/func _find_valid_drop_position/,/return Vector2i(-1, -1)/c\
func _find_valid_drop_position() -> Vector2i:\
	# Try random adjacent cells\
	var neighbors = enhanced_gridmap.get_neighbors(current_position, 0)\
	neighbors.shuffle()\
	\
	for neighbor in neighbors:\
		var pos = neighbor.position\
		# Check item layer\
		var item_cell = Vector3i(pos.x, 1, pos.y)\
		if enhanced_gridmap.get_cell_item(item_cell) == -1:\
			if not is_position_occupied(pos):\
				# Gauntlet Mode explicit overrides\
				var gm = null\
				var main_gauntlet = get_tree().root.get_node_or_null("Main")\
				if main_gauntlet and main_gauntlet.get("gauntlet_manager"):\
					gm = main_gauntlet.gauntlet_manager\
				if gm and gm.is_active:\
					if pos.x == 0 or pos.x == gm.ARENA_COLUMNS - 1 or pos.y == 0 or pos.y == gm.ARENA_ROWS - 1:\
						continue\
					if gm._is_npc_zone(pos):\
						continue\
				return pos\
					\
	return Vector2i(-1, -1)