diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 67e9023..dea19e5 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ let harnessPulseMesh;
 let powerMeterBars = [];
 let particles, dustParticles;
 let debugOverlay;
+let glassEdgeMaterials = []; // Glass tile edge materials for animation
+let voidLight = null;        // Point light below glass floor
 let frameCount = 0, lastFPSTime = 0, fps = 0;
 let chatOpen = true;
 let loadProgress = 0;
@@ -333,6 +335,150 @@ function createFloor() {
   ring.rotation.x = Math.PI / 2;
   ring.position.y = 0.05;
   scene.add(ring);
+
+  // ─── Glass floor sections showing void below ───
+  _buildGlassFloor();
+}
+
+function _buildGlassFloor() {
+  const GLASS_TILE_SIZE = 0.85;
+  const GLASS_TILE_GAP  = 0.14;
+  const GLASS_TILE_STEP = GLASS_TILE_SIZE + GLASS_TILE_GAP;
+  const GLASS_RADIUS    = 4.55;
+
+  const glassPlatformGroup = new THREE.Group();
+
+  // Solid dark frame ring around the glass section
+  const frameMat = new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
+    color: 0x0a1828,
+    metalness: 0.9,
+    roughness: 0.1,
+    emissive: new THREE.Color(NEXUS.colors.primary).multiplyScalar(0.06),
+  });
+  const rimGeo = new THREE.RingGeometry(4.7, 5.3, 64);
+  const rim = new THREE.Mesh(rimGeo, frameMat);
+  rim.rotation.x = -Math.PI / 2;
+  rim.position.y = 0.01;
+  glassPlatformGroup.add(rim);
+
+  const borderTorusGeo = new THREE.TorusGeometry(5.0, 0.1, 6, 64);
+  const borderTorus = new THREE.Mesh(borderTorusGeo, frameMat);
+  borderTorus.rotation.x = Math.PI / 2;
+  borderTorus.position.y = 0.01;
+  glassPlatformGroup.add(borderTorus);
+
+  // Semi-transparent glass tile material (transmission lets void show through)
+  const glassTileMat = new THREE.MeshPhysicalMaterial({
+    color: new THREE.Color(NEXUS.colors.primary),
+    transparent: true,
+    opacity: 0.09,
+    roughness: 0.0,
+    metalness: 0.0,
+    transmission: 0.92,
+    thickness: 0.06,
+    side: THREE.DoubleSide,
+    depthWrite: false,
+  });
+
+  // Collect tile positions within the glass radius
+  const tileSlots = [];
+  for (let row = -5; row <= 5; row++) {
+    for (let col = -5; col <= 5; col++) {
+      const x = col * GLASS_TILE_STEP;
+      const z = row * GLASS_TILE_STEP;
+      const distFromCenter = Math.sqrt(x * x + z * z);
+      if (distFromCenter > GLASS_RADIUS) continue;
+      tileSlots.push({ x, z, distFromCenter });
+    }
+  }
+
+  // InstancedMesh for all tiles (single draw call)
+  const tileGeo = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(GLASS_TILE_SIZE, GLASS_TILE_SIZE);
+  const tileMesh = new THREE.InstancedMesh(tileGeo, glassTileMat, tileSlots.length);
+  tileMesh.instanceMatrix.setUsage(THREE.StaticDrawUsage);
+  const dummy = new THREE.Object3D();
+  dummy.rotation.x = -Math.PI / 2;
+  for (let i = 0; i < tileSlots.length; i++) {
+    dummy.position.set(tileSlots[i].x, 0.005, tileSlots[i].z);
+    dummy.updateMatrix();
+    tileMesh.setMatrixAt(i, dummy.matrix);
+  }
+  tileMesh.instanceMatrix.needsUpdate = true;
+  glassPlatformGroup.add(tileMesh);
+
+  // Merge all tile edge lines into a single LineSegments draw call
+  const HS = GLASS_TILE_SIZE / 2;
+  const edgeVerts = new Float32Array(tileSlots.length * 8 * 3);
+  let evi = 0;
+  for (const { x, z } of tileSlots) {
+    const y = 0.008;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x-HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z-HS;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x+HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z-HS;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x+HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z-HS;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x+HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z+HS;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x+HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z+HS;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x-HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z+HS;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x-HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z+HS;
