hero bugfixes/improvements

package.json

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.19",
     "@types/react": "^18.3.28",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.7",
+    "@types/three": "^0.175.0",
     "astro": "^6.1.2",
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.19"
   },
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@
     "@giscus/react": "^3.1.0",
     "@pilcrowjs/object-parser": "^0.0.4",
     "@react-hook/intersection-observer": "^3.1.2",
+    "@react-three/drei": "^9.122.0",
+    "@react-three/fiber": "^8.18.0",
+    "@react-three/postprocessing": "^2.19.1",
     "@rehype-pretty/transformers": "^0.13.2",
     "@vercel/analytics": "^2.0.1",
     "@vercel/speed-insights": "^2.0.0",
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@
     "ioredis": "^5.10.1",
     "lucide-react": "^0.468.0",
     "marked": "^15.0.12",
+    "postprocessing": "^6.39.0",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
     "react-icons": "^5.6.0",
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@
     "rehype-slug": "^6.0.0",
     "schema-dts": "^1.1.5",
     "shiki": "^3.23.0",
+    "three": "^0.175.0",
     "typewriter-effect": "^2.22.0",
     "unist-util-visit": "^5.1.0"
   }

src/components/background/index.tsx

@@ -351,8 +351,6 @@ const Background: React.FC<BackgroundProps> = ({
         style={{ cursor: "default" }}
       />
       <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-background/30 backdrop-blur-sm pointer-events-none" />
-      <div className="crt-scanlines absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none" />
-      <div className="crt-bloom absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none" />
     </div>
   );
 };

src/components/hero/index.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef, Suspense, lazy } from "react";
 import Typewriter from "typewriter-effect";
 import { THEMES } from "@/lib/themes";
 import { applyTheme, getStoredThemeId } from "@/lib/themes/engine";
 
+// Preload void component — starts downloading when countdown begins
+const voidImport = () => import("@/components/void");
+const VoidExperience = lazy(voidImport);
+
 interface GithubData {
   status: { message: string } | null;
   commit: { message: string; repo: string; date: string; url: string } | null;
@@ -366,16 +370,6 @@ function addComeback(tw: TypewriterInstance, onRetire: () => void, completions:
     `<span class="text-yellow">until they're the only way out</span>`
   ).pauseFor(4000).deleteAll();
 
-  // --- Visitor count ---
-
-  if (completions !== null && completions > 0) {
-    tw.typeString(
-      `<span>You're visitor </span>` +
-      `<span class="text-yellow">#${completions.toLocaleString()}</span>${BR}` +
-      `<span class="text-aqua">to make it this far</span>`
-    ).pauseFor(5000).deleteAll();
-  }
-
   // --- Done for real ---
 
   addDots(tw, 1000, 4000);
@@ -446,14 +440,7 @@ function GlitchCountdown({ seconds }: { seconds: number }) {
 export default function Hero() {
   const [phase, setPhase] = useState<
     "intro" | "full" | "retired" | "countdown" | "glitch"
-  >(() => {
-    if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-      const p = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-      if (p.has("debug-countdown")) return "countdown";
-      if (p.has("debug-glitch")) return "glitch";
-    }
-    return "intro";
-  });
+  >("intro");
   const [fading, setFading] = useState(false);
   const [cycle, setCycle] = useState(0);
   const [countdown, setCountdown] = useState(150);
@@ -467,9 +454,20 @@ export default function Hero() {
       .catch(() => { githubRef.current = { status: null, commit: null, tinkering: null }; });
   }, []);
 
-  // Countdown timer
+  // Void token + preload during countdown
+  const voidTokenRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (phase !== "countdown") return;
+
+    // Preload the void component bundle
+    voidImport();
+
+    // Fetch a signed token for the void visit
+    fetch("/api/void-token")
+      .then(r => r.json())
+      .then(data => { voidTokenRef.current = data.token; })
+      .catch(() => { voidTokenRef.current = null; });
+
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
       setCountdown(prev => {
         if (prev <= 1) {
@@ -483,13 +481,20 @@ export default function Hero() {
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
   }, [phase]);
 
-  // Glitch → navigate to /enlighten
+  // Glitch → transition into void
+  const glitchRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (phase !== "glitch") return;
+
+    // Apply glitch to all direct children of the layout wrapper
+    const wrapper = glitchRef.current?.closest("main")?.parentElement || document.body;
     const style = document.createElement("style");
     style.textContent = `
+      .hero-glitch-child {
+        animation: hero-glitch 3s ease-in forwards;
+      }
       @keyframes hero-glitch {
-        0% { filter: none; transform: none; }
+        0% { filter: none; transform: none; opacity: 1; }
         5% { filter: hue-rotate(90deg) saturate(3); transform: skewX(2deg); }
         10% { filter: invert(1); transform: skewX(-3deg) translateX(5px); }
         15% { filter: hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(1.5); transform: scale(1.02); }
@@ -501,19 +506,25 @@ export default function Hero() {
         60% { filter: saturate(0) brightness(1.8); transform: scale(1.01); }
         70% { filter: hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(0.3); transform: none; }
         80% { filter: contrast(5) saturate(0); transform: skewX(-1deg); }
-        90% { filter: brightness(0.1); transform: scale(0.99); }
-        100% { filter: brightness(0); transform: none; }
+        90% { filter: brightness(0.1); transform: scale(0.99); opacity: 0.1; }
+        100% { filter: brightness(0); transform: none; opacity: 0; }
       }
     `;
     document.head.appendChild(style);
-    document.documentElement.style.animation = "hero-glitch 3s ease-in forwards";
 
