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1 Aug 2024 00:20:41 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Planet texture WIP #3 - Coast  
From: Alain
Date: 25 Jul 2009 15:28:43
Message: <4a6b5ceb$1@news.povray.org>

> I may be over-thinking this... here's a map of the temperatures on this 
> planet!
> 
> My theory is that rather than simply randomly placing different types of 
> terrain, if I can get nice patterns for temperature and rainfall that are 
> different but related to the continental pattern, then in theory I should 
> get a much more realistic looking planet.
> 
> I'm working on a rainfall map now :)
> 
> 
I think that it's a very good idea.
It looks like it's a surface temperature, and it gets coldre at high 
altitude.

Now, tou realy be complete, you also need a water and a high temperature 
mao.

The vegetation will be more abundent east of the areas of high see 
temperatures.


Alain


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