Fix conflict changes

Co-authored-by: azyges <aaaaaa@aaa.aaa>
Co-authored-by: cake <admin@cakeandbanana.nl>
Co-authored-by: defnotken <itsdefnotken@gmail.com>
Reviewed-on: #131

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
@@ -931,6 +942,83 @@ 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");
@@ -1114,6 +1202,8 @@ 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/Interop/InteropModel/Enums/ResidentialAetheryteKind.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace Lifestream.Enums;
+
+public enum ResidentialAetheryteKind
+{
+    None = -1,
+    Uldah = 9,
+    Gridania = 2,
+    Limsa = 8,
+    Foundation = 70,
+    Kugane = 111,
+}

LightlessSync/Interop/InteropModel/GlobalModels.cs

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+global using AddressBookEntryTuple = (string Name, int World, int City, int Ward, int PropertyType, int Plot, int Apartment, bool ApartmentSubdivision, bool AliasEnabled, string Alias);

LightlessSync/Interop/Ipc/IpcCallerLifestream.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Ipc;
+using Lifestream.Enums;
+using LightlessSync.Interop.Ipc.Framework;
+using LightlessSync.Services.Mediator;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+
+namespace LightlessSync.Interop.Ipc;
+
+public sealed class IpcCallerLifestream : IpcServiceBase
+{
+    private static readonly IpcServiceDescriptor LifestreamDescriptor = new("Lifestream", "Lifestream", new Version(0, 0, 0, 0));
+
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<string, object> _executeLifestreamCommand;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<AddressBookEntryTuple, bool> _isHere;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<AddressBookEntryTuple, object> _goToHousingAddress;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<bool> _isBusy;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<object> _abort;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<string, bool> _changeWorld;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<uint, bool> _changeWorldById;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<string, bool> _aetheryteTeleport;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<uint, bool> _aetheryteTeleportById;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<bool> _canChangeInstance;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<int> _getCurrentInstance;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<int> _getNumberOfInstances;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<int, object> _changeInstance;
+    private readonly ICallGateSubscriber<(ResidentialAetheryteKind, int, int)> _getCurrentPlotInfo;
+
+    public IpcCallerLifestream(IDalamudPluginInterface pi, LightlessMediator lightlessMediator, ILogger<IpcCallerLifestream> logger)
+        : base(logger, lightlessMediator, pi, LifestreamDescriptor)
+    {
+        _executeLifestreamCommand = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<string, object>("Lifestream.ExecuteCommand");
+        _isHere = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<AddressBookEntryTuple, bool>("Lifestream.IsHere");
+        _goToHousingAddress = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<AddressBookEntryTuple, object>("Lifestream.GoToHousingAddress");
+        _isBusy = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<bool>("Lifestream.IsBusy");
+        _abort = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<object>("Lifestream.Abort");
+        _changeWorld = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<string, bool>("Lifestream.ChangeWorld");
+        _changeWorldById = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<uint, bool>("Lifestream.ChangeWorldById");
+        _aetheryteTeleport = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<string, bool>("Lifestream.AetheryteTeleport");
+        _aetheryteTeleportById = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<uint, bool>("Lifestream.AetheryteTeleportById");
+        _canChangeInstance = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<bool>("Lifestream.CanChangeInstance");
+        _getCurrentInstance = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<int>("Lifestream.GetCurrentInstance");
+        _getNumberOfInstances = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<int>("Lifestream.GetNumberOfInstances");
+        _changeInstance = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<int, object>("Lifestream.ChangeInstance");
+        _getCurrentPlotInfo = pi.GetIpcSubscriber<(ResidentialAetheryteKind, int, int)>("Lifestream.GetCurrentPlotInfo");
+        CheckAPI();
+    }
+
+    public void ExecuteLifestreamCommand(string command)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return;
+        _executeLifestreamCommand.InvokeAction(command);
+    }
+
+    public bool IsHere(AddressBookEntryTuple entry)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return false;
+        return _isHere.InvokeFunc(entry);
+    }
+
+    public void GoToHousingAddress(AddressBookEntryTuple entry)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return;
+        _goToHousingAddress.InvokeAction(entry);
+    }
+
+    public bool IsBusy()
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return false;
+        return _isBusy.InvokeFunc();
+    }
+
+    public void Abort()
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return;
+        _abort.InvokeAction();
+    }
+
+    public bool ChangeWorld(string worldName)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return false;
+        return _changeWorld.InvokeFunc(worldName);
+    }
+
+    public bool AetheryteTeleport(string aetheryteName)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return false;
+        return _aetheryteTeleport.InvokeFunc(aetheryteName);
+    }
+
+    public bool ChangeWorldById(uint worldId)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return false;
+        return _changeWorldById.InvokeFunc(worldId);
+    }
+
+    public bool AetheryteTeleportById(uint aetheryteId)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return false;
+        return _aetheryteTeleportById.InvokeFunc(aetheryteId);
+    }
+
+    public bool CanChangeInstance()
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return false;
+        return _canChangeInstance.InvokeFunc();
+    }
+    public int GetCurrentInstance()
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return -1;
+        return _getCurrentInstance.InvokeFunc();
+    }
+    public int GetNumberOfInstances()
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return -1;
+        return _getNumberOfInstances.InvokeFunc();
+    }
+    public void ChangeInstance(int instanceNumber)
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return;
+        _changeInstance.InvokeAction(instanceNumber);
+    }
+    public (ResidentialAetheryteKind, int, int)? GetCurrentPlotInfo()
+    {
+        if (!APIAvailable) return (ResidentialAetheryteKind.None, -1, -1);
+        return _getCurrentPlotInfo.InvokeFunc();
+    }
+}

LightlessSync/Interop/Ipc/IpcManager.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ public sealed partial class IpcManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     public IpcManager(ILogger<IpcManager> logger, LightlessMediator mediator,
         IpcCallerPenumbra penumbraIpc, IpcCallerGlamourer glamourerIpc, IpcCallerCustomize customizeIpc, IpcCallerHeels heelsIpc,
-        IpcCallerHonorific honorificIpc, IpcCallerMoodles moodlesIpc, IpcCallerPetNames ipcCallerPetNames, IpcCallerBrio ipcCallerBrio) : base(logger, mediator)
+        IpcCallerHonorific honorificIpc, IpcCallerMoodles moodlesIpc, IpcCallerPetNames ipcCallerPetNames, IpcCallerBrio ipcCallerBrio,
+        IpcCallerLifestream ipcCallerLifestream) : base(logger, mediator)
     {
         CustomizePlus = customizeIpc;
         Heels = heelsIpc;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ public sealed partial class IpcManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         Moodles = moodlesIpc;
         PetNames = ipcCallerPetNames;
         Brio = ipcCallerBrio;
+        Lifestream = ipcCallerLifestream;
 
         _wasInitialized = Initialized;
         if (_wasInitialized)
@@ -47,8 +49,8 @@ public sealed partial class IpcManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
     public IpcCallerPenumbra Penumbra { get; }
     public IpcCallerMoodles Moodles { get; }
     public IpcCallerPetNames PetNames { get; }
-
     public IpcCallerBrio Brio { get; }
+    public IpcCallerLifestream Lifestream { get; }
 
     private void PeriodicApiStateCheck()
     {
@@ -69,5 +71,6 @@ public sealed partial class IpcManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
 
         _wasInitialized = initialized;
+        Lifestream.CheckAPI();
     }
 }

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;
 
@@ -156,5 +157,10 @@ public class LightlessConfig : ILightlessConfiguration
     public bool SyncshellFinderEnabled { get; set; } = false;
     public string? SelectedFinderSyncshell { get; set; } = null;
     public string LastSeenVersion { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public bool EnableParticleEffects { get; set; } = true;
     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/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)
         {
@@ -92,117 +117,192 @@ 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;
+        try
+        {
+            var character = (Character*)playerPointer;
+            if (character == null)
+                return true;
 
-        var character = (Character*)playerPointer;
+            var gameObject = &character->GameObject;
+            if (gameObject == null)
+                return true;
 
-        if (character == null)
+            return gameObject->DrawObject == null;
+        }
+        catch (AccessViolationException)
+        {
             return true;
-
-        var gameObject = &character->GameObject;
-        if (gameObject == null)
-            return true;
-
-        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);
+
+        // get all remaining paths and resolve them
+        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();
-        var allowedExtensions = CacheMonitor.AllowedFileExtensions;
-        fragment.FileReplacements.RemoveWhere(c => c.GamePaths.Any(g => !allowedExtensions.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 = transientPaths.Count == 0
-            ? new Dictionary<string, string[]>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).AsReadOnly()
-            : 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);
@@ -211,85 +311,64 @@ 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)
@@ -303,80 +382,250 @@ 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();
@@ -395,21 +644,15 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
             {
                 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);
@@ -420,14 +663,10 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
                 {
                     var filePath = forwardResolved[i]?.ToLowerInvariant();
                     if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath))
-                    {
                         continue;
-                    }
 
                     if (resolvedPaths.TryGetValue(filePath, out var list))
-                    {
-                        list.Add(forwardPathsLower[i]);
-                    }
+                        list.Add(forwardPaths[i].ToLowerInvariant());
                     else
                     {
                         resolvedPaths[filePath] = [forwardPathsLower[i]];
@@ -443,13 +682,9 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
                         reverseResolvedLower[j] = reverseResolved[i][j].ToLowerInvariant();
                     }
                     if (resolvedPaths.TryGetValue(filePath, out var list))
-                    {
-                        list.AddRange(reverseResolvedLower);
-                    }
+                        list.AddRange(reverseResolved[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()));
                     else
-                    {
-                        resolvedPaths[filePath] = new List<string>(reverseResolvedLower);
-                    }
+                        resolvedPaths[filePath] = [.. reverseResolved[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()).ToList()];
                 }
 
                 return resolvedPaths.ToDictionary(k => k.Key, k => k.Value.ToArray(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).AsReadOnly();
@@ -457,17 +692,14 @@ 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(forwardPathsLower[i]);
-            }
+                list.Add(forwardPaths[i].ToLowerInvariant());
             else
-            {
-                resolvedPaths[filePath] = [forwardPathsLower[i]];
-            }
+                resolvedPaths[filePath] = [forwardPaths[i].ToLowerInvariant()];
         }
 
         for (int i = 0; i < reversePaths.Length; i++)
@@ -479,13 +711,9 @@ public class PlayerDataFactory
                 reverseResolvedLower[j] = reverse[i][j].ToLowerInvariant();
             }
             if (resolvedPaths.TryGetValue(filePath, out var list))
-            {
-                list.AddRange(reverseResolvedLower);
-            }
+                list.AddRange(reverse[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()));
             else
-            {
-                resolvedPaths[filePath] = new List<string>(reverseResolvedLower);
-            }
+                resolvedPaths[filePath] = [.. reverse[i].Select(c => c.ToLowerInvariant()).ToList()];
         }
 
         return resolvedPaths.ToDictionary(k => k.Key, k => k.Value.ToArray(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase).AsReadOnly();
@@ -496,11 +724,29 @@ 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/Handlers/GameObjectHandler.cs

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public sealed class GameObjectHandler : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IHighP
             if (msg.Address == Address)
             {
                 _haltProcessing = false;
+                Refresh();
             }
         });
 
@@ -176,30 +177,36 @@ public sealed class GameObjectHandler : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IHighP
         Mediator.Publish(new GameObjectHandlerDestroyedMessage(this, _isOwnedObject));
     }
 
-    private unsafe void CheckAndUpdateObject()
+    private void CheckAndUpdateObject() => CheckAndUpdateObject(allowPublish: true);
+
+    private unsafe void CheckAndUpdateObject(bool allowPublish = true)
     {
         var prevAddr = Address;
         var prevDrawObj = DrawObjectAddress;
 
         Address = _getAddress();
+
         if (Address != IntPtr.Zero)
         {
             var gameObject = (FFXIVClientStructs.FFXIV.Client.Game.Object.GameObject*)Address;
-            var drawObjAddr = (IntPtr)gameObject->DrawObject;
-            DrawObjectAddress = drawObjAddr;
+            DrawObjectAddress = (IntPtr)gameObject->DrawObject;
             EntityId = gameObject->EntityId;
-            CurrentDrawCondition = DrawCondition.None;
+
+            var chara = (Character*)Address;
+            var newName = chara->GameObject.NameString;
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newName) && !string.Equals(newName, Name, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                Name = newName;
         }
         else
         {
             DrawObjectAddress = IntPtr.Zero;
             EntityId = uint.MaxValue;
-            CurrentDrawCondition = DrawCondition.DrawObjectZero;
         }
 
         CurrentDrawCondition = IsBeingDrawnUnsafe();
 
-        if (_haltProcessing) return;
+        if (_haltProcessing || !allowPublish) return;
 
         bool drawObjDiff = DrawObjectAddress != prevDrawObj;
         bool addrDiff = Address != prevAddr;
@@ -356,12 +363,10 @@ public sealed class GameObjectHandler : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IHighP
 
     private void FrameworkUpdate()
     {
-        if (!_delayedZoningTask?.IsCompleted ?? false) return;
-
         try
         {
-            _performanceCollector.LogPerformance(this, $"CheckAndUpdateObject>{(_isOwnedObject ? "Self" : "Other")}+{ObjectKind}/{(string.IsNullOrEmpty(Name) ? "Unk" : Name)}"
-                + $"+{Address.ToString("X")}", CheckAndUpdateObject);
+            var zoningDelayActive = !(_delayedZoningTask?.IsCompleted ?? true);
+            _performanceCollector.LogPerformance(this, $"CheckAndUpdateObject>{(_isOwnedObject ? "Self" : "Other")}+{ObjectKind}/{(string.IsNullOrEmpty(Name) ? "Unk" : Name)}", () => CheckAndUpdateObject(allowPublish: !zoningDelayActive));
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -462,6 +467,6 @@ public sealed class GameObjectHandler : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IHighP
                 Logger.LogDebug("[{this}] Delay after zoning complete", this);
                 _zoningCts.Dispose();
             }
-        });
+        }, _zoningCts.Token);
     }
 }

LightlessSync/PlayerData/Pairs/PairHandlerAdapter.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
     private readonly ModelDecimationService _modelDecimationService;
     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 readonly IFramework _framework;
     private CancellationTokenSource? _applicationCancellationTokenSource;
@@ -93,6 +95,9 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
     private readonly Dictionary<ObjectKind, HashSet<PlayerChanges>> _pendingOwnedChanges = new();
     private CancellationTokenSource? _ownedRetryCts;
     private Task _ownedRetryTask = Task.CompletedTask;
+
+
+
     private static readonly TimeSpan OwnedRetryInitialDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
     private static readonly TimeSpan OwnedRetryMaxDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
     private static readonly TimeSpan OwnedRetryStaleDataGrace = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5);
@@ -104,6 +109,13 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         ".avfx",
         ".scd"
     };
+
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte> _blockedPapHashes = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    private AnimationValidationMode _lastAnimMode = (AnimationValidationMode)(-1);
+    private bool _lastAllowOneBasedShift;
+    private bool _lastAllowNeighborTolerance;
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte> _dumpedRemoteSkeletonForHash = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
     private DateTime? _invisibleSinceUtc;
     private DateTime? _visibilityEvictionDueAtUtc;
     private DateTime _nextActorLookupUtc = DateTime.MinValue;
@@ -207,7 +219,9 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         ModelDecimationService modelDecimationService,
         PairStateCache pairStateCache,
         PairPerformanceMetricsCache performanceMetricsCache,
-        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor) : base(logger, mediator)
+        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor,
+        XivDataAnalyzer modelAnalyzer,
+        LightlessConfigService configService) : base(logger, mediator)
     {
         _pairManager = pairManager;
         Ident = ident;
@@ -229,6 +243,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         _pairStateCache = pairStateCache;
         _performanceMetricsCache = performanceMetricsCache;
         _tempCollectionJanitor = tempCollectionJanitor;
+        _modelAnalyzer = modelAnalyzer;
+        _configService = configService;
     }
 
     public void Initialize()
@@ -2119,11 +2135,36 @@ 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))
                 {
@@ -2191,20 +2232,20 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         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);
+                _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($"Application failed: {ex.Message}", "Exception");
         }
-        else
-        {
-            Logger.LogWarning(ex, "[{applicationId}] Cancelled", _applicationId);
-            _forceFullReapply = true;
-        }
-        RecordFailure($"Application failed: {ex.Message}", "Exception");
     }
-}
 
     private void FrameworkUpdate()
     {
@@ -2419,6 +2460,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
 
         try
         {
+            RefreshPapBlockCacheIfAnimSettingsChanged();
+
             var replacementList = charaData.FileReplacements.SelectMany(k => k.Value.Where(v => string.IsNullOrEmpty(v.FileSwapPath))).ToList();
             Parallel.ForEach(replacementList, new ParallelOptions()
             {
@@ -2441,20 +2484,37 @@ 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 preferredPath = fileCache.ResolvedFilepath;
-                        if (!skipDownscaleForPair && gamePath.EndsWith(".tex", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                        var mode = _configService.Current.AnimationValidationMode;
+
+                        if (mode != AnimationValidationMode.Unsafe
+                            && gamePath.EndsWith(".pap", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                            && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(item.Hash)
+                            && _blockedPapHashes.ContainsKey(item.Hash))
                         {
-                            preferredPath = _textureDownscaleService.GetPreferredPath(item.Hash, fileCache.ResolvedFilepath);
-                        }
-                        else if (!skipDecimationForPair && gamePath.EndsWith(".mdl", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-                        {
-                            preferredPath = _modelDecimationService.GetPreferredPath(item.Hash, fileCache.ResolvedFilepath);
+                            continue;
                         }
+
+                        var preferredPath = skipDownscaleForPair
+                            ? fileCache.ResolvedFilepath
+                            : _textureDownscaleService.GetPreferredPath(item.Hash, fileCache.ResolvedFilepath);
+
                         outputDict[(gamePath, item.Hash)] = preferredPath;
                     }
                 }
@@ -2766,7 +2826,7 @@ 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))
@@ -2802,6 +2862,128 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapter : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IPa
         }
     }
 
