FSR2: selective clamp, tonemapped accumulation, terrain load radius 3

- Selective neighborhood clamp: only modify history when there's actual
  motion or disocclusion — static pixels pass history through untouched,
  preventing jitter-chasing from the shifting variance box
- Tonemapped accumulation: Reinhard tonemap before blend compresses bright
  edges so they don't disproportionately cause jitter
- Jitter-aware sample weighting: blend 3-20% based on sample proximity
- Soft MV dead zone: smoothstep instead of step avoids spatial discontinuity
- Aggressive velocity response: 30%/px motion, 50% cap, 80% disocclusion
- Terrain loading: radius 3 (49 tiles) to prevent spawn hitches,
  processOneReadyTile for smooth progress bar updates

BUILD_INSTRUCTIONS.md

@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ sudo apt install -y \
 sudo pacman -S --needed \
   base-devel cmake pkgconf git \
   sdl2 glew glm openssl zlib \
-  vulkan-devel vulkan-tools shaderc \
+  vulkan-headers vulkan-icd-loader vulkan-tools shaderc \
   ffmpeg unicorn stormlib
 ```
 
+> **Note:** `vulkan-headers` provides the `vulkan/vulkan.h` development headers required
+> at build time. `vulkan-devel` is a group that includes these on some distros but is not
+> available by name on Arch — install `vulkan-headers` and `vulkan-icd-loader` explicitly.
+
 ---
 
 ## 🐧 Linux (All Distros)

PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# Maintainer: <your name> <your@email>
+# Contributor: <your name> <your@email>
+
+pkgname=wowee-git
+pkgver=r.1
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Open-source World of Warcraft client with Vulkan renderer (WotLK 3.3.5a / TBC / Classic)"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://github.com/Kelsidavis/WoWee"
+license=('MIT')
+depends=(
+  'sdl2'
+  'vulkan-icd-loader'
+  'openssl'
+  'zlib'
+  'ffmpeg'
+  'unicorn'
+  'glew'
+  'libx11'
+  'stormlib'  # AUR — required at runtime by wowee-extract-assets (libstorm.so)
+)
+makedepends=(
+  'git'
+  'cmake'
+  'pkgconf'
+  'glm'
+  'vulkan-headers'
+  'shaderc'
+  'python'
+)
+provides=('wowee')
+conflicts=('wowee')
+source=("${pkgname}::git+https://github.com/Kelsidavis/WoWee.git#branch=main"
+        "git+https://github.com/ocornut/imgui.git"
+        "git+https://github.com/charles-lunarg/vk-bootstrap.git")
+sha256sums=('SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP')
+
+pkgver() {
+  cd "${pkgname}"
+  printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+}
+
+prepare() {
+  cd "${pkgname}"
+  git submodule init
+  git config submodule.extern/imgui.url "${srcdir}/imgui"
+  git config submodule.extern/vk-bootstrap.url "${srcdir}/vk-bootstrap"
+  git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update
+}
+
+build() {
+  cmake -S "${pkgname}" -B build \
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
+    -Wno-dev
+  cmake --build build --parallel "$(nproc)"
+}
+
+package() {
+  DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" cmake --install build
+
+  # Relocate real binaries from /usr/bin → /usr/lib/wowee/
+  # so wrapper scripts can live at /usr/bin instead.
+  install -dm755 "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/wowee"
+  for bin in wowee asset_extract dbc_to_csv auth_probe auth_login_probe blp_convert; do
+    if [[ -f "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${bin}" ]]; then
+      mv "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${bin}" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/wowee/${bin}"
+    fi
+  done
+
+  # Main launcher: sets WOW_DATA_PATH to the user's XDG data dir.
+  # The app uses WOW_DATA_PATH to locate Data/manifest.json at runtime.
+  install -Dm755 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/wowee" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+export WOW_DATA_PATH="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/wowee/Data"
+exec /usr/lib/wowee/wowee "$@"
+EOF
+
+  # Asset extraction helper: runs asset_extract and outputs to the XDG data dir.
+  # Usage: wowee-extract-assets /path/to/WoW/Data [wotlk|tbc|classic]
+  install -Dm755 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/wowee-extract-assets" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: wowee-extract-assets /path/to/WoW/Data [wotlk|tbc|classic]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+OUTPUT="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/wowee/Data"
+mkdir -p "${OUTPUT}"
+exec /usr/lib/wowee/asset_extract --mpq-dir "$1" --output "${OUTPUT}" ${2:+--expansion "$2"}
+EOF
+
+  # License
+  install -Dm644 "${pkgname}/LICENSE" \
+    "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
+
+  # Post-install instructions (shown by pacman helpers that support it)
+  install -Dm644 /dev/stdin \
+    "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}/POST_INSTALL" <<'EOF'
+==> WoWee requires game assets extracted from your own WoW client.
