improve textures

core/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/retrorender/GameScreen.java

@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@ public class GameScreen implements Screen {
             60f, 60f,   // viewport size
             1f, 100f     // near/far for the light camera
         );
-        // initial values; DayNightCycle will start animating these
-        shadowLight.set(
-            1.0f, 0.85f, 0.9f,   // light color
-            -0.7f, -1.0f, -0.3f  // direction
-        );
 
         environment.add(shadowLight);
         environment.shadowMap = shadowLight;
@@ -96,9 +91,9 @@ public class GameScreen implements Screen {
         // create the cycle controller
         dayNightCycle = new DayNightCycle(shadowLight, ambientLight);
         // optional: start at morning/noon/etc
-        dayNightCycle.setTimeOfDay(0.4f); // good sun
+        dayNightCycle.setTimeOfDay(0.2f); // good sun
         dayNightCycle.setAxialTilt(30f);
-        dayNightCycle.setDayLength(60f * 5f); // 20 minutes
+        dayNightCycle.setDayLength(10f); // 5 minutes
     }
 
     private void initWorld() {

core/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/retrorender/engine/DayNightCycle.java

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ public class DayNightCycle {
     private final ColorAttribute ambientLight;
 
     // base colors
-    private final Color dayAmbient    = new Color(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f, 1f);
+    private final Color dayAmbient    = new Color(0.6f, 0.7f, 0.7f, 1f);
-    private final Color nightAmbient  = new Color(0.05f, 0.05f, 0.1f, 1f);
+    private final Color nightAmbient  = new Color(0.2f, 0.15f, 0.2f, 1f);
 
-    private final Color daySunColor   = new Color(1.0f, 0.85f, 0.9f, 1f);
+    private final Color daySunColor   = new Color(1.0f, 0.9f, 1f, 1f);
     private final Color nightSunColor = new Color(0.4f, 0.4f, 0.6f, 1f);
 
-    private final Color daySkyColor   = new Color(0.5f, 0.6f, 1.0f, 1f);
+    private final Color daySkyColor   = new Color(0.8f, 0.9f, 1.0f, 1f);
-    private final Color nightSkyColor = new Color(0.02f, 0.02f, 0.06f, 1f);
+    private final Color nightSkyColor = new Color(0.1f, 0.01f, 0.2f, 1f);
 
     private final Color   currentSkyColor = new Color();
     private final Color   tmpSunColor     = new Color();

core/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/retrorender/engine/FpsCameraController.java

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class FpsCameraController {
     private int centerX;
     private int centerY;
     private int captureWarmupFrames = 0;
-    private static final int WARMUP_FRAMES = 6; // frames to ignore after capture
+    private static final int WARMUP_FRAMES = 10; // frames to ignore after capture
 
     private Cursor invisibleCursor;
 

core/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/retrorender/engine/ModelLibrary.java

@@ -15,16 +15,19 @@ public class ModelLibrary {
     private final ModelBuilder builder = new ModelBuilder();
 
     public final Texture groundTexture;
+    public final Texture pathTexture;
+    public final Texture houseTexture;   // <-- new
+
     public final Model   groundModel;
     public final Model   unitCubeModel;
 
-    // new: town-related primitives
+    // town-related primitives
     public final Model   houseBlockModel;
     public final Model   pathTileModel;
 
     public ModelLibrary() {
-        // --- ground texture + model (unchanged) ---
+        // --- ground texture + model ---
-        groundTexture = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("textures/paving.png"));
+        groundTexture = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("textures/rocky_grass_2.png"));
         groundTexture.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest, Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest);
         groundTexture.setWrap(Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat, Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat);
 
@@ -55,33 +58,54 @@ public class ModelLibrary {
         );
         groundModel = builder.end();
 
-        // generic 2x2x2 cube
+        // generic cube (still untextured)
         unitCubeModel = builder.createBox(
             1f, 1f, 1f,
             new Material(ColorAttribute.createDiffuse(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f)),
             VertexAttributes.Usage.Position | VertexAttributes.Usage.Normal
         );
 
-        // simple “blocky house” primitive: 4x3x4
+        // --- house texture + model ---
+        // assumes textures/texture_09.png exists
+        houseTexture = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("textures/texture_03.png"));
+        houseTexture.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest, Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest);
+        houseTexture.setWrap(Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat, Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat);
+
         houseBlockModel = builder.createBox(
             4f, 3f, 4f,
-            new Material(ColorAttribute.createDiffuse(0.9f, 0.8f, 0.7f, 1f)),
+            new Material(
-            VertexAttributes.Usage.Position | VertexAttributes.Usage.Normal
+                TextureAttribute.createDiffuse(houseTexture)
+                // optionally tint:
+                // ColorAttribute.createDiffuse(0.9f, 0.8f, 0.7f, 1f)
+            ),
+            VertexAttributes.Usage.Position
+                | VertexAttributes.Usage.Normal
+                | VertexAttributes.Usage.TextureCoordinates   // <-- important
         );
 
-        // flat path tile (2D quad slightly above ground)
+        // --- path tile texture + model ---
+        pathTexture = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("textures/paving_2.png"));
+        pathTexture.setFilter(Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest, Texture.TextureFilter.Nearest);
+        pathTexture.setWrap(Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat, Texture.TextureWrap.Repeat);
+
         builder.begin();
         Material pathMat = new Material(
-            ColorAttribute.createDiffuse(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1f)
+            TextureAttribute.createDiffuse(pathTexture)
         );
+
         MeshPartBuilder pathMpb = builder.part(
             "pathTile",
             GL20.GL_TRIANGLES,
-            VertexAttributes.Usage.Position | VertexAttributes.Usage.Normal,
+            VertexAttributes.Usage.Position
+                | VertexAttributes.Usage.Normal
+                | VertexAttributes.Usage.TextureCoordinates,
             pathMat
         );
-        float tHalf = 1f; // tile size 4x4
+
-        float y = 0.01f;  // just above ground to avoid z-fighting
+        float tHalf = 1f;   // 2x2 tile
+        float y     = 0.01f;
+
+        pathMpb.setUVRange(0f, 0f, 0.5f, 0.5f);
         pathMpb.rect(
             -tHalf, y,  tHalf,
             tHalf, y,  tHalf,
@@ -97,6 +121,9 @@ public class ModelLibrary {
         unitCubeModel.dispose();
         houseBlockModel.dispose();
         pathTileModel.dispose();
+
         groundTexture.dispose();
+        pathTexture.dispose();
+        houseTexture.dispose(); // <-- new
     }
 }