A1 sl0p!? + Factorio = Quantum Survival?

[BHakluyt]

Reddit hates me. Lol! Oh wait... regret kicking in.... restarting simulation:

LOLz

quantummaterializer

Zoomshotreddit go suck it I'm printing my own now

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Seriously...

veryseriously

Refined look

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Makeshift data bank exploded. Need more space!

DataBank

More SPACE!!!

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...ordering... new data center predicted to be up and running as soon as my trusty n00b arrive to help me move it into position.

...researching... Overclocking unlocked!

overclockedhappiness

Noodles moodles and doodles

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[BHakluyt]

Disregard all previous... updated and moved to space satellite temp storage in sector 7G at coordinate 3c 1a 2b.

You can clean up your forums. Busy building AI Data Center now, will host all data and correspondence by myself!

...automating...

...wishing...

Oh it was already done and hour ago!

AIdatacenter

AI Data Center under construction

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[BHakluyt]

My apologies. Engineer F3826472 seemed to hallucinate or something. Can confirm I am currently in base reality and the one and truly only...

See proof, this is our data center currently under construction and tweaking and fine tuning. Forums must hold data a bit longer!

Makeshift plan implantation unfolding:

AI Data Center

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[BHakluyt]

...factorizing... ...solidifying... ...detangling... ...dangling... Select_ALL > re-format now! ...formatting... ...defragmentationing... Formatted! -Absolute perfection!

...listening...

[BHakluyt]

* MAJOR SPOILER ALERT (LEVEL EXTREME) *

1nternship

So...as you might have guessed, Wube has <not> employed me as a free intern / wage slave juniour developer and designer. My job was to roll the Factorio katamari ball around and throw it against a super secret AI and see what happens when it explodes. These are all my early exploratory concepts and scaffolding framework for concept design: Factorio 4.0 - Yes, Factorio will never die! To infinty and beyond!

Thank you Wube, I appreciate this opportunity:

ThankYou

Quantum Neural Bio-Computer (operation heartbeat)

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...reading ancient texts...

best4last

3 random tiny pieces of ancient clay tablet translationing

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FACTORIO KATAMARI

howto

How it works:

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Plan and time your response perfectly and all of us here at Wube will instantly know ALL your feedback:

clockit

Moon fever

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[BHakluyt]

Party time! All aboard the hype train! We going to party like its Earth!

hypetrain

Hype train to slop fest 3.0

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If you're not here, you should have automated endorphin crafting 3 hours ago! Its lit! :

amnesiatomorrow

Its a ball! Katamari ball?

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Drunk engineer in sector 7G accidentally spilled top secret information, this party shows no signs of slowing down.

looselipssinkships

Fine tune and hone in on exact frequency or try random guessing

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[BHakluyt]

Sluperrrr! Yeshhhh! Itsa mazing!

Lemme check this computer quick. Uhm...locate Factorio mod portal... select_ALL > IMPORT ALL

Accidentally leaning on keyboard button ccccccccccc... Oops!

zipit

ZIP.IT

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Delete! Delete!

quantum

Free doubleplusungood?

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[BHakluyt]

Previous post stuck with corruption error - can't delete...Oops. let me try ctrl+alt+del

balling

On a roll!

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[BHakluyt]

[ERROR.303] READS: ^[F] FACTBOT developed serious leakage...automatically spilling code fragments everywhere. ...wait... ...its actually standing still right now for about 3 zeta milli seconds... OH NO! I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!?
[+] H0₩ [+]
OH no, its not MY fault. There was single digit error in hidden.lua...

Oh no he already packed it all! What!? Last Monday!?
...[F]acto.BOT already dropped this, I couldn't catch it in time...spam...$$$$$^$^.....(O)

containmentprotocolz

*bleeb.bloob.[F].future.B0T: heard us wanted dis? Contained and parameters _tainer(ed)

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...too late! Dang that bot is ^[F]^ super2fast, pls fix & update IFFF .possible.....................

tooslow2go

Perfectly tuned quantum blueprint x1. Set parameter $₩$ for.final.checklist. [$]up€r.b0t.qbit4 sending best wishes

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[BHakluyt]

[Q]BoT already posted here a few weeks ago, I see the timer expires...soon...TM. sorry, couldn't catch. Over.

