diff --git a/app/game-api/src/battleSim/environment.ts b/app/game-api/src/battleSim/environment.ts
index 264c45fb..3cea4877 100644
--- a/app/game-api/src/battleSim/environment.ts
+++ b/app/game-api/src/battleSim/environment.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
 
 import { loadUnitSetDefinitionByName } from '@sammo-ts/game-engine/scenario/unitSetLoader.js';
-import { normalizeScenarioEffect, type ScenarioEffectKey, type WarEngineConfig } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
+import {
+    LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL,
+    normalizeScenarioEffect,
+    type ScenarioEffectKey,
+    type WarEngineConfig,
+} from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 import { asRecord } from '@sammo-ts/common';
 import type { UnitSetDefinition } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ export const buildBattleSimEnvironment = async (
         maxAtmosByCommand: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxAtmosByCommand'], DEFAULT_WAR_CONFIG.maxAtmosByCommand),
         maxTrainByWar: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxTrainByWar'], DEFAULT_WAR_CONFIG.maxTrainByWar),
         maxAtmosByWar: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxAtmosByWar'], DEFAULT_WAR_CONFIG.maxAtmosByWar),
-        maxGeneralStat: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], 255),
+        maxGeneralStat: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL),
         statUpgradeLimit: resolveNumber(constValues, ['upgradeLimit'], 30),
         castleCrewTypeId,
         armTypes: {
diff --git a/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getGeneralList.ts b/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getGeneralList.ts
index 6909611c..8f8fa718 100644
--- a/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getGeneralList.ts
+++ b/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getGeneralList.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { TRPCError } from '@trpc/server';
 import { asNumber, asRecord } from '@sammo-ts/common';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 
 import { accessAuthedProcedure } from '../../../trpc.js';
 import { resolveDedicationLevelName, sanitizeInternalDisplayCode } from '../../../services/gameDisplayNames.js';
@@ -12,10 +13,10 @@ import {
     resolveNationPermission,
 } from '../shared.js';
 
-const experienceLevel = (experience: number): number =>
+const experienceLevel = (experience: number, maxLevel: number): number =>
     Math.max(
         0,
-        Math.min(100, experience < 1000 ? Math.floor(experience / 100) : Math.floor(Math.sqrt(experience / 10)))
+        Math.min(maxLevel, experience < 1000 ? Math.floor(experience / 100) : Math.floor(Math.sqrt(experience / 10)))
     );
 const dedicationLevel = (dedication: number, maxLevel: number): number =>
     Math.max(0, Math.min(maxLevel, Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(dedication) / 10)));
@@ -88,7 +89,9 @@ export const getGeneralList = accessAuthedProcedure.query(async ({ ctx }) => {
     const nationTrait = (await loadTraitNames([nation.typeCode], 'nation')).get(nation.typeCode);
     const permission = resolveNationPermission(general, nation.meta, true);
     const config = asRecord(worldState?.config);
-    const maxDedicationLevel = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(asNumber(asRecord(config.const).maxDedLevel, 30)));
+    const constValues = asRecord(config.const);
+    const maxExperienceLevel = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(asNumber(constValues.maxLevel, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL)));
+    const maxDedicationLevel = Math.max(0, Math.trunc(asNumber(constValues.maxDedLevel, 30)));
     const visibleList = list.map((entry) => {
         const entryDedicationLevel = dedicationLevel(entry.dedication, maxDedicationLevel);
         const dedicationDisplay = {
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ export const getGeneralList = accessAuthedProcedure.query(async ({ ctx }) => {
             return {
                 ...safeEntry,
                 refreshScoreTotal: accessByGeneral.get(entry.id) ?? 0,
-                experienceLevel: experienceLevel(entry.experience),
+                experienceLevel: experienceLevel(entry.experience, maxExperienceLevel),
                 ...dedicationDisplay,
             };
         }
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ export const getGeneralList = accessAuthedProcedure.query(async ({ ctx }) => {
             troopName: null,
             officerCity: 0,
             officerCityName: null,
-            experienceLevel: experienceLevel(entry.experience),
+            experienceLevel: experienceLevel(entry.experience, maxExperienceLevel),
             ...dedicationDisplay,
         };
     });
diff --git a/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getSecretGeneralList.ts b/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getSecretGeneralList.ts
index 69436d11..5d4a6e77 100644
--- a/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getSecretGeneralList.ts
+++ b/app/game-api/src/router/nation/endpoints/getSecretGeneralList.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { TRPCError } from '@trpc/server';
 
