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BadLuckBurt

Outerra

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I did a search and it didn't pop up so I figured I'd make a thread for it.


 


Outerra is a 3D planetary engine for seamless planet rendering from space down to the surface. Can use arbitrary resolution of elevation data, refining it to centimeter resolution using fractal algorithms.


 


What that means in human terms? It renders the entire planets terrain and you can do stuff on it. You can fly off the earth and view it from space. It lets you alter the terrain, has physics and supports stuff like vehicles with suspension mechanics.


 


Where am I going with this? Take whatever means necessary to get in the mood and brace yourself for imagining Wurm on a truely global scale :P Ever wanted to take a 6 month voyage to wherever in your rowboat? Now you can! Be part of the Wurmal Space Project, build a rocket and blast off into space to go fight the gods on their own turf. Deed your own country (the costs o.O) and rule as a tyrant or be the first hermit to settle on Mt. Everest. The possibilities are endless :D


 


Rolf, make it happen pls :3


 


All joking aside, the engine is pretty cool, it has integrated Google Maps so navigating to your own home becomes relatively easy, except where I live is underwater :D There's a free demo available on their forums which I've linked below and you can really get some nice vistas from it. It's far from finished so I wouldn't recommend buying it unless it really interests you or you want to support the devs.


 


http://www.outerra.com/


http://forum.outerra.com/index.php?topic=637.0


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It's been discussed a lot in the past but you have to click the ARCHIVES toggle as most of the threads are old now, a new thread is certainly worth making :)


 


This is one of the main threads I found, I am not sure if development since that 2010 video posted by BRQQQ has been fast, slow or normal....


 


 


2010 version:


 


>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoT_cz2nC0


Edited by Brash_Endeavors

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As far as I know, progress is pretty slow. Their team isn't very big and they don't necessarily focus on making it a game engine. I know the American DoD has a project built on it but it certainly isn't ready for mainstream products so for now I just fly around and look at pretty pictures.


 


This video is a bit more recent (March 2015):


 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVnjT-15UAQ


Edited by BadLuckBurt

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