Semi OT: libnoise

I needed a good pseudorandom coherent noise source for a project I'm working on, and this cross-platform C++ library is pretty cool:

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Check out the examples under "planetary surfaces" for some impressive results.

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One thing I've noticed is that while these fractal terrain generating libraries can make convincing texture maps of Earth-like planets, they never seem to generate continent structures as strikingly recognizable as Earth itself.

I wonder if it's just because I'm used to seeing what Earth looks like, or if it's because they don't model any kind of plate tectonic evolution.

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