simplex landscape

Acknowledgments to:

D3.js (v3.5.5)
blockbuilder.org
christophermanning's block: Unknown Pleasures
simplex-noise.js

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title></title>
<style>

body {
    background: black;
    font: 10px sans-serif;
    width: 960px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  
  svg {
    shape-rendering: optimizeSpeed;
    width: 960px;
    height: 500px;
  }
  
  .drawing-area {
    width: 960px;
    height: 500px;
  }

.obfuscator {
    fill: black;
    stroke: none;
  }
  .ground {
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 1;
  }
  .land {
    stroke: grey;
  }
  .water {
    stroke: lightblue;
  }

</style>
<body>
<svg width= 960 height: 500;>
  <g class="drawing-area" transform="translate(480,0)"></g>
</svg>
  
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/d3/3.5.5/d3.min.js"></script>
<script src="simplex-noise.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/dat-gui/0.5.1/dat.gui.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var width = 960,
      height = 500;

var drawingArea = d3.select(".drawing-area");

var simplex = new SimplexNoise()

d3.timer(function(t){
    //Simplex is used in 'computeNewHorizon()'
    drawNewHorizon(computeNewHorizon(t));
	})
  
  function insertControls () {
    var ctrls = new dat.GUI({width: 200});
    ctrls.close();
    var noiseCtrls = ctrls.addFolder("Landscape/Noise");
    noiseCtrls.open();
    var mainNoiseCtrl = noiseCtrls.addFolder("Main landscape");
    var mainAmplitudeCtrl = mainNoiseCtrl.add(config.noise.main, "amplitude", 1, height/2);
    mainAmplitudeCtrl.onChange(function(value) {
      updateWaterLevelValue(ctrls);
    })
    var mainDensityCtrl = mainNoiseCtrl.add(config.noise.main, "density", 0, 25);
    mainDensityCtrl.onChange(function(value) {
      config.noise.main.scaledDensity = noiseDensityScale(value);
    })
    var detailedNoiseCtrl = noiseCtrls.addFolder("Additionnal details/bumps");
    detailedNoiseCtrl.open();
    var detailedAmplitudeCtrl = detailedNoiseCtrl.add(config.noise.details, "amplitude", 1, height/4);
    detailedAmplitudeCtrl.onChange(function(value) {
      updateWaterLevelValue(ctrls);
    })
    var densityCtrl = detailedNoiseCtrl.add(config.noise.details, "density", 0, 100);
    densityCtrl.onChange(function(value) {
      config.noise.details.scaledDensity = noiseDensityScale(value);
    })
    var waterCtrls = ctrls.addFolder("Water");
    waterCtrls.close();
    waterCtrls.add(config.water, "draw", ["no water", "water level", "throught water"]);
    waterCtrls.add(config.water, "waterLevel", -(height/4+20), (height/4+20)).listen();
  }
  
  function updateWaterLevelValue (ctrls) {
    //waterLevel should be between [-maxNoiseAmplitude, +minNoiseAmplitude]
    maxAmplitude = config.noise.main.amplitude + config.noise.details.amplitude;
    ctrls.__folders["Water"].__controllers.forEach(function(c){ 
      if(c.property==="waterLevel"){
        c.__min = -maxAmplitude;
        c.__max = maxAmplitude
      }
    })
    if (config.water.waterLevel < -0.9*maxAmplitude) {
      config.water.waterLevel = -0.9*maxAmplitude;
    };
    if (config.water.waterLevel > 0.9*maxAmplitude) {
      config.water.waterLevel = 0.9*maxAmplitude;
    };
  }
  
  function computeNewHorizon (t) {
    //computed ground, land and water pathes
    var precision = 5;
    var mainAmplitude = config.noise.main.amplitude;
    var mainXDensity = width/config.noise.main.scaledDensity;
    var mainYDensity = height/config.noise.main.scaledDensity*10;
    var detailedAmplitude = config.noise.details.amplitude;
    var detailedXDensity = width/config.noise.details.scaledDensity;
    var detailedYDensity = height/config.noise.details.scaledDensity*10;
    var newHorizon = {groundPath: "M", landPath: "M", waterPath: "M"};
    var waterLevel = height/4-config.water.waterLevel;
    var mainPointAltitude, newPointAltitude, newPointUnderWater, prevPointAltitude, prevPointUnderWater;
    
