Add proof-of-concept dynamic fade

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/api/internal/ClientApi.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.DhApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.config.EDhApiMcRenderingFadeMode;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRenderPass;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.methods.events.abstractEvents.*;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.objects.DhApiResult;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.rendering.DhRenderState;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.enums.MinecraftTextFormat;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.file.structure.ClientOnlySaveStructure;
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos.DhChunkPos;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.DhApiRenderProxy;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.*;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.TimerUtil;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.objects.Pair;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading.PriorityTaskPicker;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading.ThreadPoolUtil;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.DependencyInjection.ApiEventInjector;
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.messages.AbstractNetworkMessage;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.network.session.NetworkSession;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.ModInfo;
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiDebugRendering;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRendererMode;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.level.IServerKeyedClientLevel;
@@ -55,13 +55,23 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapp
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+import org.joml.Vector4f;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL46;
 
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
 /**
  * This holds the methods that should be called
@@ -551,8 +561,11 @@ public class ClientApi
 	 * The first fade pass.
 	 * Called after MC finishes rendering the opaque passes. 
 	 */
-	public void renderFadeOpaque()
+	public void renderFadeOpaque() // TODO this is actually the transparent pass
 	{
+		DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.getMcTransparentDepthTexture();
+		DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.tryCalculateAsync();
+		
 		// only fade when DH is rendering
 		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DEFAULT
 			&&
@@ -573,8 +586,10 @@ public class ClientApi
 	 * Called after MC finishes rendering both opaque
 	 * and transparent passes. 
 	 */
-	public void renderFadeTransparent()
+	public void renderFadeTransparent() // TODO this is actually the opaque pass
 	{
+		DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.getMcOpaqueDepthTexture();
+		
 		// only fade when DH is rendering
 		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get() == EDhApiRendererMode.DEFAULT)
 		{
@@ -603,27 +618,30 @@ public class ClientApi
 	/** Trigger once on key press, with CLIENT PLAYER. */
 	public void keyPressedEvent(int glfwKey)
 	{
-		if (!Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.enableDebugKeybindings.get())
+		//if (!Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.enableDebugKeybindings.get())
-		{
+		//{
-			// keybindings are disabled
+		//	// keybindings are disabled
-			return;
+		//	return;
-		}
+		//}
 		
 		
 		if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F8)
 		{
-			Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.set(EDhApiDebugRendering.next(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.get()));
+			DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.pause = true;
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F8: Set debug mode to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.get());
+			//Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.set(EDhApiDebugRendering.next(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.get()));
+			//MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F8: Set debug mode to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.debugRendering.get());
 		}
 		else if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_F6)
 		{
-			Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.set(EDhApiRendererMode.next(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get()));
+			DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.pause = true;
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F6: Set rendering to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get());
+			//Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.set(EDhApiRendererMode.next(Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get()));
+			//MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("F6: Set rendering to " + Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.rendererMode.get());
 		}
 		else if (glfwKey == GLFW.GLFW_KEY_P)
 		{
-			prefLoggerEnabled = !prefLoggerEnabled;
+			DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.pause = true;
-			MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("P: Debug Pref Logger is " + (prefLoggerEnabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
+			//prefLoggerEnabled = !prefLoggerEnabled;
+			//MC_CLIENT.sendChatMessage("P: Debug Pref Logger is " + (prefLoggerEnabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
 		}
 	}
 	

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/config/Config.java

@@ -118,6 +118,20 @@ public class Config
 		
 		
 		
+		public static ConfigEntry<Boolean> dynamicFadeUseOpaqueMcDepth = new ConfigEntry.Builder<Boolean>()
+			.set(true)
+			.comment(""
+				+ "")
+			.build();
+		
+		public static ConfigEntry<String> dynamicFadeExportPath = new ConfigEntry.Builder<String>()
+			.set("C:/Users/James_Seibel/Desktop/")
+			.comment(""
+				+ "")
+			.build();
+		
+		
+		
 		public static class Advanced
 		{
 			// common config links need to have their destination

