From 1a69994833385b441e37ef61c78f07c67cd1643a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fraxle <fraxle@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 10:32:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] 2.9.2

Clearer objects in scope
---
 assets/js/components.js | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/assets/js/components.js b/assets/js/components.js
index f99d86a..ab82b53 100644
--- a/assets/js/components.js
+++ b/assets/js/components.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const GROUND_SPEC = {
   open:      { night: '#0e160b', grad: [[0, '#6f9e3e'], [1, '#3f6a24']],
                obj: { types: ['hedge', 'bush', 'oak'], base: 18, n: 7, sizeMul: 1.15, seed: 1011, bands: [[0.14, 0.92]] } },
   forest:    { night: '#0d120a', grad: [[0, '#3f5a2e'], [0.5, '#4a4628'], [1, '#3a2c19']],
-               obj: { types: ['oak'], base: 22, n: 11, sizeMul: 1.7, seed: 3031, bands: [[0.1, 0.94]] } },
+               obj: { types: ['oak'], base: 30, n: 14, sizeMul: 1.7, seed: 3031, bands: [[0.04, 0.94]], randomX: true } },
   alpine:    { night: '#11141b', snowGround: true, grad: [[0, '#787c82'], [1, '#494c52']],
                obj: { types: ['pine'], base: 20, n: 7, sizeMul: 1.4, seed: 7073, bands: [[0.12, 0.92]], mountains: true } },
   urban:     { night: '#13151b', grad: [[0, '#9a9da2'], [1, '#595c61']],
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ const GROUND_SPEC = {
                obj: { types: ['boat'], base: 22, n: 5, sizeMul: 1.2, seed: 6061, bands: [[0.15, 0.9]] } },
   desert:    { night: '#19140f', grad: [[0, '#d9bd85'], [1, '#b6945c']],
                obj: { types: ['cactus'], base: 24, n: 6, sizeMul: 1.3, seed: 8083, bands: [[0.12, 0.9]] } },
-  river:     { night: '#0d130a', grad: [[0, '#4d6c30'], [0.26, '#3f5a28'], [0.32, '#42738b'], [0.58, '#356074'], [0.64, '#4d6c30'], [1, '#345020']],
-               obj: { types: ['reed', 'oak'], base: 17, n: 8, sizeMul: 1.3, seed: 5053, bands: [[0.1, 0.24], [0.68, 0.92]] } },
+  river:     { night: '#0d130a', grad: [[0, '#4d6c30'], [0.10, '#3f5a28'], [0.15, '#42738b'], [0.44, '#356074'], [0.50, '#4d6c30'], [1, '#345020']],
+               obj: { types: ['reed', 'oak'], base: 17, n: 8, sizeMul: 1.3, seed: 5053, bands: [[0.03, 0.09], [0.58, 0.92]] } },
 };
 
 // Daytime "material" colour per scattered object type — trees green, cacti
 // desert-green, parasol warm, boat sail-coloured, etc. Run through the cycle
 // (objTone) at render time so they darken at night, warm at sunset, etc.
 const MATERIAL = {
-  oak: '#4f7d39', pine: '#356040', bush: '#2e5218', hedge: '#4c7a3e',
-  cactus: '#5f8a4a', palm: '#4a7d3e', parasol: '#bb5a46', reed: '#74803c',
+  oak: '#0e2208', pine: '#091410', bush: '#1e380e', hedge: '#122808',
+  cactus: '#1e4016', palm: '#102a10', parasol: '#bb5a46', reed: '#161e04',
   boat: '#ccc4ad',
 };
 
@@ -778,11 +778,13 @@ export function ScopeReticle({ value, cat, loading, elev = 0, dt = new Date(), g
         const band = bands[k % bands.length];
         // Stratify horizontally so objects spread evenly across the width
         // (with jitter) instead of clustering; deeper objects sit lower.
+        // randomX bypasses stratification for fully organic placement (e.g. forest).
         const slot = (k + 0.5) / cfg.n;                          // 0..1 even
         const jitter = (rnd() - 0.5) * (1.4 / cfg.n);
+        const xf = cfg.randomX ? (rnd() * 2 - 1) : Math.max(-1, Math.min(1, (slot * 2 - 1) + jitter));
         objs.push({
           d: band[0] + rnd() * (band[1] - band[0]),
-          xf: Math.max(-1, Math.min(1, (slot * 2 - 1) + jitter)),
+          xf,
           type: cfg.types[Math.floor(rnd() * cfg.types.length)],
           wf: 0.4 + rnd() * 0.5,
         });