-import { asRecord } from '@sammo-ts/common';
+import { asNumber, asRecord } from '@sammo-ts/common';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 
 import { loadUnitSetDefinitionByName } from '@sammo-ts/game-engine/scenario/unitSetLoader.js';
 import { accessAuthedProcedure } from '../../../trpc.js';
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ const readNumber = (record: Record<string, unknown>, keys: string[], fallback =
 };
 const woundedStat = (value: number, injury: number): number =>
     injury > 0 ? Math.floor((value * (100 - injury)) / 100) : value;
-const experienceLevel = (experience: number): number =>
+const experienceLevel = (experience: number, maxLevel: number): number =>
     Math.max(
         0,
-        Math.min(100, experience < 1000 ? Math.floor(experience / 100) : Math.floor(Math.sqrt(experience / 10)))
+        Math.min(maxLevel, experience < 1000 ? Math.floor(experience / 100) : Math.floor(Math.sqrt(experience / 10)))
     );
 const leadershipBonus = (officerLevel: number, nationLevel: number): number =>
     officerLevel === 12 ? nationLevel * 2 : officerLevel >= 5 ? nationLevel : 0;
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ export const getSecretGeneralList = accessAuthedProcedure.query(async ({ ctx })
         ctx.db.worldState.findFirst({ select: { config: true } }),
     ]);
     const worldConfig = asRecord(worldState?.config);
+    const maxExperienceLevel = Math.max(
+        0,
+        Math.trunc(asNumber(asRecord(worldConfig.const).maxLevel, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL))
+    );
     const environment = asRecord(worldConfig.environment ?? worldConfig.map);
     const unitSetName =
         typeof environment.unitSet === 'string' && environment.unitSet.trim() ? environment.unitSet : ctx.profile.id;
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ export const getSecretGeneralList = accessAuthedProcedure.query(async ({ ctx })
                 intelligence: woundedStat(general.intel, general.injury),
             },
             leadershipBonus: leadershipBonus(general.officerLevel, nation.level),
-            experienceLevel: experienceLevel(general.experience),
+            experienceLevel: experienceLevel(general.experience, maxExperienceLevel),
             troopId: general.troopId,
             troopName: troopNames.get(general.troopId) ?? null,
             gold: general.gold,
diff --git a/app/game-api/src/router/public/index.ts b/app/game-api/src/router/public/index.ts
index 2516c41a..31728fcd 100644
--- a/app/game-api/src/router/public/index.ts
+++ b/app/game-api/src/router/public/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { TRPCError } from '@trpc/server';
 import { asNumber, asRecord } from '@sammo-ts/common';
-import { LogCategory, LogScope } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL, LogCategory, LogScope } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 import type { GameApiContext } from '../../context.js';
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ export const publicRouter = router({
         const nationMap = new Map(nations.map((nation) => [nation.id, nation]));
         const worldConfig = asRecord(worldState?.config);
         const worldConstants = asRecord(worldConfig.const);
-        const maxLevel = Math.max(0, Math.floor(asNumber(worldConstants.maxLevel, 255)));
+        const maxLevel = Math.max(0, Math.floor(asNumber(worldConstants.maxLevel, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL)));
         const maxDedLevel = Math.max(0, Math.floor(asNumber(worldConstants.maxDedLevel, 30)));
 
