Light the night with fireflies and moths #191

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opened 2026-10-25 02:38:49 +00:00 by sermuns · 0 comments

sermuns commented

2026-10-25 02:38:49 +00:00

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How it fits. The reserve, orchard and lamps are baked, so the spawn zones and attractors already exist. Fireflies are a particle set in the scene pass; moths orbit the nearest lamp. No wire traffic: they are ambient and client-side, seeded from the world.

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Firefly particles in the reserve and orchard at dusk and night.
Moths around lit lamps, with a simple orbit.
A faint insect ambience layered into the night bed.
Cull by distance and fade with the dawn.
A debug toggle to check the density.

Related. #218 (wildlife), #187 (seasons), #193 (night bed).

Night is dark and empty. Fireflies in the reserve and moths around the lamps would make it alive: a few hundred points that drift, blink and gather, with a soft insect bed. They are cheap, local and a little magical. **How it fits.** The reserve, orchard and lamps are baked, so the spawn zones and attractors already exist. Fireflies are a particle set in the scene pass; moths orbit the nearest lamp. No wire traffic: they are ambient and client-side, seeded from the world. **Scope.** - Firefly particles in the reserve and orchard at dusk and night. - Moths around lit lamps, with a simple orbit. - A faint insect ambience layered into the night bed. - Cull by distance and fade with the dawn. - A debug toggle to check the density. **Related.** #218 (wildlife), #187 (seasons), #193 (night bed).

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2026-10-25 02:45:19 +00:00

Add ambient wildlife to the campus #218