Best 3D Terrain Generation Software
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2024
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In today's video, we'll be exploring the world of terrain generation software, and discuss some of the best tools that can enhance your project's environments, to bring your creations to a whole new level.
00:24 Gaea: quadspinner.com/
01:54 World Creator: www.world-creator.com/
03:24 True Terrain
04:37 World Machine: www.world-machine.com/
06:08 VUE: info.e-onsoftware.com/vue/ove...
07:13 Terragen: planetside.co.uk/
08:10 Instant Terra: www.wysilab.com/
09:28 Geogen: www.cgchannel.com/2023/10/jan...
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For those wondering:
Gaea: 99$
World creator: 149$ (289$ for commercial use)
World machine: 119$
VUE: 20$/month, 199$/year. (75$/month, 750$ year for commercial. No perpetual licenses)
Terragen: 299$
Instant terra: 149$
Thanks for this. Would've been good if the video mentioned an the prices too. I have a really old perpetual license of Vue. I wonder how much had changed. Use to be really good 15 years ago. 😂 much.
or free Bryce.
Great breakdown.
@@MatveyMotion just get geae, they don’t charge much, it’s the most professional tool and they offer lifetime updates. No maintenance bullshit like these others are pulling.
@@MatveyMotion I mean, if you ever want to monetize or sell your products, they check your licenses. You can get in real trouble doing that.
Hello, I am the author of the image you used in thumbnail. Thanks for showcasing my work among others amazing terrain creations, it’s always nice see our own work appreciated 😊. For who is curious: terrain created and texturized with World Machine (using my own macro), rendered in Vue.
So many links in the description not one mentioning you 😢😂
@@itzDrizzyyymanI see just now your comment. Thanks for solidarity 😊 but I don’t need it. I am quite known in my field, I really don’t need this kind of advertising. But it’s always a pleasure to see my work used. Yes, of course it would be correct to credit the author.
Awesome! I always wondered what kind of terrain software was out there. Thanks!
TY ILY your one of my favorite game design Tubers. Just switching from Unity to UE and was working on my terrain kit when this made my day week and month. TY
This is a great video.. One thing. Terragen is a complete planet generator, not just rectangles... you can go from ground level to space, including atmosphere and planet-wide clouds.
When I make very large landscapes I like to use both Gaea and WorldCreator. I make the individual terrain features like crags and and mountains in Gaea then use those maps to create large maps in WorldCreator because I love its tools to interpolate between terrain features and build out a larger map from individual ones.
Absolutely cannot wait for GeoGen though, I am a huge fan of EmberGen and love the workflow, GeoGen stuff we've seen so far has looked amazing.
can you show us an example of your work? i'm curious to see what your workflow and end product looks like? =)
From my use, world creator is very good for someone who isn't particularly great with nodes/wants a very hands on approach.
Gaea is cheap, looks amazing, can do an insane amount of tasks and create some of the best looking terrains (outside of maybe Houdini).
And lastly have been testing Geogen and it's quite interesting, I have found it fairly overwhelming at first as there are so many nodes to do such small things but after time have been able to create some very interesting projects. I would say for terrains it can't yet fully compete with world creator and Gaea but isn't too far away especially as it's only in closed alpha and not even full release yet. I would say at the moment what sets it apart is the ability to make amazing looking planets and to be able to make materials (have built materials such as walkway bumps similar as the ones they showed off, concrete tiles, Lego plane and couple others. I would definitely keep my eye on it especially if it releases at a good price.
I have tried a couple others such as world machine but find the UI fairly dated and take a lot longer to get high detailed terrains compared to some of the newer solutions (doesn't mean they aren't capable just wouldn't recommend as much for your first terrain creation software.
Lastly in regards to the video, seems a lot of the footage of worldcreator 2 which is 2 generations old (missing 2022 and 2023) it has improved a decent amount since then.
Thanks for this message, it's useful!
That's very very useful tutorial , thank you so much
wtf that's my video at the very beginning I was really not expecting that! Made my day, except I was not credited but I'm fine about it no worries
Yeah I saw one of my vids being used as b-roll just randomly one day, but it was some UFOs on the moon I made in 3DSMax, and it was being used in a UFO video, so I thought ... nice! It must have been convincing enough :)
Thank you soo much ! can you do a video on how to master shading nodes and materials ??
Currently im using Tyflow within 3ds Max for this type of work but i was and am playing around with the idea to try out Gaea.
Can't wait for Gaea 2
you forgot houdini. they heightfield nodes for terrain, and we can combine with building + road generator to make whole city
World Creator 2023 is also an option. And a very good one at that 🙂
This is why I love Houdini. It is a great terrain generation software, on top other things. And it costs less than Terragen.
I love world creator and terragen the most 😎👌🙏
It would be nice if you could mention for each software what platforms are supported, and whether they have free or trial versions. Right now the only free available option for Mac seems to be Vue.
I would like to see large beach landscapes .ill check out what Gea is. Never heard of it.
Everytime I do a beach with a berm and grass, it hard to make it big for a large scene.
