Here is the first low res test render of 1/6 of the island. I think that part of the problem and the reason that it takes so long is that each individual tree is made up of 14 semi transparent spheres with the foliage textures. There is no AA done yet. It is still heavily a work in progress. I'm using a G4 533 with 640 ram built in. All comments are welcome. Ornlu I would love to see some pics of this world you built. :)