Bryce 5 for free.

#1 Cool thx :)

#2 Can you use bryce exports for TGE/TGEA?

#3 @shawn:

For TGE: Yes you can!! Export Terrain into Heightmap image (jpg) then you can get TGE to create terrain based on your heightmap, use 256 x 256 resolution within TGE will give you a fairly decent terrain.

For TGEA/TSE: haven't tried this...

-BS-

#4 Thanks, anyway to do the shrubbery and textures as well? Any way to get TGE to do more than 256x256 as it's a bit lumpy.. Somthing more like lineage2 would be great.

#5 I got Bryce 6 for US$6, but the promo has ended! 8-)

Still have to handle it...

#6 @Shawn

TGE terrains are limited to 256x256, and probably won't be improved by GG since 'ginormous' Atlas terrain capability is one of the chief selling points of TGEA (TSE). A lot of time and effort has been put into making Atlas a seriously cool tool for indie devs.

As to your other question, Bryce rocks trees and other detail objects can't be exported to other apps as far as I know. Terrain exporting works like a charm though and supports a number of file formats.

Going back to your terrain question, if you really need more terrain variety in old-style TGE, you could add Bryce-generated terrain patches (as LODed DTS models) strategically placed around a standard TGE landscape. Collision, shadows and other issues might present serious challenges, but with a little creativity, you might be able to work around them.

#7 I've had Bryce 5 for a while and didn't use it for a long time, had been using Carrara and still that's my fav 3D for all things 3D but Bryce is definitely a good one for terrains too (Carrara has an equally impressive terrain modeler). Anyway, if you're looking at Bryce for the first time, here's a few tutes of my own including some about the terrain exporting aspects,

www.thebest3d.com/pdp/tutorials/bryce101

Incidentally, that tutorial is in a group of tutes for PD Particles, which is now also available here at GG.

-Philip

PS: for further Bryce links and resources start at www.brycetech.com

#8 I know bryce like the back of my hand and have a very large collection of models and landscape already in some br5 files but didn't know what the best way of moving stuff to TGE/TSE, after playing around with imports it looks like I would be better off using the atlas system then messing with it.

Thanks for the input!

#9 Maybe some of you want to know, where you can find the bryce 5.

www.download.com/Bryce/3000-6677_4-10590029.html?tag=lst-0-2

Download, install and registering.

:-)

#10 There's also a boxed version available for $25 at www.thebest3d.com/bryce courtesy of Purplus - just in case you prefer to have a boxed version from which you can upgrade to B6