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Baldrax edited this page Feb 6, 2025 · 8 revisions

These Instructions are available in a YouTube Tutorial

Houdini

  • Download the latest version of Houdini here: https://www.sidefx.com/download/
    • You will have to create or log in to an account
    • Use the "Launcher" option for ease of use.
  • Run the Houdini Installer.
    • For the Preferences make sure the options are checked;
      • "Automatically Install License Server"
      • "Automatically install SideFX Labs"
  • Launch Houdini, so it creates the proper working folders then close it.

New Toolset Installations

  • Download the latest release of this tool here: https://github.com/Baldrax/Houdini_TaleSpire_Terrain_Generation_Toolset/releases You will likely want the "Source Code (zip)" option for Windows.

  • Unzip the file in one of two ways:

    1. Unzip it in your download directory and the installer can move it to a new location.
    2. Unzip the toolset and move it to the location you want to be, I like to remove the version info and put it in Documents\TaleSpire\Houdini_TaleSpire_Terrain_Generation_Toolset

  • Launch Houdini

    1. Select File->Run Script...
    2. Drag the install.cmd file from the unzipped toolset into the "Script" field of the "Run Command" dialog in Houdini.
    3. Click the "Run" button.

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  • You should now see a "New Install" dialog.

    1. If you unzipped the toolset in your downloads directory you can edit the location where you want the toolset installed, or just click "Okay" to accept its default location which will be inside your Documents folder under TaleSpire.
    2. If you unzipped the toolset into the location you want it to run from, check the "Install in Place" toggle, then click "Okay"

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  • Close Houdini and Relaunch it.

  • You should be able to create a TaleSpire_Terrain node in the /obj network editor. If you can't, something went wrong, check all the steps.

  1. Mouse over the blank pane labeled Objects and hit Tab.

  2. Start typing "talespire" in the search field of the TAB Menu.

  3. Select the "TaleSpire Terrain" Node.

  4. Place it in the Object network.

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  • After placing the TaleSpire_Terrain node, go to the settings tab on that node and set the talespire_directory parameter to be the location of your TaleSpire install. This setting should persist for new scenes and nodes.
    • ⚠️ On MacOS this directory was here ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/TaleSpire/TaleSpire.app/Contents/Resources

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  • Create amazing Terrains and share your work!

Updating the Toolset

Since version 0.25.0 of the toolset, updates are as simple as using the the "TaleSpire" menu at the top toolbar and selecting "Check for Updates".

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You can pick from a few Branch options:

  • Current Release - Recommended
  • Older Release
    • Allows you to select from the last 10 releases, in case a new release caused an issue.
  • Other Branches

    • If there are other branches available on GitHub, like "dev" or perhaps an experimental branch, they will show up on the list.

    • Use these at your own risk, their may be bugs or incomplete features.

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