lecodes-sdk 1.0.0 → 1.2.0

package/src/gl/scenarios.ts

@@ -1,291 +1,291 @@
-// No-code scenario aspects: ready-made behaviors a scene builder attaches in the editor without
-// writing any code — move to a target, travel a waypoint path, spin, face something, start a GLB
-// animation. They are ordinary aspects (work from hand-written code too); in the scene editor the
-// movement ones double as `static editor` generators that draw their paths as editor gizmos
-// (`Gizmos.*` in rebuild() — overlay lines, never scene content; play mode never calls rebuild(),
-// so they cost nothing at runtime).
-//
-// Conventions shared by the family:
-//   • targets/waypoints are scene nodes — place an Empty, then pick it in the inspector (`ref()`);
-//   • times are seconds, angles degrees; all motion runs in `update(dt)` (play mode only);
-//   • orientation is quaternion-composed — never euler-incremented (see math/quat.ts).
-
-import { Aspect } from "../core/Aspect"
-import type { FieldMeta } from "../core/fields"
-import type { InspectorUI } from "../core/InspectorUI"
-import { Vec3 } from "../math/vec"
-import { Quat } from "../math/quat"
-import { Node } from "./Node"
-import { Model } from "./Model"
-import type { Playback } from "./animation/Playback"
-import { Gizmos } from "../scene/gizmos"
-
-const MOVE_LINE = "#5b8ef0"
-const LOOK_LINE = "#d9a13f"
-const DEG2RAD = Math.PI / 180
-
-type LoopMode = "once" | "loop" | "pingpong"
-
-/** Normalized phase for elapsed time `t` over one trip of `duration`: once clamps at 1, loop
- *  wraps, pingpong triangles 0→1→0. */
-const phase = (t: number, duration: number, mode: LoopMode): number => {
-  if (duration <= 0) return 1
-  const u = t / duration
-  if (mode === "once") return Math.min(u, 1)
-  if (mode === "loop") return u - Math.floor(u)
-  const v = u % 2
-  return v <= 1 ? v : 2 - v
-}
-
-const ease = (k: number, easing: "smooth" | "linear"): number =>
-  easing === "smooth" ? k * k * (3 - 2 * k) : k
-
-/** A world point in `node`'s PARENT space — what `node.position` is expressed in. */
-const toParentLocal = (node: Node, world: Vec3): Vec3 => {
-  const parent = node.parent
-  return parent ? parent.worldMatrix.invert().transformPoint(world) : world
-}
-
-/** A path node's waypoints: its children in scene-FILE order (`_sceneChildOrder`, stamped by
- *  defineScene — the engine's live child order is insertion-based and may differ), editor helper
- *  nodes (`__`-prefixed) excluded. Runtime-added children append in engine order. */
-const pathWaypoints = (path: Node): Node[] => {
-  const children = path.children.filter((c) => !(c.name ?? "").startsWith("__"))
-  const order = (path as { _sceneChildOrder?: string[] })._sceneChildOrder
-  if (!order) return children
-  const byName = new Map(children.map((c) => [ c.name, c ]))
-  const sorted: Node[] = []
-  for (const n of order) { const c = byName.get(n); if (c) sorted.push(c) }
-  const seen = new Set(sorted)
-  for (const c of children) if (!seen.has(c)) sorted.push(c)
-  return sorted
-}
-
-// ---- the aspects ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/** Travel from the node's starting position to a target node in `duration` seconds. */
-export class MoveTo extends Aspect<"moveTo"> {
-  /** Where to travel — place an Empty node and pick it. */
-  target: Node | null = null
-
-  /** Seconds for the full trip. */
-  duration = 2
-
-  /** Seconds to wait before starting. */
-  delay = 0
-
-  /** once = stop at the target · loop = restart from the start point · pingpong = back and forth. */
-  mode: LoopMode = "once"
-
-  /** Motion curve. */
-  easing: "smooth" | "linear" = "smooth"
-
-  static readonly aspect = "moveTo"
-  static editor = { rebuild: true }
-  static fields: FieldMeta<MoveTo> = {
-    target: { editor: "node" },
-    duration: { min: 0.05, max: 120, step: 0.05 },
-    delay: { min: 0, max: 120, step: 0.05 },
-    mode: { options: [ "once", "loop", "pingpong" ] },
-    easing: { options: [ "smooth", "linear" ] },
-  }
-
-  private _t = 0
-  private _start: Vec3 | null = null
-
-  update(dt: number): void {
-    if (!this.target) return
-    this._start ??= this.node.position
-    this._t += dt
-    const k = ease(phase(Math.max(0, this._t - this.delay), this.duration, this.mode), this.easing)
-    const end = toParentLocal(this.node, this.target.worldPosition)
-    this.node.position = new Vec3(this._start).add(end.sub(this._start).scale(k))
-  }
-
-  /** Editor-only path line (edit mode; play mode never calls this). */
-  rebuild(): void {
-    if (!this.target) return
-    // the target is an empty — its own anchored marker shows the endpoint
-    Gizmos.line(this.node.worldPosition, this.target.worldPosition, { color: MOVE_LINE })
-  }
-}
-
-/** Travel through the children of a path node (add an Empty per waypoint) in `duration` seconds.
