Ok update from the #n00BTerrainGuy
found a primer guide at swganh Wiki..helps actually....
so now I have created a palm tree grove, a hill and a cluster of rocks next to my first WS scene build in progress..... wohoo baby steps !
it's true, trial and error is the teacher, and crasher of the off line client too
If you haven't tried it, it's like carving a bar of soap into a shape- using layers to carve out land flora mass -shaping it ..it's really too fun.
ok to the serious note: having the nextgen tool to world build would be really appreciated and accelerate new planets and content. Working on Skaradosh now and I guess i will take a few months part time to flesh it out and release. I think half of that time will be in the .TRN file
I have a lot of questions, but will play around more before I ask.. thanks all for the current tools and posts here !