From 9c8fec83af2c94791865cd82ee18abdc54f913a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vitaliy <silverunicorn2011@yandex.ru>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:23:20 +0300
Subject: New lighting curve (#5279)

* New lighting curve

* Make polynomial lighting curve

* Update default lighting settings
---
 src/defaultsettings.cpp           |  4 ++-
 src/light.cpp                     | 56 +++++++++++----------------------------
 src/settings_translation_file.cpp |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src')

diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index e5b2c8da4..5bdb5e14c 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("leaves_style", "fancy");
 	settings->setDefault("connected_glass", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("smooth_lighting", "true");
-	settings->setDefault("display_gamma", "2.2");
+	settings->setDefault("lighting_alpha", "0.0");
+	settings->setDefault("lighting_beta", "0.0");
+	settings->setDefault("display_gamma", "1.0");
 	settings->setDefault("texture_path", "");
 	settings->setDefault("shader_path", "");
 	settings->setDefault("video_driver", "opengl");
diff --git a/src/light.cpp b/src/light.cpp
index 4a3ca5a60..b269f6233 100644
--- a/src/light.cpp
+++ b/src/light.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "light.h"
 #include <math.h>
 #include "util/numeric.h"
+#include "settings.h"
 
 #ifndef SERVER
 
@@ -32,52 +33,27 @@ u8 light_LUT[LIGHT_MAX+1];
 const u8 *light_decode_table = light_LUT;
 
 /** Initialize or update the light value tables using the specified \p gamma.
- *  If \p gamma == 1.0 then the light table is linear.  Typically values for
- *  gamma range between 1.8 and 2.2.
- *
- *  @note The value for gamma will be restricted to the range 1.1 <= gamma <= 3.0.
- *
- *  @note This function is not, currently, a simple linear to gamma encoding
- *        because adjustments are made so that a gamma of 1.8 gives the same
- *        results as those hardcoded for use by the server.
  */
 void set_light_table(float gamma)
 {
-	static const float brightness_step = 255.0f / (LIGHT_MAX + 1);
-
-	// this table is pure arbitrary values, made so that
-	// at gamma 2.2 the game looks not too dark at light=1,
-	// and mostly linear for the rest of the scale.
-	// we could try to inverse the gamma power function, but this
-	// is simpler and quicker.
-	static const int adjustments[LIGHT_MAX + 1] = {
-		-67,
-		-91,
-		-125,
-		-115,
-		-104,
-		-85,
-		-70,
-		-63,
-		-56,
-		-49,
-		-42,
-		-35,
-		-28,
-		-22,
-		0
-	};
-
-	gamma = rangelim(gamma, 1.0, 3.0);
-
-	float brightness = brightness_step;
+// lighting curve derivatives
+	const float alpha = g_settings->getFloat("lighting_alpha");
+	const float beta  = g_settings->getFloat("lighting_beta");
+// lighting curve coefficients
+	const float a = alpha + beta - 2;
+	const float b = 3 - 2 * alpha - beta;
+	const float c = alpha;
+// gamma correction
+	gamma = rangelim(gamma, 0.5, 3.0);
 
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < LIGHT_MAX; i++) {
-		light_LUT[i] = (u8)(255 * powf(brightness / 255.0f, 1.0 / gamma));
-		light_LUT[i] = rangelim(light_LUT[i] + adjustments[i], 0, 255);
-		if (i > 1 && light_LUT[i] < light_LUT[i - 1])
+		float x = i;
+		x /= LIGHT_MAX;
+		float brightness = a * x * x * x + b * x * x + c * x;
+		brightness = powf(brightness, 1.0 / gamma);
+		light_LUT[i] = rangelim((u32)(255 * brightness), 0, 255);
+		if (i > 1 && light_LUT[i] <= light_LUT[i - 1])
 			light_LUT[i] = light_LUT[i - 1] + 1;
-		brightness += brightness_step;
 	}
 	light_LUT[LIGHT_MAX] = 255;
 }
diff --git a/src/settings_translation_file.cpp b/src/settings_translation_file.cpp
index d472852b8..a7fa67a74 100644
--- a/src/settings_translation_file.cpp
+++ b/src/settings_translation_file.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ fake_function() {
 	gettext("Field of view while zooming in degrees.\nThis requires the \"zoom\" privilege on the server.");
 	gettext("Gamma");
 	gettext("Adjust the gamma encoding for the light tables. Higher numbers are brighter.\nThis setting is for the client only and is ignored by the server.");
+	gettext("Darkness sharpness");
+	gettext("Lightness sharpness");
 	gettext("Texture path");
 	gettext("Path to texture directory. All textures are first searched from here.");
 	gettext("Video driver");
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