- *  `loop` runs the circuit closed (last → first); `pingpong` goes back and forth along the open
- *  path; `once` stops at the last waypoint. */
-export class FollowPath extends Aspect<"followPath"> {
-  /** A node whose CHILDREN are the waypoints, in file order. */
-  path: Node | null = null
-
-  /** Seconds for one full pass of the path. */
-  duration = 6
-
-  /** Seconds to wait before starting. */
-  delay = 0
-
-  mode: LoopMode = "loop"
-
-  /** Turn to face the direction of travel. */
-  orient = true
-
-  /** Which local axis leads when orienting. */
-  forward: "-z" | "z" | "x" | "-x" = "-z"
-
-  static readonly aspect = "followPath"
-  static editor = { rebuild: true }
-  static fields: FieldMeta<FollowPath> = {
-    path: { editor: "node" },
-    duration: { min: 0.05, max: 300, step: 0.05 },
-    delay: { min: 0, max: 120, step: 0.05 },
-    mode: { options: [ "loop", "once", "pingpong" ] },
-    forward: { options: [ "-z", "z", "x", "-x" ] },
-  }
-
-  private _t = 0
-
-  private _points(): Vec3[] {
-    if (!this.path) return []
-    const points = pathWaypoints(this.path).map((c) => c.worldPosition)
-    if (this.mode === "loop" && points.length > 1) points.push(points[0]!.clone())
-    return points
-  }
-
-  update(dt: number): void {
-    const points = this._points()
-    if (points.length < 2) return
-    this._t += dt
-    const k = phase(Math.max(0, this._t - this.delay), this.duration, this.mode === "loop" ? "loop" : this.mode)
-
-    const lengths: number[] = []
-    let total = 0
-    for (let i = 0; i < points.length - 1; i++) {
-      const l = points[i + 1]!.sub(points[i]!).length()
-      lengths.push(l)
-      total += l
-    }
-    if (total <= 0) return
-
-    let dist = k * total
-    let i = 0
-    while (i < lengths.length - 1 && dist > lengths[i]!) { dist -= lengths[i]!; i++ }
-    const a = points[i]!
-    const b = points[i + 1]!
