diff --git a/client/src/helpers/circularFrustumIntersect.ts b/client/src/helpers/circularFrustumIntersect.ts
index 94a3f47..2c66f5d 100644
--- a/client/src/helpers/circularFrustumIntersect.ts
+++ b/client/src/helpers/circularFrustumIntersect.ts
@@ -110,12 +110,7 @@ export class CircularFrustumIntersection {
             : 'NOT_INTERSECTED';
     }
 
-    // ─── Local frustum construction ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-    /**
-     * Transform a world-space CircularFrustum into an object's local space.
-     * Note: halfAngle is only preserved exactly under uniform scale.
-     */
+    //world-space to an object's local space
     private toObjectLocalSpace(invWorldMatrix: THREE.Matrix4): CircularFrustum {
         return this.frustum.transform(invWorldMatrix);
     }
@@ -140,6 +135,8 @@ export class CircularFrustumIntersection {
         if (this.insersectsSphere(boundingSphere) === 'NOT_INTERSECTED')
             return [];
 
+        const axisRay = new THREE.Ray(localFrustum.apex, localFrustum.axisNormalized);
+
         const results: HitResult[] = [];
 
         if (!geometry.boundsTree)
@@ -208,12 +205,19 @@ export class CircularFrustumIntersection {
                     tryPoint(a.clone().addScaledVector(edge, tApex));
                 }
 
-                // 3. Closest point on the triangle face to the apex
+                // 3. Closest point on triangle face to the apex (using THREE.Triangle, not ExtendedTriangle)
+                const threeTri = new THREE.Triangle(tri.a, tri.b, tri.c);
                 const closestOnFace = new THREE.Vector3();
-                tri.closestPointToPoint(localFrustum.apex, closestOnFace);
+                threeTri.closestPointToPoint(localFrustum.apex, closestOnFace);
                 if (!isNaN(closestOnFace.x))
                     tryPoint(closestOnFace);
 
+                // 4. Axis ray through the face — catches large faces the cone passes through
+                const faceHit = new THREE.Vector3();
+                if (axisRay.intersectTriangle(tri.a, tri.b, tri.c, false, faceHit)) {
+                    tryPoint(faceHit);
+                }
+
                 if (bestLocal !== undefined) {
                     const worldPoint = (bestLocal as THREE.Vector3).clone().applyMatrix4(mesh.matrixWorld);
                     const worldDepth = worldFrustum.axisNormalized.dot(worldPoint.clone().sub(worldFrustum.apex));