         // Legacy a_npcList.php shows select_pool humans first and possessed npc=1 rows.
diff --git a/app/game-api/src/router/world/directory.ts b/app/game-api/src/router/world/directory.ts
index eb5b901b..866df89c 100644
--- a/app/game-api/src/router/world/directory.ts
+++ b/app/game-api/src/router/world/directory.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { asRecord } from '@sammo-ts/common';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 
 import { accessAuthedInputProcedure, authedProcedure } from '../../trpc.js';
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ export const getGeneralDirectory = accessAuthedInputProcedure(z.object({ sort: z
         const accessMap = new Map(accessLogs.map((row) => [row.generalId, row.refreshScoreTotal]));
         const config = asRecord(worldState?.config);
         const constValues = asRecord(config.const);
-        const maxLevel = readNumber(constValues.maxLevel, 255);
+        const maxLevel = readNumber(constValues.maxLevel, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL);
         const maxDedLevel = readNumber(constValues.maxDedLevel, 30);
         const worldMeta = asRecord(worldState?.meta);
         const isUnited = readNumber(worldMeta.isUnited ?? worldMeta.isunited) > 0;
diff --git a/app/game-api/src/turns/commandTable.ts b/app/game-api/src/turns/commandTable.ts
index ab20a5bc..c37374b6 100644
--- a/app/game-api/src/turns/commandTable.ts
+++ b/app/game-api/src/turns/commandTable.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import type {
     TriggerValue,
     UnitSetDefinition,
 } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
-import { evaluateConstraints } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
+import { evaluateConstraints, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 import type { GeneralActionModule } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actionModules/general.js';
 import { CommandResolver as RecruitmentCommandResolver } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actions/turn/general/che_징병.js';
 import { projectItemSlots, readItemInventoryFromMeta } from '@sammo-ts/logic/items/index.js';
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ const buildCommandEnv = (worldState: WorldStateRow): CommandEnv => {
         defaultSpecialWar: resolveOptionalString(constValues, ['defaultSpecialWar']),
         initialNationGenLimit: resolveNumber(constValues, ['initialNationGenLimit'], 0),
         maxTechLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxTechLevel'], 12),
-        maxStatLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], 255),
+        maxStatLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL),
         techLevelIncYear: resolveNumber(constValues, ['techLevelIncYear'], 5),
         initialAllowedTechLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['initialAllowedTechLevel'], 1),
         baseGold: resolveNumber(constValues, ['baseGold', 'basegold'], 0),
diff --git a/app/game-api/test/nationGeneralSecretRouter.test.ts b/app/game-api/test/nationGeneralSecretRouter.test.ts
index e244985e..84c2b333 100644
--- a/app/game-api/test/nationGeneralSecretRouter.test.ts
+++ b/app/game-api/test/nationGeneralSecretRouter.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const token = (userId: string): GameSessionTokenPayload => ({
     user: { id: userId, username: userId, displayName: userId, roles: [] },
     sanctions: {},
 });
-const fixture = (generals: GeneralRow[], userId = 'u1') => {
+const fixture = (generals: GeneralRow[], userId = 'u1', maxLevel?: number) => {
     const db = {
         general: {
             findFirst: vi.fn(async ({ where }: { where: { userId: string } }) =>
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ const fixture = (generals: GeneralRow[], userId = 'u1') => {
         },
         city: { findMany: vi.fn(async () => [{ id: 1, name: '업' }]) },
         troop: { findMany: vi.fn(async () => [{ troopLeaderId: 2, name: '선봉대' }]) },
-        worldState: { findFirst: vi.fn(async () => null) },
+        worldState: {
+            findFirst: vi.fn(async () => ({ config: { const: maxLevel === undefined ? {} : { maxLevel } } })),
+        },
         generalTurn: {
             findMany: vi.fn(async () => [
                 {
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ const fixture = (generals: GeneralRow[], userId = 'u1') => {
 