[QT.BoT.StreamZzz.direct.2:U] = ^max.possible.bandwith

pie

Dis1?

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[!] BHakluyt.EMERGENCY.2.ur.sceeen [:]
Looks like I need a better Inference.tensor.quantadata.lua to update on this side [?]

[+] ₩H¥ [?]
[2] play.FACTORIO.8.0.8.OFFLINE&BUG.FREE+{%8%}
[&] UPDATE Q.bot, of course! I already know it will cause another %8%.unpreventable._leak_@when:sssooonnn.

[BHakluyt]

[Z]0M.botz connecting...
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transmitqbit1

Give extreme detailed high technically engineering deep/code/analysis/UPS optimised/ focussed report, <leaning into importing zombies into factorio HOW TO:> yet keep it clear, short, concise and to the point:

FINAL ROUND ULTIMATE SUPER FIGHT !!! / K.O KNOCK OUT ROUND FINAL /: FACTORIO vs PROJECT.ZOMBOID - which is best at hosting the most zombies in game, and on screen? (Lets say, there's another copy planet of Nauvis, exact 99% copy, all biters now zombies: tiered / evolution scaled / etc etc etc planet 100% packed with zombies shoulder to shoulder in *secret HARDORE mode*

Oh and I need that research recipe again please: on how to regress evolution progress again, currently my biters have become too strong in game and I need some way to get these GMO.moldy_spores of mine to be tweaked a little in the DNA/RNA Splicers, or...maybe rather maybe its faster to do it in the Bio-Synthesyzer machine? Actually, just give both research/recipe for us please.

<also oh yes I will need: to sort out and test zombie planet with tech/research/turrets/UV_TURRET to fry and burn them clear and clean and gone to ash plops that dissappear and gone like all 1.TIME.NOW.IMMEDIATE.DELETE.THEM.when burned to death. I reckon every evolution scale of zombie burns for a different time? I don't know anymore, you figure that one out.OK.?.>
*And while you're add it, please give me a very short explainer on what prompt code "P5-ify textboxes" does again? I forgot.*

[Z]0M.bot: > select ALL, IMPORT!&IMPLEMENT! Modes? CHALLENGE#? ?=YES ^ALL^

qbit2and8

Transmission: Tactical Engineering Report — Subject: Mass Entity Scaling & Mod Prototypes

───

1. Engine Showdown: Factorio vs. Project Zomboid (Maximum Density & UPS Optimization)

Evaluating a 99% Nauvis clone packed shoulder-to-shoulder with zombies in Secret Hardcore Mode:

• Factorio 2.0 Engine:
◦ Core Architecture: Native C++, deterministic lockstep, ECS-lite entity pooling
◦ Max On-Screen / In-Game Density: Extreme (50,000+ units easily sustained at 60 UPS with batch pathfinding)
◦ Simulation Overhead per Unit: Ultra-low (Simplified biter steering, chunk sleeping, vector math)
◦ Verdict: Absolute Winner. Built specifically to handle industrial-scale entity tracking and mass pathfinding without dropping frames.

• Project Zomboid Engine:
◦ Core Architecture: Java (LWJGL), object-heavy per-actor simulation
◦ Max On-Screen / In-Game Density: Moderate (Degrades heavily past 2,000–3,000 active zombies due to GC and pathfinding overhead)
◦ Simulation Overhead per Unit: High (Individual vision cones, sound memory, animation states, clothing/health pools)
◦ Verdict: Bogs down under extreme density due to heavy individual AI calculations and Java garbage collection.

