diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisImageChannel.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisImageChannel.java
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+/*
+ * Iris is a World Generator for Minecraft Bukkit Servers
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Arcane Arts (Volmit Software)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see .
+ */
+
+package com.volmit.iris.engine.object;
+
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.annotations.Desc;
+
+@Desc("Determines a derived channel of an image to read")
+public enum IrisImageChannel {
+ @Desc("The red channel of the image")
+ RED,
+ @Desc("Thge green channel of the image")
+ GREEN,
+ @Desc("The blue channel of the image")
+ BLUE,
+ @Desc("The saturation as a channel of the image")
+ SATURATION,
+ @Desc("The hue as a channel of the image")
+ HUE,
+ @Desc("The brightness as a channel of the image")
+ BRIGHTNESS,
+ @Desc("The composite of RGB as a channel of the image. Takes the average channel value (adding)")
+ COMPOSITE_ADD_RGB,
+ @Desc("The composite of RGB as a channel of the image. Multiplies the channels")
+ COMPOSITE_MUL_RGB,
+ @Desc("The composite of RGB as a channel of the image. Picks the highest channel")
+ COMPOSITE_MAX_RGB,
+ @Desc("The composite of HSB as a channel of the image Takes the average channel value (adding)")
+ COMPOSITE_ADD_HSB,
+ @Desc("The composite of HSB as a channel of the image Multiplies the channels")
+ COMPOSITE_MUL_HSB,
+ @Desc("The composite of HSB as a channel of the image Picks the highest channel")
+ COMPOSITE_MAX_HSB,
+ @Desc("The raw value as a channel (probably doesnt look very good)")
+ RAW
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisImageMap.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisImageMap.java
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+/*
+ * Iris is a World Generator for Minecraft Bukkit Servers
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Arcane Arts (Volmit Software)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see .
+ */
+
+package com.volmit.iris.engine.object;
+
+import com.volmit.iris.Iris;
+import com.volmit.iris.core.loader.IrisData;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.data.cache.AtomicCache;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.framework.Engine;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.mantle.MantleWriter;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.annotations.ArrayType;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.annotations.Desc;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.annotations.MaxNumber;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.annotations.MinNumber;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.annotations.RegistryListResource;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.annotations.Snippet;
+import com.volmit.iris.util.collection.KList;
+import com.volmit.iris.util.documentation.BlockCoordinates;
+import com.volmit.iris.util.interpolation.InterpolationMethod;
+import com.volmit.iris.util.math.RNG;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+
+@Snippet("carving")
+@Accessors(chain = true)
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+@Desc("Represents a carving configuration")
+@Data
+public class IrisImageMap {
+ @RegistryListResource(IrisImage.class)
+ @Desc("Define the png image to read in this noise map")
+ private String image = "";
+
+ @MinNumber(1)
+ @Desc("The amount of distance a single pixel is when reading this map, reading x=13, would still read pixel 0 if the scale is 32. You can zoom this externally through noise styles for zooming out.")
+ private double coordinateScale = 32;
+
+ @Desc("The interpolation method if the coordinateScale is greater than 1. This blends the image into noise. For nearest neighbor, use NONE.")
+ private InterpolationMethod interpolationMethod = InterpolationMethod.BILINEAR_STARCAST_6;
+
+ @Desc("The color of the sky, top half of sky. (hex format)")
+ private IrisImageChannel channel = IrisImageChannel.COMPOSITE_HSB;
+
+ @Desc("Invert the channel input")
+ private boolean inverted = false;
+
+ private AtomicCache imageCache = new AtomicCache();
+
+ public double getNoise(IrisData data, int x, int z)
+ {
+ IrisImage i = imageCache.aquire(() -> data.getImageLoader().load(image));
+
+ if(coordinateScale <= 1)
+ {
+ return i.getImage
+ }
+ }
+}