diff --git a/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/missions/actions.ts b/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/missions/actions.ts
index 373ddf0..f4cc738 100644
--- a/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/missions/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/(frontend)/intelligence/missions/actions.ts
@@ -445,7 +445,12 @@ async function resolveSideOpMap(
     if (existing) return existing.id;
     const created = await payload.create({
       collection: "maps",
-      data: { name: customName },
+      data: {
+        name: customName,
+        worldSizeWidth: 8192,
+        worldSizeHeight: 8192,
+        basemapMode: "image",
+      },
       overrideAccess: true,
     });
     return created.id;
diff --git a/src/collections/game/GameRules.ts b/src/collections/game/GameRules.ts
index 5d99bf7..d829f47 100644
--- a/src/collections/game/GameRules.ts
+++ b/src/collections/game/GameRules.ts
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ export const GameRules: GlobalConfig = {
     {
       name: "proximityThreshold",
       type: "number",
-      defaultValue: 10,
+      defaultValue: 1000,
       admin: {
         description:
-          "Distance threshold for instant transfers. Structures within this distance can transfer resources instantly. Beyond this, shipments are required.",
+          "Distance threshold in real meters for instant transfers. Structures within this distance can transfer resources instantly. Beyond this, shipments are required.",
       },
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/collections/game/GameStructures.ts b/src/collections/game/GameStructures.ts
index 17c20be..0c9fd92 100644
--- a/src/collections/game/GameStructures.ts
+++ b/src/collections/game/GameStructures.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,45 @@ export const GameStructures: CollectionConfig = {
         description: "The faction that owns this structure.",
       },
     },
+    {
+      name: "map",
+      type: "relationship",
+      relationTo: "maps",
+      admin: {
+        description: "The game map this structure sits on.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "constructionStatus",
+      type: "select",
+      label: "Construction Status",
+      defaultValue: "complete",
+      options: [
+        { label: "Awaiting Materials", value: "awaiting_materials" },
+        { label: "Building", value: "building" },
+        { label: "Complete", value: "complete" },
+      ],
+      admin: {
+        description:
+          "Placed sites start awaiting materials. Once all blueprint materials are delivered construction starts immediately (timestamps below); the game tick flips past-deadline building sites to complete.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "constructionStartedAt",
+      type: "date",
+      label: "Construction Started At",
+      admin: {
+        description: "When construction began (materials consumed). Empty while awaiting materials.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "constructionCompletesAt",
+      type: "date",
+      label: "Construction Completes At",
+      admin: {
+        description: "The exact deadline at which the site becomes operational.",
+      },
+    },
     ...createStaffingFields("instance"),
     {
       label: "Geolocation",
@@ -107,9 +146,34 @@ export const GameStructures: CollectionConfig = {
         {
           name: "coordinates",
           type: "point",
+          validate: () => true,
+          admin: {
+            description: "Map meters [x, y] on the structure's game map (not geographic degrees).",
+          },
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      name: "labelVisible",
+      type: "checkbox",
+      defaultValue: true,
+      label: "Show Name Label",
+      admin: {
+        description:
+          "Renders the structure's name on the map. When several structures cluster together, the highest-priority label wins until you zoom in.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "labelPriority",
+      type: "number",
+      defaultValue: 0,
+      min: 0,
+      max: 100,
+      admin: {
+        description:
+          "Label priority for clustering (0-100). Higher wins when structures overlap at low zoom; ties break by stored mass.",
+      },
+    },
     {
       name: "storedResources",
       type: "array",
diff --git a/src/collections/world/MapRoads.ts b/src/collections/world/MapRoads.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc9cb63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/collections/world/MapRoads.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import { CollectionConfig } from "payload";
+import { requirePermission } from "@/utils/access-control/hasPermission";
+import { validateHexColor } from "@/lib/map/style";
+import { validatePolyline } from "@/lib/map/points";
+
+/**
+ * Road network segments for a map, used by ground shipment routing.
+ * Points are [x, y] tuples in real meters on the map's grid. Roads connect
+ * where endpoints (or points) coincide within the routing epsilon; author
+ * them so shared endpoints use identical coordinates.