+==> Run the following once, pointing at your WoW Data/ directory:
+==>
+==>   wowee-extract-assets /path/to/WoW-3.3.5a/Data wotlk
+==>
+==> Assets are written to ~/.local/share/wowee/Data/ (or $XDG_DATA_HOME/wowee/Data/).
+==> Then launch the client with:  wowee
+EOF
+}

assets/shaders/fsr2_accumulate.comp.glsl

@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ layout(push_constant) uniform PushConstants {
     vec4 params;         // x = resetHistory (1=reset), y = sharpness, zw = unused
 } pc;
 
+vec3 tonemap(vec3 c) {
+    float luma = max(dot(c, vec3(0.299, 0.587, 0.114)), 0.0);
+    return c / (1.0 + luma);
+}
+
+vec3 inverseTonemap(vec3 c) {
+    float luma = max(dot(c, vec3(0.299, 0.587, 0.114)), 0.0);
+    return c / max(1.0 - luma, 1e-4);
+}
+
 vec3 rgbToYCoCg(vec3 rgb) {
     float y  = 0.25 * rgb.r + 0.5 * rgb.g + 0.25 * rgb.b;
     float co = 0.5  * rgb.r                - 0.5  * rgb.b;
@@ -29,38 +39,97 @@ vec3 yCoCgToRgb(vec3 ycocg) {
     return vec3(y + co - cg, y + cg, y - co - cg);
 }
 
+// Catmull-Rom bicubic (9 bilinear taps) with anti-ringing clamp.
+vec3 sampleBicubic(sampler2D tex, vec2 uv, vec2 texSize) {
+    vec2 invTexSize = 1.0 / texSize;
+    vec2 iTc = uv * texSize;
+    vec2 tc = floor(iTc - 0.5) + 0.5;
+    vec2 f = iTc - tc;
+
+    vec2 w0 = f * (-0.5 + f * (1.0 - 0.5 * f));
+    vec2 w1 = 1.0 + f * f * (-2.5 + 1.5 * f);
+    vec2 w2 = f * (0.5 + f * (2.0 - 1.5 * f));
+    vec2 w3 = f * f * (-0.5 + 0.5 * f);
+
+    vec2 s12 = w1 + w2;
+    vec2 offset12 = w2 / s12;
+
+    vec2 tc0  = (tc - 1.0) * invTexSize;
+    vec2 tc3  = (tc + 2.0) * invTexSize;
+    vec2 tc12 = (tc + offset12) * invTexSize;
+
+    vec3 result =
+        (texture(tex, vec2(tc0.x,  tc0.y)).rgb  * w0.x +
+         texture(tex, vec2(tc12.x, tc0.y)).rgb  * s12.x +
+         texture(tex, vec2(tc3.x,  tc0.y)).rgb  * w3.x) * w0.y +
+        (texture(tex, vec2(tc0.x,  tc12.y)).rgb * w0.x +
+         texture(tex, vec2(tc12.x, tc12.y)).rgb * s12.x +
+         texture(tex, vec2(tc3.x,  tc12.y)).rgb * w3.x) * s12.y +
+        (texture(tex, vec2(tc0.x,  tc3.y)).rgb  * w0.x +
+         texture(tex, vec2(tc12.x, tc3.y)).rgb  * s12.x +
+         texture(tex, vec2(tc3.x,  tc3.y)).rgb  * w3.x) * w3.y;
+
+    // Anti-ringing: clamp to range of the 4 nearest texels
+    vec2 tcNear = tc * invTexSize;
+    vec3 t00 = texture(tex, tcNear).rgb;
+    vec3 t10 = texture(tex, tcNear + vec2(invTexSize.x, 0.0)).rgb;
+    vec3 t01 = texture(tex, tcNear + vec2(0.0, invTexSize.y)).rgb;
+    vec3 t11 = texture(tex, tcNear + invTexSize).rgb;
+    vec3 minC = min(min(t00, t10), min(t01, t11));
+    vec3 maxC = max(max(t00, t10), max(t01, t11));
+    return clamp(result, minC, maxC);
+}
+
 void main() {
     ivec2 outPixel = ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy);
     ivec2 outSize = ivec2(pc.displaySize.xy);
     if (outPixel.x >= outSize.x || outPixel.y >= outSize.y) return;
 
     vec2 outUV = (vec2(outPixel) + 0.5) * pc.displaySize.zw;
-    vec3 currentColor = texture(sceneColor, outUV).rgb;
+
+    vec3 currentColor = sampleBicubic(sceneColor, outUV, pc.internalSize.xy);
 
     if (pc.params.x > 0.5) {
         imageStore(historyOutput, outPixel, vec4(currentColor, 1.0));
         return;
     }
 
-    vec2 motion = texture(motionVectors, outUV).rg;
-    vec2 historyUV = outUV + motion;
+    // Depth-dilated motion vector (3x3 nearest-to-camera)
+    vec2 texelSize = pc.internalSize.zw;
+    float closestDepth = texture(depthBuffer, outUV).r;
+    vec2 closestOffset = vec2(0.0);
