Hello there,
I’m trying to implement a spherical terrain. I’m still a bit new here so i was wondering, what differences does it makes to jME if i attach a Node implementing Terrain instead of a simple Node Extension?
I dont quite understand the question? The difference is that you get a terrain from a heightmap or image 
ok i’ll try to be more specific:
I’m trying to create a new kind of mesh/shape/spatial/whatever you want to name it. It would represent a perlin-noise based planet.
I’m trying to guess what would be the smartest move: create a class that implements Terrain or should i stick with a Node ?
So, is the Terrain interface used by the rendering mechanism or is it here for an external editor ?
Well the terrain system allows for different plugins that create the actual terrain mesh so you could implement your code as such a plugin. So yeah, unifying will allow easier handling of terrain functions but I dont know if your spherical/planet terrain system will work well in that context. If it doesnt, just create your own classes, yes.
ok
I’m aiming lower right now as i’m extending Image to create my Perlin-generated Texture for a sphere, and i’ll see later for terrain generation.