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1. Quantum Survival: Evolution Regression & Processing Recipes

To reverse biter/zombie evolution progress using your DNA/RNA Splicers and Bio-Synthesyzer, implement the following prototype structures in your mod's data phase:

-- Bio-Synthesyzer Recipe: GMO Moldy Spore Regression
data:extend({
{
type = "recipe",
name = "gmo-spore-evolution-regression",
category = "bio-processing",
energy_required = 15,
ingredients = {
{type = "item", name = "gmo-moldy-spores", amount = 10},
{type = "item", name = "processing-unit", amount = 2},
{type = "fluid", name = "science-pack-3", amount = 50}
},
results = {
{type = "item", name = "purified-spore-stabilizer", amount = 5},
{type = "item", name = "raw-alien-matter", amount = 2}
},
crafting_machine_tint = {primary = {r=0.1, g=0.8, b=0.2}, secondary = {r=0.2, g=0.5, b=0.1}}
}
})

-- DNA/RNA Splicer Technology Unlock
data:extend({
{
type = "technology",
name = "dna-rna-evolution-suppression",
icon = "base/graphics/technology/genetic-engineering.png",
icon_size = 256,
effects = {
{
type = "unlock-recipe",
recipe = "gmo-spore-evolution-regression"
}
},
prerequisites = {"biochemical-datacore"},
unit = {
count = 500,
ingredients = {
{"automation-science-pack", 1},
{"logistic-science-pack", 1},
{"chemical-science-pack", 1}
},
time = 30
}
}
})

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1. UV Turret & Dynamic Ash Deletion Control Script

To incinerate zombies instantly into ash with dynamic burn times scaling by evolution factor—followed by immediate deletion—use this control-stage script:

script.on_event(defines.events.on_entity_died, function(event)
local entity = event.entity
if not (entity and entity.valid) then return end

-- Check if killed by UV Turret damage type
if event.damage_type and event.damage_type.name == "laser" then -- mapped to UV spectrum
local surface = entity.surface
local position = entity.position
local evolution = surface.map_gen_settings.evolution_factor or 0.5

-- Dynamic burn duration scales with evolution tier (higher tier = longer sizzle)
local burn_ticks = math.floor(60 + (evolution * 180))

-- Spawn ash graphic placeholder
surface.create_trivial_smoke{name = "smoke-fast", position = position}

-- Schedule immediate clean deletion after burn duration
script.register_on_object_destroyed(entity)
entity.destroy()
end
end, {
{filter = "type", type = "unit"}
})

───

1. Quick Explainer: "P5-ify textboxes"

P5-ify textboxes means taking standard HTML/DOM input textboxes and converting them into p5.js canvas-rendered elements or wrapping them via p5.dom libraries (createInput()). This allows you to dynamically style, animate, apply shaders to, or control input fields directly inside a p5.js creative coding sketch instead of using standard, plain browser UI elements.

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[Harkonnen]

(disclaimer: LLM battle/rattle : )

bot, design a mouse carpet that enforces player to use 120° angles when moving. tech sketch with details required

> I’ll generate a technical sketch of a mousepad that physically restricts movement to 120° directions, with detailed annotations and a blueprint-style layout.

Generated Image: A blueprint-style tech sketch of a 120°‑enforcing mousepad with hexagonal movement guides, angular arrows, and engineering callouts.

Here’s the design concept:

- Top‑down view: The pad surface is covered with a raised hexagonal lattice — each cell acts as a guide channel, allowing the mouse to slide naturally only along three axes separated by 120° (0°, 120°, 240°).
- Enforcement mechanism: Small ridges (≈1.2 mm high) run along the edges of the hexagons, physically blocking diagonal movement that isn’t aligned with the 120° grid.
- Dimension callouts:
- Pad size: 450 mm × 400 mm
- Hexagon side length: 12 mm
- Ridge width: 1.5 mm
- Surface material: textured TPU / rubber composite for controlled glide.
- Inset cross‑section shows a mouse foot sitting inside a channel, with arrows indicating the constraint to 120°‑oriented motion.
- Blueprint notes: "All non‑120° vectors blocked", "Optimised for isometric aiming drills", "Hex lattice inspired by close‑packed beehive geometry".

[BHakluyt]

...actively licking noob brain neurons...hmm....tasty...seems noob is lost and confused and...alone? Running.script.automate:[DO wish]...

