You can download Gaea here.
Download Gaea
Every license is perpetual expect some options under Educational.
You can view a road-map of upcoming features here.
› Community free
1024 x 1024 ＋ Read-only Erosion Studio
› Indie $99
4096 x 4096 ＋ 4k Erosion Studio
› Professional $199
No limit on resolution and Erosion Studio ＋ Scripting + Basic Automation
› Enterprise $299
Advanced Scripting＋Full Automation ＋ Distributed Builds ＋ Offline + Floating
› Site License $2999
Unlimited installations of Enterprise Edition on any number of machines in a single physical location
› Educational
Special academic licensing options for both individuals and institutions directly related to CG.。
– institutions
Option A – 40% discount on any edition of Gaea with a minimum 10 seats
Option B – One classroom site license of Gaea Professional for unlimited seats for only $1499
– Individuals
Option A – One Gaea Indie license valid for 2 years for only $59
Option B – One Gaea Professional license valid for 2 years for only $129
How to start Gaea
This is a start menu of Gaea.
I would recommend using Create a terrain(Graph).
You can also sclupt your terrain with Sculpt in Erosion Studio.
It will require a height map so it’s better to create a terrain first then export a height map to work in Erosion Studio.
Frequently used nodes
・range
・crater
・mountain
・dunes
・igneous
・perlin noise
・plates noise
・slope noise
・voronoi
Thoughts
Gaea has a great UI/UX design and very easy to work with.
Although it has a bit of bugs here and there, I was able to output everything no problem.
I’m really excited to see how Gaea would develop with bunch of cool features coming up.
Also, if you purchase Professional or Enterprise license, you will be able to use automation features and bridges to third party applications.