add terrain tiling, tweak fog

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next.config.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ module.exports = {
   async headers() {
     return [
       {
-        // TorqueScript files should be served as text
+        // TorqueScript files should be served as text. This won't affect what
+        // GitHub Pages does, but it'll at least improve the dev server. Otherwise,
+        // the responses can't be easily inspected in the Network tab.
         source: "/:path*.cs",
         headers: [
           {
@@ -18,4 +20,19 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     ];
   },
+  async redirects() {
+    // For the dev server, redirect / to the `basePath` for convenience, so you
+    // can just open localhost:3000.
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
+      return [
+        {
+          source: "/",
+          destination: "/t2-mapper/",
+          basePath: false,
+          permanent: false,
+        },
+      ];
+    }
+    return [];
+  },
 };

src/components/Sky.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Suspense, useMemo, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useCubeTexture } from "@react-three/drei";
-import { Color, ShaderMaterial, BackSide, Euler } from "three";
+import { Color, ShaderMaterial, BackSide, Euler, ShaderChunk } from "three";
 import type { TorqueObject } from "../torqueScript";
 import { getFloat, getInt, getProperty } from "../mission";
 import { useSettings } from "./SettingsProvider";
@@ -11,6 +11,41 @@ import { CloudLayers } from "./CloudLayers";
 
 const FALLBACK_TEXTURE_URL = `${BASE_URL}/black.png`;
 
+/**
+ * Tribes 2 fog formula (from sceneState.cc getHaze):
+ *   fogScale = 1.0 / (visibleDistance - fogDistance)
+ *   distFactor = (dist - fogDistance) * fogScale - 1.0
+ *   haze = 1.0 - distFactor * distFactor
+ *
+ * This creates an "ease-in" quadratic curve where fog builds slowly at first,
+ * then accelerates toward visibleDistance.
+ *
+ * Set USE_QUADRATIC_FOG to true to use this formula, false to use Three.js linear fog.
+ */
+const USE_QUADRATIC_FOG = false;
+
+function installQuadraticFogShader() {
+  ShaderChunk.fog_fragment = `
+#ifdef USE_FOG
+  float fogFactor = 0.0;
+  if (vFogDepth > fogNear) {
+    if (vFogDepth >= fogFar) {
+      fogFactor = 1.0;
+    } else {
+      float fogScale = 1.0 / (fogFar - fogNear);
+      float distFactor = (vFogDepth - fogNear) * fogScale - 1.0;
+      fogFactor = 1.0 - distFactor * distFactor;
+    }
+  }
+  gl_FragColor.rgb = mix(gl_FragColor.rgb, fogColor, fogFactor);
+#endif
+`;
+}
+
+if (USE_QUADRATIC_FOG) {
+  installQuadraticFogShader();
+}
+
 /**
  * Load a .dml file, used to list the textures for different faces of a skybox.
  */
@@ -24,11 +59,13 @@ function useDetailMapList(name: string) {
 export function SkyBox({
   materialList,
   fogColor,
-  fogDistance,
+  fogNear,
+  fogFar,
 }: {
   materialList: string;
   fogColor?: Color;
-  fogDistance?: number;
+  fogNear?: number;
+  fogFar?: number;
 }) {
   const { data: detailMapList } = useDetailMapList(materialList);
 
@@ -59,13 +96,14 @@ export function SkyBox({
   // Create a shader material for the skybox with fog
   const materialRef = useRef<ShaderMaterial>(null!);
 
-  const hasFog = !!fogColor && !!fogDistance;
+  const hasFog = !!fogColor && fogNear != null && fogFar != null;
 
   const shaderMaterial = useMemo(() => {
     if (!hasFog) {
       return null;
     }
 
+    // Skybox fog blends toward horizon
     return new ShaderMaterial({
       uniforms: {
         skybox: { value: skyBox },
@@ -75,12 +113,9 @@ export function SkyBox({
         varying vec3 vDirection;
 
         void main() {
-          // Use position directly as direction (no world transform needed)
           vDirection = position;
-
-          // Transform position but ignore translation
           vec4 pos = projectionMatrix * mat4(mat3(modelViewMatrix)) * vec4(position, 1.0);
-          gl_Position = pos.xyww; // Set depth to far plane
+          gl_Position = pos.xyww;
         }
       `,
       fragmentShader: `
@@ -95,13 +130,12 @@ export function SkyBox({
           direction = vec3(direction.z, direction.y, direction.x);
           vec4 skyColor = textureCube(skybox, direction);
 