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/DepthCalculator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,444 @@
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer;
+
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.api.enums.rendering.EDhApiRenderPass;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLogger;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.math.Mat4f;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftGLWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
+import org.joml.Matrix4f;
+import org.joml.Vector4f;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL32;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL46;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+public class DepthCalculator
+{
+	
+	public static DepthCalculator INSTANCE = new DepthCalculator();
+	private static final DhLogger LOGGER = new DhLoggerBuilder().build();
+	
+	private static final IMinecraftClientWrapper MC_CLIENT = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftClientWrapper.class);
+	private static final IMinecraftRenderWrapper MC_RENDER = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftRenderWrapper.class);
+	private static final IMinecraftGLWrapper GLMC = SingletonInjector.INSTANCE.get(IMinecraftGLWrapper.class);
+	
+	
+	private float[] mcOpaqueDepthTextureValues = new float[1];
+	private float[] mcTransparentDepthTextureValues = new float[1];
+	private float[] dhDepthTextureValues = new float[1];
+	private float[] outDepthTextureValues = new float[1];
+	private float lastClosestDhDepth = 1.0f;
+	
+	public float actualMcBlockDistance = 8 * 16; // needs to be non-zero to start DH rendering
+	@Deprecated // Replace with thread pool and an AtomicBool for running state
+	public Thread thread = null;
+	public boolean pause = false;
+	
+	private boolean gotDhDepthThisFrame = false;
+	private boolean gotMcDepthThisFrame = false;
+	
+	
+	//=============//
+	// constructor //
+	//=============//
+	
+	private DepthCalculator() { }
+	
+	
+	//======//
+	// test //
+	//======//
+	
+	public void getMcOpaqueDepthTexture() { this.gotMcDepthThisFrame = this.trySetDepthTexture(MC_RENDER.getDepthTextureId(), this.mcOpaqueDepthTextureValues); }
+	public void getMcTransparentDepthTexture() { this.gotMcDepthThisFrame = this.trySetDepthTexture(MC_RENDER.getDepthTextureId(), this.mcTransparentDepthTextureValues); }
+	public void trySetDhDepthTexture() { this.gotDhDepthThisFrame = this.trySetDepthTexture(LodRenderer.INSTANCE.getActiveDepthTextureId(), this.dhDepthTextureValues); }
+	private boolean trySetDepthTexture(int id, float[] outputRef)
+	{
+		// don't change the texture if a process is already running
+		if (this.thread != null)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		this.resizeTexturesIfNeeded();
+		if (id == -1)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		// FIXME this is slow and causes frame stuttering
+		GL46.glGetTextureImage(id, 0, GL32.GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT, GL32.GL_FLOAT, outputRef);
+		return true;
+	}
+	private void resizeTexturesIfNeeded()
+	{
+		int width = MC_RENDER.getTargetFramebufferViewportWidth();
+		int height = MC_RENDER.getTargetFramebufferViewportHeight();
+		int elementCount = width * height;
+		if (this.dhDepthTextureValues.length != elementCount)
+		{
+			this.mcOpaqueDepthTextureValues = new float[width * height];
+			this.mcTransparentDepthTextureValues = new float[width * height];
+			
+			this.dhDepthTextureValues = new float[width * height];
+			this.outDepthTextureValues = new float[width * height];
+		}
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	public void tryCalculateAsync()
+	{
+		if (this.thread != null)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		//if (!this.gotDhDepthThisFrame
+		//	|| !this.gotMcDepthThisFrame)
+		//{
+		//	return;
+		//}
+		
+		if (this.pause)
+		{
+			int k = 0;
+		}
+		
+		
+		this.thread = new Thread(() ->
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				this.calculateDepth();
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				LOGGER.error("async test: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+			}
+			finally
+			{
+				this.thread = null;
+				this.pause = false;
+			}
+		});
+		this.thread.start();
+	}
+	public void calculateDepth()
+	{
+		int width = MC_RENDER.getTargetFramebufferViewportWidth();
+		int height = MC_RENDER.getTargetFramebufferViewportHeight();
+		int elementCount = width * height;
+		
+		
+		// used to calculate the DH render matrices
+		RenderParams renderParams =
+			new RenderParams(
+				EDhApiRenderPass.OPAQUE,
+				ClientApi.RENDER_STATE.frameTime,
+				ClientApi.RENDER_STATE.mcProjectionMatrix, ClientApi.RENDER_STATE.mcModelViewMatrix,
+				ClientApi.RENDER_STATE.clientLevelWrapper
+			);
+		
+		Mat4f dhInvProj = new Mat4f(renderParams.dhProjectionMatrix);
+		dhInvProj.invert();
+		Matrix4f dhInvProjJoml = dhInvProj.createJomlMatrix();
+		
+		Mat4f dhInvMvm = new Mat4f(renderParams.dhModelViewMatrix);
+		dhInvMvm.invert();
+		Matrix4f dhInvMvmJoml = dhInvMvm.createJomlMatrix(); // TODO can we use JOML for MC 1.16?
+		
+		
+		float[] sampledDistances = new float[9];
+		
+		// find the closest depth value MC hasn't drawn to
+		float closestDhDepth = 1.0f; float closestDhDistance = Float.MAX_VALUE;
+		int closeUIndex = 0; int closeVIndex = 0;
+		for (int u = 0; u < width; u++) // x
+		{
+			for (int v = 0; v < height; v++) // y
+			{
+				int invertedV = height - 1 - v;
+				int i = (invertedV * width) + u;
+				
+				
+				this.outDepthTextureValues[i] = 0.0f;
+				
+				float mcDepth = Config.Client.dynamicFadeUseOpaqueMcDepth.get()
+					? this.mcOpaqueDepthTextureValues[i]
+					: this.mcTransparentDepthTextureValues[i];
+				if (mcDepth < 1.0f) // ignore positions MC has drawn to
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+				
+				float dhDepth = this.dhDepthTextureValues[i];
+				if (dhDepth == 1.0f) // ignore positions DH has NOT drawn to
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+				this.outDepthTextureValues[i] = dhDepth;
+				
+				
+				// calculate this point's distance from the camera
+				float ndcU = u / (float)width;
+				float ndcV = invertedV / (float)height;
+				float dist = convertDepthToBlockDistance(ndcU, ndcV, dhInvProjJoml, dhInvMvmJoml, dhDepth);
+				
+				//// sample the 9 surrounding pixels to account for off-by-one errors between the MC and DH depth textures
+				//int sampleIndex = 0;
+				//for (int relU = -1; relU < 1; relU++)
+				//{
+				//	for (int relV = -1; relV < 1; relV++)
+				//	{
+				//		invertedV = height - 1 - v + relV;
+				//		i = (invertedV * width) + u + relU;
+				//		dhDepth = this.dhDepthTextureValues[i];
