diff --git a/html/js/display/waitingScreenAnimator.js b/html/js/display/waitingScreenAnimator.js
index d505630..5286d2b 100644
--- a/html/js/display/waitingScreenAnimator.js
+++ b/html/js/display/waitingScreenAnimator.js
@@ -274,10 +274,10 @@ var WaitingScreenAnimator = {
         this.updateAnimation();
         const anim = this._waitingAnimation;
 
-        // JUICE: burst on the beats — treasure grabbed (treasureX flips to -1), escape, or caught.
+        // JUICE: a SUBTLE, tight sparkle when the hero breaks for the exit with the loot. No red
+        // "caught" burst — keep it a small glint, not an explosion near the torches.
         if (this._epicPhase !== anim.phase) {
-            if (anim.phase === 'escape')     this._burst(anim.playerX, anim.playerY, 'rgba(255,220,90,0.95)', 18, screenWidth, screenHeight, 1.8);
-            else if (anim.phase === 'caught') this._burst(anim.monsterX, anim.playerY, 'rgba(255,70,70,0.95)', 22, screenWidth, screenHeight, 2.2);
+            if (anim.phase === 'escape') this._burst(anim.playerX, anim.playerY, 'rgba(255,220,90,0.9)', 6, screenWidth, screenHeight, 0.7);
             this._epicPhase = anim.phase;
         }
 
@@ -497,19 +497,14 @@ var WaitingScreenAnimator = {
         // Update animation state
         this.updatePaymentAnimation();
 
-        // JUICE: fire a one-shot particle burst on each dramatic beat (grab / escape / death).
+        // JUICE: a SUBTLE, tight one-shot sparkle on the treasure grab / clean escape. Kept small and
+        // low-spread so it reads as a glint on the hero, not an explosion — and never sprays onto the
+        // wall torches. No red "death" burst (the animation's own red shockwave already covers that).
         if (this._payPhase !== anim.phase) {
-            if (anim.phase === 'grab')    this._burst(anim.treasureX, anim.treasureY, 'rgba(255,220,90,0.95)', 18, screenWidth, screenHeight, 1.8);
-            else if (anim.phase === 'escaped') this._burst(anim.playerX, anim.playerY, 'rgba(130,255,150,0.95)', 22, screenWidth, screenHeight, 2.2);
+            if (anim.phase === 'grab')         this._burst(anim.treasureX, anim.treasureY, 'rgba(255,220,90,0.9)', 6, screenWidth, screenHeight, 0.6);
+            else if (anim.phase === 'escaped') this._burst(anim.playerX, anim.playerY, 'rgba(130,255,150,0.9)', 7, screenWidth, screenHeight, 0.7);
             this._payPhase = anim.phase;
         }
-        const _pGone = (anim.playerX === -1);
-        if (_pGone && !this._payDeathBurst) {
-            this._burst(anim.deathX || anim.treasureX, anim.deathY || centerY, 'rgba(255,70,70,0.95)', 24, screenWidth, screenHeight, 2.4);
-            this._payDeathBurst = true;
-        } else if (!_pGone) {
-            this._payDeathBurst = false;
-        }
 
         // 💎💎💎 MEGA TREASURE - BIG pulsating with intense golden glow
         if (!anim.hasTreasure && anim.treasureX >= roomStartX && anim.treasureX <= roomEndX) {
diff --git a/html/js/render/spGameRenderer.js b/html/js/render/spGameRenderer.js
index 0b54b61..6754224 100644
--- a/html/js/render/spGameRenderer.js
+++ b/html/js/render/spGameRenderer.js
@@ -26,12 +26,11 @@
         if (!host) {
             host = doc().createElement('div');
             host.id = 'rk-game-host';
-            // A bounded viewport CENTERED in #game-display (which is position:relative). Absolute
-            // positioning dodges the flex centering + sibling ROT/FX canvases; capping the height
-            // (vs filling the very-tall #game-display) keeps the player-centered camera on-screen
-            // instead of low.
-            host.style.cssText = 'display:none; position:absolute; top:50%; left:50%;' +
-                ' width:min(100%, 1000px); height:min(100%, 78vh); transform:translate(-50%,-50%);' +
+            // FILL #game-display exactly (inset:0). #game-display is a definite, grid-bounded height
+            // (the .container is height:100vh; overflow:hidden), so filling it gives the camera
+            // reliable clientWidth/clientHeight every frame. The earlier `min(78vh)` + translate(-50%)
+            // centering could resolve to a wrong/transient size, stranding the view in a top band.
+            host.style.cssText = 'display:none; position:absolute; inset:0;' +
                 ' overflow:hidden; background:#0a0c0f; z-index:6; touch-action:none; cursor:grab;';
             gd.appendChild(host);
         }
diff --git a/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js b/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js
index 3d4b266..d4bf716 100644
--- a/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js
+++ b/html/js/render/tileRenderer.js
@@ -117,13 +117,11 @@
                             ctx.fillStyle = bdef.color || def.color;
                             ctx.fillRect(px, py, cell, cell);
                         }
-                        // Fire fixtures (torch/hearth) carry a sprite — draw the sconce/torch tile over
-                        // its base so it reads as a mounted FIXTURE, not a bare procedural flame; RK.fx
-                        // then animates the flame + glow on top. Hazards (lava/poison/spikes) have no sprite.
-                        if (def.fx === 'fire' && useAtlas) {
-                            var fco = pickVariant(tmap[kind], x, y);
-                            if (fco) atlas.draw(ctx, fco[0], fco[1], px, py, cell);
-                        }
+                        // Fire fixtures draw ONLY their base (wall for a dungeon torch) here; RK.fx
+                        // paints the animated flame + warm glow centered on the cell in the flicker
+                        // loop. We deliberately skip the pack's torch SPRITE — several sheets place it
+                        // off-center / rotated, which read as misaligned; the procedural flame on a wall
+                        // base is a clean wall-mounted torch that looks right in every pack.
                         applyCellLight(ctx, scene, x, y, px, py, cell);
                         continue;
                     }