L3DT release 2.4 beta3

Released on the 1st of June, 2006 (see announcement)

• Debugging
  • Fixed 'Ops→DM→Mod params' and 'Ops→DM→Gen from HF'.
  • Fixed RAW import.
  • Fixed HF import from JPEG.
  • Fixed per-pixel reproducibility of TX_GenMapPro.
  • Fixed 'Next »' toolbar-button for WM flooding, when HF has been re-calculated.
  • Fixed shadow-casting on gigapixel light-maps.
  • Fixed per-pixel tex routine on multi-climate maps.
  • Fixed spurious error report when saving empty WM with no WBL.
  • Fixed 'Active map→split to mosaic' for heightfield.
  • Fixed missing JPEG and 'all files' filter in texture-selection file dialogs.
  • Called UnifyScale after 'Active map→duplicate tile borders' for heightfield.
• Texturing & land types
  • Added strata.
  • Added purpose-built land type editor (somewhat crude).
  • Added colour modifiers for each land type texture.
  • Allowed arbitrary number of textures per land type.
  • Added calc combo to climate manager.
  • Add 'rand' to land type noise settings.
  • Made perlin freq. relative to HF pixel size.
  • Changed default texture directory so that climates are more portable.
  • Changed to cli.xml v2.1
  • Rebuilt climates:
    • Temperate
    • Arctic
    • Desert
• Other
  • Added check-flag for 'ActiveMap→duplicate tile borders', and prevented users from doing it twice.
  • Re-tweaked mosaic erosion routine.
  • Added mosaic support for GLScene HTF format.
  • Added 18-month update limit to pro keys.