World Machine Basic Edition 1.25

World Machine is a unique terrain generator unlike any terrain software you may have encountered.
World Machine combines powerful terrain effects, a graph-based user interface, and fast, dynamic previews to allow for the rapid creation of extremely varied and realistic terrain.
There are many terrain creation programs in the world today, available both commercially and as free software. World Machine stands apart by offering competence in three main areas:
Powerful Terrain Abilities
The ultimate test for any terrain generation software is the quality of the output that it can produce. Visit the Gallery for some examples of what World Machine can do. It offers:
- World-class Erosion: One of the premiere features of World Machine, it has only gotten better in version 1.0. WM offers geological erosion that is both flexible and powerful -- you can lightly weather a range of mountains or reduce them to piled rock with the adjustment of a single slider.
- A large variety of shape & noise generator styles
- A large number of heightfield effect filters
- High resolution (up to 8192x8192), Fast Building
- Full 32Bit single-precision terrain detail maintained throughout the pipeline
- Macro devices allow for extremely powerful user-created effects
Flexible Graph-based User Interface
What is a Graph User Interface? Simply put, effects are "wired" together in some order to produce the wanted effect. Graph-based UIs are becoming increasingly popular because of the power and flexibility they provide in creating effect chains.
The interface in World Machine has been tuned to allow rapid creation and experimentation. That translates into a better experience for you, and higher quality results with less time spent.
Fast, Dynamic Views
- Realtime 3D preview
Being able to design the terrain you want requires being able to see the changes youre making. Every time you adjust a slider or change a setting, you will see your changes in 3D - in realtime.
- Explorer Mode
When you design a terrain with WM, youre making more than a small box with terrain in it - youre defining a world. Explorer Mode ushers in a new way of finding good terrain features. Dont like that mountain there? Fly around and go find a better one! Fly, Walk, Drive, or Teleport around the boundless virtual world.