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.
Semi OT: libnoise
Oct 24, 2016
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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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