diff --git a/resources/dialogue/sample_dialogues.json b/resources/dialogue/sample_dialogues.json
index 82df86a..5f512a3 100644
--- a/resources/dialogue/sample_dialogues.json
+++ b/resources/dialogue/sample_dialogues.json
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
           "text": "У нас бензин кончается.",
           "next": "line_2"
         },
-			          {
+		{
           "id": "line_2",
           "type": "Line",
           "speaker": "Hero",
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 		  "portrait": "resources/hero.png",
           "text": "..  Счастливого пути!",
           "next": "end_1"
-        }
+        },
         {
           "id": "end_1",
           "type": "End"
diff --git a/resources/hero.png b/resources/hero.png
index 963e132..78e6b92 100644
--- a/resources/hero.png
+++ b/resources/hero.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:3e6fcd692f1217cbab79f0dfbbfa67b9c88fd03ae5875c74eebee8428e1428cf
-size 74667
+oid sha256:50e72de3a8a096c82897cf23f302f8b8b9c6c135ae066c9022238d4ad59ff519
+size 56920
diff --git a/resources/phone.png b/resources/phone.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..527d142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/phone.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:023000b7f6c4aff4106305692ddf0a6a6b6621cbe24b4ee0f0c2f3e338c5eee5
+size 2562
diff --git a/src/Location.cpp b/src/Location.cpp
index fd18f20..ba7bb55 100644
--- a/src/Location.cpp
+++ b/src/Location.cpp
@@ -165,15 +165,16 @@ void Location::setup()
 		police->position = Vector3f{ 1000, -0, 10 };
 		police->setTarget(police->position);
 
+
 		std::cout << "[LOCATION] Setting up FOREST location (custom models only)" << std::endl;
 
-		carPosition ={ 7, 0, -7 + 200 };
+		carPosition ={ 7, 0, -7 + 300 };
 		npcCar.position = Vector3f(9, 0, -335) + Vector3f(1000,0,0);
 
-		girlfriend->position = Vector3f{ 5, 0, 0.9 + 200 };
+		girlfriend->position = Vector3f{ 5, 0, 0.9 + 300 };
 		girlfriend->setTarget(girlfriend->position);
 
-		player->position = { 9.5, 0, 0.95 + 200 };
+		player->position = { 9.5, 0, 0.95 + 300 };
 		player->setTarget(player->position);
 
 		Vector3f azsShift = { -17,0,0 };
@@ -1327,7 +1328,9 @@ void Location::setup()
 				if (girlfriendInCar)
 				{
 					if (!dialoguePlayedDrivingGas1 && !dialogueSystem.isActive()) {
-						if (dialogueSystem.startDialogue("driving_dialogue_gas1")) {
+						if (dialogueSystem.startDialogue("driving_dialogue_gas1", [this]() {
+							dialogueDrivingGas1Finished = true;
+						})) {
 							dialoguePlayedDrivingGas1 = true;
 						}
 					}
@@ -1456,6 +1459,35 @@ void Location::setup()
 
 		if (locationId == "forest")
 		{
+			// Loop the player back in Z until the driving-gas dialogue has been
+			// completed. Mirrors the village-intro loop in the "default" location,
+			// but inverted: spawn is at positive Z and the player drives toward Z-.
+			if (!dialogueDrivingGas1Finished) {
+				constexpr float tileSize = 100.0f;
+				constexpr float loopStartZ = -7.0f + 300.0f;
+				constexpr float loopForwardThreshold = loopStartZ - tileSize;
+
+				const Eigen::Vector3f anchor = inCar
+					? carPosition
+					: (player ? player->position : Eigen::Vector3f::Zero());
+
+				if (anchor.z() < loopForwardThreshold) {
+					const Eigen::Vector3f shift(0.f, 0.f, tileSize);
+					if (inCar) {
+						carPosition += shift;
+						if (player) player->position = carPosition;
+					}
+					else if (player) {
+						player->position += shift;
+						player->setTarget(player->position);
+						player->clearPath();
+					}
+					if (npcCar.mode == NpcCar::Mode::FOLLOW_PLAYER || npcCar.mode == NpcCar::Mode::NONE_STAY) {
+						npcCar.position += shift;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			// After the gas-station sale, once the player has walked away from the
 			// salesperson, the girlfriend chimes in — fires once.
 			if (!dialoguePlayedGirlfriend1 && dialoguePlayedGas1 && salesperson && player && !dialogueSystem.isActive()) {
@@ -1552,9 +1584,41 @@ void Location::setup()
 