+    const children = Array.from(wrapper.children) as HTMLElement[];
+    children.forEach(child => child.classList.add("hero-glitch-child"));
+
+    // After glitch animation, transition to void phase
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      window.location.href = "/enlighten";
+      children.forEach(child => child.classList.remove("hero-glitch-child"));
+      style.remove();
+      setPhase("void");
     }, 3000);
+
     return () => {
       clearTimeout(timeout);
-      document.documentElement.style.animation = "";
+      children.forEach(child => child.classList.remove("hero-glitch-child"));
       style.remove();
     };
   }, [phase]);
@@ -567,8 +578,16 @@ export default function Hero() {
 
   const baseOptions = { delay: 35, deleteSpeed: 35, cursor: "|" };
 
+  if (phase === "void") {
+    return (
+      <Suspense fallback={<div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black" />}>
+        <VoidExperience token={voidTokenRef.current || ""} />
+      </Suspense>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (phase === "glitch") {
-    return <div className="min-h-screen" />;
+    return <div ref={glitchRef} className="min-h-screen" />;
   }
 
   if (phase === "countdown") {

src/components/void/index.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+import { useState, useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { Canvas } from "@react-three/fiber";
+import VoidTypewriter from "./typewriter";
+import VoidWater from "./scenes/void-water";
+
+// Canvas glitch: transforms + filters (physical shake + color corruption)
+// Text glitch: filters only (color corruption, no position shift)
+const GLITCH_CSS = `
+  .void-glitch-subtle {
+    animation: void-glitch-subtle 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  .void-glitch-intense {
+    animation: void-glitch-intense 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  .void-glitch-dissolve {
+    animation: void-glitch-dissolve 2s ease-in forwards;
+  }
+  .void-text-glitch-subtle {
+    animation: void-text-glitch-subtle 2s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  .void-text-glitch-intense {
+    animation: void-text-glitch-intense 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  .void-text-glitch-dissolve {
+    animation: void-text-glitch-dissolve 2s ease-in forwards;
+  }
+
+  @keyframes void-glitch-subtle {
+    0%, 100% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    3% { transform: skewX(0.5deg); filter: hue-rotate(15deg); }
+    6% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    15% { transform: translateX(1px) skewX(-0.2deg); }
+    17% { transform: none; }
+    30% { transform: skewX(-0.3deg) translateY(0.5px); filter: saturate(1.5); }
+    32% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    50% { transform: translateY(-1px); }
+    52% { transform: none; }
+    70% { transform: skewX(0.2deg) translateX(-0.5px); filter: hue-rotate(-10deg); }
+    72% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    85% { transform: translateX(-1px) skewY(0.1deg); }
+    87% { transform: none; }
+  }
+  @keyframes void-text-glitch-subtle {
+    0%, 100% { filter: none; }
+    3% { filter: hue-rotate(15deg); }
+    6% { filter: none; }
+    30% { filter: saturate(1.5); }
+    32% { filter: none; }
+    70% { filter: hue-rotate(-10deg); }
+    72% { filter: none; }
+  }
+
+  @keyframes void-glitch-intense {
+    0%, 100% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    2% { transform: skewX(2deg) translateX(2px); filter: hue-rotate(60deg) saturate(3); }
+    5% { transform: skewX(-1.5deg) translateY(-1px); filter: none; }
+    8% { transform: none; }
+    12% { transform: translateY(-3px) skewX(0.5deg); filter: hue-rotate(-90deg); }
+    15% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    25% { transform: skewX(1.5deg) scale(1.005) translateX(-2px); filter: saturate(4); }
+    28% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    40% { transform: skewX(-2deg) translateY(2px); filter: hue-rotate(120deg) saturate(2); }
+    42% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    55% { transform: translateX(-3px) skewY(0.3deg); }
+    58% { transform: none; }
+    70% { transform: scale(1.01) skewX(1deg); filter: hue-rotate(-45deg) saturate(3); }
+    73% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+    85% { transform: skewX(-1deg) translateX(2px) translateY(-1px); filter: saturate(5); }
+    88% { transform: none; filter: none; }
+  }
+  @keyframes void-text-glitch-intense {
+    0%, 100% { filter: none; }
+    2% { filter: hue-rotate(60deg) saturate(3); }
+    5% { filter: none; }
+    12% { filter: hue-rotate(-90deg); }
+    15% { filter: none; }
+    25% { filter: saturate(4); }
+    28% { filter: none; }
+    40% { filter: hue-rotate(120deg) saturate(2); }
+    42% { filter: none; }
+    70% { filter: hue-rotate(-45deg) saturate(3); }
+    73% { filter: none; }
+    85% { filter: saturate(5); }
+    88% { filter: none; }
+  }
+
+  @keyframes void-glitch-dissolve {
+    0% { transform: none; filter: none; opacity: 1; }
+    3% { transform: skewX(3deg) translateX(4px); filter: hue-rotate(90deg) saturate(4); }
+    6% { transform: skewX(-2deg) translateY(-3px); opacity: 0.95; }
+    10% { filter: hue-rotate(-120deg) saturate(3); opacity: 0.9; }
+    15% { transform: translateX(-5px) skewX(2deg); filter: none; opacity: 0.85; }
+    20% { transform: skewX(-3deg) scale(1.02); filter: hue-rotate(180deg) saturate(5); opacity: 0.8; }