+ */
+export const MapRoads: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: "map-roads",
+  admin: {
+    group: "World",
+    useAsTitle: "name",
+  },
+  access: {
+    read: ({ req }) => !!req.user,
+    create: requirePermission("maps:create"),
+    update: requirePermission("maps:update"),
+    delete: requirePermission("maps:delete"),
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: "name",
+      type: "text",
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Road or route label (e.g. "Highway 1", "Kavala ridge trail").',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "description",
+      type: "textarea",
+      admin: {
+        description: "Shown in the road's tooltip and popup on the map.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "map",
+      type: "relationship",
+      relationTo: "maps",
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "surface",
+      type: "select",
+      required: true,
+      defaultValue: "paved",
+      options: [
+        { label: "Paved", value: "paved" },
+        { label: "Dirt", value: "dirt" },
+        { label: "Trail", value: "trail" },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: "speedMultiplier",
+      type: "number",
+      required: true,
+      defaultValue: 1,
+      min: 0.1,
+      max: 5,
+      admin: {
+        description:
+          "Routing weight multiplier. Higher = faster/preferred (1 = neutral). Affects which route Dijkstra picks; fuel is charged on geometric length.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "strokeColor",
+      type: "text",
+      validate: validateHexColor,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Line color as hex (e.g. #cbd5e1). Empty = default color for the surface.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "strokeWeight",
+      type: "number",
+      min: 1,
+      max: 10,
+      defaultValue: 2,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Line thickness in pixels.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "strokeStyle",
+      type: "select",
+      defaultValue: "solid",
+      options: [
+        { label: "Solid", value: "solid" },
+        { label: "Dashed", value: "dashed" },
+        { label: "Dotted", value: "dotted" },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      name: "labelVisible",
+      type: "checkbox",
+      defaultValue: true,
+      label: "Show Name Label",
+      admin: {
+        description: "Renders the road's name along the line at zoom-dependent intervals.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "points",
+      type: "json",
+      required: true,
+      validate: validatePolyline,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Array of [x, y] meter tuples in map order.",
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/collections/world/MapZones.ts b/src/collections/world/MapZones.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e5ad27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/collections/world/MapZones.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { CollectionConfig } from "payload";
+import { requirePermission } from "@/utils/access-control/hasPermission";
+import { validateHexColor } from "@/lib/map/style";
+import { validatePolygon } from "@/lib/map/points";
+
+/**
+ * GM-drawn terrain zones. Land blueprints cannot be placed inside water
+ * polygons; water blueprints require one. Default terrain (no zones on the
+ * map) accepts everything.
+ */
+export const MapZones: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: "map-zones",
+  admin: {
+    group: "World",
+    useAsTitle: "name",
+  },
+  access: {
+    read: ({ req }) => !!req.user,
+    create: requirePermission("maps:create"),
+    update: requirePermission("maps:update"),
+    delete: requirePermission("maps:delete"),
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: "name",
+      type: "text",
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Zone label (e.g. "Altis bay", "Flood plain").',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "description",
+      type: "textarea",
+      admin: {
+        description: "Shown in the zone's tooltip and popup on the map.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "map",
+      type: "relationship",
+      relationTo: "maps",
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "type",
+      type: "select",
+      required: true,
+      options: [
+        { label: "Water", value: "water" },
+        { label: "Land", value: "land" },
+      ],
+      admin: {
+        description:
+          "Water zones block land-blueprint placement. Land zones are informational; default terrain is buildable land.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "fillColor",
+      type: "text",
+      validate: validateHexColor,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Polygon fill as hex (e.g. #38bdf8). Empty = default color for the type.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "strokeColor",
+      type: "text",
+      validate: validateHexColor,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Outline color as hex. Empty = default color for the type.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "fillOpacity",
+      type: "number",
+      min: 0,
+      max: 1,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Fill opacity 0-1. Empty = default (0.25 water, 0.08 land).",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "strokeWeight",
+      type: "number",
+      min: 0,
+      max: 10,
+      defaultValue: 1,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Outline thickness in pixels. 0 hides the outline.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "resources",