 describe('nation general and secret office permissions', () => {
     it('redacts ordinary-member details and denies the secret office', async () => {
-        const { caller } = fixture([general()]);
+        const { caller } = fixture([general({ experience: 144_000 })]);
         const result = await caller.nation.getGeneralList();
         expect(result.viewer).toEqual({ generalId: 1, permission: 0 });
         expect(result.generals[0]).toMatchObject({
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ describe('nation general and secret office permissions', () => {
             dedicationLevel: 1,
             dedicationText: '30품관',
             bill: 600,
+            experienceLevel: 120,
         });
         expect(result.generals[0]).not.toHaveProperty('crew');
         await expect(caller.nation.getSecretGeneralList()).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: 'FORBIDDEN' });
@@ -136,12 +139,21 @@ describe('nation general and secret office permissions', () => {
     it('uses the session-owned general and scopes secret rows to that nation', async () => {
         const first = general();
         const actor = general({ id: 2, userId: 'u2', officerLevel: 5, meta: { belong: 1 } });
-        const ally = general({ id: 3, userId: 'u3', gold: 3000, crew: 200, train: 80, atmos: 80 });
+        const ally = general({
+            id: 3,
+            userId: 'u3',
+            gold: 3000,
+            crew: 200,
+            train: 80,
+            atmos: 80,
+            experience: 400_000,
+        });
         const foreign = general({ id: 4, userId: 'u4', nationId: 2, gold: 99999 });
         const { caller, db } = fixture([first, actor, ally, foreign], 'u2');
         const result = await caller.nation.getSecretGeneralList();
         expect(result.viewer).toEqual({ generalId: 2, permission: 2 });
         expect(result.generals.map((g) => g.id)).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+        expect(result.generals.find((entry) => entry.id === 3)?.experienceLevel).toBe(200);
         expect(result.summary).toMatchObject({ gold: 5000, crew: 800, generalCount: 3 });
         expect(result.generals[0]?.reservedCommands).toEqual([
             { action: 'che_징병', args: { crewType: 1, amount: 300 } },
@@ -159,4 +171,15 @@ describe('nation general and secret office permissions', () => {
         const { caller } = fixture([penalized]);
         await expect(caller.nation.getSecretGeneralList()).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: 'FORBIDDEN' });
     });
+    it('honors an explicit Ref maxLevel override for projected experience levels', async () => {
+        const actor = general({ officerLevel: 5, experience: 400_000 });
+        const { caller } = fixture([actor], 'u1', 150);
+
+        const [generalList, secretList] = await Promise.all([
+            caller.nation.getGeneralList(),
+            caller.nation.getSecretGeneralList(),
+        ]);
+        expect(generalList.generals[0]?.experienceLevel).toBe(150);
+        expect(secretList.generals[0]?.experienceLevel).toBe(150);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/core.ts b/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/core.ts
index 3b130819..41da9fb8 100644
--- a/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/core.ts
+++ b/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/core.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import type {
     TurnCommandEnv,
     UnitSetDefinition,
 } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
-import { evaluateConstraints } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
+import { evaluateConstraints, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 import type { ConstraintContext } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
 import { GAME_TICKS_PER_TURN, LiteHashDRBG, RandUtil } from '@sammo-ts/common';
 import { simpleSerialize } from '@sammo-ts/logic/war/utils.js';
@@ -872,17 +872,14 @@ export class GeneralAI {
                 ? resolveLegacyAiStatsWithModules(
                       candidate,
                       this.nation,
-                      this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? this.scenarioConfig.stat.max,
+                      this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL,
                       this.commandEnv.generalActionModules,
                       this.worldRef,
                       this.world,
                       this.startYear
                   ).fullLeadership
-                : resolveLegacyAiStats(
-                      candidate,
-                      this.nation,
-                      this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? this.scenarioConfig.stat.max
-                  ).fullLeadership;
+                : resolveLegacyAiStats(candidate, this.nation, this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL)
+                      .fullLeadership;
             if (fullLeadership >= this.nationPolicy.minNpcWarLeadership) {
                 npcWarGenerals[candidate.id] = candidate;
             } else {
@@ -1055,17 +1052,13 @@ export class GeneralAI {
             ? resolveLegacyAiStatsWithModules(
                   this.general,
                   this.nation,
-                  this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? this.scenarioConfig.stat.max,
+                  this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL,
                   this.commandEnv.generalActionModules,
                   this.worldRef,
                   this.world,
                   this.startYear
               )
-            : resolveLegacyAiStats(
-                  this.general,
-                  this.nation,
-                  this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? this.scenarioConfig.stat.max
-              );
+            : resolveLegacyAiStats(this.general, this.nation, this.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL);
         this.general.meta = {
             ...this.general.meta,
             ...stats,
diff --git a/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/nation/rewards.ts b/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/nation/rewards.ts
index dff8e545..877308fe 100644
--- a/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/nation/rewards.ts
+++ b/app/game-engine/src/turn/ai/generalAi/nation/rewards.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { GeneralAI } from '../core.js';
 import { GeneralActionPipeline } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actionModules/general.js';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/constants.js';
 import { findCrewTypeById, getTechCost } from '@sammo-ts/logic/world/unitSet.js';
 import type { TurnGeneral } from '../../../types.js';
 import { asRecord, readMetaNumber, readRequiredMetaNumber } from '../../aiUtils.js';
@@ -72,12 +73,12 @@ const getFullLeadership = (ai: GeneralAI, general: TurnGeneral): number => {
             'leadership',
             general.stats.leadership
         );
-        const maxStat = ai.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? ai.scenarioConfig.stat.max;
+        const maxStat = ai.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
         return Math.trunc(Math.max(0, Math.min(Number(adjusted), maxStat)));
     }
     const nationLevel = ai.nation?.level ?? 0;
     const officerBonus = general.officerLevel === 12 ? nationLevel * 2 : general.officerLevel >= 5 ? nationLevel : 0;
-    const maxStat = ai.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? ai.scenarioConfig.stat.max;
+    const maxStat = ai.commandEnv.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
     return Math.max(0, Math.min(general.stats.leadership + officerBonus, maxStat));
 };
 
