E-on ships Vue Infinite 2016 and Vue xStream 2016
Videos: Digital nature tools get new hybrid GPU renderer, heightfield terrains, improved export options.
Friday, November 4th, 2016
terrain
Sneak peek: Vue 2016
Updated: Latest preview shows the landscape generation software's new heightfield terrain system.
Sunday, October 9th, 2016
Download 221 free custom ZBrush brushes
Download Michael Dunnam's free XMD brushes, then sign up for his sculpting challenge to get 25 more Premium brushes.
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
Download free heightmaps from Depthfields
New online library includes 100+ heightmaps of mountains, islands and terrain for use in games or VFX.
Sunday, September 18th, 2016
Massive Software announces Massive 8.0
Update will let users simulate 20,000 AI-driven crowd characters in real time. New 3ds Max plugin coming too.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
Gnomon ships Introduction to World Machine
Master the powerful terrain-creation tool with this two-hour video from QuadSpinner founder Dax Pandhi.
Monday, March 30th, 2015
Ambiera releases CopperCube 5
3D authoring tool for WebGL, Flash and mobile games gets terrain generator, new physics options.
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Planetside ships Terragen 3
Updated: landscape generator gets better GI, Linux render nodes. Both commercial editions now shipping.
Friday, August 16th, 2013
Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 8.2
Free update to digital-paint-cum-VFX tool adds basic terrain generation, GPU support, new Bokeh filter.
Monday, February 18th, 2013
Bjorn Klaasen releases TrackMaker for Maya
Create tracks for racing games (or anything else) with this specialised but weirdly compelling toolset.
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012