UPDATEUpdate 9 - New import / export buttons for Sculpt Layers (you now can directly import existing height-maps and export the sculpt layer to a new height-map)

UPDATEUpdate 9 - New application title now shows the update version (e.g. World Creator 2024.3 | 9)

UPDATEUpdate 9 - Improved Sculpt Layers by allowing a maximum resolutions of up to 1024 by 1024 pixels

UPDATEUpdate 9 - Improved Sculpt Layers so that they have the same transformations when created by a Map or Stamp Layer

UPDATEUpdate 9 - Improved rendering of GPU statistics so that they are now visible regardless of the background color

UPDATEUpdate 9 - Fixed an issue where pasting map-tiler coordinates did not work

UPDATEUpdate 9 - Fixed an issue where the generator time did not update properly

UPDATEUpdate 9 - Fixed an issue where World Creator would rarely crash when renaming layers

UPDATEUpdate 9 - Fixed an issue where backed up project files did not save textures

UPDATEUpdate 8 - New sculpting hotkeys added

UPDATEUpdate 8 - New bake functionality added to shape layers, allowing you to bake your terrain into a sculpt layer

UPDATEUpdate 8 - Improved sculpting performance in relation to undo operations

UPDATEUpdate 8 - Fixed an issue where the brush smoothness slider did not update when adjustes using hotkeys

UPDATEUpdate 8 - Fixed an issue where path and polygon shapes were producing incorrect results in exported colormaps for resolutions above 4k

UPDATEUpdate 8 - Fixed an issue where the UVs of an exported mesh were incorrect

UPDATEUpdate 8 - Fixed an issue where the project name was not reset when starting or loading another Project

UPDATEUpdate 8 - Fixed minor issues

UPDATEUpdate 7 - New Spike Removal filter added (experimental)

UPDATEUpdate 7 - New Cliffs filter added (experimental)

UPDATEUpdate 7 - Improved 2D Stamp Layers when importing RAW files World Cretaor now will estimate the proper dimensions correctly

UPDATEUpdate 7 - Fixed an issue with the height Distribution slider

UPDATEUpdate 6 - Improved Sync Tool export supports substance materials that can be baked into simple textures

UPDATEUpdate 5 - New brush import button added

UPDATEUpdate 4 - Improved 2D Stamp Layers allowing you now to adjust all Level steps

UPDATEUpdate 4 - Fixed minor Bugs

UPDATEUpdate 3 - New Rocky Edges distribution added

UPDATEUpdate 3 - New Rocky distribution added

UPDATEUpdate 2 - Improved export by now supporting incremental Exports

UPDATEUpdate 2 - Fixed minor issues

UPDATEUpdate 1 - New font added to support all available languages

UPDATEUpdate 1 - Fixed an issue where renaming items in World Creator would not work under certain circumstances

UPDATEUpdate 1 - Fixed issues with links in the documentation

UPDATEUpdate 1 - Fixed minor issues

MAJOR**** WORLD CREATOR 2024.3 RELEASED ****

NEWMenu - Added new TEMPLATE menu Option where user can select a Project template to start a Terrain

NEWLanguages - New languages added: Portuguese, Polish, Italian, Hungarian, French, Spanish, Turkish

NEWMaterial - Gradient material now has additional detail settings for creating high quality gradients during runtime

NEWMaterial - Gradient material now has range controls allowing you to define the region of a gradient

NEWMaterial - New ambient occlusion material

NEWExport - New ambient occlusion map export

NEWExport - New simulation layer export

NEWExport - New heatmap export

NEWFilter - New filter: Strata

NEWFilter - New filter: Chipped

NEWFilter - New filter Shore (for easily cretaing beaches)

NEWFilter - New filter: Scatter

NEWFilter - New filter: Kuwahara

NEWFilter - New filter: Sediment Flow

NEWFilter - New experimental filter: Spike Removal

NEWFilter - New experimental filter: Cliffs

NEWDistribution - New distribution: Rocky

NEWDistribution - New distribution: Rocky Edges

NEWDistribution - New distribution: Height Gradient

NEWDistribution - New distribution: Occlusion

NEWDistribution - New distribution: Melt

NEWDistribution - New distribution: Filter Change

NEWDistribution - New distribution: Sea Level

NEWBrushes - Added Import button for brushes

NEWShape Layer - New shape layer: Polygon

NEWShape Layer - 2D / 3D Stamps: Added saturation, contrast and brightness Settings

NEWShape Layer - 2D / 3D Stamps: Unlocked all Level Steps for better adjustments

NEWShape Layer - New shape layer: 2D Primitive (supports many primitives)