-          // Calculate fog factor based on vertical direction
+          // Fog increases toward and below horizon
           // direction.y: -1 = straight down, 0 = horizon, 1 = straight up
-          // 100% fog from bottom to horizon, then fade from horizon (0) to 0.4
-          float fogFactor = smoothstep(0.0, 0.4, direction.y);
+          // Use smoothstep for gradual transition (matches Three.js linear fog feel)
+          float fogFactor = 1.0 - smoothstep(-0.1, 0.5, direction.y);
 
-          // Mix in sRGB space to match Three.js fog rendering
-          vec3 finalColor = mix(fogColor, skyColor.rgb, fogFactor);
+          vec3 finalColor = mix(skyColor.rgb, fogColor, fogFactor);
           gl_FragColor = vec4(finalColor, 1.0);
         }
       `,
@@ -131,7 +165,7 @@ export function SkyBox({
   }
 
   return (
-    <mesh scale={5000}>
+    <mesh scale={5000} frustumCulled={false}>
       <sphereGeometry args={[1, 60, 40]} />
       <primitive ref={materialRef} object={shaderMaterial} attach="material" />
     </mesh>
@@ -141,7 +175,7 @@ export function SkyBox({
 export function Sky({ object }: { object: TorqueObject }) {
   const { fogEnabled } = useSettings();
 
-  // Skybox textures.
+  // Skybox textures
   const materialList = getProperty(object, "materialList");
 
   const skySolidColor = useMemo(() => {
@@ -162,9 +196,22 @@ export function Sky({ object }: { object: TorqueObject }) {
 
   const useSkyTextures = getInt(object, "useSkyTextures") ?? 1;
 
-  // Fog parameters.
-  // TODO: There can be multiple fog volumes/layers. Render simple fog for now.
-  const fogDistance = getFloat(object, "fogDistance");
+  // Fog parameters - Tribes 2 uses fogDistance (near) and visibleDistance (far)
+  // high_* variants are used for high quality settings (-1 or 0 means use normal)
+  const fogDistanceBase = getFloat(object, "fogDistance");
+  const visibleDistanceBase = getFloat(object, "visibleDistance");
+  const highFogDistance = getFloat(object, "high_fogDistance");
+  const highVisibleDistance = getFloat(object, "high_visibleDistance");
+
+  // Use high quality values if available and valid (> 0)
+  const fogNear =
+    highFogDistance != null && highFogDistance > 0
+      ? highFogDistance
+      : fogDistanceBase;
+  const fogFar =
+    highVisibleDistance != null && highVisibleDistance > 0
+      ? highVisibleDistance
+      : visibleDistanceBase;
 
   const fogColor = useMemo(() => {
     const colorString = getProperty(object, "fogColor");
@@ -188,15 +235,18 @@ export function Sky({ object }: { object: TorqueObject }) {
     <color attach="background" args={[skyColor[0]]} />
   ) : null;
 
+  // Only enable fog if we have valid near/far distances
+  const hasFogParams = fogNear != null && fogFar != null && fogFar > fogNear;
+
   return (
     <>
       {materialList && useSkyTextures ? (
-        // Load the DML for skybox textures
         <Suspense fallback={backgroundColor}>
           <SkyBox
             materialList={materialList}
-            fogColor={fogEnabled ? fogColor?.[1] : undefined}
-            fogDistance={fogEnabled ? fogDistance : undefined}
+            fogColor={fogEnabled && hasFogParams ? fogColor?.[1] : undefined}
+            fogNear={fogEnabled && hasFogParams ? fogNear : undefined}
+            fogFar={fogEnabled && hasFogParams ? fogFar : undefined}
           />
         </Suspense>
       ) : (
@@ -208,13 +258,8 @@ export function Sky({ object }: { object: TorqueObject }) {
       <Suspense>
         <CloudLayers object={object} />
       </Suspense>
-      {fogEnabled && fogDistance && fogColor ? (
-        <fog
-          attach="fog"
-          color={fogColor[1]}
-          near={100}
-          far={Math.max(400, fogDistance * 2)}
-        />
+      {fogEnabled && hasFogParams && fogColor ? (
+        <fog attach="fog" color={fogColor[1]} near={fogNear!} far={fogFar!} />
       ) : null}
     </>
   );

