diff --git a/src/features/editScene/TerrainRequirements.md b/src/features/editScene/TerrainRequirements.md
index 03ae9db..64fb365 100644
--- a/src/features/editScene/TerrainRequirements.md
+++ b/src/features/editScene/TerrainRequirements.md
@@ -1308,11 +1308,6 @@ radius.
   instead of the base heightmap.
 - "Clear All Fixups" button — deletes all fixup chunks and marks affected
   pages dirty for rebuild.
-**Camera pivot above terrain** (on-demand, not automatic):
-- "Snap Camera Above Terrain" button or hotkey in TerrainEditor.
-- Raycast downward from camera at current XZ, get terrain height, place camera
-  at `(cam.x, terrainHeight + 5.0, cam.z)`.
-- Only on user request — never auto-corrects.
 
 **Definition of done**: user can sculpt terrain with visual brush feedback;
 save scene, reload, terrain restored with edited heightmap and layer paint;
diff --git a/src/features/editScene/components/TerrainModule.cpp b/src/features/editScene/components/TerrainModule.cpp
index 10c80d9..981eb9c 100644
--- a/src/features/editScene/components/TerrainModule.cpp
+++ b/src/features/editScene/components/TerrainModule.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "EntityName.hpp"
 #include "../ui/ComponentRegistration.hpp"
 #include "../ui/TerrainEditor.hpp"
+#include <chrono>
 
 REGISTER_COMPONENT_GROUP("Terrain", "Environment", TerrainComponent,
 			 TerrainEditor)
@@ -13,8 +14,14 @@ REGISTER_COMPONENT_GROUP("Terrain", "Environment", TerrainComponent,
 		std::make_unique<TerrainEditor>(),
 		/* Adder */
 		[](flecs::entity e) {
-			if (!e.has<TerrainComponent>())
-				e.set<TerrainComponent>({});
+			if (!e.has<TerrainComponent>()) {
+				TerrainComponent tc;
+				tc.terrainId = (uint64_t)std::chrono::
+					system_clock::now()
+						.time_since_epoch()
+						.count();
+				e.set<TerrainComponent>(tc);
+			}
 		},
 		/* Remover */
 		[](flecs::entity e) {
diff --git a/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.cpp b/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.cpp
index 02a8492..955a48a 100644
--- a/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "../components/BuoyancyInfo.hpp"
 #include "../components/WaterPhysics.hpp"
 #include "../components/WaterPlane.hpp"
+#include "../components/Terrain.hpp"
 #include "../components/Sun.hpp"
 #include "../components/Skybox.hpp"
 #include "../components/EventHandler.hpp"
@@ -319,6 +320,9 @@ nlohmann::json SceneSerializer::serializeEntity(flecs::entity entity)
 	if (entity.has<WaterPlane>()) {
 		json["waterPlane"] = serializeWaterPlane(entity);
 	}
+		if (entity.has<TerrainComponent>()) {
+			json["terrain"] = serializeTerrain(entity);
+		}
 
 	// ActionDatabase is now a singleton, serialized at scene level
 	if (entity.has<ActionDebug>()) {
@@ -552,6 +556,7 @@ void SceneSerializer::deserializeEntity(const nlohmann::json &json,
 	if (json.contains("waterPlane")) {
 		deserializeWaterPlane(entity, json["waterPlane"]);
 	}
+	if (json.contains("terrain")) deserializeTerrain(entity, json["terrain"]);
 
 	// ActionDatabase is now a singleton, deserialized at scene level
 	if (json.contains("actionDebug")) {
@@ -858,6 +863,7 @@ void SceneSerializer::deserializeEntityComponents(
 	if (json.contains("waterPlane")) {
 		deserializeWaterPlane(entity, json["waterPlane"]);
 	}
+	if (json.contains("terrain")) deserializeTerrain(entity, json["terrain"]);
 
