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Terragen Discussion / Re: Planetside Marketplace - p...

Last post by Edward213t - Today at 02:32:48 AM

Hi, Uwe -

I couldn't agree more, particularly about the quality of mtl files one generally gets from places like RenderHub and CGTrader. They're often great models , but it DOES take hours to make them useable. Absolute path, non-sensical file names/material group names, etc. Even XFrog apparently has taken to contracting some stuff out, and while they're great models... I even wrote feedback to the guy who did an excellent Araucaria and mentioned the absolute paths in the mtl, he replied that it was easy to edit, and suggested I use Notepad. Now, how un-professional is THAT?! Rather than change it to relative paths and be done with it, EVERY SINGLE USER IS SUPPOSED TO EDIT IT!??

So I'm a-thinking of starting to post some sample models of TG4 optimized plant models. Check out the displaced bark shots here.  I've also come up with some pretty decent improvements to foliage materials in TG. The TGOs are set up with all relative paths to maps, etc. Material settings set up for TG4 - no .obj/.mtl decoding and porting to TG4.

In short, as time allows, I'm going to post samples and, if time allows, start marketing them through CGTrader. They'll only be useable in TG - no .obj version, just optimized .tgo's. And they'll be drop-in useable. No hassles, no re-scaling, none of that BS.

And yeah - I've mentioned the lack of models optimized for TG4. While just about anything is useable if you can make an obj of it, it'd be nice if there were a marketplace specifically dedicated to TG. Much easier, especially if some sort of standard were required of the modelers. (Relative paths to textures would be a good place to start.)

I really agree with you, especially about how many .mtl files from RenderHub or CGTrader are often messy and time-consuming to fix. For more information, visit (level devil - not a troll game)
Do you have any plans to establish a specific standard for your TG4 models (for example, folder structure and texture management) to make them easier for users to work with?
 

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Image Sharing / Re: Corn Field

Last post by Doug - June 17, 2026, 07:41:05 AM

Tanks for the comment.

It is both, a wide view and a view from the ground.
Here is the Camera setup.

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Image Sharing / Re: Corn Field

Last post by megagrave - June 17, 2026, 02:50:57 AM

A view from the ground.

Great image, Doug. The ground-level perspective gives the corn a much more dramatic look than a standard field shot. I also like the contrast between the green plants and the bright sky. Was this taken with a wide-angle lens, or is the sense of scale mostly from the camera position?

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Image Sharing / Landscape North in Summer

Last post by Uwe Kronemann - June 08, 2026, 01:22:49 AM

Terragen4 Grafic. Landscapes in north in summer (2026)
OBJ models prepareted with Poser13 (Scale,Texturing)

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Image Sharing / Re: Fire and Clouds

Last post by Doug - May 28, 2026, 07:50:23 AM

nice end times look

fire and brimstone approaches

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Image Sharing / Fire and Clouds

Last post by Gkos - May 28, 2026, 03:53:45 AM

a combination of a few cloud layers  and some spotlights

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Image Sharing / Corn Field

Last post by Doug - May 26, 2026, 10:17:50 PM

A view from the ground.

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Terragen Animation / F-16 flying over mountains

Last post by Luc - May 24, 2026, 02:24:01 AM

Hi,

I made a short cinematic 3D animation of an F-16 flying over mountains and through the clouds, fully rendered in Terragen

This was also a personal test to see if I could create something more dynamic than my usual static pictures while learning the balance between scene population, render compromises, and keeping render times within a reasonable lifetime for a few seconds of animation 

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Image Sharing / Re: render

Last post by Beep the Meep - May 23, 2026, 09:52:51 AM

The Oil Rig looks fantastic.
Where do you got the model from or is it painted?

STORMLORD
its a background image

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Image Sharing / Re: render

Last post by Stormlord - May 22, 2026, 07:45:04 AM

The Oil Rig looks fantastic.
Where do you got the model from or is it painted?

STORMLORD