src/components/TerrainBlock.tsx

@@ -1,36 +1,28 @@
-import { memo, Suspense, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+import { memo, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useFrame, useThree } from "@react-three/fiber";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {
   DataTexture,
-  RedFormat,
   FloatType,
-  NoColorSpace,
   NearestFilter,
+  NoColorSpace,
   ClampToEdgeWrapping,
-  UnsignedByteType,
   PlaneGeometry,
-  DoubleSide,
-  FrontSide,
+  RedFormat,
+  RepeatWrapping,
+  UnsignedByteType,
 } from "three";
-import { useTexture } from "@react-three/drei";
-import { uint16ToFloat32 } from "../arrayUtils";
-import { loadTerrain, terrainTextureToUrl } from "../loaders";
 import type { TorqueObject } from "../torqueScript";
-import {
-  getInt,
-  getPosition,
-  getProperty,
-  getRotation,
-  getScale,
-} from "../mission";
-import {
-  setupColor,
-  setupMask,
-  updateTerrainTextureShader,
-} from "../textureUtils";
-import { useDebug } from "./SettingsProvider";
+import { getFloat, getInt, getPosition, getProperty } from "../mission";
+import { loadTerrain } from "../loaders";
+import { uint16ToFloat32 } from "../arrayUtils";
+import { setupMask } from "../textureUtils";
+import { TerrainTile } from "./TerrainTile";
+import { useSceneObject } from "./useSceneObject";
 
 const DEFAULT_SQUARE_SIZE = 8;
+const DEFAULT_VISIBLE_DISTANCE = 600;
+const TERRAIN_SIZE = 256;
 
 /**
  * Load a .ter file, used for terrain heightmap and texture info.
@@ -42,164 +34,60 @@ function useTerrain(terrainFile: string) {
   });
 }
 
-function BlendedTerrainTextures({
-  displacementMap,
-  visibilityMask,
-  textureNames,
-  alphaMaps,
-}: {
-  displacementMap: DataTexture;
-  visibilityMask: DataTexture;
-  textureNames: string[];
-  alphaMaps: Uint8Array[];
-}) {
-  const { debugMode } = useDebug();
-
-  const baseTextures = useTexture(
-    textureNames.map((name) => terrainTextureToUrl(name)),
-    (textures) => {
-      textures.forEach((tex) => setupColor(tex));
-    },
-  );
-
-  const alphaTextures = useMemo(
-    () => alphaMaps.map((data) => setupMask(data)),
-    [alphaMaps],
-  );
-
-  const tiling = useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      0: 32,
-      1: 32,
-      2: 32,
-      3: 32,
-      4: 32,
-      5: 32,
-    }),
-    [],
-  );
-
-  const onBeforeCompile = useCallback(
-    (shader) => {
-      updateTerrainTextureShader({
-        shader,
-        baseTextures,
-        alphaTextures,
-        visibilityMask,
-        tiling,
-        debugMode,
-      });
-    },
-    [baseTextures, alphaTextures, visibilityMask, tiling, debugMode],
-  );
-
-  return (
-    <meshStandardMaterial
-      // For testing tiling values; forces recompile.
-      key={`${JSON.stringify(tiling)}-${debugMode}`}
-      displacementMap={displacementMap}
-      map={displacementMap}
-      displacementScale={2048}
-      depthWrite
-      // In debug mode, render both sides so we can see wireframe from below
-      side={debugMode ? DoubleSide : FrontSide}
-      onBeforeCompile={onBeforeCompile}
-    />
-  );
+/**
+ * Get visibleDistance from the Sky object, used to determine how far terrain
+ * tiles should render. This matches Tribes 2's terrain tiling behavior.
+ */
+function useVisibleDistance(): number {
+  const sky = useSceneObject("Sky");
+  if (!sky) return DEFAULT_VISIBLE_DISTANCE;
+  const highVisibleDistance = getFloat(sky, "high_visibleDistance");
+  if (highVisibleDistance != null && highVisibleDistance > 0) {
+    return highVisibleDistance;
+  }
+  return getFloat(sky, "visibleDistance") ?? DEFAULT_VISIBLE_DISTANCE;
 }
 
