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Defining water surfaces frozen with ice (during the winter season) (PRO version only)

Expanding the seasonal functionality even further, TerraBuilder is capable of setting all the water surfaces to be frozen with a layer of ice in the winter mode. This is possible thanks to the special texture set which contains all the textures that contain water surface rendered in winter, with water surfaces frozen. Of course, in order to use this feature, you must download and properly install winter ice texture packs available from TerraBuilder's web site.

To "freeze over" a water surface:

  • Find an area in your scenery that contains water surface (a lake, a coastal area or ocean).
  • Enable winter viewing mode, if you haven't done so yet. This is for viewing purposes only. You can freeze water surfaces in the summer mode also, but you will not see any change until you switch to winter mode.
  • Using the Chunk Selector tool, select ALL chunks containing water surfaces 1. Hold down SHIFT key to select multiple chunks.
  • Choose Chunk Properties by selecting the Chunk Properties Toolbar Button .
  • A dialog page will appear with four sections (tabs). Choose "Texture" tab 3.
  • Check "Frozen in winter" switch 4.
  • Select Apply 5. All of the water textures you selected will "freeze over".

Now, when you fly in Flight Simulator with Winter season selected, all of the water surfaces you "froze" will have a cracked ice cover.

 

 

 

 


Select all the chunks that contain water...


...and use "Frozen in winter" switch to freeze them!


The water surface has now been covered with a layer of ice. (Image zoomed in)