diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs
index 67ed631..c320429 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingController.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public sealed class StreamingController
         }
         else if (_region.CenterX != observerCx || _region.CenterY != observerCy)
         {
-            var diff = _region.RecenterTo(observerCx, observerCy);
+            var diff = _region.RecenterToSingleTier(observerCx, observerCy);
             foreach (var id in diff.ToLoad) _enqueueLoad(id);
             foreach (var id in diff.ToUnload) _enqueueUnload(id);
         }
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingRegion.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingRegion.cs
index bcebe44..7d0fc57 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingRegion.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Streaming/StreamingRegion.cs
@@ -87,13 +87,47 @@ public sealed class StreamingRegion
     internal static uint EncodeLandblockId(int lbX, int lbY)
         => ((uint)lbX << 24) | ((uint)lbY << 16) | 0xFFFFu;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// First-tick bootstrap: emit ToLoadNear for every LB in the inner ring,
+    /// ToLoadFar for every LB in the outer ring (between near and far). Used
+    /// by <see cref="StreamingController.Tick"/> on the first call before any
+    /// RecenterTo.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TwoTierDiff ComputeFirstTickDiff()
+    {
+        var near = new List<uint>();
+        var far  = new List<uint>();
+        for (int dx = -FarRadius; dx <= FarRadius; dx++)
+        {
+            for (int dy = -FarRadius; dy <= FarRadius; dy++)
+            {
+                int nx = CenterX + dx;
+                int ny = CenterY + dy;
+                if (nx < 0 || nx > 0xFF || ny < 0 || ny > 0xFF) continue;
+                int absDx = System.Math.Abs(dx);
+                int absDy = System.Math.Abs(dy);
+                var id = EncodeLandblockId(nx, ny);
+                if (absDx <= NearRadius && absDy <= NearRadius)
+                    near.Add(id);
+                else
+                    far.Add(id);
+            }
+        }
+        return new TwoTierDiff(
+            ToLoadFar:  far,
+            ToLoadNear: near,
+            ToPromote:  System.Array.Empty<uint>(),
+            ToDemote:   System.Array.Empty<uint>(),
+            ToUnload:   System.Array.Empty<uint>());
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Recompute the visible window around a new center and return the
     /// delta vs. the previous state. Hysteresis: landblocks aren't unloaded
     /// until they're further than <c>Radius + 2</c> from the new center,
     /// so boundary crossings don't thrash.
     /// </summary>
-    public RegionDiff RecenterTo(int newCx, int newCy)
+    public RegionDiff RecenterToSingleTier(int newCx, int newCy)
     {
         // Snapshot the old resident set so we can diff against it.
         var oldResident = new HashSet<uint>(_resident);
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTests.cs
index 741ea2b..899291e 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTests.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class StreamingRegionTests
     {
         var region = new StreamingRegion(cx: 50, cy: 50, radius: 2);
 
-        var diff = region.RecenterTo(50, 50);
+        var diff = region.RecenterToSingleTier(50, 50);
 
         Assert.Empty(diff.ToLoad);
         Assert.Empty(diff.ToUnload);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class StreamingRegionTests
         // the radius+2 threshold, so it stays loaded (hysteresis keeps radius+2).
         var region = new StreamingRegion(cx: 50, cy: 50, radius: 2);
 
-        var diff = region.RecenterTo(51, 50);
+        var diff = region.RecenterToSingleTier(51, 50);
 
         Assert.Equal(5, diff.ToLoad.Count);
         Assert.Empty(diff.ToUnload);
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class StreamingRegionTests
         // x=48 is now 5 away, > radius+2 = 4 → unload. x=49 is 4 away, not > 4 → keep. x=50 is 3 away, not > 4 → keep.
         var region = new StreamingRegion(cx: 50, cy: 50, radius: 2);
 
-        var diff = region.RecenterTo(53, 50);
+        var diff = region.RecenterToSingleTier(53, 50);
 
         Assert.Equal(15, diff.ToLoad.Count);
         Assert.Equal(5, diff.ToUnload.Count);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class StreamingRegionTests
     {
         var region = new StreamingRegion(cx: 50, cy: 50, radius: 2);
 
-        var diff = region.RecenterTo(200, 200);
+        var diff = region.RecenterToSingleTier(200, 200);
 
         Assert.Equal(25, diff.ToLoad.Count);
         Assert.Equal(25, diff.ToUnload.Count);
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTwoTierTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTwoTierTests.cs
index 65df093..105b224 100644
--- a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTwoTierTests.cs
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Streaming/StreamingRegionTwoTierTests.cs
@@ -20,4 +20,18 @@ public class StreamingRegionTwoTierTests
         // becomes (NearRadius+2) for the far-tier unload, which is wrong.
         Assert.Equal(region.FarRadius, region.Radius);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RecenterTo_FirstTick_SplitsLoadIntoNearAndFar()
+    {
+        // near=1, far=3 → near window is 3×3=9, far window is 7×7-3×3=40 LBs.
+        var region = new StreamingRegion(centerX: 100, centerY: 100, nearRadius: 1, farRadius: 3);
+        var diff = region.ComputeFirstTickDiff();
+
+        Assert.Equal(9,  diff.ToLoadNear.Count);
+        Assert.Equal(40, diff.ToLoadFar.Count);
+        Assert.Empty(diff.ToPromote);
+        Assert.Empty(diff.ToDemote);
+        Assert.Empty(diff.ToUnload);
+    }
 }