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Terrain Editing Window


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Import Heightmap
Lets you import a 16 bit greyscale .raw image to be used as new heightmap (the size of the heightmap must be the equal or smaller than the current heightmap resolution.
Export Heightmap
Use this option to export the heightmap as 16 bit .raw file to be editied in photoshop (version CS1+ required) Show Large Preview
Shows you a preview of the heightmap.


Heightmap Erase
This option will delete the current heightmap data. Resize Lets you change the heightmap resolution
Modify


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Terrain Layers Editor

In the terrain texture window you can setup materials to be used with the terrain layer painter.

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Export Layers
Allows you to export layers together with surface type settings
Import Layers
Allows you to import layers together with surface type settings
Refine Terrain Texture Tiles
Increase the amount of ground texture sectors and therefore the resolution of the ground texture
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Layer



Load Texture
Lets you load a new color texture for the terrain (these texture should only contain a blurry... more 

Terrain Lighting Window



Sun Direction Changes the direction where the sun should rise.
NorthPole..Equator..SouthPole
Will change if the sun is closer to the north or south pole
Moon/Sun Shadow Transition

As there can be only sun or moon lighting you need to adjust following parameters to adjusted the time when the sun lighting should be active and when the moon lighting should be active.
Dawn Time

Sets the time when the sun should rise.
Dawn Duration
Changes the duration of the moon to sun lighting transition phase.
Dusk Time

Sets the time when the sun... more 
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