New features in the latest version of Planetside’s landscape creation and rendering software include: significantly greater cloud shape control that allows for special effects like “clouds follow terrain”, cloud localization, raytraced atmosphere option resulting in faster and lower noise atmosphere rendering, cloud shadow maps, improved quality of soft shadows, “anisotropic enviro light” option allows for more accurate light scattering simulation, optional wireframes in the 3D preview with per-object/population controls, etc. More info at Planetside.co.uk.
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