-    const seg = b.sub(a)
-    const u = lengths[i]! > 0 ? Math.min(dist / lengths[i]!, 1) : 0
-    const world = a.add(seg.scale(u))
-    this.node.position = toParentLocal(this.node, world)
-    if (this.orient && seg.lengthSq() > 1e-12) this.node.lookAt(world.add(seg), this.forward)
-  }
-
-  /** Editor-only waypoint polyline (edit mode; play mode never calls this). */
-  rebuild(): void {
-    const points = this._points()   // loop mode already appends the first point again
-    Gizmos.polyline(points, { color: MOVE_LINE })   // waypoints are empties: they carry their own markers
-  }
-}
-
-/** Continuous rotation about one of the node's local axes, degrees per second. */
-export class Spin extends Aspect<"spin"> {
-  /** Degrees per second. */
-  speed = 45
-
-  /** Local axis to spin around. */
-  axis: "x" | "y" | "z" = "y"
-
-  static readonly aspect = "spin"
-  static fields: FieldMeta<Spin> = {
-    speed: { min: -720, max: 720, step: 5 },
-    axis: { options: [ "x", "y", "z" ] },
-  }
-
-  update(dt: number): void {
-    const axis: [number, number, number] = this.axis === "x" ? [ 1, 0, 0 ] : this.axis === "y" ? [ 0, 1, 0 ] : [ 0, 0, 1 ]
-    // compose in quaternion space about the LOCAL axis (q ⊗ dq) — never euler-increment
-    this.node.quaternion = this.node.quaternion.mul(Quat.fromAxisAngle(axis, this.speed * dt * DEG2RAD))
-  }
-}
-
-/** Keep the node facing a target node (a turret tracking, a signpost, a camera aimed at a hero).
- *  Accessor `node.facing` — NOT `lookAt`, which would shadow the `Node.lookAt()` method. */
-export class LookAt extends Aspect<"facing"> {
-  /** The node to face. */
-  target: Node | null = null
-
-  /** Which local axis points at the target. */
-  forward: "-z" | "z" | "x" | "-x" = "-z"
-
-  /** 0 = snap instantly; otherwise seconds of turn lag (bigger = slower, smoother). */
-  smoothing = 0
-
-  static readonly aspect = "facing"
-  static editor = { rebuild: true }
-  static fields: FieldMeta<LookAt> = {
-    target: { editor: "node" },
-    forward: { options: [ "-z", "z", "x", "-x" ] },
-    smoothing: { min: 0, max: 5, step: 0.05 },
-  }
-
-  update(dt: number): void {
-    if (!this.target) return
-    const point = this.target.worldPosition
-    if (this.smoothing <= 0) { this.node.lookAt(point, this.forward); return }
-    const q0 = this.node.quaternion
-    this.node.lookAt(point, this.forward)
-    const q1 = this.node.quaternion
-    this.node.quaternion = q0.slerp(q1, 1 - Math.exp(-dt / this.smoothing))
-  }
-
-  /** Editor-only sight line (edit mode; play mode never calls this). */
-  rebuild(): void {
-    if (!this.target) return
-    Gizmos.line(this.node.worldPosition, this.target.worldPosition, { color: LOOK_LINE })
-  }
-}
-
-/** Start a GLB animation clip when the scene runs. Attach to a `model:` node; the inspector card
- *  lists the model's clips live and can preview them while editing. */
-export class PlayAnimation extends Aspect<"playAnimation", Model> {
-  /** Clip name; empty = the model's first clip. */
-  clip = ""
-
-  loop = true
-
-  /** Playback rate (1 = authored speed). */
-  speed = 1
-
-  static readonly aspect = "playAnimation"
-  static fields: FieldMeta<PlayAnimation> = {
-    speed: { min: 0.05, max: 5, step: 0.05 },
-  }
-
-  private _preview?: Playback
-
-  onAttach(): void {
-    const anim = (this.node as Model | undefined)?.anim
-    if (!anim) return
-    if (this.loop) anim.playLoop(this.clip === "" ? 0 : this.clip, { speed: this.speed })
-    else anim.play(this.clip === "" ? 0 : this.clip, { speed: this.speed })
-  }
-
-  static inspector(ui: InspectorUI, a: PlayAnimation): void {
-    const anim = (a.node as Model | undefined)?.anim
-    const clips = anim ? anim.clips : []
-    if (clips.length === 0) {
-      ui.warn("No animation clips — attach this to a GLB model node")
-      return
-    }
-    ui.select("clip", clips.map((c) => c.name))
-    ui.auto("loop", "speed")
-    if (anim) {
-      const clip = a.clip === "" ? clips[0]?.name : a.clip
-      const playing = a._preview?.playing === true
-      if (ui.button(playing ? "Restart preview" : "Preview")) {
-        if (a.loop) { anim.playLoop(clip, { speed: a.speed }); a._preview = undefined }
-        else a._preview = anim.play(clip, { speed: a.speed, restart: true })
-      }
-      if (playing && ui.button("Stop")) { anim.stop(); a._preview = undefined }
-      const duration = clips.find((c) => c.name === clip)?.duration
-      ui.info(playing ? "previewing…" : duration !== undefined ? `${duration.toFixed(2)}s` : "")
-    }
-  }
-}
+// No-code scenario aspects: ready-made behaviors a scene builder attaches in the editor without
+// writing any code — move to a target, travel a waypoint path, spin, face something, start a GLB
+// animation. They are ordinary aspects (work from hand-written code too); in the scene editor the
+// movement ones double as `static editor` generators that draw their paths as editor gizmos
+// (`Gizmos.*` in rebuild() — overlay lines, never scene content; play mode never calls rebuild(),
+// so they cost nothing at runtime).