 	// ActionDatabase is now a singleton, deserialized at scene level
 	if (json.contains("actionDebug")) {
@@ -4129,3 +4135,65 @@ void SceneSerializer::deserializeInventory(flecs::entity entity,
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* TerrainComponent serialization                                      */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+nlohmann::json SceneSerializer::serializeTerrain(flecs::entity entity)
+{
+	const TerrainComponent &tc = entity.get<TerrainComponent>();
+	nlohmann::json json;
+
+	json["enabled"] = tc.enabled;
+	json["terrainSize"] = tc.terrainSize;
+	json["terrainId"] = tc.terrainId;
+	json["heightmapSize"] = tc.heightmapSize;
+	json["worldSize"] = tc.worldSize;
+	json["maxPixelError"] = tc.maxPixelError;
+	json["compositeMapDistance"] = tc.compositeMapDistance;
+	json["minBatchSize"] = tc.minBatchSize;
+	json["maxBatchSize"] = tc.maxBatchSize;
+	json["heightmapFile"] = tc.heightmapFile;
+
+	nlohmann::json layersJson = nlohmann::json::array();
+	for (auto &l : tc.layers) {
+		nlohmann::json lj;
+		lj["diffuseTexture"] = l.diffuseTexture;
+		lj["normalTexture"] = l.normalTexture;
+		lj["worldSize"] = l.worldSize;
+		layersJson.push_back(lj);
+	}
+	json["layers"] = layersJson;
+
+	return json;
+}
+
+void SceneSerializer::deserializeTerrain(flecs::entity entity,
+					 const nlohmann::json &json)
+{
+	TerrainComponent tc;
+
+	tc.enabled = json.value("enabled", true);
+	tc.terrainSize = json.value("terrainSize", 65);
+	tc.terrainId = json.value("terrainId", (uint64_t)0);
+	tc.heightmapSize = json.value("heightmapSize", 256);
+	tc.worldSize = json.value("worldSize", 2000.0f);
+	tc.maxPixelError = json.value("maxPixelError", 1.0f);
+	tc.compositeMapDistance = json.value("compositeMapDistance", 300.0f);
+	tc.minBatchSize = json.value("minBatchSize", 17);
+	tc.maxBatchSize = json.value("maxBatchSize", 65);
+	tc.heightmapFile = json.value("heightmapFile", "heightmap.bin");
+
+	if (json.contains("layers") && json["layers"].is_array()) {
+		for (auto &lj : json["layers"]) {
+			TerrainComponent::Layer layer;
+			layer.diffuseTexture = lj.value("diffuseTexture", "");
+			layer.normalTexture = lj.value("normalTexture", "");
+			layer.worldSize = lj.value("worldSize", 100.0f);
+			tc.layers.push_back(layer);
+		}
+	}
+
+	entity.set<TerrainComponent>(tc);
+}
diff --git a/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.hpp b/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.hpp
index d553f34..70d4940 100644
--- a/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.hpp
+++ b/src/features/editScene/systems/SceneSerializer.hpp
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ private:
 
 	// WaterPlane serialization
 	nlohmann::json serializeWaterPlane(flecs::entity entity);
+	nlohmann::json serializeTerrain(flecs::entity entity);
+	void deserializeTerrain(flecs::entity entity, const nlohmann::json &json);
 	void deserializeWaterPlane(flecs::entity entity,
 				   const nlohmann::json &json);
 
diff --git a/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.cpp b/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.cpp
index faadd0e..e02bd9d 100644
--- a/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #include <Jolt/Physics/PhysicsSystem.h>
 
 #include <cmath>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 TerrainSystem *TerrainSystem::s_instance = nullptr;
 
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ void TerrainSystem::CustomTerrainDefiner::define(Ogre::TerrainGroup *group,
 			long wx = (long)(worldPos.x + (Ogre::Real)i * step);
 			long wz = (long)(worldPos.z + (Ogre::Real)j * step);
 			heightMap[j * terrainSize + i] =
-				proceduralHeight(wx, wz);
+				m_sys->sampleHeightAt(wx, wz);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -358,6 +360,25 @@ void TerrainSystem::activate(TerrainComponent &tc, TransformComponent &xform)
 		m_physics->setBodyDrawFilter(&mBodyDrawFilter);
 	processColliderCreates();
 
