The problems I'm facing with the ecosystem painting are almost overwhelming at this point. The ecosystem painter was not my first choice because the details of the island are lost in the preview. Because of the scale of the landmass and level of detail, it is nearly impossible to maneuver the camera. I've resorted to using a tiny sphere as an anchor for my camera rotation. It's too bad I can't tell the difference between the land, roads and canals until a preview is rendered. Because there is guesswork in trying to place the huts, I need to go back and erase those that land in the wrong place, which is sad because the eraser tool has ceased to function. This is nearly untenable.

Today was just a day for experiments. I'll probably end up using a grayscale map for the placement of the huts. Different grays for huts in different directions. Even that will be hit and miss until I discover the spacing that works best, of course. (Thanks for the suggestion, ArtPearl.)

I will read that other thread later, Rutra. Thanks.

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