WS30: add edge-hardness parameter for landclass transitions

Also new use_edge_hardness_with_large_scale_transition const
for testing

Materials/regions/europe.xml

@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@
   <texture>Terrain/irrcrop.png</texture>
   <object-mask>Terrain/irrcrop.mask.png</object-mask>
   <parameters>
-      <rotation_flag>0</rotation_flag>
+    <rotation_flag>0</rotation_flag>
-      <rotation_scale>8000.0</rotation_scale>
+    <rotation_scale>8000.0</rotation_scale>
-    </parameters>
+  </parameters>
   <xsize>3000</xsize>
   <ysize>3000</ysize>
   <solid>1</solid>
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
     <parameters>
       <rotation_flag>0</rotation_flag>
       <rotation_scale>8000.0</rotation_scale>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
     </parameters>
     <xsize>2000</xsize>
     <ysize>2000</ysize>
@@ -250,6 +251,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>15.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>10.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -271,6 +275,7 @@
       <urban_blend>1</urban_blend>
       <blend_bias>0.2</blend_bias>
       <hires_overlay_bias>-1.0</hires_overlay_bias>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
     </parameters>
     <xsize>1024</xsize>
     <ysize>1024</ysize>
@@ -331,6 +336,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>15.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>10.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -408,6 +416,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -434,6 +445,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -516,6 +530,7 @@
       <overlay_autumn_flag>1</overlay_autumn_flag>
       <overlay_brightness_top>1.4</overlay_brightness_top>
       <overlay_brightness_bottom>0.6</overlay_brightness_bottom>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
     </parameters>
     <xsize>2000</xsize>
     <ysize>2000</ysize>
@@ -550,6 +565,7 @@
       <overlay_autumn_flag>1</overlay_autumn_flag>
       <overlay_brightness_top>1.4</overlay_brightness_top>
       <overlay_brightness_bottom>0.6</overlay_brightness_bottom>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
     </parameters>
     <xsize>2000</xsize>
     <ysize>2000</ysize>

Materials/regions/global-summer.xml

@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@
     <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
     <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>1</bumpiness>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -115,6 +118,9 @@
     <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
     <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>0.85</bumpiness>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -133,6 +139,9 @@
     <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
     <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>0.95</bumpiness>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -152,6 +161,9 @@
     <tree-width-m>18.0</tree-width-m>
     <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>1</bumpiness>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -169,6 +181,9 @@
     <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
     <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>1</bumpiness>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -185,6 +200,9 @@
     <tree-width-m>8.0</tree-width-m>
     <rolling-friction>1</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>1</bumpiness>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -291,6 +309,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>25.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>15.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
 	<material>
@@ -312,6 +333,9 @@
 		 <a>1.0</a>
 		</emissive>
 		<object-group include="Materials/base/industrial-buildings.xml"/>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
 	</material>
 	
 	<material>
@@ -339,6 +363,9 @@
 		 <a>1.0</a>
 		</emissive>
 		<object-group include="Materials/base/industrial-buildings.xml"/>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
 	</material>
 
   <!-- default town US style -->
@@ -370,6 +397,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>12.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>7.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
   
 	<material>
@@ -389,6 +419,9 @@
     <name>Ocean</name>
     <effect>Effects/water</effect>
     <texture>Terrain/water.png</texture>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -420,6 +453,9 @@
     <solid>0</solid>
     <rolling-friction>1.5</rolling-friction>
     <bumpiness>0.6</bumpiness>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -437,6 +473,7 @@
     </texture-set>
     <parameters>
       <ice_cover><use>/environment/surface/ice-cover</use></ice_cover>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
     </parameters>
     <xsize>400</xsize>
     <ysize>400</ysize>
@@ -676,6 +713,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <!-- default US style irrigated crops -->
@@ -707,6 +747,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -736,6 +779,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -860,6 +906,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
   <material>
@@ -882,6 +931,9 @@
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-height-m>20.0</tree-height-m>
     <tree-width-m>12.0</tree-width-m>
+    <parameters>
+      <edge-hardness>1.0</edge-hardness>
+    </parameters>
   </material>
 
 </PropertyList>

Shaders/ws30-ALS-landclass-search-functions.frag

@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@
 //     Possibe values: 0=off, 1=on. Default:0
   const int grow_landclass_borders_with_large_scale_transition = 1; 
 
+//  Use the edge-hardness parameter from materials.xml to determine
+//  weighting of the landclass in transitions
+  const int use_edge_hardness_with_large_scale_transition = 0;
 
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1154,6 +1157,15 @@ if (grow_landclass_borders_with_large_scale_transition == 1)
   //lc = int(t);
   //mfact[2] = t;
 
+  if (use_edge_hardness_with_large_scale_transition == 1)
+  {
+    // the edge-hardness material parameter has range 0.0 (soft) to 1.0 (hard)
+    // We use this to force the mix factor to 0 or 1
+    if ((num_n > 0) && fg_dimensionsArray[lc].w > 0.5) {
+      mfact[0] = step(0.5, mfact[0]);
+    }
+  }
+
   landclass_id = lc;
   neighbor_landclass_ids=lc_n;
   num_unique_neighbors = num_n;