src/app_state.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use image::RgbImage;
 
 use crate::path::{CameraPath, build_demo_path};
-use crate::render::{render_perspective, render_top_down};
+use crate::render::{
+    render_perspective_with_quality, render_top_down_with_quality, RenderQualityPreset,
+};
 use crate::scene::{Scene, Vec3};
 use crate::scene_file::{self, SceneFileError};
 use crate::script::{Command, parse_script};
@@ -49,6 +51,32 @@ impl RendererMode {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum RenderQuality {
+    Preview,
+    Balanced,
+    Final,
+}
+
+impl RenderQuality {
+    /// Human-readable label used by the UI shell and CLI.
+    pub fn label(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            RenderQuality::Preview => "Preview",
+            RenderQuality::Balanced => "Balanced",
+            RenderQuality::Final => "Final",
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn preset(self) -> RenderQualityPreset {
+        match self {
+            RenderQuality::Preview => RenderQualityPreset::Preview,
+            RenderQuality::Balanced => RenderQualityPreset::Balanced,
+            RenderQuality::Final => RenderQualityPreset::Final,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// A pure, derived summary of a parsed script, suitable for display in the UI.
 ///
 /// All counts are zero and `error` carries the parser message when the script
@@ -194,10 +222,25 @@ impl AppData {
                 river_level,
                 lake_level,
                 drainage,
+                lake_center_x,
+                lake_center_z,
+                lake_radius,
+                river_center_x,
+                river_width,
+                river_bend,
             } => {
                 self.scene.hydrology.river_level = river_level;
                 self.scene.hydrology.lake_level = lake_level;
                 self.scene.hydrology.drainage = drainage.max(0.0);
+                self.scene.hydrology.lake_center_x = lake_center_x.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+                self.scene.hydrology.lake_center_z = lake_center_z.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+                self.scene.hydrology.lake_radius = lake_radius.max(0.0);
+                self.scene.hydrology.river_center_x = river_center_x.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+                self.scene.hydrology.river_width = river_width.max(0.0);
+                self.scene.hydrology.river_bend = river_bend.clamp(0.0, 0.5);
+            }
+            AppAction::ResetHydrology => {
+                self.scene.hydrology = crate::scene::Hydrology::default();
             }
             AppAction::SetPalette(palette) => self.scene.palette = palette,
             AppAction::SetPreviewSize { width, height } => {
@@ -280,8 +323,8 @@ impl AppData {
             import_label: "Import terrain".to_string(),
             script_label: "Scripts / paths".to_string(),
             path_label: "Path tools".to_string(),
-            scene_controls_label: "Scene / camera / palette".to_string(),
-            palette_label: "Palette / color map".to_string(),
+            scene_controls_label: "Scene / camera / color map".to_string(),
+            palette_label: "Color map".to_string(),
             hydrology_label: "Hydrology".to_string(),
             legacy_dialogs_label: "Legacy dialogs".to_string(),
             scene_file_path: self.loaded_scene_path.clone(),
@@ -373,12 +416,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(app.scene.water_level, 2.5);
         assert_eq!(app.scene.tree_line, 5.5);
         assert_eq!(app.scene.snow_line, 8.5);
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.palette.water_level, 2.5);
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.palette.tree_line, 5.5);
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.palette.snow_line, 8.5);
         assert_eq!(app.scene.haze, 0.75);
         assert_eq!(app.scene.camera, original_camera);
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn reducer_updates_camera_vectors_and_mode() {
+    fn reducer_syncs_palette_thresholds_back_into_scene_state() {
+        let mut app = AppData::default();
+        let mut palette = app.scene.palette;
+        palette.water_level = 0.25;
+        palette.tree_line = 2.75;
+        palette.snow_line = 6.5;
+        palette.water = [1, 2, 3];
+
+        app.apply(AppAction::SetPalette(palette));
+
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.water_level, 0.25);
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.tree_line, 2.75);
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.snow_line, 6.5);
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.palette, palette);
+        assert_eq!(app.scene.palette.water, [1, 2, 3]);
+    }
+
         let mut app = AppData::default();
         let position = Vec3::new(1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
         let target = Vec3::new(4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
@@ -426,6 +488,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(shell.import_label, "Import terrain");
         assert_eq!(shell.script_label, "Scripts / paths");
         assert_eq!(shell.path_label, "Path tools");
+        assert_eq!(shell.palette_label, "Color map");
         assert!(shell.scene_file_path.is_some());
         assert!(shell.import_path.is_some());
         assert!(shell.path_target.is_none());

