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Steam News8 May 20261mo ago

Water and oceans update

Greetings worldbuilders! The next major update for Terra Firma 2 is now available to test on the beta branch.

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Greetings worldbuilders! The next major update for Terra Firma 2 is now available to test on the beta branch. This update features vastly improved water physics for large flows of water, with the ocean now fully simulated. Test out new features like:

What changed

2 fixes3 additions7 changes0 removals
  • Compatibility
  • Gameplay
  • Performance
  • Fixes
  • Maps
addedGreetings worldbuilders! The next major update for Terra Firma 2 is now available to test on the beta branch. This update features vastly improved water physics for large flows of water, with the ocean now fully simulated. Test out new features like:
changedOther improvements:Bugfixes and improvements to the Minecraft export
changedOther improvements:General 10-20% performance improvement for main simulation
changedOther improvements:Groundwater improvements make low lying flat areas swampy
changedOther improvements:Groundwater improvements make plant growth in deserts much more realistic
addedOther improvements:Added temperature visual display

Terra Firma 2 changes

addedGreetings worldbuilders! The next major update for Terra Firma 2 is now available to test on the beta branch. This update features vastly improved water physics for large flows of water, with the ocean now fully simulated. Test out new features like:
changedBugfixes and improvements to the Minecraft export
changedGeneral 10-20% performance improvement for main simulation
changedGroundwater improvements make low lying flat areas swampy
changedGroundwater improvements make plant growth in deserts much more realistic

Trigger floods that wash away everything in their path

Raise the sea level and watch the landscape slowly flood

Lower the sea level and watch the oceans drain, uncovering the sea floor

Trigger tsunamis to wreck havoc across the landscape

Lava now melts snow and ice better

Other improvements:

  • Minecraft export supports exporting to different versions (1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.21.1, 26.1+)

  • Bugfixes and improvements to the Minecraft export

  • General 10-20% performance improvement for main simulation

  • Groundwater improvements make low lying flat areas swampy

  • Groundwater improvements make plant growth in deserts much more realistic

  • Added temperature visual display

  • Fixed major bugs with the amount of sediment that is deposited

  • Configuration options for whether water will try to avoid flowing off the map edges

  • Water properly flows over the top of lava now

  • Ice, lava and water render properly on map sides

  • Lighting options saved to configuration

  • Fixed bug with symmetrical random editing

  • Added hotkeys for different camera modes

  • Savefiles remember whether the game was paused or running when loading

  • Numerous other bugfixes and small improvements

Source

Steam News / 8 May 2026

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