diff --git a/core/include/vf/RandomTick.h b/core/include/vf/RandomTick.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+#include "Math.h"
+
+namespace vf {
+
+// Deterministic random-tick position selector. For a chunk coordinate and an
+// absolute world tick it yields a repeatable list of local cell positions,
+// seeded purely by (worldSeed, chunkCoord, tick, index). Two selectors built
+// with the same seed produce identical streams, so the same simulation replays
+// bit for bit. Draws are independent per index and may repeat, matching how a
+// real per-chunk random tick samples with replacement.
+class RandomTick {
+public:
+    RandomTick(uint32_t worldSeed = 1u, int ticksPerChunk = 3);
+
+    int ticksPerChunk() const { return ticks; }
+    uint32_t worldSeed() const { return seed; }
+
+    void sampleLocal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick, std::vector<Vec3i>& out) const;
+    std::vector<Vec3i> sampleLocal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick) const;
+
+    void sampleGlobal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick, std::vector<Vec3i>& out) const;
+    std::vector<Vec3i> sampleGlobal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick) const;
+
+    // Raw 64-bit value for (chunkCoord, tick, index) under this seed. Callers can
+    // roll their own seeded events off the same stream without touching layout.
+    uint64_t hash(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick, uint32_t index) const;
+
+private:
+    uint32_t seed;
+    int ticks;
+};
+
+} // namespace vf
diff --git a/core/src/RandomTick.cpp b/core/src/RandomTick.cpp
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+#include "vf/RandomTick.h"
+#include "vf/Chunk.h"
+
+namespace vf {
+
+namespace {
+
+uint64_t mix64(uint64_t x) {
+    x += 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15ull;
+    x = (x ^ (x >> 30)) * 0xbf58476d1ce4e5b9ull;
+    x = (x ^ (x >> 27)) * 0x94d049bb133111ebull;
+    return x ^ (x >> 31);
+}
+
+uint64_t fold(uint64_t acc, uint64_t value) {
+    return mix64(acc ^ (mix64(value) + 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15ull + (acc << 6) + (acc >> 2)));
+}
+
+uint64_t asBits(int v) {
+    return static_cast<uint64_t>(static_cast<uint32_t>(v));
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+RandomTick::RandomTick(uint32_t worldSeed, int ticksPerChunk)
+    : seed(worldSeed), ticks(ticksPerChunk < 0 ? 0 : ticksPerChunk) {}
+
+uint64_t RandomTick::hash(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick, uint32_t index) const {
+    uint64_t h = mix64(static_cast<uint64_t>(seed) + 0x100000001b3ull);
+    h = fold(h, asBits(chunkCoord.x));
+    h = fold(h, asBits(chunkCoord.y));
+    h = fold(h, asBits(chunkCoord.z));
+    h = fold(h, static_cast<uint64_t>(tick));
+    h = fold(h, static_cast<uint64_t>(index));
+    return h;
+}
+
+void RandomTick::sampleLocal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick, std::vector<Vec3i>& out) const {
+    out.clear();
+    out.reserve(static_cast<std::size_t>(ticks));
+    for (int i = 0; i < ticks; ++i) {
+        uint64_t h = hash(chunkCoord, tick, static_cast<uint32_t>(i));
+        int x = static_cast<int>((h & 0xffffull) % static_cast<uint64_t>(chunkSize));
+        int y = static_cast<int>(((h >> 21) & 0xffffull) % static_cast<uint64_t>(chunkSize));
+        int z = static_cast<int>(((h >> 42) & 0xffffull) % static_cast<uint64_t>(chunkSize));
+        out.push_back(Vec3i{x, y, z});
+    }
+}
+
+std::vector<Vec3i> RandomTick::sampleLocal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick) const {
+    std::vector<Vec3i> out;
+    sampleLocal(chunkCoord, tick, out);
+    return out;
+}
+
+void RandomTick::sampleGlobal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick, std::vector<Vec3i>& out) const {
+    sampleLocal(chunkCoord, tick, out);
+    for (Vec3i& cell : out) {
+        cell.x += chunkCoord.x * chunkSize;
+        cell.y += chunkCoord.y * chunkSize;
+        cell.z += chunkCoord.z * chunkSize;
+    }
+}
+
+std::vector<Vec3i> RandomTick::sampleGlobal(const Vec3i& chunkCoord, long long tick) const {
+    std::vector<Vec3i> out;
+    sampleGlobal(chunkCoord, tick, out);
+    return out;
+}
+
+} // namespace vf