
+        var compressionWorkers = Math.Clamp(Environment.ProcessorCount / 4, 2, 4);
+
+        await Parallel.ForEachAsync(filesToCompress, 
+            new ParallelOptions 
+            { 
+                MaxDegreeOfParallelism = compressionWorkers, 
+                CancellationToken = ct 
+            },
+            async (filePath, token) =>
+            {
+                try 
+                { 
+                    await Task.Yield();
+                    if (_configService.Current.UseCompactor && File.Exists(filePath))
+                    {
+                        var bytes = await File.ReadAllBytesAsync(filePath, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        await _fileCompactor.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, bytes, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        Logger.LogTrace("Compressed file: {filePath}", filePath);
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to compress file: {filePath}", filePath);
+                }
+            }).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+        Logger.LogDebug("Completed deferred compression of {count} files", filesToCompress.Count);
+    }
+
     private sealed class InlineProgress : IProgress<long>
     {
         private readonly Action<long> _callback;

LightlessSync/WebAPI/SignalR/ApIController.Functions.Users.cs

@@ -200,5 +200,21 @@ public partial class ApiController
 
         await UserPushData(new(visibleCharacters, character, censusDto)).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
+    
+    public async Task UpdateLocation(LocationDto locationDto, bool offline = false)
+    {
+        if (!IsConnected) return;
+        await _lightlessHub!.SendAsync(nameof(UpdateLocation), locationDto, offline).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+    public async Task<(List<LocationWithTimeDto>, List<SharingStatusDto>)> RequestAllLocationInfo()
+    {
+        if (!IsConnected) return ([],[]);
+        return await _lightlessHub!.InvokeAsync<(List<LocationWithTimeDto>, List<SharingStatusDto>)>(nameof(RequestAllLocationInfo)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
+    public async Task<bool> ToggleLocationSharing(LocationSharingToggleDto dto)
+    {
+        if (!IsConnected) return false;
+        return await _lightlessHub!.InvokeAsync<bool>(nameof(ToggleLocationSharing), dto).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
 }
 #pragma warning restore MA0040

LightlessSync/WebAPI/SignalR/ApiController.Functions.Callbacks.cs

@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ public partial class ApiController
         ExecuteSafely(() => Mediator.Publish(new GPoseLobbyReceiveWorldData(userData, worldData)));
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
+    
+    public Task Client_SendLocationToClient(LocationDto locationDto, DateTimeOffset expireAt)
+    {
+        Logger.LogDebug($"{nameof(Client_SendLocationToClient)}: {locationDto.User} {expireAt}");
+        ExecuteSafely(() => Mediator.Publish(new LocationSharingMessage(locationDto.User, locationDto.Location,  expireAt)));
+        return Task.CompletedTask;
+    }
 
     public void OnDownloadReady(Action<Guid> act)
     {
@@ -441,6 +448,12 @@ public partial class ApiController
         _lightlessHub!.On(nameof(Client_GposeLobbyPushWorldData), act);
     }
 
+    public void OnReceiveLocation(Action<LocationDto, DateTimeOffset> act)
+    {
+        if (_initialized) return;
+        _lightlessHub!.On(nameof(Client_SendLocationToClient), act);
+    }
+
     private void ExecuteSafely(Action act)
     {
         try

LightlessSync/WebAPI/SignalR/ApiController.cs

@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ public sealed partial class ApiController : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IL
         OnGposeLobbyPushCharacterData((dto) => _ = Client_GposeLobbyPushCharacterData(dto));
         OnGposeLobbyPushPoseData((dto, data) => _ = Client_GposeLobbyPushPoseData(dto, data));
         OnGposeLobbyPushWorldData((dto, data) => _ = Client_GposeLobbyPushWorldData(dto, data));
+        OnReceiveLocation((dto, time) => _ = Client_SendLocationToClient(dto, time));
 
         _healthCheckTokenSource?.Cancel();
         _healthCheckTokenSource?.Dispose();
@@ -774,5 +775,6 @@ public sealed partial class ApiController : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IL
 
         ServerState = state;
     }
+
 }
 #pragma warning restore MA0040

LightlessSync/packages.lock.json

@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@
           "Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Common": "10.0.1"
         }
       },
+      "Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory": {
+        "type": "Direct",
+        "requested": "[10.0.1, )",
+        "resolved": "10.0.1",
+        "contentHash": "NxqSP0Ky4dZ5ybszdZCqs1X2C70s+dXflqhYBUh/vhcQVTIooNCXIYnLVbafoAFGZMs51d9+rHxveXs0ZC3SQQ==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions": "10.0.1",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions": "10.0.1",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions": "10.0.1",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Options": "10.0.1",
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "10.0.1"
+        }
+      },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting": {
         "type": "Direct",
         "requested": "[10.0.1, )",
@@ -233,6 +246,14 @@
           "Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Common": "10.0.1"
         }
       },
+      "Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions": {
+        "type": "Transitive",
+        "resolved": "10.0.1",
+        "contentHash": "Vb1vVAQDxHpXVdL9fpOX2BzeV7bbhzG4pAcIKRauRl0/VfkE8mq0f+fYC+gWICh3dlzTZInJ/cTeBS2MgU/XvQ==",
+        "dependencies": {
+          "Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives": "10.0.1"
+        }
+      },
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration": {
         "type": "Transitive",
         "resolved": "10.0.1",
@@ -618,7 +639,7 @@
           "FlatSharp.Compiler": "[7.9.0, )",
           "FlatSharp.Runtime": "[7.9.0, )",
           "OtterGui": "[1.0.0, )",
-          "Penumbra.Api": "[5.13.0, )",
+          "Penumbra.Api": "[5.13.1, )",
           "Penumbra.String": "[1.0.7, )"
         }
       },