NEWShape Layer - New shape layer: Landscape (supports many typical real-world terrain shapes)

NEWSimulation Layer - New simulation layer: Debris

NEWSimulation Layer - New simulation layer: Snow

NEWPresets - Created new Presets for all filters and renamed existing ones

NEWExport - Incremental export: Enable it using placeholder under the naming convention Setting

NEWSync Tool - Sync-Export now calculates brightness, contrast and saturation into the exported textures

NEWSync Tool - Sync-Export now exports Adobe Substance Materials including settings into classic textures

IMPROVE2D Stamp Layer - Importing RAW files calculates now the possible dimension based on 16 bit and little endian (you still Need to adapt if bit Depth or endianess is different)

IMPROVELandscape Layer - New Offset Sliders to select a custom spot on a virtually endless landscape

IMPROVEShape Layer - Baking of 2D Stamps for direct editing

IMPROVEShape Layer - Baking of MapTiler for direct editing

IMPROVEPath Layer - Removed limitations for all nodes and added more Options for path creation

IMPROVEAdvanced Erosions - Each advanced erosion filter is now way more accurate resulting in better erosions in General

IMPROVELevel Steps - The level steps sliders now have knobs, General indicators and exacty value tool-tips

IMPROVESave Files - We have optimized the save files reducing load times and error possibilities

IMPROVELayers UI - The ui for all layers has been updated (e.g. Path Layer knobs and curve look way more modern now)

IMPROVERange Sliders - Improved handling for all range sliers

IMPROVEDrag'n Drop - You now can assign all layers to distributions by drag'n drop

IMPROVESimulation Layers - When clicking the ADD (plus) icon, you now can select a simulation layer you would liketo add

IMPROVEAdobe Subsctance - Added latest Adobe Substance libraries

IMPROVERename - Splatting distributions was renamed to Splatter Distribution

IMPROVERename - Stamp layer was renamed to 2D Stamp layer

IMPROVERename - Model layer was renamed to 3D Stamp layer to Prevent confusion with upcoming Model layers in 2025.1 for real 3D mesh import

IMPROVERename - Render modes were renamed to Shape Design Render Mode, Material Design Render Mode and Cinematic Render Mode

IMPROVEColors - The render modes now have an adjusted material color, background color and grid color for better visibility

IMPROVETerrain Grid - The Terrain grid was adjusted to meter precision

IMPROVEWater - The foam color is now adjustable

IMPROVETerrain Preview - The borders of the Terrain high Detail preview are now adjustable

IMPROVELayer UI - Disabled layers (eye icon) are now grayed out

IMPROVEReference Object - Is now enabled by default (must be set using M key)

IMPROVELogo - The World Creator logo is now a SVG file

IMPROVEUI - Selected layer names are now blended properly in the Settings tap (top most beside the documentation link)

IMPROVEUI - Font updated to support all new languages

IMPROVEUI - GENERATE button Background color is now red to visualize that the real-time generator is turned off

IMPROVEDeprecated Filter Category - New filter category: Deprecated

IMPROVEDeprecated Filters - These types of filters are now marked with a yellow icon for better visibility

FIXEDApplication - Fixed an issue where World Creator crashed due to Sun Pick Location method in very rare cases

FIXEDSimulations - Fixed an issue where stacking multiple simulations caused elevation issues

FIXEDGenerator - Fixed an issue where seams were created along tiled builds

FIXEDGenerator - Fixed an issue where the right and top borders had a thin line of wrong elevation and color values

FIXEDMaterial - The material name now will stay as-is after changing the material type (if name was changed by user)

FIXEDExport - Fixed an issue where the exported area did not match the area defined by the user

FIXEDExport - Fixed an issue where the colormap had lines between tiles

FIXEDExport - Fixed an issue where the height ranges were not cut properly when Auto Normalization was disabled

FIXEDGrid - Fixed an issue where the MatCap Render mode (now Shape Design Render Mode) had a different grid compared to the other render modes

FIXEDSculpt Layer - Fixed an issue where the sculpt layer did not match the full terrain size

FIXEDSculpt Layer - Fixed an issue where the camera jumped off the scene when Grid Tools ADD was selected and user presses CTRL-SHIFT-RMB

FIXEDModel Layer - Fixed an issue where a disabled model layers caused a crash when loading a Project

FIXEDRange Sliders - Fixed an issue where all range slider values jumped to ultra high values

FIXEDUndo - Fixed and issue where UNDO did not work for text boxes

FIXEDHeat Map - Fixed an issue where the flow heatmap showed wrong results

FIXEDPath Layer - Fixed an issue where an existing path was still visible after it was deleted

FIXEDPresets - Fixed an issue causing a crash when a preset Folder was renamed

FIXEDFilter Select - Fixed an issue causing the Terrain to Regenerate each time the user clicks the ADD / PLUS icon to add a filter

FIXEDPresets - Fixed an issue where a preset was doubled when dragged into a custom Folder inside World Creator

FIXEDRename - Fixed an issue where renaming folders, filters and everything else did not work when real-time Generator was turned off

FIXEDCamera Positions - Fixed an issue where saved camera Position did not work anymore

NEWA new additional fast render mode was added, supporting colored terrain rendering for quick visualizations. Best for low-end GPUs.