src/colormap.rs

@@ -195,4 +195,13 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(scene_color(&scene, scene.snow_line + 1.0), SNOW_COLOR);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn scene_color_uses_palette_band_colors_for_the_default_scene() {
+        let scene = Scene::default();
+        assert_eq!(scene.palette.water, WATER_COLOR);
+        assert_eq!(scene.palette.lowland, LOWLAND_COLOR);
+        assert_eq!(scene.palette.highland, HIGHLAND_COLOR);
+        assert_eq!(scene.palette.snow, SNOW_COLOR);
+    }
 }

src/render.rs

@@ -70,6 +70,56 @@ pub fn render_top_down(grid: &HeightGrid, scene: &Scene) -> RgbImage {
     img
 }
 
+fn blur_pass(image: &RgbImage) -> RgbImage {
+    let mut blurred = RgbImage::new(image.width(), image.height());
+    for y in 0..image.height() {
+        for x in 0..image.width() {
+            let mut accum = [0u32; 3];
+            let mut count = 0u32;
+            for dy in -1i32..=1 {
+                for dx in -1i32..=1 {
+                    let nx = x as i32 + dx;
+                    let ny = y as i32 + dy;
+                    if nx < 0 || ny < 0 {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    let (nx, ny) = (nx as u32, ny as u32);
+                    if nx >= image.width() || ny >= image.height() {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    let px = image.get_pixel(nx, ny).0;
+                    accum[0] += u32::from(px[0]);
+                    accum[1] += u32::from(px[1]);
+                    accum[2] += u32::from(px[2]);
+                    count += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            let avg = [
+                (accum[0] / count.max(1)) as u8,
+                (accum[1] / count.max(1)) as u8,
+                (accum[2] / count.max(1)) as u8,
+            ];
+            blurred.put_pixel(x, y, Rgb(avg));
+        }
+    }
+    blurred
+}
+
+fn apply_top_down_quality(mut image: RgbImage, quality: RenderQualityPreset) -> RgbImage {
+    for _ in 0..quality.profile().top_down_blur_passes {
+        image = blur_pass(&image);
+    }
+    image
+}
+
+pub fn render_top_down_with_quality(
+    grid: &HeightGrid,
+    scene: &Scene,
+    quality: RenderQualityPreset,
+) -> RgbImage {
+    apply_top_down_quality(render_top_down(grid, scene), quality)
+}
+
 pub fn render_top_down_to_path(
     grid: &HeightGrid,
     scene: &Scene,
@@ -227,6 +277,22 @@ pub fn demo_camera_for(grid: &HeightGrid) -> Camera {
 /// Coordinate convention: world X and Z map onto the grid's `(x, y)` indices,
 /// world Y is elevation, up = +Y.
 pub fn render_perspective(grid: &HeightGrid, scene: &Scene, width: u32, height: u32) -> RgbImage {
+    render_perspective_with_quality(
+        grid,
+        scene,
+        width,
+        height,
+        RenderQualityPreset::Preview,
+    )
+}
+
+pub fn render_perspective_with_quality(
+    grid: &HeightGrid,
+    scene: &Scene,
+    width: u32,
+    height: u32,
+    quality: RenderQualityPreset,
+) -> RgbImage {
     let mut img = RgbImage::new(width.max(1), height.max(1));
 