+      type: "relationship",
+      relationTo: "resources",
+      hasMany: true,
+      admin: {
+        description:
+          "Resources contained in this zone (e.g. an oil field). A zone with resources satisfies blueprint resourcesInRange requirements for any site inside it.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "labelVisible",
+      type: "checkbox",
+      defaultValue: true,
+      label: "Show Name Label",
+      admin: {
+        description: "Renders the zone's name at the polygon's center.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "points",
+      type: "json",
+      required: true,
+      validate: validatePolygon,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Polygon ring as an array of [x, y] meter tuples (need not repeat the first point).",
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/collections/world/Maps.ts b/src/collections/world/Maps.ts
index d21ca6f..bceeb54 100644
--- a/src/collections/world/Maps.ts
+++ b/src/collections/world/Maps.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,116 @@ export const Maps: CollectionConfig = {
       unique: true,
     },
     {
-      name: "fileName",
-      type: "text",
-      unique: true,
+      name: "isActive",
+      type: "checkbox",
+      label: "Active",
+      defaultValue: true,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Inactive maps are hidden from the map page and cannot receive placements.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      label: "World Size (meters)",
+      type: "group",
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: "worldSizeWidth",
+          type: "number",
+          label: "Width (m)",
+          required: true,
+          min: 1,
+          defaultValue: 8192,
+          admin: {
+            description: "Map width in real meters (e.g. Altis is 8192).",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: "worldSizeHeight",
+          type: "number",
+          label: "Height (m)",
+          required: true,
+          min: 1,
+          defaultValue: 8192,
+          admin: {
+            description: "Map height in real meters (e.g. Altis is 8192).",
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      label: "Basemap",
+      type: "group",
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: "basemapMode",
+          type: "select",
+          required: true,
+          defaultValue: "image",
+          options: [
+            { label: "Image Upload", value: "image" },
+            { label: "XYZ Tile Layer", value: "tiles" },
+          ],
+          admin: {
+            description: "Image: a single uploaded map image stretched over the world bounds. Tiles: an external XYZ tile server.",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: "basemapImage",
+          type: "upload",
+          relationTo: "media",
+          label: "Basemap Image",
+          admin: {
+            condition: (_data, siblingData) => siblingData?.basemapMode !== "tiles",
+            description: "Top-down map image. Rendered stretched across the full world size.",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: "tileUrlTemplate",
+          type: "text",
+          label: "Tile URL Template",
+          admin: {
+            condition: (_data, siblingData) => siblingData?.basemapMode === "tiles",
+            description: "XYZ template, e.g. https://tiles.example.com/{z}/{x}/{y}.png",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: "minZoom",
+          type: "number",
+          defaultValue: 0,
+        },
+        {
+          name: "maxZoom",
+          type: "number",
+          defaultValue: 12,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      label: "Default View",
+      type: "group",
+      fields: [
+        {
+          name: "defaultCenterX",
+          type: "number",
+          label: "Center X (m)",
+          admin: {
+            description: "Defaults to half the world width when empty.",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: "defaultCenterY",
+          type: "number",
+          label: "Center Y (m)",
+          admin: {
+            description: "Defaults to half the world height when empty.",
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          name: "defaultZoom",
+          type: "number",
+          defaultValue: 2,
+        },
+      ],
     },
   ],
 };
diff --git a/src/collections/world/ResourceNodes.ts b/src/collections/world/ResourceNodes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce5d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/collections/world/ResourceNodes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { CollectionConfig } from "payload";
+import { requirePermission } from "@/utils/access-control/hasPermission";
+import { validatePosition } from "@/lib/map/points";
+
+/**
+ * Map resource nodes (deposits, forests, wells, ...). Display + placement
+ * validation only: blueprints with resourcesInRange require a matching node
+ * within range. Nodes do not produce anything.
+ */
+export const ResourceNodes: CollectionConfig = {
+  slug: "resource-nodes",
+  admin: {
+    group: "World",
+    useAsTitle: "name",
+  },
+  access: {
+    read: ({ req }) => !!req.user,
+    create: requirePermission("maps:create"),
+    update: requirePermission("maps:update"),
+    delete: requirePermission("maps:delete"),
+  },
+  fields: [
+    {
+      name: "name",
+      type: "text",
+      required: true,
+      admin: {
+        description: 'Node label (e.g. "North copper deposit").',
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "description",
+      type: "textarea",
+      admin: {