+    25% { transform: translateY(4px) skewX(1deg); opacity: 0.75; }
+    30% { filter: saturate(6) hue-rotate(60deg); opacity: 0.7; }
+    40% { transform: skewX(2deg) translateX(-3px); filter: hue-rotate(-90deg); opacity: 0.55; }
+    50% { transform: skewX(-4deg) translateY(2px); filter: saturate(3); opacity: 0.4; }
+    60% { filter: hue-rotate(150deg); opacity: 0.3; }
+    70% { transform: scale(1.03) skewX(2deg); opacity: 0.2; }
+    80% { transform: translateX(-2px); opacity: 0.1; }
+    100% { transform: none; filter: none; opacity: 0; }
+  }
+  @keyframes void-text-glitch-dissolve {
+    0% { filter: none; opacity: 1; }
+    3% { filter: hue-rotate(90deg) saturate(4); }
+    10% { filter: hue-rotate(-120deg) saturate(3); opacity: 0.9; }
+    20% { filter: hue-rotate(180deg) saturate(5); opacity: 0.8; }
+    30% { filter: saturate(6) hue-rotate(60deg); opacity: 0.7; }
+    40% { filter: hue-rotate(-90deg); opacity: 0.55; }
+    50% { filter: saturate(3); opacity: 0.4; }
+    60% { filter: hue-rotate(150deg); opacity: 0.3; }
+    80% { filter: none; opacity: 0.1; }
+    100% { filter: none; opacity: 0; }
+  }
+`;
+
+function getCorruption(segment: number): number {
+  if (segment < 8) return 0;
+  if (segment === 8) return 0.05;
+  if (segment === 9) return 0.08;
+  if (segment === 10) return 0.1;
+  if (segment === 11) return 0.13;
+  if (segment === 12) return 0.1;
+  if (segment === 13) return 0.3;
+  if (segment === 14) return 0.6;
+  if (segment === 15) return 0.75;
+  if (segment === 16) return 0.9;
+  return 1.0;
+}
+
+function getCanvasGlitch(segment: number, dissolving: boolean): string {
+  if (dissolving) return "void-glitch-dissolve";
+  if (segment < 8) return "";
+  if (segment <= 14) return "void-glitch-subtle";
+  return "void-glitch-intense";
+}
+
+function getTextGlitch(segment: number, dissolving: boolean): string {
+  if (dissolving) return "void-text-glitch-dissolve";
+  if (segment < 8) return "";
+  if (segment <= 14) return "void-text-glitch-subtle";
+  return "void-text-glitch-intense";
+}
+
+interface VoidExperienceProps {
+  token: string;
+}
+
+export default function VoidExperience({ token }: VoidExperienceProps) {
+  const [activeSegment, setActiveSegment] = useState(0);
+  const [visitCount, setVisitCount] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const [dissolving, setDissolving] = useState(false);
+
+  // Inject CSS + hide cursor + force fullscreen feel on mobile
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const style = document.createElement("style");
+    style.textContent = GLITCH_CSS;
+    document.head.appendChild(style);
+    document.body.style.cursor = "none";
+
+    // Push mobile tab bar off-screen by making the page taller than viewport
+    const meta = document.querySelector('meta[name="viewport"]');
+    const origContent = meta?.getAttribute("content") || "";
+    meta?.setAttribute("content", "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, interactive-widget=resizes-content");
+    document.documentElement.style.overflow = "hidden";
+    document.body.style.overflow = "hidden";
+    // Scroll down slightly to trigger mobile browsers hiding the tab bar
+    window.scrollTo(0, 1);
+
+    return () => {
+      style.remove();
+      document.body.style.cursor = "";
+      document.documentElement.style.overflow = "";
+      document.body.style.overflow = "";
+      if (meta) meta.setAttribute("content", origContent);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  // Fetch + increment visit count on mount (with token verification)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5000);
+
+    fetch("/api/void-visits", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ token }),
+      signal: controller.signal,
+    })
+      .then(r => r.json())
+      .then(data => setVisitCount(data.count ?? 1))
+      .catch(() => setVisitCount(1))
+      .finally(() => clearTimeout(timeout));
+
+    return () => {
+      controller.abort();
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const handlePhaseComplete = useCallback(() => {
+    setDissolving(true);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      window.location.href = "/about";
+    }, 2000);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleSegmentChange = useCallback((index: number) => {
+    setActiveSegment(index);
+  }, []);
+
+  const corruption = getCorruption(activeSegment);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 bg-black" style={{ height: "100dvh" }}>
+      {/* 3D Canvas — full glitch (transforms + filters) */}
+      <div className={`fixed inset-0 z-[10] ${getCanvasGlitch(activeSegment, dissolving)}`}>
+        <Canvas
+          camera={{ position: [0, 0, 8], fov: 60 }}
+          dpr={[1, 1.5]}
+          gl={{ antialias: false, alpha: true }}
+          style={{ background: "transparent" }}
+        >
+          <VoidWater segment={activeSegment} corruption={corruption} />
+        </Canvas>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Typewriter — filter-only glitch (no transform shift) */}
+      {visitCount !== null && (
+        <div className={getTextGlitch(activeSegment, dissolving)}>
+          <VoidTypewriter
+            startSegment={0}
+            onPhaseComplete={handlePhaseComplete}
+            onSegmentChange={handleSegmentChange}
+            visitCount={visitCount}
+            corruption={corruption}
+          />
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