Based on my experience of these choices, Gaea and World Creator are the top contenders.
i used world machine log time ago, and got familiar with its node based generators, now i am planning to buy gaea, its same as world machine but way ahead.
houdini terrain is also a good choice, especially when you need full control and want create terrain errosion fx animation .
Thank you for this, i think im gonna give GAEA a try,
Can you pls also make best vegetation or tree generation software?
He didn't already?
Easy. Speedtree
Speedtree
any opensource alternatives?
world creator is way too expensive for a casual user
If you live in a 3rd world country then yeah
@@SkintSNIPER262 150$ is expensive, for an Indie license with no commercial use. They are basically giving you a demo version of the software, for a price. At this point I would learn how to use Substance Designer, and try making terrains with that 😂.
Costs 150$, I can also make models and Materials, and I have a commercial license, for life.
@@NightVisionOfficial lmao no it isn't
@@SkintSNIPER262 Oh well, then gift it to me 😂.
@@SkintSNIPER262 It's half the price of my rent, in a first world country (western europe), and I guarantee you I won't get full 15 days of use for it in 1 year license. I would insta buy this software at 40eur, especially if it was on Steam I would consider max 60-80eur since the license would be easier to keep around in my Steam account.
No mention of Tyflow? 😢
is there free or share solutions? I am an indie developer and very interested not to reinvent the wheel, but can't find any solutions for even a share(
I like using gaea for data maps, until they get macros it's hard to recommend.
Houdini is probably the best recommendation, not sure why it's not included when you have Geogen :P
houdini has a steep learning curve
@@realmoonknight i agree, but if you're only using the terrain tab you can learn to do everything world machine and gaea can in an afternoon... it's when you want cross communication between the half dozen toolkits it has, each requiring its own university class 🥲🤣
Terragen is good but.. Gi flickering Not resolved yet
No Gaea for Mac... Bummer!
Is Vue the only one that is capable of importing real satellite data? Are there other terrain generators that were not mentioned here that can import real satellite data?
Disregard. I found my answer. My apologies lol. There are several that are capable of this. The one I am reading about right now is World Creator.
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WC3 is quite good but Gaea may still be better. I'm thinking it'll become the quintessential terrain generation software in 2.0
I use Gaea a lot. I believe that right now it's the best terrain generator out there. Certainly better than World Machine which was my previous favorite terrain generator, but even with the latest updates, it feels old and limiting
Gaea is having a 2.0 release in Q1 2024 and it looks very promising.
Hmmm.... is there a solution out there where you can just give the terrain generation software a grid of biomes (forest, swamp, mountains, ocean, plains, etc) and it just generates an entire random world for you, big or small, broken up into terrain tiles that can be loaded/unloaded by your game engine? If you don't like what it generates, just build again. Of course, there should be some parameters you give it besides the biome grid but the grid would be the absolute minimum. I'm surprised no one has come up with this idea yet. For those of us whose time is consumed writing code, this would be fantastic!
It could come with many assets for all the biomes already included but you can remove/disable any or add your own. Out of the box, I'd love to supply a simple grid of, say, 16 x 16 biomes and tell it to generate 256 1024x1024m tiles from it with the click of a single button. If someone can do this, you would dominate the market!
Hello, excellent video... I have discovered programs for the first time that I didn't know existed... a question... I would like to create a mountain with height data from Google Earth, generate a map and use it in landscape Unreal Engire... but I can't find it... Which of these programs can import data from Google Earth to generate landscape?
Bentley has released VUE, Plant Factory, and their Plant Catalogs for free. But there will no longer be any future developments to the softwares. But if you don't have a lot of CPU cores it's pointless to use them.
How is Unreal engine terrain (with plugin or marketplace add-ons) generation in comparison to these?
UE doesnt generate terrains in any kind of procedural way. Youd have to sculpt it with brushes.
I heard VUE is free now
i would prefer World Creator its fast and easy
Unreal engine 5?
Nothing can top houdini
Any free program to generate terrain from Google Earth height data?
Bryce 7 Pro is the best, it's about 20$
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Gaea is gimmicked priced purely on psychological pressure. I don't like that and I won't buy anything that does that. World Creator is a bit expensive for a basic license without commercial use. I say buy the basic and gamble against yourself that not sell your game on Steam and for some freakin reason you do sell, you then buy a commercial upgrade license. WM is simply expensive. Vue is like a pizza the more toppings or features or capabilities you want the more expensive it is. It's confusing to see exactly what you really want, and it's a rent only software. Terragen is for Mac as well as for PC. It looks good but a bit pricey. Instant Terra looks dated and the order screen of this date said only the Pro license is available and you'll have to contact them. Geogen can be bought by rent to own that is if you subscribe for total 18 months which you'll be granted a perpetual license. Hmm I think I'll choose between Geogen and World Creator for most bang for the buck and get professional results.
a bit of a lazy video. no mention of upcoming gaea 2.0 or wc2023. you showed a lot of outdated stuff.
and no pricing even
@@flexydex8754 he never mentions the prices on these list videos, it's just how he is I guess
World Machine is totally not stable. Every Windows update makes it worse.