diff --git a/scripts/world/ChunkManager.cs b/scripts/world/ChunkManager.cs
index c1c17ff..97d1677 100644
--- a/scripts/world/ChunkManager.cs
+++ b/scripts/world/ChunkManager.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 
 public partial class ChunkManager : Node2D
 {
-	[Export] public NodePath PlayerPath;
-	[Export] public NodePath PackManagerPath;
-	[Export] public int LoadRadius = 1; // 1 -> 3x3
+	[Export] public NodePath PlayerPath { get; set; }
+	[Export] public NodePath PackManagerPath { get; set; }
+	[Export] public int LoadRadius { get; set; } = 1; // 1 => 3x3
 
 	private CharacterBody2D? _player;
 	private PackManager? _packs;
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ public partial class ChunkManager : Node2D
 		_packs = GetNodeOrNull<PackManager>(PackManagerPath);
 		if (_packs == null)
 		{
-			// fallback: search up the tree for PackManager
-			_packs = GetParent()?.GetNodeOrNull<PackManager>("PackManager");
-		}
-
-		if (_packs == null)
-		{
-			GD.PrintErr("ChunkManager: PackManager not found. Add it to your Main scene.");
+			GD.PrintErr("ChunkManager: PackManagerPath not set or invalid.");
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -43,7 +37,7 @@ public partial class ChunkManager : Node2D
 
 	private void LoadWorldIndex()
 	{
-		var worldPath = _packs.Resolve("data/world/world_main.json");
+		var worldPath = _packs!.Resolve("data/world/world_main.json");
 		if (worldPath == null)
 		{
 			GD.PrintErr("ChunkManager: Could not resolve data/world/world_main.json from packs.");
@@ -68,22 +62,23 @@ public partial class ChunkManager : Node2D
 
 		var (cx, cy) = WorldPosToChunk(_player.GlobalPosition, _world.chunk_size_px);
 
+		// Load required chunks
 		for (int dy = -LoadRadius; dy <= LoadRadius; dy++)
 		for (int dx = -LoadRadius; dx <= LoadRadius; dx++)
 		{
-			var key = (cx + dx, cy + dy);
-			EnsureLoaded(key.x, key.y);
+			EnsureLoaded(cx + dx, cy + dy);
 		}
 
-		// Unload chunks that are too far
-		var keysToRemove = new List<(int x, int y)>();
+		// Unload chunks too far away
+		var toRemove = new List<(int x, int y)>();
 		foreach (var kv in _loaded)
 		{
 			var (x, y) = kv.Key;
 			if (Math.Abs(x - cx) > LoadRadius || Math.Abs(y - cy) > LoadRadius)
-				keysToRemove.Add((x, y));
+				toRemove.Add((x, y));
 		}
-		foreach (var k in keysToRemove)
+
+		foreach (var k in toRemove)
 		{
 			_loaded[k].QueueFree();
 			_loaded.Remove(k);
@@ -96,7 +91,6 @@ public partial class ChunkManager : Node2D
 		if (_loaded.ContainsKey(key)) return;
 		if (!_chunkMap.TryGetValue(key, out var relPath)) return;
 
-		// Use pack resolve for the chunk file itself
 		var chunkPath = _packs!.Resolve(relPath);
 		if (chunkPath == null)
 		{
@@ -104,8 +98,6 @@ public partial class ChunkManager : Node2D
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// For now, we don't parse chunk contents yet; we just visualize existence + biome by file naming/placeholder.
-		// Next step: parse biome from JSON and use it to color.
 		var chunkJson = FileAccess.GetFileAsString(chunkPath);
 		using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(chunkJson);
 		var biome = doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("biome", out var b) ? b.GetString() : "biome:unknown";
@@ -124,23 +116,25 @@ public partial class ChunkManager : Node2D
 
 	private static Node2D CreateDebugChunkNode(int cx, int cy, int chunkSizePx, string biome)
 	{
-		var n = new Node2D();
-		n.Name = $"Chunk_{cx}_{cy}";
-		n.Position = new Vector2(cx * chunkSizePx, cy * chunkSizePx);
-
-		var rect = new ColorRect();
-		rect.Size = new Vector2(chunkSizePx, chunkSizePx);
-		rect.MouseFilter = Control.MouseFilterEnum.Ignore;
-
-		rect.Color = biome switch
+		var n = new Node2D
 		{
-			"biome:forest" => new Color(0.1f, 0.35f, 0.1f, 0.25f),
-			"biome:plains" => new Color(0.35f, 0.35f, 0.1f, 0.25f),
-			"biome:town" => new Color(0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f),
-			_ => new Color(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.25f)
+			Name = $"Chunk_{cx}_{cy}",
+			Position = new Vector2(cx * chunkSizePx, cy * chunkSizePx)
+		};
+
+		var rect = new ColorRect
+		{
+			Size = new Vector2(chunkSizePx, chunkSizePx),
+			MouseFilter = Control.MouseFilterEnum.Ignore,
+			Color = biome switch
+			{
+				"biome:forest" => new Color(0.1f, 0.35f, 0.1f, 0.25f),
+				"biome:plains" => new Color(0.35f, 0.35f, 0.1f, 0.25f),
+				"biome:town" => new Color(0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f),
+				_ => new Color(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f, 0.25f)
+			}
 		};
 
-		// Add an outline using a Panel (cheap) or just rely on transparency for now
 		n.AddChild(rect);
 		return n;
 	}