Based on the shader (from steempipe) i found in this forum i did some modifications that i can blend 3 textures over the terrain using RGB colors of a mask texture. In addition the black color of the mask will contain a base texture and over the base texture the shader blends a detail map.

The shader is work in progress cause i am still learning about the programming but it is still useful in my own project.

There is some more detailed information on my website:

Description (Germain Only)

The sample project can be downloaded using this link:

Sample project

As explained on the Website the shader only works on graphic devices supporting Shader Model 2 (e.g. Nvidia 6200) because it will blend the textures in one pass. Old shader model 1 supports only 4 blending textures in one pass.

This is great! Now I can have one more texture on my terrains.

This is very cool tkunze! Is there a way to make the blending fade instead
of the sharp transitions?
Thanks!

Hello Josiah,

this can easy achieved by if you use a pen with reduced hardeness to create the mask image.

It is great! Thanks a lot!

Josiah, the blending depends on your mix of the rgb colors, I guess.

Great contribution! A clean, short and fast solution for blending four textures. Thanks, I feel like rating you 5 stars!
Now someone should make it work with Matt's spehre-engine...nothing more to be as happy as a habby outdoor-leveler can be!