+    private void RefreshPapBlockCacheIfAnimSettingsChanged()
+    {
+        var cfg = _configService.Current;
+
+        if (cfg.AnimationValidationMode != _lastAnimMode
+            || cfg.AnimationAllowOneBasedShift != _lastAllowOneBasedShift
+            || cfg.AnimationAllowNeighborIndexTolerance != _lastAllowNeighborTolerance)
+        {
+            _lastAnimMode = cfg.AnimationValidationMode;
+            _lastAllowOneBasedShift = cfg.AnimationAllowOneBasedShift;
+            _lastAllowNeighborTolerance = cfg.AnimationAllowNeighborIndexTolerance;
+
+            _blockedPapHashes.Clear();
+            _dumpedRemoteSkeletonForHash.Clear();
+
+            Logger.LogDebug("{handler}: Cleared blocked PAP cache due to animation setting change (mode={mode}, shift={shift}, neigh={neigh})",
+                GetLogIdentifier(), _lastAnimMode, _lastAllowOneBasedShift, _lastAllowNeighborTolerance);
+        }
+    }
+
+    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)
+    {
+        RefreshPapBlockCacheIfAnimSettingsChanged();
+
+        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

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ 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;
     private readonly IFramework _framework;
 
     public PairHandlerAdapterFactory(
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapterFactory : IPairHandlerAdapterFactory
         ModelDecimationService modelDecimationService,
         PairStateCache pairStateCache,
         PairPerformanceMetricsCache pairPerformanceMetricsCache,
-        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor)
+        PenumbraTempCollectionJanitor tempCollectionJanitor,
+        XivDataAnalyzer modelAnalyzer,
+        LightlessConfigService configService)
     {
         _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         _mediator = mediator;
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapterFactory : IPairHandlerAdapterFactory
         _pairStateCache = pairStateCache;
         _pairPerformanceMetricsCache = pairPerformanceMetricsCache;
         _tempCollectionJanitor = tempCollectionJanitor;
+        _modelAnalyzer = modelAnalyzer;
+        _configService = configService;
     }
 
     public IPairHandlerAdapter Create(string ident)
@@ -110,6 +116,8 @@ internal sealed class PairHandlerAdapterFactory : IPairHandlerAdapterFactory
             _modelDecimationService,
             _pairStateCache,
             _pairPerformanceMetricsCache,
-            _tempCollectionJanitor);
+            _tempCollectionJanitor,
+            _modelAnalyzer,
+            _configService);
     }
 }

LightlessSync/Plugin.cs

@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
         services.AddSingleton<HubFactory>();
         services.AddSingleton<FileUploadManager>();
         services.AddSingleton<FileTransferOrchestrator>();
-        services.AddSingleton<FileDownloadDeduplicator>();
         services.AddSingleton<LightlessPlugin>();
         services.AddSingleton<LightlessProfileManager>();
         services.AddSingleton<TextureCompressionService>();
@@ -378,6 +377,11 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             sp.GetRequiredService<DalamudUtilService>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<LightlessMediator>()));
 
+        services.AddSingleton(sp => new IpcCallerLifestream(
+            pluginInterface,
+            sp.GetRequiredService<LightlessMediator>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<IpcCallerLifestream>>()));
+
         services.AddSingleton(sp => new IpcManager(
             sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<IpcManager>>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<LightlessMediator>(),
@@ -388,7 +392,9 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             sp.GetRequiredService<IpcCallerHonorific>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<IpcCallerMoodles>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<IpcCallerPetNames>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<IpcCallerBrio>()));
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IpcCallerBrio>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<IpcCallerLifestream>()
+            ));
 
         // Notifications / HTTP
         services.AddSingleton(sp => new NotificationService(
@@ -486,19 +492,11 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             sp.GetRequiredService<UiSharedService>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<ApiController>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<LightFinderScannerService>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<LightFinderPlateHandler>()));
-
-        services.AddScoped<WindowMediatorSubscriberBase, SyncshellFinderUI>(sp => new SyncshellFinderUI(
-            sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<SyncshellFinderUI>>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<LightlessMediator>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<PerformanceCollectorService>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<LightFinderService>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<UiSharedService>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<ApiController>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<LightFinderScannerService>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<PairUiService>(),
             sp.GetRequiredService<DalamudUtilService>(),
-            sp.GetRequiredService<LightlessProfileManager>()));
+            sp.GetRequiredService<LightlessProfileManager>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<ActorObjectService>(),
+            sp.GetRequiredService<LightFinderPlateHandler>()));
 
         services.AddScoped<IPopupHandler, BanUserPopupHandler>();
         services.AddScoped<IPopupHandler, CensusPopupHandler>();
@@ -584,7 +582,6 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
-        _host.StopAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();
-        _host.Dispose();
+        _host.StopAsync().ContinueWith(_ => _host.Dispose()).Wait(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
     }
 }

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/DalamudUtilService.cs

@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ 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;
@@ -843,31 +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)
         {
@@ -919,6 +931,28 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
         return WorldData.Value.TryGetValue(worldId, out var worldName) ? worldName : null;
     }
 
+    public void TargetPlayerByAddress(nint address)
+    {
+        if (address == nint.Zero) return;
+        if (_clientState.IsPvP) return;
+
+        _ = RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
+        {
+            var gameObject = CreateGameObject(address);
+            if (gameObject is null) return;
+
+            var useFocusTarget = _configService.Current.UseFocusTarget;
+            if (useFocusTarget)
+            {
+                _targetManager.FocusTarget = gameObject;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _targetManager.Target = gameObject;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     private unsafe void CheckCharacterForDrawing(nint address, string characterName)
     {
         var gameObj = (GameObject*)address;

LightlessSync/Services/LightFinder/LightFinderScannerService.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 using LightlessSync.API.Dto.User;
 using LightlessSync.Services.ActorTracking;
 using LightlessSync.Services.Mediator;
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
     private readonly HashSet<string> _syncshellCids = [];
     private volatile bool _pendingLocalBroadcast;
     private TimeSpan? _pendingLocalTtl;
+    private string? _pendingLocalGid;
 
     private static readonly TimeSpan _maxAllowedTtl = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(4);
     private static readonly TimeSpan _retryDelay = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
     private const int _maxQueueSize = 100;
 
     private volatile bool _batchRunning = false;
+    private volatile bool _disposed = false;
 
     public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, BroadcastEntry> BroadcastCache => _broadcastCache;
     public readonly record struct BroadcastEntry(bool IsBroadcasting, DateTime ExpiryTime, string? GID);
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     public void Update()
     {
+        if (_disposed)
+            return;
+
         _frameCounter++;
         var lookupsThisFrame = 0;
 
@@ -111,7 +116,14 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     private async Task BatchUpdateBroadcastCacheAsync(List<string> cids)
     {
+        if (_disposed)
+            return;
+
         var results = await _broadcastService.AreUsersBroadcastingAsync(cids).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        
+        if (_disposed)
+            return;
+
         var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
         foreach (var (cid, info) in results)
@@ -130,6 +142,9 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
                 (_, old) => new BroadcastEntry(info.IsBroadcasting, expiry, info.GID));
         }
 
+        if (_disposed)
+            return;
+
         var activeCids = _broadcastCache
             .Where(e => e.Value.IsBroadcasting && e.Value.ExpiryTime > now)
             .Select(e => e.Key)
@@ -142,6 +157,9 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     private void OnBroadcastStatusChanged(BroadcastStatusChangedMessage msg)
     {
+        if (_disposed)
+            return;
+
         if (!msg.Enabled)
         {
             _broadcastCache.Clear();
@@ -158,6 +176,7 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         _pendingLocalBroadcast = true;
         _pendingLocalTtl = msg.Ttl;
+        _pendingLocalGid = msg.Gid;
         TryPrimeLocalBroadcastCache();
     }
 
@@ -173,11 +192,12 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         var expiry = DateTime.UtcNow + ttl;
 
         _broadcastCache.AddOrUpdate(localCid,
-            new BroadcastEntry(true, expiry, null),
-            (_, old) => new BroadcastEntry(true, expiry, old.GID));
+            new BroadcastEntry(true, expiry, _pendingLocalGid),
+            (_, old) => new BroadcastEntry(true, expiry, _pendingLocalGid ?? old.GID));
 
         _pendingLocalBroadcast = false;
         _pendingLocalTtl = null;
+        _pendingLocalGid = null;
 
         var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
         var activeCids = _broadcastCache
@@ -187,10 +207,14 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         _lightFinderPlateHandler.UpdateBroadcastingCids(activeCids);
         _lightFinderNativePlateHandler.UpdateBroadcastingCids(activeCids);
+        UpdateSyncshellBroadcasts();
     }
 
     private void UpdateSyncshellBroadcasts()
     {
+        if (_disposed)
+            return;
+
         var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
         var nearbyCids = GetNearbyHashedCids(out _);
         var newSet = nearbyCids.Count == 0
@@ -324,17 +348,35 @@ public class LightFinderScannerService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
     {
+        _disposed = true;
         base.Dispose(disposing);
         _framework.Update -= OnFrameworkUpdate;
-        if (_cleanupTask != null)
+        
+        try
         {
-            _cleanupTask?.Wait(100, _cleanupCts.Token);
+            _cleanupCts.Cancel();
+        }
+        catch (ObjectDisposedException)
+        {
+            // Already disposed, can be ignored :)
         }
 
-        _cleanupCts.Cancel();
-        _cleanupCts.Dispose();
+        try
+        {
+            _cleanupTask?.Wait(100);
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+            // Task may have already completed or been cancelled?
+        }
 
-        _cleanupTask?.Wait(100);
-        _cleanupCts.Dispose();
+        try
+        {
+            _cleanupCts.Dispose();
+        }
+        catch (ObjectDisposedException)
+        {
+            // Already disposed, ignore
+        }
     }
 }

LightlessSync/Services/LightFinder/LightFinderService.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Dalamud.Interface;
+using Dalamud.Interface;
 using LightlessSync.API.Dto.Group;
 using LightlessSync.API.Dto.User;
 using LightlessSync.LightlessConfiguration;
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ public class LightFinderService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
         _waitingForTtlFetch = false;
 
         if (!wasEnabled || previousRemaining != validTtl)
-            _mediator.Publish(new BroadcastStatusChangedMessage(true, validTtl));
+        {
+            var gid = _config.Current.SyncshellFinderEnabled ? _config.Current.SelectedFinderSyncshell : null;
+            _mediator.Publish(new BroadcastStatusChangedMessage(true, validTtl, gid));
+        }
 
         _logger.LogInformation("Lightfinder broadcast enabled ({Context}), TTL: {TTL}", context, validTtl);
         return true;

LightlessSync/Services/Mediator/LightlessMediator.cs

@@ -63,23 +63,31 @@ public sealed class LightlessMediator : IHostedService
 
         _ = Task.Run(async () =>
         {
-            while (!_loopCts.Token.IsCancellationRequested)
+            try
             {
-                while (!_processQueue)
+                while (!_loopCts.Token.IsCancellationRequested)
                 {
+                    while (!_processQueue)
+                    {
+                        await Task.Delay(100, _loopCts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    }
+
                     await Task.Delay(100, _loopCts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                    HashSet<MessageBase> processedMessages = [];
+                    while (_messageQueue.TryDequeue(out var message))
+                    {
+                        if (processedMessages.Contains(message)) { continue; }
+
+                        processedMessages.Add(message);
+
+                        ExecuteMessage(message);
+                    }
                 }
-
-                await Task.Delay(100, _loopCts.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                HashSet<MessageBase> processedMessages = [];
-                while (_messageQueue.TryDequeue(out var message))
-                {
-                    if (processedMessages.Contains(message)) { continue; }
-                    processedMessages.Add(message);
-
-                    ExecuteMessage(message);
-                }
+            }
+            catch (OperationCanceledException)
+            {
+                _logger.LogInformation("LightlessMediator stopped");
             }
         });
 

LightlessSync/Services/Mediator/Messages.cs

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public record GPoseLobbyReceivePoseData(UserData UserData, PoseData PoseData) :
 public record GPoseLobbyReceiveWorldData(UserData UserData, WorldData WorldData) : MessageBase;
 public record OpenCharaDataHubWithFilterMessage(UserData UserData) : MessageBase;
 public record EnableBroadcastMessage(string HashedCid, bool Enabled) : MessageBase;
-public record BroadcastStatusChangedMessage(bool Enabled, TimeSpan? Ttl) : MessageBase;
+public record BroadcastStatusChangedMessage(bool Enabled, TimeSpan? Ttl, string? Gid = null) : MessageBase;
 public record UserLeftSyncshell(string gid) : MessageBase;
 public record UserJoinedSyncshell(string gid) : MessageBase;
 public record SyncshellBroadcastsUpdatedMessage : MessageBase;

LightlessSync/Services/UiFactory.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using LightlessSync.UI.Tags;
 using LightlessSync.WebAPI;
 using LightlessSync.UI.Services;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories;
 
 namespace LightlessSync.Services;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ public class UiFactory
     private readonly PerformanceCollectorService _performanceCollectorService;
     private readonly ProfileTagService _profileTagService;
     private readonly DalamudUtilService _dalamudUtilService;
+    private readonly PairFactory _pairFactory;
 
     public UiFactory(
         ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ public class UiFactory
         LightlessProfileManager lightlessProfileManager,
         PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollectorService,
         ProfileTagService profileTagService,
-        DalamudUtilService dalamudUtilService)
+        DalamudUtilService dalamudUtilService,
+        PairFactory pairFactory)
     {
         _loggerFactory = loggerFactory;
         _lightlessMediator = lightlessMediator;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ public class UiFactory
         _performanceCollectorService = performanceCollectorService;
         _profileTagService = profileTagService;
         _dalamudUtilService = dalamudUtilService;
+        _pairFactory = pairFactory;
     }
 
     public SyncshellAdminUI CreateSyncshellAdminUi(GroupFullInfoDto dto)
@@ -58,7 +62,8 @@ public class UiFactory
             _pairUiService,
             dto,
             _performanceCollectorService,
-            _lightlessProfileManager);
+            _lightlessProfileManager,
+            _pairFactory);
     }
 
     public StandaloneProfileUi CreateStandaloneProfileUi(Pair pair)

LightlessSync/Services/XivDataAnalyzer.cs

@@ -6,14 +6,16 @@ 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.Collections.Concurrent;
 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;
@@ -31,127 +33,441 @@ 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)
@@ -239,4 +555,23 @@ 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/CompactUI.cs

