What improvements could TG2 use?

[Henry Blewer]

jbest, there are many aspects of this program that probably never get used much. I barely have scratched what an be done with it. There is a lot of power available, it's just learning how and what to use it for.

[jbest]

Hey you know what, I've probably used so little of TG2 that if I thought there was a problem with it it's probably because I don't know enough about it. I learn more everyday but one thing I don't know about at all is functions, though I've heard and seen they're useful. To me they seem like .. uh ... finding a needle in a haystack.

[Henry Blewer]

Functions are the most useful and frustrating things I have tried. It is important to use the correct GET function for the setup you are working with. Here is a link which may help.

http://www.planetside.co.uk/docs/tg2/noderef/

[airflamesred]

Thanks for that njeneb - I don't think I have seen that before

[jbest]

Functions are the most useful and frustrating things I have tried. It is important to use the correct GET function for the setup you are working with.

I agree with you njeneb, but you're better than me since I haven't tried them at all! If I learn enough about Terragen 2 I'll try ...

[Henry Blewer]

There are many things that can be done using the Redirect shader, Power fractals, and the distribution shader. If you learn to use these well, you can do some wild looking renders.

[jbest]

There are many things that can be done using the Redirect shader, Power fractals, and the distribution shader. If you learn to use these well, you can do some wild looking renders.

I definitely know the power of Power Fractals, but I don't know what the Redirect Shader is and I don't know how to use the distribution shader. 

[jbest]

I think Terragen 2 should have an autosave, like Microsoft Word.

[Henry Blewer]

It does.

[inkydigit]

what about a button 9?

[jbest]

what about a button 9?

Haha, the button that does nothing? (Like in Terragen 0.9)

It does.

What, it does? I didn't know that!

[jbest]

Njeneb, you said that Terragen 2 has an autosave! How do you do that?

[FrankB]

It does not auto save, to the best of my knowledge. Only thing you can do is have TG2 save incrementally on each save.

[Henry Blewer]

It does not auto save, to the best of my knowledge. Only thing you can do is have TG2 save incrementally on each save.

That's what I meant.

[jbest]

Oh, sorry  Then I guess that still stands.