+				//		
+				//		if (v + relV < 0 || v + relV > height
+				//			|| u + relU < 0 || u + relU > width)
+				//		{
+				//			sampledDistances[sampleIndex] = 0.0f;
+				//			sampleIndex++;
+				//		}
+				//		
+				//		// calculate this point's distance from the camera
+				//		float ndcU = u / (float)width;
+				//		float ndcV = invertedV / (float)height;
+				//		float dist = convertDepthToBlockDistance(ndcU, ndcV, dhInvProjJoml, dhInvMvmJoml, dhDepth);
+				//		
+				//		sampledDistances[sampleIndex] = dist;
+				//		sampleIndex++;
+				//	}
+				//}
+				//
+				//
+				//Arrays.sort(sampledDistances);
+				//// return the median element
+				//float dist = sampledDistances[sampledDistances.length / 2];
+				//if (dist == 0.0f)
+				//{
+				//	// the median was 0, return the smallest non-zero element
+				//	for (sampleIndex = 0; sampleIndex < sampledDistances.length; sampleIndex++)
+				//	{
+				//		if (sampledDistances[sampleIndex] != 0.0f)
+				//		{
+				//			dist = sampledDistances[sampleIndex];
+				//			break;
+				//		}
+				//	}
+				//}
+				
+				if (dist < closestDhDistance)
+				{
+					closestDhDepth = dhDepth;
+					closestDhDistance = dist;
+					
+					closeUIndex = u;
+					closeVIndex = invertedV;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		if (this.lastClosestDhDepth != closestDhDepth)
+		{
+			NumberFormat numForm = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance();
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.showChatMessageNextFrame(
+				"closest: ["+numForm.format(closestDhDepth)+"]-b["+numForm.format(closestDhDistance)+"]c["+numForm.format(closestDhDistance/16)+"] ("+(closeUIndex)+","+(closeVIndex)+")" +
+					"");
+			
+			this.actualMcBlockDistance = closestDhDistance;
+		}
+		this.lastClosestDhDepth = closestDhDepth;
+		
+		
+		if (this.pause)
+		{
+			// find the range of depth values used by both textures for clearer exporting
+			float closestMcDepth = 1.0f; float furthestMcDepth = 0.0f;
+			float minDhDepth = 1.0f; float maxDhDepth = 0.0f;
+			for (int i = 0; i < elementCount; i++)
+			{
+				float mcDepth = this.mcOpaqueDepthTextureValues[i];
+				if (mcDepth != 0.0f && mcDepth != 1.0f)
+				{
+					if (mcDepth < closestMcDepth)
+					{
+						closestMcDepth = mcDepth;
+					}
+					
+					if (mcDepth > furthestMcDepth)
+					{
+						furthestMcDepth = mcDepth;
+					}
+				}
+				
+				float dhDepth = this.dhDepthTextureValues[i];
+				if (dhDepth != 0.0f && dhDepth != 1.0f)
+				{
+					if (dhDepth < minDhDepth)
+					{
+						minDhDepth = dhDepth;
+					}
+					
+					if (dhDepth > maxDhDepth)
+					{
+						maxDhDepth = dhDepth;
+					}
+				}
+				
+			}
+			
+			
+			String exportPath = Config.Client.dynamicFadeExportPath.get();
+			
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.showChatMessageNextFrame("exporting debug textures to: ["+exportPath+"]...");
+			
+			// mc opaque
+			createImg(
+				this.mcOpaqueDepthTextureValues,
+				closeUIndex, closeVIndex,
+				(Float depth) -> { return null; },
+				width, height, closestMcDepth, furthestMcDepth,
+				exportPath+"mc-opaque_depth.png");
+			
+			// mc transparent
+			createImg(
+				this.mcTransparentDepthTextureValues,
+				closeUIndex, closeVIndex,
+				(Float depth) -> { return null; },
+				width, height, closestMcDepth, furthestMcDepth,
+				exportPath+"mc-tran_depth.png");
+			
+			// dh
+			Function<Float, Color> customColorFunc = (Float depth) ->
+			{
+				if (depth == this.lastClosestDhDepth)
+				{
+					return Color.RED;
+				}
+				//else if (depth <= (lastClosestDhDepth + 0.01f))
+				//{
+				//	return Color.ORANGE;
+				//}
+				
+				return null;
+			};
+			createImg(
+				this.dhDepthTextureValues,
+				closeUIndex, closeVIndex,
+				customColorFunc,
+				width, height, minDhDepth, maxDhDepth,
+				exportPath+"dh_depth.png");
+			
+			// temp
+			
+			createImg(
+				this.outDepthTextureValues,
+				closeUIndex, closeVIndex,
+				(Float depth) -> { return null; },
+				width, height, minDhDepth, maxDhDepth,
+				exportPath+"temp_depth.png");
+			
+			int breakPoint = 0;
+		}
+	}
+	/** NDC (Normalized Device Coordinates) must be between 0.0 and 1.0 (inclusive) */
+	private static float convertDepthToBlockDistance(float ndcU, float ndcV, Matrix4f invProj, Matrix4f invMvm, float depth)
+	{
+		// This assumes depth is scaled to [0, 1]
+		// Transform depth to clip space Z value
+		float z = depth * 2.0f - 1.0f;
+		
+		// Create a vector in clip space
+		Vector4f clipSpacePosition = new Vector4f(ndcU, ndcV, z, 1.0f);
+		
+		// Transform to world space
+		Vector4f worldSpacePosition = clipSpacePosition.mul(invProj);
+		worldSpacePosition.div(worldSpacePosition.w); // Perform perspective divide
+		
+		// Finally apply the inverse model-view matrix to get world space coordinates
+		worldSpacePosition = worldSpacePosition.mul(invMvm);
+		
+		// calculate distance from the camera
+		float distance = worldSpacePosition.distance(0, 0, 0, 0);
+		return distance;
+	}
+	private static void createImg(
+		float[] tex,
+		int nearestU, int nearestV,
+		Function<Float, Color> customColorFunc,
+		int width, int height,
+		float minDepth, float maxDepth,
+		String filePath)
+	{
+		// Create a BufferedImage
+		BufferedImage image = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
+		
+		for (int u = 0; u < width; u++)
+		{
+			for (int v = 0; v < height; v++)
+			{
+				int invertedY = height - 1 - v;
+				
+				// Normalize the depth value to a grayscale pixel
+				float depthValue = tex[(invertedY * width) + u];
+				Color color = customColorFunc.apply(depthValue);
+				if (color == null)
+				{
+					float normalizedDepth = (depthValue - minDepth) / (maxDepth - minDepth); // Normalize to 0.0 to 1.0
+					normalizedDepth = Math.max(0.0f, Math.min(1.0f, normalizedDepth)); // Clamp to valid range
+					
+					int gray = (int) (normalizedDepth * 255); // Map to 0-255
+					gray = Math.max(0, Math.min(255, gray)); // Clamp to valid range
+					color = new Color(gray, gray, gray);
+				}
+				
+				if (depthValue == 1.0f)
+				{
+					color = new Color(0,0,0,0);
+				}
+				
+				if (u == nearestU)
+				{
+					color = Color.MAGENTA;
+				}
+				else if (invertedY == nearestV)
+				{
+					color = Color.ORANGE;
+				}
+				
+				image.setRGB(u, v, color.getRGB());
+			}
+		}
+		
+		// Write the image to a file
+		try
+		{
+			ImageIO.write(image, "png", new File(filePath));
+		}
+		catch (IOException e)
+		{
+			LOGGER.error("Unable to write texture to file, error: ["+e.getMessage()+"].", e);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	
+	
+	
+}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/DhTerrainShaderProgram.java

