From 73d5c3f6a72eacfb19680599dd8dc482c7621d13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard Zink <Richard Zink>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:37:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] settlements: drop costly relation tier from place query
 (timed whole cells out), 3 mirror rounds with jitter, per-cell progress log;
 verified live: 1747 places -> 3855 lights

---
 vendor/clouds3d.js | 18 +++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/vendor/clouds3d.js b/vendor/clouds3d.js
index e5641f4..dab5904 100644
--- a/vendor/clouds3d.js
+++ b/vendor/clouds3d.js
@@ -1905,12 +1905,12 @@ function opQuery(q, startIdx, attempt) {
 }
 // full retry ladder over all mirrors, 2.5 s pause between failed attempts
 function opTry(q, startIdx) {
-    var MAX = CAR_ENDPOINTS.length * 2;
+    var MAX = CAR_ENDPOINTS.length * 3;   // three full mirror rounds
     function go(a) {
         if (a >= MAX) return Promise.resolve(null);
         return opQuery(q, startIdx, a).then(function (txt) {
             if (txt) return txt;
-            return new Promise(function (r) { setTimeout(r, 2500); })
+            return new Promise(function (r) { setTimeout(r, 2500 + Math.random() * 2000); })
                 .then(function () { return go(a + 1); });
         });
     }
@@ -2154,11 +2154,11 @@ function fetchSettlements() {
             cells.push({
                 id: 'geo/place_' + la.toFixed(2) + '_' + lo.toFixed(2),
                 start: ci % CAR_ENDPOINTS.length,   // spread mirror load
-                // all three geometry types: many places (esp. German city
-                // districts) exist only as way/relation, not as a node
-                q: '[out:json][timeout:40];(node' + rx + '(' + bb + ');' +
-                    'way' + rx + '(' + bb + ');' +
-                    'relation' + rx + '(' + bb + '););out center tags;'
+                // node + way: way carries districts mapped as areas; the
+                // relation tier costs the server ~3x the time for <1% extra
+                // places and regularly timed whole cells out
+                q: '[out:json][timeout:35];(node' + rx + '(' + bb + ');' +
+                    'way' + rx + '(' + bb + '););out center tags;'
             });
             ci++;
         }
@@ -2221,7 +2221,11 @@ function fetchSettlements() {
             });
         }).then(function (txt) {
             if (txt) {
+                var before = list.length;
                 parse(txt);
+                if (list.length > before)
+                    console.log('[clouds3d] place cell ' + entry.id + ': +' +
+                        (list.length - before) + ' places (total ' + list.length + ')');
                 if (!entry._cached) fresh++;
                 if (!entry._cached || !cityGeo) scheduleRebuild();
             }