diff --git a/client/scripts/autoloads/game_state.gd b/client/scripts/autoloads/game_state.gd
index 5a04eea3f..0d9667ae2 100644
--- a/client/scripts/autoloads/game_state.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/autoloads/game_state.gd
@@ -43,8 +43,16 @@ func apply_snapshot(snapshot: Dictionary) -> void:
 			push_warning("GameState: no Player entity found in %d entities" % [
 				visible_entities.size()])
 
+	# Tiles for rendering: test mode sends "tiles", live server sends tile data in "visible_tiles"
 	if snapshot.has("tiles"):
 		visible_tiles = snapshot.tiles
+	elif snapshot.has("visible_tiles") and snapshot.visible_tiles is Array and snapshot.visible_tiles.size() > 0:
+		# Live server: visible_tiles now includes type from tile_kind field
+		var has_type := false
+		if snapshot.visible_tiles.size() > 0 and snapshot.visible_tiles[0] is Dictionary:
+			has_type = snapshot.visible_tiles[0].has("type")
+		if has_type:
+			visible_tiles = snapshot.visible_tiles
 
 	if snapshot.has("visible_positions"):
 		visible_positions.clear()
diff --git a/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd b/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd
index 2ee9399e6..bb69783bc 100644
--- a/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/protocol/protocol.gd
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static func decode_snapshot(bytes: PackedByteArray) -> Variant:
 	if raw_facing is String:
 		player_facing = raw_facing
 
-	# visible_tiles: Array of {x, y, z, visibility}
+	# visible_tiles: Array of {x, y, z, visibility, tile_kind}
 	var visible_tiles: Array = []
 	var raw_vtiles: Variant = raw.get("visible_tiles")
 	if raw_vtiles is Array:
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ static func decode_snapshot(bytes: PackedByteArray) -> Variant:
 				var vis: Variant = raw_tile.get("visibility")
 				if vis is String:
 					tile_entry["visibility"] = vis
+				# tile_kind: Floor/Wall/Door/Object — map to client tile type strings
+				var kind: Variant = raw_tile.get("tile_kind")
+				if kind is String:
+					tile_entry["type"] = kind.to_lower()
+				else:
+					tile_entry["type"] = "floor"
 				visible_tiles.append(tile_entry)
 
 	# v4: nearby_interactions (#404/#405)
diff --git a/client/scripts/rendering/entity_renderer.gd b/client/scripts/rendering/entity_renderer.gd
index cd6a439a5..489c04da1 100644
--- a/client/scripts/rendering/entity_renderer.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/rendering/entity_renderer.gd
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ func _update_entity_node(entity_id: int, entity_data: Dictionary) -> void:
 
 	var entity_node = entity_nodes[entity_id]
 
-	# Update position from x, y fields (Protocol format), centered within tile
+	# Update position from x, y fields (Protocol format), centered within tile.
+	# Server sends tile-center coords (tile 16 → 16.5), floor to get tile index.
 	if entity_data.has("x") and entity_data.has("y"):
 		entity_node.position = Vector2(
-			entity_data.x * TILE_SIZE + ENTITY_OFFSET,
-			entity_data.y * TILE_SIZE + ENTITY_OFFSET
+			floorf(entity_data.x) * TILE_SIZE + ENTITY_OFFSET,
+			floorf(entity_data.y) * TILE_SIZE + ENTITY_OFFSET
 		)
 
 	# v2: Peripheral vision dimming (D-015)