+	/* If no heightmap loaded, generate m_heightData from procedural
+	 * so that Save Heightmap has something to write. */
+	if (!m_heightmapLoaded) {
+		m_heightmapRes = tc.heightmapSize;
+		m_heightData.resize(m_heightmapRes * m_heightmapRes);
+		float ws = mTerrainGroup->getTerrainWorldSize();
+		for (int z = 0; z < m_heightmapRes; ++z) {
+			for (int x = 0; x < m_heightmapRes; ++x) {
+				float fx = (float)x *
+					ws / (float)(m_heightmapRes - 1);
+				float fz = (float)z *
+					ws / (float)(m_heightmapRes - 1);
+				m_heightData[z * m_heightmapRes + x] =
+					proceduralHeight((long)fx, (long)fz);
+			}
+		}
+		m_heightmapLoaded = true;
+	}
+
 	m_active = true;
 	Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
 		"TerrainSystem: activation complete");
@@ -483,4 +504,156 @@ bool TerrainSystem::raycastTerrain(const Ogre::Ray &ray, float &outT,
 void TerrainSystem::setShowTerrainColliders(bool show)
 {
 	m_showTerrainColliders = show;
+
+}
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Heightmap data (M3)                                                 */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+float TerrainSystem::sampleHeightAt(long worldX, long worldZ) const
+{
+	if (!m_heightmapLoaded || m_heightData.empty())
+		return proceduralHeight(worldX, worldZ);
+
+	/* Bilinear sample of base heightmap (resolution m_heightmapRes x m_heightmapRes). */
+	float ws = mTerrainGroup ? mTerrainGroup->getTerrainWorldSize() : 2000.0f;
+	float fx = (float)worldX / ws * (float)m_heightmapRes;
+	float fz = (float)worldZ / ws * (float)m_heightmapRes;
+
+	int x0 = (int)floorf(fx);
+	int z0 = (int)floorf(fz);
+	int x1 = x0 + 1;
+	int z1 = z0 + 1;
+
+	int r = m_heightmapRes;
+	x0 = std::max(0, std::min(x0, r - 1));
+	x1 = std::max(0, std::min(x1, r - 1));
+	z0 = std::max(0, std::min(z0, r - 1));
+	z1 = std::max(0, std::min(z1, r - 1));
+
+	float tx = fx - (float)x0;
+	float tz = fz - (float)z0;
+
+	float h00 = m_heightData[z0 * r + x0];
+	float h10 = m_heightData[z0 * r + x1];
+	float h01 = m_heightData[z1 * r + x0];
+	float h11 = m_heightData[z1 * r + x1];
+
+	return (1.0f - tx) * (1.0f - tz) * h00 +
+	       tx * (1.0f - tz) * h10 +
+	       (1.0f - tx) * tz * h01 +
+	       tx * tz * h11;
+}
+
+void TerrainSystem::setHeightAt(long worldX, long worldZ, float value)
+{
+	if (!m_heightmapLoaded) return;
+	float ws = mTerrainGroup ? mTerrainGroup->getTerrainWorldSize() : 2000.0f;
+	int x = (int)((float)worldX / ws * (float)m_heightmapRes);
+	int z = (int)((float)worldZ / ws * (float)m_heightmapRes);
+	if (x < 0 || x >= m_heightmapRes || z < 0 || z >= m_heightmapRes) return;
+	m_heightData[z * m_heightmapRes + x] = value;
+}
+
+bool TerrainSystem::loadHeightmap(const std::string &path)
+{
+	std::ifstream file(path, std::ios::binary);
+	if (!file) {
+		Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
+			"Terrain: failed to open heightmap: " + path);
+		return false;
+	}
+	uint32_t res = 0;
+	file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(&res), sizeof(res));
+	if (res < 2 || res > 8192) {
+		Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
+			"Terrain: invalid heightmap resolution: " +
+			Ogre::StringConverter::toString(res));
+		return false;
+	}
+	m_heightmapRes = (int)res;
+	m_heightData.resize(res * res);
+	file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(m_heightData.data()),
+		  res * res * sizeof(float));
+	m_heightmapLoaded = true;
+	Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
+		"Terrain: loaded heightmap " + path + " (" +
+		Ogre::StringConverter::toString(res) + "x" +
+		Ogre::StringConverter::toString(res) + ")");
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool TerrainSystem::saveHeightmap(const std::string &path)
+{
+	if (!m_heightmapLoaded) return false;
+
+	/* Ensure directory exists. */
+	size_t lastSlash = path.rfind('/');
+	if (lastSlash != std::string::npos) {
+		std::string dir = path.substr(0, lastSlash);
+		mkdir(dir.c_str(), 0755);
+	}
+
+	std::ofstream file(path, std::ios::binary);
+	if (!file) {
+		Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
+			"Terrain: failed to create heightmap file: " + path);
+		return false;
+	}
+	uint32_t res = (uint32_t)m_heightmapRes;
+	file.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(&res), sizeof(res));
+	file.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(m_heightData.data()),
+		   m_heightmapRes * m_heightmapRes * sizeof(float));
+	Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
+		"Terrain: saved heightmap " + path + " (" +
+		Ogre::StringConverter::toString(res) + "x" +
+		Ogre::StringConverter::toString(res) + ")");
+	return true;
+}
+
+void TerrainSystem::markPageDirty(long pageX, long pageY)
+{
+	if (mTerrainGroup)
+		m_dirtyPages.insert(mTerrainGroup->packIndex(pageX, pageY));
+}
+
+void TerrainSystem::rebuildDirtyPages()
+{
+	if (!mTerrainGroup || m_dirtyPages.empty()) return;
+	Ogre::LogManager::getSingleton().logMessage(
+		"Terrain: rebuilding " +
+		Ogre::StringConverter::toString((int)m_dirtyPages.size()) +
+		" dirty pages");
+	for (uint64_t key : m_dirtyPages) {
+		long x, y;
+		mTerrainGroup->unpackIndex(key, &x, &y);
+		mTerrainDefiner->define(mTerrainGroup, x, y);
+		queueColliderCreate(x, y);
+	}
+	m_dirtyPages.clear();
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* snapCameraAboveTerrain (M3)                                         */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+void TerrainSystem::snapCameraAboveTerrain()
+{
+	if (!m_active || !m_sceneMgr)
+		return;
+
+	/* Move the camera target ("pivot"), not the camera node.
+	 * EditorCamera creates m_targetNode as "EditorCameraTarget"
+	 * — the CameraMan orbits the camera around this node. */
+	Ogre::SceneNode *targetNode =
+		m_sceneMgr->getSceneNode("EditorCameraTarget");
+	if (!targetNode)
+		targetNode = m_sceneMgr->getSceneNode("EditorCameraTargetNode");
+	if (!targetNode)
+		return;
+
+	Ogre::Vector3 pos = targetNode->getPosition();
+	float h = getHeightAt(pos);
+	if (pos.y < h + 5.0f)
+		targetNode->setPosition(pos.x, h + 5.0f, pos.z);
 }
diff --git a/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.hpp b/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.hpp
index 5e7493d..5efc488 100644
--- a/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.hpp
+++ b/src/features/editScene/systems/TerrainSystem.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,34 @@ public:
 		return m_showTerrainColliders;
 	}
 
