bone-forge/world_gen/world_generator.gd

@tool
extends Node
var generation_thread: Thread = Thread.new()
#### CHUNK GENERATION ####
@export_category("CHUNK GENERATION")

const CHUNK_SIZE := 256
const CHUNK_BOUNDS := 8

## How detailed the chunk should be. This could be made a const when debug phase is finished
@export_range(4,256,4) var chunk_resolution :=32:
	set(new_resolution):
		chunk_resolution = new_resolution
		update_all_mesh()

#### WORLD GENERATION ####
@export_category("WORLD GENERATION")
@export_tool_button("Generate Chunks") var generate_chunk_callable = generate.bind(true)
@export var noise: FastNoiseLite:
	set(new_noise):
		noise = new_noise
		update_all_mesh()
		if noise:
			noise.changed.connect(update_all_mesh) #change all thes meshes after eahc changes
@export_range(4.0,128.0,4.0) var height := 64.0:
	set(new_height):
		height = new_height
		update_all_mesh()

var loaded_chunks := {}


# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time. ALSO IN EDITOR
func _ready() -> void:
	generate(true)


func generate(_ForceRegen:bool=false):
	print('Generation starts')
	generate_chunks_around(Vector3(0,0,0), _ForceRegen)


# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
	pass


func generate_noise(_seed:float):
	noise = FastNoiseLite.new()


# This function is better called in another thread, doing all the heavy process before adding it to the scene tree
func generate_chunk(position: Vector3, _ForceRegen:bool = false):

	WorkerThreadPool.add_task(func():
		var mesh_instance = MeshInstance3D.new()
		update_mesh(mesh_instance)
		mesh_instance.position = position
		call_deferred("add_child", mesh_instance)
		var chunk_coord = get_chunk_coord(position)
		loaded_chunks[chunk_coord] = mesh_instance
		print("chunk at : ",str(position),", coord ",str(chunk_coord), " loaded")

	)


func get_height(x:float,y:float) -> float:
	return noise.get_noise_2d(x,y) * height


func get_normal(x:float,y:float) -> Vector3:
	var epsilon := CHUNK_SIZE / chunk_resolution
	var normal := Vector3(
		(get_height(x + epsilon,y) - get_height(x - epsilon, y))/(2.0 *epsilon),
		1.0,
		(get_height(x, y + epsilon) - get_height(x, y - epsilon))/(2.0 *epsilon)

	)
	return normal.normalized()


func update_all_mesh():
	for chunk in loaded_chunks:
		update_mesh(loaded_chunks[chunk])


func update_mesh(chunk_terrain_instance:MeshInstance3D):
	var plane: PlaneMesh = PlaneMesh.new() #load("res://world_gen/new_plane_mesh.tres").duplicate()
	plane.subdivide_depth = chunk_resolution
	plane.subdivide_width = chunk_resolution
	plane.size = Vector2(CHUNK_SIZE,CHUNK_SIZE)

	var plane_arrays := plane.get_mesh_arrays()
	var vertex_array: PackedVector3Array = plane_arrays[ArrayMesh.ARRAY_VERTEX]
	var normal_array: PackedVector3Array = plane_arrays[ArrayMesh.ARRAY_NORMAL]
	var tangent_array: PackedFloat32Array = plane_arrays[ArrayMesh.ARRAY_TANGENT]

	for i:int in vertex_array.size():
		var vertex := vertex_array[i]
		# Convert local vertex coordinates to world coordinates
		var world_x = chunk_terrain_instance.position.x + vertex.x
		var world_z = chunk_terrain_instance.position.z + vertex.z
		var normal := Vector3.UP
		var tangent := Vector3.RIGHT

		if noise:
			vertex.y = get_height(world_x, world_z)
			normal = get_normal(world_x, world_z)
			tangent = normal.cross(Vector3.UP)

		vertex_array[i] = vertex
		normal_array[i] = normal
		tangent_array[4*i] = tangent.x
		tangent_array[4*i+1] = tangent.y
		tangent_array[4*i+2] = tangent.z
		tangent_array[4*i+3] = 1.0

	var array_mesh := ArrayMesh.new()
	array_mesh.add_surface_from_arrays(Mesh.PRIMITIVE_TRIANGLES,plane_arrays)
	chunk_terrain_instance.mesh = array_mesh


## Convert position to chunk coordinates
func get_chunk_coord(position:Vector3) -> Vector2i:
	var coord_chunk_x = int(floor(position.x / CHUNK_SIZE))
	var coord_chunk_z = int(floor(position.z / CHUNK_SIZE))
	return Vector2i(coord_chunk_x,coord_chunk_z)


func generate_chunks_around(position:Vector3,ForceRegen:bool = false):

	# Convert position to chunk coordinates
	var position_to_coord := get_chunk_coord(position)

	print("closest chunk : "+str(Vector2i(position_to_coord.x,position_to_coord.y)))

	for x in range(position_to_coord.x - CHUNK_BOUNDS,position_to_coord.x + CHUNK_BOUNDS+1):
		for z in range(position_to_coord.y - CHUNK_BOUNDS, position_to_coord.y + CHUNK_BOUNDS+1):
			var chunk_coord := Vector2i(x,z)
			var chunck_position := Vector3i(x * CHUNK_SIZE,0,z * CHUNK_SIZE)
			print("trying to load chunk at coordinate : "+str(chunk_coord))
			if ForceRegen:
				loaded_chunks.clear()
				for child in get_children():
					child.queue_free()

			if not loaded_chunks.has(chunk_coord):
				print("generate chunk at : "+str(chunck_position))
				generate_chunk(chunck_position)