@@ -34,44 +34,65 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI;
 
 public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 {
-    private readonly CharacterAnalyzer _characterAnalyzer;
+    #region Constants
+    
+    private const float ConnectButtonHighlightThickness = 14f;
+    
+    #endregion
+    
+    #region Services
+    
     private readonly ApiController _apiController;
+    private readonly CharacterAnalyzer _characterAnalyzer;
+    private readonly DalamudUtilService _dalamudUtilService;
+    private readonly DrawEntityFactory _drawEntityFactory;
+    private readonly FileUploadManager _fileTransferManager;
+    private readonly IpcManager _ipcManager;
+    private readonly LightFinderService _broadcastService;
     private readonly LightlessConfigService _configService;
     private readonly LightlessMediator _lightlessMediator;
     private readonly PairLedger _pairLedger;
-    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<GameObjectHandler, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, FileDownloadStatus>> _currentDownloads = new();
-    private readonly DrawEntityFactory _drawEntityFactory;
-    private readonly FileUploadManager _fileTransferManager;
     private readonly PlayerPerformanceConfigService _playerPerformanceConfig;
     private readonly PairUiService _pairUiService;
-    private readonly SelectTagForPairUi _selectTagForPairUi;
-    private readonly SelectTagForSyncshellUi _selectTagForSyncshellUi;
-    private readonly SelectSyncshellForTagUi _selectSyncshellForTagUi;
-    private readonly RenameSyncshellTagUi _renameSyncshellTagUi;
-    private readonly SelectPairForTagUi _selectPairsForGroupUi;
-    private readonly RenamePairTagUi _renamePairTagUi;
-    private readonly IpcManager _ipcManager;
     private readonly ServerConfigurationManager _serverManager;
-    private readonly TopTabMenu _tabMenu;
     private readonly TagHandler _tagHandler;
     private readonly UiSharedService _uiSharedService;
-    private readonly LightFinderService _broadcastService;
-    private readonly DalamudUtilService _dalamudUtilService;
-
+    
+    #endregion
+    
+    #region UI Components
+    
+    private readonly AnimatedHeader _animatedHeader = new();
+    private readonly RenamePairTagUi _renamePairTagUi;
+    private readonly RenameSyncshellTagUi _renameSyncshellTagUi;
+    private readonly SelectPairForTagUi _selectPairsForGroupUi;
+    private readonly SelectSyncshellForTagUi _selectSyncshellForTagUi;
+    private readonly SelectTagForPairUi _selectTagForPairUi;
+    private readonly SelectTagForSyncshellUi _selectTagForSyncshellUi;
+    private readonly SeluneBrush _seluneBrush = new();
+    private readonly TopTabMenu _tabMenu;
+    
+    #endregion
+    
+    #region State
+    
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<GameObjectHandler, Dictionary<string, FileDownloadStatus>> _currentDownloads = new();
     private List<IDrawFolder> _drawFolders;
+    private Pair? _focusedPair;
     private Pair? _lastAddedUser;
     private string _lastAddedUserComment = string.Empty;
     private Vector2 _lastPosition = Vector2.One;
     private Vector2 _lastSize = Vector2.One;
+    private int _pendingFocusFrame = -1;
+    private Pair? _pendingFocusPair;
     private bool _showModalForUserAddition;
     private float _transferPartHeight;
     private bool _wasOpen;
     private float _windowContentWidth;
-    private readonly SeluneBrush _seluneBrush = new();
-    private const float _connectButtonHighlightThickness = 14f;
-    private Pair? _focusedPair;
-    private Pair? _pendingFocusPair;
-    private int _pendingFocusFrame = -1;
+    
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Constructor
 
     public CompactUi(
         ILogger<CompactUi> logger,
@@ -127,6 +148,11 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             .Apply();
 
         _drawFolders = [.. DrawFolders];
+        
+        _animatedHeader.Height = 120f;
+        _animatedHeader.EnableBottomGradient = true;
+        _animatedHeader.GradientHeight = 250f;
+        _animatedHeader.EnableParticles = _configService.Current.EnableParticleEffects;
 
 #if DEBUG
         string dev = "Dev Build";
@@ -141,18 +167,26 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         Mediator.Subscribe<SwitchToIntroUiMessage>(this, (_) => IsOpen = false);
         Mediator.Subscribe<CutsceneStartMessage>(this, (_) => UiSharedService_GposeStart());
         Mediator.Subscribe<CutsceneEndMessage>(this, (_) => UiSharedService_GposeEnd());
-        Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadStartedMessage>(this, (msg) => _currentDownloads[msg.DownloadId] = msg.DownloadStatus);
+        Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadStartedMessage>(this, msg =>
+        {
+            _currentDownloads[msg.DownloadId] = new Dictionary<string, FileDownloadStatus>(msg.DownloadStatus, StringComparer.Ordinal);
+        });
         Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadFinishedMessage>(this, (msg) => _currentDownloads.TryRemove(msg.DownloadId, out _));
-        Mediator.Subscribe<RefreshUiMessage>(this, (msg) => _drawFolders = DrawFolders.ToList());
+        Mediator.Subscribe<RefreshUiMessage>(this, (msg) => _drawFolders = [.. DrawFolders]);
 
         _characterAnalyzer = characterAnalyzer;
         _playerPerformanceConfig = playerPerformanceConfig;
         _lightlessMediator = mediator;
     }
 
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Lifecycle
+
     public override void OnClose()
     {
         ForceReleaseFocus();
+        _animatedHeader.ClearParticles();
         base.OnClose();
     }
 
@@ -164,6 +198,13 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         using var selune = Selune.Begin(_seluneBrush, drawList, windowPos, windowSize);
 
         _windowContentWidth = UiSharedService.GetWindowContentRegionWidth();
+        
+        // Draw animated header background (just the gradient/particles, content drawn by existing methods)
+        var startCursorY = ImGui.GetCursorPosY();
+        _animatedHeader.Draw(_windowContentWidth, (_, _) => { });
+        // Reset cursor to draw content on top of the header background
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosY(startCursorY);
+        
         if (!_apiController.IsCurrentVersion)
         {
             var ver = _apiController.CurrentClientVersion;
@@ -209,17 +250,11 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
 
         using (ImRaii.PushId("header")) DrawUIDHeader();
-        _uiSharedService.RoundedSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"), 2.5f, 1f, 12f);
-        using (ImRaii.PushId("serverstatus"))
-        {
-            DrawServerStatus();
-        }
         selune.DrawHighlightOnly(ImGui.GetIO().DeltaTime);
         var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
         var contentMinY = windowPos.Y + ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin().Y;
         var gradientInset = 4f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
         var gradientTop = MathF.Max(contentMinY, ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos().Y - style.ItemSpacing.Y + gradientInset);
-        ImGui.Separator();
 
         if (_apiController.ServerState is ServerState.Connected)
         {
@@ -227,7 +262,6 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
             using (ImRaii.PushId("global-topmenu")) _tabMenu.Draw(pairSnapshot);
             using (ImRaii.PushId("pairlist")) DrawPairs();
-            ImGui.Separator();
             var transfersTop = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos().Y;
             var gradientBottom = MathF.Max(gradientTop, transfersTop - style.ItemSpacing.Y - gradientInset);
             selune.DrawGradient(gradientTop, gradientBottom, ImGui.GetIO().DeltaTime);
@@ -290,6 +324,10 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
     }
 
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Content Drawing
+
     private void DrawPairs()
     {
         float ySize = Math.Abs(_transferPartHeight) < 0.0001f
@@ -308,95 +346,6 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         ImGui.EndChild();
     }
 
-    private void DrawServerStatus()
-    {
-        var buttonSize = _uiSharedService.GetIconButtonSize(FontAwesomeIcon.Link);
-        var userCount = _apiController.OnlineUsers.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-        var userSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(userCount);
-        var textSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize("Users Online");
-#if DEBUG
-        string shardConnection = $"Shard: {_apiController.ServerInfo.ShardName}";
-#else
-        string shardConnection = string.Equals(_apiController.ServerInfo.ShardName, "Main", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? string.Empty : $"Shard: {_apiController.ServerInfo.ShardName}";
-#endif
-        var shardTextSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(shardConnection);
-        var printShard = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_apiController.ServerInfo.ShardName) && shardConnection != string.Empty;
-
-        if (_apiController.ServerState is ServerState.Connected)
-        {
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosX((ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin().X + UiSharedService.GetWindowContentRegionWidth()) / 2 - (userSize.X + textSize.X) / 2 - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X / 2);
-            if (!printShard) ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
-            ImGui.TextColored(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"), userCount);
-            ImGui.SameLine();
-            if (!printShard) ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted("Users Online");
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
-            ImGui.TextColored(UIColors.Get("DimRed"), "Not connected to any server");
-        }
-
-        if (printShard)
-        {
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosY(ImGui.GetCursorPosY() - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y);
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosX((ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin().X + UiSharedService.GetWindowContentRegionWidth()) / 2 - shardTextSize.X / 2);
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(shardConnection);
-        }
-
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-        if (printShard)
-        {
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosY(ImGui.GetCursorPosY() - ((userSize.Y + textSize.Y) / 2 + shardTextSize.Y) / 2 - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y + buttonSize.Y / 2);
-        }
-        bool isConnectingOrConnected = _apiController.ServerState is ServerState.Connected or ServerState.Connecting or ServerState.Reconnecting;
-        var color = UiSharedService.GetBoolColor(!isConnectingOrConnected);
-        var connectedIcon = isConnectingOrConnected ? FontAwesomeIcon.Unlink : FontAwesomeIcon.Link;
-
-        ImGui.SameLine(ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin().X + UiSharedService.GetWindowContentRegionWidth() - buttonSize.X);
-        if (printShard)
-        {
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosY(ImGui.GetCursorPosY() - ((userSize.Y + textSize.Y) / 2 + shardTextSize.Y) / 2 - ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.Y + buttonSize.Y / 2);
-        }
-
-        if (_apiController.ServerState is not (ServerState.Reconnecting or ServerState.Disconnecting))
-        {
-            using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, color))
-            {
-                if (_uiSharedService.IconButton(connectedIcon))
-                {
-                    if (isConnectingOrConnected && !_serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause)
-                    {
-                        _serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause = true;
-                        _serverManager.Save();
-                    }
-                    else if (!isConnectingOrConnected && _serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause)
-                    {
-                        _serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause = false;
-                        _serverManager.Save();
-                    }
-
-                    _ = _apiController.CreateConnectionsAsync();
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.AllowWhenBlockedByActiveItem) || ImGui.IsItemActive())
-            {
-                Selune.RegisterHighlight(
-                    ImGui.GetItemRectMin(),
-                    ImGui.GetItemRectMax(),
-                    SeluneHighlightMode.Both,
-                    borderOnly: true,
-                    borderThicknessOverride: _connectButtonHighlightThickness,
-                    exactSize: true,
-                    clipToElement: true,
-                    roundingOverride: ImGui.GetStyle().FrameRounding);
-            }
-
-            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip(isConnectingOrConnected ? "Disconnect from " + _serverManager.CurrentServer.ServerName : "Connect to " + _serverManager.CurrentServer.ServerName);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void DrawTransfers()
     {
         var currentUploads = _fileTransferManager.GetCurrentUploadsSnapshot();
@@ -492,11 +441,9 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         return new DownloadSummary(totalFiles, transferredFiles, transferredBytes, totalBytes);
     }
 
-    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Auto)]
-    private readonly record struct DownloadSummary(int TotalFiles, int TransferredFiles, long TransferredBytes, long TotalBytes)
-    {
-        public bool HasDownloads => TotalFiles > 0 || TotalBytes > 0;
-    }
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Header Drawing
 
     private void DrawUIDHeader()
     {
@@ -532,21 +479,52 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         using (_uiSharedService.IconFont.Push())
             iconSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.PersonCirclePlus.ToIconString());
 
-        float contentWidth = ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMax().X - ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin().X;
-        float uidStartX = (contentWidth - uidTextSize.X) / 2f;
+        float uidStartX = 25f;
         float cursorY = ImGui.GetCursorPosY();
 
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosY(cursorY);
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(uidStartX);
+
+        bool headerItemClicked;
+        using (_uiSharedService.UidFont.Push())
+        {
+            if (useVanityColors)
+            {
+                var seString = SeStringUtils.BuildFormattedPlayerName(uidText, vanityTextColor, vanityGlowColor);
+                var cursorPos = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+                var targetFontSize = ImGui.GetFontSize();
+                var font = ImGui.GetFont();
+                SeStringUtils.RenderSeStringWithHitbox(seString, cursorPos, targetFontSize ,font , "uid-header");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ImGui.TextColored(uidColor, uidText);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Get the actual rendered text rect for proper icon alignment
+        var uidTextRect = ImGui.GetItemRectMax() - ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
+        var uidTextRectMin = ImGui.GetItemRectMin();
+        var uidTextHovered = ImGui.IsItemHovered();
+        headerItemClicked = ImGui.IsItemClicked();
+        
+        // Track position for icons next to UID text
+        // Use uidTextSize.Y (actual font height) for vertical centering, not hitbox height
+        float nextIconX = uidTextRectMin.X + uidTextRect.X + 10f;
+        float iconYOffset = (uidTextSize.Y - iconSize.Y) * 0.5f;
+        float textVerticalOffset = (uidTextRect.Y - uidTextSize.Y) * 0.5f;
+        var buttonSize = new Vector2(iconSize.X, uidTextSize.Y);
+
         if (_configService.Current.BroadcastEnabled && _apiController.IsConnected)
         {
-            float iconYOffset = (uidTextSize.Y - iconSize.Y) * 0.5f;
-            var buttonSize = new Vector2(iconSize.X, uidTextSize.Y);
-
-            ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X + 5f, cursorY));
+            ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(new Vector2(nextIconX, uidTextRectMin.Y + textVerticalOffset));
+            
             ImGui.InvisibleButton("BroadcastIcon", buttonSize);
-
             var iconPos = ImGui.GetItemRectMin() + new Vector2(0f, iconYOffset);
             using (_uiSharedService.IconFont.Push())
-                ImGui.GetWindowDrawList().AddText(iconPos, ImGui.GetColorU32(UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen")), FontAwesomeIcon.PersonCirclePlus.ToIconString());
+                ImGui.GetWindowDrawList().AddText(iconPos, ImGui.GetColorU32(UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen")), FontAwesomeIcon.Wifi.ToIconString());
+            
+            nextIconX = ImGui.GetItemRectMax().X + 6f;
 
 
             if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
@@ -618,50 +596,8 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             if (ImGui.IsItemClicked())
                 _lightlessMediator.Publish(new UiToggleMessage(typeof(LightFinderUI)));
         }
-
-        ImGui.SetCursorPosY(cursorY);
-        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(uidStartX);
-
-        bool headerItemClicked;
-        using (_uiSharedService.UidFont.Push())
-        {
-            if (useVanityColors)
-            {
-                var seString = SeStringUtils.BuildFormattedPlayerName(uidText, vanityTextColor, vanityGlowColor);
-                var cursorPos = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
-                var targetFontSize = ImGui.GetFontSize();
-                var font = ImGui.GetFont();
-                SeStringUtils.RenderSeStringWithHitbox(seString, cursorPos, targetFontSize ,font , "uid-header");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ImGui.TextColored(uidColor, uidText);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
-        {
-            var padding = new Vector2(35f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
-            Selune.RegisterHighlight(
-                ImGui.GetItemRectMin() - padding,
-                ImGui.GetItemRectMax() + padding,
-                SeluneHighlightMode.Point,
-                exactSize: true,
-                clipToElement: true,
-                clipPadding: padding,
-                highlightColorOverride: vanityGlowColor,
-                highlightAlphaOverride: 0.05f);
-        }
-
-        headerItemClicked = ImGui.IsItemClicked();
-
-        if (headerItemClicked)
-        {
-            ImGui.SetClipboardText(uidText);
-        }
-
-        UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Click to copy");
-
+        
+        // Warning threshold icon (next to lightfinder or UID text)
         if (_apiController.ServerState is ServerState.Connected && analysisSummary.HasData)
         {
             var objectSummary = analysisSummary.Objects.Values.FirstOrDefault(summary => summary.HasEntries);
@@ -675,24 +611,30 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
                 if ((isOverTriHold || isOverVRAMUsage) && _playerPerformanceConfig.Current.WarnOnExceedingThresholds)
                 {
-                    ImGui.SameLine();
-                    ImGui.SetCursorPosY(cursorY + 15f);
-                    _uiSharedService.IconText(FontAwesomeIcon.ExclamationTriangle, UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"));
+                    ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(new Vector2(nextIconX, uidTextRectMin.Y + textVerticalOffset));
+                    
+                    ImGui.InvisibleButton("WarningThresholdIcon", buttonSize);
+                    var warningIconPos = ImGui.GetItemRectMin() + new Vector2(0f, iconYOffset);
+                    using (_uiSharedService.IconFont.Push())
+                        ImGui.GetWindowDrawList().AddText(warningIconPos, ImGui.GetColorU32(UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow")), FontAwesomeIcon.ExclamationTriangle.ToIconString());
 
-                    string warningMessage = "";
-                    if (isOverTriHold)
+                    if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
                     {
-                        warningMessage += $"You exceed your own triangles threshold by " +
-                            $"{actualTriCount - _playerPerformanceConfig.Current.TrisWarningThresholdThousands * 1000} triangles.";
-                        warningMessage += Environment.NewLine;
-
+                        string warningMessage = "";
+                        if (isOverTriHold)
+                        {
+                            warningMessage += $"You exceed your own triangles threshold by " +
+                                $"{actualTriCount - _playerPerformanceConfig.Current.TrisWarningThresholdThousands * 1000} triangles.";
+                            warningMessage += Environment.NewLine;
+                        }
+                        if (isOverVRAMUsage)
+                        {
+                            warningMessage += $"You exceed your own VRAM threshold by " +
+                                    $"{UiSharedService.ByteToString(actualVramUsage - (_playerPerformanceConfig.Current.VRAMSizeWarningThresholdMiB * 1024 * 1024))}.";
+                        }
+                        UiSharedService.AttachToolTip(warningMessage);
                     }
-                    if (isOverVRAMUsage)
-                    {
-                        warningMessage += $"You exceed your own VRAM threshold by " +
-                                $"{UiSharedService.ByteToString(actualVramUsage - (_playerPerformanceConfig.Current.VRAMSizeWarningThresholdMiB * 1024 * 1024))}.";
-                    }
-                    UiSharedService.AttachToolTip(warningMessage);
+                    
                     if (ImGui.IsItemClicked())
                     {
                         _lightlessMediator.Publish(new UiToggleMessage(typeof(DataAnalysisUi)));
@@ -701,6 +643,34 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             }
         }
 
