feat: rewrite grass LOD system and visuals

src/app/page.tsx

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ interface GrassProps {
 	detailScale: number;
 	detailHeight: number;
 	noise2D: (x: number, y: number) => number;
+	grassLOD: number;
 	enableShadows?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ function Grass({
 	hillHeight,
 	detailScale,
 	detailHeight,
-	noise2D
+	noise2D,
+	grassLOD
 }: GrassProps) {
 	const meshRef = useRef<InstancedMesh>(null);
 	const dummyRef = useRef<Object3D>(new Object3D());
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ function Grass({
 		) {
 			(materialRef.current.userData.shader as Shader).uniforms.uTime.value =
 				state.clock.getElapsedTime();
+			(materialRef.current.userData.shader as Shader).uniforms.uLOD.value =
+				grassLOD;
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -239,15 +243,18 @@ function Grass({
 		hillHeight,
 		detailScale,
 		detailHeight,
-		noise2D
+		noise2D,
+		grassLOD
 	]);
 
 	const onBeforeCompile = useMemo(
 		() => (shader: Shader) => {
 			shader.uniforms.uTime = { value: 0 };
+			shader.uniforms.uLOD = { value: grassLOD };
 
 			shader.vertexShader = `
 			uniform float uTime;
+			uniform float uLOD;
 			varying vec2 vGrassUv;
 			
 			float hash(vec2 p) {
@@ -309,7 +316,7 @@ function Grass({
 				materialRef.current.userData.shader = shader;
 			}
 		},
-		[]
+		[grassLOD]
 	);
 
 	return (
@@ -366,19 +373,28 @@ function TerrainChunk({
 	grassSize,
 	grassLOD
 }: TerrainChunkProps) {
-	const distance = Math.sqrt((x * size) ** 2 + (y * size) ** 2);
+	const [showGrass, setShowGrass] = useState(false);
-
-	let adjustedGrassCount = grassCount;
-	if (distance > grassLOD) {
-		adjustedGrassCount = 0;
-	} else if (distance > grassLOD * 0.6) {
-		const fadeStart = grassLOD * 0.6;
-		const fadeRange = grassLOD * 0.4;
-		const fadeFactor = 1.0 - (distance - fadeStart) / fadeRange;
-		adjustedGrassCount = Math.floor(grassCount * fadeFactor * fadeFactor);
-	}
 	const meshRef = useRef<Mesh>(null);
 
+	useFrame((state) => {
+		const camPos = state.camera.position;
+		const chunkPosX = x * size;
+		const chunkPosZ = y * size;
+
+		const dx = camPos.x - chunkPosX;
+		const dz = camPos.z - chunkPosZ;
+		const distSq = dx * dx + dz * dz;
+
+		// Use grassLOD as the distance threshold
+		const threshold = grassLOD * grassLOD;
+
+		if (distSq < threshold) {
+			if (!showGrass) setShowGrass(true);
+		} else {
+			if (showGrass) setShowGrass(false);
+		}
+	});
+
 	const geometry = useMemo(() => {
 		const geo = new BufferGeometry();
 
@@ -444,8 +460,8 @@ function TerrainChunk({
 				const colorNoise = noise2D(globalX * 0.02, globalZ * 0.02);
 				const t = (colorNoise + 1) / 2;
 
-				const dryGreen = { r: 0.05, g: 0.1, b: 0.0 };
+				const dryGreen = { r: 0.01, g: 0.01, b: 0.0 };
-				const lushGreen = { r: 0.0, g: 0.2, b: 0.0 };
+				const lushGreen = { r: 0.0, g: 0.05, b: 0.0 };
 
 				const r = dryGreen.r + (lushGreen.r - dryGreen.r) * t;
 				const g = dryGreen.g + (lushGreen.g - dryGreen.g) * t;
@@ -489,12 +505,12 @@ function TerrainChunk({
 					wireframe={wireframe}
 				/>
 			</mesh>
-			{!wireframe && adjustedGrassCount > 0 && (
+			{!wireframe && showGrass && (
 				<Grass
 					x={x}
 					y={y}
 					size={size}
-					count={adjustedGrassCount}
+					count={grassCount}
 					grassSize={grassSize}
 					scale={scale}
 					hillScale={hillScale}
@@ -502,6 +518,7 @@ function TerrainChunk({
 					detailScale={detailScale}
 					detailHeight={detailHeight}
 					noise2D={noise2D}
+					grassLOD={grassLOD}
 				/>
 			)}
 		</group>
@@ -622,16 +639,17 @@ export default function Home() {
 			className='canvas'
 		>
 			<EffectComposer>
-				<DepthOfField target={[0, 5, 0]} focalLength={20} bokehScale={5} />
+				{/* <DepthOfField target={[0, 5, 0]} focalLength={10} bokehScale={5} /> */}
 				{/* <Pixelation granularity={6} /> */}
 				<Vignette />
 				<Noise opacity={0.05} />
 				<Bloom
-					intensity={2.2}
+					intensity={2}
 					luminanceThreshold={0.5}
 					luminanceSmoothing={0.1}
 				/>
-				{sealMesh ? (
+
+				{/* {sealMesh ? (
 					<GodRays
 						sun={sealMesh}
 						samples={16}
@@ -644,7 +662,7 @@ export default function Home() {
 					/>
 				) : (
 					<></>
-				)}
+				)} */}
 			</EffectComposer>
 