NEWA new noise distribution was added, covering ten (10) new different noise types for filters and materials.

NEWA new biome base shape style was added, covering ten (10) new different noise types for biome shapes.

NEWA new shape layer was added, allowing you to import a custom 3D model to be used as a 3D stamp (also supporting model textures for coloring the terrain).

NEWA new export type was added, allowing you to export a topographic representation of the terrain.

NEWA new distribution was added, supporting custom 3D models.

NEWA new filter was added, allowing you to swirl the terrain for creating nice deformation effects.

NEWA new icon that appears on the bottom left side of the viewport when saving your project, indicating safe progress.

IMPROVETexture materials now can be aligned to path layers to create simple roads and paths.

IMPROVEThe sample browser in the main menu now also shows online available samples that we created for you. No need to download them through teh customer portal anymore.

IMPROVEThe fast render mode now supports Matcap materials for better terrain detail visualization. Best to be used when designing the pure terrain shape.

IMPROVEThe gradient material now lets you choose and set colors to define a custom gradient.

IMPROVEThe Worley noise filter has been extended by some more parameters allowing to create more different variations.

IMPROVEThe Perlin noise filter has been extended by some more parameters allowing to create more different variations.

IMPROVECameras now have a custom position input field allowing you to specify exact camera positioning.

IMPROVEHeatmaps are now also working for path layers and river layers giving you way more visual control during the design process.

IMPROVEDistributions are now logically categorized. This was made due to better readability.

UPDATEThe fast render mode was renamed to Matcap render mode.

UPDATEThe toolbar was re-arranged into groups for better readability.

UPDATEThe simulation icon was changed to a unique icon for better readability.

UPDATEThe default values of the Curvature distribution has been changed.

UPDATEThe default values of the Blur render effect has been changed.

UPDATEThe Shape Layer UI icon has been changed for better readability.

UPDATEThe incremental save UI icon has been changed for better readability.

UPDATEThe render mode UI icons has been changed for better readability.

UPDATEThe save-as UI icon has been changed for better readability.

UPDATEWe added true size export for non-normalized 32f formats (e.g. EXR and RAW).

UPDATEWe removed a redundant settings label for Adobe Substance materials.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue causing borders along the terrain edges.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where the log file showed some strange characters causing a buffer overflow.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where World Creator crashed under specific circumstances caused when activating heatmaps.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where undo was broken for sliders in some cases.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where the initial startup logo was off due to Windows internal text scaling.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where the mouse cursor information overlapped the measure-tool information.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where the measure-tool was off due to Windows internal text scaling.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where the mouse cursor information was visible while taking a screenshot.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where World Creator did not start due to graphics device selection.

FIXEDWe fixed an issue where World Creator crashed on AMD GPUs.

MAJORBased on World Creator 2023 but with further updated rendering system and many GPU optimizations.

NEWNew Shape Layer: RIVERS (MAJOR FEATURE)

NEWNew Shape Layer: POLYGON

NEWAll Shape Layers can now be rotated

NEWPaths and Rivers can be exported to splines

NEWAdded Spline Import to Path Layers

NEWAdded ability to set Export folder to custom location

NEWAdded a toolbox button for quickly accessing the Screenshots folder

NEWAdded Saturation, Contrast and Brightness controls for Gradient Materials

NEWAdded Incremental Saves (check documentation)

NEWAdded lates support for Adobe Substance Materials

NEWAdded Rain and Wind Settings to Hydraulic Sediment Filter which is no longer declared as Experimental.

