Chunkloaders, Biomes & Vegetation

Hello everyone!

Today was extremely productive. I created the biome system... and it's much closer to being done than you'd think. When starting the biome system, I wanted them to be chosen based on temperature, so that deserts don't spawn next to tundras. As of right now, there are 19 different biomes, and they are ordered by their temperature.

1. Frozen Ocean
2. Ice Spikes
3. Tundra
4. Tundra Hills
5. Rocky Mountains
6. Ocean
7. Mangrove
8. Rainforest
9. Rainforest Hills
10. Forest Flats
11. Forest Hills
12. Swamp/Bog
13. Steppe Flats
14. Steppe Hills
15. Savanna Flats
16. Shrub Flats
17. Desert Flats
18. Desert Hills
19. Desert Mountains

As I said, these are a few basic biomes and there will be many to come.

You might've also noticed that there's vegetation! There was no system in place to deal with vegetation/decorative tiles, so I added different plants the same way that I added in blocks, and I modified their collisions to act as plants. I also added capability for multiple textures for blocks, but I'm not sure if the method I'm using is very efficient - so we'll just have to see how it works out.

Furthermore, I removed the chunk border lines and made it so that 5 chunks are always loaded around the player to make the experience more seamless. However, this took a huge toll on the fps, dropping it from a consistent 300 fps to 200 fps. I (obviously) still need to work on optimizing the game. Tomorrow, I'm going to work on adding trees and possibly caves.

Until next time!