diff --git a/website/src/components/GalleryWorkbench/hooks/useRouteSync.ts b/website/src/components/GalleryWorkbench/hooks/useRouteSync.ts
index e52b07af..9b55c7ba 100644
--- a/website/src/components/GalleryWorkbench/hooks/useRouteSync.ts
+++ b/website/src/components/GalleryWorkbench/hooks/useRouteSync.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ interface SerializedGallerySceneOptions {
   shadow?: boolean;
   self?: boolean;
   reach?: number;
+  sp?: boolean;
+  sd?: number;
+  sst?: SceneOptionsState["shadowStyle"];
+  sfa?: boolean;
   ground?: boolean;
   gc?: string;
   fl?: boolean;
@@ -101,6 +105,10 @@ const COMPACT_KEY_BY_OPTION: Record<SerializedGallerySceneOptionKey, string> = {
   shadow: "S",
   self: "Z",
   reach: "E",
+  sp: "D",
+  sd: "F",
+  sst: "H",
+  sfa: "I",
   ground: "g",
   gc: "G",
   fl: "L",
@@ -134,6 +142,7 @@ const BOOLEAN_OPTIONS = new Set<SerializedGallerySceneOptionKey>([
   "ap", "c", "i", "ar", "axes", "sel", "hov", "helper",
   "solid", "fill", "outline", "shadow", "ground",
   "fl", "fm", "fj", "fc", "fiy",
+  "self", "sp", "sfa",
 ]);
 
 function getRoutePresetValue(): string {
@@ -274,6 +283,10 @@ function sceneOptionsPayload(
   addBoolean(out, "shadow", options.castShadow, defaults.castShadow);
   addBoolean(out, "self", options.selfShadow, defaults.selfShadow);
   addNumber(out, "reach", options.shadowMaxExtend, defaults.shadowMaxExtend);
+  addBoolean(out, "sp", options.shadowParametric, defaults.shadowParametric);
+  addNumber(out, "sd", options.shadowDefinition, defaults.shadowDefinition);
+  addString(out, "sst", options.shadowStyle, defaults.shadowStyle);
+  addBoolean(out, "sfa", options.shadowFollowAnimation, defaults.shadowFollowAnimation);
   addBoolean(out, "ground", options.showGround, defaults.showGround);
   addString(out, "gc", options.groundColor, defaults.groundColor);
   addBoolean(out, "fl", options.fpvLook, defaults.fpvLook);
@@ -377,6 +390,9 @@ function encodeCompactValue(key: SerializedGallerySceneOptionKey, value: Seriali
   if (key === "drag" && (value === "orbit" || value === "pan" || value === "fpv")) {
     return encodeEnum(value, { orbit: "o", pan: "p", fpv: "f" });
   }
+  if (key === "sst" && (value === "vector" || value === "pixel")) {
+    return encodeEnum(value, { vector: "v", pixel: "p" });
+  }
   return typeof value === "string" ? value : undefined;
 }
 
@@ -444,6 +460,10 @@ function isDragMode(value: unknown): value is SceneOptionsState["dragMode"] {
   return value === "orbit" || value === "pan" || value === "fpv";
 }
 
+function isShadowStyle(value: unknown): value is SceneOptionsState["shadowStyle"] {
+  return value === "vector" || value === "pixel";
+}
+
 function isVec3(value: unknown): value is SceneTarget {
   return Array.isArray(value) &&
     value.length === 3 &&
@@ -493,6 +513,10 @@ function sceneOptionsFromPayload(o: SerializedGallerySceneOptions): Partial<Scen
     ...(isBoolean(o.shadow) ? { castShadow: o.shadow } : null),
     ...(isBoolean(o.self) ? { selfShadow: o.self } : null),
     ...(isFiniteNumber(o.reach) ? { shadowMaxExtend: o.reach } : null),
+    ...(isBoolean(o.sp) ? { shadowParametric: o.sp } : null),
+    ...(isFiniteNumber(o.sd) ? { shadowDefinition: o.sd } : null),
+    ...(isShadowStyle(o.sst) ? { shadowStyle: o.sst } : null),
+    ...(isBoolean(o.sfa) ? { shadowFollowAnimation: o.sfa } : null),
     ...(isBoolean(o.ground) ? { showGround: o.ground } : null),
     ...(isHexColor(o.gc) ? { groundColor: o.gc.toLowerCase() } : null),
     ...(isBoolean(o.fl) ? { fpvLook: o.fl } : null),
@@ -527,6 +551,7 @@ function decodeDottedCompactValue(key: SerializedGallerySceneOptionKey, value: s
   if (key === "mp" || key === "bp") return value === "e" ? "exact" : value;
   if (key === "mr") return decodeEnum(value, { lossless: "x", lossy: "y", disabled: "d" });
   if (key === "drag") return decodeEnum(value, { orbit: "o", pan: "p", fpv: "f" });
+  if (key === "sst") return decodeEnum(value, { vector: "v", pixel: "p" });
   return decodeCompactNumber(value) ?? value;
 }
 