NEWAdded ability to load HDRI maps to be used for background and lighting

NEWAdded ability to set min/max values when importing custom heightmaps into a Stamp Layer

NEWAdded a new Filter: Hexagon

NEWAdded a new Filter: Squeeze

NEWAdded a new Filter: Rocky Layers

NEWAdded a new Effect: Repeat

UPDATEImproved all Distributions for better performance

UPDATEImproved Path Layers regarding overlapping paths

UPDATELocalization was removed from the Application resources and is now dynamically loaded from the webserver

UPDATELocalization reduced to support English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese languages only

UPDATEUpdated all information boxes (specifically for sculpting, paths, now rivers and polygon tools)

UPDATEUpdated full online documentation

UPDATEFocusing the terrain now addapt to hidden and non-hidden UI

UPDATENEWS in the Main Menu now links to the websites NEWS page

UPDATELicensing now happens on the webserver (Network DLL file was removed)

UPDATEUnfold a full tree in Hirarchie now with LEFT-ALT and LEFT-CLICK

UPDATEChanged Gradient Button DELETE to CLEAR

UPDATEFirst Biome in the project is always unfolded when running World Creator

UPDATEUpdated to .NET 8 resulting in a general 15% performance improvement

UPDATEHeavily optimized export for much faster execution

UPDATEAdded additional Export Information in case that the export might be to heacy for users GPU VRAM

UPDATEImproved Export Naming Convention capabilities specifically for Unreal Engine exports

FIXEDFixed all AMD related issues

FIXEDAn issue where the Curve Filter caused a full application crash

FIXEDAn issue where the Curve Distribution caused a full application crash

FIXEDAn issue where resetting Adobe Substance Materials caused a full application crash

FIXEDAn issue where the Sync-Operation caused issues for non-uniform terrains

FIXEDAn issue where the Canyon Base selection caused a full application crash

FIXEDAn issue where exporting the Normal Map caused a full application crash depending on precision

FIXEDAn issue where exporting the Splat Map caused a full application crash depending on precision

FIXEDAn issue where the Swirl filter did not work properly

FIXEDAn issue where the Flows heatmap did not work properly

FIXEDAn issue where the Splat Map export caused wrong results

FIXEDAn issue where the Layer Operations did not work properly

FIXEDAn issue where the Material Preview did not update when the Material was changed

FIXEDAn issue where the Gradient Material Height Range did not work properly

FIXEDAn issue with the Color Picker in combination with several Filters causing heavy performance drop-down

FIXEDAn issues causing some projects to fail on load

NEWSimulation Layers as paintable masks providing perfect control over sediments

NEWHeight-Blending was put back and is working as expected

NEWPath-Layer now supports infinite width and fall-off values

NEWColor map export now includes stochastic distribution

NEWAdded terrain grid for better scale visualization reasons (see toolbar)

NEWAdded camera groups along with camera views also supporting the import of FBX cameras (see Scene)

NEWAdded scaling information for MapTiler Shape Layers

NEWAdded new Steepness Distribution

NEWAdded Rain Maps for Erosion Filters

NEWAdded Erosion / Soil Maps for Erosion Filters

NEWAdded Saturation / Brigthness and Contrast parameters for Textures / Gradients and Adobe Substance Materials

NEWAdded gradient presets with preview (like in World Creator 2)

NEWAdded additional export information for number of tiles created dependend of the terrain size and precision

UPDATEAdded additional visual hints for adding export layers to prevent misunderstandings

UPDATEAdapted the 'Fit to Terrain' button for each layer for better visual appearance

UPDATEAdjusted initial parameters for almost every filter so they create much better results when added

UPDATEText color was made a bit more brighter for better visualization

UPDATEGradients are now set to 'Custom' by default

UPDATESeed sliders for Perlin and Worley Noise Distributions have been adapted to look as any other Seed slider in World Creator

UPDATEErosions are now categorized into Basic Erosions and Advanced Erosions

UPDATERemoved 'Channels' and 'Interleaved' for Heightmap export

UPDATEBetter organization of the Options Menu

UPDATEAdjusted initial values for MapTiler Shape Layers

UPDATERemoved Fill Distribution as it does exactly the same as Value Distribution

FIXEDAn issue where the export of larger terrains created seams along the tile borders

FIXEDAn issue where the export of color maps created some artefacts along the borders

FIXEDAn issue causing weird Grouping behaviors when moving groups or toggling group visibility

FIXEDAn issue causing memory leaks on the GPU

FIXEDAn issue causing World Creator to crash when reloading a material's texture

FIXEDAn issue where all splats disappeared when 'Use Terrain Direction' was enabled

FIXEDAn issue where Distortion had no effect for the Voronio Effect

FIXEDAn issue that prevented an Effect to be removed once added as a child Effect

FIXEDAn issue causing World Creator to crash if a top-most Effect was moved below other Effects

FIXEDAn issue causing persistend Heat-Map rendering even after removing a Filter or Effect

FIXEDAn issue causing World Creator to crash when resetting Parameters to their default values

FIXEDAn issue where the UI was not updated when Realtime Generator and Filter Live Preview was enabled

