diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/globalscripts/interpolation.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/globalscripts/interpolation.js
index af5a08ff51..6c72447b48 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/globalscripts/interpolation.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/globalscripts/interpolation.js
@@ -1,41 +1,42 @@
 /**
- * One dimensional interpolation within four uniformly spaced points using polynomials of 3rd degree.
- * A uniform Catmull–Rom spline implementation.
- * @param {float} xf - Float coordinate relative to p1 to interpolate the property for
- * @param {float} p0 - Value of the property to calculate at the origin of four point scale
- * @param {float} px - Value at the property of the corresponding point on the scale
- * @return {float} - Value at the given float position in the 4-point scale interpolated from it's property values
+ * Catmull-Rom spline.
+ * Interpolates the value of a point that is located between four known equidistant points with given values by
+ * constructing a polynomial of degree three that goes through all points.
+ *
+ * @param {Number} tension - determines the geometry of the curve, between 0 (tight curve) and 1 (smooth curve).
+ *  Depending on the tension, the spline is called uniform (0), centripetal (0.5) or chordal (1).
+ * @param {Number} x - Location of the point to interpolate, relative to p1
  */
-function cubicInterpolation(xf, p0, p1, p2, p3)
+function cubicInterpolation(tension, x, p0, p1, p2, p3)
 {
-	 return p1 +
-		(-0.5 * p0 + 0.5 * p2) * xf +
-		(p0 - 2.5 * p1 + 2.0 * p2 - 0.5 * p3) * xf * xf +
-		(-0.5 * p0 + 1.5 * p1 - 1.5 * p2 + 0.5 * p3) * xf * xf * xf;
+	let P = -tension * p0 + (2 - tension) * p1 + (tension - 2) * p2 + tension * p3;
+	let Q = 2 * tension * p0 + (tension - 3) * p1 + (3 - 2 * tension) * p2 - tension * p3;
+	let R = -tension * p0 + tension * p2;
+	let S = p1;
+
+	return ((P * x + Q) * x + R) * x + S;
 }
 
 /**
- * Two dimensional interpolation within a square grid using polynomials of 3rd degree.
- * @param {float} xf - X coordinate relative to p1y of the point to interpolate the value for
- * @param {float} yf - Y coordinate relative to px1 of the point to interpolate the value for
- * @param {float} p00 - Value of the property to calculate at the origin of the neighbor grid
- * @param {float} pxy - Value at neighbor grid coordinates x/y, x/y in {0, 1, 2, 3}
- * @return {float} - Value at the given float coordinates in the small grid interpolated from it's values
+ * Two dimensional interpolation within a square grid using a polynomial of degree three.
+ *
+ * @param {Number} x, y - Location of the point to interpolate, relative to p11
  */
 function bicubicInterpolation
 (
-	xf, yf,
+	x, y,
 	p00, p01, p02, p03,
 	p10, p11, p12, p13,
 	p20, p21, p22, p23,
 	p30, p31, p32, p33
 )
 {
+	let tension = 0.5;
 	return cubicInterpolation(
-		xf,
-		cubicInterpolation(yf, p00, p01, p02, p03),
-		cubicInterpolation(yf, p10, p11, p12, p13),
-		cubicInterpolation(yf, p20, p21, p22, p23),
-		cubicInterpolation(yf, p30, p31, p32, p33)
-	);
+		tension,
+		x,
+		cubicInterpolation(tension, y, p00, p01, p02, p03),
+		cubicInterpolation(tension, y, p10, p11, p12, p13),
+		cubicInterpolation(tension, y, p20, p21, p22, p23),
+		cubicInterpolation(tension, y, p30, p31, p32, p33));
 }
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_centered.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_centered.js
index 9d8a6f81f8..c553bdd709 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_centered.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_centered.js
@@ -67,18 +67,13 @@ ClumpPlacer.prototype.place = function(constraint)
 				looped = 1;
 		}
 
-		// Cubic interpolation of ctrlVals
-		var t = (i - ctrlCoords[c]) / ((looped ? perim : ctrlCoords[(c+1)%ctrlPts]) - ctrlCoords[c]);
-		var v0 = ctrlVals[(c+ctrlPts-1)%ctrlPts];
-		var v1 = ctrlVals[c];
-		var v2 = ctrlVals[(c+1)%ctrlPts];
-		var v3 = ctrlVals[(c+2)%ctrlPts];
-		var P = (v3 - v2) - (v0 - v1);
-		var Q = v0 - v1 - P;
-		var R = v2 - v0;
-		var S = v1;
-
-		noise[i] = P*t*t*t + Q*t*t + R*t + S;
+		noise[i] = cubicInterpolation(
+			1,
+			(i - ctrlCoords[c]) / ((looped ? perim : ctrlCoords[(c + 1) % ctrlPts]) - ctrlCoords[c]),
+			ctrlVals[(c + ctrlPts - 1) % ctrlPts],
+			ctrlVals[c],
+			ctrlVals[(c + 1) % ctrlPts],
+			ctrlVals[(c + 2) % ctrlPts]);
 	}
 
 	var failed = 0;
diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_noncentered.js b/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_noncentered.js
index 5bf12237f5..aad5f0c008 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_noncentered.js
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/maps/random/rmgen/placer_noncentered.js
@@ -125,22 +125,14 @@ PathPlacer.prototype.place = function(constraint)
 	// Interpolate for smoothed 1D noise
 	var noise = new Float32Array(totalSteps+1);		//float32
 	for (var j = 0; j < numSteps; ++j)
-	{
-		// Cubic interpolation
-		var v0 = ctrlVals[(j+numSteps-1)%numSteps];
-		var v1 = ctrlVals[j];
-		var v2 = ctrlVals[(j+1)%numSteps];
-		var v3 = ctrlVals[(j+2)%numSteps];
-		var P = (v3 - v2) - (v0 - v1);
-		var Q = (v0 - v1) - P;
-		var R = v2 - v0;
-		var S = v1;
-		for (var k = 0; k < numISteps; ++k)
-		{
-			var t = k/numISteps;
-			noise[j*numISteps + k] = P*t*t*t + Q*t*t + R*t + S;
-		}
-	}
+		for (let k = 0; k < numISteps; ++k)
+			noise[j * numISteps + k] = cubicInterpolation(
+				1,
+				k / numISteps,
+				ctrlVals[(j + numSteps - 1) % numSteps],
+				ctrlVals[j],
+				ctrlVals[(j + 1) % numSteps],
+				ctrlVals[(j + 2) % numSteps]);
 
 	var halfWidth = 0.5 * this.width;