Terragen 2 Paper Manual (Bible)

DannyG · August 06, 2011, 01:44:25 PM

I was reading a thread on Johns Mcduff tutorial and there was a comment made of a possible manual or users guide. I took it upon myself to create a thread (hopefully this thread isn't a duplicate of another)
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=7733.90
Planetside,
As the quick online access tabs (?) are very useful, I'm quite sure I'm not alone while saying - I would like to see a hard copy manual. Mojoworld v3 has an extensive manual created by Doc, Ruth and the beta testers that covers all major functions in mojo and its plug-in features (Mojotree, Mojomove, Rivers, Mojovox >Rip Vox<), Now since its release there has been upgrades (3.1 & Dmytry's Volumetrics) however the basic functionality remains the same with the upgrades so the manual is still very useful. And the feel of a book to reference off of I think is more appealing to a user than flippin screens (Speaking for myself). So perhaps Planetsides Terragen once (if not already) is somewhat finalized would consider offering a paper manual/user guide complete with screen shots and detailed explainations. This of course would be a major undertakening and I wouldn't expect this to be free by any means. This would be worth the purchase hense benifical for both Planetside and users. Something to chew on, if it hasn't been addressed already.

Regards
Danny Gordon

TheBadger · August 06, 2011, 03:28:02 PM

I thought I read on these forums that a manual was being made? Im not sure if I'm connecting the dots right, but there was something about a user made manual that never got done. And something about planetside making one once they could compile all the information. I don't know, internet threads are funny things. But Im looking forward to getting a copy!

I would say that it should be a pdf, and we can just print it are selves.

DannyG · August 07, 2011, 10:14:14 PM

OK this was a duplicate, disregard. Nice that some docs (Book form or PDF) will be available to print

Danny

plugsnpixels · August 10, 2011, 02:46:04 AM

I have a copy of the MojoWorld 3 manual and it's dated 2004, yow. Long time ago.

Here's some work I did with the app.

jo · August 10, 2011, 08:48:07 AM

Hi,

Quote from: plugsnpixels on August 10, 2011, 02:46:04 AM
I have a copy of the MojoWorld 3 manual and it's dated 2004, yow. Long time ago.

Random fact and OT, but I worked for Pandromeda to get the Mac version of Mojoworld up and running for the first release. That would have been 2001 I guess. I was working on TG Mac at the time although I wasn't exactly making a living from it. There was the option of continuing to work for Pandromeda but I always thought TG had more potential and I wanted to stick with it.

Regards,

Jo

Tangled-Universe · August 10, 2011, 09:32:43 AM

Is Mojoworld still alive? The latest version 3 is from 2004 and the website still is copyrighted until 2004, indicating/hinting that it hasn't been updated for 7 years. Makes me wonder.
Every once in a while I see 1 or 2 images show up at DA for example, so a very small group of people seem to use it sometimes.

Kadri · August 10, 2011, 10:56:18 AM

Quote from: Tangled-Universe on August 10, 2011, 09:32:43 AM
Is Mojoworld still alive? The latest version 3 is from 2004 and the website still is copyrighted until 2004, indicating/hinting that it hasn't been updated for 7 years.
...

Tangled-Universe please don't say it loud

(look at the bottom of this page)

DannyG · August 10, 2011, 01:18:18 PM

Latest version was 3.1 in 2005. Its old but I use it often. Fun to tinker with, especially the iso surfaces with Dmytry Lavrov's volumetric plug-in. There probably would be more users if they dropped the price a bit, its still 479 bucks !

AP · August 10, 2011, 03:42:10 PM

Doc Mojo AKA Ken Musgrave showed up at the Renderosity Mojoworld forums some time ago and as far as i am aware he would not even say a darn thing as to say on weather he was still working on Mojoworld. How can you not loose respect for a software developer who stays entirely silent over his user base? At least Daz Bryce 7 is still growing, slowly but it is not a case of dead silence even at Daz which i am not fond of them.

DannyG · August 10, 2011, 04:53:58 PM

There are legal issues that prevent Doc or anyone affiliated w/ Pandromeda from commenting on the lack of development he made that clear on his stop @ Rendo. Failer to turn a profit (I hear) was the main reason of these "Legal Issues" That being said the SDK for plug-ins is still open for anyone who wants to create 3rd party plugs. Besides that I am pretty certain Pandromeda is done.

Oshyan · August 10, 2011, 05:30:04 PM

I think 6 years without an update says it all. It's a shame though as Musgrave contributed a lot to the industry as a whole and our little niche of it in particular. I would have liked to see where things would go with Mojo, especially as improvements in multi-core CPUs, much larger amounts of memory, GPGPU, etc. have become readily available to the average person.

- Oshyan

Tangled-Universe · August 10, 2011, 05:37:42 PM

Quote from: Oshyan on August 10, 2011, 05:30:04 PM
I think 6 years without an update says it all. It's a shame though as Musgrave contributed a lot to the industry as a whole and our little niche of it in particular. I would have liked to see where things would go with Mojo, especially as improvements in multi-core CPUs, much larger amounts of memory, GPGPU, etc. have become readily available to the average person.

- Oshyan

Definitely. Without him perhaps TG2 wouldn't be around...?

DannyG · August 10, 2011, 05:45:05 PM

"Methods for Realistic Landscape Imaging" 1993.
http://www.kenmusgrave.com/dissertation.pdf

Oshyan · August 10, 2011, 06:36:58 PM

I don't know Martin, have to ask Matt that, but I would not be at all surprised!

- Oshyan

plugsnpixels · August 10, 2011, 07:15:28 PM

Doc's website:

http://www.kenmusgrave.com/