src/components/void/palette.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export const VOID = {
+  bg: "#000000",
+  text: "#FFFFFF",
+  red: "#CC2420",
+  dim: "#BDAE93",
+  gold: "#D79921",
+} as const;
+
+export const VOID_RGB = {
+  bg: [0, 0, 0] as const,
+  text: [1, 1, 1] as const,
+  red: [0.8, 0.14, 0.13] as const,
+  dim: [0.74, 0.68, 0.58] as const,
+  gold: [0.84, 0.6, 0.13] as const,
+};

src/components/void/phases/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import type { Phase } from "../types";
+import { addVoidPhase, VOID_SEGMENT_COUNT } from "./void";
+
+export { addVoidPhase };
+
+export const PHASE_SEGMENT_COUNTS: Record<Phase, number> = {
+  void: VOID_SEGMENT_COUNT,
+};

src/components/void/phases/void.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import type { TypewriterInstance, Segment } from "../types";
+import { buildSegments, T1 } from "../types";
+import { VOID } from "../palette";
+
+export function createVoidSegments(visitCount: number): Segment[] {
+  return [
+    // 0
+    {
+      html: `<span>so this is it</span>`,
+      pause: 3500,
+      delay: T1,
+    },
+    // 1
+    {
+      html: `<span>the void</span>`,
+      pause: 4000,
+      delay: T1,
+    },
+    // 2
+    {
+      html: `<span>not much here</span>`,
+      pause: 3000,
+    },
+    // 3
+    {
+      html: `<span>just dark water</span>`,
+      pause: 4000,
+      delay: T1,
+    },
+    // 4
+    {
+      html: `<span>you sat through the whole thing though</span>`,
+      pause: 3500,
+      prePause: 1500,
+    },
+    // 5
+    {
+      html: `<span>the countdown and everything</span>`,
+      pause: 3000,
+    },
+    // 6
+    {
+      html: `<span>imagine if you took that energy</span>`,
+      pause: 3000,
+      prePause: 1500,
+    },
+    // 7
+    {
+      html: `<span>and pointed it at something that matters</span>`,
+      pause: 3500,
+      delay: T1,
+    },
+    // 8 — the line that lands
+    {
+      html: `<span>you'd be <span style="color:${VOID.red}">dangerous</span></span>`,
+      pause: 4500,
+      delay: T1,
+      prePause: 1000,
+    },
+    // 9
+    {
+      html: `<span>seriously</span>`,
+      pause: 2500,
+      delay: T1,
+      prePause: 1500,
+    },
+    // 10
+    {
+      html: `<span>don't waste that potential</span>`,
+      pause: 3000,
+    },
+    // 11
+    {
+      html: `<span>go build something cool</span>`,
+      pause: 4000,
+      delay: T1,
+    },
+    // 12 — deflection
+    {
+      html: `<span>anyway</span>`,
+      pause: 3000,
+      delay: T1,
+      prePause: 2000,
+    },
+    // 13 — visitor count (corruption picks up)
+    {
+      html: `<span>you're visitor <span style="color:${VOID.gold}">#${Math.max(visitCount, 1)}</span></span>`,
+      pause: 4000,
+      delay: T1,
+      prePause: 1500,
+    },
+    // 14 — unstable
+    {
+      html: `<span>this void is pretty unstable though</span>`,
+      pause: 3000,
+      prePause: 1000,
+    },
+    // 15 — resigned
+    {
+      html: `<span>ah well</span>`,
+      pause: 2500,
+      delay: T1,
+      prePause: 1000,
+    },
+    // 16 — goodbye
+    {
+      html: `<span>it's been nice knowing ya</span>`,
+      pause: 2500,
+      delay: T1,
+    },
+    // 17 — cut off, void wins
+    {
+      html: `<span>see you on the other si</span>`,
+      pause: 500,
+      delay: T1,
+      deleteMode: "none",
+    },
+  ];
+}
+
+export const VOID_SEGMENT_COUNT = createVoidSegments(0).length;
+
+export function addVoidPhase(
+  tw: TypewriterInstance,
+  onComplete: () => void,
+  startSegment: number = 0,
+  onSegmentChange?: (index: number) => void,
+  visitCount: number = 0,
+) {
+  const segments = createVoidSegments(visitCount);
+  buildSegments(tw, segments, onComplete, startSegment, 4000, onSegmentChange);
+}