+    for (int y = -1; y <= 1; y++) {
+        for (int x = -1; x <= 1; x++) {
+            vec2 off = vec2(float(x), float(y)) * texelSize;
+            float d = texture(depthBuffer, outUV + off).r;
+            if (d < closestDepth) {
+                closestDepth = d;
+                closestOffset = off;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    vec2 motion = texture(motionVectors, outUV + closestOffset).rg;
+    float motionMag = length(motion * pc.displaySize.xy);
 
+    vec2 historyUV = outUV + motion;
     float historyValid = (historyUV.x >= 0.0 && historyUV.x <= 1.0 &&
                           historyUV.y >= 0.0 && historyUV.y <= 1.0) ? 1.0 : 0.0;
-
     vec3 historyColor = texture(historyInput, historyUV).rgb;
 
-    // Neighborhood clamping in YCoCg space
-    vec2 texelSize = pc.internalSize.zw;
-    vec3 s0 = rgbToYCoCg(currentColor);
-    vec3 s1 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(-texelSize.x, 0.0)).rgb);
-    vec3 s2 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2( texelSize.x, 0.0)).rgb);
-    vec3 s3 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(0.0, -texelSize.y)).rgb);
-    vec3 s4 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(0.0,  texelSize.y)).rgb);
-    vec3 s5 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(-texelSize.x, -texelSize.y)).rgb);
-    vec3 s6 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2( texelSize.x, -texelSize.y)).rgb);
-    vec3 s7 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(-texelSize.x,  texelSize.y)).rgb);
-    vec3 s8 = rgbToYCoCg(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2( texelSize.x,  texelSize.y)).rgb);
+    // === Tonemapped accumulation ===
+    vec3 tmCurrent = tonemap(currentColor);
+    vec3 tmHistory = tonemap(historyColor);
+
+    // Neighborhood in tonemapped YCoCg
+    vec3 s0 = rgbToYCoCg(tmCurrent);
+    vec3 s1 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(-texelSize.x, 0.0)).rgb));
+    vec3 s2 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2( texelSize.x, 0.0)).rgb));
+    vec3 s3 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(0.0, -texelSize.y)).rgb));
+    vec3 s4 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(0.0,  texelSize.y)).rgb));
+    vec3 s5 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(-texelSize.x, -texelSize.y)).rgb));
+    vec3 s6 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2( texelSize.x, -texelSize.y)).rgb));
+    vec3 s7 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2(-texelSize.x,  texelSize.y)).rgb));
+    vec3 s8 = rgbToYCoCg(tonemap(texture(sceneColor, outUV + vec2( texelSize.x,  texelSize.y)).rgb));
 
     vec3 m1 = s0 + s1 + s2 + s3 + s4 + s5 + s6 + s7 + s8;
     vec3 m2 = s0*s0 + s1*s1 + s2*s2 + s3*s3 + s4*s4 + s5*s5 + s6*s6 + s7*s7 + s8*s8;
@@ -72,14 +141,45 @@ void main() {
     vec3 boxMin = mean - gamma * stddev;
     vec3 boxMax = mean + gamma * stddev;
 
-    vec3 historyYCoCg = rgbToYCoCg(historyColor);
-    vec3 clampedHistory = clamp(historyYCoCg, boxMin, boxMax);
-    historyColor = yCoCgToRgb(clampedHistory);
+    // Compute clamped history and measure how far it was from the box
+    vec3 tmHistYCoCg = rgbToYCoCg(tmHistory);
+    vec3 clampedYCoCg = clamp(tmHistYCoCg, boxMin, boxMax);
+    float clampDist = length(tmHistYCoCg - clampedYCoCg);
 
-    float clampDist = length(historyYCoCg - clampedHistory);
-    float blendFactor = mix(0.05, 0.30, clamp(clampDist * 2.0, 0.0, 1.0));
+    // SELECTIVE CLAMP: only modify history when there's motion or disocclusion.