+
+        if (uidTextHovered)
+        {
+            var padding = new Vector2(35f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
+            Selune.RegisterHighlight(
+                uidTextRectMin - padding,
+                uidTextRectMin + uidTextRect + padding,
+                SeluneHighlightMode.Point,
+                exactSize: true,
+                clipToElement: true,
+                clipPadding: padding,
+                highlightColorOverride: vanityGlowColor,
+                highlightAlphaOverride: 0.05f);
+            
+            ImGui.SetTooltip("Click to copy");
+        }
+
+        if (headerItemClicked)
+        {
+            ImGui.SetClipboardText(uidText);
+        }
+
+        // Connect/Disconnect button next to big UID (use screen pos to avoid affecting layout)
+        DrawConnectButton(uidTextRectMin.Y + textVerticalOffset, uidTextSize.Y);
+
+        // Add spacing below the big UID
+        ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(5f);
+
         if (_apiController.ServerState is ServerState.Connected)
         {
             if (headerItemClicked)
@@ -708,10 +678,12 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                 ImGui.SetClipboardText(_apiController.DisplayName);
             }
 
-            if (!string.Equals(_apiController.DisplayName, _apiController.UID, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            // Only show smaller UID line if DisplayName differs from UID (custom vanity name)
+            bool hasCustomName = !string.Equals(_apiController.DisplayName, _apiController.UID, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            
+            if (hasCustomName)
             {
-                var origTextSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(_apiController.UID);
-                ImGui.SetCursorPosX((ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMax().X - ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin().X) / 2 - (origTextSize.X / 2));
+                ImGui.SetCursorPosX(uidStartX);
 
                 if (useVanityColors)
                 {
@@ -746,14 +718,88 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                 {
                     ImGui.SetClipboardText(_apiController.UID);
                 }
+
+                // Users Online on same line as smaller UID (with separator)
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+                ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted("|");
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+                ImGui.TextColored(UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen"), _apiController.OnlineUsers.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted("Users Online");
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // No custom name - just show Users Online aligned to uidStartX
+                ImGui.SetCursorPosX(uidStartX);
+                ImGui.TextColored(UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen"), _apiController.OnlineUsers.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
+                ImGui.SameLine();
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted("Users Online");
             }
         }
         else
         {
+            ImGui.SetCursorPosX(uidStartX);
             UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped(_apiController.ServerState.GetServerError(_apiController.AuthFailureMessage), uidColor);
         }
     }
 
+    private void DrawConnectButton(float screenY, float textHeight)
+    {
+        var buttonSize = _uiSharedService.GetIconButtonSize(FontAwesomeIcon.Link);
+        bool isConnectingOrConnected = _apiController.ServerState is ServerState.Connected or ServerState.Connecting or ServerState.Reconnecting;
+        var color = UiSharedService.GetBoolColor(!isConnectingOrConnected);
+        var connectedIcon = isConnectingOrConnected ? FontAwesomeIcon.Unlink : FontAwesomeIcon.Link;
+
+        // Position on right side, vertically centered with text
+        if (_apiController.ServerState is not (ServerState.Reconnecting or ServerState.Disconnecting))
+        {
+            var windowPos = ImGui.GetWindowPos();
+            var screenX = windowPos.X + UiSharedService.GetWindowContentRegionWidth() - buttonSize.X - 13f;
+            var yOffset = (textHeight - buttonSize.Y) * 0.5f;
+            ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(new Vector2(screenX, screenY + yOffset));
+
+            using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, color))
+            using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Button, ImGui.ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(new(0, 0, 0, 0))))
+            {
+                if (_uiSharedService.IconButton(connectedIcon, buttonSize.Y))
+                {
+                    if (isConnectingOrConnected && !_serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause)
+                    {
+                        _serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause = true;
+                        _serverManager.Save();
+                    }
+                    else if (!isConnectingOrConnected && _serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause)
+                    {
+                        _serverManager.CurrentServer.FullPause = false;
+                        _serverManager.Save();
+                    }
+
+                    _ = _apiController.CreateConnectionsAsync();
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.AllowWhenBlockedByActiveItem) || ImGui.IsItemActive())
+            {
+                Selune.RegisterHighlight(
+                    ImGui.GetItemRectMin(),
+                    ImGui.GetItemRectMax(),
+                    SeluneHighlightMode.Both,
+                    borderOnly: true,
+                    borderThicknessOverride: ConnectButtonHighlightThickness,
+                    exactSize: true,
+                    clipToElement: true,
+                    roundingOverride: ImGui.GetStyle().FrameRounding);
+            }
+
+            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip(isConnectingOrConnected ? "Disconnect from " + _serverManager.CurrentServer.ServerName : "Connect to " + _serverManager.CurrentServer.ServerName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Folder Building
+
     private IEnumerable<IDrawFolder> DrawFolders
     {
         get
@@ -889,6 +935,10 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
     }
 
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Filtering & Sorting
+
     private static bool PassesFilter(PairUiEntry entry, string filter)
     {
         if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(filter)) return true;
@@ -1033,10 +1083,11 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         return SortGroupEntries(entries, group);
     }
 
-    private void UiSharedService_GposeEnd()
-    {
-        IsOpen = _wasOpen;
-    }
+    #endregion
+
+    #region GPose Handlers
+
+    private void UiSharedService_GposeEnd() => IsOpen = _wasOpen;
 
     private void UiSharedService_GposeStart()
     {
@@ -1044,6 +1095,10 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         IsOpen = false;
     }
 
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Focus Tracking
+
     private void RegisterFocusCharacter(Pair pair)
     {
         _pendingFocusPair = pair;
@@ -1089,4 +1144,16 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         _pendingFocusPair = null;
         _pendingFocusFrame = -1;
     }
+
+    #endregion
+
+    #region Helper Types
+
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Auto)]
+    private readonly record struct DownloadSummary(int TotalFiles, int TransferredFiles, long TransferredBytes, long TotalBytes)
+    {
+        public bool HasDownloads => TotalFiles > 0 || TotalBytes > 0;
+    }
+
+    #endregion
 }

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;
@@ -63,9 +65,15 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         IsOpen = true;
 
-        Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadStartedMessage>(this, (msg) => 
+        Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadStartedMessage>(this, msg =>
         {
             _currentDownloads[msg.DownloadId] = msg.DownloadStatus;
+
+            var snap = msg.DownloadStatus.ToArray();
+            var totalFiles = snap.Sum(kv => kv.Value?.TotalFiles ?? 0);
+            var totalBytes = snap.Sum(kv => kv.Value?.TotalBytes ?? 0);
+
+            _downloadInitialTotals[msg.DownloadId] = (totalFiles, totalBytes);
             _notificationDismissed = false;
         });
         Mediator.Subscribe<DownloadFinishedMessage>(this, (msg) => 
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             _currentDownloads.TryRemove(msg.DownloadId, out _);
             
             // Dismiss notification if all downloads are complete
-            if (!_currentDownloads.Any() && !_notificationDismissed)
+            if (_currentDownloads.IsEmpty && !_notificationDismissed)
             {
                 Mediator.Publish(new LightlessNotificationDismissMessage("pair_download_progress"));
                 _notificationDismissed = true;
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         List<KeyValuePair<GameObjectHandler, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, FileDownloadStatus>>> transfers;
         try
         {
-            transfers = _currentDownloads.ToList();
+            transfers = [.. _currentDownloads];
         }
         catch (ArgumentException)
         {
@@ -454,9 +462,13 @@ 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;
@@ -464,7 +476,7 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             totalBytes += playerTotalBytes;
             transferredBytes += playerTransferredBytes;
 
-            // per-player W/Q/P/D
+            // per-player W/Q/P/D/C
             var playerDlSlot = 0;
             var playerDlQueue = 0;
             var playerDlProg = 0;
@@ -477,6 +489,7 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                 switch (fileStatus.DownloadStatus)
                 {
                     case DownloadStatus.Initializing:
+                    case DownloadStatus.WaitingForQueue:
                         playerDlQueue++;
                         totalDlQueue++;
                         break;
@@ -484,10 +497,6 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                         playerDlSlot++;
                         totalDlSlot++;
                         break;
-                    case DownloadStatus.WaitingForQueue:
-                        playerDlQueue++;
-                        totalDlQueue++;
-                        break;
                     case DownloadStatus.Downloading:
                         playerDlProg++;
                         totalDlProg++;
@@ -540,11 +549,6 @@ public class DownloadUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         if (totalFiles == 0 || totalBytes == 0)
             return;
 
-        // max speed for per-player bar scale (clamped)
-        double maxSpeed = perPlayer.Count > 0 ? perPlayer.Max(p => p.SpeedBytesPerSecond) : 0;
-        if (maxSpeed <= 0)
-            maxSpeed = 1;
-
         var drawList = ImGui.GetBackgroundDrawList();
         var windowPos = ImGui.GetWindowPos();
 

LightlessSync/UI/SettingsUi.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Colors;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
 using Dalamud.Utility;
+using Lifestream.Enums;
 using LightlessSync.API.Data;
 using LightlessSync.API.Data.Comparer;
 using LightlessSync.API.Data.Enum;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ 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 +42,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -69,6 +72,8 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
     private readonly UiSharedService _uiShared;
     private readonly IProgress<(int, int, FileCacheEntity)> _validationProgress;
     private readonly NameplateService _nameplateService;
+    private readonly AnimatedHeader _animatedHeader = new();
+
     private (int, int, FileCacheEntity) _currentProgress;
     private bool _deleteAccountPopupModalShown = false;
     private bool _deleteFilesPopupModalShown = false;
@@ -105,8 +110,8 @@ 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",
@@ -116,7 +121,8 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         "Colors",
         "Server Info Bar",
         "Nameplate",
-    };
+        "Animation & Bones"
+    ];
     private static readonly HashSet<string> _generalNavSeparatorAfter = new(StringComparer.Ordinal)
     {
         "Popup & Auto Fill",
@@ -205,7 +211,10 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         _nameplateService = nameplateService;
         _actorObjectService = actorObjectService;
         _validationProgress = new Progress<(int, int, FileCacheEntity)>(v => _currentProgress = v);
-
+        _animatedHeader.Height = 120f;
+        _animatedHeader.EnableBottomGradient = true;
+        _animatedHeader.GradientHeight = 250f;
+        _animatedHeader.EnableParticles = _configService.Current.EnableParticleEffects;
         WindowBuilder.For(this)
             .AllowPinning(true)
             .AllowClickthrough(false)
@@ -241,6 +250,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     public override void OnClose()
     {
+        _animatedHeader.ClearParticles();
         _uiShared.EditTrackerPosition = false;
         _uidToAddForIgnore = string.Empty;
         _secretKeysConversionCts = _secretKeysConversionCts.CancelRecreate();
@@ -255,8 +265,8 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
     protected override void DrawInternal()
     {
+        _animatedHeader.Draw(ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X, (_, _) => { });
         _ = _uiShared.DrawOtherPluginState();
-
         DrawSettingsContent();
     }
     private static Vector3 PackedColorToVector3(uint color)
@@ -1230,7 +1240,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1332,7 +1342,6 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
             ImGui.TreePop();
         }
-#endif
         if (_uiShared.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Copy, "[DEBUG] Copy Last created Character Data to clipboard"))
         {
             if (LastCreatedCharacterData != null)
@@ -1348,6 +1357,39 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Use this when reporting mods being rejected from the server.");
 
+        if (_uiShared.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Home, "Teleport to Limsa [LIFESTREAM TEST]") && _ipcManager.Lifestream.APIAvailable)
+        {
+            _ipcManager.Lifestream.ExecuteLifestreamCommand("limsa");
+        }
+
+        if (_uiShared.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Home, "Teleport to JoyHouse [LIFESTREAM TEST]") && _ipcManager.Lifestream.APIAvailable)
+        {
+            var twintania = _dalamudUtilService.WorldData.Value
+               .FirstOrDefault(kvp => kvp.Value.Equals("Twintania", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+            int ward = 29;
+            int plot = 7;
+
+            AddressBookEntryTuple addressEntry = (
+                Name: "",
+                World: (int)twintania.Key,
+                City: (int)ResidentialAetheryteKind.Kugane,
+                Ward: ward,
+                PropertyType: 0,
+                Plot: plot,
+                Apartment: 1,
+                ApartmentSubdivision: false,
+                AliasEnabled: false,
+                Alias: ""
+            );
+
+            _logger.LogInformation("going to: {address}", addressEntry);
+
+            _ipcManager.Lifestream.GoToHousingAddress(addressEntry);
+        }
+#endif
+
+
         _uiShared.DrawCombo("Log Level", Enum.GetValues<LogLevel>(), (l) => l.ToString(), (l) =>
         {
             _configService.Current.LogLevel = l;
@@ -2015,14 +2057,25 @@ 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)
@@ -2179,7 +2232,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         ImGui.Separator();
         var openPopupOnAddition = _configService.Current.OpenPopupOnAdd;
-
+        
         using (var popupTree = BeginGeneralTree("Popup & Auto Fill", UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple")))
         {
             if (popupTree.Visible)
@@ -2236,11 +2289,20 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         var groupInVisible = _configService.Current.ShowSyncshellUsersInVisible;
         var syncshellOfflineSeparate = _configService.Current.ShowSyncshellOfflineUsersSeparately;
         var greenVisiblePair = _configService.Current.ShowVisiblePairsGreenEye;
+        var enableParticleEffects = _configService.Current.EnableParticleEffects;
 
         using (var behaviorTree = BeginGeneralTree("Behavior", UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple")))
         {
             if (behaviorTree.Visible)
             {
+                if (ImGui.Checkbox("Enable Particle Effects", ref enableParticleEffects))
+                {
+                    _configService.Current.EnableParticleEffects = enableParticleEffects; 
+                    _configService.Save();
+                }
+                
+                _uiShared.DrawHelpText("This will enable particle effects in the UI.");
+                
                 if (ImGui.Checkbox("Enable Game Right Click Menu Entries", ref enableRightClickMenu))
                 {
                     _configService.Current.EnableRightClickMenus = enableRightClickMenu;
@@ -2949,16 +3011,21 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
 
                     var colorNames = new[]
                     {
-                    ("LightlessPurple", "Primary Purple", "Section titles and dividers"),
-                    ("LightlessPurpleActive", "Primary Purple (Active)", "Active tabs and hover highlights"),
-                    ("LightlessPurpleDefault", "Primary Purple (Inactive)", "Inactive tabs and default dividers"),
-                    ("LightlessBlue", "Secondary Blue", "Secondary title colors, visable pairs"),
-                    ("LightlessGreen", "Success Green", "Join buttons and success messages"),
-                    ("LightlessYellow", "Warning Yellow", "Warning colors"),
-                    ("LightlessOrange", "Performance Orange", "Performance notifications and warnings"),
-                    ("PairBlue", "Syncshell Blue", "Syncshell headers, toggle highlights, and moderator actions"),
-                    ("DimRed", "Error Red", "Error and offline colors")
-                };
+                        ("LightlessPurple", "Primary Purple", "Section titles and dividers"),
+                        ("LightlessPurpleActive", "Primary Purple (Active)", "Active tabs and hover highlights"),
+                        ("LightlessPurpleDefault", "Primary Purple (Inactive)", "Inactive tabs and default dividers"),
+                        ("LightlessBlue", "Secondary Blue", "Secondary title colors, visable pairs"),
+                        ("LightlessGreen", "Success Green", "Join buttons and success messages"),
+                        ("LightlessYellow", "Warning Yellow", "Warning colors"),
+                        ("LightlessOrange", "Performance Orange", "Performance notifications and warnings"),
+                        ("PairBlue", "Syncshell Blue", "Syncshell headers, toggle highlights, and moderator actions"),
+                        ("DimRed", "Error Red", "Error and offline colors"),    
+                        ("HeaderGradientTop", "Header Gradient (Top)", "Top color of the animated header background"),
+                        ("HeaderGradientBottom", "Header Gradient (Bottom)", "Bottom color of the animated header background"),
+                        ("HeaderStaticStar", "Header Stars", "Tint color for the static background stars in the header"),
+                        ("HeaderShootingStar", "Header Shooting Star", "Tint color for the shooting star effect"),
+                    };
+
                     if (ImGui.BeginTable("##ColorTable", 3,
                             ImGuiTableFlags.Borders | ImGuiTableFlags.RowBg | ImGuiTableFlags.SizingFixedFit))
                     {
@@ -3164,10 +3231,102 @@ 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);
         }
     }
@@ -3257,6 +3416,7 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         return 1f - (elapsed / GeneralTreeHighlightDuration);
     }
 
