TG2 update.

[PorcupineFloyd]

Anything that makes micro-adjustments (read - small scenes, not huge landscapes) more friendly and useful would be nice. Even more than improvements to render engine.

[Henry Blewer]

Thanks Jo. We're all getting exited and intensely curious what the new improvements and features will be.

[sjefen]

Great. Thanks for stepping by Jo

Regards,
Terje

[cyphyr]

We're working on a 2.2 update with some nice new features. No release date at this time, but you can probably expect it "some time this summer".

- Oshyan

Any progress ?

Could do with a "pick me up"

Richard

[jo]

Hi Richard,

Getting there! Alpha testers have the latest release and if things look to be in good shape we'll be able to go to a release candidate shortly.

Regards,

Jo

[PorcupineFloyd]

Good news then!

How about releasing some metaphorical data about upcoming release so we can start playing a guessing game about what exactly the new features will be? ;-)

Just kidding, I know that developers hate when being pushed about this stuff But on the other side... that would be a funny thing indeed ;-)

[cyphyr]

Duly "picked up". Got a smile from this end
Good news
Richard

[Zairyn Arsyn]

this gonna be great, i feel the excitement in the air
cant wait till it comes out.

[Oshyan]

Here's a list of major changes and new features for the upcoming 2.2 release, to whet your appetite.

• Optional wireframes in the 3D preview, with per-object/population controls
• Cloud localization, allowing explicit controls for constraining cloud layers to a specific size and location, as well as click-and-drag repositioning on all axis; localized clouds are faster to render
• Cloud shadow maps, offering an additional rendering speed boost for localized clouds
• New cloud control inputs (Altitude Offset, Depth Modulator, Final Density Modulator), allowing significantly greater cloud shape control and special effects like "clouds follow terrain"
• Raytraced atmosphere option, resulting in faster and lower noise atmosphere rendering in many cases
• New option "anisotropic enviro light" in atmosphere and clouds allows more accurate light scattering simulation
• GI prepass padding (similar to ray detail region padding, but for GI samples), helps address issues with GI mismatch at crop and frame edge boundaries
• Bucket rendering controls for adjusting the size of rendering tiles, which can affect rendering speed and efficiency
• Light source falloff distance controls added
• Render viewer can show RGBA channels separately and alpha can be saved from render view
• Added Rule of Thirds composition guides to 3D Preview
• A number of significant bug fixes
• Other minor feature additions

More info soon. Please note that, as per previous policy, this update will initially only be available for registered users.

- Oshyan

[sjefen]

This is gonna be great!

Regards,
Terje

[Zairyn Arsyn]

this is gonna be (%_#+%$*% awesome

i'm thinking of the update sorta being a early Xmas or birthday present

[Kadri]

Looks more like a 2.5  list ! Very nice

[Blackheart6004]

Keep 'em coming!

Also:

Cloud localization, allowing explicit controls for constraining cloud layers to a specific size and location, as well as click-and-drag repositioning on all axis; localized clouds are faster to render

w00t!

A quick and easy way to do clouds on the horizon maybe?

[choronr]

And, whet the appetite your message did. Living and learning is the way - the journey is the best part. Wouldn't it be a dream if Terragen 2 and World Machine became one?

[Goms]

w00t!!!