Converted to use SimplexNoise, and removed progress bar

main.gd

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 extends WorldEnvironment
 
+export(int,1,10) var noise_octaves = 6
+export(float) var noise_period = 8.0
+export(float) var noise_persistence = 0.8
+
 onready var progress = $container/progress
 onready var mesh_original = $planet/Planet.mesh
 
@@ -28,30 +32,32 @@ func make_planet():
 	#show the progress bar
 	progress.show()
 
-	var max_iterations = 145  
-	for j in range(max_iterations):
-
-		# wait a frame to prevent freezing the game
-		yield(get_tree(), "idle_frame")
-
-		# show progress in the progress bar
-		progress.max_value = max_iterations
-		progress.value = j
-
-		var dir = Vector3(rand_range(-1,1), rand_range(-1,1), rand_range(-1,1)).normalized()
-
-		# push/pull all vertices (this is the slow part)
-		for i in range(surf.get_vertex_count()):
-			var v = surf.get_vertex(i)
-			var norm = surf.get_vertex_normal(i)
-
-			var dot = norm.normalized().dot(dir)
-			var sharpness = 50  # how sharp the edges are
-			dot = exp(dot*sharpness) / (exp(dot*sharpness) + 1) - 0.5 # sigmoid function
-
-			v += dot * norm * 0.01
-
-			surf.set_vertex(i, v)
+	var noise = OpenSimplexNoise.new()
+	noise.seed = randi()
+	noise.octaves = noise_octaves
+	noise.period = noise_period
+	noise.persistence = noise_persistence
+
+	# show progress in the progress bar
+	# progress.max_value = max_iterations
+	# progress.value = j
+
+	var dir = Vector3(rand_range(-1,1), rand_range(-1,1), rand_range(-1,1)).normalized()
+
+	# Add a randomness to the 4th dimension, otherwise we are only on the 
+	# 3d points of the sphere, which are the same...
+	var dim = rand_range(-1,1)
+
+	# push/pull all vertices (this is the slow part)
+	for i in range(surf.get_vertex_count()):
+		var v = surf.get_vertex(i)
+		var norm = surf.get_vertex_normal(i)
+
+		var n = noise.get_noise_4d(v.x, v.y, v.z, dim)
+
+		v += n * norm * dim
+
+		surf.set_vertex(i, v)
 
 	var min_dist = 0.9 # deep sea
 	var max_dist = 1.1 # mountains

project.godot

@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 ;   [section] ; section goes between []
 ;   param=value ; assign values to parameters
 
-config_version=3
+config_version=4
+
+_global_script_classes=[  ]
+_global_script_class_icons={
+
+}
 
 [application]