diff --git a/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnCommands.ts b/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnCommands.ts
index 5a89fae0..a4317d08 100644
--- a/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnCommands.ts
+++ b/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnCommands.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 import {
     LEGACY_RANDOM_GENERAL_FIRST_NAMES,
     LEGACY_RANDOM_GENERAL_LAST_NAMES,
+    LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL,
     loadGeneralTurnCommandSpecs,
     loadNationTurnCommandSpecs,
     loadActionModuleBundle,
@@ -132,7 +133,9 @@ export const buildCommandEnv = (config: ScenarioConfig, unitSet?: UnitSetDefinit
         ]),
         initialNationGenLimit: resolveNumber(constValues, ['initialNationGenLimit'], DEFAULT_INITIAL_NATION_GEN_LIMIT),
         maxTechLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxTechLevel'], DEFAULT_MAX_TECH_LEVEL),
-        maxStatLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], config.stat.max),
+        // `stat.max` bounds join-time allocation (80 by default), while Ref
+        // runtime stat calculations use GameConst::$maxLevel.
+        maxStatLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL),
         maxDedicationLevel: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxDedLevel'], 30),
         statUpgradeLimit: resolveNumber(constValues, ['upgradeLimit'], 30),
         techLevelIncYear: resolveNumber(constValues, ['techLevelIncYear'], 5),
diff --git a/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnHandler.ts b/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnHandler.ts
index 5a3d4438..d6691e51 100644
--- a/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnHandler.ts
+++ b/app/game-engine/src/turn/reservedTurnHandler.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
     rollUniqueLottery,
     getNextTurnAt,
     getBillByLevel,
+    LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL,
     type ItemModule,
     type UniqueLotteryRunner,
 } from '@sammo-ts/logic';
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ export const applyLegacyGeneralProgression = (
     env: TurnCommandEnv,
     logs: LogEntryDraft[]
 ): TurnGeneral => {
-    const maxStatLevel = env.maxStatLevel ?? 255;
+    const maxStatLevel = env.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
     const maxDedicationLevel = env.maxDedicationLevel ?? 30;
     const expLevel = Math.max(
         0,
diff --git a/app/game-engine/test/generalTurnLegacyCompatibility.test.ts b/app/game-engine/test/generalTurnLegacyCompatibility.test.ts
index 84a15ba2..bf40595a 100644
--- a/app/game-engine/test/generalTurnLegacyCompatibility.test.ts
+++ b/app/game-engine/test/generalTurnLegacyCompatibility.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { TurnSchedule } from '@sammo-ts/logic/turn/calendar.js';
 import type { TurnGeneral, TurnWorldSnapshot, TurnWorldState } from '../src/turn/types.js';
 import { createTurnTestHarness } from './helpers/turnTestHarness.js';
 import { applyLegacyGeneralProgression } from '../src/turn/reservedTurnHandler.js';
+import { buildCommandEnv } from '../src/turn/reservedTurnCommands.js';
 
