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feat(stdlib): add Noise.* — deterministic fixed-point procedural noise (#3)
A Noise.* namespace for procedural generation, implemented entirely in Q16.16
fixed point over an integer permutation hash so a seed reproduces the exact same
field on every platform and run (native/headless/wasm) — the determinism edge
over float noise that drifts across CPUs.

  - value2 / perlin2 / simplex2  — value, gradient, and simplex noise -> [-1,1]
  - fbm2(x,y,seed,octaves)       — fractal Brownian motion (octaves of simplex)
  - cellular2 / cellular2_id     — Worley F1 distance + nearest-cell id
  - unit(n)                      — remap [-1,1] -> [0,1]

Covers issue phases 1–2 fully plus cellular from phase 3; domain warp, ridged/
billow, and sample1/sample3 remain as follow-ups. Pure integer IR, C-free;
cellular/fbm reuse the math prelude's fx_sqrt.

- examples/library/noise.ludic: asserts the invariants a fixed-point generator
  must hold (Perlin == 0 at lattice points, every sampler within [-1,1],
  reproducibility, seed sensitivity, non-negative cellular distance). Wired into
  `x test` (now 52 passed).
- docs: a new Noise section + per-symbol pages; inventory and coverage pass.
- seed regenerated; `x bootstrap-cfree` fixpoint holds.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-08-30 21:50:50 +03:00

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noise-cellular2 Noise.cellular2 noise namespace-method Noise.cellular2 Noise.cellular2(x, y, seed) -> fixed Worley (cellular) F1 distance to the nearest cell point. 5 Noise cellular2

Samples cellular (Worley) noise at (x, y) and returns the F1 distance — the distance to the nearest feature point — as a fixed (roughly [0, 1.5]). Each lattice cell holds one feature point placed by its hash; scanning the 3×3 neighbourhood finds the closest one. The distance field forms Voronoi cells, which are exactly the structure you want for stone and cracked textures, biome or region boundaries, and scattered-feature layouts. Small distances mark cell centres; ridges appear where two cells meet.

Pair it with Noise.cellular2_id to also know which cell you are in. Deterministic in fixed point across platforms and runs.

Parameters:

  • x, y — the sample coordinates (fixed)
  • seed — the field selector
program Cellular {
  entry {
    let seed = 7
    let d = Noise.cellular2(fixed(5) / fixed(4), fixed(3) / fixed(4), seed)
    print(Math.floor(d * fixed(1000)))   # distance to nearest cell point
  }
}