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Steam News20 August 20241y ago

Terra Firma 0.3 Released!

Greetings Worldbuilders! Are you frustrated by your landform's inability to keep the shapes you so carefully crafted for it? Disappointed when your towering piles of dirt slump into gentle, featureless mounds?

In this update3

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Greetings Worldbuilders!

What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Maps
  • Server
addedToday your prayers have been answered! Your terraforming activities are now enhanced with the power of stone. Watch lava flows solidify into Igneous rocks, or place sedimentary rocks made from thousands of years of accumulated sediment. Mountain chains, towering cliffs, deep gorges, mesas amongst innumerable other formations are now available for you to craft and explore.
addedNew materialsIgneous and sedimentary rocks have been added, both with different physical properties and which erode in different ways, vastly increasing the range of landscapes that can be created. Rock layers stack on top of each other allowing erosion to sculpt complex and varied environments.
addedNew materialsA new, streamlined and more powerful editing interface gives more options when terraforming.
addedNew lighting model and shadowsA brand new lighting model has been developed, most notably with the addition of shadows. Watch the sun rise and the day progress across your worlds.
addedTopographic map viewGain new insight into the contours of your landscapes with the topographic map view.
changedTopographic map viewIf you'd like to stay more up to date on development, contribute feedback and ideas, and discuss the game, the discord server is the best place to do so: https://discord.gg/8XVEgABE

Terra Firma changes

addedToday your prayers have been answered! Your terraforming activities are now enhanced with the power of stone. Watch lava flows solidify into Igneous rocks, or place sedimentary rocks made from thousands of years of accumulated sediment. Mountain chains, towering cliffs, deep gorges, mesas amongst innumerable other formations are now available for you to craft and explore.
addedIgneous and sedimentary rocks have been added, both with different physical properties and which erode in different ways, vastly increasing the range of landscapes that can be created. Rock layers stack on top of each other allowing erosion to sculpt complex and varied environments.
addedA new, streamlined and more powerful editing interface gives more options when terraforming.
addedA brand new lighting model has been developed, most notably with the addition of shadows. Watch the sun rise and the day progress across your worlds.
addedGain new insight into the contours of your landscapes with the topographic map view.

Are you frustrated by your landform's inability to keep the shapes you so carefully crafted for it? Disappointed when your towering piles of dirt slump into gentle, featureless mounds? Yearning for something harder, more durable, something rock solid?

Today your prayers have been answered! Your terraforming activities are now enhanced with the power of stone. Watch lava flows solidify into Igneous rocks, or place sedimentary rocks made from thousands of years of accumulated sediment. Mountain chains, towering cliffs, deep gorges, mesas amongst innumerable other formations are now available for you to craft and explore.

New materials

Igneous and sedimentary rocks have been added, both with different physical properties and which erode in different ways, vastly increasing the range of landscapes that can be created. Rock layers stack on top of each other allowing erosion to sculpt complex and varied environments.

A new, streamlined and more powerful editing interface gives more options when terraforming.

New lighting model and shadows

A brand new lighting model has been developed, most notably with the addition of shadows. Watch the sun rise and the day progress across your worlds.

Topographic map view

Gain new insight into the contours of your landscapes with the topographic map view.

If you'd like to stay more up to date on development, contribute feedback and ideas, and discuss the game, the discord server is the best place to do so: https://discord.gg/8XVEgABE

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Steam News / 20 August 2024

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