+    edgeVerts[evi++]=x-HS; edgeVerts[evi++]=y; edgeVerts[evi++]=z-HS;
+  }
+  const mergedEdgeGeo = new THREE.BufferGeometry();
+  mergedEdgeGeo.setAttribute('position', new THREE.BufferAttribute(edgeVerts, 3));
+  const edgeMat = new THREE.LineBasicMaterial({
+    color: NEXUS.colors.primary,
+    transparent: true,
+    opacity: 0.55,
+  });
+  glassPlatformGroup.add(new THREE.LineSegments(mergedEdgeGeo, edgeMat));
+
+  // Register per-tile edge entries for the animation loop
+  // (we animate the single merged material, grouped by distance bands)
+  const BAND_COUNT = 6;
+  const bandMats = [];
+  for (let b = 0; b < BAND_COUNT; b++) {
+    const mat = new THREE.LineBasicMaterial({
+      color: NEXUS.colors.primary,
+      transparent: true,
+      opacity: 0.55,
+    });
+    // distFromCenter goes 0 → GLASS_RADIUS; spread across bands
+    const distFromCenter = (b / (BAND_COUNT - 1)) * GLASS_RADIUS;
+    glassEdgeMaterials.push({ mat, distFromCenter });
+    bandMats.push(mat);
+  }
+
+  // Rebuild edge geometry per band so each band has its own material
+  // (more draw calls but proper animated glow rings)
+  mergedEdgeGeo.dispose(); // dispose the merged one we won't use
+  for (let b = 0; b < BAND_COUNT; b++) {
+    const bandMin = (b / BAND_COUNT) * GLASS_RADIUS;
+    const bandMax = ((b + 1) / BAND_COUNT) * GLASS_RADIUS;
+    const bandSlots = tileSlots.filter(s => s.distFromCenter >= bandMin && s.distFromCenter < bandMax);
+    if (bandSlots.length === 0) continue;
+
+    const bVerts = new Float32Array(bandSlots.length * 8 * 3);
+    let bvi = 0;
+    for (const { x, z } of bandSlots) {
+      const y = 0.008;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x-HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z-HS;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x+HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z-HS;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x+HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z-HS;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x+HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z+HS;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x+HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z+HS;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x-HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z+HS;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x-HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z+HS;
+      bVerts[bvi++]=x-HS; bVerts[bvi++]=y; bVerts[bvi++]=z-HS;
+    }
+    const bGeo = new THREE.BufferGeometry();
+    bGeo.setAttribute('position', new THREE.BufferAttribute(bVerts, 3));
+    glassPlatformGroup.add(new THREE.LineSegments(bGeo, bandMats[b]));
+  }
+
+  // Void light pulses below the glass to illuminate the emptiness underneath
+  voidLight = new THREE.PointLight(NEXUS.colors.primary, 0.5, 14);
+  voidLight.position.set(0, -3.5, 0);
+  glassPlatformGroup.add(voidLight);
+
+  scene.add(glassPlatformGroup);
 }
 
 // ═══ BATCAVE TERMINAL ═══
@@ -1475,6 +1621,15 @@ function gameLoop() {
     bar.scale.x = active ? 1.2 : 1.0;
   });
 
+  // Animate glass floor edge glow (ripple outward from center)
+  for (const { mat, distFromCenter } of glassEdgeMaterials) {
+    const phase = elapsed * 1.1 - distFromCenter * 0.18;
+    mat.opacity = 0.25 + Math.sin(phase) * 0.22;
+  }
+  if (voidLight) {
+    voidLight.intensity = 0.35 + Math.sin(elapsed * 1.4) * 0.2;
+  }
+
   if (thoughtStreamMesh) {
     thoughtStreamMesh.material.uniforms.uTime.value = elapsed;
     thoughtStreamMesh.rotation.y = elapsed * 0.05;