diff --git a/Core/Scripts/BLUEPRINT_FORMAT.md b/Core/Scripts/BLUEPRINT_FORMAT.md
index 1ab1324..8a55bf7 100644
--- a/Core/Scripts/BLUEPRINT_FORMAT.md
+++ b/Core/Scripts/BLUEPRINT_FORMAT.md
@@ -122,6 +122,20 @@ body).
   follow the curved terrain. When on, `TCRV` records the effective parameters including the
   per-seed `spikeMax`.
 
+- **`CoastProfile`** (`"wide"` | `"steep"`, default `"wide"`) — the submarine shelf. The height
+  curve is identity at and below sea level, so it never reshaped the seabed; `"wide"` compresses
+  shallow depth so the shallows reach 2.4–2.9× further out. It is strictly positive for positive
+  depth and therefore **cannot move the waterline**, so `HGTS` changes while `BIOM`, `WBID`,
+  `WBTB` and `WSRF` stay bit-identical. `"steep"` is the pre-task-11 seabed.
+- **`IslandAxisX`** / **`IslandAxisY`** (default `1.30` / `0.78`; pre-task-11 `1.15` / `0.90`) —
+  the falloff axis ratios, and the island's proportions. These **move the coastline**, so unlike
+  the curve and detail work they legitimately change `BIOM` and the water sections: an elongated
+  seed has a new biome baseline. Rejected (with a loud restore to legacy) if ≤ 0.01, which would
+  divide by ~zero and silently yield an all-ocean map.
+- **`OffshoreIslandDensity`** (default `0.02`, `0` disables, clamped to 0.5) — the fraction of the
+  offshore noise field above the islet threshold, calibrated per seed against the field's own
+  distribution. Adds land, so it also moves `BIOM` and the water sections.
+
 ### Deliberately NOT a section: basins (`BSIN`)
 
 The priority-flood pit-fill that runs in the water-bodies stage is **diagnostics only** and
diff --git a/Tools/Scripts/README.md b/Tools/Scripts/README.md
index 0b941fa..214dacc 100644
--- a/Tools/Scripts/README.md
+++ b/Tools/Scripts/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ Generates the entire 2D blueprint. Roughly in order:
 2. **Topography** — FastNoiseLite base height plus a mountain spine, minus a squircle distance
    falloff, giving a guaranteed island. Noise frequency is divided by `scaleFactor`
    (`MapSize / 1024f`) so terrain features stay the same real-world size at any map profile.
+   The island's proportions are the `IslandAxisX`/`IslandAxisY` dials (`1.30`/`0.78`; the
+   pre-task-11 shape was `1.15`/`0.90`). **`IslandAxisX` is a weak lever** — the island is
+   already Trench-clamped at ~90 % of the map width, so aspect responds almost entirely to
+   `IslandAxisY`, which trades against land area. These move the coastline, so they move biomes.
+   The mountain spine shares `IslandAxisX` for its width, and its crest is rounded
+   (`IslandFalloff.SmoothAbs`) — `1 - |x - centre|` used to peak with a slope discontinuity that
+   was, measured, the largest slope step on the map outside the Trench walls. **The spine's AXIS
+   is still a straight line down the map centre; that is known, deferred, and its own task.**
+   With `CoastProfile: "wide"` (the default) the *seabed* leaving the shoreline is shelved
+   (`IslandFalloff.CoastShelf`): the height curve is identity at and below sea level, so it never
+   reached the water, and the shoreline used to shelve gently on land then drop 6.7× steeper the
+   moment it went under. The shelf cannot move the waterline — it is strictly positive for
+   positive depth — so biomes and water are bit-identical with it on or off. `OffshoreIslandDensity`
+   (`0.02`, `0` disables) seeds sparse discoverable islets in the open ocean; they are held off the
+   mainland by a depth moat and out of the Trench by a distance mask, both by construction.
    When `TerrainCurve: "v5"` (the default — the task-09 gate's BALANCED winner), the calibrated
    height-redistribution curve
    (`HeightCurve.cs` — the terraced ascent with spatially modulated shelves: flat farmable