+//
+// Conventions shared by the family:
+//   • targets/waypoints are scene nodes — place an Empty, then pick it in the inspector (`ref()`);
+//   • times are seconds, angles degrees; all motion runs in `update(dt)` (play mode only);
+//   • orientation is quaternion-composed — never euler-incremented (see math/quat.ts).
+
+import { Aspect } from "../core/Aspect"
+import type { FieldMeta } from "../core/fields"
+import type { InspectorUI } from "../core/InspectorUI"
+import { Vec3 } from "../math/vec"
+import { Quat } from "../math/quat"
+import { Node } from "./Node"
+import { Model } from "./Model"
+import type { Playback } from "./animation/Playback"
+import { Gizmos } from "../scene/gizmos"
+
+const MOVE_LINE = "#5b8ef0"
+const LOOK_LINE = "#d9a13f"
+const DEG2RAD = Math.PI / 180
+
+type LoopMode = "once" | "loop" | "pingpong"
+
+/** Normalized phase for elapsed time `t` over one trip of `duration`: once clamps at 1, loop
+ *  wraps, pingpong triangles 0→1→0. */
+const phase = (t: number, duration: number, mode: LoopMode): number => {
+  if (duration <= 0) return 1
+  const u = t / duration
+  if (mode === "once") return Math.min(u, 1)
+  if (mode === "loop") return u - Math.floor(u)
+  const v = u % 2
+  return v <= 1 ? v : 2 - v
+}
+
+const ease = (k: number, easing: "smooth" | "linear"): number =>
+  easing === "smooth" ? k * k * (3 - 2 * k) : k
+
+/** A world point in `node`'s PARENT space — what `node.position` is expressed in. */
+const toParentLocal = (node: Node, world: Vec3): Vec3 => {
+  const parent = node.parent
+  return parent ? parent.worldMatrix.invert().transformPoint(world) : world
+}
+
+/** A path node's waypoints: its children in scene-FILE order (`_sceneChildOrder`, stamped by
+ *  defineScene — the engine's live child order is insertion-based and may differ), editor helper
+ *  nodes (`__`-prefixed) excluded. Runtime-added children append in engine order. */
+const pathWaypoints = (path: Node): Node[] => {
+  const children = path.children.filter((c) => !(c.name ?? "").startsWith("__"))
+  const order = (path as { _sceneChildOrder?: string[] })._sceneChildOrder
+  if (!order) return children
+  const byName = new Map(children.map((c) => [ c.name, c ]))
+  const sorted: Node[] = []
+  for (const n of order) { const c = byName.get(n); if (c) sorted.push(c) }
+  const seen = new Set(sorted)
+  for (const c of children) if (!seen.has(c)) sorted.push(c)
+  return sorted
+}
+
+// ---- the aspects ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** Travel from the node's starting position to a target node in `duration` seconds. */
+export class MoveTo extends Aspect<"moveTo"> {
+  /** Where to travel — place an Empty node and pick it. */
+  target: Node | null = null
+
+  /** Seconds for the full trip. */
+  duration = 2
+
+  /** Seconds to wait before starting. */
+  delay = 0
+
+  /** once = stop at the target · loop = restart from the start point · pingpong = back and forth. */
+  mode: LoopMode = "once"
+
+  /** Motion curve. */
+  easing: "smooth" | "linear" = "smooth"
+
+  static readonly aspect = "moveTo"
