Terrain Generator Software?
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| I'm looking for a good terrain creation software...I tried Geoscape3d but for some reason it won't run on my computer. I know there are more of them out there...any suggestions? -OrcSlayer |
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| Well there's Bryce and Terragen, to name two. Bryce may do a bit more than you need for game-related stuff. M |
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| Try Total Terrain - and/or Terrain Shader 2 Both used to be at the Blitz Showcase and might be at BlitzCoder.com |
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| Thanks, I couldn't find Terrain Shader 2 but Total Terrain seems to work good enough for my needs. It's also totally free, Terragen is only for non-commercial usage... And I've used bryce before, it is good but a little heavy(and expensive). |
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| You can find terrain shader 1 here http://www.mentalillusion.co.uk/ Look in downloads You'll have to ask Rob about the new version. |
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| I dont know about these sorts of things really but just wondered why terragen cant be used commercially - what use is that!? Is that because you need to pay for the full version or something? If so, I noticed a 3D mag is giving a free FULL version away on its cover disk, if that's any use. Think the mag was 3D World, or something, but that's here in the UK - dont know if you get it in the States. :/ |
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| Yeah, Terragen is free for non-commercial use. You can use it commercially if you register it. M |
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| World-Machine ( http://www.world-machine.com ) is nice. Thats free. Have fun. |
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| Don't be fooled by 3DWorld magazine, the free "full" Terragen on issue 49's cover CD is nothing more than the non-commercial version that you can download from the Terragen website! A quote from their website says: "And on the cover CD, we'll even be showing you how to create your own Lord of the Rings-style character, with the first of a series of tutorial videos explaining how to model, rig and animate a troll. You'll also find the non-commercial edition of Terragen: a fantastic Mac and PC application for creating photorealistic rendered landscapes." |
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| I think you need to try Geoscape3D, he is very easy to use and complet. http://www.deliverancesoftware.co.uk/products/geoscape.htm The Professional version will be Rock ! Regards, |
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| Don't know if you're using Total Terrain 1 or 2 - 2 is better, you can paint onto the terrain and it's a lot easier to use. Get it from my website (click "all seeing i" in my sig)! |
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| For generating terrains to use in Blitz3D Terragen is only so-so (it's mostly designed for rendering images,) but for creating skybox images it is excellent. For that purpose alone the software is worth the $80 registration fee. |
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