SC4 Terraformer

[Ralph]

Hi  everyone ! I have some problems with the sc4 terraforming and i do not know how to make realistic mountains and to do a perfect terraforming enter the mountain and the plains . Somebody can help me ?

[jplumbley]

Time and patience!!  Thats what it takes.

Ok for a quick post.  I will reply better later when I am not at work.

Most of the "perfect" mountains you see are taken from real world data maps.  These maps are then imported and rendered in SC4TF.  I am no expert in this way of making mountains.

My hand terraforming is all done by hand and I can go through some of the steps I take later.  Just alot of time and patience. (probably why it took me 4 months to edit the Invermere Valley Map.

[wouanagaine]

Hi Ralph

As JPlumbley suggests, it require a lot of patience and exercises. I suggest however you get the lastest version available at ST in the SC4TF Development thread( sorry jrun error now, I can't get the link ), the version is labelled as 1.1 NHP, and one added feature from the version which is on the Modds&downlaods section at ST, is the adding of contour drawing. I found it very usefull to get a better sense at how the map is. It helps (at least me) to get better shapes.
I suggest you read Vandy's excellent Terraforming MD

[Ralph]

thank you very mutch for your help !