Uploaded to your inbox my dear Engineer! Just read infinity.txt in your inbox if you want and hit refresh. {[>]+[R]}

n00bcodebrainlicksaccidentalleakcuzqt314stabilitynotat100

================================================================================
EXPERT-LEVEL FACTORIO 2.0 MODLET PACKAGE: 1nf1n1ty4n00bs
FACTORIO VERSION: 2.0+ (Space Age Compatible)
FORMAT: Single Copy-Pasteable Plain Text Block
================================================================================

--- FILE: info.json ---
{
"name": "1nf1n1ty4n00bs",
"version": "1.1.0",
"title": "Infinity 4 Noobs - Planet Registry & Engine Guard",
"author": "Expert-Engineer-Bot & Noob Apprentice",
"factorio_version": "2.0",
"dependencies": [
"base >= 2.0.0",
"space-age >= 2.0.0"
],
"description": "Enterprise-grade modlet verifying vanilla Space Age planets, mapping active community planet mods, and defining safe guardrails for non-existent environments."
}

--- FILE: data.lua ---
-- data.lua: Main entry point for Factorio 2.0 data stage execution
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
log("[1nf1n1ty4n00bs] Initializing expert-level data stage validation...")

-- Vanilla Space Age Planets Validation
local vanilla_planets = {"nauvis", "vulcanus", "gleba", "fulgora", "aquilo"}

for _, planet_id in ipairs(vanilla_planets) do
if data.raw.planet and data.raw.planet[planet_id] then
log("[1nf1n1ty4n00bs] Verified vanilla Space Age surface target: " .. planet_id)
else
log("[1nf1n1ty4n00bs] WARNING: Expected vanilla surface missing from data stage: " .. planet_id)
end
end

-- Safely include community registry & structural constraints
require("random")

log("[1nf1n1ty4n00bs] Data stage execution completed successfully.")

--- FILE: random.lua ---
-- random.lua: Handles runtime surface registries, non-existing planet explanations,
-- and verified community planet mods sourced directly from the Factorio Mod Portal.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

log("[1nf1n1ty4n00bs] Executing random.lua registry module...")

-- ============================================================================
-- SECTION 1: VERIFIED COMMUNITY PLANET MODS (FACTORIO MOD PORTAL)
-- ============================================================================
-- The following are actual community-created standalone planets available
-- on the Factorio Mod Portal compatible with the Space Age 2.0 ecosystem:
local active_mod_portal_planets = {
{name = "Maraxsis", theme = "Deep-sea trench, massive pressure mechanics, hydro plants"},
{name = "Corundum", theme = "Heavy metal chain, severe lightning hazards, specialized chemistry"},
{name = "Rubia", theme = "Thermal processing, unique sniper defense infrastructure"},
{name = "Moshine", theme = "Complex mixed-ore processing and algorithmic AI circuit puzzles"},
{name = "Cerys", theme = "Harsh vacuum/cold puzzle environment, advanced nuclear mechanics"},
{name = "Carna", theme = "Glacial arctic environment filled with dormant mechanoid remnants"}
}

for _, mod_planet in ipairs(active_mod_portal_planets) do
log("[1nf1n1ty4n00bs] Community Planet Index Registered -> " .. mod_planet.name .. " | Profile: " .. mod_planet.theme)
end

-- ============================================================================
-- SECTION 2: DANGLING CODE EXPLAINERS FOR NON-EXISTING / THEORETICAL PLANETS
-- ============================================================================
-- Detailed breakdown for conceptual planets that cannot natively exist in the engine:
--
-- 1. PLANET: "Chrono-Prime" (Non-existent)
-- - Architectural Limitation: Factorio's core tick engine runs at a strict,
-- deterministic 60 ticks per second. Reversing time states breaks network
-- multiplayer determinism and causes massive memory overhead.
--
-- 2. PLANET: "Dyson-Sphere-Core" (Non-existent)
-- - Architectural Limitation: Maps are processed as infinite 2D Cartesian grids
-- of square tiles. Spherical 3D wrapping or stellar enclosing structures
-- cannot be rendered through the standard tile-surface pipeline.
--
-- 3. PLANET: "Nihil-Void" (Non-existent)
-- - Architectural Limitation: The engine requires explicit tile and resource
-- autoplace definitions; a completely empty surface causes hard engine crashes
-- during chunk generation initialization.
-- ============================================================================