 const start = new Date('0200-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
 const schedule: TurnSchedule = { entries: [{ startMinute: 0, tickMinutes: 10 }] };
@@ -154,6 +155,21 @@ const makeState = (): TurnWorldState => ({
 });
 
 describe('legacy general-turn execution contract', () => {
+    it('does not reuse the join stat allocation maximum as the runtime level cap', () => {
+        const previous = makeGeneral({
+            experience: 144_000,
+            meta: { killturn: 24, explevel: 120 },
+        });
+        const afterRecruitment = makeGeneral({
+            experience: 144_001,
+            meta: { killturn: 24, explevel: 120 },
+        });
+        const env = buildCommandEnv(makeSnapshot(previous).scenarioConfig);
+
+        expect(env.maxStatLevel).toBe(255);
+        expect(applyLegacyGeneralProgression(afterRecruitment, previous, 'che_모병', env, []).meta.explevel).toBe(120);
+    });
+
     it('preserves the battle-computed level across legacy INT rounding', () => {
         const previous = makeGeneral({
             experience: 6_700,
diff --git a/app/game-engine/test/scenarioLoader.test.ts b/app/game-engine/test/scenarioLoader.test.ts
index 71fc9388..a60cffeb 100644
--- a/app/game-engine/test/scenarioLoader.test.ts
+++ b/app/game-engine/test/scenarioLoader.test.ts
@@ -92,4 +92,17 @@ describe('tracked scenario resources', () => {
         expect([...secretScenarioKeys!].filter((key) => key.startsWith('event_전투특기_'))).toHaveLength(20);
         expect(secretScenarioKeys?.has('event_전투특기_격노')).toBe(true);
     });
+
+    it('keeps join allocation bounds separate from the Ref runtime stat level limit', async () => {
+        const scenario = await loadScenarioDefinitionById(1);
+
+        expect(scenario.config.stat.max).toBe(80);
+        expect(buildCommandEnv(scenario.config).maxStatLevel).toBe(255);
+        expect(
+            buildCommandEnv({
+                ...scenario.config,
+                const: { ...scenario.config.const, maxLevel: 512 },
+            }).maxStatLevel
+        ).toBe(512);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/actionContextHelpers.ts b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/actionContextHelpers.ts
index 8acdee4e..18a85787 100644
--- a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/actionContextHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/actionContextHelpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { General } from '@sammo-ts/logic/domain/entities.js';
 import type { ScenarioConfig } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/types.js';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/constants.js';
 import type { ScenarioMeta } from '@sammo-ts/logic/world/types.js';
 import type { WarAftermathConfig, WarEngineConfig, WarTimeContext } from '@sammo-ts/logic/war/types.js';
 import type { UnitSetDefinition } from '@sammo-ts/logic/world/types.js';
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ export const buildWarConfig = (scenarioConfig: ScenarioConfig, unitSet: UnitSetD
         maxAtmosByCommand: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxAtmosByCommand'], DEFAULT_WAR_CONFIG.maxAtmosByCommand),
         maxTrainByWar: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxTrainByWar'], DEFAULT_WAR_CONFIG.maxTrainByWar),
         maxAtmosByWar: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxAtmosByWar'], DEFAULT_WAR_CONFIG.maxAtmosByWar),
-        maxGeneralStat: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], 255),
+        maxGeneralStat: resolveNumber(constValues, ['maxLevel'], LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL),
         statUpgradeLimit: resolveNumber(constValues, ['upgradeLimit'], 30),
         castleCrewTypeId,
         armTypes: {
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_등용수락.ts b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_등용수락.ts
index 285d1d5f..abcf9a69 100644
--- a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_등용수락.ts
+++ b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_등용수락.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import type { TurnCommandEnv } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actions/turn/commandEnv.js'
 import type { ActionContextBuilder } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actions/turn/actionContext.js';
 import type { GeneralTurnCommandSpec } from './index.js';
 import { parseArgsWithSchema } from '../parseArgs.js';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/constants.js';
 
