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# Worldgen Update: Terrain, Structures, LOD, and Voxy Support ## Improvements - Significantly improved cave generation. - Fixed missing structures in some areas (e.g., Ancient Cities, Ocean Monuments). - Improved biome transitions for a more natural look. - Major improvements to surface decoration (will continue to be refined over time). - Initial mitigation for terrain holes caused by bad DEM source data (some locations may still have issues). ## New Features - **ArcticDEM 2m (Optional DEM Provider)** - Added **ArcticDEM 2m** as an additional (optional) DEM provider. - Works only in Arctic regions. Coverage: https://www.pgc.umn.edu/data/arcticdem/ - Outside supported areas, Tellus falls back to **Terrarium DEM tiles**. - **Faster LOD Render Option (WIP)** - Added a new faster LOD render mode (work in progress). - Less accurate for now, but may replace the current fast LODs if detail can be preserved without affecting generation speed. - **Voxy Compatibility** - Added **Voxy** to compatibility settings. - Enables Tellus to generate chunks for Voxy to ingest and render far distances without needing to explore chunks first. - Tracks player movement to keep generating new chunks automatically. - **Note:** Voxy requires full chunk data, so terrain generation is much slower than with **Distant Horizons**, but distant terrain quality is generally better. ## Compatibility & Behavior - If **Distant Horizons** or **Voxy** is not installed, related options will be disabled in the config screen. - Added a warning if both mods are installed: - Tellus will **prioritize Distant Horizons** - Tellus will **disable Voxy terrain generation** ## Configuration Changes - **Height Offset** can now go down to **-2000** for taller mountains and more dramatic terrain (at the cost of reduced ocean depth). - Added two new buttons to the config screen: - **Restore Defaults** - **Select Preset** *(not enabled yet)* - Settings are now saved when exiting the world config screen. ## Work in Progress - **OpenStreetMap features** - Streets, buildings, and more accurate water bodies in some areas. - Chunk generation speed may be heavily impacted; optimization is ongoing. - Better server-side support. - NeoForge support. - Backports to other versions (current target: **1.21.1**) and preparation for the upcoming **Minecraft 26.1** update.