Terragen™ for Macintosh News
This page is for news relating to Terragen Mac. For more general Terragen
news, please visit the main news page.
27/Sep/07 - Update available: Terragen 2 Technology Preview 2
We have released another update to the Terragen 2 Technology Preview. Build 1.9.04.1 contains many new features and bug fixes. If you use the Terragen 2 Technnology Preview then we strongly recommend this update. Get the Free Non-Commercial Edition here. Pre-purchasers of the Deep Edition should have received this update in early September. If you are using the Deep Edition but did not receive an update email, please contact us.
21/Dec/06 - Official Planetside Forums
The official Planetside Forums are now open. To visit the forums click here.
16/Dec/06 - Terragen 2 Technology Preview now available
After a limited rollout yesterday, we can now announce that the Terragen 2 Technology Preview is available for personal non-commercial use or as a 30 day trial (commercial licenses to be announced very soon). More information can be found here.
21/Nov/06 - Terragen 2 Technology Preview to be released December 15th, 2006
The Terragen 2 Technology Preview will be made available December 15th, 2006 for Windows and Mac OS X 10.4.x. You can read more about it here.
7/Jul/06 - New Terragen 2 Gallery
We have a new Terragen 2 gallery, showing images created by TG2 alpha testers. New images will be added periodically, and this is your first stop if you're looking for the latest from Terragen 2. You can view the gallery here.
6/Feb/06 - Terragen Mac/Intel Mac Compatibility Information
A information page about Terragen Mac and Intel Mac compatibility is available here.
27/Jan/06 - Update: TG2 Technology Preview
The TG2 Technology Preview will not be released at the end of January as we had estimated. We are close to completion and doing everything we can to make it available as soon as possible. We will not announce any further estimates for the release date until the work has been completed.
8/Dec/05 - Terragen 2 Technology Preview Announcement
Information is now available about the Terragen 2 Technology Preview release, which will be the first public release of Terragen 2. You can read the announcement here.
19/Nov/05 - Terragen Presentation at IMTA (Asia Pacific) Cartography Workshop
Jo Meder, lead Planetside Mac developer, gave a presentation at the IMTA (Asia Pacific) conference Cartography Workshop. Jo talked about Terragen v0.9 and Terragen 2 and how they could be useful to cartographic users. He also gave an introduction to using Terragen v0.9.
15/Nov/05 - Terracon Archives now online
We're pleased to announce that we are now hosting the Terracon Archives. Terracon was a popular monthly Terragen contest which ran up until late 2002. Although the images don't necessarily represent the cutting edge of Terragen anymore, the contest does encompass some watershed moments in Terragen's history and we're very happy to be hosting the Archives. You can visit them here.
17/Jun/05 - Terragen 2 FAQ updated
The Terragen 2 FAQ has been updated with more information on a variety of topics. You can view it here.
10/Jan/05 - Terragen for Macintosh v0.9 is now available
Terragen for Macintosh v0.9, a major update, is now available for download. You can find more information on the Terragen Mac product page. For an overview of the new features please visit this page. A press release is available here.
24/Dec/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 release candidate 2 now available
The second release candidate of Terragen Mac v0.9 is now available. If you would like to try the release candidate version, please visit the public beta page for more information. Barring unforeseen problems, the next release of Terragen Mac v0.9 will be the full release.
10/Dec/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 release candidate 1 now available
Terragen Mac v0.9 has now reached release candidate status and the first release candidate is available. If you would like to try the release candidate version, please visit the public beta page for more information.
28/Nov/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 public beta 6 now available
The sixth public beta of Terragen Mac v0.9 is now available. The number of changes from the last version were great enough that this release is a beta rather than a release candidate. The next version will be the first v0.9 release candidate.
If you would like to take part in the public beta test please visit the public beta page.
15/Nov/04 - New information about Terragen's future released
More information about the forthcoming major revision of Terragen, TGD/TG2, has been released. There is now an image gallery and a frequently asked questions page.
13/Nov/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 public beta 5 now available
The fifth public beta of Terragen Mac v0.9 is now available. Barring any serious problems, the next version will be the first v0.9 release candidate.
If you would like to take part in the public beta test please visit the public beta page.
9/Oct/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 public beta 4 now available
The fourth public beta of Terragen Mac v0.9 is now available. If you would like to take part in the public beta test please visit the public beta page.
24/Aug/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 public beta 3 now available
The third public beta of Terragen Mac v0.9 is now available. If you would like to take part in the public beta test please visit the public beta page.
5/Aug/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 public beta 2 now available
The second public beta of Terragen Mac v0.9 is now available. If you would like to take part in the public beta test please visit the public beta page.
15/Jul/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 public beta 1 now available
The first public beta of Terragen Mac v0.9 is now available. If you would like to take part in the public beta test please visit the public beta page.
4/Jul/04 - Terragen's registration price will be rising to $99 USD from $79 USD on August 15th (2004). For more information please click here.
2/Jul/04 - We can now accept registrations via Credit Card, rather than solely through PayPal. Please see the Registration page for more information.
23/May/04 - Terragen Mac v0.9 is approaching public beta. Please visit the Mac news page for more information.
6/May/04 - A look at the future of Terragen
Take a sneak peek at "TGD" here, where we show you the capabilities of our new rendering technology and our plans for Terragen 2.
22/Jan/04 - Terragen on the cover of the National Geographic
An image by Dutch Terragen artist Kees Veenenbos features on the cover of the January 2004 edition of National Geographic magazine. The image is a low orbit rendering of Mars, showing the Maraldi Crater. Another image by Kees is also featured on a double page spread inside, in the feature article on Mars. The Dutch edition has some extra information about Kees. Our congratulations to Kees for having his artwork featured in such a prominent magazine.
You can see the images featured in the magazine here. For those with an interest in Mars or just landscape in general ( there are some interesting images in the article ), we definitely recommend picking up a copy of the magazine.
31/Oct/03 - Terragen's Surface Map file format demystified.
The .srf file format is now documented in the Developer Section.
15/Oct/03 - Our new gallery has been launched. It's been updated with images created by users, and gives a much better idea of what Terragen can do these days. You can see it here.
10/Oct/03 - Terragen for Macintosh v0.8.1 released
Terragen for Macintosh v0.8.1 has been released. You can download it here. This is a minor update which includes a variety of small enhancements and bug fixes. You can read details in the Change Log.
12/Jul/03 - Terragen for Macintosh released ! Visit the Mac version page for more information.
2/Dec/02 - The first public beta of Terragen for Macintosh has been released. You can find more information here.
16/Oct/02 - Active development of Terragen resumes ! See the full announcement here.
29/Aug/02 - A comprehensive guide to Terragen's surface mapping system is now available here.
10/May/00 - Announcement made to Terragen Mailing List regarding the future of Terragen. You can read the full announcement here.
17/Jan/99 - Uploaded sunrise animation, see the movies section. This should soon be possible with the next release of Terragen, via a script file.