+    // For static pixels, history is already well-accumulated — clamping it
+    // each frame causes the clamp box (which shifts with jitter) to drag
+    // the history around, creating visible shimmer. By leaving static history
+    // untouched, accumulated anti-aliasing and detail is preserved.
+    float needsClamp = max(
+        clamp(motionMag * 2.0, 0.0, 1.0),      // motion → full clamp
+        clamp(clampDist * 3.0, 0.0, 1.0)        // disocclusion → full clamp
+    );
+    tmHistory = yCoCgToRgb(mix(tmHistYCoCg, clampedYCoCg, needsClamp));
+
+    // Blend: higher for good jitter samples, lower for poor ones.
+    // Jitter-aware weighting: current frame's sample quality depends on
+    // how close the jittered sample fell to this output pixel.
+    vec2 jitterPx = pc.jitterOffset.xy * 0.5 * pc.internalSize.xy;
+    vec2 internalPos = outUV * pc.internalSize.xy;
+    vec2 subPixelOffset = fract(internalPos) - 0.5;
+    vec2 sampleDelta = subPixelOffset - jitterPx;
+    float dist2 = dot(sampleDelta, sampleDelta);
+    float sampleQuality = exp(-dist2 * 3.0);
+    float blendFactor = mix(0.03, 0.20, sampleQuality);
+
+    // Disocclusion: aggressively replace stale history
+    blendFactor = mix(blendFactor, 0.80, clamp(clampDist * 5.0, 0.0, 1.0));
+
+    // Velocity: strong response during camera/object motion
+    blendFactor = max(blendFactor, clamp(motionMag * 0.30, 0.0, 0.50));
+
+    // Full current frame when history is out of bounds
     blendFactor = mix(blendFactor, 1.0, 1.0 - historyValid);
 
-    vec3 result = mix(historyColor, currentColor, blendFactor);
+    // Blend in tonemapped space, inverse-tonemap back to linear
+    vec3 tmResult = mix(tmHistory, tmCurrent, blendFactor);
+    vec3 result = inverseTonemap(tmResult);
+
     imageStore(historyOutput, outPixel, vec4(result, 1.0));
 }

assets/shaders/fsr2_motion.comp.glsl

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ layout(set = 0, binding = 1, rg16f) uniform writeonly image2D motionVectors;
 layout(push_constant) uniform PushConstants {
     mat4 reprojMatrix;      // prevUnjitteredVP * inverse(currentUnjitteredVP)
     vec4 resolution;        // xy = internal size, zw = 1/internal size
+    vec4 jitterOffset;      // xy = current jitter (NDC), zw = unused
 } pc;
 
 void main() {
@@ -15,21 +16,35 @@ void main() {
     ivec2 imgSize = ivec2(pc.resolution.xy);
     if (pixelCoord.x >= imgSize.x || pixelCoord.y >= imgSize.y) return;
 
-    // Sample depth (Vulkan: 0 = near, 1 = far)
     float depth = texelFetch(depthBuffer, pixelCoord, 0).r;
 
-    // Pixel center in UV [0,1] and NDC [-1,1]
+    // Pixel center UV and NDC
     vec2 uv = (vec2(pixelCoord) + 0.5) * pc.resolution.zw;
     vec2 ndc = uv * 2.0 - 1.0;
 
-    // Clip-to-clip reprojection: current unjittered clip → previous unjittered clip
-    vec4 clipPos = vec4(ndc, depth, 1.0);
+    // Unjitter the NDC: the scene was rendered with jitter applied to
+    // projection[2][0/1]. For RH perspective (P[2][3]=-1, clip.w=-vz):
+    //   jittered_ndc = unjittered_ndc - jitter
+    //   unjittered_ndc = ndc + jitter
+    vec2 unjitteredNDC = ndc + pc.jitterOffset.xy;
+
+    // Reproject to previous frame via unjittered VP matrices
+    vec4 clipPos = vec4(unjitteredNDC, depth, 1.0);
     vec4 prevClip = pc.reprojMatrix * clipPos;
     vec2 prevNdc = prevClip.xy / prevClip.w;
     vec2 prevUV = prevNdc * 0.5 + 0.5;
 
-    // Motion = previous position - current position (both unjittered, in UV space)
-    vec2 motion = prevUV - uv;
+    // Current unjittered UV for this pixel's world content
+    vec2 currentUnjitteredUV = unjitteredNDC * 0.5 + 0.5;
+
+    // Motion between unjittered positions — jitter-free.
