Menu Items

World File

New World resets most of Terragen's settings to their defaults. It also redisplays the splash screen while it does this.

Open World opens a Terragen World file (.tgworld). This contains stuff.

Re-open World reopens the current World File.

Save World saves a world file.

Exit does what it suggests.

View

Provides access to the various dialog boxes.

Terragen

Execute Script allows you to select a script file to run. Make sure that you have the atmospheric settings, render settings (Image size, detail and so on) and cloud settings correct, and also that the correct Terrain file is loaded before you run the script.

Preferences allows you to set the Gamma Correction factor that is used when drawing various Maps. Setting this to an appropriate value makes it easier to work with the maps. image of terragen preferences dialog

Run Scripter runs Matt Fairclough's utility, Scripter.

Run Terranim runs Daniel Parnham's Terranim program which is much more flexible than Scripter.

Help

About displays the splash screen again.

As yet there is no main help file - this guide is designed to fit in place of a helpfile. At some point in the future comprehensive "What's This" help will be added to Terragen.



render controls

landscape

water

clouds

atmosphere

lighting

image
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