+	/* --- Heightmap data (M3) --- */
+	float sampleHeightAt(long worldX, long worldZ) const;
+	void setHeightAt(long worldX, long worldZ, float value);
+	bool loadHeightmap(const std::string &path);
+	bool saveHeightmap(const std::string &path);
+	void markPageDirty(long pageX, long pageY);
+	void rebuildDirtyPages();
+
+	/* --- Sculpting (M3) --- */
+	enum class SculptTool { Raise, Lower, Smooth, Flatten, SplatPaint };
+	bool m_sculptMode = false;
+	SculptTool m_sculptTool = SculptTool::Raise;
+	float m_sculptRadius = 5.0f;
+	float m_sculptStrength = 0.5f;
+	int m_sculptLayerIndex = 0;
+	bool getSculptMode() const { return m_sculptMode; }
+	void setSculptMode(bool v) { m_sculptMode = v; }
+	bool isSculpting() const { return m_sculptMode; }
+	SculptTool getSculptTool() const { return m_sculptTool; }
+	void setSculptTool(SculptTool t) { m_sculptTool = t; }
+	float getSculptRadius() const { return m_sculptRadius; }
+	void setSculptRadius(float r) { m_sculptRadius = r; }
+	float getSculptStrength() const { return m_sculptStrength; }
+	void setSculptStrength(float s) { m_sculptStrength = s; }
+	int getSculptLayerIndex() const { return m_sculptLayerIndex; }
+	void setSculptLayerIndex(int i) { m_sculptLayerIndex = i; }
+	void snapCameraAboveTerrain();
+
 private:
 	void activate(struct TerrainComponent &tc,
 		      struct TransformComponent &xform);
@@ -136,6 +164,13 @@ private:
 	std::deque<std::pair<long, long>> mColliderCreateQueue;
 	TerrainBodyDrawFilter mBodyDrawFilter;
 
