Terrain Settings

• Layers Tab
• Layer Settings
• Water Tab

Layers Tab

• [+], [-] - Add or Delete a terrain layer.
• Up - Move the selected layer up; layers higher in the in the list are rendered last (have higher priority).
• Down - Move the selected layer down; layers lower in the list are rendered first (have least priority).
• Settings - Open the Layer Settings dialog for the selected layer.
• Load Setup - Load an existing layer setup.
• Save Setup - Save the current layer setup.
• Texture Repeats A - The repeats value for slot A. This will affect all textures in all layers that have the Repeats value set to A
• Texture Repeats B - The repeats value for slot B. This will affect all textures in all layers that have the Repeats value set to B
• Texture Repeats C - The repeats value for slot C. This will affect all textures in all layers that have the Repeats value set to C
• Texture Repeats D - The repeats value for slot D. This will affect all textures in all layers that have the Repeats value set to D

Layer Settings

Name

Basemap Tab

• Texture - Select an image file to act as the base map for this layer.
• Repeats - Determines the size of this texture as it will appear on the terrain. Select from Slot A,B,C,D as defined on the Terrain Settings dialog.

Detailmap Tab

• Enable Detailmapping - Allows an additional texture to be rendered, multiplied with the Basemap. Useful for helping to break up the appearance of repetition in the texture.
• Texture - Select an image file to act as the detail map for this layer.
• Repeats - Determines the size of this texture as it will appear on the terrain. Select from Slot A,B,C,D as defined on the Terrain Settings dialog.

Bumpmap Tab

• Enabled Bumpmapping - Allows the use of a specialized height or normal map for faking bumps in the terrain.
• Texture - Select an image file to act as the bump or normal map for this layer.
• Normal Map (radio button) - Informs the system that the selected image is a normal map.
• Height Map (radio button) - Informs the system that the selected image is a height/bump map.
• Height scale - Set the intensity of the effect for the height map.
• Specular Map - Select a file to act as the specular map for this layer.
• Repeats - Determines the size of this texture as it will appear on the terrain. Select from Slot A,B,C,D as defined on the Terrain Settings dialog.

Autopaint Tab

• Enabled - Toggle the Autopaint feature for this layer.
• Coverage - Sets the amount this layer will show through overlapping layers.
• Max. Height - Set the maximum terrain height this layer will appear on.
• Min. Height - Set the minimum terrain height this layer will appear on.
• Max. Slope - Set the maximum slope this layer will appear on.
• Min. Slope - Set the minimum slope this layer will appear on.
• Noise - Sets the amount of variation in the coverage of the layer.
• Noise Detail - The higher the percentage the finer grained the noise.

Extras Tab

• Footstep Sounds - Select specific audio files to play when stepping over this terrain layer in Walk Mode. Four files need to be selected.
• Auto-Plant Object - Select a specific .nl2sco file to appear on the terrain according to the Auto Plant settings in the NL2SCO Editor; useful for grass and other foliage.

Water Tab

• Density - Set the clarity of the water.
• Texture - Select an image file to act as the surface texture for the water.
• Repeats - Set the size of the repeating water surface texture.
• Bumpmap - Select a specialized height or normal map for faking bumps in the water.
• Normal Map - Inform the system that the bumpmap is a Normal Map.
• Height Map - Inform the system that the bumpmap is a Height Map.
• Scale - Set the intensity of the effect of the Height Map.
• Repeats - Set the size of the repeating water bumpmap texture.
• Reflection - Set the intensity of the reflection effect on the water surface.
• Waves - Set the intensity of 3D waves effect.
• Load Setup - Load an existing water setup from a file.
• Save Setup - Save the current setup to a file.