Fractal Terrains Pro Features

[ravells]

3. Perhaps preference files (the program should remember where they are) for saving/outputting images of the maps. These could include check-boxes to include: a) texturing on/off, b) height map on/off, c) climate on/off, d) render oceans / render lakes / render rivers / render land ... and perhaps a colour setting for those areas not rendered (allow choice of colour, with presets calculated to be as far from the normal colours on the map as possible so that it can be selected easily, and transparency)

It may not be a whole solution, but when I export FT Pro, I do a pass where I use a custom altitude colour file in which the land is all white and the ocean all black, in addition to the 'beauty' render, I then put the two together in photoshop and use the black / white render as a mask / clipping layer if I need it. Sometimes I also do a render of white and black with mountain shading on so I can play with the mountains on a separate layer.

If I want to edit FT as a vector file, I output it to CC2, save it as a .dxf (but CC2 often crashes on this part, it's a bit hit and miss). It would be so much better if the FT could output to vector directly and have everything properly grouped and layered.

P.S. Joe, if you're allowed to, can you tell us what your priorities are in terms of additions / amendments to the next FT Pro version?