-function TerrainMaterial({
-  heightMap,
-  textureNames,
-  alphaMaps,
-  emptySquares,
-}: {
-  heightMap: Uint16Array;
-  emptySquares: number[];
-  textureNames: string[];
-  alphaMaps: Uint8Array[];
-}) {
-  const displacementMap = useMemo(() => {
-    const f32HeightMap = uint16ToFloat32(heightMap);
-    const displacementMap = new DataTexture(
-      f32HeightMap,
-      256,
-      256,
-      RedFormat,
-      FloatType,
-    );
-    displacementMap.colorSpace = NoColorSpace;
-    displacementMap.generateMipmaps = false;
-    displacementMap.needsUpdate = true;
-    return displacementMap;
-  }, [heightMap]);
+interface TileAssignment {
+  tileX: number;
+  tileZ: number;
+}
 
-  const visibilityMask: DataTexture | null = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!emptySquares.length) {
-      return null;
-    }
+/**
+ * Create a visibility mask texture from emptySquares data.
+ */
+function createVisibilityMask(emptySquares: number[]): DataTexture {
+  const maskData = new Uint8Array(TERRAIN_SIZE * TERRAIN_SIZE);
+  maskData.fill(255); // Start with everything visible
 
-    const terrainSize = 256;
+  for (const squareId of emptySquares) {
+    const x = squareId & 0xff;
+    const y = (squareId >> 8) & 0xff;
+    const count = squareId >> 16;
+    const rowOffset = y * TERRAIN_SIZE;
 
-    // Create a mask texture (1 = visible, 0 = invisible)
-    const maskData = new Uint8Array(terrainSize * terrainSize);
-    maskData.fill(255); // Start with everything visible
-
-    for (const squareId of emptySquares) {
-      // The squareId encodes position and count:
-      // Bits 0-7: X position (starting position)
-      // Bits 8-15: Y position
-      // Bits 16+: Count (number of consecutive horizontal squares)
-      const x = squareId & 0xff;
-      const y = (squareId >> 8) & 0xff;
-      const count = squareId >> 16;
-
-      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        const px = x + i;
-        const py = y;
-        const index = py * terrainSize + px;
-        if (index >= 0 && index < maskData.length) {
-          maskData[index] = 0;
-        }
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+      const index = rowOffset + x + i;
+      if (index < maskData.length) {
+        maskData[index] = 0;
       }
     }
+  }
 
-    const visibilityMask = new DataTexture(
-      maskData,
-      terrainSize,
-      terrainSize,
-      RedFormat,
-      UnsignedByteType,
-    );
-    visibilityMask.colorSpace = NoColorSpace;
-    visibilityMask.wrapS = visibilityMask.wrapT = ClampToEdgeWrapping;
-    visibilityMask.magFilter = NearestFilter;
-    visibilityMask.minFilter = NearestFilter;
-    visibilityMask.needsUpdate = true;
-
-    return visibilityMask;
-  }, [emptySquares]);
-
-  return (
-    <Suspense
-      fallback={
-        // Render a wireframe while the terrain textures load.
-        <meshStandardMaterial
-          color="rgb(0, 109, 56)"
-          displacementMap={displacementMap}
-          displacementScale={2048}
-          wireframe
-        />
-      }
-    >
-      <BlendedTerrainTextures
-        displacementMap={displacementMap}
-        visibilityMask={visibilityMask}
-        textureNames={textureNames}
-        alphaMaps={alphaMaps}
-      />
-    </Suspense>
+  const texture = new DataTexture(
+    maskData,
+    TERRAIN_SIZE,
+    TERRAIN_SIZE,
+    RedFormat,
+    UnsignedByteType,
   );
+  texture.colorSpace = NoColorSpace;
+  texture.wrapS = texture.wrapT = ClampToEdgeWrapping;
+  texture.magFilter = NearestFilter;
+  texture.minFilter = NearestFilter;
+  texture.needsUpdate = true;
+
+  return texture;
 }
 
 export const TerrainBlock = memo(function TerrainBlock({
@@ -209,53 +97,163 @@ export const TerrainBlock = memo(function TerrainBlock({
 }) {
   const terrainFile = getProperty(object, "terrainFile");
   const squareSize = getInt(object, "squareSize") ?? DEFAULT_SQUARE_SIZE;
+  const blockSize = squareSize * 256;
+  const visibleDistance = useVisibleDistance();
+  const camera = useThree((state) => state.camera);
 
