Canalize

Canalize 2026Build1 — First Public Build

Core Features

• Overworld height expanded from 384 to 1808 blocks (Min Y: −64, Max Y: 1744)
• All heightmap calculations handled by a C++17 native library via JNI, completely bypassing the vanilla ChunkGenerator

Noise Algorithms

• Simplex noise (OS2S) as the base noise source
• Ridged FBM fractal for mountain skeleton generation
• Worley cellular noise blended at mountain peaks for realistic rock texture
• Domain Warping to simulate hydraulic erosion, carving valleys and riverbeds
• smoothstep biome interpolation to eliminate hard boundaries between ocean, plains, and mountains

Performance

• AVX2 SIMD instruction set for parallelized noise computation
• Stateless hash functions replacing srand()/rand() — thread-safe with no race conditions

Requirements

• CPU with AVX2 support required
• Minecraft 1.21.1 + NeoForge 21.1.219
• Java 21