@@ -204,17 +204,17 @@ public class DhTerrainShaderProgram extends ShaderProgram implements IDhApiShade
 		this.setUniform(this.uIsWhiteWorld, Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.enableWhiteWorld.get());
 		
 		// Clip Uniform
-		float dhNearClipDistance = RenderUtil.getNearClipPlaneInBlocksForFading(renderParameters.partialTicks);
+		float dhNearClipDistance = 0.1f;//RenderUtil.getNearClipPlaneInBlocksForFading(renderParameters.partialTicks);
-		if (!Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get())
+		//if (!Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get())
-		{
+		//{
-			// this added value prevents the near clip plane and discard circle from touching, which looks bad
+		//	// this added value prevents the near clip plane and discard circle from touching, which looks bad
-			dhNearClipDistance += 16f;
+		//	dhNearClipDistance += 16f;
-		}
+		//}
 		// if the player is very high up and the near clip plane has been modified, disable the distance clipping
 		// we're high enough that nothing will render on top of the player and this can cause issues otherwise
 		if (RenderUtil.getHeightBasedNearClipOverride() != -1)
 		{
-			dhNearClipDistance = 1.0f;
+			dhNearClipDistance = 1.0f; // TODO does this actually disable anything?
 		}
 		this.setUniform(this.uClipDistance, dhNearClipDistance);
 	}