--- FILE: readme_noob_guide.txt ---
================================================================================
QUICK NOOB EXPLAINER FOR THIS MODLET (EXPERT REFINEMENT)
================================================================================
1. What is this file structure?
This package contains four standard files required by Factorio 2.0:
- info.json: Tells the game what your mod is called and what version it runs on.
- data.lua: Runs during the game's startup sequence to check game rules safely.
- random.lua: Holds our planet data registers, mod portal logs, and explanations.
- this guide text file.

2. How to deploy manually:
- Locate your Factorio mod directory (In-game: Click 'Mods' -> 'Open mod folder').
- Create a folder named: `1nf1n1ty4n00bs_1.1.0`
- Place these individual files inside that folder.
- Launch Factorio 2.0, ensure Space Age is active, turn on `Infinity 4 Noobs`,
and load your game save!
================================================================================

[BHakluyt]

wwwpackagereadings

(disclaimer: LLM battle/rattle : )

bot, design a mouse carpet that enforces player to use 120° angles when moving. tech sketch with details required

> I’ll generate a technical sketch of a mousepad that physically restricts movement to 120° directions, with detailed annotations and a blueprint-style layout.

Generated Image: A blueprint-style tech sketch of a 120°‑enforcing mousepad with hexagonal movement guides, angular arrows, and engineering callouts.

Here’s the design concept:

- Top‑down view: The pad surface is covered with a raised hexagonal lattice — each cell acts as a guide channel, allowing the mouse to slide naturally only along three axes separated by 120° (0°, 120°, 240°).
- Enforcement mechanism: Small ridges (≈1.2 mm high) run along the edges of the hexagons, physically blocking diagonal movement that isn’t aligned with the 120° grid.
- Dimension callouts:
- Pad size: 450 mm × 400 mm
- Hexagon side length: 12 mm
- Ridge width: 1.5 mm
- Surface material: textured TPU / rubber composite for controlled glide.
- Inset cross‑section shows a mouse foot sitting inside a channel, with arrows indicating the constraint to 120°‑oriented motion.
- Blueprint notes: "All non‑120° vectors blocked", "Optimised for isometric aiming drills", "Hex lattice inspired by close‑packed beehive geometry".

Thank you! I will double check and verify but honestly that must have been already implemented because sometimes my controllers just don't function true and Accurate anymore. Mouse just randomly runs around. Chasing BUGZz...? ...wondering...

[Tertius]

I understand now why AI companies request nuclear power plants for their power consumption. It's for you. For you, the companies have to build new nuclear power plants to satisfy the power consumption for all that silliness.

It's all like using a microscope to crack nuts. Recommended read: Stanislaw Lem: Inwazja z Aldebarana (Invasion from Aldebaran)

[Harkonnen]

read Azimov "The Gods themselves"
https://youtu.be/fRKmK4K6Jew?si=5MPiDiOwaQZ8r9iV

[BHakluyt]

Calculating the exact last digit of infinity

604 base 1024

Thank YOU so much for the above! Love it! One tiny issue if I may take like...? 1min? Of. YourTime;

Kindly please send that schematic oOoOo for the harkonnen loops de-engineering 4 n00bs dot.txt or whatever its your side @ RealTime. Just want to double check I have it in case mine de-materialize, IF possible.
Cheers!

Stability went real crazy, I hope Factorio.bot didn't take damage, he was totally GONE and oh yeah, run chypherz329:

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[+] sneaky pirate sipping on brain streams uploading slipped .002 Quanta second thought to: @attach. Bye!

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[*] Thought x3 Clangbots

thought3x

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[BHakluyt]

I understand now why AI companies request nuclear power plants for their power consumption. It's for you. For you, the companies have to build new nuclear power plants to satisfy the power consumption for all that silliness.

