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14 Aug 2024 22:15:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: [WIP] spectacular landscape maybe?  
From: Christoph Hormann
Date: 30 Sep 2002 05:52:17
Message: <3D981ED2.EFA5D278@gmx.de>
Corey Woodworth wrote:
> 
> > Like all heightfield terrains this has serious problems with the structure
> > on steep slopes.  You will have a hard time compensating that with
> > textures.  In nature the steep parts are usually more structured than the
> > flat areas where loose material smooths the irregularities.
> 
> Could this be fixxed by reducing the errosion in the steepest areas?

No, this is a general intrinsic problem of heightfields.

Christoph

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