+	/* Heightmap data (M3) */
+	std::vector<float> m_heightData;
+	bool m_heightmapLoaded = false;
+	int m_heightmapRes = 0;
+	std::set<uint64_t> m_dirtyPages;
+	bool hasHeightmap() const { return m_heightmapLoaded; }
+
 	flecs::query<struct TerrainComponent, struct TransformComponent>
 		m_terrainQuery;
 };
diff --git a/src/features/editScene/ui/TerrainEditor.hpp b/src/features/editScene/ui/TerrainEditor.hpp
index 8d12aff..36ff445 100644
--- a/src/features/editScene/ui/TerrainEditor.hpp
+++ b/src/features/editScene/ui/TerrainEditor.hpp
@@ -39,8 +39,64 @@ public:
 
 		ImGui::Separator();
 
-		/* Read-only display of sizing params (restart needed to change).
-		 * In M2+ these get Restart Terrain buttons. */
+		/* --- Sculpting (M3) --- */
+		if (ts) {
+			ImGui::Text("Sculpting");
+			bool sculpt = ts->getSculptMode();
+			if (ImGui::Checkbox("Sculpt Mode", &sculpt))
+				ts->setSculptMode(sculpt);
+			if (sculpt)
+				ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0, 1, 0, 1),
+						   "SCULPT MODE ACTIVE");
+			ImGui::SameLine();
+			ImGui::TextDisabled("(ESC to exit)");
+
+			const char *tools[] = { "Raise", "Lower", "Smooth",
+						"Flatten", "Splat Paint" };
+			int tool = (int)ts->getSculptTool();
+			if (ImGui::Combo("Tool", &tool, tools,
+					 IM_ARRAYSIZE(tools)))
+				ts->setSculptTool((TerrainSystem::SculptTool)tool);
+
+			float radius = ts->getSculptRadius();
+			if (ImGui::SliderFloat("Radius", &radius, 0.5f, 50.0f))
+				ts->setSculptRadius(radius);
+
+			float strength = ts->getSculptStrength();
+			if (ImGui::SliderFloat("Strength", &strength, 0.01f,
+						1.0f))
+				ts->setSculptStrength(strength);
+
+			if (ts->getSculptTool() ==
+			    TerrainSystem::SculptTool::SplatPaint) {
+				int li = ts->getSculptLayerIndex();
+				if (ImGui::InputInt("Layer Index", &li, 1, 1))
+					ts->setSculptLayerIndex(
+						std::max(0, li));
+			}
+		}
+
+		ImGui::Separator();
+
+		/* --- Camera & file operations --- */
+		if (ts) {
+			if (ImGui::Button("Snap Camera Above Terrain"))
+				ts->snapCameraAboveTerrain();
+			ImGui::SameLine();
+			if (ImGui::Button("Save Heightmap"))
+				ts->saveHeightmap("heightmaps/ht_" +
+					std::to_string(tc.terrainId) + ".bin");
+			ImGui::SameLine();
+			if (ImGui::Button("Load Heightmap"))
+				ts->loadHeightmap("heightmaps/ht_" +
+					std::to_string(tc.terrainId) + ".bin");
+		}
+
+		ImGui::Separator();
+
+		/* Read-only display of sizing params */
+		ImGui::Text("Terrain ID: %llu",
+			    (unsigned long long)tc.terrainId);
 		ImGui::Text("Page size:  %d x %d vertices", tc.terrainSize,
 			    tc.terrainSize);
 		ImGui::Text("World size: %.0f units", tc.worldSize);