+    // For a static scene (identity reprojMatrix), this is exactly zero.
+    vec2 motion = prevUV - currentUnjitteredUV;
+
+    // Soft dead zone: smoothly fade out sub-pixel noise from float precision
+    // in reprojMatrix (avoids hard spatial discontinuity from step())
+    float motionPx = length(motion * pc.resolution.xy);
+    motion *= smoothstep(0.0, 0.05, motionPx);
 
     imageStore(motionVectors, pixelCoord, vec4(motion, 0.0, 0.0));
 }

src/core/application.cpp

@@ -4042,7 +4042,7 @@ void Application::loadOnlineWorldTerrain(uint32_t mapId, float x, float y, float
             // then restore the full radius after entering the game.
             // This matches WoW's behavior: load quickly, stream the rest in-game.
             const int savedLoadRadius = 4;
-            terrainMgr->setLoadRadius(1);
+            terrainMgr->setLoadRadius(3);   // 7x7=49 tiles — prevents hitches on spawn
             terrainMgr->setUnloadRadius(7);
 
             // Trigger tile streaming for surrounding area
@@ -4080,11 +4080,9 @@ void Application::loadOnlineWorldTerrain(uint32_t mapId, float x, float y, float
                 // Trigger new streaming — enqueue tiles for background workers
                 terrainMgr->update(*camera, 0.016f);
 
-                // Process ALL available ready tiles per iteration — batches GPU
-                // uploads into a single command buffer + fence wait instead of
-                // one fence per tile.  Loading screen still updates between
-                // iterations while workers parse more tiles.
-                terrainMgr->processAllReadyTiles();
+                // Process ONE tile per iteration so the progress bar updates
+                // smoothly between tiles instead of stalling on large batches.
+                terrainMgr->processOneReadyTile();
 
                 int remaining = terrainMgr->getRemainingTileCount();
                 int loaded = terrainMgr->getLoadedTileCount();

src/rendering/renderer.cpp

@@ -3785,7 +3785,7 @@ bool Renderer::initFSR2Resources() {
         VkPushConstantRange pc{};
         pc.stageFlags = VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT;
         pc.offset = 0;
-        pc.size = sizeof(glm::mat4) + sizeof(glm::vec4);  // 80 bytes
+        pc.size = sizeof(glm::mat4) + 2 * sizeof(glm::vec4);  // 96 bytes
 
         VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo plCI{VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO};
         plCI.setLayoutCount = 1;
@@ -4086,17 +4086,20 @@ void Renderer::dispatchMotionVectors() {
     vkCmdBindDescriptorSets(currentCmd, VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_COMPUTE,
         fsr2_.motionVecPipelineLayout, 0, 1, &fsr2_.motionVecDescSet, 0, nullptr);
 
-    // Single reprojection matrix: prevUnjitteredVP * inv(currentUnjitteredVP)
-    // Both matrices are unjittered — jitter only affects sub-pixel sampling,
-    // not motion vector computation. This avoids numerical instability from
-    // jitter amplification through large world coordinates.
+    // Reprojection: prevUnjitteredVP * inv(currentUnjitteredVP)
+    // Using unjittered VPs avoids numerical instability from jitter amplification
+    // through large world coordinates. The shader corrects NDC by subtracting
+    // current jitter before reprojection (depth was rendered at jittered position).
     struct {
-        glm::mat4 reprojMatrix;   // prevUnjitteredVP * inv(currentUnjitteredVP)
+        glm::mat4 reprojMatrix;
         glm::vec4 resolution;
+        glm::vec4 jitterOffset;   // xy = current jitter (NDC), zw = unused
     } pc;
 
     glm::mat4 currentUnjitteredVP = camera->getUnjitteredViewProjectionMatrix();
     pc.reprojMatrix = fsr2_.prevViewProjection * glm::inverse(currentUnjitteredVP);
+    glm::vec2 jitter = camera->getJitter();
+    pc.jitterOffset = glm::vec4(jitter.x, jitter.y, 0.0f, 0.0f);
     pc.resolution = glm::vec4(
         static_cast<float>(fsr2_.internalWidth),
         static_cast<float>(fsr2_.internalHeight),