-  const emptySquares: number[] = useMemo(() => {
-    const emptySquaresValue = getProperty(object, "emptySquares");
-    // Note: This is a space-separated string, so we split and parse each component.
-    return emptySquaresValue
-      ? emptySquaresValue.split(" ").map((s: string) => parseInt(s, 10))
-      : [];
+  const basePosition = useMemo(() => {
+    const [x, , z] = getPosition(object);
+    return { x, z };
   }, [object]);
 
-  const position = useMemo(() => {
-    // Terrain position.z is ignored in Torque - heightmap values are absolute
-    const [x, y, z] = getPosition(object);
-    return [x, 0, z] as [number, number, number];
+  const emptySquares = useMemo(() => {
+    const value = getProperty(object, "emptySquares");
+    return value ? value.split(" ").map((s: string) => parseInt(s, 10)) : [];
   }, [object]);
-  const q = useMemo(() => getRotation(object), [object]);
-  const scale = useMemo(() => getScale(object), [object]);
 
-  const planeGeometry = useMemo(() => {
+  // Shared geometry for all tiles
+  const sharedGeometry = useMemo(() => {
     const size = squareSize * 256;
     const geometry = new PlaneGeometry(size, size, 256, 256);
-    // PlaneGeometry starts in XY plane. Rotate to XZ plane for Y-up world.
     geometry.rotateX(-Math.PI / 2);
-    // Also need to rotate to swap X and Z.
     geometry.rotateY(-Math.PI / 2);
-    // Shift origin from center to corner so position offset works correctly.
-    // Tribes 2 terrain origin is at the corner, Three.js PlaneGeometry is centered.
-    // But, T2 does this before the `squareSize` scales it up or down, so it's
-    // essentially a fixed offset.
-    const defaultSize = DEFAULT_SQUARE_SIZE * 256;
-    geometry.translate(defaultSize / 2, 0, defaultSize / 2);
     return geometry;
   }, [squareSize]);
 
   const { data: terrain } = useTerrain(terrainFile);
 
