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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-04T08:46:50.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Well, one area that definitely needs improvement is map generation. Currently there are three parameters which affect the terrain, but their effect on the end result, and especially the interplay of different parameters, is not that straightforward. As a consequence, finding a set of values that yield a nice terrain is pretty much a matter of guesswork. Loading a custom heightmap has its own peculiarities, as the source image is cropped, scaled and processed in the background.\n\nIt would be nice if the user could immediately see the effect of changing each setting. If you skip generating the rivers, trees, towns and industries, re-generating the whole terrain should take fractions of a second on a modern computer, or perhaps a few seconds for extremely large maps.\n\nHere's a mockup how the preview could look:\n\n\nterrain-preview.png\n\nStatistics: Posted by odisseus — 04 Mar 2026 08:46\n\n* * *",
  "title": "OpenTTD Problems • Re: Annoying changes in 15.0's new UI",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-04T08:46:50.000Z"
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