Changelog

Welcome to the first General Availability (Release) Build of Gaea 2!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Early Access and Beta programs.

2.0.1.0

• Graph UX and behaviors streamlined.
• Improved hardware support and memory efficiency for both CPU and GPU.
• New file recovery system.
• Undo system improved.
• Transpose node is now more accurate.
• Diagnostics app can now launch Gaea in Safe Mode.
• Gaea2Unreal: Bug fixes for UE 5.3 and 5.4. Install from Tools menu.
• Lake node visuals improved.
• New SatMap roughness options added.
• Normal Maps node UI improved.
• Safe Mode now disables all GPU acceleration.
• Several internal bug fixes and stability improvements.
• Context menu added to Note objects.
• SlopeWarp can accept color input.
• Thermal1 and Thermal2 scale recalibrated and improved.
• Tile Sets can be dropped on the Graph.
• Transform node gizmos improved.
• FIX: Autosave would not fire in time in some cases.
• FIX: CLUTer Gradient Editor would invert the gradient in UI.
• FIX: Downcutting Type removed from Erosion2.
• FIX: Draw node would not load saved data.
• FIX: Gaea could crash when saving node state.
• FIX: Graph connections could get rerouted incorrectly in some situations.
• FIX: Group would not create in a rare situation.
• FIX: Internal improved in FractalWarp VectorField mode.
• FIX: Mixer could crash if non-color node was connected.
• FIX: Mixer sliders could misbehave while working.
• FIX: Node cut operation could cause a crash.
• FIX: Note would not delete.
• FIX: Ports would not be highlighted properly in some situations.
• FIX: Refresh button would not refresh all.
• FIX: Resetting the lighting would cause incorrect light angle.
• FIX: Ridge node would get clipped when increasing Height.
• FIX: Save Definitions were reset when replacing nodes.
• FIX: Sky editor reset would not update viewport.
• FIX: SlopeBlur could cause failure or crash in rare situations.
• FIX: Snow directional melt tweaked.
• FIX: Undo shortcut was not working.
• FIX: Viewport color was not set on startup.
• FIX: Viewport zoom levels improved.

2.0.0.16

• Hybrid Builds for tiled builds now available.
• Unlimited Tiled Build sizes.
• Undo now available.
• Build and Crop (up to 16K) now available in Build options.
• New Lazy Menu (press ~).
• Trees node (formerly Arboreal in Gaea 1) added.
• New Snow 2.0 node with directional melt.
• New Snow Dusting node.
• Erosion2 now uses GPU for faster processing.
• Contours node added.
• Cartography node added.
• New TileInput node.
• Mixer node UI heavily improved.
• Visualize dead zones in Tree node.
• Data View node tree improved. Filters now available.
• BREAKING: Flow Map node is now Flow Map Classic and Flow Map by default is the new Flow Map 2.
• BREAKING: Insert and Embed modes moved from Combine to Transpose node.
• Additional settings available in Options dialog.
• Viewport background color can now be changed.
• Skybox Aerial Perspective improved.
• Save/Load camera position.
• Baking improvements.
• Improvements to the Painter node.
• SlopeBlur can accept Color input.
• New SatMaps (work in progress).
• New shortcuts: F8 for Combine nodes, Ctrl + F8 for Mixer.
• Color nodes automatically detect nearest Underlay, unless you specify one explicitly. This means no need to connect an additional Height node.
• File node adds supports for SVG, HDR, EPS, EMF, DDS, DNG, BMP, MIFF, RGB, and WEBP.
• File node reading made more robust.
• Dropping a file on the File node's filename property can change file.
• Dropped file will be automatically recognized as RGB as required.
• Double-clicking a node allows you to cycle through different node states.
• Added confirmation before converting Group to Graph Tab.
• Enable GPU-compute by default.
• All GPU nodes fallback to CPU if GPU fails or runs out of memory.
• ColorErosion defaults improved.
• Tint node defaults changed to be more versatile.
• Hillify node defaults improved.
• Data View toolbar shows Locked Preview and Underlay node.
• Improvements to the Synth node.
• FIX: Preset search would work incorrectly in some situations.
• FIX: 2D Viewport would not work in some situations.
• FIX: SatMap Reverse mode was broken.
• FIX: Zooming out of the graph could break.
• FIX: SatMap could crash when switching libraries.
• FIX: Lighting would not update when switching resolutions.
• FIX: Rare crash when switching resolutions.
• Several dozen other bugs fixed.

