Update game_viewer.html

frontend/game_viewer.html

@@ -1910,7 +1910,16 @@
             const lifetimes = new Float32Array(count);
 
             const spread = config.spread || 1.0;
-            const pos = config.position || { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 };
+
+            // Use forward spawn position if no position specified or default (0,0,0)
+            let pos = config.position || { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 };
+            const isDefaultPosition = pos.x === 0 && pos.y === 0 && pos.z === 0;
+
+            if (config.localized !== false && isDefaultPosition) {
+                // For localized effects, spawn in front of player (don't snap to ground for particles)
+                const spawnPos = getForwardSpawnPosition({x: spread, y: spread, z: spread}, false);
+                pos = { x: spawnPos.x, y: spawnPos.y, z: spawnPos.z };
+            }
 
             for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                 const i3 = i * 3;