Release Note v1.2 Higher Resolution Maps | 20251222

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:17:48 +0000

Version 1.2 Release Notes

Version 1.2 introduces long-awaited improvements to high-resolution map creation. You can now paint at higher resolutions and export maps up to 128K, making them suitable as base maps for GIS workflows.

Map Rendering & View Options

Render specific map types, including height maps and biome maps
Toggle grid overlay
Enable latitude-based shading

UI & Theme Updates

New default map theme: Lefebvre 2
Added a status bar to the GUI
General layout fixes and overall stability improvements

World & Seed Management

Each planet consists of:

A base map
A randomization seed

From the File menu, creating a new world generates both a new generalized map and a new seed. You can also randomize only the seed, allowing subtle variations without changing the overall layout. Lower-resolution maps define large-scale features (e.g., continents), while the procedural system fills in finer, sub-continental details.

We hope you enjoy these updates and find them valuable in your creative work!

Fantasy Planet Painter v1.1

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:20:25 +0000

Release Note: Fantasy Planet Painter v1.1

Introduction

Fantasy Planet Painter is a creative software tool designed for building planet-scale world maps. Users can sketch out major planetary features - mountains, valleys, and oceans - and let the software's procedural generation engine fill in realistic terrains.

The program is built on the original open-source algorithms by Torben Mogensen, which were ported to C# by Charles Zhang. Commercial use of the software is permitted to Methodox by the original author.

Methodox is responsible for cross-platform builds, documentation, GUI updates, code modernization, performance optimizations, and the addition of extended features.

Motivation

Torben's original command-line interface (CLI) exposes many technical parameters for fine-tuning terrain generation. While powerful, this approach is daunting for non-CLI users. More importantly, the original tool lacks an intuitive editing interface for shaping custom fantasy maps.

Previously, Charles developed several custom CLI utilities for tasks like scaling and shifting map cells. However, the lack of immediate visual feedback made this process slow and inefficient.

Fantasy Planet Painter changes that. With direct visualization, users can iterate quickly, adjusting and refining shapes without worrying about typing commands or guessing results.

The software also supports saving sessions, as well as importing and exporting various components for easier collaboration and workflow integration. Even more advanced editing tools are planned for future releases.

Original Release

The initial v1.0 release introduced core functionality such as interactive rendering updates and different projection options. While many CLI options from the original program remain unavailable in the GUI, v1.0 laid the groundwork for a more user-friendly, visual approach.

Updates in v1.1

Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue where default map edges were incorrectly handled when painting.

Improvements:

Added support for choosing different color themes for maps.

Sample Color Themes

Here are some eye-catching color schemes included in v1.1. Many of their names originate from the original source code.

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Release Note v1.2 Higher Resolution Maps | 20251222

Map Rendering & View Options

UI & Theme Updates

World & Seed Management

Fantasy Planet Painter v1.1

Release Note: Fantasy Planet Painter v1.1

Introduction

Motivation

Original Release

Updates in v1.1

Bug Fixes:

Improvements:

Sample Color Themes

Bathymetric

Burrows

Col2

Grayscale

Lefebvre2

Lefebvre

Light

Mars

Olsson2

Olsson Light

White

Wood

Yellow

References