GeoControl 2
the revolution in terrain generation !

 

20. February 2008

Pre-release of GeoControl2
available for all GC1 licensees!

This is a pre-release, that does mean, that

  • not all bugs are fixed..
  • not all features, that will be in the final release are implemented.
  • some features are disabled, to ensure most possible stability.
  • the documentation is missing (only some short descriptions of the new tools).
  • the pre-release is time limited to 6 weeks.
  • it is free for all GC1 licensees (no matter, when they have purchased). You need your GC1 licence key for running it.

Take a look at the new features list of this pre-release here..

You'll find the acutal pre-release in the geocontrol forum www.cajomi.de/Forum in the annoucement section. The actual and the last public build is build 28. It is time limited up to the 21. march 2008.

With this pre-release the tester section of the forum is opened for all! There you'll find 8 video trainings to get warm with the new functions.

It may take up to 3 weeks before a pre-order of GeoControl2 is available in the shop. So far, order GC1 and use this pre-release (if you have not already a GC1 licence).

Last chance for the discount: All that have orderd GC1 before 24. November 2007 will get an discount of 25€ for the upgrade to GeoControl2..

The price of final release will be 159€ (100€ for upgrade), but during the time of the pre-release there will be special offers to save some money.

26. April 2007

First ingame screenshot of the upcoming Dice, EA Game

BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY

The landscapes are generated with GeoControl 2


high res image

"We decided to use GeoControl for our NextGen Terrain Height maps since it gives us the control to do what ever we want and also since it’s so fast to work with. It’s exactly what we have been looking for. GeoControl is definitely here to stay in production."

- Johann Lütze, Level Artist on NextGen Landscapes
DICE
An EA company
www.dice.se

24. April 2007

GeoControl 2 is in developement. Many new features are realized, other are still on the to do list.

Up to now, following new features are done, or mostly done:

Complete selection - which works with filters, erosions, noise and shading. The selection of GeoControl does not only select slope, height and orientation, like most others do, but
GeoControl is the first application which offers these two new selectors

relative position - select ridges or edges or the between
roughness - select the smooth or rough parts of a terrain.

Complete shading system - to create textures for games and other applications

Improved render engine - with much more power.

The brandnew isoline tool - definitly the revolution in terrain creating. The perfect tool for game developement, film production or arch viz. Sketch your terrain with a few strokes and let GeoControl do the rest!


To watch the isoline tool in realtime click on the image.
The GUI you see here is in alpha status and will change until the final release.

 

Beside this important new features, all erosions were improved and are now faster and produce a much higher quality, some new erosions were added. Of course the flowmaps are also improved!
16 bit tiff export, for the optimal workflow with Vue was added.
Improved normal maps! This normal maps now enable all applications, to handle outdoor sences with really impressive terrains.