feat(three/tree-layer): stronger canopy shape variety for spherical tree types - #540
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…ree types Increases per-tree XY scale asymmetry from ±15% to ±30% so that spherical canopy meshes (oak, cherry, citrus) produce visually distinct ellipsoid shapes rather than near-identical circles when viewed at farm viewing angles. Adds a small random pitch component (±12°) to the canopy orientation so the lean of each canopy varies independently of yaw, giving more silhouette variety from oblique / 3D map perspectives. Previously the random yaw was the only orientation signal, but a perfect sphere is rotationally symmetric so yaw alone had no visual effect. The combination of a larger asymmetric XY scale and a random pitch makes each tree read as a distinct individual even in large uniform-spacing orchards. Pine trees benefit too: the wider asymmetric scale makes tier silhouettes more varied across branch-level groups. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Problem
The existing per-tree randomisation (random yaw + ±15% XY scale) has no visible effect on spherical canopy meshes (oak, cherry, birch, citrus). A sphere is rotationally symmetric, so yaw rotation alone changes nothing. The ±15% asymmetric XY scale creates an ellipsoid, but the variation is too subtle to read as distinct individuals in a dense farm/orchard row.
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modules/three/src/tree-layer/tree-layer.ts—_buildCanopyLayer* 0.3)* 0.6)[0, yaw, 0][pitch ±12°, yaw, 0]The pitch component (
± 12°) is derived from the same position seed as yaw so it is deterministic and stable across re-renders. Combined with the wider ellipsoid, each tree now presents a clearly distinct silhouette when viewed from a typical oblique / 3D map perspective (30–60° pitch).Pine trees also benefit: the wider asymmetric scale makes layered tier silhouettes more varied across branch-level groups.
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