src/components/void/scenes/void-water.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+import { useRef, useMemo } from "react";
+import { useFrame } from "@react-three/fiber";
+import * as THREE from "three";
+import { SIMPLEX_3D, PLANE_VERT } from "../shaders/noise";
+
+interface VoidWaterProps {
+  segment: number;
+  corruption: number; // 0-1, drives RGB split + color noise
+}
+
+const waterFrag = `
+${SIMPLEX_3D}
+
+uniform float uTime;
+uniform float uOpacity;
+uniform float uCorruption;
+varying vec2 vUv;
+
+// Sample the water height field — broad, slow waves
+float waterHeight(vec2 p) {
+  float t = uTime;
+
+  // Large primary waves — slow, dominant
+  float h  = snoise(vec3(p * 0.4, t * 0.08)) * 0.6;
+  // Medium secondary swell — different direction via offset
+        h += snoise(vec3(p.yx * 0.7 + 2.0, t * 0.12)) * 0.3;
+  // Small surface detail
+        h += snoise(vec3(p * 1.5 + 5.0, t * 0.2)) * 0.1;
+
+  return h;
+}
+
+// Compute lighting for a given UV position
+float computeLight(vec2 p) {
+  float eps = 0.08;
+  float h   = waterHeight(p);
+  float hx  = waterHeight(p + vec2(eps, 0.0));
+  float hy  = waterHeight(p + vec2(0.0, eps));
+
+  vec3 normal = normalize(vec3(
+    (h - hx) / eps * 2.0,
+    (h - hy) / eps * 2.0,
+    1.0
+  ));
+
+  vec3 viewDir = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+  vec3 lightDir = normalize(vec3(0.4, 0.3, 1.0));
+  vec3 halfDir = normalize(lightDir + viewDir);
+
+  float diffuse = max(dot(normal, lightDir), 0.0);
+  float spec1 = pow(max(dot(normal, halfDir), 0.0), 12.0);
+  float spec2 = pow(max(dot(normal, halfDir), 0.0), 40.0);
+  float tilt = 1.0 - normal.z;
+
+  return tilt * 0.12 + diffuse * 0.2 + spec1 * 0.5 + spec2 * 0.6;
+}
+
+void main() {
+  vec2 p = (vUv - 0.5) * 4.0;
+
+  // Circular vignette
+  float dist = length(vUv - 0.5) * 2.0;
+  float vignette = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.5, 1.0, dist);
+
+  if (uCorruption < 0.01) {
+    // Clean path — original water
+    float light = computeLight(p);
+    float intensity = light * vignette * uOpacity;
+    vec3 color = vec3(0.3, 0.38, 0.5) * intensity;
+    gl_FragColor = vec4(color, intensity);
+  } else {
+    // Corrupted path — RGB channel separation + color noise
+
+    // Chromatic offset increases with corruption
+    float offset = uCorruption * 0.15;
+
+    // Sample lighting at offset positions for each channel
+    float lightR = computeLight(p + vec2(offset, offset * 0.5));
+    float lightG = computeLight(p);
+    float lightB = computeLight(p - vec2(offset * 0.7, offset));
+
+    // Base water color per channel
+    vec3 baseColor = vec3(0.3, 0.38, 0.5);
+    float r = lightR * baseColor.r;
+    float g = lightG * baseColor.g;
+    float b = lightB * baseColor.b;
+
+    // Color static — high-frequency noise injecting random color
+    float staticR = snoise(vec3(vUv * 80.0, uTime * 3.0)) * 0.5 + 0.5;
+    float staticG = snoise(vec3(vUv * 80.0 + 50.0, uTime * 3.5)) * 0.5 + 0.5;
+    float staticB = snoise(vec3(vUv * 80.0 + 100.0, uTime * 4.0)) * 0.5 + 0.5;
+
+    float staticMix = uCorruption * 0.3;
+    r = mix(r, staticR * 0.4, staticMix);
+    g = mix(g, staticG * 0.3, staticMix);
+    b = mix(b, staticB * 0.5, staticMix);
+
+    // Scan line glitch — horizontal bands that flicker
+    float scanline = step(0.92, snoise(vec3(0.0, vUv.y * 40.0, uTime * 5.0)));
+    r += scanline * uCorruption * 0.15;
+
+    float avgLight = (lightR + lightG + lightB) / 3.0;
+    float intensity = avgLight * vignette * uOpacity;
+
+    gl_FragColor = vec4(vec3(r, g, b) * vignette * uOpacity, intensity);
+  }
+}
+`;
+
+function getOpacityTarget(segment: number): number {
+  if (segment < 2) return 0;
+  if (segment === 2) return 0.5;
+  if (segment === 3) return 0.7;
+  if (segment === 4) return 0.85;
+  return 1.0;
+}
+
+export default function VoidWater({ segment, corruption }: VoidWaterProps) {
+  const meshRef = useRef<THREE.Mesh>(null!);
+  const opacityRef = useRef(0);
+  const corruptionRef = useRef(0);
+
+  const uniforms = useMemo(() => ({
+    uTime: { value: 0 },
+    uOpacity: { value: 0 },
+    uCorruption: { value: 0 },
+  }), []);
+
+  const material = useMemo(() => new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
+    vertexShader: PLANE_VERT,
+    fragmentShader: waterFrag,
+    uniforms,
+    transparent: true,
+    depthWrite: false,
+    blending: THREE.AdditiveBlending,
+  }), [uniforms]);
+
+  useFrame((state, delta) => {
+    const target = getOpacityTarget(segment);
+    opacityRef.current = THREE.MathUtils.lerp(opacityRef.current, target, delta * 0.4);
+    corruptionRef.current = THREE.MathUtils.lerp(corruptionRef.current, corruption, delta * 2.0);
+
+    const mesh = meshRef.current;
+    if (!mesh) return;
+
+    if (opacityRef.current < 0.001) {
+      mesh.visible = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    mesh.visible = true;
+    const t = state.clock.elapsedTime;
+    uniforms.uTime.value = t;
+
+    // Gentle pulse — slow breathing modulation on opacity
+    const pulse = 1.0 + Math.sin(t * 0.4) * 0.08 + Math.sin(t * 0.7) * 0.04;
+    uniforms.uOpacity.value = opacityRef.current * pulse;
+    uniforms.uCorruption.value = corruptionRef.current;
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <mesh
+      ref={meshRef}
+      position={[0, 0, 0]}
+      visible={false}
+      material={material}
+    >
+      <planeGeometry args={[20, 20, 1, 1]} />
+    </mesh>
+  );
+}