+  // Shared displacement map from heightmap - created once for all tiles
+  const sharedDisplacementMap = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!terrain) return null;
+    const f32HeightMap = uint16ToFloat32(terrain.heightMap);
+    const texture = new DataTexture(
+      f32HeightMap,
+      TERRAIN_SIZE,
+      TERRAIN_SIZE,
+      RedFormat,
+      FloatType,
+    );
+    texture.colorSpace = NoColorSpace;
+    texture.generateMipmaps = false;
+    texture.wrapS = RepeatWrapping;
+    texture.wrapT = RepeatWrapping;
+    texture.needsUpdate = true;
+    return texture;
+  }, [terrain]);
+
+  // Visibility mask for primary tile (0,0) - may have empty squares
+  const primaryVisibilityMask = useMemo(
+    () => createVisibilityMask(emptySquares),
+    [emptySquares],
+  );
+
+  // Visibility mask for pooled tiles - all visible (no empty squares)
+  // This is a stable reference shared by all pooled tiles
+  const pooledVisibilityMask = useMemo(() => createVisibilityMask([]), []);
+
+  // Shared alpha textures from terrain alphaMaps - created once for all tiles
+  const sharedAlphaTextures = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!terrain) return null;
+    return terrain.alphaMaps.map((data) => setupMask(data));
+  }, [terrain]);
+
+  // Calculate the maximum number of tiles that can be visible at once.
+  const poolSize = useMemo(() => {
+    const extent = Math.ceil(visibleDistance / blockSize);
+    const gridSize = 2 * extent + 1;
+    return gridSize * gridSize - 1; // -1 because primary tile is separate
+  }, [visibleDistance, blockSize]);
+
+  // Create stable pool indices for React keys
+  const poolIndices = useMemo(
+    () => Array.from({ length: poolSize }, (_, i) => i),
+    [poolSize],
+  );
+
+  // Track which tile coordinate each pool slot is assigned to
+  const [tileAssignments, setTileAssignments] = useState<
+    (TileAssignment | null)[]
+  >(() => Array(poolSize).fill(null));
+
+  // Track previous tile bounds to avoid unnecessary state updates
+  const prevBoundsRef = useRef({ xStart: 0, xEnd: 0, zStart: 0, zEnd: 0 });
+
+  useFrame(() => {
+    const relativeCamX = camera.position.x - basePosition.x;
+    const relativeCamZ = camera.position.z - basePosition.z;
+
+    const xStart = Math.floor((relativeCamX - visibleDistance) / blockSize);
+    const xEnd = Math.ceil((relativeCamX + visibleDistance) / blockSize);
+    const zStart = Math.floor((relativeCamZ - visibleDistance) / blockSize);
+    const zEnd = Math.ceil((relativeCamZ + visibleDistance) / blockSize);
+
+    // Early exit if bounds haven't changed
+    const prev = prevBoundsRef.current;
+    if (
+      xStart === prev.xStart &&
+      xEnd === prev.xEnd &&
+      zStart === prev.zStart &&
+      zEnd === prev.zEnd
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+    prev.xStart = xStart;
+    prev.xEnd = xEnd;
+    prev.zStart = zStart;
+    prev.zEnd = zEnd;
+
+    // Build new assignments array
+    const newAssignments: (TileAssignment | null)[] = [];
+    for (let x = xStart; x < xEnd; x++) {
+      for (let z = zStart; z < zEnd; z++) {
+        if (x === 0 && z === 0) continue;
+        newAssignments.push({ tileX: x, tileZ: z });
+      }
+    }
+    while (newAssignments.length < poolSize) {
+      newAssignments.push(null);
+    }
+
+    setTileAssignments(newAssignments);
+  });
+
+  if (!terrain || !sharedDisplacementMap || !sharedAlphaTextures) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
-    <group position={position} quaternion={q} scale={scale}>
-      <mesh geometry={planeGeometry} receiveShadow castShadow>
-        {terrain ? (
-          <TerrainMaterial
-            heightMap={terrain.heightMap}
-            emptySquares={emptySquares}
+    <>
+      {/* Primary tile at (0,0) with emptySquares applied */}
+      <TerrainTile
+        tileX={0}
+        tileZ={0}
+        blockSize={blockSize}
+        basePosition={basePosition}
+        textureNames={terrain.textureNames}
+        geometry={sharedGeometry}
+        displacementMap={sharedDisplacementMap}
+        visibilityMask={primaryVisibilityMask}
+        alphaTextures={sharedAlphaTextures}
+      />
+      {/* Pooled tiles - stable keys, always mounted */}
+      {poolIndices.map((poolIndex) => {
+        const assignment = tileAssignments[poolIndex];
+        return (
+          <TerrainTile
+            key={poolIndex}
+            tileX={assignment?.tileX ?? 0}
+            tileZ={assignment?.tileZ ?? 0}
+            blockSize={blockSize}
+            basePosition={basePosition}
             textureNames={terrain.textureNames}
-            alphaMaps={terrain.alphaMaps}
+            geometry={sharedGeometry}
+            displacementMap={sharedDisplacementMap}
+            visibilityMask={pooledVisibilityMask}
+            alphaTextures={sharedAlphaTextures}
+            visible={assignment !== null}
           />
-        ) : null}
-      </mesh>
-    </group>
+        );
+      })}
+    </>
   );
 });