+    [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Auto)]
     private struct GeneralTreeScope : IDisposable
     {
         private readonly bool _visible;
@@ -3564,7 +3724,7 @@ 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/Style/AnimatedHeader.cs

@@ -43,10 +43,23 @@ public class AnimatedHeader
     private const float _extendedParticleHeight = 40f;
 
     public float Height { get; set; } = 150f;
+
+    // Color keys for theming
+    public string? TopColorKey { get; set; } = "HeaderGradientTop";
+    public string? BottomColorKey { get; set; } = "HeaderGradientBottom";
+    public string? StaticStarColorKey { get; set; } = "HeaderStaticStar";
+    public string? ShootingStarColorKey { get; set; } = "HeaderShootingStar";
+
+    // Fallbacks if the color keys are not found
     public Vector4 TopColor { get; set; } = new(0.08f, 0.05f, 0.15f, 1.0f);
     public Vector4 BottomColor { get; set; } = new(0.12f, 0.08f, 0.20f, 1.0f);
+    public Vector4 StaticStarColor { get; set; } = new(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f);
+    public Vector4 ShootingStarColor { get; set; } = new(0.4f, 0.8f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+
     public bool EnableParticles { get; set; } = true;
     public bool EnableBottomGradient { get; set; } = true;
+    
+    public float GradientHeight { get; set; } = 60f;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Draws the animated header with some customizable content
@@ -146,16 +159,21 @@ public class AnimatedHeader
     {
         var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
 
+        var top = ResolveColor(TopColorKey, TopColor);
+        var bottom = ResolveColor(BottomColorKey, BottomColor);
+
         drawList.AddRectFilledMultiColor(
             headerStart,
             headerEnd,
-            ImGui.GetColorU32(TopColor),
-            ImGui.GetColorU32(TopColor),
-            ImGui.GetColorU32(BottomColor),
-            ImGui.GetColorU32(BottomColor)
+            ImGui.GetColorU32(top),
+            ImGui.GetColorU32(top),
+            ImGui.GetColorU32(bottom),
+            ImGui.GetColorU32(bottom)
         );
 
         // Draw static background stars
+        var starBase = ResolveColor(StaticStarColorKey, StaticStarColor);
+
         var random = new Random(42);
         for (int i = 0; i < 50; i++)
         {
@@ -164,23 +182,28 @@ public class AnimatedHeader
                 (float)random.NextDouble() * (headerEnd.Y - headerStart.Y)
             );
             var brightness = 0.3f + (float)random.NextDouble() * 0.4f;
-            drawList.AddCircleFilled(starPos, 1f, ImGui.GetColorU32(new Vector4(1f, 1f, 1f, brightness)));
+            var starColor = starBase with { W = starBase.W * brightness };
+
+            drawList.AddCircleFilled(starPos, 1f, ImGui.GetColorU32(starColor));
         }
     }
 
     private void DrawBottomGradient(Vector2 headerStart, Vector2 headerEnd, float width)
     {
         var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
-        var gradientHeight = 60f;
+        var gradientHeight = GradientHeight;
+        var bottom = ResolveColor(BottomColorKey, BottomColor);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < gradientHeight; i++)
         {
             var progress = i / gradientHeight;
             var smoothProgress = progress * progress;
-            var r = BottomColor.X + (0.0f - BottomColor.X) * smoothProgress;
-            var g = BottomColor.Y + (0.0f - BottomColor.Y) * smoothProgress;
-            var b = BottomColor.Z + (0.0f - BottomColor.Z) * smoothProgress;
+
+            var r = bottom.X + (0.0f - bottom.X) * smoothProgress;
+            var g = bottom.Y + (0.0f - bottom.Y) * smoothProgress;
+            var b = bottom.Z + (0.0f - bottom.Z) * smoothProgress;
             var alpha = 1f - smoothProgress;
+
             var gradientColor = new Vector4(r, g, b, alpha);
             drawList.AddLine(
                 new Vector2(headerStart.X, headerEnd.Y + i),
@@ -308,9 +331,11 @@ public class AnimatedHeader
                 ? baseAlpha * (0.6f + 0.4f * MathF.Sin(particle.Twinkle))
                 : baseAlpha;
 
+            var shootingBase = ResolveColor(ShootingStarColorKey, ShootingStarColor);
+
             if (particle.Type == ParticleType.ShootingStar && particle.Trail != null && particle.Trail.Count > 1)
             {
-                var cyanColor = new Vector4(0.4f, 0.8f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+                var baseColor = shootingBase;
 
                 for (int t = 1; t < particle.Trail.Count; t++)
                 {
@@ -319,17 +344,18 @@ public class AnimatedHeader
                     var trailWidth = (1f - trailProgress) * 3f + 1f;
 
                     var glowAlpha = trailAlpha * 0.4f;
+
                     drawList.AddLine(
                         bannerStart + particle.Trail[t - 1],
                         bannerStart + particle.Trail[t],
-                        ImGui.GetColorU32(cyanColor with { W = glowAlpha }),
+                        ImGui.GetColorU32(baseColor with { W = glowAlpha }),
                         trailWidth + 4f
                     );
 
                     drawList.AddLine(
                         bannerStart + particle.Trail[t - 1],
                         bannerStart + particle.Trail[t],
-                        ImGui.GetColorU32(cyanColor with { W = trailAlpha }),
+                        ImGui.GetColorU32(baseColor with { W = trailAlpha }),
                         trailWidth
                     );
                 }
@@ -448,6 +474,13 @@ public class AnimatedHeader
             Hue = 270f
         });
     }
+    private static Vector4 ResolveColor(string? key, Vector4 fallback)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
+            return fallback;
+
+        return UIColors.Get(key);
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Clears all active particles. Useful when closing or hiding a window with an animated header.

LightlessSync/UI/Style/MainStyle.cs

@@ -40,9 +40,10 @@ internal static class MainStyle
         new("color.frameBg", "Frame Background", () => Rgba(40, 40, 40, 255), ImGuiCol.FrameBg),
         new("color.frameBgHovered", "Frame Background (Hover)", () => Rgba(50, 50, 50, 100), ImGuiCol.FrameBgHovered),
         new("color.frameBgActive", "Frame Background (Active)", () => Rgba(30, 30, 30, 255), ImGuiCol.FrameBgActive),
-        new("color.titleBg", "Title Background", () => Rgba(24, 24, 24, 232), ImGuiCol.TitleBg),
-        new("color.titleBgActive", "Title Background (Active)", () => Rgba(30, 30, 30, 255), ImGuiCol.TitleBgActive),
-        new("color.titleBgCollapsed", "Title Background (Collapsed)", () => Rgba(27, 27, 27, 255), ImGuiCol.TitleBgCollapsed),
+        new("color.titleBg", "Title Background", () => Rgba(22, 14, 41, 255), ImGuiCol.TitleBg),
+        new("color.titleBgActive", "Title Background (Active)", () => Rgba(22, 14, 41, 255), ImGuiCol.TitleBgActive),
+        new("color.titleBgCollapsed", "Title Background (Collapsed)", () => Rgba(22, 14, 41, 255), ImGuiCol.TitleBgCollapsed),
+        
         new("color.menuBarBg", "Menu Bar Background", () => Rgba(36, 36, 36, 255), ImGuiCol.MenuBarBg),
         new("color.scrollbarBg", "Scrollbar Background", () => Rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), ImGuiCol.ScrollbarBg),
         new("color.scrollbarGrab", "Scrollbar Grab", () => Rgba(62, 62, 62, 255), ImGuiCol.ScrollbarGrab),

LightlessSync/UI/SyncshellAdminUI.cs

@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ using Dalamud.Interface.Colors;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Textures.TextureWraps;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
 using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
+using LightlessSync.API.Data;
 using LightlessSync.API.Data.Enum;
 using LightlessSync.API.Data.Extensions;
 using LightlessSync.API.Dto.Group;
+using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Factories;
 using LightlessSync.PlayerData.Pairs;
 using LightlessSync.Services;
 using LightlessSync.Services.Mediator;
@@ -42,13 +44,32 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
     private Task<int>? _pruneTask;
     private int _pruneDays = 14;
 
+    // Ban management fields
+    private Task<List<BannedGroupUserDto>>? _bannedUsersTask;
+    private bool _bannedUsersLoaded;
+    private string? _bannedUsersLoadError;
+
+    private string _newBanUid = string.Empty;
+    private string _newBanReason = string.Empty;
+    private Task? _newBanTask;
+    private string? _newBanError;
+    private DateTime _newBanBusyUntilUtc;
+
+    // Ban editing fields
+    private string? _editingBanUid;
+    private readonly Dictionary<string, string> _banReasonEdits = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
+
+    private Task? _banEditTask;
+    private string? _banEditError;
+
     private Task<GroupPruneSettingsDto>? _pruneSettingsTask;
     private bool _pruneSettingsLoaded;
     private bool _autoPruneEnabled;
     private int _autoPruneDays = 14;
+    private readonly PairFactory _pairFactory;
 
     public SyncshellAdminUI(ILogger<SyncshellAdminUI> logger, LightlessMediator mediator, ApiController apiController,
-        UiSharedService uiSharedService, PairUiService pairUiService, GroupFullInfoDto groupFullInfo, PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollectorService, LightlessProfileManager lightlessProfileManager)
+        UiSharedService uiSharedService, PairUiService pairUiService, GroupFullInfoDto groupFullInfo, PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollectorService, LightlessProfileManager lightlessProfileManager, PairFactory pairFactory)
         : base(logger, mediator, "Syncshell Admin Panel (" + groupFullInfo.GroupAliasOrGID + ")", performanceCollectorService)
     {
         GroupFullInfo = groupFullInfo;
@@ -76,6 +97,7 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
             MaximumSize = new(700, 2000),
         };
         _pairUiService = pairUiService;
+        _pairFactory = pairFactory;
     }
 
     public GroupFullInfoDto GroupFullInfo { get; private set; }
@@ -654,34 +676,345 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         _uiSharedService.MediumText("User Bans", UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"));
         ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(3f);
 
-        if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Retweet, "Refresh Banlist from Server"))
+        EnsureBanListLoaded();
+
+        DrawNewBanEntryRow();
+
+        ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(4f);
+
+        if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Retweet, "Refresh Banlist"))
         {
-            _bannedUsers = _apiController.GroupGetBannedUsers(new GroupDto(GroupFullInfo.Group)).Result;
+            QueueBanListRefresh(force: true);
         }
+
         ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(2f);
 
+        if (!_bannedUsersLoaded)
+        {
+            UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped("Loading banlist from server...", ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_bannedUsersLoadError))
+        {
+            UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped(_bannedUsersLoadError!, ImGuiColors.DalamudRed);
+            return;
+        }
+
         ImGui.BeginChild("bannedListScroll#" + GroupFullInfo.GID, new Vector2(0, 0), true);
 
         var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
         float fullW = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
+        float scale = ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
+
+        float frame = ImGui.GetFrameHeight();
+        float actionIcons = 3;
+        float colActions = actionIcons * frame + (actionIcons - 1) * style.ItemSpacing.X + 10f * scale;
 
-        float colIdentity = fullW * 0.45f;
         float colMeta = fullW * 0.35f;
-        float colActions = fullW - colIdentity - colMeta - style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f;
 
-        // Header
+        float colIdentity = fullW - colMeta - colActions - style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f;
+
+        float minIdentity = fullW * 0.40f;
+        if (colIdentity < minIdentity)
+        {
+            colIdentity = minIdentity;
+            colMeta = fullW - colIdentity - colActions - style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f;
+            if (colMeta < 80f * scale) colMeta = 80f * scale;
+        }
+
         DrawBannedListHeader(colIdentity, colMeta);
 
         int rowIndex = 0;
         foreach (var bannedUser in _bannedUsers.ToList())
         {
-            // Each row
             DrawBannedRow(bannedUser, rowIndex++, colIdentity, colMeta, colActions);
         }
 
         ImGui.EndChild();
     }
 
+    private void DrawNewBanEntryRow()
+    {
+        ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"));
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted("Add new ban");
+        ImGui.PopStyleColor();
+
+        UiSharedService.TextWrapped("Enter a UID (Not Alias!) and optional reason. (Hold CTRL to enable the ban button.)");
+
+        var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
+        float fullW = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
+
+        float uidW = fullW * 0.35f;
+        float reasonW = fullW * 0.50f;
+        float btnW = fullW - uidW - reasonW - style.ItemSpacing.X * 2f;
+
+        // UID
+        ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(uidW);
+        ImGui.InputTextWithHint("##newBanUid", "UID...", ref _newBanUid, 128);
+
+        // Reason
+        ImGui.SameLine(0f, style.ItemSpacing.X);
+        ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(reasonW);
+        ImGui.InputTextWithHint("##newBanReason", "Reason (optional)...", ref _newBanReason, 256);
+
+        // Ban button
+        ImGui.SameLine(0f, style.ItemSpacing.X);
+
+        var trimmedUid = (_newBanUid ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+        var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        bool taskRunning = _newBanTask != null && !_newBanTask.IsCompleted;
+        bool busyLatched = now < _newBanBusyUntilUtc;
+        bool busy = taskRunning || busyLatched;
+
+        bool canBan = UiSharedService.CtrlPressed()
+                      && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_newBanUid)
+                      && !busy;
+
+        using (ImRaii.Disabled(!canBan))
+        using (ImRaii.PushColor(ImGuiCol.Text, UIColors.Get("DimRed")))
+        {
+            ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(btnW);
+            if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.UserSlash, "Ban"))
+            {
+                _newBanError = null;
+
+                _newBanBusyUntilUtc = DateTime.UtcNow.AddMilliseconds(750);
+
+                _newBanTask = SubmitNewBanByUidAsync(trimmedUid, _newBanReason);
+            }
+        }
+        UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Hold CTRL to enable banning by UID.");
+
+        if (busy)
+        {
+            UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped("Banning user...", ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
+        }
+
+        if (_newBanTask != null && _newBanTask.IsCompleted && DateTime.UtcNow >= _newBanBusyUntilUtc)
+        {
+            if (_newBanTask.IsFaulted)
+            {
+                var _ = _newBanTask.Exception;
+                _newBanError ??= "Ban failed (see log).";
+            }
+
+            QueueBanListRefresh(force: true);
+            _newBanTask = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task SubmitNewBanByUidAsync(string uidOrAlias, string reason)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await Task.Yield();
+
+            uidOrAlias = (uidOrAlias ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+            reason = (reason ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(uidOrAlias))
+            {
+                _newBanError = "UID is empty.";
+                return;
+            }
+
+            string targetUid = uidOrAlias;
+            string? typedAlias = null;
+
+            var snap = _pairUiService.GetSnapshot();
+            if (snap.GroupPairs.TryGetValue(GroupFullInfo, out var pairs))
+            {
+                var match = pairs.FirstOrDefault(p =>
+                    string.Equals(p.UserData.UID, uidOrAlias, StringComparison.Ordinal) ||
+                    string.Equals(p.UserData.AliasOrUID, uidOrAlias, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+                if (match != null)
+                {
+                    targetUid = match.UserData.UID;
+                    typedAlias = match.UserData.Alias;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    typedAlias = null;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var userData = new UserData(UID: targetUid, Alias: typedAlias);
+
+            await _apiController
+                .GroupBanUser(new GroupPairDto(GroupFullInfo.Group, userData), reason)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            _newBanUid = string.Empty;
+            _newBanReason = string.Empty;
+            _newBanError = null;
+
+            QueueBanListRefresh(force: true);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to ban '{uidOrAlias}' in group {gid}", uidOrAlias, GroupFullInfo.Group.GID);
+            _newBanError = "Failed to ban user (see log).";
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task SaveBanReasonViaBanUserAsync(string uid)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (!_banReasonEdits.TryGetValue(uid, out var newReason))
+                newReason = string.Empty;
+
+            newReason = (newReason ?? string.Empty).Trim();
+
+            var userData = new UserData(uid.Trim());
+
+            await _apiController
+                .GroupBanUser(new GroupPairDto(GroupFullInfo.Group, userData), newReason)
+                .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            _editingBanUid = null;
+            _banEditError = null;
+
+            await Task.Delay(450).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            QueueBanListRefresh(force: true);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to edit ban reason for {uid} in group {gid}", uid, GroupFullInfo.Group.GID);
+            _banEditError = "Failed to update reason (see log).";
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void DrawBannedRow(BannedGroupUserDto bannedUser, int rowIndex, float colIdentity, float colMeta, float colActions)
+    {
+        using var id = ImRaii.PushId("banRow_" + bannedUser.UID);
+
+        var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
+        float x0 = ImGui.GetCursorPosX();
+
+        if (rowIndex % 2 == 0)
+        {
+            var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
+            var pMin = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
+            var rowHeight = ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() * 2.6f;
+            var pMax = new Vector2(
+                pMin.X + colIdentity + colMeta + colActions + style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f,
+                pMin.Y + rowHeight);
+
+            var bgColor = UIColors.Get("FullBlack").WithAlpha(0.10f);
+            drawList.AddRectFilled(pMin, pMax, ImGui.ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(bgColor));
+        }
+
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(x0);
+        ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
+
+        string alias = bannedUser.UserAlias ?? string.Empty;
+        string line1 = string.IsNullOrEmpty(alias)
+            ? bannedUser.UID
+            : $"{alias} ({bannedUser.UID})";
+
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted(line1);
+
+        var fullReason = bannedUser.Reason ?? string.Empty;
+
+        if (string.Equals(_editingBanUid, bannedUser.UID, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            _banReasonEdits.TryGetValue(bannedUser.UID, out var editReason);
+            editReason ??= StripAliasSuffix(fullReason);
+
+            ImGui.SetCursorPosX(x0);
+            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
+            ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(colIdentity);
+            ImGui.InputTextWithHint("##banReasonEdit", "Reason...", ref editReason, 255);
+            ImGui.PopStyleColor();
+
+            _banReasonEdits[bannedUser.UID] = editReason;
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_banEditError))
+                UiSharedService.ColorTextWrapped(_banEditError!, ImGuiColors.DalamudRed);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fullReason))
+            {
+                ImGui.SetCursorPosX(x0);
+                ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
+
+                ImGui.PushTextWrapPos(x0 + colIdentity);
+                UiSharedService.TextWrapped(fullReason);
+                ImGui.PopTextWrapPos();
+
+                ImGui.PopStyleColor();
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(x0 + colIdentity + style.ItemSpacing.X);
+
+        ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted($"By: {bannedUser.BannedBy}");
+
+        var dateText = bannedUser.BannedOn.ToLocalTime().ToString(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+        ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
+        ImGui.TextUnformatted(dateText);
+        ImGui.PopStyleColor();
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+
+        float frame = ImGui.GetFrameHeight();
+        float actionsX0 = x0 + colIdentity + colMeta + style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f;
+
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(actionsX0);
+
+        bool isEditing = string.Equals(_editingBanUid, bannedUser.UID, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        int actionCount = 1 + (isEditing ? 2 : 1);
+
+        float totalW = actionCount * frame + (actionCount - 1) * style.ItemSpacing.X;
+        float startX = actionsX0 + MathF.Max(0, colActions - totalW) - 36f;
+        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(startX);
+
+        if (_uiSharedService.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Check))
+        {
+            _apiController.GroupUnbanUser(bannedUser);
+            _bannedUsers.RemoveAll(b => string.Equals(b.UID, bannedUser.UID, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+        }
+        UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Unban");
+
+        ImGui.SameLine(0f, style.ItemSpacing.X);
+
+        if (!isEditing)
+        {
+            if (_uiSharedService.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Edit))
+            {
+                _banEditError = null;
+                _editingBanUid = bannedUser.UID;
+                _banReasonEdits[bannedUser.UID] = StripAliasSuffix(bannedUser.Reason ?? string.Empty);
+            }
+            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Edit reason");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (_uiSharedService.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Save))
+            {
+                _banEditError = null;
+                _banEditTask = SaveBanReasonViaBanUserAsync(bannedUser.UID);
+            }
+            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Save");
+
+            ImGui.SameLine(0f, style.ItemSpacing.X);
+
+            if (_uiSharedService.IconButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Times))
+            {
+                _banEditError = null;
+                _editingBanUid = null;
+            }
+            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Cancel");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void DrawInvites(GroupPermissions perm)
     {
         var inviteTab = ImRaii.TabItem("Invites");
@@ -902,7 +1235,9 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         if (buttonCount == 0)
             return;
 