@@ -604,6 +629,10 @@ function readPackedValue(
     const value = decodeEnum(routeValue[index] ?? "", { orbit: "o", pan: "p", fpv: "f" });
     return value ? { value, next: index + 1 } : undefined;
   }
+  if (key === "sst") {
+    const value = decodeEnum(routeValue[index] ?? "", { vector: "v", pixel: "p" });
+    return value ? { value, next: index + 1 } : undefined;
+  }
   return readPackedNumber(routeValue, index);
 }
 
diff --git a/website/src/components/VanillaScene/VanillaScene.tsx b/website/src/components/VanillaScene/VanillaScene.tsx
index 9fc648ed..5055472c 100644
--- a/website/src/components/VanillaScene/VanillaScene.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/VanillaScene/VanillaScene.tsx
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ export function VanillaScene({
   onBuildRef.current = onBuild;
   const onCameraChangeRef = useRef(onCameraChange);
   onCameraChangeRef.current = onCameraChange;
+  // Debounce handle for syncing FPV position to options/URL once movement
+  // settles (FPV emits per-frame; we only want the resting spot).
+  const fpvSettleTimerRef = useRef(0);
   const onSelectionChangeRef = useRef(onSelectionChange);
   onSelectionChangeRef.current = onSelectionChange;
   const onHoverChangeRef = useRef(onHoverChange);
@@ -952,6 +955,12 @@ export function VanillaScene({
     const scene = sceneRef.current;
     const camera = cameraRef.current;
     if (!scene || !camera) return;
+    // FPV is authoritative over the live camera. We DO sync FPV's position back
+    // to options (debounced, so the scene URL captures where you walked), but
+    // re-applying that camera here would fight FPV's own per-frame writes — its
+    // target is a derived look-ahead point, not the stored eye. Skip; the
+    // initial pose still restores via scene creation (Effect 1) on load.
+    if (options.dragMode === "fpv") return;
     camera.update({
       rotX: options.rotX,
       rotY: options.rotY,
@@ -959,7 +968,7 @@ export function VanillaScene({
       target: options.target as Vec3,
     });
     scene.applyCamera();
-  }, [options.rotX, options.rotY, options.zoom, options.target]);
+  }, [options.rotX, options.rotY, options.zoom, options.target, options.dragMode]);
 
   // Effect 2b — lighting + shadow updates. Runs only when the light, shadow,
   // textureLighting, or ground color actually change (sliders, not camera).
@@ -1039,11 +1048,27 @@ export function VanillaScene({
           lookSensitivity: options.fpvLookSensitivity,
           invertY: options.fpvInvertY,
         });
-        // FPV is authoritative over the camera while engaged — don't echo
-        // its per-frame writes back into React state; that round-trip fights
-        // the rAF tick and causes visible jitter on mouselook and walk.
-        // The React side picks up the final camera state when the user
-        // exits FPV mode (next controls rebuild reads scene.getOptions()).
+        // FPV is authoritative over the camera while engaged — don't echo its
+        // per-frame writes back into React state; that round-trip fights the
+        // rAF tick and jitters mouselook/walk. But once movement SETTLES
+        // (~900ms idle) we sync the resting pose to options so the scene URL
+        // captures where you walked. We store the EYE position (getOrigin) as
+        // `target`: on reload FPV re-seeds its origin from camera.target, so
+        // the eye lands back at that spot. The camera-apply effect skips fpv
+        // mode, so this write never fights the live controls.
+        fpv.addEventListener("change", () => {
+          if (fpvSettleTimerRef.current) window.clearTimeout(fpvSettleTimerRef.current);
+          fpvSettleTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+            const st = scene.camera.state;
+            const eye = fpv.getOrigin();
+            onCameraChangeRef.current?.({
+              rotX: st.rotX ?? 90,
+              rotY: st.rotY ?? 0,
+              zoom: (st.zoom ?? 1) / LEGACY_ZOOM_COMPAT,
+              target: [eye[0], eye[1], eye[2]],
+            });
+          }, 900);
+        });
         return fpv;
       }
       const factory = options.dragMode === "pan" ? createPolyMapControls : createPolyOrbitControls;
@@ -1061,11 +1086,13 @@ export function VanillaScene({
       return controls;
     };
     if (controlsRef.current) controlsRef.current.destroy();
+    if (fpvSettleTimerRef.current) { window.clearTimeout(fpvSettleTimerRef.current); fpvSettleTimerRef.current = 0; }
     controlsRef.current = buildControls();
     return () => {
       // Effect re-runs when deps change — destroy only on full unmount,
       // which is signaled by the scene Effect 1 cleanup destroying scene.
       // Until then, the next effect run will reuse + update controlsRef.
+      if (fpvSettleTimerRef.current) { window.clearTimeout(fpvSettleTimerRef.current); fpvSettleTimerRef.current = 0; }
     };
   }, [
     options.renderer,