Judgment Without Prejudice - Open Opinions

[rcallicotte]

Can we really say why someone would choose to use Vue for this, when TG2 is so much more realistic?  Is it the integration difficulty?

http://www.e-onsoftware.com/showcase/spotlights/?page=1

This isn't about Vue bashing.  I'm just wondering what is really going on.

[Henry Blewer]

Maybe he never heard of Terragen 2.

[rcallicotte]

I wish some people who have integrated using Vue and / or Terragen might give their insight.  It seems to be that his work could be even better with TG2.

[dandelO]

Vue is exceptionally good at populating forests and plants and such internally, with each instance being unique.
Managing such variety in TG2 is quite a task, both for the computer, and the brain.

It also works as a plugin to many of the high-end 3D app's with all Vue's features enabled in the parent application.

[Henry Blewer]

Eon has many programmers. Planetside does not. Honestly I am amazed at the work they do release. I must admit that I am becoming more and more curious about the next release. What new features? What is improved on? 

[Goms]

i think the eco system of vue is a really big point pro-vue.
in the other hand, tg2 has a more open system; therefore the limits for at least still images are very wide.

i would love to see a eco system build in with tg2, featuring tg2-internal objects like the plane and sphere objects....

[FrankB]

I agree with Goms. That ecosystem capability is the number one thing I envy Vue users for. Built-in, random shape, animateable vegetation is just an awesome concept. I don't think vue plants look good up close, but they are great at a medium distance. Also, vue'l lighting seems to work just great with ecosystem plants.

For Terragen, it would already be a huge winner, if the user could specify a population mix of various species, at configurable densities, all in an easy to use user interface. That's my personal number one item on my wishlist.

Cheers,
Frank

[Goms]

yep. depending on the way its written, the populator should be easy to change to work like this. I think it shouldnt be that hard to add a function that combines two or more objects.
Another thing would be to avoid clipping, but thats something else. 

but i think we just have to wait. as said before, vue has an army of programmers; planetside isn't that big.
even if they work 24/7 on tg2, they still need some time.
(and then imagine all our feature requests; fractal erosion, 64 bit, this, that, and please a coffee with milk )