 const ACTION_NAME = '등용수락';
 const ACTION_KEY = 'che_등용수락';
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export class ActionResolver<
         const recruiterExpLevel = Math.max(
             0,
             Math.min(
-                this.env.maxStatLevel ?? 255,
+                this.env.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL,
                 recruiterExperience < 1_000
                     ? Math.trunc(recruiterExperience / 100)
                     : Math.trunc(Math.sqrt(recruiterExperience / 10))
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_물자조달.ts b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_물자조달.ts
index 2fa2753a..ba5cfd40 100644
--- a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_물자조달.ts
+++ b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_물자조달.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { LogCategory, LogFormat } from '@sammo-ts/logic/logging/types.js';
 import type { TurnCommandEnv } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actions/turn/commandEnv.js';
 import type { ActionContextBuilder } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actions/turn/actionContext.js';
 import { tryApplyUniqueLottery } from '@sammo-ts/logic/rewards/uniqueLottery.js';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/constants.js';
 import type { GeneralTurnCommandSpec } from './index.js';
 
 export interface ProcureArgs {}
@@ -32,7 +33,10 @@ export const roundLegacyAccumulatedInteger = (current: number, delta: number): n
 export const resolveLegacyExperienceLevel = (experience: number): number =>
     Math.max(
         0,
-        Math.min(255, experience < 1_000 ? Math.trunc(experience / 100) : Math.trunc(Math.sqrt(experience / 10)))
+        Math.min(
+            LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL,
+            experience < 1_000 ? Math.trunc(experience / 100) : Math.trunc(Math.sqrt(experience / 10))
+        )
     );
 export const resolveLegacyDedicationLevel = (dedication: number): number =>
     Math.max(0, Math.min(30, Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(dedication) / 10)));
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ export class ActionResolver<
         const rawLeadership = general.stats.leadership * injuryMultiplier;
         const rawStrength = general.stats.strength * injuryMultiplier;
         const rawIntelligence = general.stats.intelligence * injuryMultiplier;
-        const maxStat = 255;
+        const maxStat = LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
         const legacyStat = (stat: 'leadership' | 'strength' | 'intelligence', value: number): number =>
             Math.trunc(Math.max(0, Math.min(maxStat, this.pipeline.onCalcStat(context, stat, value))));
         let score =
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_상업투자.ts b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_상업투자.ts
index 1ce64266..10f434d0 100644
--- a/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_상업투자.ts
+++ b/packages/logic/src/actions/turn/general/che_상업투자.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import type {
     ActionResolveContext,
 } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actions/turn/actionContext.js';
 import { tryApplyUniqueLottery } from '@sammo-ts/logic/rewards/uniqueLottery.js';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/constants.js';
 import type { GeneralTurnCommandSpec } from './index.js';
 import { clamp } from 'es-toolkit';
 
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ export class CommandResolver<TriggerState extends GeneralTriggerState = GeneralT
         } else if (this.config.statKey === 'intelligence') {
             rawStats.intelligence += Math.round(rawStats.strength / 4);
         }
-        const maxStatLevel = this.env.maxStatLevel ?? 255;
+        const maxStatLevel = this.env.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
         let score = clamp(rawStats[this.config.statKey], 0, maxStatLevel);
         score = this.pipeline.onCalcStat(context, this.config.statKey, score);
 
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ export class CommandResolver<TriggerState extends GeneralTriggerState = GeneralT
                     strength: context.general.stats.strength + Math.round(context.general.stats.intelligence / 4),
                     intelligence: context.general.stats.intelligence + Math.round(context.general.stats.strength / 4),
                 };
-                const maxStatLevel = this.env.maxStatLevel ?? 255;
+                const maxStatLevel = this.env.maxStatLevel ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
                 const leadership = this.pipeline.onCalcStat(
                     context,
                     'leadership',
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/scenario/constants.ts b/packages/logic/src/scenario/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35e34187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/logic/src/scenario/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// Ref GameConstBase::$maxLevel. Scenario `stat.max` is a separate join-time
+// allocation rule and must not be used as this runtime fallback.
+export const LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL = 255;
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/scenario/index.ts b/packages/logic/src/scenario/index.ts
index d62583e3..57d4892c 100644
--- a/packages/logic/src/scenario/index.ts
+++ b/packages/logic/src/scenario/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * from './types.js';
 export * from './parseScenario.js';
 export * from './scenarioEffect.js';
+export * from './constants.js';
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/war/aftermath.ts b/packages/logic/src/war/aftermath.ts
index 5eb715ea..bb5aca03 100644
--- a/packages/logic/src/war/aftermath.ts
+++ b/packages/logic/src/war/aftermath.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { GeneralActionPipeline } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actionModules/general.js'
 import { ActionLogger } from '@sammo-ts/logic/logging/actionLogger.js';
 import { LogCategory, LogFormat, LogScope, type LogEntryDraft } from '@sammo-ts/logic/logging/types.js';
 import { buildCrewTypeIndex, getTechCost, getTechLevel } from '@sammo-ts/logic/world/unitSet.js';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/constants.js';
 import type { WarUnitReport } from './types.js';
 import type {
     ConquerCityOutcome,
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ import {
 } from './utils.js';
 