-        float totalWidth = buttonCount * frameH + (buttonCount - 1) * style.ItemSpacing.X;
+        float totalWidth = _isOwner
+            ? buttonCount * frameH + buttonCount * style.ItemSpacing.X + 20f
+            : buttonCount * frameH + buttonCount * style.ItemSpacing.X;
 
         float curX = ImGui.GetCursorPosX();
         float avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
@@ -1031,69 +1366,40 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"), 1.0f);
     }
 
-    private void DrawBannedRow(BannedGroupUserDto bannedUser, int rowIndex, float colIdentity, float colMeta, float colActions)
+    private void QueueBanListRefresh(bool force = false)
     {
-        using var id = ImRaii.PushId("banRow_" + bannedUser.UID);
-
-        var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
-        float x0 = ImGui.GetCursorPosX();
-
-        if (rowIndex % 2 == 0)
+        if (!force)
         {
-            var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
-            var pMin = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
-            var rowHeight = ImGui.GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() * 2.6f;
-            var pMax = new Vector2(
-                pMin.X + colIdentity + colMeta + colActions + style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f,
-                pMin.Y + rowHeight);
-
-            var bgColor = UIColors.Get("FullBlack").WithAlpha(0.10f);
-            drawList.AddRectFilled(pMin, pMax, ImGui.ColorConvertFloat4ToU32(bgColor));
+            if (_bannedUsersTask != null && !_bannedUsersTask.IsCompleted)
+                return;
         }
 
-        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(x0);
-        ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
+        _bannedUsersLoaded = false;
+        _bannedUsersLoadError = null;
 
-        string alias = bannedUser.UserAlias ?? string.Empty;
-        string line1 = string.IsNullOrEmpty(alias)
-            ? bannedUser.UID
-            : $"{alias} ({bannedUser.UID})";
+        _bannedUsersTask = _apiController.GroupGetBannedUsers(new GroupDto(GroupFullInfo.Group));
+    }
 
-        ImGui.TextUnformatted(line1);
+    private void EnsureBanListLoaded()
+    {
+        _bannedUsersTask ??= _apiController.GroupGetBannedUsers(new GroupDto(GroupFullInfo.Group));
 
-        var reason = bannedUser.Reason ?? string.Empty;
-        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reason))
+        if (_bannedUsersLoaded || _bannedUsersTask == null)
+            return;
+
+        if (!_bannedUsersTask.IsCompleted)
+            return;
+
+        if (_bannedUsersTask.IsFaulted || _bannedUsersTask.IsCanceled)
         {
-            var reasonPos = new Vector2(x0, ImGui.GetCursorPosY());
-            ImGui.SetCursorPos(reasonPos);
-            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
-            UiSharedService.TextWrapped(reason);
-            ImGui.PopStyleColor();
+            _bannedUsersLoadError = "Failed to load banlist from server.";
+            _bannedUsers = [];
+            _bannedUsersLoaded = true;
+            return;
         }
 
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(x0 + colIdentity + style.ItemSpacing.X);
-
-        ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
-        ImGui.TextUnformatted($"By: {bannedUser.BannedBy}");
-
-        var dateText = bannedUser.BannedOn.ToLocalTime().ToString(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
-        ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Text, ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
-        ImGui.TextUnformatted(dateText);
-        ImGui.PopStyleColor();
-
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(x0 + colIdentity + colMeta + style.ItemSpacing.X * 2.0f);
-
-        if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Check, "Unban"))
-        {
-            _apiController.GroupUnbanUser(bannedUser);
-            _bannedUsers.RemoveAll(b => string.Equals(b.UID, bannedUser.UID, StringComparison.Ordinal));
-        }
-
-        UiSharedService.AttachToolTip($"Unban {alias} ({bannedUser.UID}) from this Syncshell");
-
-        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 4 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
+        _bannedUsers = _bannedUsersTask.GetAwaiter().GetResult() ?? [];
+        _bannedUsersLoaded = true;
     }
 
     private void SavePruneSettings()
@@ -1116,6 +1422,13 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
     }
 
+    private static string StripAliasSuffix(string reason)
+    {
+        const string marker = " (Alias at time of ban:";
+        var idx = reason.IndexOf(marker, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        return idx >= 0 ? reason[..idx] : reason;
+    }
+
     private static bool MatchesUserFilter(Pair pair, string filterLower)
     {
         var note = pair.GetNote() ?? string.Empty;
@@ -1127,6 +1440,11 @@ public class SyncshellAdminUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                || alias.Contains(filterLower, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     }
 
+    public override void OnOpen()
+    {
+        base.OnOpen();
+        QueueBanListRefresh(force: true);
+    }
     public override void OnClose()
     {
         Mediator.Publish(new RemoveWindowMessage(this));

