README.md

Overview

An interactive 3D terrain simulation written in C++ using OpenGL 4 and Qt 5. The main features include:

• Procedurally generated terrain and forests.
• Continuous level of detail system to reduce geometric detail of terrain rendered farther away from the viewer.
• Single-plane terrain texture and light mapping.
• Static mesh loading and rendering.
• Simple animated water.
• Customizable settings menu.
• Qt Quick integration.

Build Instructions

Requirments

• Build Machine
  • C++ Toolchain: GCC 6.0+, MSVC 14.0+
  • Qt: 5.9+
• Target Machine
  • OS: Windows 7+, Ubuntu 16.04+
  • OpenGL: 4.3+

Building

Open Terrain3D.qbs in Qt Creator and configure using a desktop kit. Set the run working directory to the Deployment directory in the repository so all resources can be loaded when running from the IDE.

Screen Shots