 const META_DEAD = 'dead';
-const MAX_EXP_LEVEL = 255;
 const MAX_DEDICATION_LEVEL = 30;
 
 const updateLegacyProgressionLevels = (general: General): void => {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const updateLegacyProgressionLevels = (general: General): void => {
         general.experience < 1_000
             ? Math.trunc(general.experience / 100)
             : Math.trunc(Math.sqrt(general.experience / 10));
-    general.meta.explevel = clamp(expLevel, 0, MAX_EXP_LEVEL);
+    general.meta.explevel = clamp(expLevel, 0, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL);
     general.meta.dedlevel = clamp(Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(general.dedication) / 10), 0, MAX_DEDICATION_LEVEL);
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/logic/src/war/units/general.ts b/packages/logic/src/war/units/general.ts
index e16a1145..3e8b18fa 100644
--- a/packages/logic/src/war/units/general.ts
+++ b/packages/logic/src/war/units/general.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { ActionLogger } from '@sammo-ts/logic/logging/actionLogger.js';
 import { LogFormat } from '@sammo-ts/logic/logging/types.js';
 import type { WarStatName } from '@sammo-ts/logic/actionModules/types.js';
 import { getTechAbility, getTechCost } from '@sammo-ts/logic/world/unitSet.js';
+import { LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL } from '@sammo-ts/logic/scenario/constants.js';
 import type { WarActionPipeline, WarActionContext } from '../actions.js';
 import type { WarEngineConfig } from '../types.js';
 import type { WarCrewType } from '../crewType.js';
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ const META_RANK_PREFIX = 'rank_';
 const META_INTEL_EXP = 'intel_exp';
 const META_STRENGTH_EXP = 'strength_exp';
 const META_LEADERSHIP_EXP = 'leadership_exp';
-const MAX_EXP_LEVEL = 255;
 
 const RANK_WARNUM = `${META_RANK_PREFIX}warnum`;
 const RANK_KILLNUM = `${META_RANK_PREFIX}killnum`;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class WarUnitGeneral<
                 }) / 4
             );
         }
-        const maxGeneralStat = this.config.maxGeneralStat ?? 255;
+        const maxGeneralStat = this.config.maxGeneralStat ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
         value = clamp(value, 0, maxGeneralStat);
         if (withActions) {
             value = this.actionPipeline.onCalcStat(this.getActionContext(), statName, value);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export class WarUnitGeneral<
             this.general.experience < 1000
                 ? Math.trunc(this.general.experience / 100)
                 : Math.trunc(Math.sqrt(this.general.experience / 10));
-        const resolvedExpLevel = clamp(nextExpLevel, 0, MAX_EXP_LEVEL);
+        const resolvedExpLevel = clamp(nextExpLevel, 0, LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL);
         this.general.meta[META_EXP_LEVEL] = resolvedExpLevel;
         if (resolvedExpLevel === previousExpLevel) {
             return;
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ export class WarUnitGeneral<
         // one accumulated stat-exp threshold even though che_출병 itself does
         // not have the generic command progression tail.
         const limit = this.config.statUpgradeLimit ?? 30;
-        const maxStat = this.config.maxGeneralStat ?? 255;
+        const maxStat = this.config.maxGeneralStat ?? LEGACY_DEFAULT_MAX_LEVEL;
         const entries = [
             ['leadership', META_LEADERSHIP_EXP, '통솔'],
             ['strength', META_STRENGTH_EXP, '무력'],