Hi there Autoloader glad to see your Brycing again :) As for your question...you could as an alternative to having so many spheres with a water texture try using a flattened terrain or lattice and then just add noise or spikes to it and then add the texture. Then again you could use the particle explosion that I found on the Props Guild in the Sci-Fi section that would also make a good splash. For a ripple you could try using PaintShop Pro or Photoshops on an black background with varying shades of grey drawn on it in no paticular shapes add the ripple filter and play until you get the effect you want. Then save the image in greyscale and use it when you enter the terrain editor...I've found terrains quite handy for this sort of thing...heck for many things in Bryce :) Hope this helps, Regards Eshal

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