diff --git a/src/game/packet_parsers_classic.cpp b/src/game/packet_parsers_classic.cpp
index 03e76baa..5b02127b 100644
--- a/src/game/packet_parsers_classic.cpp
+++ b/src/game/packet_parsers_classic.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ bool ClassicPacketParsers::parseMovementBlock(network::Packet& packet, UpdateBlo
             /*uint32_t splineId =*/ packet.readUInt32();
 
             uint32_t pointCount = packet.readUInt32();
+            // Cap waypoints to prevent DoS from malformed packets allocating huge arrays
             if (pointCount > 256) return false;
 
             // points + endPoint (no splineMode in Classic)
@@ -362,7 +363,9 @@ void ClassicPacketParsers::writeMovementPayload(network::Packet& packet, const M
 
     // Transport data (Classic ONTRANSPORT = 0x02000000, no timestamp)
     if (wireFlags & ClassicMoveFlags::ONTRANSPORT) {
-        // Packed transport GUID
+        // Packed GUID compression: only transmit non-zero bytes of the 8-byte GUID.
+        // The mask byte indicates which positions are present (bit N = byte N included).
+        // This is the standard WoW packed GUID wire format across all expansions.
         uint8_t transMask = 0;
         uint8_t transGuidBytes[8];
         int transGuidByteCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/rendering/charge_effect.cpp b/src/rendering/charge_effect.cpp
index f6da288f..60cc5ae7 100644
--- a/src/rendering/charge_effect.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/charge_effect.cpp
@@ -474,11 +474,13 @@ void ChargeEffect::emit(const glm::vec3& position, const glm::vec3& direction) {
     // Spawn dust puffs at feet
     glm::vec3 horizDir = glm::vec3(direction.x, direction.y, 0.0f);
     float horizLenSq = glm::dot(horizDir, horizDir);
+    // Skip dust when character is nearly stationary — prevents NaN from inversesqrt(0)
     if (horizLenSq < 1e-6f) return;
     float invHorizLen = glm::inversesqrt(horizLenSq);
     glm::vec3 backDir = -horizDir * invHorizLen;
     glm::vec3 sideDir = glm::vec3(-backDir.y, backDir.x, 0.0f);
 
+    // Accumulate ~0.48 per frame at 60fps (30 particles/sec * 16ms); emit when >= 1.0
     dustAccum_ += 30.0f * 0.016f;
     while (dustAccum_ >= 1.0f && dustPuffs_.size() < MAX_DUST) {
         dustAccum_ -= 1.0f;
diff --git a/src/rendering/swim_effects.cpp b/src/rendering/swim_effects.cpp
index e964f736..5e7f4599 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swim_effects.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swim_effects.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ bool SwimEffects::initialize(VkContext* ctx, VkDescriptorSetLayout perFrameLayou
             return false;
         }
 
+        // Depth test disabled — insects are screen-space sprites that must always
+        // render above the water surface regardless of scene geometry.
         insectPipeline = PipelineBuilder()
             .setShaders(vertStage, fragStage)
             .setVertexInput({binding}, attrs)
diff --git a/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp b/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp
index 4c4b36ba..88264930 100644
--- a/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/auth_screen.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ void AuthScreen::render(auth::AuthHandler& authHandler) {
         if (music) {
             if (!loginMusicVolumeAdjusted_) {
                 savedMusicVolume_ = music->getVolume();
-                int loginVolume = (savedMusicVolume_ * 80) / 100; // reduce auth music by 20%
+                // Reduce music to 80% during login so UI button clicks and error sounds
+                // remain audible over the background track
+                int loginVolume = (savedMusicVolume_ * 80) / 100;
                 if (loginVolume < 0) loginVolume = 0;
                 if (loginVolume > 100) loginVolume = 100;
                 music->setVolume(loginVolume);
diff --git a/src/ui/talent_screen.cpp b/src/ui/talent_screen.cpp
index 752762d7..3afc6fd9 100644
--- a/src/ui/talent_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/talent_screen.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ void TalentScreen::renderTalentTrees(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Get talent tabs for this class, sorted by orderIndex
+    // Get talent tabs for this class, sorted by orderIndex.
+    // WoW class IDs are 1-indexed (Warrior=1..Druid=11); convert to bitmask for
+    // TalentTab.classMask matching (Warrior=0x1, Paladin=0x2, Hunter=0x4, etc.)
     uint32_t classMask = 1u << (playerClass - 1);
     std::vector<const game::GameHandler::TalentTabEntry*> classTabs;
     for (const auto& [tabId, tab] : gameHandler.getAllTalentTabs()) {