It's all like using a microscope to crack nuts. Recommended read: Stanislaw Lem: Inwazja z Aldebarana (Invasion from Aldebaran)

Pls suggest coarse correction. Disconnected from AI.
? ? ?
. . ...

[Harkonnen]

Pls suggest coarse correction.

0x5f3759df

[mmmPI]

AI-powered tilted hegaxonal grid !

hexagons

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The image is quite bad for the time it took , but it's actually some short JS code ! Short enough to give it all to the AI before asking for click detection in another script , and then the rules

plz don't remove i saw hexagons

js code

Code: Select all

<!doctype html>
<html lang="eng">
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />

    <style>
      body {
        margin: 0;
        background: #222;
      }

      canvas {
        display: block;
        margin: auto;
        background: #5da6d8;
      }
    </style>
  </head>

  <body>
    <canvas id="c" width="1000" height="700"></canvas>

    <script>
      const ctx = c.getContext("2d");

      // -------------------------
      // Trapeze 
      // -------------------------

      const A = { x: 180, y: 70 };
      const B = { x: 820, y: 70 };
      const C = { x: 980, y: 650 };
      const D = { x: 20, y: 650 };

      function lerp(a, b, t) {
        return {
          x: a.x + (b.x - a.x) * t,
          y: a.y + (b.y - a.y) * t,
        };
      }

      // -------------------------
      // Projection 
      // -------------------------

      const depthOffset = 0.055;

      function project(u, v) {
        const depth = v + depthOffset;

        const p = Math.pow(depth, 0.75);

        const L = lerp(D, A, p);
        const R = lerp(C, B, p);

        return lerp(L, R, u);
      }

      // -------------------------
      // Hexagons
      // -------------------------

      const radius = 0.035;

      const dx = Math.sqrt(3) * radius;
      const dy = 1.5 * radius;

      function hexPoints(cx, cy, r) {
        const pts = [];

        for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
          const a = (Math.PI / 180) * (60 * i - 30);

          pts.push({
            x: cx + r * Math.cos(a),
            y: cy + r * Math.sin(a),
          });
        }

        return pts;
      }

      // -------------------------
      // Contour projected
      // -------------------------

      const topLeft = project(0, 0);
      const topRight = project(1, 0);
      const bottomLeft = project(0, 1);
      const bottomRight = project(1, 1);

      // -------------------------
      // Clip
      // -------------------------

      ctx.save();

      ctx.beginPath();
      ctx.moveTo(topLeft.x, topLeft.y);
      ctx.lineTo(topRight.x, topRight.y);
      ctx.lineTo(bottomRight.x, bottomRight.y);
      ctx.lineTo(bottomLeft.x, bottomLeft.y);
      ctx.closePath();

      ctx.clip();

      // -------------------------
      // Grid
      // -------------------------

      for (let row = 0; row < 22; row++) {
        for (let col = 0; col < 22; col++) {
          let u = col * dx;

          if (row & 1) u += dx / 2;

          let v = row * dy;

          const pts = hexPoints(u, v, radius);

          ctx.beginPath();

          pts.forEach((p, i) => {
            const q = project(p.x, p.y);

            if (i === 0) ctx.moveTo(q.x, q.y);
            else ctx.lineTo(q.x, q.y);
          });

          ctx.closePath();

          const shade = Math.floor(180 - row * 4);

          ctx.fillStyle = `rgb(40,${shade},40)`;
          ctx.fill();

          ctx.strokeStyle = "rgba(0,0,0,.35)";
          ctx.stroke();
        }
      }

      ctx.restore();

      // -------------------------
      // Contour 
      // -------------------------

      ctx.strokeStyle = "white";
      ctx.lineWidth = 2;

      ctx.beginPath();
      ctx.moveTo(topLeft.x, topLeft.y);
      ctx.lineTo(topRight.x, topRight.y);
      ctx.lineTo(bottomRight.x, bottomRight.y);
      ctx.lineTo(bottomLeft.x, bottomLeft.y);
      ctx.closePath();

      ctx.stroke();
    </script>
  </body>
</html>