VertexHeightNoise

The VertexHeightNoise PQSMod is a mod that adds height noise to the terrain. This makes the terrain bumpier, though the “style” of bumps/features change with the noise type. The noise is also additive, meaning that instead of overwriting the terrain altitude, it simply adds or subtracts from it.

Example

PQS
{
  Mods
  {
    VertexHeightNoise
    {
      deformity = 1200
      frequency = 0.5
      octaves = 3
      persistence = 0.2
      seed = 134256
      noiseType = Perlin
      mode = High
      lacunarity = 0.7
      
      enabled = true
      order = 25
    }
  }
}

|Property|Format|Description| |——–|——|———–| |deformity|Single|The deformity of the simplex terrain noise.| |frequency|Single|The size of the each feature of the simplex terrain noise. As frequency gets bigger, size gets smaller.| |octaves|Integer|The amount of blanketing over the noise. Higher octaves mean rougher noise.| |persistence|Single|The complexity of or amount of detail in the noise.| |lacunarity|Single|The size of the gaps that are in the noise.| |seed|Integer|The random seed of the noise.| |noiseType|NoiseType|The type of the specified noise.| |mode|NoiseQuality|The quality mode of the noise.|

This may seem nice, but there are several issues with VertexHeightNoise. These include:

• Scarped terrain at the planet’s poles
• A black line which appears around sea level
• Terrain disappears after going below sea level

It is recommended that you instead use one of the VertexHeightNoiseVertHeightCurve PQSMods instead.

• VertexHeightNoiseVertHeightCurve
• VertexHeightNoiseVertHeightCurve2
• VertexHeightNoiseVertHeightCurve3

If you want to replicate the effect of VHN with one of the above mods, it is relatively simple to do so.

PQS
{
    Mods
    {
        VertexHeightNoiseVertHeightCurve2
        {
            // All blank fields can be whatever you want, see the VHNVHC2 page for more information on them. 
            deformity = 
            ridgedMode = 

            ridgedAddSeed = 
            ridgedAddFrequency = 
            ridgedAddLacunarity = 
            ridgedAddOctaves = 

            ridgedSubSeed = 
            ridgedSubFrequency = 0
            ridgedSubLacunarity = 
            ridgedSubOctaves = 

            simplexCurve
            {
                key = 0 1
                key = 1 0
            }

            simplexHeightStart = 
            simplexHeightEnd = 
            simplexSeed = 
            simplexOctaves = 
            simplexPersistence = 
            simplexFrequency = 0

            enabled = true
            order = 
        }
    }
}