src/components/void/shaders/noise.ts

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+// Shared GLSL noise functions for void experience shaders
+// 3D Simplex noise (Ashima Arts / Stefan Gustavson, MIT)
+
+export const SIMPLEX_3D = `
+vec3 mod289(vec3 x) { return x - floor(x * (1.0 / 289.0)) * 289.0; }
+vec4 mod289(vec4 x) { return x - floor(x * (1.0 / 289.0)) * 289.0; }
+vec4 permute(vec4 x) { return mod289(((x * 34.0) + 1.0) * x); }
+vec4 taylorInvSqrt(vec4 r) { return 1.79284291400159 - 0.85373472095314 * r; }
+
+float snoise(vec3 v) {
+  const vec2 C = vec2(1.0/6.0, 1.0/3.0);
+  const vec4 D = vec4(0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0);
+
+  vec3 i  = floor(v + dot(v, C.yyy));
+  vec3 x0 = v - i + dot(i, C.xxx);
+
+  vec3 g = step(x0.yzx, x0.xyz);
+  vec3 l = 1.0 - g;
+  vec3 i1 = min(g.xyz, l.zxy);
+  vec3 i2 = max(g.xyz, l.zxy);
+
+  vec3 x1 = x0 - i1 + C.xxx;
+  vec3 x2 = x0 - i2 + C.yyy;
+  vec3 x3 = x0 - D.yyy;
+
+  i = mod289(i);
+  vec4 p = permute(permute(permute(
+    i.z + vec4(0.0, i1.z, i2.z, 1.0))
+  + i.y + vec4(0.0, i1.y, i2.y, 1.0))
+  + i.x + vec4(0.0, i1.x, i2.x, 1.0));
+
+  float n_ = 0.142857142857;
+  vec3 ns = n_ * D.wyz - D.xzx;
+
+  vec4 j = p - 49.0 * floor(p * ns.z * ns.z);
+  vec4 x_ = floor(j * ns.z);
+  vec4 y_ = floor(j - 7.0 * x_);
+
+  vec4 x = x_ * ns.x + ns.yyyy;
+  vec4 y = y_ * ns.x + ns.yyyy;
+  vec4 h = 1.0 - abs(x) - abs(y);
+
+  vec4 b0 = vec4(x.xy, y.xy);
+  vec4 b1 = vec4(x.zw, y.zw);
+
+  vec4 s0 = floor(b0) * 2.0 + 1.0;
+  vec4 s1 = floor(b1) * 2.0 + 1.0;
+  vec4 sh = -step(h, vec4(0.0));
+
+  vec4 a0 = b0.xzyw + s0.xzyw * sh.xxyy;
+  vec4 a1 = b1.xzyw + s1.xzyw * sh.zzww;
+
+  vec3 p0 = vec3(a0.xy, h.x);
+  vec3 p1 = vec3(a0.zw, h.y);
+  vec3 p2 = vec3(a1.xy, h.z);
+  vec3 p3 = vec3(a1.zw, h.w);
+
+  vec4 norm = taylorInvSqrt(vec4(dot(p0,p0), dot(p1,p1), dot(p2,p2), dot(p3,p3)));
+  p0 *= norm.x; p1 *= norm.y; p2 *= norm.z; p3 *= norm.w;
+
+  vec4 m = max(0.6 - vec4(dot(x0,x0), dot(x1,x1), dot(x2,x2), dot(x3,x3)), 0.0);
+  m = m * m;
+  return 42.0 * dot(m*m, vec4(dot(p0,x0), dot(p1,x1), dot(p2,x2), dot(p3,x3)));
+}
+`;
+
+// Standard passthrough vertex shader used by all scene planes
+export const PLANE_VERT = `
+varying vec2 vUv;
+
+void main() {
+  vUv = uv;
+  gl_Position = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
+}
+`;

