I saw this advertised in the latest Yurdigital newsletter and am toying with the idea of buying a copy.  As I understand it, the program generates Metanodes to be used in Vue.  I really have no experience working with separate Metanodes but a PDF comes with it as well as some videos so maybe I dare be adventurous.

Has anyone used this program and if so, what are your thoughts?

It's on my wishlist as well, but I do find their products priced to high to buy them. That's what stopped me from buying their items until now.

Quote - I saw this advertised in the latest Yurdigital newsletter and am toying with the idea of buying a copy.  As I understand it, the program generates Metanodes to be used in Vue.  I really have no experience working with separate Metanodes but a PDF comes with it as well as some videos so maybe I dare be adventurous.

Has anyone used this program and if so, what are your thoughts?

Are you referring to "Easy Terrain v2" which is made by Cesium55 ? If so, it does not generate metanodes. It IS a metanode for procedural terrain generation. It is not a separate program. It is used inside of Vue. The node is simply placed between the position input and altitude output in the function editor.  I have the previous version and it is very good. It makes terrain generation faster and easier in Vue because it allows you to just play with a few parameters to produce a variety of terrain forms. The new version has more options. If you get your money's worth out of it will depend on how often you make complex procedural terrains from scratch. If you do that frequently it will be worth it.

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TD

Thank you both for taking the time to answer.  Oh boy, thd777!  I did indeed misunderstand.  I thought it was a Metanode creating program and thus pretty nicely priced at $24.99.  But your comment "It makes terrain generation faster and easier in Vue because it allows you to just play with a few parameters to produce a variety of terrain forms" still sounds pretty neat.  I'll think on it.

I use the version 1 when I need a unique terrain fast. It is important to realize that this package is basically a very well made user interface that controls a powerful and complex node network inside the meta node. Everything it does you can do with Vue. For example I usually start a new terrain with a terrain fractal, mix it with perlin noise and maybe add a turbulence node. This and more is already inside the metanode and you do not need to worry about the details. Plus he clearly added a bunch of math nodes to make everything internally consistent and stable across a wide range of input values. The nodes are typlically locked, so you won't be able to see inside (and learn how it is made).

It is a time saver for terrain making and  if you have limited success/experience with making terrains it can give you much better results than you can achieve on your own. It can't compete with a Vue/Worldmachine workflow, but that is a different beast.

Ciao

TD

Thanks for your additional comments, TD!  I think it's worth it for me - the price is not bad at all.  I appreciate your extra input!!