L3DTVi2
Renderer for L3DT

16× high-resolution light-map and texture map, using bump-mapping and per-pixel land types.

A different sun-angle (overhead).

Yet another sun-angle (30° elev).

More of the same, using the 'temperate' climate.

The 'normal' 1x texture, for comparison.

A test-render in Terragen.
(Can you do better?)

Some preliminary work on bump-mapping for high-resolution light-maps. Left image is with bump-mapping, right is without.

(8× high-res lightmap and texture)

A quick look at the improved lighting and textures produced by L3DT 2.3c Professional.

(4× high-res lightmap and texture)

A quick experiment in designing
a pseudo-glacier.

A few screenshots of a map designed entirely by hand using the design map pencil tool, starting from a blank design map. I made a few mountains, and threw some plateaux and cliffs in one corner. Lakes were placed using the manual flooding tool. Total design/build time ~10 mins.

This is what happens when you slide the 'erosion' slider
(2^nd from bottom) all the way to the right.

Orthogonal view of random map from L3DT 2.3
(note mountain ridges from improved erosion).

8k × 8k heightfield, 16k × 16k texture.
20km view distance, ~350,000 triangles.

Cliffs and terraces

The 'temperate' climate

The 'arid' climate

The 'arctic' climate

Aerial shot of a 2k × 2k map
with an 8k × 8k texture map

The 'volcano' terrain overlay

Render of Mt. St. Helens,
textured by L3DT

Water rendering
in L3DTVi2

High-resolution textures
(1k² map with 8k² texture)

Nostalgia shot, from L3DT 2.2