    mainPointAltitude = height/4 + simplex.noise2D(-width/2/mainXDensity, t/mainYDensity, 1) * mainAmplitude;
    newPointAltitude = mainPointAltitude + simplex.noise2D(-width/2/detailedXDensity, t/detailedYDensity, 1) * detailedAmplitude;
    prevPointUnderWater = newPointAltitude>waterLevel; //SVG's y-axis goes down
    prevPointAltitude = newPointAltitude;
    
    for (x = -width/2; x <= width/2; x+=precision) {
      //Simplex is used twice: 1 for main lanscape's shape, one for detailed 'bumps'
      mainPointAltitude = height/4 + simplex.noise2D(x/mainXDensity, t/mainYDensity, 1) * mainAmplitude;
      newPointAltitude = mainPointAltitude + simplex.noise2D(x/detailedXDensity, t/detailedYDensity, 1) * detailedAmplitude;
      //compute ground path
      newHorizon.groundPath += " " + [x, newPointAltitude];
      //if required, compute land and water pathes
      if (config.water.draw!=="no water") {
        newPointUnderWater = newPointAltitude>waterLevel; //SVG's y-axis goes down
        if (prevPointUnderWater != newPointUnderWater) {
          //ground intersects water level
          //compute intersection's x using linear interpolation
          xIntersec = x - (precision*(newPointAltitude-waterLevel)/(newPointAltitude-prevPointAltitude));
          if (newPointUnderWater) {
            newHorizon.landPath += " " + [xIntersec, waterLevel] + " M";
            newHorizon.waterPath += " " + [xIntersec, waterLevel];
          } else {
            newHorizon.landPath += " " + [xIntersec, waterLevel];
            newHorizon.waterPath += " " + [xIntersec, waterLevel] + " M";
          }
        }
        if (newPointUnderWater) { 
          if (config.water.draw==="water level") { newPointAltitude = waterLevel; }
          newHorizon.waterPath += " " + [x, newPointAltitude];
        } else {
          newHorizon.landPath += " " + [x, newPointAltitude];
        }
        prevPointUnderWater = newPointUnderWater;
        prevPointAltitude = newPointAltitude;
      }
    }
    if (newHorizon.landPath.endsWith("M")) {
      	newHorizon.landPath = newHorizon.landPath.slice(0, -1);
    }
    if (newHorizon.waterPath.endsWith("M")) {
      	newHorizon.waterPath = newHorizon.waterPath.slice(0, -1);
    }
    return newHorizon;
  }
  
  function drawNewHorizon (newHorizon) {
    //add a new ground slice to the svg, behind previous ones
    var newDrawnHorizon = drawingArea.insert("g", "g")
      .classed("ground-slice", true);

//Obfuscator prevent seeing ground/lines hidden behind previous upper ones
    var newObfuscator = newDrawnHorizon.append("path")
      .classed("obfuscator", true)
      .attr("d", newHorizon.groundPath+" "+[width/2, height]+" "+[-width/2, height]+"z");

var newLandSlice = newDrawnHorizon.append("path")
      .classed("ground land", true)
      .attr("d", (config.water.draw==="no water")? newHorizon.groundPath : newHorizon.landPath)
      .style("stroke-opacity", 0);
    var newWaterSlice = newDrawnHorizon.append("path")
    if (config.water!="no water") {
      newWaterSlice.classed("ground water", true)
        .attr("d", newHorizon.waterPath)
        .style("stroke-opacity", 0);
    }
		
    //3D-like aspect
    newDrawnHorizon.transition("hovering")
      .duration(config.speed*1000)
      .ease("cubic") //kind of curvature of planescape
      .attr("transform", "scale("+config.scale+"),translate(0,"+height/4+")")
      .remove();
    
    //fog-like aspect; far horizons are less visibles
    newLandSlice.transition("opacity")
      .duration(config.speed/2*1000)
      .style("stroke-opacity", 1);
    if (config.water!="no water") {
      newWaterSlice.transition("opacity")
        .duration(config.speed/2*1000)
        .style("stroke-opacity", 1);
    }
  }

</script>

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