+  static editor = { rebuild: true }
+  static fields: FieldMeta<MoveTo> = {
+    target: { editor: "node" },
+    duration: { min: 0.05, max: 120, step: 0.05 },
+    delay: { min: 0, max: 120, step: 0.05 },
+    mode: { options: [ "once", "loop", "pingpong" ] },
+    easing: { options: [ "smooth", "linear" ] },
+  }
+
+  private _t = 0
+  private _start: Vec3 | null = null
+
+  update(dt: number): void {
+    if (!this.target) return
+    this._start ??= this.node.position
+    this._t += dt
+    const k = ease(phase(Math.max(0, this._t - this.delay), this.duration, this.mode), this.easing)
+    const end = toParentLocal(this.node, this.target.worldPosition)
+    this.node.position = new Vec3(this._start).add(end.sub(this._start).scale(k))
+  }
+
+  /** Editor-only path line (edit mode; play mode never calls this). */
+  rebuild(): void {
+    if (!this.target) return
+    // the target is an empty — its own anchored marker shows the endpoint
+    Gizmos.line(this.node.worldPosition, this.target.worldPosition, { color: MOVE_LINE })
+  }
+}
+
+/** Travel through the children of a path node (add an Empty per waypoint) in `duration` seconds.
+ *  `loop` runs the circuit closed (last → first); `pingpong` goes back and forth along the open
+ *  path; `once` stops at the last waypoint. */
+export class FollowPath extends Aspect<"followPath"> {
+  /** A node whose CHILDREN are the waypoints, in file order. */
+  path: Node | null = null
+
+  /** Seconds for one full pass of the path. */
+  duration = 6
+
+  /** Seconds to wait before starting. */
+  delay = 0
+
+  mode: LoopMode = "loop"
+
+  /** Turn to face the direction of travel. */
+  orient = true
+
+  /** Which local axis leads when orienting. */
+  forward: "-z" | "z" | "x" | "-x" = "-z"
+
+  static readonly aspect = "followPath"
+  static editor = { rebuild: true }
+  static fields: FieldMeta<FollowPath> = {
+    path: { editor: "node" },
+    duration: { min: 0.05, max: 300, step: 0.05 },
+    delay: { min: 0, max: 120, step: 0.05 },
+    mode: { options: [ "loop", "once", "pingpong" ] },
+    forward: { options: [ "-z", "z", "x", "-x" ] },
+  }
+
+  private _t = 0
+
+  private _points(): Vec3[] {
+    if (!this.path) return []
+    const points = pathWaypoints(this.path).map((c) => c.worldPosition)
+    if (this.mode === "loop" && points.length > 1) points.push(points[0]!.clone())
+    return points
+  }
+
+  update(dt: number): void {
+    const points = this._points()
+    if (points.length < 2) return
+    this._t += dt
+    const k = phase(Math.max(0, this._t - this.delay), this.duration, this.mode === "loop" ? "loop" : this.mode)
+
+    const lengths: number[] = []
+    let total = 0
+    for (let i = 0; i < points.length - 1; i++) {
+      const l = points[i + 1]!.sub(points[i]!).length()
+      lengths.push(l)
+      total += l
+    }
+    if (total <= 0) return
+
+    let dist = k * total
+    let i = 0
+    while (i < lengths.length - 1 && dist > lengths[i]!) { dist -= lengths[i]!; i++ }
+    const a = points[i]!
+    const b = points[i + 1]!
