I'd like to make a terrain at the 4096 grid size, with the rolling hills fractal. Problem is it takes a while to generate one, even on my 1.4G machine. What i'd like to do is keep generating terrains until I find one I like with a 256 grid size, then be able to generate the same terrain at a higher grid size.
Is there a way to generate the same fractal terrain at a higher grid size? I know you can generate one at a lower grid size, then change the grid size, but I'm never satisfied with the result. I have tried shift and ctrl clicking on the fractal button, but this didn't work.

Thanks!
[Tim]

I do the same thing, and when I find one I like I go to "tile north," hit the fractal button again, change the grid size, go to "tile south," and hit the fractal button again

my personal fave is to create your terrains, any res,roughly line where you want and use the altitude render.save the image and import as a picture in terrain.making sure you preset the res to 1024. this seems to look better rather than the terrain just having one peak

Well, I figured it out! After I create and find a terrain I like at 256 grid size, I uncheck the random extent, random position and random character. Then I increase the grid size to what I want, click new and then the fractal button and I get a new terrain like the last one, except at a higher res!
BTW, I couldn't find anywhere in the book where it talked about these options, or the tile options. Where can I find info on these?

[Tim]

they are right at bottom of the fractal button (scroll) though i never found the tiling worked in B4 or B4.1

Attached Link: http://calyxa.best.vwh.net/pearl/tutor.html

check out the tutorial on fractal terains, she's got a section on using those randomize options for zeroing in on a terrain you like.