An Advanced Terrain and Megatexture

This guide will show you step by step, on how to create a detailed Megatextured Terrain.

Introduction

For this tutorial you must:

• Have a modelling package that can export as LWO 0r OBJ
• Have basic modelling skills
• Have basic mapping skills, as in A Simple First Map

This tutorial covers:

• Steps to create a detailed terrain mesh.
• How to assign the Megatexture
• How to add the terrain mesh to a map
• How to make a Megatexture
• How to compile a Megatexture
• How to add Water to a map

Programs used in this tutorial are:

• Mudbox
• World Machine
• Lightwave
• Maya (only used briefly)

Other similar programs can be used instead of these, but wont be covered in this tutorial.

This tutorial does not cover in detail:

• How to use Mudbox / ZBrush / World Machine / Blender / Lightwave / Maya / 3DSMax

If you already have a terrain mesh, and do not want to use Mudbox and World Machine, skip to Prepare Terrain for Megatexture .