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2009-12-11, 12:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3d software for sandbox game?
One of the older versions of Bryce was released for free. That's pretty decent for terrains, especially islands with a really badass sunset in the background. Dunno how it would be for a large world. You'd have to plant trees and rocks yourself.
I'm partial to Terragen, which also has a free version. Instead of the usual grid with textures, you tell it where in the world certain colors appear. You can do this by height or slope, I think. It sounds primitive, but the results are stunning once you get good at it. Obviously the learning curve is high. This wouldn't do trees and such either FWIW.
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