+    const seg = b.sub(a)
+    const u = lengths[i]! > 0 ? Math.min(dist / lengths[i]!, 1) : 0
+    const world = a.add(seg.scale(u))
+    this.node.position = toParentLocal(this.node, world)
+    if (this.orient && seg.lengthSq() > 1e-12) this.node.lookAt(world.add(seg), this.forward)
+  }
+
+  /** Editor-only waypoint polyline (edit mode; play mode never calls this). */
+  rebuild(): void {
+    const points = this._points()   // loop mode already appends the first point again
+    Gizmos.polyline(points, { color: MOVE_LINE })   // waypoints are empties: they carry their own markers
+  }
+}
+
+/** Continuous rotation about one of the node's local axes, degrees per second. */
+export class Spin extends Aspect<"spin"> {
+  /** Degrees per second. */
+  speed = 45
+
+  /** Local axis to spin around. */
+  axis: "x" | "y" | "z" = "y"
+
+  static readonly aspect = "spin"
+  static fields: FieldMeta<Spin> = {
+    speed: { min: -720, max: 720, step: 5 },
+    axis: { options: [ "x", "y", "z" ] },
+  }
+
+  update(dt: number): void {
+    const axis: [number, number, number] = this.axis === "x" ? [ 1, 0, 0 ] : this.axis === "y" ? [ 0, 1, 0 ] : [ 0, 0, 1 ]
+    // compose in quaternion space about the LOCAL axis (q ⊗ dq) — never euler-increment
+    this.node.quaternion = this.node.quaternion.mul(Quat.fromAxisAngle(axis, this.speed * dt * DEG2RAD))
+  }
+}
+
+/** Keep the node facing a target node (a turret tracking, a signpost, a camera aimed at a hero).
+ *  Accessor `node.facing` — NOT `lookAt`, which would shadow the `Node.lookAt()` method. */
+export class LookAt extends Aspect<"facing"> {
+  /** The node to face. */
+  target: Node | null = null
+
+  /** Which local axis points at the target. */
+  forward: "-z" | "z" | "x" | "-x" = "-z"
+
+  /** 0 = snap instantly; otherwise seconds of turn lag (bigger = slower, smoother). */
+  smoothing = 0
+
+  static readonly aspect = "facing"
+  static editor = { rebuild: true }
+  static fields: FieldMeta<LookAt> = {
+    target: { editor: "node" },
+    forward: { options: [ "-z", "z", "x", "-x" ] },
+    smoothing: { min: 0, max: 5, step: 0.05 },
+  }
+
+  update(dt: number): void {
+    if (!this.target) return
+    const point = this.target.worldPosition
+    if (this.smoothing <= 0) { this.node.lookAt(point, this.forward); return }
+    const q0 = this.node.quaternion
+    this.node.lookAt(point, this.forward)
+    const q1 = this.node.quaternion
+    this.node.quaternion = q0.slerp(q1, 1 - Math.exp(-dt / this.smoothing))
+  }
+
+  /** Editor-only sight line (edit mode; play mode never calls this). */
+  rebuild(): void {
+    if (!this.target) return
+    Gizmos.line(this.node.worldPosition, this.target.worldPosition, { color: LOOK_LINE })
+  }
+}
+
+/** Start a GLB animation clip when the scene runs. Attach to a `model:` node; the inspector card
+ *  lists the model's clips live and can preview them while editing. */
+export class PlayAnimation extends Aspect<"playAnimation", Model> {
+  /** Clip name; empty = the model's first clip. */
+  clip = ""
+
+  loop = true
+
+  /** Playback rate (1 = authored speed). */
+  speed = 1
+
+  static readonly aspect = "playAnimation"
+  static fields: FieldMeta<PlayAnimation> = {
+    speed: { min: 0.05, max: 5, step: 0.05 },
+  }
+
+  private _preview?: Playback
+
+  onAttach(): void {
+    const anim = (this.node as Model | undefined)?.anim
+    if (!anim) return
+    if (this.loop) anim.playLoop(this.clip === "" ? 0 : this.clip, { speed: this.speed })
+    else anim.play(this.clip === "" ? 0 : this.clip, { speed: this.speed })
+  }
+
+  static inspector(ui: InspectorUI, a: PlayAnimation): void {
+    const anim = (a.node as Model | undefined)?.anim
+    const clips = anim ? anim.clips : []
+    if (clips.length === 0) {