     let cam = &scene.camera;
@@ -245,7 +311,7 @@ pub fn render_perspective(grid: &HeightGrid, scene: &Scene, width: u32, height:
     let grid_w = grid.width() as f32;
     let grid_h = grid.height() as f32;
     let max_dist = cam.far_range.max(cam.near_range + 0.1);
-    let step = 0.5_f32;
+    let step = quality.profile().perspective_step;
 
     let haze_strength = scene.haze.clamp(0.0, 1.0);
 

src/scene.rs

@@ -103,12 +103,58 @@ pub struct Hydrology {
     pub river_level: f32,
     pub lake_level: f32,
     pub drainage: f32,
+    /// Normalized center point for the generated lake overlay.
+    pub lake_center_x: f32,
+    /// Normalized center point for the generated lake overlay.
+    pub lake_center_z: f32,
+    /// Normalized radius for the generated lake overlay.
+    pub lake_radius: f32,
+    /// Normalized centerline for the generated river overlay.
+    pub river_center_x: f32,
+    /// Normalized half-width for the generated river overlay.
+    pub river_width: f32,
+    /// Horizontal meander amplitude for the generated river overlay.
+    pub river_bend: f32,
+}
+
+fn smoothstep(edge0: f32, edge1: f32, value: f32) -> f32 {
+    if edge0 >= edge1 {
+        return if value < edge0 { 0.0 } else { 1.0 };
+    }
+    let t = ((value - edge0) / (edge1 - edge0)).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+    t * t * (3.0 - 2.0 * t)
 }
 
 impl Hydrology {
     pub fn effective_water_level(self, base_water_level: f32) -> f32 {
         (base_water_level.max(self.river_level).max(self.lake_level) - self.drainage).max(0.0)
     }
+
+    /// Coverage of the generated lake primitive at normalized coordinates.
+    pub fn lake_coverage(self, x: f32, z: f32) -> f32 {
+        let radius = self.lake_radius.max(0.0);
+        if radius <= 0.0 {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+        let dx = x - self.lake_center_x;
+        let dz = z - self.lake_center_z;
+        let dist = (dx * dx + dz * dz).sqrt();
+        let falloff = (radius * 0.2).max(0.01);
+        1.0 - smoothstep(radius - falloff, radius + falloff, dist)
+    }
+
+    /// Coverage of the generated river primitive at normalized coordinates.
+    pub fn river_coverage(self, x: f32, z: f32) -> f32 {
+        let half_width = self.river_width.max(0.0);
+        if half_width <= 0.0 {
+            return 0.0;
+        }
+        let meander = self.river_bend * (z * std::f32::consts::TAU * 1.25).sin();
+        let center_x = (self.river_center_x + meander).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        let dist = (x - center_x).abs();
+        let falloff = (half_width * 0.35).max(0.01);
+        1.0 - smoothstep(half_width - falloff, half_width + falloff, dist)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Hydrology {
@@ -117,6 +163,12 @@ impl Default for Hydrology {
             river_level: 0.5,
             lake_level: 0.75,
             drainage: 0.0,
+            lake_center_x: 0.38,
+            lake_center_z: 0.62,
+            lake_radius: 0.16,
+            river_center_x: 0.58,
+            river_width: 0.08,
+            river_bend: 0.08,
         }
     }
 }

src/scene_file.rs

@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ mod tests {
                 drainage: 0.2,
             },
             palette: Palette {
+                water_level: 0.5,
+                tree_line: 3.0,
+                snow_line: 8.0,
                 water: [12, 34, 56],
                 lowland: [78, 90, 12],
                 highland: [123, 111, 99],

src/script_exec.rs

@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ pub fn run_script(script: &Script, base_dir: &Path) -> Result<ExecReport, Script
                 scene.water_level = thresholds.water;
                 scene.tree_line = thresholds.tree;
                 scene.snow_line = thresholds.snow;
+                scene.palette.sync_thresholds_from_scene(
+                    thresholds.water,
+                    thresholds.tree,
+                    thresholds.snow,
+                );
             }
             Command::ImportHeightmap { path } => {
                 grid = Some(load_heightmap(&resolve(base_dir, path))?);