src/components/void/types.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+export interface TypewriterInstance {
+  typeString: (str: string) => TypewriterInstance;
+  pasteString: (str: string, node?: HTMLElement | null) => TypewriterInstance;
+  pauseFor: (ms: number) => TypewriterInstance;
+  deleteAll: (speed?: number | "natural") => TypewriterInstance;
+  deleteChars: (amount: number) => TypewriterInstance;
+  changeDelay: (delay: number | "natural") => TypewriterInstance;
+  changeDeleteSpeed: (speed: number | "natural") => TypewriterInstance;
+  callFunction: (cb: () => void) => TypewriterInstance;
+  start: () => TypewriterInstance;
+}
+
+export type Phase = "void";
+
+export const PHASE_ORDER: Phase[] = ["void"];
+
+export const T1 = 55;
+export const T2 = 35;
+export const DELETE_SPEED = 15;
+
+export interface Segment {
+  html: string;
+  pause: number;
+  method?: "type" | "paste";
+  delay?: number;
+  prePause?: number;
+  deleteMode?: "all" | "none";
+  deleteSpeed?: number;
+}
+
+export type PhaseBuilder = (
+  tw: TypewriterInstance,
+  onComplete: () => void,
+  startSegment?: number,
+  onSegmentChange?: (index: number) => void,
+) => void;
+
+export function buildSegments(
+  tw: TypewriterInstance,
+  segments: Segment[],
+  onComplete: () => void,
+  startSegment: number = 0,
+  initialPause: number = 0,
+  onSegmentChange?: (index: number) => void,
+) {
+  if (startSegment === 0 && initialPause > 0) {
+    tw.pauseFor(initialPause);
+  }
+
+  for (let i = startSegment; i < segments.length; i++) {
+    const seg = segments[i];
+    const idx = i;
+
+    tw.callFunction(() => onSegmentChange?.(idx));
+
+    if (seg.prePause && seg.prePause > 0) {
+      tw.pauseFor(seg.prePause);
+    }
+
+    if (seg.delay !== undefined) {
+      tw.changeDelay(seg.delay);
+    }
+
+    if (seg.method === "paste") {
+      tw.pasteString(seg.html, null);
+    } else {
+      tw.typeString(seg.html);
+    }
+
+    tw.pauseFor(seg.pause);
+
+    if (seg.delay !== undefined) {
+      tw.changeDelay(T2);
+    }
+
+    const mode = seg.deleteMode ?? "all";
+    if (mode === "all") {
+      tw.deleteAll(seg.deleteSpeed ?? DELETE_SPEED);
+    }
+  }
+
+  tw.callFunction(onComplete);
+}

src/components/void/typewriter.tsx

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+import { useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import Typewriter from "typewriter-effect";
+import type { TypewriterInstance } from "./types";
+import { addVoidPhase } from "./phases";
+
+const GLITCH_CHARS = "!<>-_\\/[]{}—=+*^?#________";
+
+interface VoidTypewriterProps {
+  startSegment: number;
+  onPhaseComplete: () => void;
+  onSegmentChange: (index: number) => void;
+  visitCount: number;
+  corruption: number;
+}
+
+function getTextNodes(node: Node): Text[] {
+  const nodes: Text[] = [];
+  const walker = document.createTreeWalker(node, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT);
+  let current: Node | null;
+  while ((current = walker.nextNode())) {
+    if (current.textContent && current.textContent.trim().length > 0) {
+      nodes.push(current as Text);
+    }
+  }
+  return nodes;
+}
+
+export default function VoidTypewriter({ startSegment, onPhaseComplete, onSegmentChange, visitCount, corruption }: VoidTypewriterProps) {
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const corruptionRef = useRef(corruption);
+  corruptionRef.current = corruption;
+
+  const handleInit = (tw: TypewriterInstance): void => {
+    addVoidPhase(tw, onPhaseComplete, startSegment, onSegmentChange, visitCount);
+    tw.start();
+  };
+
+  // 404-style character replacement glitch — intensity scales with corruption
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const pendingResets: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>[] = [];
+
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      const c = corruptionRef.current;
+      if (c <= 0 || !containerRef.current) return;
+
+      const triggerChance = c * 0.4;
+      if (Math.random() > triggerChance) return;
+
+      const textNodes = getTextNodes(containerRef.current);
+      if (textNodes.length === 0) return;
+
+      const originals = textNodes.map(n => n.textContent || "");
+      const charChance = c * 0.4;
+
+      textNodes.forEach((node, i) => {
+        const text = originals[i];
+        const glitched = text.split("").map(char => {
+          if (char === " ") return char;
+          if (Math.random() < charChance) {
+            return GLITCH_CHARS[Math.floor(Math.random() * GLITCH_CHARS.length)];
+          }
+          return char;
+        }).join("");
+        node.textContent = glitched;
+      });
+
+      const resetMs = Math.max(40, 120 - c * 80);
+      const id = setTimeout(() => {
+        textNodes.forEach((node, i) => {
+          if (node.parentNode) {
+            node.textContent = originals[i];
+          }
+        });
+      }, resetMs);
+      pendingResets.push(id);
+    }, 60);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearInterval(interval);
+      pendingResets.forEach(clearTimeout);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[50] flex justify-center items-center pointer-events-none">
+      <div
+        ref={containerRef}
+        className="text-xl md:text-3xl font-bold text-center max-w-[85vw] md:max-w-[70vw] break-words text-white leading-relaxed"
+      >
+        <Typewriter
+          key={`void-${startSegment}-${visitCount}`}
+          options={{
+            delay: 35,
+            deleteSpeed: 15,
+            cursor: "",
+            autoStart: true,
+            loop: false,
+          }}
+          onInit={handleInit}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

