Landscape generators

[Nick]

Hello. Just wondering what options there are for landscape generators? Whats the best for the Amiga? and PC? As I`ve just bought a cheapy PC for 3D stuff only, I`ll probably have to get it for that. How good is World Construction Set? and Bryce? I want very good results, and to be able to export them into Lightwave 7.5 if possible.

Thanks
Nick

[Nick]

Hmm I`ve just been looking into World Construction set. The main program its self is just within reach of my budget, but I don`t think it will export to a Lightwave file as standard. Look like I have to buy something called Scene express for it. That costs waaaay too much!

Vista Pro used to be good. A tad out of date now. I`m guessing its not in development anymore?

[Nick]

Anybody here used Bryce? Is it good enough to be used for realistic landscapes, or is it for computer generated looking landscapes? I`m just starting to investigate this.

[Nick]

I`ve done some looking and think Bryce looks rubbish. Is this conclusion correct?

I doubt some old Amiga/PC program will be upto scratch really. I`d get World Construction Kit for about £300 if it weren`t for the fact that it doesn`t export to Lightwave object files as standard.

[Nick]

I don`t really want to use the program`s renderer. I just want the mesh and texture (and any other useful data) to export into Lightwave. I just want them for using as part of much larger animations.

[Nick]

I`ve got that Terragen off a 3D World CD. I`ve installed it and will have a go when my systems are up n running fully. Still WCS is very tempting.