2.0.0.15

• New Transpose node to copy surface from one terrain to another.
• New Draw node (Experimental).
• New Synth node to generate gradient maps from any bitmap or color input.
• New Cone node.
• New Volcano node.
• New Weathering color node added.
• New Direction melt mode in Snow node.
• Locked Preview and Underlay node now shown in Data View area.
• Options dialog expanded.
• Sandstone node improved with multiple pass option and better stability.
• Added Chipping option in Sandstone.
• Multiplier option added to Bomber.
• Inhibition mask added to Bomber.
• TextureBase improved for speed and flow data quality.
• Filter nodes now support color maps.
• Color nodes now don't need height reference, unless to override. It will use nearest heightfield or Underlay.
• New License authorization system to make activation easier.
• GPU devices are now enabled by default upon install. You can disable them in Options.
• Z shortcut for Gizmos now available.
• Portals menu improved.
• Skybox is now available.
• Gaea will revert to Community Edition upon license expiration or failure.
• Links to install Gaea2Houdini and Gaea2Unreal plugins in Tools menu.
• Node tooltip now shows validation errors when a node fails.
• Benchmark format improved.
• Most modifiers now support color maps.
• Combine Diff2 and Divide2 added to mimic Gaea 1 behavior.
• Height modifier defaults improved.
• Normal Map processing improved.
• FIX: When saving-as the baked cache is copied over to the new file.
• FIX: Many shortcuts would not work when Viewport was focused.
• FIX: Replacing a node could cause incorrect connection on next node.
• FIX: Renaming graphs is now available.
• FIX: Presets are available in Node Search directly.
• FIX: Connections are rerouted properly when a node is delated.
• FIX: Prevent secondary windows from staying open when Gaea is closed.
• FIX: Random SatMap was not chosen when a new node was created.
• FIX: Crash when copying nodes.
• FIX: Group element related file corruption.
• FIX: Range sliders behavior was not correct.
• FIX: Individual node property's Reset menu was not working.
• FIX: Range Slider would not accept text input.
• FIX: Combine clamp was working incorrectly.
• FIX: Combine Diff mode fixed.
• FIX: Rare bug that crashed Gaea during hardware detection.
• FIX: Blur modifier value was not strong enough.
• FIX: F8 for MultiMix did not work.
• FIX: Autosave failure could crash Gaea.
• FIX: Normal Map could crash Gaea.
• FIX: RGBSplit was broken.
• FIX: Combining out-to-out nodes could sometimes put the node out of graph.
• FIX: Added a confirmation dialog when converting a Group to a Graph Tab.
• Several XPU fixes and improvements.

2.0.0.14

• New ColorErosion node.
• New SuperColor node.
• New Mixer node.
• New Soil Map node.
• New Match node.
• Sediments node improved.
• Input preservation fixed in Noise node.
• Incorrect scale fixed in Pockmarks node.
• Node commands now show up in the Property area toolbar.
• LightX would not show color visualization correctly.
• Double-click .terrain files to open in Gaea 2.
• Seamless node now allows tiling preview in viewport.
• Seamless node also allows color preview when attached.
• VariableBlur fixed.
• Fixed a major shape-size bug in Craggy node.
• Warp, Flip, Autolevel, Equalize, Threshold, Blur, and most other adjustments now support color.
• Hybrid Build options simplified.
• Build Options window redesigned for better access.
• Object Snapping improved in Graph area.
• Added command to ignore node when looking for automatic underlay.
• Added node icon for Underlay.
• Several nodes re-organized into different families.
• Sky Editor moved to viewport toolbar.
• Added context menu for node connections.
• Search now shows presets when _ (underscore) is typed.
• Fixed a bug to allow older presets to be loaded without crashing.
• Fixed a bug that would allow locked group items to be moved.
• Fixed a bug that prevented resolution to be reset on New File.
• Spread node merged into Noise node as "Micro" noise.
• Over 50 internal bug fixes and improvements.