Rock 3
- November 13, 2022
- Insight Games
Rock 3 is a procedural world generator to build believable and interesting earth-like worlds. By modeling tectonics and climate it drastically simplifies the process of building detailed and realistic biomes across continents and islands, while providing the controls you need to fine-tune and customize near-infinite possible planets. Save your worlds as equirectangular projections of biomes, eleva…
Reviews
- Great for worldbuilding, allowing users to create detailed and visually appealing maps with minimal effort.
- User-friendly design with a variety of map view options and sliders that actively change the map in real-time.
- Offers good inspiration for writers and role-players, making it a valuable tool for creative projects.
- Lacks essential features such as higher-resolution image exports and a legend for understanding map elements.
- Experiences crashes and performance issues, particularly when making significant changes to planet settings.
- Outputs are often not useful for practical applications, with limited control over world design and insufficient quantitative data.
- graphics2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users praise the graphics for their significant improvement in rendering time compared to previous versions, noting that the visuals are appealing and well-executed.
“The rendering time is exponentially better than the latter, and the graphics are stunning.”
- music2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The music in the software is well-received, likened to timeless melodies, but users express a desire for additional sound effects and music to enhance the experience. They also suggest improvements in gameplay mechanics related to planet manipulation.
“This software is similar to songs of the eons, and it's good!”
“My only gripes are that you should definitely add at least some sound effects and music.”
“The music is repetitive and lacks variety, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“I found the soundtrack to be uninspired and forgettable, which detracts from the overall experience.”