LightlessSync/UI/SyncshellFinderUI.cs

@@ -1,855 +0,0 @@
-using Dalamud.Bindings.ImGui;
-using Dalamud.Interface;
-using Dalamud.Interface.Colors;
-using Dalamud.Interface.Textures.TextureWraps;
-using Dalamud.Interface.Utility;
-using Dalamud.Interface.Utility.Raii;
-using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
-using LightlessSync.API.Data;
-using LightlessSync.API.Data.Enum;
-using LightlessSync.API.Data.Extensions;
-using LightlessSync.API.Dto;
-using LightlessSync.API.Dto.Group;
-using LightlessSync.Services;
-using LightlessSync.Services.LightFinder;
-using LightlessSync.Services.Mediator;
-using LightlessSync.UI.Services;
-using LightlessSync.UI.Tags;
-using LightlessSync.Utils;
-using LightlessSync.WebAPI;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using System.Numerics;
-
-namespace LightlessSync.UI;
-
-public class SyncshellFinderUI : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
-{
-    private readonly ApiController _apiController;
-    private readonly LightFinderService _broadcastService;
-    private readonly UiSharedService _uiSharedService;
-    private readonly LightFinderScannerService _broadcastScannerService;
-    private readonly PairUiService _pairUiService;
-    private readonly DalamudUtilService _dalamudUtilService;
-
-    private Vector4 _tagBackgroundColor = new(0.18f, 0.18f, 0.18f, 0.95f);
-    private Vector4 _tagBorderColor = new(0.35f, 0.35f, 0.35f, 0.4f);
-
-    private readonly List<SeStringUtils.SeStringSegment> _seResolvedSegments = new();
-    private readonly List<GroupJoinDto> _nearbySyncshells = [];
-    private List<GroupFullInfoDto> _currentSyncshells = [];
-    private int _selectedNearbyIndex = -1;
-    private int _syncshellPageIndex = 0;
-    private readonly HashSet<string> _recentlyJoined = new(StringComparer.Ordinal);
-
-    private GroupJoinDto? _joinDto;
-    private GroupJoinInfoDto? _joinInfo;
-    private DefaultPermissionsDto _ownPermissions = null!;
-    private bool _useTestSyncshells = false;
-
-    private bool _compactView = false;
-    private readonly LightlessProfileManager _lightlessProfileManager;
-
-    public SyncshellFinderUI(
-        ILogger<SyncshellFinderUI> logger,
-        LightlessMediator mediator,
-        PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollectorService,
-        LightFinderService broadcastService,
-        UiSharedService uiShared,
-        ApiController apiController,
-        LightFinderScannerService broadcastScannerService,
-        PairUiService pairUiService,
-        DalamudUtilService dalamudUtilService,
-        LightlessProfileManager lightlessProfileManager) : base(logger, mediator, "Shellfinder###LightlessSyncshellFinderUI", performanceCollectorService)
-    {
-        _broadcastService = broadcastService;
-        _uiSharedService = uiShared;
-        _apiController = apiController;
-        _broadcastScannerService = broadcastScannerService;
-        _pairUiService = pairUiService;
-        _dalamudUtilService = dalamudUtilService;
-        _lightlessProfileManager = lightlessProfileManager;
-
-        IsOpen = false;
-        WindowBuilder.For(this)
-                   .SetSizeConstraints(new Vector2(600, 400), new Vector2(600, 550))
-                   .Apply();
-
-        Mediator.Subscribe<SyncshellBroadcastsUpdatedMessage>(this, async _ => await RefreshSyncshellsAsync().ConfigureAwait(false));
-        Mediator.Subscribe<BroadcastStatusChangedMessage>(this, async _ => await RefreshSyncshellsAsync().ConfigureAwait(false));
-        Mediator.Subscribe<UserLeftSyncshell>(this, async _ => await RefreshSyncshellsAsync(_.gid).ConfigureAwait(false));
-        Mediator.Subscribe<UserJoinedSyncshell>(this, async _ => await RefreshSyncshellsAsync(_.gid).ConfigureAwait(false));
-    }
-
-    public override async void OnOpen()
-    {
-        _ownPermissions = _apiController.DefaultPermissions.DeepClone()!;
-        await RefreshSyncshellsAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
-    }
-
-    protected override void DrawInternal()
-    {
-        ImGui.BeginGroup();
-        _uiSharedService.MediumText("Nearby Syncshells", UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"));
-
-#if DEBUG
-        if (ImGui.SmallButton("Show test syncshells"))
-        {
-            _useTestSyncshells = !_useTestSyncshells;
-            _ = Task.Run(async () => await RefreshSyncshellsAsync().ConfigureAwait(false));
-        }
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-#endif
-
-        string checkboxLabel = "Compact view";
-        float availWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
-        float checkboxWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(checkboxLabel).X + ImGui.GetFrameHeight();
-
-        float rightX = ImGui.GetCursorPosX() + availWidth - checkboxWidth - 4.0f;
-        ImGui.SetCursorPosX(rightX);
-        ImGui.Checkbox(checkboxLabel, ref _compactView);
-        ImGui.EndGroup();
-
-        UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurpleDefault"));
-        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 2 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-        if (_nearbySyncshells.Count == 0)
-        {
-            ImGui.TextColored(ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey, "No nearby syncshells are being broadcasted.");
-
-            if (!_broadcastService.IsBroadcasting)
-            {
-
-                UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"));
-
-                ImGui.TextColored(UIColors.Get("LightlessYellow"), "Lightfinder is currently disabled, to locate nearby syncshells, Lightfinder must be active.");
-                ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(0.5f);
-
-                ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameRounding, 10.0f);
-                ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Button, UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"));
-
-                if (ImGui.Button("Open Lightfinder", new Vector2(200 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale, 0)))
-                {
-                    Mediator.Publish(new UiToggleMessage(typeof(LightFinderUI)));
-                }
-
-                ImGui.PopStyleColor();
-                ImGui.PopStyleVar();
-
-                return;
-            }
-
-            return;
-        }
-
-        var broadcasts = _broadcastScannerService.GetActiveSyncshellBroadcasts().ToList() ?? [];
-        _broadcastScannerService.TryGetLocalHashedCid(out var localHashedCid);
-
-        var cardData = new List<(GroupJoinDto Shell, string BroadcasterName, bool IsSelfBroadcast)>();
-
-        foreach (var shell in _nearbySyncshells)
-        {
-            string broadcasterName;
-
-            if (shell?.Group == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(shell.Group.GID))
-                continue;
-
-            if (_useTestSyncshells)
-            {
-                var displayName = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(shell.Group.Alias)
-                    ? shell.Group.Alias
-                    : shell.Group.GID;
-
-                broadcasterName = $"{displayName} (Tester of TestWorld)";
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                var broadcast = broadcasts
-                    .FirstOrDefault(b => string.Equals(b.GID, shell.Group.GID, StringComparison.Ordinal));
-
-                if (broadcast == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                var (name, address) = _dalamudUtilService.FindPlayerByNameHash(broadcast.HashedCID);
-                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
-                    continue;
-
-                var worldName = _dalamudUtilService.GetWorldNameFromPlayerAddress(address);
-                broadcasterName = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(worldName)
-                    ? $"{name} ({worldName})"
-                    : name;
-
-                var isSelfBroadcast = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(localHashedCid)
-                    && string.Equals(broadcast.HashedCID, localHashedCid, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-
-                cardData.Add((shell, broadcasterName, isSelfBroadcast));
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            cardData.Add((shell, broadcasterName, false));
-        }
-
-        if (cardData.Count == 0)
-        {
-            ImGui.TextColored(ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey, "No nearby syncshells are being broadcasted.");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (_compactView)
-        {
-            DrawSyncshellGrid(cardData);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            DrawSyncshellList(cardData);
-        }
-
-
-        if (_joinDto != null && _joinInfo != null && _joinInfo.Success)
-            DrawConfirmation();
-    }
-
-    private void DrawSyncshellList(List<(GroupJoinDto Shell, string BroadcasterName, bool IsSelfBroadcast)> listData)
-    {
-        const int shellsPerPage = 3;
-        var totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling(listData.Count / (float)shellsPerPage);
-        if (totalPages <= 0)
-            totalPages = 1;
-
-        _syncshellPageIndex = Math.Clamp(_syncshellPageIndex, 0, totalPages - 1);
-
-        var firstIndex = _syncshellPageIndex * shellsPerPage;
-        var lastExclusive = Math.Min(firstIndex + shellsPerPage, listData.Count);
-
-        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameRounding, 8.0f);
-        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameBorderSize, 1.0f);
-
-        for (int index = firstIndex; index < lastExclusive; index++)
-        {
-            var (shell, broadcasterName, isSelfBroadcast) = listData[index];
-            var broadcasterLabel = string.IsNullOrEmpty(broadcasterName)
-                ? (isSelfBroadcast ? "You" : string.Empty)
-                : (isSelfBroadcast ? $"{broadcasterName} (You)" : broadcasterName);
-
-            ImGui.PushID(shell.Group.GID);
-            float rowHeight = 74f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
-
-            ImGui.BeginChild($"ShellRow##{shell.Group.GID}", new Vector2(-1, rowHeight), border: true);
-
-            var displayName = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(shell.Group.Alias) ? shell.Group.Alias : shell.Group.GID;
-
-            var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
-            float startX = ImGui.GetCursorPosX();
-            float regionW = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
-            float rightTxtW = ImGui.CalcTextSize(broadcasterLabel).X;
-
-            _uiSharedService.MediumText(displayName, UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"));
-            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
-                ImGui.SetTooltip("Click to open profile.");
-            if (ImGui.IsItemClicked())
-            {
-                Mediator.Publish(new GroupProfileOpenStandaloneMessage(shell.Group));
-            }
-
-            float rightX = startX + regionW - rightTxtW - style.ItemSpacing.X;
-            ImGui.SameLine();
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosX(rightX);
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted(broadcasterLabel);
-            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
-                ImGui.SetTooltip("Broadcaster of the syncshell.");
-
-            UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurpleDefault"));
-
-            var groupProfile = _lightlessProfileManager.GetLightlessGroupProfile(shell.Group);
-
-            IReadOnlyList<ProfileTagDefinition> groupTags =
-                groupProfile != null && groupProfile.Tags.Count > 0
-                    ? ProfileTagService.ResolveTags(groupProfile.Tags)
-                    : [];
-
-            var limitedTags = groupTags.Count > 3
-                ? [.. groupTags.Take(3)]
-                : groupTags;
-
-            float tagScale = ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale * 0.9f;
-
-            Vector2 rowStartLocal = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
-
-            float tagsWidth = 0f;
-            float tagsHeight = 0f;
-
-            if (limitedTags.Count > 0)
-            {
-                (tagsWidth, tagsHeight) = RenderProfileTagsSingleRow(limitedTags, tagScale);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ImGui.SetCursorPosX(startX);
-                ImGui.TextDisabled("-- No tags set --");
-                ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 4 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-            }
-
-            float btnBaselineY = rowStartLocal.Y;
-            float joinX = rowStartLocal.X + (tagsWidth > 0 ? tagsWidth + style.ItemSpacing.X : 0f);
-
-            ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(joinX, btnBaselineY));
-            DrawJoinButton(shell, isSelfBroadcast);
-
-            float btnHeight = ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
-            float rowHeightUsed = MathF.Max(tagsHeight, btnHeight);
-
-            ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(
-                rowStartLocal.X,
-                rowStartLocal.Y + rowHeightUsed));
-
-            ImGui.EndChild();
-            ImGui.PopID();
-
-            ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 2 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-        }
-
-        ImGui.PopStyleVar(2);
-
-        DrawPagination(totalPages);
-    }
-
-    private void DrawSyncshellGrid(List<(GroupJoinDto Shell, string BroadcasterName, bool IsSelfBroadcast)> cardData)
-    {
-        const int shellsPerPage = 4;
-        var totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling(cardData.Count / (float)shellsPerPage);
-        if (totalPages <= 0)
-            totalPages = 1;
-
-        _syncshellPageIndex = Math.Clamp(_syncshellPageIndex, 0, totalPages - 1);
-
-        var firstIndex = _syncshellPageIndex * shellsPerPage;
-        var lastExclusive = Math.Min(firstIndex + shellsPerPage, cardData.Count);
-
-        var avail = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail();
-        var spacing = ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing;
-
-        var cardWidth = (avail.X - spacing.X) / 2.0f;
-        var cardHeight = (avail.Y - spacing.Y - (ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing() * 2.0f)) / 2.0f;
-        cardHeight = MathF.Max(110f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale, cardHeight);
-
-        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameRounding, 8.0f);
-        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.FrameBorderSize, 1.0f);
-
-        for (int index = firstIndex; index < lastExclusive; index++)
-        {
-            var localIndex = index - firstIndex;
-            var (shell, broadcasterName, isSelfBroadcast) = cardData[index];
-            var broadcasterLabel = string.IsNullOrEmpty(broadcasterName)
-                ? (isSelfBroadcast ? "You" : string.Empty)
-                : (isSelfBroadcast ? $"{broadcasterName} (You)" : broadcasterName);
-
-            if (localIndex % 2 != 0)
-                ImGui.SameLine();
-
-            ImGui.PushID(shell.Group.GID);
-
-            ImGui.BeginGroup();
-            _ = ImGui.BeginChild("ShellCard##" + shell.Group.GID, new Vector2(cardWidth, cardHeight), border: true);
-
-            var displayName = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(shell.Group.Alias)
-                ? shell.Group.Alias
-                : shell.Group.GID;
-
-            var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
-            float startX = ImGui.GetCursorPosX();
-            float availW = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
-
-            ImGui.BeginGroup();
-
-            _uiSharedService.MediumText(displayName, UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple"));
-            if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
-                ImGui.SetTooltip("Click to open profile.");
-            if (ImGui.IsItemClicked())
-            {
-                Mediator.Publish(new GroupProfileOpenStandaloneMessage(shell.Group));
-            }
-
-            float nameRightX = ImGui.GetItemRectMax().X;
-
-            var regionMinScreen = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
-            float regionRightX = regionMinScreen.X + availW;
-
-            float minBroadcasterX = nameRightX + style.ItemSpacing.X;
-
-            float maxBroadcasterWidth = regionRightX - minBroadcasterX;
-
-            string broadcasterToShow = broadcasterLabel;
-
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(broadcasterLabel) && maxBroadcasterWidth > 0f)
-            {
-                float bcFullWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(broadcasterLabel).X;
-                string toolTip;
-
-                if (bcFullWidth > maxBroadcasterWidth)
-                {
-                    broadcasterToShow = TruncateTextToWidth(broadcasterLabel, maxBroadcasterWidth);
-                    toolTip = broadcasterLabel + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine + "Broadcaster of the syncshell.";
-                } 
-                else
-                {
-                    toolTip = "Broadcaster of the syncshell.";
-                }
-
-                float bcWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(broadcasterToShow).X;
-
-                float broadX = regionRightX - bcWidth;
-
-                broadX = MathF.Max(broadX, minBroadcasterX);
-
-                ImGui.SameLine();
-                var curPos = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
-                ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(broadX - regionMinScreen.X + startX, curPos.Y + 3f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-                ImGui.TextUnformatted(broadcasterToShow);
-                if (ImGui.IsItemHovered())
-                    ImGui.SetTooltip(toolTip);
-            }
-
-            ImGui.EndGroup();
-
-            UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurpleDefault"));
-
-            ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 6 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-
-            var groupProfile = _lightlessProfileManager.GetLightlessGroupProfile(shell.Group);
-
-            IReadOnlyList<ProfileTagDefinition> groupTags =
-                groupProfile != null && groupProfile.Tags.Count > 0
-                    ? ProfileTagService.ResolveTags(groupProfile.Tags)
-                    : [];
-
-            float tagScale = ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale * 0.9f;
-
-            if (groupTags.Count > 0)
-            {
-                var limitedTags = groupTags.Count > 2
-                    ? [.. groupTags.Take(2)]
-                    : groupTags;
-
-                ImGui.SetCursorPosX(startX);
-
-                var (_, tagsHeight) = RenderProfileTagsSingleRow(limitedTags, tagScale);
-
-                ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 4 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ImGui.SetCursorPosX(startX);
-                ImGui.TextDisabled("-- No tags set --");
-                ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 4 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-            }
-
-            var buttonHeight = ImGui.GetFrameHeightWithSpacing();
-            var remainingY = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().Y - buttonHeight;
-            if (remainingY > 0)
-                ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, remainingY));
-
-            DrawJoinButton(shell, isSelfBroadcast);
-
-            ImGui.EndChild();
-            ImGui.EndGroup();
-
-            ImGui.PopID();
-        }
-
-        ImGui.Dummy(new Vector2(0, 2 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale));
-        ImGui.PopStyleVar(2);
-
-        DrawPagination(totalPages);
-    }
-
-    private void DrawPagination(int totalPages)
-    {
-        if (totalPages > 1)
-        {
-            UiSharedService.ColoredSeparator(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurpleDefault"));
-
-            var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
-            string pageLabel = $"Page {_syncshellPageIndex + 1}/{totalPages}";
-
-            float prevWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize("<").X + style.FramePadding.X * 2;
-            float nextWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(">").X + style.FramePadding.X * 2;
-            float textWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(pageLabel).X;
-
-            float totalWidth = prevWidth + textWidth + nextWidth + style.ItemSpacing.X * 2;
-
-            float availWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
-            float offsetX = (availWidth - totalWidth) * 0.5f;
-
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosX(ImGui.GetCursorPosX() + offsetX);
-
-            if (ImGui.Button("<##PrevSyncshellPage") && _syncshellPageIndex > 0)
-                _syncshellPageIndex--;
-
-            ImGui.SameLine();
-            ImGui.Text(pageLabel);
-
-            ImGui.SameLine();
-            if (ImGui.Button(">##NextSyncshellPage") && _syncshellPageIndex < totalPages - 1)
-                _syncshellPageIndex++;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void DrawJoinButton(GroupJoinDto shell, bool isSelfBroadcast)
-    {
-        const string visibleLabel = "Join";
-        var label = $"{visibleLabel}##{shell.Group.GID}";
-
-        var isAlreadyMember = _currentSyncshells.Exists(g => string.Equals(g.GID, shell.GID, StringComparison.Ordinal));
-        var isRecentlyJoined = _recentlyJoined.Contains(shell.GID);
-
-        Vector2 buttonSize;
-
-        if (!_compactView)
-        {
-            var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
-            var textSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(visibleLabel);
-
-            var width = textSize.X + style.FramePadding.X * 20f;
-            buttonSize = new Vector2(width, 30f);
-
-            float availX = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
-            float curX = ImGui.GetCursorPosX();
-            float newX = curX + (availX - buttonSize.X);
-            ImGui.SetCursorPosX(newX);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            buttonSize = new Vector2(-1, 0);
-        }
-
-        if (!isAlreadyMember && !isRecentlyJoined && !isSelfBroadcast)
-        {
-            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Button, UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen"));
-            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonHovered, UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen").WithAlpha(0.85f));
-            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonActive, UIColors.Get("LightlessGreen").WithAlpha(0.75f));
-            if (ImGui.Button(label, buttonSize))
-            {
-                _logger.LogInformation($"Join requested for Syncshell {shell.Group.GID} ({shell.Group.Alias})");
-
-                _ = Task.Run(async () =>
-                {
-                    try
-                    {
-                        var info = await _apiController.GroupJoinHashed(new GroupJoinHashedDto(
-                            shell.Group,
-                            shell.Password,
-                            shell.GroupUserPreferredPermissions
-                        )).ConfigureAwait(false);
-
-                        if (info != null && info.Success)
-                        {
-                            _joinDto = new GroupJoinDto(shell.Group, shell.Password, shell.GroupUserPreferredPermissions);
-                            _joinInfo = info;
-                            _ownPermissions = _apiController.DefaultPermissions.DeepClone()!;
-
-                            _logger.LogInformation($"Fetched join info for {shell.Group.GID}");
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            _logger.LogWarning($"Failed to join {shell.Group.GID}: info was null or unsuccessful");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception ex)
-                    {
-                        _logger.LogError(ex, $"Join failed for {shell.Group.GID}");
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Button, UIColors.Get("DimRed"));
-            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonHovered, UIColors.Get("DimRed").WithAlpha(0.85f));
-            ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.ButtonActive, UIColors.Get("DimRed").WithAlpha(0.75f));
-
-            using (ImRaii.Disabled())
-            {
-                ImGui.Button(label, buttonSize);
-            }
-
-            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip(isSelfBroadcast
-                ? "This is your own Syncshell."
-                : "Already a member or owner of this Syncshell.");
-        }
-
-        ImGui.PopStyleColor(3);
-    }
-
-    private (float widthUsed, float rowHeight) RenderProfileTagsSingleRow(IReadOnlyList<ProfileTagDefinition> tags, float scale)
-    {
-        if (tags == null || tags.Count == 0)
-            return (0f, 0f);
-
-        var drawList = ImGui.GetWindowDrawList();
-        var style = ImGui.GetStyle();
-        var defaultTextColorU32 = ImGui.GetColorU32(ImGuiCol.Text);
-
-        var baseLocal = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
-        var baseScreen = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
-        float availableWidth = ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X;
-        if (availableWidth <= 0f)
-            availableWidth = 1f;
-
-        float cursorLocalX = baseLocal.X;
-        float cursorScreenX = baseScreen.X;
-        float rowHeight = 0f;
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < tags.Count; i++)
-        {
-            var tag = tags[i];
-            if (!tag.HasContent)
-                continue;
-
-            var tagSize = ProfileTagRenderer.MeasureTag(tag, scale, style, _tagBackgroundColor, _tagBorderColor, defaultTextColorU32, _seResolvedSegments, GetIconWrap, _logger);
-
-            float tagWidth = tagSize.X;
-            float tagHeight = tagSize.Y;
-
-            if (cursorLocalX > baseLocal.X && cursorLocalX + tagWidth > baseLocal.X + availableWidth)
-                break;
-
-            var tagScreenPos = new Vector2(cursorScreenX, baseScreen.Y);
-            ImGui.SetCursorScreenPos(tagScreenPos);
-            ImGui.InvisibleButton($"##profileTagInline_{i}", tagSize);
-
-            ProfileTagRenderer.RenderTag(tag, tagScreenPos, scale, drawList, style, _tagBackgroundColor, _tagBorderColor, defaultTextColorU32, _seResolvedSegments, GetIconWrap, _logger);
-
-            cursorLocalX += tagWidth + style.ItemSpacing.X;
-            cursorScreenX += tagWidth + style.ItemSpacing.X;
-            rowHeight = MathF.Max(rowHeight, tagHeight);
-        }
-
-        ImGui.SetCursorPos(new Vector2(baseLocal.X, baseLocal.Y + rowHeight));
-
-        float widthUsed = cursorLocalX - baseLocal.X;
-        return (widthUsed, rowHeight);
-    }
-    private static string TruncateTextToWidth(string text, float maxWidth)
-    {
-        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
-            return text;
-
-        const string ellipsis = "...";
-        float ellipsisWidth = ImGui.CalcTextSize(ellipsis).X;
-
-        if (maxWidth <= ellipsisWidth)
-            return ellipsis;
-
-        int low = 0;
-        int high = text.Length;
-        string best = ellipsis;
-
-        while (low <= high)
-        {
-            int mid = (low + high) / 2;
-            string candidate = string.Concat(text.AsSpan(0, mid), ellipsis);
-            float width = ImGui.CalcTextSize(candidate).X;
-
-            if (width <= maxWidth)
-            {
-                best = candidate;
-                low = mid + 1;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                high = mid - 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return best;
-    }
-
-    private IDalamudTextureWrap? GetIconWrap(uint iconId)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            if (_uiSharedService.TryGetIcon(iconId, out var wrap) && wrap != null)
-                return wrap;
-        }
-        catch (Exception ex)
-        {
-            _logger.LogDebug(ex, "Failed to resolve icon {IconId} for profile tags", iconId);
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    private void DrawConfirmation()
-    {
-        if (_joinDto != null && _joinInfo != null)
-        {
-            ImGui.Separator();
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted($"Join Syncshell: {_joinDto.Group.AliasOrGID} by {_joinInfo.OwnerAliasOrUID}");
-            ImGuiHelpers.ScaledDummy(2f);
-            ImGui.TextUnformatted("Suggested Syncshell Permissions:");
-
-            DrawPermissionRow("Sounds", _joinInfo.GroupPermissions.IsPreferDisableSounds(), _ownPermissions.DisableGroupSounds, v => _ownPermissions.DisableGroupSounds = v);
-            DrawPermissionRow("Animations", _joinInfo.GroupPermissions.IsPreferDisableAnimations(), _ownPermissions.DisableGroupAnimations, v => _ownPermissions.DisableGroupAnimations = v);
-            DrawPermissionRow("VFX", _joinInfo.GroupPermissions.IsPreferDisableVFX(), _ownPermissions.DisableGroupVFX, v => _ownPermissions.DisableGroupVFX = v);
-
-            ImGui.NewLine();
-            ImGui.NewLine();
-
-            if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(Dalamud.Interface.FontAwesomeIcon.Plus, $"Finalize and join {_joinDto.Group.AliasOrGID}"))
-            {
-                var finalPermissions = GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet;
-                finalPermissions.SetDisableSounds(_ownPermissions.DisableGroupSounds);
-                finalPermissions.SetDisableAnimations(_ownPermissions.DisableGroupAnimations);
-                finalPermissions.SetDisableVFX(_ownPermissions.DisableGroupVFX);
-
-                _ = _apiController.GroupJoinFinalize(new GroupJoinDto(_joinDto.Group, _joinDto.Password, finalPermissions));
-
-                _recentlyJoined.Add(_joinDto.Group.GID);
-
-                _joinDto = null;
-                _joinInfo = null;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void DrawPermissionRow(string label, bool suggested, bool current, Action<bool> apply)
-    {
-        ImGui.AlignTextToFramePadding();
-        ImGui.TextUnformatted($"- {label}");
-
-        ImGui.SameLine(150 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
-        ImGui.TextUnformatted("Current:");
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-        _uiSharedService.BooleanToColoredIcon(!current);
-
-        ImGui.SameLine(300 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
-        ImGui.TextUnformatted("Suggested:");
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-        _uiSharedService.BooleanToColoredIcon(!suggested);
-
-        ImGui.SameLine(450 * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale);
-        using var id = ImRaii.PushId(label);
-        if (current != suggested)
-        {
-            if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowRight, "Apply"))
-                apply(suggested);
-        }
-
-        ImGui.NewLine();
-    }
-
-    private async Task RefreshSyncshellsAsync(string? gid = null)
-    {
-        var syncshellBroadcasts = _broadcastScannerService.GetActiveSyncshellBroadcasts();
-        var snapshot = _pairUiService.GetSnapshot();
-        _currentSyncshells = [.. snapshot.GroupPairs.Keys];
-
-        _recentlyJoined.RemoveWhere(gid =>
-            _currentSyncshells.Exists(s => string.Equals(s.GID, gid, StringComparison.Ordinal)));
-
-        List<GroupJoinDto>? updatedList = [];
-
-        if (_useTestSyncshells)
-        {
-            updatedList = BuildTestSyncshells();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            if (syncshellBroadcasts.Count == 0)
-            {
-                ClearSyncshells();
-                return;
-            }
-
-            try
-            {
-                var groups = await _apiController.GetBroadcastedGroups(syncshellBroadcasts)
-                    .ConfigureAwait(false);
-                updatedList = groups?.DistinctBy(g => g.Group.GID).ToList();
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to refresh broadcasted syncshells.");
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (updatedList == null || updatedList.Count == 0)
-        {
-            ClearSyncshells();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (gid != null && _recentlyJoined.Contains(gid))
-        {
-            _recentlyJoined.Clear();
-        }
-
-        var previousGid = GetSelectedGid();
-
-        _nearbySyncshells.Clear();
-        _nearbySyncshells.AddRange(updatedList);
-
-        if (previousGid != null)
-        {
-            var newIndex = _nearbySyncshells.FindIndex(s =>
-                string.Equals(s.Group.GID, previousGid, StringComparison.Ordinal));
-
-            if (newIndex >= 0)
-            {
-                _selectedNearbyIndex = newIndex;
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        ClearSelection();
-    }
-
-    private static List<GroupJoinDto> BuildTestSyncshells()
-    {
-        var testGroup1 = new GroupData("TEST-ALPHA", "Alpha Shell");
-        var testGroup2 = new GroupData("TEST-BETA", "Beta Shell");
-        var testGroup3 = new GroupData("TEST-GAMMA", "Gamma Shell");
-        var testGroup4 = new GroupData("TEST-DELTA", "Delta Shell");
-        var testGroup5 = new GroupData("TEST-CHARLIE", "Charlie Shell");
-        var testGroup6 = new GroupData("TEST-OMEGA", "Omega Shell");
-        var testGroup7 = new GroupData("TEST-POINT", "Point Shell");
-        var testGroup8 = new GroupData("TEST-HOTEL", "Hotel Shell");
-
-        return
-        [
-            new(testGroup1, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-            new(testGroup2, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-            new(testGroup3, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-            new(testGroup4, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-            new(testGroup5, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-            new(testGroup6, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-            new(testGroup7, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-            new(testGroup8, "", GroupUserPreferredPermissions.NoneSet),
-        ];
-    }
-
-    private void ClearSyncshells()
-    {
-        if (_nearbySyncshells.Count == 0)
-            return;
-
-        _nearbySyncshells.Clear();
-        ClearSelection();
-    }
-
-    private void ClearSelection()
-    {
-        _selectedNearbyIndex = -1;
-        _syncshellPageIndex = 0;
-        _joinDto = null;
-        _joinInfo = null;
-    }
-
-    private string? GetSelectedGid()
-    {
-        if (_selectedNearbyIndex < 0 || _selectedNearbyIndex >= _nearbySyncshells.Count)
-            return null;
-
-        return _nearbySyncshells[_selectedNearbyIndex].Group.GID;
-    }
-
-}