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/LodRenderer.java

@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ public class LodRenderer
 			profiler.popPush("LOD Opaque");
 			this.renderLodPass(lodShaderProgram, renderBufferHandler, renderParams, /*opaquePass*/ true);
 			
+			DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.trySetDhDepthTexture();
+			
 			// custom objects with SSAO
 			if (Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.GenericRendering.enableGenericRendering.get())
 			{

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/shaders/VanillaFadeShader.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.shaders;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.glObject.shader.ShaderProgram;
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ public class VanillaFadeShader extends AbstractShaderRenderer
 		
 		float dhNearClipDistance = RenderUtil.getNearClipPlaneInBlocksForFading(partialTicks);
 		// this added value prevents the near clip plane and discard circle from touching, which looks bad
-		dhNearClipDistance += 16f;
+		//dhNearClipDistance += 16f;
 		
 		// measured in blocks
 		// these multipliers in James' tests should provide a fairly smooth transition

core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/RenderUtil.java

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util;
 
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.api.internal.ClientApi;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.renderer.DepthCalculator;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
@@ -127,13 +129,16 @@ public class RenderUtil
 	}
 	public static float getNearClipPlaneInBlocksForFading(float partialTicks)
 	{
-		float overdraw = getAutoOverdrawPrevention();
+		//float overdraw = getAutoOverdrawPrevention();
-		return getNearClipPlaneDistanceInBlocks(partialTicks, overdraw);
+		//return getNearClipPlaneDistanceInBlocks(partialTicks, overdraw);
+		
+		return DepthCalculator.INSTANCE.actualMcBlockDistance;
 	}
 	private static float getNearClipPlaneDistanceInBlocks(float partialTicks, float overdrawPreventionPercent)
 	{
 		int chunkRenderDistance = MC_RENDER.getRenderDistance();
-		int vanillaBlockRenderedDistance = chunkRenderDistance * LodUtil.CHUNK_WIDTH;
+		//float chunkRenderDistance = ClientApi.actualMcBlockDistance / 16.0f;
+		float vanillaBlockRenderedDistance = chunkRenderDistance * LodUtil.CHUNK_WIDTH;
 		
 		float nearClipPlane;
 		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get())

core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/lang/en_us.json

@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@
     "Show The Options Button",
   "distanthorizons.config.client.optionsButton.@tooltip":
     "Show the config button to the left of the fov button",
-    
+
+  "distanthorizons.config.client.dynamicFadeUseOpaqueMcDepth":
+    "Dynamic Fade Use MC Opaque Depth",
+  "distanthorizons.config.client.dynamicFadeExportPath":
+    "Dynamic Fade Export Path",
+  "distanthorizons.config.client.dynamicFadeExportPath.@tooltip":
+    "Press 'p' to export the depth textures for troubleshooting",
     
     
   "distanthorizons.config.client.advanced":