diff --git a/scripts/generate_asset.py b/scripts/generate_asset.py
index f91987f..f4422d4 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_asset.py
+++ b/scripts/generate_asset.py
@@ -37,7 +37,23 @@ from trellis2.model_revisions import (  # noqa: E402
     TRELLIS_REVISION,
 )
 
-SAFETY_FACE_TARGET = 200_000
+def _default_safety_faces() -> int:
+    """RAM-sized pre-bake face cap (MODELBEAST BENCHMARKS 2026-07-22): the
+    flat 200k laptop mtlbvh guard crushed 2.2M-tri decodes to ~95k-face GLBs
+    (fal ships ~495k from the same weights). 500k is verified crash-free on
+    the M3 Ultra Studio; small-memory boxes keep the safe cap. Env override:
+    TRELLIS2_MAX_BAKE_FACES (0 = uncapped)."""
+    env = os.environ.get("TRELLIS2_MAX_BAKE_FACES")
+    if env is not None:
+        return int(env) or 10_000_000
+    try:
+        mem_gb = os.sysconf("SC_PAGE_SIZE") * os.sysconf("SC_PHYS_PAGES") / 1e9
+    except (ValueError, OSError):
+        mem_gb = 0
+    return 500_000 if mem_gb >= 96 else 200_000
+
+
+SAFETY_FACE_TARGET = _default_safety_faces()
 WATCHDOG_SIGNATURES = (
     "non-zero size",
     "BVH needs at least 8 triangles",
@@ -165,6 +181,43 @@ def _export_raw(mesh, path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
+def _force_opaque(glb_path: Path) -> None:
+    """Rewrite every material's alphaMode to OPAQUE in a GLB, in place.
+
+    The o_voxel Metal baker samples the decoder's alpha attr noisily (same
+    family as the dark-patch base-color bug): solid hair bakes with scattered
+    near-zero alpha texels, to_glb's min<250 auto-detect flips the material
+    to BLEND, and the model renders as a transparent speckle veil.
+    TRELLIS2_ALPHA_MODE=auto keeps the baked behaviour for genuinely
+    transparent subjects (glass etc.); the default assumes solid objects.
+    """
+    import struct
+
+    data = glb_path.read_bytes()
+    magic, version, _length = struct.unpack_from("<III", data, 0)
+    if magic != 0x46546C67:  # b'glTF'
+        return
+    json_len, json_type = struct.unpack_from("<II", data, 12)
+    if json_type != 0x4E4F534A:  # b'JSON'
+        return
+    gltf = json.loads(data[20:20 + json_len])
+    changed = False
+    for material in gltf.get("materials") or []:
+        if material.get("alphaMode", "OPAQUE") != "OPAQUE":
+            material["alphaMode"] = "OPAQUE"
+            material.pop("alphaCutoff", None)
+            changed = True
+    if not changed:
+        return
+    payload = json.dumps(gltf, separators=(",", ":")).encode()
+    payload += b" " * (-len(payload) % 4)
+    rest = data[20 + json_len:]
+    out = struct.pack("<III", magic, version, 20 + len(payload) + len(rest))
+    out += struct.pack("<II", len(payload), json_type) + payload + rest
+    glb_path.write_bytes(out)
+    print("Forced alphaMode=OPAQUE (TRELLIS2_ALPHA_MODE=auto keeps baked alpha)")
+
+
 def _metal_baker_available() -> tuple[bool, str]:
     try:
         from trellis2.backends import probe_metal_backends
@@ -273,6 +326,8 @@ def _export_pbr(mesh, path: Path, *, baker: str, target: Optional[int], texture_
         verbose=True,
     )
     result.export(path)
+    if os.environ.get("TRELLIS2_ALPHA_MODE", "opaque") != "auto":
+        _force_opaque(Path(path))
     return result, pre_simplified
 
 
@@ -437,7 +492,7 @@ def _parse_args():
     parser.add_argument("--pipeline-type", choices=("512", "1024", "1024_cascade"), default="512")
     parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42)
     parser.add_argument("--steps", type=int)
-    parser.add_argument("--texture-size", type=int, choices=(512, 1024, 2048), default=1024)
+    parser.add_argument("--texture-size", type=int, choices=(512, 1024, 2048, 4096), default=1024)
     parser.add_argument("--background", choices=("auto", "keep"), default="auto")
     parser.add_argument("--pbr-decimation-target", type=_parse_target, default=None, metavar="none|N")
     parser.add_argument("--cache-dir", type=Path)