LightlessSync/UI/TopTabMenu.cs

@@ -162,24 +162,32 @@ public class TopTabMenu
             ImGui.SameLine();
             using (ImRaii.PushFont(UiBuilder.IconFont))
             {
-                var x = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
                 if (ImGui.Button(FontAwesomeIcon.Compass.ToIconString(), buttonSize))
                 {
-                    TabSelection = TabSelection == SelectedTab.Lightfinder ? SelectedTab.None : SelectedTab.Lightfinder;
+                    _lightlessMediator.Publish(new UiToggleMessage(typeof(LightFinderUI)));
                 }
                 if (ImGui.IsItemHovered(ImGuiHoveredFlags.AllowWhenBlockedByActiveItem) || ImGui.IsItemActive())
                 {
                     Selune.RegisterHighlight(ImGui.GetItemRectMin(), ImGui.GetItemRectMax(), SeluneHighlightMode.Both, true, buttonBorderThickness, exactSize: true, clipToElement: true, roundingOverride: buttonRounding);
                 }
-
-                ImGui.SameLine();
-                var xAfter = ImGui.GetCursorScreenPos();
-                if (TabSelection == SelectedTab.Lightfinder)
-                    drawList.AddLine(x with { Y = x.Y + buttonSize.Y + spacing.Y },
-                        xAfter with { Y = xAfter.Y + buttonSize.Y + spacing.Y, X = xAfter.X - spacing.X },
-                        underlineColor, 2);
             }
-            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip("Lightfinder");
+
+            var nearbyCount = GetNearbySyncshellCount();
+            if (nearbyCount > 0)
+            {
+                var buttonMax = ImGui.GetItemRectMax();
+                var badgeRadius = 8f * ImGuiHelpers.GlobalScale;
+                var badgeCenter = new Vector2(buttonMax.X - badgeRadius * 1.3f, buttonMax.Y - buttonSize.Y + badgeRadius * 0.5f);
+                var badgeText = nearbyCount > 99 ? "99+" : nearbyCount.ToString();
+                var textSize = ImGui.CalcTextSize(badgeText);
+
+                drawList.AddCircleFilled(badgeCenter, badgeRadius + 1f, ImGui.GetColorU32(new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 0.6f)));
+                drawList.AddCircleFilled(badgeCenter, badgeRadius, ImGui.GetColorU32(UIColors.Get("LightlessPurple")));
+
+                var textPos = new Vector2(badgeCenter.X - textSize.X * 0.45f, badgeCenter.Y - textSize.Y * 0.55f);
+                drawList.AddText(textPos, ImGui.GetColorU32(new Vector4(1, 1, 1, 1)), badgeText);
+            }
+            UiSharedService.AttachToolTip(nearbyCount > 0 ? $"Lightfinder ({nearbyCount} nearby)" : "Open Lightfinder");
 
             ImGui.SameLine();
             using (ImRaii.PushFont(UiBuilder.IconFont))
@@ -234,10 +242,7 @@ public class TopTabMenu
                 DrawSyncshellMenu(availableWidth, spacing.X);
                 DrawGlobalSyncshellButtons(availableWidth, spacing.X);
             }
-            else if (TabSelection == SelectedTab.Lightfinder)
-            {
-                DrawLightfinderMenu(availableWidth, spacing.X);
-            }
+            
             else if (TabSelection == SelectedTab.UserConfig)
             {
                 DrawUserConfig(availableWidth, spacing.X);
@@ -776,53 +781,22 @@ public class TopTabMenu
             }
         }
     }
-
-    private void DrawLightfinderMenu(float availableWidth, float spacingX)
-    {
-        var buttonX = (availableWidth - (spacingX)) / 2f;
-
-        var lightFinderLabel = GetLightfinderFinderLabel();
-        if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.PersonCirclePlus, lightFinderLabel, buttonX, center: true))
-        {
-            _lightlessMediator.Publish(new UiToggleMessage(typeof(LightFinderUI)));
-        }
-
-        ImGui.SameLine();
-
-        var syncshellFinderLabel = GetSyncshellFinderLabel();
-        if (_uiSharedService.IconTextButton(FontAwesomeIcon.Globe, syncshellFinderLabel, buttonX, center: true))
-        {
-            _lightlessMediator.Publish(new UiToggleMessage(typeof(SyncshellFinderUI)));
-        }
-    }
-
-    private string GetLightfinderFinderLabel()
-    {
-        string label = "Lightfinder";
-
-        if (_lightFinderService.IsBroadcasting)
-        {
-            var hashExclude = _dalamudUtilService.GetCID().ToString().GetHash256();
-            var nearbyCount = _lightFinderScannerService.GetActiveBroadcasts(hashExclude).Count;
-            return $"{label} ({nearbyCount})";
-        }    
-
-        return label;
-    }
-
-    private string GetSyncshellFinderLabel()
+    
+    private int GetNearbySyncshellCount()
     {
         if (!_lightFinderService.IsBroadcasting)
-            return "Syncshell Finder";
+            return 0;
 
-        var nearbyCount = _lightFinderScannerService
-            .GetActiveSyncshellBroadcasts(excludeLocal: true)
-            .Where(b => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(b.GID))
+        var myHashedCid = _dalamudUtilService.GetCID().ToString().GetHash256();
+
+        return _lightFinderScannerService
+            .GetActiveSyncshellBroadcasts()
+            .Where(b =>
+                !string.IsNullOrEmpty(b.GID) &&
+                !string.Equals(b.HashedCID, myHashedCid, StringComparison.Ordinal))
             .Select(b => b.GID!)
             .Distinct(StringComparer.Ordinal)
             .Count();
-
-        return nearbyCount > 0 ? $"Syncshell Finder ({nearbyCount})" : "Syncshell Finder";
     }
 
     private void DrawUserConfig(float availableWidth, float spacingX)

LightlessSync/UI/UIColors.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI
 {
     internal static class UIColors
     {
-        private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> DefaultHexColors = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, string> _defaultHexColors = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
         {
             { "LightlessPurple", "#ad8af5" },
             { "LightlessPurpleActive", "#be9eff" },
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI
 
             { "ProfileBodyGradientTop", "#2f283fff" },
             { "ProfileBodyGradientBottom", "#372d4d00" },
+
+            { "HeaderGradientTop", "#140D26FF" },
+            { "HeaderGradientBottom", "#1F1433FF" },
+
+            { "HeaderStaticStar", "#FFFFFFFF" },
+            { "HeaderShootingStar", "#66CCFFFF" },
         };
 
         private static LightlessConfigService? _configService;
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI
             if (_configService?.Current.CustomUIColors.TryGetValue(name, out var customColorHex) == true)
                 return HexToRgba(customColorHex);
 
-            if (!DefaultHexColors.TryGetValue(name, out var hex))
+            if (!_defaultHexColors.TryGetValue(name, out var hex))
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Color '{name}' not found in UIColors.", nameof(name));
 
             return HexToRgba(hex);
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI
 
         public static void Set(string name, Vector4 color)
         {
-            if (!DefaultHexColors.ContainsKey(name))
+            if (!_defaultHexColors.ContainsKey(name))
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Color '{name}' not found in UIColors.", nameof(name));
 
             if (_configService != null)
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI
 
         public static Vector4 GetDefault(string name)
         {
-            if (!DefaultHexColors.TryGetValue(name, out var hex))
+            if (!_defaultHexColors.TryGetValue(name, out var hex))
                 throw new ArgumentException($"Color '{name}' not found in UIColors.", nameof(name));
 
             return HexToRgba(hex);
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ namespace LightlessSync.UI
 
         public static IEnumerable<string> GetColorNames()
         {
-            return DefaultHexColors.Keys;
+            return _defaultHexColors.Keys;
         }
 
         public static Vector4 HexToRgba(string hexColor)

LightlessSync/UI/UISharedService.cs

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public partial class UiSharedService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
     private readonly Dictionary<string, DateTime> _oauthTokenExpiry = [];
     private bool _penumbraExists = false;
     private bool _petNamesExists = false;
+    private bool _lifestreamExists = false;
     private int _serverSelectionIndex = -1;
     public UiSharedService(ILogger<UiSharedService> logger, IpcManager ipcManager, ApiController apiController,
         CacheMonitor cacheMonitor, FileDialogManager fileDialogManager,
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ public partial class UiSharedService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             _moodlesExists = _ipcManager.Moodles.APIAvailable;
             _petNamesExists = _ipcManager.PetNames.APIAvailable;
             _brioExists = _ipcManager.Brio.APIAvailable;
+            _lifestreamExists = _ipcManager.Lifestream.APIAvailable;
         });
 
         UidFont = _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.FontAtlas.NewDelegateFontHandle(e =>
@@ -1105,6 +1107,10 @@ public partial class UiSharedService : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
         ColorText("Brio", GetBoolColor(_brioExists));
         AttachToolTip(BuildPluginTooltip("Brio", _brioExists, _ipcManager.Brio.State));
 
+        ImGui.SameLine();
+        ColorText("Lifestream", GetBoolColor(_lifestreamExists));
+        AttachToolTip(BuildPluginTooltip("Lifestream", _lifestreamExists, _ipcManager.Lifestream.State));
+
         if (!_penumbraExists || !_glamourerExists)
         {
             ImGui.TextColored(ImGuiColors.DalamudRed, "You need to install both Penumbra and Glamourer and keep them up to date to use Lightless Sync.");

LightlessSync/UI/UpdateNotesUi.cs

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public class UpdateNotesUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         logger.LogInformation("UpdateNotesUi constructor called");
         _uiShared = uiShared;
         _configService = configService;
+        _animatedHeader.EnableParticles = _configService.Current.EnableParticleEffects;
 
         RespectCloseHotkey = true;
         ShowCloseButton = true;
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ public class UpdateNotesUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
                 ImGuiWindowFlags.NoTitleBar | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoMove;
 
         PositionCondition = ImGuiCond.Always;
-
+        
+        
         WindowBuilder.For(this)
             .AllowPinning(false)
             .AllowClickthrough(false)

LightlessSync/WebAPI/Files/FileDownloadManager.cs

@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ 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;
@@ -393,76 +397,32 @@ 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(
@@ -515,11 +475,9 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
                     try
                     {
-                        // sanity check length
                         if (fileLengthBytes < 0 || fileLengthBytes > int.MaxValue)
                             throw new InvalidDataException($"Invalid block entry length: {fileLengthBytes}");
 
-                        // safe cast after check
                         var len = checked((int)fileLengthBytes);
 
                         if (!replacementLookup.TryGetValue(fileHash, out var repl))
@@ -531,11 +489,9 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        // decompress
                         var filePath = _fileDbManager.GetCacheFilePath(fileHash, repl.Extension);
                         Logger.LogTrace("{dlName}: Decompressing {file}:{len} => {dest}", downloadLabel, fileHash, fileLengthBytes, filePath);
 
-                        // read compressed data
                         var compressed = new byte[len];
 
                         await ReadExactlyAsync(fileBlockStream, compressed.AsMemory(0, len), ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -547,13 +503,36 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
                             && expectedRawSize > 0
                             && decompressed.LongLength != expectedRawSize)
                         {
-                            Logger.LogWarning("{dlName}: Decompressed size mismatch for {fileHash} (expected {expected}, got {actual})",
-                                downloadLabel, fileHash, expectedRawSize, decompressed.LongLength);
+                            await _fileCompactor.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, Array.Empty<byte>(), ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                            PersistFileToStorage(fileHash, filePath, repl.GamePath, skipDownscale, skipDecimation);
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        await _fileCompactor.WriteAllBytesAsync(filePath, decompressed, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
-                        PersistFileToStorage(fileHash, filePath, repl.GamePath, skipDownscale, skipDecimation);
+                        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, skipDecimation);
+                            }, ct).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        }
+                        finally
+                        {
+                            _decompressGate.Release();
+                        }
                     }
                     catch (EndOfStreamException)
                     {
@@ -736,8 +715,16 @@ 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
@@ -753,6 +740,9 @@ 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();
     }
@@ -783,7 +773,6 @@ public partial class FileDownloadManager : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
 
         try
         {
-            // download (with slot)
             var progress = CreateInlineProgress(bytes => AddTransferredBytes(statusKey, bytes));
 
             // Download slot held on get
@@ -979,14 +968,12 @@ 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) ?? [];
     }
 
@@ -1006,6 +993,10 @@ 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.CreateCacheEntryWithKnownHash(filePath, fileHash);
@@ -1040,6 +1031,52 @@ 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/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, )"
         }
       },