+      ui.warn("No animation clips — attach this to a GLB model node")
+      return
+    }
+    ui.select("clip", clips.map((c) => c.name))
+    ui.auto("loop", "speed")
+    if (anim) {
+      const clip = a.clip === "" ? clips[0]?.name : a.clip
+      const playing = a._preview?.playing === true
+      if (ui.button(playing ? "Restart preview" : "Preview")) {
+        if (a.loop) { anim.playLoop(clip, { speed: a.speed }); a._preview = undefined }
+        else a._preview = anim.play(clip, { speed: a.speed, restart: true })
+      }
+      if (playing && ui.button("Stop")) { anim.stop(); a._preview = undefined }
+      const duration = clips.find((c) => c.name === clip)?.duration
+      ui.info(playing ? "previewing…" : duration !== undefined ? `${duration.toFixed(2)}s` : "")
+    }
+  }
+}

package/src/gl/terrain/Terrain.ts

@@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ import {
 } from "./terrainMesh"
 
 export type TerrainLayer = {
-  /** Albedo texture (a URL / `asset()` handle, or a loaded Texture). Unset = white. */
+  /** Albedo texture (a URL / `asset()` handle, or a loaded Texture). Unset = white. Its ALPHA is the layer's roughness
+   *  map (`lecodes assets terrain-pack --roughness` puts it there): an opaque albedo reads 1. */
   albedo?: string | Texture
   /** Metres per texture repeat. Default 8. */
   tiling?: number
-  /** Perceptual roughness of the layer. Default 1. */
+  /** Perceptual roughness of the layer — a factor on the albedo's alpha (its roughness map), the whole value when the
+   *  albedo is opaque. A terrain has no metallic: ground is a dielectric. Default 1. */
   roughness?: number
   /** Normal-map strength (0 = the layer's slot of the pack is not read). Default 0 — set 1 when the
    *  layer has a normal map in `normals`. */
@@ -257,6 +259,35 @@ export class Terrain {
     return new Vec3(n[0], n[1], n[2])
   }
 
+  /** The LAYER WEIGHTS at a local (x, z) — what the splat shader blends there: the control map read bilinearly
+   *  between its samples and normalised to sum 1 (`[1, 0, 0, 0]` where the map is empty, as the shader has
+   *  it). Index = the layer's in `layers`. Outside the grid the edge answers. This is how a game asks WHAT the
+   *  ground is under a point — footprints in the sand and none on the cobble, a footstep sound per layer, dust
+   *  by surface — and the blend is already in the numbers, so a transition is a fade and not a line. */
+  weightsAt(x: number, z: number): [number, number, number, number] {
+    const fx = Math.min(this.sizeX - 1, Math.max(0, x / this.cellSize)), fz = Math.min(this.sizeZ - 1, Math.max(0, z / this.cellSize))
+    const x0 = Math.floor(fx), z0 = Math.floor(fz), x1 = Math.min(this.sizeX - 1, x0 + 1), z1 = Math.min(this.sizeZ - 1, z0 + 1)
+    const u = fx - x0, v = fz - z0
+    const c = this.control
+    const w: [number, number, number, number] = [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ]
+    for (let k = 0; k < 4; k++) {
+      const a = c[(z0 * this.sizeX + x0) * 4 + k], b = c[(z0 * this.sizeX + x1) * 4 + k]
+      const d = c[(z1 * this.sizeX + x0) * 4 + k], e = c[(z1 * this.sizeX + x1) * 4 + k]
+      w[k] = (a + (b - a) * u) * (1 - v) + (d + (e - d) * u) * v
+    }
+    const sum = w[0] + w[1] + w[2] + w[3]
+    if (sum <= 1e-4 * 255) return [ 1, 0, 0, 0 ]
+    return [ w[0] / sum, w[1] / sum, w[2] / sum, w[3] / sum ]
+  }
+
+  /** The heaviest layer's index at a local (x, z) — `weightsAt` when only "which one" is asked. */
+  layerAt(x: number, z: number): number {
+    const w = this.weightsAt(x, z)
+    let best = 0
+    for (let k = 1; k < 4; k++) if (w[k] > w[best]) best = k
+    return best
+  }
+
   /** The smooth (vertex) normal at integer sample (ix, iz). */
   sampleNormal(ix: number, iz: number): Vec3 {
     const n = gridNormalAt(this._grid, ix, iz)