 		if (locationId == "default")
 		{
+			// Loop the player back in Z until the village-intro dialogue has been
+			// completed. Mirrors the generic tile-wrap teleport above, but constrained
+			// to the stretch near the car's spawn point so the player can't reach the
+			// village center prematurely.
+			if (!dialogueVillageIntro1Finished) {
+				constexpr float tileSize = 100.0f;
+				constexpr float loopStartZ = -30.7197f - 300.0f;
+				constexpr float loopForwardThreshold = loopStartZ + tileSize;
+
+				const Eigen::Vector3f anchor = inCar
+					? carPosition
+					: (player ? player->position : Eigen::Vector3f::Zero());
+
+				if (anchor.z() > loopForwardThreshold) {
+					const Eigen::Vector3f shift(0.f, 0.f, -tileSize);
+					if (inCar) {
+						carPosition += shift;
+						if (player) player->position = carPosition;
+					}
+					else if (player) {
+						player->position += shift;
+						player->setTarget(player->position);
+						player->clearPath();
+					}
+					if (npcCar.mode == NpcCar::Mode::FOLLOW_PLAYER || npcCar.mode == NpcCar::Mode::NONE_STAY) {
+						npcCar.position += shift;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			if (player && !dialoguePlayedVillageIntro1 && !dialogueSystem.isActive()) {
 				if (player->position.z() > -36.f - 300) {
-					if (dialogueSystem.startDialogue("dialogue_village_intro1")) {
+					if (dialogueSystem.startDialogue("dialogue_village_intro1", [this]() {
+						dialogueVillageIntro1Finished = true;
+					})) {
 						dialoguePlayedVillageIntro1 = true;
 					}
 				}
@@ -1586,7 +1650,7 @@ void Location::setup()
 			if (bandit && player && !dialoguePlayedBanditCaught1) {
 				Eigen::Vector3f toBandit = bandit->position - player->position;
 				toBandit.y() = 0.f;
-				if (toBandit.norm() < 12.0f && !dialogueSystem.isActive()) {
+				if (toBandit.norm() < 10.0f && !dialogueSystem.isActive()) {
 					if (dialogueSystem.startDialogue("dialogue_village_caught1_car")) {
 						dialoguePlayedBanditCaught1 = true;
 						banditFollowingPlayer = true;
@@ -1834,7 +1898,7 @@ void Location::setup()
 		if (!bandit || !player || !banditFollowingPlayer) return;
 
 		constexpr float retargetThreshold = 0.1f;
-		constexpr float stopDistance = 4.0f;
+		constexpr float stopDistance = 2.0f;
 
 		const Eigen::Vector3f targetPos = inCar ? carPosition : player->position;
 
diff --git a/src/Location.h b/src/Location.h
index f8e6d41..bf297b5 100644
--- a/src/Location.h
+++ b/src/Location.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ namespace ZL
 		bool dialoguePlayedOffroad = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedCrash = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedDrivingGas1 = false;
+		bool dialogueDrivingGas1Finished = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedGas1 = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedGirlfriend1 = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedPhone1 = false;
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ namespace ZL
 
 		bool dialoguePlayedVillageRescue1 = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedVillageIntro1 = false;
+		bool dialogueVillageIntro1Finished = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedVillageIntro2 = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedVillageFinal1 = false;
 		bool dialoguePlayedVillageFinal2 = false;