 			<Environment files={'hdr/sky.hdr'} environmentIntensity={1} background />
@@ -661,13 +679,13 @@ export default function Home() {
 				wireframe={false}
 				grassCount={8000}
 				grassSize={0.6}
-				grassLOD={60}
+				grassLOD={80}
 			/>
-			<SealCube
+			{/* <SealCube
 				ref={(mesh) => {
 					if (mesh && !sealMesh) setSealMesh(mesh);
 				}}
-			/>
+			/> */}
 
 			<OrbitControls
 				target={[0, 5, 0]}

src/app/shaders/grass.frag

@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
-vec3 rootColor = diffuseColor.rgb * 0.5;
+// Fake Ambient Occlusion
-vec3 tipColor = diffuseColor.rgb * 1.5 + vec3(0.1, 0.1, 0.0); // Slight yellow tint at tips
+// Darken root (vGrassUv.y near 0) substantially
+float ao = smoothstep(0.0, 0.4, vGrassUv.y);
+ao = mix(0.2, 1.0, ao); // Roots are 20% brightness
 
-diffuseColor.rgb = mix(rootColor, tipColor, vGrassUv.y);
+// Base mixing
+vec3 rootColor = diffuseColor.rgb * 0.4;
+vec3 tipColor = diffuseColor.rgb * 1.3 + vec3(0.1, 0.1, 0.0);
+
+vec3 grassColor = mix(rootColor, tipColor, vGrassUv.y);
+grassColor *= ao;
+
+// Fake Translucency / Backlighting (Simple rim light effect)
+// Simulating light passing through blades
+float translucency = pow(vGrassUv.y, 2.0) * 0.5;
+grassColor += vec3(0.1, 0.2, 0.0) * translucency;
+
+diffuseColor.rgb = grassColor;

src/app/shaders/grass.vert

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 float worldX = instanceMatrix[3][0];
 float worldZ = instanceMatrix[3][2];
+float worldY = instanceMatrix[3][1];
+
+vec3 worldPos = vec3(worldX, worldY, worldZ);
+float dist = distance(cameraPosition, worldPos);
+
+float fadeStart = uLOD * 0.6;
+float fadeRange = uLOD * 0.4;
+float distFactor = 1.0 - clamp((dist - fadeStart) / fadeRange, 0.0, 1.0);
+
+float noiseVal = fbm(vec2(worldX, worldZ) * 0.5);
+distFactor = clamp(distFactor + (noiseVal - 0.5) * 0.2, 0.0, 1.0);
 
 float windSpeed = 0.3;
 float windScale = 0.04;
@@ -18,8 +29,28 @@ vec2 windDir = vec2(
 );
 windDir = normalize(windDir - 0.5) * 0.8;
 
+// Tapering
+// Reduce width based on Y (height)
+// As Y increases (from 0 to 1 in UV space roughly), width decreases.
+// uv.y is height.
+float taper = 1.0 - uv.y;
+taper = mix(1.0, taper, 0.5); // Control how sharp the taper is. 0.5 = moderate taper.
+transformed.x *= taper;
+transformed.z *= taper;
+
+// Curvature - Simple quadratic bend
+// Bend more as we go up.
+float curveAmount = uv.y * uv.y * 2.0; 
+vec2 curveDir = normalize(vec2(noiseVal, fbm(vec2(worldZ, worldX))) - 0.5); // Randomize curve direction
+transformed.x += curveAmount * curveDir.x * 0.5;
+transformed.z += curveAmount * curveDir.y * 0.5;
+
+// Apply wind sway
 float swayAmount = (windStrength + turbulence) * uv.y * uv.y;
 
 transformed.x += swayAmount * windDir.x;
 transformed.z += swayAmount * windDir.y;
 transformed.y -= abs(swayAmount) * 0.2;
+
+// Apply distance scaling
+transformed *= distFactor;