FIXEDAn issue where the colors for the Heatmap Fill and Heatmap Background parameters were changed

FIXEDAn issue causing World Creator to crach when changing a Sculpt Layer's resolution

FIXEDAn issue where 'Resample' caused a black export for splat maps

FIXEDAn issue where the Fill Soft Filter simply did not process at all

FIXEDAn issue where the initial GPU selection window was in the background of the main World Creator window

FIXEDAn issue where mouse cursor was set to center window each time the user clicked on a filter using the search filter function

FIXEDAn issue where the Texture Tile Size did not scale properly with the terrain size

FIXEDAn issue preventing the re-creation of materials if the Material folder was toggled

FIXEDAn issue causing artifacts on reflection surfaces in Fast Render Mode

FIXEDAn issue where World Creator crashes when closing the application window before the login screen appears

FIXEDAn issue where you can change a Level Step Strength value with a single right-click

FIXEDAn issue where the Roughness Slider has no effect for the Roughness Map export

FIXEDAn issue where World Creator crashes when importing a custom mask image to a Mask Layer

FIXEDAn issue where World Creator crashes when removing all Biomes but creating a Biome Mask Layer afterwards

FIXEDAn issue where new World Creator versions won't apply user data of previous version

FIXEDAn issue where the General Strength slider of the Ridge Filter has no effect

FIXEDAn issue where the GPU information overlaps the Drawing / Brush Tools

FIXEDAn issue where the F1 key does not open the documentation

UPDATEPolished all Arid Filters regarding Invert toggle representation and Min/Max Count and Angle representation (UI)

UPDATERemoved the Samples slider of the Fill Soft Filter as it had no effect

UPDATEYou now can adjust the minimum FPS when the World Creator windows has no focus

MAJORA new major release based on World Creator 2022 but with a much better, clean, and more modern UI, supporting a better workflow and readability.

FIXEDAn issue causing the creation of different workstation IDs due to virtual network cards

FIXEDAn issue not allowing perpetual users to login on application startup

NEWAdded GPU device selector where you can choose which GPU device should be used when running World Creator

NEWAdded export for distribution maps

NEWAdded export for roughness maps

NEWAdded Export for specular maps

NEWAdded export for Bridge Tools

NEWUnity Bridge Tool available for download through customer portal (Unity LTS version only)

NEWUnreal Bridge Tool available for download through customer portal (Unreal version 4 yet, only)

NEWUpdated Fast Render Mode (added a grid, improved rendering)

NEWAdded 1/8 precision mode to support 8192 by 8192 terrain resolutions

NEWAdded EXR import / export

NEWAdded RAW import for Heightmap Filter

NEWAdded TIF 16/32 bit export for height maps

NEWAdded orbital camera to view terrain (use LEFT-ALT key and mouse)

NEWNow using MapTiler's improved Satellite Imagery Data version 2

NEWAdded Seamless terrain feature (allows you to create tileable terrains including tileable coloring)

NEWAdded Z scale option for better Unreal Engine export

NEWAdded Single Channel export for all image formats

NEWAdded Refund Policy agreement to installer

FIXEDAn issue where masks got edited while while moving sliders in the UI

FIXEDAn issue where a custom base shape was edited while moving sliders in the UI

FIXEDAn issue where export menu settings disappear after exporting (single save button)

FIXEDAn issue where World Creator crashed when trying to create a new export preset

FIXEDAn issue where the export went into the parent folder if the selected folder was empty

FIXEDAn issue where World Creator crashed after setting up multiple export presets

FIXEDAn issue where World Creator crashed when trying to export as mesh

FIXEDAn issue where splat-map export is broken

FIXEDAn issue where the last save location was not saved properly

FIXEDAn issue where the Mesh had flipped UV coordinates

FIXEDAn issue that sometimes caused crashed due to license file

FIXEDAn issue with JSON errors in log file

FIXEDAn issue where the height-map gets flipped when exported

FIXEDAn issue where World Creator crashes when clicking the text-field to enter a MapTiler token

FIXEDAn issue where the height-map gets flipped when exported

FIXEDAn issue where TIF import caused a crash in World Creator

FIXEDAn issue where heat map export did not work properly

MAJORThe very first release of our completely new and re-developed terrain and landscape generator based on World Creator but with our own highly optimized application engine.

MAJORKnown as World Creator 2.4.2f1 base on the Unity Engine but with updated license server checks. This was the final release of World Creator 2 before we started to re-develop it from scratch based on our own highly optimized application engine. That new first version of a completely redeveloped World Creator version was named World Creator 2022.

MAJORKnown as GeoControl but remastered by BiteTheBytes GmbH and renamed to World Creator.