Gaea Updated

Graph Productivity Features

These new convenience features make life a little bit easier when working on big graphs. We feel that connections take too much of our time, and when working in “obvious” scenarios, the software should take care of simple things like adding connections.

Intrinsic Post Processing

The Post Process tab sits right next to the Properties tab, and provides quick access to common functions. In this release, we have added a limit set of common functions, but more will be added later once certain under-the-hood changes are complete.

In this version, you can use autolevel and clamp to control your node without having to add a second node. This will help you keep your graph clean.

Here is an example: a heavily eroded terrain goes through Recurve, but in Recurve, the influence is set to ~0.5, which gives us a more realistic looking output of Recurve, while being able to use strong values in Recurve to create long striations. 

Plates Primitive

Plates is a new primitive based on a Perlin core with flat plate-like formations created in between larger Perlin-eque shapes. The flat, slanting areas can create great slopes — especially when combined with Displace nodes.

Terrace Modulation

The Terrace node now allows modulation. You can modulate the terracing process by attaching a second, optional input.

Easy Combine / MultiMix

Select any two nodes, and press F8 to combine them using a new Combine node. This is a small but time saving feature.

Auto Layout (Experimental)

Even the most complicated graphs can be automatically organized. Just press F4 in the graph. This feature is still experimental, and will be matured over the next several build.