2004 · Software (for maps, char sheets, etc)

Fractal Terrains: Random Planet Generation

A world-generation tool for creating detailed maps for fantasy and science-fiction settings. It produces random planets with terrain, rivers, lakes, climate, rainfall, temperature zones, craters, and continental shelves, or generates worlds from Earth data, imported height maps, or a blank surface. Users can adjust terrain, climate, water coverage, elevation, roughness, coloration, circumference, and axial inclination, then rotate and zoom the globe or view it through 24 map projections. Worlds can be exported as images, animations, 3D files, or campaign maps, with support for tiled atlases and scripts for automating repeated tasks.