+        description: "Shown in the node's tooltip and popup on the map.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "map",
+      type: "relationship",
+      relationTo: "maps",
+      required: true,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "resources",
+      type: "relationship",
+      relationTo: "resources",
+      hasMany: true,
+      required: true,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Every resource this node yields (e.g. copper AND oil).",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "position",
+      type: "json",
+      required: true,
+      validate: validatePosition,
+      admin: {
+        description: "[x, y] tuple in meters on the map grid.",
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      name: "richness",
+      type: "number",
+      defaultValue: 100,
+      min: 0,
+      admin: {
+        description: "Display-only abundance rating for the map UI.",
+      },
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/src/payload.config.ts b/src/payload.config.ts
index ecd9979..ed70f8f 100644
--- a/src/payload.config.ts
+++ b/src/payload.config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import { Profiles } from "@/collections/users/Profiles";
 import { Missions } from "@/collections/intelligence/Missions";
 import { MissionAttendances } from "@/collections/intelligence/MissionAttendances";
 import { Maps } from "@/collections/world/Maps";
+import { MapRoads } from "@/collections/world/MapRoads";
+import { MapZones } from "@/collections/world/MapZones";
+import { ResourceNodes } from "@/collections/world/ResourceNodes";
 import { Campaigns } from "@/collections/intelligence/Campaigns";
 import { Qualifications } from "@/collections/users/Qualifications";
 import { MissionFiles } from "@/collections/server/MissionFiles";
@@ -289,6 +292,9 @@ const collections = [
 
   // World
   Maps,
+  MapRoads,
+  MapZones,
+  ResourceNodes,
   NarrativeEvents,
 
   // Story
diff --git a/src/permissions/index.ts b/src/permissions/index.ts
index ae5319d..4ee2479 100644
--- a/src/permissions/index.ts
+++ b/src/permissions/index.ts
@@ -483,6 +483,17 @@ export const PERMISSION_GROUPS: PermissionGroup[] = [
       { value: "admin:maps:manage", label: "Manage Admin Page" },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    group: "Map Features",
+    permissions: [
+      { value: "map-roads:read", label: "Read Roads" },
+      { value: "admin:map-roads:manage", label: "Manage Roads Admin Page" },
+      { value: "map-zones:read", label: "Read Zones" },
+      { value: "admin:map-zones:manage", label: "Manage Zones Admin Page" },
+      { value: "resource-nodes:read", label: "Read Resource Nodes" },
+      { value: "admin:resource-nodes:manage", label: "Manage Resource Nodes Admin Page" },
+    ],
+  },
   {
     group: "Narrative Events",
     permissions: [
@@ -825,6 +836,12 @@ export const ALL_PERMISSION_VALUES = PERMISSION_GROUPS.flatMap((g) =>
   "maps:update",
   "maps:delete",
   "admin:maps:manage",
+  "map-roads:read",
+  "admin:map-roads:manage",
+  "map-zones:read",
+  "admin:map-zones:manage",
+  "resource-nodes:read",
+  "admin:resource-nodes:manage",
   "narrative-events:create",
   "narrative-events:read",
   "narrative-events:update",
diff --git a/tests/int/evaluations.int.spec.ts b/tests/int/evaluations.int.spec.ts
index 3758bfb..01ad07a 100644
--- a/tests/int/evaluations.int.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/int/evaluations.int.spec.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe("Leadership evaluations", () => {
 
     const map = (await payload.create({
       collection: "maps",
-      data: { name: `${RUN} Map` },
+      data: { name: `${RUN} Map`, worldSizeWidth: 8192, worldSizeHeight: 8192, basemapMode: "image" },
       overrideAccess: true,
       depth: 0,
     })) as unknown as MissionMap;
diff --git a/tests/int/mission-lifecycle.int.spec.ts b/tests/int/mission-lifecycle.int.spec.ts
index efc2a88..c323959 100644
--- a/tests/int/mission-lifecycle.int.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/int/mission-lifecycle.int.spec.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe("Mission auto-complete", () => {
 
     const map = (await payload.create({
       collection: "maps",
-      data: { name: `${RUN} Map` },
+      data: { name: `${RUN} Map`, worldSizeWidth: 8192, worldSizeHeight: 8192, basemapMode: "image" },
       overrideAccess: true,
       depth: 0,
     })) as unknown as MissionMap;
diff --git a/tests/int/mission-reminder.int.spec.ts b/tests/int/mission-reminder.int.spec.ts
index 17ab958..b7a037f 100644
--- a/tests/int/mission-reminder.int.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/int/mission-reminder.int.spec.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe("Mission feedback reminder", () => {
 
     const map = (await payload.create({
       collection: "maps",
-      data: { name: `${RUN} Map` },
+      data: { name: `${RUN} Map`, worldSizeWidth: 8192, worldSizeHeight: 8192, basemapMode: "image" },
       overrideAccess: true,
       depth: 0,
     })) as unknown as MissionMap;
diff --git a/tests/int/respawn-tickets.int.spec.ts b/tests/int/respawn-tickets.int.spec.ts
index 8a9f1f9..4e452e8 100644
--- a/tests/int/respawn-tickets.int.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/int/respawn-tickets.int.spec.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe("Respawn ticket settlement", () => {
 
     const map = (await payload.create({
       collection: "maps",
-      data: { name: `${RUN} Map` },
+      data: { name: `${RUN} Map`, worldSizeWidth: 8192, worldSizeHeight: 8192, basemapMode: "image" },
       overrideAccess: true,
       depth: 0,
     })) as unknown as MissionMap;