src/components/TerrainTile.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { memo, Suspense, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
+import { DataTexture, DoubleSide, FrontSide, type PlaneGeometry } from "three";
+import { useTexture } from "@react-three/drei";
+import { terrainTextureToUrl } from "../loaders";
+import { setupColor, updateTerrainTextureShader } from "../textureUtils";
+import { useDebug } from "./SettingsProvider";
+
+const DEFAULT_SQUARE_SIZE = 8;
+
+// Texture tiling factors for each terrain layer
+const TILING: Record<number, number> = {
+  0: 32,
+  1: 32,
+  2: 32,
+  3: 32,
+  4: 32,
+  5: 32,
+};
+
+interface TerrainTileProps {
+  tileX: number;
+  tileZ: number;
+  blockSize: number;
+  basePosition: { x: number; z: number };
+  textureNames: string[];
+  geometry: PlaneGeometry;
+  displacementMap: DataTexture;
+  visibilityMask: DataTexture;
+  alphaTextures: DataTexture[];
+  visible?: boolean;
+}
+
+function BlendedTerrainTextures({
+  displacementMap,
+  visibilityMask,
+  textureNames,
+  alphaTextures,
+}: {
+  displacementMap: DataTexture;
+  visibilityMask: DataTexture;
+  textureNames: string[];
+  alphaTextures: DataTexture[];
+}) {
+  const { debugMode } = useDebug();
+
+  const baseTextures = useTexture(
+    textureNames.map((name) => terrainTextureToUrl(name)),
+    (textures) => {
+      textures.forEach((tex) => setupColor(tex));
+    },
+  );
+
+  const onBeforeCompile = useCallback(
+    (shader) => {
+      updateTerrainTextureShader({
+        shader,
+        baseTextures,
+        alphaTextures,
+        visibilityMask,
+        tiling: TILING,
+        debugMode,
+      });
+    },
+    [baseTextures, alphaTextures, visibilityMask, debugMode],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <meshStandardMaterial
+      key={debugMode ? "debug" : "normal"}
+      displacementMap={displacementMap}
+      map={displacementMap}
+      displacementScale={2048}
+      depthWrite
+      side={debugMode ? DoubleSide : FrontSide}
+      onBeforeCompile={onBeforeCompile}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function TerrainMaterial({
+  displacementMap,
+  visibilityMask,
+  textureNames,
+  alphaTextures,
+}: {
+  displacementMap: DataTexture;
+  visibilityMask: DataTexture;
+  textureNames: string[];
+  alphaTextures: DataTexture[];
+}) {
+  return (
+    <Suspense
+      fallback={
+        <meshStandardMaterial
+          color="rgb(0, 109, 56)"
+          displacementMap={displacementMap}
+          displacementScale={2048}
+          wireframe
+        />
+      }
+    >
+      <BlendedTerrainTextures
+        displacementMap={displacementMap}
+        visibilityMask={visibilityMask}
+        textureNames={textureNames}
+        alphaTextures={alphaTextures}
+      />
+    </Suspense>
+  );
+}
+
+export const TerrainTile = memo(function TerrainTile({
+  tileX,
+  tileZ,
+  blockSize,
+  basePosition,
+  textureNames,
+  geometry,
+  displacementMap,
+  visibilityMask,
+  alphaTextures,
+  visible = true,
+}: TerrainTileProps) {
+  const position = useMemo(() => {
+    // PlaneGeometry is centered at origin, but Tribes 2 terrain origin is at
+    // corner. The engine always uses the default square size (8) for positioning.
+    const geometryOffset = (DEFAULT_SQUARE_SIZE * 256) / 2;
+    return [
+      basePosition.x + tileX * blockSize + geometryOffset,
+      0,
+      basePosition.z + tileZ * blockSize + geometryOffset,
+    ] as [number, number, number];
+  }, [tileX, tileZ, blockSize, basePosition]);
+
+  return (
+    <mesh
+      position={position}
+      geometry={geometry}
+      receiveShadow
+      castShadow
+      visible={visible}
+    >
+      <TerrainMaterial
+        displacementMap={displacementMap}
+        visibilityMask={visibilityMask}
+        textureNames={textureNames}
+        alphaTextures={alphaTextures}
+      />
+    </mesh>
+  );
+});

src/components/useSceneObject.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { TorqueObject } from "../torqueScript";
+import { useRuntime } from "./RuntimeProvider";
+
+/**
+ * Look up a scene object by name from the runtime.
+ *
+ * FIXME: This is not currently reactive! If the object is created after
+ * this hook runs, it won't be found. We'd need to add an event/subscription
+ * system to the runtime that fires when objects are created.
+ */
+export function useSceneObject(name: string): TorqueObject | undefined {
+  const runtime = useRuntime();
+  return runtime.getObjectByName(name);
+}

src/loaders.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import {
 } from "./manifest";
 import { parseMissionScript } from "./mission";
 import { normalizePath } from "./stringUtils";
-import { parseTerrainBuffer } from "./terrain";
+import { parseTerrainBuffer, type TerrainFile } from "./terrain";
+
+export type { TerrainFile };
 
 export const BASE_URL = "/t2-mapper";
 export const RESOURCE_ROOT_URL = `${BASE_URL}/base/`;

src/terrain.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 const SIZE = 256;
 
-export function parseTerrainBuffer(arrayBuffer: ArrayBufferLike) {
+export interface TerrainFile {
+  version: number;
+  textureNames: string[];
+  heightMap: Uint16Array;
+  alphaMaps: Uint8Array[];
+}
+
+export function parseTerrainBuffer(arrayBuffer: ArrayBufferLike): TerrainFile {
   const dataView = new DataView(arrayBuffer);
   let offset = 0;
   const version = dataView.getUint8(offset++);