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January 04, 2008
Fake Worlds
I haven't played around with CG in a long time, but three days ago I discovered an unbelievably powerful application that calls itself Terragen2, and I haven't had so much fun building things in 3D in ages; not since I first stumbled upon that very first version of StrataVision 3D.
Terragen2 is the ultimate erector set. It's narrowly focused in it's purpose, but it's a ton of fun (though I'm just beginning to understand it). Yesterday, I created this terrain (feeling child-like in the process):
(click images to enlarge)
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Hey, glad to have you back.
Posted by: BWJones | Jan 4, 2008 10:29:58 AM
I see those and picture myself on an alien world. I'm not yet decided if I must be wearing some sort of suit so I can breathe or not.
Posted by: Joel Carlson | Jan 4, 2008 3:31:56 PM
I love Terragen! I started messing around with it back in 2000 just for fun. Every landscape made in there just seems so real!
(Happy New Year, by the way!)
Posted by: Bonnie | Jan 4, 2008 10:25:23 PM
I love Terragen! I started messing around with it back in 2000 just for fun. Every landscape made in there just seems so real!
(Happy New Year, by the way!)
Posted by: Bonnie | Jan 4, 2008 10:26:40 PM
I love Terragen! I started messing around with it back in 2000 just for fun. Every landscape made in there just seems so real!
(Happy New Year, by the way!)
Posted by: Bonnie | Jan 4, 2008 10:27:13 PM
gorgeous, dahling.
Posted by: alli | Jan 5, 2008 7:29:43 PM
(Sorry for the multiple posts guys... I was having serious browser/keyboard issues. :P ) (She scurries back into her corner, red faced.)
Posted by: Bonnie | Jan 5, 2008 10:03:00 PM
I'd never heard of Terragen before, but thank you so much for sharing all your great discoveries with everybody because I am now enjoying it, myself. I wish everything was free; it took me less than a minute after seeing your pictures to start making a world of my own.
Posted by: Ren | Jan 6, 2008 4:56:19 PM
Awesome!
Downloaded myself a copy, though I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. (Too busy being sick.)
Welcome back, and I hope everyone else has a non-sick 2008!
Posted by: Scott Elyard | Jan 7, 2008 12:47:21 AM
Terragen2 is out?! I've used the first one (understanding only the meanest basics, mind you) and I was excited about the next one -
Your landscape looks quite forboding. Is it habitable? Are there many dangerous creatures to contend with?
Posted by: indie | Jan 7, 2008 3:31:22 PM
Habitability depends upon whom will be doing the inhabiting, I suppose. Judging from the general lack of visible vegetation, I'd say you're lucky if you get to shake hands with a moneran.
Not that that isn't exciting, or, on occasion, dangerous.
*cough*.
Posted by: Scott Elyard | Jan 9, 2008 12:27:19 AM
Very interesting! I hope that it works for the Mac! It looks like something right out of a dream! Very nice!
Posted by: Jeff Sydor | Jan 13, 2008 8:13:35 AM
I adore terragen. Now, if I could just find a way to put actual trees, or two levels of water, so we could have waterfalls :)
Posted by: Eleri | Jan 16, 2008 8:36:40 AM
You said it. I totally agree. I used to take my Terragen terrain files and import them into Moray so I could make lakes at different levels and add trees. The effect was nowhere near as good of course.
Posted by: Bonnie | Jan 16, 2008 8:23:58 PM
From what I've read, you'll soon be able to add two levels of water, though the water lacks some realism. There's also a way to import trees and plants from other applications; virtual forests of trees. (and yes, it does run on a mac)
Posted by: robyn | Feb 1, 2008 2:04:40 AM
Is there a way to import a terragen file into maya?
Posted by: Jeff Sydor | Jun 6, 2008 6:57:29 PM