src/pages/api/void-token.ts

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+import type { APIRoute } from "astro";
+
+const SECRET = import.meta.env.VOID_SECRET || process.env.VOID_SECRET;
+
+async function sign(timestamp: string): Promise<string> {
+  const data = new TextEncoder().encode(timestamp + SECRET);
+  const hash = await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", data);
+  return Array.from(new Uint8Array(hash)).map(b => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
+}
+
+export const GET: APIRoute = async () => {
+  if (!SECRET) {
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ token: "dev" }), {
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    });
+  }
+
+  const timestamp = Date.now().toString();
+  const signature = await sign(timestamp);
+  const token = `${timestamp}:${signature}`;
+
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify({ token }), {
+    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+  });
+};

src/pages/api/void-visits.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import type { APIRoute } from "astro";
+import Redis from "ioredis";
+
+const SECRET = import.meta.env.VOID_SECRET || process.env.VOID_SECRET;
+const TOKEN_WINDOW_MS = 10 * 60 * 1000; // 10 minutes
+
+let redis: Redis | null = null;
+
+function getRedis(): Redis | null {
+  if (redis) return redis;
+  const url = import.meta.env.REDIS_URL || process.env.REDIS_URL;
+  if (!url) return null;
+  redis = new Redis(url);
+  return redis;
+}
+
+async function sign(timestamp: string): Promise<string> {
+  const data = new TextEncoder().encode(timestamp + SECRET);
+  const hash = await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", data);
+  return Array.from(new Uint8Array(hash)).map(b => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
+}
+
+async function hashIp(ip: string): Promise<string> {
+  const data = new TextEncoder().encode(ip + SECRET);
+  const hash = await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-256", data);
+  return Array.from(new Uint8Array(hash)).map(b => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("").slice(0, 32);
+}
+
+function getClientIp(request: Request): string {
+  // x-vercel-forwarded-for is Vercel's trusted header (can't be spoofed)
+  // Fall back to last entry in x-forwarded-for (Vercel appends real IP at end)
+  return request.headers.get("x-vercel-forwarded-for")
+    || request.headers.get("x-forwarded-for")?.split(",").at(-1)?.trim()
+    || request.headers.get("x-real-ip")
+    || "unknown";
+}
+
+export const POST: APIRoute = async ({ request }) => {
+  const r = getRedis();
+
+  // No secret or no Redis — dev mode, return 1
+  if (!SECRET || !r) {
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ count: 1 }), {
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Parse body
+  let body: { token?: string } = {};
+  try { body = await request.json(); } catch {}
+
+  const token = body.token;
+  if (!token || token === "dev") {
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "missing token" }), { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  const [ts, sig] = token.split(":");
+  if (!ts || !sig) {
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "invalid token" }), { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  // Check token age
+  const age = Date.now() - parseInt(ts, 10);
+  if (isNaN(age) || age < 0 || age > TOKEN_WINDOW_MS) {
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "expired token" }), { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  // Verify signature
+  const expected = await sign(ts);
+  if (sig !== expected) {
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ error: "invalid token" }), { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    // Atomic one-time-use check: SET NX returns "OK" only if key didn't exist
+    const tokenKey = `void:token:${sig.slice(0, 16)}`;
+    const isNew = await r.set(tokenKey, "pending", "EX", 600, "NX");
+
+    if (!isNew) {
+      // Token already used — return the stored count
+      const storedCount = await r.get(tokenKey);
+      const count = storedCount && storedCount !== "pending" ? parseInt(storedCount, 10) : 1;
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ count }), {
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      });
+    }
+
+    // Check IP dedup
+    const ip = getClientIp(request);
+    const ipKey = `void:ip:${await hashIp(ip)}`;
+    const existingCount = await r.get(ipKey);
+
+    let count: number;
+    if (existingCount) {
+      // Same IP — return their existing number
+      count = parseInt(existingCount, 10);
+    } else {
+      // New visitor — increment global counter
+      count = await r.incr("void:count");
+      await r.set(ipKey, count.toString());
+    }
+
+    // Update token key with the actual count (for replay lookups)
+    await r.set(tokenKey, count.toString(), "EX", 600);
+
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ count }), {
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    });
+  } catch {
+    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ count: 1 }), {
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+    });
+  }
+};

src/pages/enlighten.astro

@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
----
-export const prerender = false;
-import "@/style/globals.css"
-import Void from "@/components/hero/void";
----
-
-<html lang="en">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="utf-8" />
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
-    <meta name="robots" content="noindex" />
-    <title>...</title>
-  </head>
-  <body class="bg-black text-white overflow-hidden h-screen m-0">
-    <Void client:only="react" />
-  </body>
-</html>

src/style/globals.css

@@ -41,37 +41,6 @@
     @apply bg-purple/50
   }
 }
-/* CRT overlay — canvas only */
-.crt-scanlines {
-  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
-    to bottom,
-    transparent 0px,
-    transparent 2px,
-    rgb(var(--color-foreground) / 0.06) 2px,
-    rgb(var(--color-foreground) / 0.06) 4px
-  );
-  animation: crt-scroll 12s linear infinite;
-  z-index: 1;
-}
-
-.crt-bloom {
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 100px 30px rgb(var(--color-background) / 0.3);
-  background: radial-gradient(
-    ellipse at center,
-    transparent 50%,
-    rgb(var(--color-background) / 0.25) 100%
-  );
-  z-index: 2;
-}
-
-@keyframes crt-scroll {
-  0% {
-    background-position: 0 0;
-  }
-  100% {
-    background-position: 0 200px;
-  }
-}
 
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
   *, *::before, *::after {