I am agree with you about using less vegetation and i am always updating the previous areas within the new updates to provide better FPS.
Turkey is like all in one package with the nature as you already described above. Dense forests on the north, pine forests on the south, steppes in the middle, plains everywhere, every kind of mountains all around and ect... Finding a good balance is quite difficult.
About the PT, i just didn't wanted to use less trees together with existing dry terrains, cause it would transform Turkish areas into the Middle East!!!
I don't know if you follow any Turkish forums but if you don't, i have to tell you that Turkish gamers are complaining that every Turkish map made by foreigners, looks like Middle Eastern!!! Whatever...
I am almost done with Southern Marmara region. You can be sure that i will also work on existing areas to give better FPS and look before i release this version.
